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Term orr-iitMcrlplloui
On oopjr cno year (Si numlT),'ln ailvanoc.., ,!l GO
OnocopykU inontli(24 numhn) - 1 25
Ono.copy Uirug monUi(13 nutnlava) 75
nr If not piM within tli month., 13 will I rtarffwl
ono jrta.r'a tuliacrlptlon.
I'ORTIjANI), MAY 0, 1873.
TELEGRAPHIC.
EA8TEHN STATES.
The Uotcruiucnl nnil Clin I'nrlllo Ititll-
roiitl.
Wjlsiiinoton, Mny G. Hnprcroo court do
eUlon No. 072 : Ontrnl i'nclfio ltailroad
Company ct nl, npcllantH, vs. Albo liccrt
Gallatin: nnnonl from llio circuit coiut of
tho'U. 8. for tho district of California. Ami
No. 1.083: Union I'nclfio It. 11. Co., nppol
Uat, vs. tho Unltod HtatcHi appeal from llio
court of claims. Thcso two cases, which
wcro argued together, Itirnlvn tho constitu
tionality of tho so-called "Thurraau net" of
May 7 1878. The ohjoct of that act was to
sccuro tho Intercut of tho U. H. in tho Union
and Central I'nclfio railroad companies hy
providing that 'Iti per cent, of tho annual net
cnrnlngs of thoso roads, Including tho wliolo
or tho compensation duo llicni for xcrviccs
rendered to tho government, hIioiiIi! ho paid
to mo treasurer ol tlio united tunics, to uc
by him applied partly In payment of accrued
Intercut upon hondii limned hy tho govern
raenl to tho two companies and partly to cs
taulUhmcnt of n hlnl.liig fund in tho U. H.
treasury for tho final payment of tho com
panion' bonded ludcbli'dncm. Tho decrco
In tho first named case, and judgment in tho
second aro afllrmcd hy thin court with costs.
'Jho decision wan nuiiounccd hy tho chief
iaatice. No written opinion wait rendered,
mt ono will bo filed in duo tlmo. .Iimllco
Mold dlmcutcd from tho opinion of tho court
and wni Joined therein by Justices Uradfortl
and Wrong, Tho grounds on whieli ho 1II1
Bents nro an follow h;
1st. llecauno tho net of Congrcmt of May
7, 1878, which dccinlon nuKtaltm changcH In
tho contract between tho United Htntrs and
railroad companleH and tho contract between
thoio companies and holdcrH of lint morl
gaRO bonds.
!hi, llocaUiltf tho iIccIkIoii in elK-cl declares
that tho Unltod Males aro not bound tolicip
their contractu, and whctlicr thoy nliall do no
in any caso In a question of pulley nnd not
of duty, n doctrino which will, in Justice
Field's opinion, subject tho overumont to
Jmt roproach and bring only ovll upon tho
country,
3d. JlocaiiHu tlio act of Congress which
tho decision HUKtalns, Interferes with tho
right and power of tho Halo of California to
control lis own corporations.
HI lift Cotton Alnriiu-il.
Vioxsuumi, Stay C. Notwlthutnuiliuu. tho
rr-- !--' ' ;..iim foyer, pluul
orn throughout MiHsIssippl nnd i,a nm)cr
porton of Louilnnn nro umnUULably alarm
od. Your correspondent has thoroughly oi.
amlncd tho Bltuallon In 10 countios of thin
Hlato and tho adjoining parishes In I.ouiul
nna, mid in satlslled that unions soinothlng
now unforcscon occurs, n northward rnlgrn.
lion of enormous magnitiids will laka plnco
in tho Kail, Tlirro in no ubo disguising tho
situation, nnd thoio most directly loiicorncd
aro making uo nttempt to do no, Associa
tions of cotton planters nnd kindred movo
munis aro taking shape every day. fitcphou
Daucan, n capitalist of Now York, and own
er of largo plantation interests horc, has au
thorised Muior Ueorgo 1'. Waddoll of Madl
Nil parish, to sceuro for him llvo hundred
Chluoio, nud subscriptions nro being raised
to brlnfr labororri from California at onco.
Arrangements nro consummated hy which
gangs of throo hundred at n tlmo can ho
hipped from Han i'ranclsco at twenty-four
hours' notice. Thcso men nro hired at $10
to $12 per month nud quarters and rations,
Their pnssago is oontraotnd for nt $1U per
capita from Hnu i'ranclsco to Vicksburu nud
vicinity. This movement is ontiroly inde
pendent of tho Now Orleans joint stock com
pany, which proposes lo import from (ho
cottou-growlug regloiiH of China. This lat
ter project W1I tako tune, nnd tho situation
Is deemed too critical to admit of delay.
Imiulou li bn I'levi-uli-il.
mo cauinoi nt lis incellng lo-uay, was
mainly occupied with tho consideration of
tho threatened Invasion of tho Indian ten!
tory by squatters, Tho nttomoy general
gavo ik verbal opinion that under tho treaties
of 18C0, with tho Creeks nnd Hcmluolcs, by
which lauds wara surrendered in cointu-
quenco of tho desiro of the government "lo
Jooato civilized liullausnud freedom thereon,
tho lands were not open to whito settlers.
Considerable time was spont in discussing,
tho authority to uso tho military to prevent
invasion uuder restrictive Uglnlulion of Con
gress. It was, however, agreed that tho law
authorliiug tho superintendent of Indian af
fairs) to call upon tho military ta assist him
iu ejocting intruder was unimpaired, and
I f i very geuonii request lor mat purpose
l , . CXwonW bo aufflclent authority for military in-
Mrvenuou, nna tnai ovcry nuort suouid bo
nut forth to prevent squatters from obtain.
lug a permanent lootliold ttiero,
Tho reported discovery of silver mines
was wholly discredited, belug regarded as n
cauard to aid the schemo of Invabloii, Lat
ent roporU ludicato that ic view of tho ac
tive measures taken by government, squat
ters Will not go into tho territory in n body
but break up into small miuud and crosw tlio
lino at various points. Tho point of destin
ation is lauds I) ing north and south of tho
north fork of Canadian, near tho center of
tho territory. Carpenter, who was to havo
led tho expedition, Is reported to havo gone
north.
Aliutlitr Hut Uil fur Our Orulii.
HoHTON, May (1. '1 ho Journal prints nil In
teresting Mtcrlrom ruirhauks, u well known
''luissionury iu India, n'gardiug tho exporta
tion of American grain tbmo. l'umiuo is
creutlng such u need that ho thluks shippers
would profit by llio investment.
slur I'utrlul llond.
WisiilNuniy, May 7, CoiiBressmun Dug.
Sitt of Nutudu has been ut looted liy I ho
rand Army of tlio Itepnbllo organization to
lead a poem, nud (leu, Keefer of Ohio to
deliver nn oration st the Arlington Nstlonul
Soldiers' tVuietery on Decoration Day, the
30th iust.
Will HlKU II,
It Is said to-day tint tho 1'resideut iutcmls
sign tlio till which Ilia llouso passed es-
relay, to prevent military iuterfeicnco ut
Jollons. Tim Ultpssltlon to lusko speeches
von it iu tho Heimtu has conesimndlusly
ailuikhcd, uud it will therefore probably
loh tho I'ri'bldont this week.
lUUlloui Willi HullroaUK.
t'lie Hupremo Court having affirmed the
istltutlonality and bludinc forco of llio
a jLMurrusu act, Iho quid uuues nro now di
a2tiug attrutiou to uuo of its sections,
ten protiaea mat u ritnir tna union
mo or uentrai memo Jtatiroaa uotupuoy '
shall fail to porform all ita requirements for
tho period o( nix rnontns alter Bucn per
formance may he due, such falloro may
opcrato an forfeiture of nil rights, privileges,
grants nnd franchises derived by it from tho
If, 8 and instructing tho Attornoy General
to csnso such forfclturo to bo judicially en
forced. j Ilc-tlprnliiff l llio licllojrc Vane.
Tho Hcnnto lo-dny consumeij nearly nil o:
tho Boveu hours session in reaching tho
point of action upon tlio resolution author
izing Ilia commltteo on privileges nna olec
tlo'is, to talco testimony bearing on tho Hpof-ford-Keliogg
contest, Tho tiTect of tho
adoption of tho resolution at finally
nmomlcd, is to ro-open tho entire caso and
ultlmnlcly bring onco moro beforo tho Son
ata tho apparently interminable subject of
Louisiana affairs genernlly. Although no
votes was ciut against tho resolution, except
by Kcpuullcsns, it it novcrtholcss known
that four or llvo Dcmocrntlo Senators have
serious doubts as to tho propriety and ex
pediency of re-opcnlng thin caso, whlob,
whatever may havo been its original merits,
Bhould In their opinion bo considered "res
adjudlcnta." Tho caso of Ilutlcr, of South
Carolina, who was admitted at tho samo
tlmo ns Kellogg, is cited ns resting on tho
snmo grounds.
I'n In I tin i:tpl"il"-i.
Wn.KEsiiAMir, l'a,, May 8. Last night an
explosion of gas in Stanton shaft In Lehigh
and Wllkcsbnrro Coal Mine, severely burned
Martin Kerrigan, At midnight whllo tho
mon wcra brushing out tho accumulation of
gas in tho lowor vein, it camo in contact
with n "Mower," causing n terrific explosion.
A largo forco of men woio driving n tunnel
nt tho tlmo, and tight of them voro badly
burned, tho majority it is thought fatally.
Tlio inlno was set on lire, and soma bUU toct
ol solid coal wan burning and bad to ho
Hooded.
Turning llio Tnlilri.
Nkw Yoitit, Mny 7. Tho Times says tho
impression nmong tho friends of Ucnorul
Stanley, who havo closely watched tho case,
is that tho verdict taken to Washington yes
terday was acquittal. Stanley received from
(Joncral Hhcrmcn yesterday orders to return
to duty at UnfTalo, and thcro wait further in
structions from General Hancock, president
of tho court martial. This fact, added to tho
course which tho court martial has been or
dered to pursue, strengthens llio opinion
among army ofllcers that tho luillioruirs iu
Washington havo determined upon the trial
of llazan, nud havo takou preliminary nu-pt
iu tlio mailer.
Hallway NlrlUr.
St. I'auj., May 7. A special to tho l'io
nocr 1'rcss says that 1,000 mon aro now en
gaged in tlio Canada 1'aclfia strike. Vloleii'.o
is threatened and tho strikers aro inarching
under n red big and threatening to pravont
all work until their demands aro complied
with. A military forco hag been ordered
from Winnipeg to llio scene.
roKMUN m:ws.
HrllUli Ilnyrm tr V. N, llondi.
London, Mny .'I, Tho London nnd West
minster Hank yesterday took flvo million
dollars of United States four per cent, bonds
at four nud n half, making iu nil $35,000,000
worth of United States securities this bank
has recently purchased,
NlHvrrit iiauiiopfl.
London, liny B. Vmtl.tr advices from
upper llgypt represent that conlllcls between
Kgvptiau troops nud slavo dealers on tho 13th
and Hth of .January resulted in tho com-
Iilolo defeat of tho latter, with n loss of 0,000
;lllcd nnd wounded and prisoners. Loss of
Egyptian troops, 200,
Victory lr llnnlnn.
NiswoisTLie.oN-TrNH, Mny C. In tho
boat raco, thocourso was from tho Mansion
house to tho suspension bridga nt Scotts
wold ; distauco, U miles nnd U furlongs,
liaulan won with tho greatest caso by 0
lengths, llnwdon's cuUcr put in tho first
appearance, nnd tho banks of tho river wcro
crowded. When Ilauian'H cutter had ar
rived on tho sec no sileuco reigned nmld tho
vast inuiutudo, and tno cxciteraout wuh un
oqualrd I'vou iu tho history of tho Tyno
rowing matches. Tho appcarnnco of both
men was splendid. Haulan won tho cholco
of positions and took tho iusido. Haitian
took look n preliminary spin of ncouplo of
Hundred yards and camo back lo Iho starting
point, llettlng nt Ills tlmo was two to ono
in favor of Haitian. Tho men soon stripped
and rowed In their buff. An excellent start
was obtained, bat Haulau soon forged ahead
in npuo oi llnwdou h desperato rowing.
When " SLinner'H burn " wns reached Hau-
Inn was two lougths ahead nnd rowing com
pjrntivuly easy, with his lotnr sween. Whon
Scottswood bridgo was reached ho was four
leugllis nnoail, winning by this distauco
liucur nnor cnecr rent tno nir ns tin was
proclaimed winner.
ICukIWIi 'ruM nml Market
Ikjspon, Moy fl. Tho Mark Lnno Express
sajs; Tho wheat plant has improved. The
provulllug d"prcsiou has caused farmers to
draw largely on reserves of wheat, nud sup
plies nt the provincial markets wcro mush
moro liberal than they would havo been had
necessity to realize been less pressing. Tho
average price of wh'.at declined 3d per quar
ter. Iu tho country trado is dull. Iist
week's arrivals of foreigu into Londou up to
liniuy, a.-.wo quarters; nud as tno visible
supply of American has decreased a million
bushels, trade has been firm, but mainlv
confined to supplyiug the wants of country
millers, and tho demand was met at previous
prices
Mnittt has been offered iu vain at 20s aud
Cd, cost, freight aud insurance, for now
mixed American, but there has not bceu any
quotable change in value.
Old corn ex store kold nt retail at Ills Cd(u)
'J Is 0d, Tlio demand however is very small
ludlnllllerlfK nro well stocked.
Suits of Kiglish wheat last week were
r,l),837 quarters nt -10s IM, against 42,420
quarters at fi2 and a penny for tho corns
ponding peiiad of the previous jrur, im
ports into tho United Kingdom for tho weik
Hiding April 'Jiith wcro 1,27:1,515 Vwt wheat,
2S7,37Sewt Hour.
Not hit lluil .lli-r All.
Sr. l'KiKumui.u.Miiy 7, Tho Journal sajs
that no' publMied ubio.ul about tho state
of atl'itirs lioro is untrue, Thero hat been
no prohibition ngniiut tho poksesnion of
nruis, nut pertoiis ponsessliii; arms must lit'
form tho authorities. Statement that then'
Ires could nut be islted without olliclal pet'
suit, uud thnt lights iu houses would not bo
allowed after 10 o'clock, nro ridioulous in
utiuou. The city lives aud works Iu the
Kiinio manner as heretofore, without excite
ment, uud undisturbed in its daily life and
iiuervourse,
'Hie UtrrUce Question,
Lo.spos, Muy 7. In the House of Lords
Uit night, tbo 1'riuce of Wales prieutctl a
petition of 3 "5S Norfolk farmers iu favor ot
tho bill legalirlng warrisgo with u deceased
wife's sister, 'l'ho prince said that ho be
lieved tho mcauro would bo of great advant-
agu io me community at large and ho would
bUiioitit. iKird lloutou (liberal) moved
the becond reading ot the bill. Tho cavern.
went, represented by I,a(j Oraucrook,
I btrouglv opposed it and the aceoud reading
was defeated tiynvoteof 101 to SI. The
I'rtucu u w a'es, Uuko of Edinburgh and
Bishop of ItlpoD, voted with tho minority
and 14 of tho bishops with tho majority.
In tho llouso of Commons, a doalaratory
resolution was introduced by Farrar Hcrschcl
(liberal) in favor of abolishing tho action
lor breach of promise in marriage, oxcent in
casos whero actual pecuniary loss has been
incurred by reason of promiso, was carrlod
hy n voto of 101 yeas to40 nays.
PACIFIC WAHf.
Itr-limlalrtl.
Bxn Fiiakowoo, Mny C -An order wns
alined to-day by Judgo Wright and Auditor
Mnynard to plnco tho traasury ngaln under
Mr. Hubert's control. Tho treasurer's first
step will bo to count tho money in tho vaults
and mako his regular monthly statement.
Tho ofllco will nt ouco bo opened, but recm.
lar business will not bo transacted until next
Thursday.
Colli Itloodril Murder.
Wjnnkmuccu, May C During a variety
performance at Paradise Villago Inst night,
Charles Hymcr shot and fatally wounded T.
K. Went. Witnesses to tho aQray say that
tho shooting wns unprovoked nnd that Hy
mer would have been lynched by Iho Infuri
ated audlonco had not a deputy HhoriiT
quickly driven him to this placo nnd locked
him in tho county jail,
I'nlnl lire.
Vic-toma, H 0 May i. Nowb from Lib
lioout reports tho destruction of tho farm
houso of Thomas X'oole, at l'cmbcrton
Meadows, 1'oolc nnd two children perished
iu tho ilnmcN. Suspicion of murder nnd ar
son by Indians is entertained.
Iron llnrso t.'niitlni;,
Largo trnnHnctious in real estate in tho ti
cinity of this city havo taken placo within n
day or two, Tho purchasers aro supposed
to havo privato Information from Ottawa that
Esquimau will bo tho western terminus of
tho Canadian Pacific, railway.
Nonsler MectlnjtH.
San I'iuncibco, MoyC. The workiugmcu
held an immenso demonstration nt tho
sand lots this ovcnlng. It is estimated that
10,000 wcro present. Tho meeting was ad
dressed by Kearney, Terry, Harbour nnd
others. Thcro wcro plenty of bonfires and
cnttiusiasm.
Irish-Americans held ft big nnli-coiiBtltu-lion
meeting nt Union Hall, which packed
ha building. J, J. O'llrion presided, nnd
V. J, Toohy mado tho principal Hpccch, fol
lowed brictly by Clma. A, Sumner. Tho
meeting was cnlhuslastlo and unanimous,
Tho authorities havo decided to appoint no
special policomcn for services to-morrow, but
novcrtuciess it may bo ucunttoly asserted
that niiiplo precaution will bo taken to pro
servo good order and purity of tho ballot
box. It is not likely that thcro will bo any
disturbance, but hliould ouo occur, means
will not bo lacking to Bupprcssit.
A Nail Aimir.
San I'hancisco, May 8. About ono wcok
ngon young man naruod Alfrod Uurton wnB
taken to tho Napa Insnno Asylum from Sac
ramento, whero ho hud bccucninloyod in
business for over a year. On Monday ho
was put in a room with n man named
Hopper, who had beon an Inmato of tlio
nsylum for nluo monthi nnd had nover
shown any disposition to bo quarrolsoinn.
Ho mado uo objcciionB lo having Uurton
with him. They both went to bed quietly
and wcro found nslccp at 9 o'clock by tho
night watchman. Ho found them asleep nt
10 o'clock, Imt un tho third visit, nt 3:16 A,
M,, ycBterdny, ho found Uurton asleep nnd
Hopper nwnko. Tho latter simply said that
tho boy had bien up and soiled tho floor,
but ho exhibited no special feeling in the
matter, Tho watchman continued his
rounds and at 4 A. M. looked in tho room and
found Hopper astride of Uurton, grasping
him by tho throat, and ho was dead. Ho
said that tho boy got up and attacked him,
but this is doubtful. Nothing further is
known by any of tho officers of tho institu
tion. Mlncm Killed.
Stmio, May 7. Two miners whllo en
gaged In priming cartridges in the Hutro
tunnel, wcro Instantly killed last night nt
10 o'clock. No ono was in tho immcdlato
neighborhood, nnd tho causa of tho accident
isu'iknown; but It is supposed that ono of
tho men was trvlnc to clean a ciant cantf
sawdust, which caused tho e iplbslou. 'rko
names of tho men aro O. O. Chaquctto nnd
j, a juaijandicss,
t'nllloriilw'M Ncvr CoiisllCnlloii Adopted.
Itcturns of election ns tho count has prog
ressed nro n comploto surprUo. Tho city in
stead of giving 10,000 or thereabouts ugsinst
tho new constitution, gives n majority of less
thnu 2,000, with roturus nearly complete
lteiurns from tho country nro incomplete,
but indlcato that whllo Alameda, Bacramonto,
fiuntn Clara nnd most of mining counties
have gouo ngniust, nearly nil tho agricul
tural counties havo gouo heavily for it. As
far ns heard, the city uud Statu stnud 4,300
iu favor of adoption, with chauces of that
majority belug materially inorcased. Dis
turbances was f carol In this city early in tho
evening, but it soon quieted down, merely a
few lights occurring, Tho workincmen aro
jubilsut over what they consider their own
particular victory.
The Polly ot Vlrtuo.
A very gcotl und pious-looking young
man applied for a portion in a well known
stoic, last week. After he had introduced
himself and made known his wants, the
proprietor inlormed him that he would
like to have a clcik if he would get one
that would tuit him,
"I suppose you go to church, eh?" he
commenced.
"Yes, sir."
"Do you drink?" continued the mer
chain, eyeing him sharply.
"Never 1"
"Do you use lob.vxq in any form?"
Here the young man pushed the quid
into the roof of his mouth' and replied
with a tnule that was childlike and bland:
"Iucvcr use the weed, and never did.
1 consider it the lowest and mostshock
ini; lnhit that a man ran lie addicted to."
"l)i)ou frequent the pollicy shop?"
"No, tirjneverr'
"Do )ou go to the National Theatre,
dog tighu, or boxing exhibitions?"
"Neier was at any in my life " was the
emphatic reply.
"Can you tell the ace ol diamonds
ftsm the king of clubi?"
"1 know nothing whatever of cards!"
"Do you ever bet?"
"No, sir, 1 don't I"
"Suppose," said the merchant," a nun
should oiler to bet $ 1,000 to ?io llut a
thtca-legicil coat could outrun a c rev-
hound, would )ou take him?"
"No sir?''
"Then you won't t'o for thi establish
ment; we don't want )ou we never hire
fools!"
That youth won't be so good ne.t time,
RAILROAD COMPETITION.
"Competition is tho lifo of trade," and
tho proverb applies to tlio greatest aflairs
ob well us to tho ordinary courso of traf
fic Tho railroad question nt tho pres
ent time, ro far as Oregon h interested,
hIiows this to bo tlio ctfo. Tlireo great
railroad corporation:) nro competing for
tho trado of thin cemt nml IhoyHUddcnly
wako uji to tlio nncoAsily of pushing their
ontcrjiriscs bo ui to inainUiiii tlioir pres
tige. Tho Ctntinl nnd Union Pucifio
roads apparently conslituto ono through
lino uud H'Otn to liuvo nn identity of in
tete.st, but they liuvo never agreed on
Rome points nnd wc now iind that the
managers of tlio Central Pacific nro push
ing tho southern 1 ueilio eastward, with
the prospect of soon possessing n through
liastern connection to St. Louis, nnd so
bo independent of tlio Union Pacific
Tho only remedy for this, on tho part of
tho Union lucilic, is to push out n
branch lino to tho Columbia river, nnd
establish nn independent connection with
tho Asiatic trade, via Portland. And
this ngain, drives tlio Central Pacilio to
establish n brnnch road from Nevada to
tho Willniuctto valloy, so as to fully
maintain their independence of rivalry.
This situation of nd'airs accounts for
tho sudden prominonro given tlio Utah
Noitliorn road, which will soon deflect
towards Hoiso City iuuI tho Columbia
l tver, nnd is backed by tho great money
prcstigo of tho Union lNtci fie, with which
Mr. Villard is nctively connected.
It is evident, too, that nil tho thrco
corporations nro iu n jiositioii to pi ess
their enterprises, and tho energy of ono
will increase tho linsto of tho others.
Wo need not concern ourselves whether
tlio Northern Pacific intends to como
direct to Portland, for it cannot nvoid
connection with Oiogon railroads, oven
if it docs not. General Sprnguo claims
that that toiniiiiy is prepared to placo
tho -00 in ilea from tho commencing
point, at tho mouth of Snnko river to
Lnko Pen a Oreille, under contract, as
the lion for tlio snmo can bo had by
payment of tlio company's bonds, at par,
V'e may liopo to sea this much finished
next .Summer. A road from tho Kast
to tho navigable waters of tho Columbia
cannot but build up Oregon nnd Port
land, nud wo must welcome its construc
tion as an important aid to our pros
perity. And another point must not bo for
gotten, that tho Union Pacific nnd its
enterprises represent tho immenso capital
of Now York City, and will havo all
the certainty of success that assurance
gives. Such is not tho caso with tho
Northern Pacific, nt least not to tlio
samo degree, tut that road will, in courso
of time, form a natural connection with
tlio St. Lawrence, whilo tho Soutlicrn
Pacific will feed tlio commercial ambition
of St. Louis and Baltimore. Tho great
commercial problems involved in thcso
enterprises nro nn interesting study,
moro particularly so to us nt tho present
time, as our own interests nro ncnrlv in
volved in their vast competing schemes,
AVe can congratulate ourselves that tho
timo has at last como when tho great en
terprises of tlio world nro forced to in
cludo tho farthest Northwest.
"Wo linvo already stated tho rumor
-that tho Central Pacific stands ready to
compicio tho connection, by narrow
gaugo, as soon m that road reaches tho
imn. i Ar .1. i7!it.....i, irii I ...
T..1"1 " "",""v u ""ij uuu ns
""bscnptions of ?1'00,000 will msuro tho
construction ot ono hundred miles of
roa from Portland to 'Springfiod, und
four-fifths of this is nlrcady subscribed,
nnd other subscriptions nro "in sight,"
it will bo easy to rcalizo tho balanco of
tho $1200,000, if particH nro iu earnest,
'llio minor that tho companies have
havo mado a eompromiso by which tho
Central is not to come into Oregon may
bo true, for tho companies can aflbrd to
mako bomo concessions, nnd if it is true,
wo may consider that tho Portland und
bpnnglicld narrow track will rest for
tho present.
Thcro can bo no doubt that tho Union
Pacific means business, and will push
tho work through. It is nono tho less
:crtaiu because it has not beon bragged
of for years in advance. Sucli great
coij.orntions bcliovo moro in deeds than
words nnd speak by tlioir actions,
surveyIto commence.
To-morrow morning Mr. Thiolscn will
It'iivo for tho upper Columbia, with sev
eral others, ami Mr, Villard will fol
low in a fow days. Thoy will proceed
to Makci Uity and organiro a party, and
will then go on to Iioiso City and com-
inenco u rcconnoissanco of tho routo to
port Hall, and it is probablo that on
tho return n thorough survey will lo
mado nnd tho road located. This wa
givo fiom tho best information attain
able, und wo also hear it intimated that
n surveying party, tinder tho younger
Thielsen, will soon nmko surveys from
the Dalles, down tho Columbia, "to Port
laud. It really looks ns if thero was light
breaking through tho clouds to indicate
that our region will soon havo indepen
dent railroad connection with tho out
side world, and wo know of uo moro
cheerful intelligence that could bo of
fered us at this time. If tho Salt l-al;o
road is ever to bo built, it must bo
with tho direct aid aud good will of tho
Union Pacific, and this seems to bo an
activo movement of that corporation in
this connection. It nuint bo remembered
that Mr. Villard is interested in that
corporation, and may bo supposed to
represent it directly.
It is said of tho Into llichurd H, Dana
that ho nover courted tho society of
strangers, but olT in tho country or at
tho seaside, among people ho was tho
most accessible of wen.
RAILROAD RUMORS-
Not having any information of pro
gress in connection with tlio narrow
truck railroad which Mr. Pcngra and
others havo in hand, to bo constructed
along tho East side of tho Willamette
Vnlloy, from Portland to Sprincfield. wo
havo made enquiries to learn that tlio
cutcrpriso waits tho decision of railroad
magnates, or rather, that rumor claims
such to bo tho caso. Thoso who have
licon in sympathy with it, say they do
not understand thut Uiuro is any bin
drnnco to it, and others who claim to
know, stnto that it depends upon tlio
backing of tho Central Pacific railroad
managers, who had an intention to push
a narrow gaugo road, as a branch, to
connect tho Central Pacific with Port
land, 'from a junction in Novadn. It is
asserted that tho movement has hnd this
intention from tho first. Hut it is
claimed, also, thnt a rccont agreement
has been mndo between tho Central Pa
cific and tho Union Pacific, that tho
former for certain considerations, shall
not enter Oregon, while tho latter will
push a branch road from Utah to tho
Columbia river, as n connection with
tho Utah Northern.
As wo intimated yesterday, llio Cen
tral Pacific has tlio ndvnntngo iu being
nblo to connect with Portlnnd by n
shorter lino of now road, nnd nlso in tho
fact that it is a moro direct route than
tho other. Tho disadvantao lies iu tho
fact that tho road from t hchcad of this
valloy to tho Nevada connection will bo
through a country that can nllbrd liltlo
business, and must chiefly depend upon
through travel for its support.
llio moro roads tho better, and tho
sooner wo havo them tho better. The
Northern Pacific evidently aims for
Puget Sound, but unless it makes hastn
less slowly thnu it has, it will not icacli
tho Pound or any other ocean connection
during tho ptcwiit century.
I ho Central l'nciiie has this ndvan-
tuge, that it cm mako n connection be
tween its lino in Nevada and the head of
this valley by it road nbout 360 miles
long, which will givo us n moro direct
routo to Salt Lnko than tho continuance
of tho Utah Northern can be, and less
than half tho number of miles of now
construction will bo required that would
bo needed to connect Portland nnd Salt
Lake, by way of tho Utah Northern.
DEATH OF HON. E- N. COOKE.
This gentleman, so well known and
much esteemed, died nt his resideneo in
Salem, Tuesday noon, May C, nged C'J
years. Uo camo to Oregon with tho
immigration of 1851, in company with
Hiram Smith, deceased, a former rcsi
dent of Poitland. Thoy crossed tho
plains with companies, bringing stock
and stopping nt Salt Lnko for a whilo to
trado mcrchaiidiso for cattlo mado a do
lightful passago of what was to manv a
journey of great hardship. Mr. Cooko
was an invalid when ho started across
tho plains nnd the journoy seemed to re
new his lcaso of life. Ho wn fond of
activo pursuits, and during his lifo in
Oregon has preserved his health by many
excursions, part of tho timo engaging in
tho activo lifo of tho farm. It wns tho
good fortuno of tho writer to know hini
in .sandusky, Ohio, whero ho was n mer
i
chant in 1848, anil sinco his residenco in
tins mate, and to havo mado excursions
in his company, nnd so to rcalizo tho
character of tho man ns no casual ac
quaintance could. Ho met lifo and its
circs with gonial fortitudo, and n pleas
nntcr companion nover was met, in
mountain wilderness or in social lifo.
Ho was ovcry whero the soother of
troublo and tho creator of delightful
pleasures. It is given to fow men to
lKttsess such equanimity of mind and
such calm and prudent judgmont, nnd
to uvo anu uio so thoroughly retaining
tho respect, tho confidence and tho affec
tion of till who know him. Ho
was a 1'unstian gentleman m tho
full nnd ripest sense, and whilo no
bigot in religion ho lived to show his
earnest lovo for (Jod and his follow mon.
It may bo left to others to toll tho facts
of a lifo's routine, but to ono who has
lost a friend remains tho plcasantcr task,
and tho duty, to dwoll upon tho traits of
character that placo a man abovo his
follows and mako a fow among us
superior in all tho kind and humano
attributes that tho best aro only capablo
of. No man could bo moro robsod from
tho delightful circle of Salem society,
for nono havo ever dispensed a kinder
hospitality. Wo cannot but mourn for
tho wifo so widowed. Sho, too, possesses
tho lovo of many. Thoy had only ono
unugnier, tno wiio ot lion. T. Met-.
Patton.
Mr. Cooko wns Slato Treasurer from
18GG to 1872, nnd his public lifo is too
well known to need recital. Ho as
born in Now York Stato; his family ro
moved to Ohio iu 1817, and ho resided
tlieio until ho camo to Oregon iu 1851.
Ho realized his condition through his
last illness and diod surrounded by thoso
ho loved, nud conscious to tho moment
when tlm
wing ot tho
waiting angel
wafted tho soul away.
Tho Urtltimoro Every Saturday says a
capitalist may get up a "comer" on
grain, but thcro U no way of getting a
corner on pretty girls. Perhaps uot;
but thero is a way of gotting a pretty
girl into a corner, nfter tho old folks
havo retired, nnd tho gas turued down,
that make u young man forget all tho
corners in this world.
A yemng officer tried to puzzlo tho ed
itor of tho Le Figaro by asking him
when two mon of equal rank and ago
met. which should lwi tlm first, in linw
Tho editor calmly replied, 'Tho morel
polite of tho two." I
THE NEAR FUTURE.
Tlio prospect for tho Pacific North
west was never so favorablo as now.
Within n fow years tho great realm of
the Upper Columbia region has boon
demonstrated and tlio extent of its agri
cultural nrcas verified as nover before,
nnd tho great tide of immigration that
flows thither has drawn tho attention of
enterprising mon nnd capitalists to tho
necessity of railroad connection. This
luw given lcnowed strength to tho
Northern Pnciiic railroad onterpriso nnd
encouraged tho projectors of tho Utah
Noitliern railroad to extend a branch of
that road to tho Columbia river, nH wo
stated a fow days since. Tho coinmcrco
of tho North Pacific nt last possesses
importanco sufficient to attract capital.
It lias always been apparent that tho in
tcrior must develop beforo wo could cal
culato the future, and tho results of
bucIi development will bo constantly
moro and moro apparent.
Ji tho .North I'nclfio bill pasbes, giv
ing extension of timo nnd continuance
of tho land grant, wo may soon expert
to sco competition possible on tho Col
umbia river, und that is ono of tho most
necessary conditions of actual prosper
ity. Tho construction of vntious short
linos of iiarrrow track railroads will
soon connect tho most impoi taut wheat
growing vnlloyn of tho upper country
with tlio Columbia river. Alrendy
thero is such n road leading from Wnl
lula to Wnlla Wnlln, and to bo extended
to Weston nnd other points inland, nnd
wo may confidently expect that others
will follow.
Tho Utah Northern road is a narrow
gauge, but can bo nil tho easier pushed
ahead, aud will, wo confidently bcliovc,
answer all present put poses, and if tho
timo over conies when it cannot nccom
modato tho traffic it can ho changed to
wido track. Tho cost of such construc
tion is now much less than it was a fow
years ngo, mid what wns itnpracticnblo
of accomplishment ten years ago is now
within means of ordinary capital, en
couraged ns it is bv tho growth uud
prosperity of our region.
Tho fact of railroad connection with
tho Hast will havo tho greatest possiblo
iiilluenco on our future, especially if it in
situated to compclo on fairgrounds with
tho Central Pacific, ns no doubt it will
be. It will double or mtardrutilo immi
gration, which hesitates over tho sea
voyago moro than nt tho long land routo.
With connected land travpl jiossiblo nnd
favorablo rates established for immi
grants, tho tido thnt must set in thin
direction must bo sufficient iu a few
years to pcoplo all tho wasto places, nnd
such communication will givo Portland
tlio ability to compcto as a wholesalo
point with San Krnncisco, by bringing
goods hero at a cost no greater than paid
byhor merchants, nnd bo mnking it a
losing business to go clsowhcro to trade.
Tho construction of nny through con
nection will givo tho Columbia river
region an individuality it has nover yot
had, from tho fact that hitherto it must
bo approached by way of San Francisco,
and that that point has necessarily been
our baso of supplios. When wo can go
East by direct routo from Portland thin
will nil change. Tho growth of tho
country, together with improved trans
portation facilities, will make us inde
pendent of San Francisco and givo a
direct importanco to the trado of Port
land that has nover boforo been accorded
nt tho Kast.
Hut if wo nro to rcalizo this prosperity
of trade, it is noccssary that railroad
communication should bo unbroken. The
mere item of dotontiou and oxpenso of
transportation from Umatilla to Port
land, under presont condition of rivor
obstructions, will necessarily impair our
commercc, and must lessen our 'inde
pendence. Then it is the interest of tho
whole country, nnd especially to Port
land, to spare uo effort needed, hero and
at Washington, to Becuro nn early ro-
uiuviu oi uio river obstructions ana to
facilitnto railroad construction, without
break, from Portland un tho Columbia.
To insuro tho success of direct trado wo
must havo direct and reliable communi
cation and rcasonablo freight charges.
While weighing tho liossiuilities of the
future wo must uot foiget that the Cen
tral Pacific possesses tho ability to con
struct tho most direct route, via Winne
mucca, and also tho shortest, and it
remains to bo Been if tho managers of
that company, will not step in and
furnish us tho first means of communica
tion, direct from Portland to tho East.
From Nevada to Portland is not moro
than half tho distance that it is from
Portland to Salt Lake, by tho Columbus
river.
POSITIVELY CORED!
lUny who luic tuffcrcd for j cm llh thU iIImuc
(CULurh), and been ircnouncvd Inrurabla, lure Ueu
rntorcd to perfect tcallh bjr nr treatment, and whu
testimonial can be wen f.1 my office. I ei) treat US
chronloand print dlMuu, uij fenule wetkneaseK.
llailclocj tent to all part ol the country, and ait
proper question anawerej through tho rualla by e
cloalne two tump- Office coiuulutlen tree,
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