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0 SfjctoteHin ''(Enterprise. Oregon City, Oregon, D. C. IBEHXD, EDITOR XSI PROPRIETOR. Saturday April 24, 1869. POP ULA TIOX OF OREO OX. Taking the census report for 1860 we End Oregon accredited with a population of 52,160, being 31,451 males, and 20.709 females. In 1&65 we had 65,090, and tak ing the popular vote of the State at the Presidential election we now have per haps 60,000 bona fide inhabitants. There is many a county in the Eastern States; like Pennsylvania. Ohio or Indiana: which baa nearly as many inhabitants as this entire State. Connecticut, with but eight counties returned a population of 400,147 ; Delaware, with three counties returned 112,216 inhabitants; Maryland returned 067,019 ; Maine C28.2G9 ; New Jersey with seven counties has a credit of C72.935 ; and Rhode Island with five counties has 174,620. And yet, with this meagre population, we assert, without fear of successful contradiction, that there is not a State in all this Union that has made more rapid advancement in the arts and sciences than Oregon. On pages 194 and 195 of the census re port for 1860, we are told that the per centage of the increase in the true value of real estate and personal property in ten years from 1S50 to I860, in Ore gon was 471 J. No other State in the Union (excepting California, which was 839 per cent.; Iowa 942 per cent.; Texas 592 per cent.; and Wisconsin 550 per cent.;) equaled the ratio of Oregon. We have not. it is true as the Oregonian re marks, traveled much in this State except ing a trip or two to Salem, but with a knowledge of the facts as they exist with regard to the public lands of Oregon, and the general resources of the State, we .know that the meagre population here, have, as yet, had but "very little to do j with the immense tracts of land ; the Oregonian to the contrary notwith standing. And whilst the Oregonian is free to admit that our greatest want is population, and urges plans upon the people by which emigration may be at tracted hither, it seems to us to be poor in tne practice of its own precepts, to state in the very next breath that there is no land in this part of Oregon worth occupy ing : " except a little nook or narrow strip here and there in some mountain gorge." We say that there are yet mil lions of acres here, unoccupied, which are capable of gladdening the hearts of a mil lion or more enterprising, restless spirits, who are crowding the over-populous marts of the other hemisphere, aad of our -own lana on the Atlantic sea-board. Emigration is what every one at all ac quainted with the resources of Oregon says we most need the Oregonian says o ; but we must not allow obstacles to be placed in the way of this vital necessity, if we do we allow the supremest want of the State to be defeated. California Homestead Associations have thrown a great obstacle in the way of the coming cntfgration for that State, by gobbling up, to use a homely phrase, the most val liable tracts, and this will drive hundreds to Oregon let them come. Wo want a million. The New Postal Stamps. The Post office Department has its stamps ready. They are engarved by the American Bank Note Company, and are in the very highest style of art. The symbols from the stamps are in keeping with the spirit of the age and the peculiar character ot our institutions. The one cent stamp has the head of Franklin ; the color is Roman ochre. The two cent denominations are light bronze, and have the post horse and rider ; while the three cent stamps, which are of imperial ultramarine, have a loco motive heading to the right. The six cent Ktamps are of the same color as the three cent denominations, and bear the iead of Washington. Those of ten cents are orange color and bear a shield on which rests an eagle with outstretched wings. The twelve cent denominations are in milori green, with a representation of an ocean steamship. The fifteen cent tlenominationa represent the landing of Columbus. The picture is in Prussian blue, and the scroll and ornamental work is in pale India red. The twenty-four cent, stamps have an admirably executed representation or the Declaration of Inde pendence, the picture being in purple like, while the scroll and ornamental work, is of light milori green. The thirty cents have and eagle facing to the left, with outspread wings, resting on a shield, with flags grouped on either side. Above the eagle are thirteen stars, arranged in a pemi-circle. The eagle and shield are in carmine, while the flags are blue. The ninety cent stamp bears the head of Lin coln irrau oval. The potrait is in black, while the surrounding ornamental scroll work is carmine. All the designs men tioned 'above are surrounded by hand some ornamental scroll work. Tha thirty cent stamp is the most beautiful of the lot, for it blends in one group all the na tional emblems and also the national colors, the red, white and blue. The North Pacific Transportation Company have reduced the prices on freight to San Francisco for the benefit of Oregon- farmers. Thus it will be seen that as Mr, llolladay becomes acquainted with the wants of Oregonians he adjusts matters to suit their purpose. We pre dict that notwithstanding the general howls ot affected, disinterested opposition t him. by. those who have had ample op jiortunity to do justice by Oregon, but have failed Mn llolladay will be a very popular man amongst our citizens, when O the people become better acquainted with ilia. ' CIVIL SERVICE IX THE U. S. A bill was introduced into the Thirty- ninth and Fortieth'Congress by the Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes of E. I., which in its leading features cannot fail to meet the approval of all honest citizens. The pur pose of the bill is to regulate the civil service of the U. S., and should it ever become a law, it would produce a greater revolution, in the administration of affairs at Washington, than was ever produced by any other single measure. The bill was carefully studied and wisely planned, and was evidently offered with a sincere purpose on the part of Mr. Jenckes, to im prove the condition of things in the dif ferent departments, and not with ulterior political designs. The main principle of the bill, is that of competitive examina tion for all offices of responsibility and trust, within the gift of the heads of de partments. Postmasters and such offi cers as are required by law to be appoint ed by the President by and; with the ad vice and consent of the Senate." are not included. A board of three Commission ers appointed by the President and Sen ate, shall constitute a committee of exam ination, to hold office during five years, with appropriate salaries. It shall be the duty of this board to prescribe qualifica tions lor each branch and grade of the civil service, and in the examination of candidates reference is to be had to their special fitness in respect to age, health, character, knowledge, and ability for the branches of service into which they seek to enter. This board mint also prescribe rules as to times and places of examina tions, and the -mode of conducting the same. There are other regulations, in re spect to the filling of vacancies, &c. These examinations are open to all citizens of the United States. In those branches of the civil service where the duties can be performed by females, they are allowed to compote with males in the examina tions. It may be said, thai such a measure is too wise and honest, ever to become a law. It may be so, but it certainly ar gues bad for the moral atmosphere of our National Congress. Besides, if the asser tion be true, it presents the strongestplea for the necessity of such a measure. The knowledge of the fact that such a bill has been introduced, and that there are those who are striving to secure its passage, should be kept before the minds of the people. We have no doubt that when its provisions are thoroughly understood, and the necessity of such a measure is lelt, all honest citizens will co-operate with their representatives in urging it through Con gress. If its passage cannot be secured by any other means, let it be made a po litical test. Let the man who refuses to sanction it by word or deed, be discarded at once. There is valid reason to dis trust his motives in seeking office. This is a measure for the good of the people, and for the purpose of disarming mere partizan politicians. If any man doubts the propriety of a change, let him go to Washington, and attempt to transact any private business with the government, through the clerks of Departments, un aided by the names of well-known Con gressman. He will soon learn that they thoroughly understand one principle, and that is how not to do a thing. During the short period that Gen. Grant filled the office of Secretary of War. he gave some marked illustrations of the best manner of ' cutting red-tape." Let us hope that under his administration there will be a complete renovation. There are many evils which would be remedied, by such a regulation as that for which this measure provides. As things now are. there is a wonderful sense of irresponsibility, on the part of those filling the places of clerks. They have only to render account to their superiors, and these to the heads, of de partments, and there is an end. Each man in government employ in any capacity, should be made to feel that he is directly or indirectly responsible to every citizen of which that government is composed, and that his tenure of office depends upon the fidelity with which he discharges the duties of his office, and not upon the fear or favor of any individual under whom he acts. As things now are, very little, if anything is known, oftentimes, concern ing the qualifications of appointees. They secure places through the intervention of personal friends or to please constituents, and the consequence is, as those who are thoroughly acquainted will testify, that there are larger numbers of incompetent men iu the various departments. not only in an intellectual sense, but in a moral sense. It is sometimes a cause of remark that men will accept such small salaries as are attached to the lower grades of clerk-ships, but the truth is in a majority of cases, these places are filled by men. who out side of government em ploy, could earn little or nothing in (fit-nations, where mental culture is required. Under the system proposed by Congress man Jenckes. each man is brought to the test, and allowed to fill such a place, and such only as he is qualified to fill with honor to himself, and credit to the gov ernment. Then let us away with incom petent persons, and seek trustworthy men to fill their places. Let rules be applied to the civil service, similar to these ap plied to the military and naval services. It is stated upon good authority that with the civil service rendered efficient ten competent clerks could discharge the du ties of a hundred incompetent ones. The measure then becomes one of economy. Millions of dollars, might thus be saved to the government. It is a fact that this na tion is almost the only civilized nation, where the qualifications of candidates are not in gome way tested. In some cases it is true, those nations are just emerging from the darkness. England in her Foi eign service, requires strict competitive examinations. In France the first Napo leon gave emphasis to the rule requiring the most competent persons for offices of trust. In Germany, the States of Wnrtcm burg and Prussia have advanced farthest in their systems of examination. What we need is the establishment of some measure which shall free this nation, fit pestilent brood of office-seekers, and thus i end than the civil service bi!l introduced by the Hon. Thomas A. JcncVes ct Rhode , Isi2-d- " 1 renuer service under government an ! bis advertisements, which will appear to-; trust will be heartv nnd nnmnn ' I i i . X V x honorable employment, engaged in by morrow. th groat advantage of the note V" De "eartV and comensu- worked without the aid of bat- honest and worthy men. whom the gov- system; as i these cases, it they fcad been , T , e imciertaklng- et ! teries. The Aurora display Avas rnTfound S we' W of ',ght Tnr a "r paid the LegisLature may give material the grandest seen for years. ana io.i mi. Ana we know of no measure; the same amount of cash premuia;. thp aid and encouragement bv timelv better calculated to secure th a iWrM ...,, . u i r,..flir,i hut n . w,uaoullU11 "V umiij, . OREGON. Thomas B. Rickey has been appoint ed Postmaster at Salem. The Ensign states that a Portland horse dealer left Canyonville on the 17th with 44 head of splendid horses for the California market. The Tualatin River Transportation and Manufacturing Company will elect officers, adopt a constitution and by-laws, and transact other business, at Portland on May 6th. A singularity about the supply of water for Kelley's mill, East of Portland, says the Advocate, is that it is much less in the rainy season than in the summer. Mr. Kelly explains this by the fact that the springs supplying the water have their source on the north-west slope of Mount Hood. J. C. Avery. J. F. Miller and J. II. Douthit, Commissioners appointed by the last Legislature to select and locate 90. 000 acres of land set apart by Congress tor the benefit of a State Agricultural Col lege, will start on their mission about the 20th of next month. They will visit first the Goose Lake country, and then Crook ed River and Ochoco Valley. The citizens of the Dalles, never weary of well doing, are now moving in the matter of a road to the new settlement in the Ochoco Valley. They deserve as much success as Sacramento, I hey have, been more liberal and public spirited, in proportion to their means than Sacramento, j In parts of Oregon there are large j bodies of good land yet vacant; and even in the older settled portions, lands are still comparatively cheap and easy of ob tainment. Our people should be pre pared to meet and welcome the tide of population which shall soon cover the whole western slope and flow into out State, giving us new life and prosperity. Oregonian, April. 15th. Johnson of the Courier has written a book. The Unionist gives it the follow ing notice: "It is a funny book; it is a racy book; it is a Democratic book. It is not a .catechism, nor is it an almanac, neither can it properly be called a Greek lexicon. But Jasper hns written a book. Intellectually, it is shallow; grammatical ly, it is an outrage; and typographically, it is a monstrosity." The Register says that runaway couples from Oregon, still continue to get married at Vancouver. Some astute law character has devised means to evade suc cessfully the stringent provisions of the law concerning the marriage of minors. Among the marriages in the last paper, we notice that of Mr. S. W. Eddy and Miss M. E. Hall, of Milwaukie. A company consisting of non. J. F. Gazley, John Fullerton and five others left Canyouville on the 16th, with a view of ascertaining the practicability of mak ing a road to Fort Klamath. A road from the Umpqua to that point would be of great value to the farmers and stock rais ers of Douglas county. Ever since the murder of Amos Quito at Milwaukie last summer, the press of Oregon have been brutally imposing upon one another. Hay was eaten up by an ass at Vancouver ; A. Hair was murdered by an insane barber at La Grande ; and a skele ton (cat) supposed to have belonged to a human being has been found upon the roof of the Mountaineer office. Dalles City. Such sells may do for April fools but they are generally disgusting to readers who pay for papers that they may receive in telligence through them. Golden Division. No. 4. Sons of Tem perance of Oregon, was instituted on the evening of the 14th inst., with nineteen charter members, and is located in French Prairie in Marion county. J. W. Shrum. P. W. P., of Liberty. No. 1. assisted in the organization of the Division. The follow ing are the officers.. Rev. G. W. Dimmick, W. P.; Hattie Farnsworth. W. A.; J. B. Dimmick, R. S.; L.J.King, A. R.15.: L. S. Thomas. F.S.; Jane Boyuton. T.; James Farnswurth, Chaplain, A. J. Boynton, Con.: Emma Farnsworth. A. C; Hamlin Morrisson. I. S.; N. M. Sewall, O. S.: and Jackson Hubbard. P. W. P. The Walla Walla Union, a thorough and the first Republican paper issued at Walla Walla, has reached this office. The initial number is neatly printed, and evi eentlv is ably edited, although the name of the proprietor does not appear. We set nunter & Co., Hinsdale. N. II.. down as bilks. Do not trust them to fill any orders for books, etc. We be lieve them to be swindlers. At the Plowing Match to take place near Albany, to-day, Mr. J. W. Lewis of this city will appear with his best plows. Harper's Magazine for Oct. 1853, has the following: From Oregon we have news to the 23d of July. The emigration of the season was arriving much earlier than usual. A new and important bay has been discov ered about ten miles north of the mouth r F Pnn nilli t- i v- n r - nn1 n d xr v ( 1 . m rw 1 f nf coal, which, burns freely, and emits no j disagreeable odor, has been found in its immediate vicinity. Preparations were making to work the coal-mines recently discovered near St. Helen. J. M. Gar rison, Indian agent, had left Salm on an official expedition to all the tribes be tween the head-waters of ttu Willamette ana rorc ioise. xns oujt-ci iu uquuc i reliable information conbernine that .part of the Territory. The small-pox was rag ing fearfully among the Indian tribes ut Spaulding's Mission. Mr. Ferry, General Agent for the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, called in upon us last evening, says the Unionist of Saturday last. He is here for the purpose of paying to th widow of J. G. Martin, lately deceased, the amount due her on the life policy of her husband, amounting to S4.ti2S. Mr. Ferry goes fi-im hr to Aibanv to rav the same itn h IHntp nf Wv Afnnlr I These two gentlemen by a singular coin- j cidence .insured their lives at about the , CMTTIta I MUM IIII 1 III- 5,Lllin auiij LI11L. Ullll lUtll 1 diedatnearly the same time. ' The pro-1 H 2 Manbtan of the oldest and moat prudently mn- aged com9ni2 in tlic Uuitcd Sutss, imura paid m eacn case was omj joih,; i-miuuu givtii it uy cash, ins uenerai Asreni eis mrm in luercuanis oi tlio rstnto whnh .i... xi, i, COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, TIMTVF.RSTTY OF P. T.thytrmt a WASHIXOTOX LETTERS. There have been recently many ; interesting letters published in Or-1 the exclusive benefits of private in-o-on uanerL from several of which j terfests; for, while individuals would we have corned. In the Herald of Saturday appeared a letter from Hon. J. II. jU it ch ell, from which we extract as follows: A lively interest in the success of .the Oregon Central Railroad, and to the future prosperity of Ore gon, is manifested by all old Ore gonians on this side of the conti nent, and I am much indebted for whatever success has attended in my effortshere in behalf of the road and company I have the hon or to represent, to the following gentlemen : II. S. Jacobs, Esq., A. M. Starr, Capt. J. M. Keeler, General Barnum, and others, all old Oregonians, who understand our elements of greatness, as well as our urgent necessities as a State, and who are all active friends of our enterprise, "The Oregon Cen tral Railroad." Mr. Mitchell transmitted a letter from Mr. II. S. Jacobs, for merly of Portland, which contains many valuable suggestions some of which we extract: As I travel through the States on this side of the continent and witness the movement, the extent of diversified yet co-operative in terests, the wide-spread, deep seat ed thnlt, and ponder the existing causes of all this ceaseless prog ress and wide-reaching prosperity, I can but recall the natural advan tages of Oregon; I can but re member the peculiar fertility of her valleys, the largeness and va riety of her dormant and mineral resources, her matchless store of ship and other timber, the value of her prolific fisheries, the im mense scope of her admirable pas ture lands, and her superb water power. Xowhere else, indeed, have I seen so bounteous a meas ure of the elements of general prosperity for a large community as those with which Oregon has been endowed; elements, how ever, which for the most vart are as vet substantially latent, while regions far less richly endowed by providence have surpassed her in developement during the same pe riod. But with all these advanta ges, there have been and are yet coupled manj'- disadvantages hap pily, however, of a transient, ex trinsic character namelv: The remoteness of the State from the great centers of business and popu lation; the difficulties of access that thus far have impeded the current of emigration in her direction, and the circumscribed, inadequate na ture of the market ope-n, as yet, m. , r i .iito farming, mining, or a machine 1 he advantages are (jrod-given and i , .,c" , , . , , indefeasible; the disadvantages are transitory, and may be overcome. Mr. Jacobs then goes on to show the advantages to be derived from having Railroad connection, in the matter of attracting to our State the emigration now setting Pacific Coast-wards, concluding as follows: I need not expatiate upon the un common favorableness of the pro posed line of location of this road. This must be appreciated by all concerned. You all know, and are proud and hopeful of the xt reme fertility of the Willamette, Ump qua, and Rogue river valleys, and the enormous mineral resources, as yet undeveloped, which this railway would speedily make pro ductive to the material profit of the whole community. And yet I fear, nevertheless, it may not be generally felt what this railroad, through the very heart of Oregon, would be for the enrichment of ev every interest iu the State; or what is lost, and continues to be lost, so long as it shall remain unbuilt. Unless, indeed this road shall be costrnucted with all possible ener gy, and in timely, season, the emi gration now so strongly attracted toward the Pacific coast, will be mainly absorbed in California : whereas, were it ready to meet the tide, there would be . no difficulty m drawing on a large and most valuable portion to settle among you; for there is strongly marked interest felt on this coast, in re gard to Oregon: a disposition to 1 v.;fi, f.. . Z : l look thither for a new, Wide thea ter ot business operations and settlements. This has been recent ly stimulated materially by speci mens brought to Xew York, and widely exhibited by Dr. Loryea, of the flour, wheat, oats, leather, and other Oregon staples, which attract ed a good deal of attention by their excellence. The writer refers to the Mercer Pioneer line of vessels between cvr 1 Oi"K and Portland, and savs: The sg of the vent "of 1 m urse mainly c lepend upon the ZZT enftm?nts'Ch will Sest themselves m due season. This may be done in strict conso- nance with good precedents and the view of those who are wisely hostile , to. special legislation for be greatly profited by the enter prise, its success must redound to the interests of the whole commu nity. Heroic Act. Eugene Shelby, a lad of sixteen years, prevented a disastrous lire in Portland one evening recently, which is thus recounted by the Herald: The fire was occasioned bv the falling of a kerosene lamp. To Eugene great credit is . due for his ready presence of mind and heroic conduct in extinguishing the flames for had he been less active the chan ces are the whole block of buildinirs would have been destroyed. When he found no other means could be used he pulled olf his coat andb y dextrous use of it succeeded in a few minutes in subduing the flames, which had enveloped the back end of the store, burning books, the top of a table, and char ring the walls within three feet of a large quantity of coal oil, which, had it caught could not possibly have been extinguished short of a disastrous conflagration. Perhaps not one in a hundred .would have thought of using his coat lor such a purpose, but this boy acted witli such coolness and effectivness as to quell the flames before the fire en gines reached the spot. He de serves to be handsomely rewarded. The Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago has started an employment bureau, which re ports great success in finding clerks for situations, having a large and lengthening list on its books, but finds some difficulty in obtain ing situations for its clerks. It would be a point of practical Chris tianity, which we suggest to the Association, to convince these young men that they should get to some much better occupation, than clerking, at which they will be in all probability underpaid and over worked all their brief lives. The business is now overstocked it is one that since the diffusion of com mon school education needs no very special preparation. Every smart school-boy is prepared to begin as a clerk, and consequently the supply for this kind of labor will always be in excess of the de mand. It is merely a false and squeamish notion that clerking is more respectable than other work, that drives young men to beg for clerical situations at starvation prices. Let the hungry and wait ing youth in charge ot the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association be affectionately advised to take snop, wiinoiu loss oi time, or tei them come to Oregon and make a beginning facturcrs. as producers or manu- As long as you live, seek to learn; do not presume that old age will bring wisdom. "We nevei see a tear in the eye," savs a celebrated writer, "but we are reminded of a warm heart." The poor man's purse may be empty, but he has as much gold in the sunset, and silver in the moon as anybody. Toil and trial are grim school masters, but a flush of hope can make them beautiful, even as a sunbeam the rude mountain front. Oft what seems a mere trifle, a mere nothing by itself in some nice situation, turns the scale of. fate, and rules the most important ac tions. Write your name by kindness, love and mercy, on the names of the people you come in contact with year by year, and you will nev er be forgotten. Each ant in an ant-hill knows his companions. Mr. Drawin sev eral times carried ants from one hill to another, inhabited, apparent ly, by tens of thousands of ants; but the strangers were invariably detected and killed. Thinking that there might be family odor by which they were recognized, he put some ants from a very large nest into a bottle strongly perfum ed with asafoetita, and restored them after twenty four hours. At first, they were threatened bv their companions, but soon recognized. and allowed to pass A Lady whose horror of to bacco amounts almost to disease, took a seat by the side of a man in a railroad car the other day, and nervously asked him: "Do you chew tobacco sir?" "No, ma'am," replied the astonished man; "but I guess I can get you chaw, if you are sufferin' for'it." On the evening of the loth there were strong electrical cur- rents in various parts of the East, Sylvester Pennoyer Esq., has purchased entire, the Orcgo?i Her ald printing ectablishmc-nt. 3It is nothing more than the truth, if people teil you that though Kohn Fishel are not sel.'ingoff at cost, they never theless do sell at lower rates than any other house in Oregon. Their stock of Clothing cannot be surpassed. It is undoubtedly the h'nest, i eatest and most fa-hi nubie in the iState. Every person would do well to call on Xhn & Fishel, No. 91 Front street, before purchas ng elsewhere. C3P3Ir. Michael Keese of San Francisco and Mr. B. Goldsmith of Portland, the best judges of Cigars and Tobacco on the coast, bought thfir supplies the other day of A. Levy, because they said it was the only place where they could find the genu ine leaf. tprAsk your neighbor to sub scribe for the ExTEnrnisE. Sew Advertisements. INDIA RUBBER BALLS, of all sizes At LEW'S s YRUPS. CANDY, and POP CORN. Fresh eveiy day at LEWS AFHESII SUPPLY OF FIGS, AND THE Celebrated tig paste. At LEYY'S RANGES AND LEMONS, J At LEVY'S Clackamas Base Ball Club. A T THE FIRST MEETING ofC. B. B. C, j. held this St-a.-on, tlie following preamble aud resolution was adopted : Whereas, This Club tii.ds itself without grounds upon which to practice, and many of its ac ive members are to be absent, there fore ; Resolved, That the Clackamas Club will not receive any challenges to play match games the ensuing season. Secretary C. T. B. C. QOSMOTOLITAN HOTEL. Formerly Arrigvni s, PORTLAND, Oregon. ZtSP" The undersigned respectful iy an nounce that having putcha&ed this widely known and weU kept hotel, they are now prepared to oifer superior accommodations to the traveling public at greatly reduced prices. This hotel is located nearest the bte.niboat landings. The hotel coach will be in attendance to convey passengers to aud from the house free of chargp. W. R. SEWALL, J. B. SPHF.NGEU, Proprietors. A Gocd Book for Agents. RESOURCES OF The Pacific Slope! A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the Mines and Minerals, Climate, Topog raphy, Agriculture, Manufactures, aud Commerce of the Pacific States, and Territories ; including Lower Oiliforii in, Mexico, Alaska, and BrilisU Columbia I BY HON. J. ROSS BROWXB, Complete in One Large Cctavo VQliune of 874 vp-, Pri-ce $4. 3 This is the Cheapest "Work ever offer ed in this ir.atktt to Sub?cr?pt on Agents, nnd it is compart with useful information, Invaluable to Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics etc., and is ot detp interest to all classes. Published bv H.'ll. KAXCItOFT 4 Co., 24.5v Sax Francisco, Cal. JOTICK. Is hert'bv srivpn to all whom it mnv rnncpn that A. A. McCu ly Pres't ot the l T. Co., has pr-serited a petition to the City Councii of Oregon City, asking for the vac ation of that portion ot water street and the Alleys lying between the P. T. Co.'s Basin, and tlx; present Ferry Landing,- for the" purpose of building Locks. The hearing pt a d petit. on is set tor the first Monday in June, lSiiih Uy order of the Council. Oregon City, April 20th, 16C1. 2i:4tJ J. M. RACON, Recorder. o IIDINAJSCE No. 80. Beit Ordained and eFtabh'.tfipd. J,u thp n;ti Council of Oregon City, Oregon. That the City Seminary bo, and is hereby, constituted and invested with the privilege of conferring imd granting Diplomas, or Graduating Cards, under the following pro visions : Skctiox I The City Seminary shall" be conducted under the Grade System. Section II. Whenever the number of pu pi's iu attendance shall exceed One Hundred, there shall be three Departments. When One Hundred and Fifty there shall ba four ; and when Two Hundred there shall be five Departments. Section JIL The Departments of the Citv Seminary, as at present divided, shall be styled the Primary, Preparatory, Academic, and Cla-sical. Section 4.. The Grading of the School and all examinations tor preferment, shall be under the charge of the Principal, who shall teach the Classical Department. No person sh ill be eligible to be Principal who has not obtained a Degree from some University, or established In-titution of Learning. He shall he suhjtvt to examina tion by the City School Superintendent, in all the branches mentioned in Sectioa live ot this Ordinance. Section Y. Any Student who has attend cd the City Seminary f.-r two year- or nv-re, and who has nbtumed fn.m the Principal Xo. 1 certificates of qualification in ,-t 'east Ten of the undermentioned branches ofstud, and pas-ed satisfactory examinat ons in not less ihan live others, shad be entitled to re ceive a Diploma, or Graduating Card from said Seminary. English Branches. 1, Reading and Orthography; 2, Penmanship; 3, Geogr phy ; 4, English Grammar; 5, Rhetor c ; 6, Hi -awry of United States ; 7, Ancient lli.-tory ; 8, Modern do 9, Book Keeping, Sinzle ertry ; 10, Book Keeping, D ub!e eutry. Languages. 1, French ; 3, Greek. 2, Lain ; Mathematics. 1, Arithmetic; 4. Geometry; 2, Mensuration ; 5. Trigonometrv ; 3, Algebra; C, Survey in and . Navigation. Sciences. 1, Natural Science ; 2, Uotany; 3, Natural Philosophv ; 4, Z'o:o y ; 5, Geology ; 6, Minerology ; 7, Anatomy, 'Physiology and Hrgene: 8, Chemi-try ; 9, Astronomy ; 10, Logic. Sect. on T The Diploma shall be signed by the Piincipal ; the Teacher of the Aca demic Dcpa. tment ; The City School Super ln'enn'er.t; The Mayor, and attestcl bv the City Recorder, with the Seal of the City Cor poration affixed. Section Vil.-The cost of sail Card shall be paid by the applicant. Sect.on VIII.- TLe City Recorder sh: II keep a record of all pupils w o obtain si-iJ Cards. Passed the City Council April 20, 1RC9. 4.. . FORBES IJAECLAY, Major. Attest : J. II. BACON, Citv Recorder. A. H.lSielijarclsQii AUCTIONEER! Corner of Front and Oak streets, Portland A U CT IONS A LES Of Real Estate, Groceries, General Merchan dise and Horses, Every Wednesday and Saturday t A. B. Richardson, Auctioneer, AT PRIVATE SALE. English refined Par and Bundle Iron ; English Square and Octagon Cast steel Horse shoes, Files, Iiasps, saws; ' Screws, Fiy-pans, sheet iron, It. G. Irea ; also : ' A large assortment of Groceries and Liquors A. B. Richardson, Auctioneer. MISCELLANEOUS. F Oil SALE. A Dwelling- House and 8 lots, In a desirable location in Oregon City, at a bargain. Time will be eriven for a part of the purchase money. TITLE PERFECT. J&ST" Inquire of JAMES M. MOORE. Oregon City. -AT- THE STORE OF S D. FRANCIS, FARMERS WILL FIND A READY AND PERMANENT MARKET, ANl WILL RECEIVE THE BEST PDICES CURRENT FOR ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE. S. 1. F KA IVCIS, WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A SUPPLY OF FLOUR, SUGAR, TEA, COFFEE, AND SYRUPS OP THE I5ET BR ANDS, AND A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF GROCERIES, PROVIS IONS AND 'STATIONERY, ALL OF W H I C II WILL BE SOLD AT LOW PROFITS. o Call mid examine for yourself lef on Purchasing elsewhere ITOTTO Do vr.lo ethers as you would that others shruld do untoi'ou. Oregon City, March 2S, 1SC9. 22.tr WALTE Kcw CAltPJETIjVGS' VELVETS , EETJSSEIS, THREE-PLY, OIL - CLOTHS,. WINDOW-SHADES, PAPER-HANGINGS, LACE-CURTAINS, &c, &c. We Would Call the attention of pur tics Jilting vp houses, or being in' need of anything in our line To our Stock, which is OXB OF THE COMPLETEST On tlie IPsictfic Costs! I Ow Goods being specially selected at the Factories in Jtfnglund and the Eastern Stales, we can sell AT THE LOWEST Ssiir JPi'ioteisco Trices. 1VALTER BRO., No. 89 Front street, between Alder und Washington, Portland, Oregonl 33.) PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S STEAMaUlPS FOR. Mew York, Japan & China, Will be dispatched as follows : o Leave wbarf corner of First and Brannan streets at 1 1 o'clock a. m. of the following dates, for Panama, connecting via. Panama It. It. with one of-the company's splendid steamers from Aspinwall for New Yorlc; on Hit- lOtH, 17(li !i 30t!x or cath month' tJbat lias SO days, ncl on the 10th IStli und 3Jth of ai li mouth that has 31 days. IV hen, the IQth, 15th and TA'th full on Sunday ivill leave on Saturday preceding : ichen the 17th fallx on Sunday tcill leave on the JHondatj foloicing. Steamer leaving J-'an Francisco on the K'th touches at Manzanillo; all touch at Acapulco Departures of the 17th or 18th are expect ed to covyiect with the French Trans-Atlantic Co.'s steamer for St. Nazaire, and Enp I'sh steamer for South America. Through tickets can be obtained. S i "GAMERS FOIl APRIL, ISrtO. The fulluiciny Steamships will be dispatdud on dates a given beloro : . ,. April l'.ith Constitution, Captain W. il. Hudson, connecting with Alaska, Capt. Gray. April 1 7th Golden Citij, Capt. Lapidc. connecting with Henry Chauncey, Captain Connor. April 30th Montana, Capt. E. S. Farns worlh, connecting wvh Arizona ,G&pt. Maury. Passengers berthed through, and boirjjajie checked ih rough.. One hunched pounds al lowed eacli adult. An experenced Surgeon on board. Medi cine and attendance free. These steamers will positively sail at 11 o'c ock. Passengers are requested to have their baggage on board before 10 o'clock. 4?3f Through tickets to Liverpool, bv th IN. MAN and NATIONAL Steamship Lines, can bc obtained at P. M. S. S. Co.'s office in SauFrancisco, where may also be obtained orders for passage from Liverpool or South ampton to Sau'Francisco, either via New York or St. Thomas if desired an amount of 10 or .20 will he advanced with the above orders. Holders of orders will be re quired to identify themselves to the Agent in England. For'merchandiss and freight for New " ork and way ports, Company's form of Rill Lad ing only used. No Freight received after 2 r. it. of the day prior to departure. 3-1 he steamship JAPAN. Capt: Free man, will be dispatched n Thursday May fith, at 12 o'clock noon, from tlie wharf cor ner of First, and Iirannan streets, for Yoko hama aid Hongkong, connecting at Yoko hama w th the str Aetv i ork to- Mianguai. For passage and ail other inf lv at the P. M. S.S: Co.'s of formation, ap- 3ce, corner ct acramento and Leidesdoi 3' sts." OLIVER ELD1UD0E, -Agent