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PORTLAND, JUNK 27, 1879.
TELEGRAPHIC.
L'ASTEKX STATES.
I'onklltiK "nil Lamnr.
Washington, Juno 13. Tho cicitcmont
caused in tho Hennto chamber by tho extra
ordinary and wholly uncqualcd lntorchango
of denunciatory nnd degrading epithets be
tween Lamar and Colliding was intense.
Each of tbo two Senators, although wrought
tip to tho highest pitch of unrcllccting nngcr
and rmcutmcut, maintained an outward np.
pcaranco of calmness, and both mauaged to
fonmilnto their astounding insults in phrnso
ology which Ltjit within tho bounds of par
liamentary riileH. For this reason and also
becauso tho Bcuato was taken utterly by stir
priso, neither was called to ordor; and tho
wholo colloquy was over beforo tho listeners
could fully rcaliro to what unpardonablo
lengths it had been carried. Uolh Kcnators
sposo slowly; but Conkllug was especially
dcliberato in bis manucr, and throw Into his
words nti amount of scornful nnd contemptu
ous emphasis which barbed crcry word like,
an arrow. Lamar's last utterances quivered
with anger and wcro accompanied by a dis
dainful gesture, suggesting tho throwing
down of n wager of mortal combat, which bo
eagerly hoped his adversary would tako up.
Conkllng, whllo speaking, stood in tho middle-
nislo and Lamar Hpoko from n position
very near it. Vance, of North Carolina,
who liko his father isn recognized authority
on mutters concerning tho codo of tho duello,
occupied n scat nlongsidoof Lamar nnd mado
several suggestions to tho latter whllo Conk
liug was speaking, l
So Wlm Now.
Omaha, Juno 10. Geo. Itoynoldd, tho
convicted Mormon polygamist, was to-day
taken from this city to tho Nebraska pen!-
icnunry ni Lincoln, 10 servo out n two years'
sentence, such penitentiary liming been des
ignated ns n depository for United States
prisoners from Utah.
At Vnllry Koritr.
Valley ronoB, Juno 10, Tho ceremonies
of rdajing tlio corner stono of Washington's
ucnuqtinrtcrs took piaco to-uny, in tbo pre
iiico of n great many persons. In tho nb.
Rcnco of Kuunlor llayard, nn address wns
delivered by ex-Governor Pollock,
Afrulil or Our (J mm.
Ottawa, Juno 20. Tho government have
decided to rescind nil permission to Ameri
can troops to visit Canada under nrins, al
leging ns reasons therefor, that thoso visits
might lead to fututo complications.
I'OUKIGX SEWS.
Tho WnlkUln.
London, Juno 18. At noon to-day tho
-.core in mo pencsirian lumen was: lJrown,
'.'52; Weston, 210; 1'nn's, 101; Harding, 10'J.
Ttie Ijtlo ICnrthqtinke.
ltoMB, Juuo 18. My tho carthnnako yes
terday near Aci, Sicily, flvo villages wcro
mniosi wnouy tiestroyou. Ten persons wcro
killed nnd swornl Injured. Tho inhabitants
of tho district nro llceiug en masse.
French Anlr,
Paws, Juno 18. Tho Ficuch Hcuato and
Chamber of Deputies will meet in congress
to-morrow to relso tho article of tho consti
tution making Versailles tho scat of tho
legislature, with n view to removal of tho
chambers to Paris.
from Aliclrm.
YCCMILLKH. Juno 18. Minister Lrnerons.
sured tho i handier of deputies to-day that
uio iiisiutimnco in Algiers niionied no pus
bcut rnuso for anxiety. Tho Homo couso
(liiently contented to tho postponement of
tho interpellation ou tho subject for one
month. Tho l'muli commander in Algiers
reports ins nrrivni nt Aicdinn. Ten chief of
a read tribo endeavored to obtain n suspen
sion of hostilities by falsely representing
that tho rebel leader had tied, Tho rebel
leaders wero warned to surrender him or
they would bo attacked last uljjht.
llio l'rlurp Imperial Killed by Zulu.
Lonhon, Juno It), A dispatch from Cnpo
Town, dated Juno Uil, via .Madeira to-day,
sa'H that Prince Louis Napoleon, Priucu
Impcrlnl of l'rnuco necompaulid by other
otltceis, left Col. Wood's ramp to recon
noitre. Tho ixirtv dlsmouuled In n llehl.
when the enemy crept upon them nud as.
iiiwl tno prluco, Ulliui: ului. His lodv
v ru'tvert'd.
'lho now of his death has cast it gloom
over tho city and Hags wero Jiving nt half
mnst.
A Times currespoudent writing trom Ite-
tvtezl Hill on tho 2d iust. sayss Tho body
of tho Prince Imperial was diocovered ill n
iield of long grass, There wero no bullet
wounds upon it, but there wero seveutceu
wounds mndo tiy thrusts, Tho body wns
fu"iid stripped mid tho clolhoi bad been
takuu nwny.
I'lir CsHsdlsn Railway,
Iu tho house of common to-day, Kir
Michael Hicks Hcach, replying to a question
by John Urlgnt, concerning the deputation
IJ to be coming from Canada to ask the
government for a loau r guarantee for the
refused to talk, saying he was too tired, Ho
shows evidences of insanity, and is believed
to have committed tho assault on tho two
girls in a fit of mental aberration. Ho has
been at work in tho neighborhood for a num
ber of years and has a good reputation.
. California Itennbllean.
Sachamento, Juno 19. In tho State Con
vention ilansQcld nominated lor went.
Oovcrnor by acclamation: D. M. Burns, of
Yolo, was nominated for Secretary of State;
John w I ell, of biorrn, for Trcasuror; A. Jj.
Hart, of Colusa, for Attorney-General; J,
W. Bhnnklin, of Alameda, for Surveyor
General; Frank W. Grow, of San Francisco,
for Clerk of tho Supreme Court; F. M.
Campbell, of Alameda, for Stato Superin
tendent of Pnblio Instruction,
Tho Worklngmen.
San Francisco, Juno 20. Tho Working
men's municipal convention reassembled last
evening and proceeded to nominato for tax
collector C. Curtin, a dry goods dealer, re
ceiving tho nomination. Further business
was brought to ft stand-still by a bombshell
tnrown into tno convention from tbo Twelfth
Ward club. Terry, of tho first branch of
that club, had, at a club meeting early in tho
evening, piefcrred charges against Bov. J.
S. Kalloch, nomincofor Mayor, based on his
career in Boston, Terry said that ho lived
thcro at tho tlmo and know nil about tho
matter. Tho charges wcro mndo out and
Terry entered tho municipal convention nud
preferred them. A jtceuo of almost endless
confusion followed. Motions, amendments
nnd substitutes wcro piled ouo on another
until tho convention becnino hopelessly lost.
It wns finally decided that charges should
be preferred in writing nnd Kalloch brought
into tho convention this evening to answer
them,
t'nllfornln Ilrpttbllrnii Convention.
""Sacraiiknto, Juno 10. Tho convention
met last evening nt 7:30. Nominations for
Oovornor wcro mado nud balloting com
menced. Tho first ballot stood: Perkins,
21S; Evans, 100; Swift, 31; Davis, G7. At
tho announcement of tho voto thcro was nu
enthusinstlo shout from tho conven
tion, and cheer nftcr cheer rent tho nlr from
tho delegates, tho boisterous congrntul Hums
being joined in by tho nconlo iu lho 1mIi1i?n
nud galleries. Calls wcro mado lor I'crkius.
Mr. Perkins said: Thero nro times Iu miu s
llfowhcn ouo can ill-cxprcsVhliuscli. Tiil is
such n timo for mo. Either of tho gentlemen
named would havo been ns good n cnndldnto
ns I. They waged nu honorable wnr, nnd if
(ns I know they will) tho (Hlitlcmcn who
worked so nobly for other candidates, will
now como over to mo, I am certain that vic
tory will bo ours. Applause It I am elected
I shall so act that no one can murmur against
me, nnd if I over abuso tho trust may my
breath fsll me. Cheers.
Itlslrlct Nomination.
mo ncpuuiicaus oi tno lourtu congres
sional district, 'lomltiatcd lloumuldoFnchcco
for Coiigrcssmnn nnd James A. Clayton, of
Santa Clara, for member of tho Stato board
of equalization.
Tho llcpubllcnus nominated for railroad
commissioner from tho tlrst district, Joseph
S. Cone, n farmer, of Tehama; third district,
C. H. Phillips, bank cnshlor, of San Luis
Obispo. Tho convention nominated A, L,
Ithodcs, for chief Justice, by acclamation,
llnllotiug for six nssoclnto justices rcsultod
In the choico of A. P. Cntllu. J. S. Belcher,
O. T. ltlchnrds, J. E. Hnle, M. U. Myrick
nml 13. DrWhcolor.
Tho Itcpubllcnn of tho second congres
sional district this morning nominated for
member of tho Stnto board of equalization,
Moses Drow, tho present Sheriff of Sncra
meuto county. The third district nominated
for Congress Joseph McKonna, of Solano;
for member of tho board of equalization,
Warren Dulton,
Can't Afford It.
Mrs. Hartley's party?'" Why, Vin, it
will bo ono of tho most dressy occasions
of tlio season. Yeu havo never boon nt
ono of Floy Hartley's parties 1"
"No; Miss Hartley is only a recent
acquaintance."
"Then tako my ndvico and get a
liandsomo dress. You havo no idea how
they dress thero."
"I can't nflbrd it, Marcia."
"Oh, nonsenso 1"
"But it is a fact. I havo been out so
much this Winter that my nllowanco
win noi lose mo tin Spring, unless 1 am
very economical."
"Ask for more. T never pretend to
keep within my allowance."
"I am saving for a now piano, and
cannot afford any extravagance."
"But what will you wear."
"I havo a now whito organdio that
AuntKato gnvo mo last Summer, that I
did not need, bo it lias 'nqt been made
up. 1 shall mako It so that it will
servo mo afterward as a Summer dress."
"Oh Vini Via! As if your father
would not givo you twenty now dresses
if you only nsked for them."
"I know ho would, hut ho gives mo a
liberal allowance, nnd I find it sufficient,
witii n margin for saving."
All tho nbovo conversation, carried on
in a low tone, was apparently unheard
by tho smiling clork, whoso "quick cars
had, howovcr, caught every word of it.
no looked ngam at tho sweet-faced little
lady, resolving that Ploy Hartloy should
introduco hint at tho party for which
his card of invitation had already been
received.
"Come, Vinnie, civo mo tho benefit of
your taste," said Marciaj "I nm tired of
nil tho bright colors Unit suit my Indian
stylo of benuty. Is thero not ono of
thoto delicato tints that I could wenrl"
'Tho peach blossom, Marcin, will
black lace. If voit will como over
will show you n now fold of trimming."
"Uii, Jlauama li will mako it up
handsomely. I never mako an ovciiiug
dress, do von i
"I mako all my dresbes. I took
lessons of a first-rato dressmaker on pur
poso."
"You liko tho peach blossom 1"
Mf drv linlilttlrv if. nrrnitiu! Iim -mil
panion's shoulder. "It it certainly be
coming. Not so glaring as pink, but ns
pretty, xour black iaco over-dress will
bo pretty with it,"
"I shall havo nn ovcrskirt of tho
siiuic, with a now thread laco trimming.
teased pa out ot a new dress this
y no!
Vwhi
v.
purpose of constructing the Pacific railway,
aid all he kuew about it was that a resolu
tion was passed by tho Canadian parliament
MMiectlug the Paclflo railway. The depu
tation, he said, was certainly not coming, In
cuuicqueuce oi any communication ou tlio
subject between the two government.
PACIFIC IX) Ah r.
WorMncmeu's NouluaiUiia.
San Fbamcisco, June 18, The Working
men's muuicipal committee to-dav uouiin
ted llev. Isuao H. Kalloch, pastor of the
Metropolitan llaplitt church, for Mayor;
Sheriff, Thomas Desmond; Treasurer, W. It.
Hhober; Chief of Police, James Carroll;
Auuuur, j. i", uunn, uetuiona was captain
of tho vesael which rescued the Fenian pris
oners from Australia some year aso, Sho-
ber la a f urnlt ere dealer. Carroll commanded
the steamer Ureal Itepublic, recently wrecked
t the mouth of the Columbia. Dunn is a
market man, recently president ot the 11th
ward club, but the oOleewas declared va
cant to enable him to accept the nomination,
A Man Who Waal ! t'oull,
Wu katun i), Juno 18. A French Cana
dian' Frank Choquetle, surrendered himself
lo-day to the sheriff, aaying that ho wautod
to confess n great crime, but desired rt,
for lho sake of fcafcty, to U lodged iu jail at
Marvuvilltt. Ou nrrniua there h aiWl far
the utteudaueo of a piles!, but on his arrival '
'I tell you Undo Josh, I can't afford
it. Girls nowadays nro bo extravagant
that it faiily terrifies n man contemplat
ing matrimony. Thero is your favorite,
Mini Jlnrtloy: sho declnied to mo iu
strictest confidence, last oveninir, that
sho could not imngino how any , one
could exist without tho opera." And
not a week ago I know of her mention
ing an India shawl ns a positive necessity
for a lady's wniilrobe."
'Moro girlish exngoration, Will.
Sho has nlways had a rich father to pay
her bilk"
"And naturally will cxpojt i rich
husband, to do tho same. If I had Mr.
linrtlov's bank account, tho matter
would bo different; hut though my sain-
ry is good, my income indciKMidout of
that is very small. If I provide India
shawls and ojicni tickets without limit,
to tlio future Mrs. Stanton, I ran
scarcely meet expenses, if 1 do not actu
ally run into debt. Now I am quito re
solved to bnvo a little every year until I
own a homo, mid can start in business
for myself.'
"A good wife would help you, Will."
"Hut where is sho to bo found 1"
Undo Josh chuckled a little at tho
idea of his giving information on tliu
subject, nnd tho gentlemen having tin
ished their iircivir-itioii for departure,
started for their place of biuincHs.
Uncle Josh was cashier and his
nephew clerk iu a largo retail dry goods
stoiv, but the older gentleman possessing
ample menus, employed his time not
fi)iu necessity, but from a horror of
idleness. lie boarded, as did his neph
ew, at h fashionable Isxirding house at
llrooklyn, crossing (he ferry every morn
ing for tho store in New York.
On tho morning when the gentlemen
held the conversation recorded above,
Will found his services required as a
salesman, owing to the illness of ouo of
the men in the silk drparment. He
had served iu tho same capacity before
though ho held a more lucrative iKwition
in tho counting house; but stepping be
hind tho counter lie found already a
few fair customers in tho store. Two
ladies, young ana pretty, required his
services at once.
"Evening silks, if you please," said
one, a tall and very stylish looking cirl,
dressed with exquisite taste and in rich
garments. "Show mo some of tho now
shades."
"Oh, Vinuie," said her companion,
this shado of sago will suit you perfect
ly. I am not fair enough to wear it,
but it is a lovely tint for a Monde.
Don't look any further for a silk."
"I am not going to get a new silk,
Mania."
"Not going
maturo reason of a man. Sho was far
above nio in grace, in beauty and cood
ncss, but sho wns gcntlo as sho was fair,
modest and tender.
Whon I told her my story sho put hr
Iittlo white hand in my rough brown
one, and promised to bo my wife. Then
sho camo homo to tho city, and I added
dollar aftor dollar to my hoard so as to
follow her. Mr. Nelson wroto to Jo
sephine's father for me, and ho prom
ised me a placo in his counttng-houso if
I camo to tho city. I camo, Will. Then
I found out why my suit was favored ;
why no cross was laid on my darling's
love. I had thought her pale, delicato
beauty only city refinement, compared
with tho robust charms of our country
lasses. I found that it was tho beauty
of that scourgo of tho sea-sido cities
consumption. Her parents know my
darling could not live to bo my bride,
but becauso sho had given mo tho treas
ure of her lovo they mado mo welcomo
as a son in their home.
" I spent my days in tho counting
hous.0 of Mr. kelson, my evenings with
Josephine. Slowly slio faded beforo my
loving oyes, growing weaker nnd weaker
till sho died, clasping my hand in hers.
That was forty years ngo, Will, but I
havo loved no woman since. I will keep
faith with Joscphino till wo meet in
heaven. When I die, Will, nil I havo
will bo yours, but bury this with with
mo."
s ho spoke ho put a. small locket that
had been hidden in his bosom into Will's
hands. Opening it disclosed tho faco of
a very beautiful woman. At the sicht
of it Will cried
"How much liko Floy Hartley I"
'Mrs. Hartloy is Josephino's sister,"
said Undo Josli. nuictlv. "Now vou
know why I nm so fond of Floy."
Thcro was n long silence, nnd Undo
Josh know by Will's faco nnd tho firm
grasp of his hand that his story had
fallen upon sympathizing nlfectioiu
"Come," ho said checrfullv, after a
long pause, "if Miss Holway lias actual
ly accepted, I must sco about tho wed
ding presont,"
"Sho actually has," said Will, "and
tho monoy saved for a piano is to go fcr
a trousseau."
"Is that n hint for mo buv n piano 1"
laughed Undo Josh. "Weil, I will."
But when tho weddinc dav was fixed.
and Will consulted Uncle Josh nbout a
house, ho was informed that Mrs. Stan
ton's wedding present from her now
undo would bo a neat brown stono fully
furnished, including n piano, with ono
room reserved for Undo Josh.
Thero nro children's voices now iu tho
liandsomo house, and Undo Josh has
stood godfather to u sturdy namesake.
Tho sun of m-osnerity shines upon Will,
but ho says ids business success, his hap
py home, his freedom from worldly per
plexities, haVo all depended upon tlio
good senso of his wife, who, in all ex
penditures, all cbni'itieH. flint cnnshloi-H
T- --.- . .4 , v ......
hi I chases, from tho drcssl whether or not she can allow tho outlay;
.. .I.,,,,.... .. '
aim wiiiio sno is liberal and largo-heart
ou, sho is nover ubamed to cxerciso
economy, if necessary, or to declino an
morning, and 1 mean to havo tho bene-
lit of lus generosity. Twciitv-llvo
yards," sho added to tho clerk, and Will
measured off tho dress.
Ho saw tho ladies going from counter
to countor, nnd tho hour beini; still
early, had loisuro to saunter about a iit
tlo, marking Vinnio's purchaso of bluo
ribbon and her euro in selecting what
wns ot good quality, 1 her selection of
gloves, nnd hor uiujolfi interest iu all
jiui itiuiiua iiuii-iuuiun, iium uiu ureas
and thread laco to the gloves nnd a
costly weu of n handkerchief. Evt
dently Miss Marcta intended that her
father should indeed supply nn entire
now dress.
Floy Hartloy wns rnthcr surprised
that Will Stanton, who was a favorite of
her father's, while sho had Undo Josh's
heart, never juid her thoso marked at
tentions that wero so evidently tho do-
siro of tho old gentleman. But her
surprise was changed to chagrin when
hu asked a special introduction to Miss
Vinnio llolwuy, and was that young
lady's dovoted cavalier for the ovening of
.Miss .Hartley s party.
"Tho young lady in whito with bluo
ribbons 1" sho said iu answer. to his re
quest; "this is Miss Holwnv, a school
matu of Marcia Livingstone's. I havo
mot her at tho Livingstone's, but nm not
vory well acquainted. Marcia tells mo
her father is quito well off, but has n
very lai'go family."
Will found that every visit to Mr.
Holway'spleasant sitting-room increased
his dUtasto for boadiug-houso life, and
his lovo for pretty Vinnio Holway, till
he found himself iu serious consultation
with Undo Josh again.
"So it is not my pot, Floy Hartloy,"
said tlio old gentleman. "It would
serve you right if I should marry her
myself."
"I will give my consent," Will said,
smilingly.
" No, my boy, no I you and your
pretty Vinnio must fill my old heart, as
vou havo promised mo a comer iu your
homo long ago. Will, when my hair
was us brown as your own, and my eves
as bright, I, too, had my love dreams.
I was a country boy theu, ami to own a
farm was the very hight of my ambition.
I was working for a tanner named Ncl
ton, for I had no parents, when there
came to visit my employer a cousin from
I tho great city of New York. In those
days, Will, Tsew oik seemed further
away from the small country places than
Europe seems now. The advent of Jo
tephiue Nelson was an event in out vil
lage, and her beauty and grace were
fully appreciated by all the rough bmnjv
Kins around her. Working on lier cous
in's farm, I was constantly near her, I
drove her, if she wished, to see the aur
rouudiug scenery, and as we jolted over
tho rough country roads sl.a told ui of
the great city, of the opening there for
energy, industry aud talent. She found
I was fond of reading, and lent me vol
umes of poetry the had bi ought with
her from tho city. Books wero rare
treasures forty years ago, Will. We
read the sweet-moasured lines together;
we walked together in shaded lanes, and
1 gat tiered wild tlowers, winch sho wore
iu tier bosom aud hair.
Novor
Find Fault
Tools.
With Your
.-cI,n Will T Wl l.. .:.!. l ." nwiiwwau. iw incv iiau oecn "at
was mw m a a SVIVM UV fliVU Wl h.tnid" t.inf ( this rim tn .l a i. h :i-. .1
to get a new silk for the wild enthusiasm of a boy, and tho land. '
To do this is the infallible sign of a bad
workman, Real talent makci use of
whatever lies neatcit at hand. Faraday
mastered the secrets of electricity with
an old bottle. Sir Humphrey Davy thtcw
light on the laws of chemistry by rude
instruments of his own contrivance. Fer
guson calculated the distance of the stars
with a handful of glass beads threaded on
a string. Watt's first model of the steam
engine was made out of an old syringe.
Benjamin West took his first brushes
from a cat's tail. Dr. Black detected
latent heat with a pan of water and a
couple of thermometers, George Stephen
son mastered the rules of arithmetic with
a bit of chalk on the grimy sides of a coal-
wagon, 1 he Inferior mechanic ii alwavs
finding- fault with his implements. His
jackplane and chisel have no edge, his
augor will not bore smooth, his handsaw
sticks in the groove: but the trouble ii in
the brain, not in the tool. Davenport
Adams.
Inviting Company.
In inviting your friends to visit
your house, why not bo honest, and
specify tho length of tho visit you de
sire them to make ) Everybody knows
when ho has asked a friend to his houso
how long ho wants him to stay,
Thero may bo fifty reasons combining to
make him very glad of a visit three
uays iu lengtu, and very much incon
venienced bv a longer stay. Honest
iieoplo ought to find no difficulty in sav
ing this, and honest people take uo of
fenso at hearing it. This does away,
also, with all possibility of misconstruc
tion on either side, with all uncertain
ties as to welcome, with all fears of in
trusion. To render a guest thoroughly
comfortable and at home, there should
be ou tho lwrt of the host and hostess
no strained efforts to entertain or amuse
the guest; on the part of the guest, no
expectation of being amused or enter
tained. Simply to meet for the inter-
chango of goodwill and cordiality, the
usual current ot lite going on undis
turbed, the habits of the family remain
ing unchanged that is tho truu socia
visit, and embodies genuine hospitality.
Joseph M. Losden, who testified that he
had fully complied with the conditions of the
homestead law when living unou Ids claim.
was at a recent term of court iu WalU Walla
found truiltv of iwrlury, it K-inc shown that
iutteau of such compliance he and his family
Pioneer .Reunion.
Seventh Auanal Session.
SPECIAL COItnESrO.VDEKCE OP THE BEE.
Salem, Juno 18, 1879.
Taking a hack in company with sev
eral other pioneers, your reporter was
driven rapidly to tho Fair Grounds on
Tuesday ovening, tho 17th inst. Though
a noticcablo quietude, compared with
tho Fall activity thero to bo seen pro
vailed, yet as wo ncarcd tho spaco sur
rounding tho grand stand tho ruddy
glow of tho promised camp firo lighted
tho faces of quito a throng who discussed
in animated tones tho old times when
oxen and canoes wcro tho only means of
travel and transportation, boiled wheat
and venison constituted tho usual bill
of fare, buckskin and bluo denims tho
customary raiments, thopionecr'sblnnklet
spread upon tho earthen floor his bed
when traveling, nnd tho samo spread
over straw upon n "sticktight," his bed
when at home. 1 cross tho way at tho
grand pavilion. A band of music sent
up and out upon tho ovening nir its in
spiriting strains, whilo tho music of
myriad feet kept timo thereto. Groups
iu various places gathered around prim-
itivo tables discussing with a relish
sharpened by tho open air, and tho nov
elty of tho occasion, tho viands thnt had
been prepared iu adjacent farm houso
kitchens. Wo gathered with others
around tho camp fire, which was iu somo
senso a reminder of tho six months
that intervened between April 1st and
October 1, 1852, and listened to stories
of ndvcntuio and peril and hardship,
which, by tho intervention of threo or
four decades nnd tlio advancing
march of civilization, seem more
as romances than realities. Jests
wero highly enjoyed because of tho
enjoyable frame of mind of jesters;
incidents related, which, however highly
colored by tho imagination of thoso who
roncaiscd tiiem, were received with ap
parent belief ; tho company at tho pa
vilion increased to n throng ; tho light
of tho camp-llro played fantastic freaks
upon faces which wcro marked with the
conflicts of time, nnd hilarity and gen
eral good feeling prevailed. Tho meet
ing in tho grove continued its lato as tho
staid habits aud advancing ago of tho
pioneers would jierinit, ami tho ball iu
tho pavilion was kept moving by their
descendents until nearly morning.
On this, Wednesday, morning tho
Mexican veterans held a meeting nt tho
samo place, and, led by General Joseph
i-nne, passed a portion of the forenoon
in a grand reviow of tho exploits of the
United States army in tho memorable
war. lho annual election of omcers of
tho Pioneer Association was also held
this morning, resulting as follows :
For President, Medoruui Crawford :
Vico President, J. M. Grim j Bocording
Secretary, J. Henry Brown : Treasurer,
J. M, Bacon; Coi responding Secretary,
Willard Bees; Trustees, T. Monteitli,
S. F. Mathews, Ashly Pcarce. The
meeting nud its attendant festivities is
over, nud tho seventh minimi reunion of
tho Oregon Pioneer Association adds its
interesting chapter to tho history of Or-
UMATILLA COUNCIL'
The Umatilla Council has adjourned
and about ono hundred Indians, includ
ing the prominent chiefs, havo expressed
their wish to tako up land. This will
lead to tlio stay of tho Indians on tho
reservation in tho position of indepen
dent settlers, not as wards of tho gov
ernment. They will retain a'l tho best
laud, or a great part of it, and thero k
will not bo mucn icit tor me wmies.
Wo cannot but viow this with regret,
as tho interests of Umatilla county will
bo much better advanced to havo enter
prising whites tako up theso lands and
mako them productive, and tho best wo
can hopo of tho Indians is that they
will earn their own bare subsistence in
a poor way, nnd they cannot bo expected
to constitute any refined society or do
anything to make tho Stato and county
prosperous. Whilo this result will re
tard Umatilla county, wo also bcliovo
that tho Indians would bo better off,
happier in ovcry sense, if thoy could lo
cato by themselves and bo removed
from tho pernicious evils that attend
civilization, and the jealousy and preju
dice they havo over experienced from
tho whites.
PORTLAND BRIDGE.
Tlio ndvanco and business of this city
demand that there shall bo easier com
munication with tho cast sldo of tho
river than now exists. Tho growth of
tho town justifies its location on both
sides of tho Willamette, nnd tho sito of
East Portland is admirably adopted to
tho purposo becauso there is no limit of
circling hills on that sido to restrict its
spread. Tho prospect that this bridgo
will bo soon built is encouraging, nnd it
is to bo hoped that tho subscribing of
tho capital stock is a bona fitlo transac
tion, with tho money forthcoming within
reasonablo timo to insure tho construc
tion. Our friends in East Portland nro
earnest in their share of it, no doubt of
that.
THE HARBOR OF REFOOE.
Tho testimony beforo tho 15oard of
Engineers nt San Francisco is very con
flicting and unsatisfactory. Capt.
Connor and Capt. Can-oil seem to agreo
that there is no especial necessity for
nny harbor of lefugo on this Coast, but
others urge it. Capo Foulweather has
been strongly urged, and Port Orford is
well represented. Tho Boanl will soon
mako a trip up tho Coast to look at all
tho places named, and with tho weight
of testimony before them and their own
observation to guido them, will probably
bo ablo to form n fair oninion. It is
well enough for nil those who nro deoii-
ly interested to prepare for disappoint
ment. Thero is no cortainty as to tho
harbor being located on tho Oregon
Coast
An unpublished manuscript, giving
certain now particulars concerning tho
murder of Bizzio, has been brought to
light in tho British Museum. It is
probable that tho manuscript was cither
dictated by Mary Stuart herself, or
written from information supplied by
her to her secretary. It begins with re
lating a discussion by the confederate
lords, just after tho murder, concerning
tho next stop they ought to take.
Darnley, terrified at their proposals, en
deavored at night to enter tho queen's
bedroom by a private stair. Tho door,
however, was locked, and tho queen
firmly refused to ojien it till next, morn
ing, although Darnloy assured her ho
had something to tell her which con
cerned thoir common safety. When ho
was nt last allowed to cutei, ho throw
himself on his knees beforo hor, begged
that sho would pardon him, and allowed
tho secret articles between himself and
his accomplices. The queen replied
that he had lost her confidence, as sho
ueueveu, forever, but that ho must now
devise some means to save both him
self and her from winger. His
plan was that she should pardon the
conspirators, and thus prepare the way
for a compromise, but she refused to
promise it, saying, however, that her
I illlRllflnd ntirvlit r.m:nA ....at.! t.
instead of driving around, as is asserted, liked in her name. Dafnlor first
THE SCHOOL BOOKS MATTER.
Yesterday tho voto of tho County
School Superintendent was duly can
vassed, nt Salem, and tho result is tho
adoption of tho independent scries of
spellers nnd renders, published by A. S.
Barnes it Co. of Now York. As nil
tho Superintendents had specimens of
tho leading publications iu tho lino of
spellers nnd renders to cxamino in mak
ing their decision, it is evident that no
objection can bo mado to this choice.
Tho voto was a decided majority in
favor of tho Barnes books over all com
petitors. Queen Mary's Lover.
E. W. Stoi'ghto.v, our Minister to
Russia, has just como home, and ho
denies that Nihilists havo any great
numbers in that couutry. He describes
the Czar as a man of the best qualities-
kind and charitable to excess, and that,
in an ironclad conveyance, he goes alono
in an open carriage everywhere about St.
Petersburg, and that the people idolize
him. In his family the most delightful
relations prevail. Really, it is a pity
such a good man is so lied about. If ho
had only not been born a Czar, he would
lead a happy life. We shall soon refuse
to believe that there is any such place as
Siberia, peopled with political exiles.
To mako a lone haa onlJ' occasionally slept in a small house on
. . 57 I I Iim FiAiriMTf&i! U.lllIA Inav liil
"Love's Labor Lost '-.Investing one's
sjwre change for candy, gloves and opens
tickets for one's girl, and then seeing her
promise to love, honor and ahev hobs
other fellow.
One of the brightest things we have
noticed going round lately, is a highly
polished circular-saw.
When a mother, savs the Philadelphia
Chrouide. grasps a fine-comb and calls
her child.a hair-rowinz scene ffenerall
follows,
"Pickles" is the name of Paul M.r.
ritt's new comedy. This is doubtless
sharp piece and Merritt's notice.
brought his father to her and afterward
tho other lords of tho same faction.
Morton, as spokesman for the rest, im
plored her pardon, and knelt ou the
very spot which was still red with the
blood of Bizzio. The Queen, beinc
closely pressed by the solicitations, at
last feigned sudden illness and called for
the immediate presence of the midwife,
leaving it to Darnley to say what aha
would da Although the midwife had
been appointed by the conspirators, she
was so well deceived that she reported,
the Queen's life in danger from prema
ture pains of labor, and tho Innl.
obliged to withdraw. That night Mary's,
plan of escape was secmtlr nnLi
and before daybreak, says the manu
script, she and Darnley were a long dis
tance on the road to Dunbar.
At the ODeninirof th.T.rrli-.i n: .-.
ia Sjptemlir, TIt. Wibon A K. wiUbVS
work as a member of the faculty. Frofl
N ilson is a teacher of long and succWulex.
penence.
A boy with his elbows out was asked
the cause and renlih T 1.....1. : -
sleeves till I burst them."
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