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AVEEKLIT OEEGON STA.TESMA.ISr.
yiSFII ORESOS STATESSHi
FRIDAY
Arr.tL c. istt
ttrTt lun'iur on.
Mr. UUI conni liiiueir out of tlie edi!
uria,l clair of the Oregntiian, and Mr. II
V. Scott assumes charge ot tlie concern
From a 1 irmrv Hfindnohit e have al-
ways nu.a .-. um m uiu '""'-
but lii
pollen! policy ueeds further tie-
feuse bcfut-e we accept
it a designed tor
the benefit of tlie pensile, or shaped under
the rti.es ot common honesty. I. i un- ; ,0,K,rt.r wUh the ruIe n.
necessary to recount our rejections to the ; j,.,..,,.. it, were proe'aimed iiuhlicly by the
vaeilatitig course of that pap?r under its ! herald, a cere! a cri, or with the -oice and
late management, the record is latere the the trumpet, as it ws called. The king
r. , ! st-arms wearing a gold cloth upon which
people and judgment has a,rwlr teen en- ,ie.lnis , ,., m., ww ,,au;Ki, pro-
tered up in the great popular mind. S;kIi ! churned flu- tournament., while the her
political blunders as Iwve been made, ojw j aids tlis-ritm -d crds upon which the
eratif .v.nt the. Eewibiican psrtr, i arr"s paii.teil touuy one who would
" " ', . " ; take them,
were of course greet mora! crime,, if pre- The i-cKrrei..v o! tonrnaroent created
meditatevl, aui it will be a long time be-; gre,t ex iteme is: nil through the sur
fnr Mr. Iliil convinee-s t! KentiNieans of i rotinding o umtrv. "Hie knights and no-
Oregon that he did not esnd hUbest
. " ,
efforts to disrupt and tear down the great
party which lias kiv-U i i.ot created the
reatest government on enr.h. Demo-
" ; i :..- .u.
cra'ic uewpaper pram- Ion; tor hat
thev ate uleased to nl! ihdendeiice.
hut in the face ol the Croi.i
nd other
fraud tin; tenu beouie a most villain
ous joke. A iUerary charier, r of some
note tie j.vJ to u- hi ier in the in
terest of r.;f.ai! it our eoi.j- etudes be true,
there is little af out him t admire or
pri-e. We would not strike a fallen toe,
but do not re.ard him in that Hcht, hsviiic
the furtini and the ue ! the ttiliiuins ot
the Statesman whe-e lie tn oSer a de
tens' tf he ha one. Tlie pa p -r was taken
because of telegraph news, bin in no man
ner endorsed by Kepuhiuan. VVlale wc
wish Mr. Hill success in bu-ine we have
no faith or confidence in hi NiUtics, but
may In? CHivincod hereafter. A tiiree- j
thousmiwl dodar tee mislit lwve iKinie in- j
fluence if we were in the practice ot tlie j
law. iir. iscott will mske a reliable Ee l
.trnWiean paper ot the Oregnnian. aud it
will hereatter aid the Statkmas in the
reat work oi kit'pms tlie Stareon tlie side
of the Iord and RepuU!:caui-:ni. We wel
come tlie new managemeiit and bid the
ourgnins parties au aBt-ctionate business
fareweli.
ji1pI?iti:.
Tbe word bushwluicki-.g-' was invent-
d to desciilie a set ot irregular rebel
plunderers and murderers during Uie late
rebellion, and bass now become a part ot
the language. Tlie Ongonian has occu
pied a similar position in journalism
among the country pre- of Oregon for
some time past, aud tlie late change in ed
itorial management it was honed would
-develop it to a positive ctiaracter one way
or the otner and thus enable the people to
know on what gnwind it stood and how
far it could be depended upon, either for
good or evil. But all liave been disap
pointed by the way tlie new editor tak?s
up the situation. Assuming a vast degr
of political ho!iues, lie tear to en dor ;.e
lienubliean party and its great priiM...ta,
lest at some future time some ore in office
makes a mistake which deserves condem
nation. His argument against ine tpuu
litan party is most lame and impotent.
Mistake have been made, but the prtnet
f have not chansed. A tew dishonest
men in office have been detected and re
moved, but the general business of tlie
government has been ctvitiuued in an
caanatDical and safe manner.
Thin great party, to which the new Ore
vmnian editor tormerly belonrd, has ac
complished all that could have been ex
pected by the most sanguine, and prom
ises better things in tnture. From a gov
ernmental desert left by the Democratic
party in 1BC1 tlie present great structure
lias been built by the effort ot the Repub
lican party, and our National credit, to
day, ia good barometer of national
strength,; is better than ever before, show
ing unparalleled results from party efforts
ot which every Republican should be
jirood.
lust at a time when tlie country U in a
flush ol prosperity and most profound
peace ; when scores of Democrats are de
serting the old hulk to which they have so
loo adliered. is a most astonishing period
for soch a man as Hon. H. W. Scott to re
move binjse'.l from his old associations, and
sever Ills connection with tlie party which
has made this country what it is and cou
femi no trifling honors upon him. We
trust lie mar yet be re-claimed and
itrought hack into the fold.
It has been often gaid.but on very doubt
ful autloriry,tliat"hell is paved with good
Intentions." It is now asserted that a
number of streets are paved with "lost op
portunities," and sewer alleys with '-what
t&uiht have been."
The Mercury has sold oat the Ptate1
mak, a far as words go, without an order
of a court or consent ol the present pro
prietors of this paper. The impertinence
ol eucli statements lias not been equalled
since that paper aideJ Judge Grover in
the Cronin fraud.
Sheriff I'ale, ot Yamhill county, lias
taken tlie Stale agency tor Prol. Bean's
patent estcrtuii ator. He expects to teal
xn a fort one out of a!e of Cjnuty right'.
i
J Tlie tournament in its incepMnn was
' more a iathering for the practice of ath
: ietle games than anything else. In time,
however, it became" the octillion tor the
' display of all the pomp ami circumstance
' ol the time, and wag insult- the ehief at
I traction at such Mpular lestivitics as a
roval marriage, the entrance if a sover-
i cien M'v town,
or anv of her occasion ot
There is a tradition
; . m.,, ,..l ,.,.. tiwt
was 8rst i,ititn:ed i,i the tenth century in
' Brittany by Geoffrey, the lord of Preuilla,
! Iteii a tournament was resolveo H(wmi.
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i while the (' is prill pevldlers. and all
j ht, t.!a., j, such pahlie gatlier-
' inas t 'rrh - l:ir-iiei inee of tlteir prirate
gains, waunvl to :he tot in crowds.
' reat ltwr. I'.siiis. ino esiien. were
. ' ,,, i,.
i wiiieh tlie tourntliiient was to t;ke place.
i and the teniuoranr ncenimnojiuions tor
j the acEnrs, the sixf'atoig ami tlie judges,
j The lits ctime tiiiuilv to be cimstnicted
5 in an ohlons tiirm, and were decorated,
i with ItrillianUy painted and gihled desists
; and herai!ic einiiieni. and hang with
j rich tapestries, llanners bearinj lierahlic
devices were brooght ly tiie various
I knights whogather to take par; in tlieceie
! bration. and bttnre tlie day of thetonnia
; ment tlie houses in which they hxlged
j were decorated with tlem. while in
i ouie custie. cloister, or monastery f tlie
vicinity, tlieir coats of-anus were imng.
and tlie knights, the ladies ami the visi
tors, gather to inpct them. If among
them any lady reeogni;sei the baiitier of a
knight against whom he had any cause
tor complaint, she called tlie attention of
tlie judges to it; and it on uivesnestinn
be was found ii..wo"ibr.lie was uot allowed
to take part in tlie tournament.
Belore tla1 opening ot the serious busi
ness for which tlie gathering had come
together, the efpiires practiced in the
lists, and the ladies gatliered to witnew?
their feats. Frequently in these trials an
esquire wh" distinguished himself was
kuiiihted on the spot, and allowed to cele
brate the occasion by takiue part in the
ensuing tournament.
Upon the stand built for the spectators
were gntliered tin? tieauty aud fashii-u ol
the land. Kings, tueens, prince and tlie
highest nobilirv of the laud, gathered to
j witness tlie sp-cacie, and by their prvs-
jente ilMSpirit tlM! contestatit lo display
their prowess. At certain parts of the lists
the stands were erected for tlie camp-nuir-
stials and seconds ot the knighu Within
tlse lists, or close to them, were the king-at-arms
and tle heralds, who were to watch
the sports and render a liiitlilul acconnt of
them. Crowds of servants wete at hand
to render assistance. Bauds of music ad
ded to tlie festivities ot the scene. As their
clarion notes sounded, tlie knights, in lull
armor, magnificently equipped, with their
steeds decoi a ted aud arun-d. entered the
li. followed by tlieir enquires. Some
times tlie knights were led into tlie lists
by the ladies tlicy had sworn to serve, fast
ened with gold or silver chains, from which
tliey were released before the combat be
gin. As a rule, the knight bore. alo fast
ened upon lita person, in a conspicuous
place, some knot of ribbon or other favor
which bis lar'y had bestowed upon him.
Harpwr's Magazine.
S7,0,ftO A MILE.
There are no people on earth that will
bear any comparison to Americans in rail
road building; and having supplied their
own country with all the great arteries of
commerce it can well afford to pay for. as
a luxury, they are seeking ofber worlds to
conquer. Tlie confiding Chinese are the
people whom tliey are favoring just now
with their generous attention. They are
bound that tlie resources of the Celestial
Empire shall be developed at all hazards,
no matter what the cost, and have begun
the good work by building a road running
out of Pekin at tlie sntuewliat startling
figure of $7,000,000 per mile. It the in
nocent Celestials should happen to learn
that railroads in America, since the spirit
ot the Credit Mohilier has taken np his
a node in China, cost bnt from t.fJOO to
f.'iO.OOO per mile, they would doubtless
f-el like liiey bad been bulldosed. Verily
Americans are enterprising railroaders;
and there are millions in it without dis
pute. IUIAtf MalTEKS.
Orders have been received at Fort
Walla Walla, says tlie Oregon ian. direct
ing companies E and L of tlie first cavalry
to leve that poet as soon as practicable
for tlie Wallowa country. Lieut. W. H.
Miller who will act as quartermaster of
the expedition has been sent forward to
examine tlie roads over the Blue Moun
tains. Upon his return the date of the
movement of tlie troops will be fixed. It
is understood that thee troops will estab
lish a three corn pa nr post near the Wal
lowa valley, from which detachments can
be kept constantly in that valley. It has
not been deemed best to establish tlie post
in Walla valley, Gen. Howard be'u.g of
the opinion that tlie requisite protection
Cin be better afforded tlie settlers by locat
ing the post on one of the main approaches
to the valley. The two companies muster
over 100 men. and will be under the com
mand of S. O. Whipple, a very cool man,
who has tiad great experience iu dealing
wtth Indians.
The mind has a certain vegetative pow
er, which cannot be wholly idle. If it is
not laid out aud cultivated into a beauti
ful gnrdeii, it will of itself shoot up weedn
or flowers ot a wild growth.
N'afore takes a plain human fice a;id
-ettoweet tlioug'iCjt and kindly intnil- at
work iijma if. and it gro's into a l.ilry
bea .it v .
M4T1LDA Att HIJOl HUM).
Matilda Heron lay yesten'ay on the bed
1 1 the little house ou Twenty-fifth street,
with a placid smile and an air of rest on
her dead fW'V that made her look ten years
younger than she seemed when living.
Bijmi, poor child, had been taken away
Imin the house that she tniuht bo removed
from the scene ol her liereiivement. and
.1 ..ft-.. r T - .1 '
ucm.Tr oi ,ur; 'jtwrt1 i. ,uivy. ine une
Ot Miss IUrou's physician. The report
tint she is to go to her father. Stneel.
who is now the leader ot an onliestra in
London, is earireiy without Mui.datinn.
Since her mother's divorce from l.iiu la
has married ag!iin. r.nd has several child
ren by his second wife. Tiie feeling
among prfcasioiml ieop'e Is very hitter
aguinst him. and one ol tliom said yestur
d.iy thit '"If Stoepel attempted to take
Bijou, the memory of his treatment ot licr
nintlier wonld be revived, and very supers
would riso up to oppose Win." Cijou,
who is under engagement to Messrs.
Shook is Palmer of the Union Spiarc
Ttieatre. will continue thereresiding,
meanwhile, with Mrs. Carey, who takes u
great interest in her.
There is a wimble iiicnusistener lietween
Mis Heron's lite and its closing sn-enes.
As intense a Catholic as ever lived, she is
to lie buried from a Pr.testant church,
and to lave tniss celebrated by Catholic
priests. She was always a s'rlct Catholic
Omv. whe;. in Philadelphia, she was
walking along a street when a laborer tell
fm:n t rct!iiiilitt to tlie si lewalk. and
lay tiice trt;:s"y ininred. A Miss flaron
iisseU he calletl for a Catholic prie-t, but
there w:is none ut hand; as quick as j
tlwnigliE Miss Heron ru-hed to hurt, and
tiktug the dying nvin's head in le r lap, j
sue tore irom tier necs a crucifix thai ilie
always wore, and lield it to his t;j; he
died, which was but a innuieut later, in t
telling this strry lierself. which slie fre
iiw ntiv tli I. slie would add: " I rness I
was as gnod as a priest to him. pour fel
low." Miss Heron never parted with the
crucifix used that day in Philadelphia.
H ith the sii.ierstirion of her race slie at
tached great importance to it, and wore It
till her death.
her natural eavntricities inereased
notably during the latter part ot her life.
She fi-equentiv spoke of herself as "fnor
Tilly." Sitting in her room conversing
with lier friends, slie would start up Mid
denly and electriiy her hearers with a
powerful recitation from some old play
which would evoke thunders al appiause
from any audience. When complimented
npon her x?rtormance, slie would say, al
luding to UijiHi; "Ah, s!' is tlie greatest
actress, in the world. Wait till you ee
her and that will be when I bring her
out." Indeed her affection for her child
amounted to a passion, she lived iu her
and for tier. A tew months aen. in a tit 1
ol eccentricity, she conceived tlie idea that !
some one was trying to separate ttiem. j
Instantly she moved from her lodgings j
and sought apartments In an obscure part
ot tiie city, remaining there tor several
weeks, while tier friends were seeking in
vain to discover her whereabouts, I or
some time past she has been eu&iged iu
lawsuits again-s several actretes for al
leged inlriugeinent of her right to "Ca
inille.' some of which are understood to
be still pending.
Uijou Heron is now fifteen years old ;
slie U slight, graceful and good looking,
but with a prematurely old aud careworn
air and manner. This is due, no doubt,
largely to tlie lite ol constant excitement
and anxiety that she has led with ber
mother. Slie Is really mote womanly
than most women twice ber age. Her
friends, and thoe of ber mother.are anx
ious that slie shall now retire from tlie
stage lor a time and seek the traiuing and
recreation of other girls of her age, which
she has hitherto lacked, either in a school
or with a family. It is not Improbable that
this will be done, aud. if it is. Miss Bijou
is in tlie opinion ot those who are compe
tent to judge, destined to great success as
au actress. Tiie means to enable her to
pursue the course suggested are likely to
be raised either by a benefit performance
or by subscriptions from professional
friends of Miss Heron, many of whom aie
indebted to her for past kindnesses. X.
Y. World.
JL1M.I: DCAUIH LSt llKE.
Tlie Vancouver Independent savs: "Tl
long anticipated lecture on "Trinl bv
Jury," by Judge beady, attracted a good
ly audience at tbe M. E. Cllurc lat
Tuesday evening. Among these in at
tendance were Geu. Howard. Cpt. Wil
kinson, aud others of the olllcers at the
post. Judge Green introduced Uie speaker.
Tlie lecture was a carefully prepared his
totical resmite of tbe jury sysusin, and was
&lo an able defense of tlie justice and es
pediency of that system. In common
with ottier nlightened men wlio have not
lost their faith in mankind, lie believes
that when the State shall become so cor
rupt that twelve honest and intelligent
men cannot be found to decide upon tlie
fact ot a case at law, then is the b'nte
ready to be handed over to a despot. Tlie
lecture would read well, and should be
primed, that iu sphere of usetuluess
might be more extensive."
Tlie Burlington Hawkeye says that a
man out on W est Hill set 'out last week
to eat thirty patridges in thirty days on a
wager. He ate the first one without any
trouble, but the grocer relumed to give him
any further credit tiie very next day, and
he is hopelessly stuck on tlie other twenty
nine. Talent is power ; tact is skill. Talent
makes a mm respectable ; luct makes him
respected. Talent convinces ; tact con
verts. Talent com maud ; tact is obeyed.
Talent is something; tact is everything.
It is v lin to cling to the youth which is
past, be our unbelief of tlie fact ever so
stuubern. Rattier should it be gracefully
resigned for the cheerful acceptance.
Time is too precious to be spent grum
bling. Instead ot borrowing trouble we
ongi.t to
Travel oa lift's common way
In clieirtnl godiioeiM.
Tin-bigef night his an i-nd. mJ .
liniii clems the way f,r brighter. tnik-r
d iv 1 iireii-.
OBJECT r THE Ml IWIAA UMIIK.
Xi:w YoiiK. March 29. Tlie Tribune's
Washington rtircial says It is reported that
the President conceived the plan ol send
ing tlrn commission to Louisiana before
his inauguration, and now, while he Is at
times willing to be li.fluei cd by the ad
vice of hi cabinet, he w ill a-r fn- hlinselt
when these i.k to he r --iille. The
gentlemen who have lieen :ec!ed will be
sent to New Orieaus wi:tt Instructions to
endeavor to Induce both partle to agree
to a reconciliation of tlie l.egUla'ure. It
Is proposed that the un nibers of both
branches w!irs.e seats are uncontested and
w hose election is conceded bv all, shall
pass ujion the contested cases, and that the
Legislature so constituted shall, under the
Constitution and laws of Louisiana can
vass the vote ot the State for Governor.
Such a Legislature, it is said, would have
a nominal Kepntdichii majority on joint
ballot of about 17. Of this majority nine
wonld be conservative Republican and
weuld hold the balance of ower. II the
two parties decline to reorcrnnlxe the Leg.
islature. it is lielieved the President Is (Its ,
tertnined to withdraw trootw from the sun
iiorl of the Packard government, and to
inlorm both parties that, having tailed to
accept a proper and fair adjustment pro
posed by the administration, the Federal
troops can no lonsrer lie used to sustain anv
Stale government and that the two pre
tended administrations must settle their
own difference in tlieir own way. Illihl
shed should follow, tlie responsibility
wonld rest upon the politicians of Louisi
ana, and not with the President The oi!
inet is said to favor this plan, and there Is
scarcely a doubt that if the commission
fail thi plan wilt be adopted. N'Mmils
T"neii here are Very hopelul and conserva
tive l.eptiblicaus are getting di-gusted ut
tliese coutint!y occur iug troubles iu Lou
isiana. Lamar has written tlie President a let
ter opposing t),e commission. Tliere w
great diKlctilty in securing the Louisiana
coinmlioii, which will leae f.r Louisi
ana MotKlay. The President will prepare
a letter of instructions, defining tlie pur-
pns ct trie appointment aud the extent to
which the commission is to so. Tlie com-
mission d( not r,U t. vr,l iv
dav Nicholls telegraplied to a tiiend Iter
to prevent the commission hs all meaus.
Miixn a on k ick.
Sax FlACl., March 2!). Further
particulars of tiie arrest and imprisonment
of John A. Sutter, U. S. Consul at Aca
pulco, are as follows : Previous to the oc
cupation ef the town tlie forces of Diuz.and
the command ot General Jiinincz. General
Alvard, who held the. place iu the interest
ot Lerdo. levied a contribution nu tlw
citiens to obtain funds to carry ou Un
contest egainst Diaz. Among tho-e wlia
paid tlie amount was Henry Kastau, kn
American, owning property, including a
plantation iu tlie vicinity. About tii
time Consul Sutter's house was entered
one n'rght by a Mexican with a view to
robbery. Sutter .hot at atid wounded him;
was examined and discharged by due pro
cess of law. When Jimiuez entered the
city, tlie same Mexican turned up as one
ol his adherents, together with a large pro
portion of the rahbie element, and tliere is
an impression that his private enmity
may have had some weight In tlie sub e
qnent proceedings against Sutter, more
particularly as many threats were uttered
against him by the rough element. Jinii
nejt at once began to levy forced coutri
butiotis.and seized a lot of cattle belonging
to Hasten. The latter lodged a protect
with Fuller as tiie American representa
tive, then fearing terotial trouble, left
tbe city. On tlie morning of the &!h inst..
butter sent the protest to Jimiuez. receiv
ing a reply to tbe effect that lie had
better be careful how be protested
against or interfered with the
action of the Mexican authori
ties, or he would get into trouble. A
lew hours after. Sutter was surrounded on
the street by soldiers and marched to
prison. Subsequently, Jimiuez apparent
ly concluded lie had carried the thing too
far, and informed butter that, on making
a request iu proper form, be might be lib
erated. Sutter replied he would accept
his liberty if offered, but declined to make
a request and still remained in jail on the
departure nf the steamer. In a letter to
his brotlier here he says he has sent a let
ter to the U. S. Consul General at the
City ot Mexico, representing the stale of
affairs. He Intimates a doubt whether it
will reach Its destination, as all bis corres
pondence passes under the eyes of the
jailor.
TIM VtrM on Harlsia.
Ntw yoHK, March 29. The World
editorially says: Morton got home to I n
dianapolU Monday, and the Journal re
cites at length his share in tlie Republican
labors of the last seven mouths, and g!ori
fies him as tlie hero ol the Presidential
canvass. The campaign was tlie most dis
graceful ever carried on, and will doubt
less breed incalculable evil to all tl
country. Tlie Journal therefore may he
believed when it asserts that Morton took
a leading part- It is true Hendricks de
feated him in Indiana in October, but lie
bad tlie wisdom to seek a less formidable
antagonist, and went to the Pacific coast,
where lie bad better success. Eight tnous
and fraudulent votes were cast in Snn
Francisco, and by which California was
carried for Hayes. This may probably be
set down to his di-credit, and hU influc-.ice
was perceptible in Oregon.
What cax we ho with oik tSiLVF.i:?
Tbe Bank of F ranee announces that it
will herefater make advances upou bar sil
ver at one per cent, per annum, with a
margin of ten per cent, in French rentes
deposited w ith tlie bank. This is a return
to the custom prevailing belore tlie panic
in silver. The effect will be to steady tlie
market, and may be regarded as indicat
ing faith in tlie future value ol silver.-' Kit.
Generally when a notniiiktioD i contirmu! it
W ii apjHjintniwtit, an.-! when not cuufiraxd ii
i ;ipiiutioet-
i!ot:ix rnaiair. lctiiu.
Howell PKAimtu Oreenn, )
April 1st. 1S77.
En. Statksuax : As I see that there
h.-ive lieen several letters puhlldied tu the
Statesman, Farmer and Oregnniun hi ref
lereiice to aclsor deeds done by the early
settlers and pioneers of this country and
heinj; desirous to interest your readers
wi:ii a mutter of fact communication, I
w;ll take for my subject Dr. Marcus Whit
uTtu, who en m: to this coiintry us a mi
siouary in IS'W, and I.K-utetl iu the Walla
Walla valley, somu fix or mvon miles
West ot w hat 1 now called Walla Walla
city in Washington Territory, nut then in
Oregon. The LHiotor brought with him
his aniinble ile, Mr. Narcis Whitman,
us a help-main and as-.lsiaiit. aud n mkiii
as they arrived tl-y commenced the gmid
work of Christianizing the Cay use Indi
ans, which were an intelligent and ratlier
bghriiinded nice at that time. Ir. Whit
man did not tctiaii them moral lestxnis, but
taiight them hnw to plow and cultivate the
soil ; how to take care of their crops w hen
raised; how to take rare of tlieir cattle
and horse, by providing for their necessi
ties ia winter and instituted school among
them ; learned tlieir own liiiin and
taught them, or many or them. how to read
ami write, and advanced them to a high
eminence in civiltztfino and generii
knowledge to what thev Were w hen he
first came anmne them, lverythlng seem
ed to cii'le along smon'My and the llor
tor was highly elured with the iinwpeets ot
at no tlMitiitdty, tir-lug able to civilize or
ChrisTlaiity.e this hole natifiii .f iieimle
This hud all been done during the hittae ol
alh-iut live yearn, which will bring us nf, to
wtien k ix'canie necessary lor him (o
make a trip hick to the I liked S'aten. He
therefore made his arrangements and lefi
hi mission and fnmily in the cure nt ir.
White nd someotlMT Ainericans thit had
Mime up from tlie Willamette valley, I
believe, and struck out lor the States, "and
arrived there in tlie course of time, after
many haKiship; and after attending to
ins mission business lie reimired to VV ash-
ington Litv. and I have no doubt, was Hie
I l'H",'e nf th" '""ndiictimi Into the Senate
of t,,'e 1 ni,'Kl Wts,c !r L1""- of M1"
I soarl. ot what was called "I r. I, Inn's 1-
natlon Land Bill, the provisions of
which were to donate to every man, wo
man and child who would cniiie In Orer'Hi
aud settle on tlie public lands, 40 acres of
land, liy tlie inrrmlnrtion of this bill,
and through the influence t.r Dr. Whit
man and .l:o Ie, another missionary,
in tlie Willamette valley, tliere was a
great excirement created, and belore tlm
spring of 1 nr. there was quite a large
emigration r.udy to start to Oregon as
kii as the i;r w-as Hiit!h-iiit to afWd
feed tor their animals, headed by Peter
II. liiiruette. of Missouri, now Judste
Hnriiettc f California, aud ai-U'd by Or.
Whitman, who came with them Ute huh:
diH'tcult art of the road. They were ena
bled to iiiuke the the trip through to the
Dulles, with their wagons, being the first
wagons that had ever came through tlie
Blue mountains, or had ever came further
west than Fort Hall, then a Hudson Bay
fort, on Snake river. This was all done in
good season, and attrihuitii to tlie good
care and management of Dr. Whitman,
who seemed to take a great Interest in
having this emigration make the trip
through to tbe Willamette valley, as this
was the place where they all star'ed for.
T. C Shaw.
ITKHMTTK
! WIIMIH
WIIMfWfcK.
It is not usual to invite guests to tlw
marriage of a w idow. If a widower mar
ries a yuung girl, tlie etUpiette Is the same
as that ot a first marriage. A widow
must marry in the morning early, without
show, and has only lier witnesses and
those ot lier intended. Her dress must be
plain, of quiet color; black, how
ever, is not admissible. On leaving
church, the bride invites to breakfast
the w ituesses who have lortoed tlie party,
but no other guests are Invited lothU re
past. On the tilteeiith day titer the mar
riage, card are sent bertug the new ad
dress of tlie marriage pair. A widow nev
er makes wedding calls after re-marrying.
Thse who receive the cards do the visit
ing. There is a mouth allowed for the
return ol the cardj and tlie visits. When
a single lady marries, after laving passed
the usual age for marriage the ceremony
should be simple and unobtrusive.
The Wa!IitWalla Union has Informa
tion that on the 23J instant, at Walluln,
George Warner, au old aud respected citi
zens of that section, had accidently shot
and killed himself tlie night belore. It
seems that he wan out duck hunting and
while hi tbe act or taking his gun lro:u the
boat It was discharged. The whole charge
entered at tlie chin and mast have caused
Instant death. The deceased was about
SO years of age, and resided about two
miles this Bide ol Wallula. ou a farm,
where he was engaged in raising cattle and
horses. He had resided there and at Wal
lula since 1H. and was highlv recom
mended by all who knew him. lie leaves a
wile and two children to mourn his sud
deu death.
Tlie specie In the Bank of France has
attained to the enormous sum of 2.2:10,
000,000 Iranes against a note circulation
ot 2,015,000.000 iranes, or more than m
per cent. Tlie bank lias begun the prac
tice ol charging a per centage for issuing
iu notes on deposit ot bullion and foreign
coin, for tlie purpose ot reducing Its circu
lation by making it expensive for holders
ol gold to obtain pajier for it.
Inquired a bevy of puzzled lady renders:
"Are tlie da-shing checked handkerchiefs,
which we sec carried with such exactness
in tlie gentlemen's pockets, actually for
severe service ? " Let it not be so misun
derstood, fair questioners, for every well
regulated swell carries not only a blower,
but a Miow-er, as well.
" I went to see my girl tiie other day."
says Dan. "I kissed her repeatedly, and
when I Dually ceased, tlie tears came into
her eyes, anil slie said hi sad tones, 'Ah.
D't', I leer you Imve ceased to hive me.'
Oh. no. I Iwv-n'f.' I wild, -but iiMt-t
breathe." "
Tlll KMrrV ll!T.
Tbe European negotiations have stack
fast upon the difficult question of disarma
ment, says the Sacramento Union.
Englaul Insists that Russia ahull
give a pledge of demobilization before tlie
first iiainiHl Power will agree to protocol.
Russia demurs to this condition, and do
niaiuD that Turkey shall disarm first. The
Porte flatly refuses to demobilize while a
Kushm army in full array Is menacing
her frontier, and it aprx-ars f OS that slie
has the stronger cae. Clearly, since
Russia is the aggressor. Russia ought to
lead the way In demonstrating her pacific
lnteiit.il 'tis. Turkf-y has nut proposed to
make war upon Russia, hut merely to de
feud her own territory, and sho would not
he justified In disarming until the threaten
ing attitude ol her comlwrlvo neighbor
was rt-Iixed. A further refusal on the
pirt of Russia to tuke the initiative in de
mobilizing w ill moreover l-.le the suspi
cion that she U not acting In good faith,
but is endeavoring In get an unfair advan
tage of lier adversary. She has nothing
to lose by disarming at once, if she ever
meant to disarm, and it she has only been
negotiating far amusement, and to throw
Europe and. the Porto off their guird dur
ing the winrer months, she cannot conceal
tlie ti'u:h much longer.
Abii.Mi iir or a itK sort:.
An extraordinary affair hapened about
the year 1710. One of tlie direcrom.a very
rich man, had occasion fir 10.000, which
he vras to pity as the price nf an estate hn
had just bought. To faelHute the mat tee
he married the sum w ith him to the bank,
and obtained Tor I: a Intnk note. On Lis
retii'U home, he n. suddenly called ont
u aiii imrtieular bnines. lie threw tlie
note carelessly on the mantle-piece, but
when he cine back a lew minute after
wards to iK.k It up. It was net to lie found.
N.onehd entered tlie room ; he could
not. then-lore, meiect any person. At last
alter much ineffectual search, lie wan per
suaded that it has fallen trmn the mntitle-
piece Into tbe fire. the director went to
acquaint bis eoller.gnes with the misfor
tune that had hHpieued to dim; and as be
was known to lie a perfecrlr honorable
man he was really believed. It wai onlv
about Tour and twenty hours from tlie
time he had dexwited his money, thev
though', therefore, that it would be hard
to refuse bis riia-st for a secoud
note. He received it timm eirinr
an obligation to restore the nrst note if
it should ever tie found, or pay tlie money
hime!t it it should lie ireei.ted bv anv
stranger. About thirty years afterwards'
ttlie director having been long dead, and
his b Irs In NiHeHioii nf his ttirtuuean
unknown person presented tlie lost note at
tlie hunk, and demanded payment. It
was hi vain that thev mentioned to this
person tlie transaction by which the note
was annulled; he would not listen
to it. lie maintained thut It had
come to him Irom abroad, and In
sisted upon Immediate payment. The
noie was parable to bearer and tlie 10.-
000 were paid to him. Tlie heirs of tlie
director would not listen to any demands
otjrestitution, and the bank was obliged to
sustain the loss. It was discovered after
wards that an architect, having purchased
tlie director's house, had takeu it down iu
order to build another ou the same spot,
bad louud tiie note in a crevice ot tlie
chimney, and made his discovery an en
gine for robbing the hank, la which he
was successlul. Republican.
The spectacled Oregon Senator must
leel very clieap when meeting his coustit
nents. after having failed en his Crouln
fraud. He will see the estimation in
which he is held as he comes in contact
with the honest portion of the State.
Capt. Humphreys aud Slieriff bale ar
rived in tlie city in time lor evening ser
vii', the Yamhill circuit court having ad
journed. Tbe Sheriff brought one "herd''
to the penitentiary.
Be civil and obliging to all, dutiful
where God aud Nuturo command you;
but friend to one. and that friendship keep
sacred, as the greatest tie t!tou earth, and
lie sure to ground it upon virtue, for no
otlier Is either happy or lasting. Lady
Faiishawe.
A minister was telling a voung girl who
was almut to become a bride, that she
must remember tlie man and wife are one.
"lord," said she. ' If you were under
fattier and mother's window when they
are quarreling you'd think there were at
least a dozen." '
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