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About The Weekly enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1868-1871 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1871)
o o o O o I iiiljc iUccklii (enterprise Oregon City, Oregon , Friday Jan. 13, 1871. KOTICE Tt IrlTJGAX-rsV The Exterprtsk having been designated by Governor Grover aa the official orjran for Clackamas county under the -Litigant Act." vre give notice that we are prepared to comply with the terms of said act. O A Fruitless Effort- The Radical press, headed by the '' in dependetyt" organ at Portland, knowing that it will be utterly impossible for them ever to gain another victory in Oregon unless they succeed in dividing the De mocracy on sectional questions, and crs- ating local jealousies, are busily engaged in this work. Their first effort was di rected to Southern Oregon on the railroad question, aud that having been effectually killed off, the j then turned their batteries toward Eastern Oregon, and put forth any amount of hypocritical sympathy because the Sandy Wagon Road bill failed to pass the Legislature, but the Radical members having voted against the bill in a solid q l)0dy, proved that their sympathies were only fal-se pretences and had no reality. Their' next step was to create a feeling of prejudice and jealousy between the west and east fide of the Willamette river. q 2ow if these hypocritical hirelings, with JudgerWillianis at the head, had not all endorsed the designation of the east side as the Oregon-Central Railroad Com puny," there might be some show of hon esty in their professions of sympathy for the people of the west side But they ah O favored tiie designation of the oust side, and further, abused everybody who was not in favor of such designation. We have always believed, and do now. that the west side was entitled to Ue designated a the Oregon Central Railroad, and that the first railroad in Oregon justly belonged to the west tide counties, and that their franchise was stolen from them by those who now profess to be their friends and who appear to be so anxious to aid tbeni in developing their neglected and robbed section. We propose to do justice to all and under all circumstances. Rut these fellows have the effrontery of the very devil, alter having stolen the franchise which belonged to the people of the wes; side counties, to claim that they are their only and true lriends. The fact is, the ringv has all it can get now ircm the east side of the liver, and they are turn q insr their attention to making something out of live people whom they first robbed of their just dues, and at the same time attempt to get up a local feeling among Democrat so as to enhance tlie'.r political prospects. The creation of sectional ani mosities and quarrels has been an old codge with Radicals. Had they not suc ceeded in their diabolical crusade against the South and divided the Democracy, they could never have succeeded in get ting control of the Government, and the misery and suffering occasioned by their accession to power would have been avoided. Having been successful in this attempt, through the management o! phrewd and unprincipled men at the head of their party, the brainless little fry ol LOregon are attempting to regain their lost hold by a similar plan of operations, and hope that they may be able to create di vision and rancor among Democrats, and thus glide into the places which the peo ple have turned them out of. While Dem ocrats m;iy differ on many questions of a local character, and even abuse each other, they will not in the future lose sight of their duty to both country and party, and when the lime comes for a uni ted action they will be found shoulder to shoulder in the great work before them. The democracy know what they lost by listening once before to the deceitful and infamous counsels of their enemies, and they will not be found again sacrificing that which it has taken them ten years to regain, and that in a destroyed and bank rupt condition. Whenever one of these hvnocritical Radicals eulogizes a Deni )- his face, while in the other hand he holds a daggerwlnch he would plunge into his heart, Just figure up their pretensions of pympashy for the varions parts of the SlatrThe Sandy Wagon Road bill they denounced as a robbery ; the west side pounties they robbed of their railroad franchise, (find their hypocrisy towards Southern Oregon has become apparent to all. Not a woid have we heard of the Southern Oregon railroad since the U. S. Senator has been elected. These are the main questions on which they hope (o cre ate discord, and no man can be so blind but what lie sees that hypocrisy and de ception is behind all their professions. The Democratic party knows no section. It works for all parts of the State alike, and whenever a Democrat S3 far forgets his duty as 9o sacrifice one section at the expense of another, his constituency al low him to live a retired and quiet l'ri'e for the remainder of his days. The attempt made by these Radicals is nothing but a very poor imitation of the example set for them bytheir Pnri;an Abolitionists years ago. tut which is doomed to tall harmless u;id still-born. Not R.usep. The citizens of Portland nre making laudable efforts to raise the $100,000 demanded by Ben. Ilolladay. with rathea poor prospect of success. From the various amounts announced as subscribed, we judge that about $30,000 h is been raised. The sum ought to be made up in one week in a j.H ce like Port land, and taking in view the benefits that town will derive from the road, it is as tonishingQo outsiders why thi money is not raised. Every town has had to give something for the railroad luxury on this Fide even Oregon City had to buy a lot O to build a depoton and why should Portland, which is to be benefitted more than any other town, expect to escape the Iron grasp of this monopol'-st? Come up, gentleman, and raise this sum. The people of the west side counties would cheerfully help you to make it up, but they cannot afford to. as he will bleed them a the road progresses up the vallev. o A Good Move.- lion. J. S. Smith has introduced a bill in Congress which provides for an appro priation to clear out the obstructions in the rivers of Oregon, This is an import ant measure, and we hope that something may be done by Congress to aid in the matter. The obstructions in the Columbia and Willamette rivers could be removed for a comparatively small sum, and its benefits to the people cf Eastern and Western Oregon would be incalculable. While we do not wish to discus? the value of railroad, we believe that a good navi gable river is far better and more benefi cial than any single railroad that can be constructed. Ry giving a subsidy to a railroad company a monopoly is created. No one but the company which obtains the subsidy has a right to the road, and this road costs an immense sum to con struct in the first place, and theu it re quires constant repairs after it is built. The river is not in this condition. When once cleared it remains so, and it is open to every one who desires the use of its free channel. The expense of building boats is nothing near to that which it costs to build railroads, and men of mod erate means can engage in this enterprise. The capital invested in steamboats will pay go-id interest on less revenue than the ruilroad transportation requires to pay a like interest. The river being a free channel, it will create competition in transportation, which is of general benefit to the whole country where such stream runs. The amount which has been given to the Oregon :md California Railroad as a subsidy, say from Portland to Albany, would open both falls on the Columbia, and clear other obstructions above the Dalles, which would enable boats to as cend that stream as far up as Wallula at all seasons when the river is not frozen up. and also make the Willamette naviga ble as far as Corvallis, if not to Eugene, the whole year. We have been informed that parties would be willing to obligate themselves to run a boat as far up as Al bany the entire year for a less sum than that town was forced to give the railroad company. We learn from persons who are conversant with this subject, that less than fifty thousand dollars will clear the Willamette from this place to Corvallis, and that $30,000 will clear it to Peoria,or Ilarrisburg. so that boats can go up the entire year. There is enough water in the Willamette at its lowest stage, were it properly concentrated and a channel cre ated, to allow boats to run to Eugene, if not the entire year, at least nine months of each year, which would relieve the great want that section of our State has felt. When the railroad now gets above Albany, it will have no competitic n in transportation for six months in the year, which will enable the company to become an imposition on the people. With the river in a navigable condition, they would be regulated in their charges by the price of fi eight on the river. We believe that nothing would be cf more general benefit to the people of Oregon, both in the Wil lamette Valley and in Eastern Oregon, than the improvement and clearing of its two great rivers, which are designed by nature to be the natural channels on which is to be transported the rich and rapidly increasing products of her soil. Tiik Ei.aiu;emkt. In accordance with our promise we to-day present our read ers with the ExTKRi'uisK in an enlarged form, with a new head. While we do not wish to be vain, or praise the appearance of the paper too highiy, we think it quite an improvement. The size of the paper now enables us to give a greater amount of reading matter, and it contains as much as any exclusively weekly in the Slate, if not more. We shall aim to devote more lime to the editorial department in future, as we have been otherwise engaged for the past two or three weeks, and make the paper more interesting than it has ever been. We hope that every Democrat in the county will subscribe for the Ex tkkpkisk. and that each of our present subscribers will procure a new one. The subscription price is C-2 50 per annum, in advance, or we will furnish the Extkr ruist; and the American Siock Journal, one of the b"st publications in the United States for farmers and stock raisers, for S3. This makes the Extkhpkisk as cheap as any paper published in Oregon, and as our enlargement gives us more space for reading matter than heretofore, we expect to make it especially interesting to its patrons. We do not complain lack of patronage, yet it ought to be doubled in this oonnty. It being the count v organ, not only every Democrat should take it, but all Republicans who are not too narrow-minded to allow their prejudices to get the better of their interest. The Ex rtnritisK is an established institution, and ao fears need be entertained that it will not live," We hope our lriends in this county, and through the State, will aid us in extending the circulation. Sat.km Dikixtokv. We are indebted to the publishers. Messrs. Snyder & Cook, for a copy of the Salem Directory for 1871. The woik was compiled by J. Henry Brown, E,q., and is a complete business directory, together with a dia gram cd the city and a complete history of Salem from its earliest history to the pres ent time, with a great deal of useful in formation. The work is as complete as any ever published in Oregon of the kind, and it should be in every public place for reference. The Oregnn'mn, while it denounces the Democrats who voted for the appropria tion of the school lands for the construc tion of locks at this place, has nothing to p.iyaboiil the Kulica! members who voted for it, and whose votes were needed to pass the bill. Can't the Ortgonian claim a little of the credit of this '-land robbery. v is it terms the bill ? Fred. Douglass is spoken of as one of the commissioners to St. Domingo. We have .several colored men among our Min isters and Consuls in that neighborhood already, and if we send Douglass probably the people there will think we are all as black as themselves, and that Babcock. Dent and the other white visitors whom v,-e sent them recently are really speci mens of our new freedcien. The Reyenge of Time. There is something sublime ia the re venge which time works, especially in the political vrorld. This Is novr being de monstrated in the career of the leading spirits of the Radical party. Shutting their eyes to the baleful consequences of the teachings of their treasonable dogmas, they succeeded in plunging the nation into civil war. during which they rode on the topmost wave of popular favor and enjoyed for a brief season the reward of their high crimes against the peace of the country and the welfare of it.s people. But their triumph was short, and the last end of nearly every one of the leaders of that party is enveloped in disaster, ignominy and disgrace. Lincoln was suddenly stricken down by the hand of human vio lence, and report declares that roving swine herd about his neglected grave. Stanton was as suddenly -stricken down by a higher than human hand just as he was about to disgrace the sacred ermine of the Supreme Court by clothing himself in its robes, and Seward, distracted by the upbraidings of a guilty conscience, has become a restless, wandering pariah, and roams about in his senility to foreign shores seeking that peace of mind which he can never find. These are the most prominent of the leaders of that party and this is their fate. Of the same character is the fate which awaits the balance of the leaders and the very organization itself. One by one these leaders are dropping from public life into the scornful neglect and contempt of the people, while the party itself is already undergoing the pro cess of dissolution, which bespeaks for it a speedy grave and a lasting forget fulness. Who will say that time does not bring its fitting revenges? Swami Lands. The Radical papers keep up a terrible harping about the overflowed and swamp lands, which the last Legislature passed an act to take care of, and which the Radicals had failed to provide for under their administration. We a few weeks since gave the law rela tive to those State lands. The Land Com missioners are at work selecting these lands, and they can be taken by any per son or persons, citizens of the United Slates, or who have declared their inten tion to become such, as provided by law, at a fixed price. Now we fail to see any injustice in tb is matter, and cannot com prehend why the Radical press are mak ing such a fuss about it. These lands are at present no value to the State, and the sooner they are drained and occupied the better it will be lor the State. This cry of partial legislation is all bosh. We are informed that one ot the former Federal officials, Quincy A. Brooks, has taken up a large tract of land in Southern Oregon under this act, and any person can receive its benefits, and where the land is now worthless it will come into use, and if no other benefit is derived, these lands will become tax-paying property, while they are entirely worthless in their present state. Not Exited. It appears that the Radi cal press in Oregon is not united in its choice of Grant for the next Presidency. All who are holding to the purse strings of the present administration favor Grant, while those who have not been provided for are against his re-nomination. The Oregon llrpubUccm has come out flat-footed against him and his administration, and the Mountaineer and Corvallis Gazette show signs of disaffection. This leaves Grant five papers in the State against three, but three of the five will go against him if they don't get shut off with patron age. Thanks. Last week we received an addition to our subscription list from Mr. T. Duly, of El Dorado, Baker county, of three new names, for which he will please accept our thanks. It every subscriber of the Extkhpkisk would do as Mr. Daly has, our list would be materially increased. Such friend. as Mr. Daly are the true men for newspaper publishers. Who will send us the next list ? Remember that many persons would cheerfully take the paper if only asked by some neighbor. Let our friends double the circulation of this paper before the close of the present year. Kstray Noricr.s. We notice that the Mercury announces that the eslrays must be published in the litigant paper for the respective counties. This question has been frequently asked us. but not having obtained the opinion of others on the sub ject, we declined to counsel against the old law. But we presume the Marcary has examined this matter, and taken legal counsel on the subject, and may therefore be relied upon as good authority. Forty Si-x'oxn Cox;ki;ss. The official returns of the fall elections give the repre sentation in the Forty-second Congress as follows : Radicals, 12S ; Democrats, 9: ; Conservatives. 3 ; Independents. 4 ; total. 230. California. Connecticut. New Hamp shire and Texas are yet to elect thirteen members in all, and allowing the repre sentation the same as in the present Con gress, will give the Radicals 23 majority in the next Congress. This shows an en couraging decrease in the Radical camp. That's So. The Oregonian denies that it ever opposed the San Domingo pcheme of President Grant, and says that in its article it did not ' express any opinion of its own." We are aware of the fact that that paper has not dared to express an " opinion of its own' for some time past, if it was in antagonism to the powers that be. But will the Oregonian tell its read ers whose opinion it expressed on this subject ? Pr.EAcmxo vs. Practice. The editor of the Corvallis Gazette gives his readers a chapter on drinking and saloons, and feels apparently sad over the prospects of his town, all because it has a number of whisky shops. Now if the editor of that paper will quit prying the rent of one or two of ttera. he will do that much toward a reformation. That is the way to kill them off. Pay your money out for some thing more beneficial to the town and yourself. The original Porter-Welles letter was produced at the Navy Department, and exhibited to several persons. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, After Him Impeachment of Gov Holdon, of North Carolina Articles of impeachment hate been re ported by the Judiciary Committee of the North Carolina Legislature against Gov. Holdon. The Radical usurper and viola tor Of his oath was granted thirty days to prepare his defense. The Radicals do not deny his guilt, but rely on his acquittal on the fact that the Democracy lack one vote to give them two-thirds, which it re quires. It is to be hoped that there will be found one honest Radical in that body who will vote for a conviction should the evidence be such as to warrant it. The following is a copy of the indictment : That William W. Holden. Governor of North Carolina, unmindful of his oath of office, did. in July last, organize, arm and equip a military furce, not recognized by and in submission to the constitution o! the Stale of North Carolina, which mili tary force, so unlawfully organized, was not kept under subordination to and gov erned by the civil power, but was. by the order cf the said William W. Holden. Governor as aforesaid made paramont to the civil authority : that the said William W. Holden. Governor as aforesaid, did. in the months of July and August last, without lawful warrant and in defiance and subversion of the constitution, arrest and imprisoned many of the peaceful and law-abiding citizens of the Slate and de priving them of their liberties and privi leges ; and certaiof said citizens so- un lawfully arrested and imprisoned, were caused to be subjected to cruel and un usual punishments ; that the said William W, Holden. Governor as aforesaid, denied to citizens, unlawfully restrained of their liberties by lis authority, all remedy to inquire into the lawfulness thereof, and in defiance of the constitution, the laws, and the powers of the courts, he suspend ed the sacred privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, claiming lhat he was Gov ernor by a supreme law. whereby lie could deny the privileges of the writ when, in his opinion, the safety of the State demanded it. In view of the mat ter herein set forth, combining historical facts with statements and the records of the public departments and the courts, the undersigned members ot the commit tee, who are a majority thereof, are of the opinion that William W. Holden. Governor of the State of North Carolina, be impeached of hrgh crimes and misde meanors. They theiefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution : That William V. Holden. Governor of the State of North Carolina be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in office. A South Carolina Carpet-Bagger in Trouble. In order that rmr readers may see what class of men the niggers and carpet bag geis elect from the Southern States, we append the following in relation to one of them : District of Colcmiua. county of Wash ington, to wit : The Grand Jury of the United States of America for the county of Washington, aforesaid, upon their oath do present, That Christopher C. Bowen. late of the county aforesaid, gentleman, on the thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and sixty, did marry one Tab'nha Parke, and her. the said Tabitha. then and there had for his wife, and that the said Christopher C. Bowen. being so married to the said Tabitha. as aforesaid, after wards and dr. ring the life of the said Ta bitha. his wile, to wit, on the first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud seventy, sit the said county of Washington, in said District of Columbia, feloniously and un lawfully did marry and take to wife one Susan 1'. King, and to her, the said Sus in. was then and there married ; the said Ta bitha. his former wife, being then alive : against the fom of the Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and government of the United States. The prosecution will, upon the trial of the case, prove that Mr. Bowen was mar ried to Miss Talitha Parke on the 31st of January. ISfiO. in Wakulla counlv, IT.i. ; that at the time of his marriage with ?Jrs. S. Pettigre.v King, in Washington City. August 31. 1S70. she was then his lawful wedded wife ; that, although an applica tion had been filed at New Albany, lnd., for divorce, the divorce was not granted until a date subsequent to the marriage of Bowen with Mrs. King. Mrs, Tabitha Bowen also allege- that she never author ized any attorney to answer his petition for divorce, so that the answer filed in re sponse to the petition in the Indiana courf. is a fraud on its face. It is under stood that Mr. Bowen acknowledges his marriage with Miss Paike, but contends that he was divorced from her prior to his marriage in this city. " Miss Grundy." the Washington corres pondent of the New York 'r!l. in writ ing ii an account of a charity ball, held at the Masonic Temple in Wahington City on the 1 1) : h ult., thus refers to our Senator and lady : Senator and M is. Williams were called a very handsome couple a.s they promen aded together. Mis. Williams wore a white silk dress cut in scallops and bound with bJlK' satin. The petticoat was also of blue satin. Now, the idea of calling Senator Wil liams ' very handsome -' is no ludicrous to be tolerated, e veu in M ss Grundy." Call him honest, virions, consistent, tal ented and unpurchasable ; but do not. most gentle " Miss Grundy,"' outrage the English language so horribly as to call him " very handsome.'" lbnahl. FiiaCds ox tiik Govkuxmkxt. The re port of Mr. William Welsh, of this city, one of the Friends' Indian Peace Commis sioners, testiikd to immense rascality on the part of contractors in that department. He thinks that a few of these must have realized a sum of $230,000 in the Missouri river district alone. For instance, eight thousand head of cattle were contracted for by men who then let the contracts at excessive profit to Texan herders, who were equally responsible. Wheat was delivered at Sioux City at $3.30 per bag. when it was selling at $2.20 there. Per haps the Government should be swindled rather than the Indians, for they have no redress but war. . But there is no necessity for either. Mr. Welsh has done the coun try a grateful service in exposing the f r a u d . Fume v's Press , Some fellow complains in the Bulletin of last Wednesday because Amos N. King refused to give anything towards the $100,000 levy made by Ben. Ilolladay. The writer seems to be out of '"sorts" be cause he cannot find some way by which he could steal what Mr. King has made by bard work and industry. Mr. K. has a right to do as he pleases with his money, and had Ben. Ilolladay saved the money he squandered to defeat Mr. King and the Democratic party, he would probably not now require $100,000 to bring the road to Portland. As for the charge that he has sold the city 80 acres of hind at a high price, we can only say tfiat the city coun cil stands seven Republicans and two Democrats, and the responsibility must be with the Radicals. Suit Against Bkx. IIoijladay. The fol lowing we take from the San Francisco dispatches of the 7th inst. : Sails were commenced on the 27th of December, in the Twelfth District Court, by John Nightingale, against Ben llolladav & Co. .C. Temple Emmet. Milton S. Latham, and others, for an injunction restraining them from selling or offering for sale the stock of the Oregon Central Railroad, and for cash agreed to be paid on a judgement. The plaintiff, Elliot, claims to have held a contract, assigned to him by C. J. Cook, for building the road to the California line, alter which he went into partnership with Ilolladay and others, who agreed to furnish means to carry out the contract, but failed to do so. Also C. J. Cook against Ben Ilolladay & Co.. Ben Ilolladay. Thaddeous R. Brooks. Milton S. Latham. U. Temple Emmet. Wm. Norris and others, praying for a judgement of S'J.uOo.Oo. He ( Elliot )acting as General Eegineer Subsequently he went East to endeavor :o arrange the business, and was disap pointed and harra-sed in every way by the defendants, who finally, in November last. took possession of all the effects of the firm and stopped the work. lie prays for full settlement and division of partnership effects. The mutter was kept from the press until to day. The documents are very voluminous, and contain many points impossible to give by telegraph. Mr. Morrell, of Pennsylvania, says an exchange, whose constituency thought he protected himself too extensively in the matter of the Bessemer steel, and, there fore, sent a Democrat to the next Congress in his stead, in a recent speech he com pared New Voik With Philadelphia, raid: Philadelphia has. by the encourage ment she has given to manufacturers, ad vanced the prosperity of the whole coun try, while the policy of all ptrictly com mercial cities is to favor the importation of the manufactures of foreign peoples which compete with our own. and thus to suppress the developments of home in dustries. Philadelphia has always been true to American imiustry : our chief commercial city has been made tributary to the interests of foreign capitalists. The encrJuragementPhiladelphia gave to manu facturers has advanced the pros perity of the whole country, by paying ail the expenses of the encouragement, in tie ape of excessive protection. vanced the prosperity of Philadelphia, the matter is very happ'dy settled. Under these circumstances, no doubt, Philadel phia will long continue to be true to American industry." but it has another name, viz : Philadelphia factories. DissATisiTKD. The Statesman appears to be determined to find fault. When the railroad Was being constructed and for months before it reached Salem, that pa per was continually harping on the " rail road coming." Now that it has come, it is dissatisfied because !he ca.is don't run by the office. But serious'', if a man was to get to Sal'-m (a stranger) at night, and get into a closed hack, he would imagine that the distance from the depot to town wus about, as far as from hereto Portland. But here is what the W.att'Mman says : Persons wishing to walk to the railroad depot aie notified to arm themselves with a pair of gum-boots or a dug out. or we may be obliged to chronicle iho death of some of our citizens by drowning, as the depot is not accessible except by Coach, canoe of train. We suggest that it should be removed to the summit of Jackson Hill, where it can be visited w ithout, the danger of having an undertaker's Ijill to peruse or cause our friends to lose a day by at tending the funeral. 'A Oooo Exoroi! Moi:(;an U.vnr, Aftku Er.i'.c'nox." Representative Kelly, a Rad ical from Pennsylvania, recently iutro duced a proposition in Congress to abol ish the Internal lie venue Department. This was done to appease the Radical Free Traders, and to be used in the next election. Here is what the New York IleraUl thinks of the proposition : The proposition of Representative Kelly, ot Pennsylvania, to abolish the Internal Revenue Department, uiil serve as pretiy good electioneering clap-trap for the Re publicans until after the next Presidential question is settled, when it will be con signed to the tomb of the Capulels."' A California editor is out. in a card re fusing to speak to any married ladies cf his acquaintance. He says . " We trust that our motive which is pure cowardice will not be misconstrueted. S'miebody perishes ingloriously every day for being upon speaking terms with married women, and we do not care to have our turn come round. Deeply grateful for the past for bearance ot aggrieved husbands we make our bow aud retire. Heieafter our bows arid smiles will be lavished niton girls and widows exclusively; no others need apply. Whoever shall attempt to introduce us to his own wiie. or that of another man. w ill be regarded as a con spirator against our precious life, and subject to abuse in the columns of this journal' A company has been formed in New York which will seriousty interfere with the manufacture of American shoes. Con tracts have been made with shoe manu facturers in Vienna to make " American brogans," similar to those of Massachu setts manufacture, from Austrian leatiier. and ship them to New York. They will cost per pair, duty p id. about twenty-two cents less than American shoes. Retired.- We omitted to state last, week that Gov. Grover had retired from the Agency of the Willamette Manufacturing Company, at Salem. Mr. Joseph Hoyt. long connected with the company a.s super intendent, has been elected agent. No better choice could have been made, and we are truly glad to see that Mr. Iloyt's services are appreciated by the company. FoiKTH. Clackamas county stands 4th in the list of counties as to valuation of assessable property. Multnomah comes first, Marion next, and Linn next. The amount -of poll tax assessed in the State last year is $14.oft7. In Clackamas, 7C0. This shows that only a little over one-half the voters are liable to poll tax in this county, according to the returns. The present Congress will not attempt to do much important business, or to bring about any very radical changes; in relation to revenue or customs. Statesman. Nobody ever supposed that they would do anything to benefit the people. They will devote the few remaining days of the session, however, to robbipg the people, as they did at ;he last. It is estimated that peculation of rev enue and postage stamps, from brokers and railroad offices in New York, amount to upward of $200,000 annually. Thoe peculation are generally committed bv employes. Telegraphic Clippings. Washington. Jari. 7. The friends of the San Domingo scheme, it is reported to-day. have about f iveu up the hope of being able to get the House Committee on For eign Affairs to report back favorably, eit her Banks' or Morion's resolutions. Ail efforts will be made at the meeting o'f the Committee on Monday, and if attended with failure an attempt will be mae?e in open House to suspend the rules and pass Morton's resolution. The effort will be sure to lead to a debate of two or three deys' duration. Washington. Jan. 9. In the House a number ol bil's were introduced and re ferred, among them one by Williams grant ing the right of wav for a railroad from the Oenu al Pacific, in "Utah, to Walla Walla. W. T.; one by Longhridge. in relation to a railroad bridge across the Mississippi- river ; one by A.ttell. for the relief of set tlers on public lands' in California ; one by Johnson definhicr swamp l.uids, also for the relief of distillers ot brandy from grape exclusively. Among the bifis intro duced in the House was one by Jencks. to regulate the manner of making appoint ments in civil service ; one by Churchill to antend the act ol May 31, to enforce the rights Of citizens to vote in sevrel States. Kellogg tendered a resolution request ing the Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill for the repeal of the income tax. Adopted. Mr. Starkweather, by unanimotls con sent, offered a resolution referring all bills, resolutions, petitions and papers now be fore Comrress, or any committee of either House, on the subject ot ocean telegraph cables, to a joint committee of five mem bers of the Senate and eight of the House. wilh power to send for tacts and papers, and report at any time. Adopted. Mr. Orth moved to suspend the rules, to take from the Speaker's table and amend Senate joint resolution authorized the ap pointment of commissioners in relation to the annexation ot Dominica, lie remark ed that the Committee on Foreign Atlairs had this morning, by a majority vote, agreed to the joint resolution. '"At 1 :30 p. m. the motion to take the San Domingo resolution from the Speaker's ta ble was made, but not passing, it was re jected by a vote of 121 yeas to 2 nays, two thirds not voting in the affirmative. At 3 o'clock the House again voted on taking up and passing the. San Domingo joint, resolution, and the motion was again defeated by a vote of 113 to 07, all the Democrats voting in the negative, and the following Republicans Ambler. Peatty. Peters. Boyd. Fiiikeler, Burg, Hoar and Williard. The rules were finally suspended, and the San Domingo resolutions were taken lip for action, being open to amendment and debate. The vote wis 121 to 5S. In the senate, numerous memorials were nn sented from residents of the South, for relief from political disabilities ; and one bv Conkiirg. from the New York Chamber ol Commerce, upon the itupcl tance of lay ing a submarine cable from our westein coast to Asia, and of providing against a monopoly. sveiva bills were also introduced and referred to appropriate committees. One by Ramsey, to provide for ocean steamship service from the head of Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands ; one by Warner, for the Hppoin'mont, of an additional Judge for the District Court. of Alabama. Other legislation of minor importance was intro duced. The Vice President laid before the Senr.te a message from the President, in response to Sfna'e resolution, tiansmitting the re port of the Secretary of Sf.nte covering the correspondence between Motley and the State Department! Oh motion of Morton it was laid on the table and ordered pirin'ed. Thursday next was fixed for the consid eration of the bill to reimburse the States for moneys advanced during the rebellion. El KCrEAN tYAtt Biu sskls. Jan. G. The batteries at Cla rnuii aud Viiie de Averg. throwing shot weighing one hundred and twenty-four pounds, have bombarbed lorts De Issey. Von Yores and .iontrarge yesterday and today, the forts replying w ith considerable effect with six or seven inch guns, throw ing shells weighing one hundred and fifty 'pounds. Gorman engineers expect to si lence the forls by the night of the 7th. General Chaueey is advancing by two columns. The main body is at La Loupe and another at Vendome. The Duke of Mccklenberg occupies a line between" Blois. Vendome and La Loupe and Ver neiiiie. French reserves from Orleans. Chateau Dun and Dreux. in all 77.000 men. are joining Chaueey, who has loO.OOO sol diers in splendid condition. The forces of Gens. Faiilherbe aud Borgies are in excel lent condition. Gen. Mantenfiel's lorses in the baltle of the 3d and 4th were 3.o00. Dates from Paris to the 31 and 4:h inst.. have been receivd to day. 1) image from the bombardment, had been slight. French losses, thus far, had been 2'J killed and 300 wounded. The eitirsens and army were clamorous for offensive action. Versailles,. Jan. 7. Fort De Issay has been scaled. Lille, Jan. 7. The French headquar ters are al Berleaux. The approximate losses in the battle Bapauuie are 0.0!)0 Germans, and 4.000 French. The Germans evacuated Bapa nmC yesterday. It is said 10.000 French have arrived at '-herbour to equip for active service. Lonhon, Jan. 7. The Glohe mentions heavy English shipments of arms to the French, The French under Gen. Roy are repeat ing. They were beaten by the Prussians in two engagements on the 4th inst. Lii.i.K. Jan. 7. Faidherbe still claims a victory in spite of Gewnan bulletins. Paris letters to the 4th indicate danger of riots. London. Jan. 7. Faidherbe is now ad vancing towards Peroune. The' case ments of Forts Issay and Vendome were battered down after a fight of 8 hours dn rai ion. Lomon. Jan. 7. The Germans in the upper Yaliey of the Oise have evacuated Guise and Herson. and are retreating on Messieres. Versailles Jan. 7. The German forces beyond Vendome encountered, and after a severe engagement, repulsed two French army corps. The Germans occupied Ousay, Mount Ories and the intermediate villages. German losses inconsiderable. IIavue. Jan. 8. Ten thousand Gerntan troops, mostly from Roane, were defeated yesterday by Gen. Roy. near Jumereger. The French have since occupied Bourga ehard. and threaten to drive the Prussians from Pont-Aldna. pronnEAVA, Jan. 9. Details of Friday's fighting near Vendome are received. At H o'clock in the morning the Germans attacked Gen. Cuelin Cyrville. at Parchor vilie Thauve. The French were driven back to Neaville. The .French com mander then brought up his supporters, recapturing all his positions, and repuls ing the Prussians beyond,Si;nite Ilamaine. which the French re-entered at night. The Gel man loss was considerable j that of the French trifling. London. Jan. 8. Telfgrams from Ver sailles to the Times, to-day. say the Ameri can Consul has been permitted to leave Paris, and has arrived here. The Prussian guns could family shell the city. Several houses in Paris have been set, on lire, lhere has apparently not been much firing to-day. The French re- j ! oouot at JNorte mjiv irjiii'v.rt it.is n pied by the Prussians, and its fire turned 1 agamsi the I rench. There were no ap pearances of a sortie. The Prussian losses are still insignificant. A correspondent at Versailles on the 7th, telegraphs that the bombardment on the south side of Paris steadily continues. and the fire of the French has slackened It is supposed that several guns have beer! dismounted. The weather was favorable for siege operations. Beklin, Jan. 9. The King telggrapbtf the Queen from Versailles on the fctli f Frederick Charles continues liisj victorioui advance 6n Lefnens. Everything . hasf been quiet in the North Since the 3I. Tho bombardment is proceeding fav&rably; The barra'tks in the fortifications are orf ... .9. London, Jan. 9. The Government of Paris has issued a decree announcing the" consolidation of all military assecialions; aud the entire eble-bodfed population?, with the regular arfny, for the defense of the city; Commissioners are appointed! to carry out this decree, consisting of the Governor of Paris, ihe President and Com manders of the Forts, unci of the artillery aud engineer corps. John A. Logan, he of the Grant? Army of the Republic, denies that he . is a freo" trader, upon which a Contemporary re marks : -The lobbyists who haw been' accustomed to buying his votes have al ways considered him a ready trader, if not a free one. Ex'vhange. - - It would appear from ibe long list of indictments against Radical Represents lives lhat tbey are all becoming tree utt ers not only of their, votes, but all the property of the people. Socidr. A man named Charles DavisV hosiler iii 0. P. Bacon's 'stable, on Second! street, committed Fucide on Sunday morning by hanging himself. He had! been ou a drunken spree a few days pre viously, and being out of money, . he tola friends after gelling sober lhat it was no use living ; it were better for a man to bo dead. He went to bed in the stable that night, and was found the next morning dead, having committed the deed, without awakening any person in the stable. De Ceased was about 30 .years; old. unmarried; aud was a native of Vermont. Iltruld. Sister Mary Florence, in the world Miss Alphonsia Collin, died of consumption at St. Mary's Academy, in this city, on Wed nesday evening. January 3, 1871. agd 32 years. 7 mouths and 2'J days. Her remains were taken to St. Paul. Marion county. tor interment. Sister Mary Florence spent fifteen years of her life in religion and liai been eleven years in Oregon, where sho' was intimately known and dearly loved for her many angelic virtues and her devoiiort to the causo of religion and education.' Catholic Sentinel. There.!! KxAVi.it II SWINDLERS!! f These aT mild tern s with winch to 3tpig i.atc those mean contemptible ad venture M who have been induced by the high re uta titn which Dr. fge's Csittn-rh ltemtdy baa won, to pttt tip ami i t'er for sale a wor. bless ifrutat;oti of mis celebrated medicine, lie member that Dr. It: V. Pierce's private Stan p, which is the only j.ovitive guuiaitUe tit p tii ii in tu .vs shoti'd lii imoii fvc rv nsipk- 'j o x -j r ttye. This private stamp; issued by the U: S. j!ovei n m cut expressly for stamp ng Drr 1'iei ce's medicines, l a? upon it his portrait, iiaitie and address, and the words "U. S. cer titio'te of genuineness.'' Don't get swindled by men calling themselves Dr. Sagef Dr. Pierre of UutV.if, . Y.. is the wily man now liting that has the iL: lit and can make the or.gi. ;d Dr. .age Catanfi Remedy. Sold by ciruggists or sent by mail on receipt of sixty cents. lew Stockholders' Meeting. riMIKRi: YILBK A MEETING OF TIIK JL .St x kiioiitei s of the U. P. Hall Associa tion in the Court Hou.-e on Saturday, the' '21 st inst., at 7 o'clock p. m.. lo elect three Directors for the ensuing year, aud to ti ans ae t sufc'i other bu-ifiess a.s may come before the tme.ing. N. W.. RANDALL, Pres. Oreuon City, J'. otli, lb71. 10:wl IS MY1SKS, OREGON CITV, OREGON, IlETAIL DEALERS lit GROCERIES; ROOTS e&gMOES, IS All I WARE, I also keep constantly on hand SALEM CASS IMF RES, FLANNELS TWEEDS AND BLANKETS, Which I will sell at the Factory Prices,Ctind vtdM taka wool in escbange. 3fT will also pay th hrghett prirt fnf Duller. Eggs, and ail kinds of good countr produce. 1 will self as low as any house' iu Oregon, for Cash o- rts equrvalent'in good meridian tabic produce. SW Give me a call and satisfy voursfclves.- Important Notice. The year 170 fas clossed, and so bare hit books for that period. I would most respect ful y request si 1 1 persons indebted to tcf call and settle the r accounts, either by cash or nore. M y ace mots for 1S70 must be set tied without utliijr. JOHN MYERS. Jn. 13, 1S71 tf Guardian's Sale of Eeal Estate. r'OTICE IS" HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN pursuance of the order of the Probate Court of the county of Clackamas, 8tH.te of Oregon' ina'le on the J fh day of .November, 1870, in the matter of the est ate of the minor heirs of Mieheal Summers, deceased, the undersigned Guardian of the persons and estate of said minor heirs, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder tor XJ: N. Rold oi silver coin, and ti.jtct to confirmation by s;nd 1'rbate Court,- -n Saturday, the 4th day rs ot 1 :bruary, 1.171. at t 4!o;k p.- m. of said day," at the Court House door, in Clackamas county' and State aforesaid, all the liahty title, interest and estate of said intestate at the time of hi death, and all the riht. title and interest that thesaid estate has oi the Vwirsof said estate have by Trtue of their relatiorfship to Said intestate by ep-htmm of law or othrrwise acquired in and to all that lot, piece r parcel of land, situated, lyiri? arid bo my m the town of Oregon City, 'lack amas county, U;e:ron, particulaily des rited an billows, to-wit : AslxtsXos.iand4, in Block lilty-lbur, on the town plat f Oretm City, Ore fon, and on tile in tV.-; lark's oiUce of .the county unit st;i.' Hirr"saui: Condi i km of Sal. jlon&y t be paid down y deed at tlte exi-ense of purchaser. 1.LIXA li ETH SUMMERS, jtuTdian of the Minor JJeirs of . . . Kichoal Summers, deceased.- CHAR. E. W'AltliLX, Att'y for Guardian. Jan. 13, 1871:v4 Administrator's Notice "OTICE IS IlEiiEBY GIVEN TIIAT Till x undersigned have been appointed Adminis--tratrix and Administrator, respectively, of the Estate of Harrison Wripbt, deceased. All per- sons ha-r.n? claims aains' said Estate are here by liotiiied to present them to the undei signed properly verified, within six months fioni thi date, or be forever burred. ELIZABETH A. WRIGHT, JO.SEI1I A. "WRIGHT. JanJI 2th,l 87 l:v4 AVOID (,UACKS.A victi n t oly in discretion, causing nervous debility, pre. nature decay. &.c , having triePin rain every ajveitised remedy, l as a s-imr le mean oi s If cure, which he vlr send fiee to his fellow- sufferers. Address J. II. TUTTLE, 73 Nassau st., New York. Jan. 13:Gm A. NOLTNER, NOTARY I'UBUC, ENTERPRISE OFFICE. Croon City: Jsa. 13:tl " ' ' O