TELEGRAPHIC.
z .Very Latoet s News Reports.
EASTERN.
Krort- )eatl of I'ommoUore
Vim-
Oerbllt.
New York, Oct. 1. Commodore Yan
Ocrbllt (lied this morrilnjj at 10:20 o'clock.
Latest Commodore Vanderbllt U not
dead.
The evening Tost notifies the agent of
tlie Western Asuodated Tres that Vaii
dorbilt ig not dead. . The dispatch to the
I, A mm. .'-1.1 Xm. ...
the death, purporting to be signed by iJr.
rwisms, wag the work of soma trickster
"here. The following ig a copy of the bo
gus dispatch a received; "Commodore
Vanderbllt died this moraine at 20 min
ute past 10. Reporters are epcclatly re
(pieatcd not to cull at the house, l'articu
lar will be given to the press." It came
from the New York Hotel and was igned
"Rev. Chit?. V. Deems."
The following dispatch from Commo
dore Vanderbllt may be accepted as an
authoritative denial ot the truth oi his
death.
At 20 minutes alter 1 a dwpatch wan
sent to a Wall street firm. "I am alive
nod doing bettor than 1 liuve been in many
months. (J. AMti;iuuT.
An I'nfunuditl rumor onorrnluc llWym.
ISKW ouk, Oct. 17- The worm
Cincinnati (special ways. There Is a
rumor here to-night by the unaui
inous refiuent of the Republican State
central committee. Oovemor Hayes
will reHlpti the governorahlp thin
week to further his chance for the
1'realdeney.
iu uiepooi room 10 ingm me out
ting was HO to 55 on HayeB In general
UiHi ItrmlRnia amiwitf I
ttrw Trk. .-
. All the jouruala, . ven the IH-mo-
r ratio., concede that the Kenubliean
demonstration here last blent was
one of the greatest meetings ever held
in this city. It was impossible to jret
anywhere near Cooper luatitute.
Blaine was the chief attraction. He
spoke at ireut length and with telling
ellect His upeetm ruaKS seven coi
uiuus of tlio Times. lllaine subse
nuentlv addressed the immense over
flow meeting in the Htreet. The most
extensive arrangements are making
Brooklyn this week. Already more
than 60,000 tickets have been disposed.
Hrr-Mnn HeulmlNwa
J.rrTLE H'K'K, Ot. IS. The Kepubli
can of die Third Congresiuonnl lUstric
to-tlay nominated John McClure.
Ilijiubltrno Untm IhmmKH.
CiiiCAtio, Oct. 1. Tho Tribune
Washington Hpeciu! says: Virginia ltt-pub-
llr'imQ tm-vinumt tr, rrllitl t Wt. I .llllPri.ltKtntMl 1
v.,.v b --B
timt State. They claim the election
Col. I-egnr, no old line whig, and pro
nounced Unionist In the second district
and iu the fourth. There la also some
prospect thai Air. Mill may beat Governor
Walker hi the Hichtuotid district.
Tli M. IrtHila lUsbw""
HT. Lons. Oct. If. Nothing to-night
transpired in tlie Frank Janie case. Sev
eral peraong have talked with the prisoner,
some of whom think him to be, as claim
ed, John Goodwin. -now In Texas. Others
express tlie opinion that he U lol. Carter,
. one ot the OlUirtUle traiu rubbers. . ,
Tnbnitrk Atalnit low rllr.
I.oiisviu.k, Oot. lrt. Mr. Harper,
owner ol Teiibrocck, announces his wil
lingness to-nljrlit lo rim ngahiHt Tom
( hihiltree for JslU.OtK) or any larger amount,
to take place on the truck ul'tlie Louisville
.lockey Club next spring. a;
TrHfMi t or Kwnlh rvliua.
Wasi!intok, Oct. 17. The following
was issued this evening hi pursuance ot
the action taken at the cabinet meeting
lor the protection ol tlie -public peace, etc,
('. II'. T. .SheruHM Sik: In view of
the exUting condition ot ntl iirs in booth
Carolina, there is a iusibllity that the
proclamation of the 1'iesldent of this date
may be disregarded, 'lo provide sgainst
such a 0"iHiiifency you will immediately
order all the available force in the military
division of tlie Atlantic to report to Ueu.
Kogor, coiiimnuding At Coiumbia, 8. C.
and Instruct that ollloer to station lu
troops in sucli localities that they may be
incwt speedilv and etlectually used In case
of resistance to the authority ot the
United Mate. It Is hoped that a collision
may tlnn be avoidwl; but you win in
struct Ceil, linger to let it be known that
it Is the fixed purpose of the government
to curry out the snlrit of the proclamation
and to sustain It by the military force ot
tlie general government, supplemented, li
uecessarv, by the military ol the various
states. Very respectfully,
D. O. OamkhoN, Secretary of War.
FOREICN NEWS.
A KiiIIwhjt Wrtteki-r ill Trouble.
I.OMuN, Oct. 15. The trill of Dr.
Strou.-bwg, cx-rillnny king, which had
becu set down for November, was resumed
Saturday. Kmlur'.s Moscow telegram
says, after Ih- iiidii'lnicnt was read, Strous
borg plead.'d -'not guilty," and complained
that the in lictiui'iit misrepresented him,
ex pressing I i many places the exact op
posite to his inclining, by I'ulsely repre
senting and di-firoyiug the coiiiiection be
tween dilfereiit portions of his statemeut.
SlNlrlf,H lit llMllH.
I.OMXiN. Ocrt. lii. A special dispatch to
the Times from Calcutta reports that dis
tress prevails ' hi Dkcmi nnd Southern
Mahrata, because of the failure of crops.
Too government has opened relief wards.
Scarcity is also expected in Nepaul.
CroteHlniitM t xrliil-l t'rwus ShiilM In
Spitiu.
A ti.degrHin trom M ulrld states that the
Bishop ol Mhiore.i lm Issued anew circu
lar c j ! ...i- v. :!ie .n-i '.ci i 'j.' ;: '.:! '.
school not to a'linit the fans oi rrotost'-,
nisiiineruiMiH.'unirs.
l.lvrrMMl Wheat Mnrlict. ,
Livekpooi., Oct, 17. BroailHtufls
draa; average C&lifomla wht wjieat,
10s 2d70 5dj Club, 10s 4d,10s 8dj
spring, 0s 8d(S,0s lOd; winter 09 4d.
Orrn lull at 25a 8d, Ilecelptsof Wheat
the pant three days. 45,000 quarters.
American 22,000. ; j
lnnle on the Ittocli Kxri(iiif .
IjOnddn, Oct. IS The Globe suys
a complete pan lo prevails on the stock
exchange. Tl news of Russia's tip-
parent determination to make war on
Turkey had confirmed the fears which
for several days have depressed th
market, and culminated to-day in an
ndlscrlminate pressure ror sale ot ail
descriptions of stock, not only by spec
ulators stimulating panic Tears, out
v uowa tide holders or securities, ana
the ireHnure forcinir others, there was
at the opening a further serious de
cline iu quotations, and it was diffi
cult to obtain prioBS at which, bur-
gains could be eflected, the fluctua
tions being so great ami frequent.
The changes Included a reduction of 5
in Hnngarlan, H in ' Turkish, 2 In
J '.gyntlan, 3 In Italian, and less, but
considerable decline in all stocks.
PACIFIC COAST.
(told 4
Haitian Ttl ln l4krly lo b
auxh(.
San FRANfisro, (K'ti Kith-Reganl-
lng tlie recently published reports
that men were... lately arrested here
for complicity In Hie Idahb'stage rob
bery in 180H and the stealing of bullion
from the Consolidated Virginia and
other mines, W. S. O'Brien states
that while the exact amount can
not be known, probably fifty to aixty
thousand dollars nail teen laaen irom
the Consolidated Virginia in that
maimer, the depredations extending
over a number of years. The robberg
nan conrenerat.es employed in ne
mills, with whose eonnlvance anaal
tram was takma from time to time as
circumstances , permitted. Arrange
ments are now beiiiK made which, it
Is honed, will result In breaking, up
the gang and recovering a portion of
the plunder, in the proceeds of wtilcli
the detectives wui anareasa aurau
lant to tbelr actlyit,) , t .
I1ilac CtiwtMK.
San Fiuncico, Oot. 10. Senator Mor
ton and Congressman Mead, tf Uia com
mlttee of Congress to examine the Chinese
question, arrived on the overland traiu this
evening, and Cooper, tlie otlier member, is
at Yosemlte, and Wilson will not come
out hero. The members ot tlie commission
including Sargent and Piper are,tlerefore.
a'l in the State, and intend to begin the
examination on Wednesday next.
The congressional committee to inquire
Into the Clmiese question will hold a lirst
meeting to-morrow in order tp further 'the
worK ot presenting me qucxuon i uirin
In the most etlective manner. The com
mittee of twelve appointed at the grand
ma meeting ot citizens held at Union
Hall last spring when the Chinese ques
tion was first broached, lield a meeting
this evening to concoct measure to that
end, and Biter a brief conference adjourn
ed till to-morrow evening. Theurand cen
tral antl-coolie trade composed of dele
gates trom various ward club have called
a meeting tor to morrow night at tlie ciu
(ludur ball to arrange for a grand anti
Chinese mass meeting at an early day.and
renewed activity u notice Die among an
minor antl-coolie organizations.
RosEBt'Hti, Oct. 17. Alexander Kas
musa, a prisoner, wlw was confined In tl e
county jail here lor stabbing tnan near
Gardner, committed suicide by hanging
himself to-day txtween 12 snd 1 o'clock.
It apitears that lie cut his belt into strap',
lastetied the straps hi tlie bole in the door
and hung himself with them.
Shipping- Sm
Kan Fisanosco, t)ct. 13 The
steamer Oceanic sailed to-day for
Hongkong via Yokohama, meeting
off the heads the Alaska from the same
ports. The steamer City of Sydney
also arrived this afternoon from Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Honolulu.
A very large fleet of foreigh ships
which have been hovering off the
heads waiting for the weather to clear
up, came In during the evening.
Jiuprwnufut iu I lie Price ot When!
The war news from Europe has cre
ated oouwlderable sensation in trade
circles to-day, aud has had a tend en
cy to stiffen the price of wheat,
though neither buyers or sellers show
much disposition to conclude any
transactions at present, both being
apparently anxious to have more den
n ite news of the situation before do.
lug butsiuuss. Some parcels of milling
wheat were sold during the uav uu
derthe influence of war rumors at
$1 78, being an advance of 2J cents on
any prices heretofore reported.
ICM'I liLK'AMH llIWIIIAii:0.
A clergyman in Mississippi has
written toa friend in Utica, N, V',
that the White Liners threaten the
lives of all w ho announce themselves
Republicans, and are attempting by
force to prevent negroes and whites
from voting the Republican ticket.
The writer of this letter hsis been
warned to leave his home, at the peril
of his life. They need some more of
Dr. Oram's medicine down there in
rebel do in.
' rj i ' i rv
Is supposed to be a di.tant ri-lilive to that
d a inguislied Demount', Mr. "Clerical
Aid." lit! Is well known ii 1 he school
book bi'-li ess, tuiil i-a strong Individual.
T e M'h i'il lmnk l.i u rivv!i l.yiliel -t
be !'.-,
an.
4 1 5 1 HAT -fUY MlifcT. ! i
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KntTOit SiATKRMAN: Since the founda.
tlpu of iJeclaratlou. of Independence,
no greater truth has been uttered than U
contatnetMii the remark or Senator Morton,
thatjthe Democratic party has not done or
even suggested a good thing during the
pa?tlwotity-flve yean. Senator Morton
asked any Democrat, who could, to name
justXone good thing, but the sweeping
challenge still stares the Democratic party
In the luce, unrespondod te.
Now, Mr. Editor, if such a challenge
had been made to tlie Republican party
by a Democrat, in the United States Sen
ate, "and ' had " remained unanswered,
because of Inability to answer, I, for one,
wouldn't stay la the psrty twenty-four
bourse i ; - -: "
The Hrst position the Republican party
ever took ou : national afialrs, was, that
slavery should not be extended into the
territories. Was that a good positiou,
and are we proud of tf Why, yes, and
every Democrat in the country acknowl
edges that we were right and they were
wrong, i
The next position the party took, was
that a State could not secede, and that the
Government had a a right to "coerce" a
State te remain in the Union. As in the
case of the extension of slavery, the Dem
ocrats opposed u, and the cry of "no co
ercion,," went up from every Democratic
honsehold In America. Dara any Korth-
ern Democratic paper say to-day, that the
Government has no right to coerce a State
to remain in the Union? 'Why, no, they
have come over to us in tins question, too.
and humlllatlngly acknowledge that we
were right
Tlie Republican party then began the
prosecution of the war against armed trea:
son, and alter a three years' death 6trug
fcle, the Democracy pronounced It a fail
ure. 1 Were tbey right' ATnt we found
that ire prosecuted the war? "Why, yes,
bat most strenuous efforts, but not nene
the less ridiculous) are now being made to
. . i . miu - - T . - A
prove niai nr, j.uuen w wir ucrair
crat, aud that he sympathized with the
Union! , Why, bles his imperceptible soul,
if it was wrong to prosecute the war when
it was being prosecuted, and even after It
had terminated, how can it be creditable
toa man now to appear to have sympa
thized witli It? ' '
The truth is, the prosecution of the war
was scriutiy a Kepubiican measure, ana
ttiey were therefore opposed to it, but like
every other Republican measure, they
have. In order to be on the popular tide
pretended lo endorse it.
It Is not necessary to follow the history
ot these measures, but is sufficient t sav
that every prominent doctrine that tlie
Rcyublicju toai U- IlUm auuuaaUsd l-""
at first opposed aud denouuued by tlie
lleuiocratic party, and tiltt ra few years,
as licartuy emnraceu inn auvocaieu
Hare anv Democrat denv it? Why, look
at the slavery question, the coercion of the
States. proecutiou ol tlie war, negro snif-
ruga. the constitutional amendments, civil
rights, reconstruction, etc. etc.
iv nen trie necessity nas arisen, me ite-
ptiblican party has assumed the responsi
bility ot grappling witn. these great iiue-
tionv and has always met the opioiiiin
and jeers of the lemoerats, but afterwards
they have e trie . pupping along liko so
many wulpped spaniel, ror. this reason
tiie Democratic party has reminded some
one of a man riding in the rear end ot a
car because it never sees anything ontTl It
has passed it. It reminds me, however,
ol a great ratification meeting, foflotviug
along in the trail of our party and ratify
ing bII that we have done. i
This in tlie leason tbey are kept out ol
power. Their action serves to show to
tlie people that we have done right, pise
they wouldn'. espouse every principle we
have ever set forth. In its place, the Dem
ocratic party Is good a good ratification
meeting always indicates popular endorse
ment. Yet the one ghostly dread of the Dem
ocratic uiiud is the "bloo.dy shirt.''. They
have an inexpressioie abhorenee lor any
thing that recalls their record during tlie
war, and their daily prayer is that the
war may be forgotten. Well, who first be
gan to wave the "bloody shirt?" History
tells us that the chivalrous - Beauregard
first waved it in tlie face of the gallant
Anderson at Fort Sumter, in lstil; then
the Confedeaates waved it at Ibtrper's
Ferry and at Bull Run. But after that
others began to take an Interest in the
matter, aud Grant waved it at Vicksburg.
aud Sherman waved it "from Atlanta to
the sea" aud Sheridan waved It trom every
peak surrounding the Shenandoah valley,
and ever since, strange to relate, the
Democratic party has been bitterly op
posed to the whole "bloody shirt ' busi
ness.
If I knew, to-day, that all recollections
of the war ana us miseries were passing
tore ver from the niiuds ot the American
people and that 1 bad the power to recall
it or let it remain so. do vou know wii.it
1 would do? W hy, I would proclaim the
rebellious outbreak ot the southern StatPs,
the damning treason of the Democratic
party, the horrors of Andersonvillc and
the villainous perjury ot Samuel J. i'ildeu
ti it t il every crag and vale in America
would reverberate with the story of the
record ot the Democratic party, i would
ever keep Iresh in the minds of tlie Ameri
can piu-ple the untold sacrifice of life,
treasure and happiness which wits neces
sitated by the headstrong hellishtiess of
the Oeinrciarie party of 150. nnd if. for
so ilomjjr. 1 should lie tiiuuteil with the ci v
of hliV'dy shirt," 1 would yet think I hail
preformed a great duty to my country.
And it the spirit of loyalty to the country,
fidelity to principle, auti appreciation of
constitutional . gnverment, is still djini
nant in tin; hearts of the people of Oregon,
as I bcleite it is, Richard Williams will
"go through" tha "I.ano" to the next
Congress, and our electoral vote will be
H given to Hayes and Wheeler by biieh a
iticKlen inn jmity that the "liowIli'S Uer
vlshes" tlienseive eouti! ct-veroiMe lii:
r- cf die I) liioerinic p-n I c.
Covk, Oregou. Oc. IJih, l7i.
STATE INDEBTEDNESS
And the late Proposition 1 to " pay it.
I J I
What Does it Mean?
Speech of Hon. T, A. McBrtde.
' There was a full home and a crowd
ed lobby to Ltv.f Ji. --rwitf 'upouithe
bill to levy a special tax of three mills
t o pay off all outtanding State war-
rants." Although" a large majority ( f
the 'Legislature seemed determined
on saddlelng upon the peop'-) this un
i ... ... .
rfiRr::r:iorai measure, there are
some meraUrj who think this Demo
cratic swindle ought to be left to take
care of Itself. The remarks of Mr.
McBrlde, of Columbia county, are a
fair ''"exposition of the' views of the
minority. Mr. McBrlde said: u.
Tf o man more than myself wishes " to
Mipport the credit and dignity of the Sta'a
and to pay oft its indebtedness The ques
tion is, how much do we owe? Upon ex
amination of the constitution I find, as a
provision, that the State shall not loan its
cmui nor in any manner contract any
(i6ferf') which shall exceed fifty thou
sand dollars and any indebtedness exceed
ing that sum hnll be void. Now? in the
tace ot this plain prohibition, I find a bill
belore this body asking for a three mill
tax each year to pny an Indebtedness of
over four linniired thousand dollars, three
hundred amljifty thmimnd dollart In excess
ol the constitutional limit. - Now, ; Mr.
Speaker, I ask that the constitutional i ule
lie applied to this icif(, this so : called
indebtedness, that is to fay, that fifty thou
sand dollars shall be paid, and that the re
maining three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars shall be void. Can any lrgUlator
under in oath to support the Constitution
take any other course. The gentleman
from Yamhill says that this would be "re
pudiation. I deny the charge. The Con
stitution savs this excess ot indebtedness
shall be void, that is that It shall have no
legal existence as a debt. Is it repudia
tion to refuse to pay an .unlawful claim.
The position is'preposterousand the dying
wall ol a greedy lobby. Their so called
claims are not lawful indebtedness, con
trolled by tlie State, but they are pretend
ed claims unlawfully loisted upon the
State by the corrupt acts of its public ofB
cers, and I say let their dupes and accom
plices look to them and not to the State
tor a remedy.
The gentleman from Lake aks if the
people have not a remedy It an attempt Is
made to collect unlawfully drawn war
rants. 1 say yes, two remedies. The
first and mo-t natural one would be to
hang the members of tin Legislature on
the first convenient limb ; and the second,
toenjuln by law tin; levy or this unconsti
tutional tax. I wish to save myself trom
the consequences of the application of the
first remedy, and to save' the people from
the necessity of applying the second.
At. oilier objection to this bill U that it
opens up a "job." It provides for the
payment ot all warrants ol the state. 1 his
would Include warrants which have been
drawn on special funds, such as the
swamp laud warrants, and thu3 open the
door to an unlimited nunilier of claims
already provided tor. Will members
blindly rush into such a trap as this? Mr.
Seaker, the watchword of the last politi
cal campaign was economy, retrenchment
and reform. I came here" by the votes ot
my political opponents, because they be
lieved that I would be true to that watch
word, and standing upon that platform I
call upon my fellow representatives to
draw the Constitutional line or say that
we will pay' the fifty thousand do'lart of
Constitutional debt, but not one quarter of
a dollar, not one smiling more. !
The foregoing Is merely a skeleton
of Mr. McBrlde' 8 speech. He was ably
seconded by Mr. Rosa,V)f Coos, and by
their combined efforts the House was
finally led to exclude Swamp Land
warrants from the operation of the
act, so that the people of this State
will now only be taxed three mills on
the dollar, for the next five years, to
piy for tlie ordinary stealings of the
Orover administration. Let every
member bo careful how he votes on
this expensive frond. J
(II It WAMIIX.'IO I.KTIKR.
The sijle uf IeiuMrotic Kcouoiiiy mill
lie! reurh men t.
Washington. Oct. 6th, ls7
Democratic professions are one thing
and Democratic deeds another, but the
two won't go to the samn mude. by any
means. They howled ai d shrieked in nl
the keys knowu to the grand scale, tioin
basso prolundo to fligli f.dsetto, over their
pretended saving ot thirty millions in the
general appropriation bills, at the late ses
s'on. This was their orofession of econo
my. This was the music to lie suu to
the ieoplc, to be riddled on fiddle', to be
tooted through horns, to he filed on the
"ear-splitting file," and otherwise screech
ed into the cars ot the tax-payers. The
entire orchestra is still peilonning on that
thirty millions chain, perspiring luuiicnc
l. ui:li the vigor of the exerci-e. Hut
wliil.: the actor hi their fiUe faces and
tinse! .sh im costumes are uiasipieradhig
on the open stasje before the audience, let
us take a peep behind the scenes, and see
wh it the managers snd sites and "plot .
! erty men are doing.
What! by all the go is at once, every
I man til them is vigorously boriu-' iinoien e
I holes in tlie bottom ! il e tre t itry. P.,,, e
. In" i.ix i'.b '.ils ot i -!!!. 1 . 1 I, il.i-e,
'. ::ti ' .rso:",i iiv. :,:.: per.-oivii
I character. V hen Congress adjourned, the
o-chestra and star troupe were shown hi
tableau to triumphal nuislcnhd red light!!,
pointing to an inscription on the Trensu.
ry tront, 'Thirty millions saved." Be
neath the trap, 'the groups of sweaty and
dirt-begrimed managers and mines might
have been seen chuckling over their motto,
yiorhig tor 2,503,C22,.'i8(i." .., . j ,
I., have ,.; heretofore , mentioned the
fact tliat the Congressional tables , were
groaning under the weight of bills
introduced . by Democratic members
appropriating . . vast aggregates, , to
private claimants mostly from (be
South. A careful compilation from the
records and flics of the late session, shows
that these bills foot up tho enormous sum
of $2,50:t,022,s3: Of this sum, which
exceeds the nntional debt by more than
$100,000,000, only $173,304 are for Xorth
ern States, distributed as follows: New
York, private claims $01,90": Massachu
setts, $30,135; New Jersey. $18,800;
Pensylvanla, $17,705; Ohio, $40,117; and
Illinois $4,040. All these bills were Intro
duced by Democrats. '
" ' THE SOCTHERN JOtmiNO flll.I.S,
Introduced by Southcrh Democrats, ag
gregate $2,303,339,072! A brief glance at
the nature of these bills will suffice to show
how the Southern Democrats propose to
rehabltate States at the expense of the
general treasury, and how utterly false is
the Democratic prentense of cutting down
the expenditures; '' ") ii;
II. R. No. 3430, by Hon. K. .T. Ellis.
of Louisiana: 1 Appropriates $4,20;,000 to
repair and rebuild the levee3 ou the Mis
sissippi river.
U. K. JNo. 13U3, by Hon. K. it. Gibson.
of Louisiana: For rebuilding levees, etc.,
on me Missouri river, f o.aau.uuo.
ILK, A o.i 553. by Hon. W. W. Wil-
shire, Arkansas: "To facilitate tlie ad'
justmunt and settlement of claims of cit
izens of the United States for stores and
supplies taken or furnished during the re
bellion for the use of the army of the
United State3;" Including the use and loss
of vessels and boats, by authorizing suits to
te institutes in tne united states court In
tlie district wherein the property was ta
ken or Used, such suits to be tried "by
said courts In the same manner and by the
same roles ot evidence as that now pre
scribed by law for the trial of civil causes
lu the circuit courts ot the United States;"
that is, by juries oi the vicinage. - Judg
ments rendered by said courts to be paid
out ot a general appropriation for such
claims by the Secretary of the Treasury
the Southern Claims" Commission to be
abolished, and with it all tests of loyalty.
It has been estimated that $1,305,1(53,
000 would be required to pay such claims,
aud that as large . an amount would be
required for claims under II. R. No. 23G4,
introduced by Hon. H. Y. Kiddle, of Ten
nessee, directing compensation to be allow
ei for tlie use aud occupation of property
by the United States army during the late
war, under which the Secretary of War is
required to allow reasonable compensa-
for tho use aud occupation ot their prop
erty during the late civil war by tie
Liuted btates army or any part thereof;
and providing that the atiidavit of I lie
claimant, supported by the testimony of
any responsible citizen, shall be suttlciei t
proof to establish the fact of such use and
kocccupation by the army, without regaid
to the loyalty ot the claimant.
11. H. No. 1(174, by Hon. W. M. Lew.
of LouUana, and H. R. No. I883,by Hon.
V. H. Hurd, ot Ohio, propose to reopen
the Court of Claims to claimants lor the
proceeds of captuied and abandoned prop
erty, without regard to loyalty ; and ti e
former also provides lor abolishing the
Southern Claims Commission and re
ferring to said court all claims for stores
and supplies taken from citizens of tlie In
surrectionary States, Including use and
loss ol vessels ana boats, rent ana occu
pation of 1 louses nnd buildings, and such
stoiesas lumber, tobacco, sugar, &c.,wilti
out respect to loyalty of claimant
The balance ot proceeds ot carituredand
abandoned property In tho Treasury I
about nina millions of property. Claims
tor such proceeds have bten filed in tlie
Court of Claims and Treasury Depart
ment ami presented to Congress tor ovt r
thirty millions. More than two thirds of
these claims are barred by statutes ot Urn
itatiou, and the above billsare intended to
remove tlie bar.
1c is proposed also by the House bills to
relunil the amount ol direct tax collected
in the Southern States, amounting lo $2,
492,110, and to remit the balance of said
tax uncollected, amciinting to $2,b01,77d
The above are only a few of the bills of
this kind now (lending, and which will be
p issed If the Democracy gets into power
They will servo as tain pies of all tho
others.
The bills of a private nature, i tit roi lite
ed by Southern Democrats foot $4,597,190
They are for the reimbursement of South
ern men tor the use and damage to, or the
destruction of, property in tlie Insurrec
tionary States during the rebellion, etc.
The aggregate Is distributed among ti e
States as follows :
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina . .
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Lousuiia
. .$ 530,311 65
. . 3O8,0n7 10
.. 104. (iiU 25
. . 1.144,172 14
. . 255.875 58
.. (122.042 8i
... 2 f.' 557 66
Mississippi.
3l ifi 170 64
Texas V. . .. 205 !IH1 17
Arkansas 151.7.56 64
Alabama 146.272 83
Miswmri 474 741 17
That is how the Democrats propose to
make the money fly. Look over the
union, its and think upon it. Upon the very
ni -t entry of (lie .Democracy Into power l
a single branch ol Congress, they pro o
to create fresh labilities which wool
more than double the national debt. And
still they are out on the stump shoutin
'Retrenchment !" "Kconomy !'
C. 1 Cramai
lH. J. V. VTATTsi AI
On !:,t Saturday eve
itoit.iu I u.
i.l n' tho Uth
i -, I bis uh sin rid ii si ii nip sjw.'aki'l' of
;-."-:. t Mr
.a v.ry
i,husias'.ic audionco in this placi. The
Doctor made one of his telling speech
es, in which he compnred the two
political platforms which are now be
fore the people for their consideration,
showing clearly the soundness of the
one, and the corruptnets'and trickery
of the other. The speaker read from
the Republican platform wherein it
says that we are a nation and not a
league. He then read from tha Dem
ocratic platform wherein It answers
by saying, "they reaffirm their doc- .
trine iu the permanency of the federal
union."., me speaker showed that
federal, means league, or contract and
that on that won! and phraseology
and doctrine; hung the war and all
tnut grew out ot it. , . , ,
llie Doctor-shewed to the people
that , it they vote for Haves and
Wheeler, they vote for a tiatfon. hut
if they vote for Tilden they vote for a
league which will cause history to
repeat useii. irie also carefully com
pared the past history of the Presi
dential candidates, clearly showing
that while Mr. Hayes was risking his
life in defense of our government, Mr.
Tilden was doing his , utmost to de
stroy it. At the "close of the speech,
the ourburst of applause was deafen
ing. Dr. Watts has made a lasting
impression here and converted quite a
number of persons who were a little
shaky. Douglas county will go two
hundred and fifty Republican majori
ty. We are expecting Mr. Mitchell
soon who will clinch every nail that
has been driven,
Rohebukg, Oct, 15, 1876. t
FKOM EASTER OHKtiO.V.
' : IIei'Pner, Or., Oct. 4, 1S7G.
Ed. Statesman: Trusting a few items
lrom our remote "bunch grass corner"
might be of Interest to you and your read
ers, 1 take the responsibility upon my own
hands ot sending you a few:
Our gentlemanly . blacksmiths, Chase
& Stewart, have sold out their business to
Sperry & Gilmore, and will soon take
their departure for Texas. i-- -
Our usually quiet berg wag made a place
of inteuse excitement the other day by
couple of friendly neighbors having a
little knock-down. J Nobody - seriously
damaged. Tom got a black eye,' Bill a
skinned nose. , : - : ' . , . .
Our friend Doc Matlock, that eyerjok-"
ing, mirth-provoking manipulator of good
things, was accidentally shot the1 other
day, by dragging a rifle from a wagon.
The tiigger caught on the edge ot the
wagon bed and shot Mr. Matlock through-
the left side. The bullet did not penetrate
the entrails, and there are slight liope3 ot
us recovery. ; s ;
More auouj - P. Dno.
friiineiatlon a Remediable Defect.
Leanness not only detracts from personal
comeliness, bat it is au index that the blood is
deficient ia nutritive properties. To remedy
emaciation, enrich aud purify the blood, which
will then develop healthy flesh. This object is
ttiQKt raadily attmuo-1 through the agency of the
great diooci lernuzer ana depurent, Houtetter 'a
Stomach Bitters, which enable the stomach to
extract from tho food taken into it ample nonr-
lshment for the system, removes all obstacles
to complete digestiou aud assimilation, and bv
stimulating the kidneys to vigorous action, in
cites those organs to strain from the vital fluid
i i its passage through thorn impurities which
would otherwise impair its flesh-creating qual
ities. Not only do the Bitters promote the de
velopment of the solid fiber, but they also in
crease muscular power aad elasticity, overcome
nervousness,- biuisli mental depression, a--d
protect the system a ;ainat disease. .
WIG ANDIA '
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mtuvirtna
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Glass Ware,
Plated. Ware,
China Ware
mm. CUTLERY, ETC.
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