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: - At o o 1 i t r 1 1 1 I. I' ? ' . i - v n t -f i I t 1 I I v - t r 1 r i is y ; .1 1 If! i! ! v.1 ' " ' CbCf -- J-"- v--. -w.-v.--v Oregon Oity, Greg on , Saturd?y Juno 18, 1573. Latest Electn Returns. In another part of bis issue we publish the returns officially racoivod for Hie can didates on the Sta.e ticket. Ail tie coun ties but Baker, Grant, Jo?ophim Union, Coos and Curry are officially reported on 1 ire. Ia the official table. Slater 1ms D TI 2, Wilson, 9.CS1, Grover D.7f)l and I'ahnt r 95i3. In Uaker cnwtity Slater at lat ac counts had ICO majority arid Grov.-r l!)t. with four precincts to hear from, which will jirobably increase the majuriiy ; Grant is repoited officially to have iven :Q majority for tie whole ticket : Union is officially reported, for Slater, 1C7 and Grover 1S3 ; Josephine is reported at 75. Curry is reported to have piven 3:) major ity for the Radicals. Giving Coos and Curry to the Radicals by ;0 majority, and the result will bo- about as follows, and from which it wilnot vary much either way, if anvthinjr it will be a train tor the IH'inocracy : Slater. 433 majority : Grover ! 603; Chadwick 571: Fieis'-hner ini : ! Patterson 471. Joise is eioectd lav 18 fradtilant ma ion ly in Hie hecond District. Judt'o Thayer goes to Coos and Curry with lit majority, which thosh counties cannot possibly overcome, giving us three out of the five Supreme Judges." ThKLegi-iatuu-' stand- 41 Democrats ; 27 Kadicahs? 1 Independent. . To the Readers of the Enterprise. 4 "With the present is.-ue the undersigned assumes the proprietoi hip and dit.,i i tl co'Jtrcl of this paper. It has been cus tomary on assnrntn the control of a miner ' to give a long salutatory, promising what, the editor proposes doing and what he will noi, do. We will deviate lrom this practice, and simply say that the paper lu.s been under our control ior.the past, mx weeks, attd we propose to keep it in the same line as long as it remains in our charge. Xur past record is familiar to most of the readers of this paper. ad we deem it unnecessary to make any extend ed remarks on this occasion, prefeiring to be judged by our acts rather than words, li isQio new business to u having been engaged in it for over ten years in this Stale. We wis)) to say one word to the citizens of this (own and county. A newspaper in a county the size of Clacka mas is an imperative necessity, and should be supported byvery one who has an iu teiSt in the future grow-ih of the couutv at heart. We shall1 ma,ce the paper a county newspaper, and while wed expert to please thostwho are politically opposed fo us. we will give them enough county and other news ami misct iianeous reading matter to pay t!,euiior their sub scription. The larger the cii eolation ot a paper, the more eif.-ctual wiil be i s iniiu ence. The subscription I. si of ihe Entk.u 1 KTsk is at pre.-ent as large as aii count v paper in the Stale. et we feel sail-tied that IfK-re are many in this county who do notrtaiize the importance ol sustaining their county organ. We hope Unit every Democrat in the conn y will not only iaNe it as ti pleasure to support his party organ, but a duty, and we desire all liberal and thinking men wfto feel an inien -m in the progress ol the county, of the opposing party, to give us their stippnit. i'uning aside politics, they are as much interested in a live paper being published here as the Democracy. We promise to make the paper interesting to till classes, and hope to receive the heretofore liberal support of the paper, with additional increase. A XOLTXEU. "' a c . jfrauas. 9: i he badical press has much to say about frauds perpetrated aijthe lat- election. It is tCtiO'orioiis facT that there never was a party iiQhis State or iinv other that has been guilty- of as much rascality, illegal , voting, purchasing, importing, exporting. aud intimidation, as the Radical party of 0 Oregtvn were during the last campaign. They charge on Ihe Democracy fotil play in certain counties. The truth of Ihe mat ter is this: In Yamhill, Per. ton. Marion. Douglas, Clackamas and Washington coun ties, the Radicals had evrrvihinn- their own way, these counties being in then hands. In Mubnomah their roughs took possession of the9oi!s and prevented hun dreds oi Democrats from voting. In Yam iiill they voted more illegal votes than their majority is. In Denton thev did ihe tame tiling. In tins county the same thim In Marion Miey polled at least 10a votes illegally. TI to Democracy dealt fairly ia everv county thev had control of. It is a notorious fact that when the illegal votes are thrown out in thts and Yamhill (whith will be done) '''? j'emocrauc eanmuaie on luecomty ticket will be elected. If Pen. Iloiladay's mtn iors were thrown out in Multnomah, that county would be Democratic, it if.e tat tle who are emphed on the custom housi 8t Astoria and t ho mint at the Dalies, an who were driven to too polls ami voted their masters dictated tF) them, were thrown out, each of these counties would have given at least (I.'ry votes hs for the Mongrel ticket. Where the Demc racy made the largest gains was in counties ia the hands of the Radicals Douglas tor instance. This try o. rascality and fraud on the part of the Democracy n only got- ieu up 10 cover the infamous ami corrupt proceedings of the Radical. They plaved i the part ot scoundrels from the indention ! uiai '"-ll,r '"-' oeu scorn of the campaign, and nothing was too low ! which he and his master Geo. H. Wil or mean for them xo resort to. Gen- i lianis rectdved at the ballot box. Pe tletnen. you mav aSr well aeknowbul.r.. I .,, h. h-:.s hei-n wish the Ihidte.i ., mai me i'emeeracy aeteared vou uv atair .1,.. l , . . . attrt Honorable fight against the eotnfdua- Hon ot moremanev. raalitv and iv:Si thau ever was i.erpjtratrd bv anv set ni -- . - ....... uwu 51ns wereenon-ti to sink V 1 1 li.'i V 1 V I o G V V sji imajafsttL ,! i m a Com'n out on the Chinese Question. The Oregonian is becoming more bold in i:s advocacy of the Chinese rights since the election. In its issue of the 13:h it s:iys : " In the Pacific States and Territories it has been the fashion to tax and otherwise oppress one c!a.-8 of toreiu f-i the Chi nw, in an uik on-u utiouul manner, a ad to deny them all mean o redress tor wronzs lX might be heaped on them Congress has provided a remedy by enact iuji a law which gives Chinese in this country civil riMs. that is. such right. as will enubie them to make and enforce Contracts, etc., and jrive them lull security in peton and property. The I.)emouratic paper alit ded to pe;ik?. of this as if it were an outrage ajjjainst the superior nce."' It evidently lens that there are not civil rights" enough to go round."' and that white people ought to have ell there ;uo. It. further says : IJy (his law the Chinaman is e.xprtssly placed on an eqna'.in will! every o?he: foreigner com iiig to tins country. :tnd iiieSia'.e.s are pro fobbed tiom mikii'g any distinction against h'm in the matter of taxes, licenses and immigration."' Now in point ! fact the sut"S la-ver had any constitutional j power to in ike my distinction against ' 1;'ia- they have sometimes usurped that power: and the object tif this law l to enable the Cliinim.iti to defend himselt against thos? uti ..otistisutioital and op pressive laws, which some, of the State. and Territories have enacted. Hut. sas ttiis oracle, A State can no-7 pass no law i npo-isig any special burdens or exactions lip-m the Camaui an'? Of course a State cannot. It never could consistently wt h the Consti anion of the United States. lint i:i vioia'inn of the Constitution (his thing fi is sometimes been done. The present law ot Congress is intended to prevent a repetition of it. We quote aaiii : A Sta'e can now hamper him (the Chinaman) with no restrictions that do not applv equally to the white foreigner, nor can it - ! oo-truct his immigration bv iinv other or i greater tmpeittments tnan those winch lie iii the way ot the unnaturalized German or Englishman or Irishman." - .Right again; I but th announce no new rule on this subject. Xo S'ate ever had the right or the constitutional power 1o hamper" the Chinaman '-with any restrictions which do not apply equally' to the while for eigner.'7 Xo State ever had the right, to throw any impediment"' jn tJr way of the imm'gration of Chinese, or ativ other class oi luretijners. X rate evi had t he cons' it u donal power to impose ;1nv siiecial tax on Chinese, or other lorei-rnei-s. coming within its borders. The Courts !... have n.liy settled these questions. Xever- i heless some of the Slates have enacted laws to discriminate against the ChlueH'. and the ubteet of his counter law of Con gress is to prevent a repetition of these unconsihuior.al acts. without obliging the Chinaman to carry every c ise up to the Supreme Court ot the United States, in order to enforce his t ights against un constitutional State legislation. There is a great deal of loose writing in the Democra'.ic pre?s on thi- subject. i hey assume that a Stale has heretofore had fi riuht to bar out Chinese or impose special burdens on Iheni. when such is bv no means the fact. The States, since the adoption of the ('onsti'uioti. have had no i tght or power of the kind. The Omjr.uUm comes to the rescue of i: Celestial friends, knowing that the De- ..........r .i-i..... . ii 1 ... ii.oc..;cy 01 un, .-ore m,i maKe an eiiort to protect the white men from this influx of the heathen rat-eaters into our State. If there is no wav bv which the white men j Can be protected in their rights through - -- legal interference, we are in favor of tak ing the only alternative. Tin.' heathens can not and sha;l t ot enjoy the. "equal" rights of other foreign born citizens, and if the Radical party af mpls to force this upon them they will resist it with all the power they po.' -ess. The American white men are optui-ed to making this a mop grid Government, and the part- in power may as weil understand this matter now. We bciieve with Hon. Frank Pixley. on . I.: . , : .. : -1 . , '"I; qu'-s inn, u mere is no oilier wav. take the torch and eesfrov i!ie ships t'mt bring the heathens to our State."' They are an injury to the white race, and if we wi-h the Caucasian race to predominate in this land, we must lake ell'eetive mea sures to protect them. But the above ar ticle i.s remarkably co jl to come so s :n after the election. The Or,tntirir would not havj dare I to thus openly advocate the rights of the Chinese before the elec tion, knowing that i's only show fcr suc cess was by deception, and hem-e strenu ously endeavored to cover up its designs. There is one thin: that fhis advocate o! Chinai-m may understand, and that is j that the people of Oregon will find a wav to protect the white men. and that un friendly legislation against the heaihetis will be enacted, and enforced. When Congress rebels agun-t, the righ's of a sovereign State, that State his the right to set at defiance the powers that be. We believe in law an 1 order, but are not ir favor of accepting the sit nation"7 at I he expense of our liberties and inherent rights. Radicalism has received alieadv throe kick from sovereign States Con J necticut. New York and Oregon, and the j rest of the free and untrammided Stati s j will follow ia their footsteps, and rendei j their verdict against these infamous en ; er- achments on the rights of States. Chi j ii" ne-e euuai rights an I universal hro'lier- can never become established rights short of a war of races and Un tiie i i''"15''1' Radicals understand this. ; better it wol be tor all concerned. Pkx. noi.i.Aiu ys Mo.XKY.--It is stated that Pen Iloliaday used S2UO.0O0 in th I la; e election. What has he got for it : Nothing. Hi- strikers now boast that he will buy up the Legislature, and we havt reason to believe that the statement comes 1 j from liitn direct. He thus insults the 1 rmocratic member. elect to that bod by declaring th! they are pu.-cha mateiial. We notify Democrats elected to him now. that f,,e the Legislature are men of honor and trustworthy, th itthev have been elected against his infamous j influence, and to def eat his aims, and thai ;' u tt,imnt on Id. pari to tamper with o'rels at Washington Il.irchavintr them h. ! need not ihink that lie can do the :'.m i ';,h ,1,., w.,.. T ..;... , ,. ... 1 1 .. . . ' ! . 0, k?, I,. .vii!...'7 Lr,n"o- , Ill I'll" III- M'MI.-, II 11 ir 11 I 11 II ' in- .in Mr il , he will have to deal with. Get behind i f r- 1 c oatan. ju." Official Vote of the State 1 870. The f llowing is the official rote of the State as far as received. The Radical candidates are marked with a . We will probably get the complete vote next week. (i CONGKE-iS. GOVEKNOK. .SECRETARY. TREAStKER. PRISTEK. 1: ' . !: c s "- c s CorsTiES !' y -r r-. a c s ' ; S E 2 .5 2 .2 I w cz T. 'fi tjrf K " . j Or- . C - -3 Cm ' : ... . 'A h4 S r- S IJaker : Benton ,....! 6d C07 S83 5 ? 5SG o9D f?n Chtcka as i 35 7C-2 6SS 75.3 6t 702 j 6?2 7rS 6&. 761 Clatsop !j 119 1 1-3 l"t' 121 179 122 17S 122 173 Coo f .... "urrv Co'uin'ua ;'; l. 8" ''2 Sa 16:1 ;Ji 151 152 84 Douijlas ; 7.(3 74"i 780 7:SS 71" 71Si 775 7i7 775. 7.52 (J r ant Jacks-n '; 771 52o 7:J 4001 7S5 ( 782 5t0 7?-6 S(m) Joisiphine : I bane "1 717 85 1 7"5 ?-'o 714 813 fdi") 8"9 723 Li mi 110'i W-V2 1-2'tt trit, Hf,s vG7 1172 Sr.;i 1'202 142 Marion ,: U'SO 13741 Ua'.s ln4S 3(. 1021 . 134 i' 10 W 1861 M-ltiioniah 1 loll lilt!: lo23 1412 1CH 1415 lu4 13S' 1032 lS'.'O Ptdk. :. l'.70 Coyj efii 5',9 j 65? 608 r,3 551s! 6.-9 (503 'lillaii'ook ; 4; 3S fit) 4- C4 40 CA in C4 Ua.a i la ; 5''4 252 j 509 252; 505 255, 5n4 22' 5u4 2.'8 Cnian !! . j Wadunston : t'.'a 49-') 3 -7 4s7 355 490 854 4-''i r.i 4!1 asco ; 342 S44 349 311 319 S-';9 350 339 ' 349 33S Yamhill ; t.2 1 55j 631 647 (124 059 ! 025 r.55 625 00. FiibUc Debt Statement- Wasiiixctox. May 2. The public debt statement made to-day is as follows : Outstanding. S-2.C()O..r)7().7;0 3D. Total interest. S53.t;22.77. l'i. Tottd, including interest due and un paid. 2.051.193 184 72. Amount in treasury, coin, $115,525. 21S 02. Currency. Sfi.954.094 03. Sinking "fund and bonds. 338.200.102 CS. Other bonds. 8772.830 !)(. Total in Treasury. 233 319 150 37. Debt less iiLio.iDt in Treasury. $2,420.- Debt less amount in treasury April 1. 52.413 350.212 74. In the campaign just closed, the Demo cratic papers charged that the debt was S2,20'J.0Ji).0j). which was denied by the Radicals, and they claimed that the debt had been reduced over SlUO.OOO.OtX) since fj rant's inauguaration. The above state ment on the 1st of May shows that the debt at that time was larger than when (Irani took possession of the affairs of the I nation, and instead of iis decreasing, it is 1 . , larger than it was on trie 1st ot April and steadily on the increase. The people will find a way to reduce it ere long if the Radical Congress does not. DrscHAnuixu. Ben. Iloliaday has dis charged every man in his employ who voted the Democratic ticket, and a num ber on suspicion. We said that he would do this as soon as the election win over, and also that the Chinese would be put to work. lie proposes to keen those who were subservient enough to vote his ticket, j knowing that J hey will make no resistance j ,() chinamen or reduction in wages. But n,,. most contemptible part of this d:s- charging is. that he gave orders to give , ,Jie men tin ir time on tht a' men mur nine on me 1 1 ti and Kent them here till last Sunday to get their pay. The railroad kino: 1 would be) i; a tyrant. 1 n:oi h-. n. o.. for nnu ,n-.i.o i,.,,r ;v '- 'Wril-' 1 J ' 1 l I T U II I I .7,a t 1.1 V t t- ready to become his slaves, lie will find, however, that the laboring white men in Oregon are not the kind of slaves with whom he received his early education. . -o- To Rkti hx. It is stated that the Radi cal candidate for Stafe Printer, who made a short visit to this State to see himself defeated will soon return to Washington to take his place on the j o'ice. In his lettei to the Radicals from Washington, he said that 'he Mongrel ticket t amid be elected, and that the people of Oregon would not endorse the Democracy. Won der what he thinks now. He 1ms prob ably changed his mind. The verdict is certainly against his presumptions, and shows that even such a sage as Ihe edi tor" of the t(t!e Journal may be mistaken in his estimate. K ght or four years ago he might have expected to be successful, but the people have. their ryes open now. and Radicalism is at a discount, never to rate at par again in Oregon. " Fare ye well. Pro. Watkins." Stoptko. -The Salem Press has been discontinued. It was started for ihe cam paign, and fuliy sustained itself in all its promise's given at. the otrsjt. It dealt heavy and fearless blows to (he Radicals. Wehave.no knowledge who was its edi tor, but. us a campaign writer, he is a sue cess, and knowing the kind of material he had o contend against, he compelled his .'oes fo retreat on every side. Mr. W. II. Watkinds was the business manager, and t him much credit is due for the success f the paper during the campaign, while tie received much of ihe abuse from the Radical papers. Pill is able to stand it ts it was not tlte first time that tne Radical hounds were 0:1 his track. We are gratified to ascertain that Judge Poise is positively re-elected. The con test in his district was very close. IIi. majority i- small, but sure. The colored vote saved him. We hope that Judge i.oise will evince less disposition to op pose negro suffrage hereafter. Ore'joninn. Thus it will be seen that a Supreme Judge of Oregon holds his position by v irtue of the negro vote in his district. White voters of Oregon, what do you think of this? The wishes of over 3.000 white voters are ovei ruled by fifteen or twenty negroes in j-our State. Remember these things at your next election. IIavi: SroKitx. -New York. Connecticut and Oregon have spoken their sentiments against the Radical-. The Western States will follow cn maa.se this full. Radical 1 nierrer rule is on the down m-ade. : ger rule is on the down grade, and will .... .. , . ., CIU'. 11 ,-!., al tll.k villiiill I .if IPin ll.i,,,.,-. t.., r .-...I, .ji ..li wi niii iuiii. ailu,: 111111.-1 av 1 j keep up the fight and success is sure in Ls7- Srr.iKFi'iEi.n (Mo.) Leaukk. We have received the it iiiliti.tr lhi .. It.;.. . , - 11 ,s l x v, " u In e comma paper, and v' luiVt regarded its wet kl v b sue tis one 01 our bt"st exchanges, tes. Wo yish it st;c- Jud-je Shattuck's Letter. Last week we published a letter from Judge Shut tuck, in which he takes the ground that (he fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are " settled facts.' Nothing can be a settled fact' un'ess it is based on justice and right, and these amend ments (so-called) never having been legally adopted, cannot become ' settled facts' before a free and independent peo ple. If we were to accept every venal and outrageous law passed by the Radical scoundrels in power as settled facts."' v. hat would be the need of an opposition to them? They might declare that this Government should be administered by a perpetual power, and they be the power, and the peaple should be silent, because it is an "established fact." It is the duty of every lover of. our former free institu tions to oppose these would-be established facts, and determinated resist them at all hazards. The Radical thieves who ant stealing our liberties would have an easy conquest were the people all like the Judge, ready and willing to "accept"7 their infamous acts as settled facts. We do not propose anything of the kind. We shall continue to war on them, and force a re peal by peaceable means, if possible, but we shall never - accept" them as ' estab lished facts.' We are gratified, however, that the Judge agrees with Ihe Democracy on the internal improvement and finance questions, and. as the difference between the Radicals and fi;e Democracy is so great 01. these points, he will hereafter be forced to act with the only national and equitab'e party in the country the De mocracy and we hope that he will put on ihe whole armor, and not only oppose the party in power on its ruinous financial policy, but also in all its infamous and illegal acts. Absurd Pig-uring-. The Radical papers just now are doing any amount of absurd and l'idit UlotiS ' figuring about the election, and what a "glorious victory"' they have won. Pe fore the election it was their boast that they had only 1G5 majority (Seymour's majority to overcome, and the 200 nigger votes in Or-gon ias enough, but now lliev fall back on Mr. Smith's majority and cla'm great gain:, because the Democracy will probably not get on Congressmen more ihan 50:). and the majority on Gov ernor will be 700. The only place the Radicals have made any gains is the Pen. Iloliaday railroad vote, which gave them 40.") in Multnomah county, and in 18(18 it gave Mr. Smith near 250. Now anv man of sense can see where the Radicals made their gain-. It was in Multnomah county that the Radicals gained, ami those were money converts and Pen. Iloiladay's slaves. The Radical editors are trying hard to convince their readers that their prospects are bright, and that success will be theirs two years hence. Gentlemen, in the language of a young Radical of this place, before the election. " If yon. (ihe Democracy) carry the State this time.'you have us (the Radicals) for at least the next j ten years." There is nothing more certain than this fact. We carried the State this tune against Federal. State. Congressional ami railroad aid. and two years hence the Congressional corruption fund. Pen. Iloi laday's money and men. and Williams' money will not be so plentiful, and con- sequently we shall gain an easy victory. Tiiis last election was won against great odds, while the next will give us at least a fair show. Will some of our Radical mathematician-- tell us how much they h ive gained in the State over Grant's vote? That was the last election held in Oregon, i 'Oldest luhabitant' does not recollect any I they desire to go bask a few years, will ! ,!,in- ,hat wo,I,d c"11!l:i'' favorably in' they tell us how much they have gained , since 1802. '01 and "CO? If it is lair to go behind one election, it is fair to go be hind more. You may as well take it easy your iron The Democracy have been in grasp for the past eight years, and we now propose to hold you for the next ten years in our gentle and affeciionate embrace. Reconcile yourselves to your inevitable fate. The Campaign Commenced. The Radi cal papers in Oregon declare that they have commenced the campaign of 1572. All right, gentlemen, we are with yon. We have commenced the same campaign, and are determined that you shall not be au!? to come as near carrying Oregon tfi'n you did on the Gth of June, by j . f i.. .. -i i m a-., i , - 1 -.i tlJ II Il.LlOl-l. I, I I I I B 1 ' V. IIOl .-luc niKiiiioiis mi a U lives peipeuaieo tn ; t 1872 which were enacted at the late elec-1 lion will avail nothing, and Oregon will roll up a majority of at least 1.500 two years hence. Mirk this prediction. Idaho Election. Col. S. A. Merritt. pemacrat. ba-5 been elected Delegate to Congress from Idaho Territory. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, STATE EAVS. From the Herald we take the following : The Tualatin Navigation and manufac turing Company have placed their saw mill at Oswego in perfect order, and are now turning out "a first class quality of lumber. We hear that it h the intention of this Company to erect a large and mag nificent grist mill at this point, and to se cure posrer and easy access it is their in tention to construct a canal connecting the waters of ihe Tualatin with those of Suck er Lake. Tha power thns secured will be unlimited, and in Ihe future will make Os wego one of the busies' little manufactur ing towns upon the Pacific coast. On Mond iy morning, about 2 o'clock, a daring attempt was made to assassinate Dr. Tro'erin his bed. The Doctor occu pied a room in ihe rear of O. &Xj. R. R. Company's office, the window of which fronted north upon an open let- The as sassin finding the Doctor lying in the side of '.he bed farthest from him. and being unable to raise the window any farther determined upon firing diagonally through the headboard of Ihe bedstead, in line with the Doctor's head. Fortunately for him the aim was a little too low, the bal- passing diagonally through a feather pil- 1 low entering the mattra?s at the sleeper's side. Iking startled by the explosion the Doctor rai ed up and observing the form of a hatless mm at the window caught up his pistol and fired, the fellow making for the street at a rapid parte. A man named Richard Lewis was found lying in the road seven miles south of Canyonville, last Friday, in an insensible condition, supposed to have been thrown from his horse and fatally injured, lie was brought in on the Stage and every assistance possible, was rendered to him but without avail. He died on the 11th. His remains will be sent to Roseburg, where his family resides, for interment. A friend, living in the vicinity of Phil lip Foster's, in Clackamas county, cut down a bee tree, the other day. from w hich he extracted 125 pounds. of clear honey. The neighborhood is said to be a favorite haunt lor bees, and any one s-killed on of -ology can keep him-elf constantly sup plied with this delicious article. The Oregon and California Stage Com pany, advertise this morning, to land pas sengers in San Francisco five and a half days from portland. and in twelve days at New York. To do this their stages connect with the California it Oregon Uaiiroad at Chico 250 miles north of San Francisco. To accommodate passengers for New York the company lands them at the junction of the great overland railroad, thus ena bling them to reach New York in the time above mentioned. Tlte evening Commercial of last evening published a dispatch from Wallula, stating that Capt. Pas Miller has returned from Lake 1 en d'Oreille. He successfully nav igated Ihe two steamboats, the Missoula and the Cabinet through the Cabinet Rap ids into the Lake. It was a brave teat, splendidly accomplished. Hides from Powder and Grand Ronde Valley are being brought fo this market via the Columbia river. We learn that a cargo of 1.000 tons of railroad 'roe tor the Oregon and Califor nia Railroad Company have arrived in San Francisco and will be forwarded to this port without delay. From the Oi tgnniaa we take the follow ing fhe McMinnville property advertised to ! be sold on the Ulh. was dispo ed of ac- ! cording to terms of sale. The mill and i 5.S acres adjacent w:i5- purchased by Wil- j liams A- Myers, of this city. at S.j.000 coin; 1 70 2 acres to Henry Wairen. of Oregon 1 City, at .lO per acre ; 4 lots in McMjnn- ' ville sold for & ISO in coin, and 7 lotssame r.!..rw. ..-..Kji- it,. i,n-.-..l 1o-..mi.I. 3 t ".II t . . fii,v.v..-'tiv ..i.vi 111 imiih vnnv uir ( personal property went at S70 ). ) A little boy about eight 3 ears old. child i of Mrs. Fegalsky. while sporting 111 the! lake at North Portland, yesterday, acci dently lost his hold of a barrel upon which j he was depending for support, and sank in deep water, being unable to swim. Mr. Ireland, who i e igaged faking the census, inlorms us that he finds a great many men in want of employment. He thinks he has met with nearly a hundred men who say I hey have not done one day's work since thty arrived in Ore gon. Py the last steamer Messrs. Hawthorne & Lorea of East Portland, received from the East a very tine blooded stallion colt purchased by Dr. Loryea while in the States. He is a Hambielonian from Ry stak's II iiubh t onian a id Pelmont mare and is hail brother o Dexter. At the same time they received three Chester White pigs and pairs of Ilooden. Leghorn, Dominique, White and Plack Dorking Chickens. From the Democrat we take the follow ing : A moving s-ene was that last Monday in which a prominent Radical of this city was seen a the polls with his arms twined lovingly around the neck of an equilly prominent and respectable scion of the 15th Aim ndmeut At Jefferson last. Monday the Radicals ' rAlii.l .i l'i, 1 1 . 1 1 1 f iiiilx.il I)iirTii- fmli-in An. i im 11 ini. ii"'.,v' 'iip..i iii-i mil. .in other beneficiary under ihe provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment. Put even that didn't elect Powell. O. no. From Ihe Corvallis Gazette; Somebody brought a dead calf to town this morning which beats any thing of the ! kind we have ever seen. It lias two heads. ,.ix legs, and two tails members perfectly formed On Wednesday night we were visited by a terrific storm. The ligh'ning continued almost an hour, many trees 011 the sur rounding hills were struck and set on fire- ; We have heard ot no damage done. The i .-. fi: e-works. From the Ped Hock Democrat : The election throughout Ihe county passed off quietly. There was no disturb- Junce of any kind at any of the precincts. The partisan of the dilferent. parties were active and vigifent througnout the entire I day. but, notwithstanding the . excitement of the oe.casiou every one preserved order j and decorum. The vote polled war- quite ; as large as at fhe Presidential Election.! Two negroes exercised the privilege oft the elective franchise by virtue of the j Fifteenth Amendment. j We have noticed during fhe past month j that a large number oi wagons, loaded with green hides, on their way down to ward tie Columbia river. We presume thev are shipped to ihe tanneries in the Willamette Valley. Unite a lucrative trade in this commodity has sprung up I Wlttim Tiie pa-l lew eai-. aim e oun, ! sunro-est to our farmers and butchers that within the r.it few D-v" careltulv preserve all tluur green hides, and w hen tliey have accumulated a sufficient quantity, to ship them below where they bring a good price. The very romantic habU obtains among the young folk of Eastern Oregon, of frantically f:ing to the V'eisr. in Idoho. for ihe purpose of cnt racting matrimonial alliances, the ceremony of which could notbe legally performed in this State No longer ago than Friday, eo Madame ruimor hath it. a lair, young and loving couple of Grande Bonders, passed tin o igh this city on thrir way to the above named "Gretna (Jr. n.' The en ageti "parient"' did not pursue. ; The Right Rev. B. W. Morris. Trotesfant Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Ore gon and Washin ton Territory, conducted divine service in the lecture room of the AcadeTny. on Sunday morning. It was an event worthy of remark as being the first occasion upon whicn an Episcopal clergyman appeard in our midst. In the evening the Pishop delivered a very inter esting and instructive lecture npon the government, creed and manner of worship of the Episcopal church. The congrega tion on Loth occasions was among the largest ever gathered together for the purpose of public worship, in this city. The Pishop is doing good service for the chun-h, and we 'sincerely hope that his good works will be rewarded. From the State Journal: Hon. J. II. MiicheM. of Portland, has consented to deliver the oration on the coining Fourth of July at this place. We learn that Mr W. T. Wilson, of Ohio. has gone to England to purchase Cofswold gn,.rj, for ihe purpose of shipping l9 Orei on (his season. He will have ttiem here as early as September, it possible. The house of Mr. Robert Linder. living in Lost Valley precinct. Lane county, was burned with all its contents on hist Mon day. The family was absent lrom home at the time. The fire caught from the stove. The SUtiesmrtn say?: Mr. Jackson has just ret timed from a trip up the valley to purchase wool of the new clip for the use- ot the W. W. Mfg Co. at this place. He -went as far as Eugene City and secured a large amonnt, bringing down nearly 200 bales with him. The price contracted to be paid was 2U.22 cents per pound. We learn from .Mr. K. C. Carfwright that there is a prospect for an abundant crop of flax seed this season. There are about J) .000 acres sown in this valley; 3 000 for the use of the Pioneer Oil Mills, smd the rest ft. r the companies represented by Mr. Cartwright. The Mountaineer says : On lr.st Saint day morning at about 11 o'clock, the barn belonging to Mr. Wal ker, situated on the bluff near the resi ednce ot judge'Wilson, was discovered to be on fire, and before any assistance could be rendered, the entire building was in fii.mes and in a short time was leveled to the ground. The loss sustained will amount to about SI. 000. On'Thursday evening last the Democrats of our city had a grand torchlight proces sion, headed by our c'113' Prass Pand, in honor of the victory they have achieved at the late election throughout the Stale. Among other things, noticed that the Empire Hotel. Mr. Thomas Smith, proprie tor, was beautifully illuminated on this occasion. The procession pissed through the principal streets of our city, making a very pretty sight. EscArtto. On Sunday morning. June 12th five prisoners made their escape from the State Penitentiary at Salem. The following are their names, and the counties from which they were sent : James Hay den. Multnomah ; Charles Sutton. Polk ; John Williams and Wm. Wescoft. Marion : and Indian Fob," of Douglas. A reward of $1,0(10 is offered by Superintendent Perrv for their recapture. Several of them at tl e time of making their escape. were heavily shackled. Since the above item was in type, the p -boners have all been captured, near Jelierson. in Linn count. The telegraph slates that Williams will succeed Attorney General Hoar in the Cabinet. We will not be troubled with him in Oregon for the present. JIAUIliKD. In Albany. June Sth, by A. X. Arnold. J. P., Mr. Then. Burmester and Miss Dana Humphiiy, both of Albany. Wild C11 nitr FaLsam. The memory of i I)r W b tar ia embalmed 111 the hearts of 1 thou anils wham his fiaham of Wild Cherry has cured of coughs, colds, consumption, or someothtr form ot pulmonary disease. The ArvEHTisiNO Gazette, issued bv G. P. Unwell A- Co., Xo. 40 Park Row, New Ycrk, contains ini ch information not to be j obtained elsewhere. Every advertiser should J icad it. Sample copies by mail for 15 cents. T e standnrd remedy forConghs.Infln- Sire Throat.lVfioojiing Cough, Croup, I ic r Complaint, Bronchitis, Blading cf the J ting, and every affection of the Throat, nngs and Chest, including Consumption". "Wisfjr' I iils:iiii does not dry up-a Cfxagh but loosens it, cleanses the hm"s, ard a lays nr't itiou, thu- removing the enue. ot th romplai t. None genuine unless si: tW I. Pi tts. Prepared dv'Si th W.Fowi.e A- Son, Hostiin. Sold by Uedinotox, IIos-TtTTi-n & Co., San Franci-co, and by dealers g neral y. jelSily BOOKS AND STATIONERY .If of 2 5 a Ilcmiisg-, HAS .HIST RECEIVED a fine stock ot School Pin ks. Sta ioncry and every thing usually kf'nt in .1 b .0!.- p'O e, direi t from ti e East, which he offers to the public at reduced pih-es. Store nn.'er the Court House Give me a call and ex amine my goods and prices. Oregon City, June 13, lS70:tf NOTICE. ryo WPOM IT MAYCOXCERX: NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 3d day of pn! 1-st. there w as left at our stable, in Orfgon City, Clackamai county, one yellow or cf'V bank colored mare, -mall size, about t or t years old, branded on the rodit bin Ic't hind foot white, saddle marked, white stiip in the face; al-o an ,ld saddle and biie.dle. Said mare was left with us to be kept for one nigl.t, and hai not yet been called for. If said mare is not called for within ten days from the date of tins notice, she will be sold to pay chartrps and cost CltAM. WILLIS & CO. Oregon City, June J7, 1S70. REDINGTON, IIOSTETlR & CO. Stop that Coughing r Some of yoi can't, and we pity yon. Yortfrave tried eTei'y remedy but tl ONE destined, by its inti in.-ic merit, to guperswde all t-iniilar preparations.- It is not snrpmMig you should be reluc tant to try somethisg else afier the niariy experiments yoa have made of trashy compounds foisted a 5 public as a certain cure ; but Newell's Pulmonary Syrup is really the VERY BEST remedy ever O compounded for the cute of Cntglir Colds, Xor 'J'ltrvats, A&lhrna, ll'liooprigi Coughs, Bronchitis and Consumption Thousands of p-ple in California aniu Oregon have been already bt-nerited by the surprising curative powers of q Newell's Pulmonary Syrup and with one accord give it their un qualified approbat on. We now address ourselves to all who are unacquainted with this, the greatest panacea ol the age. for the healing of a!I diseases of the Throul JL.unga, assuring you that Newell's Pulmonary Syrup has cared thousands, ani" it will cure YOU. if you try it. This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste ; sooth-O ing, healing and strengthening in its eflt-cts; entirely free from all poisonous) or deleterious drus.and perfectly harm less under all circumstances. Fur Sale by all Druggist. REDESG I ON, IIOSTETIEtt & CO , 41u and 418 Front street, San Francisco C o Redington's O Essence Jamaica Ginger, Jtltich confidently recor.tmtndtd as Re beat prtpai lion, now lefore the public. This valuable preparation, containing in a highly co cent rated form all the properties of Jamaica Ginger,his become one ot the most popular dome.-tic reme dies for all disea.-es of the stomach and digestive organs. As a ionic, it will l e found invaluable to all persoi s recovering from debility, whether produced by fever or otherwise; for wtile it impaits to the system all the glow and vigor that can be pToduced by wine or brandy, it is entirely free from O the reactionary eftects that follow the use ot spoils of any kind. It is also an excellent remedy for Q females who suffer from difficult meo sirualion, giving alin st immediate re lief to the spasms that to frequently ac company that period. It gives immediate relie f to Nausea, caused by ridit g in a railroad car, or by sea sick, ess, or other causes. It is also valua de as au external np plicat.on for Gout, Uheumutlsm, ralgia, etc. REDI.VGTOX, HOSTETIER & CO., 41G and 41S Front street, San Francisco. O Rcclingfon's Flavoring Extracts AltE THE PKRFECTLY Pb'RE AND highly concentrated Extracts from Fiesh Fi uiis, prepared with great rare. Thev re put up in superior sivle, and in a bottle holding TWICE AS'MUCllO as the ordinary brands of Extracts. Comparing quality and contents, none other are neatly so cheap. "Whenever tested un tiikir merits, they have been adopted in preference to nil otlieis, and are now the STANDARD FLAVORING EXTRACTS of the l'acitic Coast. MARK THE ADVANTAGES. By purchasing Rtdington's Concen trated FI avoring Extracts, you obtain an article not only superior in richness and delicacy of flavor to a: y o:her of a simi lar nature, but far moie economical, be cause ench bottle holds double the quantity contained in a bottle of any other flavoring extract sold. O q REUISGTOS, HOSTEITER & CO., Agents for the Pacific Coast. . O o m. p. o Would you escape FEVER AND AGt&, and preserve he dth and vigor during the s ckly reason, make occasional use of the following as A PREVENTIVE. If you are ATTACKED with ChilU and Bilious Fever, or have been a victim to such disease, and used other so-called remedies without permanent relief, seek at once the safest and surest CURE, by using, according to directions MASON & POLLARD'S AKSTI-EViALARIA, or, Fever and Ague Pills. Time has proved them thoroughly to be the safest and most reliable, remedy known. They coutain no mercury or other mineral or -chemical. They are exclusively vege table. They stimulate the fu net ions of the liver. Congeti..n is impossible where they are used. They do not deter from daily labor. Ly a sisting digestion tfcey, add flesh and niu-cle to the fraire. They are adapted to all ages and both sexes, aLd as a FARULY MEDICINE o V ni CLUE in their incipiencv, three fourths ot all diseases incidental to a malarious climate. For Dyspepsia, in small doses, they have no equal. For sale by "all Drusrsrists. REDIXUTOX, HOSTETTER A CO., SOLE AGENTS. The Battle for Life Which is continually going on between health and disease, has never received . from any medicine such marked and unr tnisUkable assistance, on the side of health, as it has from Newell's Pulmonary Syrup REDINGTOrT, HOSTETTER & CO., 113 and 116 Front street, San Franci 1 i Dee 1 inform .f ?e veek iinS re int Itppe bould moke ssenci n fuel ni A i idulg cV Tgbt tr f ropof ket O O tJrOW i tiue II hi rip. 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