She ©Utklg ÇJlk (ßOuntn Signal. » K V . C. A. R U C K B F .F -T U R A M E R ­ ICAN B IB L E UNION. McCain, in company .with Misses Sulli­ A d v e r t ise r s would do well to make t h e f i r s t t r a i n ARRIVED, a note o f the fact that the S ig n a l has van and Crystal, and others we believe, by far the largest circulation o f aoy went out in a two horse hack strawber- interior paper in the State ot Oregon.— A c c id e n t .— Un Thursday last. Mr On Thursday night last. Rev. C. A. Buckbee rying. In attempting to drive through lectured j at the Dallas .u- » Baptist Church “ ** in “ T ' " ‘ * to *“ “ a Mr. Ira P. Smith’s gate-way— the gate fair audience, on the subject of the labors and un dertaking of the “ American Bible Union." The opening toward the team—the hint! object Bought to be attained by this Bible eon- carriige o f the vehicle ciught the carn seems to be a thorough revisiou of the gate, which, ou closing, threw the Old and New Testaments digesting them as saute »gainst the post, knocking things nearly as may be. of the rainy very p.ilpable endwise generally and throwing the crudities and infelicities which t a r their com pleteness and detract so much from their fores driver Mr. M :L tin — uud OtlC o f the andilegnnce. The speaker referred to seven revisions which the Scriptures h ii already un­ dergone, and added force to his claim that a furt ter revision was desirable by citing a great number cf Scriptural anomalies and impossi­ bilities. The Rev. gentleman will be at Dixie, on Sunday, June 21, an i aho on the 23. July 5, he will be at Corvallis, and on July 12, will visit Eugene. While on the subject of the Bible we may as well notice at some length the vicissitudes through which it has passed io order to reaeh the present genera'ion in the shapa wo iind it; and lest we shall be suspected of ' Infideli­ ty,” or skepticism, respecting the good bool, we appeal to all who heard Rev. Mr. Buckbee to bear witness that, in every essential particular, our narrative is corroborated by the expo.ition vouchsafed by him on the occasion of that gentleman lecturing in this place. wa / n / v . ^ M. MEYER! r iQr t ----------- - O n receiving the news o f our victory the Democracy o f San Francisco fired one hundred g u n s! The Etna postoffice in this county GENTS’ it ROYS’ CUSTOM MADE CLOTHING, becoming frightened, started off at a ceased lately at Oro Dell, Union coun­ rapid pace, while Miss Crystal remain­ ty* from her perilous condition until the horses were reined into the fence by the driver who clun^.to the lines while being dragged at furious rate o f speed . over the '’ found, Miss Sull’ van was j considerable stunned by her full. B e­ yond this, and a buggy annihilated, we believe there was nothing serious befell the party. T iie t io n P r e s id e n t ’ s FANCY GOODS. has been discontinued. The team ed aboard with no prospect of escape W IT H O N E O F T H E L A R G E S T and beat selected stocks of DOMESTIC DRY ROODS, Johp Monroe o f Yamhill’ county de­ young ladies to the ground. Trunks, Carpets, Groceries, — The following dispatch was re ­ ceived at Sulcm, by Senator Nesmith, The preponderance ot evidence is in favor on Thursday la st: Washington, June 3, 18G8. of the conclusion that portions of the Scrip­ tures were translated into Anglo Sax in, us To the Hon. J. W. Nesmith i I earnestly congratulate you on the early as the sixth century. Bede, an ctniuent Romish ecclesiastic, give the world a transla­ triumph o f correct principles in Oregrn. * A ndrew J oh nson . tion iu thé q*ghtk century. In 1360, the first English Bible we have any account of, was i m ■» rtffin m s » translated by W.ckliTi. Tin lit printed the T he F est R econstructio n P o l i ­ «• first New Testant sat in 1526. ’Ibis edition cy : — Democratic victories. gave efTense to the Church an l w is bought up and burnt by its authority. Wuile piepiring T hk Academy grounds in this place are be­ to priut the whole Bible, in I5T1, p *,»r Tin la! ing treated t > a now fence. This is a step in was arrested and burnt, charged with “ heresy;” so it will be seen in what a quandary the peo­ the right direction, and we trust will he foil >w ple reveled three hundrcl years a /o respecting ed up t > tlic extent of cleari ng the plat of the wont was the true gospel and how it should ho grubs which now def.ee it, aud of sowing the promulgated. The first M irtyr in tin reign sutne in some hardy grass. of Queen Mary. J hn Rogers, assisted in pre J. W. Smith, Sheriff elect of this county has paring a Bible which he dedicated to King sold his dr 'g store. JI jury VIII, iu 1537. (Why nit have •• do li- Mit. !• M. Johnson of this cnnntyj a “ print” cated ” it to one or two of Henry's six wives ?) f 1 * • by the wiv, is the winner of three g.od horses ¿he first Bible printed by authority, say.- i n the Lite election. * Chambers, and | ublicly fcl up in the churches, It morn A LixDrtxBEnann, Sin Francisco was the salt)* Tindal’s version. It was peint wnoless/e dealers in Clothing and staple rky ed at Grafton, was of large size and ; a b.i.-hed , .... , i , i, i » goods, announce that t’j ev c *n fill ori rs— in lo o t; and, by II >ya. Proclamation, every ; arge or stii iH— for couMrv traders at prices p ar ri ah was obliged to set one of the copies in ; »ntircly bel >w the low —t* Thl* H >»n 1IIV the entire prVnrt-d its suppression by the King. . . 5* been iheir prue the beretofoi 'ore will give their Thus it will be seen that the notions of Cur*.— \ I -ustoraer* tLc adviin'agc ol f their superior for tians was at that day rem irk ably variable xune in purchasing instead of bnari»ng all t!>c to what was the true Bible. \tra profit for ihoin-jlves. This i* one ireeret “ It waa restored undjr E l ward VI and if the iniutc.nse business done by iU«i iame. again suppressed under Queen Mary, and re­ Sr.vr.ntL tho tsan l dollars hav* changed stored again in the first year of Qu en Eliza­ hands in this so^uty on the result rain subiected t- Dal/is, and whi-h up >n rciehiug M tin street < changes aud modifications, aud |r.ute 1 : thi.- makes a right tingle, is in a horribly condition edition was the first one ever divided into it and about the raid angle—logjs, ehuuks, Chapters and ver.-es—“ Matthew Barker's sticks, stones, slaves and general itibbish, ad di d to the demor ilizeJ state of *ho banks o‘ Bible ” was printed in 1572,” with corrections the race, constituti a disgusting .ptot&clo in­ Chambers, of the Elinhnrg Journal, a Chris deed. It shoul l not bj longer neglected—will iian writer, says of the Bible n iw in use: Various editions of the Bishop’s Bible were breed a pestilence. printed at London in blaek letter at ilio begin- | The table of th- vote of this eMinty which ning ot tho seventeenth century; but noiwit. . < standing the c ire that had been expended on j appeared in the 810 * 11 . of last week was male it, the.version waa not very correct, nnd it-» | up from the othoial canvass. as often far lr>tn elegant. To ; language amend these deficiencies, and to obtain a really ! N ew C osfkctioxetiy and F amily G rocriiy . excellent version, James I. ordered an entire­ — In the store room first door north of B own’s ly new translation, which is m>w in common fire-proof brick, G. B. Stiles ha* ju»t opened a use. To effect this very itnpoitant uudi rtak ing, forty seven distinguished scholars wore complete assortment of family groceries, nuts, s| pointed, and rtivided into six classes. Ten candies, figs, etc., etc., where custodiers enn he at Westminster were io translate to the end sect u modated with anything belonging ( to of 2d Km^s ; eight at Cambridge were to finish the class of goods iu which he dealf, Iresh and the remaining historical books uud the Ilugio trupha ;a l Gxlord. seven were engaged ou the j in first class order. Give him a cal}. I'rophits, eight upon the lour Go-pels, the Acts ol the Apostles, and the Apocalypse; the “ A vote for 1 iOgJU is a v.itc for Ap< oryphul were to be translated at Cambridge. a Eaeh individual tra islaied all the hooks al Grant.” lotted to his class; the whole class then com­ pared a/l the translaMotis, and adopted the ‘ * A vote for Losan is a vote for readings agreed on by the majority. Thu book, , ^ thus finished, was sent to eaeh of the other j '-’ 'dH • classes. Three years were consumed in this i \ vote for Lo"nn is a vote for arduous duty of translating and examining.— Copi.s were then scut to London, one Iroin each Grant.” of the upove named places. Here a committee of six, one lr« m eaeh class, reviewed the whole wbnb was last ot all revised by Dr. Smith, i A painting entitled, “ MoCormict aud Dr. llilson. Bishop of Winehest.r, It was ' pri.ted iu 1611. W . are not informed by any Mustering his Recruits ” is soon to be writer, whether the t;anslation was effected executed and presented to the radical from Hebrew copies ol tbu Old Testament or the Greek Septuagint, or whether any tran­ shoulder hitter o f Portland. scriptions of the ariginul manuscripts were consulted ; but it is allowed by all persons com­ It is said that the late K night of the petent to judge, that the version possesses ex­ traordinary merit, and is the most perfect Sinch and Mush Paddle has been elec ever produced. It will be remembered that the King James ted in the Fourth Dist., Pfosecuting edition o f the Bible was gotten up by the A tty. by one vote. W hat have been Episcopalians and in the interest of that de­ the sins o f the people o f the 4th Judi. nomination. It did uot give general satisfac­ cial Dist. that this thing should befall tio n being promulgated, but 'be King, posses­ sing supreme power over the consciences and them ? A dire calamity, to be sure. convictions of men, enforced this version among his people. T h e three poison S ’s — for Logan— In view of the fact that (he Bible has passed S-tout, S-heil and S-rnith ; at whose through so many versions each new ver­ hands his Dave ship has received a sion differing essentially from tho rest, is an argument in favor of the conclusion that it S-eries of S-ound S-pankin| may be improved by further revision and manipulation. T he latest *tatement o f t! public 4 • Crockery A c . the virtue o f M rs S t ip p ’ s T horacic That has ever been brought to SALEM, which he is offering CHEAPER than any oth­ er house in the City. and given evidence o f its merit. r— ■— — —— — WHOLESALE CLOTUING HOUSE. Nos, 411, 413 and 415 Battery Street cor* Merchant, S A X F ll A SCI SCO. IMPORTERS and WHOLESALE H e a le r s . A ll kiuda o f P R O D U C E taken in E x chan ge. W anted : OOO POUNDS OF W O O L FOR 5 Ü 0 , ! tOOO which I will pay tho HIGHEST MARKET PRICE IN CASH. IN. N E V E R . 3d door from the corner of Griswold’s Block Salem Oregon. 91y P it t ’ s nn 1 HR ASHER, The Best Known. at D O D D ’S, Salem. FRESH GOODS BY EVERY VESSEL l i f e invite COUNTRY DEALERS to exam I I ine our Lurge ond Attractive Stock which cotupriics every article in the CLOTHING RADER The Greatest o f Harveslers. i r yES h at D O D D ’S, Salem. and FURNISHING line, together with a Large Assortment of CA3SIMEKE and WOOL H ATS; -aiso- Blankets, Cassim eres and DRUtw STORE. Main Street Dallas, Oregon, aring purchased the U S T A P L E D R Y GOODS, OLD STASO. Formerly belonging to W- S, Robb, and wishing TO LIVE AND LET LIVE. Pitlira at Lhie time are lower than they have been for many years, uud we can offer to I will sell at low rates for CASH,, everything in niv line such as: DRUGS, PATENT MED COCJiTIlY TRADERS ICIN.ES, and al/ kinds of PUKE UQU U ll£ goods that they can sell to their Customers at put up expressly for MEDICINAL USE. a very low figure and still make un uuusual A L L KIN DS O F P E R F U M E R Y . large profit. Agents for Oregon Cussimerec and Blankets, of whi:h we keep a large stock. Large Stock aud low prices, und articles G uuruiitecd. Agents for Piano 'Manufacturers. Agents for Oakland Cotton Mills. BADGER A LINDENBERGER Wholesale Clothing and liât Warehouse Nos. 411, 41.1 and 415, But'cxy street, San Francisco. Feb. 17, 1S6S. ly n »it ■» B R O WN & K E L L Y Also Soda. Cream Tartar, Saleratus, Sago, Bird Seed. Faints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, and Domestic Dyes. WASHING POWDERS, And every thing else that is kept in • FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE. FIR ST DUOIt N O H TII O F THE ! w o o l : w o o l :: HEELLEXDALE MILLCO. will pay 18 cents per pound, for WOOL in good con­ dition delivered at their WOOL I10U3E. T D VI R R IIV B L O C K , S 4I I 4B, OREGOV, AND FURNISHED TO ORDER CALL ON US BEFORE GOING ELSEWHERE. Company’s Store, Concord Wagons, e t c , etc., C O N S T A N T L Y ON H A N D , BIIOWN A KELLY. 23tf. i TO TIIE LAD IES! IN ELLEN DALE, which wsll be sold at the cheapest rates for CASH, WOOL and PRO». DU CE. ch ah . e . n o o n Agt. E. M. Cc. Mr«. S. S. Snyder LARG E AND W E L L SELECTED ASSORTMENT OF Millinery and Fancy Goods Of the very Latest Patterns aud Sties. Mrs. Snyder, having made it the study of her life to carry on this business, and her good, being carefully selected to satisfy tastes the most elegant and fastidious, »he is confidenher being able to please all those who will offer to their patronage. No. 10—tf. B L A C K -H A W K L IV E R Y S T A B L E , Corner Commercial and State Streeta, Salem, Oregon* S .D U R R IN & C O ., T UK largest *»d Best Assorted Stock c f DA LL AS, S PECIAL attention given to Collection*, and to natters connected with real Estate. lW lK w ta « ! O . P lu ie gir« «« . e«U, u d 70 a «U . k . Con. N G E R vinced that we hora The Largest, Host aud CHEAPEST Sheriff*» Sale. Stock of Goods this side o f Portland. All Country Produce taken at its Highest Mar­ In pursuance of /aw, and by authority of a ket Value. M ITCH E L * R 0 4 B N D O K F . warrant duly issued by the County Clerk of Independence, March 22 , 1868. Stf Polk Cou ty, Oregon, commanding me aa Sheriff and Tax Collector, to proceed to co/leet toe taxes due said county by distress and sole of property if necessary, I have this day levied M ERCHANDISE. upon the South half of Sec. ten, Town, seven, S. R 5 w. Not 1978 cL 46,containing 320 acres I. V aicdcyw . J obs 8 ohhbbvìllb , more or less, taken os the preperty of the heirs ftemmerrille, of Nelson Johnson to satisfy the claim of the Vanduyn said county for taxes assessed against him for the following yeart, and which remains due and IN D E P E N D E N C E , O n g o i . unpaid to wit, 1862. $3 20 ealers in GENERAL MERCHADISE. 3863, 5 20 1865, 5 12 186“ , 14 08 A fu l Stock of Goods constantly on hand to 1867, 20 80 suit the varied wants o f the People. aggregating in amount $ 1 S 80 besides penalties, costs and accruing costs Now, take notice therefore, that, on Satur­ The Highest Market prico paid for day Jui e 27. 1668, between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M., and 4 P. M. of said day, at the Court House door in Dallas, said re.,1 property above described, will be offered for sale to the We also hare in connection with the Store highest bidder for go/d and silver coin in a large hand aa by law provided. JOSEPH LIGGETT. Sheriff Polk County, Urejon. WAREHOUSE, Da//as May 25, 1863. lV 4 w with track extending to the River, » 4 are pre­ pared to receive and Forward Freight for F R E X C Il S T A L L IM I. Sc D COUNTRY PRODUCE. Ihc subscribor will keep the Fine French Stallion C oE l’ R de LION at Dixie, where he may be found every day during the present season. C0EUR de LION Is a Beautiful Dapp/e Bay, 6 years o/d, about 16 bauds high and is very powerfully built Waa sired by o/d COE UK d r LION a celebrated stallion Imported from Europe. Dam, Whip and Buzzard. DAVID GOFF. Dixio, May 11th, 1868 B UCKEYE It. ,E A P E R , [The W orld,* C h a llen ger *5 cents per tan. 3tf VANDUYN k SOMMERVILLR. F u r n itu r e • E . M E R W IN , Independence. Oregon. and Dealer u kinds of Household and anufacturer M FURNITURE, au Has on band a large and well selected Stock, consistiug in part of Mahogany and Blaek Wal- uut Dressing BUREAUS, Center, Dining, Breakfast and Work at D O D D ’ S Salem. S W EEP8TAK ES T HRASnER, Never Clog* and F ar the Bc*t. at D O D D ’S, Salem. Grecian, Parlor, and Was hing toa Woedseot CH a í RS. / BEDSTEADS, SAFES, STANDS LOUNGES. A fine Assortment of P ictures MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN B o o ts a n d H lioes, Union Block, Commercial Streèt, Salem, Oregon. and G ilt Frame«. In fact 1 keep everything nsefbl and ornamen-- tal in the line. About the 10th of May 1 shall remove my Salesroom and the Postoffice to Sonth Inde­ pendence. Thenceforward I shall oeeapj tho building adjoining Vooduyn and Sommer- vilie’s Store. B. MERWIN. Independence, March 24, 1868. 3 - 3 m IIE MANUFACTURING DfePARTM'NT having been placed In charge of a FIRST CLASS FOREMAN, assisted bv the best of PLOW. workmen, he is prepared to get up a boot SU­ H E W PERIOR to auy other shop in the state. A complete assortment' of FRENCH and A Folk County Invention. AMERICAN Leather, uud Shoe Findings on hand, whhh will be furnished to Shoemakers at reasonable rates. When you visit Salem, give J . M. M A SO N is manufacturing at bimacall- 113m I n d e p e n d e n c e , Polk County, Oregon, T GANG Summons. a G A N G P L O W which is essentially superior to anything which In the County Court of the State of Oregon, uir». for the county of Polk,««. ISAAC FOISTER, Plff. Las yet been offered the Oregon F anning P u b ­ lic in the line of* L a b o r S a v i a g E. W. BOSWORTII, Deft. P LO W S. E. W. BOSWORTH, said Deft.: n the name of the State of Oregon, you are T o appreciate the advantages this. hereby required to appear in the said Court, and answer the complaint of said Plff. filtd therein against you. within ten days from the Plow offers, it is only necessary for. the service of this writ upon you, if served in said County ; and if served in any other County of Farmer to give it a trial. Sim ply eon suid State, then you shal/appear within twenty days from service hereof, and answer said com­ strncted, and put up with a view special plaint. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear as above directed, Judgment ly to durability, this deservedly Popular will be taken against y.m^for want thereof, for Gang Plow must continue- to give un« the mm of $60 86 with interest from January 25th 1864, at 12 per cent per annum. Publica­ qualtied satisfaction wherever or by tion of Summons being ordered by the Judge whomsoever tried. &tf of said Court for six weeks from this date.— You will if served by publicutiqn only, be re­ quired to appear hy the first day of the next term of said Court following the expiration of « . C A N T E R B U R Y , H I. the said six weeks notice by publication. By order of W. C. W iiitso . v , Judge. P H Y S IC IA N & S U R G E O N . J- A. APPLEGATE, Atty. fo r Plff. DALLAS, OREGON. June 15, 1868. 136w edioal Examiner for Manhattaa life In» surance Co. N. Y. McCaulley A I ALEXANDER, FANCY GOODS. HAS OPENED AT THE MIDDLE STORE in Starkey’s Block, a T A tfE N O T IC E ! A Custom Carding Will be done at the reduced price of ETGIIT cents her Pound, when grease or oil is furnished. If we furnish lard. TEN cents. If lard oi/, TW KLVE and a half cents. # ONE pound of good clean lard for every EIGHT pounds of WOOL, or ONE pound of /ard oil for everv TEN pounds. To insure gontl ROLLS the WOOL must be washed and cleaned» All kinds of MERCHANDIZE keptconstant- ly on hand at the Caarriagr*, Wagon«, Buggies, F arm en »* kfllTGHEL RMENdMFS JOHtf W . G IL B E R T , w o o l 5> H J. W . SMITH, Druggist. WAGON AND CARRIAGE H O P C ou n ty ATTORNEY A ID C0U IH O 0B A I I A W ,. TuousANDS.^-Thousanda have tested B alsvm P o lk D ry G « n * c , ClrtJUag, Deem Gctdo». as on hand Tbimple Skciox. TROK AXLE EXPRESS WAGONS and BUGGIES, which he offers for sale cheap tor cash. He has That has erar came to PGUL CNUXTT, also the largest and the beat aosortment of lately received at WAGON TIMBER in the c