- ? ■ . ‘irl ? 7 ■ i • « ' il « 1 ■ LAFAYfflE COURIER. MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSCRE. ‘4. _ ... _A~ - - ' Tho following brief history of the Mountain Meadow Massacre will be FRIDAYr DECEMBER 18, 1874. of interest to many of our readers who SETTLEMENT OF TOWN TITLE. arc nut cognizant of the facts in the case: A train had started from Ar­ The title to tho townsite of Tafay- kansas to cross the plains for Califor­ otts, which has been in dispute and nia, which included the families of litigation for so many years, was fin­ several Arkansans who had been for­ ally settled gt the last term of the tunate in the mines of California, to­ County Court by the county purchas­ gether with some of their rich neigh­ ing Mr. Whitlow.’« interest in the dis­ bors. The train numbered 146 men, puted premises, ii» This settles the women and children, with about fif­ whole question c® title which has for 9 ty wagons and large heard» of blood­ •o many-years seriously damaged the ed stock. The emigrants were well growth and ^yosperity of the town. armed, fully provided with supplies, , Property canfner*' be purchased and and had with them about $150,000 in a good title sdcuged. gold. They arrived in Salt Lake in There is some fiery desirable prop- the fall of 1857, and were told by the » orty still belonging to the county in Mormons that it Was too late to cross this townsitc that can be secured at a the Sierra Nevada» by the old emi­ s bargain. iilFv I k i “ grant route, but that they would find t ■ 1MPR0VEME. NT OF THE YAMHILL a practicable puss by going through Southern Utah and crossing Southern RIVER. ; ■ Jj V- ■ J ■" "'-■j Nevada to Los Angelos. They fol­ The Governmeijt estimates and sur­ lowed thie advice, and when encamp­ vey of the Yamhill river have been ed in the narrow valley called Moun­ A made, »with reference to its s improve- tain Meadow, 300 miles seutbeast of ments, and doubtless have been for­ Salt Lake City, they were suddenly warded to Washington, sljîngton. Now is the attacked, as they supposed by Indi- time, while C bçgrcss is in session, to ams. Thesc they kept at bay for five urge the matter of Government aid, days, and on the sixth the supposed by calling upon our Representatives Indians had vanished. On that day to do all they can in relation to the a large J»arty of white men approach­ matter. If they will only interest ed frqm the direction of Cedar CiFy, themselves and properly represent bearing a white flag, and it is said the importance qf the subject to Con­ that these men were Mormons com­ gress; we cannot fail to obtain the manded by John D. Lee. The story necessary appropriation. It appears told and generally believed is that to us that the steamboat companies Lee induced them to givo up their ought to interest themselvos-in the arms under the pretext that he could matter. not otherwise protect them from the It would be |nell for all persons Indians, and thon while professing having any influence with our mem­ to guide them to a place of safety, bers iit Congress, to write them on treacherously fell upon them from the subject and [urge their attention the rear and murdirkd them all in to this most important object. cold blood with the exception of two little children seven? years old and . COMkEXDABLE. fourteen others between the ages of ! From almost every quarter comes one and five. The report was then , exchanges tjb^ ■ office, and the ma- spread that the emigrants had been iority of thSm th^iu ¡are jare lauding the praises killed by the Indians, and Gen. Sid­ of their i •es$ective counties. The re-* ney Johnson sent a detachment of suit will btf to bring men of m^ns. troops . to investigage - - the' matter. into thrir ¿iid^t. They will give t ho^The officer in command of this de­ various blanches of industry fresh tachment found the bones of the miss­ impetus, afid help build up the State. ing emigrants; wolves had eaten the These journals give the resources of flesh. The children who had been their counties; Jtbe temperature; the saved he found in the hands of Mor­ advMitagea of water Ajriter power; the quan quan- ­ mons in Cedar City, Lee having two advMitagei tity and quality of the timber; ^he of them. These were surrendered, and it was from the oldest of them general naturta of the soil for farming that it was learned that their parents purposes and ‘or fruits and vegeta-' bad been killed by* whites instead of bias; the faci ties for marketing; and Indians. It is said that some of the lastly the amoun it of vacant lands in •- Mormons who were ♦ with L?e made a f the eountri 11 I confession to tho same officer, but Yamhill riy can offer many in­ ducementato Following ta- wbother thir is true or’not, it is cer­ tain that it has always beei>*believed ble gives the of the, county that Loc was the leader of the mur­ Assessor; m given bj t derous gang, though whether Brig­ No. serss of4njp >ved land... ... 63,lt:0 •• UUHI proved " .... . 2 H.OJU ham Young knew of or countenanced ’ ’ 1 v ¡f/., * ; I g j I \ i • • Total tm«i nt of lauds .... . 319.118 the massacre is a question upon which various opinions have been expressed. Average value óf i and par acre,,. H - ’■ l " ■ -"'til L- . » IBM ' 1 ■ UF1CANT. Xi •T ‘ ; » 4 1 « - , ‘ . k . It seei — Jhough a majority of the mon« ed £en of this county lack- ad enterprise^ they rush frantically to some attorney _ havo ___ _______ •racy l aDd articles of 2 T incorporMiopii drawn incorporMion drawn up up iu iu “ “ tripli tripli- ­ cate,” atfd ode o»i would suppose they would have everything com plot ed and in working er in a few months; the mail lies are not fast er ough for them—t f hire _______ ______ ____ a boy to take one of tho ‘^triplicate«” to the Secretary of State, (of, rse they wait until tho very minute to sec if some other ion is to be formed, and if so away g is their courier to get in first a the articles filed.) An­ tion is formed with a ether of 125,000 or $50,000. capital st Tho “triplicates” are drawn up and The corporators are properly O sign any money to the than papers, audwant some one else to go ahetA At, this rate how fast will , come in our midst? Wo capital pk the proper way to do •hould would be & consider well beforehand ,bility of the undertaking the h it through to eornyje- and men, you that ate inter- tion. corporationa.ruah them •P- 1 - « i 14th io if five or six colored girls as papfla ¡¡gio the girls upper high Mhool« si^hioh resulted in the with- fiprwsl ¿over fifty of the graduating dUes. Inis is the first attempt to w** ir Mogul from Shanghai York has been wrecked and otateosa peroons perished. Von Schmidt, a well knotvh civil engineer, was arrosted for pirfury at San Fran ci soo recently. At Winnemucca on the ' 13th inst., i I * - 1 ri F Peter Riggs »tabbed a gamb er naiu- i ed “Sleepy Georgg,” withoub provo- cation. | I | Th« three fastest horseq pn tho Northwestern coast, Osceola, Trifle and Tom' Merry ¿re to run jw Year Day at Seattle. I T ; It is reported that a from iscov- the New Almaden min ered an &ceedingly ric iof cin- nabar on Six 1/ile Creek n^ar Mur­ phy’s. He intends to go-tp f Sin Fran- cisco and organize a con niphny to Til ! " work the vein. The Bulletin ^¡ves the e: >1 porta of wliesrt and flour ^hipped fri Jm> Port- land and Astoria, during th 1 ¿présent season. Flour, 2,456 bbl! 1 valued at, $162.230 50;’ Wheat, \ 11^044,660 bushels, valued at $874,427 pB. This, all things being considered »I is a pret- I i'f ty fair showing. C. P. Bellinger has bee» appointed Clerk of ths Supreme Cour|. ¿His ap­ point men t will givo satisfacl ra to all unbiased persons. The posit Son is one that requires some one well Acquain­ ted with the forms of legal proceed­ ing, and Mr. B. is just the man for .( * the position, i • * ’?! Senator Mitchell has ii introduced a bill in the Senate, supple eçrôntary to ng for the ] payment of an Act providii^ expenses incur! np in the l^erritories of Oregon and Washington in 1855 and 1856, and in suppressing Indian hostilities. ‘ , • T^he Police Superintendent of New York received p dispatch f jom Fort Hamilton, Long Island, string ing that )onglass, Win. Mosher &nd JosopH Douglass, Don glass burglars werw shs€. die fore dying, declared that Mosher knew all abou,t Charley I Ross. l)e- tectives say that before the abduction Mosher lived civ Monroe street Sin Philadelphia. The Rornar^ Catholic Ijid i on the 21 _ 1_ *._l_^nity of re sorry, yes. and more too. S uccor to you, bpys. I ■ ■ ?■ The President has tafle his selec- • NOTES AND NEWS. tiona of a Q. 8. Distr^ pt Judge and Gold in New York, 111. Atterney iu Louisia^i ;a. f Alabama Legal tenders in Portland—buying and Arkansas have no4 yet been sup­ 90; selling, 91. plied. The| great diflculty he had The query is: who is “Mem Lin­ »to contend with in filling these ap- ton?” ’ ~ pointmentsas to fin4 persons within The President has sent the name of the district named! ^xcept in Ala­ M. Spear of Oregon to the Senate to bama, whe re fully qualified to per- be Assistant Commissioner of Patents. form the dfities of the offiee and who t y I E I . « . i . At the residencp of ¿he bi ts ta» fatb- Baren- or. Deo. Sth, by Rev. Pet dur qgt, Mr. Virgil 8uiith i 1 Perilla Kirkwood. I ‘r ■ Il r. Ma- Near Dayton, Dec. 13th, riqu Orton And Miss Mina w ODD FEL.IX7WH - < 1-? as Jfr ♦ ' BLANKS f BLANKS «ORTOAGES Musical Instruments, ALSO— ■? — vrïTr-y Fancy MLL. . 1874- 1874. « .?♦ * F F i bEGAL. , A D MIN 1ST BATOR'S NOTI is hereby given that the bus deen tl ilv apnolnied adi the es*ate ef ilordon K. Wen All persons having claims ag tale will phrase present the minisira’o ? wi'hin six month be 7 all pci aons knowing 1 and debled to sail estate wilf- p settle immediately. J h Adi Lafayett^, Oregon, Dec. 18, SherifT ’s .Sa I ■ — r NAPP,. nlstrutor. > 4. frl8:4 « . < I I I Magnificent Display! CANNED BRADLEY. MARSH 4 CO. * Of all kind». FINE WINES &, Havepleasure in announc­ ing the receipt Y qt Medicinal purposes, no50;tf • . |. • i • • • * \ , BRIDGE NOTICE. Of the most complete and extensive stock of ~f •'! I 1 ¿'WM, * Ex‘‘John L. Stephens” and “Ajax? DRY GOODS 1 FRUITS LL persons knowing themselves indebt­ ed to Paquet A Tayfor an aubacrip- lion to the Ijifayette Bridge, will pltaae call d pay the «âne st A. K. burbunk’s store and within ten days ficm date.ai nd thereby «avo further cost» and expenses. JOSEPH PAQUET. L afayetve N ov . 6, lb74. A i ever exhibited in this city- 1 • i r Thé attention of the public is earn­ estly called to tho inducements we are.offerïng to purchasers this season, which far exceed our former unpre­ cedented attractions. •> I - I GROCERIES, DRUGS M SILKSy SILKS! >• - We would call especial attention to our magnificent stock ofrilks selected THAT BY expressly for this season’s trade. ‘ OTIClllS TIEREBY GB ued out of virtiwof an execution the honorable Circuit Court the S'H*c of hill, on the Oregon for fl>e County of Y 4, and to llih da.v Yof November, said Court me dlree;V»0) and forty jpte-hirmTredlh do the right, posts. I lave levied un/w» > irts. Henry title and h'cre-l rf ! fie sal in and to p* following descr led real prop- erfy. to-wfi: p rart Utting if, — of — the red? al donation land c a i>of John Rtr4ORTGAGtó »LANKS BLANKS; JLANKS) BLANK“! 'M« »RTGAGES 1 ILANK s BLANK*“: DEEPS 4LAXES BLANK.*:- DEEDS » (LANKS BLANKS: DEED4 BLANK.“? BLANKS DEEDS BLANKS BLANK': blanks ; BLANKS SUMMONS BLANKS BLANKS: SUMMONS ; BLANK'¡ BLANKS BLANKS: ’ I SUMMONS * BLANKS SUMMONS B lanks BLANKS: BLANK.“! ' blanks BLANKS ì ^ hraxts OF ABRE! blanks BLANK.“ :W4RRANT« OF AIUIEI BLANKS BLANK.“ ¡*4 kramm OF .ARKEI £BLANKS »¡BLANKS BLANK s ‘:,?^* ira "T8. or I: BLANKS L ■ BLANK“’ I ' •i f svBroexAS «.'BLANKS blanks f; f«unrœsA8 piBLANKS BLANKS SVpIWXAS < hi BLANKS BLANKS SCBPœXAS «’BLANKS BLANK“ «••BLANKS blanks blanks . EXECUTIONS f ¡BLANKS , ej C ecutions BLANKS BLANKS jlEXHCUTLlNS g ¡BLANKS BLANK.“ blanks f EXECUTIONS I ¡BLANKS HL a NK^ ; < i I ¡BLANKS BLANKS: ATTACHMENTS' [¡•BLANKS BLANK.“: .i ity No. «... . 14 ou • * * ' ! f .••Cachemire Perfection ’ extra qr.alityAI i Ó > í ? /! r’ ! - -.• « • Fine Wtnei 4nd Uqwnr* for Med ir ili» use-». DRESS GOODS ■ . • ■ ’ •- ARKER A CO., Ftrrv street: dry goods groceries and general marel an- L‘ay|yn Hot ring mills,. H 500 pieces Serges......... .... .... .. 2: c Ip card 3u0 piece-i Satin de Chine........... 240 pieces Heavy Empress. —:-------- i--------------- ; .. 2G0 piece« French Merino^------ I 7 • Ayer’s ’ r.O piece« aW weei ‘•.MffMaben'' cloth«-.k. e.. * r 600 piecesi Fancy Striped Drew 9 Goods.......... Tor restoring to* Gray Hair its natural Vitality and Color. ■ (This line is well worth ¿Oc ) ■ 'I ! i h • .1. A dressing which is at Skirt«. ' Sheetings, once agreeable, - r 1875. $ ' A • * Underwear, healthy« -and BedSpreads, ■ y, I will 'pro­ ? at dk A. M. of said ... t effectual* for ceed to.«* ill af nobile anctiph fn the high­ HOaWry^ Table Linens, in front of est biddt r for lawful mhn preserving the fayette^ Ynm- the Coh ‘t-Houae door in Linen Napkins, Gloves, hair, i Jt soon the right, M;y, Oregon, hill coi uty, interest of tm above nam- title am Xfistore» faded Handkerchief^, Flannels, ed Tho na« Henry, in ... 'iland to the or gray hair above described real e«fa’,i together with Umbrella«, Shirting Checks, all and-i lgular here'lVani Inta and anpur- to its original te ance thereunto belong !ing or in any- Trimmings, wire an crtainlng to satfe fy said exccu- Bug.. of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi­ W74, an« on the lOJ» jOJi <■ d>| of November, mowering aod Dry Goods, Groceries, 4c.’ ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous. A. I)., Uff4, authorizing him to sell the a d real property Keen si i I Its occasional use will prevent the hair er described, wl as salaadaiin- beret AND GENERAL, IMPORTERS OF > from turning gray or falling and intrato nthk. 4tb day 4 January, A- M consequently prevent baldness. he American, English elonging me of Ills death, ceased at the to said deleterious substances which make said estate, to­ Cash advances made on every and no belonging to some preparations dangerous and inju- Wit: , criptian of-produco. rn of Nancy Ann tion .land i ! Thè rioua to the hair, the Vigor, can only ,w of D j \ id Lay- Layfieh and the heirs » benefit but not harm it jf wanted Ion, No. 7173 »nd ft id d< cm ¡»•■d. Notifi d as follows, to- rtlcularly descr more p. rile merely for a HAIR DRESSING wik •n ' 1 nothing else can be found so desirable. The Anthwe^t one-fa k, the southeast Containing neither oil nor dye, it does oo»-fou 111 of the north st one fourth and e northwest one- < he, wet i one-half, of not soil white cambric, and yet ' lasts lot- Nos. 4, 5, fi, fourth < f section five a: longon the hair, giving it a rich, glosfy in township three and 7 o “section six, Yuiubill epunh, so;¡th, mnge t» o west, lustre, and a grateful perfume. • x. Blankets, Shawl«« b e 1 r- ----- * _ ” ! ■ , The magnificent house of L j Grand are at the same time uot bitter parti­ Lockwood, at Norwalk, Connecticut, sans of one or tho other factions. • » which cost $1,000,000, is for sale at The Oregonian the 16th saj $110,600. tt I. t ChapmiK Civil ivil nffi . Mr. H. H. F. Hannan, a young loan who will sail fqr Washington to-morrohr, Mb embezzled $4,000 was arrested in New whither he s tú lay before the Jersey, and reached San Francisco in er n ment ns devised by him for t^e charge of a detective. improve nt of navigation at . Moul! o: J apologized to Miss Proctor mouth of dhe Mississippi river; a and paid her lawyer’s fees aggrega­ for removing the bars at Swan ting five thousand dollars and settled land and the mouth of the Wallami the libel suit. Mr. Chapman hks given the subject a ' Hefiry M. Stanley has arrived at great deal of attention, and is satis! Africa and hi3 correspondence is now ed his plajis wijl, if adopted, prpve appearing in the New York Herald. entirely tuccosiful, and accomplish Mr. Stayley goes to finish the work the d esir et J objects at much less ¿ex­ pense that any other plans that left by the uoble Livingstone, been recommeA ded. We und The San Francisco Chronicle ac­ that otheti! eng^i leers, who have ex4 « • .» knowledges the honor of a call from ined the QÙbjeCjt agree heartily v Mart Taylor, State Printer of Ore­ Mr. Chapin an. gon, and editor of tho Albany Demo­ R eal E state T ransaction crat. Who is the joke on? .■ We arc indebted to J. E. Hubbard, The dispatches annouce the fact lerka for the following that the Republic, the great organ Deputy Ç set up by the Administration- to kill recorded^ John 1 rislAne and wife to H. L . the New York Times is dead. Too I Bugg. 1 E bad. State of Oregon to W. Lau lin. ** It is estimated that 16,000 poor Yamhill-«' inty to Bartlett hit* » I men and women are out of employ­ low. < |- Hannah 5 aft to Yamhill c nty ment in New York City. This is a lots I, 2 and l-in block 23, and 3t 5 sad beginning of the winter to tboee btate o Oregon, coo tai ng 431» 41100 acres. in blockSfil D1OCKÇD1. ü GQUUHEK, poor people, as many of then are even Yamhill county to E. 4 AdmiriMrator. Lafitte, 0 without the most common necessa­ in blocks 23. i fl lafirtette, ORIgon Bedtambar YarnWH« nty ta Hannah att ries of life. C ■ i. ’ P- I v - , ■ ' 1 "* J - v • ‘J. » < * *r •***” -.r ‘ * ' I ' i ■ < • ’i - '' r* >»> I • ' rf by Or. J« C» LOWELL, MASS. 4