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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876.
nXITI.U bTATl.S CKXIKISMAT, COMMISSION. 1
I'HIbAUbLl'IIIA, Jbi). "0, 1875. J
To II in Kxeolloticy, Lifavetto Oror, Gov
omnr of Oregon Sir. : In liol alf of tlio
United Stntos Centennial Commission, I havo
His honor to direct jour attention to several
subjects connected with tho International
Inhibition of 1870, ot great Important n to
your commonwealth, and for"whlch provi
sion should bo mado this year.
It has already become manifest lliata largo
proportion of tho articles to bo exhibited,
will bo provided for, In a crtditablo manner
by tlio manufactures and producers of tho
fcoveral States, liut there aro cortaln largo
elates of objects, whoso collection is essen
tial to a oomplelo representation of thomato
llalnud sociil condition of tho community,
yet v. hloh It isnot to tho intertstor within
tho power of an Individual to collect. Of
till- description uro tho unwrought natural
resources of tho land, Mich oh Its minerals,
hoils, woods, vegetation, etc. It Is so largely
upon their wealth in this direction that tho
growth of Stales depends, th it this depirt
inent or the Exhibition will bo critically
studied by thoso interested In tho problems
ol Immigration and of tho investment of
capital. On morely fconomloal grounds
iurj Stato would do well to provide liber
ally foi tho thorough and exhaustlvo ropro
r entatlon of tlio actual and potslblo products
f Its soil. Ono oilier department that should
bo Inaugurated and preparod utidoi tho
aupltos of llio Stale Governments, Is that
which may lio termed tho hls'orleal and
Mutlsllcal. Units' done by olllclal authority,
Ihpio will not bo acomplote presentation of
such matlorM as tho history of tlio early set
tlement of tlio State, Its physical features;
cllmatej geographical position, government,
law and punishment of crime; sys'om of
taloimd municipal taxation; rovenuo and
expenditure; benevolent Instltullons and
chanties; oducatlon; scientific, Industrial,
commonl il, learned and rollgloiis .Soolotlos;
rtgrlriiltiu.il mid inaniilacturiiig interests;
the extent and effects ot railroads and other
means of transporla'loii; tho history and
growth in population and wealtii of tho
Stato. All tliCHO subjicts, among nlbem
ought to bo lopresBiitod no as to afford a
Mimmary low 1 tho history, progioss, and
ii'sont condition of overy btalo. Unless
this Is accomplished, tho Inhibition will
strlou-ly full in that part ot ItH purposo
which contr mpliilcH n representation of tho
Nation's growth during tho Hist century of
it J oiistonco.
Olllclal resources only are ndrqwifo lo tho
satisfactory oaten' Ion ol tho task thus pro
posed, It is linpo I, theroforo, that each of
tho States, olther by Ligislatlvo action or
itliertIo, will adopt such nicauros as may
bo (homed moessary to empower existing
orKanlatlons or agoticlis lo lm cicatcd to
prop mi an exhibition of Iti native resources
and moral and poliilral advancement as
heroin indicated. A colli olive representation
of this chai actor will not only bo interesting
ns illustialiug llio prosperity of tlio country,
but will also bo of IncHtlmablo valuo for
preservation In the archives or tho nation,
us a cjircct liUtoi y ot tho birth and ptogross
or tho several communities that Imvo onu
trlbulod during tho century lo tho crowth
and strdV'th of tho Ui Ion of States.
How far join Stalo will pirtlolpate ',allies
suggcsllniiH la n question (!., hi''a tho
honor to ii.ostiwpcc'llly M,iimU nmi ,ou.
vmmeml to v.nrcaiiy consideration,
your obedient suvnnt,
A. T. Gohiioii.v,
Duct lor Genual.
INaitlomil Uiiili&c.
I ituit.i sroN, lVb. 11 -Tho NiHotiil
Granun hist ninhl iidopud tl n pent of llio
I'ummlllio on Ceiildiiilal UsposliUm, do
diulng no provision has be u mado whcio
by tho rations of Iliisbtndiy inn bo loprn
seiitod us an itxsm Ulloii at (hut Imposition,
mill that tho oinnil'Hioiiers hao provided
no adequate plan tluou'h which llio ami-
iiltiiral lull ic-ts ot llio country can bos.vs
ttma'hiilly and lull v uipiosoiilod. They,
lluriiloie, Ki'ointiii nd thut lurthor cmisulni
don bo Hotulil with llio dlriclors it llio IX
I liion loiiMi Uiiln win tin r iimodltliMtlouot
ititn plans ma) hoitUtttd sous iokooiuo
luojh r Kcoguliiui or Anifilcan agriculture,
conimllteo suggest Unit llioro boa lull ex
hibition or phiiil", prod s, slock, wiol,
.ll;, aiul iui,"'.'.iiinl publications, and my
lUi'rtiioluMun: "Wo deem it pint of our mis
sion as 1'alrons of Husbandly lo piodiico
iimoug our people proper interest in tho cdu
luatlon," 'llio I'onimlltco to whom, was rofonod llio
resolutions ol the Texas Stn o Grango and
other bodies In dilloreiit section ol tho Uni
ted States, asking the National Giangu to ex
tend Uh aid to tho Texas r.icli'.o railway, sub
milled a report expressing gioit Interest in
tlio speedy completion of this ro id, and as U
is an enterprise too great to depend alono for
success upon prlvstn eapl I, Justice to nil
oi lions ufoiircoiiimou ooun'rv rispilro tho
old of tlio itstlonsl government to forward
this work under pror restrictions and mfo
giurds, Insuring llio govern meiiit against
loss and I lie people agaltut Imposition nmi i
iisciimiuatioiiH. i
t'u viii i.sro.v, lb, II In tho Xatloiml
Ciiiigoon baiiuday the reisirt of tho Con
liilttioou Iho MIssKslpj,! lovccsiicMiiiiuelid.
fd the licuoial tluveiuiiK lit to oxtolid such
ulil III this dlieotlciu as consUteut with the
national prospoi lly and protection aittlul
ihoovcillovv. The icport ot Iho Commltlio
on O iiuuiHroiHl Kela'.lous, which vvasadoptcd
aj s the I'ommtitfii rrcognlrotho linpoitance
lor inoro issinomlcal eommervii ls.twe.oi tho
l.'ustein and Vostrn seollons (ifllili Union,
and but ween America and l'uropo than uro
now existing. Tho II (stern and WVstern
'I raiiHrtulloo Oomp-iuy, n bill to Inoorpo
rato which Is Uiroi'et'oiigriH.s(s'iiisio prom
ise btiii(tii!al inxiilts In reducing UiodU-laiicv
lo deep water on the coast of South tjarollrn
and flex ruin, and lessening tlm cost ot ir-tns
IHiiiliuj the bulky cropsf tlio Mississippi
ni.d Mlsourl vhUojhIo Kuropo and South
America commnterx, TUu bill skNtV,r uoth,
liiirbnt Iho right of wv. Tho contemplated
ivail will Ihi a puhllo Idgliway and ps( road,
and the Comnilttee thereroro k Congress to
grant charier, and auk tho Mates through
ivlilch It hss(s o do Iho saiue.
! JENNY GRANGER'S ESSAY ON BUTTER.
Jj
McMinsvili-e, Feb. 4, 187o,
Slit. UuiTon: I hae been reading Timothy
Tootliplck'a Paper concornlng farmers, in
jourlssuo or January 0.h, and I dosiro (o
say a few words In reply to a portion of that
a. tide. I am not at all mad becauso Mr.
Toothpick has chosen to fiud fault with tho
farmers. They aro not perfect, any more
than other people, and no doubt desorve to
be taken lo task occasionally foi their short
comings; but I am somewhat sensitive In
regard to this bntlcr quostlou, because the
wives and daughters of tho farmers being tho
chief butter makers, come in for a very largo
share of the abuse resulting from the Bad
state of the market. Now, there Is a reason
for all things, and so thero must be a reason
for a, scarcity of good butter at this time or
tho year; and I undertake to say that the
causo is neither lazlnoes nor dishonesty on
tho part or farmora and tholr wives. Mr.
Toothpick says it Is simply abominable that
tlio farmers are not able to supply their lim
ited homo market with good butter, w'h6n
wa claim to have the best farming and dairy
couutry in tho world. Doubtless we enjoy
great natural facilities for producing iiood
butter; butwbero aro our dairies? Uicept
in the immediate vicinity of the larger towns,
thero aro none to be found. And why? Sim
ply because tho buslnoss does not pay. Con
vince tho firmorj that thero Is more
money in bultor than in wheat, and there
will not long be a scarcity of n good article.
Tlio farmers, except In a few instances, do
not make butter for market. They keep fioin'
ouo to thiee or four cows tor their own use,
ind lot the market take caro of Itself. At
certain seasons of the year they generally
h.uo a llmilod surplus, which they oll'nr for
sale at tho stores. Hut, Mr. Editor, thoy do
not demand any prlio lor It. They simply
ask: "What aro jou paj Ing for buttor?"
And thoy lake iust what tho merchant saya
it Is worth, and in goods at tho merchant's
own figures. Tho butter is at least honent
butler, and is allow od to tell its own story.
Tho merchant can see, taste and smell, and
is a good ludgo of tho article. Thero Is no
fiaud, no trickery, and the transaction is a
lair and open ouo.
And jet, tho farmer w ho thus dlspORis of a
third rato article of butler Is compared to tho
shoemaker who puts poor leather in his
shoos and tlio dry goods dealer, who sells
shoddy articles for geiiuino goods. Now,
Mr. i; lltor, doesn't that Toothpick deserve a
whittling, for the llko of that ? You bio
assurod us that ho Is a talented man and
means well. Can It be possible that ho has
any faith in that comparison himself? Per
haps no, for tho wisest people have their
weak points, and perhaps he Is only a little
inI on tho subject of farmers. Well, I will
spare him, in cousldoiatiou of jour high re
gard for him, nuil will only add, thft to my
mind lo make his comparison a true ouo,
those butler balls should bo composed of
unshed pot does, lard or soarv grease, with
just euoiiifh butter plaster-1 ovei tho out-
suio to dtceivo ino uioionitut, una uriug iu
the farmer u handhyijte pi ico fur Ids mean
ness, biieh a l.u ,ncr would indied bo n
"ciiaj," mid wrald desrrti to bo picked to
iiccis by Tnchp'cks. N'v, I should llkb to
imiulrolf. Mr. Touihpick over llvud on n
tarin? tf ho ever o.vmd a cow? And it ho
ovrc lii-.io a pound of build that would k'ep
'':sj and Hvvcel for a jiai, ljlng iiround
loose, on nieioliaiiU' (OUiiKiis, or ohuckod
away In a tub wliha lot ot "sliill" "fi tor
neither Mhlpinuiit nor homo ust?" It he cm
nMh! butler that will defy time, place and
clicnmstai "o, ho Is just tho person to iniku
an everlasting t-.lv'inn on a dlirv firm sell
lug sweet, savory, golttcn .-'" u ""'tj
ends a pound. 'Hint is about 11 a hlgun.
miukfil prlio when tho homo niarku; is well
supplied. Hut poihaps Mr. Tiuthplck would
pn tor to have lhf practical pait ol (lain lug
lo the humors' wlvts, while ho lakes a high
tl.ioidiod s'and and iis-umos the io!o ol
teacher and counselor. Ho has very kindly
sent out tho gratuitous ndvlco to tunnels,
that "while they urn lalklug a great deal
about other pimple'" business, lliey hsil bet
ter bo thinking a llulo about iluirown."
I hnpoall will take tlio inivii" as gmierousiv
as it Is given, but It thoy do not I
hope Mr. To-nhpick will ninembor that
It Is tat easier to loach others what it is
(ronil lo (l, than to ba ono of tho num
ber lo lollow our owauacbltipaiul especi
ally when it comes lo intuding one's own
buslines. Hut to u-turn to my bublect.
'Ihoso who know anj thing about butter
making know tli-it cortaln conditions mu u
nulrid to produce a 'o. 1 arUoic, I do not
claim that nil lltrtnf is' wives kuow how to
maUo good butter, but 1 do maintain that
tho iiiajorltv of thoso w ho havo the requisite
know ledgo aro not able to sectlio llio proper
conditions; or it U nt least Impract!o(blo
to do so. while inanulBcturing on so small t
jciilo. Hiitlcr, fiesh Horn the oliuru with
comparatively llltlo labor, la mado quite
iritltablo, and Is considered good enough
for house uso br tho wnman who mokes it.
She knows It will not keep long, so ifsho has
n few pounds to spjie, she sends It to tho
store, and gits just as much a pound lor It, as
hei neighbor, who Is so iry particular, gets
for liers. Hotter 1 bultcr; and whether good,
bad or ludillxretit, is so much a pound to tho
producer. Whom thou Is the liulm oment
for a woman who already has her hands
iuur than full, to speud her lliue In extra
eiiuiuingi ami worKiiica ot minor lor mar-
ko V Sim can ill Mlord to tax hers'rentth
and hiulth for Iho sake of keeping Timothy
Toothpick from grovvllmr. Suo belloves iu
minding her own business, ,ud that is to
l prnvidit Mr tlio isomiort uu convenience oi
iter own I'liiully, and not be troubling hrrwlf
Kliout vvnat kind oriiunrrair. looiupics. nss
for his dinner. Hnoer, If TnollipU k can't
H'andlbeubomliiable"atiitr,"lie('auorderhls
landlord, to order his middle) man, to order
tic fsimer, to order hit wife, to nmke Witter
liilller, or 1on lila psIroilKira hem-wforth and
forever. Of isiuro It would iKit do for tlio
laudloid to iohUh arrauvonieiil with one
good butterniHker lo itirutsti him a uemilne
ai tide tor a in uiilnn prliv: ono inlddleman
at bast In ab-olutely necessarv, and a half
dotM mlkihi b (smriileiu, Hod deiihhia
Mi.Toothptck would much prp'er that limy
shoold tie well r-nld for hin'.ltnc It, than
thst lh woman lioiihl Umell lutnl for niak
lug It. Well, let him tat and srowl, but I
am hillv satUllnl that whenlheix, Id a steady
deiiuud for good butler, at rDiiuuieratlvo
prhsvs, tlm supply will lw foilhcoming, and
not Utoio. J:s(Y OraNuuu.
THE SUFFERING POOR OF KANSAS.
Bull's Citt, Osborne Co , Ivan.,
January 25, 1875. J
Mb liotTor.; As we feel It a duty de-yoly-Ingon
us, we aro prompted to state a fovr
fact relatlv o to tho caso. We have no doubt
but mostof yourreadera are acquainted more
or less with the calamity that has befallen us
during the lsst summer and fall; therefore
wo presume it would be noedloss for us to
enter into the full oTbtails of the circumstan
ces. Suffice It lo say, that the grasshoppers
msde a pretty clean sweepot ererythltig that
wasgreen,foraperiod of about three months,
so you may judge of our circumstances at the
opeulng up of a new tract of country, with
no supplies on hand. The majority of settlors
foresaw the suffering to be endured for the
present, aod a great many who bad the
means to go East to frlonds or acquaintances
availed themselves of that opportunity; but,
alast for those who had no teams nor money
they had depended on their scanty crops
audwhat llltlo they could oarn from their
neighbors for their sustenance through the
Winter, but now they go about with heavy
hearts and shivorlnc forms, eagerly grasping
for the news that overy mall brings, thoreby
hoping to hoar ot fomething from some
source that w 111 dolivor.them from a fato that
sometimes appears Inevitable. Many who
had teams supported thomselyesor a while
by gathering buffalo bones from off tho prai
ries and selling them foi ?5 a tou, after they
had haulod them about 60 miles. When the
bono gathering was "plftjrd out," n great
many who were able, went out to tho bull do
raug'e lo hunt for their livelihood. Hat, nits!
they have not bettered their condition much,
for the bufTalo were soyoral hundred miles
away; consequently, parties having poor
grass fod horses frequently failed to reach
their stage of action boforo their horses died,
or they thomelves ran out of provisions.
Mnny,"l fear, hava lost their lives, who had
ben hunting out beyond any settlements,
during the last mouth; for the storms have
raged with all th fury of a wild beast. Somo
of our neighbors (who had cone out to hunt)
vveio lnpnlly dolayod, and have returned,
bringing with them most distressing nowsof
mil catastrophes, which occurred on the aast
ern limits of tho buffalo range. Throe men
out of four were frc.m todtath in one-night
In ono tamp, mid tho fou-th si badly frozen
that his recovery Is doubtful. Anotrmr par
ty was frozen, notwithstanding all tcholr of
lorls to keep warm by burnlngtbeir wagons,
bedding, Ac. Many others, we fjsr, havo
shared the same fate being firther-from set
tlements or limber, thus leaving ciauy wid
ows -did orphans to-mouru their loss; also,
adding to our list of sufferers.
Wo havo received somo supplies from dip
fereut localities, rt-viatod by i ermrous he-vrft,
for which w aro truly thankjul-taklng for
our nioltn that, "half a loaf la better than
none." Notwithstanding, we sesin a little
behind somo of our neighboring counties,
who have pushed ahead, Lfcrouph. their load
ing mini, atan early day. So, know Ing full
wf'l the sinpathy of tho A'merlcau peoplo
toward their lellov.sitfrers In distress, wo
make this appeal io. bahall or the suffmors
ot this devastated comity, to jour readers to
cast iu their nilte, and endeavor to loalizulbo
I ict that "actions speak loudnr than words,"
It may bo tho caso that we may bo culled
upon to assist sotneof ourdalivorers, ats-omo
future time. If so, v.o shall remember,
with grateful hearts, the woblo ac's of
ohnrity that hayo been bestowed upon m;
but one slneero hope Is that this over
win lining csliunl'y that has visited us
will never be tolt bv otliors. I will mjnlion
that if any supplies aro donated to this
county, I think it would bo nccosssry to
them to the Slate Helii f Comnil'teo, at Tojo
ka, ns our shipping and leieiving point on
the oamo railroad (ivan'as Pacifier la Itusscll,
consequently it would save unnecesynry
(lelayaud probably save imny fiom going
iit.:'grv bv somo dajs by shipping direct to
lUisfeTl, thus saving a dlstauco of fOfl miles,
InlrolngtoTopekaaud back, with the tin
ceitalnty of tho road being blocked up with
snow at this tlmo of jear, which would cut
oil our supplies to an alarming extent. Do
nations sent lo either of tho uudrsli;ned w 11
bo lromptly know lodged, and faitlifully
dlsliibuted. So tiusthig to your gbiierosity,
wo bwc to lemaln. Your, rep ly,
11 J. Wimn, Chairman,
CHAnr.r.ourri.uv, Treasurer,
(JiiuiiOB U. Nioitoi.AS, Secietary,
Uellef Comiuilteo.
lit ixs City, Oaborno Co., Kansss, 1
Januisry 2o, !$ )
Coutv or OsiiouNii, 1 s
Ktitu iu' ICaNSVS I . ..
I, Hiram U. Hull, Notary Publlo lor Us- .
born county, 'sariaAS, do hereby certlfy.tliat ,
11 J. Wbtto, v nancs viiuitr.v, ii .cnfcu
iciohnivs. immtiiim ot this. Sumnertowu
ship of tlds couuty, and that they are per
feouallv known to tne and are honorable
and r.Hl,,n men, And hold tho positions
upon iho relief committee that tholr sovfral
i Iguati.res abov o represen; and I ruithhr tes
tify thutlho statement made by them or tho
dislllutlon caused by the grasshopper Inva
sion, In tlio above document that lliey have
signed In my presence, in my judgment Is a
trim and honest document.
,, g H. C. Hull,
1 Notary Punuc.
What Some Eminent Men Say of St. Nich
olas. Whatdnnn G. WLlttlersajs: "It U ltltloto
sayofi'J. Yic.o((ithatlt is the best child's
periodic il In tho world, and t thlnkthe edl
tor has Rroal reason to congratulate herself
uion it."
What IMmund Clarence Btedman says:
"W. .YifAoJiM, w Ithout and ithlu, Is a housp
oharm. and ojrtainly surpasses any Child
ren'd Year-book, IluBllsh or AmerlcMi, that
I have oer Hen.'"
Charles Dudioy Warner writes of St. Xich
oMsi Never before, I tliluk, haspo inueu lit
erary and artlstlu talent co-operated In the
aervkti of children, aud I will not r$l.t Ve
hearty linpulso to ssy to jou tlut jou kve
mado the ls?t inagsz'ue fur ohildren of'all
agts lhl I hsvo over sn, I do i0t see how
it can be made an v better, and If the children
don't llko ii, I think It U time to beiu to
change Uio kind of children iu IhU country..
The California 7niffcrrhas beeu merged
lu the JUeijie Jlural J'ltss.
Oregon Woman's Suffrage Convention.
This Association held Us annual conven
tion at Portland this week and the exercises
are reported as quite interesting.
ahe election or additional olHccrs followed
tho reading of tb minute", with the follow
ing 7onli7 Treisor.ir, Mrs. Combs; Cor
resjondlng wnturj, Mrs. Cobif-r; Vico
Presidents Kur J'dk otinlv, h'ln'iCW
Union, James Herd -rsfr l; P.akei, J. W'j
Cleaverr Yamhill, Mrs. H. A Lrtugharv ;
Grant. Colonel Gporge C. Ciitn; C-ntoo,
Hon. P. A. Che,nowefh; Ino, J W. Ta(k
son; Clatsop. Mary M. Smith; Atarfon, H-lle
W. Cooker Washlnifon. A. Ltjdlllir, Cnoi
and Curry, Mrs. M. J. Hodcrmltli; Tilla
mook, Mrs. E. A. Corwin; Udumbli, Mrs.
II. B. Glltner;. Jackson, Mrs. J-W. Plv main.
Clackamas and other counties to-be supplied.
Wo gather from the Bulletin that the suf
fragists closed their council Thursday even
ing. It was glyen out that a dlieMsslon
would bo held botweon the ladies and the
lawyers at the closing session, relative to the
property rights of married womon and-
'widows. The novel announcement' had the-
oflect to well fill the spacious hall.
Mrs. J. PoVoro Jonnson, opened1 the ball)
by calhmrnpon Hon. Knfus Mallory, much
to his eliibnrHS:ii(inr, asking him to state
certain points of law, which ho prrinl with
true lawyer-lilio acumen. The cross ques
tioning to which his fir and oracious inter
locutor subjected him, suftVed, however, l it
elicit tho information souuht.
Mr. Win. McLnnd, of Fins' Grove, rather
tartled tho ladles bv quotirg from Heady "s
Code, a clause reliiive to persons ollglble to
the office of executor, which states that
"felons, Insane persons and married women
aro Incompetent to administer npon otio
Mrs. Dunlvvay. being called upon to make
n few remarks upon''ooatr,icts,'haBked some
leading questions of Jndgo Strong, relative
to a married woman's responsibility. This
gentleman also exhibited ranch legal in
genuity, but he stood the orrtfal of interro
gation wtth commendable valor.
Messrs. SpDtt and Chapman differed with
the forniT named' gentlemen npon wimi
points of law, but answered many of the
ladles questions with evident fairness..
Mrs. Dr. Thompson wanted to know whv,
If womon had all tho rights they needed a
marrlod woman oonld notsuoand bo surd
Mrs. Dunlw'iv wanted to be lofirnied as
to vfhetliortho laws were equal bntun bus
baud and w lfo as regards the signing of so
cuity notes.
Judge Strong ndml'tod that the married
woman nhi should voluntarily iro hr
friend's spaurlty woutil find thut her sig
nature to sacli a note would b worth lust
frthe paper on which It was written.
Then, the question was, "Mlcht not a hus
band become surely for a friend and impov
erish td wifj, iu pplte of her protes'? In
short, were not tho laws equally binding np
on the husband and wife, and If not, wbv
no'?"
The lawyers trove It up.
Mrs. Adams, being Interroatfd In rosard
to the laws as rotating to woman's ownership
of her child rn,made somo candid statements
that wer wall recelvpd.
The ladles' questions becomlne more and
more leading in their nature, as relates to
tlio property interests of a widow whoso hns
baud had bo"Oine a prey tq vicious habits,
soveial gentlemen took French leave doubt
less to study their libraries In regard to le
gsl decislous.
The lvdhl, through their Presldnnt, ten
dered thanks tothegontlemon of the bar who
had so courteously ies poo clod to their Inv ita
tion to answer their questions.
R'jv, Hr. Dillon made a faw hippy hits, sf
lor which the Conveution adjonmod sine die
LETTER FROM A CONVICT.
Tho followiug letter was written by Jas. D.
Hrovvn, who, it will be remembered, mado
his oscapo from tho pet'cnliary about two
weeks since, but who was substqaently cap
tured at Comstock's. Toe letter was penned
Just previous to the escape. It reads as fol
lows :
To W. II. WATUIS-PS, Esq ; It Is with a
deet souse of legist that I now makenn of
tort to reg (in swoet liberty, hut betlmns my
bout til robs with, joy at tho glorious vision.
1 leol sorry iu ono sense and glad In another,
aud my leaving tho State should be hailed
with delight, as 1 appear lo the publln eye
less than a cipher. Were my case , jew od lu.
tq with the ovj of dlscretioa U tvould fM-ito
the oomp(Sj.lon of all tliostj .Aij0 0B33 a
pureheait. Imino yoauirmiu Incarca.
lated tor a trm of .,a -,.. ,... ,,,..,
f.inco without rtr.y prospects of renainliig his
rele (e ,
"eoisorv nir nn in I iiom. WKra T
to relate the dirtct aud ind
btoiighl me here, and could
inulreui causes thai
cinviuco vou of
the truth of thnin, and also know tho pure
sentiments I bear to my follow. man, thero
wquns no an cuort-maue io outain a pardon,
il'tt, iUm I I have none to whoa; I can im
pait my thoughts aud L'diovothouins I ullor
them; I therntoro seek to conceal them with
in tho rtcsse of nay own bosom and light
my own bUilts. There Is no uiistako about
it, my punishment exceeds the otlensa. One,
two, or thiee vnars at the very most would
havo beeu a Ju.-t and sevore sentence; but
when I 'hlnk of five a life tlmo aud all uiy
prospects in tho future blastod, I have
nothing to live for iu this State, ftud why
should I submit passively (o an uujiul
nuiiUhmeal? Without monev and frleuds.
and comparatively a stranger, I have no
iK!ro. You must uot Imaqlne that I am bent
on a llf of plunder aud atsnupsty; far from
it; fAur uttctly despise, I intend to lead a
peaceable aud as quiet a life a Any cltizsn
can do. I can ob'alu as good wages on the
outside as an average tradesman, and were I
uot completely demoralized before X was
con vlcleu of this crime 1 would never havo
boon so moan.
Thbonlv man I have anything ngtnt is
. I Mull mskii it tho dearest 57.25 he
vr borrowed from a prisnnor and rheited
him out of, ifeverd uieethim Hoisso mean
that bo would rob' the chemise from his
mother on a1 frosty !n1ght.
"' Jamfh D. Ilnnwjj.
Salkm 'PK5rrENTrArtY,J-n, 2U, lb75.
Tha Oieiouian says MUs Mary llrown
who re-Ides, 'near lllllsboro, was thrown
from a buggy and reretvtd filghtful con
tusions. The Uaut rau away (jolng down
bill and camed tha accident.'
The Vulttttit tells of the death of Mr.
Dav l' Krar y who was Injured .by a plank
belnc thrown' vlilenlly from a sw and
striking him in tha lawer rsirtlou or the abdomen.
SHEEP WAR IN COLORADO.
A Denver correspcudout says:
There being no law to protect them against
tlm shnnn uiiinh iilliWs oil' their pasturos.tho
cattle ownera have been obllgod to take tho
law iu their own handirvnd a law as bloody
as thewo of Draco they havtf made for the poor
sheep. A particularly notoilous case is that
ot a sheep grazier named fluids, who, about
ai ao, took up nil residencs simiwhore
in" tluerf.itid imiiiiiy, and when certain cattle
iiw n"r. pollieiuoti llko, prdnre'd blm to
move oil,'' under peoslry ol harm icrhis
sheep, said he had a magnituj v,f Wttichoater
rifles ready for all who tiled on that Iittto
game.
The cattlemen, however, Sldod their tfmcV
aud one liw day, when thy knew Child
waaway Hiidtliire whs no sne to man llasi
Winchester luttery, rodo to Ms raaiche and
quibil' cut Itle tlirimts ot 0-0 i'p, more or
less, lii.'luiihiu h numbet -uftlue Merino
bucks, worih.Jl'JTiHvich. For this Childs as
vet hss Imil no itiparatioii,nor it-it likely thai
he soon will.
The next largest massiora of (he innocent"
took place last-month, when a "ariy by the
naiuool" I'ollocK, also living in uuertund,
county, had 000 sheep poisoned! one nlghb
when it was so cold that all his watch dogR
were driven in doors. One hundred and
tuonty-fiveoftbesheepdied before-morning.
The hides were' saved through the sheep
owners in the inighborbood Cuming In and.
aiding their unfortunate associates In skinn
ing them. Besides these notorious cases,
there have been a number of minor mass
acres, resulting In the slaying (if between.
2 00) sod 3,010 sheep.
To ii nii-dv this state of affairs the Stock
fltowrs' As-souiatloii prepared a resolution
depibcallug turilmr progress of 111 s-barbar-ous
sort of hostilities, reuognUmg ,ho rights,
ot tho sheep to the public dotnatii.juid pro
posing that I he two interests shorJd co-op--rrtto
and iiiiUh lo the siipprsssiolt of what
was a uiu uul Injur to both.
THE ESCAPED COiWICT BI3DWHT.
Eill Cannon's $700 Tarn-OutTIai-Wearjr'
and Mudtly Travollsr Call on Granger
No. 1The Surprise, tho Retreat, the
ChoseGranger No 2The Let Found,
Mr. UniTon: In a Salem dally of Febru
ary 5th tho following occurs:
,4rAKE by sum-ruse:
Mr. G. Tf , of this city, starind up thew
railroad the firstof the present week in scarchc
nf ilia D.m null nl.innia II n Tl .n, T... .
u. .. -.i...fru , fifiim , (jiuwii. a jt j lies
day evening he became lost and stonped ai
till, A,.l llll Alllm ,rt AMn..ln 1 . T...-1.
...w .... u-.ciuiiK .,. ni'iiiiiu imiwv lr 11 v'lls
to tho nearest v illaue. Ii was about 10 o'clock
at ninhWaml probably all tho fainllv had re
tired but ono noon pant, when Mr. P rapped
at the door. In a fiw seconds an eld gentls-
iubii iiiwie ins appearance w tu ainn n hand
o.jw uiiiftuijf inuuireo -wnai no von wautrr
O...I vn...-.,.,.. 1
ghly inquired 'what do von waul?'
1 ne at,ove ques-ion was asked, when the olot
....u....... , ... ... ,,.,,. 4 it.i,, ,,,-, milt, (,'H'llJb
and .trew arovolver. whioh he p-iiutel itth
l.ai.il.,.n.l t.l. ,T.f 1.. ... ..
""" " oiu; ii is just ouo niiii), anil
you gitl 'Yon hear me,' said tv., and he 'aot
without further argument."
Tho fact of tho case i this: Hj was not In
search of a prisoner In I he ordinary senso of
tho term, but ha was employed to help cap
ture a "willing cap'Ivo" in the person cf ono
of linn's fa'rost daughters. The above per
son refurred to and another gontlemin hired
Bill Cannon's $700 turn-out and proceeded .
up tho country. Night ootnmlng ou jrtsfc
about (he time they arrived In tho neighbor
hood whoro "Dulcina" lived, they laid their
pHnsIn this wise. Mr. G. 1 p. was to get
out and muddy his boots and then call on
Dulohia's father Mr. Granger and pretend
to bo very tired, and seek hospltillty for the -
nlht; and while he was Interesting than.,?
folks, Dulclna (ho was posted) was toste
out and into the buggy and disappear In l.o
darkness. But, alasl the course of true ) oy9
never ma run smooth.
lie rappid, as above states, but Mr, Gran
ger not liking the appearance of tho u1 ranger
vory politely told him It wss nor ,.. .
to keep him that nUht; bid him Wod ni?ht
and stepped btck and look up lu-s shot-gtu'i
tliat ho had l-seii loading before n,a stranger
.un..,,;, mm lis UH Ulil so, tle ,1,, .ntor
who was lntsrestod in this imiu 1,0,1 i,
come -very nervous dining this inteniow,
....0.ul. -r, uou-t snoot) I's (cillinc:
her bofin by name); djn't s.Uoo'. (Here, calft
inij out to horbeau by namt) rlln or
will shoot you." By this time tho 150 pound
watch doj was aroused and right under th9
B ,'-T,0"ir's eo.t InU; B,l(j thodogappoarine;a
though lie wauieady tomakoamoal of him,
the f-ereeoliing of tho young J.v. ,' wl also th9
dr-anget's battery, as he thought, abiut fo fe
brought to bear on him, was an Inducement
f r him to get away from there; and he went
over two fences and through a flick of shoep
and dis-appsarod across tho piairie
Tho beau, thinking that Mr. Granser wa
af.or him, put his team to its utmost speed,
aud aft r driving one and a half miles, called
on Granger No. 2 to got help to hunt up tha
lost man. Hut Granger No. 2 feeling a little,
suspicious about taking a buggy ride at that
timeornhjutwltha stranger, positively re
fused to accept a free ride Just then. The
stranger then started baok alone, and scoine
a man Iu the dlstauce, and thinking it Graa-
ger No. I, called to him: "r.n- ii..,..t. ....-
, , - """41 B BAKU
don't shoot;" but hearing the well known
.u.vsunus irieuti, uts hair ceased to stand
on end, but fearing lo proceed thoy fumed
back, when the following conversation en
sued: Stranger says: "I know (hat girl waa
In distress, or olse she would not haver
screamed 50 Shesald: "nun, (beau's natnejl
or pa will shoot you." I looked at that old
mn, aud I know thire is shoot In him, and
he w ould have shot mo. You must be care
ful about R;olug there. Now, if ho had killed
mo would jou have (okencaroof my wife
nd chl.dT If yqu hadn't I would hava
haunted yon all the days of your life."
Tboy went about ihne miles that niphir
and stopped with Oranjrer No. 3. The nexfc
day it.v.1111 them sadly wending their way tot
w,ard Albany, whmr.ir no; belter men.
Tte Gazette saj gtock In the Corvallta
about ti,WW, and the property atalow.wi-
uiaie is worm about f 5,000.
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