The Weekly enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1868-1871, May 19, 1871, Image 2

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OKFIUIAL PAPER F (R CLACKAMAS COUXTT.
Oregon Hit y, Grogm ,
Ivr 9 '871.
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Tiie Presidential Campaign-
There'can no longer be any question
Tout what Emperor Grant wilt njrain be
the candidate of the Judical 'party. Sen
ator Morton placed Giant in nomination
Recently at Waging: on. and immediately
'on the adjournment of Congress. Grain
and his keeper went into Indiana to ratify
the nomination. The speeches made on
the occasion, by Senator Morton, will
undoubtedly be embraced in the platform
of l lid Radical party for 1872. They em
body nothing bat eulogies of Grant's ad
ministration, in the must extravagant
terms, yet there is noihing tangible, and
the burden (if them is made r.p declara
tions regarding the reduction of the na
tional debt dari.ig Grant's "tet m. but they
''-fail entirely in mentioning the fact that
"this redaction has been accomplished by
the loibearance of the people, who have
been taxed beyond all endurance to
enable tha admihistt a.ion to make this re
duction. Nor c-in we expect them to
"State that this burden has been unneces
sary 5 that they have kept horded up un
productive capital and impoverished the
country ; thai they have kept a herd of
cilice holders, and by means ot this latge
surplus revenue, caused corruption
to be practiced openly in every de
partment of the Government, and the
people's hard earnings have been squan
dered. The principal song of the Radical
Presidential campaigner is an abuse of the
Democracy upon issues prior to the war.
while he fails in having any fixed plan
for the future use of the Radical party.
That party once had an object, and though
diabolical as it was. succeeded in accomp
lishing it. and now they have no tun her
principles, but plunder and office. They
stand ready to lake up anything which
may come up for popular favor, and fur
Pake it the moment the sentiment of Un
people is known to be against iluin. As
an illustration we would call the; atten
tion of the reader to the course of the
Administration in the little annexation
scheme, and other measures that Lave be
come unpopular. While they do not give
up their desh cd object, they simply let it
sleep until they sneered in placing them
selves in a fortification on which they
may not be easily dislodged. The entire
term of Grant's administration ha-s been
occupied with a view to retain power,
regardless of the interf'srs of the people.
The Democrats have a fixed pr'urcijre in
view, and have 'he vantage ground. The
address we published last week has set
before the people of the countrv the
shortcomings, extravagance and high
banded rascalities of the party in power,
and most plainly shows the tendency ot
the Administration towards a despotic
and centralized govern men!. While the
Democracy are fijlning the enemy of free
government upon issues of to day. which
are vital to the perpetuation of our once
free and great countrv. the Radicals have
nothing to bolster their cause up before
the people but the vile arid malicious
charges brought ag.tiiist the Dem lentcy
tenyears ago. ami which have become
t h read tai e and ran no longer sorn a
scare crows to frighten men liom a plain
path of duty, 'lite only hope o ;t re.ul
1'cau loitu oi govt n un ni in this country
i itie dethrt iiet:v:.l of Grant and lie
Radical u-urpers. They have heroine
nioi o despn lc than any King, or li:coi;or
ever dated to be w ithout , i y i r '. ir lor the
Usurpation w ith his lite. The Democracy
propose to go into the campaign, not wi h
dead ami p.-t issues, but with such an
tin ay of iivtnsr and present tacts as will
bring the Radical paity to a realization
of the enormity of its ctimes on liberty.
the people and country. The c.Maiogur
id its crimes is be. tig made up. and the
black hand ot i s iniamx lir tin p; st ten
years is every u here viible. and the race
. ot I heir partv . w hich gained power wv h
B plattoim ot i i, e idea, which has cos;
the couiiuy biilioiis t;t money and mi;
lioifi ol lives, vrdil come t;i ;.t! ignominious
death in November. I.s7
Cpposi It.
The Free Trade League oppose the re
peal of tin- duty on tea and coffee, says tim
llxA miner, because every dime collected i
a legitimate tax and goes into the Treas
nry. The duty ihns collected is 8 115 0, );).
00. They advocate instead the removal
of those duties which yield liitle revenue
and tax the people heavily to support
favored monopolists. Dor instance, the
Government receives no revenue from
blankets; yet the duties on them of lil.)
per cent, enable the manuf ictui ers in this
country to extort Irom the people S- 25
otj every pair sold in the country over
- -and above what the same goods can be
imported for free of duty. This is a tax
paid by every individual in te United
States, and. while it yields no revenue, is
more burdensome to the people than the
taxes on the t;i and eotf.'e. which produce
'' ?13. 000.000 per annum. Accurate statis
tics carefully collected by ex Commission
er W !s. show that a family ol six pel sons
will consume in a ear, of coffee, ;$t;
pounds, the duty upon which, at ;$ cents
, per pound is SI OS; of tea. ti pounds, tin
duty up u widen, at I cents per pound,
is yi) cents. The whole burden is there
lore, only SI '"hile the tax on a single
pair of liiikets is Si L'5. Etch ade.lt
therefore. pa s more taxes on a p lir o!
blankets than a single family of six persons
pays on its tea and Coffee during a whole
year. The tax on a laboring man's suit
ol clothes amoiin's to ludy ?13. or seven
times the sum paid by a lamily ol six per-
q sous ou Its whole annual coiisumptiue o!
tea and Coffee.
O What Sueuman Says. Gen. Shertiran
has the following to say in relation to the
Kn-Kbix in the S.mih. He is -loyal"'
and ought, to be regarded good auihoilty:
"1 probably have as good means of in
foruiut'um as most persons in regard to
what is culled the K.Klux. and am per
tectly satlsh, d thil the ihin" is .'reailv
over estimated ; and if the Ku Klux bills
Were Kept out of l',,tiif!-i. .,, I ,i
' v-jiiy.i,utia the army
kept at Uieir te-uimate duties, ihere are
r-uuuu buu ami nie men in all South,
r sxli,t ti! mi! i. in-.. .. i i
rn
.i... .... ... ,.v ..v.. -.1 .in riai-ivinx
bauds of lu.irauuers."
othvr
DE:.a.cn.vr:c Nahoxal Cuxvextiox
The Executive Cemmutee hUe deter
mined to call the u.xt convetuiou at
Jbi. L-c-u.s ud the U ut J:Jy ls72
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The Mails-
We have two daily mails into Oregon,
one by way of California, overland, and
the other by way of Salt Lake, yer.strange
to say. our mails are received here in a
budget semi-occasionally. We have a
number of daily papers on our exchange
list, but these arrive, sometimes eight
and ten in one mail, and we frequently
receive two weeklies from the East of the
same date on one day. Why ihis state of
affairs exists we cannot contecture. r-.nd
must conclude that the Postal Agent
either does not understand his business,
or he fails to attend to it. What is the
use ol daily mails if mail matter is not
forwarded by the quickest and shortest
route, and not allowed to lay at distrib
uting offices for the accommodation of
mail contractors. Tt ill Ihe Postal Agent
see where ihis fault lies and make an effort
to correct the growing evil ? There is no
necessity for a daily mail if we are to
have it by steamer once in ten or twelve
days, or allowed lc lay on the line from
California here.
While we are on the subject of mails,
we would call the attention of the Postal
Agent to the fact that the manner ol sup
plying the side offices in this county is
anything but satisfactory. Every office
in the county is supplied by starting out
of Portland, while they could alliae sup
plied from this place in shorter time and
at a much less expense. There is no nec
essity of a mail carrier going to Portland
and back over a distance ot twelve or fif
teen miles where a d stributing oflice is lo
cated within four arid five miles. There
is no sense in such a thing, and as to the
benefit to the people.it would be just as
HCCeptaole to them to have the mail leave
here every Saturday morning as Portland.
Every oHlce in rhis county could be sup
plied i.t one day were 'the different mails
to leave hei e, but now it takes from two
to time days to make the round trip.
There is not a single mail route oiit from
ihis city, while we are not to exceed K
miles from any office in .he county, and
Portland is to most of them over thirty
This is a little piece of favoritism which
costs the Government a large sum ol
money each year, aim is also a great in
convenience to the people. We hope the
present Postal Agent will take sli ps to
correct the abuses inaugurated by his
predecessor, and let the mails for Clack
amas county go out from Oregon City,
the proper place, and not force the peo
ple of this city if they wish to send mad
matter four miles Iroin town to forward
it thii'.een miles to Portland and then
have it come back seventeen.
IIov the Fatmtrs are Fleeced.
The free Trade Lefgue pt'.ts torth en il
lustrated paper, which we briefly noticed
some time since, showing up the iniquities
of the present tariff laws. It is called the
People's Pictorial Tax Payer."' It con
tains tacts and ligures well calculated to
startle the tax-payers, who are -each year
robbed of mote millions than the neces
sities of the government require, lor the
benefit, of a comparatively few Eastern
Manufacturing capitalists. The il.l.istrated
shows that
Perct.
The farmer rises in the morning and
puis on his llinnel shirt taxed Go
IPs trousers taxed (JO
His si k Vest taxed 00
His co.it Cloth taxed... 00
iittttotis taxed 40
Silk lining taxed (iO
P. al l tig taxed l."0
Draws oil h.: boo s taxed i")
fcio down to breaklast from a plate..
taxed 4o
Knives anil forks taxed o."
Iiead.- a new-pa per Paper taxed. .. . 20
With ink taxed ;."
And i pe taxed i.a
Tu'S on his sti nch hat taxed 70
iihidies his hor.-e. shod with nails. . ..
la.Xed 07
To a plough taXed 4.
Willi U ace chain-; taxed loo
And harness taxed 33
lie goes to a village store and buys
his wile a hand keicuiel taxed... 3"
Shawl (I suppose woollen) taxed '200
Snk !or a dress taxed lit)
Hat 'axed 40
Stockings (I suppose worsted)...
tax i d .
i ;
3)
(iO
CO
25
7 !
3.3
5'!
7o
bz
70
40
50
Roots laX-d
Si k craVat taxed. .
Silk umbrella taxed
Needles laXed .
Thread taxed
Pin 1 aXed
G ,ovcs taxed
S eel pens taxed
Rice taxed
Soap olXed
Candies taxed
Soirch taxed
Paint taxed
Gets a ballot ami votes for protection
under the old fl t, raxed
10 0
It is not strange, wi ll these startling
fg ires staring them in the lace, tint,
honest, truthful men can be still driven
to the polls atij made to vote t lie Radical
ticket. All this noise about Kit Klux is
designed to divert popular attention Irom
l hese iniquities.
Dktkumixkd to Tkst It. The Woman
S iffi agists are determined, says the
hi:r. to test, before the highest judicial tri
bunal their right to vote, "same as any
o her man.' In the late Waliiiij;ton elec
tion a number of them app'ied to the
projer officers to be registered as voters.
This was of course, denied them. Since
then throe or four h ive ittstini.ed sads
against the 6uperii.teude.iis of Elec'ion
in toe Circuit Couii of the D. strict claim
ing d uu tges in the sum ot $2.o)J each.
If decided ag linsi iheiu. then the C ises
are to be appealed to id' Supreme Cmin
of the United Slates. There is no tilling
what a Radical Supreme Court wilt or
will not do. and so the strong-minded
may yet attain their main object by a
shori cut.
Lkavim; It. The best trie i of the Re
pub. ban party the men who lought its
battles and conducted it tJ victory woeti
it was yet a mi aority party, are fast leav
ing it, such men as Sumner, Trumbull
and Schurz being among the defections.
Men of ButlerV. type are now its ruling
spirits, and they are fast carrying it to
where it long since should have yo.ie to
the devil.
Swinging Round tuk Circle. Grant
and his keeper, .Morton, took a "swing
around the circle" recently, to Indi ina
and other western Slates. Our Radical
friends were very free with their dirtv
abuse of Johnson for doing a similar act,
bat we have not seen any disapproval in
ibeir columns of Grant's courW.
An Independent View-
The New York Herald of a recent date
thus expresses its views in relation to the
Democratic Address published in our last
issue. Tt is a sensible article, well wortb
reading, as the views expressed are truth
ful and to the point :
It is simply an address to the people of
the United States, signed by the fourteen
Democratic Senators and ninety tour
uepresentatives ol Congress, expressing
their views on the legislation and polic
ot the Radical party and the conduct ol
the hdmin srratioii, and defining in general
terms the -position of ihe Democratic parly
in reply to the charges made against it by
ihe Radicals. 'Ihe s-ddress has the merit
of brevity, which is an improvement upon
such political manifestoes generally,
though it might have been more forcible
and explicit. The Democratic Congress
men thought, probably, it would be best
to leave the wotk of miking a platform
to the National Convention, and intended
this movement- as only preliminary. In
view of ihe chit n ires that ruav lake idace
between the present time anil next spring.
and the necessi ly of harmonizing the party
in the different sections of the country on
a general Course of policy, it was deemed
prudent, no doubt, to wait the upshot ol
events. The Dem cratic Congressmen
act upon tin' principle that "sufficient tor
the day is the evil thereof.''
We do nut see. however, as some of the
Radical 'newspapers pretend, that this
comparative ueg.'tive action of the Demo
cratic leaders implies tear of meeting
sq rarely die issues determined by and
since the war. The language of the ad
dress does not admit ot such inference.
"No indignation can b
too stern unci no scorn loo severe lor the
assertions by unscrupulous Radical lead
ers that the great 'Democratic and Con
servative p 4i t y of the Union, hr'.s or can
have sympathy with disorders or violence
in any part ol the country or in the de
privation ol any man of Ids rights tinder
the constitution. It. is to protect arid per
petuate the rights which every freeman
cherishes, to revive in all hearts the leel
ing ot Iriendsnip. alfection and harmony
which are ihe best guarantees ol law and
order, and to throw around ilie humblest
eition. wherever he may be. the protect
ing ;egis of those safeguards of personal
'liberty which the lundanieiital laws of the
html assure, that we invoke the aid of ail
good men m ihe work ol peace ami fecoti
cilli ttiou."' So tar. ihen. the Democratic
leaders in Congress, l epi eseiiting all sec
tions of ihe country, are committed to
carry "out the a'lnendtnents to the Constitu
liou and to OrdorCe the laws made to that
end.
lint the address is fvtinly denuneialurv
ol R iilieal legislation and policy and of
t: e Con option and extravagance of the
Radical party since it has been in pjiwer.
Here the Democrats have ample ground
to stand upon, antl if they know how to
m ike use ol the lads that, lie iioadeast
belore them they can "break down the
dominant pa'rty. whether General Grant
can succeed or not in the Presidential
race oi 1.S72. Apart trout the necessary
expenditures to prosecute the war lor the
preservation of the Union, the Radical:;
have squandered during the ten years
they have been in 'power an incredible
sum of teoiiex'. Noihing like the reckless
extravagance was ever known m the his
lory of 'nations before, and now, six years
alter peace litis been restored, ihe current
expenditure of the Govenifnent. inriepeud
ctil of the int'U-est on the debt, is nearly
three limes greater than in 1SG0, when tin
Radicals first came into power. "In live
years ot peace follow ing the war.' as the
Congressional Democratic address says,
"the Radical administrations have expend
ed twelve hundred mil. ions for ordinary
purposes alone, being within two hundred
millions ol the aggregate amount spent
hr the same purposes, in war and peace,
during the seventy one years preceding
June MO. 17(11, not including in either case
the sum paid upon principal or inteie-t ot
the pubic debt" Rut itnit- is not all.
Hundreds ol millions ot acres of the pub
lie muds the most precious inhei iiauce oi
the people hive been lavished upon
railroad and other grasping corporations
without anything like an equivalent, and
io enrich the paitisans ol the government.
'Ihe most burdensome ssstem ot taxation
is kept up and an army of officeholders
employed in older th.it the aduuuis ration
and parly may have a gorged treasury,
the greatest amount ol patronage and
abundant means for jobs ot all kinds.
This, in bi ief. is the appaiing financial
history of ten years of Kadic.il rule.
A more serious charge, if possible, on
winch tlu-i address of I tie Deuiocra s ar
raigns the Radicals, is the proscriptive,
coercive and centralizing policy which
threatens t'i subvert ihe liberties of Ihe
peojde and to turn this tree and happy
country over io the government of the
worl. We have become so accustomed
to military title since the war commenced
t ti.it the people appear to have lost that
vigilance with which they lormerly
guarded their liberties. Federal bayon
ets at the polls i i hy;l Stales and in
times of jeace would have created the
greatest alarm with our lb re fa 'hers. ?)ii
no pretence would this have bt en toler
ated in former linn s, yet we see that now.
Ihe tedeial government, under ihe Radi
cals, is hist march ng to a centralized
despotism. 1 he coei eive bill just passed
by Congress and signed by the President,
under the pretext o! Kti Kiux disoiderx
in the South, is the severest, blow to lib
er y ever struek in this country, it places
the whole population of a va?J seciioh.
innocent as well a guilty, at the mercy
of one mm and his nr. i addons. It is the
government of the .-word. There is no
nece.-sity lorthat. 'I he industry prosper
ity and general good conduct ol ih.-S.iu h
show the impolicy and injustice of such
;i dangerous measure. Disorders there
are, no doubt, a there trequeiitly are in
ot her seci ions of the country, but tliev
have been greatly ex tggei ated and d. -iot
justify the subversion ot civil liberiv.
Many of these disorders have been fo
inented by the Rid.c.ds themselves. This
high handed and autocratic policy of the
government must be nudes stood by the
con-ervative people of the North I hey
w ill soon le.it n that it has been adopted
for po itical ends to in," une sectional
passion.-, and to place the S-'u hern St. lies
under the control of the adm tn-tr nioii.
so as to secure their vote in the coining
Presidential election. It looks as if rlje
Radicals are r.-ady to create another civil
war rather than lose their power. Sti.I.
we think they will overreach themselves
and th a1 their very coercive and despotic
policy may defeat the object they have in
view. This pretended Kii-Kiux legisla
tion will give the Democrats a great ad
vantage, if I hey know hjw to use if. They
Could have no better plank in their plat
form, and no better i-stie on which to go
belore the people. The old saying that
whom the 'rods would destroy they first
m tke m id"' seems to be applicable just
now to the Radical party. It is evident
from the whole tenor of 'he Democ atic
Congressional manifesto that the leaders
know what they are about, and that they
are going to make the despotic and coer
cive policy of their opponents a promi
hem issue hereatter.
Prize Essay-. The State board of Real
K-tat: Agents, at Portland, have offered a
prize of SU00 for the best Essay on Oregon.
its Advantages as an Agricultural and
Commercial Slate. Inducements it presents
to Capitalists, Emigrants, etc.. to con.e in
the compass of one hundred paces of
ordinary pamphlet size12 mo of printed
matter, the manuscript to be banded in
within sixty days to the Secretary or the
Roi-rd; Mr. C. P. Ferry.
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COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
TTNTVF.RSTTY 01? ntT.TT?nT?MTfi .
Our Royal Family.
The Chicago Tribune-gives a list of the
royal family of Great Britain with the
various amounts paid for their support
and the maintenance of their State, which
foots up a total of $1.730 .Ml). The tri
bune goes on to say that in spite of our
deep sympathy with John Cull, because
ot the taxation w ith which he is burdened
to support a family of princelings, we
nave a royal family of corporations lor
which we are taxed much more heavily
than any people in the world are taxtd to
maintain roya'ty. Here are some items
from the taxes collected in 1S7G :
Tax collec'ed on salt S 5.250 000
Recehed by the Government .. .1 .323.000
Paid over to salt companies S3 J7.U0U
Tax collected 'on pig iron. . . ..$2(.()00'.000
Received by the government. . l.oOO.ooO
Paid to pig iron companies. .SIS. 400 000
Thus, as the Tribaii show?, our two
salt com uinies cost us more than twice as
much as the British royal family costs
John Bull, -wl'tle a few Penrisy lvania Iron
companies cost us as much annually as is
paid to support the royal families of
Prussia. Holland, Belgium. Italy, Austria,
Havana, Russia and Greece.
A Bill ok Exrhxsi-:. As was predicted,
the treaty of the "'High Commission is
simply a bill of expense to the United
States, and will result, instead ol a benefit
to the American tjoveniinnt, to the in
terest of England. The New York Iltruld
has the following on this subject :
Notwithstanding the secrecy 'hat the
members of the Joint High Commission
have professed in regard to the points of
ihe treaty they have negotiated, there re
mains no doubt that it provides for the re
cognition ot the c'aims ot Englishmen for
damages during our civil war ; that a
money compensation is to tie given lor the
useof rhe Canadian ll-hing grounds inshore,
that the navigation of the. St. Lawrence is
to be free to our vessels, ami the naviga
iton id' the Canadian 'canals bound only to
a pa meiit ot toils. Our demands tor in
demnity for the depredations ol the Ala
bama are conceded. Englishmen in this
country who suffered by our civil war are
to be indemnified, and our fishermen are
Io have the privilege of the inshore fi-h
lies on the p.inieni of a certain sum ;is
coinpeusa-ion theielor by the United
Slates. As the damages to English are es
timated at some twenty million dollars
more than our estimate of datniges by the
Alabama, il can be easily seen that we are
not likely to m ike much by our bargain,
and as we seem to be the tarty to ihe
treaty that has to pay the most money il is
iiucointortabl y evident that h; wing gone
lor wool we have come back shorn.
Wi;o.(. Conci.i sio.x. i'ue Oreijonbin
says that ,t was not in the power of the
Radicals: to defeat the lock bill on the
west side of the river. This is another one
ol its errors. It was welt known that had
that bill beer, amended in a single instance
in the Lower House, it would never have
become a law. as the Senate would have
refused to concur in any amendment, and
the other bills to which it was count c:ed
as a rider, would have come up and been
defeated. Which would have been the
death knell of the bill. This .Messrs.
Earhart O'Rogan and Wh alley knew, and
when an attempt was made to insert in
the bill gross reeeipts" in dace of net
ptoli s. ' tliey voted tigiin-t lite amend
ment, which was carried by tt vote of 20
to 22. Had they vo ed for the amend
ment, the vote wou'd have stood ttcrn!
llinx lor the b mend merit and hiirhtjn
against it, and the bill would thus have
been defeated. This is a plain matter ot
lac iind is known to all who were v
Salem at the time.
New NoKTiiWi.sr.--Ve have received
the first two ntunbc'.s of this paper, pub
lished at Portland by Mrs. A. J. Dtiniway.
The paper presents a very neat ami credi
tably appearance, typographically and is
edited wuh considerable, ability. V. hile
we have no sympathy with the objects of
the paper, (woman suffrage) we neverthe
less wish it success as we believe it will
have a tendency to instruct women in
their other duties, and disgust them with
politics. There are not enough strong
minded New England women in this
country who Wish to wear the apparel
that belongs to the s ronger sex. and as a
general ihing. the franchise quest 'on is
looked upon by the women with greater
disapproval than it is by a few weak
minded men. We have heard of two or
three men (supposed to be) in this place,
who ure in favor of woman's suffrage, but
have thus lav tailed to liud a woman wtio
desires it.
Diko. Hon. II. N. George, a prominent
citizen of Linn county, and one of the
Preside: tialelectors for Lincoln in lSt'lO
died at the Dalles on the lldi inst. His
remains were taken to Albany lor inter
ment last Fiid iy.
I M poiiT.ixT Scrr. The long pending
suit betw een Messrs. Plfelt. Weil it Co. vs.
II. II. Snow, was terminated last week in
the IT. S. District Court, by a verdict in
ftvor of the p'iuiu'iffs in the sum 'of
Sir) 3?7. We are informed that steps
have already bet-n taken to force Mr.
Snow through bankruptcy on petition of
his credi'ors.
Dikii. Mi . N. C. Colemtu, taiher of Mrs.
J is. Teal, died at his residence in Lane
County, last Friday. .Mr. Coleman was
much esteemed by til who knew him. and
leaves a large tani.lv ot grown children
and numerous trien Is to in turn his death
Su oat Scit'ioi, Exci'itstox. The various
Sunday Schools of Alb my look a railroad
excursion l.ist Saturday to Portland.
There were about hundred hour per-ons
on the cars when they pas-ed through
her.-, all appearing as h mpy as the bov
w ith his firs; pair (Jf new boots.
Damages. Mr. Berhi!i Crown, who had
h's library destroyed by a Radical mob in
San Francisco in IS 15. obtained a judg
ment :vx ibist ihe citv lor the sutn of 31 200
Tnis is mt near what he should have re-'
ceived.
Another Govkknor. Thos. M. Row-en.
of Atkansas. has been confirmed as Gov
ernor of Idaho Territory.
BntnoK. The cost of the proposed
bridge across the WiTatnette, at Portland
is estimated atSloO.OOd.
SrsrKNDiiii. Trie publication of
Dully Mercury las been suspended.
the
I. O. O. F. The Grand Lodge of the I.
O. O. V.. for the jurisdiction of Oregon
Washington and Idaho, rrtet last Tuesday
at Portland.
DECI.INKI) We see it stated that Hon.
r II t! li t, .1. l t,
Vjeo. ii. leouieiou iaa ueuuiieu oeing a i
candidate for Governor at the coming
election ia Ohio.
Emphatic Condemnation.
We published a few days since an ex
tract from that able Republican journal,
the Xallon, condematory of the so-called
Ku-KIux Act. designed to cooler imperial
powers on Grant and enable him to con
trol the Southern elections. The Xal'um
was not alone in its protests against that
outrage upon free 'government. Other
Republican papers spoke in the same
tone, and among them the X. Y. Evening
JW in the following emphatic style :
In oilier words, every constitutional re
striction upon the power of the Executive
is w ithdrawn, and instead of the Constitu
tion and its checks, the nation is left to
the voluntary torbearatice and sound
judgment of the President as the sole
salt-guard tor its liberties. If he should
choose at any time to declare the City of
New Yolk or Washington in rebellion,
antl to take possession of 'it with the army,
under martial law. that is. under the will
of himself l-.s commander-in-chief, the
people must choose between submission
and armed resistance to the enforcement
id' an act of Congress. 'Xhnt is to any. it
fjices 'he. color f laio to si :h u coup 'rt'f.tat
u$ iiHtde JS'ipiht-outlf. jt'sfcr of Fnince.
No republic Is justified in thus surren
dering its liberties. The success of such a
measure i more to be dreaded than its
utter failure. The : estoi tit ion of order by
such means would be a greater calamity
lo the c juntr'y than the. promotion of dis
order by it. For it would establisn a
precedent by which any political party
hereatter. on obtaining the control of
Congress and the Executive, might en
trench itself and i s President in absolute
power and leave the people no remedy
against absoiuteism and centralik ttiotiisui
b'.il in revolution. It i".s' mi ft'tuck ujioh
th" fiiUtliti6i.; of cicil liberty ; na abun-
liillirut of tl'tt relinnC Upoil tuiO (Ufl
upon public opinion which is the. tjmiolh of
hix'ory iind llic ccoicii of cici'iz'itiou ; it re
currence to the principies and methods tf
It'irbui ism.
Wi:oG. We notice that most of the
valley papers published a repot t that Mr
M. II. Abbott, of the B-'d Hock Democrat.
was soon togive'-.rp that paper and re
move to Montana to take charge of a
paper there. 'Ihe last is.-tie of Mr. Ab
bott's paper emphatically denies this
story. We think, as a rule, it is always
best for papers to wait in announcing
such impcrtant changes n'ttil they appear
in the paper which the party interested
publishes, as a report of this kind cannot
be ot any benefit lo the ptibbc. while it
does an injury to the paper. The las!
issue of that paper entered in the second
voluin". an 1 Mr. Abbott sepaks , very
fluteringly ol his success, both past and
future.
Telegraphic
mgs.
Cikcaoo. M iy 17. AecoinHs from cen
tral, and portions of northern Illinois, re
port an anpreee.iented drouth for this sea
son of the year. Vegetation -s stilferiug
badly.
Washington. May Pi. The subject of
the fiermattire disclosure of the Treaty at
Washington is more ta ked of hen; than
any other. The opinion prevails am ng
many Senators and others that the commit
tee, iiuvmg iuvestig ited as to the conduct
of 'Senators with reference 'o the pi'ib.iu i
lior ot the treaty, h ive no right to require
correspondents to answer further as to the
sot tree of their informal ion. : is ex pec ted
the Tribniie correspondents will be report
ed to the Senate to day. and il they reluse
to answer q testi ns. that body will decide
whit their punishment shall be.
Wa iJi'Gi'o. May 13. --In executive ses-
sioll ot t he -.f inite
to il iv. tin? t re
-'y
was
lavorablv reported bv Ihe Chairman of tin
Com nut tee on foreign U fit ions M r. Cam
eron). without any recommendation or
amendment.
'Ihe new Territorial Covernment for
C 1 itnb a wa- i lagurated to-d iy. A h'-rg
number being in attendance to witness the
proceedings of the ot g mi?, ttion of theTer
iitori.il Assembly. i-";ed. Douglass was
elected Vice President of the Council or
upper branch.
Nkw Yot.'K. Mav ,") A Wnshing'on
special says the Senate foreign Committee
are said to stand tour in favor and three
against the Treaty of Washington
Washington. -May The President
has nominated Nicholas fish, of New
York. Assistant Secretary of Legation at
UerIiii.andW.il Paiker. ol Pennsylva
nia, consul to Daitte.
In ihe executive session ol the Senate
to-day. Carpenter made a report from the
Committee of Investigation in to the un
authorized publication of the treaty o!
Washington. The report gives the te-ti
uiw-iy oi While, the correspon lent, and II.
J. liamsdell. the assistant correspondent of
the New York Tribune, to the effect that
they obtained the treaty from a printed
cojiv and telegraphed it to New York, but
refused to tell how or from whom they got it
or w h;it they paid. The Commit tee decided
that the question which "hite ami P uns
dell re!u-ed to answer wane the proper
ones, and recommended the adoption by
Ihe Semite ol resolutions directing the ser
geau!-a!-aruis to an est them and bring
them belore the bar oi the Setia e and de
tain them until they answer for their coti
teir;pr in the matter, and to abide such
lu'h'-r orders as the Senate n iy m ike. An
animated deflate of lour hours followed,
idler which the resolution in reference to
White was adopted by l to 1". and that
in reference io Uaui-deH ' ";-5 17. In
accordance with the resotil ions, warrants
have been issn-d Ph- the arrest of White
and R imsileli by the seargent -at-at ins.
IlAi:ii'o;:r) (C-mn ). May PL The Leg
i-lature assemb.-d at 7 o'clock. Gov. Jew
ell took ihe o.tih of ollice and read the
inaugural.
EUUOPEAX AVAll NEWS.
Taris. M,y l."i. Tiie Communists m idc
a sortie l.i-t niht. but (hiding- tlm Ver-siilli-ts
strongly pu-n-d in R.us le Ron
login t hey
hetvv ios-.
were I'liCi'd to
TIh' Vers.iillists
retreat with
co'i-t rnciod
Iind.
iicross the Sd;ie nt Pnte.uiw nml
have brought over a great m tss of artil
lory. The Gi da Peup'e s'ates that chemical
preparations ire ready to completely an
nihihile the Vers.tillists when they assault
tho ramparts.
Vi:usAii.i.i;s. May 10th. In the Asetn
bly to da a m nioirdeelaring ihe repnU
lie pennaiient was referrea to a com:nit
tee
Government troopo have entered Paris
through breaches in Port Maillot ami at
Ant'ViI. The entry ol troops at Point de
Jour is imminent
I'.vitis. Mav 2o, A World cable says the
Commune vesterd ay split in two lactions.
each at open war with the other.
Versaillists have effected three practica
ble breaches, and massed a large number
of troops wiihm tilty yards ot the ram
parts. The destruction of life and property by
bombardment, in the Ameiican quarter to
day is te.ii Ik!.
A t'Uil'tra special says the easaiilists
will p rob tbl v carrv the city pj-nisrht. The
Coinmnni.s.s are tl -eing.
.vi t.- T - 1 . ,
' ai: is. May K. 1 hi? column lti the
Place v emtetne was leveled at siv o'clock
this evening. The square will henceforth
be known as Place Internationa!. Several
per-ons were injured by the lull of the
column.
Republicans, presented in the Assembly
on Wednesday a motion appointing Thiers
President for two yeaia. Disturbance is
expected.
The (Minority) report did. however,
propose to have the locks let to the low
est bidder, but it was undoubtedly the
impression of the majoiity .of the Legis
lature that this was done by the P. T.
Company simply for the purpose of pre
venting the locks from getting into the
hinds of parties-who would build them,
which would destroy the monopoly they
had over the commerce on the upper Wil
lamette river, which it was supposed that
they were desirous of retaining. Herald.
There was no reason to suppose any thing
of the kind. The P. T. Company were
ready to file their bonds to accept the
provisions of the west side lock bill be
fore it was acted upon, if there vas any
fear entertained that they would not con
struct the locks. We last week gave a
plain statement of facts, and are willing
to let the matter rest with the people.
Rut. in conclusion, why was the bill in
troduced in the Senate for a v.'ts't side
lock "pocketed"' and a new one substi
tuted? The first provided for $130,000
subsidy ; the last $200,00;), and yet the
provisions of both bills were alike with
et'i exception of the amouut of subsidy.
If the Herald is so innocent in its knuwl.
edge of the west side scheme, we will
state that it was done at the instigation of
D. P. Thompson. T- sq., ot ti is county, who
declared "that I propose to form the best
combinations I can to get the greatest
amount of the school lands."-' lie had
made combinations which justified hita
claiming SwO.UOO'fnoi1 e than he asked in
the commencement of the session, and got
it. There is a dark picttue hidden in this
bill, which its friends had better letslitm
ber. Keeping out the Clackamas mem
bers, and passing Ren. lloliaday's subsidy
bill are not all the crimes for which the
w est side lock foil is responsible.
For Coughs. Ur uichitis und f'ousumr tion,
in i s eai ly stag' s. li ptiiiiig equals Dr. Pierces
Ait. Ext. or Golden Medic tl Disc ve y. It
is ils - a great i.lno 1 pur tier and str ngtli
lestnrer or tonic, a id tor "Liver (.'omplant"
unit Costive t'otidttitio s of the 15 ovels it has
no equal. All Sctofulous and skin d se.isis
as Piaijil. s, Ii niches. Salt Rhe mi, Eiysipe
las and Eruptions, L Li to its Wonderful
properties S -1J hy druggists.
Ir. Wi l it r iia m ol" AVi lt " Kerry
may be well called u "wonder of medn-al
s it nee." It cur- s coughs antl c las inx(iii-t'-r
It soothe- the iriita ed putts: it heals
the i ii llama, ion; and even consumption lXseif
vie.ds lo it- mag c influence.
Xot merely to Vii' .If 1 J c late, but
to intu-e heal h and v g r into the enervated
and discus d system, is the high p.irp seHin
sure cll'ei t ot Da. Ualki its Vcoltauli: 1it
TKits. This fatuous r e.-.;oi-itive creates no
smlde i lia-h ot excitement, to be ss.cg- eded
by i creased debility and tea ioki iootn it
In aces tue r 1 i:ed nerves ami imparts pt-r-oiae.i
nt to e and i egularit.y to the whole a:ii
m i nun hiii -'rv. Dyspep-'a li or complaint,
physical pro-t ration, o!airha;a ami in fact
ncrrlv all coat jdai us: that are not organic,
L 1 . to its opera ran.
S3.V
CfHae of Board of Ccmmissianers
For School Lart ai and CoEiiaoii
School Fund
oTicr is unit y givpx.tiiat from
and at' cr tins dale, ali ain iieati..us tor
State, r-ehool mi l l.'niveisiy Lan-is, mast be ae
eomiu:ue.l wnk one-third ea-h payment ; and nil
:tjplie:i'.ioiis tor abave iie.-erte..t Luirls now on
! lite; in t.iij oth;-e. must t; iaa-ie liii j I by o.f.'-ai r I
payment within MX'i'Y DAY si tiviu dale, else
they will be tiuii and voi i.
Cm Eil O Fi rJ j
!. n: tor the. Hoard.
Palem, Oregon, April ljth, ls7 1- my! J f
Expiration cf Copartnership by
Limitation.
rrMlE" TITdJs OF C0i A II TNERII I P EX
JL lsting between A. II. be I and E. A.
Parker, under the lirm uama d' Poll & Pin k
er. Oiegui City, (Megon. having expired bv
iTiisoti f" i ndt.it ion, A. II. Hell assumes ;he
li ibtiities of said Jinn, and w.ll continue the
business as foinie.lv, w th an inciessc i una
more e uiiph te assortm nt. E. A. Parker,
h.i ing engaged his assist? nee in the Drug
.-'tun', when he ('.in lie absent from the dutif
ul his farm, w ii be pleased to meet and
set ve I is old customers ;i-.d Irtends in his
rurw oceupat on, and as the nooks of the iirui
ot Poll A; Poker must of i eccs.-ity be closed
up. fiose indebted will pfutse c.dl upon E.
A Parker, at t.ie old stand. We desire l
express gratittul and many tl.stuks to our
friends lor thvir liberul patioim
a. ii. uKi.r,,
It. A. PARMER.
May 1, 1S7I.
Tn continuing the Drug bus'nes at the old
stand of IS 1 & Paiker,' I shall consult the
besi interests of cus.tomeis and mv.-eif Input-chasing
goods of the linest j nil tv, anil
-eliin.' th,. -anie at a very small advance,
hoping thereby to h.ive too continued favor
ot former friends -,u.d pttrons, and to iiiikc
many new and pennaiicut customers.
Respectfully, A. 11. DELL.
f;.y 11, 371:m:f
K V J l
1340 W 18 70
If
m
m
travel rs :.re I t .s liable t. su hi
tea ul-
ta ks ot Dysentery mi t hd ra M rbns,
and t! es - occu tng when ah uit fr in horn ,
re ve y tiiiple.-is:a st. t he V .i:; Kii.lkij may
dw-.'s ber lied . upon in such ea-es. As
soon us you (', el tii -ympton s, t ike one tc i
Siooiif'.l in a ir 11 of new mi k and no. hisses
and a ail. of hot water, stir we 1 logefhor
and drt .U h-.t. R..'neat the do-e ev- i v hour
n ill relieve 1. If th pains be s-'veie, bathe
the b iwcls and hack, with the medicine
clear.
In cases of Asthma and Phthi-ic, i. ike a
take a teaspoo-ifu in a gi 1 of hot water
sweetened wed ith moias.es ; tt-.-o bat e
the thro tt and stomach faith lully w ith the
medicine le ir.
I : . Sw eet siivs P takes ont the soren ss
in cis. s of b ai. -s tting faster than anything
he ever .i p;d ied.
Fi -hertne i -o often exposed to hurts bv
having the r skin jdeiced wi h hook-, and
ti s nf tish, an I e relieved t.y ha i.ing with
h Pain K ilei as soon as t-ie accident oc-
Cllis ; in this w;iv tiie
anguish is s0:m a-.at-
e.i ; oatiie as ot e as once in five minutes,
say t ;r. e or four time-, and you will seldom
h i ve any t on hi .
The hi es and ser it-hes of dogs and cats
are soon cutcd by bathing with ihe Pain
Killer clear.
Administrator';
Ga!o,
n;u.i-.ui; -V L.ii.i..N.-,K TO Mi: IS-
sneu ny
i.ujj.i ' uuu Oi l ,i,
Co a a
vuu, I" nit ioa.Lter oi iiio e.-late ,t
iicui V o. .Uouk', lieeea.;.!, 1 Will, u;l
SAH UOAV, tue lain DAY UP J U.VE, A. J)
lt71, at tiie Codii House door, in Ore.ijn Citv in
s.4.11 t.uii.y, at i lie Hour of n,j o eio p. ,t
.-aia uay. .-til at nulua- auoaua, as me propei tv
ot aiU Uecct-A-vi, me I04I0M de..eni-i real
e3t.ti.e, to-wii: 1 ne .-oui.i i-2 Ut tuo v. i- J
aiii i.io iiacLijii.ii .. i. j-i 01 tlle ,- iv- jjj
see. JJ, iul.2 Li. I ij.ot Hie .'iiianieLte raen
uiao, iwiuauiuy -J- iy-iij acres.
ii.u.ii.-)Ur .r-AJ.lj. Uuc-ilui-.leaii'i 1..wn
rei iaaer uowa or uu ou ye.u- t-rciit., wuh ia
nytL'lT l'11' '"'- M
inoiiae oa lue una. UeXs a. p.irea iv.-r ex-
a. J. ii. MuoitP,
A-iuxin isi r,t:nr.
JOIIXSOX i: McCOWX, Atty's.
ilay 11, is.ri;vi
ILL OUTSTA.La.Hi cuCXTY OHDEI1
- enioraed, will be pail ui-ou preseucation.
Ini-e-icoi. eeo-es. Ixuiii tins .ii,.e.
It. SAt'FAItl'.AXSi,
Treasurer ot Ct.'iiEiaa coiiitv.
Miy 4, 19?l:v.-J
OCO R3EWS.
NEWS?
LOOK OUT FOR GOOD
S- ACKER Wi A H a CO'.
TX AVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGfi
JLJL btOLK oi
WHtCII TIIEV OFFER
Cheaper than the Cheapest.
Ve would say, come and convince your
self bet'. re pin chasing elsewhere. .Our "stock
consists in purt of
FANCY AND STAPLE PRY-tJOODS,
CIIOTIllNtf, HAT.S,
li JOTS AND SHOES.
NOTIONS, GROCERIES, G
.11AIIDWARE,
ad a great many articles too numerous to
mention.
AL-O, Doors, Windows, Glass and Tutty.
ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE TAKEN IN
EXCHANGE FOR GOODk
ALSO, AVOOL wanted, for which we paV
ttie lllOULSl I'iilCE.
S. ACEERIilAN & CO.
gon City, Ap-ril 1, ls7I:tf
Or
S150,0000
GOLD CllU PREMIUMS
WILL HE AWARDED 10 TPE
fSEASO-V 'OXIvKT liOt-UEUS
ox tjj i;
4th Day of July, 1871-
rpilE COSMOPOLITAN REXEVOLENT
X oeiety ot Cr.uiorti a. win i ,dd their
siccomi Fair at. the Jtroad Street Theater
Nevada City, Cal.tonda, -'n aid el' and tJrj
the tollowmg char.taldc purpo.-es :
1st, Public Schools of Nevada Co.o
2d, Public Library of Nevada. Ciy
3d, orphan Asylum, I evada County.
4th, Fire Lei ardent, Nevada City'.
100,000
SEASON TICKETS OF ADMISSION
WILL 1JE SOLD AT s-j .-, each, Gold Coin',
ALL PREMIUMS WILL IfE DEPOSITED
in the Rank of Nevada Couutv.
r:Ji: ;jK ;vis ;
1 Premium jjidd ci:n
2.1.000
J 5, '
Kot0
o.i too
4,'i;c
S a oO
3, (too
2,4'.0
i'.noy o
l.i.oOO
2,r,H)
2,4 on
Ifi.ooO
f,ooQ O
vc
12,.Mf
2n,.si;o
I flea inm t;i.'id
Fremiiim yoid
1 Pic i -inm u'dd
1 Picminm n'.d
1 Prom uui dfl
1 Premium iruld
to ti....
din
coin . . .
fiiin . . .
Ci iii . . . .
c-in. . .
C"in. . .
ct in . . .
1 Premium j'-mM
1 Picniinm m!-1
1" Pri-miiitiis Ltol eo n. $ ! i t m.i each
h Prcmtiiiiis, gohl coin, ?" t ench .
S i't e:iii!i;n-i-i,ld con, x.'h'U cacii .
2" I'li'iii'mns tt'dd cdn, each 2.i).
1'K' Pre.;. uii-.s gold coin, ! ot) each.
In.. Premiums gold coin, ?",o nch..
'!'' Premi .ms Gold coin. ?.".) c;ich.'
,!'! l'rciiiiiiii.s gohl cnin, i." each
lop) Premium.- g'dd coin, $ij each..
J')o.j Goid Coin Premiums. . S15o 000
P.USLES MAXA(;E!;s-' "'
A. W. POT 1 ER, .. if. HAGADORN",
J. CO R WELL LEE.
By special permission we refer to the following-
well known citizens:
doh . il. Dicks.m, Sheiili; Nevada eountv.
T. W. Stgou- ney.
John A. Lai.castet, National Exchange.
M. S Deal, E ator Nevada Transeript.
C. e V,i i Scii.niltl.virg, Postmaster.
.1 idins C reen wi: hi, Conntv Treasurer.
Geo. P. New.il, ex-Countv .Supervisor.
Tims. .1. Gardner. Ed. tor Nevada Gazette'.
'. 15 inner. Merchant.
J. Earl ihown. City Water Works. q
R. P. ti -nti-v, l..te Sheriff Nevada coiintV".
L. Nihil!, City Marsh. dl. J
D. E. He, I, iepnty Pdt master.
Ira A, Eaton, U. ion Hotel.-
(L G. Allan, Nevada Fonndrv.
Judge J. 1 1 Rol ;e.
("(.' . K. I'h. Hips. Merchant.
A. Gohi-mit h . Mercitaiit.
Win. R. i-oo. Chici Engineer Fire Dep't'
T. CanH. id. ex-Chief Engineer Fire Dep't!
A. ant -rd. Merchatit..
Pi ven .v Pott -r, Merchants.
Les er ,V Miiilov, Merchants.
Good re-j,onsiide Agents wanted,
Coaun s-.oiis allowed.
Liberal
Mo .e-. s otil.ib; sent bv Express, or by
Dra'.t on a. y sop- n Rmk.
Address a'. Co iii.:U:ncations to
. P. -OC1ETY.
, r N' v rla C ty, Cali;ornia.
A L"vv Or co 1 1 C y. Agent.
Ouardian Sale.
In County Coartfor Clackamas County, Sta'e of
l (T'fP. .
In the Jti.Uier of the Guardianship of tho
I.-'a'Ofif 'IhomasO. lt-M;-k. Insane
rtpo ALT. WJiOM IT M A V t tLNc KRX.TAKIl
. io-;..-;: 'ihtt in pursuanr-e an order of
t:.e v.niiy Gon it of Clackamas county, Oregon'
ja.nl .' and -iiV-re, of record of said Coin t ou""the
3d uiiy of M ay. A. D., Is71, ordering the sale
of certain real eate lieiemafter deserited, be
lontriie'. to the sai.l 'J'Iims. ii. Itoork, insane, upon
tiie petition of Areluou Kelly, his g-.ianlian, I
win sen at. puiaie aiuviuii, to the hirliest l.idder'
lor cash in lian i. at the Court House door in
said county and State, the follovvimr described
real estate, to-wit : K, 1-2 of t he X. W. a.i,l
". f:tr(: L' 1-i-;i S- 'T s- 4east.
eoiifanima 100 acres, situated m Clackamas coun
ty, Oregon, ahout 17 ni.les east of Oreiron
"V Kl ' oast- of Oreiroa Citvl
oa the I 'i' ii d iv
..i ,u.-(; , v. i., isn, at the hour of
o.'i''(i'(-li-k 1. M. of said dav
Deel at the exjiease of porehaser
Aitciinox kElTvY,
Guardian of ho Kstate of
CHAS. E. WAIlRi:X,bS-U- liM lDi,Alie
May 5v. 4 Atfy f.,r Guardian.
Sheri-if's Sale.
T'tY vn:T1'EOF AX EXECUTION", ISSUED
(,i,t of th Cire-iit ('ourt of the State of Oro
P"i. "i the C'-wifyn; ( 'laekaniiia, to me directed,
m favor of D.ivi.l Wills, plaintiir, and against
. t...v U-son, deiendatit, for the suru of eiht
hun Sit.-l und one :;i)-loo dollars, and for want 'of
sttliieieiit iKTsonal property, 1 have levied upon
all the n-rht, title and interest of the said Wilson,
on the I day of November, A. 1)., IS70, of, in
and to, the following doerihed tracts of land, to
wit: Cournjencins at the northeast corner of the
northeast r,;iar;er of section twelve, townsbi
two, soath of r.ni.t.-e two east, of the Wiliainette'
meridian: ruTining them-e south eighty rods;
tie ne.; west one hundred and sixty rods: thence
north eighty rods: tnenee east one hundred .d
sixty ro is, to the place of besrinnintr, containing
eiu-Ji; y ai-ivs, more or less. Also, the following
de-en t-ed tr.-vct, to-wit : Commencing one hun--dred
and sixty rods west of the northeast corner
of the northeast quarter of section twelve, town,
two. south of range two east, of the Willamette
meridian, and rnnumg thence south- forty rods;
thence west forty rods; thence north fort v rods ;
thence east forty rods, to the pi ac of besmnimr,
conaiimi-: tea acres, more or less, all bein- Bitft
ate in CLaek iinas coun'y, State of Oreiron. And
on the Krh day of June, A. 1)., 1871, at 12 o'clock
".a., at the Court House door, in Oregon City, in 0
s aid county, 1 will proceed to sell the same to the
highest bidder, to satisfy said execution, costa
aud aecruiu'z coats.
AKTIIUTt WARXEE,
Sherili" of Clackamas County,
Orogca Citf, :iay li, 1371. wl
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