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Oregon City, Oregon P. O. IEELXXD, EDITOR AXI PROPRIETOR. Saturday May 22, 1869. THE DAXISII ISLAXDS. We have received from the Publishers, Fields, Osgood & Co., quite a thick pam phlet, with the above title, written by James Pavton, in which he considers the question, whether or not we should pay for these Islands. He argues that we ought to pay for them, and if the state men U he makes are true, and we have no reason Lo doubt them, we fully agree with Lis conclusions. It is for the credit of this government, that it should abide by the contract which its servant, the Secre tary of State, made with the Danish Gov ernment for those i-Iamls and if dissatis fied with the action of its servant, it must entrust this power with other and better bands. The pen of Mr. Par ton, has in vested this diplomatic narrative with all the charm of a romance. We propose, to consider here, some of the leading points ivhich he has made, relying for facts upon 'Lis statements. So far as the question of economy is concerned, we believe it to be true economy to deal honestly with all governments as well a3 men. The time to economize, is in the beginning of nego tiations, not in the repudiation of con tracts. First, What arc the Danish Islands? These Islands are three in number, situa ted about middle way of the long line of the West Indies, and are named St. gliomas. St. John, and Santa Cruz. In an agricultural point of view, the last is the most valuable, but it was not in cluded in the bargain. St. Thomas is little more than a mass of rocks, twelve miles long, and three broad, and contains a population of 13,000, mostly engaged in commercial pursuits. St. John is of the same general character, population, A.tc. Their value to us consists in the fact was signed by the King on the 31st of June, 1867. On the second of February 1868. the Senate of the United States was officially notified of the ratification of the treaty by the king and Parliament of Denmark. But no action was taken at the time, nor has any action been taken since. The time named in the treaty for the exchange of ratifications expired on the2ith of February 1868. In view of this neglect on the part of the Senate, Mr. Seward asked, and the Danish Gov ernment granted another years time. This additional year expires on the 15th 18(19. Shall we take the 0 REG OX. TTe learn that an oil spring has been found in Klickitat Valley, about twenty-five miles north of this citT, and the indications are flattering. Mountaineer. The sixth annual excursion picnic of. the Washington Guard will take place on Thursday, May 27, 1869, at Pleasant Grove, near Milwaukie. Four gentlemen of Albany leave this week for the purpose of Islands and pay for them or not? It extending the Cascade Mountain should be remembered that the United States commenced negotiations, renewed the same after they were broken off, has been urgent in her solicitations, in almost every movement, while the Danish Gov ernment has reluctantly conceded to our wishes in the whole transaction. More than this the people of the Islands have voted on the question, almost unanimous ly consenting to the transfer, and if the treaty is not ratified, they are certainly placed in an anomalous position. Third. Cut the question arises, is the Senate of the United States bound by the acts of the Secretary of State. In other words is Mr. Seward's bargain our bar gain ? In a moral point of view we have no right in this instance to repudiate the action of Mr. Seward. The Secretary of State is the acknowledged agent of the Government, through whom all such transactions are carnea on. xi is witn him that treaties must be made. The Senate has no right to reject treaties made through the Secretary of State with foreign powers, without good and sufficient reasons therefor . Says Wheaton in his International Law : No constitu tional writer has laid down so lax a prin ciple as that the ratification of a treaty, concluded in conformity with a full pov; er, may be refused at the mere caprice of one of the contracting parties, and without assigning strong and solid rea sons for such refusal," In reference to the right in a legal point of view, of the Secretary of State to negotiate for the purchase of territory, wo have an immedi ate precedent in the case of the purchase of Alaska. The negotiations were carri ed on by Baron de Stockcel and Mr. Sew ard. When the Russian Government From the Roecburg Eiisign, May 15th. "When the train containing Hon. Jesse Applegate is now ; Mr. Durant and Directors Duff engaged in teaching a country and Dillon and Mr. Davis, contrac school in this valley. - - j tor for ties, reached Piedmont, on The Oregon Central Railroad u- P- lh. R- Thursday, MY Company of Salem have a bold 6th mi es f t of A asatch, and earnest advocate of their in- j everything looked correct, though terests in the person of Mr. Chad-j V , . wick. station had not been paid since January, and demanded their INine or ten lamiiies nave ieiti wages, getting no satisfaction, this county, within the past t wo j The train started, but after going weeks, for the Pitt River country j a short distance it was discovered m . California. W e expect to see them back again shortly. , "Wagon Road through to Snake river and Boise City. Mr. Martin Luper reports the Wallamet valley and Cascade Mountain road to be open from Albany to Ochoco valley. The grass sown along the road by the company is coming up beautifully. The cost of transporting the mails across the plains prior to the completion of the railroad was 1,100 per mile; by railroad it is only $200. The contract with the Butterfield Company ceased on the completion of the road. The next annual Fair of the "Washington County Agricultural Society will be held on the 4th, 5th, Cth and 7th days of October 7 mi next. A new feature of the Fair will be the premium to be given to the best vcloeipedestrian. Col ITudnutt inform the Ore gonian that he received a dispatch from the Union Pacific Railroad Company, ordering him to return to Salt Lake immediately, for the Purpose of taking control of that road. This order, of course, means an abandonment of farther survey on the Columbia River branch for the present. R. R. Thompson and lady, accompanied by one son and two daughters, left Portland on Mon day last, for a trip to Europe. They go overland to Salt Lake where they will take the Union Pacific Road to Xew York. Thev that the palaee car had been left behind. The train ran back, the lion. S. F. Chadwick arrived : conductor demanding wfio arcnv at home on the 7th instant, having tl,e Pin- Stopping, he made the made the journey by land from I connection, when two men prc Washiimton. He receives the Rented cocked six-shooters at his i "T I lino il I oi t 1.1 IiImx- t ilO congratulations ot ins many menu: on his improved physical appear treaty the Senate ratified it at once,, and theSouse of Representatives voted the nesiry appropriation. And this , more thai they both posses excellent, defensi- j thr.ny thing else, encouraged Denmark ! wpro nfenmnmiipd liv n rmmVpr nf had accepted the terms and signed the : f . , nc , TTnnnl. f. "hie harbors. It was on this account that they were sought by our government. Mr. Parton, has collected abundance of tes timony to prove the value of these islands as harbors. Yice-Admiral Porter eays: " St. Thomas lies right in the track of all vcfSids from Europe. Brazil. East Indies, and the Pacific Ocean, bound to the West India Islands or the United States. It is the point where all vessels touch for sup plies when needed, coming from the nbove stations. It is a central point from which any or nil of the West India Islands can be assailed, while it is impervious to attack from landing parties, and can be fortified to any extent. ?? ' St. Thomas is a small Gibraltar of itself."' "There is no h;bor in the West Indies better fitted than St. Thomas for a naval station." "In fine I think St. Thomas, is the key-stone to the arch of the West Indies, it commands them all. It is of more value to us than to any other nation.' Such is the burden of all the testimony presented. When we consider that, with a single exception, the West India Islands are all under the con trol of foreign governments, and that in ease of war with any one of them, they can harsss our commerce, it becomes a question of importance, whether we ought not to posses.3 some better means of de fence such as a harbor there would give us. Second. Did the United States Govern ment bargain for these Islands? The affir mation U that such abargai'i was made through Mr. Seward, then Secretary of State. The first mention of the affair was made early in 1S65, by Mr. Seward to Gen. Raasloff, the Danish Minister at Washington. Mr. Lincoln approved of the idea. The proposition was coldly re ceived by the Danish Minister, and also by the government at home. The events which took place in the spring of 1865 put nn end to all negotiations for the time. ,In the meantime there had been a change in the Danit-h Ministry as well as in our own executive. Put the new ministry were more inclined to favor the sale of the Islands, and Mr. Johnson also ap proved of the purchase. As scon as it was known publicly that any such scheme was on foot the press of the country al most unanimously favored it. There was no public sentiment averse to it. It seemed a desirable thing to own a harbor and a coaling station among those Islands Negotiations were at length transferred to Denmark, and a bargain finally conclud ed through our Minister, Mr. George II. Yeaman with the. Danish Ministry. The conditions were that a treaty should be made in which the Danish Government were to cede to the United SiatP h. Islands of St. Thomas and St. John, in consideration of seven and one-half mil lions of dollars, this treaty of course was subject to the approval of the Parliament of Denmark, and the Senate of the United States, while the House of Representatives must make the necessary appropriations. In addition to this the question of trans fer wa br. be submitted to the inhabitants of the Islands, if they voted against a transfer, there was to be an end of nego tiations at least upon the proposed basis. In due time the question was submitted to the people, and they almost unanimous ly vote -I in favor of a transfer of sover eignty. Tbe Senate of Denmark approved of tbe terms of the treaty. The treaty to accept Mr. Seward's overtures. If we re fuse to confirm the treaty, we shall as Par ton says: " Stand dishonored before man kind as having one rule, lor the strong, and another for the weak." THE PALE RIDER IX SIGHT. ance. By Mr. J. Ilavncs of Curry county, who was in town during this week, we arc informed that Salmon Gulch still affords highly encouraging prospects in gold bear ing quartz. Veins have been dis covered, but it is yet uncertain whether they will continue rich to ml any considerable depth. J. F. Gazley, John Fullerton, and D. W. Ransom lately appoint ed by the commissioners of Doug las county to explore and report upon the feasibility of a road from Canonville to Klamath I.lceia ve returned. They report the cost of building a road ten feet wide and grading the mountain pass at $1,000. They cros-ed the mountains from Rogue River to the Umpqua in three hours, travel ing very slow. From the Polk County Times. We learn that quite a large number of sheep and cattle have been purchased in this neighbor hood during the past week for White Pine, or some other Nevada market. A Democratic cotemporay says: "Since the Presidential contest last fall, a political lethargy seems to have crept over the Democracy." It is said that a consumptive pa tient is always the last to concede that his malady will surely termin ate fatally. I he whole world has ! been watching the rapid progress of the disease with which the Dem ocratic party is afflicted, and out side of that organization none have doubted its fatal termination. The "lethargy" just discerned by our cotemporary, is the lethargy of death. Soon will the hideous and distorted corpse be ready for the charnal house, and the genius of American Freedom will rear above its rotten remains a column with this inscription : "Died of wounds received while fighting for human slavery." The More acute members of the party at the East, realize the truth of what Ave have said. That great oracle of Democracy, Vallanding ham, has already wisely suggested an entire change of base and a complete reorganization of the par ty. The Southern Opinion news paper, - with its expiring gasp, warned its readers that "no cause could long outlive defeat." Be fore another election shall be held I in Oregon, the most stupid relic of JLong Tom Democracy will real ize the situation. Un ionist. Since the opening of the Pa cific Railroad, the Government De partments have regularly received their daily mail from the Pacific Coast. .--. Many White Piners are arriv ing daily in California. They gen erally concur in asserting the thing as eveidone there. Xo regular leads have been found and real es tate is rapidly declining. The Ifendd tries to ridicule Hon. J. II. Mitchell for having written of standing by the grave of a brother who fell in the late war. It says he " lets himself out generally." Journal. The Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad fixed on the 15th the rates of fare hence to Xew lorkfor first-class passengers: but no definite action has yet "been ta ken on second-class, or in relation to jmmicrrant trams Tb fWro hence to "Ogden is $50 in gold, or u in currency; tiicnce to Omaha, 27 40; thence to Chicago, 822; thence to Xew York. 20 being &18G 40 in legal tenders, or or say about 6140 in coin. Each passen ger is allowed one hundred pounds of baggage, and children .under twelve years will be carried half price. cades. We are under obligations to D. C. Ireland, editor and publish er of the Oregon City Extkrprise, for files of his paper some months back, containing articles in rela tion to East Side Company, and verifying the correctness of the statement published by us from a conversation with ex-Congressman Henderson of Oregon. The Ex TEitPitiSK has been the first and principal advocate of the East Side Company, which company is the direct antagonist to the sage brush scheme via. the Lakes, and the one that is determined to run the road by the Elliot Survey. This company having been desig nated by the Oregon Legislature as entitled to the public land grant an acceptance will be immediately filed, when the West Side Com pany, the Pengra Company, or any company will have to contest tneir claim by law, which we im agine will not be attempted, or if it is the East Side Company will come out ahead with heavy costs to the contesting company or com panies. Ireka journal. From the State Journal. May 15th. Hon. B. J. Pengra returned from Portland yesterday, where he has been absent on business con nected. with railroads. Postal Agent Underwood, has entered upon the duties of his of fice, and has been absent for sev eral days attending to business in Wasco county. Mr. George Leasure has put a considerable amount of ground in hops near this place this year, and will no doubt raise a good crop as he understands their culture and has them on the best of soil. Mr. George Krumery has purchased a lot of land of A. J. Keeney, on the Coast Fork, for the purpose of going into the hop business. He has spent consider able time in hunting a piece of ground suitable for the raising ot hops, and has found none more suitable, in his opinion, than the place he has purchased. Mr.- James Coodchild has our thanks for a fine lot of green peas, of the Tom Thumb variety. They are probably the earliest pea raised here, as Mr." G. informs us that he has been using them for t wo weeks. With such gardens as Mr. Good child's Eugene can boast of as ear ly vegetables as any other town in the State. About one hundred shares of 25 dollars each, have been re ceived with but little effort for the purpose of getting into operation an agricultural society in this coun ty, and it is reasonable to believe that the remaining one hundred shares can be secured easily. There is a tract of land for sale a short distance below town, which is a splendid location for the fair grounds, which makes it an object to secure the bona fide organiza tion of the society in time to pur chase the land before it is sold to other parties. The crops throughout this re gion are doing finely since the grateful showers of the last few days have come to their aid, and the prospects are more encourag ing than ever for a bountiful har vest. The Ellcndale Woolen Manu facturing Company held its annual meeting last week-. Messrs. R. I. Boise, I. Levins and B. Simpson were elected a board of directors. Jud ge Boise was elected President, and Judge Moores, Secretary. The machinery, which has been stopped for some time for repairs, will be started in a few days, so we have been informed. The citizens of this section of country are anxious to know what is being done br the West Side Company, if it is still in existence. The particular organ of the com pany has been ominously silent m the matter for the past weeks, and we have failed to observe a single item in either of our exchanges throwing light on the subject, fur ther than a vague rumor that Gas ton Co. had been brought up, and that the whole thing was a huge swindle .on the honest, over credulous farmers of the West e counties. get on. Looking into the muzzles of the pistols to the right and left I of him, they grew to the size of 15-mch guns, and he concluded to go on before the pistols went on. A crowd was around the palace car, guarding all the approaches. Tho train started nnd left the car on the track not switched off. They told Durant that if he did not send after money they would take him into the mountains and feed him on salt horse and sage brush. A dispatch was written for 880,000 to be sent down at once. The mob told the opera tor that if he sent for soldiers or assistance they would run him into the mountains and find a tree to hang him, or shoot him dead, with no mercy. A guard Avas kept night and day round the car. When, the passenger trains came up nobody was allowed to go near the car. Scouts were sent out with signals to announce the ap proach of troops or men. On Friday, the money came, and the men were paid, and satisfactory arrangements made. An engine then went for the party, who were released. When they reached Devil's Gate Bridge it was not completed, and at last accounts, they are still waiting. We learn that Hon. J. II. Mitchell has consented to address the people of Clarke county, at Vancouver, on some day this month, upon the political topics the day. Judge Smith, of the same law firm, addressed a large audience at Vancouver one evening last week. The Jiegister, in speak ing of his speech, says: "Many ladies were present, and his re ception was enthusiastic and his speech frequently cheered. The Judge made some telling points, and drew many apt comparisons. His compliment to the civil admin istrative powers of Washington, Jackson and Grant was peculiarly felicitous as well as just, and show ed a thorough understanding of those great men." Advertisements. II. C. Leonard, one of Port land's earliest pioneers, left last Friday for the Atlantic States. He went by stage to Sacramento, and there he will take the cars for the East. He is, we believe, the first one who has taken that route, and expects to make the trip as quick as he could by any other route. The total value of the taxable property of the State of Illinois, as returned under the recent equaliza tion, is $471,555,9G6. . n Albany is exactly due north of Eugene, and Portland is about sixteen miles east of north. A Distinguished Arrival. On the arrival of to-day's boat from the Cascades our city will be visi ted by Mount Hood, the mammoth ox owned by F. 31. Morris, of But ter Creek, Umatilla county. This ox is now seven years old, is sev enteen hands and three and one quarter inches high, and girths nine feet and one inch. The ox has never been weighed, but good judges place his weight at about 3700 lb. The ox has attained this size and weight on grass. It is the intention of Mr. Morris to stall feed him, when it is expected that his weight will approximate to near 4500 lb, making him one of if not the largest ox ever known. Mr. Morris will bring him to Portland, and after a time keep him on exhibition until the State Fair, after which it is his intention to take him to California and the Eastern States. Oregon beats the world. ITercdd. A fellow named Flint has been victimizing the people of Benton county to a considerable extent. He went round claiming to be an extensive cattle dealer, contracting for large bands of cat tle and paying large sums of mon ey to bind the contracts, while at the same time he was borrowing money, until he got about $2,700 when he was minus. Pengra says Mai lory of Ore gon, made a good hard working representative, but was rather too timid, from which we infer arises from his failure to push through Congress the Pengra' Mallory & Co. sage brush railroad scheme, to the abandonment of the original California and Oregon railroad. Yreka Journal. The editor of the Democrat has taken a trip to Harrisburg, in Linn county, and speaks of that place as thrifty, and of the sur rounding country as most delight ful. ' Two residents of San Fran cisco, as we learn from the Chron icle, have recently completed an in vention which promises to be of incalculable benefit to navigators, geographers, surveyors, and trav elers generally. The instrument which is inexpensive in construct ion and very easy to manipulate consists of modified form, of the camera obscura, so well known to artists, to which is added a very ingeniously arranged self-acting lhotographic apparatus. By means of combination of the cam era and the sensativc plates of the photographic instrumeot and ad justable lens, every object within a range ot ten or fifteen miles can be instantaneously pictured. Vessels on a strange coast, or on open sea, surveyors and travelers on wild plains, in a few minutes can obtain a perfect map of the country or ocean for fifteen miles in any direction. Such an in strument would be of no small im portance to prospectors. A patent has been applied for, and when New Advertisements. F ANY BODY PEDE, go to A. Levy's who has one to r to raffle. wants lo sre a VELOCI- Take a chance JUST RECEIVED a compound to xn;.ke fresh Lemonade, the very thing fur Good Templars aud Sons of Temperance At A. Levy's. LARGE LOT of Cigars and Tobacco just received At A. Levy s. B ANANNAS At A. LEVY'S. 112 131 FRONT STREET, FIRST STREET, Near Momson Street. Near Yamhill. KAST & CAHALIN. New Stock of Boots and Shoes JUST RECEIVED I Best Selection in ike City ! Comprising all theleadinjr and best brands known, such as Ueiikert'is, Tirrcll's, Fofrg's, Houghton & Coolidce's. Reed's, Godfrey's and numerous others, of cents' and boys' wear. Also Mile's, Sieberik-h's, Burt's, San Francisco and custom-made ladies and children's wear. J0HEM WILSON, KO. 119 Front Street, (la Whites Xew Block,) Dealer in Dry Goods and Clothing, Invites attention to his EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF DRESS GOODS. Trrmmine-s. Buttons r., Bindings, White Goods, Embroider Zephyr, Wool Yarns, Cloak'ngs Tweeds, Cassimercs. Flannels, Blanks ets, Linen Goodf, Staple Cottons, Li dies' and Misses' Underwear, Fancj Goods, Parasols, Sun Umbrellas Faus, etc., etc. fc FINE CLOTHING for GENTS and BOYS.io Beaver, Cassinrere and Castor Beaver Doe Pants. S.Ik Tel vet Vests Silt Ties and Cravats, L B Shirts, Night Shirts. Silk, Alt Wool and Merino Un dershirts and Drawers, Rocks, and 1 mot everything in the furnishing linft for men and boys. MACHINE TWIST, 1 oz spools for Tailors, Shoemakers, etc., in black, White and Orange, Letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G. MACHINE TWIST for Dry Goods Trade, 100 Yard Spools, ail colors. BUTTON HOLE TWIST for Tailors anj Dressmakers, by JOHN AVILSOX. N. B. GROCERIES at Lowest Market Prictg. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP company's steamships rort New York, Japan & China, Will be dispatched as follows : o Leave wharf corner of First and Brannan streets at 1 1 o'clock a. m. of the following dates, for Panama, connecting Tia. Panam R. R. with one of the company's ppletidid steamers from Aspinwall for New York, en 1 lie OtU, lStli .Si 30tU of each month IV hen the above dates fall on Sunday they will leave on Satunloy preceding. Steamer leaving San Francisco oh tli Sth touches at Manzanillo; all touch- at Acapulca Departures of 9th makes close connection with steamers for Central and South America. Departures of the 18th are expected to connect with the French Trans-Atlantic Co.' steamer for St. Nazaire, and English steam er for Southampton and South America. Through tickets can be obtained. The" following steamships will be it sputched on dates as g-ven below: May 8 COLORADO. Capt. Wm. II. Parker. connecting with ALASKA, Capt. Grnv. Mav 18 CONSTITUTION, Capt. Wm'. I!. Hudson, connecting with HENRY CO AO- CEY, Capt. Connor. May 29 GOLDEN CITY, Capt. Wm. T. La- pidge, connecting with ARIZONA, Capt- Maurj'. Passengers berthed through, and bapgage checked through. One hundred pounds al lowed each adult. An experienced Surgeon on board. Medi- Our customers and the public in general j c;ne and attendance ef. are invited to call and examine our stock, which we wilt sell cheaper than ever. P ,. n-"t; i-yjfflt.f" order, and an assort ment of our make constantlv on hand. ipjeijimiittm: These steamers will positively sail t 11 ojt'tfi. Passencers are requested to hart their baggage on board before 10 o'clock. 5- Through tickets to Liverpool, bv th I N.MAN and NATIONAL Steamship Lines, can be obtained at P. M. S. S. CoJs ofii in SanFrancisco, where may also be obtains! orders for passage from Liverpool or Ssuth. A "T "O X Y7"Q ampton to San' Francisco, either via New VXxjLJLN VX X JLiV VY O York or St. Thomas if desired an amount of '10 or 20 will bp advanced with the i tii . r i j i 7 7 j .,,71 anove orners. jioiaers or oruers wm dc re As the age n which ice live demands . . . . . ... th(Mnselves to tho Aenu n t 7. I. . . progress in farming implements as m England. The Reason. The Enterprise, in speaking of the Republican triumph in Virginia City, says : As Virginia is the stronghold of the Democracy, we can explain the apathy of the opposition on no other ground than the existence oi a law, passed by the last Legisla ture, closing all liquor saloons on election days. The Democratic party cannot be expected to do much in the way of voting when deprived of its customary bever age. This is the opinion of that staunch old Democrat, Nasby. A Terminus Sniffed Out. The Seattle Intelligencer by the way, Seattle is a rival terminus savs : " It is rumored that the ml new mill at Tacoma is to be re moved to a more favored locality. The depth of water in front of the new city' is such that no bottom can be found. The bark Iconium, which arrived there a few weeks since with the machinery for the new mill, is unable to find anchor age." That is rough on the Ta comans; and we submit that it is very unkind in the settlers to thus wipe out the chances of the "city" as a terminus. Oregonian. It is likely that a great many men of capital and influence will visit the Pacific coast from the At lantic States the coming summer for the purpose of ascertaining what inducements are offered here for the investment of money, and what the resources and natural advantages of our country amount to. Several Senators have ex pressed their intention to come out, and it may be that the Presi dent will also make a trip to this coast. Dr. Haswell, Grand Master of the order of Odd Fellows for Cal ifornia, at a meeting of the Grand Lodge of that State, on the 5th instant, rendered a decision to the effect that persons engaged in gel ling liquor, are not eligible to mem bershiv) in the order. well as m all other branches of indus try, ice hove entered extensively upon the Manufacture of the Celebrated Fl'cII Gang Flow ! Better known inOregon as the WOL- G A MO TPLO IF. Th is Flo w com bines all the deairable point of a per fect implement, being simple in con ply at the P. M. S.S: Co.'s office, cornfrof . . . i . . -1 i ... . oaeramemo ana ieioesaoru sis. OLIVER KLDRIDGE, Agent For merchandise and freight for New York and way ports, Company's form ot Bill Lad- .ng only used. Notreight received after 2 p.m. of the day prior to departure. y ihe Steamship CHINA, Capt. War saw, wm be despatched lor l UKUUAM.t and HONGKONG on FRIDAY, June 4th, I860, at noon, connecting at Yokohama with the Steamer NEW YORK, tor Shanghai. rer passage and all other information, ap- si ruction, cheap, durable, and of light draft. The only Premiums which were finmfl il in fZ n i n J f n t no si f lit a nwrt t Implement trial at Matloon, Sept. 4. TuOlHaS Cliariliail I I8;b. by the !tale Agricultural 3oci ety of Illinois, were awarded to this Plnic. The following is an extract pom the Jxeport oj the Commissioner npnE DEATH OF MY" BROTHER HAS nf Aariculturp far Ihp near 1 RfA unrl 1 J comneUed me acrain to change the name L r,.,.., Z.. . ote f ' of the firm of C HARM AN & BRO. to that of IU tj lC JUttlll JIL fJUUV KJ yj (cue 7 c port : Successor to CHAR MAX BRO., THOMAS CHARM AN having purchnjedof the estate all the interest held by my broth er in the stock of goodj owned bv Charman & Urother, taking ettect January 6a, lou- "The Gansr Plow made bv J. C. Pfeil. Arenzville, Cass county Illinois, is received with no little favor in the west. Almost in credible stories are told of its excellence and efhciency in plowing the prairie fields of Illinois and other States. ' The depth of the furrow is reaulated br the crank-axle, which is so arranged that the ploughs can be driven deeper or shal lower at the pleasure of the driver, when the team is movingly means of the lever. W e also manufacture sulkev plows for small boys, or infirm persons who are unable Dry GWh 53 Clothing, Mi...iu lectin m iiutxui iuur uui rr , s T C"T This gang or sulkev plow, will cut a fur- Caps, Boots and Aoc- row from to in inches deep. "The committee who tested the draught of this plow with a dynamometer state, ihat it ran lighter by 140 pounds.thau other plows when running at the sam depth, and held by the plowman while on loot.' CF With this Plow one man can do more work than two men can do with walking Plows, and the same amount Sash. Doors, and Window Biwis, of team. Hence, it will be seen that it will more than pay for itself in one season s plowing. Tine EBusiness Will be Carried on as Usual AND A FULL STOCK Will be kept up by me, and will consist, in part, of the following branches of trade: Fancy Notions. Perfumery And Patent Medicine , , Dye Stuffs and Varnish, Queensware, Crockery tkLawp xce will also manufacture the WEB. FOOT GANG ?L0W! A XD T 11 E Web-Foot Walking Plow ! Hardware, 'Pools and Cutlery, Hojye, and jVaiV . Of Every Descriptive ask JZspecial Attention to my FINE TEAS, COFFEE AND SUGAR GROCERIES OF EVER? VARIETY. The first through passenger train, trom Sacramento, arriveof at Omaha with about, nfio mccrmnw. s.a.a,c , Nuujjivciuuw ueiaiwj on tne 16th. The travel wet of thic valuable instrument. 1 from Omaha is verr heavy. for which patents have been applied X VCi fig Implement or, ana whicti have withstood practi cal tests with the bett results rrceiving F ALL iyDS wue.ring testimonials wherever seen Attention will be paid to any taafoi or tried. left with me on Commission. . . iVnn, tho 77. r Notice. Mv Business with all who ta .i . J ".-" rne with their natrona1" will be u"llc " are invited to give the Oregon City K1-l!C 1'xuuiyui ivry u iriut. UO not purcjl. ceivea at tne marei nuy auu; .. -,. r ? . .. Asrent WELLb i AKOU a c " 1 'uw V a.n9J ascription until tQ gay to aI wbo fovor m vou hare. p:ram nerf itu UAr uttt with their patronage jiiai 1 suan uat , prices, as tee are determined lo sell at ability to please them, and all "rders n bsa ihn-n , m. , r ... . meet with prompt attention. My tac1' yon a more durable articlc,and a guar antee warranting the same. For further information address LEWIS & POLLOCK, OREGON CITY. for doing business are as good as any no in Oregon, and I pledge myself to sen Uneap as any iiousb iu truou siauu'"r ---State. I wiil not be undersold by any one I'leose give me a call and examine for jo selves. Thanking you for past favors. I remuin, Rcipectfullv vours. " v THOMAS CHAPMAN COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, TnvtTtrirtJCTT'V nr n n TT?rDWT 11