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v. .if understood bv the nations
ganders, but if so, It is so extremely
dJe it with a plainness ttat ho
J .i laudation!! t,ial lo al ""I1
vbao ad B ,a"f"mtlt and frieuds of
Hl or workiog classes attach to
IriPt,L afull l"ar ou,y b Eovenitnen
ZV flat- tw trade dollar, unwieldy, Id-
convenient aBU cuiuuuibuuic,
earae fiat says it is notso valuable as the
other, although really more valuable
according to the assayer, and gold, dom
inant, arrogant and aristocratic each of
these has Its supporters, ami eaeh faetiou,
though striving with persistent sound
aud fury to make out a alear case, suc
ceeds in making only a one-sided case
for a pet hobby. Either this, er our
financial wits have gone daft, leavin0 us
utterly incapable of comprehending
terms. We have expressed the opinion
that the endorsement by the government,
money of the United States," makes
any material which is honored with the
stamp just what it claims to be so long
as the government U solvent, and gold
worshipers have smiled in derision, but
have not refuted the statement. The
silver dollar, 8 wording to the assayer,
lacks fifteen cento of being what the fiat
of the government says it is, one dollar.
So, clearly here is fifteen cents fiat
money hich every opposer thereof
purohases with every silver dollar of
wbieb he becomes the fortunate posses
sor. Coin Itself Is but the fiat money of
the world, and but for covernmental
stamp would not be worth one-third of3Irs- Lockwood stands upon the same
its present value. It has substance,
they tell us; substance and weight and
bulk. So also has iron and lead, and
for these reasons neither the one metal
nor the other Is as suitable for purposes i
of trade as are crisp, light paper bills, j
The San Jose Mercury has in a recent
issue some sensible and tangible ideas
upon this subject, which we append :
"If the fiat of government can convert
fifty cent's worth of bullion Into one
hundred cents of money, where Is the
difficulty in the way of "making Provi
dence draw the whole load, in other
words, doingaway with metallic mouey
altogether, if desirable, and making the
money of the nation out of whatever
material is the most convenient? It is a
mere matter of custom and public confi
dence at best. Gold and silver are all
well enough, perhaps, as a measure for
money, although their purchasing power
has depreciated more than sixty per
cent, during the last thirty years, and
with increased production must inevit
ably depreciate still lower. Govern
ment is but an aggregate individual.
If A, B and C agree, in their deal
ings with each other, to affix their
signatures to apiece of paper, as an evi
dence of genuineness, and accept and
interchange with each other, as a repre
sentative of value, and call it money,
why then it is money. The govern
ment can do the same. Confidence is
all that Is necessary to make money of
anything. The owners of the world's
gold Daturally oppose 'fiat,' for the self
ish reason that It enables them the bet
ter to speculate on the necessities of
those less-, favored. Hence we find the
moneyed class a unit against it."
1I0EAL AMD LEGAL CLAIMS.
In a lecture on "Society," Mrs. Gault,
of" 'Wisconsin, claims that "whatever is
immoral should be made illegal, and
that all moral claims should be made
legal ones, in order to secure their ful
fillment from that class for whom the
laws are made, t. &, those who need the
legal tie to make them respect a moral
obligation." This Is a view of the mat-
founded upon knowledge of human-
that social revolutionists will find
in their path, unanswerableandin-
trovertible, until humanity advances
asse toward a higher plane.
rse, this question of rendering
hing "illegal that is immoral,"
involves complications of a perplexing
nature, Inasmuch as men's ideas differ
so widely upon questlous of this nature,
yet, in the main, all agree upon the ne
cessity of preserving, for the safety of
society, the institutions that keep it
even tolerable in point of morality,
aud In holding ail persons bound by a
contract lawfully entered into until law
fully released from It.
HEE DATJGHTEBS" MAT HOT AN
SWER. Listening in a crowded Boston church
the "Church of the Disciples," to a ser
mon on that subject Interdicted to min
isters, politics and elections, a writer in
the Woman' Journal, says: "Sitting
there wm, women whose names are
7??moos 'or strength and purity and
nHNst devotion, tbere came to us a
strong sense of the deep Injustice,
tnat vf T!,0f lbat MM wIsd"
IVCl-ZT ffifly Iearn
"8pt tl word -country '
While heart and brain may thrill in
quickest response to brave 2
solemn appeals like these.-vet wnet
the country asks for the true. 8ervice
that can be given, her daughters may
not answer. '
Susan B. Anthony commenced her
winter's lecturing tour October loth, at
Perry, New York. Twenty persons
drove ten miles to hear her. She lec
tured in Ohio during November. Eliz
abeth Cady Stanton commenced her lec
ture course about the same time in Ver
mont. Both, expect to work until June.
Now is the time to make np clubs.
LEGAL fiOQHATtSM. I
We And In the Washington Post an
account of the manner in which Mrs.
Bclva A. Lockwood, an attorney-at-law
of that city, was treated by a Maryland
judge a while ago, which will bo Inter
esting to many of our readers. It ap
pears that Mrs. Lockwood had a case
upon the callendar of the circuit court
of Prince George's county, Maryland,
and being notified of the day of bearing
assigned to the same, she repaired to
Marlborough to attend to it. When,
however, she attempted to call the case
up before Judge Daniel It. Magruder,
he refused to hear her, claiming that
she was not a member of the bar. To
obviate this, It. B. B. Chow, Esq., pro
posed iter name, aud Judge Magruder
took a week to consider the matter.
Mrs. Lockwood was not idlo this
weeK, out determining to mate a
test case, carefully prepared a brief, stat
ing that she had been a lawyer in good
standing in the city of Washington for
five years, and ehowiug that there was
nothing in the laws of Maryland which
oould exclude her from practicing inany
court in the Slate. Returning to hear
the decision of the judge, she found it
adverse, given in language coarse and
rude, heated with passion, and highly
denunciatory of womau lawyers in gen
eral. She requested the judge to put his
objections in writing, aud was roughly
commanded to "sfl down," and was not
even allowed to speak as a citizen in
her own behalf. After the judge had ad
journed the court, she arose to address
the members of the bar in defense of
her position. The judge again inter
rupted, saying she should not speak in
the court-room. The lawyers then
unanimously invited Mrs. Lockwood to
address them, whioh she did on the
court-house portico. Her statements
were listened to witli attention aud re
ceived hearty applause. At the bar In
all the courts of the District of Columbia,
footing, meets with the same courtesies,
and wins her full share of the honors of
her profession with her brother lawyers,
Judge Magruder stigmatized her as i
"wandering woman," and enuueiated
the extremely original doctrine that
"God had set a bound for woman." So,
also, we imagine, he has set a bound for
man, and when man attempts to play
the part of vice regent to Jehovah, sup
plementing his commandments with re'
strictlons of his own, be evidently over
steps those bounds, and attempts works
of supererogation which militates nei
ther to tlie glory of God, nor to his own
honor orcredit. Of course there cannot
be two opinions about the arbitrary in
justice herein chronicled, and it I
especially gratifying to know that
Judge Magruder's opinions were not
seconded by any member of the bar
present.
INSIST ONYOUBSELP,
Ralph Waldo Emerson gives a world
of good advice in the words: "Insist on
yourself; never imitate. That which
each man can do best, none but his
Maker can teaoh him." These words
settle beyond all peradventure the ques
tion of "sphere," or point the way to Its
settlement so plainly that ho who runs
may read. "Insist on yourself," if you
would undertake anything with even a
plausibility of its successful accomplish
ment. That which you draw from In
herent sources, be it much or little, Is
your own, always at your command,
always reliable as far as it goes, and
always by use growing stronger and
more reliable.
"You like to wash dishes," was re
marked to a happy-faced girl who was
singing merrily at the task.
"Because I can do It satisfactorily,"
was the reply.
"Don't you dread to begin the school
year?'' Is asked of a teacher who takes
up hat and gloves and starts In response
to the chime of the school-bell.
"Not at all," Is the cheerful reply; "I
know what I can do In the school-room,
and I like to do it."
Reverse the occupations of these two
young women, and does any one suppose
that either would perform her tasks as
cheerfully or as well? To Insist that all
women must, because of their sex, do
certain kinds of work, however distaste
ful to them, Is to take from them the
right, the duty to insist on themselves,
and converts them into mere machines,
than which any machine manufactured
of iron, steel or wood could perform
more acceptable labor. Little else than
human machines are they who, fore
boding always what others will say, In
sist not upon their own faculties decid
ing the question of their life labor for
them, but attempt at the behest of
others, things repugnant to their feel
ings and tastes; things for which they
have no natural ability, and because of
misdirected labor, sum up each day of
their lives and mark the result in the
catalogue of abortive effort. It is always
well enough to barken to the counsel of
friends, but when this counsel goes dl
reotly opposite to strong personal con
victions of what one can do and do the
best, then intelligent human beings
should insist upon themselves and turn
neither to the right hand nor to the left
to cater to private whims or public prej
udices. Our correspondent, under the head of
"Checkmate," utters firstadlsclamer to
our views as expressed on the subject
under consideration, and then advances
arguments to prove, nottho dlsclalmle
but the correctness of the position as
sailed. It Is well. Ab many "moves"
as you like, brother, In this direction.
"We have no disposition to call "check,"
but are quite willing the game should
proceed.
MBr rwo In valiant bailie stand
Th double "Catl guard the win
Th Bishop, Ixwt ob distant thlngi,
Mos sidling tarottsh Uw fight.
There have been no deaths from yel
yow fever at New Orleans for several
days.
EMTOBIAL 00EEESP0NDEN0E.
DeAtt HEADERS OK TUB NEW NORTHWEST:
The undersigned reached Walla Walla
on Wednesday of last week, tho only
thing new worth mentioning connected
with the journey from Wallula being the
new passenger coach on the railroad,
which is certainly a grand improvement
over the box cars heretofore used for the
purpose.
The Stine House has taken a new de
parture, having rented out its dining
room on the plan of the St. Charles in
Portland. Dinner over, we have time
to look about us, aud are surprised at
the rapidity with which improvement
are everywhere going forward.
Houses big aud houses little, business
houses and churches, are rising every
where, aud yet there is not in all the
city a dwelling-house to rent. This Is
tho paradise of doctors. We are told
that tnirty-four reside here permanently,
while many more are transient visitors.
The mortality amougchildreu Is thought
to he upon the decrease, though we have
seen a fuueral procession go by every
day since we have been here.
Rev. Mr. Kngan, of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, has built up a
large congregation. Rev. Mr. Gal
vln, ol the Unitarian, is doluga splendid
worn among the people. This lntter
gentleman is lecturing Sunday evenings
upon tue woman question, and this sub
ject beitig the most popular and inter
eating that can be brought forward, in
tills era of enlightenment, draws
crowded audiences here, as everywhere.
Our brother is quite as eloqueut as
brother Cruzan, aud certaiuly much
more logical In his conclusions, for he
bellves that when God said that he gave
men and women joint dominion over
the earth, lie meant wltat he (aid.
We find here Dr. G. H. Davis, for
merly of the Willamette Valley, who Is
building up a thriving practice,
Dr. Alexander, formerly of Albany, Is
also a resident. Our many subscribers
In Liun county will be pained to hear
of the hopeless illness of his estima
ble wife.
Our old friend Thomas H. Brents,
whom we well remember as a Hanlscra
tt . . . . . .
oie scuooi-ooy, is bearing bis uew
honors as member of Congress elect,
with becoming dignity. Court Is in
session, and the members of the legal
fraternity are especially busy. Prom
inent among the resident members of
the bar ore Messrs. Caton, Ishara, Aa
ders, Ayres aud Kenedy, who seem to
have reached a lawyer's heaven, so over
run 'with business are they. D. H,
Ballard, Esq., of Yakima City, Is also
present as an attorney, and is winning
well-deserved laurels. Judge Wiugard
Is making himself very popular among
the ladies by his determined stand
against bouses of gambling and general
ill-repute. And the same Is true of Mr.
Anders, the prosecuting attorney.
Mr. Caton and his estimable family
have recently met with an irreparable
loss in the death of their darling Bertie,
aged fourteen, who was the light aud
joy of the household. The family have
the heartfeltsympathy of the commun
ity in theirsad bereavement. Time alone
can heal tho wound; but even time will
leave an InoUacoable scar upon the
hearts of the devoted and sorrowing
parents. Tho houses are few In Walla
Walla where the shadow of the wing of
tue Death Angel has not fallen some
time during the past few years. Some
parents have lost their entire group of
little ones, and many others have fol
lowed more than one tender charge to
Its long home. Yet, we see no reason
why this valley should be sickly. The
air is crisp and fresh, and the climate
dry and bracing. The mortality caunot
depend wholly upon the bad drainage of
the city, for the mountain sides aud the
country farms are as badly aflilcted as
any. The recent upturning of such a
vast area of virgin soil may have caused
malaria, but this is only guess work, so
far as we are concerned.
Mr. II. P. Isaacs and family depart
presently for California, where they
will spend the winter iu quest of health
We have just been favored with a look
through the flouring mill belong'
ing to Mr. I., aud cannot but express
surprise at its extent and completeness.
This Is the ouly mill north of Central
California where the celebrated "new
process" flour is manufactured. The
object of this process is to extract the
farina from the grain without heating,
as is the case under the ordinary style
of grinding. Tho machinery for the
purpose was exported from Switzerland
and consists of a variety of complex ar
rangements for crushing the wheat and
sifting out its impurities, the flour
being finally reduced to regulation fine
ness by being passed through porcelain
rollers. Mr. Isaacs claims that his flour
possesses all the nutritive qualities of
the unground wheat berry. The bread
made from it Is of a delicious lightness,
but has a slight yellow tinge, owing to
the uniform presence of bran in fine
particles. This flour is in active de
mand, and the owner of the mill is
well pleased with bis experiment.
Mr. Vawler, tho postmaster, with
whoso excellent family we are a guest
duriug our sojourn, Is occupied almost
night and day with the business of the
post office. An obliging little lady is
stationed at the delivery window, where
she answers pleasantly to the incessant
demands of a constant stream of news-
hunting humanity.
We have delivered two lectures since
arriving. One on Saturday evening,
upon "Women as politicians," and one
on Sunday evening upon "The religion
of the present and the future." Both Iev
tureswere largely attended, and the in
terest was so great that we much regret
ted not being able to protract the meet
Ing indefinitely. But we may Just as
well confess it; we are no longer strong
enough' to do the work wo once accom
pusued without difficulty, were we
working In any other interests than
those of the disfranchised classes, we
surely could afford six months of
qWet rest when we so badly need it.
A. J. D.
Walla Walla, November 27, 167S.
1. S. We know the chlrography of
the undersigned Is like crow tracks, but
for all that we wince under typograph
ical blunders that mean nonseuse. How
the earth "has hidden his darkened can
opy to give forth torrents of tears," we
do not know, yet by the types wo are
made to say It, when hidden was the
word Intended. Then, wo are made to
say, "tbe mountains and ever-varying
sameness is always new," making bad
grammar, aud spoiling the paradox.
"Monotonous" we wrote, anil not
"mountains." Again, those were terribly
"weeping skies" that In the same sen
tence "wiped their weeplug eyes." We
wrote"mIsty skies." We were also mnde
to say "the captain works past," for
"works fast." "The red lights of the
Umatilla wharfboat" is made to read,
"two Umatilla wharfboats." The wild
toasles across the Columbia are called
"wild waters across the Columbia"
and we don't dare to criticise any fur
ther for lear we'll get Into a frenzy ami
sing in sheer distraction,
"The world Is all a fleeting 1mw."
Speaking of postscripts, let us not omit
saying, In our summing up of personal
ities, what should have gone into the
body of this letter, viz.: the newspapers,
Union and Watcltman, are doing well.
Especially do tho citizens of Walla
Walla seem pleased with IheWatettnan,
which, under the control of Mr. Besserer,
Is having a successful run. And old
Mr. Newell, of the Statesman, is dead.
Peace to his ashes. As a public speaker
he had few superiors, aud as a journalist
he was both feared and hated. But he
has gouo tbe way of all the earth, aud
bis newspaper slumbers In the court of
the administrator. But the P. S. of
this letter will be big enough to wag
the first edition of It if we don't cut
short its growing proportions. Adieu.
A WELL-IOUNDED PLAINT.
lo the Editor op the New Northwest:
This is au age of progress. The com
modious steamship speeds its direct
course across the trackless deep in defi
ance alike of wind aud wave; the elec
tric current is made to proclaim the do
ings of tbe hour from oue eud of the
earth to the other, with tbe velocity of
thought; the spectroscope minors to
the eye of tbe scientist the particular
elements oi wmcu Ulstant worlds are
composed; tho sun is trained to paint
with far greater facility and precision
than ever did a Raphael or a Murullo;
physicians have bowed to tbe dictates
of reason aud the instinct of humau
ity; school teachers have discov
ered that children may make passable
progress in their studies, although their
epidermis remains Intact, aud even law
yers have made some advancements, in
that they have learned that witnesses
are not called to the witness-stand solely
to afford them an opportunity to display
their imperiousness and wit. But I
shall not attempt to enumerate the
thousand advancements that have been
made in almost every direction tendiug
to the gcueraLdiflusion of kuowledge,
and the promotion of happiness. But
there is onMpromiuent relic of the
barbarous ages that clings to the living
present with all the tenacity of custom,
and which, if eliminated, would make
at least ono heart lighter, and, I doubt
not, many beartbstoues brighter. I al
lude to the use (abuse) of the inevitable
drum In all our modern bands of music
It is, in this age, altogether out of place,
for in what respect does the noise of the
drum add to the music It accompanies ?
Just as tbe stamping of the plantation
darkey's foot embellishes the music
produced upon his gourd fiddle. How
must the composer feel to hear a tune
be has spent toilsomo hours arranging
in accordance with the laws of harmony
so that no ear-splitting jar may mar its
beauties, completely overborne by the
meaningless din of a barbarous drum ?
For it is impossible for any one listen
ing to a modern band to hear any of tbe
harmonies, all aro drowned completely
by tbe jarring thumps of the iuevitable
drum. A man must bea model of mod
esty Indeed to spend years In acquiriug
a knowledge of tho science aud art of i
music, anu men never be allowed to
hear his own Instrument from belug
hushed Into eternal stllluess by a noise
that is about as deafeulng as the crash
of artillery, and as musical as the notes
of a pig.
"O, Lord, how long
A SCWBKKR.
A correspondent at Seattle writes:
"Our honorable Judge Lewis, of tbe
third judicial district, In a speech at the
open temperauce meeting in this city,
recently acknowledged himself a be
liever in and advocate of Woman
Sullrage." He stated further that he
"believed with the success of that cause,
the evils of Intemperance, If uot wiped
out, would be very materially lesseued;
that tho preachers, school teachers aud
women could do this, but It would re
quire the aid of woman before the bal
ance of political power could be wrested
from the hands of saloon-keepers." The
comment closes with tbe query: "How
is this for a Judge?" and we reply,
"good." The logic of events makes all
sensible persons see the need or a new
element In pollllcs, but few compara
tively have the courage to record their
convictions as Judge Lowls has.
A Berlin professor applying the test to
six hundred aud eleven women, found
only one In one hundred and twenty
two color-blind (the proportion of the
color-blind among men Is one In every
twenty); Dr. Jeffries found but one
color-blind girl among three hundred
and two students at Welleiley College,
while among tne students and professors
at Harvard and Amherst tbe proportion
of color-blind was one in twenty-two;
or to put It Iu another way, among one
thousand twenty-one college and high
school-girls, only oue deficient In the
chromatic sense.
"OHEOZMATE."
Totiir Kditoroftiie New NoHTItWEHT l
Assuming that I am the "friend" nl
Iudeil to under the above heading In
your issue or last week, I feel disposed
to contend for my right to "move" once
more at least, for I am convinced that
you were premature iu your exultation,
aud not eqen entitled to exclaim
"check." Let us see. But In the first
piace i uiu not "taKe issue with you
whon the question of the justice of al
lowing a jury of women to try a woman
charged with crime," but referring to
your leader of the 14th ult.. I took a
posltiou that the denying of accused
women tiie right of trial by a jury of
their sex was uo hardship, but really a
kindness, since men are so constituted
that they invariably show women more
mercy than they would a man In like
situation, and more tliau women them
selves would; and, that as a pleu in
support of the assumption that women
are sullurers from want of a properrecog
nitiou of their rights by our laws, It was
altogether empty. Now, this is the
position I maintain, and I ask, may I
not with propriety "point to the lute
case at Sulem In proof of the correctness
of my position?" Aud while I believe
thus, I shall not deny that there Is a
principle involved Iu this question of
vital importance, yet it seems to me, to
be oue, the recoguitlou of which by our
laws would cause au unjust discrimina
tion against women, Instead of Insuring
them justice. Hence, I thluk womeu
should not complain if the law, In this
respect, should never be changed. I
know you intimate that women, if held
amenable to man-made laws, should
not be favored on account of their sex.
aud while I admit that the priuciple is
sound ami may, with propriety, be ad
vocated by those who are free from the
meshes of criminal law, It is certainly
oue that a woman arraigned at the bar
of her country charged with a grave
crime would uot demand as a right or
leel agrleved If it were not insisted upon
by tier attorney
I know if I were a womau aud indicted
for murder, I should not couteud for the
rlglit to be banged with pertinacity,
even tuo' I were convinced that a man
In ray situation would be allowed that
distinction.
It seems to be a law of our being,
whether right or wrong, that men are
more disposed to be merciful to the err-
iug womeu than women are themselves,
aud were I a woman charged with any
gradeof crime orlraproprlety, and con
scious of my innocence, I should have no
greater fears of conviction at the hands
of a jury of men than by a jury of wom
en, and if guilty, not half so great. But
you contend that this fact demonstrates
that men are disqualified to sit as jurors
in such cases. Perhsps. it does, but the
fact still stands that womeu are not
rlskiugasmuch in being Judged by them
as by their own sex, and hence have no
Just ground for complaint. But if men
are liable to be "swerved from justice
by feelings of compassion because of
woman's sex," as I verily believe they
ore, I agree with you that they are in
competent to judge a woman, they can
not be depended upon in such cases to
vindicate the law, and if women arc dis
posed to deal too severely with one of
their sex who is believed to have
swerved from the path of rectitude, aud
as I firmly believe they are, they would
not act as Just ond impartial Jurors
where a woman was the defendant. Do
you ask, then, what is the solution of this
Important problem? I can rind it only
In mixed juries. There, while the too
exacting spirit of tho oue sex holds the
accused to a strict accountability, the
merciful Impulses of the other will pre-
veui me erring one from being dealt
with unjustly. Men ami women are
made the complements of each other.
aud in cases where, owing to their Im
manent characteristics, either alone Is
unequal to the task of harmonizing con
flicting conditions, a uuioti of ellort bv
uoiu win generally accomplish it if
within the range of possibilities. Nor
uo I think mutual co-operation more
necessary iu rearing and educating the
lumny, or in moulding the rules and
conventionalities of socielv. than In
administering the laws. Nor
until
womau's peculiar talents are called into
requisition do I expect to live under a
system of laws adequate to the equal
protection of all. The world is full of
Jarring and discord, and before perfect
harmony succeeds, the harrowiug base
anu lenor or the domlnaut sex must be
modulated to blend, as nature lutended
It should, with the soprauo and alto of
the other. b.
Portland, December 2, 1S78.
LETTER PEOM NEW YOKE.
To the EnrroRoKTHK New Northwest:
While dead millionaires are being
carted away under the mask of night,
and dead millionaire's wills are being
argued ad libitum before the surrogate,
the world moves merrily, after the won
ted fashion. The November elections
are over, and we breathe again, for Tam
many is crushed and Edward Cooper
lias vanquished John Kelly's hollow
Sohell. "Leave but my hollow Schell
for other men," the poet sings, "and
give thee with my life aud love, ray
soul." So New York sang on Tuesday,
which was a pleasanter day than we are
wont to have for elections. It was cold,
but It was clear; the mellow atmosphere
that Is oue of the attributes of early
winter when autumn seems reluctant,
giving animation to the crowd that
clustered about the headquarters or the
contending parties, and to that great
one that hied to Jerome Park to witness
the special day's races ; ror, after depos
iting his vote, the sagacious citizen en
listed under the banner of the American
Jockey Club, mindful of tbe fact that it
was a legal holiday, and that it was his
privilege to enjoy himself.
The science of the craksmeu develops
with other professions, and Is becoming
a fine Held for talent; while tbe art It
self Is rapidly progressing, with tbe ad
vantage of fine minds to do the higher
parts of organization. Divided into two
brandies, the administrative aud the
executive, thieving now inspires to
greater achievements than ever before.
To cut a purse was once the acme of a
highwayman's ambition, but to carry
oil' a whole bank Is now a common
night's work ; preserving, however, the
dash of the typical Claude Duvals, the
rogue leaves on the scent or the adven
ture the remnants ot a supper and a
playful billet doux for the bankers.
To carry oil" a millionaire's corpse is
another uew branch of the business; and
if we iiihv judge by the success of the
New York police, the whole town will
bo kidnapped next and nobody ever
find out who did it.
Mrs. Slewurt, although iu advanced
life, Is being engaged In a pious way in
carrying out many of her husband's in
tentions, and an immense portion of her
care Is tukeu from her by a thoughtful
provision or Mr. Stewart in giving
Judge Hiltou a large sum or money in
full to bundle the estate. The city taxes
only on A. T. Stowort's property iu New
York will amount to $300,000 during the
present year. Add to this the taxes in
the State, in other States aud in foreign
countries on the mills, ware-houses, etc.,
or the firm, and the taxes for 1S78 will
rise to $400,000. During Mr. Stewart's
life, he at one time paid an internal rev
enue tax of $400,000, and other taxes
brought the whole up to $2,000,000.
Three doors from Mrs. Stewart resides
Judge Hilton. Right opposite lives
Wm. B. Astor and brother, aud Win.
Vanderbllt lives six or seven squares
further up Broadway, aud can be seen
through his front window in his home
office almost every day before 4 o'clock.
I heard a queer story two or three
nights ago, on good authority. After
the New York Tribune became pos
sessed or tbe cipher dispatches, and
round itseir with au elephant on hand,
attempts were made to get at the key,
and Mr. Hazard and others progressed
sufficiently well to make a partial trans
lation. It was a slow matter, however,
and Whitelaw Reld in person, who bad
a previous acquaintance with Governor
Tilden, went to Saratoga and said to
hi in: "Governor, you have the key to
these ciphers, or can control the persons
who can give it to me. Wo mean to
translate these dispatches anyhow, and
it will be but a questlou of a few weeks.
Tbe best show you cau make before the
public or your innocence iu that matter
Is to give me an order ror this key."
That advice was good. Had Tilden
taken it, the country might have re
marked: "He gave tbe best proof that
he knew nothing about any guilty
work when he gave them the key."
Tbe old man, however, steeped In guile
and secresy, declined to save himself.
It might be said, Scripturally, that he
went away sorrowrully, for he had great
possessions in villainy. Auocsr.
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EE0ENTEVENTS.
Indian depredations are reported in
Nebraska.
The wine interests of California rep
resent $00,000.
The progress of the Marquis of Lorne
has been a complete ovation.
One of the "Pomeraula's" boats has
been recovered with a bag containing
$25,000. The owner or the money is
saved.
Louis A. Godey, founder or Godey's
Ladies' Jlook, died suddenly at Phila
delphia on Saturday night, aged 75
years.
The treasury recently pnrehased be
tween 300,000 and 400,000 ounces or sil
ver at a rractiou below the London quo
tations. The new legislature or South Carolina
stands: Senate, Republicans 5; Demo
crats 29. House, Republicans S; Demo
crats 121.
The total numberr missing rrom the
steumship "Pomeranla" sunk iu the
Euglish Channel, is 37 passengers aud
11 of the crew.
A resolution excommunicating Mrs.
Tllton from Beecher's Cliureh was first
adopted Saturday evening, after the
prayer meeting.
The Marquis of Lorne, governor-general
of Canada, and bis wife, the Prineess
Louise, arrived at Halifax ou the 20th,
and were accorded a royal reception.
About one hundred nominations, some
of which failed of confirmation last ses
sion of Coogress, but most of them re
cess appointments, will be next week
sent to the Senate for confirmation.
Congress convened on the 2d Inst.
The roll-call or the House showed 229
members present. Fourteen Senators
were aosent. me i resident's message
was received, read and ordered printed.
John. M. Muller, contractor for fur
nishing stoue for the Chicago custom
house, has been charged with unlaw
fully and relouiously conspiriuc with
others to defraud the government. Bail,
$5,000.
Indications are that the Virginia poll
taxofii, which Is made conditional on
voting, and which caused 42 per cent
decrease in the vote in the late election
as compared with a year ago, will be re
pealed.
Democratic members or Congress uni
formly declare themselves opposed to
any efforts to compel the calling of a
special session next March. They ex
press a disposition to pass tbe usual nec
essary bills and do little else.
Senator Beck's bill regarding the trade
dollar provides that for a period of
twelve months after the passage of the
act, outstanding trade dollars shall
be receivable as a legal tender for all
debts and demands, Including customs
dues or the United Slates.
The debt statement shows an increase
of $3,214,242. Amount of coin In treas
ury, $223,501,750; currency, S14.608.S26,
Including$10,000j)00 held for theredemp
tion of fractional currency. Special de
posit held for the redemption of certifi
cates of deposit, $37,050,000.
KEW8ITEM8,
"ate a,dUtwu1i
AmIiIuihI h talii...
public library. 6 ""!8W" open i
Wheat is selli,, at 74
nts at WII-
uui, juujjms cotnity.
A dairy with 150 eowa wm w . . J
at Creswell next spring. W sUrled
P. H. D'Arey bag been . .
clerk of the Supreme cX"
A Ituptist Cliureh has just been
Smat 1,em,,eioM' ss;
The cold, fnwty weather has related
mining operations in Southern Oreeon
somewhat, K "
D. A. Malone, nf Wasco eountv, lias
raised a 3t-Hiund turnip of the White
German variety.
.T1'?ouU,u"n r L'-e cou"-y 's
alHiut 2,000. h contains an area of 13 .
3S0 w) n a re miles. '
The vote or WasUKtoil Territory on
delegate to Colore, ,t the election held
last month, was 12,&i;
A niui-.iive vault for the safe-keping
nr county records Is being placed in the
Yamhill county court-house.
The Oregon City Enlerjiris i said to
have changed bands, Messrs. Edwards
& Woods being the new proprietors.
A Good Templam' lode has been or
ganized at Monmouth, Polk county.
There are four liquor saloous iu the pre
cinct. About 4,000 boxes of pears and apples
have been shipped up the Columbia en
route to Boise City during tbe past few
weeks.
The county judge or Wasco calls for
the arms which were distributed amoug
tiie citizens last year during tbe Indian
outbreak.
Military companies for common de
fense iu ease or an Indian war next
season are now belug organized in East
ern Oregou.
The citizens or Aider Creek, Klickitat
county, W. T., are taking time by the
forelock, erecting a fort against possible
Indian troubles next year.
The Plumroer fruit dryers give light
aud remunerative employmeut to child
ren, over 200 being employed in that oc
cupation in di He rent parts of the State.
A number or boys ranging in age
from 10 to 16 years were in a state or
helpless intoxication ou the streets of
Jacksonville on Sunday. Yet we have
a law against furnishing minora with
liquor.
The new grist mill or H. McAllister &
Sons, on Pudding River, eight miles
east or Salem, was started on Thursday.
The mill contains two run of burrs and
a chopper. It will grind 250 bushels or
wheat ier day, and chop 30 bushels per
hour.
At the recent municipal election in
Salem, Proressor T. M. Galcli was
eleeled mayor; C. W. Bowie, recorder;
J. W. Miuto, marshal; if. L. Chamber
lain, treasurer; Gaines Fisher, J. Coffey,
S. C. Adams and S. F. Mathews, eoun
cilmeu. P0EEIGN NEWS.
The wire of the Archbishop of Canter
bury is dead.
The Russiau budget for 1877 shows
that tbe revenues have been 540,000,000
rubles and expenditures 1,014,000,000
rubles, nearly half of which was on tbe
army.
In committee recently Count Andrassy
said that the occupation of Bosnia be
came inevitable unless Austria iutended
to abdicate the position of a great
power.
The condition of tbe iron and coal
trades iu the South Staffordshire district
is growing worse, ami the dosing of
works aud reduction of wages are
noticed.
Twenty-nine vessels have arrived at
Constantinople, mostly from tbeUnite!
States, with large cargoes of rifles and
cannou. Turkish troops are now as well
furnished with arms ae before tbe war.
The Russians will evacuate Bulgaria
and Itoumelia conformably with the
treaty of Berlin, but she will continue
to hold Adrianople and Thrace pending
the Porto's acceptance of a definite
treaty.
At a meeting or operatives in Oldham,
Saturday, over 30,000 being present, it
was unanimously resolved not to submit
to a reduction. A meeting or the mas
ters ou Friday was equally determined.
There are now (If teen thousaud persona
Idle.
A fiendish murder with alckenimr .!.
tail was committed in the WWniv
jau, at tne dalles, on Sunday afternoon.
Both the murderer and his victim wer.,
under sentence of seven years in the"'?
penltentary for burglary. Craig, the
murdered man, hadgiveu evidence that
led to the arrest or his accomplice, Cooky
and the latter took this means of wreak
ing a terrible vengeance. The Instru
ment used was a razor, supposed to have .
been given Cook by the Indian woman-.
with whom he had been livinir. and wli -'
bad visited him a few hours previously. "
vraig s ageu mouier anu other relative
live at Tbe Dalles, and are overwhelmed
with grief at the terrible tragedy. He
was but twenty-two years jf age. Cook
awaits his eertain doom In a solitary
cell. g
Well Done. Mrs. A. S. Dunlwav
gave a lecture last Saturday night at the
City Hall, on tbe "Woman Politicians
of the Present and tbe Future."ln
whleh she acquitted herself admirably
Last Sunday night she lectured oo the
'Religion or the Prevent and Future,"
which was listened to with marked In
terest. Mrs. Duniway, In spite or 1I
sneers aud oppositions, is indefatigable
In Iter mission, nml Mtao.iiin i :
p round upon the hearts or the nnblin
Walla Walla Watchman.
A man or fashion can make nn 1!
mind to be called a libertine, a spend
thrift, a gambler an v thine- hut.
coward. A woman or fash Ion nnn tutt
up with the aspersion or beintr a flirt, a
coquette, extravagant, or disslpa'ed'
out woe to the discerning wrBtcjwho
presumes to discavrtfnit,l hipe'-.
that her ludysbiDJsMfwi' '
Civility Is to a
faat beauty la to
a woman. It creat
o iiMtautantgrua
impression in his b
bELrthe op-
posit e quality excit
a preja-
dice against him. It
Mtkloraameut,
the most beautiful dftfie a woman can
wear, and worth more as a u.e-uis of
winning favor than the fiuest (.lothes.
and jewels ever worn.
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