ouutainccr.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 15, 1865.
Thi New York Independent says that Judge
Taney's memory Is infamous. It is infam
ously said by that paper.
Thb diamond excitement at Owyhee is
raging violently. It is reported that several
have been found.
By careful computation, the Washington
' Star 1ms found that for every column of news
it has from Philadelphia it has to publish at
least two columns ol contradictions.
Mas. Lincoln has acknowledged the re
ceipt of $3,048, the contribution of the peo
ple of Rhode Island to the Lincoln Testimo
nial Fund.
Tub story thnt thumb-screws were applied
to Dr. Mudd at the Dry Tortugns, to eitort
a confession of his accomplices in his at.
tempt to escape is fully contradicted.
Blondin, the funambulist, is said to be a
deserter from the-French army. If he should
return to his native land It is thought he
might give the publio a tight-rope perform
ance somewhat different from the one at Ni
agara Falls.
UAOEn.'a Democrat, was elected at a spe
cial election to fill a senatorial vacancy in
Bun Francises, on the 25th of last month.
The aggregate vote was undor 7,000, and the
TUB TAXATION OR SALE OP TUB I
GULU AND SILVBB UINES. I
On the 8th of November, a convention of
those holding mining interests in Colorado
was held at Central City, and action of very
great importance taken in regard to their re
lations to the General Government. The fol
lowing preamble and resolutions indicate the
spirit of the convention :
Whereas, Various propositions have re
cently been presented to Congress, foreshad
owing a change in the policy of the Govern
ment, in regard to our mines, looking to the
realization of immediate revenue rather than
their rapid discovery and permanent and
successful development, and
Wiikiieas, There is great danger that such
legislation may tend to cripple rather than
to encourage our mining interests. There
fore, Hcsolved, By this meeting of miners and
other citizens of Colorado Territory,
1. That we respectfuily protest against
the application of any system of Tenantry to
the operation of our mines.
2. Tht we respectfully ask Congress to
pass a law, giving in fee simple, under proper
regulations, at least one thousand lineal feet
of each lode to such person as shall hereafter
discover and develop the same
3. That we ask that the miners' titles to
the mines already discovered, as at present
held by them, be conhrmed by Congress.
4. That we ask tor the establishment of a
Mining Bureau in the Interior Depanment of
the uoveruc.ent, and that (Jeologiciil sur
veys of our mineral regious may be provided
for
A memorial to Congress was drafted, which
sets forth the facts in regard to the minea
and the mining tenures in very strong Ian
guage, and treats the questions connected
thereto with considerable orirrinnlity of
Unionists ran two candidates. The.Democ-
racy could have beaten them if they had put thougu The bc8t po-nt mftd)J t m . A
other productive employments can collect in
part or in whole, their taxes by increased
Columbia Lodge, No. S, I. O. O. P.
Meeta every Friday evening t 6 o'clock, iu Gates'
Hall, corner of Second and Court gtreeta. Brother) In
good atanriJng are invited to attend. By order. N.CJ.
AUCTION SALE.
fTilLL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON IPATTJRDAY,
Dncemlier 16th. at 10 o'clock, at the Store. No 100
Main Street, a lurge aswrtniout of Uoueehold Furniture
connifttiiiK of
Bedsteads, Cooking ptoves, uarpeta,
0 asses, Pictures, Paintings,
Tunica, China, Crockery,
Lamps Candlesticks, Cutlery,
1 tMiilingany Parlor Sofa, Chain, Tables,
1 Rosewood Parlor Ret.
I will also sell the contents of a Bar Room (removed
for convenience of sale). These goods are oil worthy
the attention ot purchasers,
diotz tiuiin yyilij1a-ub, Auctioneer
FIREMEN'S BALL!
S.TEM BT
JACKSON ENGINE COMPANY
AT
CII APIN'S IX A. L L ,
ON
Monday Evening, December 25.
rSMlK MEMBERS OF JACKSON ENGINK COMPANY
JL would respectfully 'announce that they have de
cided to irlve a Frand Holiday Bull, mid that they will
spare no pains to muko it the grandest afl'air ol the sea
son.
TICKETS, OO
To be had of members of the Company aud at the door
on the evening or the linn.
Pnrtiea desiring carriages to convey Indies to and from
the hull, will please give their names to the Committee
ox Arruugemeuts.
RECEPTION COMMITTED:
A. W. Buchanan, 0. W. Waldacn,
K. A.ilebe.
FLOOR MANAOER8;
J. rfnlloran, L. Chnptn,
II. Vi'li:tllnioro, F. W'yckman.
HOLIDAY GIFTS!
up half-a-dozen
Tub exact merits of the " ruction " be
HOLIDAY GIFTS!!
twecn Colonel O'Mahoney and the Fenian
Senate are notknown to the public. An in
vestigation would probably show that both
are in.the wrong, and neither was conscious
prices for their productions, but the miner
alone has his to pay without any possibility
of recovery by increase of the value of his
products. It is also very justly and truth-
HOLIDAY GIFTS
of the exact causes which led to the differ- fully represented that a tax on bullion, with
out any consideration as to whether it was
profitably extracted, would tend to stop those
mining enterprues which are barely making
their way ; and thus, many projects of vast
prospective importance would be stopped
before they could reach the degree of devel
upmeDt requisite to render them profitable to
the operators.
In regard to the sale of the mines by ar
bitrary divisions, the memorial shows its im
practicability, by reason of the nature of
quartz mines. Thus : a lode which is now
being worked with a great dip, in any par
ticular direction, is likely to pitch on to the
land of another who had no merit in the dis
covery of the mine, but who bought binds
on speculation,. and waited for better men to
develop them. . Where there are no discov
eries the sale of lands would produce little
or no revenue, simply because nobody wants
ence. .
Tub negroes in Texas are anxious to have
spelling-books distributed among them. To
do the colored people justice, they should
not only be permitted to learn, but encour
aged in doing so. It is a scandal to Ameri
can civilization that so many whites and
four millions of blacks are allowed to remain
ignorant of letters.
Patriotic. Gen. Beauregard says that be
would rather live in .poverty and obscurity
in the United States, than affluence and high
-official position in any other country. This
is simply a paraphrase of a remark made by
a rebel, two years ago, to this effect : " I
would rather be a bob-tailed, yaller dog in
Dixie's land than a Mnjor-General in Abe
Lincoln's array."
ISAM F. Hlocd,
Saji Francisco.
C. S. Millkr,
8lO. gCHiWBACHIK,
Dalles
Bloch, Miller & Co.,
WHOLESALE
O RO C ER S ,
AND DEALERS IN
"Wities fc Ijiquors,
And Importers and Jobbers of
CLOTHING-
Boots & Shoes,
Under Jloi3 BiEg-, .
iuilai.K'eis,
etc., etc., etc.
ASSAYOFFICE.
WE HAVK AN ASSAY OFFICE IN CONNKCTION
with our bus In Pun, iimlcr the entire Biniervintoo
of Mr. Miller, We make rutunisin liar in nix hourn-
Ve tnmri.iitne all our Awny8 u nil pay the UN). HOST
CASH PK1C15 for Bun. We also pay the Highest
Cash 1'rico for Uold Dust.
BLOCK, SIILLER & CX,
niyGtf Cor. Mnln and YVrtrthftiKtn Htreetn. Bailee.
Oregon Steam n&vigaticn Co,
ARRANGEMENT.
art
L&1
WINTER
Ia.
J. JUKEE
HAS JUST .RECEIVED AND DISPLAYED AT HIS
OLD VAIIIETY STOKB
MAIN 6TKEET, OPPOSITE THE UMATILLA HOUSE,
A Large and Extensive assortment of
FANCY GGGDS, TOYS, &C,
Unliable to make Christmas and New Years Presents
to Ladles, Gentlemen or Children.
J. JUKEIt has something for all, and respectfully In
ultes his friends and the public generally, to call and
exntnlne Ills Varieties. dl ' 1m
74. 74.
HM. BROWN WARMER, M. D.
OFFICE 74 SECOND STREET, between. Washington
and Court. -
Omen Hours 9 to 12 .; 2 to 41 r.; and 6 to 10. p. M.
A combination was recently formed in New
York among' theatrical managers to take to buy a remote chance at a great prioe ; and
away their advertising and job work from I the value being according to lineal feet, with
the Herald. This combination is falling to I a certain, thickness of vein, the usual sub
pieces, as the proscribed paper made it so divisions woald fail to answer in the surrey
disagreeable for the actors that they adver- of lands. ' Sometimes, where lodes crossed
tised in that paper on (heir own account, I each other, it would be impossible for the
which was a practical abandonment of the government to regulate ownership without
contest. flagrant injustice to" individuals.
: South Boisb Nkws.-A correspondent of Tho government has encouraged the de-
the World writes from South Boise that velopment of agricultural districts, by lib
Waddinham's 40-stamn mill will nnt l. fin. eral donations of land to those who will itn-
r ..... "
ECLIPSE CHOP HOUSE,
Main street, corner of court.
OLD MACK, TIIK PIONEER COOK, would respect
fully Inform the public tliat he has fitted up the
abuve (.'hop House, ami Is prepared to serve up MEALS
and I. U NC11 in the best style and at the shortest notice.
BALLS and PARTIES furnished th suppers, In the
boBt style and on tuo most reasonable terms.
OYS'i'Klte' In every stjlo. Private Rooms for Ladlel.
1IOUH n: OPKN ALL NIGHT
T,TJ17'rVrPT4r WTrTTMTTJV RTfYQT sistinirof
.s,j.,y,..... Ki,l, Black Sllki,
AND
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, nntil
further notice,
Xlie Patssener Train
to connect with Btcamere
FOR UMATILLA & WALLTJLA
Will start from the It. It. DEPOT DALLES CITY, en
Mnntlnys, Wednesdays, and Fridays, sit
THE STEAMERS
"0JJE0NT A" or "IDAHO,"
CAPT. J. McNDLTY, Commander,
Will leave DALLES, DAILY. (Sundavs excepted) at 5
o'clock. A. M.,coimectin. by the CASCADE RAILROAD,
with the steamer
"NEW WORLD" or " CASCADES,"
CATT. J. WOLF . CominiindBry
fo Portland AV. B. BKADKOHD,
DuUes, Not. 13, 18r5.J nlStfJ Agent U. 8. N. Co.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTT
TLKD AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR POUCE
MKN AND NIGHT WATCH, PASSED HY THE COM
MON COUNCIL F DALLES CITY. MAY 20,1883.
The PtopU of Valla City dn orduin atfullmct:
That Section Two or mid On: inn nee be, hikI the nimo
Is lu-ruby, repeal ; and the following he iuntead thereof.
Ptcriow 2. The Common Conm-U hIihH npiioint two or
more policemen, who shrill take and pubncr.be to an oath
to veil mid faithfully perfunii the duties uf Policemen
and night watch, according to law and the bent of their
abilities, and which said number of Policemen may b
Increased from time to time, whenever In their Judgment
the peace and Bnfuty of the city may require wch in
crease; and Raid Policemen ahull be under the direction
of the City Marshal in performing their respective da
ties, and he shall astrigu, from time to time, each of said
policemen or night watch, their respective wards of tlie
city, and shall report to the Common Council any Yioli
tion or neglect of duty of any uf said policemen or night
watch, and shall report to Brtid Common Council alt mis
conduct and Incompetency of any of said police or watch
men, and if upon such report ot said City Marshal, the
charges ore found to he correct and true, it fhall be tha
duty of said Common Council to forthwith discharge such
delinquents front service uud appoiut others iu their
places.
This Ordinance shall take effect and he In force from
and after the 15th day of December, 18C6.
Poshed the Common Council of Dalles City, Decembc
8th, 1855. N. U. GATES, Mayor.
Attest: P. 8. ITollakd, Recorder delt):6t
SELLING OlF
AT COST,
TOR THIliTY DAYS LONGER II
LAST CHANCE!
prove them.' The results are a substantial I
benefit to both tbe government and Individ- I
uals. ' It would seem as if tbe mining popu
lation had an equitable claim on the govern-
md from the States, ment for the trMtment, and noMWl2xs ATg FI3ATiIKRS,
nf iwn rtntturina nf result cannot but be similarly advanta-1 m t . o
ot two batteries of Dress Xrimmintrs, See.
I rrnnn a In nil rnncsrnsn. I
iBhed this winter. WadJingham has been
" running tbe 10-stamp mill purchased of Col.
O'Neal, with excellent results.
. The machinery of the Lander Company,
which was brought overla
is arriving. It consists
five stamns each. geous lo all concerned.
Dince August last tne victor uoropany lc is thi Rivkh- The steamer Idaho, for
has taken out gold enough to pay the cost of the Cascades, was compelled to abandon the
mi tne macuinery in use, and the running downward trip yesterday on account of run
expenses, ning ice in tho Columbia. Unless there is a
The failure of the mill of the New York Tery great change in the. temperature of the
and Idaho Company on Red Warrior to pay eastern side of the Columbia Basin, the river
is attributed to tbe olHcers. One of these win clns at once. The ice which blocks uo
Dress Making Establishment,
I Opposite Colin & Bonn's,
VWOTJLU CALL TUB TTKNTION of Hie Ladles o
B tbe Ualle. to my large and fine etuclc of f I
FLOWERS, EMBRJOIDERY,
gentlemen more particularly is getting numer
ous " blo-Biugs " from all concerned.
Benson & Harris' mill, on Red Warrior,
would s-art to running about the first of De
cember. They have struck n lode of seven
foot width, tcveial hundred feet under
ground, and the prospects are extremely fa
vorable. . . . , ' , n
Rasey Biven k Co. have started a tannel on
Red Warrior which will intersect a number of
rich lodes at great d pth., ' Ovor i00 feet bas
been run, and the work Is pushed right
along. . -; i
the river is generally formed in the section
between Priest's Rapids and the -Little
Dalle, near Oolville, and it is the state
of the weather in that direction which will
determine bow much longer tbe river is to
remain open.
A photographer of Cleveland., Ohio, is
about to explore tbe Mammoth Cave, Ken
tucky, for the purpose of taking views of its
Interior, by the aid of chemical lights. 1 .
There will be .meeting of Columbia Lodge, No. 6,1. 0. 1
F. tbli etmilng, at 614 o'clock. A full attendance U r.
queitedr By order. A. U.
Ilavlng lecured the iorvlci of SIRS. FRAKY. In the
Dri'ns aitlilng upartmeut, wc will do all work In that line
and guitruutee perfect satliiraction.
DV1.NU duue lu all oolore.
(Jive me an eurly call, and I will ettdenvor to suit I
everybody In TASTK and at RKA80NAULK PUICliB.
l'articular attention paid to
Embroidery and Braiding Stampln ,
1VI2"W GOODS!
Yl I1VINO JUST ARRIVKD FROM THE FAN FRAN.
11 cluco Market, we would invite tbe attention or our
friende aud the community at l.irge, to our well-aehscted
IOCK 01
Dry Goods,
Clothing;,
Boots & Shoes,
Ac, &c., .
Wliicii we are eelllnK at the most reasonable ratee. We
onunoi eeu our Kooue at uubt. nut anaure tha mmmn.
uuy iiiaiii pieaaw ue to eeu gooaaat SMALL PKUF1TH.
.a.. 11EKUAN CO.
MESSRS. COHN t TI01I.M vronld hereby Inrorm
their cu9toniem and the publjc at large, tbnt they
will coutinue to lull AT tiusr, tur thirty dnya loiincr iu
order to give one a chance to make presents fur tha
iioiiduye. ve win leu tue oaiouce 01 our biock, cou-
Oents' Cloaks,
Beaver Coata,
Di ons Coats,
i'ants,
Kuibrolderles,
iim, iloota A buoes,
Ac, ao., Ac, Ac,
AT SAN FHA1VC1SCO COST,
Vf Ithnnt Frelgl-t and Expns.e.
This will be tbe last clmuce to get nrgalns. prior to
closing the concern. C011.N A lit) 11 M.
N.D.-All Dills must be nsld by th 1 First of January
laoa. If not settled within that time, Mie tame will V
placed in lognl hands. deltf.
JUch Piipliua,
UlocKs,
ghnwls.
Dry Goods,
Huts A Csi
REMOVAL.
J. G0ETZ,
TJallei
P. KOKNIOfnKRQER,
fan Francisco. .
deOtf.
HltA-XlilS X SKATES X I
An Invoice of SKATES
t Wuklngton Street, near JTrench A Ulliuan,
J. GOETZ Ac CO.,
TOBACCONISTS,
ii uve remoTea o
Rudio's New Stone Building,
Washington Street, near French A Oilman's, end have
opened a weu.aneorte.il stocK of
HAVANAnnU UU.UK?T1U OHUAIto,
VlUUINlAai.dWKDTKKNTOUACUO. .
FKKNCII nnil SCOTCH BNUKF,
MKKUSCII AU.M and other l'll'ES,
PLAsVINU CARDS, ,
BI'OimNQOiKIUS, . .
INDIAN and FA.NCY GOODS, Ac, Ao.
The trade supplied at LOVt'BST MARKET PRTCKH.
TOYS! T0YS1JOYSJ TOYS I
FOR TOTS AND FANCY GOODS
For the Holidays, we recommend all dealers In that
line to tne 1JAB1.X AND to EMPORIUM nt
. TUUMATJKK A ZUIN,
820 und 322 Buttery Street,
n28m Bun Francisco.
1