THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN
OiUdul fapor" TThe Inileil States.
SATl'KDAYi
( TOBElt 2,!, 1875.
ltev. Mr. Wood, the proprietor ot the
Pov'l.uxl Milium, 1ms re'nrnetl tolits es
t.ilV.Uli'.nivit :it !hnt plnoe, Mking Mr. Kiev,
the iiiii il ;e :ih T.with li'm.amllie W attract
ing larji crow !
J'l IH.H MHHli. IX t'HU'AUO.
The Bonn! of Education of Chicago liita
finally deckled to exclude the Bible from
the public schools. All sorts ot demands
and objections (lowed In, and but the one
conclusion could be reached.
m: vi. owxkkmiip.
.
We are Informed that Gov. Watklnds
does not own the Mercury, but other re
ports, which seem to come from a reliable
a source, Indicat that be Is furnishing
the money, which Is jut the fame thing-
It true. The drafts will be grudging,'
paid after tlie election.
Itll IK lMl'HOfKMKSTS.
The General Government owes to tie
State of Oregon reasonable appropriations
for the improvement of rivers and harbor?,
,! with Mr. Warren to aid Senator
Mitchell these desired appropriations can
Ko bt.i,..l. If tho neonle of the State
desire to take an important step forwan',
let them rote for Mr. Warren.
" MORALLY MIO'JUK
That model of propriety and exponent
ot Democratic moral purity, the Sail r rn:v
rfsoo Examiner, srives the Oermar popu
lation of that place a "rough deal on tbe
snbieet of masked halls. It 1 shexking to
that sheet that such levity should be In
dulged in by any people, and it will prob
ably go Into tits if the city authorities, or
anv other power, longer permits sum
amusement.
MILITARY S01Ei
Capt. Moses Harris, 1-t Cavalry, is ap
pointed to act as inspector on certain meu
leal and bopital property at Fort Col-1
ville, W. T., for which AsMMant Surgeon
Jobn B. Hamilton, Post Surgeon, is ac
" countable.
Capt. John L. Johnston, 21st Infantry,
is appointed to act as inspector ot the bed
sacks in possession ot Company B, 1st
Cavalry, and in the Quartermaster's de
partment at Fort Kltm-rth, Oregon.
A "1'ARW: r-H AUIS KR."
Will the evening edition ot the Oregon
ian look after the interests of our people
so far as to denounce the California Con
gressman Liittrell, as a ''carpet-bagger?"
The pretended friendship of that sheet tor
the dear people, induces it to denounce all
Republicans with such names, and if in
good faith it should certainly apply it in
the case ot Lnttrell. The Oregon City
Enterprise will please take notice and
ive him a column of abuse. Invite him
to compare tax receipts with yon. and see
if tie is realhi interested in the material
jiro-iierity of Oregon .
UKOYIR AXD MItllWU
In bis Albanv speech, actins Governor
Groversaid it would require a change in
ih Stiff Constitution to effect a division
of the school fund f r sectarian purposes
and he thought the people would not con
sent to it. He earcliKiy avoided express
!.., l,i nvi nmninn 5 to what WOllld
rit'ht and proper in the matter.
acknowledged that the people were op
posed to the destruction of our school sys
tern, be declined to fix Mr. WarreiTs ma
jority. The said speaker is doing Mr.
Warren good service by his frankness on
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lF.MOt RAt Y ASH IJSrLATlOJt. ;
Since the great Kepubllcan victory in
Ohio, Democratic papers all over the
country are crying out "hard money!'
but they cannot deceive the people In the
f-u-o ot their record and platforms. Re
publicans take the only tenable ground on
finances, and Ik-moerats will labor to get
on the Republican platform.
THAT SIKI:1I.
That Dcs Moines speech, by President
Grant, calls forth mncli criticism on tne
nai-f. of the Lane Democracy. Ihe un-
nnalified friendship for our common
schools, as expressed in that speech, is tne
cause of most of the abuse he receives at
Hi bands of the Democracy. But the
people will sustain the President's views,
and leave the designing Hacks to mourn.
THE OHIO ELECTION
Doubtless turned on the school and finan
cial questions involved in the canvass.
The lHmioeraey, as in Oregon, was In
favor of destroying our public school sys
tem, and in addition to that they favored
an h redeemable paper currency, ami
fought the battle on tho-e Issues, w ith a
graed Republican victory as the result.
Publie sentiment may be wrong for a
time, but it comes back In tine time, as it
has in Ohio. The good people of Oregon
should take courage, and see that our
young and growing State follows the three
States which have lately voted and given
large Republican majorities.
THIEVES AS1 LAKt EXY.
Democratic orators are continually harp-
lug about thieves In the Republican party
It is true that the party is carrying con
siderable of that kind of weight, but it'
the figures are carefully looked up. It will
be found that those are deserters from the
Bourbon Democracy and only come for a
'free lunch' of loaves and fishes in the
way ot public olllees. If we have any
little office-holders in the State who till
the bill, they should report at once. All
who come to the Republican party on
principle the Statesman will welcome.
but when they come on interest nhmt their
integrity w ill be questioned. All Demo
crnts iii the State holding Federal appoint
ments if there are any should give ev
ery possible evidence that they are not
spies foragins on their political enemies.
be
When he
THAT IMPOKTATIOr.
Congressman Lnttrell ottV.itbrnia lias ai-
rived in Orrgoaaoil will proceed to inform
our people how to vote. We should not
only feel flattered with his condescension in
coming, but realize our obligations for the
favor ot giving the i-iforinalion. The
morning edition ot tin- Kvening Journal
of Portland., announces his coming and
says :
Xo doubt citizens of Portland, of all
parties, will turn out in sutlicient numbers
to furnish Mr. I.iuircll with a good audi
en. They ought to do so, tor he has
made a g-xl Congressman during the
term he lias just served, and will doubtles
continue a good member in the Congress
to which he hasju-t been elected.
While a '-good audience"' will probably
listen tolits remarks, it cannot but result
in making votes for Mr- W'.in-eii. as our
people cannot be humbued by California
political stiick-l-:r-. who have no interest
in the welfare of or State.
I.r.GISI.A'11 HE E V. T.
The go Ml people of Seattle. Washington
Territory, "wined and dined"' the Legis
lature recently, in splendid style. The
Olympia Transcript gives a:i extended re-
j,ort lrotn which we take the following
paragraph:
After supper the following toa-ts were
given anil responded to. the toast muster
bpintr HU Honor. Judge Lewis unUer til
rection of Mavor Gatzert:
"Washington Territory,' responded to
by Gov. Ferry.
'The Legislative Department of tne
Territory," bv Councilman Hoover.
"The Executive Department," by Sec
retary Strove.
"The Judiciary" by Judge Lewis.
"The Press," by lieiiah Brown.
"Our Delegation in Congress," by Hon.
O Jacobs.
"The Land ot the Clam and the Crick
et." bv Councilman W. W. Boone
Three rousinsr cheers were then given
for the citizens of Seattie, followed alter
Is. tv the same lienor from Seattle, for
the Legislature, visitors and especially the
Walla Walla delegation.
"The Bar" was responded to by Hon.
Xlr Uhifo nf Seattle.
One of the bet toast was given by
.Twice Lewis in the following language :
-Tile women ot our Territory, ever ready
to obey our laws, may the time soon come
when iliev will have the right to assist in
making our laws." Responded to by Hon.
Air. Kinery.
UT, DAVIS AM) LAX.E.
The ; savannah Morning Xcws, of Geor
giawith many other leading Democratic
papers is laboring to elevate Jefferson
Davis to some important position, and in
dulges in most extravagant statements con
cerning bis alcnts and patriotism. The
Morning Xews goes so far in its eflorts to
deceive its readers, as to state that Davis
was not responsible for the horrible suffer
ing of Union soldiers at Audersonyille
and similar places, but that Government
was to blame for sending them out on "an
unholy crusade against the South." He
calls that old scoundrel Oulds to the wit
ness stand and be says:
"I offered them lor nothing that is,
without requiring a delivery of equiva
lents to the Federal i.utlioi itit-S in Au
gust, 1804, and urged them to send trans
portation lor them quickly. The offer
was accompanied by siu official statement
of the monthly mwtalily then, and set
lortb our inter inability to piovkle for the
prisoners. It was after that time that the
nrine'ioal mortality occurred. The prison
ers were not sent lor until the following
December, and then they were promptly
delivered, without our ever receiving the
equivalents for them."'
This witness cannot possibly be credited
against the thousands ot loyal men who
have made history of a precisely opposite
statement.
The Lane family was in sympathy with
the Davis Democracy during the war and
etill adhere to his State rights doctrines.
The Oregonian makes another attack on
the Republican party because ot the ap
pointment of Mr. Chandler as Secretary
of the Interior. It saj3 :
" The deed is done. Ex-Senator Chand
ler is Secretary ot the Interior. This is an
unfortunate supplement to the appoint
ment of Bristow. Jewell and rierrepont
The whole country will feel a sense of
disappointment. Chandier is generally set
down anions the people as one ot the men
of extended reputation who represents the
advanced stasre ot immoiatity ot national
politics. The demand of the times is for
manly and cleanly men as well as men ot
ability, in the publie service. It may be
sayii); too much, upon no better informa
tioi. than general rumor, to say Chandler
is not one of that description ; but it is
certainly true that common fame sets him
down in a class altogether different. And
common fame cannot safely be ignored in
this popular government of ours. Xor
ought it to be ignored if it could be. Our
officers, especially our cabinet ministers,
should be not only men of exemplary
lives, which rumor says Mr. Chandler is
not. but men under the tongue of good re
port, which certainly he is not."
Mr. Chandler is well known as a States
man w ho brought down the bitterest an
athemas ot the Democratic party because
of bis unfaltering devotion to the Union
when destruction was impending. His
bold attacks on every stronghold ot rebel
Democracy have made him especially dis
tasteful to that party.and the result of the
late elections pointing to such men, the
President has acted w isely in selecting Mm
for that very important position. Demo
cratic and "half-and-half"' newspapers
will, of course, now tickle that rebellions
crowd who fought such men as Mr. Chand
ler during the war, but it is safe to con
clude that the people in coming elections
for the year, will endorse this as one of
the best acts of Mr. Grant's administra
tion. H 1.1 TEXT r liKA IS AH ORES.
The following is the full tost of Presi
dent Grant's address before the Society ot
the Army of the Tennessee, on the 30th
ot September, at Des Moines, with those
passages which were omitted in the report
of the Western Union Telegrhph:
Comrades, it always affords me much
gratification to meet "my old comrades in
arms of ten and fourteen years ago, and
to live over again in memory the trials
and hardships of those, days hardships
Imposed for the preservation ami perpetu
us n ot our free Institutions. We believed
then and believe now that we bad a good
Government, worth fighting tor. and, it
need be, dying tor. llow many ot our
comrades paid the latter price for our pre
served Union? Let their heroism and sac
rifices be ever green in our memory. Let
not the "result ol their sacrifice?, be
destroyed. The Union and the free insti
tutions, for which they fell, should he held
more dear tor their sacrifices. We will
not deny to any ot those who fought
against us any privileges under the Gov
ernment which wc claim for ourselves; on
the contrary, we welcome all such who
come forward in eod faith to help to
build up the waste places and to perpetu
ate our institutions against all enemies, as
brothers in full interest with us in a com
mon heritage; but we are not prepared to
apologize for the part we took in the war.
It is to be hoped that like trials will never
again befall our country. In this senti
ment no class of people can more hearti J
join than the soldier who submitted to the
dangers, trials and hardships of the camp
and battle-field. On whichever side be
may have fought, no class of people are
more interested in guarding against a re
currence of those days.
"Let us, then, begin by guarding against
every enemy threatening the perpetuity oi
tree Republican institutions. I do not
bring into tins assemblage politics, cer
tainly not partisan politics, but it is a fair
subject for soldiers m their denoerations to
consider what may be necessary to secure
the prize for which they battled in a Re
public like ours. Where the citizen is the
sovereign and the official the servant.
where no power is exercised, except by
-;!! rF tYta ,-toM-ilo ifr is imnnrtant that
lll ltl II AJI STATE IS liPAI.
At last we have a copy of the clause In
the proposed Constitution of Spain, that
has" given otlence to the Papal X undo.
The follow lug is a translation of It :
"Vnhnilv shall be troubled 111 Spanish
territory for bis religious opinions or Ids
mode of worship, unless lie snoniu vionue
the laws oi Cbri-tian mortality; tmt, no
publie ceremonies save thoa ot the Mate
religion shall be tolerated."
UK JVMTIAXIt FEAR SOT.
It Is charged that a certain postmaster
In this State Is an uncompromising Demo
crat and sneeringly laughs at the party in
power which gives blin bis place, Insinuat
ing that be will be just as safe and as w ell
cared for It the opposition should come In
to pow er. It Is just that kind of men who
have given the Republican party so much
trouble and seriously Injured Its character
as a party of reform. We await positive
evidence against this Individual when we
propose to indicate the disapprobation of
the e itire party in the State, for his espe
cial benefit.
UEt 1IIEIILY OI-TNPOHEM.
The Call, published at Albany, Oregon,
gays; "The Kepunncan pany nas not
made nor does it Intend to make war up
on the Catholic Church. It holds what
many Intelligent Catholics, hold, that the
Roman Catholic Church has no right to
appropriate one dollar of the public school
funds for the support ot sectarian schools.
It maintains the same doctrine foward all
sects and creeds. The Roman Church has
been the only one that claimed a division
of the school funds. Opposition to this
claim has brought about the Issue between
the Ultramontane branch of the Catholic
Church and the Republican parly. Tlie
Church has allied Itself with the Demo
cratic party to carry Its point, and thus
control a portion of the school money.
The Republicans are a unit against the
poliey and the alliance. This is the whole
question at issue.
"ETEHSAL VIC1I.ASI E IS THE MM E
OF LIBERTY."'
The election on the 25th inst., decides,
for a time at least, many important ques
tions and every voter should turn out and
exercise bis right to aid in selecting public
servants. Carelessness on the part ot a
few may turn the scale against what a ma
jority of the governed really desire, but
neglecting such a duty for the one day
fastens the effect of the error upon the
people forever. All elections under our
form of government are of great uublic
moment, not only tor the immediate re
sult, but because of the influence they
have In the future. And, when you go to
the pills remember that the eyes of tlie
whole civilized world are upon you, and
expect you to act in such a manner as to
advance the common Interests ot man
kind. How this duty of voting shall be
performed, and the selection of candidates,
are matters which of course are left to in
dividuals, who entertain a great variety of
TELEGUAPHIC.
Very , tUte .t XtM Itepo.
(TmiHlior hii it ( mler Ailvlluient.
Washington, Oct. IS. It iis seems
generally tintten tood that theresldent
has tendered tine appointment otj a'eretary
of the Interior t o ex-Senator CfLaidler, of
Michigan, who nasthe matter tfjjer con
sideration. Co audler is henTid this
morninii hail a n interview
members ot tin i Cabinet, who
to give any Into filiation on the
Tin Hon a v. Wooden
The Oomuitm sloner of Intern:
will instruct U3 otlloers ot Hie
to seize cigar a -acked In paper
several
-decline
lect.
"ievenue
f eati not
tin box
es for the preset it, where they A4f be sat
isfied that the tux lias been palef,lle will
recommend to t 'ongress In bis "r nual re
pot t a modifica tion of the law I. so as to
permit the u.w of such boxes. ,
The I aiml t'ourU-Hte-J i
The Judges and omeers or t! Supreme
Court ot the I Jutted (states, Att 1 sey Gen
eral Pierrepont, and Solicit-General
Phillips, this morning called I ipon the
President, In accordance witlf Hie usual
custom, to iy their respects.
On ISie War l-nlli.
The Commissioner of Indian ) (fairs has
received a dispatch fro u the Indian Agent
at Green river, Wyoming, dated 10th Inst.,
saying tin Slioshones have had a battle
with the Arrapahoes and whipped them.
I'rlllluai for lenifMi-y.
Boston, Oct. 18. A movement on tlie
part of some Methodist minister hew Is
ill progress to -petition the President to
pardon the .Ie!l"ersn Borden mutineer,
now under sentence of death.
Et-tft Mul tern.
New Yokk. ' Oct. 13. To-day Mr.
Jewett, Receiver of Krie railroad, filed a
report of the receipt mid disbursement
from July 1st to August 30th, Inclusive. In
the County ClerVs olllce. The document
covers 109 immense page, 'jvifh sundry
schedules. KoIlo-lng are tht . -ja!s : Re
ceipts, f49l,925 Ifl ; dlsbtirsei'ieuts, $15,-
0S1 23 ; balance, $393,503 30 (?).
liig-FrsU' TmI Imonj.
New Yokk, Oct. IS. fas. H. Inger
soll, in a suit against the estate ot County
Auditor .las. Watson, to recover $7,7,,
2s!2. Instituted on the ground that the
county was defrauded of that sum by
fraudulent bllls.testitled that In lsuu-iO he
furnished materials to tlie county through
Tweed, Woodward, Sweeney, Watson and
others. He was told that be must make
his bills large enough to pay Tweed 20 per
cent, and Connolly 10 per cent. Five pet
cent was added to lie equally divided be
tween Watson and Woodward. In 1Si9
Tweed was getting 2." per cent., Connolly
20 per cent., Watson 5 jht rent, and
Woodward 5 per cent. His bills were not
veritied, nor was there any proof given ly
him of their correctness. He. furnished
Ins bills to Watson, w ho did tL; figuring
of the accounts to lie divided, and he
(Watson; trave him warrants o pay for
his share. Warrants amounting to about
$So6,000 for furnishing and repairing arm
ories and drill rooms, and other publie
buildings, were Identitied by IjigeroH as
warrants on which be bad received 40 per
cent., the remainder being divided among
the other members of the riisa-
The Inter Set la.
roitT JKltvts, X. Y., Oct' 17. The
first snow storm of the season In this sec
tion occurred lat night. Sinv fell at
Ooeohoeton. on the Krie railw: y, growing
lieavier further west. At bt.spie!iaiin,
sale, recently negotiated, of four of their
old wooden side-wheel tteainers the Cota
Rh-a. Oregonian, (lolden Age, mid Nevada
to the jMiltza llltsche Co, of Japan. The
company receives a subsidy from the Japan
government and represents it. The steam
ers were run between Shanghai and Yoko
hama, la opposition to the Sliltza Itltscho
Co. The Miltza llltsche Co. oilers to run
the steamars boiurht so as to connect with
the main line of the Paclle Mall.
l'Htioiieiuent of (lie Hard Money Coil -tent
Ion.
Cincinnati, Oct. 19. Citizens who
were preparing tor the Hard Money Con
vention to be held on the Siotli lust", have
accepted the action of the New York com
mittee as a po'tponemeut.
npillrntlon of n lliiililliur for I he Mover
rfii of liitliixlry.
SruisoFiKi.n, Mass.j Oct. Ifl. -The first
building in the country erected exclusively
for the .Sovereigns of Industry, was dedi
cated to-day.
JhKlur l.jnrir t'ourt.
Mri.W AlKKR, Oct. 19. About a week
ago the Sheriff of Portage Co., named Ila-
Ker, wits Kiueu ny two nrocners, jiniiM nou
tsalah Courtwright, whom he hail attempt
ed to eject trom a building. 1 his inni n
lug masked men, nutnheriuir forty, went
to the jail at Stevens' Point, took out the
Courtwrights and bung them. The whole
allalr was quickly executed. There is no
evidence ot the identity of tlie perpetra
tors. TmHirj Mutters.
CmcA;o, Oct. 19. A Washington spe
cial says; lo carry Into effect the specn
resnmi timi net, by Congress last w hiter.
tlie Secretary ot the treasury is author
Ized to Issue any bonds of the description
anil character of those authorized oytiii
refunding account of 1870. I'uder his
auibnrit.v a limited amount if 5 per cent.
tiouds ha been Issued; whether any fur
ther issue of the honiis Ikthi inj; six n-r
cent, interest will he made tinder the spe
cie resumption net must of course depend
on circumstances. The first section au-
thorizeo and request the .Secretary ot the
Treasury as rapidly as nraetk-.ilile to cnit-t
to be coined at. the mints of the United
States. Mlver coins, and 'o Issue tin in. etc. )
The third section authorizes bbti to sell ;
bonds at par hi gold, U-arhig f. 4.li or4
per cent, interest, as he may elect, vt Idle
placing a loan beaiiiia 5 per cent, the Sec
retaiy could not ol course dispose of !ouds
tiea ring a lower rate of interest. Under
the S-cie resumption act be is bound to
oIk'J- the mpiiifiiieiits of that act, there
fore lie was obliged to i-sue bonds bearing
the same rate of Interest, f per cent., as
those being Issued when the remaining
twenty-tight millions of 5 per cent, loan
had leen sitbserilied, and tlie Secretary In
the conversion of 5-20s is confined to Issu-
ins; bonds bearing 4!..i er cent. It Is
probable that any bonds that may be is
sued under this resumption su-t will be
percent. In the issue ot bonds under this
act. those isse.l or which may hereafter
be issued at the rate ot 5 i-r cent., In
come redeemable, at the option ot the
government, alter May 1st. 11. while
bond that may tie issued under the same
act, fwaring 4,'., per cent, interest, will
not be redeemable till 15 years from date
of Issue. Five per cent, bonds issued
from this time forward may be redeemed
at the pleasure of the government, after
May 1st, lS-il, wl ereas tlie 4 J4 jier cent,
bonds will have fifteen years from the date
ot Issue, or nearly three times longer than
the 5 per cents.
Trrnty of Vrnee In lllilppt.
Mhvphi. Oct. 19. A dispatch from a
Peun.. it was five inches deep. A severe
1 1.. alcn visited this Seetioil his.! nhrht. lll-
. , . . . .1. . ..i l.ls l( !,l,l..IOI-l . . .
opinions, eacn acting on u"vjSmv. rooting trees and damaging Dtttidiiigs
and on what light be happens to posses, t A uIP1,,ir rrsiifU,.
TT nee thri necessity of iiUerclmuse ofj Xew YORK. Oct. 1". At Hackettstowti,
. J., yesterday mornttie. James inciter
thoughts on political questions.
On reaching the polls consider; if you
are opposed to that political heresy
States' Rights as interpreted by Jefferson
Davis and others which cost tlie country
so much blood and treasure in the late re
bellion, vote for Mr. Warren as tlie repre
sentative of the only sale theory on t!
subject.
If you deire to build up our common
schools, and erect instead of burning
school houses, in the bclitT that general
education is the only safety to our tree in
stitutions, then vote for Henry Warren.
If you desire the general prosperity of i
the country and upbuilding of great insf.
tions like the trans-continental railway
system and similar blessings to the country
at large, then vote for Henry Warren. .
If you wish to promote the cause of
progress and good government, that all
families, natio is a-id kindred may be
blessed, by easting your influence with a
liberal and progressive party, vote for
Henry Warren.
Countless reasons can be given why all
good citizens should vote for Mr. Warren,
without considering him individually, and
when his position as a man in tlie State
where he has so long resided is thrown in
the scale, we can'not believe the people of
Oregon will fail to avail themselves ot his
ability to well represent them in the Con
gress of the United States. But the
friends of Mr. Warren should not cease to
work until the polls close on election day,
and then rest on tlie satisfaction ot having
gained a great victory in the cause ot
ri-dit.
Miss., correspondent gives the
the' will of the people, it is important that
the sovereign the people should possess
intelligence.
"The free school is the promoter ot that
intelligence which Is to preserve ns as a
free nation. If we are to haye another
contest in the near future of our national
existence. I predict that the dividing line
will not be Mason and Dixon's, but be
tween patriotism and intelligence on the
one side and superstition, ambition and
i-rnorance on the other. Now, in this
centennial vear of our national existence,
I believe it a good time to begin the work
of strengthening the foundation of the
1 i . .- c
house commeneeu uy our pairiouc lore
fathers one bundled years ago at Concord
and Lexington. Let us all labor to add
all needful guarantees tor the more perfect
secmity ot tree speech and tree press, pure
morals, unlettered religions sentiments.
and of equal rights and privileges to all
men. irrespective of nationality, color
or religion. TKncourage free school
aiid resolve that not one dollar of
money appropriated to their support.
no matter liovv raised.shall be appropriated
to the support of any sectarian school, lie-
solve that neither the State nor nation, or
both combined, shall support institutions
ot learning other than those sufficient to
afford to every child growing lip in the
land, the onnortuuity of a good common
school education, unmixed with sectarian,
pagan, r atheistical tenets. Leave the
matter of religion to the iauiily altar, the
church and the private schools, supported
entirely by private contributions, iveep
the Church and State torever separate
With these safeguards I believe the battles
of the Tennessee will not have been fought
in vain.
MR. WARKET IS EAVIERS KI.MU".
KnroiirajfiHK Report.
La Grande, Or., Oct. 10, 1875.
En. Statesman The friends ot Mr.
Warren in Middle and Southern Oregon
will be pleased to learn that he is making
many Iriends in Eastern Oregon. People
are beginning to see that their interests
will be better represented by the selection
ol a man' to represent them in the halls ot
Congress who is practically one of the peo
plea farmer who knows by experience
what the farmers need here and elsewhere
in our State. Politics are not much talked
of men who will faithfully represent
them is all they ask and many here are
going to turn over a new leaf tins
present election by voting for the man.
Wan-en is winning many to his side cy
the plainness and earnestness in which lie
presents his views to the jieople, upon the
matters which most interest them as farm
ers, jrroressiouai politicians are auuui
played out. It is bard telling what the
result may be here, owing to the" possibly
light vote that may be east, but one thing
is certain, that should the uemocrats car
ry this county, it will be by a small ma
jority. B.
the i'ekiheko stock..
Oregon State Fair Grocnds, )
October 19, 1S75. S
As judges of tlie grade colts of the Per-
clieron stock introduced into this State by
W. C. Myer, of Ashland, Jackson county,
Oregon, judging from what we saw ot
this stock on exhibition, we are proud to
say that the colts were far in advance of
what we had expected, and that a want
of our ieople for a class of draft horses
and roadsters, has been lully met by the
same. Possessing as a breed high moral
and physical qualities, combined with suf
fficicnt weight and concentrated re-producing
powers emanating from purity ot
blood, from which can be bred, when
crossed upon the common mares ot the
country, a class of horses with increased
size, combined with style, action and vig
or, demanded by the changed necessities
incident to the progress ot the age. In
fact, we think they lully supply a great
want long felt by the farmers of Oregon.
W. P. Watson,
O. P. Beardslet,
R. C. Geek.
At the commencement exercises of Ab
bott Academy, Andover, Mass., Professor
Smith told the yeung ladies that while he
was not "prepared to send them forth as
captains in the social ship, there never
would be any difficulty in their finding
situations as first mates."
Leaving the boot-heels unblacked
ifl no longer a sign of genius.
hot and killed his two sons, aged six and
ten. and shot at bis wife but missed her.
lie then shot himself in the head. His
wound is not serious Rieker was arrested.
Dumestie troubles let! to the crime.
Upprmilep of ,lle Poles.
I.O?:iON Oi.'i. 13. The Times special
from Berlin says Russia has commanded
Polish proprietors in the provinces ot
Milna, Grodno, Koona. Minsk and Vitepsk
to sell their farms to Russian tenants, the
government fixing the price. This com
pletes the impoverishment of the Polish
nobility.
Bank ot l uKlnud.
Amount bullion withdrawn from Bank
of England in balance to day. 12, 000.
BriKhHin and Ann I.IIza Asftlii.
alt Lakk, Oct. It!. Some month? ago
.lodge. McKean made an order requiring
lliigham Young to pay Ann Eliza Young
fSUO ler month alimony trom the com
mencement of suit, and attorney's fees of
$.1,000, in her suit for divorce jiendlng.
At the time of the issuing of this order
the amount of alimony due was $9. DUO.
The order not being complied with, lirig
ham Young was brought before .Judge Mc
Kean, amrimprisotiedone day in the Pen
itentiary for eomtempt iti not paying the
attorneys fees. These were then paid.
Soon after, Jmlge MtKe-m was removed.,
and Judge Lowe appointed, who whs
asked to punish Rrighain Young for con
tempt in not paving the $9. 500 alimony.
His decision in the case was that the order
was illegal and invalid. The case has
rested there until to-day, when, upon ap
plication. Judge llorenian Issued an order,
which has been served on Brigham Young,
commanding him to npear before the
court on Saturday, the h. to show cause
why he should not be uunished for eon-
tempt of court for disregarding the first
order.
All for Itelnc Witness.
Sax Francisco, Oct. 18 Charles Jost,
owner of the Antioeh distillery, lately
seized by rcTnue ollieers for violation ol
the revenue laws, assaulted Ole Hanson, a
witness for the government in the case
against Jost, on Front street, this after
noon. We have not yet learned the ex
tent of Hanson's injuries, but not supposed
to bo serious. The incident h signilicant
in connection w ith tlie recent stir here in
revenue matters.
f'onnlinic tlie Money.
Agents of the government have been en
gaged to-day in counting the money in the
P. S. Sub-Treasury of this city. Funds
n hand, including $3.010. OOO'in green
back', recently received, amount to 5.
000.000. $4, 000,000 being in currency and
11,000,000 in coin. Exclusive ot this,
chests containing $ 3.000,000 cancelled and
mutilated greenbacks are packed, waiting
orders for shipment to Washington.
Chanibee of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its
quarteiiy meeting to-morrow nlternoor,
when the Important questions will be dis
cussed of the abolishment of the present
collection days on Pith and 28th of each
month.
IulKlnnn Afliiira.
New Orleans, Oct. 19. A committee
of prominent citizens ot East Fellncia
parish, headed by Mr. Pipes, conservative
member of the house from that parish,
waited on Acting Governor Antoiue to
day.
The Run Contfuued.
Boston. Oct. 19. The run on the Home
Savings Bank continued to-day, and oyer
00,000 was paid to depositors.
Reception to Senator Booth.
Louisville, Oct. 19. Preparations are
making to receive Senator i ewton Booth,
of California, in a manner teeoming his
position, next Thursday, at .North Salem,
Indiana, his native place.
PostofHce Clerk Arrested.
John II. Nichols, clerk in the city post-
office, has been arrested on" a charge of
purloining a letter.
( handler Accepts and In Sworn in.
Washington-, Oct. 19. Ex-Senator
Chandler had a long interview with the
President this afternoon and accepted the
appointment as secretary of the Interior
As soon as Mr. Chandler had signified his
acceptance, his commission was made out
and a note sent to Chief Justice. Carter, of
the District Supreme Court to appear at
the White House at noon. The Chief Jus
tice accordingly proceeded to the Execu
tive mansion and administered the oath to
the Secretary. Delano then left and Chand
ler took his seat.
V. S. Supreme ('out.
Washington, Oct. 19. In the U. S.
Supreme Court to-day, in case No. 703, U.
S. appellant vs. Barbara Soto et al, appeal
from the District Court of the U, S. for
the district ot Calilornia, on motion of Mr.
M. Blair it was ordered by the court that
the appeal in the case be docketed and dis
missed. In Jo. 74, TJ. S. appellant vs. Jose An
tonia Estridillo, appeal trom the District
Court of the U. S. for the district of Cali
fornia, on motion of Mr. M. Blair same
order made.
Bale of Pacific Mall Steamers.
New York, Oct. 19. The directors of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. held a
meeting this afternoon, and ratified the
Jacksoi
loiiowiii" statement in regtirtt to tne so-
called treaty ot peace, whereby the militia
was (!isf)Siif!ed: l fie following name.-l
citizens of Hinds county General J. Z.
George, chairman of the Iemoeratie State
Executive Committee, Joshua tJreen, D.
Sheltou, E. Richardson. J. W. Rohinson,
II. Hilstrom. T.J. Wharton, Frank John
ston. J. C. liietti. Roht. L. Saumiers, Gen
eral Robert Lnwry and W. T. Nugent,
held an Interview whh the Governor on
Thursday. The citizens. In response to
fears expressed by theGovernor, tliat peace
and goo4 order would not lie preserved,
and that colored men would not be per
mitted to vote as they pleased, assured the
tiovernor that there "was no other desire
among the whites than that peace should
l preserved, the law enforced, and a fair
election out-lined. They also assured the
Governor that tliey would pursue this
course until the election, and would both
by precept and example do all in their
power to preserve peace and good order,
and secure a fair election.
Governor Ames promised, in view of
this statement by them, that be was wil
ling to meet their views as far ns he could,
and to that end promised he would order
all the militia companies, which had lieen
ordered out, to return home without arms
The arms of several companies organized
should be deposited in depots in the neigh
borhood in which the companies were
raised, and should be guarded by L'uited
States soldiers, to be detailed for the pur
pose and to be under control and to be re
moved only on his order. If V. S. troops
could not be gotten, then the arms were to
he guarded by men selected by tlie Gover
nor and General George; that the arms
woird not again be delivered fotheiniliti:!,
except in case ol riot r insurrection,
which could not be suppressed by civil au
llioiii ies.
The Turf.
Pax Francisco. Oct. 19. The attend
ance at the races on the Bay District truck
was small to-day. The first rare was a
two ini.edash tor the Stanford pi ste. En
tries, t. ha nee. I'radlev. Aewell aim Sher
man. Ill the pools Chance and Bradley
were even at j0 to $10 on the field. SIht-
iiiin got the first place, CI ance the second.
Newell the third anil Bradley outside. At
he start Bradley took the lead and kept it
throughout, being about half a length
n bead on the first mile. Chance second
the other two neck and neck. Bradley in-
Teased bis lead on the second mile, -iviii-ling
by five lengths, t'hance second.
Sherman third. Time, 3:40'.,.
Honduras. It has a largo number of la
borers under charge of Its highest military
olllcials at work on the road to Santa To-
nins, which the prime minister says will
be completed In time to forward articles to
our Centennial by that route. It has sent
an agent to the United States to bring a
steamer for the liver Mologna, which
empties Into the bay (r Honduras. The
government of Honduras has leased its
railroad from Puerto Cotez to San I'etao
to two parlies with extraordinary privil
eges. Minister Williams conclude bis
letter as follows: Tlwe tacts seem to in
dicate a present disposition on the part of
nil the governments but that ot Salvador,
to obtain facilities for communication
through Carribean ports. No doubt this
Is in part due to the revival of old Ideas,
and in part to what is understood to be
dissatisfaction with the high rates of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Should the
plans succeed and trade be partly turned
in the lines ot tlie new communication, the
re'tilt cannot fall to he detrimental to our
country. If our countrymen choose to
avail themselves of the proximity oi Mil
Francisco, I think they would not lose any
thing, and our great eimimercial cities on
the Atlantic and Gulf ought to increase
their trade with Central America very con
siderably. Should coiiiiiiituleailou be open
ed and kept open. It Is likely tiiiiuticrttion
will be Invited, without which, in the
iodemctit Ol till ltnpaitia! minds, imtiv
and foreign. In these countries, their jiri
gress must continue to oe very slov.
Knlcr 4 handler.
Washington, Oct. 20. Secretary Chan
dler took possession of the Interior De
partment this morning, and had brief con
ferences Willi me Assistant reeretsr.y nuu
some of the Chiefs ot Bunaus.
lluxlui-ns of the Prcnttlen.
The President will receive visits from
persons on the business of the Government
ev.-ry day trom 10 to 2, and all others by
curd.
Html n Hull t ent on Kngnr (an Io
Chicago, Oct. 20. A Washington spe
cial s.-ivs liitorinauoi! Is received Irom
New Yoik to the ell'ect that the recent re-
ilui thin ot 51-100 percent, per pound In
the drawback on refined sugar exported
has completely stopiied the-exportation of
refilled -usrar trom toe Lulled ftlaies,
The rt fine tie claim that some strange in
fluence tllli-t have been exerted to elf.-ct
the reduction, became they heard lrotn
Kuronean suaar merchants a week before
it took place that a reduction was to ba
made, while no American tenners were
consulted on the subject, either by the
Secretary ot the Treasury or anyj of bis
expeits. I'Ib-v regard the Secretary's ae
tiou as hasty, while on the other hand be
says that it is merely extwrimeulnl, and
by no means conclusive. In view ot the
distress likely to be occasioned by this
chauce, and "the fact that the Canadians
hate already commenced to absorb our
immense sugar export trade, the Secretary
ot the Treasury baa insisted that the Col
lector of the port ol New York sliall pro
ceed without delay to organize a commis
sion ol exierts tor the purpose of making
tests that will show with exactness tlie
loss of weights on raw sugars In the pro
cess of refining. It was represented to
the Secretary tlwt the old drawbacks al
iowauce involved a bounty of one-half
cent per pound to the refutT, hence the
reduction of the drawback. '
3. MeTann t una Bark at -the Bed (Toad
emtufston.
J. McCann, ot Omaha, whom the Red
Cloud report so severely assailed, does not
ptopoe to be made head vllllan or scape
goat. He arrived here this morning and
has beffim to creuare an answer to the
statement ot the Commission. If McCauti
does what he says he can, be w ill prove
that tlie Commission have been even
more careless than they charge Prof.
Marsh to have tieen in the presentation of
his evidence. McCanu proposes to prove
by tlie oil lei a I record that the three" vital
charges against him are false.
rntctininl Train.
Bt FFAI.O, October 20. The first cen
tennial train left here for Philadelphia this
morning. The ears were gaily decorated,
and there was much etithti-iasm. A dis
patch from Kmpoilum say t'.e train at
rived there on time, 120 miles in 3'
hours. The stations aloti the line were
daily decorated and salutes fired, etc. l'he
excursionists numbered a hundred repre
sentative men Irom Buffalo and about the
same number trout other cities.
I nsliieers' 4 ouveallon.
New Yokk. Octi ber 20. The annual
convention i.f the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Ensrineers was Iwgoo here frwlay
M. W. Holhrook, of this city, presiding.
Among the present were Kobisou. of To
ronto, L. IS. Belgreeu, of Cleveland. C. A.
limit, of Merricksville. Ohio. George M
F ivs. chaplain, Iiidianaolis. Proceed
ings ware opened with prayer by Bev. L.
F. Moore, alter which a letter was read
fiom Mavor V ickham. expressiii2 bis
regret at being uiisble to attend.
An address of welcome was n-ad by
Potter and replied to bv First Grand
Kii2ineer S. T. Ingram, ot Cleveland.
Grand 1'hief Peter Arthur, of Cleveland,
lien read the anion! address, lie called
on those present, l"efore doing anything,
to thank God for the protection and aid
x-stiiwed upon them during the past. vear.
Not withstanding the many disadvantages
the oisranixatioii bad labored tinder, the
membership bad steadily increased and
six new chapters had neen granieu.
Moberly Division, No. ft!. Indiana, and
Kuoxville Division, No. 155, scattered two
years ajro. have been reorganized, and are
iow in a flniii isbiiie condition. There are
at present 1SU divisions. In regard to ine
proposed reduction ol wages, engineers
bd not thiult it right or just that they
hi-uld be ca led upon to make up los-es
sii-.t.-iiuetJ by engaging in wild speculations
and combination?' Alter some other ad
dresses the convention took recess.
( Iiuiuher of Coiniiu'ree.
Tlie Chamber of Commerce this after
10011 indefinitely postponed action on the
proposition to abolish the present system
of semi-monthly collection davs.
A memorial was presented from the in
habitants of Alaska, asking ti e interces
sion of the Chamber with ( Jen. Scbotield,
commanding the division of the Pacific,
to issue a limited number of permits to
legitimate traders to Introduce and deal in
spirituous liquors in that Territory. Re
ferred to Gen. Schofii.-ld.
Resolutions nere passed of respect to
the memory of W. C. Ralston, and sym
pathy with Ins family and friends, and
after some minor business, the Chamber
adjourned.
Greenbacks, 80 buying: WP2 selling.
Iliislness failure.
N I'.w OliK, Octotier au. Isaac 1'. H ar-
ren and Win. H. Wyui.'in have made a
general assignment to A. L. Taylor for
the benefit ot their creditors.
Buttrick & Co.. dealers in fashion plates.
patterns, etc., and Win. Kttinger, of 41
Mercer street, dealer in furs, are an
notinced suspended. Buttrick & Co.'s lia
bilities arc set down at $200,000 and aset?
believed to be small, Ettinger's liabilities
are $100,000, assets about $50,000. He
has offered bis creditors thirty cents on the
dollar.
Business man In Trouble.
Mr. win. Edinger, furniture dealer,
Mercer street, it is said has sailed a meet
ing ol his creditors.
Fires.
Mhwaukf.e, October 20. A fire at
Fall River, Wisconsin, destroyed the Met
ropolitan hotel, llown's furniture factory,
Uarr s drug store nnu oincr uiiuumgs.
Loss $30,000.
Atlantic. N. J.. October 20. Diston'8
saw mill, w'ith a heavy stock ot lumber,
was burned early to-day. Los3 f .io.000.
Hardware Merchants' Association.
Cincinnati, October 20. The Western
Hardware Jobbers' Association, is now in
secret session at the Grand hotel in this
cily. Delegations from all the principal
cities of the West and South are in attend
ance. ice l resident o oiui j. ouorc, w
Milwaukee, dresides.
A Murderer Sentenced.
New Yokk. October 20. Jacob Stand
erman, convicted yesterday of shooting
Louisa Sidenwa HI. who natt re eeieu m
offer ot marriage, was sentenced to te
banec i December 10th. The judge char
acterized the defense of insanity excited
bv passion as a flimsy pretense.
Wasuington. Oct. 20. Geo. William
son. ur minister to Guatemala, ;ies the
Treasury Department that there seems t
be a disposition on tne pan oi me govern
ments ot Guatemala, Honduras and Ni
enrasna to increase the facilities of com
niunication on the Carl bean sea. The
oroveriimenr. of Guatemala is trying to
make a contract with the West India
Auxiliary British Comnany to touch once
wore at Port Sam lowas, iu tiw Gulf of
From the Covington (Ohio) Gazette.
About Oregon.
Thinking a short description of this
part of the country will be Interesting
to many of your patroua, I Bend the
following, which you may use as you
inpy see fit.
The State of Oregon and Wahlng-
tou Territory are the- tnont northwest
erly Blate and Territory iu the Union.
Oregon Is bounded on the west by tne
Pacific ocean, north by Wamilugton
Territory and the Columbia river, on
the east by Idaho Territory and Snake
river, on the south by California and
Nevada. WaHhlngton Territory is
bounded on the wet by the Pacific,
on the north by BritlHh Columbia, on
the east by Idaho, and on the south
by Oregon and the Columbia river.
The Columbia river in large and deep
enough for ocean steamships as far up
as the Cascade Falls, say one hundred
and fifty miles. The Willamette is
large enougu lor steamsnips as lar up
us the falls, at Oregon City, twenty
five miles from its mouth. There is a
canal and three locks on the Willam
ette at Oregon City falls, and bouts
pass up that river one Hundred ana
fifty miles, by the river channel, to
tlie city or town oi j-jUgeiie. i lie i am
li ill river empties into the Willamette
and the Tualatin river into the same,
above the falls, and the Santiara river
above Httlem. They are all navigable
rivers a shert distance, say from 20 to
50 miles, by small steamboats. Steam-
b atsare run above the cascades on
the Columbia and Snake rivers for
many miles up both streams.
The Ktate is divided by two ranges
of mountains, or nearly so; the Coast
ranee, beiriuiiinir at Astoria, on tne
Columbia river, and continuing south
along the eoast, interspersed with
beautiful and neu nine vaueys, wmi
etreams of clear, cold water running
Into the ocean, plenty of overflowed
tide lantls for paaturag-e, and rich up
lands alone the mountain sides; and
elk, deer, bear, cougars, and other
wild game, abound. This part of the
Htate embraces Clatsop, Tillamook,
and a portion of Bentoc county. Still
further south there are many fine,
rich valleys and streams, navigable
rivers and fine bays, harbors and in
lets, and plenty of tall timber of vari
ous kinds, together with coal, Iron,
and minerals of all classes. The next
range of mountains Is the Cascade
range, beginning at the fails on the
Columbia river, and continuing south
throuirh the entire State. Between
these two ranges is our neauuiw n
lamette valley, and, further south, the
Utnpo.ua valley and the Kogue River
valley. Then we have the Blue Moun
tains, hi what we call Kastern Or
egon, ranging from northeast to south
west, bearing oft toward the Cascade
range. They are not so abrupt, but
the good portion tillable, with much
mineral deposit, such as gold, silver,
copper, ete.
This section of the State, east of the
Cascade range, is a great stock coun
try. It has not so much rain, but
more snow, in the winter. A portion
is dry, sandy, barren soil, intermin
gled with potash, called alkali soil,
but the greater part is good tor wild
bunch grass, etc., and our native or
cultivated grasses do well. The faet
is, there is much farming land in
eastern and northeastern Oregon,
along the rivers and streams, and
there are ouite a number of rivers.
creeks, and lakes in that section of
country. The southeastern and south
ern portion is somewhat similar iu
soil, hut has not so many streams.
and more lakes and standing water, of
a good quality, they say. e had a
new county formed during the last
session of the Legislature, called Lake
county. Liukville is the eounty-seat,
for the present. It is but sparsely set
tled, as vet. havinir about 1.SU0 inhab
itants. Tbd other counties named are
all thinly settled, and there is plenty
of room all over the Stale for inhabit
ants. If they will only come, and be
contented and industrious, tney soon
can procure a home, and do well.
Health is trood all over this country,
but especially so in the eastern and
southern portions. Of course, some
must die in any country, especially
thoste that come here diseased, hut
many such get well, and live many
vears. I have lived in Oreeron twenty-
iwo years, and find it has a fine cli
mate. Sometimes we have cold snaps
in the winter, but they are of short
duration.
Washington Territory is similar to
Oregon in climate and soil, but has
more timber laud on the western side,
and gravelly land in the Sound coun
try (Fugel tSound). If I was emigrat
ing to this country, I think I would
come by rail to winneniucca, or some
other near point, and come overland
by team, or stage, and see the coun
try, as 1 came. Yours, in haste,
S. W. McDow ell,, M. D.
AJt AI.AKMI-tH RATIO.
An exchange says :
The rise In value of late years which
has taken place in house property In Xew
York Is very great, but the value of pew
property seems to be Increasing at an even
more alarming ratio. A magnificent
church has lately been built by a Presby
terian congregation In one of the rntwt
fashionable street In that city, and the
pews in it were put up for auction.
The church was thronged with bid
ders, and after a humorous speech from
an elder of the church, who acted as
auctioneer, the sale commenced. The
pews nearest to the pulpit were,
after brisk competition knocked down for
ija',000 each, and the most ordinary pews
fetched fcfOO each. The prices ranged be
tween these two figures, and In addition
$200 to $250 premium was paid for the
"choice of seats;" P2.of the iiews with
premiums sold at $.375,000, and the total
amount realized by the sale was about
$800,000 sufficient, with f 200,000 raised
by free gifts ot some members of the con
gregation, to pay for the whole cost of
building the church. The pew-holders, hi
addition to the fee-simple of their eat,
:tre also assessed 0 per cent, annually on
the value ot the sittings tlie result being
that after paying for the erection of the
church, tliere is an annual revenue ot forty
or fifty thousand dollars.
MAHI.HU A ( HOME.
(From t!:e OalveBton Ktiri.
A gentleman living up the bay gays a
negro man, bis wile, and four children
were loreed to take a tree to save tliem
selves during the late storm. The tree
swayed to and fro with the violence of tlie
wind, and threatened to fail with its
heavy burden. The old couple concluded
that some one must lie sacrificed to save
the rest. After a consultation the old wo
man said she was not prepared to die, and
urge.d the old man to drop himsell into
eternity. But he, too, wasn't ready, and
the matter was compromised by launching
the two youngest children Into the surging
waters. A few honrs sffer tliev were res
cued, and the old negro told tne Story him
self to those who saved Win.
A reporter being calledfo account for
the statement that a certain'mceting "was
a large and respectable one," wJn only
o ic otltT person besides himself was pres
ent, insisted that his report was literally
true; for, said he, "I was large and the
other man was respectable."
TERRITORIAL SEWS.
HIE FAILHEirS FRUIT BUYER.
State Fair Oboi'sds,
Oct. IS, 1875. J
We, the undersigned, members of
the Board of Directors, of the State
Agricultural Society of Oregon,
hereby certify that we have ob
served carefully the operation of the
California Fruit Dryers, which have
been at work pieserving fruits and
vegetables on the Fair Ground the
past week, and have also carefully
examined the samples of fruits, veg
etables, and meats manufactured in
nne of these dryers at Eugene City
and exhibited in the Pavilion, ana
that we find said dryer doing good
work, in an inexpensive manner,
tnrnintrout a product that should
command ready sale at good prices,
while the reasonable cost of tho ma
chines, their portable character, and
efficient and rapid pretormanee oi
the drying process, convince us trial
it is the erreatlv needed necessity for
Oregon fruit-growers, as within the
means of all. We cheeriuiiy endorse
the action of the committee award
ing it a diploma, and consider it
worthy of especial recognition.
M. Wilkins, Pres't,
C. P. BUEMtABT)
John Dovr ixo,
D. C. Ste v - RT,
J AS. F. IJYJijtE,
V. P. Watson,
: Wm. Elliott,
G. J. Baskett.
S'port be Chilp. Wair writes: Dur
ing the time when Clayton was ruler of
Arkansas, all justices ot the peace had to
he annomted by his Excellency, one oiu
negro, who thought he knew enough to
flisclmrn-e the duties of the office, called
on the Governor to be examined and re
ceceiye his appointment. Several ques
tions were iriven him, all of which he
managed very well. But when he was
asked: "What would you do in a case
where a man committed suicide?" "What
would I do?" said the negro. "Well, sail,
in a case like dat, de very least I could do.
sab. would be to make him s'port de
child." lie was appointed.
A Mississi pi fire eater had been urging
the Democrats to drive out the earpet. bag
gers. Somebody has been looking at tlie
census renorts and susrirests that retaliation
would be rather severe. The number of
white nersons born hi Mississippi and liy
ing in the Northern States is 5,y77; the
number ot Northern whites in Mississippi
is 5,942. It will thus be seen that the one
State ot Mississippi has seuL out do more
carpet baggers than she has received. If
anybody here should talk about driving off
smitnern men, we snouiu regaru nuu s a
fool, and that is just the term to apply to
the people who want to drive jn orttieru
ludiiigruuta trom tne aouuitru awtes.
The Salt Lake Tribuue says : Owing to
the penitentiary wall", Lee and Dame
were prevented from attending conference,
but the roan who counseled the Mountain
Meadow massacre was the center of at
traction, and pranced around like a bull in
a China Shop.
The voting at Olympia, last Saturday,
fur a special tax to build tlie wharf and
road on the west side was a decided evi
dence that the citizens mean to build up a
city on the head-waters of Ptiget Sound.
The polls were opened only in the first
ward, and the vote stood as follows : For
the tax, 112 ; against, 27 ; necessary ma
jority, 94 ; overplus, 19.
The Utah Gentile paper says , Without
purse or scrip, 105 Mormoti missionaries
are to he let loose upon a- long-suffering
country. Kastern papers are complaining
long and loud about the depredations of
tramps, but when these penniless Latter
Day fellows, some ot whom participated
in the Mountain Meadow massacre, go
among them, locks and keys will be in
great demand, and chickens will perch on
the highest limbs.
"Father," asked a Vicksburg boy at the
dining table the other day, "are you a big
man?" "Well. I duniio," answered the
parent. "Why ?" "Cause I heard some
men talking it over at the hotel, and they
said you were one of the biggest men in
town." "Well, I suppose 1 do stand
pretty high," replied the parent, looking
pleased and consequential. There wa a
halt minute of silence, and then the boy
added: "They said it was a wonder how
you carried your feet around !" 1 he boy
can't understand yet why he should have
received a box on the ear which made his
head ring for two long hours.
Political orators in the West indulge n
some hieh-ffown asseverations in regard
to their firmness of principle. The fol
lowing is a moderate specimen: "Build a
worm fence around the Winter's supply of
Summer weather, skim the clouds from
the sky with a teaspoon, catcli a thunder
cloud in a bladder, break a hurricane to
harness, ground-sluice an eartliquake, lasso
an avalanche, pin a napkin on the crator
of an active volcano but never expect to
see me false to my principles.
The funny man of the Milwaukee
News tells the following domestic taie:
" Jane has got a nicely turned ankle,
hasn't she?" said John to his wife the
other day. And then John noticed a
strange, unearthly gleam in the eye
of his spouse, which made him feel
very uncomfortable, he knew not why.
But the next day the place which
Jane had filled in the domestic econo
my of the household was occupied by
a middle-aged woman with ankles
like those of a Muljingar heifer.
"Rents have risen," was the jocose re
mark of the astute small boy when a nan
caught in tlie previously small tear in his
coat tail and ripped the garment up to
his neck. Subsequently, after an inter
view with his parents, he moaned to him
self in the woodshed that "leather had
fallen.
The dogs around Fairfax, Iowa, are
ho rime congratulation meetings. iur.
Inhn Mitahnll. of that rfiaee. has late
lv imnnrted a number of remarkably
fine sheep from Scotland, each of
which cost tnm
The three wonders of the world at
present are How fluff accumulates in
vest pockets; where the pins go to;
n nil. whpn a man comes out of a sa-
f loon he looks one way and goes the
Otber,
hlldhood Honrs.
How often does man in the jonroey of life
pause on bis weary way, t-xclaims a contem
porary, and ti-jhingly gaze on tlie joys of child
hood, enjoying them without the m&lignitj ot
envy ! On the worldly proeperoua and rich, on
those whose cup rnnneth over, men look too
often with an evil eye, listing the happmes
which they desire; bnt the richest man iu the
world it not bo happy as a laughing cUUd. And
wherefore cannot man be as happy as a ehild ?
Wherefore, bat from want of purity and frem
want of faith ? Bad recollections press upon
the epirit, and donbt, with a elcad-like density,
darken the way of life; so that when we are
lifted up awhile by the light-heartedneeii of a
transient gayety somewhat above the ordinary
level of the tenor of life, we look to the past,
and there is the darkness of remorse; we
look to the futnre, and there is the mist
of doubt and fears ; and sadly w sink
down again, moralizing on tlie Tanity of
human joys. However, if we love joy,
and cannot have it pare in onrselves, it is some,
thing that we can sympathize with as it exists in
the sweet smiles and musical laughter of chil
dren. Bo the sight and thought becomes in
Btrnctire to ns; it is delight and it is philoso
phy; it is a looking-glass to the mind a moral
looking-glass a meditative lookiiig-glass, help
ing to correct the deformities it reveals. It is a
merciful and considerate wisdom that tbns ar
ranges our lot in life, mingling the mass of so
ciety, so that youth and manhood, childhood
and old age fotm one eoaimnniry; tbns all are
sweetly dependent on each other; and for tie
protection which maturity bestows upon child
hood, a return is made by childhood fc the les
son which it teaches and in the piettiresqne
beauty of its moral character, which renders it
so delightful an object to contemplate. So,
m atrial dependence and obligation form the
bond ol societr and the principle of morals;
and the dependence of ait on the Supreme
forms the basis of devout gratitude and the
principle of religion.
Fort Walla Wnlli.
The Oregonian says: "Gen. Howard, who
arrived here a few days ago from a tear of in
spection to the Malheur Indian reservation,
stopped at Walla Walla on his return aad made
a thorough examination of the baildings at the
military post with a view of ascertaining what
repairs are necessary in order to make the quar
ters comfortable for the winter. Most of the
bnildings are greatly in need of repairs and
men have already been put to.work and are en
gaged in putting foandations under the build
ings and making new roofs or repairing the old
ones. Only &,000 h&a been appropriated, ana
this will not be sufficient to greatly improve
things. Most of the work done this fall will be
on tlie soldiers' quarters, but the officers' quar
ters are, in many instances, greatly in netxi of
repairs. It is not improbable that the govern
ment will find it to its advantage to rebuild the
whole garrison in another year or two, and if
so, thtn the less money expended on the old
shells the better."
Am Oregon Convict.
A correspondent writing from Albany, N. T.,
to the San, iu relation to the number of distin
guished embezzlers now confined there in the
State penitentiary, says : "There is Major
Virgil f. Eggleston, formerly paymaster in the
United States army, a very bright fellow, not
yet middle agfd, an excellent acootintaat, and
very valuable to the contractors, who employ
him in their office. He was on duty away out
at Fortland, Oregon, when bis accounts failed
to balance by $12,279 40. The facilities for bal
ancing books there was not as good as ia the
army when the official report, "Books lest in
action," or "lost in crossing a river," brought
balm to many an officer's heart. Eggleston
couldn't fix things that way. So here he is for
fie years, to be followed by five more if he
does not pay the 512,279 40. He has been here
a year, and hopes to get out in four more, not
deeming it worth while to take a five year con
tract at ,4jo os per asnum it he can get out
of it."
"Xolliinff Personal"'
When a little fellow travels all day to find some
item about the personal character of a political
opponent it would seem fair to give him the
benefit of what we know of him, but it is too
low down for respectable journalists, and we
will say nothing of that San Fraucisco matter
for the present.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining In the PostofBoe, Salem, at this date.
Persons calling for these letters most give the
date on which tney are advertised :
Koppe, Otto
Lakin, Et!
lASlkT. J H
Lns, W D
Lawrence, Mrs M
Lepper. Or A 4
Ixmg, Mrs M J
Loonev, J W
I-abelf, Frank
Malone, Mis Alice
A Mis, John
Andrews, JC
Buchanan, G A
Bruce, T
Bossard, Miss Mollie
Barrett, Matt -Hiker,
W W
Benson, Mrs Irene
C'Blien, AS
(. line, Mrs MC
Cline, Miss Marv
ClarK. Mrs Kllzabeth
Crandall. Mrs O J
Clark, Miss Lou
Cram, C C
Cannon, Bernard
Chandler, Mrs K B
Coals. Brack
Coi kerline, Mr
Collins, Geo W
ComcfCS, J
Cooper, l J
Cole, 1
Conns, Christ
lixon. Miss Joda
Dickey. J W
Denson, E B
Dickinson, Miss Emma
Dickinson, h
Davis, Chas M
Dickinson, Marvin
Day, WmS"
Denny, L H
Dtxlge, A
Fruit, (i B
Fruit, I. O
Foster, Stei hen
Fenna Bros
Gibbs, Etlw
Green, G O
Gerson, E
Geslord, M B
Hughes, David
lleuline. Miss M K
Hart, J II
Hurtiess, Miss Jennie
Hays, Sarah A
Hudson, Col J M
Humphreys, Owen
Howe, Mrs JJr
Hughes, Miss Allie
Horner, Geo C 4
Jackson, Albert
Jewltt, David
Jticobs' Isaac
Jones, W 11
Kirk. CMC
Kincade, Miss Mary
Keith, Malt
SAt-EM) Oct. 18,
Marshall, Mrs L
Martin, Miss Mary
Miller, Jas L.
Miller, Miss Mary
Morgan, C M
McNarv, Mrs A W
McCortle. Mrs L A2
Pinkvtone, A J
Piper, Miss Mary
Parker, S L
Powell, Miss Minnie i
Cice, Prof a
Kigas, Cass
Redman , Miss Elcie
lieukart; Louis
Rogers, Miss Mary -2
Kobbins- Wm
Ross, Miss Leonora
Russ, Miss Mary
Robo, Mrs C E
Roberts, George
Rogers, George
Steel, F J
Strioklin, Thos
Phriver, Harriet E
Stewart. Eratus -2
Shaw, Mrs Chas K
Sweitzer, John
Stannekl, Jtihn
Savaee, John it
Singer, Wm
Smart, Wm H
Steadman, E II
Storv, l E
South, Mrs Mary A
South, Mrs Chas L
Smith, M F
Smith, II B
Tharpe, F M
Toner, Miss I aura
Winger, John
Williamson, Kobt
Whiilngr, Mid&Cleo
Walk, J J
Welch, Frank
Watson, Mrs Jennie
Welch, Jas J i
We'd, Cha ; H
Wilson, Amaziah
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