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M jt JA VMm w f4 A Four-Page Supplement with the Farmer tliis Week. &M9V ZL V per Year, in Advance. SALEM) OREGON, JULY 9, 1875. Volume VII. Number la Memoriam. East Portland, July 3, 1875, Mr. Editor: You will find enclosed reso lutions to the memory of our beloved broth er, which you will please pu bl lsh . To know him, was to love him. His religion was no iypocrisy, hi friendship no flattery. A abort time previous to his death, I heard bim preach a funeral sermon; his thoughts were deep and flowed with an Intensely touching pathos and tenderness. It was one of the uost affecting scenes I ever witnessed, and s I stood upon the brink of his grave amid (be death like silence and heard as the coffin was lowered into the dark and silent vault the word, "I am the resurrection and the life," an expression of his made at the above named funeral came back to my mind and has haunted my soul ever since; the expres sion was, "We do not take this thing of death to heart. Oh I we do not take this thing of death sufficiently to heart." He was then paying bis last tribute to the dead, and as 1 stood over bis grave I thought: Oh! how soon would the last rites man pays to the (dead over us be said and we be wrapped in our shrouds aud lowered away into our dark and mouldy bods, there unconsolous to slum ber the silent and tedious years away till a voice shall wake us, in the great morn of the resurrection. Alas! how many of us are lured by siren songs that lull conscience to sleep. How many of us pursue false beacons that light us to destruction. How many are adrift up on a sea of guilt which will boon engulf them where oblivion will close over them like the night of nights and hope that soother of the soul in distress take forever Its depar ture. Without some abiding hope, how Boon must the heart of man become like a floating and deserted wreck, drifting about at the mercy of the waves, which oon wilt closo over it forever, or like the dead sea upon whose bleak and desolate shores no wander ing bird rests Its weary feet, over whose blackish waters shadow, clouds and darkness hover and grim death revels, exults and trumpba in sllonce over the impenetrable gloom, or like an arid desert over which the simoon sweeps with his deadly blast. For that hope we must look to revelation, All else is involved iu impenetrable mystery and darkness, and If we reject revelation, well may we exclaim: "Oh earth! Where are the past? and wherefore had they birth? , Thfldoad are tbv inheritors and we JJfu JaUDOtes on tuy suriace; nnu nio Key 01 iv profundity Is In the grave." WiiERKAb", It na pleased Almighty God In his providence t0 remove from our midst our much esteemed B& belovod brother, Clinton Kollv.lato ChaprUjOt this. Grange, tboreforo be it Resolved, That In the death ol him, truth, friendship, Justice and humanity have lost one of their greatest friends. Resolved, That we ofler these resolutive), as a feeble token of our appreciation of tho piety, nobleness of hoart and purity of pur pose which characterized his almost blame Jess life. Resolved, That in bis exit tho cause of temperance, agriculture 'and Christianity have lost a grpHiJfriend and practical w orker. Resolved, Tint wo hereby tender to the family and relative of our lamented brother our heartfelt sympathy lu this their bereavo ment. Resolved, That this Grange bo draped in mourning for thirty days as an evidence ot our respect for tho dead. Resolved, That the Secretary be Intruded to furnish four copies of these resolutions, ono to be presented to the familv of tho de ceased and others sent to the Farmkii, Ore- Celebration at Aurora. goman and Star Jor publication. "Who are so greatlv blest? From whom hath sorrow fld? Who share Htieh deep uiibmken rpi-r, Vt heie all things toll? The dead ! Th hnl v dend. Why weep 3'on so Above yon sable blei? Thrice blest! They havo dono with woe, The living claim the tear." 'We dream, but they awake; Dread visions mar our rest; Through thorns and snares our way w. e take, And yet we mourn the blest! J"or spirits round the eternal throne How rain the tears we shed! Thv are the living, they alone Whom thus we call the dead." AlfDRKW FUlXKIf, Epvaiii 1mi. jAJita W. .Stkwaiit. Committee. Muittoomaii Gkajnob, No. 71. We bear that Rev, Mr. .H eminosd expeci to Tieit Salts) wit Monday. After the arrival of the train from north and south. The procession formed at the town and marched about a mile to place pre pared in the woods north of tho station. Here a spot had been cleared and stands were erected for band and speakers with seats for audience. Two large swings were revolving near by ahd booths made of fir boughs shel tered the venders of ice cream, soda water and other refreshments. Judge Grim, as President of the day, called the crowd to order. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. h. Parrisb, the Declaration of Inde pendence was read by Mr. Moreland and the oration delivered by Judge Boise. The speaker deduced from tbe lessons of history and from Holy Writ, the fact that Republican government was the most bene ficial to man kind. He considered and ans wered three leading objections that were frequently raised against tbe success of our government. 1st, Those who predicted our downfall from the fate of tho republics of the past failed to recognize the great difference between that age and this. Then an aristoc racy of wealth and intellect dominated and governed, the people being held In Ignor ant serfdom even In the most pow erful Republics of of ancient time. With us on the contrary, knowledge was tbe common inheritance and the pursuit of wealth and honor was open to all alike. No such condition could arise to produce the overthrow of American liberty. 2d, The division of the territory of our nation into numerous State governments was proved by experience to be an element of strength instead of weakness, 3d, The ex tent of our country, spaning a continent, was not a disadvantage bacause the use of steam and electricity had made communication for literary and commercial purposes easy, so that the United States are practically as com pact a nation to-day as France was during the wars of the first Napoloon. Great causes made the Republic of to-day possible. Four centuries ago tbe discovery of the magnetic needle opened the way to tbe discovery by navigators of the new conti nent where the oppressed of all nations could be frw. Then the Invsntiou of tbe art of printing brought means tor more popular ed ucation than the world had over known. The era or the Reformation, led by the indomi table spirit of Martin I.uthur, taught tho world a new dootrine of freedom of tho will from despotic spiritual control and led to the spirit manifested by our Puritan ancestors who left tho old world behind aud found In the wilderness of the new world a home for political and religious freedom. Our Aurora irienda made a mistake, which was a disappointment (o tho great number who were in attendance yesterday, when they failed to hold tbe celebration in their beautiful park which is the most delightful spot for hxmli g purpose fu our SUl. Jt secibS th&t it was lately visited by a Port land Sunday School picnic and the children despoiled, to totuo extent, tho flowers and shrubbery, A party ot Salom friends visited this beautiful place after tho oration wasovr and wero delighted with tho grace with which art had assisted nsturo to make the trand forest a place of cbarmlug beauty, AN OLD VETBHA.V. We found In the procession, looking as bright as ever, the brother of Dr. Kiel who was sixty years ago a soldier jn the wars of Europe. He was with Napoleon iu the ter rible Russian campaign and ho marched and fought In the fateful battle of Waterloo, When we asked him If be remembered Na poleon bis answer was thut ho "had scon him ou over twenty little fluids," and tho old octogenarian (lie U b) pronounced tho fact with pardonable pride, lio still pre serves his linoio qualifies, for they tay he is ready to tlpht anybody now at tho drop of the hat, kud be ships ttnu dances with de light to the inutlo of tho popular campaign Bong of tbe Napoleonio era. At tbe lime ol tbe inaaacre at the Cascados twenty j ears ago, our old veteran was there aud it was a day of sorrow for him for the savages shot bis daughter and dragged her body into a ravine. Tbe old man was out hauling with his team and drove up to tbe Ulock House while the Indians were shoot lug at him from eyery side. Ho made no answer to the' about of his comrades to hurry under shelter, but coolly unharness ed his mules and deliberately fed thom after wards, not paying the slightest attention to tbe hostile bullets that whized by. When this was all done he cooly marched Into the Block House and did sueb good execution that he is cxedlttd with harlot; olaln six In- owns wuii ma own rine. jjetotatd to be actually UieniUfc to rear, Mht bt pected of a man of such experience. At the Cascades he received a shot through the shoulder. He remembers Prussia with longing and says be would rather be there with twenty-five dollars than have all there Is here, but as long as his brother lives here be will be all right. Mr. Will, another old soldier of the Em pire, with much such a history as Kiel, also marched in the procession, but we did not have an opportunity to converse with him. The musioof the Aurora band added much to the pleasure of the day. Preparations wero made for a ball in tbe evening which was undoubtedly a successful afialr. We are under obligations to Mr. Stephen Smith and others of the colony for pleasant cour tesies. Celebration at Junction. The greatest turn-out and most popular demonstration that we hear of was made yes terday at Junction, where at least six thou sand persons are said to have assembled to celebrate the National Anniversary. Mr.Mll lronojof Junction was President; Col. Fol som was Chief Marshal, and Gov. Gibbs was Orator. A most bountiful provision was made for all, and the tables groaned uuder a weight of good victuals the thousands could not get away with. There wero three bands in attendance from Harrlsburg, Albany and Eugone. The Salom Turn Verein Society were present and went through acrobatlo and rope performances that were very inter esting to the spectators. Gov. Gibbs devoted his speech more to the material interests of Oregon, the past, present aud future of our State, than to mere matters of national inter est. He showed how we bad slowly grown to ba what we are; what toll and hardships had been involved in our part; how thou sands flocked to onrlState at tbe present time and what might be expected in the future when our lands shall be more fully devel oped and our railroad system completed to bring population to us and transport abroad our various products. The oration took a wide and practical range. Judge Burnett, Gen. E. L. Applcgate, Col. Kelsay and many other prominent citizens were present, and the sflalr was In all rospoots well conducted, successful and creditable to those who direct ed it. Woman's Suffrage at Bock Island. By railroad and river boats, and by wag ons from tho country around about 200 per sons assembled at Rock Island, representa tives of the woman's suffrage movement. Mr. Thomas Buckinan presided and his brother also assisted in the exercises of tho day. Mrs. Duniway delivered an orollon concerning the Inequality of law and the over looked rights of woroin, Taxation without representation was us much a ciitne now as iu 1770. Mrs. Coburn road a doclarfl' Hon of women' rights which we are assured was a very pungent thing and received Willi the consideration its wit and arelasm Jewel ved. Dinner camo in due time, and was both excellent and abundant. After that came tho reading of tho EmaucipUIcu proclamation by Mr. Riley, of Portland, tho distinguished colored orator, whoso tin promptu remarks were highly appreciated. Ho said ho highly appreciated tho emanci pation of his own raco and know ho a' to sympathlzi with tho wiongs of woman. Other short addrossss aud remarks wore madn and tbn (In v miSbOd off iu tho moat on. joyable manner. TRAGEDY AT BUENA VISTA. We learn further particulars of the terrible event wo told of on Monday, "Billy Frank lin was the name assumed by Isaac Tubbs, who settled at Bueua Vista a year and a half ago and one year ago married there. Tho mar ried lite was not happy and the pair had been several times separated. On Sunday even ing Tubbs shot his wife with a revolver, and she ran Into tbe yard and there fell dead. Then be shot himself and fell dead in the house. Isaac Tubbs was from Ohio aud was well connected, but seems to hae been of a very vicious disposition. We kuew person ally of his early history aud of the family who had the misfortune to be his relatives, but who could not keep him out of vice. He served a term in the State Prison here for robbery, we think, which probably Induced his assumption of the name of Franklin. There was a tendency to Insanity In his fam ily, and one of his parents died derang ed. For some time past he had been In the employ of tho Buena Vista Sawmill Com pany. He was a man of dissipated habits, but that does not prevent the terrible tragedy ho enacted from being a sad shock to the community where he lived. Mr. Jam f is Tatom furnishes us the follow ing in addition. Franklin (or Tubbs) came to Buena Vista, and Joined the church, where be made an excellent prayer and was a pow erful exborter. He married, but his old habits asserted themselves and several times he has been to Independence and druuk and gambled. They several times separated, aud only a few days ago he beat his wife and she left blm. He always was unhappy away from ber. Sunday be asked permission of Deer, her brother-in-law, to see her at his house. Ho went there, called her by her first name and asked to talk with her. They sat down on tbe edge of the bed together and he put his arm around her, on which Mrs, Deer, respecting tbelr privacy, left the room. She . was hardly outside wfaeu the report of tbe pistol was beard and her sister ran past her Into the yard and fell down mortally wounded. Tubbs follow ed and, she thought, pointed the pistol at her, and she ran away from him and then ho fired and killed himself. Seme think he was Insane. Uuder his pillow was found a note addressed: "To my Christian Friends,' and Intimating that something was about to haptieu that would be the last of him. This last faot leaves no doubt that he Premeditated tJie act. From Silverton. SiLvmn w. July ". Is"'- At it. UniT.n; Ah T honn ,. ...- 'tan Ln vou fnr .nmn . .,,. . ,! i Ihinir to he done was to dl-ovi r which one for some time, perhaps you may th."k J tHM ami afwj a deal of trouble aud com" V Oregon Pioneer Association. OFl ICK Ol1 RKC0HD1NU SlvCRKTABV, 1 Salkm, July Sth, ls?2 J To the loneers of Oregon: The under signed, Recording Secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Association, proposes to open a "Book of Autobiography," and will record in the same, for tho purpose of accomulatlng all the Information possible, in regard to tbe early history of Oregon, and thus rescu ing from oblivion, all the iucldents pertain ing to Oregon's history, hardships endured by those who traversed the plains or arrived by water; also all scraps of history or Inci dents relztlnc to persons who are now dead or still llvlug, wbother In this Statu or else where. Incidents of. Indian wars; accounts of trips to California in 184') or 1850; hUtory of the discovery oi gold in California, Southern or Etstern Ore gon, In liut everything that will prove Interesting and wish to have the same ro- corded; no matter how luslgnlficaut or trival you may think tho Incident Is, it contributes to tbe general history of the Stato of Orepou. I suege't the following a general plan Name iu full; date of birth, giving date of, month and the year, town, county and State or Province; giving lnoidHuts ot early lito, year of Immigration to Oregon, and an ac count of the trip aud arrival and whore nr.st settled, with as cnmplefo a list as possible of mose wnoaccompauiea you, ana me names of those died or lost their lives while on the journey . You are also requested to souit your photograph, with name distinctly writ ten on tho back and year ot arrival in nk. It In hoped that all will not upon this sug gestion, as every persou who came to Oregon up to the time of the completion of the rail road across thoplulns.can furnish something of Interest, In conclusion will say that this suggestion of an autotilgraphy record, has beeu heartily apDroved by all ot the Pioneers whoso atten tion has been called to the subject, and those who are not now uioaibor. and join when opportunity Hffords, or send one dollar, with name, year of arrival, where from, natlvn place, year of birth, and postnfllco address; ladles are not renulred to nav anvtlilinr aud samo will be eutf red on the IWifcter. J. HKNltV llltOWN, So-j'y O. P. A, A Missing Olive Branch. y Undo Ab. Faulkner utartf 1 tho other day from Sheridan with his family, for tho camp ground at Dixie, for hois n very earnest momberof the "Christian" Churub. Uncle Ab. reads nothing but tho Blblo. No newn paper lltorature la current In hla house. His. twelve lihildren wero all In the UHgoti golnjr. to cunpmcetliif;; mid when campuioetlng was over and they started on the back tok forShoridHti, it wan tho VupKiniiiou limine round dozon ol them wnru sily on board. Whort iMtlly on tho wuy tlnre was u .-loiiiit or roll oall, nnd the .smprlMlri lact whs mail" niauiiust uus one was missing. The next 2L Celebration of Willamette Grango No. 52. Mr. J. M. Osborn of Corvallis, who was prtsentat this Grange celebration yestorday, camo down from home to day and Informs us that about 3,000 potions wore present. ThlsOranfio has built a fine ball nlno milou south of Corvallla, on the Muddy. The meeting was held iua beautiful grove. There was a grand barbeuuo In tho good old wtvlo, trenches dtt,; and meats baked in tho ground. John Harris, former master of the Grange, presided. Gen. E. L. Applogate was the speaker of the day and delivered a patrlotlo oration. There was musioof good order by tho Grange choir. Aftor dinner toasts wero responded to by Judge Moor, Uartlesa, Ap plegste and others. .Everybody went homo sati&nod that they had a good tlrao. Badly Hurt. Yesterday afternoon F. C. Perlne, a workman on tbe Farmers' Ware bouse here, was knocked down by a plank that full fr"m tho upper story, cutting a terri ble gash near bis left eye and rendering him jensoless. We learn from Dr. Payton that he came to himself last night, about one o'clock. He complains of au Intense head- aoho but will Improve unless it turns out that there la trouble with the brain, It was terribl blow, aud only that It was a glanc ing one m'ght bay proved (ntUntly fatal. have olther beon terribly interested iu some thing or very Ja7y; the latter however must ha WJ CJCU40. We havo had rathor an odd combination or sunshine, roses and frost In this part of tho country this season. Though queer il may seem, wo had quite a little frost on tho night of tho 3 1 lust, but it did no damage as It disappeared before fiinrtee. As it hah besn rather a cool, wot stasou, a glorious qutburbt of warm sunshine Is about tho pleasantest sensation we can think of Just now. Having visited several parts of Clackamas aud Marlon conn tics, I find things flourish, lug generally. Crops of all kinds never looked bett6ror promised falrerylcldx. (Julio a number have already commenced anting early varieties or grass. Farrnors are whet ting their sickles with sweet autlclpatlou for tho fiituie h.mcht. I iulleda low friends on Molalla Pralrlii last week. Found every thing lovely, and twining with Ilowoiy meadowx, scot pinks and pretty girls. Uhuilos Smith of Silverton was arrested this morning and brought before Jimtlco O. W. D)lau upiu a rharge of asutiilt and bat tery up in the person of Austin Polly. Ho was found guilty and lined 82.", and costs. While the trial was going on, Mr. S., not be ing upon the best of terms with one of tho witnesses, gave him a slight grasp about the throttle, which caused a second arrest; but a trial was not necessary, and be plead guilty and paid au addlonal tine of $50. Consider able excitemeut prevailed during the after noon, with lots of chin music and some whisky. All Is now quiet, and we hope that a hotter stale of affairs will follow. More anon, G. J. McCraw. sitniitin (lifjr tnnlW iilu cuil.l'n IavIIh .t1,..l ami uio.-y",al httfi l3 ),xlH lHnU to hn'ui tho lot Inl-iiu. '"".: aUCtCSS Jh.ev had wo are uuable toiuv. Abtorlans on the Jump. The tide lawls along tho margin of tho boy at Astoria tiro bring claimed by different per sons, under the law by which the Stato pro poses to Mill all hitch lands, which was pass ed In October IK7J and hlncii nmendtd. The' matter has been before tho Board of Land! Commissioners to-dav, by whom It was or (lnnid that all parties isoucored may prncftd to Astnrts and commence taking testimony on tho Wilt day or August to be submitted upon a Html hearing. The claimants wnru rppremuled bt foro the lUml by A. 0. Olbb, W. II. Efflnger and John M. Ui.irln. Celebration at Roaoburg. Tuple whs a groat gathtrlnj; at H'.Mbtirg on Mondiy, proctbulun, Imiss band, ortitbiii, triumphal oar vvlili ovti It) unarming girl, itlriuni toi all with real Oregon iibnmiantn mid ixci'lleiico, plug ugllo, foot moon ami Urn works. Douglas dimity can't be bent In nuking pali lollo demonstration. The D. c lanitiou of Indtpendeuco whn read bv Ml Anglo GrilbhH and the Oration ilullva'red bv that old veteran Gnu, Jo Lane, who stetiiH to liuve come Info view again undtr tho bmo flclont Influences of tho (.'entotinial voar. La ltd K Sai.b oi' Siikki-, Waltr has purchased the large Hop' ,, if9:l(f4)h head of good nbenp n- f about i,800 Cross. TnenVm ..,, Uy- Mr. Thomas and the sal' ' .., wns l'oas than i per bead in una .. thfl Ufvn.i - i, t,, f lin - -ii.. - , ." ," "- -. . ffc'r,:"y w along inne. We uuaer 1 -itiZ''' Mr.-Jsokiion intend to drive Hum -"" MW tMHIl VtB H Al t m k.W Ml hl I' ""'Jwnftiludi to drive) ' jxweurt Atjldj &MentUrji?a, Killed by Accident. PflCfN, w. " , "1 .... Mn. Eunoit: Hr ' JM6 27, IS..', vicinity met -iner James Ross of ihH Up ,u death suddenly as follows: . M putting away his gun and It accl- iiwUally went off, the bullet entering the skull uet ovor tho right oyo and ontorlng tho bralm Ho lived about hair an hour in a senselebs condition, He was a momW of Rising Sun Grange, No. M, aud loavus u w ifo nd two children to mourn hla loss, with many warm fi lends. He wa kind and affectionate companion ana niucu respeciea. . J. Mt 4 ' ,xAti&u'&0. tifa..- '-W.