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Oregon City, Oregon
. . M. McKENNEY, Editob.
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John Myers, Fixaxcial Agent.
Saturday : : March 12, 1870.
Democratic State Contention.
By virtue of the action of the Democratic
State-Convention, which was held at Portland
on Thursday, March 19th, ISfiS, and of the
DcmocQdic State Ciutral Committee, which
was held at the same place, on January Sth.
1870, 4Ja Democratic State Convention will
BE 11ELD AT ALBANY,
On Wednesday March 33d, 1870,
At ten o'clock A. M. of said day, for the pur
pose of nominating Governor, Member of
Congrjbss, Secretary os, State, Treasurer,
Statu Trixter, Judge of Second District,
Judge of Third District, and Judge cf Fifth
DiMrict, tebe supported at the next June
election.
By 'order of said Committee, representa
tion, lo said Convention was based on the
vote cast for Democratic Congressman at
the last election, givingto each County one
Delegate for every severity-five Democratic
votes past, and one Delegate for every frac
tion oWthirty eight) and over, but allowing
each County at least one Delegate therein 5
which rule of apportionment will give to the
several Coirtities the following number of
Delegates, to wit :
Benton 7
Baker 8
Clackamas. g
Clatsop 9. .. 1
Coos 7. . . . 3
Curry.. t 1
Columbia 2
Douglas 9
Grant ... 6
Jackson
Josephine 2
Lane, 11
Linn' 17
Marion 14
Multnomah (q
vcik 9
Tillamook 1
Umatilla.... 7
Union Q 7
Washington .q.. 4
Wasco 6
Yamhill 8
Total 15S
The time. for holding the County Conven
tions to elect Delegates to the State Demo
cratic Convention, was left by the Committee
to the Several County Committees, whot-e
duty it wrill be to provide therefor.
The Committee would Crespecf fully urce
promp action on the part of the Democracy
01 iue several counties.
- L. F. GROVER, Chairman.
V. Trkyitt, Secretary.
Democratic County Convention.
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Pursuant to the call of the chairman,
the Democratic Central Committee of
Clackamas county met at Oregon City,
. anu .ry 25, 1870, John Myers presiding.
J. S. M. Van Cleve, a member of the Com
mittee, having removed from the county,
D. MvMcKenney was appointed to Oil the
vacancy. County Convention was
called to meet
ApOREGON CITY, ON WEDNESDAY,
THE IGtH DAT OF MARCH, 1S70,
ftt 11 o'clock,A.M.,fo the purpose of elect
ing eight Delegates to the Democratic State
Convention, to be held at Albany on the
ISd of March, 1870, and for the transaction
f any other bnsiness that may properly
me before said Convention. The Com
mittee fixed the ratio of representation to
aid CoUjtty Convention as follows: Each
preciDct to have 1 Delegate at large, and
in addition thereto, to have 1 Delegate for
ovvry 15 Democratic votes casein tbepre
etuct for Congressman in tbe'election of
168, and 1 Delegate for any fraction of
uch 15 votes which shall exceed seven,
and which ratio gives the respective pre
cincts the following number of Delegates,
K wit :
Oregon City precinct...
Milwaukee - " . .
.11
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. 3
.. 4
.. 3
.. C3
.. 4
.. 5
.. 4
.. 3
.. 3
2
2
.. 2
.. 3
4
Young's
S;ringwater
ilarding's
Ueaver Creek
i'pper Mollala
Xarkham
Lower Mollala
Ctiion
Pleasant Hill '
Tualatin ,
Canemah
Cascades
Oswego
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It is recommended that the primary
Meetings for. the election of Delegates to
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day of March.
on .Saturday, the 12th
' JOHN MYERS,
Chairman.
C0I4 Chrpman1! Speech.
On the 12th of February last, Col. AV.
V. Chapman delivered a speech to the
labor, association at Union Hill. The
speech has been published in pamphlet
form and contains a little over 22ages.
It discusses in a concise, but clear and
able manner, the following topics :Q equal
protection to labor, opposition to Chinese
labor and suffrage women pay tribute
to bondholders.
We have been favored with a copy and
and hope to be able to lay a portion of
the speech before our readers next week.
Any information of Elisha or James
oarzy will be gladly received by their
muter and brother-in-lt w. Marv and Tbos.
jacKsou, ureen River. Henry county, m
The Oregon ... Central , Railroad and
Colonization
When the Oregonian of the 10th of last
January said : The Democracy are al
ready at work, setting up their men. secur- I
ing every possible floating influence, pen
sioning strikers and colonizing where they
can in doubtful counties," we were con
vinced that colonization would be prac
ticed by the Republican party in the com
ing campaign, and said so at that time.
We believed so for the reason that when
ever the leaders of the Republican parly
contemplate perpetrating a fraud upon
the public, such leaders, and the press of
that party commence the operation by
charging the Democratic party with the
identical wrongs they intend to practice
themslves. We will now follow this mat
ter up a little and see how fully the con
duct of the Republican party is verifying
this prediction.
In a communication which appeared in
the Entekiuusk on the 12th of February
last, it was stated that the Regisier of the
Land Office here. (Owen Wade,) had sent
a communication to Mr. Wessels, a repub
lican, and judge of elections in Union
Precinct, inquiring of him who had died
in his precinct, or moved out of it. or
came into it since the last election? We
have heard of the same inquisitiveness,
emanating from the same source, beiDg
manifested in other portions of the county,
and we have no doubt that like letters
were addressed by Mr. Wade t loyal''
men in every precinct in the county. The
sequel will show the object of these let
ters or circulars ; but now we wish to in
vite attention to another, and more im
portant part of the Republican pro
gram ins.
It has frequently been asserted by men
who ought to know, that there was an un
derstanding between Mr. Holladay and
Senator Williams, that they were to assist
each other, and that this mutual assistance
W.s to be rendered as follows : Mr. Hol
laday was to assist Senator Williams in
being re-elected United Stales Senator,
and, in turn, Mr. Williams was to procure
from this debt burthened government, land
grants and other aids to assist the Ore-
gon Central Railroad Company, (East
side,) in constructing its road ; all of
which would be highly beneficial to the
contracting parties, Mr. Williams and Mr.
Holladay.
We were very loth to believe such re
ports, but must confess that recent devel
opments force 11s into the belief that such
reports were the mere statements of facts.
The most, efficient method which Mr. Hol
laday could adopt for the purpose of assist
ing Mr. Williams to a re election to the
United States Senate, would be to colonize
on this road, through the counties of
Clackamas and Mti'tnomah in such a man
ner as to secure the election of Repub
licans to the Legislature, and if this is hot
being done, the signs of the times are
badly at fault. The first move seen in
this matter, is in sending Frank Cooper, a
Republican and half-way politician, to
hunt hands for the road. He goes into
Marion nad Washington counties, two
strongholds of Republicanism and pro
cures eighty men, the number necessary
to secure a Republican majority in this
county. Then the wages of the regular
railroad employees are cut down to such
low rates that they will not work for them,
and so quit ; and as these men step out
Frank Cooper's men step iu, and every
thing appears to work lovely for the suc
cess of the combination between the rail
road and the Republican party, so far as
this county is concerned, at least. We
are not fully advised as to how the comci
nation works in Multnomah. It has been
a3certaiued that of the old hands, thus
driven from the road to make room for
Frank Cooper's Republican recruits, niue
tenths or more were Democrats, and those
of them, since ascertained to be repub
licans are going back to work on the
railroad. This points very strongly to the
conclusion that these old employees had
been secretly and cautiously sounded as
to their political principles and predilec
tions, and upon the result of such sound
ing the reduction of wages operation was
based.
In the next place it will be remembered
that last summer Chinamen were employ
ed on this road to the exclusion of while
men, but now not a single Chinamen can
be found employed on the road, but white
men are employed in loading the cars of
the construction train with gravel for bal
lasting the road, and yet this very kind of
work, is the work at which Chinese labor
could be made most profitable. Now
why are not the Chinese employed on the
road, as heretofore? It will not do to say
that the Chinese are not to be had, for the
city of Portland is swarming with loitering
Chiuamen. We do not wish to be under
stood as advocating the employment of
Chinamen on the road, but merely call at
tention to the fact to show the unprinci
pled and rascally object of the coalation
between George H. Williams and Ben.
Holladay. And here we will verture this
further prediction, that these white men
these imported Republican voters will
be retained in the employ of this railroad
company until after the next June elec
tion, and then they will be discnarged and
their places supplied with the Chinese
again.
There can be no doubt but that the dis
charge of old and experienced railroad
hands, and the employment of inexperi
enced men. will work a financial loss to
the party doing so, and it may be asked
why Mr, Holladay should thus spend his
money for the advancement of the inter
ests of the Republican party, when the
Company has already secured a portion of
the land subsidy and has a sure hold on
the balance of it. To this it may be
truthfully answered, that Ben. Holladay is
verv decidedly for Ben. Holladay, and
that George H. Williams has an equally
lively lookout for his own interests, and
Mr. Holladay being the shrewder man
of the, two, the .question very natur?
ally arises, as to whether he- is spending
his own mosey for the advancement of the
Republican party. When we take, into
consideration Mr. nolladay's shrewdness
in financial matters, and the lively and
universal interest which President Grant
aud a Radical Congress take in , the elec
tions in the different States and the effort
thit the President and Congress make to
keep the Republican party in power, in
every State in the Unin, it is but fair to
infer that the money necessary for carry
ing into effect this colonization scheme on
the Oregon Central Railroad, is furnished
from the Treasury of the United States.
The passage of a bill appropriating two
or three hundred thousand dollars for
' contingent " expenses, will cover the
whole thing very nicely. It may bo that
all of this money has been paid by the
laboring, or producing classes, with the
belief that it would be so much towards
paying the national debt and reducing
taxation for the future. Vain expecta
tion. After the money has reached the
United States Treasury, it will be counted
as an offset to, and consequently, counted
as so much of a payment on the national
debt, and then, instead of being actually
paid on the debt, will be appropriated
for such contingent " expenses as this
colonization in support of the Govern
ment that is. the party in power.
In conclusion we will say that, if the Re
publicans can carry this county, or this
State, by a fair and legitimate vole of the
"people, each voter voting in the county
where he actually belongs, it is all right.
But, if the Legislative ticket f the State
is to be carried for the Republican party by
taking Republicans from counties having
large Republican majorities, and sending
them to doubtful counties to vote the Re
publican ticket, it is an outrage upon a
free people, whether ,the money for such
colonization is furnished by the United
States, and disbursed through Ben. Hol
laday, or furnished by Mr. Holladay him
self. Such rascality coming from high
places, is fatal to free institutions and the
liberties of the pecple.and ought to be de
nounced and frowned down by every hon
est man and patriot in the land, without
regard to " previous condition of servi
tude'r to party. And we honestly think
that such will be the effect of this high
handed, outrageous attempt to thwart the
people in their choice of officers.
A Birty Thrust at the Irlh Citizens or
the United States.
Forney?s Press is one of the leading Re
publican papers of the United States, if not
tJie leader of all of them, and the great ex
ponent of Radical principles and doc
trines. That paper in jubilating over the
adoption, of the 15th Amendment by a
resolution of Congress, says :
The fifteenth amendment carried, the
colored man among us votes his vote is
just as potent as that of any O'Flaherty
or Flannigan. There now arises another
opportunity for the display of one of those
peculiar political feats of agility which
are the forte of the Democratic ; party.
The colored vote must be captured, and
how to do it is the question.
Now why shculd the Press, cast an un
just insinuation against the Irish by. say
ing that the vote of Cuffy is just as potent
(just as good) as the vote of "any O'
Flaherty or Flannigan?"' The fact is the
majority of the Irish votes are for the
Democracy and for liberty, and for this
reason the Republican press seeks to re
proach, and cast odium upon that brave
and liberty loving people by puttincr
them upon an equality with the negroes
Yet, strange as it may seem, some subser
vient Irishmen, unworthy of their name
and country, vote and act with the party
that "ays a negroe's vote is just as good as
theirs. And further, frequently a zealous
but indiscrete radical in discussing the
Chinese question, will blurt out, well,
why shouldn't tbey vote, are they not as
ffood as any damned ignorant Irishman ?
These things have been made public and
are certainly known to our Irish citizens
yet there are some among them who wil
vote and act with the -party that puts
them on an equality with the negroes and
Chinese. For such mistaken and thought
less descendent3 of a brave and indepen.
dent people we have pity, but little re
spect. Radical Intolerance
Forney's Press of the 19th of February,
in speaking of the independent and patri
otic Rochefort, of France, sayg :
Rochefort's' request that he be allowed
to edit Li Marseillaise from prison, with
out submitting his articles to scrutiny,
should not. and of course will not. be
granted. The Emperor's common sense
will teach him that it is more important
for the peace of France that Rochefort's
pen be idle than that the agitator himself
be kept under lock and key.
This is true Radical doctrine. They
wish to muzzle the press so that it cannot
expose the corruptions and villainies of
the party in power, and they think all will
be well with then. In times of civil war
when the country is in imminent danger
of dissolution, there might be some shadow
of excuse for suppressing newspapers hos
tile to the party in power. Dut in times
of peace for a Republican newspaper, the
exponent of the party in power, to advo
cate the doctrine that a newspaper may
not expose the frauds and corruptions of
the officers of the Government is indica
tive of an intolerance fatal to the exist
ence of free institutions. Let the people
beware ! If newspapers and public men
are not permitted to animadverf upon the
public abuses of those elected to office,
we can rest assured that the days of the
Republic of the United States are num
bered, and that a corrupt monarchy is well
nigh established.
The" Thief Crying Stop Thief.
.We have received from a friend in Ilar-
Lrisburg, Linn county, a communication,
bearing date March 2, which says that the
importation of voters from that county to
Benton has commenced ; that on that date,
eight Republican voters left there for
Benton, and that probably two or three
more would leave there for the same
destination on the next; day. The fact is,
the Radicals ' have no hopes of carying
Linn, but Benton county ; is close and
doubtful, and the Republicans hope to
carry it by such importation of voters.
We have also been informed by a relia
ble gentleman! that about 12 o'clock on
last Sunday night, twenty men left Port
lan3, Oregon,' for the ostensible purpose
of working on the McMinnville ditch.
Where these men came from is not known,
but it is thought that they came from
Washington Terriiory, or from the coun
try east of the mountains, where Repub
licanism has no show of success, and no
doubt' these men have emigrated to Yarn
hill county. . upon money furnished by
Senator Williams. Their manner of ma
neuvering in the night time stamps them
as Republicans. These things, and the
wholesale Republican colonization on the
Oregon Central Railroad, in particular,
are certainly known to the editor of the
Oregon Statesman. But, for the purpose
of covering up these fradulent and rascally
transactions of its own, party, that paper
of the Sth of March says :
To-dty closes the highly Democratic
game of colonization, and the counties of
Polk. Renton , and Yamhill can count up
it their leisure the floating debris of De
mocracy which has lodged along the
banks of their creeks and on the breadth
of their prairies. If Democracy is allow
ed to have sway in Oregon, we may look
lor corruption ; the ballot will be dishon
ored ; the voice of the people will be a
mockery, bejause the people will not be
heard. It will be the repeater; the im
ported voter ; the false swearer who will
pronoucce the " popular verdict," and
the rule of Democracy will be synony
mous with corruption and demoralization.
In the foregoing extract the Statesman
has drawn a life-like picture of the Repub
lican party, but has called it a picture of
Democracy. The Republican leaders have
long been unscrupulous in their opera
tions, but the approaching campaign pro
mises to be unprecedented in their char
acteristics of deception and unscrnpulons
ness. The inhabitants of this county. Re
publicans as well as Democrats, know that
it is inconsistent, and in very bad taste for
the Statesman or any other Radical paper,
to talk about Democratic colonization and
election frauds.
Mongrl JBxnliutioit.
Forney's Pres says :
Colored men in office are no longer a
novelty. Mr. Revels in the Senate is fol
lowed by Justice Wright in the Supreme
Court of South Carolina. Mr. Wrigl.t,like
Mr. Lynch, just chosen Secretary of State
in Mississippi, is by birth or education a
Pennsylvanian. He is a lull blooded
black man. with no visible admixture of
Caucasian tincture in his veins, although
his features and form are of Caucasian
type. He was at the time of his election
a State Senator, and a practicing attorney.
He beam the reputation of a pleasing and
forcible writer. The certificate on which
he was admitted to practice in the courts
of South Carolina bears the seal of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. A re
cent letter from a prominent Pennsylvania
lawyer, written before, the election, f peaks
of him in the following complimentary
terms; ''lie is eminent for his integrity,
and devotes himself intelligent!' and earn
estly to the advancement of his race nd
State." His opponent for the seat. J. J.
Whipper. also a colored man, was from
Michigan.
Why should the Radical exult over the
election of negroes to rule over a subju
gated and down-trodden people? But for
the purpose of retaining the votes of the
negroes and keeping themselves in power,
these Radical politicians would put them
in power over all the while race except
themselves. They will pursue the same
course in regard to the Indians and Chi
nese as soon as the 15th Amendment is
adopted and the naturalization laws are
changed by striking out the word white,
and let it be remembered that a change of
the naturalization law is now under con
sideration by Congress.
Will the Soldiers get Gold 1
According to the decision of Chief Jus
tice Chase and a majority of the Supreme
Court, greenbacks are not good for con
tracts which were made payable i;i gold
prior to the passage of the Legal Tender
Act. In this view of the case what be
comes of those contracts made by the gov
ernment to pay the soldiers their wages
and their bounties in gold. Was the con
tract fulfilled when the government paid
them greenback? ? Chief Justice Chase
and the Supreme Court say not and we
apprehend there will be a lively time
when the Pay Department is overwhelmed
with these claims of the soldies who will
demand in the highest Court in Christen
dom" to be placed on an equal looting
with the Bondholders. ,
The soldiers will have a just claim to
urge for if the Supreme Court, interfers to
protect bankers and capitalists and com
pels their creditors to pay them in gold
according to contract, why should not
this august branch of thegovernment com
pel the strict fulfillment of the contract
entered into with the soldiers who fought
to sustain that government. The soldiers
in good faith perlormed their part of the
agreement, and they reasonably expect
that the party of the first part shall per
form theirs. Copperhead, (Iowa.)
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The Governor has pardoned Henry
Vaughn, who was sentenced to the Peni
tentiary for life a few years ago for killino
Frank Maddock, a sheriff of Umatilla
county. Kc
Frank Maddock is still alive and doino-
well. He was severely wounded, but re
covered from the efiects.
Does it Pat to Advertise. One of
our business men, says the Joilet Journal
put into this paper a week or two ao a
two-line advertisement. He informs us
that inside of one week he was visited by
tiglct different persons, who purchased the
articles advertised, stating that they saw
bis advertisement sn this paper . His net
prom in joe transaction were just forty
times what he paid for the local. 1
Telegraphic Clippings.
.Congressional. .
Washington. March 21.
The House to-day. was occupied by the
debate on the Georgia bill. ;
Farnsworth resumed his -argument in op
position, lit' contradicted Butlers state
ment that only two tuembeis from Georgia
had been r.duiiltedllo the House at the last
Congress, and these through a mistake
thh fact beinjr that six members out of
seven were admitted. In criticism of the
llirvftr t flit riMrnrnTn.ir F fliiArrrt!! !
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wag only provisional he called attention
to the fact that Gov. Bullock had not been
signing himself Provisional Governer, but
Governor of Georgia. His messages to
the Legislature were addressed to the
Legislature of Georgia, not to the provis
ional Legislature of Georgia, and that the
oath which all the officers of provisional
governments are required to take was not
taken by the officers of the existing State
Government. 'He asked, couid a provis
ional government ratify an amendment to
the Constitution of the'United States, and
what became of the ratification of the
Fourteenth Amendment i! thh Legislature
was only provisional and illegal.
Lawrence replied that a provisional
legislation was just and lawful, and had
the same power within the scope of its "au
thority as any other legislation. It was
not only 'provisional but illegal, and the
logic, and bill, and speech, of Butler yes
terday was that every act of that legisla
tion, including the action of the U. S. Sen
ators, was illegal, therefore the provisions
of the bill to prolong the tenure of office
of the present officials of Georgia was
monstrous, particularly in view ol the fact
that the Governer was charged by the
State Treasurer with stealing the money
of the State. The excuse for the bill was
that if it was not passed the Republican
party would lose the next election in
Georgia, and he was afraid they would al
so lose the election in New York. Iu re
ply to a question by Stevenson a.s to -how
he would save it,:' he said ironically.
' Why, of course, pass the bill installing
the Republican officers there, and provid
ing that their tenure of office shall be for
life. There is no easier way of maintain
ing our ascendancy in the nation than by
holding elections', and that way is by act
of Congress.'' Referri ng ty Butler's state
ments of outrages in th.e South, he said
whenever he wanted to pass one of his re
construction bills he got up in the House
and cried murder, murder, and by a hue
and cry of that sort got the bill passed.
Whenever one of these bills was to' be
p-xssed, the Washington Chronicle publishes
an account of great outrages, and immedi
ately the Reconstruction Committee were
called together and the bill reported. He
relates an instance of a man who also sold
ai ms to people of Georgia in the winter of
18U0 and l8(il, with which to shoot Union
soldiers, who last winter went to Georgia ?
and with the assistance of 'Governor Bui- j
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iock enueavoreu 10 gei uie iegi jiai ure 10
pay for these anus, and was ret used,
whereupon he came to Washington full of
sorrow, tears and entreaties for the terri
ble persecutions of the negroes in Georgia,
and was in favor of the reconstruction of
Georgia immediately.
Farnsworth declared the proposition of
the bill to continue Bullock in office, and
putting the power of the State in his
hands, an internal outrage on the tax
payers of the State, and he believed the
bill was in the interest of the people who
desired to perpetuate their reign and put
money in their own purses.
. Breck opposed the bill. lie contended
that there was no legislation in regard to
Georgia necessary, but it there was. it
?hould be simply in the form of a subiti-
tute. which he offered, declaring Georgia
entitled to representation.
Another Arctic Kvptdilion Proposed.
Captain Hall delivered a lecture last
night to a large audience, including the
President, Vice-president. Chief Justice
Chase, and many members of Congress.
He related his experience in the a ctio
voyage. He wants S1..U00 for an expedi
tion to the north pole in the interest of
science. He has no doubt of the discov
ery of extensive whaling grounds. He is
willing the money should be placed in
the hands of President Grant for disburse
ment. Santa jk. March 5.
A gentleman just arrived from Chi
huahuua reports great excitement in that
and neighboring States. Strong feeling
exists in favor of the overthrow of Juarez.
Many of the best citizens favor annexation
to the United States.
Chicago, March 7.
A . Tribune New York special says, sev
eral politicians have been canvassing the
plicy of running Win. II. Seward for
Governor ol New York, on a ticket unit
ing Conservative Republicans with the
best portion of the Democrats. The propo
sition appears to be favorably received,
though it is strongly opposed by the Tam
many ring, who will nominate Hoffman or
Tweed at the next election.
Specie Payments.
Cincinnati, March 5.
A number of dry goods and other stores
began paying silver in change to-day.
Probably many more will follow on Mon
day. The brokers sold all their silver to
day for that purpose.
AV hit ti more Wants to go to Congress
Again.
Cuahi.estox. S. C, March 7.
Whittemore publishes a letter defending
his sale of cadetships, and announcing
himself a candidate for reelection. He
says recent developments have satisfied
him that his lesignation was a hasty and
tin necessary step. He says: " Lcgan
himself told n:e, the day aftei my resigna
tion, that he regretted he did not report a
resolu'tion of censure instead of expulsion,
because lied id not .believe mv motive
was wrong.He hoped I would be return
ed to "Congress, and he would be the
first to welcome my return.
Absconding Revenue employee.
John A Phillips, an Englishman : for a
long time past Deputy Collector of internal
revenue in tne Fifth District, has abscond
ed to Europe, having, it is discovered, de
frauded the Government of 30,000 during
the past ten months.
Territorial Gover..mn - r:
tiitt of Columbia.
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia to- day heard a large delegation
of citizens in favor of a Territorial Gov
ernment for the District.
Later from the Xrw Ilanpshirc elec
tion. Coxcoro N. II., Mrrch 7.
The pleasant weather and active can
vass drew out a large vote to-day. There
are four candidates for Governor. Stearns
Republican (present incumbent); Vendell.
Democrat; Flint, Labor Reform, and Bar
rows. Temnarance. Returns are from ll.V
towns, about half the State and over half
the vote, showing a Republican loss of
nearly 1.800. The result is doubtful.
Stearns is probably elected, but the ma
jority wm not exceea ..jo. Later returns
say 1-1 towns, over two-thirds of the State
indicate that Stearns is probably elected
bv 1.000 to . 1.500 majority, the I.wit.',
ture is Republican, ith a maioritv red".
ed lrom last year. -r"J icdnc-
STATE KEWS.
PORTLAND.
From the Daily' Herald. 1
Twelve set of car-wheels and twelve
iron 'axles, consigned to Ben. Holladay &
Co.. -for use on the East-side Railroad,
came upon the steamship Moses Taylor.
A gentleman who came up on the Moses
Taylor, from San Francisco, informs us
tha"t the contractors, building the track on
the California end to the Oregon line, are
enthusiastic enough to think that a through
train of cars will be running from San
Francisco to Portland .-. by the
fall. . . .., .
The Democratic Convention," fo nomi
nate a candidate for Delegate to Congress,
from Washington Territory, will be held
at Vancouver, on Wednesday, April G.
A correspondent from Idaho City, states
that there will be a f.reat demand for
laborers in that Territory during the com
ing season.
From the Oregonian
Any person having information of the
whereabouts of William Mahoney. will
confer a favor on his wife, Hannah Ma
honey, by addressing Ler at Miamiville.
Clermont" county, Ohio. In a private let
ter she states that she is in want ; that for
years she has not heard from her husband,
and in such a situation of course any in
formation concerning him would be glad
ly received by her. If he is dead, and
evidence Can be procured of 'the fact,
this will enable her to draw a small sum
annually from sources provided by him
when living.
We learn through a private source that
dispatches have been received at Vancou
ver, stating that the Secretary of ar .Jas
decided that the squatters on the Military
Reservation of Ft. Vancouver will be al
lowed to remain undisturbed, for the
present. The right to remain permanent
ly, on their claims for remuneration for
property left v improvements made, in
case of iinal ejection, will be hereaftei ad
justed.
The Gazelle publishes a list of sixteen
lodges of Good Templars from which re
ports have been made for the last que rter.
The report show several lodges reorganiz
ed, and an aggregate gain in others of
forty-one members.
The Albany Jleglsier reports a revival
of religion at Brownsville. During a pro
tracted meeting of ten days, some forty or
fifty persons have professed religion. The
meeting is carried on by the Baptist. Pres
byterian, United Brethren and Methodist
denominations.
Mr. W. Tuttle. of Oregon City, left by
the steamer Moses Taylor, for a trip east,
with the models and" his patent for hand
trucks and wheel barrows, made almost
wholly of iron. Mr. Tuttle claims that
tlKy can be made
maeuinerv at ab
Je bv the hundred, bv
out the same cost as
wooden ones ; that they will be lighter
for use, aud last much longer.
We take the lollowing items from the
Pacific Blade, of McMinn ville.the 1st inst. :
An item has been going the round of
the papers, giving the price of land near
McMinnville at $15 per acre. We have
taken some pains to ascertain the pVices
paid tor ail lands sold near this place for
the past year, and find the average to be
$32 50. Smooth prairie . laud any where
in the vicinity of this place is worth, and
will bring in cash,' $50 per acre. We
doubt there being an acre of prairie land
in the county that can be bought for $15.
The firm of Van Dyne & Snmerville in
tend lo commence the erection of a steam
flouring mill at Independence in a short
time. The company is a substantial one.
and will not fail to complete the enter
prise. We learn 'hat Hon. Samuel Brown has
sold his flouring mill, at Dayton, to a Cali
fornia company for $11,0 JO.
Dr. Mitchel brought with him from the
East, three head of fine neaf cattle.
A man named Harrington working in
Mill No. 2. on the railroad, was injured
by a pile of lumber falling 011 him.
ALBANY.
From the Albany Democrat.
Corkkctiox. Mr. E. Cartwright author
izes us to say that the statement of the
Firm")- that the flax seed now being fur
nished to Linn county farmers is of Cal
ifornia growth, is incorrect. Such seed
was not grown in California, but was
brought from the East Indies, and hence
those sowing do not take any risk of seed
ing their land with the California mus
tard, as stated. To make assurance doub
ly sure, Mr. Cartwright has procured the
construction of a machine lor cleaning
the seed which certainly does its work
thoroughly and does away with any pos
sible) danger - from mustard or any "other
undesirable weed. Messrs. J. B Lafollett
and Dawson are using such machines suc
cessful I v.
Bento:i county is" evidently lo be over
run by wood-choppers, mill-hands, etc.,
for the manufacture of Radical voters
On Wednesday last, some half a dozen
pilgrim carpe.-baggers passed boldly
through our streets, en route, as they stated
for Ben. Simpson's woodyard on Yaquiua
Bay.
We are informed that Mr. Theo. Bur
mester. late of Boise City, Idaho, intends
establishing a law office in this city.
. :
. A MA.SSACIU'isETTS MKTIIOD OF rilEVKXTIXG
SiiciDK. The New Y'ork Herald gives the
following novel Massachusetts method of
preventing suicide :
Worcester, Mass., Feb. IS, 1870.
A few days ago one John C. Dennis at
tempted commit suicide by shooting him
self. He failed in bis design, however, be
ing only slightly injured, and an attempt
was maae to nusn up me anair. JLiiit tlie
would be suicide has won a notoriety
which he evidently little anticipated, li
is known that in England it is an offence
at common law for a person to attempt fo
commit suicide, and instances have occur
red where the parties have been held for
such olfence. In the early colonial times
the common law of England was adapted
in Massachusetts, but it is stated that it
never has been applied in cases of at
tempted suicide. This forenoon, however
Dennis was arraigned before Justice Wil
liams on the charge of attempting to com
mit suicide. The defendant pleaded
guilty,-- but the Municipal Court having
no jurisdiction of the ruTonce, he was
ordered to give recognizance with secu
rities in 500 for his appearance at the 3Iav
term of the Superior Court.
Attextitio.v ! Attention - is called to
the bill of the Oregonian for printing the
advertisement of the Precinct lines, found
in the proceedings of the County Court in
to-day's paper. We call attention to it as
gratuitous political pap furnished that
paper, and upon which we intend to re
mark hereafter.
Saddlery-. J. H. Scbram, of this
City, is now manufacturing the best Saddlery
and Harness in the State. He will have it
least; 50 sets of all grades, from fine to com
mon, finished and ready tor sale next month
and more than that number of Saddles. He'
is bound to make a trade with p.ny mau who
wishes to buy of him. He uses both Orerot,
and California leather in his establishment
and his work bears a most excellent reputation
abroad. We hope that citizens of our own
county will think of this, when they want any
articles in his line. 3
ZrliT If you wish the very hest
Cabinet Photographs, you must call a
URADI.EY & RULOFSON, 439iiontSi,mtj
street. San Francisco, c ? : r ;
Oregon City Prices Current.
The following are the prices paid for
produce, and the prices at which other Ar
tie, es are selling, in this market :
WHEAT White, bushel, 70 cts.
O ATS ft bushel. 37 cts. ' '
POTATOES bushel. 4050 cts.
ONIONS bushel. $1 0(J(; $1 50.
FLOUIi-" bbl. $4 00$4 50.
BEANS White. lb., ti cts.
DRIED FRUIT Apples. lb.. 44L;
Peaches. lb., . lfif c; Plums, fb., 7
15 cts.; Currants, ft 1020 cts.
BUTTER lb.. l(i cts.
EGGS dozen. 1520 cts.
CHICKENS dozen. S3 00 4 00.
SUGAR Crushed, It).. 20 cts.; Island
Ib.. 1012 cts. pN. C lb., 15 cts.Cf
San Francisco refined. ft fb . W$ cts.
TEA "Voting Hyson, ft lb., $1 50; Ja
pan, ft lb., 90c$l 25 j Black, ft lb., 75c.
SI uo. - . G
COFFEE ft If).. 2225 cts.
SALT ft lb.. H:i cts.
SYRUP Heavy Golden, gall.. $1 ;
Ex. Heavy Golden, ft gall., $1-00 $1 10.
e BACON Hams, lb., 1G cts; Sides,
15 cts. ft lb.: Shoulders, 12 cts.
LARD ft If).. 12 15 cts.
OIL Devoe's Kerosene.ft gall., 75c.(Si
G$l 00 ; Linseed oil. raw. ft gall.. $1 65 ;
Linseed oil. boiled, ft gall., $1 iO.
WOOL ft If)., 20 cts.
BEEF On foot, 7 8 c's. ft B.
POKK On foot. cts. ft It).
SHEEP Per head. S2 UO$2 5.
HIDES Green, ft K.. 5c. ; Dry.ft lb.,
10 cts.
NOTICE . To the Union Republican
voters of Clackamas County : I offer iryyelf
as a Candidate for the office of SHERIFF,
subject to the decision of the Convention ; I
do not want the ollice for the honor, but for
the profits, to suppoit my family. Having
been in poor health for more than a year past
and no hopes ofetting well, or able to
work but able to attend to the duties ef the
above otlice. 1 therefore ask my friends tf 1
giveCfeie their support. My politicaand
moral rucoi d is well known to those that
know me, having been in the county for the
last twenty years and am known by manfj but
those who d not know me can find out who I
am, b- asking those thafc.know me.
Respectfully Yours,
D. U. GOOD.
Oregon City, Feb. loth, 1870. 1.VM
SPECIAL NOTICES.
iIiil(iomah Lrx1ge JVo. 1. A. hVitml
a A. M. Holds its regular eomrirnni
cations on tlie IlQt and Third ScrS)
rurti,,yt ,n each month, at 7 o'clock,
from the 2oth of September to the 20th of
March, and 7 i' o'clock from the2tth of March
to the 2o.h of September.- Brethren iu good
standing are invited to attend.
By order of Yf. M.
-fc?
Oregon I.oli;c No. 3, I. O. of O. F.
'M'e,s- every Thurglay even- '
ins at 7 'J'clw. n Odd Fellow'
Hall-6Main s eet.
Members of the Order are invited to attend
By order
ar. a.
Itcl-c-a Drgiee Lodge No. 2, X. O. O. F.
G O Meet on the Second and Fourth
$X TUJ6&DA Y -JZVjEXIXGS,
ot each month, at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Member; of the Degree aie invited to-
atteud. By order of
Willamette Lodge 3fo. 131. O. fci. T
Meets every Saturday evening, at the rooms
S.E. corner of Main and Fifth streets, at 7 1-83
o'clock. Visiting members areOinvited to
attend. By ordwr of W. C. T.
What is ii Tonic 7
Bear this in mind. (hat although a tonic
is, to a certain extent, a stimulant. 1
stimulant, unmodified by any medicinal
substance is not a tonic, but a debiliiant.
In HOSTETTER'S' TOMACII BITTERS
there is a stimulating element of the purest
grade manufactured in this or any other
country. Every fiery and corrosive oil or
acid which contaminates the ordinary',
liquors of commerce, is expelled from the
rye spirt' which"' forms the alcoholic basis
of the BITTERS, by careful and repeated -rectification.
The juices of the valuable,
roots, barks and herbs, infused into tin
wholesome product of the finest grain,
still further modify its nature ; so that it
become?, in fact, a simple diffusive agent.
minus all the heady and brain exciting
properties which belong, more or less, to
all liquors in a raw state. It is merely
the safe and harmless vehicle which ren
ders the medicinal virtues of the prepara
tion effective. increasing their activev
power, and diffusing them tnrough the
system. Hence the pleasant and gentle
glow which is experienced after taking a
dose of the BITTERS. Instead of ci eat
ing headache, as unmedicated stimulants
are apt to do, this salubrious tonic is tbu
best known remedj for that complaint.
It calms and sooths cerebral excitement,
strengthens the nerves, promotes the secre
tion of the gastric juice, invigorates the
bowels, determines the fluids to the sur
face, improves the appetite, increases the
animal vigor, regulates organic action
and. from its mild yet effective alterative?
qualities, is the very best preparation that
can be administered to the weaker sex in
the peculiar difficulties to which their or
ganization subjects them. - 17.4t
t to s fa rs ,
i9 i - If . tf if6 -3. -Pi r :
TO THE - WORKING CLASS. We are
now prepared to furnish all classes with con
stant employment at home, the whole of the
time or tor the spare moments. Business
new, light and profitable. Persons of either
sex easily earn from nOc. to per evening
and a proportional sum by devoting their
whole time to the business business. Roys
and girls earn neaisy as much as men. Tbat
all who see this notice "may send their ad
dress, and test tne busines, we make this
unparalleled offer To such as are not well
satisfied, we will send $1 to pay for the
trouble of writing. Full particulars, a valu
able sample, which will do to commence
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ry Companion one of the largest and best
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