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Oregon City, Oregon t
D. M. McKENNEY, Editor.
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John Myers, Financial Agent.
Satcrdaj : s February, 1870.
Democratic State Convention.
By virtue of the action of the Democratic
State Conrention, which was held at Portland
on Thursday, March 10th, 1S63, and of the
Democratic State Ceutralomn-ittee, which
was held at the same place, on January Sth,
1870, th Democratic Stata Convention will
BE HELD AT ALBANY,
Om Vednt8ljr March 23d, 1S70,
At ten o'clock A. M. of said day, for the pur
pose bt Dominating Gotkrxoe, Member or
CoJfGa?,J,SECRBTAIIT OF STATE, TkEASCKZR,
Stat PKiNTEBylptcDGE of Second District,
. Jcrot of Third District, and JiQge cf Fifth
District, ta be supported at the next Juna
election. q
By order of said Committee, representa
tion to said ConTention was based on the
vote east for Dkxocrattc Congressman at
the last election, giving to each County one
Delegate for every seventy-fire Democratic
votesueast, and one Delegate for every frac
tion W thirty eight and over, but allowing
each Comity at least one Delegate ther.'it,;
which rnloof apportionment will give to the
several Counties the fallowing number of
Delegates, to wit :
Benton... Q. 7
Baker 8
Clackamas S
Clatsop (Q 1
Coos 3
Curry.
Colwrnbia
1
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9
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1
2 O
11
17
Douglas,
Giant
Jackson .
Josephine
Lane ,
Linn
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Marion 14
Multnomaff 16
1'clk 9
Tillamook 1
UmatiILj..r. 7
Union 7
Washington 4
Wasco..- V. 6
Yamhill.
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Total 158
The time for holding the County Conven
tions to electDelcgates to the State Demo
cratic Convention, was left by the Committee
to the several County Committees, whose
duty it will be to provide thereforP
The Committee would respectfully urge
prompt action on the part of the Democracy
of the several counties. Q
L. F. G ROVER, Chairman.
V. Trevitt, Secretary.
Xtemocratlc Co mil y Cwv c nt Ion.
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Pursuant to tho call of the chairman
tha Democratic Central Committee of
Clackamas county met at Oregon Citjj
January 25, 1870, John Myers presiding.
J. S. M. Van Cleve, a member of the Com
mittee, having removed from the county,
D. M. McKenney was appointed to fill the
vacancy A County Convention was
called tcTmeetO
AT OREGON CITY, ON WEDNESDAY,
() THK IGtH DAT OF MARCH, 1870,
at 11 o'clock,, m., for the purpose of elect
ing eight Delegates to the Democratic State
Convention, to be held at Albany on the,
tM of March, 1S70, anl tor the transaction
of anyther business that may properly
ema before ,aid Convention. The Com
mittee fixed the ratio of representation to
said County Convention as follows : Each
precinct to have Delegate at large, and
in addition thereto, to have 1 Delegate for
0 every 15 Democratic votes cast in the pre
cinct for Congressman in the election of
186S, and 1 Delegate for any fraction of
such 15 votes which shall exceed seven,
q and whicli ratio gives the respective pre--cincts
the following number of Delegates,
to wit :
Oregon City precinct1:
iO 11
2Hilwaukie
Rock Creek
Young's ,
Springwater
Harding's
Beaver Creek
Upper Mollala
Markhanrs
Lower Mollala
Union
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Pleasant Hill
Tualatin
Canemah ,
Cascades
Oswego
D It is recommended that the primary
meetings for tho election of Delegates to
the County Convention, be held in tjxe, re
spective precincts on Saturday, the 12th
"day of March. JOHN M YERS,
Chairman.
ADoo Exploded. The Virginia Enter
prise is responsible for this tale of a dog :
Last Sunday afternoon, as offer Baldwin
and Deputy Constable Mathewson were
walking along D street, a small yellow
dog came running toward them and
"when not more thun six feet off suddenly
exploded, and after9 yelp or two expired.
Thero is no joke about this the dog actu
ally did explode and was torn to pieces
on the sidewalk. It is the supposition
that some person had given the dog a car
tridge of some kind tied up in a piece of
beefsteak, with a short fuse in a quill or
piece of cane. (There was a bullet splash
when the explosion took place.
A woman recently fell out of a three
story wiadowm Taris, upon the head of
C . t vli FT-l , .1 1 "t i.
mui iia!t;ngiT. i uey nom nau ii roil
in. the mud, but neither was badly injured,
A Blundering Dodge.
The daily Oregonian of last Tuesday, in
reviewing an article in the Enterprise of
last week, on the subject of the new nat
uralization law, quotes the following para
graph :
A bill for a new naturalization law hr.s
been introduced in Congress, and is novr
before the House Judiciary Committee.
The public has not yet been favored with
the text of the bill, but specials report
that its principal features are to take the
matter0from the State Courts and put it
into the handi of United States oGceri.
Four years continual residence, prior to
application, will be required. This ie an
other absorption cf he liberties of the
people by the centralization of all power
!n the general government.
And then eays :
" The Enterprise would seem to have
flightly missed its mark. The paragraph
from that paper, cited above, was evident
ly written under the impression that the
States have hitherto controlled the subject
of naturalization, and that they are now
to be despoiled of this right, by an 'usurp
ing Congress.' "
We cannot think that the editor of the
Oregonian is so obtuse as to understand
the article in that sense, for it cannot be
so (-construed. Cut we do think that he
gives it this fals&jponstruction for the pur
pose of direfi attention from the main
points. That the naturalization law ema
nates from Congress, and is a national
law. i3 admitted is a fact. That the
power of naturalizing unler this law, has
heretofore been given to the State, as well
as to he United States Courts, i3 also
equally true. Cut the proposed new nat
uralization law will deprive the State
Courts of this right, and confer the power
on United States Courts exclusively. Now,
if this depriving State courts of this pow
er is not another absorption of the liber
ties of the people by the centralization of
all power in the general government, and
its officers, we do not understand the force
of language.
But this is not the only object that the
Radicals have in view, in passing such a
law. It will not be denied that the ma
jority of immigrants to this country from
enlightened, civilized, and respectable na
tions, upon being naturalized, vote the
Democratic ticket. Oregon is some three
hundred miles in length, from North to
South, and the only United States Court in
this State, is held at the city of Portland,
within eighteen miles of the northern
boundary of the State. Some immigrants
stop in the cities, but the majority of them
seek the more distant sections of the coun
try, for the purpose of procuring lands at
cheap rates. Then, to require the immi
grant residing at Jacksonville,for instance,
to travel to Portland, and spend in hun
dred dollars, for the purpose of being
naturalized, when he could as well be
naturalized in his own county, by the
State Courts, is an outrage.
Ifthe distance
-anu the
necessary expense of travel
compel hfm to forego this right, it is still
a greater outrage. In other and larger
States the inconvenience and expense of
traveling to tho United States Courts-,
would be still greater.
But further, the Oregonian, docs not at
tempt a denial of the prediction that the
new naturalization law will contain the
Radicals' favorite phrase, "without regard
to race or color," and therefore, virtually
admits that it will. If it does.thcre are many
pets of the Republican party the Chi
nese residing in the vicinity of the
United States Court for Oregon, and natu
ralization will be very convenient for
them. This may be another reason why
the Oregonian and other radicals defend
this new law, and endorse this centraliza
tion of power in the general government.
It will work a great inconvenience to res
pectable foreigners, residing in remote
portions of every State in the Union, but
this fact would not cause Congress and
its supporters, to pause a moment in their
downward course.
General llntlcr.
The yalion of February 3d, has the fal
lowing notice 0& General Butler:
General Butler seems to meet with no
favor,in any quarter, In his new role of a
defender of the Administration. The Re
publican press, as far as our observation
goes, abuse or reprovehim, partly, appa
rently, owing to a general want of confi
dence in him, and partly owing to his at
tack on Mr. Dawes, evhich, being in the
nature of an attempt to 'read him out' of
the Republican party, was, coming from
the General, absurd as well as unseemly.
asMr. Dawes had no difficulty in pointing
out. Mr. Dawes's onslaught on the Ad
ministration, we thought, as we said a
week ago, ill-advised, because it is a kind
of attack against which it is impossible to
defend one's self without notice, and
against which, even with noticefit is very
difficult for the Government to defend its
elf at all. The difficulties of its position
culd hardly be better illustrated than by
its having to let General Buffer appear for
it. The real weight of Mr. Dawes charac
ter and services ofbeourse rendered his as
sault all the more serious. As far as he is
concerned ,however,he has every reason to
congratulatehimself.as it hasbcenthe cause
of calling forth, from every direction, the
strongest tributes to his worth, in which
we cordially concur. It has had. too, the
-ood effect of revealing in a verv marked
way the decline of General Butler, even
m tlio estimation of the noisy and unscru
pulous band of worshippers who rallied
rouftd him two years ago. A few more
months, and he will once more adjust him
self to a peaceful state of society and the
normal calm of the public mind, and will
count for no more now ih?m ,t. i -
. t uiu ueiore
the war, to the great
gain of nnlUT,,.,!
j morality and of the public credit
Move-
That the liquors of the present day are
poisonous compounds, and deadly and
fatal in their effects upon the human sys
tem, we have but little doubt. Believing
this 'to bo so, we ere la favor of any move
ment v-"ic has for Its sole object the re
formation of society, by inducing men to
nuit the use of this chain-lightning, sold
under the various names of whisky,
brandy, Ac. But we do not believe that
it is necessary to co-operate with a cor
rupt and unprincipled gang cf politicians
in order to do this. Whenever any person
cr persons desire to abstain from the use
of liquors 9 a matter of principle, and as
a means of maintaining health and pro
longing life, they can do so, and their ab
stinence will be a bright example, and
great encouragement to others of dissi
pated habits who wish to reform. But
when a temperance movement is entered
into with a political object, it can accom
plish but little in the way of winning men
Irom the intoxicating bowl ; and this
brings us to the subject under considera
tion. This week, posters reading as fol
lows : 44 In order to comply with the re
commendation of the Congressional Tem
perance Society, and to co-operate with
the temperance movement in Portland,
every man, worsan and" child "in Oregon
City and vicinity, irrespective cf politics
or religion, are cordially and earnestly in
vited to attend a public temperance meet
ing, to be held in Oregon City, at the
Court IIou3e, on Tuesday evening, Feb.
22d," were posted over town.
Pursuant to this call, quite a large num
ber of 44 men, women and children'' met
in the Court House at the appointed time,
when Joseph Magone was chosen Presi
dent, J. M. Bacon and Wm. E. "Howell
Vice Presidents, and Jas. A. Smith, Secre
tary. Speeches were made by the Presi
dent. Rev. E. Gerry. Rev. C. W. Todd.and
Messrs. W. C. Johnson, D. C. Ireland, J. M.
Bacon, vv. E. Howell, and Jas. A. Smith,
all of whom, officers and speakers, with
one exceplion. are Republicans, and sev
eral of tbem politicians. After the speak
ing exercises were over, 100 "men.womcn
and children"-' signed tho pledge
-Now a lew words as to the name of this
temperance movement, and the manner in
which it was started. It will be remem
bered that a Radical Congress, which has
usurped every power in the Government
ana controls the atlairs ot this nation in
the most despotic and tyrannical manner
became so dissipated and besotted that
their drunkenne'ss-was injuring the party
which kept them in power. Ifthe Repub
lican party party failed to elect, these
officers would be shorn of their power .and
t nances lor spoils. Hence, in order to
counteract this influence, and retain the
confidence of the people, and thereby
their scats, these intemperate Radical Sen
ators and Representatives organized a
Congressional temperance society, and the
Radical press heralded it all over the
country as a great thing, because it eman
ated from Congress.
Congress assumes almost absolute power
over the affairs of the nation, and many
people, by force of habit, have begun to
regard that oligarchy with the reverential
awe that emperors and kings obtain.
For onrself, we are not a worshipper of
Congress, and do not believe that a tem
perance movement obtains tone by the
fact that it was inaugurated by a lot of
drunken Radical Congressmen ; inangera
ted too, as we verily believe, for political
effect. For these reasons, the friends of
the Conguessionat, temperance movement,
will please count 113 out.
Tliia is their Sthenic.
When the Fifteenth Amendment shall
have been adopted, the Republican party
will have fastened upon this country an
other, and the grandest of their schemes
to continue themselves in power, and sub
vert the prerogatives of the people.
With "the privilege of the ballotgiven to
every negro in every State, they may col
onize and settle these politicall tools to
suit themselves. From those States where
there are more than may be needed to in
sure it to Republicanism, th?y will be ta
ken and settled in the doubtful States, so
as to make them secure. To have them
kdistributcd about with a view only to this
point will bring Republican triumphs
where now they are scarcely known, or
creep in but rarely.
A few thousand negroes taken from
South Carolina, fcr instance, and colonized
in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and lndiana.would
remove all doubt as to how those States
would go, and yet enough would be left
in South Carolina to keep that from turn
ing over. By the time of the next Presi
dential election this scheme will be well
developed and in working order. To ac
complish it will require vast sums money,
but while the manipulators of the scheme
hare the control of the purre strings of the
Treasury, they will know where to get the
funds.
It will be done at the people's expense !
Those who have flattered themselves
that the Republicans wers pushinsr the rat-
i ;;5.-(iti.-in nf iliis amendment n'mnlv hpcmso
of their love for the negro, have been far
wrong. They care not for the. negro ; they
have only their own interests in view.
They have spent large sums of money bri
bing the more conservative Republican
legislators into voting for this infamy, and
they hare not spent this money without
some purpose other than simply enfran
chising the African..
Within the next year the country will
have an opportunity of seeing how truly
we have predicted, when the States of the
North shall swarm with negroes, who will
dodge about at the crack of the Republi
can whip. Then will the people remem
ber those grand words of Stephen x.
Douglas: "This is a Government of
white men ; made by white men, for the
i benefit of white men." Pomeroys D"mo-
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The Congressional Temperance
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Republican Programme Exposed.
The evening Call, of Portland, is a very
loyal paper, but at the same time, what
the leaders of that corrupt party wxmld
consider a little too frank, and a little
indiscreet in its words of encouragement
to the Republican party of Oregon. As
an illustration of such indiscreetness, we
call attention to the leader in that paper
of the 19th inst., entitled : "Can we Win V
In that article it endeavors to convince
its party friends, by the following argu
ments, that they can easily win the coming
election. It says :
"Now,what can we hope as the intell'ec-
tual result of the coming election? The
Democracy having carried the State
against Gen. Grant by one hundred and
fifty-two vote?, feel defiant, and march
to the contest with prestige. We have a
slight majority to overcome,with a nation s
sympathy at our back ! We have at com
mand all the appliances that political
shrewdness has invented for success, since
tha dawn of civilization ; and with those
advantages, are Oregon Republicans equal
to the occasion, with their national breth
ren presiding as censors ? We say. em
phatically, Yks ! With a1! the ways and
means we control, defeat is impossible!"'
This exposes the whole thing, for any
person can readily understand that 44 the
Nation's sympathy at our baok P means
the Nation's readiness to expend, for the
purpose of keeping in power the party
which controls the Nation, the money
which the poor, deluded producing class
es pay into the United States Treasury,
with the understanding that it is to be.
used in paying the National debt. And
the appliances which it! alleges that party
has at hand is this money.
The ways and means it refers to are
colonization on the Oregon Central Rail
road, the Post-office building at Portland,
and the Mint at the Dalles. The legisla
tive ticket is the great object of the Re
publican party in the coming election.
and the leaders of that party think that if
they can carry Clackamas. Multnomah,
and Wasco counties, they will have some
show for the next United States Senator.
For the purpose of doing this, Senator
Williams will, no doubt, show that '4 the
Nation sympathizes," by furnishing plenty
of the 44 appliances"' for .colonizing men
on these works.
Partisan Decisions.
A telegram of the 19th inst., says :
" Garfield, from the committee on rules,
reported the following: The committee
on elections for the fiifty-first Congress
shall consist of fifteen members, and each
contested case shall be assigned by the
chairman to a special committee of three
members thereof, for their exclusive con
sideration. Such special committee shall
report their decision in the case directly
to the House. Garfield stated that it wrs
understood, though it would not be stated
in these rules, that the Speaker would ap
point five Democrats and ten Republicans,
and that sub-committees would consist of
one Democrat and two Republicans. He
said the present practice in settling con
testested election cases all must deplore.
It was a sad state of affairs to have a ju
dicial question decided on strict party
lines. After a brief discussion the rule
was adopted, and the House again went
into committee of the whole for general
debate. Several speeches were made, or
allowed to be printed, and the committee
rose, and the House adjourned."
This will certainly be a sure means of
enabling every Republican contestant to
secure his seat, whether legally entitled
to it or not. But it does occur to us that
to adopt such a corrupting, partisan meth
od of deciding contested election cases,
and then call it a method to prevent par
tisan influences in such cases, requires an
amount of brazen effrontery that is very
hard to equal. But then, such is the style
of the ruling powers in the United States,
in these degenerate days. The party in
power will loudly denounce as a Demo
cratic measure, the very outrage that it is
practicing. From Congress down to the
lowest Courts of the country, where such
Courts are composed of Republicans,
matters of difference between men, referr
ed to such Courts for adjustment, are de
cided upon the political status of the par
tics litigant, and not according to the law
and Right of the case. Or. at least, such
is too often the case.
Let every candid men consider these
mutters well, and then ask himself this
question : Am I an honest man, and if I
am, can I support a party that will boldly
perpetrate such outrages, and call it a
means of preventing them ?
Complimentary axj Correct. We find
in the Albany Democrat of last Friday the
following neat compliment and just com
mentary upon our well known business
men : Herald.
Persons desiring anything in the line of
the business of Mr. Wm. Davidson, Col
lector of Claims and Real Estate Dealer,
Portland, could not do better than to se
cure that gentleman's services in the mat
ter, lie is prompt, reliable, and efficient,
combining eminent ability with the most
polite and gentlemanly bearing, and his
motto is never to fail in performing that
which he undertakes.
A child of Harvey Nestles, near Utica,
New York, was lately relieved of an ani
mal of the lizard kind, which had tenanted
the child's stomach for two years. The
creature measured five inches in length
three inches in breadth, and an inch in'
thickness.
A young girl 0f St. Petersburg mur
dered her lover the other day. packed his
body in a trunk, and sent it bv Knr, t
Paren3, completing her barbarity by
m.'irfvinfr If f n t l 1:
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STATE NEWS.
PORTLAND.
From the Daily Herald.
Inspector of Hulls. We saw yester
day the offioial paper from Hon. George S.
Boutwell, U. S. Secretary of the Treasury,
dated January 28th. 1870, appointing
Capt. William Deardorff, U. S. Inspector
of steamboat- hulls, to fill the vacancy
caused bv the death of the late Capt. J. II.
Couch. Bonds fixed at S 10,000.
From a private letter dated at Baker
City, February 15th, 1870, we learn that a
man named Hughes shot and killed bis
partner. Jack Gallagher, on the evening
of the 13th inst., at El Dorado. It seems
that only a few angry words passed be
tween them, about a dog which they kept
in their cabin, and which finally culminat
ed in the fatal result above mentioned.
They had been in the camp but a short
time, and were looked upon as "hard
cases." Hughes was subsequently lodged
in jail.
The prospects for plenty of water for
mining purposes in the spring are good.
Rudd, Brown & Co. are getting rich rock
from their mine. The merchants are hope
ful of a busy season, and the country
generally is improving rapidly.
Out. The numerous friends of Robert
J. Ladd, Esq.. will be glad to learn that
be was out on the streets, yesterday.
EUGENE CITY.
From the Guard, February 19th.
James Peak -was arrested on last Friday
on complaint of Regis Pepoit. on a charge
of abducting Mary Francis Fepoit, for the
purpose of marriage, and Witherington
and Davis as abettors, she being a female
under the age of Hi years. A preliminary
examination was had before T. J. Holland
Esq., Messrs. Thompson and Fitch con
ducting the prosecution, and Messrs. Dor
rls and Ellsworth the defence. Esquire
Holland discharged all of the defendants
except Peak, who was held to appear iD
the sum of S500, which bond was read iky
obtained, and the defendant discharged
from custody.
ALII ANY. .
From the Register, February 19.
A few nights ago a 3Toung man sleeping
in Thompson & li ving's saddle shop, heard
a noise as if some one was attempting to
force an entrance, lie immediately grasp
ed his revolver, and fired two shots in the
direction of the disturbance. As no blood
was found in the vicinity the next day. it
is supposed the burglar was intimidated,
and left.
Mr. J. Lebo. of Independence, twenty
miles below this city, is at work upon a
machine, on an entire new principle, for
producing a perpetual motion. All who
have seen the model, which is now in pro
cess of completion, speak of it in the most
favorable manner, and some assert their
belief that Mr. Lebo has at last found the
principle of perpetual motion. The mod
el is said to be of the greatest simplicity.
We have n't much confidence in the suc
cess of the "now power,'" but we wish Mr.
L. the largest success in his undertaking.
CORVALLIS.
From the Mercury, February 1G.
On Monday light, last, the valley t.nri
surrounding hills were made glad with a
garb of " beautiful snow," the first of thy
season. It is all gone to-day.
Some young ladies of this city made
their appearance on our streets the other
day disguised a la I) octrees Mary Walker.
SALEM.
From the Daily Press.
Mr. Danl. Clark residing about six miles
from Salem, is now stall feeding sixtv
head of beef steers. They are now in
splendid condition and will weigh 700
pound each. As far as our information
extends M. Clark is the only farmer in the
S'.ate who make3 a regular business of
stall feeding be.f cattle.
The Dayton. Yamhill flouring mill,
owned by Hon. Saml. Brown of this coun
ty has been sold to t California Co. for
$11,000. We understand that the- new
proprietors propose to use steam for mo
tive power instead of water. As it is now.
it cannot be run all the time on account
of back water.
From the Statesman.
Two convicts were pardoned out of the
Penitentiary yesterday, in answer to peti
tions numerously signed. One was John
O. Cornet of Polk county, convicted of
larceny ; the other was Henry C. Vaughn,
sentenced from Umatilla for murder, over
four years ago. Vaughn was only about
seventeen years of age when the crime
was committed, and it was claimed at the
time, that the act was done when sudden
ly aroused from sleep in camp by officers
and without premeditation. He was lead
away by bad influences when young. The
petition was signed by 700 citizens of all
the connties east of the mountains and
Linn, Lane. Benton. Marion and Poik.
His extreme youth was urged by the peti
tioners, and it is hoped that after this very
terrible experience he may yield to good
influences and do much better. His re
formation is said to be very decided. .
THE DALLES.
From the Mountaineer, Feb. 19.
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company
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have dressed tip their cars and locon,o-
fives at this place with a new coat of paint
which gives tli3m a fine appearance. At
Celilo they have two boats on the stocks.
The Tenino, whicb was stove in by run
ning on a rock last fall, has been repaired
and will be launched in a few da-s, and
the Oicyhee is having a thorough over
hauling. Her hull, on examination, was
found to be in a bad condition, and con
sequently, she will come off the stocks in
April with a new one entire.
A Democratic club has been organized
in this flfv Thru- moM iwnlni-ln ,..,,..,. !
j . IV.I.UIIT till J I
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Telegraphic Clippings.
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lion t well Against the Reduction o:
Utvcunc,
Chicago, Feb. 18.
A Washington special says that Secreta
ry Boutwell declares himself emphatic
ally opposed to a reduction, of thirty mill
ions in internal revenue taxation, and ex
ceedingly anxious to have Sherman VTund
ing bill passed as soon as posible, believing
that five cr six hundred millions can be
taken from internal taxation.
Tiie Sale of Cadets hips.
The members of Congress thus far im
plicated in the salef cadetslups are Collis
of Alabama, Pettis, of Pennsvlvania. Whit-
more, of South Carolina, and Sypher of
ljouisiana.
Accident on the Ohio Kj,ver Eiii!c
Loui.svili:. Ky., Feb. IS.
Yesterday, a train of fifteen cars, carry
ing two thousand persons, including mem
bers of the Kentucky Legislature crossed
the great bridge over the Ohio to the In
diana shore, this afternoon, amid great
enthusiasm. Returning, when about mid
way of the bridge, one of the rear locomo
tives ran oil' the track, and he coupling
pin connecting with the passenger coache
broke, leaving eight cars on the track.
The other portion of the train drawn by
the forward engine reached the Kentucky
shore safely. The train then started back
to assist those on the bridge, but only
proceeded fifteen yards, when the track
spread and the tender and caboose were
thrown from the track. Strenuous efforts
are being made to replace the locomotive
and to give relief to 1500 persons howqoii
the bridge awaiting conveyance.
A Malignant Ptver.
Erik. Pa., Feb. IS.
A malignant form of the typhus fever,
called cerebro spinal meningitis, has bro
ken out at the Albion, in this city. Five
deaths have occurred in three days. Deaths
occur i:i from twelve to seventy hours
from the time of attaek.
Investigations as to Sale cf
ships.
Cadet -
Washington, Feb. IS.
A witness before the Military Committee
yesterday testified to having paid Mr.
Blackburn, member of Congress from
Louisiana, $15!);) for a cadet appointment.
Mr. Sypher. member from the same State,
offered the'mie witness an appointment
for S2500. but witness would give only
2000 dollars.
Dciitliof a. "Veteran Commodore.
Tkoy.N. Y.. Feb. 21.
Commodore Stephen Champlakn. the
last surviving Commander in the battle of
Lake Erie, and who commanded the Scor
pion, from which the first and last shot of
that battle was fired, died ibis morning in
iluffiilo.
Tcias Adopts the Amendments
St. Louis. Feb. 21.
An Austin Dispatch states that tho 13?h
and l llh Amendments to the Constitution
have finally passed both houses of the
Texas legHlatnre.
The IVth Amendment.
Washington. Feb. 21.
The Fifteenth Amendment wdi proba
bly be promulgated officially by the mid-
tile ot t lie week, i iiere will also oe0a
resolution offered in Congress declaring
the Amendment ratified, and bills will W
proposed to onlorce its provisions?
Sliirdcrand Siiiciilc.
Ciiicaco. Feb. 21.
J. L. rh?pps. a farmer living near Lin
coln. 111., i i a fit of frenzy, cause unknown,
shot his wile through the lea.1,, on Friday
last, and then blew his own brains out.
Another Jtlunlcrand Sudden Punish
ment. In Beardstown. U'.inols, on the 17th inst..
a desperate character named Wilcox. Oh-as
beating a drunken man in a saloon, when
one of the proprietors of the saloon inter
fered: whereupon, Wilcox drew a revolv
er and tired, killing one of the proprietors
and mortally wounding the other. The
murderer was taken to jail, and on Friday
night the friends of the murdered man
gathered and quietly, captured the Sheriff,
and took the keys of tbe-jail for the pur
pose of taking Wilcox out to hang liim.
lie showed light, having obtained an iron
bar, when they shot and killed him. and
then took the bofly out and hung it to a
tree.
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Coin for the Hondholder tJ recn?aclts
for ot Iters.
Washington. Feb. 21.
McCrcery introduced a bill to provide
for a stay of execution in all cases of debts
contracted prior to July 11. 18o2. thedate
of the passage of the first legal tender
law. The bill isointended to afford relief
against the operalion of the recent legal
tender decision, ft provides a stay of one
to four years, according to the amount,
but if plaintiff will receive payment in
currency there shall be no stay of pro
ceedings, vi iit-never specie payment is
resumed, all stays under this act shall ter
minate. Bisposii ion of Forts.
Washington. Feb. 21.
Wil son introduced a bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to transfer to the Secre
tary of the Interior, for disposition ac
cording to existing laws, the military res
ervations of Forts Lane and Wallace, in
Oregon ; Camp McGurry. Nevada, and
portions of the Fort Bridger reservation,
in Wyoming.
Railroad JMshsidics.
Washington. Feb. 21.
At the request of Sumner, Williams call
ed up the bill granting land to aid in the
construction of a railroad and telegraph
from Portland to Astoria and McMinnville,
Oregon.
Thurman spoke against the land grants
contained in the bilf. The government
had ahead v given 12.0!0.00;J acreCto ti e
Union Pacific. 7.000.0;):) or S.tfOO.000 acres
to the Central Tacitic. 20.000.tm acres to
the Northern Pacific, and there were now
a dozen bills pending, proposing sub9idies
to railroads running in every direction, to
the amount of 100.000.000 of acres,. more.
The country's p&reat source of prosperity
was cheap lands. Giving them to rail
roads enhanced their price and made it
I r difficult to poop,e to acquire homes
lr themselves and children,
Casserly spoke in decided opposition to
I distributing the public domain in parcels
to ranroads. That railroads had contrih
uted to the development of the material
wealth of the country, was not sufficient
argument to entitle thorn to rule the coun
try. He claimed that government held
theso, lands in trust, not for the present
generation alone, but for millions here
after. Radical Sale of CadctsUip.
The military committee having ascer
tained that Boutwell, of Tennessee, had
sold cadotships, he explained before the
committee that the money was spent part
ly to assist in electing Stokes as Governor
and he divided the balance between
himself and other politicians.
Oregon City Prices Current.
The following arg the prices paid f0r
produce, and the prices at which other ,
tides are selling, in this market
yilEAT-Wbite. v bnshel, 70 eta.
OATS-ji, bushel. J7i cts. -POTATOES
"r! bushel. -1050 Cf
ONIONS H bushel. SI iMivrUi -,a"
FLOURt bbl. S t 0U$1 50.
BEANS White, "tVt... (, cts.
JttilKD FRUIT Apples, c fh..
Vaches. ) lb., lfije: Plums, ;?
5 cts.; Currants. "T lb.. 10(700 cts ''
BUTTER --t ib.. 1; cts.
EGGS "p dozen. 20f72.1 cts.
LiilLKh.Nte dozen. S3 00 t 00
SUGAR Crushed. Jb., 20 cis.; Island
K12i cts. : N ().. lb.. i- ct8n
San Francisco refined. ) lb. K; cts. '
TEA Young llvson. "f lb.. SI 50 ;
pan. ij., 90csi 25 ; Black. Bs 15C '
S1 00.
COFFEE IN.. 22(a?25 cts.
SALT ib.. ll(?.', cts.
SYRUP lleavv Golden, trail.. Si .
Ex. Heavy Golden. f gall.. SI 00(7 SI '
BACOjN I lams. lb cts; Sid
lJ CtS. .pi lb-'. btlOUKlftS, 12
cts.
LARD lb- 12.1 cts.
OIL Devoe's'Krrosene. gall.. 87 Jc.Q.
1 00 : Linseed oil. raw. T) gall.. $1
Linseed oil, boiled, gall., 1 70. :
WOOL It... 20 cts.
15 KEF On foot, 7 Q,$ c's. 'ft Ib.
POKK On foot. C cts. rl It,.
SHEEP Per head. S2 ot),$2 50.
HIDES Green, ft ib.. 5c. ; Dry.
10 cts.
TURKEYS 31 50 each.
GEESK SI 50 each. '
ZT" It' you wish tlic very 1 os
Cab net Vhotnirraphs, von must call 0,,
f'.RADt.KY & KULOFSON, 431 Montgomery
street, S,in Francisco.
eV) Advertisements.
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During th present year wil? f.
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LIVE STOCK
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(in lots) from PORTLAND to DAbLKS,
(through in one d iy.) i 'c'ndiiiLj ruiroad
transportation at tho? Cascades, at the fullow
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YearliiVs 75 cts per head.
T'(H cais old, a ;d cows. 2 00 " "
KThrfe years eld & upw'ds .'1 00 " "
Horses H t'O " "
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Pt t siitent O. S. X. Co.
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QOS3IOPOLITAX HOTEL.
Ft) R.M E R L Y AR RIG ONI 'S,
FRONT St., PORTLAND.
J. B. Prcprietjr.
The Proprietors of this well known Hone
having superior accommodations, guarantee
entire satisf iction to all guests, q
3, The Hotel Coach will be in a$e nlanre
to eonvey passengers and baggage to and
Ironi the Hotel, free of charge. 4"tf
Office Oregon aiulCalilornia Stage Co.
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JOHN IESCIIKAM.
Manufacturer and Dealer in
SADDLES, HARNESS,
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Main Si'-ret, OreoO City,
..rs-Wishes to represent that he is now as
wll prepared to furnish any article in his line
as the largest establishment! the State. He
particularly requests that an examination of
his stock be made before buying elsewhere.
JOHST F. MILLER,
SuKcsxo)- to J. F. MlI.I.F.lllf Co.,
MANCFACTCREK OF AND PKALEK IN
At the Oregon City Boot and Shoe
Store, Main street. f)
THE BEST SELECTION"
Of Ladies', Gents', iioys', and Children's
Hoots and Shoes, on liaixl or made to order.
QKAAlfvy-ILLIS & Co., frJ
LIYJSRY. FEED AND SALEVJ
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w OREGON CITY, OREGON.
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flawing receiitlyQulded to the Livery Stck
new Carriages, Buggies and Horses, are now
prepared at all times to let the same, reas
onablerrates. fiorses bought and sold, cr
kept by the day or rock.
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ISAAC FARR. P. D. MOHRISS.
jAUIt & AIORPJSS,
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FOR OREGON CITY AND VICINITY.
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Will deliver to their patrons all tbe
be-t qualities of StallYd Beef, also Mutton,
Pork, Poultry etc., as'sual twice a week, on
Tuesdays and Saturdays !
Thankffrl for past favors of the public would
respectfully asks a continuance of the same.
pi PERI A L MILLS.
SaTier, LaHoque Cc Co., ,
OREGON CITY
trnjlveep constar.tlv on hand foi sale, flour
M idlings. Bran and 'Chicken Feed, Patties
turching feed must furnish the sacks.
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