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THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN
SHclal Paper of the United States.
He is a
Indian record
SATURDAY, : DECEMBER IS, 1873.
THE little -'Boo" of Portland is getting
in deep water. When a pistol is showed
through a window it hacks down. How
is that Mr. Steams? Is your life worth
. rinr honor as a p-entleman ? If
UIOITJ 0 ,
not, whjjwt?
Lcttbeix the investigator and record
i.ni,ir u ftr some Democrats in Con-
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gress, charging them with fraud
nmttv snecimen. with his Indi
before him to talk about traud. Had he
not better spell it phroad."
New York City with Its Immense
nomocratlc maiority and full list of Dem
ocratic officials, can safely release and
transport Boss Tweed to some countrjr
where he ?can enjoy his stolen wetum aim
rli- the Tammanv ring In the most ap-
!., r.f EuiinUingranil robbing the
piuicu f vl "
people. Of such is Democracy.
The Lafayette Courier says: "We do
not believe In standing behind the pulpit
to traduce ent'a neighbors by lying about
them." Then keep out ot the pulpit and
let it alone when yon know so little about
what it is intended for as to insinuate that
a lie could be told in such a place.
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The Khedive ot Egypt is preparing to
dispute with Stanley the honor of discov
ering the source ot the Nile. The natives
ot Africa report large bodies of water in
the interior from which that great nver is
supposed to flow.
uityr. TO NKA.
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The sca-colng vessel "uestern Miore
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lias cone to sea with ten thousand tons w
wheat, leaving Portland on Tuesday last.
This is one of the fittest sailing vessels
afloat and goes to Europe.
READY tO BVSISKV.
Tito Portland Bee says: I he govern
ment, smiff-nnller. now lying at I acme
wharf, is having a large upright, 28-horsc
novver engine nhiced aboard, with which
to hoist snags. This Improvement will
enable her to do more efficient service and
with less men than formerly. Two tap-
tans will be needed.
SEW DEMIM'KATIV FAI'tB
We understand that Mr. Noltner is about
establishing a new Demoeralte uany in
Portland. It seems to be understood mat
he is for Gov. Curry for tiie U. S. Senate.
If he la' coins to oppose Gov. " atklnds
( in ease a Rm-ubllean is not eleeted ) of
course the Statesman is opposed to htm
Financially we wish him success,
BB1DUE AT SALEM.
The Statesman item on the subject of a
brldire across the Willamette at balero.
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rwimis "L" Lane anu l.uureu i l nub ished vesterttay, iras nwi --.
tn inwt.i(mte Alaska. Mr. L. de- nPStion and the people generally are tn
Clares that country to be ehrystalized cnsMng lt. Breynwn Bros, always liberal
.nil th other savs it Is lee. now towani --ublie enterprises, step to me
the dispute will terminate depends upon a front aml 0tyer one thousand dollar. no
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!.-.,! inrncl oat lie COinilllliee. emi- 1-evt-" 1 his ffreat WUlfc W'"
to introduce bis discovery in such a mai -ner
as to make it prolltable to himself and
valuable to the consumer.
Whenever the clergyman address
swarms of dying mortals, he must dial to
some extent with their understanding. K
he asserts that donah swallowed the w hale,
or or anv other Improbable proposition.
the natural reasoning powers will set It
down for nausrht and each one believes
what lie likeslr what he is convinced is
true, and thus that performance ends. The
(acuities of the mind are tree to act, ami
theology must be dealt out in such doses
that no one will be mentally nauseateu, or
the whole thing will be rejected. N Uether
a rejection will secure damnation remains
to be seen, and none will positively miow
until he passes over the Styx. That is of
little eonseii'uenee to t. so long as the
clergy alone, sutler.
The disciples ot Blackstotm may piny
with great toree and
"Stint for an hour on the etago of lift,"
nit when the most eloquent oilers a falla
cy to a jury, the "thinnest" mind on that
iurv will properly estimate mm. r.v
tended -briefs" may be read, eloquent
sneeches made; the "court" may look
down with currents ot wisdom ami 01 taw.
but the jury will take its own course. The
em to ue cotn-
HTtAMJI JKWim I
11V 1. NUWSOME.
Continued.
Thostj or us who had been delayed OH
beard the- Jewess went next morning to
the olllce of Judge Reed, ancmineut law
yer of the city, and stated our cases. Any
one of us who had been robbed could pros
ecute and bring the others into court as
witnesses.
But who would prosecute? 16 seemed
to devolve nnon me. but 1 could not at
tend to it. I had sold out my land and all
my personal property, except an outfit for
Oregon, and I. was returning nome to
make further arrangements for our jour-
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ncv neross n e mams m "v "-
tornev advised us to return on board anu
make demand lor the amounts which had
been stolen from us and our passage
mnuev which we did. The ollloers of the
boat refused everything, even to start at
all. They talked of going up to Pitts
burg. We concluded to pass down to
Louisville and watch tor them a day, be
lieving that they would aim to pass that
point m the night. We arrived at Louis
ville on Saturday night, midnight, anu
early next morning notltied the police ot
what bad taken ploee with us In Cincin
nati and tluit the Jewess would likely pass
there in tin; night or on that same 'day.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Very latent Menu Ileport.
nnniress
"m... .mitto will h rl-xl In th House
and let down in the House.
The eleeruosrmry concern called Mer
curv, which Acting Governor Watkinds
rmith flnims as his meat is about to
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seek a different field of labor. It is w ell.
The acting Governor can claim and con
trol it as before and leave the question of
place out.
STILL. THEY t'OIU:
Judsre Shattnck has a large number of
fiaends who would be pleased to see him
in the United States Senate. If the Judge
will take a stand on a square Republican
platform just where he belongs. In faet -o-H-p
mineral satisfaction to the
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party.
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OV. WATK1SUS nas some ueep
nlans for the Senate, but he will find Gen.
Hayden close on his track. The General
is practicing on the matter of "grand and
dignified airs," during the present session
ol the Supreme Court. There is some
danger ot his over shooting the mark and
losing the confidence ot his party, and the
Governor is watching bim with considera
ble anxiety. Better look a "leedle ou it.
General.
The Democratic country press is rejoic
ing over the election of 31 r. Kerr, Demo
crat, as Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives in Congress. Every intelligent
reader of the news of the day fully under
stood this matter a year ago. It is too
late to elevate your roosters. What can
grow out of it? The Senate and Execu
tive stand ready to protect the pePle
against any schemes of robbery which may
originate In the House.
bo Wgor (utpcncd. u our Business uin.
will unite their eftorts,early success can oe
achieved. .
THOSE USD TITUS.
The people of Salem are beginning to i
believe that attorneys interested in contin
gent fees are doing more than any other
parties to "try to defraud many of our prop
ertv holders when the property has been
purchased and paid for; and es-Gov. Gibbs
has serious charges laid at his door. We
cannot believe the Governor would conde
scend to any mean tricks, but should it he
shown the Statesman will in common with
all Interested, stand ready to condemn
him. For the satisfaction of onr people
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we heps the Governor wilt explain, aim
tor the purpose we oner the use of our columns.
Small Democratic papers are pleased
with the fact ol the indictment of General
Babcock for alleged complicity in the
whiskey frauds ot St. Louis. The actual
thieves of course do not hesitate to swear
to anvthing and can form a combination
against any one which may be difficult to
n,APt. Tim px-narte testimony taken be-
wre a ffrandnWy uoes not mean much, but
v.o tt-iol will likelv develoo the facts. If
Gen. Babcock hss been engaged in that
business this Republican administration
will punish him.
The material resources of Oregon are
almost unlimited. Among the valuable
items which remain to be developed is
that of marble. Marble quarries, say
the Welcome, are found in different parts
ot Southern and Western Oregon. The
principal quarries found are in Josephine
and Jackson cauntics and are said to be
valuable for building purposes. Outside oT
their own particular localities the marble
cannot be utilized, owing to the expense
of transporting it. So far as we can learn
the marble has a fine grain and is capable
of receiving a high polish, lt has a white
lutre sliahtly clouded with what appears
to be oxide of iron, but this only fs to
its beautv of finish. At AsWand the mar
ble manufactory uses H entirely.
BBfOUE THE WILLAMETTE.
Tne late flood which lasted for several
weeks and left our ferryboat in a helpless
.wuttHnn. makes the necessity for a bridge
at this point painfully apparent. A pof
ulous and wealthy district across the river
naturally seeks Salem as a market for their
m-oduce and the point at winch to purchase
their supplies, but for a good part of the
year are unable to pass or repass without
c-reat difficulty, expense and danger.
bridge would obviate all these difficulties
and fully pay for itelf every two or three
vears. The present trouble in getting
Salem has made a system of warehouses
. t-oriincmnints on the other side ncc-
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essnrv. which would fall to decay before
the influtnse of a bridge.
".urvevs and estimates of cost have al
Koon mndA. and narties have made
lirnnosition to construct a substantial
ide at a comparatively small cost and
ily await the time when our enterpns
,ng citizens will step forward and subscribe
the needed stock in the enterprise. Tlie
terms offered by proposed contractors, are
sufficiently liberal to justify our capitalists
and business men in taking bold of the
matter. With a good bridge the trade of
Salem would be very largely increased and
a new impetus given to all branches of in
dustry. 1'Gl.Tf I-ITT I.E SPEEC H.
The Republican Administration is
pressing every scoundrel to the wall so far
as discovered. Joyce, the Special Revenue
Agent in St. Louis who was convicted of
fraud made the following little speech just
before being sentenced to pay a fine of
$1,000 and three years service in the Peni
tentiary: Before this honorable court passes sen
tence I beg leave to state that my convic
tion was secured by perjured tetsimony ot
self-convicted thieves. Finneman, the
Rectifier, Borngesser, the Ganger, and
Rendleman, the Storekeeper, all lineai de
scendants of those ancient scoundrels w ho
crucified Christ, came upon the witness
stand and paraded their own infamy by
acknowledging that they had stolen
whiskey from the goverment for a term of
years, at the rate of one dollar to fifty
cents per barrel. The pencil.of JGustavcs
Dore could not do justice to these three
wandering Israelites, who seemed ever to
be on the lookout to steal small things
When big ones were conveniently at hand.
Fenienian and Fagan are identical charac
ters and should be immortalized in living
infamy. I dismiss these pillars of fraud
and perjury, consigning them to the de
vouring fury of a rotten conscience. I sim
ply declare upon my honor as a man and
biy allegience as an American citizen here
in the presence of this honorable court, to
the whole world and lacing my God, that
I am absolutely innocent of the charges
trumped up against me by pretended
frtencUawi viper enemies.
ASOTMER SEASC'E.
BV a vorxa artist.
iBIlt-r .
We moved to the front of a building in
the unner story ot which there was a ses
sion of a certain class ot disciples of
JKseulapius. lt was a kiud of class meet
in" and consultation the result of which I
cannot give, but will briefly skf tch what
transnired in a short space of time, the
President, after havirg heard consuierane
discussion, announceu inai one x-i--
would now deliver a lecture on the subject
of "Doctors and Practice." The very
orave looking individual with eiect hair
and red nose proceeded to read the follow
is raner.
"Our verv honorable profession dates
back so far that we cannot give the names
of the first practitioners, nor can we pre
tend to give any dates to early discoveries.
will not enter into any historical sketches;
but take the practice as we nau u m
and "ive the result of my own experience
with recommeudation that we all move
together in such a manner as to leave the
world just where we found ir, with the ex
ception of coining new words and expres
sions which may be safely used at the ler
side of the sick, or in prescriptions, in
such a manner that the people can by no
possibility find out what we mean. Tie
beresv of calling this science of medicine
"the healino' art," mut be condemned.
because it robs us of much of that mystery ;
which is the secret of our success, so long
as the masses remain as they are now, in
ttal ignorance ol what our business real-
lv is.
I started in this business by purchasing
a diploma of a medical college for which
I paid a small sum and agreed that no out
sider should ever find out the manner in
which I obtained it. I then took the ad
vice of that s.'.ge, Horace Gree.'ey, anu
went west to grow up with the country.
Of course I had my diploma nicely framed
and mad?e it the principal part of the tur-
j??fure of my office. With a small amount
of capital at my command I purchased a
case of surgical instruments and a pocket
case of small phials. This last case I
carefully filled with very harmless prepara
tions of various colors, but carefully
avoided anything that could possibly injure
any victim that might fall into my hands
or under my treatment. I had settled up
on a safe course at last, taking my cue
from the old French physician who de
clared that "medicine is only, intended to
amuse the patient, while natnre heals the
disease."
I felt a little embarrassment when call
ing on my first patient, but put on
the gravity and bearing of an old philoso
pher and attacked the puzzle with a pret
ty well defined idea that it was a question
of confidence, and if the patient could
only feel that he was in safe hands, nature
would probably relieve him in a short
time. I very learnedly took a seat at the
bedside and asked a few questions then
felt the pulse, holding my watch before
me as if to ascertain the precise velocity
of the "life stream" which was flowing
through his body. This examination over
I proceeded to prepare some medicines
for him. Some little pills which I had
prepared myself of flour and coated with
sugar, I arranged in doses and divided
some harmless pulverized herbs into pow
ders; and calling an attendant ordered the
medicines given in a certain way and at
precise intervals, informing the friends
that the life of the patient depended upon
carefully following my directions. I
called the next morning to find the pa
tient much better and the friends over
joyed, showering thanks and blessings
on my head Th6 first case gave me
great confidence in the system of "hurting
nobody,"' and gained forme considerable
reputation in the place whe-e I had lo
cated. I studied medical works, princi
pally for the purpose of learning more ef
fectually to deceive and the easy use of ob-
8 1U e words which uo one could understand
Thus I have nroceeded through years of
active life and comparatively few of the
defects of my system are now secreted be
neath the fcod.
We have a stronger hold on the confi
dence and purses of the people than any
other trade or profession and it behooves
us to move in such a manner as to lose
none of this advantage. When the me
chanic slights or botches a piece of work,
the defects can be discerned by the eye
and he loses his reputation for fair deal
ing and thereby is shorn of his occupation,
when considered from a profitable stand
point.
Thus it is in the mechanic arts. Val
uable inventions fall into ridicule and lie
dormant for generations, because some
defect in its construction has been made
apparent to the senses, or the inventor
lacks the qualifications in a business point
principles ol list ice may sc
t la .T,t..nt that the weakest
observers will note that while it takes a She came down abimt 3 o'clock on bmi-
four horlla.n to transport the law to the day and entered the canal; but on reaching
court room, the justice dispensed can be Portland, at the west end of he can ,
, . , ,. L i., ,i,.,,h . the main shaft of the wheel broke and
" lint, when it' comes to kthe practice ol they laid by-no help lor it. They could
onr profusion, none but ourselves under- not get the boat repaired till Monday and
. ....n.,,1 tn the. side of the seelne none ot us and no visible danger,
t,'., j ..Ifi i bahUIiut relief the two fellows who had been raised by
from physical pain and are unable to rea
son to any extent on the subject which
should most interest them. They call us
because of confidence in our ability to di
nanaa tnllinm-Tll S.'ll Vat "0!1 . We OthT 8
sugar-coated pill and assure the sutVcrer
that It contains within, a panacea for the
ill with which he is nltlieted, and he swat
lows it. Thus it is with our entire prac
tice. The strong man who detects the
slightest flaw in the practice ot other pro
fessions, Is helpless as a child, in our
hands. With this incalculable advantage.
we stand at the head ot the "learned pro
tessions," and if we do not maintain onr
Mipremaev, it will be our ta jlt. In con
clusion, I desire to Insist upon the adoption
of mv system of practice, anu :uo upon
some plan ol bringing all other schools"
of medicine to our way of thinking and
practicing.
The spsaker closed at this point ami a
number of very grave and learned men
essaved to "get the floor: ami, as tne
"chair" recognized a distingmsneu a
bones." who wished ro make a few re
marks on the subject ot surgery, we monn
forward, the watch showing '.H.; o'clock l.
M. What followed after this hour will
appear in my nest communication.
LETTER FROM Ht. HERY W A It RES
McMixsvnxK, Xov. 25. 1S73.
David Xewsome. F.sq. My dear friend:
I herewilh return my thanks to you tor the
kind words written and spoken on my be
half during the late canvass.
It i true as you stated, that the policy
pursued by that man Tvrw, would be an
injury to the temperance cause in Oregon,
and now all cm see that Dimick's vote
would have elected your humble servant.
The Temperance Star is responsible for
this.
I have no complaints to make, only will
say to mi that I have been most dread
fully misrepresented, and by no one more
than this same ViHt'ck an.l rra. r, which
I stand ready to prove at any time- Dim
ick's letter written to the Rev. Mr. Hender
son, at Eugene City, so far as it is related'
to me, was false in every pariiiiilar, and
he Dimick knew it when he penned the
article, and Mr. Henderson well knew
that it was false. I stated just the reverse
of what he makes me say in that letter,
and he knew well that before the whole
audience at Albany, where lie used some
of the language that was penned in his
letter, only not quite so strong, that 1 got
up and asked the whole audience whether
I had used any such language, and they all
said m, and he then said he would stanu
corrected, but my dear sir. as soon as he
found that I had gone to Eastern Oregon
and out of tUl reach of replying, he sat
down and peuued the ms i wiillnl false
hoods aUiut aie, and then had it published
in the Oregoniau. This proves to me that
both him and Turner was in. and worked
as well as talked on the stump in the in
terest of Lane, not only a Catholic but
who was drunk every day in the canvass.
Another thing I wish to say, that I have
made careful inquiry in regard to the
Democrats belonging to the temperance or
ganizations in our State, and so far I have
heard ot but one which did not vote for Lane
This is another proof that the Democrats,
Turner and Dimick, well knew what they
were all working for, and that was my de
fect, and the most base lies were u-en
when necessary to accomplish that end.
However I am glad to have so niaiiy
friends in the temperance organizations.
To the Salem Statesman' and the citi
zens of old Marion, I shad ever feel grate
ful lor the kind support they gave me.
i am verv trulv vours,
"llENBY WAKItl X.
pious 3dihdist parents, opened out the
"Thimble Rig' iu regular oruer
A score ol the police went aboard
and took with them a half dozen
or more men, w ho would tie comjietent
witnesses, and soon the pious ones began
to bate them, and then the gambling went
on llvelv. After a score or more games
had been played, and ntueh money won
bv them from green ones, as they sup
nosed, the Chief ot Police came on board
and ordered all his policemen to take Into
custody all persons owning or then run
nlng the boat. The gentlemanly officers
loudly protested against such proceedings,
allvlne their verv suiierior diameters.
hut thev were told of their conduct In
Cincinnati in our case, and once In custo
dy, there would be plaintiffs enou
against them, and witnesses too. They
found that they were in a snare and seemed
rather startled. The boat was tied up,
and an Inventory made ol her effects on
board. They had their preliminary trial
next morninsr. and were committed for
trial at the spring term of court.
They offered bail for their appearance,
but their sureties were of their own sort
and thev were not accepted. They were
marched olT to jail and there remain
till emu t term, in the suritig. Affidavits
were taken of a dozen , of onr men an
women, who had b&n robbed, and the
upshot of the matter was that their boat
and effects were sold on bill ot costs and
diuage,and those villains were sentenced
to live Years of hard labor in the initen
tiarr. I must confess that I rejoiced over
their just punishment: I only lost tn
ecu dollar! for passage money. Thev
were regular river freebooters from Texas
000,000 In lionil MBlen.
New Yohk, Ie?. 13. A trunk contain
ing f 15,00,000 worth of bonds was stolen
from one of iJodd's express wagons, at
the. corner Watts and Canal streets, Satur
day nleht. The bonds were hi the caro of
the I lnitor of fiuitemala, who arrived In
litis city Friday. They were to be used
as nart of the payment duo the United
Slates Government. The Minister, Setior
Don Vinceute Dardon. was staying at JSo.
12 Forty-second street. On Saturday, in
tending to go to Warhlngton, be packed
the boiids iu his trunk. When the robbery
was made known to Guatetnalon Min
ister fell in a faint, and required medical
assistance to restore him. He said the
bonds could not be replaced. Ho went to
Washington last night. One man has
been arrested charged with participation
iu the robbery.
Tbelt nenled.
Washington, Dec. 13. Mr. Dardon,
Minister trom Guatemala, says the trunk
of which he was lobbed, while, on the
way to the railroad depot In -New 101 k
did not contain any bonds.
luillitri.
Cincinnati, Dec. 13. The clothing
stores of Cohen Bros. & Co. and Katzen
berger. Goldsmith & hotM the millinery
store of James I . Smith & Co., on Kace
street, below Fourth, were entered by bur
glars yesterday, and an amount of goods
removed.
Ho Vlrgloln torn, lor SiamlttatMl t.
IticnMO.Ni. flee. 13. III the caucus this
morning thtee ballots were taken for I". S.
Senator, without result.
BtMlnras FMlnrr.
r.rtsTON. Dec. 13. The failure of F reed-
land. 1 larding & l.oomis, extensive whole
sale clothing dealers here, U reported.
Their llatillities are esumoien ai .w.wu.
New Yohk. Oee. 13. the house 01
John Hopkins, leather dealer, failed to
day.
millennial Appropriation Aura.
rm ,-Miirs. Ohio. Dee. 13. The special
committee of Ohio on Kihieation appoint
ed to prepare for exposition Ohio euuea
Mnniri matters at the Centennial have been
In session for several days. 1 hey ueeiueu
to ask the General Assembly tor an appro
priation of 17,400, to enable them to carry
out their plans.
Him ton Ily Election.
Boston. Dec. 13. The Citizens ticket
nominated to-dav Includes Charles S. C
Cobbs, for Mavor, and 8 Republican and 3
Democratic Aldermen. It is the same as
the bolting Republican ticket.
Fir.
Milton, Pa., Iec. 13. A fire last night
destroved the Riverside Hotel, Hong X
Goodman's and Black & Sawyer's clothing
store and hall. Loss, $100,000; Insurance
not ascertained.
KfcViF.R VS. KSF4.XAF-I.l-
Mn Fditor: I see that some one sty
i.t himselt Hesiilar. objects to the term
..",..Ls nl chemii-al or mineral doctors.
.. i.;..i. ..,. nsnd atminst Paraeehts and
his followers, bv the disciple of Galen cr
Botanies. Now, I do not know whether
the Galenites or Botanies were down on
the Paraeelsianss simply because they use!
mineral medicines, or because they se
lec'ed those which were poisonous in their
nature; but the point I wMitoftakeVi
this eontroversv is, not that the followe-s
of Paracelsus 411 e minerals, but say that
they use )'. and that indiscriminate
from the mineral, vegetable and animal
kingdom: use thein because they are pi
sosis; these poisons they use, they diride
into two great classes, stimulants and ton
ies. and sedatives or tonics. Their rao
tice in most case or (ever is a medley ot
tl,e se of the two: that is, they alternate
ly stimulate and narcotize until the ytal
fl.ree is all used up in far too uifttiy easts.
The reason whv they have adopted the
nerfVetlv harmless lobelia and tlie eoti-f.rlino-
cold water, is that they propose to
d'nectTv reduce vital action with them.
Their whole theropeutie system from 1
ginntng to end is to light nature by goad
in or depressing the organic lifeot tlie
boily through means that have a direct
tendency to kill, not the hotly but the vl
til principle, the organic lite. That
power which builds up and sustains the
organism. The arroganey of Allopathy in
Maiming any thing like reform or progress
in the use of means to cure the sick is
plain to anv one. who will compare the
r.it it mortjilitv resulting when they bled
blistered cnlomelized with that attending
ti.r.ir nrospnt iilaii of nsin2 their deadly
nntvntica to suppress vital action in order
to cure fevers. For this reason, I say to
tlie young men of our State, who would
tht blensfd art of aiding the
he ware of that system of
practice which tears down before building
Hi), and does Dotn nv means ihm ictn:'
cy is to kill. X. Keyskk.
H! il I.AK VS. KEVSEB.
Mr. Ehitok: Your correspondent in
his attacks upon our time honored prac
tice of medicine puts one in mind ef par
tizanism in politics, where the "outs'' ol
office are always abusing the "ins."' Look
ing over the harvest which we in tlie great
popular school in medicine are reaping'
he is envious ou account of that trust and
conlidince shown our system which dis
poses the people to swallow without ques
tion whatever poisonous drugs we pre
scribe. The idea that he can by his news
paper squibs open the eyes of onr devoted
patrons to see anything but health and
long life in the use of our deadly
agents is simply ridiculous. We have tlie
field, it is our own, and we don't propose
to waste our valuable harvest time
in defense of what is already im
pregnable. Allopathy, or the theory
and practice of making one disease
to cure another, or of introducing a
stronger poison in order to control a
weaker one already in tlie blood, on the
principal that the greater overcomes the
less, has long w ithstood the onslaught of
reason and common sense,and always willf
until the people think as closely about
health and disease as they do about profit
and loss in their trades with each other.
Considering it would be bth a loss of tide
and of dignity to take further notice of
such shameless abuse of our system of cure,
1 most gracefully withdraw. Kegclak.
A MiEXETOS FOl'SD.
Pioebe JSecord, Nov. 24.
Two voung men prospecting in the
mountains west of Pioche, yesterday.
came across the skeleton of a man. Ihe
body was evidently that of white male.
He had on a pair of striped stockings with
rags wrapped around tht.ni, but no boots
on or in the neighborhood. There was al
so two coats found, hut they had no papers
in them. His hair was partially gray, and
the place where he was round was partially
sui rounded by brush gathered together
evidently where he had camped. The
party that found the skeleton judged that
the man had been dead two or three years.
When a sweet little child skips uj care
lessly and rests its molasses-suieared fin
gers on your light cassimen-s. it Is well
enough for you to remember that ot such is
the Kingdom of Heaven.
I.A UltANDE FIE.
Weather rather stormy, but not cold;
stock in splendid condition for the ap
iirnnehinir winter.
The friends of E. S. & J. T. McComas,
who endorsed for them on their 3.ti0
bankruptcy note came forward a few days
i,,,. ami "minsrled"' each his share ot the
loss. There were about a dozen shares
in that enterprise and not a profitable one
either.
onr nnst office lias been removed to the
rlruw store ot John Cramblit who is nowJ
the obliging postmaster.
Dr. G. W. Biggers has been appointed
County Physician by the County Court for
the year 1S7C, at a salary of $800 per an
num. Judge Litchenthaler has entered upon
his duties as Register of IT. S. Land Of
fice, in place ot Gen. Stevens, removed.
On last Saturday the Grangers gave a
feast at their hall in La Grande which was
well attended, ami from the quantity and
quality of the viands there dispensed. I
am quite certain that the farmers here are
flourishing.
(Juite a number of new building are now
being built here, and many others in con
templation tor next summer.
Hoping to He aoie to give mum news iu
m' next, " I remain as ever,
ARCAMM.
Dec. 10, 1S75.
AX IJSnlAS! FFJiEKAt.
lFrora the Amador Lodger.
T.ast week Rancheria Jim, a big chief
anininr the Diwcer Indians of these parts.
who has lived at Rancheria. took sick in
Sutter Creek and died. Tlie subjects of
the deceasea warrior determined to miry
their chieftain iii civilized fashion witn ne-
coming diirnitv. They had a $30 coffin
made in which they placed all that was
lett of Jim. The mourners ttatnereu trom
all points to take part in one of tliejmost
nicturcsnne funerals ever w ltuessed in the
ei.miti'. A hearse and carnage was hired
the latter beinsr occupied by the chief
mourners, without boots on their feet or
hats on their heads, their ragged garmeuts
fluttering in the breeze, borne three score
Indians on foot were drawn up behind
and in this order the procession moved out
of Sutter Creek to Rancheria, the place of
interment. The costly casket and trap
pings ot the hearse and carriage were in
stranore contrast with the ramrod appear
ance of the bronze-face mourners and the
whole aflair presented as comical a blend
inn-of the solemn and the laughable as
can wTell he imagined.
"Are the young ladies of the present day
fit for wives?" asked a lecturer oi m
audience. "They are fit for husbands," re-
snnuded a female voice ; "but the trouhle
is, you men are not fit for wives!" The ap
plause was great, ana so was me uwcuw'
liture of the lecturer.
lllKhop MmpMoii OpimhmhI lo Polities In
I lie Imrcti
PmLAliFI.PIHA, Itec. 13. Bishop Simp
son has denied the statement that he had
expressed an opinion on the subject ot a
third term. He deprecates any attempt
to connect the church with political nom
inations or elections.
I'nrnxrr Hlllrd at Bremen Haven.
New York, Dec. 1.1. A dispatch from
Bremen Haven says of the steamship's
passengers killed by the dynamite explo
sion are h-herman" Cramer, of Iowa, and
Alfred Granichsladte. of Austria, iibin
iasscngt rs. Steerage passengers killed :
H. Koutz, Otto Kuriiiche, Adolph Kauf
man, natives ot North Germany- Cabin
passenger wounded, Mrs. Marters, of Bre
men; steerase passengers wounded. Ru
dolf White, of New York; Wiihelm
Schmidt, Joseph Daueer. Wiihelm Thom
as. There were altogether 57 persons
killed and 2:? wounded.' the majority being
residents ol Bremen, who went down to
the dock as spectators of the shipment of
the passengers.
Fiendish Intent.
The man who delivered the box ot dy
namite had planned that the explosion
should take place on the ocean during the
voyage of the Moselle outward.
BitF.if FS. Dec. 1.1. The steamship Salier
will sail for New York to-morrow in place
ol the Moselle.
t hi im n III not Siend an Eratawj to F.nsr-
litnd.
SHASfitiAt. Dec. 13. China will not
send an embassy to England until uext
summer.
Hank of Fnglniid.
I.omxis. Dec. 13. The bullion with
drawn from the Bank of Ensland on bal
ance to-dav amounts to 50 000.
Tlie Frlnre of Wnlr Iu India.
Madras. IVc.13. The Prince of Wales
arrived here this morning and was enthu
siastically received.
KnedHth HlnUler Dead.
Pauls. I. 13. Olaf Steneren. Swe
dish envoy-extraoi-dinary and minister
plenipotentiary at N aslungton. is dead.
Freneli Senator Elwld.
The Asseniblv continued to ballot for
Senators. The" following were elected :
M. M. Delavergue, Jaurez, Berthanlt.
Bover, Calmon, Oscar De Lafayette,
Kiemillv. Lumvd. Kribert. Of these Hov
er wlls the candidate of the Left. All the
others were nominated by the Left Centre,
ijrain Markets.
LosiON. Dec. 14. The Mark Lane Ex
press' review of the grain trade says the
markets in the French provinces are im
proving In tone. In Paris they are quiet
and study. The Belgian, Dutch, German
and Russian markets are steady.
Pttatne of fjien. K. D- Baker.
Rome. Dec. 13. A private letter from
Leghorn states that the marble statue of
General Baker, who was killed at Jiall s
Bluir, was shipped on the l'.ith ot Novem
ber for the United States. This was the
last work of Dr. Stow, who recently died
in Italy. Congress appropriated f 10.000,
which is to be placed in the old hall of rep
resentatives. Fire at Canon.
Carson, Dec. 13. Yesterday morning
about half past 2 o'clock our citizens were
amused bv an alarm of tire, .vhich was
discovered to be in the New York Bakery,
owned bv Peter Cavanatigh. The flames
spread rapidly through the bakery and
Mr. CavanaiiidVs residence which adjoins
the imkerv. The family escaped with
their lives, but their clothing, furniture
etc.. were all burned, as was also the ba
kery and store, with the stock, machinery
and all the contents.. I lie loss is- neavy,
somewhere in the neighborhood of f 10,-
000. No cause can be given, buit It is gen
erally supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
Adjutant Appointed.
S.ntAMF.NTO. Dec. 13. Gov. Irwin has
appointed Col. P. F. Walsh, ot San Fran
cisco, Adjutant, vice Foote, term expired.
haute 1" School Text-Books Prohibited
Tlie Governor has approved the bill
prohibiting a change iu the sceool text
books. Suicide.
nr-ren Fr.AT. Dec. 13. John K. Conk-
limr. a?ed about 50 years, suicided last
ni.rl.r. at. Little York. He cut his throiit
nrnii a mjiw and died in ten minutes. Dls-
uirioii was flip cause. He was an old
and well known resident ot Yuba and Ne
vada counties.
Another Mint to be Established.
Cntrioo. Dec. 13. A Washington
thore is no doubt that Dr. Lin-
rlorninn has decided that, if it is desired to
otuniih nnntber mint solely to coin silver,
Indianapolis is the best location; but if to
hoth o-nld and silver, that St. Louts
has th best facilities of any Western city.
The President is likely to send a message
to Congress without making any cuange iu
Dr. Lindermau's recommendation.
Plnekbaek's Faae to be Attended to
A Washington special says, it is expect
ed that as soon as Dorsey, biiaron, Aicom
aud Jones arrive.and are firmly established
;., nir sp.ats.the case of Pinehback will be
fat-,.,, no and disposed of. The case has
assumed a new phase since the withdrawal
of McMillan, and the administration peo-
r.io smr Pinehback will receive almost the
entire Republican vote ot the Senate
i,io admission. Thev ar'ie that it he is
jeeteel, Louisiana will be hopelessly Dera
rw.fath find W ill be as sure for the next
ididiUe for President, as
niarYrofiii.. or Kentucky, thus his rejection
,-m hB thrnwinsr away to the Democrats
n,o last: hut one. of the Southern States,
and that one is South Carolina. They
think Chamberlain means soo.i to turn
over to the Democrats, so that the Demo
crats will enter tlie next campaign with a
certainty ot every State south of Mason and
Dixon line for their c mdidate. Tin y say
the Republican party is on a fair vote just
ly entitled to South Carolina, Alabama,
Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi; but if
thev sit still, and allow matters to go on
as they have been, as instanced by the re
cent case of Mississippi, the Republic) n
party will not have tin electoral vote lioin
the South In the next campaign. Hence
they Intend to-tnukn the case ot 1'luchback,
the beginning of a determined eflort to re
gain what they claim belongs to them iu
the South.
I'roieHNor Well's and Mi I'lencUem
.ttcttllltC.
NEW .Yohk. Dec. U Prof. Wells,
who made a speech before Bishop Haven
at the now famous Boston preachers'
meeting and to whom was attributed the
language that Grant was the savior oi tils
country and the p oplcould not dispense
with his service, wi nes a earn aim says:
''The truth is I Never alluded to General
Grant In any way, slmiie or maimer what
ever aud In the whole cour-c oi my re
marks I had not the tuot distant thought
or allusion concerning what followed and
I do not believe a single individual came
there with the slightest anticipation of
what would be said by the Bi-hop. The
whole tenor of mv xpeeeh, from beginning
to end, was censure of eeelesiastie i! inter
ference with civil government in Europe
and as such the logical st! nce could
scarcely be the intermeddling of the Meth
odist Church with national polities,
lwsiiea Between l ulled Mates buI Spain.
The present distinctive pniutat l-sue be
tween the Uu'.ted Mates and Spain is sta
ted In non-ollicial. hot unusually well-informed
circles, thit t!n- I'nited Slates
asks that hi future, all American iu Cuba
accused of violation o! I be law shall lie
tried by civil courts and not (in htary tri
bunals, with all the rights In such cases as
are secured bv the 7th article of the treaty
of 1795: and all scnteiuv of American
tried by the military lieret.oi.ire ne an
nulled. Snahi, In some degree, eimecdu'
the claim 1o the first, agreeing that in fu
ture Americans accused i.l v:o!attou of law
shall be tried by ordinary tribunals with
the i- trht to he bean I lV counsel, in
witnesses ami employ a.l other SKteguaru-.
to the accused allowed by Itw. with the
reservation that all such trials !iail W ac
cording to the law of 121. which provide
lor mote expeditious proi-st- uis man
timsp ot civil court' in coiiiunm crimes in
time ol peace; ami also om rs to revue an
oi.i.tpneej nascd bv ctmrrs-uiart lai on
American citizens, where It sh in lie satis
factorily shown such i.-nteiices were iu vi
olation of establi-hed hw. This reply is
not satisfactory to the Li.va il suites which
takes the ground that American citizens
accused ot Ci ime cannot he tried by courts
martial, but are entith-d to trial before
civil tribunals only, as secured by treaty
stipulation without such reservation as
proposed bv Spain.
1'he Cabinet scs-ion to-d.-iy was short.
Several appointments were under consid
eration. Several member-, decided, in
company iih the Pre-ddci t. to visit Phil
auelphia" on the Ktii in-t. It is probable
that the Secretary of the Vnvy. the post
master General aud the Attorney Genera!
will reiirt-eiit the (.'alha t on that occa
sion.
toroner" Inttieit cri tlie !!:I!s- from
tlie II, Hlcliltml IVre. k.
I.OK!OK. Dec. i.l i he inljomued in
qnen at Harwich, on the ho-in- from I lie
wreck of the steamer Dcutehlam! was
brought to cloe to-div. C.i l- Brkken
otetn repeated the cvid . nee he gave be
fure that be was 33 mik- mi? ot lit course
when the steamer struck. Witnesses were
filled to pr ve that the lug Liverpool did
all that was possible t save lit". The
jury, after drlibcrajing tbre hours ren
dered a verdict that the victims came to
their death by espo-ure 01 drown tug:
Hint the nrimstr t-tn-e of the wreck was
that the t-tiptiain. in con-ei!.uje ot the
state of the weather, lo t hi- reckoning, j
but no criminal act i- attributable to him. :
1 h.- hirv adds that it is to be regretted j
that the" vessel had not the bvs' known ap
pliances for a-ct-rfaiiiing the distance
traversed; that her bo if lowering pp:irR
tns was nut the best kind, and tU:tt an ex
perienced pilot was not In charge. They I
concluded by declaring gieit credit was
due the CapViin ' d lug Liverpool.
Arrival of Jpne Menm t orvelle.
'Sas Francisco. Dec. 11 The Japan
ese steam corvette l u-kuha. Cant. Uo. ar
rived this forenoon from Sutgatio. It is
tlie fir-t apjieariiice of any vvnr vessel of
that nation in !he-? writers,
0iMisltion weant--dit l ine to t lilua t oii-
teSHiUH .!.
Relative to the reni t that M-icondray &
i n. intend, on tlie exniiation ot the char
ters ot the st .unship Vancouver and
Vasco de G nna. to run them as opposition
line to China, tie tinn state that no
definite arrangements have Iweii made to
that efti-ct. iid!ng mtvitv from tlie
owners It) London; but admit that such a
disjx-sitian ot the ship is iu contempla
tion. !Hnr-Ierrtl nuti Fol't-etl.
SvsDif.go. Dec. H. Alfonso Leeare, a
Canadian, who has been clerking for some
tiuie for De'.sou & Co.. id San K-tfael, in
Lower California, was found 12 miles this
side of that plac; dead. wHi a bullet hole
through his head.. IK- 1: ad started lor this
place, ami was snpio-e,i 10 mie c,-o-re-i-
able monev, for uLilIi l.e as prouaniy
mui'dcrcd.
Sot Klhey tint Hrvrnse.
San Dtnoo, Dec. 11. A letter from
Gov. Yillagecut. of L".vt rCaUf irnia. who
was returning from shi-phce to Sau Ra
fael says: Altou-o Lei -la re. who was mur
dered near this p! ace. was cuniiig to this
city lu company w'th Senor Sousn. who
had rendered himself iv t'oxtus to tne
thieves and bandits of Lower California,
by his activity in bringing th -in tn punish
ment, and h is suppos, d ,lrH Sousn was
the real object ot the attack ftotn the ban
dits, who are presumed to te part of
Campo's band, l'he G. v-rn.r writes that
the teirihle cuintc ha esc t, d the whole
neighborhood, and he proceed-immediately
to San Rafael to leave nothina undone
until the criminals shall have been pun
ished. It is presumed S.ui'o has been
murdered.
Sttivoiel lltinlerem Keen.
C 4 vpo. Dec. It Two Mexicans an
swering the de-t !ipti"n ot Lopi . and Cata
zeu were seen about miles east of here,
going towards Yuma. The Sheriff ol Yu
ma was notified.
lIoLlicr imMol.
XewYoku, Dec. 13. Win. P. Morti
mer, one of tlie men charged with robbing
the City Auditor's office at Toledo, was
arrested in Brooklyn yesterday.
Murrter' f Woman.
The body of a woman, fearfully cut and
t-tabhed, was foud.l iu a field, yesterday,
on the out-kiits ot Brooklyn. A cigar
nalcer's knife was picked- up near uie
body. Xo C'lie to the munterer.
Ureat Tire In " L- eler .v uion s.
?Illll!Sl.tei" J
A fire which broke out in the Wheeler
& Wilson Sewing Machine Cahmet to. s
shops at Bridgeport at 6 o'e'ix k last even-
no- was connneu 10 me mm. m.- m
toricri nrted. At 8:30 the tire began to
diminish, and al 0 tlu wails fronting on
Pembroke street tell, knocking down at
least ft dozen persons, two ot whom were
killed and a halt a dozn seriously in
jured, some of whom cannot survive. At
11 o Clock the Diultlings "ere a neap 01 10-
a 'n, loss of the heeler or uson
Co on buildiiiirs and stink is estimated at
4-,nn nun. on which there is an insurance
ot $315,000. The loss of the Sewing Ma
,.ioo c hi net. Co. will nrobablv not be
less than Si 00. Out). I he ouiniiiigs ouroeu
ora tl,n ornnertc neeiinied bv the Wheeler
& Wilson Co. The new buildings of thi
..n,..Qov eroded about seven years ago,
1 J . . .100 -i.;n... .,.,
wpre not uuriied. jiwnu suu
. . , , ..
chanics are thrown our 01 employment. u
the conflagration, which is the most seri
ous that has occured in this city for years
Sot UitiHy.
mivvsTOV. Dec. 13. Information
trom Brown.-ville states that three colored
soldiers -vcie tried there yesterday,
charaed with the minder of M. Ryan, at
S,.l,.s Kancho. in January last. 1 he pros-
nntinn failed to iiroduco prcot and the
iurv returned a verdict qt not guilty with-
rtnl lonviinr the l)OX.
Lieutenant French, U. S. A., was tried
no a char of burj'ary with a similar re
sult.
., Tr iteh. is in Brownsville, but hi
trial will not be had until next term. It
is stated that public opinion has changed
and the military are not blamed la the
matter.
dosed list- t!ii- Wiatt r. .
POUGIIKKEPSIE. N. Y.. Dec. Jo. The
Upper Hudson is dosed again. Xo more
boats can get north this season.
A lolleice Trenanece ami Hank President
iSeSitultcrs.-
BOSTOK. Dec. 13. A special from Con
cord savs that a deficiency of at least $30,-
000 has been discovered iu the college ac
counts of the 1 ite Treasurer of Dartmouth
Colleoe an the President ot Dartmouth
Savings Bank, Daniel Biai-dell, who died
last August. The family of the de.ea-ed
have placed all their prnperty at the dis
posal of the eoliege to make good the loss.
Th "irstl Seu'Uwrahli.
Richmond, Dec 15. The caucus iu re
lation to Lulled States Senator this ninm
iug, adopted a resolution nroviding for ti e
nomination ot all cundida'ca before tl
next ballot, dropping the person receiving
t ie lowest vote on each preceding ballot
until a choice Is made aud allow no le
nomitmtlon. John W. Johncon Fleeted Senator.
John W, Johnston was nominated V.
8. Senator ou the loi ty-tllth ballot.
The President AreepM an Invitation t
nine out.
Sew Yohk, Dec. 13. President Grant
has accepted an Invitation to'diue with the
New Kngland Society of this city on Fore
fathers' Day. .
. l!nKliic. Failure.
.Mooes Strasburger dealer In watches,
MOen Lane, is reported to have failed.
Liabilities said to be very large.
Kills Introdtieed.
Washinoton. Dec. 13. Sargent's bill
(of th lriincisco nostotllce is a dupli
cate of Piper's introduced into tlie House
yesterday. They were prepares m c.-o-snltiitinu.
I ..ttrull tn.,Utr Introduced bills apfiro-
v.W. . " J " " ----- . .
.i..ii,,r srji noo lor the iintiroveineut oi
HacrameuU river, and $25,000 for Feather
river.
So Crooked Wltlaky on Hi it Count.
Secretary Brlstow, who sent an agent to
the Pacific Coast to investigate the wliisKy
rin. does not seem to exrct that it win
amount to much, though the agent's report
U not yet In.
Womluntions by the PrIfpnt
rim President nominated A. White, of
hihiima. Chief Justice of Utah, and I).
p 'i bnmi,eni of Oregon. Governor ot
Idaho.
Nnrvevor (irnrriil of California ttln-
The resignation of Surveyor f-enerai
Stratum has been placed iu Senator Sar
gent's hands, to take effect January 11th.
Sargent will recommend as his sitco-ssr r
H, G. itoHlns, who has so satisfactorily
served as register of the San Francisco
land office during the past six years.
Kul-ealn at Wblaky Trial.
Wasiiinotos, Dee. 15. A telegram
was received at the Department of Justice
to-day from United States Attorney Dyer,
ol St. Louis, announcini-; that no more im-
nnitant trials iu whiskv eases who occur
before January.
llcetoii-.nl ilerounlicd
The President recognized Alfred Chau-
ning. vice consul to llcr Britannic Majesty
at m. Louis.
lout iln r!:irn-d al Sa.
Boston. Dec. 13 A dispatch received
hi-re states that the ship Helen Morris, oS
Ilostrin. Cant. Burslev. lrom Shields, for
San Francisco wiih coal, has been burned
at-a. The Captain and 12 men landed
at Valparaiso. Nov. 2stli.
t oo-te-ratlun or an Eplaror-al Ul-liop
Tiwv, N. Y.. Dec. 15, Kev. John Iler-
ry ilobart Brown. S. 1". D. of Cehoes was
consttcrated bi-hop of Fond Du Lac, Wis.,
iu St. John s Church, tins morning, wito
imposing ceremonies. Bishop Poiter pre
sided. 1 lie sermon was preached by Bish
op Wells, of Wisconsin.
TIIE Ul lKORI) ItlRIAX.
Th tllff M n ( ara Bnrlifl nt f ,aat -I
lie Urate I llleil In with oment -Htfiiftt
at thf t lliicrnl f:ver tiling- Faaa
e off teul-lly.
WIIXttlCTTE r.llVDIWITT.
The Albany Democrat has an article on
the subject of tlie above beading in which
we believe unjust statements are made. It
was certainly understood from the begin
ning tiiat the University was to be owned
and controlled by the M. E. Church and
no outsiders have any right to come in
ami find fault. We are not able to reler
to any contracts in the premises, hut many
old members can probably refute the state
ments made by the article referred to.
which we here present in full, as follows:
That the Willamette I mversity is des
tined to take rank as a second class insti
tution ot learning in this State, is just as
sure as that it tins occupied the highest
popularity among the people of the north
ern coast "during the past five or six years.
Tlie pledges made by the late Father Wal
ler while soliciting subscriptions irom per
sons who were not JSletnouists, lor uie
purpose of erecting the building tor the
University, viz., that the school should
fureter renuiin fres from settrOm inpie.m
ees, appear to i-e auout a- uu iuucu
now ov the trustees as would be the
pledge of an Italian bandit by the remain
der of his gang. Tlie gentleman spoken
of we believe was a good and consistent
christian and during his lifetime endeav
ored to shape the course ot the trustees so
as to-redeem the pledges he had made.
But the unworthy nincompoops, npon
whose shoulders his mantle as agent ot the
Uuiversitv has fallen, thinking, pernaps,
his mortal remains have reposed in the
grave a sufficient length of time for these
uledu-es to be torg.uten by the people.have
mount ed their hiifh Pesassus ol Method
ism, and propose to ride down all pledges
made, and to place the school under the
management of none but Methodists or.
to bring it to a finer point, none but Meth
odist preachers. Iu fact, this is openly de
clared to be the policy by a tew of the
! trustees the short-haired, tight-skinned,
i iron-bedstead kind and there is but little
i that they will disgust the better class of
i men who hold position as trustees.and will
! carry their point. Old Thornton heads
the movement, while the successor of Mr.
Waller as agent of the University, and a
tew others tail on wi'h him.
So extremely moral, temperate and
Metho.listical have some of tlie trust
ees become, that upon recently pass
ing upon the election of a member of
the Medical Faculty, such questions as
does he swear?"'" "does he drink?"
is he a spiritualist ?"' was freely indulged
in. and some of the reverend thin-skinners
came forward and lied by assuring
the Trustees that the doctor was free trom
all such vices, adding that mute yettrs ago
he w.- s taken into the church on trial: One
of the board made use of the following
1 mni2e. as renorted to us : "Mr. Presi-
lent. it matters not to me altnougn tne
Doctor may get drunk as a Drute auu
swear like a sailor if you can assure me
that he i a Methodist, 1 will vote ior
dm !" Such language sounds like sar
casm, yet the doctor was elected.
If the Trustees propose to neiray tne
dead one who acted, while hying, under
their sanction and authority, and one who
was. we believe, sii.ccre iu every repre
sentation he made concerning the course
to be pursued in the management of the
school we sav, if the Trustees betray
hose nledires. the sooner a number ol va-
c nicies ou the board occur by resignation
or othenrise the better for the prosperity of
the institution.
A young poet sends us some verses on
'Morning." of which the following is one:
"Sow Nature like a drowsy giant stirs;
Aside the curtains of her tent are drawn;
The stars recede, .and night fades slowly out
Upon the misty margin of tlie dawn.
This subject is too majestic it costs too
much effort. It is a good rule for young
poets to select less majestic themes. The
fiVtire ot night fading out "upon the misty
inartrin of the (lnwii shows the possession
of a Pesrassns that can throw its lieeis
around a good deal when it tries; but too
much trying hurts poetry, a iruo poet
like an overturned molasses jug with the
cork drawn if there is any molasses m
the jug it comes ont easily. An "uue to
pssinr Ash ('art." "Lines on a Dying
Clam." or anvthinff that doesn't require a
beginner to jerk hi genius rounu oy tue
roots, is much preferred. Brooklyn
Argus.
T1IK tHISEOE IBEA OF IT.
Was gal nome Moll had lam,
l leaa alle game white as alio,
Evbr place Moll gal walkee,
Ba.'Ba, hoppee longee too.
MosTltEAl., Nov. Pi. -Early this morn
ing the Chief of Police received Instruc
tions Irom the Mayor to send a detachment
of armed policemen to the Catholic ceme
tery to protect the men who were digging
the grave ot (minora, tie ni.r-ii.i
to send the remainder of his reserve force,
consisting of about 1W men, to the
Protestant cemetery, rony oi tuc mc-n
were armed with breech-loading rifles, the
remainder merely carrying their batons.
l'he volunteers turned out on the Champs
Do Mars In the following order: ictoria
rifles, numbering 250; Montreal engineers,
numbering about 30 tiles; th3 Sixth
Iloshelagas, I'M men; rrince oi
rifles. 250: the Garrison artillery, 200, and
Colonel Stevens' batterv.
At 10 o'clock file grave was reaoy ior
the cofiin. At this time not over 20 spec
tators were present at the Catholic
cemetery, but crowds were collecting from
all directions. 'I he police formed a hollow
square around the Protestant cemetery
vault, and the sexton unlocked the door,
and he and his men entered, followed by
friends of the deceased. After a little de
lay, the eotliu containing Guir-ord's re
mains was produced, when Mr. Bosseau
asked if there were the remains of tlie late
Joseph Guibord, kept by him six years,
delivered up to him again ou the 2d of
September, and returned to him for safe
keeping ou tlu same day. The Wton
said that they were the same. 1 he
Chief of Pol it thereupon gave the
command, " Shoulder arm." and the
r.me)) T.-ncf-cfunn started, which at that
time consisted of a couple of carriages, the
police bc-ing the sole guardians, as me lim
itary were far behindand never went up
to the cemetery at all. The road to tlie
Catholic cemetery was crowded with peo-
tjle ot all classes, in cabs, carts anu on
c ..... . r t. :,,
lo ,t Willie Tllft mreani OI veilicica - "-'
bad been go'mst west to meet it now doub-
Great quiet prevailed, aud uo one showed
bv look, word or ueeu, any inmuuj
w'ai ds the procession. About five minutes
after the Catholic cemetery gate had been
taken down, the funeral procession en
ured, a portion of the police preceding
and the remainder following the hearse.
The military was halted at the village ot
Cote Des Neiges. A crowd began gath
ering from every direction, and ran with
all speed up the various avenues toward
the grave.
The police formed a square around tne
grave and kept the large crowd back
while the coffin was brought from the
hearse, borne by four men, aud placed hi
the center of a bed of cement prepared for
it. The process of rilling the grave tlien
hetii. The moment the coffin was low
ered into the grave, the work ot mixing
cement with water was commenced. lUe
workmen shoveled in liquid cement, min
gled with odds and ends from tin shops
and scraps of sheet iron. The comments
of the spectators were various as the work
went on. 8me thouafct it additional des
ecration of the cemetery and hinted that
it was one more reason why the cursed
Guibord would have to come out at last.
Others regretted that the sarcophagus had
not been brought up, as if not ased as a
casket, it might bave been laid on top
ot i hp cement. Others seemed to
take the whole aflair as a huge
joke, though with manv, who, with com
pressed lins and knitted brows, viewed
the scene from afar it was tlie reverse. As
the filling in process continued, the police
grew a little less strict in holding tlie
crowd baek and the motley assemblage
speadilv environed the grave.
Mr. Carnvre, distant relative of tlie
deceased, sa'td a few words bearing testi
mony to Ins excellent character and es
teem" in which he was held by those who
knew bim. Tbe speaker's remarks were
not received with approbation from a
n-Jinber of roughs, wtto booted at Mr.
Camvre. Beyond this there was nothing
publicly said on tlie side of tlie Institut
Canadien. The animus of tlie crowd col
lected was sq unmistakable ana tneir
threat to dig Guibord's bones out of
the grave, if occasion offered, were so
O.ietily expressed that Mr. Bssseau se
turetl a guard of police from the Mayor to
watch tlie grave for at least 24 hours, thus
giving time for the cement to harden into
a soiid rock. The cement was filled in
over the coffin to near the surface and
when the top dressing of earth was piled
on. aud Guibord was buried at last, a driz
zling, cold November nia beat down a
the snowy ground aud ou the spectators
who witnessed tlie closing act in the
drama commenced six years ago. When
all was over Chief Penton rode ap in front
of the grave and tlie police formed into
divisions and marched off. A crowd f
about twentv-five oi thirty degraded look
ing loafers" then gathered around tlie
grave and one of tliem in mockery put a
dead thistle stock at the foot ot it, which
was snatched ofl by a bystander, at wbom
they began to jeer. The'y attempted noth
ing' further until the last carriage, contain
ing Mr. Bosseau, moved oft, when tliey
hissed and jeered. Tlie military then pro
ceeded to tlie city wfiere tbey dispersed.
The citizens ot Brownsvile and vicinity
nrmiose to meet on the 17th in3t. to take
i.,to consideration the best means to im
nrove the road to Halsev. With uniou of
effort and means, a long null, a strong pull
and a pull altogether, the thing can be ac
enmnlished and winter travel renderet
practical, as compared with their present
dilhcult. passage.
All the streams emptying into the Sound
are unusually high, ihe Descnutes is
with'n eisrht inches ot the highest mark;
thp Visouallv is hieher than ever before
known bv the whites: and the Chehalis i
also very hisrh. We have heard of no par
ticular damage yet.
Ther. is seldom a line of rlorv written
nnon th earth's face but a line of suffer
ii,r run- n: irallel with it : and they tha
reap the lustrous syllables of the one, anil
amr, nor tn decvtihtT the snotted and worn
txcoi--.tir.il of the other set the lesser half
of the lesson earth has to give.
One thousand Lodges of Good Templars
oiohmeincr three hundred thousand adult
members, hold meetings every week-night
in the United Kingdom, tnrougn tne year,
1TE.'IM.
It is said that President Lincoln once
said to Senator dssenden: What is your
religion?" "Xot much to boast of, but I
supiose I am as much a Unitarian as any
thing." "Oh. a Unitarian," said Lincoln;
'I thought you might bean Episcopalian.
Seward is ail Episcopalian, aud I notice
you swear about as be does."
One ostrich will yield $100 worth oi
feathers when properly shingled. A Col
orado man has 100 of these elegant iowi-,
and when the hair-cutting season is not in
till blast it is entertaining to see him sit
ing on a fence with a riddle under his
bin conducting these zephyrous creatures
through a waltz.
In the line of " How to bring up par
nts" is tlie speechoi tne nine ooy who
said, " Father. I think you should give up
swearing or family prayers." Tlie boy
recognized the fitness or tilings.
Bismarck never says "you aremitaken"
to a man. He Drmgs aown nis nst ui-
tead. and veils out. "Ion lie:" All oi
which shows how ranch better it is for him
o live in Germany than in America.
The other day. a Detroit husband was
reading in a newspaper that the premon-
torv svinntoiiKs ot insanity were a wna
look, flushed face, thick speech, etc, and
he handed it to his wife, and remarKeu:
Marv. if ever I come home that way.
you'll know what to do. " " Yes, dar-
ine-. " she sottly replied, as she laid the
paper down, " I'll have an emetic and a
club waiting for you."
Roller skating is revived, and striped
stockings have gone up fifty cents a pair.
Several young surgeons have resurrected
their diplomas, and the man who makes a
joke about a cork leg may be looked npon
as a blasphemous wretcn.
It annears to be looked upon as a "grat
ifying evidence of the progress ot journal
ism in Canada that the editor of tlie Wing
ham Times has sued the editor of the Ad
vance for referring to him in connection
with a hen embezzlement and a burglary
on a clothes-line."
Way up in Canada, somewhere, is that
distinguished American, !?ergeant Bates,
with nothing to protect bun from the
piercing arctic blast but a pair of old shoes
and the Star-spangled Banner. He writes
that a man can sit tiown oy tne nres oi
patriotism and freeze to death.
Ttridal tonrs are coins out orTashion,
and travellers are mighty glad of it. Many
a one has missed a good meal because his
stomach couldn t stand the spectacle oi a
young man, with his hair parted in the
middle, "spooning" over a young woman
at the breakfast table.
Somebody lectured in Richmond, the oth
er day, o:i " All about the Devil," and had
thirteen hearers. The remaining portion
of the population probably understood
themselves.
The beneficial eftect of inserting tlie sto
ry of the cherry tree in all school books,
from the Primer up to the Fourth Reader,
is beautifully illustrated iu tlie case of the
young man at the Palace Hotel. He did
It with his little hatchet, but he couldn't
tell a lie about it. Had he never beard of
George Washington be might have done it
with a butcher's cleaver and lied about it,
too.
When the Virginia husband starts in to
tell bis recently-returned wite what he has
been doing while she lias been away, the
recording angel pulls two extra quills out
of his left wing, and weeps as he dips his
pen in the inellaceable ink.
n Indian had a row with imaginary
snakes, last Thursday on the streets ot
Olympia, and attracted a good deal of at
tention. He was taken in charge by tin?
authorities.