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f i 2 WILLAMETTE FARMER. LOUISIANA. We find an excuse in the great Interest felt by all renders In the unfoitunatoexls tiugstate of tilings In the commonwealth of Louisiana, for giving the statement lately made to the sub-committee of Con gress, in that State, by Judge Dibble, a a Republican olliehil who sums up the situation fairly and concedes that for years p.ist the political condition there lias been revolutionary and that I.oiiib iaua has not a .Republican form of gov ernment. This communication appears opposition yielded a Tlie spli support, while the sii'lcn obedience. The spirit of Intole- toword their opponents began again to manliest ltscn actively, wnicn, as me pe riod for the general election approached; found expression In sincere and bitter hatred. Gov. Kellogg and his associates hud done what tliey could, ty was of no uvuil. They had, reduced taxes; that counted for nothlg. They checked Indis crluiinutc appropriation for private pur poses, which had characterized previous Assemblies; no thanks. They had car ried on the Government at n cost of sev eral hundred thousand dollars less than it cost for alike period under the other Administration, but still there was no to be very ably and fairly written and , less opposition, uud bitterness, and ha- singuhirly free fiom, prejudice. The con-1 trea muni esteil againgst every one con dition of Louisiana is lamentable. Kcv olutlon threatens every form of govern nected with nubile olllce. A partisan . . .. ..... k press aim designing politicians nave, so that may be established under present laws, and reconstruction by act. of Con gress is ihconl possible remedy, If even that can avail tqhllny'tliehatrod and pre-, judice that now cxltls. While we concede the necessity for ac tion by Congress to insure a Kcpubllean form of government, and deem it the duty Of that body to take immediate ac tion in me premises, we see o excuse for the late military inleiference before filch congressional action was had to authorize and direct It. Tf the President, or a commander of the Army can inter fere with the organization of a state leg islature, thenourltepubliean institutions are at an end, and wo have the battle of freedom to fight over again. Congress khoiild loso no time to disband the Lou isiana Legislature and order a new gene nil election there, Insuring thereby the fullest and fairest exercise of the fran chise to every citlen. Congress has no right to scheme for a Itepublleuu succes sion in that State, or to dread the mceess of the opposition. Its duty is immiatnl; ubly to secure the honest rulo of theniu jorlty, whichever that may be. Ilcmcdy lor Loiilnliiiin. A CALM AND LOOK'AL AllCll'.MII.VY. Xow Orleans Ii., Jan. 8. Judge Hen ry C. Dibble, of New Orleans, a .Repub lican and supporter of ICellogg's Admin istration, bus submitted the following paper to tho Congressional Committee : To Hie lion. Clin lies Foster, Chairninn of the .Sub-Committee in Louisiana Af fairs l)i:,wt Km : It was made mydiity tonppeur before your Committee dining Us sessions in New Orleans as counsel for the Kluto organization of the ltcpuhllcnu paity, and.in that capacity I cndeiivorcil what f eould to present thuhtrongestaaso lor our side. You are aware also I I at re held anil now hold olllce under the Ad ministration of Gov. Kellogg. In this lelatlon looking at the situation in "lou Isliiua from a higher standpoint Olian that indicated by my past relation. to the Government, considering the toou bled state of iill'.ilrs not as a partisan, but as a citizen 01 me uouimouwcnitu, I leei I'onstiaincd to oiler to your Committee the following Miggestlous : It soeais to mu that Congicss and the eounlxy at large will be tortured and mlsrciircsonted tho facts attending the election of 1872 that I doubt not the great majority of the Op position have fcince believed that Gov. I WAYSIDE MEMORANDA. The Xing of Coos County. While sitting alone ono evening before a blazing coal tire la tho parlor of the Iiockhart House, In Empire City, I tell to musing u pod the peculiar advantages which the different localities in the State of Oregon offer to the enterprise of its people. When the early settlers came to the beau tiful Willamette valloy, the grass was literal ly their sustenance. Their cattle roamed over the hills and dotted the wide-spreading prairies, or reposed in tho shade, comfortable In the luxury of their own fatness. And grass was King. And to his green sospter bonod all the people lu the land. Two decades have passed, and a pastoral people havo bocome an agricultural one'. Where once was pasture for the lowing klne, the harvest fields, like altars of' the world, Collogg was not elected, and.that he was. now 11t t.lle,r rich fruU offering to their God. n law and In fact a usurper; and s.o they Tho scepter of the herder-has passed away rlpil nq with nun vriinn flint, nn enntl ......i.i ........ ,.! ,.r -v-1.. . .1. .i -.. i I (0 give credit wliere the- future will nccoff! it. This sullen discontent fouifd vent In numerous acts of ypdonec and bloodshed, notably the massacre in Grant l'aris, the assassiiinatlon of Judge Craw ford, and the District Attorney of his court; disturbances in tho Attakapas; the murders at Coiishutta,and the Innumera ble personal assaults and acts of oppres sion and intimidation against blacks in r.v.viii.i: to kolvk tiii: piiohlkm presented by the Louisiana ease unless i hey consider that everything tlwit lias oeeiirieil lu this htiuo since mo (;iectlou of 1ST- has been i evolutionary, utterly beyond duo process of law, and in viola tion ot those fundamental rules and prin ciples which underlie a republican form ol government within the meaning anil purpose of the Coiistitutiouof the I'tilted States. In contemplating this question, It will not do to lose sight of thu exti-u-ordiuaiy condition of political society in the Statu lu 187:!, lesulting from thu sud den change in tho relation of the two races and somewhat crude and altogeth er partisan ell'ort which was more or less a falluie, because it contemplated the es tablishment of a Government upon abstract theories, and lost sight of tho actual soda', political, and economical surroundings. There, existed at that time, and has, since, thuelosoof tho War. n spirit of iiitnlcrauco towards black ami towards white. This Intolerance, which loo otteu found expression, unhappily, lu acts of Intimidation, oppression, and vi olence, had produced Us counter-result lu tho enactment by tho Republican legislature elected under tho Recon struction act, of llieso harsh election, legistratlou, constabulary, anil Metropo litan police laws, which liuvo been so se verely and lu Homo respects so Justly anl tnadveited upon by tho ltcnunlicau press throughout thu country. Jly these measures the Republican party had vest ed lu tho Governor of tho Ktato a degreo of power hcareoly exercised by any sovereign In the world Then follows an allusion to tho defec tion of Gov. Warniouth, who carried to tho opposition tho advantage of thu al most absolute executive power reposed lu him, and used that power in thu ap pointment of oilleers who manipulated the registration and elections of 1872 to further thu success of thu Democrats. fler the election Warniouth undertook to pack thu Returning Hoard and over tluow tho local Judiciary by violence. All these acts Judge Dlbblee pronounces evolutionary and he describes the recent political hlslory of Louisiana as a horri ble dream. The success of either faction foreboded revolution. Tho Kellogg gov urniiient was dually established by revolution and armed Intervention of thu IMiwers of (lie Federal government. 1 Passing now to tho events of 187-1, wo find theru were related tho revolution and counter revolution which attended thu election of 1B7U. During this Inter val of two yuan tho juliulnlsttatlon of Gov. Kellogg carried on tho Government making,, uud, executing law. To thU Governmeut tho Republican masse gave or1 difference parts of the State. Finally this spirit ot discontent was organized anil manifested itself in A POLITICAL MILITAKY 110DV, which took the name of the White League. This body fell under the leadership of more discreet and better- thinking men, whose influence was stifliclent to check, in a great degree. further instances of outrages on tho blacks, and tho entire energies of the embryo army were systematically direct ed to' the overthrow of the State Gov ernment. The election was to be carried, right or wrong. Wo were to select a House of Representatives entire, eighteen Senutors out of thirty-six, and a Treasu rer. Should the Opposition sweep every thing, they would only then have one branch of tho llnaiiciul oflldersi but it "not became-manifest that it was their intention to sutzi: tiii: iintiki: hovijiixjient by somo revolutionary means. The elec tion was held. 1 will not discuss the results. .Sufficient to say, tho Opposition believe they elected a large majority of the House and tho State Treasurer. On the other hand, tho Republicans bellcvo that when registration closed they were limy u,uou uiiead. Knowing tho sys tematic intimidation throughout thu greater part of thu State, and considcringi tho flagrant Irregularities in some of the parishes, they believed that the Return ing Hoard should prevent thu consum mation of u gigautio wrong, and, return tlio.4o members elected who were in truth tho choice of voters, lglve tho argu ment as they put it; but, looking at tile whole ulilur dispassionately and calmly. It presents Itself in this aspect to me: A revolution had been set on foot by the Opposition, aided by the White I.eugtlo, to seize iho Government. A counter- rorolutlort wan Hie result. The disturb ance attending the attempt to organize tlwi General Assombly, Jan. i. naturally nail inevitably resulted from the events. I have detailed. The evidence which was olfervd to your Commit tee establishes J think, what would not be denied here, that the Opposition, supported by tho White Jj?aguo us am1 II tary organisation, had perfected n plan forthoselure of the State Government by a bold coup d'etat; but again occurred a countcr-icvolutipn. The coup d'etat was rudely prevented by thu timely intervention of Federal bay onets. With tho historical resume before you, T now ask you to consider with me the liifjulry : MAS LOUISIANA A Uni'tJJIIJfAN 1'OKjr Of (!uvi:knmi;ntV and In its stead wo see the golden banner of the Cereal Monarch wave lu the breeze, and Wbeatrls King. In the Utnpqua valley the herder held un disputed sway for5 many years; but the cat tle here havo mostly been supplanted by sheop, bofore whose ovor-nlbblltig teeth the forage Is fast disappearing, and tho Wheat King is contending with hlsrlyal for the pos session of the 'and. Eft orthe Const Kingo, wo have an entirely different country. A country of heavily timbered mountains and small valloys. Prairies wo have noie; but with all lis forbidding aspect, Nature has here tempeied the wind to the shorn lamb, and peculiarly adapted the country to sus tain a dense population. Here we have no i extensive tracts of green meadows for stock- range, or grain lands ready for the plough; but Instead the finest of timber covers the hills and valleys, the mountains are under pinned with iron aud other mineral wealth, and Old King Coal Tho Jolly old son),'' Rules in this rough countrie. The coal and lumber Interests in this coun ty are Immense, aud only just beginning to be developed, and there are untold millions of wealth to bo hewn from our forests and dug from our mines. Other industries are springing up for which this locality is well adapted, such as ship building, a foundry, engine manufactory, and others will follow in time. It follows, as a logical sequence, that there Is no part or Oregon which is im proving faster than this. Times are lively, audauyonn who "is on the work" need not bo idle. This o 1 vitv is caused b v the oneu- Jng or coal banks and logging camps, the building of mills and roads, and the sending away of large amounts of coal and lumber to the .San Francisco market. Then vi have some stock range; and on this river nulte a body of acricultuntl land. We have, also, in their seasou salmon uud ( unit-r uou, mm whu iinvi in wie (T.eaTess OHIO CORRESPONDENCE. LuoNARDsnuno, O., Jon. 1, '75. Mr. Editor: The holidays have passed pleasantly away forever, and I cannot escape this thought, viz: Shall wo be permittee; to greet each other again upon a similar occa sion? But why let this spoil a letter intend ed only1 for friendly congratulation? But to business. December has, with perhaps two per cent, discount', been a remarkable winter month, and has saved as much provender as April overrun, leaving a clean balauce sneet for the current year. And well it is formula section of country, where all the elements seemingly combined to shorten the bill of fare for both man and beast. Now,tkere is one thing consolingly s'.range, viz: that with our short crops, prices rule lower than for many years com and pota toes excepted. The hopes of its many admir ers seem blasted, inasmuch as clover seed lias failed to grow for two consecutive 'sea ssns, and it is almost exclusively to this source alone that the Buckeyes have hitherto looked for hay: WHAT CAN OREGON EXHIBIT?. No. 3.N Ma. Editor: While we do pot claim that our State on successfully compete, or should even make tho attempt to exhibit In one-tenth of tbe 1,000 diffirent classes at Ithe Centennial Exposition, still we do claim that in several of the departments Oregon pan not only make a creditable'sh'owing, but even surpass in tho Importance of her contributions many if not all of the older States. In the Historical DepartmLtspoclal provi sion is made for the Illustration of progress made lii'industry.W and civilization of the country,- by tbe assignment of a separate) space known as the, Historical Section, for tho proper display of relics and'objects illustrat ing the progress of indusjrjr and tbe arts, and especially such thing as 'pertain to the early history of the States. f. J Of conrseTttlbibst'every one was able to assign a reason why clover had foiled) but, at length, Col. Harris, of the Ohio lAirmer, knocked tho persimmon, and here is tho pole he did it with: He said thewd that failed was in ton9triuence of not being impregnated by tho bees Hying from llower to flower, withj pollen on their legs, and as evidence gave lustance where ono hundred I heads of clover protected from bees did pot even producq seed, whilst another hundred heads to which the bees had access beat even the best growth spoken of in the parable. Here, it soems to me, is a field for your Pt clQo savans, and let them report through the Willamette Farmer. Here we have to take the theory until bees come around ngain, as two years ago noarly every bee in Ohio closed their eventful career aud passed unexpectedly away one bee-worshipper in this region losing two hundred swarms and nearly all by Italian rulers. - I see, by looking at the quotations In your very excellent paper that hogs rated high with you as well as here. Need I tell you that with us nearly every man became a speculator in hogs, and some men even ship ped hoes to Albany, Butlalo, aud Pittubnrg, who hitherto had scarcely been eonMrfured capable of driving a two horse wagon to the county tdwn and return. 1 promised in my lat to tell vou about mv success with BStnb3V lli.fcejd. I have now about afty bushels of seed from light begin nings and cloo experiment, and bnlievo it is going to suit our country exa'-lly If sown etmy on ury iano. i wisn to asicyou.orauy of your readers, if the so-culled new German oats would be capable of standing the rigors of an ordinary Ohio winter, if sowed in the fall, and whether as pasture they will pay for sowing in the fall. Also, I wish to' ask you what varieties of wiuter wheat you deem most1 valuable in your latitude. Mod what is Wur moat annnw. ed mode of cultim? Ami. In eonchis-ion. I nnswur, without hesitation, nnd un equivocally, No. Tho existing Govern ment is not the product of an election duly ascertained by regular process of law, but of a revolution, or rather of a ojuntor-revolutlon. It Is not my purpose io uiscusij wuu eiaut-e or ine constitution whloh guarantees to each Stato a repub lican form of government, with tho pur pose to dellno such a form of government. 1 will rest content with thu suggestion that I have called the attention of Con gress to an existing government in one of the States which is not republican in ionn. What, then, Is tho duty of Con gress? Our position is not dissimilar to that wo occupied in 1S07. Tho State was then reconstructed. Let tho process be repeated. Muyhup, with tho experience wo havo hail, wo can do better. Wo can scarcely do worse. I care not what plan be adopted so that wo may have penco and order, perfect fairness, andequal Jus tice for all. I havo tho honor sir, to bo your obedl- cn servant, Hkxhy C. Duuilu. and wild fowl In thu ir.-natnsf. permit me to say that I will lnake anv tnta abundance. If any one 111 take the trouhln unable exchange of seeds with vOu. Mhshi-h. to Ortiou IbtUi. There are plenty of elk and I -Editors, or any of 'your readers, y way of be.tr iu tbe mountains, aud oocaiiinnallv a experiment, and oultlvate and rnrort nor pautber' takes for his own use a olf or a progress through tbe Fai(mkk, in order that sheep with the greatest familiarity. We have others may bef benefitted bJ'onr labors. The flue navigabls waters running through tbe ' so-called Tasmanian oats seem to be the va country in many directions, and railroad 'aty destined to have a run in this locality, connection with the Oregon & California R. nd their power to thrive under severe H. is ill the near future. Add to this our Hnn drouabt makes them. tons, tho unn thlnir climste (the coldest morning this winter was needful. John Waters. at 28), and proximity to thu umrKets of the I . " r worlo, and you have tho prospecu of the fu-' LATEST FROM KLAMATH. ture desliuins of Coos county. Tho country is now aud rough yet, and will , Mn. L. S. Dyar, writing to a lady friend lake miluUoxnenditUro of bralu and muaHn , bovb? Tim n-nm.,-. i.n i. ,i ... ... .UnAAnlll. V... I.. .1 1 1 I .1 -w U.U.K...J una unu uuwu lu w un,u. ii, uub JU llltj u-i;ihiiiiik lut) eom- mauu ormnn was to "till tho earth and sub J0 below zero here, and 21 at the post, five miles above hero. On the 17th, 1 feet of snow fell, mostly during the night of the 13:h with the meroury several degrees below zero, and the cold continued to increase un til tho 17th when it began to srrow mlldr GENERAL NOTES. Tho Now York ponIoIUca returns a roveniiii io mo iiuvermueut or nearly fJ.OOO.OOO over all cxH'iists. While a Ilrooklvn man was Irvine In m11 k vicious home, the animal turned and bit a largn piece out cf his cheek. It wns Angle Muiuturu, a lkwton belle, hose fond nut. for hie not her luto trouble aud Iho police court In Paris. Thoy have a nasty free-love scrape In f.v fayetp. I ml., and all tho lndltnnpnlls papers uro wallowing lu It up to their uose. The aKgrogitu Jobbing aud manufacturing tnnuwotions of Leavenworth. KnM, for last year, reached thu sum of JlS.avi.iSt). T. Cotlrell Clsrk. formerly xwrUte.l with Edgar A. l"ue, died at Cuimfou, l'a recently. What a constitution bo mut bv had. "A feol tmnn home" l tt"vintfortlpffoblt uary of OMIIIfoihH dsrkwv who hWtiUuwed luroe pmu of alcohol on ClirUuiwn day. due it." With the promise added: "In duo time yo shall reap, if ye mint not." M. CoijinLt.K City, Jan. 20, 1873. TERRIFIC FIGHT WITH A BEAR. Tho Uulletin says: From a gentleman who , i"1' ,m8 W''VUU1 so since. Mr.Dyar crossed , ; .. .. , j. , . the mountains from Ashland to Lliikvilln arrived on tho uorthsrn-bound train of yes- during these two lerrible daysjin a wagom torday, ' wo learned the following particulars through tbe deep snow, and came home ou concerning a terrlblo light with u monster i lUo l7t,n makiug three days of pretty rough bear. For some days a Mr. Dougherty, lly- M'f, Jft.'fiV " i'L L ,.,n. t.,L. ...lloa .0 fr I1...... l..l .. 7," ..."."-.-" .""""" " ""0 IUU tlced fresh bear tracks in the vicinity of his . .... t sheep corrals. On Saturday uioruiug last, VANCOUVER NEWS, whou ho went out to faed thnin. Iin innncl that two of his most valuable animals had A Vancouver, W. T., correspondent of tho uueu iwiiuu auu n unmoor ii tnuem torn aim ui eguiimn says hired man. named Uobbins. and started for ..f"m..l.4?. J?"? ?,'?. w2 JSar.n tb?.t mucU tho mountains, following the tracks of tho "'. ZTrJ"TX ".lT. The Ikwon TrtHtenpt Mvanfa reuentona- ratio performance: J'uolaukw, thaoarttooa, and the baw Were eood. and aa war Uut Ua. ' InUnUona." ' ' marauders. Mr. D. was armed with a run ".".'" .'."". .?I".U. lM,"?a wtnirost by .n.i m. i ...i.i. o., .... T ....i.7" "'""" "" oynay. ine i uVuber 'but los sight of the'Wcir While , V W ."," l!,n'u'l.nK K. -' searching about seuaraieu. as air. it. was passing a tuicKet i with Ihe axe ou his shoulder a monster bear I sprang upon blm,crushiug him to the ground Mr. D,, hearing his cries, hurried to the spot, and after coolly taking lu the situation, fired at the animal, the ball taking ell'y.'t in his jhoulder, This reinforcement was more than his bearahlp could bear, so he scrambled away as best be could on three legs. The wouuded man was cared for as well as possi ble on tbe spot, aud theu taken to tho house where he procured a wagon aud took htm homo. Medical aid was summoned to attend the wounded mau, who was sutftiringiutense pain. Ills left shoulder was aluioot llesbleas and the arm was broken lu two places. Ev erything possible Is beiug done to alleviate his siitlsrlng, but up to (he intest Informs tlou but llltle hopes were eutertalued for his recovery. AriMlNTMi.NTS The Governor has to-day appointed Duii'siu Caiupbell.Eiq , of tho dis tricts of liutteshhro aud the Clyde, Scotland, I and A. L. Buckingham. Eia.. of Concordia. Cloud Co., Kansas, Honorary Commissioners or immigration ror the Dtate or uregou. Mr. H. C, Kinney's health lately shows no slgu of Improvement. The wounded limb renders him helpless so that he has to be lifted from ona position to another, aud con finement wears upou both mind and body io tne alarm ot his lauilly aud friends. Sals of Sukki, Q, Savaga drove a band of sheep through town yesterday to his home ou the old Towner Savage place, tor wmoa no ram . 73 a neaa. luey were couifuual freez IT Ihn cri-Mln. un inthe brushThey bae!8hUid - we-rtUer continue much longer r.T waspissinate;? T ' J?"Z " len. .l"uir", ""..". "V '"V. ''? ."H'wwuuug ...otuiu.oioiuoui.ui euuirpnse nere, are not only In a prosperous oonditiou, but, we learn, are msklng arraugemeuts for extensive im provements in the spring. It is fortunate that a way has been provided for harmoniz ing a portion of our business men so that they cn work together and aid in improving this long neglected town. We shall look for busy times In tbe spriii". Lakge Animals. A lute number of tho Mark Lane Express say3 the best beast lu the " Christmas Smlthfleld Club Show" belonged to the Prince of Wales, who received the 100 guineas premium; the live weight of his heifer was 2240 pounds. Tho heaviest fat ox iu the yard was also a Shorthorn, and weighed 290S pounds. A Cotswold ewe welghod 042 pounds; a Liucoln owe lOol pounds. SUPREME COURT. good common stouk. SrxctAL Train Hksumed. The Albany and' Portland special 'train, down mornings p eTenMagVwhloh has been discontinued wfcUVUe river baa been closed, resume this evening and will run regular hereafur. Case of Johnson, appellant, vs. Arrlgonl, respondent! argued and submitted, Uumpbreya; appellant, vs. Taylor, respon dent; motion to dlsniias appeal submitted. Simon T9. State Treasurer; ordered that a mandate lasne. Ladd A Heed, va. Hlgleyj ordered that a inandat lesue. .. U. IIuniphriys;xicntorandMpprllant, vs. J. J. Taylor, rotpoudent; appeal from WashlngtoaieoBntyt motion to dbiihtai: ap peal -overruled. ' ' h Saaanel ilewaj appellant, vs. Tboa. FaUr oei at.' al., respondent; appeal from Colum bia county; argued and submitted. J Department 10 is devo!od exclusively to ob jects lllustratiug efforts for the improvement oi me puysicai, moral ana intellectual condi tion of man. The ten groups comprisiigthli department are; Physical deYeloptuentjanuV condition medicine 4bd sanlt'ary'r 'benevo lence, consisting of tho working and results of benevolent Institutions; 'goyernmeUtTand law; religious organizitlons and systems, In cludirig statlsll6'lllustratfiig the origin, na ture, growth aud extent of yarfous religious, systems and sects, and of missionary efforts, Uunday Schools, etc; educational, compris ing the various systems and accessories of education, from the Infant school to the uni versity, including special schools ot science, art, libraries, etc; cooperative associations, Illustrating tbe practical results of Industrial organizations, worklugmen's unions, etc., of secret societies, and of co-operative efforts generally; exhibition of works of art and In dustry, to illustrate the working and results of great exhibitions and their influence upon Industry, science and clvillz ulon,;generally. Now we ask in all candor is there nothing In the groupings and classifications of this departm'-nt in which Oregon should be rep resented? Is there nothing in government and law that has transpired in tbe history of our State since the organizstlon of a few har dy pioneers into a Territorial Council for self protection, laying the foundation for a proud S ate, which was at that time, a waste, hcvvliug wilderness, claimed by the British crown? Is there no historical interest con nected with the self-sacrlilcs and personal efforts made by the first missionaries and various religious organizations that has helped to redeem onr valleys from the hea then rites of barbarism and establish religi ous tolerance, refinement and moral worth'?' Has there been no progress made in scientific! Httaiuments ano educational imprc"yementr since the settlement of 'our' State, of wiilcli our poople mlj-ht well be proud ? Is our scenery too tame; oar rivers 'and mountains tod InslgnlttciUf; our auriferous, grazing, arable and tl mber lands 'of Wliitle)' account thrt tbelr'generat features a'ticl area in condensed form should not be placed pe fore the world ?' ' " Or are our modern professors, and histori an, teachers and divines, too modest to at tempt a condensed statement of the immenso resources and rapid 'strides Oregon has mada within the last thirty-five years in all thosq' civil, religious, and educational advance ments that teud to-make her people Intelli gent, prosperous.nnd permanently bleossd ? Reports similar to these will be made' by other States and Territories, condensed and printed and placed iu their proper depart ment from whloh volumos will bu complied as well by our own goyenjment as by other civilized nations, comprising the history of the progress of the Great American Republic for thu last century, and the Indnstrll, Ex-, position of the world in 1870. Shall a oon densed statement of Oregon's progress, re sources aud improvements appear in this, work? a, J, D-mm, Commissioner Alternate. Poiitlanp, Jan. 18, 1875. STATE TREASURY. Hon. A. H. Drown, State Treasurer, went to Portland last week to receive 'the portion of the State tax of Multnomah county on hand, whioh amounted to $30,000, leaving 127,22(3 32 still due. Tbe amount received was used by him to pay on warrants to that amount, due and waiting payment in that city. Tillamook ptld In this morning 9500 of the State tax, leaving only a small balance of f&i 80 unpaid, orthe tax of 1874. Treasurer Boynton, of Marlon, expects to pay In all or nearly all the tax from Marlon county this af-ernoon, the total being 21, 990. A Woman Speechless fob Forty -Two Yeaiis. Kathenne McCall, of Calidonla, sister of John U. and Laura McCall, at the) sge of 22 years, up to whioh time she con versed like other people, all at once ceased to speak, and for torty-two years has not spoken a word, until Sunday, Dec. 20, when her spoech returned, and she now converses' moderately but distinctly. No reason is given or known why this wou'derful recovery of a wonau's speech after so many years of pan tomimic life. ie Roy, -V. V Gazette. The Bulletin says that the lost girl Is all right. She went out to hunt the cow and Uudlng it awfully cold crouched down by av stump in sight of tba honse and couldn't move. Uauda and feet were frostbitten and a man and woman advertised to tbe world ai cruel and unkind, and that was the extent of the injury done. Tbe Walla Walla Statesman l informed that large numbers of catile, horses and sheep are dying along Dry creek and other places. We hardly hear from a locality bat viw. nvw uim iiieu ueiuni we severs ntsiher. .Thanks for tbe Chinook-that fcr" carrying off the snow. Every one feels bet ter for the change. V lgH'78''f r'ft V f jsjiI-u?i2j2fl ZJ'TflVc'fi :T3C3