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LAFAYETTE COUK. JR, I MUST BE PROVIDED FOR. • -f • | > It has long been the custom of all parties, when in power, to give FRIDAY, JANUARY 2o, 1876. the offices within their disposal to J--------- ?------------- -------------------ï those of thei»* own political faith. EDITORIAL NOTES This custom has ripened into the common law of party politics in Gov. G. L. Curry is now editor of this country. When the Democ • the Journal, Portland. The Oregonian a few months ego racy got control of the lower House invariably spoke of the Republican of Congress in December last,they Senator from this State as “Hippie- tollowed the custom, and placed Mitchell,” the “bigamoa? Senator.” Democrats in the positions in the Ac. It now speaks ot him as our control of the House, as they had “junior Senator.” Quite a letting a perfect right to do. No reason able person complained at this; but dowr. f Giant and other Radicals became The Independents of Polk coun very “loyal” and deemed it an out ty have called their county Con rage to remove “Union soldiers” vention to meet early in March to from office and supply rtbeir places • nomiuate a full County and Legis with Democrats and “rebels.’’ They lativç ticket. The call is signed made speeches in bitter denuncia by- B. F. Nichols, Chairman. We tion of the Democrats and declar have not heard what they, intend to Ta ed that Union soldiers should be do in this county. preferred in filling offiaes. Grant’s Russia is feeling keenly the need tender heart seemed to be lacera of greater demand for her surplus ted on seeing the patronage of the wheat. Great Britain is her priu- House beaten^ . upon Democrats cipal customer, but we are rapidly and rebels, aid Radical newspa supplanting f^rciy» competitors' pers became -elbqt^-alka their ap iu that market. Accordingly there peals for the “boys in blue.” These is great financial distress at Odes pretences of Radicalism are the sa, where hopes were entertained most transparent hypocrisy—and so lately of a prosperous season. if to be a political hypocrite were a felony, the leaders of the Repub Philadelphia is fast losing her lican party would be iu great jeop reputation for quiet and decorum. ardy. Why shduld Grant denounce From nearly all our cities there the Democrats for not giving the • come accounts of the uoise and ex soldiers all the places ot profit? citement with which the Centen What has he done for the Union nial year was ushered in, bu^ the soldier»? Has he filled all the of Quaker City seems to have sur fices with maimed soldiers? passed them all.in yelling crowds Let us turn our attention to his and deafening hubbub. It is to be appointments in this State. Where hoped that this is not a foretaste are the Union soldiers in office of wbat she will provide on the here? Wh6 did Ben Simpson fight? othet great days of the yeatC Where did Scott, Hare, Mal Since the revolt begun last July lory, Gibbs, Warren, Wade, Cole, the Herzegovinians hjve been the Malarkey, Sinnott, Willis, Bowl- object of deep concern to the Great by and Crawford fight for their Powers, but have wisely distrusted country? Was either of them Un the intentions of these supposed ion soldiers in the late war? Is friends. The Pope has now been either of them a wounded soldier? invited by Turkey to aid in mak Where did T. R. Harrison bear ing peace, but the appeal from the aloft the l«anner;of his country and Crescent to the Cross is likely to face the terrible onset of our coun be of little avail should even the try’s foes? We never heard of bis Vatican intervene. Tbe irsurgents having but one battle during the are desperately in earnest, and will late war and then he was not clad in the honored uniform of bis coun not be easily quieted. try- ; ' i. f Judge John Kelsay who was While the boys in blue Were the candidate of .the Republican spilling their blood on Southern party in 1874 for Judge of the 2d plains, Warren was pocketing bis district in this state, has forever fees as Sheriff of this county and, severed bis J connection with that Gibbs was wearing his siueb as party and is nova Democrat. He commander-in-cbiel and governor was a Democrat before the war, ofthis State and MaiaTkey had but went off with the Union party. just closed his eventfpl career as He has come back to the party of an exhibitor of a magic lantern the people and will in the future be show. found in the front ranks of that None of these we have named so party. Many men who were for far as we know, drfa Ills sword in merly Democrats are now return- the late war, but ail of hem have - ing to the ranks. The party is office» at the hand» of the large enough and its principles had fat Republican party, and we might are broad enough Io accommodate call the roll of Federal officehold them all. Now is the time for the ers in this State and we can svarc- honest Republicans to renounce ly find a. wounded soldier among Radicalism aud unite with Democ them who holds a fat office. What racy. is true of this State applies to all From reliable estimates, estim the States. The Republican party ates receiving tbe sanction of the pretends to be the friend of the surveyor-general, we learn that the soldier, but all they want is his area of agricultural land in ” this vote. Grant appointed the con. State is twenty million acres. Of federate soldier Gen. Longstreet to necessity, time will only admit of a fat office in New Orleans, and a large portion of this land being had an ex-rebel in his Cabinet, yet cultivated owing to lack of trans he raises the hue > and cry when portation, but then saying that one- Democrats displace a few soldiers. <third can now, or within a few If he is sincere in his pretended years, be cultivated, and that two- love for the soldiers, whydoes he thirds of that will be put into not remove all his officers, in this wheat and we can, under a proper State and supply their places with system of cultivation, raise not less soldiers? tlian 125,000,000 bushels, equal to The people of Ohio understand 75,000,000 centals or 3,750,000 his hypocritical pretences and as a -j^ahort tons of wheat. In our annu result a resolution has been intro al review we will present statistics duced in tbe Legislature of that of a very important character bear State requesting • Grant to remove ing upon this question and at a his relatives from office and appoint glance the most obtuse can or will in their places Union soldiers. readily recognize it. This pretended love for the de An analysis of Chinese bronzes fenders of our country is a sham show that the materia] is formed of and a fraud. < certain proportion of tin and cop per—twenty parts tin to eighty • parts copper. Ingots of this bronze on being cast, aud afterwards sub mitted to the action of the hammer at temperatures varying from the ordinary temperature to that of red beat, exhibits some unusual prop, ertiee. At the ordinary tempera ture, the metal was aa brittle as — gla«, but ^approaching 900 to 350 degrees Cent., a sensible ameliora tion was noticed; at a dark red j beat, it appears that the condition of tbe metal is quite different/ as CANDIDATES. ■■ y» * . ’ >• Our genial cotemporary up the river has been making Democratic candidates, and we arc disposed to reciprocate. We have heard the following named gentlemen men tioned in connection with the Re publican nomination for Judge of this district: Major Lord, R. MaL lery and Jesse Applegate of Salem; J. L. Catlin of Polk; J. C. Powell of Linn; H. Hurley of Yamhill. On the Democratic side we have the following named as probable candidates: RdS. Btrabn and W. Baldwin, of Albany; T. N./ L. Butler of Polk; and Mr. Shni , of Salem. If Judge Bonham will PHOpVCTIOJVS ep OREGON. g COMING TO FIX THINGS. Judge Boise is talked of to some | We are creditably.informed that NUMBER'S. extent among Independents; but he will not run unless he knows he [From the Portland Sunday Welcome ] Qld Flaxbrake is coming back to can be elected, and that his oppo Qregon with Holladay for the pur- In our last we showed the differ nent will not contest his election. ent kinds of wheat raised in Ore >$e of fixing things for the cam* After all, there seems to be plenty gon, and to the Willamette valley iign.' They will first attempt to of timber. we gave the best quality btft neg rm a coalition with the ♦‘Cor- lected to say Umpqua valley is of it fellows” and make the Ore- CAME BACK. equally good grade. Neither of Ionian the Republican organ, but Hon. R. S. Strahn of Corvallis, these two sections have all tbe land filing in that will resuscitate the went to Los Angelos, Cal., a few under cultivation that is capable of Bulletin and sail in for war. Wil- weeks ago to look at the couutry producing large crops.- In the fijams’ return to Oregon,must mean and for tbe health of his family. Willamette valley is produced sfimething of that sort. He has He remained there only a short about three-quarters of ’the wheat iip use for Oregon or for Oregoni- time and has returned to this State raised in Oregon, and even, then Sn's, except to further his own and located at Albany. He is one not more than one-tenth of a crop, jhemes or ambitii ns; and now that of the best lawyers in thef State, after allowing for the production We is out of a “posish” he natural and H talked of by many as a can of other crops, is raised owing to ly seeks his long qgglected and con- didate for Judge of this district. a large proportion of tbe land not fjtantly ignored supporters and vas- > 'f He would make an excellent judge; being properly cultivated or else Bals for another “boost.” And we but we do not know that be is a not uuder cultivation. If‘ deep think the people of Oregon will candidate. ploughing was generally adopted give him one—witlvthe toe of their by the farmers an average yield of political boot.— Democrat. Both Catholic Countries. not less than twenty-five bushels Mart, you shbuld have added Gen. Grant’s project of war with to the acre would be returned, but (the name of Hippie Mitchell with F Spain and war rtith Mexico is in instead, the average range is from the above as likely to return' to strict harmony with bis Anti-Cath eighteen to twenty bushels to the lielp “fix up things.” olic doctrines; for both Spain and acre* From conversation with ma- ; It now transpires that Grant had Mexico are Catholic countries It | ny dealers in the interior and also good reasons for not pardoning Joyoe is quite possible that on the Anti leading farmers we arrive at the out of the penitentiary. Joyce offer Catholic prejudice or feeling of following: farmers that plough deep ed to put Babcock in if he was let out some of our fellow citizeus General always are sure of a Crop apd a ,nd Grant didn’t think it would be a Grant, in part, builds his hopes of yield, on average land, of from 25 good swap. making bis recommendation of war to 35 bushels to tbe acre and on with one or both of these nations the best of farming lands Jrom 60 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS popular, and of enlisting the sym to 80 bushels to the acre; but farm pathies of a majority of the people ers skimming the land only have a in favor of belligerent measures. yield of about one-half the abovo. A We early called attention to the in this connection another thing fact that while he developed so ful can be mentioned, viz: the quality ly his Anti Catholic sentiments in of wheat is greatly improved by I his message, he took pains to keep deep ploughing. From all informa wide open the door which led to tion at hand we see no good read- intervention in Cuban affairs and , on why from fifty to sixty ¡million to hostilities against Mexico. It bushels of wheat should hot be would seem that the ideas of oppo raised each year in the Willamette sing Catholicism at h< me and wag valley; but then to do so a differ > x_ P P . J, ' , I ing war on a Catholic country were ent system of farming mustjbe ad * lodged together on his mind. I . opted. How the combination of these In the Umpqua valley aifd also two undertakings will work to Rogue River valley, wheat is not gether, remains to be Been. Will cultivated as extensively as it might more Protestants enlist against be under a more favorably trans Spain and Mexico because these portation system. The Railroad countries are Catholic, aud be tapping the Umpqua valley charg cause of Gen. Grant’s avowal of es too much to admit of its being Anti-Catholic doctrines? And will cultivated there with profit; al fewer Catholics enlist for the same though, it is said much of ¡the sur reasous? plus raised there finds an outlet via1 A very large proportion of tbe the Unn>qiia*river to San Francis soldiers in the cities, who, under co. In Rogue River valley’with ordinary circumstances, would be no outlet for the surplus ouly a suf- the first to enlist, are Catholics. ficent quantity is raised to meet the If, in the event of a war with Spain home consumption, but a very large or Mexico, they should be deterred surplus can be produced with facil from coming forward by Grant’s ities for transporting it. tn both Anti-Catholic spirit and purpose these valleys, under proper cultiva it might render it difficult to fill up tion the yield to the acre-Averages the ranks, and lead to serious in forty bushels, and if all kinds were convenience. The fact that both put in cultivation the yield will av Spain and Mexico are Catholic erage all of thirty bushels to the countries may be of very consider acre. In a southeasterly direction able significance either way.— Sun from Rogue* River valley fine agri Will G-aat Pardon the Whlakey cultural lands are found;; the ex . Men i treme cold, for Oregon, uù inter It is said that vigorous efforts are fering with its successfully yielding being made, by both men and women large craps. to procure the pardon of those politi In Eastern Oregon, uplil lately, cal and personal friends of the Presi the cultivation of the soil has been dent who have been convicted of. the neglected except to produce enough frauds in whiskey. But whatever the wheat to supply the local consump inclinations of the President may be, it will hardly do for hint grant tive demand; but this last season such pardons at present. If ho wants considerable flour, manufactured a third term for himself he must give from wheat has found its way» td them one term also. this market. The flour compares; There is one thing, however, the favorably with that manufactured President might do. His sympathies in this valley. When that section; are understood to be with the Cuban insurgents. He wants to help them? is permeated with railroads, as id He can do it in this way: he can par time it must be, the many rich anq« don all the members of the Whiskey fertile valleys and also higher lands’ Ring, convicted and unconvicted, on will be placed undbr cultivation, condition that they shall forthwith and a stream of wheat be sent tm join the Cuban rebel army and never this market for export that will return to the United States, A r all surprise many now living. The thought of annexation is now reject ed, we should be permanently rid of soil is well adapted to wh$at culr ture, being of a rich' mellow chart) them. If they could be induced to take a acter, impregnated with a sufficient large qua ntity of the crooked whiskey amount of alkali to impart strength along with them, it might bo policy and which adds to the quality of to make ;it a condition that they should wheat raised. The average yiel| join the Government forces instead of in Eastern Oregon, unfler prdpef I the rebe le. If they would deal out the wh iskey liberally, they could cultivation, is from fifteen to tweq* Complete advertisement next week. probably - kill more men with that than ty bushels to the acre. • i Call on Smith, Sampson & Co. for all any othe r ammunition. In the seacoast '■ counties, like ' I? I ' I itf . We ho pe nobody will throw cold Eastern Oregon, more attention is kinds of Furniture. A' i water on this proposition. It ought being given to the cultivation o£ not to b<) diluted. People who want Ì a oonunt Lrum to guess, may guess how wheat. We are informed that many n giments the pardoned would there is a very considerable qua$b suffice t/o form. tity of land which is capable of pro Gas itave Guski of New York, ducing large crops, but is only used bad a desire to feel the sensations for grazing purposes—stock raising J conne/cted with hanging and tried being found a more profitable enj- I t the Experiment, but with no inten- ploy men t. The amount of wheat I tior/t of quitting this mundane produced barely meets the hotiw spl/iere. He succeeded admirably. requirements, and were it not for 0/ ustave makes rather a handsome the very large root crop, impor tion of flour would have to be A f/xirpse, everything considered. sorted to. It is said that the I American farmers have reason of wheat to the acre is large at the quality, outside of being a to be pleased at the success attain tie dark, is good. LEGAL. | I B. G this alloy can be worked as easily ed in conveying fresh meat in good Several of our exchanges are as iron er. bronze of aluminum. It condition from this country to Lon flattens without cracking, and can don. Great Britain evidently needs itating the propriety of holding»’a convention composed of tbe editors be reduced without the slightest all they can send her. since com* and publishers joi ien of the various joór- difficulty to sheets of extreme thin, consent to run he will be the nom plaints of the high price of meat I ¡¡¡i — «■ ■‘’imoor" State, Wt second the common in Londot hurt year. Imoti new aod possesses great flexibility. inee on tbe Democratic ticket. | ivere i vere cornua n in London last year. I motion. i » MISCELLANEOUS 1» Y NOTICE. H. B. UTTIdtrilLD. B. V. HILL, JT UC1NDA F. PUGH having left my bed and board without Just cause or prov- Mation, I forbid all persons from trusting bier on my account/ * Aj W. H. PUGH. West Chebaleaa, Dee. 17, 1875. I » . __________ — L Estray Notice, NEW FIRM aken up by the undersigned T living six miles North of! l.afa.vette on or about the 8th of December, 1875, one / Yfrah mare about 14 hands high. 7 rears old; no marks or bfands perceptible. The above eptray was this day appraised by J.T. Hem bree," J. P., at $20, this the 18th day of Dec. ])»75. WM. RpBERTS. NOTJCB. —OF— LITTLEFIELD & HILL, * p DRUGGIST de APOTHECARIES, fl « (Odd Fellows Budding.) To whom it may concern: That J. C. VanRenssaleer has nothing to do with ruuniug the Davtou Flouring Mill«. LAFAYETTE, OREGON J. B. Harker. n49:ml NOTICE. W Zb ichom it may concern: , Notice is hereby that J. B. Hacker has nothing to do wit]^ ruuniug the Dayton Flouring Mills. i J. T. HERBERT. . D ayton , Nov. 26, 1875. E HAVE A LARGE AND WELI selected stock of Drugs. Patent Medicines. Paints. Oils, Brushes. Fancy and Toilet Articles, . » Notions Ao., Ac. —ALSO— $10 REWARD! . Cigars. Tobacco and Stationery, Ac., Ac. «TEAYED OR STOLEN FROM LA®*AY- O ette, about tbe 1st of November 1875, xsorrel horse; star in foreheaxl; fifteen bands high: no brands, l will jay a reward of $10 to any omc who will give me information of his whereabouts or bring him to tne at Lafayette. [ f WM. MJUJVAN. . ! Which we will sell et reduced prices for cash. ter Prescriptions filled aud medicines compounded at all houra. Office of Dr. H, R. Littlefield. noM Notice. ■WrOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT » Dv by virtue of an order of the Couuty ¡Court uf Yamlfill County, Sta'e of Oregon, made and entered of record on the 5th day of October. 1875, I will aeirkt public auc tion to the highest bidder for ca-h in hand U. R. gold coin, in front of the Court House doOr in Yamhill county, State of Oregon on the 6th day ot .February, 1876, at the hour . of one o’clock in the aftprnoou. of said day, the following described real estate, to-wit: The undivided one-fifth partof lots No, 104, No. 97 and No. 99; also the undivided. one fifth part of the upper half of lot twenty-seven, all in the town of Dayton, Yamhill County, State of Oregon. Also the undivided one-fifth part of the fol lowing described tract of laud in Yamhill county. State of Oregon, to-wit. Beginning at a point on the south bank of tbe Yamhill river, north- 20 degrees west, distant 20 feet'from the northwest corner of the town plat of said town of Dayton; thence south 52 degrees ees west parallel with the line of said town . plat ' 15 chains: thence north 17.63 chains to the Yamhill river; thence down said river with its meander- ihgs 14.55 chains to the place of beginning; containing ten acresand twenty-six perches more or less. JOHN W. CARY, Jan. 6. 1876. Administrator. BUTCHER-SHOP! LAFAYETTE, OREGON —BY— respectfully ask a share of The public patrouage. 49* Fresh meats constantly on hand. IXz"Give me a call. CHARLES MORRIS, Proprietor. no 34 tf I notice ;. WFOTICE Is hereby given that by virtue ANI of an ordef of the county court of Yatnhtll county^State of Oregon, made and entered of recordon the 3d day of January 1876,1 will sell at public auction for cash in hand, U. S. gold coin, in front of thacourt house door in Yamhill'county, State of Oregon, on thè 6th da jr of February. 187 6, at the hour of one o’clock in the afternoon of said day the following described real estate, tow it»- The undivided one-fifth part of lots Nos, 104,97, 99; and the undivided one-tifth part cf the upper half of lot 27. Also the following described tractof land described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south bank of the' Yamhill fiver; north 20 degrees west distant 20 feet from the northwest corner of the town plat of Day ton! thence south 52degrees west parallel with the line of said town-plot 15 chains: thence north 17.63 chains to the Yamhill river; thence down said river with its me- anderings 15:56 chains, to] the pia ce of be ginning. containing ten acres and twenty- six perches, more or less, all in the town of Dayton, Yamhill county, Oregon. JAMES MOAB, Guardian ot Edward Moar. January, 7, 1876. Sheriff’« Sale. N I X ESSEX HOTEL, f » I HAVING THOROUGHLY refurnish ed the house. I am prepared to offer superior accommodation« to guests. j respectfully ask a share of the pub H C <"I lic- '■ D. L. TURPIN. B HAIR DRESSING SALOON. A R H B E R S H H 0 P ED. PERKINS, aving bought the shop owned by J. R. Majors, wish es to inform the public that he is now prepared to do any and all kinds o( work in his line in the lat est style, Shaving,.... 25 cents Shampooing, 25 cents Hair catling, itice is hereby given that by virtue and authority of a writ of • execution duly issued - out of the .Circuit Court of Yamhill county. State of Oregon, on t^e 29th day of December, 1875, on a judgment rendered therein on the lrthday of February. 1875. in favor of C. F. Royal, plaintiff, and against J. W. Watte, A. B. Henry and J. T. Hembree, trustees of La fayette Lodge No. 34,1. O. G. T., and A. M, Hurley, W.C. T., of said lodge, and S. M. Bradshaw, W. V. T., and N. B. Martin, secretary, of said lodge, and Lafayette Lodge No. 34, I. O, G. T., defendant,*! for the sum of seven'hundred and sixty-six and 06-100 dollars (1766.06) in U, S. coin.tend the further ram of three dollars (S3) costs, which judgment was enrolled and docketed in the clerk's office of said court in said county on the 17th day of February, 1875. And tor want of personal propertv out of which to satisfy said judgment, I have lev ied upon the following real estate, to-wit: Commencing at the north west corner of lot No. 1. in block 5, thence south along the west line of said lot 24 feet! thence eas| 54 ftet; thence north 24 feet: thence west 54 feet to the place of beginning with im- proveipcnts and appurtenances theron, in the town of Lafayette, -I in Yamhill county, - > *■ . L. ■ i ■ ■ Oregon. and on Saturday, the 29th day of January, 1876 1S76 at the hour of one o'elock in the afternoon of said day, I will proceed to sell in front of the Court House door in the town of Lafayette, Yamhill county, State of Oregon, at publio auction to tbe highest bidder for cash in hand in, U. 8. coin the above des cribed real estate to satisfy said execution aud costs with accruing costs. H. C. DALE, She riff of Yamhill County, Oregon. "• Dec. 31,1875. Administratrix Notice. WTOTICE IK HEREBY GIVEN THAT the X v undersigned has been appointed by the couuty court of Yamhill county, State of Oregon, administratrix of the estate of Stewart Hanna, late of said eoanty, deceas ed, Therefore, all persons having claims against tbe estate of decedent, are hereby notified and required to present them to me at my residence in Dayton, in said county, within six months from the date of this no tice with the proper vouchers therefor. MARY J. HANNA, December 3d, 1875. * • Administratrix. OOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOO oooooooooooooooooooo o o EMIL BOB'.ES. o o Watchmaker dt Jeweler, i ■ ; o M c M innville . o mu hup •OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOÒOOOOOOOOO * o o o - CHAS. MORRIS » FOR SALK —:O:— .25 een hve thoroughly OVER- hauled and repaired my BATH BOOM, those in need of a good Uan b* accommodated reasonable, , ED PERKINS. Lafayette no40 tf EXPRESS * LINE, FROM Dayton to St Joseph, WILL run a hack from Dayton* to St. Joe, via Lafayette, connecting'with the cars every day. t C'Z’All business promptly attended to. • decll:ti J. BEST. 1 P* Creek Sawmill. 8TEPHE8ON 8BAKLY, PROPS'« TTFE WILL KEEP-CONSTANTLY ON Ww hand all kinds of rough lumber, which we are sellihg cheeper than any other mUl in the county. Persons who contemplate building will And it to their advantage to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. Boxing...L..................... ...$9 M M, Fecnlng,.,............................ . 9 " g For large bills of lumber for houses and barns xe will make rodactions. WRIGHT A 8TEPHESON. dec4:n41:ly When the blood ruahea with rocket-lik velocity to the head, causing hot flushes vertigo and dimness of sight, it» a certaia si n that a mild, salubrious, cooling anV equalizing laxative is required, and TznanVi EtfcrrMeeat Seltser Ap erieat should be at once resorted to. Sold by a 4 druggists. WJ AILED TIMOTHY HAY FOR. SALE; also chickens, Berkshire pigs and Brahma FRED. A. CRAWFORD. TO RENT. .OR 500 ACRES GOOD FARM «WVFvF Land, for cash. Inquire at thia office. SeptlO ÏÏLTÏ & SIMPSON DRUGGISTS. i no49:tf W E HAVE FOR SALJS ONROFTfflE Celebrated PARKER BROS. Braeeh loading 8hot Qua, at a bargain* LAFAYETTE, • OGN