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The CoararomiM on the Presidential
Question.
Wo publish this week tlu bill report
otl to thn two IIouos of Cougros by
the joint committee that lus consider
ed the matter of eanvavinp the Presi
dential voto with a view to providing
flime plan for settlement of the disput
ed questions arising out of the Presi
dential Election,
It seems probable that the bill will
pass and afford the needed solution of
this difficult matter. Politicians may
object according as they may fear that
it will lessen their chances fonppolls
but the mass of the people, tho are
not spoilsmen, will welcome any plan
of adjustment that will otfer an honor
able settlement of a dltllculty that
threatens the pence and prosperity of
the country- Such a Inurd of arbitra
tion as is provided for in this bill will
relieve the pnbllc mind aud satisfy the
conflicting prejudices, which would
never result from the arbitrary con
duct of partisan Houei of Congress,
that would certainly act on political
prejudice without reganl to the merits
of the case. It is unfortunately true
that honest statesman-hip has very lit
tie to do with our political organiza
tions at the present day; prejudice
rules instead, andCin this matter it Is
most important that we have a fair aud
judicial solution of this great national
difficulty.
We also publish this week a very
able and disinterested editorial on this
subject, taken from the New York
Obrerver, one of the oldest and most
influential newspapers in the United
States. It is far better for the people to
read and consider such argument as
this, than to read and endorse the
words and threats of political newspa
pers that are severally strhiug to se
cure office for their own partisans at
wliatever cost to the nation.
Qfettrwtiea of the Canal and Locks.
We have received from a friend at
Oregon City some severe strictures on
the fuct that passage through the locks
wns,, lately obstructed by the sinking
oMhe hull of.the Bonanza: in the upper
canal. We should not hesitate to rep
resent the company in proper light if
this stoppage was to the detriment of
the public, but as it has already cca.eu
and we are informed that the company
made great efforts ts prevent tho con
tinuance of the evil we see no reason
to question their motives or condemu
their conduct in this instance. We de
sire to be (air and honest In all things,
and while we have no sympathy with
the rule or-niin policy of the corpora
tion that is striving so bitterly and per
sistently to monopolize the Willamette
river trade, we still do not propose to
assail them unnecessarily on auy occas
ion.
The Minto Fas Road.
We have very Interesting ""uutilca
lion as to tbe character and iinporUnco of
this road, from the pen of Mr. Mlnto, written
in view of lh Sort m-klne to procure tuh
scriptions Cor the purpose of constructing the
road by too company In which Mr. Ceo. W.
liunt U actively interested. We would
urge the great importance of tbe enterprise
on the citizens of Seleoi aud Marlou county,
who ate nuMletpecially interested iu Itssuc
lesr, while no doubt tbe whole SUie wllj
dsrire benefit from it when It shall bo con.
strucied, as doubtless It will be at no d 'it. a
time.
The stockholders of the Wafili'nston
I'ouuty Agricultural !clly ui"t at tu
court house in Hillaboru on Saturday, Jan.
7. 1877, end were called to order by the I'm
ideul, It. lotbrie. Tho follow lug uauml
directors were elected fur the entiling yuan
W. 11. Jsclton, It. Iiiihrie, It. (JoniellUK,
W. U. Scoggio, A. Luelling, W. Keiw, J.
;. ilawlboroe, S. J. fctott and W. D. I'itteu
rer. Th directors eleuied it. iuiurlo, pres
ident. W. D. Fit'enuer necrtlsry, and A.
l.uelliug treaaurer.
Mrs. Udln, German immigrant, dint nf
smallpox ai uriiie"r(, ix-. vik. iiw
liu-bdml it sick with the niuio dUvaio, lnt
will probably riuivdr.
Mrt. Kinnfy Hiul hern o.her. Mrs. Ilrown.
or Hllltboro, ra thrown from n v.n.nn
nar Ibnt place, hi wrFk. ami Iwlu vcri
Krlfciusly but not null ir.limd.
llrr, Ihe nun clwon-d with iitxMnst
roiiilierieiwiRII uiiu ai in"un;,inr
imviuitan ejmniiMlloti linCur U. S. C'uiu
tniminuer GatMM, wax dUubartffcd,
Mrs. Sand'M llttlo Iwv, when atSea'iln, a
few day sirri, In plaviuu witli other boju,
had oue of bis eyen put nut with atk-U.
Geo. A.Huiel, chairman of tbe ll?iiiilllRnn
central committee, has linen npK)inted pofital
titnt fcr Oregon, vice lludurwood.
Jerry l.tiekoy, of I.ami roumy, roomily
purchased eighteen bead of tluo lueriuo
beep in California.
Ut. lirowu. of tbe Albany Jhtnotrat has
iieeu seriously it, but U recovering.
Tbe Slate University hat eighty students
in the collegiate department.
Fancy Cutcuxns Iteail the advertise
ment or Luther Myers, In another column,
Mat iben givo bloi avcal), if you wanlOte
poultry.
bumix.s Ukatii On Thursday Jan. 1?,
while driving home from Dayton with ber
son, a sad accident happened that resulted
in Ihe death of Mr. V. C. Iladawsy. Tbe
wbcftlt of tbe vehicle pluogtd tuddetily into
amudbolo and Mrs. II. was thrown out,
and when helred Into the carriage comnlaln-
ed of injury. She- talked Into the house
when rescuing home, awooued away, and
died the same evening, between 8 aud 0
o'clock. This I a setero afillctiou to toe
lamliy of our old friend K. C. liadaway.
How to Pi.it Potatoks. Mr. A. II.
Kellogg, of Conpevllle, W. T. says: "I
should like to Me something In tho Fahmeis
m regard to planting polatnea) whether it is
best to furrow out the land, or plow them in,
and aim regarding tbe depth to plant in
dilftrent holit. I am about to commence
Mixing llipai 111 piwvi of gram, and more
larik-uUtl.v at a skmiuer fallow, and any
thliitf practical (u rcx'iril lo their culture or
preservation will Imi of Interest to many
hero."
().vi:iii:n am,Houm. I'int Wo rtcaivo
from Iloury Miller, l'lorist of Portland, a
ulo,;iu of hi slisdo fleet and garden and
Iioumi plaulH, for sale, ai.d as many must be
deiiroui to improto their prmixs by telling
out nice tries lor ornamental purposei,and
tunny 1i1Ipi would llko to hnvn beautiful
hiyUnt (lowers, we jive not'eo that one of
llmtoctialoytien wlllecnt freotnnll per.
von i-Hidlng lilro their aililress. The ad.
dresi can b9 wint on postal card.
Mr. N.(lUen,an oateonied citizen of Pa
rllli county, W. T., wadrownel on Wed
netiiny of last week at be was lesviuir Qray's
river In Hahing host f)r Attorla. 'iho bott
and hiH hat ware found near the month ol
Jeep creak the body has not ben recover
ed. Mr. Olsen was aged about -)0 ywrx,
ami leaves a family in IbeUray'M river tet-Dement.
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tfta.si with tnv ia3 nuftflr rlalatl Djsrran.
jcnt to any aJJretk upon rocejpf. nf42& tntfl
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THE TRAHafOKTATIOW WAK.
Ornca oTnR Pkoplk's PaoTKoTiVK)
TaA!8rOttTAT10l COMFANV.
McMlnnvllle, Jan. S3, 1877. )
En. Farmer: It seems that wo are
on the verge of tho most bitter trans
portation war that Oregon has ovor
seen, ami as regards individual enter
prise, the battle will finally bo to tho
strong. The amount which all this
contention is about is no small sum,
aud would, ere long, make any compa
ny or companies, a power iu financial
circles; aud a monopoly of the entire
carrying trade on tho Willamette riv
er, would, ere long, build a power llko
that on the Sacramento river, against
which individual opposition would bo
suicidal.
Just beforo tho meeting of tho last
legielnture, "70," in nn nrticlo to tho
Otrgoniati, (from Albany if I mistake
uot) mado the statement that " It would
take SUV5,tHH) more to carry off .the
wheat crop of 187(5 than It did the year
before, from l.iun county alone."
Estimates have been made-on other
counties, and the amount more that it
took to carry off the crop of last year
than the year previous, reaches the
snug little sum of &!00,000 on wheat
alone, anil the present indications are
that the crop of 1877 will go far beyond
any previous year, and the "more"
that w,ill be required to carry off this
crop would build a licet ol twelve or
tlfteen baits.
Under the present circumstances it
behooved the farmers to patrnnlzo Capt.
Cochran in his etlort to reduce freight,
aud sustain him, and In case he K driv
en to the wall to take It oil' his hands
and build more. Hut si "711" or Al
bany, " it is uot your business to build
and run steamboats, for farmers are
uotstcambuat men." Indeed! Neith
er are they soldiers, but in cases of ox
treme provocation they have been
known to defend themselves, even to
the salvation of their liberties.
Combined organization is the onlv
safe and permanent plan, in which ev
ery farmer that raises wheat for ship
ment should be interested.
Our boat will be at work in a few
day.s and our company h.1s stock en
ough not yet taken to build more boats.
Should farmers in other actions see lit
to subscribe thi.s stock for that purpose,
they have only to notify us nnd we
will send them stock books; or, better
still, to call meetings and tako the
matter Into. consideration and appoint
responsible agenfo in each neighbor
hood; nnd we will furnish them witli
stock liooks.
If the farmer of the valley prefer to
organize other companies, It Is now
time to do so, for they cannot get ready
too soon for the next crop. Hut it is
better to combine aud work in unison,
besides avoiding the consequent dolay;
and wrangling in organising such com
panies. Some said at first that our
company was destined to share the fate
of the Agricultural company of a few
years ago. Hut we are fast dispelling
that Illusion for it is a vast financial
iiwessitj and must succeed.
We expect opiosition of the mast de
termined character; but with si few
thousand of the principal wheat-grow
er of the Willamette valley directly
interested owning 1xth boats and
freight, we arc nil right. ,
.1. C. Cooii:n, Sec' v.
RHTUnNBi). Secretary of Slate Chadnlok
returned this week from bis hasty Journey
to Washington, looking nono the worse, far
luting thot acrois Iho continent' and bad ,
Ho Oregon now has an acting Governor acd
a bona ildo SooreUry of State,
Happy inMuenre or a t.reat Rntclitr.
For tho pritierTitton or rtcorery of health stid tf
ttrtngth, the diet fhotiM bo wholoomo and nutri
tious Whin It hippcn.lht the sltrafntsry i
ctfMS sr disturbed by Improper or half mattlcslMl
food tho belt remedy lor the erll remit of sharing
the dljrcitlTo or)tn, In Hoitctter'i Slomiclv Bitten,
s most asrrtsblo. prompt, and gratta remedy for
dr'peptl. and for the bllton anil ersmttlre Irregii
nUrtlles which rcunlt fiom It. Tho liver and bowelr,
In common with tho ttonueh, experience Itn benrtl
cent Inftncncet. Tho refute ol the tyitcmU carried
off through Its nitnrl outlet, a healthy flow and no
cnllon of tho bilk In promoted, and a pewrrrul linpr
tna t gtrrn tti tfttmllatlon In conaeonence of It uac.
It hralthralty llmnltn the bladder and kldneya
when thayaro Inactive, and by lie tonic and reanlat
Ing action foittoe t the ayitem ssatait malaria.
JSTo'vv Store.
LITCHFIELD & MANNING,
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HAWLEY, DODD fc CO
VOXlTZaAKS,
UKKER FUll M.tJJi A Klll.l. I.NIi ur
AGRICULTURAL
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I3fPLEiJENTS.
rlOt.R AUKNTS 1011 THIS
JOHN DEERE MOLINE PLOWS,
hiuli conibme tho irr-Jiitcsl Htrunctli
with nxtromn Lightness nnd Durability.
lOIlN Dlil'lii; is mo moio I'litetiieuoi inn
'I'ntentetl Ulock and Welded Frog, and their
IMnw Is the only Plow mi tnade, tho 9hnro
tail Mould-boards are also Hardened oy a pn-
Milt Drootwi iM.culUr to Him DK.KKK PLOWS.
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Note Acenta fur
THE DEEKE SUIiKY AIVD AIG PLOWS,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
r&ovxsxomi un
Country Produce,
FLOOR, FEED, BACON & LARD.
W til bar and a ell on rommtailou. ContUnmentt 'o
llcitul, Term, Vtth, or lit eijnlralent. !
E. M. WAITE,
Steam Printer.
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BOOKBINDER.
NAI.B.TI. OBKOON.
HAVING lately addart to the machinery of my of
fice, tho celebrated Nonpareil Puffer Preaa, rap
able ol printing bKVEN coltra at one tmpretitou,
and
Rrmninnr mv Prpt hv Sfpam
"""""6 mJ w "J uwuui,
I am now prepared lo do a.l kind of work In my line
attk, LOWBstrratea.
Bookbinding and Paper Killing,
In connection with my ofltce ta a complete Hook
bindery, for tbe mannractare ol BUnk llonka or all
dcKrlptlona. Booka, Macaxlnr and Newapapvra
bound to order, Inaay il)le dralred. Old booka re
bound or repaired.
LEGAL BLANKS.
I hat e the laryeat etock of Leral Blank In tho
8Utc. Including (.rata (or Clr'uli. County, l'robate
and Jaattcea' Coana Alro. Dcedt. Nortjrajrea.
uHaaea. Ac . .tr. CV-Qitaloeno and l'rle List
HUNT FKBBonanplTcatloa.
Alt order lor l'rlnllnjj. Uonkblndlnr, or for Dlaoka
filled promptly. K. M. WaI rE, falrm. ur.
Tho Greatest Lnlior-Snvln-j- lintilenicntH yet InventiMl,
aohl In (Irepnii In Three MnntliH. Iron Ileum, liiiiil-m
I. one Hundivd tint! fifty
riuue. Irtin wneeis. j.vrrj
Farmer In tbo State Is interested. Hole A(jent for the.
SoliTxxxier Far m "W"4C'Oi3.f
And Light Spring Wagons,
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ta the meat beaatllsl work of tka klad In the well 1.
It cjoUlua nearly ICO pae. haadreda of Has lllua
usttona and etxCkmins Mates of Vtowara, boantl
fallr dskwnand eolorad Smi aafnra. frlnblMni,
tn paper ccrcr : tl Ula elefant ciotb. Prtatod In
uermanana icmnian.
Vtek floral -Oalale. Quarterly. K cant, a
year
Vlek Caialog too lirsftrtUeaa, only 3
ci nta.
Addreia. JAMK3 VICK, KocheaUr, N. V.
IHIiSP2iiQABEB -TO XVJCKT FAMILY
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Webster's Dictionary.
10,(00 H'oixlt ant Mtaitlngt Ml in oUer DhtloMilt,
3000 Engravingt, 1840 Pafrn Quarto.
FOUR l'AOEd COLOItKD l'LATXa.
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Oct,, m
The aiiei ef Webftcr'a nictlooarln
throazbout tbe country In 11 wen i
umvaaa urie a me aaica ui any t'luirr
uiciionarie.
Una I'mllyof chlldrcu ImlngWtr.iTrn'i1
UsaaaiDuau, and ntlni; It fircly.an i an lb
ef nor batlni? It.tltedrit wiULrcomoBiHah
the untt Inirlllh'est men and womtn. Ak
r:ur uarUtr or mlnltta r If it It not mi,
then V ty tie boolt and ue, and ur,'o In
uf. irrtiy.
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HOME n.VR nnEBDI.-f! FOWLS
cmitltllai' of iild ai il rHher iau
-A l'k)tirli. flnl I inrt Sllrr Simn
Ked jiatnhirit ami oibrr. 'tbe
liin- Jire perpetual laje', and no
.ildiu aiiitjhBtrt tlii eta TlLnm Ci sapid
r 7I IVI- ua-uii mwi a rv aa t.
retxclUiil h'eKitT mI l-alrnof
farm or meir tcvr tr nrrvmnj jmr
t..a awlll l0 minrilla-il 1 tlitt imilr
il Vwv - rUu 'Item tn itruni'jle
Ll'TIII.IC .TIVaUIlM,
'i-'iro, UllpUl
Trees,! Trees!!
Kinds of Frait M Ornameatal
All
TREES,
Shrubbory. Bmall Fruits, Ro
bob, Viuoa, Groon-Houso and
Boddlng Plants &o , at the
EAST PORTLAND NURSERY,
EAKT fOUTIi.D, OUUC.OiV.
CiitiiloucN tree.
Seeds! Seeds!!
FreNh triiKloBRHil K'lownr heetU,
all klmlH ol GriidM hcvilH, Need
uraln, Need Polutuei, (.avileii
mid I'siiiiiUB- luiplomeutN. AIno
Trcct, I'liinltt, UulbH, &.c, tit my
Seed Store,
UJ I'ront, bet. lVnalilnirlou und Aliler,
IMIItlMHU, Ottf.lJON.
Mlr!' II. IIANMIN,
Jll'hnt Portland, OiiK-jn.
Dooro FoerlCRB Cultivators, and Buckoyo Grain Prills, and
uroaacast aoeaora, and
MTAXlZt CSIIIHT BII1ULH. nil Hi,. und prlooa..
Band fr Hpeclttl ClrculurN. urlluud. Heil. UN.
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, IS7.
Well-nierltetl JUSTICK has been tlono by the C'lnitnlislonors In ttwartllui; thn
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SEWING MACHINE
The First and Highest Premium.
Gold Medil and Diploma.
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Agents Wanted.
Improved Home Shuttle Sewing Machine.
Lnle Style Cloth Plate, even with Tntile. Either machine Guaran
teed to give ftutlalactloa.
Agency English Leather MuimfiidurinK Sewing Machine.
HAIala TREADLE Late Invention.
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