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FICIAL PAPER FOB CLACKAMAS COCNTT.
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Oregon City, Oregon ,
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Friday : : :
Oct. 27, 1871,
More of Boutwell's Figures-
For a few weeks past we Lave been
' noticing some of the figures of tbe United
States Treasury Department, which have
clearly proven said Department to be un
der the control of men who will alter
figures toscittiieir whims.and make state
ments to suit party exigencies. At first,
our neighbor of the Oregonian talked
boldly about "exploded Democratic false
hoods," but lately has not said a word.
"We have proved so clearly Doutwell'.
false statements, that the Oregonian has
not the hardihood to deny them, nor the
manliness to notice, nor the sense of honor
to denounce them. This week we will
police but briefly one or two other points
concerning Boutwell's figures. In his an
nual report, Dee. 1809, Doutwell saM as
follows : '-During the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1S09, there was an excess of re
ceipts over expenditures of $19,1.33,1 1'.)
4G." which excels "was applied from time
to time to the purchase of five-twenty
bonds." In bis report. December. 1870.
he states that from the 1st of July, 1800,
to the 30th of June, 1870, inclusive, the
G
public debt was reduced in the sum o!
? 1 01 ,001,0.16 $8. Thus
180'J.
June 30. IMt reduced in lyottr.... -0, 4.53, 149 4G
1S70.
.Juno 30. Debt reduced in 1 year 101,001,!)!' SS
lbt reduced in two years .1j1,0.,,06 31
Now, how did Doutwell get so much
mouey to pay on the public debt is a ques
tion, when we are met by the following
figures, taken from the reports of the Sec
retary Treasury and Register :
IHftH.
Julv 1. Cash in Treasury .130,83 1,437 90
ISiiit.
Juneiio. Receipts for one year.... 370,9-13,747 21
170.
June 30. IUet inta for one year 41 1,2,").'), 177 G3
Total cash and receipts .!)13,d33,(;G2; .SO
J ipx' 30. Expenditures i'yj- 1 year.. 4321, l'.K,"97 75
170.
June.'SO. Expentitures for i year.. 309,("3,.rf;0 93
1S70.
-July 30 Cash in Treasury 140,502,471 CO
Total
From these
$7S0,G-16,G,3t) 23
two tables we gather the
following :
1S70.
June 30. Cash & receipts us sibovc.fOl
33,002 80
1S70.
June 30 Expenditures and cash
as above
80,040,039 28
Hal. applicable oi public debt... 132, 387,023 52
Now we are enabled to see what a won
derfully adroit financier Doutwell is from
thefollowlng exhibit :
1870.
June 30. Debt reduced in past two
years
INTO.
151,05.1,000 31
June 30. Money applicable to pay
UcOt
132,387,023 52
Ain't paid, the Lord knows how... 418,00.8,042 82
Is Doutwell an alchemist that he can
transmut the brass he must possess to
make such statements into gold with which
to pay the public debt? Will the Oregon
ian claim this as a reason that he should
be retained in office, because he has paid
over eighteen million dollars of the pub
lic debt without having one single cent to
pay it with? Dut we must notice at this
ime just one more of the beauties of wise
Treasury figures. From the Treasury Re
ports we take the following figures :
IS(il).
July 1. Cah in Treasury .155,0SO,4 30 85
170.
July 1. Iteeeipts for one year..
Total
.4411,255,377 03
. ..4500,935,808 48
1870.
June 30. Expenditures in 1 year. ...4309,053,500 93
1870.
June 30. Debt reduced in one year,
Monthly reports '. 1'. 1,551,82 I 40
1S70.
June 30. Cash in Treasury 119, 502, 471 41
Total 4570,707,850 77
From these official statements we find
as follows :
1S70.
June ;50. Expenditures & cash bal. .4570,707 ,85G 77
1S70.
June 30.1a ceipts with cadi at start. 500,935,808 48
1'aid with nothing to pay with 3,772,01 29
New if Doutwell can pay over three
minion of ths pvrblic -debt with nothing,
why can't he just as -easily pay the whole
it? If lie would only try his adroit
figures and '-figger'' out the whole public
debt cancelled, we pledge him that we
will support him for President; and we
believe our neighbor of the Oregonian
would also, to whom we especially com
mend the foregoiirg figures, which prove
how easily Radical officials can pay large
sums of money without having a'single
jed cent to pay with.
Taxei to Death. Remember, says the
Driller County Democrat, that the ruling
Dynasty in the six years immediately fol
lowing the war, collected the enormous
sum of twenty seven hundred millions ot
dollars, and out of that vast amount the
debt has only been reduced three, hundred
millions ! What has become of the re
maining twenty-four hundred millions?
U has been squandered by profligate and
corrupt t facials, who are striving to keep
themselves in power that they may rob
the people still more.
Dot tho people see to it. that they do
not permit such unmitigated robbers and
thieves to retain power any longer. Now
is the time to strike heavy blows for the
preservation ol both liberty and property.
Loom. Papi -t:s. -An exchange aptly
truthfully says of the local papers:
' They enhance the value of property ;
they call attention to locality ; they bene
fit pattUuhuly merchants and real estate
owners tlaice the amount yearly they pay
for their support. There is nothing that
would do a town more harm than to be
without its newspaper. You need not
think the publisher of a newspaper can
run it, for jour benefit, and pay the ex
pense out of his own pocket. Give your
$y n paper a good advertising patronage
iitid respectable subscription list, and j"ou
Jitay hart? such a paper as you wish.'"
Pkutixknt Qikuies. An exchange
pPrtinentiy asks: Was any Democratic
member of Congress ever convicted of
bigamy ? Was any Democratic President
(4
tbe United States ever called on to
pardon such a criminal ? Did any Demo
cratic President of the United States ever
pardon such a criminal ? pjd any pmo
crane 1 resident of tl United States ever
fommu such a flagrant violation of the
Jaw ot the land and ot the several State
ns to pa.uon a nja-i who had rinh.t .Ji
those laws, nd who had been canvicted
i,-y an unpnul Jury ot the crime?
O
o
The Eadical ' Increases"
Taking the Radical papers for authority
we would be forced to the believe that the
Administration has been gaining" strengb
in every State since its inauguration. This
is especially the case in the States where
elections have recently been held. In all
of them the Administration was endorsed
by the State Convention, consequently the
Radicals had the benefit and influence of
the Administration. The result of these
elections have been heralded over the
conntry as a ''Radical increase,7 and as
an '-endorsement of the Administration."'
If the Administration was on trial in these
elections, and the Radical press say it wa3.
its popularity should at this time be com
pared to the time it was elected, and if it
has maintained its popularity, it should
not show unfa orably by such comparison.
Our Radical friends con certainly not ob
ject to this proposition, as they are con
tinually telling the people that Grant's
Administration is.daily gain'ng ia popu
larity and favor. Now let us see how this
great endorsement by the people holds
good, when compared with tlic vote by
which Grant was elected, and no man of
ordinary intelligence can fail to see, that,
instead of the Administration being on
the gain, it Ins greatly lost during the
past two years. We will take the three
States Pennsly vania. Ohio and Iowa
in which elections were held on the Dth
inst. Iowa, a State blacker than Massa
chusetts, gave Grant a majority of 4G.O.VJ :
the same State is now claimed to have
gone Radical from "20,000 to 30.000.'
The increase for Grant's Administration is
certainly not very flattering in Iowa. In
the same year the Radical State ticket was
elected by lo.SOl. There is nothing in
these figures to discourage Democrats
IVcnsly vannia gave Grant a majority of
28,8118, and it is now reported to have
gone Radical from 12,000 to 1.3,000. Ohio,
gave Giant a majority of 40, 017, and she
is now reported to have given a Radical
majority of 20,000. When it is considered
that the negro vote has been added in the
States named since lbCS, the Democracy
should not be discouraged, but rather feel
jubilent over the advance it has made on
the Radicals. In all these States the Rad
icals are. iu power, and the Federal Ad
ministration did all iu its power for the
success of the Radical ticket, and every
Radical vote was polled. We aie told
a small vole was cast in these Slates, and
it is fair to presume that a large majority
of those who did not vote were Demo
crats, as every body knows that a general
apathy existed, and many did not care
which tiket was successful. This will not
be the case in a Presidential contest. The
Democracy will rally to the support ot
their chosen leader, while the Radicals
cannot harmonize their party on their
leader, whom a large number of the most
influential Radicals will refuse to support.
We see nothing in the result of these elec
tions to discourage Democrats. The Radi
cals have gained nothing, not even hold
ing what they had before in a single con
test. They had Pennslyvania. Ohio and
Iowa, and have carried them this time by
onlj' about one half the majority they had
in 1SG8. With their sr.ill'ione of corruption
money, the State and Federal offices, the
Democracy cannot expect to overcome
them. In a Presidential campaign the
corruption, incapacity and dishonesty of
the present Administra'son will be thor
oughly canvassed, and placed on trial.
The good and tr:e iror of all parties will
united in their efforts to oust from power
the present-taker and his relatives, with
his entire crew of dishonest and corrupt
office-holders and pensioners on the peo
pie's money. Iu the language of an able
cotemporary, we can say, that the Democ
racy has one consolation they can stand
the misrule of Radicalism as long as their
opponents. It required sixtj years to
wrest the government .from Uif control of
the Democrats. It has only been one
s'xth of that period since the Radicals got
possession of the Ship of State. A grand
struggle will take place throughout the
entire Uniou nxt year, when the papular
mind will be in a condition to calmly de
cide upon the merits of the two opposing
parties. This has not been the ease in past
struggles. Prejudice and passion have
governed iestead of reason and thought.
We will have with us the good and true
men of all parlies. The Republicans will
show to the people by their acts this
winter that they have been grossly de
ceived, and will give us additional mate
rial for an aggressive Campaign next year
which cannot fail to be effective. Let
Democrats, therefore, be of gsvd cheer,
pick their flints for the lights, and never
say die. We feel as strong to do battle
against the enemies of constitutional gov
ernment and honest administration as ever.
The Tkxas Election. As might have
been known, the Texas election resulted
in a complete Democratic triumph, hence
the reason why we did net receive the
news by telegraph. The telegraph is a
Radical institution, and about as reliable
as most of the Radical papers. W'hile we
have lost two members in Congress from
California, we get four from Texas; and
while we lost the Delegate from Montana,
we have captured New Mexico. The fol
lowing telegram tells the story from
Texas :
Austin, Texas, Oct. 8, 1871.
To the Hon. Samuel J.Randall, Chairman
Democratic Committee:
Victory! Demecrats carry every Con
gressional District. Majority probably
thirty thousand. (Signed)
A. S. Wat.kek,
Ch'n Dem. State Excutive Committee.
The Wat tuey Do It. The Radicals
are constantly claiming that they are re
ducing taxes. They well know that there
is scarcely a word of truth in the state
ment The people know there is not, be
cause they pay more taxes every year. The
Rochester Uuion puts these two facts side
by side as an evidence of the way taxes
are being reduced :
Tariff taxes paid in 1S71 $200,270,103
Tariff taxes paid ia 1870 $194,538,374
Increase nearly twelve millions of dol
lars for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1870. This statement does not include
the millions paid that never go info tbe
Treasury. That is the way taxes arc reduced.
A Shocking Contrast.
From the Washington Fatriot.
On page 31, Finance Report for 1ST0,
there is a table prepared by the Treasurer
of the United States, whic'j shows the
total expenditures of the Government
from 17'Jl to 1870 inclusive. . From that
table it appears that the total expenditure
of the Government for the year 1859 was
SS3.C7S.C12 92.
And that of this amount there was paid
on account of the public debt
Principal $14,6 83,013 "15
Interest 2.037.G49 70
Total .
..$17,222,092 S3
Total expenditure, exclusive
of public debt payments. $00,385,950 07
For the vear 1800 there was expanded
ia all, $77,055,125 05, and of this amount
there was paid on account of the public
$13,854,250 00
Interest 3.144,120 91
Total .
..$10,998,370 94
Total expenditure for 18G0,
exclusive of. public debt
payments ... $00,050,754 7.1
We have here the official statement of
the Treasury -Department, that the expen
ditures of the Government, less Ihe prin
cipal and interest on the public debt, un
der Democratic administration, were
For the year 1859 $00,385,950 07
For the year .1800 00,050,754 71
For both years. . : $120.1 12704 73
(being un average of sixty-three -millions
a year.)
From the same page of the report, and
from the same tabular statement, it ap
pears that ihe expenditure of the Govern
ment for the year 1809 was $581,777, 99011
And that of this amount, there was paid
on account of the public debt
Principal $201.93 2.718 31
Interest 130.091.212 So
Total..
392. 000,901 11
Total expenditure for 1809,
exclusive of public debt
payments $193,171,030 00
For the year 170 the expenditure of
the Government was $702,907,812 88.
And of this amount there was paid on
account of the public debt
Principal $393,254,282 13
Interest.... . 129.235,498 00
iot
il....
$522,189,780 13
Total expenditure-of 1870.
exclusive of the public
debt payments $180.1:18,002 75
So that the expenditures of the Gov
ernment under Giant's Administration,
less the payments on account of the pub
lic debt and interest, were--
For the year 1 809 . . ' $ 1 93. 1 7 1 ,03f, 00
For the vear 1S70. ...... 160,189.780 13
For both years $37:1, 000,810 13
(being an average of about $187,000,000
per year.)
Here is an official statement of the Re
publican Secretary of the Treasury that
it costs the country $187,000,000 a year to
conduct the Government under a Radical
Administration and only cost $03,000,000
under a Democratic Administration.
The legitimate increase of expenses on
account of pensions and the increase of
population is more than met by the mil
lions received for the sale of public stores,
ships, war material, and other Govern
ment property, which thej' fail to occount
for.
Here, then, stands the account :
Cost per annum under Grant. $187 ,000.000
Cost Duchanan. 03.000,000
Difference $124,000,000
Tho question for the Administration to
answer, is ' What has become of this dif
ference?"' This fearful sum of one hun
dred and twentj'-four millions is the money
of the people, it fi ts been wrung from
their hard earnings by a merciless and in
solent tax-gatherer, and they will demand
a strict account of it at the b:d'ot-box.
They already have strong suspicions that
their public servants are incapable, if not
corrupt. Leading Republican statesman
and influential Radical journals tell us
that corruption. fraud and mism.m igement
characterize their Administration. The
air is filled with rumors of defalcations,
embezzlements, and thievery ! It is stated
that in the face of law a large kt.-vts (two
per cent.) has been paid to the 'syndicate"'
to negotiate the live per cent, loan that
there are nearly four hundred defaulting
Internal Revenue officers, the pets of Rad
ical Congressmen, continued by a Radical
Senate, against whom no suits have been
instituted. Secretary Dmtwrll. in Ex.
Doc. No. 110. Forty-iirst Congress, third
session, page 10. informs -tis t hat there is
due from eefauliinj; Internal itcvenue col
lectors alone $20.70'J.983 33! It is oflici
ally stated that millions of money have
been printed and Nsued by the Treasui y
Department witho .t any trace or record
of its issue. Over eighteen millions ol
dollars have -been donated to the bond
holders as a premium or bonus on the
purchase of bonds not due ': the public
accounts are mystified and confus -d, and
discrepancies of millions appear between
the statements of the Treasurer, Register,
and Secretary as ,o the condition of the
Treasnry ! The prominent leaders and
office-holders of the Radical party are
growing rich, and the tax-payers are be
coming poor. The President has amassed
a fortune by accepting presents, and the
donors have been appoin'ed to office. and.
as a lesult of all this, the burthens of the
people have been trebled and quadrupled
bjT war taxes in a time ot profound peace
On page 181, Finance Report, 1870. will
be found a statement of actual" receipts
for the year 1870. from which it appears
that the total actual re
ceipts were $930.1. 11.770 SO
This amount included 285,17 1,820 00
(Amount received from)
loans which was borrow
ed and repaid daiing
the year, (see page 181.)
Leaving
.$011 009.9 It
to be accounted for.
On page 3, Secretary
Doutwell certifies that he
reduced the debt.. . $101,001,910 88
After which he should
have had $543,008,027 98
for ordinary expenses.
On page 3, he states that
the total expenditures
were $309,053,500 75
Apparent balance in the
Treasnry $233,411,167 23
But in fact there remained
in the Treasury at the
end of tbe year but $119,502,471 00
(See page 181.)
Leaving unaccounted for. $83,911,995 63
With such fearful discrepancies in their
account of the money which they have
wrung from the people, it is not strange
that their Administration costs the coun
try three times as much as Buchanan ex
pended. Disgusted Gehjians. The Bastrop
(Texas) Advertiser remarks : "The Ger
mans throughout the whole State are
organizing clubs in opposition to the Rad
icals. These honest, hard-working people
are tired of exhausting themselves and
their substance for the benefit of a few
non-taxpaying Radical rascals, and will
support the Democratic nominees almost
as one man. They favor an economical
administration of the government and re
duction of taxation.''
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
TTTi'-nrt?nc ttv nt r ft t Tt?nt3MT A
STATE NEWS.
Oregon has 35,000 school children.
Oakland has a barber shop.
Corvaltis is run on' a tax of 4k mills.
Land in Ump'p'a is rapidly advancing
in price. ..
Portland Lrs fohvarded S10,00 to
Chicago. . . , . -. .
W. W, Bristow raised ica apple which
weighed two pounds.
The track'bas been laid "six miles be
yond Eugene City.
The town of llalsey, contains twenty
five houses.
Ten divorce suits will come before the
Liun county Circuit Court.
The Sisters of Charity have a Fair in
progress at Vancouver.
Senator Williams goes to Washington
in a day or two.
Mr. Sawetelle. at Elk City raised 3,000
bushels of potatoes this year.
The telegraph between Eugene and
Corvallis is to be torn down.
The scholars of the Dishop Scott Gram- ;
- . .. , i .-.... m. : ., i
mar School contributed $80 to Chicago.
Scarlet fever is proving fatal in Douglas
aud Lane counties.
A flouring -mill costing $15,000 is near
ly completed at be. Grande.
The John L. Stephens sails for San
Francisco to-morrow.
Mis. Frost is to led ore in -Portland to
morrow evening against woman's tnitlYage.
J as. IYiimm was sent to the Insane
Aylum from Dallas on the -19th.
Tho !!'tie.niu hns n new dress. It
louks much neaier than formerly.
J. D. Sprenger is now sole proprietor of
the .Metropolis Hotel, at Portland.
The west-side railroad i-s to be com
pleted to llill.-boro in about fifteen days.
Spencer Pulle Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F..
contributed $02 to the Chicago sufferers.
The taxable property of Marion county
is $3,975,199. rlLe tax levied is 17i mills.
James G. Flowerdew. Esq.. has been
appointed Drilish Vice Con-ail at Port
land. H. D.
died in
inst.
Fkinrnny, of
tho insane as
'Douglas c.-oi.Tnty.
lutK on the 15th
The boats between Celilo and Wallu'a
will discontinue running on the 1st of
1 ecember.
Another locomotive arrived at Pott
land last Thursday, hir the Railroad Com
pany. The subsidy given Den Holladay by the
citizens from llarrisburg to Eugen is
now due.
The mail is hereafter to be carried be
tween Portland aiiu Olympia seven times
per week. -
"Wheat at. Rof eburg is selling at one dol-
lar. A little singular
paj that price there.
ihat
buyers
can
Owing to tho bad weather, the r.ttend
ence at the Washington County Fair is
rathor smnll.
Plummer's rcceips for the benefit of
the Wisconsin and Michigan sufferers
were $110,75.
Ex Senator Williams bought forty tick,
ets to the grand concert given last Friday
in aid of Chicago.
Receipts of wheat at Albany so far
this season exceed 100,000 bushels. Of
flax seed, 20.000 bushels.
John Collins, a barber of Albany.- dis
located his shoulders a few evenings ago
bj? running against a ladder.
The City Council of Corval'is has voted
$200 from the funds of the city in aid of
the Chicago sufferers.
The damage done to the skating link
during the panic, is about $100. it was
to Lo paid out of the proceeds.
The farmers of Denton county have
made up a purse for the purpose of paj
ing a premium for coyote scalps.
A. L. Stinson received a large cylkider
press on the Montana. He is going to
start a new job office at Salem.
A grand ball was given at Portland
last Mond-ij'. The proceeds were to be
given to the Chicago relief fund.
George A. Eacjes has been appointed
Collector of Customs for the district fed
Alaska, vice Wm. Kapus. resigned.
Th
liouse of J. L. Clinkinbeard at
Wilbur. Donsrhis
bv fire last week.
count was destroyed
fss.'$2.009.
Thomas Townseud, whose barn was
burned dming Fair week, near Salem,
sustains a loss of about $J,2t0.
The holies of the Hebrew Benevolent
Society, of Portland, contributed $250
for the benefit of the Chicago sufferers.
Miss Carrie Moore, the sensation skatist
of California, is expected to arrive at
Portland about tho fust of November.
The body of Jenkins the 2d mate of
the Niobe. who was drowned about two
weeks ago at Kalama has been found.
The iron work for the new penitentiarj'
at Salem has been completed at Drake's
foundry at that place and all delivered.
Peoria, in Linn counlj. is said to con
tain onfy four families now. The people
have u'.oved to lla'.sey. on the railroad.
Professor McGtbeny is rehearsing the
opcratta of Leila, and expects to be able
to produce, it during the coming month.
The Rev. B. Delormrv V. G.. lias boon
appointed pastor of St. Paul's Church.
Marion coun'j-. Oregon.
Lots are advertised to be sold at auc
tion in the town of Cresswell. 12 miles
south of Eugene, on the railroad.
Yankee Piununer gave an entertain
ment at Portland last Monday, the pro
ceeds of which was given to the Chicago
sulTVrers; " '
James W. Parker, who has just served
a two years term in the penitentiary, has
beon sent to the Insane Ayslura from
Linn county.
Seeding for Fall wheat is fast progress
ing in Linn county. A much greater
breadth of land will be sown this Fall
than last.
At Salem hay is selling from wagons at
$20 per ton and very scarce ; oats, 80
cents. The price of wheat at present is
$1 15.
A man employed at Mill No. 4, near
Milwaukee, had his leg badly crushed last
Wednesday by having it caught between
a couple of cog-wheels.
The riaindealer boasts of a field of
corn In which the ears are from ten to
twelve inches in length, with twenty-four
rows of corn to the ear.
On the 28th instant tho musicians of
Salem will give a mammoth concert in
aid of the relief fund for Chicago, Wis
consin and Michigan.
The receipts of the grand concert at
Portlaud were over $1,200. which was, by
a vote of the audience, diverted to the
Wisconsin and Michigan relief fund.
On Thursday a poor widow woman
named Tice. with six children, was found
in South Salem, in a starving condition.
The citizens ot Salem relieved her wants.
New material ha? been ordered for the
Rosebnrg Ensign, the office of which pa
per was destroyed by fire a few weeks
ago. and publication will soon be resumed.
The- Fanner says that Wm. Elliott, of
Clackamas county, has purchased all the
Devon cattle recently imported into this
State by Denj. E. Stewart, ol Yamhill
county.
The tax levy of Tolk county this year
is 12 mills lour mills for county pur
poses. The last year of Radical rule 17 h
mills, and they "left the county in debt
about $3,000 when they went out.
'From the way a certain Doctor's ad
vertisements areinseited in a number of
the State papers, among reading matter,
we stioiil'uAud-go that he has bought these
institutions" anil is running personal orguns.
Rev. James M. 'Do-Vie It of the Pacific
Conference, bas been transferred by
Bishop Keener to take charge of the Cor
vallis and Albany stations of the Colum
bia Annual Conference, M. E. Church,
South.
The Dmocrri learns that the Eugene
people will refuse to pay their railroad
subscriptions, alleging that the contract
h, -pause the machine shops are to
be located at Junction City instead of
Eugene
Tl . Kenton jjemocnu fcus wrai vaov
T. ... .Tl-
Shepppm"'!- who was painting Major
Johnson's house, fell from the top of the
roof to the ground, a distance of thirty
feet: he received no injuries, but got up
and went to work.
V man named A. Houk, from Salon
was robbed of $1,200 inPoriland one day
lat week bv three men named Edward
Perce v. H-" Iveithley and Wrn. 'Xewhall.
They were arrested at Vancouver and
brought back to Portland. $731 of the
money was found on them.
The barn of Jas. Ogle, living three
miles, norih of Eugene, was destroyed by
fire on the 13th inst. The barn contained
six hundred -bushels of wheat, two line
carriages and an express wagon, and
three iu-ad ot horses, all of which was
consumed,.
Chief Engineer. W. Milnor Roberts, of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, advertises
for sealed proposals to grade, bridge and
lav the track on a new thirty mile section
of" the road, beginning at a point thirty
five miles north of Kahuna, and reaching
toward Fuget Sound.
The editor of the Jkd Hock Democrat
hits been presented with a squash which
measures four feet eleven inches in length.
!',ve feet four inches in circumference, and
weighs seventy-three pounds. It was
raised on .Mr. Gardner's Ranch west of
town, and is deeidoly the largest squash
yet reported, in Oregon, this season.
The following gentlemen were elected
officers of the State Agricultural Society
for the ensuing year : President. M. ll
kins of Lane county : Vice President V..
Mi'ifs of Wahinton coun'y :" second Vice
President. A. O. Nve of Wasco county :
Secretary. E. M. Wait
of Salem ; Treas-
nrei
J. II. Hoofes of Salem.
The following are the officers elect for
the present j"(-ar of the State Horticultuial
Society : Seth l.ewelliug of Clackamas
count v. President ; II. Hanson, of East
Portland and Dr. J. R. Dayh-y of Cor
vallis. Vice-Presidents ; A. R. Shipley of
Clackamas co-nity. Secretary, and Dr. J.
R.Cardweli of Portland. Treasurer.
The State J-:rxal says that O. Noble,
of Lane county, is about to.-ngage in an
enterprise wh:ch will eorf ab.Iy be of great
benefit, to the country lying bet v: ecu
Spores" ferry and Albany, it is the in
lention to take water from the McKon?ie
river and run it, ir-'o the Muddy, furnish
ing Hal.-ey, Shedd's Station and the coun
try generally through which . it passes,
with water and finally, perhaps, running
it into Albany.
The IL raid says : ;A11 persons who
have blind children, and all those who
may know of blind persons living in Ore
gon, are requested to report the sme to
Miss. Nellie Simpson. Salem, (,'regon. giv
ing name. Postofiice address, age, sex.
whether parents are living, whether edu
cated or not. and any other information
iu regard to such blind persons. It is de
sired that this information be collected as
i soon as possib'e.
The Albany Democrat says : A few
days ago, ,). W. McKnight (for many years
past a resident of Sand Ridge-, this coun
ty) started across the Cascade Mountains
with his family, intending to take up his
abode in Eastern Oregon. On Tuesday
evening last they halted near Fish Lake
for Ihe purpose ot camping over night,
and the oldest son of the family, named
Alvin. undertook to -draw the tent from
tSse wngKi lcr the purpose of pitching it,
when a loaded gun. which had been roll
ed u in the tent a short time previous,
struck against the waon in such a man
ner as to go oil', discharging its contents
in the breast of Alvin. He reeled back
ward, was caught in his father's arms and
laid gently on io ground, w hen he gasped
the words: Good bye. mother,"' aud ex
pired. The Hew York Democracy-
The following is a synopsis of the plat
form adopted by the Democrats of New
York assembled in State Convention at
Rochester, on the l!h inst:
The first resolution denounces the ad
ministration at Washington as false to its
pledges, to the Constitution, and charges
that it has kept alive sectional hate, re
fused amnesty to submissive citizens, and
denied peace to restored States, made the
rich richer and the poor poorer, squan
dered public lands, aud now seeks to per
petuate its power by military interference
with popular assemblages and elections.
The second recognizes emancipation
and enfranchisement and equality before
the law of the IVeedaien of tho South, as
tho inevitable consequence of the civil
war.
The third denounces the fraud and cor
ruption in New York city, and demands
the immediate punishment of those upon
whom guilt can be fixed.
.The sixth denounces the registry laws
and favors the constitutional amendment
now pending, making bribery a good
challenge to electors and denying suf
frage to both giver aud receiver of a
bribe.
The eighth declares the Government
should levy no tax upon imports except
for revenue purposes; that revenue should
be moderate and based upon the value of
the property taxed; that raw materials
cannot be specially taxed without un
justly burdening domestic manufactories;
denounces the present tariff and declares
there is no necessity in the present condi
tion of the Government for any tariff
whatever upon necessary articles, such as
coal. iron, clothing, medicines and all
materials used in mechanic arts.
The tenth, in view of apprehensions ex
pressed that the religious and civil
equality of citizens is menanced, renews
the pledge of fidelity to the great Demo
cratic doctrine of equal and exact justice
to all men of whatever creed and nation
ality, and especially foes to none.
At a Temperance Convention in Boston,
October 3d. Mrs. Ada C. Bowles introduced
a Woman Suffrage resolution for incorpo
ration in the platform, wereat the Rev. J.
D. Fulton (of lager beer notoriety) ob
jected to the proposition in strong terms
and to the female proposer in rather vio
lent language. He also denounced Theo
dore Tilton and all the Victoria Woodhull
tribe. The consequence was a very pretty
promiscuous row which broke up the Con
vention for that day. Had they all been
drunk they could not have acted more
discreditably.
Telegraphic Clippings.
EASTERN SEWS.
VJUC'AGG -XE'vVS.
Chicago, Oct. 20. Tbe Tribune this
morning publishes an exact statement of
the number of buildings destroyed by the
great fire, with a careful estimate of the
number of people rendered homeless, and
the estimate of what is left. The tctal
area of the city is stated to be over 23,-
000 acres, including the annexed territory
west of Western Avenue, and the total
number of buildings before the fire was
''0.000. On the south side the fire de
stroyed nearly everything in 1st and 2d
wards and a portion of the N. W., corner
ot the 3d. Its southern limit on Michigan
Avenue was . Congress street, on Clark.
Harrison and Wells streets, a point below
1 nk. The area of the b.irnt district is
-0 acres. There were destroyed 3.C00
bunding, including 1G0 stores. 2(1 hotels
and CO manufacturing establishments. 21,
ouo persons, were turned out of homes,
91 gm.lU'r 'number of whom lived in the
-a ward. West of State street, where they
w ere closely packed. Residents in the 1st
ward generally lived in hotels or furnish
ed, looms, except where many poor fam
ilies were congregated. On the north
V-tn m acrt's Werc turned, out of
-.otto acres in that division, leaving intact
a smad portion on Ken.ie street, near the
river, and several houses north of Division
and west of Orchard street, including
some of the better settled districts up
Uaybornc Avenue The total number of
buildings destroyed Was 10.000, including
400 manufactories; about 70.000 persons
miLui iiinea ci Homes and are sojourn
ing on ihe west side, or have left the city.
Out of a population of 77.000. only 7.000
have houses which they can 'claim as their
own. and there are not over COO houses
standing, for the -district burned over em
braced hiost of the settled area of the
north division. While the amount of
ground burned over in the west division
was not great not over 100 acres and j
while much of that was occupied by lum- !
ber yards, the people who did live there S
were closely packed together. Between j
1.000 and 2.000 people dwelt there. The j
value ot nouses uesuoy eu was cuuqmia-
tively light, being nearly all frame build
ings, j
Since the morning of Tuesday, the 10th. j
there have been fifty building permi-s is-
sued by the Board "of Public Woiks all j
permanent and substantial buildings iu the i
burnt district. A large number of build
ings ere going up in other portions of the
city. Hundreds of temporary wooden
structures are already up iu the burnt
district.
The canal lien bill for the relief of Chi
cago has passsed both houses of the Leg
islature, and is signed by the Governor.
Cc ntribntions from New York for the
relief of sufferers amount to 2,00t,000
S-lfiO.000 to be furnished in supplies, and
the balance in mor.ey.
The Tribune Company has ordered its
architect to commence rebuilding. The
old front will be taken down and replaced
by .MilvvaMkee brick. The ether walls
and Moore are firm and secure.
Danks continue to transact business -ft? j
nsual, and there is no abatement of conn"- j
deuce in them. . . j
CiitcACo, Oct. 21. A terrible affair oc- I
enrred last. night at, midnight. While Col. j
T. W. Giosvenor. a well known citizen, j
several years Prosecuting Attorney in the !
Police Court, was proceeding home in the.
southern part of use chj", one of. the;
home guards on patrol ot that uvr:iof"
halted him and required the countersign.
Tin: Colonel made some, contemptuous re
ply, when, the guard fired, indicting a
wound 'from the elfecis of which he. died
at o o'clock llris tacrniug. Colonel. Gi os
venor served -with distinct"' on in the late
war. and received a wound which perman
ent I j' disabled his light arm. Tho pres
ence of armed, irresponsible guards in ihe
city is a nuisance, for which there is no
justification. It is a well established fact
that no cases of incendiarism or violence
from supposed incendiaries occurred dur
ing the dreadful period of the ci'y's de
strction. I'niversal horror and indignation ii ex
pressed at the shooting of Col. Grosvenor
last night by a patrol. The prepetrator
of the deed U a young man named Theo
dore N. Treat, a student of Douglas Cni
versi'.y. aged twenty years.
Chicago. Oct. 23. The Tiinft this morn
ing publishes a highly sensational account
of the origin of the great fire, which pur
poits to be ihe con;es.ion of a member of
the society ot internationals, who allege
that it was their work. The writer furth
er says that Geo. Francis Train is a mem
ber of the society, and in a lecture in Far
well Hall, the very night of ihe disaster,
came near betraying them by using the
following language: -This is the last
public address which will be delivered
within ibese walls. A terrible calamity
id impending over Chicago. More I can't
more I dare not utter." The Tunes
says, that Train made use of tlu-e words
can be abundantly proven, but I'eclines to
oiler an opinion as to the authenticity of
the story.
Henry P. Freeman is appointed re
ceiver to wind up the affairs of lire Market
Fire Insurance Companj. John Cooke is
appointed receiver of the Atlantic Insur
ance Company, of Brooklyn, which sus
pended yesterday.
KU KL r.V AY SO UTJI CA ROLLXA.
New Yokk, Oct. 22 The Ihrald's spe
cial from Columbia, South Carolina, stales
that information is received from Spartans
burg and Chester that great excitement
prevails owing to the summary proceed
ings of the V. y. Marshal and troops.
Forty-four citizens have been arrested and
crammed in a j.ul already full of negroes.
Seveial hundred citizens deserted their
homes in consequence of the wholesale
arrests, and sought refuge in the woods
until an opportunity presents itself of
seeking safety elsewhere. A reign of ter
ror exists throughout this entire section of
the State. Depredations are being com
muted on prperiy ot citizens !)V mvroes
and evil disposed persons. A light is said
to have taken place on Broa-l river, be
tween a band of Ku-Klux and C. S.,
troops, and the conflict is said to have
been severe. Reinforcements have been
called for.
Washington. Oct. 21. Advices received
from South Carolina say a Ivu-Klux party
COO in number surrendered to U. S. Mar
shall Johnson. Up to Friday morning 70
arrests had been made in the vicinity of
that town. Arrests have been made in
several counties.
FIRE SEAR ROCHESTER A" V.
RociiEsiKit. (N. Y.). Oct. 23. This city
is enveloped in smok Reports are ar
riving from offices in Ihe woods through
out the country. Two farm houses sfnd
other buildings in Wayne county were
burned; several houses and hay stacks
were also destroyed. It is reported that
a man was burned to death. A rumor
comes from Albion that the Prussian set
tlements north of Albion, in Orleans
county, were burned to-day. The wind
has subsided this morning. The country
is very dry. and there are no hopes that
the fires will be extinguished until rains
occur.
FIRE JX KENTUCKY
Cincinnati. Oct. 21. It is reported here
that an immense district of woodland in
Campbell county. Kj'.. is on fire. The
flames are spreading with fearful rapidity.
There is much excitement at Alexandria,
which is threatened. Alexandria is thir
teen miles from Newport.
FIRE IX JIISSO URL
Camekon. (Mo.). Oct. 21. A large por
tion of the business and residence part of
the town was destroyed by fire last night.
It broke out in the livery stable of Walter
Mathies. and is thought to have been the
work of an incendiary. Losses, $132,000,
with insurance of $32,000.
NEIV YORK XKvrs
New York. Oct. 20. The crini '
had the case of Mayor Hall ,,S Vur"
eration yesterday. Sub
for witn esses. -u i e issue,!
The nominations made lao nihe i
DemocroMc reformers meet with 7 tIie
by Republicans generally Tho P7--Val
and Tribune support them. Fhrvys Ia'
nation is a concession to Renno"mi
There is a revival of the vv'Tl
Comptroller Connolly is to bo imn..U a
The thmmefeial Advertiser stab-s V
the total losses of the Insurance Comnan
Us by the fire at Chicago, amount to
740.000. 0
It is believed that the Greeley Repu ,;
cans will support the Reform Democracy
New Yokk. Oct. 23.-A special to th''
77m?.s from Scran ton. Penn., states that
Rev. Mr. Denilin while attemptfhg ;0 de
liver an anti-Catholic lecture on the prfh.
lie streets, Saturday night, was compelled
to retire from attacks made upon him by
the crowd. Yesterday, on his attempt!! e
to speak again, w hen he referred to Cath
olics as thieves, cutthroats and murdereis.
the box on which he stood was kicked
from under him, and be fell to the pave
ment. He was seriously hurt, and was
withdrawn under the protection of the
police. There is much excitement irr
town.
John Moon, late Assistant Superintend
ent of the box department of the city
Post Office, is held to await the action of
the Grand Jury on a chrage of opening
letters and stealing the contents.
MORE RADICAL HOXESTY.
Piui.ADKi.rniA. Oct. 20. The Ledger
says the failure of C. II. Yorks & Co
leaves ;i unita u cnv tonus Ol'.f4y.
000. The firm has been speculating with
ihe money.
va sniXG Toy irs.
Wasuimox. Oct. 21. The collector of
Customs at Gloucester has officially in,;.
tied the Secretary of the Treasury of tie
seizure of the schooner Edward A. Ilorton
by the Dominion t-ntter Sweepstakes, for
alleged viobit-ion of the Canadian fisheries
The owner went to Gni-.boro to look alUr
the vessel and found her 4-anng at (he
wharf, lie quit-ily and peaceably took
ii.;wwii ui uto ve-?ei aim sailed (or
t,;oucv!er. ih.-re had been no condem
nation of the vi-ssel in English, ports.
MSC E L LA XLO CS.
it is not Known, as stated ia a Y.
journal, that C
nelius Vanderbili or Gen
ern
-aw couuiouu-d io Itio Chicago Relief
Fund.
The Supreme Court has granted a stav
iu Ihe proceedings in the Ingersull case "
Cincinnati. Oct. 18. A public 'nieeiii
to-day for ihe aid oT sufferers by the
Michigan and Wisconsin fire appointed a
committee to solicit subscriptions, and re
quested Ihe Common Conned to appropri
ate $ 10.000. Ti.e Chamber of Commerce
appropriated 1.000.
A meeting ot Belgian citizens to-nisl.t
instituted measures for Ihe relief of their
suffering countrymen near Green P.;iv.
.Newakk. N. J", Oct. 20. The jury ia
the case of Geo. Dotls, on trial 'for the
wfti'der of Peter Ilalstead, rendered a
verdict of guilty of murder 'n t! jiiSt
degree.
A letter froTn Havana sfa'os that Vi; in
surrection is not em led. There have been
serious defeats of the Spanish forces in
the eastern district.
Dktuoit. Oct. li?7 The steamer R. 0.
Coburn foundered in Saginaw Bay lust
Sunday. Seven of the crew and three of
the passengers are known to be- Havrd:
two boats with officers and the balaiac of
the clew are missing.
The schooner Horton arrived at Glou
cester this evening. A grand lecepduw
was gfveu to the crew bv the citizens o
C.uuo. (111.), Oct. 22. At Union City,
Tennessee.. last, r.ight. .while the passengVr5'.
of .the train of.jhe Middle Tennessee k
Ohio Railroad weic.at supper, three men
jumped on the engif.e. and . ran .'the train
two miles. Two others entered the ex
press car. overpowerd the only man left
in charge, and robbed the sate of 1.000
and escaped.
TIie.Teriitories.
Colorado Territory has ten newspapers
and fifteen postofliees.
There is smne talk of building a steam
fl Hiring mill at the town of Yakima.
Total land disposed of i l Walla Walla
Land office last month, J.,"27 acre-.
The Odd Fellows of Olympia donated
S5S to the sufferers by the Chicago lire.
Mr. Deriah lb own has been elected
President of a Reading Society at Seattle.
We see it stated that a tri weekly i"m
ocratic paper has been started a"t Uoi 6
City
Wafer mains are to be laid dawn
ftirough the principle streets of Vancou
ver, this fall.
Vancouver has subscribed over a
thousand dollars to the Chicago Relief
Fund.
Char'.es Goodwin shot and killed Kicb
ard W. Forkey in a row at Helena. Man
tana, lately.
The track of the Northern Pacific rail
road H laid nearly to Carroll's Pom!, and
construction trains are running, f nd tliingi
arc lively.
W. F. Crafo, who came Jo the PacifC
Coast 43 j'ear.s ago. and resided most of
the time near Vancouver, died a few dayi
ago at Victoria.
A petition of Ihiity-five fi-et in length
has been signed in Walla Wal'a county
for the u-moval of Judge Kennedy from
the bench.
A fire on the 1st at Helena, Montana,
consumed property worth SCO. 000. Tlio
Herald, the leading journal of the Terri
tory, was completely destroyed.
The Olympia stage upset last Mond y
near PnmphrejT"s. and severely injured a
ship carpenter named George Smith, who
is now confined to his quarters at Kalama
On the If-th Wilbur Hunt, nod ten
years, was run over bjr a car at Wulla
Walla, and his leg cut off just below tbe
knee.
There crossed Clearwater ferry, I. T.,
last week twenty-six teams with one htm
d.ed and twenty-three thousand pounds
of freight, and two immigrant, trains with
teams and cows.
We hear that Judge Kennedy of Wash
ington Territory, has resigned, and it is
rumored that Leander Holmes will be up
pointed to take his j lice. Judge Ker.n'dy
ii in the Walla Walla district.
A ledge of gold and silver bearing
quartz has been discovered on the south
fork of the Snoqualmie river by one of
J. R. Maxwell's survey ing party, of t ie
N. P. R. It. It is about fiftty mile? east of
Seattle.
William B. Bird, late of the Second
Artillery, who has gained considerable
notoriety by reason of his being charged
with the homicide of Lieutenant Cowan,
in Alaska, has been honorably discharged
from the military service, with all pay
and allowances, by direction of the Scc
retarj' of War.
The Boise City Statesman or October
17th announces articles were signed in
that city for a big race for SI, 000 aside
to come off next day between "Yakima
(or -Switch Tail' ) and -Old Den.'J The
distance was not stated in the paper. The
fall races commenced at Boise City on the
17th.
Newspai-eii Rei-outek. The American
Xwsjyiper Reporter, published by Messrs.
Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York, is a
publication no newspaper office should he
without. It 13 invaluable to tbe craft.
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