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JtUSIKSSS CARDS.
J. II. MITCHELL.
j. k. notrn.
A. SMITH.
Mitchell, Dolph t Smith,
Attorneys end Counsellors at Laic,
Solicitors in Chancery, and Proc
tors in Admiralty
Office o'er the old Post Office, Front
street, Portland. Oregon.
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c. giebs. c- w- PAnrnsH,
Notary Public and Com. of Deeds.
GIBBS & PARRISH,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
"PORTLAN D, ObEGN.
OFFICE Ok Aider street, ia Carter's
Lri rk f lock- .
Logan, Shattuck St Killin,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
. No. 10O Front Street, Up SI airs,
PORT LA. VP, OI.'EOOX.
J. r.
ClfI.E.-'. J. C. MOKELAND.
CAl'LES .Is MOREL AX I),
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cor, FRO 1ST and IVASIHXGTOX Sts.,
POP. T LAND, OK EC. ON'.
wTc . Jo a s son. f - o . m 'c o wn .
Notary Public;.
JOHNSON & Isle CO WN,
Oregon City, Oregon.
;grs Will attend to ali business entrusted to
our enre in any of the Courts of tl:e State,
Collect money .Negotiate loun,s-U real es-tate
etc. !'n tictilar attention given to contested
Land cases.
II. W ATKINS, M. I).,
SUIU; EON. Portland, Okk g n.
OFFICES' Kront street Residence cor
ner 'i M.tiu and Seventh streets.
jyiTiTliAii 0 L A V,
(Formerly -urgeoii to tiie Hon. 11. 15. Co.)
OFFICE At Residence, Main btrtet Ore
gon City, Oi er"H.
ItMES fc DALLAM,
IilPOltTEHS AND JOBBERS OF
Wood and Willow Ware.
Brushes, Twines, Cordage, etc.,
AND MANUFAC7URKUS OK
L rooms. Pads, Tubs, Washboards, $c
215 217 Sacramento st., San Francisco.
113 Muiden Lane. N. Y. City.
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CK CREAM SLOON.
Main street, one donr Korth of the
IAncoln Bakery, Oregon City.
B. F. Newman, Proprietor,
The proprietor in now prepared to iurni-h
the Ji;ldie with lee-Cream whenever tlie
weather will permit, afo Soda, Sarsaparilla,
etc.. constantly ii hand.
Pic-Nic parties, ai d excursions supplied,
and attended on short notice. ('25. tf
IMPERIAL MILLS.
Savier, LaRcque & Co.,
on eg ox CITY.
t.Keep constantly on hand to; sale, flour
Mutinies, Bran and Chicken Verd, Paities
pureltin.2 feed must furnish the sacks.
CHAUNCEY BALL,
biwcYt's-wr to iri;(h, fc Co.,
JIANLfACTlItm: OF
Wagons & Carriage
s
01 and 203 Front st., Portland, Oregon.
(7 Wagons of every description
made to order. General Jabbing done
with neatness and disjmtch.
I). W. WILLIAMS. r.F.O. T. MYEHS.
WILLIAMS & MYERS,
25 Front street and 'J (I First sireet. Pot Hand.
ClOM MISSION MERCHANTS, and Deal
) ers in (Jroccncs and Produce. Agents
for the Champoeg, Commercial and Lafayette
Flouring wills." Hive ample Fire-preof
Storage. Consitrnnwuts solicited. 1 Ay
J. F. MILL1K. J- W. SHATTUCK.
J. F. MILLER Sr. Co.,
M A X V i' ACT L" a E l'.S OF AND OF.ALKIiS IN
At the Oregon C'ify Boot and Shoe
Store, Main, street.
THE BEST SELECTION
Of Ladies", Gents', Boys', and Children's
Boots and Shoes, on hand or made to order.
CLARK GREENMAN,-
City Drayman,
OR EG OX CITY.
AH orders for the delivery of merchan
dise i packages and fieieht of whatever des
cription, to any p.irt of the city, will be cxe-
crei pvnrajit'.y and with care."
am'ukw v:i.l;s. wm. iu:or;uroN,
WILLIS & BR0UGKT0N.
riaving pnrchased the interest
of S. Cnim, in the well Known
LIVERY STABLE
Mi
One doer west of Excelsior Market. Oregon
City, announce that they will at all times
keep good horses a.-d carnages to let, at
reasonable rates. Horses bought and sold
or kept by the day or week.
AVID SMITH.
Successor to SMITH & MARSHALL,
Wacfc S-nith ,
Corner cf M
Ya$nn Maker,
' Tlitrd streets,
Oregon.
"u; ant
Oregon City .
e, s-y i :i
ithin ia all its bnnchf : Wan
on aKiog an-.l repawmg
t d to give sati-f tct ,
ASi woik wan & :it-
J.
LTcHenry,
01 FRONT STREET,
PORTLAND, Ore-on.
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ly reviving direct it oai ihe Kast,a i tre aru
e sretmly selected stock ot'
Crockery, Glass Ware, Plated Ware,
J-amps, etc.. nil of which he oilers ot prie
10 suit :'ie tut e. at Wfl(.'.rsale -,,,' ketl
vi-i-xv lias on n -nil. n i i mik -i
. T -f De ier wi
do wed to c 11 am -ex
i-ae his .stock.
P'jrcuasjtfig clsuwiierc.
; ii.aiu uia pr.cves, otiore
AX OLD HOMESTEAD.
BT LOCISK DCPEE.
When winds come bringing news of sprinc
Into ihe dull, gray town, and sing
Of new-born leaves and blossoms gay;
When o'er the clustering spires and towers.
The sky laughs a it looked on flowers,
I long to be away, away
Where sleeps a homestead still and cool.
A held starred by a silver pool.
A breezy lane where sunbeams play,
A velvet sweep of grassy leas.
Where golden buttercups, and bees, .
And brooklets keep their holiday.
An old house 'mid the - whisperirrg leaves,
With swallows nestling in the eaves.
Where roses o'er the windows creep;
"Round the low doorway violets blow,
Wee daisies nestle white as snow.
And scarlet poppies droop in sleep.
A garden full of purple phlox.
Dasies. and pinks, and foar-o'clocks;
And in its shadow sweet and deep
All day the pleased orioles sing;
And under evening's du.-kv wing
Primroses and great fireflies peep.
I lorg to feel the scented air,
That finds a blossoms everywhere;
To see the sunshine where its feet
Are only tripped by clustering leaves,
And walk wide fields with airy ease.
The brooks and butterflies to meet.
The vorM is wide--so wide and drear!
No summer's day. .-o full of cheer
Amid its bustle and its heat.
But there's some shadow like a pall,
Trembling and sighing over all
Some care that half the sweet.
So. in that old haunt I would fain
Dream my lost ci iidhood o'er again,
Amid the poppies dim and red.
That, full of dreams and mysteries,
Nod lightly on the grassy leas.
From fairy wine-cups nightly fed.
Amid the orioles that, chant
From dawn to dusk in their old haunt,
Put ne'er of seasons that are dead;
For all the world is lair and new.
Willi blushing blossoms, silver dew.
And every leaf's to sunshine wed.
A. G. WALLIXG'S
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OIIKGOMAN J1U1L.D1ING,
So. 5 vVashingtoii Street,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
BLANK BOOKS RULED and BOUND to
any desired pattern.
MLMU HOOKS, MAGAZKVKS, MOW.S-
PAl'ERS. Etc., bound m every variety of
stvls known to the trade.
Orders from the country promptly at
tended to.
p II (EN IX HOTEL.
Main Street, Oregon City
J. F. Miller & Co., Proprietors.
The proprietors of the above Hotel tnke
groat pleasure in atirmimtMig to the public
that they have maiJe nrraneemcnts to keep a
tirsi class hou-e for the traveling publh,, ar,d
hope to receive a shasc ot their patron. ;ge.
1 be Hoa.-e is lit a very convenient distance
from either hmdinjr ot "the steamboats, and
near the center of business.
QLIFF HOUSE.
MAIN STREET, OREGON CITY
The Proprietors of thU well known
House renew their thanks to the public for
the patronage here ofore so liber;) lv bestow
ed. Having enlarged and newly furnished
our house, we claim to possess accommoda
tions in every respect inier-.or to no House in
the State. WHITE & RHO A l)ES,
Feb. lU, 1SGU. Proprietors.
QOSMOPOLITAN HOTEL.
Eormeilij Arrigon i'.,
PORTLAND, Oregon.
S" The undersigned respectfully an
nounce that iiave.'.ic" purchased this widclv
knosvn and we'd kept, hotel, they are now
preparecl to oiler superior accommodations
to th-i traveling public at greatly reduce!
prices. This hotel is located nearest the
steamboat landings.
The hotel coach will be in attendance to
convey passengers to and from the house
free of clmrge.
W.R. SFWALL, J. B.SPRFXCER,
Proprietors.
rES IE UN HOTEL
Corner of First and Morrison streets.
I'otiTI.AXO. tKKOOV.
Th? best and most comfortab'e Hotel in the
State, where every want is anticipated,
and cheerfully supplied. Wai m and
cold Baths a'ttaclied to the house.
This Hotei is located neur the stc-.imship
Landing. Tlie Hotel Coach will be in at
tendance at ail the Landings, to convey
passengers and baggage to and from the
Louse tree of charge.
JONH C. DO ROY,
SAMUEL 1). HOLMES,
xi.tfj Proprietors.
YHAT CHEER HOUSE.
Nos. 120, 12S and ISO Front street,
Portland. Oregon.
The undersigned having newly furnished
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED this well
known house, solicit increased patronage
from the travebrg public. The House has
lately ben refitted, and the proprietors are
now able to offer additional inducements to
their patrons. The t al.de w ill be furnished
with the best market adonis, and be order
the immediate supervision ot the proprietors
Rooms to! furiiisio'd and we'i ventilated.
A large tire-proof safe for the deposit ot
vahiabies. Baggage taken to the hotel free
of charge. " "
.V.'omg vi't ; left undone, which is in
tiu power .if ihe p roj.i ietors to render guests
cmUuimbie. J.LYONS, F. O'CONNOR,
-. . i ; l,!-ini ietOrS
ME ill CAN- EXCHANGE.
, (Jiie LTXCOLX HOUSE,)
Ni. Kl i rout st !-;. P.ntiajni Oregon.
L. P. W. QFIMIIY. i'Kn'i:;ETOi:,
L,lU , j ciirnJIott
This ho us? is the most
ommodions in the
-me, new;y
tui-nisl ed, and it ui!i be the en-
cteav or c-t tl.
coiai'io-ru
ii.e proortetor to mnl-o hie nit.
de. The Ba-rsr.; o W-i.r,ir ml; ..!
wavs be f.v.ind nr. th hi,t r,.
' M?amsmp.s amt river bou
gage to the house nee of cit.ir-e
carrv iug bag-
SOMETHIXli TO TIIIXK OF.
Pleasure like quicksilver, is bright
and shy. If we strive to grasp it,
it still eludes us, and still glitters.
We perhaps seize it fast, and find
it rank poison.
It is universally acknowledged
that as we grow in prosperity we
grow more practical, and that it is
required of men that they educate
themselves practically educate
themselves in the best manner pos
sible to meet the demands of the
times.
When we see the leaves drop
ping from the trees in the begin
ning of Autumn, just such, think
we, is the friendship of the world ;
while the sap of maintenance lasts,
our friends swarm around us, but
in the winter of need they leave
us alone and naked. He is a for
tunate man that finds a real friend
in his need.
When Agesilaus, Kingof Spar
ta, was asked what things he
thought most proper for boys to
learn, he replied; " Those things
which they should practice when
they become men." " Deliver all
things in number and weight, and
put all in 'writing that thou givest
out or receivest in," is a precept of
universal application; and there is
a special necessity for its strict ob
servance in business transactions
The government of the prin
cipality of Waldeck, in Germany,
have given public notice that no
license to marry will hereafter be
granted to any individual who is
addicted to drunkenness or if hav
ing been so, he must exhibit full
proofs that he is no longer a slave
to this vice. Tlie same govern
ment having also directed that ev
ery report made by the eclesiastical,
municipal, and police authorities
upon petition for license to marry,
the reporter shall distinctly state
whether either of the parties de
sirous of entering into matrimo
nial connection, is addicted to in
temperance or otherwise.
The cjood women of Germany
have called a general convention
to assemble at Stutgart. They
are not going to clamor for " wo
man's rights," and cognate tom
fooleries, but to consider the best
way of managing babies. Xow
this is sensible. Such women are
to be commended. Managing ba
bies is one of the most diflicult
tilings in the world ; and if the
convention can devise a better
mode of managing them than is
in vogue at present, it will deserve
the blessings of everv 'man and
woman whom nature has favored
with an equal interest in contuma
cious younglings.
Allien, often before lie wrote,
prepared his mind by listening to
music. "Almost all my tragedies
were sketched to my mind either
in the act of hearing music, or a
few hours after," a circumstance
which has been recorded of many
others. Lord Bacon had music
played in the room adjoining his
study; Milton listened to his organ
for his solemn inspirations ; and mu
sic was even necessary to Warbur
ton. The sympathies which
awoke in the poet sublime emotions,
might have composed the invent
ive mind of the great critic in the
visions of his theoretical mys
teries. A celebrated French
preaciier, Jbourdalione or Alassiion,
was once found playing on a violin
to screw his mind up to the pitch,
preparatory to his sermon, which
within a short interval he was to
preach before the court. Cut-ran's
favorite mode of meditation was
witji his violin in his hands
for
hour
s torer nor no won m tni'e-et
himself,
running voluntaries over
the strings while his imagination,
in collecting its tones, was opening
all his faculties lor the
emergencies at the bar.
coming
Look at the career of a man as
he passes through the world; at a
man visited by misfortune! How
often lie is left by his fellow-man to
sink under his afHietions, unheeded
and alone; one friend of his own
sex forgets him, another abandons,
a third, perhaps, betrays him; but
a faithful, faithful, woman, follows
him in his alliiction ; she braves
I the changes ot techno;; of temper
I embittered by the disappointment
of all virtue; in resigning patience,
1 ministers to his wants, even when
her own are very hard and pres
sing; she weeps with him tear for
tear in his distress, and is the first
to catch or reflect a ray of joy,
should but one light up his counte
nance in the midst of his suffering;
Hid sllC
never leaves him m his
while there remains an act
misery
or love, r nrv or comnassion, to w,
nenormeu; rnu
.1. .1 rf la: f XT'KVl lltA
and deatli come together, she fid-
lows him to the tomb with an ar-
'l 1.1.. tt 11.11 111V.
i dor
Oi
tioir which death itself
can not destroy.
ODO FELLOWSHIP
Secret societies date back to the
earliest record of human history.
They have ever accompanied, if
they have not preceeded the march
of civilization. In Egypt, Asyria,
Greece, Rome, Gaul, Germany and
Britain, men organized themselves
into associations, bound by solemn
obligations of secresy. The ob
jects of such societies are properly
understood by the multitude to be
for the elevation of man to a high
er knowledge of himself, and a
closer observance of iiis duty to
others. But the mystic rites, sym
bols and emblems of every secret
order convey a deeper meaning to
the initiated. In them they read
volumes of unwritten history, de
tailing instances of benevolent ac
tion by characters rendered sacred
in the record of human benefaction.
As is true of all other institutions
reared by the human mind, the ob
jects of secret societies are some
times defeated, and their teachings
perverted by those unmindful of
the lessons they have received in
passing their sacred thresholds.
buch instances arc the exceptions
and not the rule.
The Independent Order or Odd
Fellows, whose Grand Lodge for
this jurisdiction is now iu session in
this city, is one of the most benefi
cent and influential secret socie
ties of the kind. Odd Fellowship
claims its origin far back in the dim
twilight of antiquity. One tradi
tion declares the Order to date
from an ancient society among
the Jewish priesthood, founded
by Moses and Aaron. Another
traces it to Egypt, in the days of
Abraham, and another still repre
sents it as having originated among
the Roman soldiers during the
reign of Xero. By other writers,
who claim to be versed in tradition,
it is asserted that it had its origin
among the Goths, Huns and Scan
dinavians, and that it was estab
ished in Spain as early as the fifth
century, in Portugal in the seventh,
and in France in the twelfth,
whence it was introduced into
EnoTand by John Do Xeville and
five Knights of France. These
contradictory traditions, however,
have been disregarded as prooiless
and absurd by the highest author
ity in the United States.
It matters not to what period in
the past Odd Fellowship may date
its origin, its principles, " Friend
ship, Love, and Truth," are eter
nal. The first authentic history we
have of the existence of the Order
in England, was in the year 1788,
when it was composed of London
mechanics and laborers, associated
together as a fraternity of mutual
relief and social brotherhood.
F rom England, the Order was
introduced into America during
the last century, but it was not
until 1819 that it attained a per
manent organization. Thomas
Wildey, a blacksmith by trade,
and four others, in that year, in
stituted Washington Lodge, Xo.
1, in the city of Baltimore, and
from the day of its organization
until the present, the growth of
the Order has been rapid and per
manent. In the United States it
numbers, at this time, over three
hundred thousand members. All
through the bloody harvest of
death through which the nation
has recently passed, fraternal re
lations were maintained in the Or
der between the contending sec
tions of our country, whenever it
were possible for them to have
correspondence, and when peace
descended like an angel of mercy,
the mantle of charity was spread
over the past.
The Order in Oregon numbers
over twelve hundred members,
with thirty-two subordinate lodges,
and two Encampments. The first
Lodge instituted in this State was
Chemeketa, Xo. 1, in this city,
which is known throughout the ju
risdiction by the affectionate title
of "Mother."
Whatever may be said in con
demnation of secret societies, bv
parties entertaining prejudices
against such institutions, their
u:orls are above and beyond the
j reach of aspersion. The. highest
unties oi eartn s piirimae are
certainly embraced in their teach
ings. Unionist.
A
German in Xew Albany
Indiana, lias what he calls a "dump
ling clock" in his window. On its
I top is a fat and jolly-looking Teu-
; torb wno holds a lone in his hand,
! By an ingenious contrivance tlie
tobe:lorK) at The end ot each minute
' lil)S 11110 11 (iKl OT ( 1 II 7V Tl 1 H ( fQ M 1 1 C
1 HUM
J carries one of them to the mouth
j of Teuton, who swallows it with
. a. choking gurgle and a queer mo-
tion of his glass cvc.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, P"
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS-
To keep your own secrets is
"isdoin,
There is nothing makes a man
suspect much, more than to know
a little.
- The Rock Island Railnrad
Company have purchased the 1 00,
000 locomotive America exhibited
at the Paris exposition in 1807.
Commodore Vanderbilt lately
had a narrow escape from death in
consequence of accidentally drink
ing bedbug poison.
Subscriptions for the relief of
the sufferers by the Gold Hill
calamity now aggregate the mu
nificent sum of $110,608.
A greater truth has never
been uttered than when Henry
Clay said : " Young man, qualify
yourself for business. The profes
sions are full, and the age demands
it. Educate yourself for business
a business for the farm, count
ing room, and commercial pur
suits and you will succeed now
and hereafter."
The first real passenger cars
which ever came overland reached
Sacramento in just four days from
Missouri River, on the morning of
the 12th at 15 minutes after five.
Five companies of soldiers from
Richmond, Va., landed in Sacra
mento on the 14th, all the way by
railroad.
Robert Johnson, eldest son of
ex-President Johnson, died a few
days since in Tennessee. It is gen
erally known that it was the se
quence of the life of debauchery and
drunkenness he led in Washington
during his fathei's term of office,
lie was then feasted and flattered
by men who wished to use him, so
that he seldom knew a sober day
for years.
General Rosecrans' request to
be permitted to remain in Mexico
until he can negotiate a treaty for
the transfer of certain Mexican
territory lying contiguous to Cali
fornia to the United States, will, it
is supposed, be refused, as Mr. Xel
son, his successor, will soon leave
for his post provided with ample
instructions. It is doubted wheth
er the administration will favor
any treaty which will add to the
public debt.
Our Presidents have been
Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Uni
tarians. Jefferson was a member
of Tom Panic's philosophical,
broad-buttoned church, and Fil
more was as near a Unitarian as
anything. Old Zach Taylor told
Santa Anna to go to hell, when he
asked him to surrender, and he
never would have issued marching
orders unless he firmly believed in
the existence of the destination
named. A"an Buren was a Luthe
ran, Lincoln was a spiritualist, and
Andy Johnson was a forty-gallon
Hard-shell Baptist.
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Intoxicating Beverages the
Law op the I. O. O. F. Below
we publish the law of the I. O. O.
F., in regard to Lodge Anniversa
ries, balls, parties, etc., given in
the name of the Order, and the
use of intoxicating beverages at
the same. It was adopted unani
mously at the session of the G. L.
U. S., 1804 (see journal, page 3,
709) and is now in full force :
Jlesoh'cd, That all refreshments
in tlie way of edibles or beverage
(except water) shall be strictly ex
cluded from all Lodge-rooms, or
ante-rooms or halls connected
with or adjoining thereto, under
the control of any Subordinate or
Degree Lodge or encampment of
this order.
Jicsolced, That no Subordinate
Lodge or Encampment of this Or
der shall hold any anniversary or
other celebration, ball or party
where the Regalia of the Order
may be Avorn, or the name of the
Order assumed, without the con
sent of the Grand Master or Grand
Patriarch of the Jurisdiction first
obtained in writing ; such permis
sion to be predicated onl upon
the direct promise, through the of
ficers of the subordinate seeking
the permission, that no intoxicat
ing beverages of any kind shall be
offered by them to the members or
guests present on the occasion.
Jitsolved, That the several State
Grand Bodies, under the jurisdic
tion ot the Grand .Lodge, shad
proceed to adopt and promulgate,
for the information of their respec
tive subordinates, such laws as will
effectually attain the results here-
j by sought to be accomplished.
In addition, are the taws author
I izing expulsion for intoxication,
j together with the teachings of the
Order, and the solemn and impres
' fdve lessons of our charge?.
PACT AND rear-
We don't like negative men,
but a man may often; be a great
deal too positive.
A correspondent asks the Ph U
adelphia JPress, What is the crown
ing glory of Andy Johnson?"
In getting Mudd out of Dry Tor
tugas, A young lady refused to go
into the Watervliet Arsenal recent
ly, because she heard some of the
muskets were without breeches!
There's delicacy for you.
Do you suppose you can do
the landlord in the Lady of Ly
ons ! " said a manager to a seedy ac
tor in quest of an engagement. "I
should think I might," was the re
ply," I have done a great many land
lords' "-The newest plank in the wo
man's rights platiorm is for married
women to hold fast to their "maid
en name." The Revolution insists
that there is " no more reason for a
wife taking her husband'. name
than for his taking hers1 Where
upon the Chronicle pertinently
asks: "How about the children?"
A lady who had two children
sick with the measles wrote to a
friend for the best remedy. The
friend had just received a note
from another lady inquiring tlie
way to pickle cucumbers. In the
confusion the lady who inquired
about the pickles received the rem
edy for measles, and -the anxious
mother of the sick children with
horror read the following : " Scald
them three or four times in very
hot vinegar and sprinkle them with
salt, and in a very few days they
will be cured."
Perhaps the keenest Senator
at repartee is Edmnnds, of Ver
mont, lie is A ery trying to the
garrulous Senator from Kentucky.
Xye is one of the most ready of
all the Senators to reply off-handed
to an opponent, and his satire is of
ten a little too cutting for his op
ponents. Lately he has been in
dulging in vagarisof various kinds.
Old Ben. Butler, of the House,
wields the sharpest scimetar in
Congress. It is well known that
Old Ben. is not one of the oldest,
Republicans. Farnsworth, of Il
linois, the other day taunted him
with the fact, and spoke of his own
career in tlie party. Butler re
plied that "some people seemed to
think a great deal more of Judas
than Paul, because he was the old
er Apostle." The reply, if any,
was not reported in the Congress
ional Globe.
Judge Jack R. Moores, Fore
man of the Salem Hook and Lad
der Company, recently reported
the condition of tilings to the
"Chief," George Mc StrotccllVowil;
now Mayor of Scio ; from which
we condense a few items. The re
port contains a few recommenda
tions: First The Company should be
enlarged.
There are now two members,
one of whom is an officer, and one
exempt. It could be safely en
larged fifty per cent.
Second The apparatus of the
company should be tinned, or oth
erwise rendered fire-proof, or in
sured in some responsible and safe
company, as at our last fire, about
three and a half years since, one of
our fire hooks was entirely con
sumed one of the ladders ditto ;
while the elegant ornamentation
on the Truck became badly blis
tered by the heat, and had it not
been for the impertinence of some
individuals, not members, who re
moved it, it would have become al
so ditto.
Third The Truck House needs
a new carpet, as the Indians who
have been sleeping on the floor
nightly since its erection have en
tirely worn out the old one, and its
refurnishing having been so lour
neglected they have sadly departed
for the Reservation. I would sug
gest that as the Street Commis
sioner has teams and scrapers in
his employ, that ho first clean it
out.
Fourth That some provision be
made for refreshments, liquid or
otherwise, when the fireman re
turns from his arduous labor, as it
will assist very materially in keep
ing up tbe morafeof the Company.
Fifth That some more satisfac
tory system be devised in relation
to the duties, privileges, and obli
gations of " Exempts," of which a
large proportion of our company
is composed?, e., what is expect
ed of them, and what share of the
" accumulations" of fires they are
entitled to. The want of a clear un
derstanding in this matter ma' in
the future cause an unpleasantness.
SMALL SOTES Of EXCHANGE.
It is a mistake that Breckcn
ridge is poor and broken. He ia
worth no less than G 0,000, and
his health was never so good as it
is at present,
--The next eclipse of the sun,
which takes place in August next,
will be observed by Prof, Coffin,
of the Xautical Almanac, from
some point in Alaska, The sum
of S5,000 has been appropriated
for that purpose.
A Leavenworth paper thinks
it an evidence of the " westward
march of civilization," that the Kan
sas Legislature appropriated $1,400
for tobacco for the penitentiary
prisoners, and only $300 for preach
ing the gospel to them.
The high promontory on the
lower end of Angel Island, San
Francisco Bay, is being graded
down for the purpose of mount
ing artillery and establishing a new
fortification. The grade is about
eighty feet above the water level,
and the position is naturally a
strong one.
There are 482 Assessors and
Collectors of Internal Revenue
throughout the country. The
idea prevails very generally that
the changes have been much more
numerous than has actually been
the case. The changes made num
ber 241 just half the number of
officers. Tlie number of Assessors
relieved is 119; the number of
Collectors, 122,
The Xew York Tribune says
the English and French press be
gin to be seriously alarmed at the
improving prospects of Cuban in
dependence. A loss of Cuba to
Spain would hasten, they think,
the loss of Jamaica to England,
and that of Martinique to FTance.
The would like, therefore, to see
Spain supported by their Govern
ments in its efforts to keep Cuba.
It is reported that the Government
of France had entered into negoti
ations with England on this sub
ject. Bank notes and legal tenders,
amounting to not les than 83,000
were run through the " rag picker,"
at a Dayton, Ohio Paper Mill, not
long since. The theory of money
getting into the picker is : the coat
which contained the money is one
of a lot of soldiers' blouses which
were collected at different points
and that the money was sewed in
the breast of a blouse, which be
longed to an officer who died in
hospital, and the secret of the
greenbacks died with him. Doubt
less the poor fellow's family often
wondered what become of Jiisf
money, and the " rag picker" has
solved the mystery but unfortu
nately to no good purpose.
The rapid multiplication of
States in what is known as "the
West," in the Atlantic States, will
give to that section of the Unioni;
a power in the United States Sen- 1
ate greatly disproportionate to its
pojmlation, unless some of the lar- .
ger States of the East shall consent
to a division of their territory.
Xew England will hardly admit .
of subdivision. "Little Rhody,"
with her two Senators sitting side.,
by side with those of Xew York;
and Pennsylvania, it may be safety
ly said should not be divided
There is little of common sympa-..
thy or common interest between. .
the eastern and western portion of
these States. They will probably
become less heterogenous as they,
increase in wealth.
Our Fallen Heroes.; Three?
hundred and sixteen thousand two,
hundred and thirtv-three- Union
soldiers, nearly a third of a mil
lion, lie buried in the seventy-two,
national cemeteries u'nder charge
of the Government. This is,, let it;
not be forgotten, but s. portion of
our gre.-Vc sacrifice. TliLonsands. of
bodies, were neve? recovered, and
eve;ry village in the North guards
One or more, frequently its scores
in its country graveyard. Of
more than one-half of these three
hundred thousand we have the
names ; but fully one hundred and
forty thousand "rest under mounds
legened with, tha stmpJe word of
saddest force, unknown." Of the
whole number, less than one-fifth
now sleep in their original beds.
Two hundred and fifty-seven thou
sand have been removed from tho
original trenehes of the battle field,
their shallow graves by the road
side, the bare irnsightly fields of
the hospital, the Gehennas of the
rebel prison pe?, to orderly inci
sures and respectful graves, over
whose still and solemn rows tha
national flag floats day and night.
Did ever people show so touch ing-
' ly and so forcibly their strong
faith in and reverance for the
great principles in defense of which
those men died? Forney Jyre'
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