TIESDaYM0RX1V0, FEB. 20, "80
TitE sdwing women in Chicago have
formed a protective nnlon.
Among1 tho fund still remaining in
tho bands of the corporation or-London,
is the sum of 200 n yo'tr left in
trust " to burn hcrotics.''
AfTEtt il long controversy it has
- been decided to admit colored chil
dren, at Newport, It. 1., into the sumo
'schools its while children.
i
The Now York 'Iribune enys hat
"Wade Hampton, politically, is one of
the worst men of the South person'
ally, one of tho best.
The Emporor iNapoloon on being
informed that tho chief of police of
Marseilles bad left tho city during tho
prevalence of the cholera, signod an
order dismissing him.
It is Bombwhat singular that K.en
tucky, a State where tho pro slavery
Bontinieht never was extreme, should
bo tho community in which slavery
hhould como to an end in tho United
States.
The Susanvillo Sage Brush says that
tho routo of tho Columbia Kiver to
Bupply Idaho "is unnatural," and of
courso shows that all tho trade and
travel to tho Columbia $asin ought to
como past, tho Sage Brush ofllco.
The Slavery Question is at an end ; nnner advocates the establishment of
tho nogro quoslion is tho residuum of a "reservation" for mendicants wnich
all tbo political contcBls of tho past has a good Btono quarry on it, as a
Owyhee NEws.-From flies of the
Avalanche to the 20th of January we
condonso tho folio win: The reported
bowe.knifoduel on Sinkor Creek turns
out to bo in all probability a murder.
Instead of two men ' being killed, it
seems there wus one only. The cir
cumstancos oro, 'that a man named
John Wilson Pratt, went to tho houso
of Charles Anderson on Sinker Crock,
on the 31st of December, and attacked
Anderson with an axe hclvo. Ander'
son defended himself with a knife,
cutting. Pratt slightly,' whereupon
Pratt remarked that ho was mortally
wounded.,,. This threw Anderson off
ofliis guard, and Pratt took advantage
of it to plungo his knife through his
victim's heart. Pratt was arrested and
discharged for want of testimony, and
has been1 again .arrested, and was
awaiting examination at tho latest ac
counts, In tho mattorof tho Hays & Ray and
Poorman lodoB, the litigants had just
signed an agreement to cease work on
tho mino until tho 6th of June next,
when tho drift from tho Hays & Uuy
was connected with tho work of the
other company. This probably estab
lished tho titlo of the owners of the
Hays & Ray to tbo richest vein of sil
vcr ore owr discovered in tho world.
'Uq Avalanche opposes theostablish
merit of a county hospital, and roi
marks that "Wo never know a man bo
honest but the brief management ol a
hospital made bim a rogue.' That
Wnico Lodge, No. 13, F. A. & A. M.
Holds Its stated Communication- on the Flrrt nml Tliinl
Monday" of each mohlh, at their Jiall. In Dalles' City.
Brethren in gaud standing are Invited to attend.
Beth L. Von, Six'fi . By order of the W. M.
Columbia L.odgfcj No. O, I. O. O. F.--
Moots every Friday evening at K o'clock" l Gates'
Hull, corner of Second unit Court c'treet. Brothers In
good standing are Incited to attend. By order. N.O.
A. SlSRIIS; OF
Literary and Scientific Lectures
rHIClI lias been in dimeinplutlnn for some time.
Is new offered to tlie people of tli Italian. The
Unit Lecture of the Series will lio given ..-jw. ,. r.
TUESDAY, ITISIJ. SSOtlt,
nnd one enrh Tuesday Evening thereafter, through flio"
Series of Vl-ht Lecture".': The jiinrewl be difl,b-d
between the Congregational uud Mctiiodlst Subbittli
Tickets for tlie Course i VXR DOILAK.
Sinjlo A, iiiiisslon. Fifty c, nls. - , -.- y
This hclnie will bo delivered by fiKY. MR. DinVKR.
In tho CunKrcg'itional Church lecture will cniiiiiiciice
nt 7 o'clock. Pnlilwt : WOMAN UKK. TOsITlON,
POWER AND INFLUENCE.
Tbo following gentleim-ii ure expected to deliver each
one Lecture: ,
lie. Dr. Benson. Portlaml; Jn 'co Wilson. Dalles;
ltov. Dr. AtkiiiHon, ' l(oV. Mr. Driver,
."Kbv. !r. Cnffi-ey, " l'rof. Roland.
'Judge ilill, Canyon City; J. A. Udell, Esq., "
llov. 1. Condon, 41
R ABE
AND
LAST CHANCE!
LU.lUlUIJi'l'H
AUCTION AND COMMISSION
HOUSE!
Kb. 1C0 MAN STREET, DALLES.
VlVlIR UNDERSIGNED THANKFUL FOR PAST
J Favors, respectfully Infmins Ibe cltlrens of the
Dslles, and tne puuiit generally, uuu ne continues n
ell at ' .
PUBLIC AUCTION
on PRIVATE SALK,
Real Estate.
Genera! Merchandise,
Giocci les,
:""':'-' IlorseM,
Mules.
"( ', I Furniture,
' ,v i ' ' Mock, &.C. &c.
, i REGULAR SALK DAYS,
.'.If-'.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Cash Advances made cn Consismncnls,
And PllOHPT RKTlIKN mmle of sales.
nut door aud Special Sales attended to In any rnrt ft
tho city.
Tariff of Charges 'Until Furllier Kotlce;
For Soiling .llorchnmlise, Orncefies, Furniture.
Stocks. Ac. Ac J rer ot,n'
Vor Helling Houses end He il Ksttite Jl "
. llorfes, ainlfs, Vork Cnltle, each $2
NO CIIAllOK FOR PTOUAnii.
JOHN W1LLIAHJS, Auctioneer.
T7"E WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF OUR STOCK
BELOW COST,
As we positively will close business on tbo
U'irst ol" March.
All those Indebted to the firm had bettor CATiL nnd
PAY. othtrwisc their accounts will be left with proper
olllccrs. flitl COH.N i I101U1
L
-
eightj J-ears, and It promieca to bo
more difficult of sottleinent than ihe
ono which baa uhcady givon so much
trouble.
meariB of making sturdy beggars earn
thoir keeping.
The Manhattan Lode, discovered iu
October last, ia prospecting finely.
fc5omo of tho surface roek yields ut the
- A curious phenomenon occurred in
tho valley of Mexico on tho Olh of rate of 118,00 a ton. Tho vein is two
24.ovem.ber. Five large streams of and a halt toot wido
wator burst forth suddonly from a
mountain, which, if they do not di
minish in volume, will form a consid
erable river.
Ir is reported thi the Wall street
bankers aro beginning to protest, in a
pvivato way, against tho further issue
of paper currency by the Government,
The Alturas lodo on tho Bouth side of
WarEaglo Mountain, gives a working
prospect of 8151,00 a ton, and is four
feet wide at twouty feet deep.
Tho following art) tho pricescurrent
of certain articles at lluby City, Jan
uary 20th: Flour, 32 j bacon, 75o;
butter, 51,25; coffeo, 70c tea, 81,50;
sugar, br?, 50cj salt, 30oj tobacco
SELLIIXO OFF
AT COST !
TO CLOSE BUSINESS.
THE UNDRRSlflNKD WILL SELL TUB RKMATN
dor of their stoik nt fAN FRANCISCO CuflT.
without reserve, in (rder to close out Iniaiiii-ss in this
town. Our slo.k consists. of tho following goods: All
kinds of
or-oTi-nisra!
BUCU AS
COATS, PANTS,
BOOTS $ SHOES, II ATS CAI'S,
And a hill nBBort merit of
Gents' FurnlMhlsi? Cjioods.
Also, a ft no lot of
HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEGARSI
TOBACCO, I'll'KS, i YANKEE NOTIONS. , .
The whole stock must be closed out In FOlttY-FlYE
DAYS, without fall.
u-AII nei-Mins Indebted to tho firm must nay up
within Tlllll'i Y DAYS, or lepal proCi-cllnirs v ill be bad.
f!3tr. AlillAllAMSUN & KOlILIIHtU.
t tt xr" t;-' tt
(J . J VJ J.- JSU Jl. ,
JIalti Street. Iailes,
WHOLESALE AND DETAIL DEALER IN
CIGARS. TOBACCO, SKUIT,
PIPES, to.
ALWAYS III 8TOM TII DEBT DSANDS Of
tiars, Tobacco, Matches, &c.
1LAYINO CA11D8.
POOKKT CUTLKUY,
1'OltT MON1HS.
COM1I8 and 1IUDSIIKS, o all kinds,
I'EHVl'MKKY. ol every deBcriution,
CHINA OHNAMICNTS.
TOYS, DOLLS, etc.
FISH IIOOKSand H18II1NO TACKLE,
MUSICAL l.NM'ltUMENTS,
FANCY OOI1DS. 4c.
Also Powder.Shot, Load. Powder Flasks. Baskets, and
many cthor articles too numerous to mention.
ir Interior dealers sniiiiliedwlth Clenrs, Tobacco, etc.
at less than Portland prices, with freight added, or-8
J. W. GURLEY, DENTIST,
Alain St., Dalles, Oregon.
mil thnr. 11 p.nmhinnd nffort will soon
I,. n ho the inexnedioncv of 51,50 ;2 ; cheese, 75c j can fruits
Buch issue. Ihcy want specie pay- ?150 beans, 85c; jard oil, 88 per gal j
peacnos, uuts; appics, ouu,
The Morso and Vass Mill has boon
running on good rock, and has mado
largo returns.
Ilill Bcachoy' spolition to the Post
Office Department to establish a mall
route from Boiso City, by tho way of
Owyhoo, to Star City, Nevada, has
been signed by six hundred porsonsin
Owyheo. ThoTino, when ostablishctl,
will provo a sorious dotriraent to tho
passenger traffio up the Columbia
River, unless greater inducements are
held out than by the present arrange-
Bl'lltS.
ments.
, Uniok StAtk Convs.stio!. Tim Union Slate
Ceultdl Committee nssemblcd nt Salum, Feb.
1 5;h, at 10 o'clock. There was a full attend
ance. At the morning session the Hrportion
tuent ws fixed on tlie bisis of the vote for
Congressman at tlie election of 1864. One
delegate ia allowed for tnfch county, one for
each Bcvcnlv-five votes and one for each frac
tion over fifty. The following ia the call to
the Union electors :
The voters of the several counties of Ore
(ton wbo have been and are in favor of main'
Uiuing the supremacy of tl'O Union, the Con
stitution and the laws of the United States,
(rainst all opposition, are respectfully invit
ed to hold conventions according to the Usual
custom, for the eleetiOa of delegates te ft
Union State Convention, to be held at Cor
vullls, on the 29tb day of March, 1306, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
(lovefllof, Member of Congres Secretary of
State, State Treasurer and Slate Printer. We
respectfully recommend the holding of Coun-
NOTICE. ;
GUAM) CEOSHG 01T SALE,
at' ,
3?iillie -A-iiction,
It is said that the quoslion of tho
early resumption of spocio payments,
which tho Secretafy of the Treasury
ia rlnnirntift nf hrinn-ihff before Con
' ... i..,.L.Q..,.H..l... I ' " D O
tv yonvennoBS trirouRiiom ino tunm on vjnm,- .. . . , . ail.j
dv. the ntb dftr of M.rcb, lace, at which gress this winter, is to bo smothered
time deletates to the Sttte Convention can be uv Tini'liamontarv tactics. The time
to bo occupied in discussing the
Stato Convention from each judicial district tariff, and the Specie resumption is to
assembled at ine ume o uoiaing sum sua- jj0 gaggcu
Prosecuting Attorney, where vacancies exist.
The dolegatei on the east side of the Cas
cades Bang are, tbus apportioned t Dakar
Dnimtv. 4: Grant. 6; Union, S; UmatUU, 6;
Wasuu, It, ia a co aveuliuu composed of Hi,
dileutt.
UMbEft tho Postal Money Order
system, no office Is allowed to issue
more than throo orders a day to one
person, nnd tho InrgeBt amount al
' lowed for oaoh is $30.
WOULD KKSl'El'TFIIIXY INFOHM
tho citixnus of tliiB nlnco nnd vi
cinity, ttiut luiviujr returned rrutn u pro-
ess oiin tour tiirom.'ii ine mines, no mis
nciiin resumed tho iirnctico of DKNTISI'IIY, In tbo mom
1,,1'iuerly ncruiiicd t,y lilln. In tlie luiliiniii: nccupieu uy
WooiiA llutler, l'h 'lojirupli Artists, nivj u,IJnluiiir Will
dron Rro'.' lirnfr Store, lie tskes this method of ex
tendinit tlmnks, for tbo liberal pulroimno beretotore ex
tended to hiui, aud solictis u cnutinuitiice ol Hie some.
I.18T 09 PKlCKtf.
Kntiro Venture onOold.Iliise (ISO to226
Upper Denture, Uold Uaso u " ji
Deuturo, Vulcnnite Bare 70" 126
Doner Denture. Vulcanite r,ese 'Ab ' tlj
Gold Fillings-inserted from uiiedolhtr upward.
Childrcus' Tectli extracted tree al cimre,e. seiis-ii
Iff. BEOWN & BRO.,
H I18LSHALS AND UTAH HEALERS IK
FANCY AND STAXI-IS
DRY aOODS!
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Ac.
Mr. M. BKOWN, belnar 11 reBidont of San Frnncinco, 6
im eimtiled to ofW cront liidccmentB to purchnarrs. 9
reniortfully Invito the public to examine our stock bo for r;
niirctiftslng elsewhere. . nil6tt
9f atone store, nortu erne main street, uAiies.
NEW SALOON.
NSW 6TONB BTOItE, WASHINGTON ETltEETi
rwIIR UNDKK81GNKD would respectfully unnnuil
JL - tliut he will open a first clftss Sslonn in French
Oilman's New Stone BnildiiiK, THIS EVENING, and
prepnred to sorve customers itn tlie neBior
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
ALeO, A
EUEK LUNCH
Every duy and Evening.
oc28tr. JOHN niSJDLAl'B.
PAYKB'S AUCTION ROOM!
(ONE DOOIl ABOVE HIE POST-OFFICE,)
MAIN STHEET, DALLES CITY.
twill attend to sales of
Real Estate,
Geuei id 3icrchanul8e
Furniture,
And Stocks.
regular bale days, Mondays and fiudays.
on
Thursday, Feb. 15th, at 10 a. m.,
And on tmch succeeding day until the ontlre stock Is illi
jissed "t All tlie splendid gotds reiualuliig In niy store,
coiiklstlnir or
WatClies,
Diamond,
Jewelry,
Clocks.
IMated WarC)
JLamps,
Cutlery,
Ilt.tols,
Field (.lasses.
Fancy Uoods,
Gold scales, etc.
t haX-is dlsnosed of tnv Iron snfe. show cases nnd Store
nxtufwi to Mr. Douglas and ns 1 havo to give him ptso
sioii of the store nt nn enrly day, tuts will lie tne nut op
portunlty Hint tlie public will nave in purcii'ise inese
goods at auction prices. Thankful to tho generona r.ub-
lic tnat nave so nneraiiy patrcniceu me neretiuore, i re
spectfully Invite them to be present at this my closing
sale. . vtiu. jiiitisuAU.'i. ,
llOtf Mth StreDti Dalles.
Desirable Residence For Sale.
fr WILL BELL AT ruiiLIO AUCTION (unless sooner
JL disposed or at private a 10,; on
ttlnAnnvr VAksnniilr OA n it II n Vs
Alicauujt icuiuiiij iv, at, 11 a, iu.,
f.,o VI.nV TlWKT.T.TNn ltflHSP. th residence nf T. B
Kelly, Eni., with the Balldlilgsand IiAnd ndjacentthore-
to. This nrnnertv consists of the dwellinir. alioYe de-
crlnM, and ti acre of iAnd with fence, and Two knts nf
!Aid whh the buildings tlrerenn. This pr
Weautlfnirv iltnxrod on the BIVilT vT)nokln
anu Is in every war wen caicuiann ror a uennemairi seme, ana an navmg Claims against me will please pre-
ltesineni-T. Then Is a fine Spring of water oa tin pre-1 sent them for payment liefore that time.
1 Wlsu tne proprietor ol uie Hank Kxehange Salonn tn
ran ana receive Ills properly Deiore tne 1st or March,'
All vuai - 1UU11K.
Stock and peclal Sujes any day, Sundays excepted,
'ylte " vr V. A. O. T A YNnt, Auctioneer,'
ESTRAY IVOTICB. .
TAKEN UP BY THR UNDKltSKIND, living oh Eight
Mile Creek, termites South ol Dulles City, Oregon,
on December lHtlrt 18U6, one BAY 110I1SK, U hands
nign, wiuie sain on nove, eome sauuio ninrss, white hind
ftjet. some wacK spots above the huor, a tew white hair
oh forehead, branded thu: O on the left shoulder, about
seven sears old, and appraised at 10,
JnlWwt , It. V. CLARK
NOTICE
, and Two tatst M-j HRItEBY GIVEN that I Intend tn close my huN
This property Is I mas at tn bathes on or Beiere the riKSTOF M AKClt
looking the City, lttftA. All rsnns indebted to me will please call and
niioea. Yot furllier partlcutnrs Innnlr of i
JullN WILLIAMS. Anctlnneer.
futil j ..,1m i j.lW Main Utreet.