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o w .4Maw"s',TO'"WMW .... o 0 o o o o .Nifcsijfe: , 1 f t i- 4 V I i 4 1 4 :' VI. - V A " 1 SIjctDccfclii 13ntcvprisc. o OrDgon City, Oregon, o Saturlv o July 2, 1870. G Workforce Legislature. Our State exchanges have commenced to stjgest work for our Legislature next September. There can be no question but that body has much to perform, and to which the people look with strong;hopes Jbr relie.f from the Ijtirdens which have been heafed upon them through useles-s legislation by the Radicals for the past ten years. We agree with the Jackson ville Xes that our salaries for State offi cers are too small, and should be raked to secure men of ability to accept the po sitions, eo that it would not be necessary to secure our State officers from a class of men who are able to accept the positions simply fur the honor. They should have been placed at "reasonable figures, at first. or left with the Legislature to change at ldea.ure, not to exceed a certain sum. This would not have necessitated the umeudtuent of our State Constitution. The present system of our Supreme .Court should also be changed. We think that oar State Constitution should be changed in m my respects, but the question arises, would it be beneficial or sale at this time to submit any acie idments to our Consti tution. There are too many inteiests in behalf of monopolies and corporations to satisfy at this time, we believe, to render it safe to attempt a change for the better, 0 and we are of the opinion that that instru ment had better be left untouched for the present. When these objects pass away, and(tbe people can have a fair and honest expression on legitimate matters pertain ing to theiiwelfare and interest, it will O then be an easy; matter to change it. and O w ithout endangering the best interests of our State. Should it be now attempted to amend our Constitution, the Democracy would have to array itself against the same elements of corruption and money which it had to fight on the Gth of June. O and wer4hink it -best not to attempt this matter until the interests and desires of these monopolists pass away, which will O be to a great extent before our next election. There are some laws that the Legisla ture may change by enactments, which we hope will be attended to at their next session. The system of voting should be changed. Vive voce voting may suit at times, but as a rule, it defeats the will of the people, and e think that the Demo cracy lost not teas than a thousand votes by is system t the last election. We know that it was an injury to the party in this county. While we believe that every man should be independent enouga to cast his vote as bis consch-nee dictates, yet there are many who do not desire to Oopenly cast a ballot; against their neigh bora and friends, which may engender h-trd 'elings among them. The hundreds of men who voted the Radical ticket in this and Multnomah county would not xiave done so if they had been able to vote their honest convictions and not feared the losiisi of their situations. The question of courage to defy their employer is ill wij enough for those who do not depend on these men for their daily bread for themselves and families, but it certainly works a hardship on such men to subject itbem to discharge or other oppressions tfrom those who may have them in their power at each and every election. Then the enormous sums that were expended djy the Radicals in the late election would not have been used, as tl.ey could not safely have placed their men in such counties asihis, Yamhill, Polk and Mult nomah, as no guarantee would have been had that the hired toohs would have ful filled their contracts. It would lemove many of the avenues for corruption and fraud, and a better and mote honest ex pression of the se!tments of the peon I e would be ob;ained. We never believed ia this pystem oT voting, and as it can be changed by the Legislature without dan ger to the State, and without the necessity of a Constitutional amendment, we hope that the next Legislature will make the .change which Qs so much desired bv at cJeast nine-tenths of the citizens of Oregon, j The present Grand Jury system is an other chmge which is most urgently re quired. There may be virtues in it. but we have failed to see where they are. and we have taken considerable pains to find out what good reason can be presented for the continuance of a system of '-Star Chamber" trials, which cost the counties more than lialf of their entii expenses, while justice and law are more frequently defeated through them than obtained. It makes ii nev'eseary for a man to be tried twice for the same offense, and one time lie is tried and before the public eye con 53 victed by a jury which only receives the lesticcay from one side, and men not guilty of any crimes are arrested and put on trial at a great expense, while the party which makes the charge before the "Star Chamber" tribunal w here the accused is not prosed to confront his accuser is al lowed to pnjsecuta lha party charged at IuDlic exprcse. We bare noticed the workings of the present Gracd Jiiry pys teni in many cases, but in one particular we caw most plainly the injustice dona to u number of citizens, who were indicted after several attempts made by the Pros ecuting Attorney. About three years ago, while P. C. Sullivan wa3 Prosecuting At torney for the 3d Judicial District, he pro cured an indictment aga'nst eight persons who had exhumed the body Cf aniah from the Catholic burial grounds at St. Louis, Marion county, and whiie there were Re publicans engaged in this, no indictment was found against them. The party pros ecuting had a hellish spite against the par ties that were indicted find by the aid f the Attorney succeeded to have a bill found against them. They were put to a great deal of expense, and the humiliation or being arrested tor violating a law of the land, and among these was a Catholic priest. The trial jury hardly left their seats when they returned a verdict of not guilty, and the charge of the Judge was more pointed towards the guilt of the prosecuting witness than it was against the prisoners, as he and his accomplices had. against the expressed will of the Church, inferred the man in consecrated grounds, wbich was against the rules of the Chinch. These eight men were put to great expense by the venality of the Prosecuting Attorney and this witness, while it cost the county several thousand dollars. We believe that a system wrong ht with such evils should be abolished, and let the Pro; editing Attorney make an open complaint and on that let the case go be fore the trial jury. We hope to see such laws as may work hardships on good and law-abiding citizens changed for the bet ter. But we believe it unsafe and im politic to attempt a change of our State Constitution at present. There is much work for the members to do. and it they will attend to it faithfully and honestly, they will aid the Democracy to engraft itself in the affections of the people. whose representatives they are and to whom they must give a strict account. We have every hope that the confidence which has been placed in the memoers elect is worthily bestowed, and that they will give a good account to their constituents, and will en act such laws and make such changes as may be deemed by them to be for the best interests of our whole Slate. An Important Letter. The following characteristic letter was published in the Herald of last Sunday. It is rich, rare and racy. It was lost by the author, and picked up by a gentleman of McMinnville, who believed that it was' better to have it published to the people of Oregon before it went to Washington. much of its contents related to ana as to parties m Oregon. So far as Corvallis College is confined to its proper spheie we wisli it all success, but inasmuch as we regard it pretty much as a den where Democratic cubs are nursed and made strong, we confront it with a fearless opposition. Gazette. Why do you not show the same strong and fearless opposition to the Willamette University and the Philmoth College, which are known to be dens for the nurs ing and bringing up of Radical cubs? Probably, in the former is where you ob tained your early nursing, and did not fairly get over those early impressions, which accounts for your accession to the Radical party at the first opportunity. Again he says : It has been said thaf students attending this College were likewise required to sit under the ministrations cf the Southern Methodist Church can tins indeed be true ? If it is. we venture to say that such narrow tyranny was never before heard of in all this broad land of schools and colleges. Now, were you not compelled to sit un der the " ministrations'' of the Northern Methodist Church .vhile you attended that University at Salem ? If not, you were an exception. It is a rule which all schol ars must obey when they attend sectarian schools, to attend that class of worship, and it is but proper that it should be so. Under the head of " A mortifying contrast.'- the Sacramento llecord save : I The people of San Francisco are de cidedly ahead of Sacramento in liberalism and common sense. At a meeting held on Monday evening to organize a Committee of arrangements for the coming National celebration, two colored citizens were ap pointed members of the committee with out a sverd of dissent or any opposition whatever. The conduct of those citizens of Sacramento who met the other niht lor a similar purpose, presents a striking and humiliating contrast to the course taken by the people of the Ray City. If our people are wise they will avail themselves of this precedent, and -go and do like wise.'' Comment on the above is unnecessary. It reminds us of the profane man who once took a load of apples to market. They were iu the wagon bed. and going up a hill the tail-board had fallen out when all the apples rolled down the hill. A neighbor came along while the man was standing meditating to himself. "Why don't you cuss them?'' said the neighbor. It's no use," he replied, "I can't do it jus'.lce.'' A Incident. During the session of the last Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M.. they had a procession at Astoria. The band of that place wras brought into use. and the leader of it noticing v rather pleasant and agreeable looking gentleman, who had officiated as. installing .officer, asked one of the delegates who this man was, to w hich he replied that it was '-Hon. S. F. Chadwick." What !'' exclaimed the leader of the band. - the Democratic Secretary elect V to which he received a reply in the affirmative. Well.-' said he. " I must go off and fix up," and off he started. When he returned he had on his "best," and forthwith commenced with Dixie, which was played twenty-two times, when one of the delegates went up to the leader and asked him to favor them with Dixie, to which he replied that he Knew the tune, but some of the pieces could net play it' fJhe,-?Tlbl.lcan vote- as compared with whiitL I,C,,n' VV?5 lai'Sv ""creased, Grant was defeated in tbU State by 165 votes. Slater'a majority this year k 317 and Grover' 617. That u no Democratic gain. How is that far veracit v ? We can't see the figure in that right. Just consider what, a mount of money your party spent to keep it from a total route. ThDemo crate don't gain ! Thai's a good joke, and .corld oaly have been perpetrated by that were of interest Here is the letter McMivnvitxs. June loth, 1870. Mr Dkak Senator : Your very kind favor of May 22d is received. It is an un pleasant task to say that the State has gone against us. Yamhill, thank Heaven, is all right. We elected our whole ticket with the exception of County Judge. School Superintendent, and one Count' Commissioner. Yamhill was the Waterloo of the canvass. Every appliance known iu political warfaie was brought to bear against us. but we triumphed. Dave Logan, the man by whom I bad stood through three canvas;;es, came into the county with Democratic money, but he accomplished nothing. The ingrate and traitor is branded for the future. Full re turns are not received, but it is certain that Wilson is beaten by 330 votes, and that Palmer is behind about 500. The Legislature will be Democratic, by a ma jority on joint ballot of from seven to nine. It is the opinion of many of your friends that enough Democrats can be bought to vote for you. on local issues and for ether substantial reasons, to elect yon. I hope it may be so. but permit me as a friend, who never deceived you. to say. be-ware of such assertions from Day lie, Simpson, and others of their kind. The emolu ments of office are all they are looking to. Your true friends say that they hope you may secure a seat in the Cabinet, or some first-class foreign appointment, where you may still be of service to the Administra tion and the country. Polk and Douglas counties were lost by mismanagement : Wasco in my opinion might have been carried if our men who pretend to lead had done their whole duty. In Polk there is no brains. Neither Whitson. Laf'oliet or any other local politician made an effort until they received a consideration or a promise. The Signior Whitson left the county the day before election with out voting. 1 he Democratic candidates were per mitted to canvass Polk county without opposition. Rut it is too late to criminate or cast reflections, nor have I any disposi tion to do so. I shall be much pleased to meet you when you return in July. I do not know how long I can make my little paper live. Since the canvass began all of my Demo cratic patronage has been withdrawn.even io uie last advertisement, a paper can not be made- to pay expenses here at this time. However. 1 will do the best I nos- sibly can. Dr. Johnson is pleased with his appoint ment as postmaster. We are expecting our daily mail to start the first of next month. Farming interests are becoming more prosperous and the season is delight ful ; a fine rain is falling to-day. Sincerely yours, W. A. McPijeiwox. Hon. G. 11. Wiixiaju, Washington, D. C. It was a sad task for Mac to inform his master that the State was gone, yet it was a glorious consolation for him ' to state that notwithstanding Yamhill was made the Waterloo of the campaign, that it was all right. Dave Logan m ist fee! sad to be told that he is " branded for the future" by this renegade, w ho never was a Re publican only when he found that he could make his bread and butter out oT the party, and who has proved a leach upon it ever since he has been a member of it. He puts the same value on the Democratic members elect as he has had placed on himself, and believes that they will do as he has repeatedly done sell themselves. They are men made of more reliable material, and will scorn the gold of Geo II. Williams as readily asMcl'her son accepts it. Rut if Williams is to re ceive a place in the Cabinet, why desire hi.s re-election? He states that these men can be purchased, yet in the same breath tells Williams not to believe that such is the fact if Simpson, Railey and others tell him so. They are not his true frends. Too bad about Wasco and Douglas hav ing been lost by mismanagement. We suppose the managers stole more of the moneys thaa they appropriated for the election. Rut the unkindest cut of all, is that on Lalollett. Whitson, Sullivan and others, of Polk, who are accused of losing that county for want of brains. Mac ought to have furnished them a little of that commodity, or aTew India.! voters would have done the work for them just as well. Indians or niggers wero the necessary brains to cany Yamhill, and it would have done the work in Polk. I shall be much pleased to meet you when you return in July." No doubt of it. as the following sentence in the letter shows plainly wlnt it is for, and also indicates that the '-grass'' is getting short for his "little paper." "The paper cannot be made to pay expenses," so " my dear Sen ator," you are requested to send an'otln-;' check to keep it up. Dr. Johnson's grati tude for the position of postmaster it very amusing, and shows what little things have their influence on great and power ful intellects. Take the letter as a whole, and it is truly worthy of its author. STATE NEWS. The Herald has the following: We are called upon to perform the painful duty cf announcing the death of Henry C. Northrup, who died in this city on the 27th inst. During his life time Mr. Northrup was connected with several newspapers published in this city, and was regarded by his fellow craftsmen an honor to the profession. For several years previous to his death, he filled the position of foreman of the Christian Advo cate office, and was highly esteemed and belovfd by all connected with that paper. He was a man of more than ordinary merit, and as such he was recognized by all who knew him. A Christian gentle man ; a warm friend and honerable man. the community and Lis many friends deeply mourn his loss. S. G. Elliott, bv his attornevs, Messrs. Trimble, Logan, Shattuck and Killen. has commenced a suit in the Circuit Court against Ren Hclladay and C. Temple Em met, for the sum of 2,000.000. The plaintiff, in his complaint, among many others allegations, sets forlh that he and the defendants are copartners, under the firm name of "Ren Holladay & Co.." and said firm now are possessed of very valua able franchises, rights of property, of the value of at least twenty million of dollars. He alleges that the defendants are con spiring to deprive him of all benefit and advantage of said rights and property, and appropriate the same to their own use. In conclusion, the plaintiff asks that he be adjudged the sum of 32.000,000, and that a receiver be appointed of ail the goods, chattels and effects of the said copartner ship. Jamc3 Campbell wa3 sentenced to Imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years. The" following gentlemen were elected on the 22d inst., at Astoria, as officers of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M.: D G Clark. G M ; T McF Patfon, Dep (r M ; G M Stroud. G W : S Hughes. J G W : R V Rrown, G Treas ; J E Hurford. G Sec ; W D Hare. G Orator ; J G Deardorf. G Chap lain : F J Rabcock. G Marshal : R F Good win. S G D ; A Langell. J G D ; J Conser, (J Standard Rearer; J G Cray. G Sword Rearer ; A G Walling, F A Ford, G Stew- 1) G Clark. Gr P S ; A C ; F N Shiirtlelf. Wallinz. Gr M 2d V aids ; A 1 Delin.jG Tyler. The Grand Chapter of R. A. Masons, who have been holding a session at Astoria, adjourned on Monday. The election of Grand Officers resulted as follows: J IL Rayley. G 11 P ; Jacob Conser, Dep. G II I ; J i Lee. Gr King : Francis Wallace. Gr Scribe ; 11 P Eirheart. Gr Sec; RF Goodwin. Treas ; F J Rabcock, Gr C II ; T McF Patton. Gr 111 G r M 3.1 V ; A G ; A Van Dusen. Gr M 1st V : A P Delin, Sentinel. Committee on Foreign Correspondence, T McF Patton. U P Earhart. F J Rabcock. The Advoc.de of June 5th says : About 5 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the rear of Judge McCoy's frame building near the corner of 3d and Yamhill sts.. and before the (l imes could be checked, four small buildings were consumed. The Fire Companies rendered valuable assistance in saving the surround ing proper!7. Willamette IJapfUt Association com menced its Twenty second Annual Meeting at the first Raptist Church in this city yesterd i y (Friday) at ten o'clock A. M. The introductory sermon was preached bv Rev. T. M. Martin of Salem. The Orcjon'mn says : We hear it stated that the object of Mr. James O'Meara's visit to San Francisco is to purchase material Tor a new daily news paper to be started here within the next month, and to be under Mr. O'Meara's Slight Consolation'. The Radical pa pers of this State received a little consola tion from false returns published in the Jacksonville Sentinel of the 22d ult.. which gave Judge Kelsav SIS vottf.s instead ot 718, and had the former figures been cor rect would have defeated Judge Thayer, and elected Kelsay, the Radical candidate. The organs of that party became very jubilant over their imaginary success, and hurled it forth as a great victory for them. But the poor deluded fellows had but a short period of happiness in their delusi n The error was soon discovered, and they showed lo the people their gullibility by being deceived by such a palpable mis print, as the returns had been published on the lltb ult., officially, in both the Douglas county papers, which they ought to have known were better authority than the dentine!, ' Drowning men catch at straws." Ratification. The Democracy of Linn county had a grand ratification jubilee on the 18tb ult. at Albany. Speeches were made by Messrs. John Rurnett. cf Cu'vallis. Geo. R. Helm, and A. C. Jones. editorial charge. We do not recollect ever to have seen half so much wool in the city warehouses rs now. The P. T. Cos dock is literally crowded with it some marked for San Francisco, while other lots are destined for the factories Up the ualley, A letter from Congressman Smith states that the River and ll.trbor Appropriation Rill a- parsed by the House appropriates S31.O0J for the improvement of the Wil amette river below Portland. That amount will complete the works, accord ing to the estimate of the engineer. A private note from one? of the camps near Mtflalla says that bridging is going on lively, and that if there is not to much rain the work will be completed ready for track-laying to Molalla by the 4th. of July. A letter from Senator Corbett states that the bill to crt ate the Willamette Cus tom Di-triets. and to make Portland a Port of Entry, has passed, both Houses and become a law. Dr. Wm. R. Card well, of this city, has been appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon at Fort Stevens, and leaves here for that post on Monday next. We learn that throe new locomotives for the Oregon and California Rrilroad. were started from Philadelphia on the 7th int. overland to San Francisco. The are mucn larger aim liner engines than those already here. Their names are Willamette, Oregon, and Albany. It is expected that they will arrive here during July. The Democrat has the following : Mr Rurkhart. writes from the ocean as follows , "The road to this portion of the coast is rather rough though probably as good as it will be this season. The scenery from this point Salmon River is (he finest probably that this coast affords. The mouth of the Siletz is about eifbt miles beio w or south of that of the Salmon. Midway ttv-'ti these point's on the beach is plainly to be s, en Cape Foul weather on the south, and Cape Lookout on the north, which is probably the mCt western portion ot the Oregon coast. As for fish, they are taken only by Indians, in small quantities, and sold very high. Fl junders and perch, rock oysters and other shell fish, may be had in abundance. Taken the trip altogether, it is indeed a pleasant one, though persons coming this season of the year should be well prepar ed with tents, etc."' Mr. J. II. Douthitt has returned from a trip to the east of the Cascade Mountains, where he has been making selections of the fifty thotisand acres of land donated to the Agricultural College founded by the United States Government. The lands have ajjl been designated and set apart. Most of them are in the Goose Lake country, and the rest in Ochoco Valley. Mr Jos. Settle, who was reported in the Register of last week to have been thrown from a horse, near Lebanon, and severely injured by having his arm broken and head fractured, called upon us yesterday in an apparently good state of health, and denies that the accident referred to happened to him or anybody else, so far as be can inform himself. It is reported on the street that agents of Mr. Holladay are in this city for the purpose of. procuring from the sfjncrs of the S50.000 an extension of the time in which the railroad is to be completed to Albany, from January 1st to July 1st. 1871. This indicates that the road will not reach Albany this year, if, indeed it ever does. The Mercury says that the body of Tom my Right, a boy who was drowned in Mary's river tome days ago. was recover ed on Tuesday while Coating down the Willamette near Corvallis. The Farmer says that kerosene thrown upon the nests of caterpillars will destroy them. This is an excellent way of getting rid of them when they infest fruit trees. The Statesman reports that Messrs A. L. Ruckingham and W. J. Murphy, who have been prospecting for coal in the hills in Polk county, a short distance from Salem, have found favorable indications of a good quality of coal. We came up the Willamette river the other day Trith Mr. E. W. Rhea, of Lane county, who has been gone for some months on a visit to Missouri. It is to be supposed that he found the regions he visited clad in their best springs clothes, but he says he saw nothing that could compare to his mind to Oregon. They all say the same who go East. The Academy of the Sacred Heart, tinder the charge of the Sisters Jesus and Mary, will give their anual exibititon at Reeds new building on the 30th next. The graduating class numbers nine young ladies, and the exercises will be very interesting. The Corvallis Gazette ?ays ihat several parties have already passed through Cor vallis en route for Mary's Peak and 'the Ray, and many in this vicinity are talking of going soon. Marv's Peak is a beautiful and lofty mountain situated in the Coast Range, south west of the city, is exten sively popular as a resort for summer ex cursi nists. It is easy of access, and of fers many attractions in the way of hunt ing, fishing, etc. A Dairy establishment has for some time been in operation on its summit. The Yaquina has always been the most fashionable watering place in Or egon, and is this season more attractive than usual. A saw mill, schooner and steamer are being constructed there, this summer, hotel accommodations are super ior to what they have been heretofore, and consequently the Yaquina goose is pend ent. The Jacksonville Xeics says that from Mr. Te; brook, just in from Goose Lake we gather the following facts concerning that valley : That there are about one hundred settlers in the valley ; that there is on store in the valley, having a good and increasing business; one saw mill in operation and one in course of erection, which, when completed, will furnish lum ber at SI 2 per thousand feet ; that a brew ery will be built during the summer ; thit the grass thioughout the valley is plenti ful and excellent ; that large herds of cat Mle are being grazed there, and the range is not half occupied ; that as yet there has been no sickness in the valley, and conse quently no Doctor need apply;" that, finally, the citizens consider they have the garden spot of Oregon, through which a raiiroad is inevitable, and say, in the words of the old patriot, " let it come." The Plaindealer says : Mr. Floed. President of the M. & F.Nav vigalion Company, has just returned from a trip to Gardener, and informs us that work is rapidly progressing on the new boat. He thinks that it will be ready to launch by the first of August. The wool clip of the present season is coming in rapidly. Wagons loaded with it are daily arriving frovi all parts of the country- Our merchants are paying 20cls j per lb., while at Eugene City the Wool j growers receive 22;cis.. per lb. The haying season has commenced, and our farmers are busily engaged in cutting and curing their crop, which is very large ! perhaps double that of last year. The grain crop of the couuty is also very 1 large. j We learn from Mr. John Ncwbrcndt one J of the principal owners of the Grey j Eagle ledge iu Rohemia mines, who has just returned from California, that several quartz mill owners in that State, nave mid their attention attracted to these mines, and that they intend to have them throughly prospected this summer, with a view to bringing in machinery, should the reports prove favorable. Cold Comfort- The Sacramento Union gives the follow ing cold comfort to the Radicals of Ore gon, and coming from a Radical source, must be rather humiliating to them to have such facts published, and the beauty of it all is, that the remarks are as true as preaching. Corruption, bribery, and rail road monopolies were too much for even the Radicals too succeed with. It says : Whilst it may be true that there was a Republican gain in Oregon this year upon the vote of that party last, and that there is a diminished Democratic majority, there is not in either circi instance the least good cause for congratulating the Republican party. It has been alleged, with such a show of proof as to create belief in many minds, that the leaders of the Republican party of Oregon this year used a large corruption bind to carry railway plunder ing schemes, and secure the Legislature in favor of buckling an immense debt up on the State in the way of subsidies. If this is true, the whole country should re joice at the defeat of that party, and none more than honest Republicans. . Hon. E. IJ. Hulbrook;, of ItIa.lio,Iillctl. The following are particulars of the shooting of Hon. E. D. Holbrook. in Idaho City, by C. II. Douglas, on the evening of the ISth inst. The difficulty originated about the action that Holbrook had taken in regard to the election of Come of the county officials, Douglas charging him with having exerted his influence iii defeating Crutcher for the oCice of Sheriff. The letter states that both had published cards in the news papers, and it was thought at one time that a duel would be the result. The matter was allowed to drop, and every body supposed the difficulty had been settled. This seems not to have been the case, as subsequent events show. On the evening of the 18th int.. between S aad 9 o'clock, while Mr. Holbrook was quietly seated in front- of his office, Douglas came by and attempted to Birike him with a cane. Holbrook warded off the blow and raised himself from his chair, when they both commenced firing. Douglas, it is said, firing the first shot. About ien shots were fired when Holbrook fell, having received a wound in tho stomach, just below the navel. Holbrook received the death wound while on the point of rising from his chair. He lived until the following morning. At the time the let ter was written there was considerable excitement in both Idaho and Doise Cities over the shooting, and it was feared that serious results would follow. Mr. Hol brook had served two terni3 in Congress from Idaho, and at the time of his death w practicing law ia Idaho Herald. Live Men Make Live Towns. The following sensible and truthful re marks from one of our California ex changes are applicable to our city, and we therefore appropriate them. with, the hope that our citizens will take the hints contained in the article to them selves. Nature has done a great deal for Oregon City, and if our people will take advantage of nature and nature's re sources, there is no reason why this city should not become a place of importance to the whole Pacific coast. We have a source of wealth in our water power alone in this city which, were it made proper use of, would support a population here of industrious mechanics and operatives of at least two thousand, and her manu factures and products would bring money into the place, where we are now sending away thousands of dollars annually to build up other towns and enriching other communities. We must take advantage of our own natural wealth, and put forth the energies which are necessary to build up and sustain a growing State, so that we may reap the proportionate benefit of that growth. Clackamas county has a na tive wealth within her boundaries which only requires energy and capital to enrich those who make the proper exertion to bring them out. We nave already one woolen factory, and if the institution was employing white operatives instead of the accursed rat-eaters, would be of great benefit to the place ; we have two flouring mills, which are a credit to the place, and add their proportion to our wealth ; there are numerous iron ore ledges, which need capital for their development, and also coal beds ; there is a paper mill within two miles of our town, and our agricul tural lands are excellent, with a ready market. Let our merchants and business men make a market for everything the farmer produces; keep the trade which this class of our community have been and are now forced to give to other rival towns, and hold out sufficient inducements for them to bring their products here and exchange them for goods, and our word for it, in a short time a trade which has found its way to o'.her towii3 will be se cur ed by our own merchants, where nature ard everything else has intended that it should be. There is no reason w hy the producer should not get as much for bis products here as in any other town, and buy his goods in exchange as cheap as he can elsewhere. We are informed that goods are sold here at retail as cheap as in any place in Oregon, and that the mer chants pay as much for the products of the farmer as they can get elsewhere. Then, what is there to prevent onr town lrom g-owing and prospering in equal proportion with our county and State? Let oar citizens become alive use proper exertions to obtain trade, improve their town, give it an appearance of business activity, and we will soon notice a new era of prosperity in Oregon City. One thing above all others that we need, ard that is, for onr city officers to do their duty. Many of otir streets are in a dirty and filthy condition, indicating a lack ou their part of cleanliness and public spirit. If the streets and sidewalks are kept jn a proper condition, and our btiildir-gs are painted and given a prosperous appear ance strangers visiting otir town will be favorably impressed witn its prospects, and will locate among us with their capi tal. The following is from the Sonoma (Cal.) Democrat : L ical energy and enterprise pvt money in circulation, create prosperity, and build up thriving, populous towns and cities. A few active, go ahead citizens, with some capital at their back, will do more towards advancing the general interests of a com munity than a thousand do-nothing drones, who arc either too timid or too indol-mt to push ahead like live men. We have in our mind's eye. as we write, half a dozen rising young cities, with splendid pros pects before them, whose flourishing con dition is almost entirely due to the energy and business enterprise of one or two in dividuals. Such men are the life and soul of a place. They look about for good in vestments, open up new industries, set on foot different kinds of business, and by liberal advertising make the outside world understand that their locality is moving. This, in turn, of course, attracts attention, brings other live men into the county, be gets a generous spirit of rivalry, all classes are benefitted, and the town "looms up in prosperity and importance. How many of our interior towns could take a lesson from this, having the essential iesources within themselves and jet lying dormant? Why not spur up their business men get the people generally interested -start the ball of improvement rolling onward and see what good results will flow from it? More than one dead iittle. place could be awakened to life and action again. Other communities, now straggling in the back ground, would shoot ahead at an aston ishing rate. Enterprise, liberality and the substantial encouragement of home indus try and local business are of vital import ance to the health and growth of every community jn the State. certain that it will be approved by the majority." the acceptance of annexation will ob lige the United States to pay one million and a half dollars in coin, iu order that the Republic may pay its debts and demands with that sum. If the debt is ia excess, it is to be charged to the Republic, A World's Montreal special says a great independence mass meeting was held at Montreal on Saturday. The independence movement is regarded as already started in the Dominion. Washington. Jnne 27, The Conference Committee on the currency bill agreed on a report. The retirement of the 3 per cents., the redistribution of $25,000,000 of expireing national bank currency, and free banking on a gold basis, and leading features of the report Chicago, June 27. A Tribune Washing ton special says the pending Chinese labor bill in Congress is generally misunder stood. It does not interfere with volun tary immigration or with their making contracts themselves to labor anywhere, but simply aini3 to bear up the custom of importing Chinese on three or four years' contract, and the letting of therrt to the highest bidder by importers. It ir understood that the Finance Committee' yesterday, in considering the tax and! tariff bill with a view to making up the loss of revenue by striking out the incomd tax. agreed to recommend retaining tlx; Q tax on gross receipts, which yields some thing over six millions, and also to retain the present duty on sugar, which yield eleven millions, and which will cover the deficiency. C New York, June 27. A Times special says it is ascertained from excellent authority that the reason why District Attorney Pierrepont's resignation is not acted upon by the Senate is that Grant, intends giving him a seat in the Cabinet when he is ready to reconstruct it. This will be after Congress adjourns, when there will be quite a change of front in the Cuban business. The President sees that he has gone too far against the popu lar current, and is now anxious to go in strong lor Cuba. He hopes Sumner': resolutions will be passed, when he will act upon them after adjournment and inaugurate a religious policy and justify all those in sympathy with Cuda, Moving. We learn that Secretary May has taken it upon himself to remove the departments of State from their old quar ters to Reed's Opera House, and leased them for eight years. Ry what authority he is doing this we know wot, but as the Legislature has lo pay the bills, it will probably be aseertnined when that body meets. the pas the Wa; pal fca. a: Tu fiie put er e A Telegraphic Clippings. Chicago' June 2.3. A New York special says the Trades Unions of New York are discussing the prospect of the importa tion of Chinese as laborer's. Several Union meetings were held last night and resolutions passed protesting against the introduction of Coolie labor to New York and vicinity. They have arranged for a grand procession and banquet -for Jnly oth, for the purpose of showing their strength and making a demonstration against immigration from any courtrv except Ireland. A Tribune's Washington special says there is a well-founded report that Minister Motley will shortly be recalled from Lon don. The following is the article in the porto col of the annexation scheme, which was referred to by the minority in their report on San Domingo : "His Excellency Gen. Grant, President of the Lnited States, promises privately to use all his influence in order that the idea of annexing Dominica to the United States may acquire such a degree of popu larity among members of Congress as will be necessary for its accomblishraent. and he offers to make no communication to that effect on the subject until he shall be o at Ati the thr ioi wit wa : I xnit of i liar fan jrlo Tbt Ore V Ole of t par ntal Will otic obj rnai a 8ii the Fevt cart side Bom The put wali at n o .The Mint. A correspondent from the Dalles, under date of June 28th, says : The further operations upon onr great public works, viz : theonint at this place, I have just learned have been suspended, to be resumed again. I suppose, about the 1st of March. I872; for the benefit of an other election. Q Wistaii's Wild Ckekrv Balsam. Thra Bal amij com- o and has beconea home fix ture. L 't all who suffer, and have in vain attempt.'d to enre their oughs, colds, bron chial or pulmoi.ary coupLi..ia, make use of this uneq'ialed remedy. 0 New To-Isi.y. o 1870, 177G. CI3JL1SISKATIOIY OF THE FOURTH OF JULY AT OREGON CITY. 0 The pro-ess?'n will frrm at thQ Engine' House of S. lsr at 9 o'clock a. s. Tlier Hons , tbe Major and the members the City Council ami the citizens of OregoirCity and vicinity axe respectfully invited to join the procession and participate in the celebra tion. Marshal of tbe Tar, John Sfyerg1. The process-ion, after parading she-art reef. will pioceed to the pub' ic squire., where the following programme Will be had : 1. Overture, bv the Oregon City Bras Batd. ' O J Q 2. Song, by the Glee Club, conducted by Her. John Sell wood. 3. lleadiig of tbe Declaration, by J. A, Smith, Esq. 4. Music by th? Band. 5. Song t.y tb Glee Club, i. Mu-ic by the Band. Followed by a picnic dmner and a ma'cft game of base ball between the Hose and Ibok & Ladder Companies, and other amusements. Seats, tables and refreshment tables wilj be erected for the convenience and conifbrS of all. T. J. SPOOXER, J. SCII RAM, G. A. HARDING, O Committee of Arrangements. July 2:lt J ETTERS REMAINING IN THE POST x J umce at ureon Citv. ltruce. Robt. Cating, A R, Evens, Joseph, Fisce, Eoifls. Foster, Joseph, Isham, Win, Keys, Henry, Mann, Gftorge. nutb, Helen, Mrs Wood. Lewis S. Winkle' Ellen Mrs Rarton. WE. O Gates, Aon a Mrs, Evens. John, Fai :ner, James Mr. Herman? Jetlerson, Kelly, Mary Ann Miss MilhkeivE J, o Olsen. Phik, Tevaul. Robert, Welsti, Sam, AV.,l,.l. o.. When called for nlense s: v " jprftdA Oregon City, July 1, 1S70. J. M. BACON, P. M, O Main LEON DEIiOUEY, Of the BARNUM RESTAURANT, s street, Jiituu.N CITY, Begs to inform the public and hia friends that he has leased the lower part of the CLIFF HOUSE, Which he has opened as a FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT, o four Laf; We betv shot tion that end was any to " A3 thro t- ri but t lie f. was d-.n'i after In Mon Mho the a to sc with; rest beigi Wj this ; land, Mr. 1 ness, lishe ers lira D. the a ; be se hair, arid t and t Ce CQUI1 ab u 1751 inchi were recei Tbat . c l'l! durii Esq., McAl 11. Fi the bis i day. alio. I. elec r. o. Felk Uar, B.A r f..X: trill Dep ,-f-rtur s er thU pas g irdi tni Gi re i 0 The table will at all times be supplied with tbe best the market aflords. Orders for suppers and parties will be promptly attended to. July2:tf o . ID II Patronize Home Industry. THE PIONEER CURLED HAIR MANUFACTORY IS NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE market with a No. 1 article of Curled Hair tor Upholstery work, w hich will com pare with any imported article In quality or price. I pay the highest price for Manes and Tails of Hordes and Tails of Cows at my store, corner Front and Salmon streets. D. METZijER, Portland, Oregon, O 0 o .. . -