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A Four-Page Supplement with the Farmer this Week.
83.00 per Year, in Advance.
SALEM, OREGON, JUNE 4, 1875.
Volnmo Vir Number 1G.
THIRD TKKM. j -
letter from President Grant.
President Grant lias written the fol
lowing letter to Gen. Harry White, pres
ident of the recent Pennsylvania Repub
lican State Convention :
Washington, May 20, 1S75.
Dear Sir: A shoit time subsequent to
the Presidential election of 1S72, the
press, a portion of it, hostile to the Re
publican party pniticulaily so to the
Administration started the cry of " C.e
sarism " and third term, culling lustily
for me to define my position on the latter
subject. I believed it beneath the digni
ty of the office which I have been twice
called to fill to answer the question, be
fore the subject should bo presented by
competent authority to make a nomina
tion, or by a body of such dignity and
authority as not to make a icply a fail
subject of lidiculc. In fact, I have been
Miipiised that so many sensible persons
in the Republican party should permit
their enemy to foico upon them and the
party an issue hich cannot add stietigth
to the party, no matter how met. A
body of the dignity and authority of a
party convention to make nominations
lor State officer in the second State in
the Union having considered the ques
tion, I deem it .not improper 'that I
should speak.
In the first place, I never sought the
office for a second, nor even tho first,'
nomination. To the first I was failed
from a life position, one created by Con
gress expressly for me for supposed ser
vices rendered to tho Republic. The po
sition vacated, I liked. It would have
been most agreeable to me to have re
tained it until such time as Congress
might have consented to my retirement,
with the rank and a portion of the emol
uments I so much needed, to a home
where the balance of my days might bo
spent iu peace and the enjoyment of do
mestic quiet, relieved of the cares which
have oppressed me constantly for four
teen years; but I was made to believe
that the public good called me to mako
the sacrifice. '
.Without, seeking the oflice for the second
term, the nomination, was tendered me by
the nnanlmons vote of ablegates nf all tho
States and TerrllorlH-s selected by tho llepub
licanH of each to represent their whole num
ber for the pnrpostt of making a nomination.
I cannot say I was not pleased at this and the
overwhelming andoreeinent their action re
reUed at the election Jollowinj-, but It must
bo remembered thai all sacrifices excent, tn.it
of comfort, had been made iu accepting tbof
Urst term. Then, too, kucIi a flreot personal
abuse and slander has bean kept up for four '
years, notwithstanding the conscious per
formance of nay dutlts to the bt of my un-
dei-standlng, though I admit, in tho light of
subsequent events, mauy times subject to
fair criticism, than nn indorsement from ,
tbosnw ho alone govern the republic was a '
gratification that if is only human to hao
appreciated and erjoyed.
Now for the third term. I do not want it
any more than I did the first. I would not
write nor utter a word t. chance the will of
the people in expression and havimi their
choke. The quwtlon of the number of t rms
allowed one executive can only come up
fairly In the shape of a proportion to amend
the constitution a shape iu which all pollti
cal partita can participate In fixing the lend h
oi llitfe or iiumimr ot terms tor which one
person snail tm eligible to ttin oflloe of Pres
ident. Until such amendment It adopted,
the people cannot be reetrljied in their choice
by resolution, further than now restricted as
to okh, nationality, etc. It may happen iu
the future history of the couutry thBt to
Chang the exeeuivo because he.' has been
eight year in office will proe uufortuiate
if not diaastrous.
The Idea thatany man could elect himself
President, or even nominate himself, U pro
posterous. Itixa reliction on the Indul
gence and pairoiismorihA people to an ppoo
such a thine iwihle. Any man can destroy
his chances tor the office, but no one can
force an eleci ion or nomination. I am not,
nor have I ever fnieu, a candidate for rriinin-
inauot). i would not accept a nomination
ware it tendered, unless it came under Mich
circumstances a to make It an imperative
duty circumstances not likely to arle.
I oanirratula'A tbe convention over which
you presided ror the harmony which pre
vailed, nd for tile excellent ticket put in tho
Held, which I hopo may be triumphantly
Song of tho l'lonccrs.
The sontr published to-dav with tho
above title, was written at the request of
Prof. T. H. Crawford, to be sung at the
coming Pioneers' Reunion. Prof. Craw
loid takes gieat interest in getting up a
fine chorus of pioneer and native-born
vocalists to mako music for that occa
sion, and when these verses aio sung by
a full-voiced multitude, to the Stirling
music of tho well-known patriotic song
l( indicated by the chorus, the sentiment
which tho words but feebly give will find
their proper expression.
Selling Liquor to Indians.
Wm. Neal, who was arrested yesteidayon
t this charge, was released, the evidence not
being sufficient. Amos Uarveyand Thomas
Quill were held to answer and went to jail.
Quill was to bo a witness "for Harvey,
and tho Indians tald "yes, he be good
witness, ho bring lots of liquor," so he
was taken in custody and has to Stand
his trial. A warrant was also out
for Bill Marshall, but he couldn't be found.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Barns, of Oregon City,
placed the warrant last evening in the hands
of policeman Mlnto, who made the arrest
during the night. Bill was held to answer
this mornlncr before U. S. Commissioner. P.
. Willis. Deputy Marshal Burns and
Special Indian Agent, Hon. O. A. Brown,
will tako these customers bolow this after
noon.
Monmouth Gets a Soost.
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Here is ths astonished 'way the Chicago
Tribune talks about tho musical tendencies
of Oregonians, but wo can't say bow our
neighbors over in Polk will stand boiug call
ed a "frontier village:" "Monmouth, Ore
gon, must be both mellifluous and melodi
ous. Tkis little frontier village numbers but
forty houses, and yet in thoso forty houses
there are nine organs, three pianos, and a
nondescript which is described as a piano
melodeon, whatever that may bo. In addi
tion to this, it has a cornet band of fourteen
teen performers, and Innumerable euitars,
fiddles, banjjs, flutes, fifes, clarionets, aud
other instruments in the manufacture of mu
sic. Monmouth only needs an orchestrion
now to successfully compete with Cincinnati
and get up a musical festival. "
m
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With great respect, your obedient servant.
U. s. Gkait
The Lincoln Warehouis.
Mr. Editor: I see by your paper of last
Maw that some one from Lincoln, under the
save of Stockholder is trying to place ray
elf and L. Abrams in a wrong light before
tho farmers of Spring Valley and vicinity.
Now, I would ay to the farmers that thore
is not ana wcrd of trnth in the articlo, and
that J. K. Sear, the author of it, knew when
lie wrote It that it was false from the begin
ning to end, aud It was dme to cover up ids
own tracks, ir f litre is a party trying to
buy up the warehote, it is hiiubelf aud no
other, from the Act that he is tho largest
stockholder in it, bl1 I would advice tho
fsrjue r next time, to a vniloe th book, and
pwj vtli aud that he Is h one in woieli.
JJ K.AltLt.ACU. j
Rkucs. The Yamhll fftnier says while
plowing near Sheridan a"tew days ago, a
farmer unearthed a lot of trophies, some of
which are held to be rathe valuable speci
mens, by our geological minds. The seat of
discovery, it seems, had some day been an
Indian camp. Numerous arrow points were
found, somo of which are said to bo rare
specimens of the kind, and there were, also
remnants of obsidian, which hd been used
in manufacturing the arrow points, and are
prized as most beautifal specimens. They
are worn down to small pieces. This obsid
ian, of course, came from some volcanic
region, perhaps from Uast ot the Cascades.
There were bones, and evidences of fire
places, and many other plain marks of an
old Indian camp, ail enveloped in the soil
ifMi nau prniecimi mom aim Kept them
wonderfully preserved for many and many
n year.
Cranukrries. Mr. M. B. Ovlatt, Colla
mer, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, writes ui to
know if the vino cranberry grow la wamii
or wet bottom lands in Oregon, ad the
quantity of such land to be bad for aooaapa-
ny to go into too business to make K p,T.
Also the price, or if any la yet to ba had at
Government pnoe, d how located wltti re
gard to transportation. ,
A Pie Colt. H. C. Sterling of?jmlk
ccuury owns aoout the nnest colt we over
saw, a Pathfinder. It Is good tlzeand built
couinactly with every sjgn of an A. Zfo(J
horse. It is only threo weeks old. and we
osntfnub tho pbt.rtlon that it cannot be beat
In IhnSUti', end "Hank" has a right lo be
proud of the 'iitlu UUow Lu
t trj' little clthtr.
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ASr.mous LoS. IheS.tndfords of Sitay
tonviile have four acres of cround planted
in strawberries of tho best cultivated varie
ties, and there was lately such a promise of
production mat they relt suro ol ruilizlnjr, a
very heavy crop. They should have plckod
during the seaaon four hundred hnxhcls of
berries, from appearances, but an untimely
front came last Wednesday to that locality
and their crop is mined. This is a sovoro
!os.s to them, and to those who would have
bad the business to purchase.
Kicked and Kili.kd. Dave Looney, who
filves this side of Jefferson, tho other day,
lost a valuable colt, by its getting kicked ac
cidentally. Tho colt gave great promise, and
was sired by "While Prince," and was val
ued at ?200. Ho hiw lost three colts in tho
past month.
I. O. O. F. Grand Master T. M. Gatoh has
deputized P.G.B. F. G. gchwatka to visit the
lodge at Oakland to instruct them in tho
"unwritten work of the Order." Mr.Sohwat
ka left os the morning train bound south,
and will meet the Lodge this evening fjr the
purpose designated.
Sliwkd Uiv The man who counted his
chickens before they were batched has a fol
lower tn Friedman, who ordered carpets to
use in his new house and then didn't build
the honse. The carpets are hero aud will bo
sold for currency or coin.
Messrs. Akin A Crandall, of whom wo
havo insdo occasional mention lately In con
nection with the subject of flax culture and
manufacture, have brought their families
up to Salem and gone to housekeeping here
jor.ine preaant.
Hors. Mr. Sam Becket, of Kola, has eight
acres of hope, planted two years ago that
bare mad splendid growth, being from ten
to eighteen feet high. He will soon have
plenty of i-ops to sell.
.NoTARtnTuiJuc. To-day Governor
Grocer appointed M. P. IVill. of IUknr City,
Matter county, aud Uenry Wllborn of Iide
jL'reeU, Clackamas c ouuty, Notaries public
for Oregon.
Juno opens with clouds in the morning
and unUluo through the day. The weather
Educational Interests of Eastern Oregon.
From Dr. L. L. Rowland, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, who has lust roturned
from anoillcial tour through Eastern Oregon,
w e learn something of the progress of schools
in that section. Ho found a number ot
achools well taught,whose instructors would
compare with tho best iu our Stato, except
Portland. While this is so, it is, alto true
that there is a want of thorough qualification
on the part of the teachers, w hich may be
remodied by more care on tho pirt ot County
Superintendents. Tho High School at Pen
dleton, in Umatilla oonnty, under tho charge
of Profossor Arnold, is an institution Unit is
accomplishing good work and prolding
good material fur teachers. At La Grandols
an institution, under charge of Prof. Cwtir,
which Is very excellent. Mrs. II. K Hlties
is a capable assistant bore, and tho school is
a credit to Union count', and will proo of
great benefit.
A short distance above Prairio City, in
Grant county, he found an excellent school,
and a choice school bouse, tho teacher being
Mr, Shearer, which is equal to any country
school in Oregon.
Union connty is provided with schools
which are now in operation and largely at
tended. The valley Is thickly sottled aud
can support and does support good schools,
and Iu that respect is in advanco of tho other
eastern counties.
Bakor county has mining interests more
than agricultural, and cannot as easily ac
complish what Union and Umatilla have iu
the way of schools. Baker City academy
however, under the charge of Prof. Barrett
has been prosperous, but he is elected prin
cipal of Dalles high school and the people of
Baker City want to secure a choice teacher as
his successor. That town is the most pros
perous and thriving in its appearance iu
Eastern Oregon, and probably its prosperity
is greatly due to the attractions offered by
this excellent academy.
There are portions of Grant county that
have good agricultural prospects and are ca
pable of supporting good schools. They
will soon possess tbem rs tho people doalro
them and aro moviug In that direction.
Thoro is a gieat want iu both Grant and
Wasco county of publio interest in schools,
and room for improvement with tho facilities
at bund. Union and Umatilla luvo already
shown great interest Iu this mattnr ami their
population and business is incrna&ing as it
consequence. When Grant and Wasco pos
sess better advantages for education of tho
young they will havo more attractions for
permanent settlers, for thoro is no w orsc dis
couragement for tbo settlement of a county
by good people than tho want of good
schools.
Phrenology and Physiognomy.
Prof. It D. Kennedy, of California, Intends
lo deliver a course of Uotures at Ksed's Opera
House, on Phrenology and Physiognomy,
commencing Fiday evening next. Hecomes
recommended as thoroughly posted In his
science, as much so as any Professor of It,
and has visited tho southern counties with
succsBS. Tiie Albany Register assorts that
Professor Kennedy has no superior and
endorses him as having bean successful!
thoro. Tbeso are certainly most Interesting
8ubJcts, aud though human naturo is not
apt to really become perfect iu the command
to "Kuow Thysolf," still it is true that great
curiosity is often developed lu that
direotion. A good phrenologist and physi
ognomist cau do of great benefit to a com
munity and we see no reasou why Mr. Kou
nody should not draw good audlonoos. A
voluntary coutributiou will bo taken up.
He has rooms at Comtnorclal Hotel whore
be can bo visited by thorn who wish to con
sult hhn, or who would lilto to obtain charts.
NORTH YAMHILL.
Mn. Editoii: As your paper has coroo to
have quite a large circulation in tbeso part",
I havo thought that n few local Items from
time to time may bo of Interest to at least
thoso of your p itrons w ho bolong in tho I
cinity. Many who take a county paper iir
preieiouco to any other, simply lor the botna'
news caring nothing for tho politic 1 part
would willingly exchange fi.r tho Fahmer,
could thoy only get more of homo news.
IUilrond alftlrs on tho wost-slde appear to
bo in somoAbat ol a muddle. Wo are unable
to learn, even from tho station egent at this
place, much of tho rial fails in the matter.
A difficulty appears to have arlsan over the
recont election of officers between Mr, Holla
day and frlmds, and Mr. Oasion and friends
wtro acting uudor tho direction of the lattar
wore in chsrgo ot tho dally freight aud pAS
fouger train, and on list Thursday when
coming out of Portland wore ordered oil tho
train by u poso ot men who had eotno ou
board at tho tltuo of starling. Refusing to
comply, tho Conductor, Mr. Clark and Mr.
Coburu, tho Engineer were put off by force,
aud the train proceeded on to St. Joe, uudor
the direction of men brought on board for
the purpose. Tbe train continues to run as
usual except that an oxtra passonger car Is
run, carrying a body of armed men, for tho
supposed purpose of guarding against tho
liability of being retaken by the former offi
cers. From a reliable oltizeu of our place,
who was a passenger on lost Friday, out
ftom Portland, I learn that a very reckloss
ruu was made. Bridges that have for semq
timo beon coiibidorod very dangerous, wen
run over at break-nook speed. A number oi'
men weroon board armed wl'h "demijohns'"
and other Implements, who appeared to keep,
a strict watch at all stopping points. I am,
not able to say as to merits iu this aflair, ex
cept that Mr. Clarke, who has been Conduc
tor a year past, Bud Mr. Coburn are sober
miudod gentlemen who were well liked by
all who knew them, and were noted lor be
ing tcry careful in their management of the
train, a 'xeiy essential point owing to tho
roughness of tho road. It is hoped that tho
present condition of nfiVdrs will not long
continuo.
covoti s
Hao boon qnilo tronblcsomo in mauy parts
ul this county during the past wintor, tome
two months ago a plan wa put iu sutcasstul
operation, whereby a littoral bounty was to
bo paid for w oil scalps caught within a pro
scribed bouudaiy, twent) 11 vo dollars, aud
five dollais ruspiiotlvely lor old Biid young
oiioj sro the Huiouuts to bo paid, Mr. Gi orjin
Mires wlio lives near Wapaio Lake bus just,
succeeded in lapturlug six cubs, aud lias se
emed the amount iiMnod ou tho presentation
of the sertlps to tho Treisuror ol the Associa
tion, at Ijiiiuyettu.
MIIAHI.I.rt
Aro prevailing to a considerable extent iu
our community. The disease was Introduced
by Immigrants who ha'.o recently arrived
among Ud, one caso lias been fatal,
THK ANNUAL ASSOCIATION,
Or campuieetlng of tho Christian Church is
now in session netr MuMlunville, these
meetings havo for years pat boon poriiH
noutly located at Dixie iu Polk county, but a
chauge of ownership of land at that place
was necessitated a change in the plnco of
UltVllDg'. D, (.'. S;
Maj 3is(, 1875.
is not Mtj s'ill cool but a trifle warmor. Tho wind is
eputherly nd. -peaks of showers still to come.
Tiioitouriii Woitic During his absence of
nearly two months Dr. Itowland, as State
Superintendent, held two iuMitutes, visited
an tne school districts In Union county and
nearly every one in Kastern Oregon. He la
discharging tbe duties of bia office with
great thoroughness and efficiency.
Homh Again. Mr. James Weatherford
finished wending his way home and arrived
overland from San Francisco yesterday, and
we shall look for rapid movemont of drugs
etc., as soon as he gets planted for business.
Dkntist. Tbe card of Dr. L.S. Kklirwill
be lound in our paper to dsv. Dr. Skill la
an old re-iiluut oi Salem and well known in
hispioljsloii. Ho ctudo ullworU In lb,
lino to best adtautago, .
Tho finest display of ribbons, scarf, ties.
sashes aud parasol can bo soon at the abow
window of Breyuisn Bros.
Univcrsalist Convention.
A Universalis! convention will be hold at
Grand Hondo, Union oounty, beginning on
tho lO'h of Juno. Hov. 11. P. MoAlllstor,
Sudo missionary, loaves Bother to day, ac
companied by A. II. Fryer, O. Shurlllff, and
Joiins. lllguliiH, delegates from tho Unit or
salist Church at that place.
Tiik Lincoln Wahkiioukk, Mr. J. K.
Soars, who has charge of the Lincoln ware
house furnishes us evidence that he is not.
as Mr. MoLonch asserts, tbe chief stock
holder In the warehouse company, and he
proposes to prove other things aa he stated
thorn, but wo consider the matter one of mere
ly local importance that can be readily ex
plained to all Interested without newspaper
publicity, and so prefer It to be thus ar
ranged. Newspaper controversies are un
pleasant and should not b Inilnliro.i in i,.r
l'ltsoM its Aiiiiivmi. J. M. Boyd, bherill
of lial.urioumy, arrives! hero this forenoon
wlih two prlsoi.or, for tho Ponllimtlsry, con
victed at tho laio term of the Circuit Court Iu
UAtreounty. Thdr names are A.T,hlp
Jey. for Isrrottv, sonic nee. eighteen moiilhct
John Hum, r,r ueuult with iutoul to Ldl.
t;tjUuce,lwot&rs.
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