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.
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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
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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
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