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y â . f a -V ^ -o Ch t+ sy & « V > f'L Z Ú , ’M 2 ? , 2 3 . í t 'I y Jt „ u ^ How is I t ?—The republican press, and the Oiegonian in particular, has affirmed that, if the XIYTH ,____ Aj^ency— T homa # B otce , solemnly, ? A 3® (8*wnd floor), Merchant»’ Exchange, Amendment had been adopted, Congres. C llU tlth Itfw t, below Montgomery, is our sional reconstruction would not have authorised egent in Sen Francisco. — A---- ; - ----------------------------- been resorted to; that snch reconstruc . L P. FUMEE, 20 A 21 New Merchant,« tion had not been necessary, and that the Elehnnge, ir our authorised agent in San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising, Mr. Southern people had themselves only Fisher Is represented by S. M. Pettengill A Co% to ohide for the infliction of such recon o f New Torn and Boston. struction upon them. How is it now that Congress, itself declaring the said CMMty Official Oirctory. Amendment adopted, proceeds to re reconstruct Southern States ? Georgia B. F. Brncn, State Senator, was “ reconstructed ” and admitted to F. W atmius , ) I . 8. T owhsksd , > Representatives. all the rights that any other State might R. J. G rant . j W. C. W hitson , , . County Judge. enjoy, and Congress, and the republi ' J . I. Tildm-soN, : . County Clerk. can National Convention at Chicago, W. S mith , . . Sheriff. and the republicans throughout the en R. M. M at , . Treasurer. tire couutry. pointed to Georgia and J H. M ter , . . 8. Superint’dt. congratulated the country on the “ sac. C. D. E mbrke , . . Coroner. cess of the Congressional plan of recou- Tt T awm ** ! Commissioners. •truction.” Is this not so? Nobody will deny it Then how is it, if reeon. ClHirch Directory. struction was such a brilliant success, with fleorgia as a caac in point, that e t h o d is t (South). A. E. -'' mars , pastor M Services at the Bvptisi Church First Ssbbnth the said Ceorgiu iuu>t be reconstructed again ? Will any of the wise meu of in cs-b mouth the republican party explain ? Surely e t h o d i s t (N»mh). G. W. U ookk . x^Astor. this is a case thnt needs explanation. Services: l - - Sabbath, in the evening; 2nd Ah ! the rub is ri~ht here. The Sab’ ith, at ll o’clock, a . m .; 3rd Sabbwh, in th»* evening. H ^ u lu r prayer meeting each whole fabric of reconstruction was Weduesuay eveuiug. Sunday School every Sabbath. at $ o'clock, A. M. reared with a view to makiug republi a p t is t , can States. Geoigia goes Democratic J. \V- O sborn , pastor, and hence needs more reconstructing Services Third Sabbath in each menth. Is this not a fact? No one who has C HRISTIAN, II, M. W aller , pastor. the slightest regard for truth will say Services at Baptist church second Saturday it is not. Then are not the republican and Sunday in each month. loaders and reconstruction manipulators Y- 8. Mail Directory. a eet of perjured wretches—a medley Leaves DALLAS for Salem on Monday, W ed of villains, the incarnation of mendac nesday and Friday at 7 a. m., returning sum. ity and duplicity ? No ono not a days at A p. in. For Independence each Tuesday morning dupe will dispute this proposition, at six. either. Are we not correct? For Salt Creek Tuesdays at one. For Lalaye*»e Monday and Thursday at p. m., returning Wednesday and Saturday at Some scoundrel who in doubtless in It) a. w. For Corvollis on Wednesday and Saturday partnership with the Indians on the returning Monday aud Tburcdy. p'ains, writes to the Revolution from J@ rlo consequence of the lar*;c St. Louis begging sympathy for, and a i^ituber of extra copies ordered, our more humane treatment of, the fieuds large edition is exhausted an we are in red skins throughout the domain of compelled to strike several hundred the United States; and singularly copies on our inside forms—mak ng a enough, the Revolution promises its sympathy and co operation in the prem half sheet only—to meet demands. ises. If the eye of Mrs. Stanton should Dr Jessup has purchased Ira P. chance to fall upon the account publish Smith’s resideucc property situated o<- ed in last week’s S ig n a l , taken from the we>t side of the Academy lot. and the Colorado Chieftain, of the capture G. 11. Stiles Ins bought A. J. Love» and inhuman butchery of Mrs. Bhnn lady’s homestead south of the Baptist and infant child by those dear creatures for which her St. Louis correeponde t Church. expresses so much sympathy, the scales The weather has beeu clear and will probably fall from her eyes when beautiful for near two weeks. The siie will leeousider her resolution to roads in many places are dry and dusty. plead for mote humane treatment to Our farmers are busy sowing spring ward the Indians aud then white allies crops. Hon. F. Way mi re was in town who are writing sycophantic tales of on Saturday last and informed us that horror touching the management of the h* had several teams busy patting in Indians on our frontiers. hia crop. The fact is, we have always treated M o n t a n a . —The Itev. 15. II. Bax the red devils with too much sympathy; they construe our treatment into a li ter kindly permits us to make the fol* cense murder and torture all who lowing extract from a letter received by fall into to their clutches. him from Elder Campbell of Helena, dated Jan. 22: The thing some people call a Con We have had but little snow, and gress holds that the Fourteenth Amend the tbemometer has seldom been below ment is adopted, and everybody zero. The weather has been clear and knows that it required the concurrence -braving for more that two months past; of the Li gislatures of 27 States to adopt .and with every prospect of continuing said Amendment, aud further, that, it pleasant. required Georgia to make the said 27, The recent Eegisr.ture located the besides it was necessary to ignore the capital at Helena and we are sure that we have a permanent city. Business is action of the States of Ohio, Oregon in a flourishing condition and all are in and Delaware, which States had rescind fine spirits. Health has continued goed. cd the adopting resolutions. Now, the Senators from Georgia are We have received a pamphlet, pre. denied seats in Congress on the pica f>ared by order of the Oregon Central that the Lcgisature by which they were •Central Railroad Company, west side, elected wag an illegal body notwith President Gaston toe auther, devoted standing thefaet that this same Legisla to searching review of a pamphlet, ture ratified the said Fourteenth Amend lately issued by the east side pretend- kers. The author promised in the out* ment which this said Congress holds set of of his work to lay on and spare was legally ratified by the said State of offic ¡ Georgia! How it cuu be that the Leg- not—tho-^e even holding high official position tod right well did he prose- of f,.ste can be compctent /cute the undertaking Gov. W oods is to ratify « an Amendment . » to the , /. Consti 'exposed for having substantially goue into the market hawking his position as tution of the United States and yet be Governor for money. The pamphlet incompetent to elect two Senators this alleges rhsfc the Governor had unbosom- pre8eDt worthy and wise Congress does ed himself to a friend to the effeot that not v deign to inform the people Can ho had determined to nnike his office republicans see anything damnable in yield him some money in connection •with the existing railroad excitement all this ? l c a n l c —Do Sunday morning Stephen Staats, Esq , snd lady, are' last, Y u Mr. discovered, from a said'to have constituted the first cou- view of the Nichols Three Sister* bad from the pie married in Polk county. front of his hotel, a-fcuge volume of The Arizona Miner speaks of num smoke issuing from near the summit erous cowardly murders lately commit» of the northern and highest one of the ted by the Indians of Arizona. They group.____________________ ettaakted the mail lately, killinz the m a r r ie d ' earner and others. The Revolutions St Louis correspondent would likely At the residence of the bride’s father; by feel had should justice overtake these Rev. A. E. Sears, oa Feb. 14, 1889, Mr. R. C. predatory bands of savages. Peroival and Misa M; S . Daria; all of Polk 8 b KfetUg gloik ¿m otti Signal. M 9 B half The mob at Washington, sometimes styled a Congress, was in a predicament the other day on counting the electoral vote for President. A general row ensu* ed, aud, in order that all should be plea- sed^ha taugust assemblage of imbeciles, thieves knaves and perjurers, counted Georgia and didn’t count her. They put it up that, wtth^ Goorgia Seymour would have 80 votes hod without Geor. gia he would have seventy one ! Was perfidy more brazen ever enacted ? Do the people now see how it would have torted out if the vote of Georgia would have given Seymour the Presidential office ? Would not the pefjured villains have thrown Oregon out if it had been necessary to hate elected Grant? Eighty with Georgia and seventyone without Georgia! This reminds us of a coincidence. Once upon a time a social party was as sembled whew it aeeme a Mr. Cos was expected to be present but had not ar rived. A count of those present was innocently instituted, with the follow ing reMilt: “ Eleven with Cox or ten without Cox.” Why might the Congressional wretch es have put it up that Sevmour would have niuety votes with Honolulu or ooue without that classic retreat in the Pacific ? The Oregon Deutsche Zeitung has been enlarged to a 24 column sheet. One German paper ought to flourish in Oregon. O p p o s it i o n . —From a programme elsewhere published in this paper, it would seem that a paper in op; osition to the S ig n a l will probably be instituted in Dallas. The “ kdre ” of editors foreshadowed is rather a formidable one, and if each does well his part, a live “ institoosh ” may bo expected to make predatory incursions on »he sedate aud sober villagers of Dallas town at any moment. The Dallas lycoutn is still in full blast Much more interest is manifes ted in its meetings than usually falls to the lot of such institutions at other points. The ludies grace the meetings with their presence, in considerable force, which adds decidedly to their value and importance. A V A L E S T I SE . We print below the “ material por tions” of un :nteresting Valentine re ceived by a fellow townsman last week : Dalis, 4teanth uv febiwary. dear bee ef Nickuls. i am a stringer A- mong u & like your comun ty fine. In castin my optikel funkshens abôut 1 dont think tha hev lit on a tuuar on era bel tiz than yoarn--U R so Frank. Now lde like tu inquier about ser- tio biznes. * * Now this is jest it. ime a grate mine tu print a noosepaper in ure midste. i think iti pa doant u ? lly, ime a lucksurious riter, & 2ly ile hev hole sqodrun ov loklc editors & ri teu ediiers & drinken editers & fiteu editors & Sow on Now thure is tom- Smith, hede inaik askukmn lokle. its ustouishen whot that boy thinks he noze. heze got uioar itnpudens thun a Musketer and that’s w hat a good lok'e neads. the inanest ret-son the Poke cownty Signell don’t tcksel enny nioar iz bkoz the editor liaint got them kwol- ificashuns suffishently Then thares jon O shclltown, hede b good in mi kore. hiz xperiens doun in kuliforuy teecheu uv them skulcs fits him pc koolyer ; hee cood put in awl them dashers, & prolongs, & tenass prolongs. Jon oze a purty good iawyour; he got rankeuzes liselis like faulin oph a log. Then ef i neaded a speeker editor lde git jo Lea. the jems of tiollej that man noze iz startle ling. G W G how,d be a good staf éditer. C How lukky it iz that he forgot hiz tubacker last faut. U c he can noW fernish the offis in wood & pa fur awl law soots &c4th. i thiuk joijl h purty lie seleck hill parmer onto mi kore ; he ken run the poetikel & racddykel buroze. So wele b siifte for medersen ; we r awl lie abul tu git sick whilest baskum staze in toun. lie git jon brown for mi fiten editer; its not mi Providens 2 took on hiz ka- pasity in this line. The karier uv hiz not very remoat ansester uv sairn naim whitch kun: 2 a kloze in vcrgintiy ort 2 b konklusiv in hiz hi. For mi drinken editer lie git appel- gait. i du bleve that man’s holler into hiz toze. Ive seed him wauken the streets as strate az a bean poal when he wuz so fui that the whiskey sloshed out at boath years. Yores troolev, BOLI VER MITRE Y.- she& lu '* 3 Salem Correspondence. _ S alem , Feb. 17, 1869. E riT O R S ig n a l :— M COX & EARHART. GEO. H. A gricultural and Seed CHANCE- Depot. It is a source of pleasure to an old h o l E S A I. G and B E T A I L Dealer» in Oregonian, to sec the streets of Salem d e s t is t , becoming dry and firm in the middle of Seeds, February. While this is attributable in Fruit Trees, ^ * SALEM, : : , OREGON. • great measure to the beautiful weath> Or iia m ental ”Gje dangers of chloroform avoided, in the painless extraction of teeth, by the use of er which has prevailed for the last Nitrous I'xidc, (lauging gas) or Kithardson’s week or ten days, yet it is not solely and Pot Plants, Ether Spray apparatus for those preferring that S H R U B S A c., & c., the cause. Our streets never have rooms over Smith A Wade’s storo been a winter through, in better con K 00 RE 3 ’ BLOCK, (Middle Baildiagj, { adjoining Montgomery’s gallery. -Iltf dition, than they have been the pres LIVERY «TABLE. SALEM, OKEUO.V. ent winter; and for this we must give the credit to our ex-city Fathers for A viN G P u r c h a s e d t h e o l d A ll article* told hy tit warranted genuine. their diligence and unceasing efforts to Cash paid for G rass S eed s—if of good B E N N E T T & W H IT E S T A B L E , free the city from all debris; aud adopt quality. A lot of Choico Plants in Pots, just in company with L. GODDARD, I shall bo ing a system of grades and drainage received. pleased to see any all of my friends and *c- quuiutencess upon their arrival in Portland that haa for the most part proven a sue. Catalogues furnished on application. and those who have good horses 19tf COX & EARHART. to with fell teams, cess. will find mo ou hand ready to buy at all II BUSINESS. Although the necessary amount of oivoulating medium is greatly felt in the community and more especially here in Salem where a large proposition of the State warrauts are held with an en dorsement on the back “ not paid for want of an appropriation” (to which might have been added by the conni vance of an apostate Governor with his wiliing and subtle tool».) Notwith- .standing all this, our streets the last few days have presented quite a lively appearance. The souud of the busy hammers is heard iu all directions, while the rumbling of the dray heariug hither and thither the necessary mate rial, is made to keep time with the stea dy growth of oui city. The Bank build ing of Messrs. Lad and Bush is rapidly approaching completion. Workmcu are engaged puting up the inside finish, while the painter on the outside is giv ing the sash and tuouldiug a new cast to correspond with the main body; when compu ted it will he quite ao im posing structure, one that will be an ornament to the city aud a credit to its uwuers. times. Patrons of this stable will Bind it in good m shape, while charges will bo as moderate as at any other stable iu the city-. ‘ -» J II. I.A K lf. tf have just ¿eeeived and now opened a new Portland, June 23, 1368. and fresh stock of Spring aud Summer GOODS all N E W ( OODS ! A E W GOODS!! I THU I'lK ST'TR lI.V HAS ARRIVED, ' Grades, ’ Kinds, Styles, » * and Varieties. and so has Well adapted to tliis trade both as to price and quality. To those desiring to purchase a Spring supply, I will invito your attention, as 1 am determined to adapt the prices to suit the present H arh T imes , nnd I ask you before purchasiuj to cal/ at the O L D B R IC K C O R N E R And examine for yourselves. PRIN TS at I2J cents per yard. Good quality four-fourths BROWN CABOTT A SHEETING 16 cents- COFFEE by the sack 23 cents per pound, reuii/ 2o cents, and al/ other things in propor tion. Come aud examine and be satisfied. J i\0 . €. B E L L . M. MEYER! O NE O F T H E LA R G EST W IT and H best selected stocks of DOMESTIC D R Y COODS, FANCY GOODS. OEHIS t BOYS’ CUSTOM MADECIOIHINO, LATEST STILES OF 111 IS AM) CJPS, Trunk«, Ear pels, Groceries, C rockery A c. That has over been brought to SALEM, which he is offering CHEAPER than any oth er house in the City. H O L E S A L E and R E T A I L AU kinds o f P R O D U C E taken in E x G U O C E H ÿ, ch a n g e. W anted : moore ' s block , S alem , O regon . X l l H (H tn POUNDS OF W OOL FOR which I will pay tbo COX A E A R U A R T , w GOODS BY THE PACKAGE At Portland Rates. EDUCATIONAL. 19 Salem has been called by some the B L A C K -H A W K L IV E R Y ' S T A B L E , “ city of Churches and schools,” and Corner Commercial and State Street*, S alem , O regon . quite deservedly too, we exclaim as we look from our window aud see the iin S. DURBIN & CO., mouse train that is pouring forth from the various schools at the present time, At their Old Stand, with a New Fire-Prooi Brick Just Completed. making the air to rin^ with their mer would respectfully inform our old ry shouts of joy, little dreaming of the T ? friends and oust mers that we arc at our place of business, with a New Fire-Proof responsible duties and cares that will old Brick Stable, conveniently arranged*; each is ventiiiutcd by a flue in the wall. ^ devolve upon them in the future. And stall jjfegr* Strict.attention :.nd the best of forage wc are made to exclaim with the poet: given ty all stock left m our care. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE IN CASH. Iff. JI LITER. 3d door from the corner of Griswold’s Block Salem Oregon. <i]y It* ANO XIC. Jen n in gs Lodge, -Yo. 9, X >allas. P* Regular Communication! on tbo SATURDAY preceding the Full Moon in each Month, uultss the Moon fulls on Sat urday— tLcn on that day at one o’clock, P. M. Also, on the second Friday in each month at 7 o clock, P. M , for the purpose of improv ing of the bra ft, in Masonry, and for sOeh oth er \\ ork us the Master may f.om timet io time Order, \ All Brethren in good standing are invited to Attend. By ortpr of the 3?lf W. M. no 10 tf “ A few short years auil tkcil these sounds shall hail The day again, and gladness fill the vale; So soon the child a youth—the youih a man Eager to run the race his fathers ran. Anti sueh is human life ; so, gliding on Manufactured forum the California Soap It glimmers like a meteor and is goue!” Root Plant. Wo call the attention of public our N ew an d Im p ro v ed article of manu The Medical Department of the to facture for M attresse*. and other Upholstcr’s COOPER GESNER, Willamette University is deservedly uses. For cheapness, Elasticity, Durability, J OULI) announce to tho Traveling Pub- and cleanliness, it has no equal. Be growing popular with the community. coipfort ware of all interior materials, which arc now \ \ * lie that their large STABLE iu sold for Eureka Hair Mattresses. Those who are counected with the in being Agencies, 573 Mission Street, San Francisco, Is constantly INDEPENDENCE, stitution arc sparing no pains to make and 67 J street, open for tho of nil those who Sacramento. fcb2 3m may favor them with their pa.tr; cage. 4g it what they claim it to be, a first class E lR IiK A H A IR college. The commencement exercises closing the present year w ill be held ou the 4th of March. The public is invi ted to attend. FATAL ACCIDENT. We learn from a gentleman just down from Independence, that a party of men engaged iu bringing a raft of logs down the river yesterday run a foul of a snag a short distance below Inde pendence causing the raft to breag up, one of the party (Michael Last) fell through between the logs which imme diately closed up, crushiug him so bad ly that he died iu a few hours there after. POLITICALLY, LIV ER Y an«! FEED . STABLE! Yol ice of Final Settlement. I d County Court. Polk County, Oregon. In the matter of the Estate of - D Hubbard, Dec’.-.l v * J\ 7%NT£; d ARY L. HUBBARD. Executrix cf the B1C*V said Estate, ha vie. g filed Lor final Ace ount, in said Court, praying a Final S ttleuient • o il e t s o a p of the same : Therefore, notice is b* p l y given Mc KE0NE,V an HAAGEN & Co. ^ to all persons interested in s.dd Estate, that, the said application, will be heard, and determ H om y. G lycerin e, E ld er F low er, ined, at the Court House, iu D.illa.-; iu said B oquct and Talui. county, on In Quality, Style nnd Perfume warranted T uesday, the 2d day o f M ar., 18G9. to the Kngli.-di aud sold fully ott per et. J. L. COLLINS, equal cheancr. which accounts for the great falling 46-Iw* County Judge. oir in the demand for the foreign soups, and the unprecedented success of the A m e ric a n Coni ile t S oaps, now sold every A d m in istr a to r ’* Y o titc . a where pi in ny the T o United States. McKEONE, VAN HAAG k N & 00., Sole OTfCE is horeby given thnt the under Manufacturers, signed has been duly appointed by the Philadelphia nnd New Y- rk. teb 9 3<n lionoruble County Coujt, of Polk county, Ore gon, Administrator of tbo Estate of George W. Riggs, late of said county, deceased, ull per sons having claims against the said estate, are NOTICE is hereby given that thejinde-r* requested to present the same to me duly au signed has been duly appointed by the County thenticated within six months from this date; and those iudabted to the same are requested C »urt, of Polk county, OoregOn, Executor of to make immediate payment. tho last Will and Testament of M. M. Jones, G. B. RIGGS, Adrnr. late of said county, dccenst-d. All persons F ( k 1st, ISGih 46-4w having claims against said estate will please present the sauio to him at (J. P. Litchfield's E s t r a T N o t ic e . —Strayed from un twenty miles N«>rth West of Dallas, or to Sul A Whitson, at tb iir oflu-e, in l)a|lus, stable at Iudepeudenee, ou or about livan within six months from the date of this notice. the 15th of January, one bay horse, GEO. P. L IT C H FIE L D , 47w4 ^Executor, about 15 bauds high, a white tip on M T N ^ Executor’« A oticc. Everything is quiet. All seem to be awaiting further developments. Since the “ loil click ” received those smarting cuts from the Uuionist they have beeu attempting to read it out of the party but failing in that they have concluded that descretion is the better part of valor, and are endeavoring to keep their own couusels. It has been whispered about here that the Legisla ture will not meet on the 4th of March, the nose, and a very little white on the that Democrats are not willing to spend J . K. GILL. C. r. YEATOX, their time and money withoutuu equiv» iorehcad, one hind foot white. Sup GILL & YEATOX, alent. But this is coufiu»d to Repub posed to be about 8 years old. Any licuDs aud they are measuring Demo HOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS cratic legislators by a republican stand information which will lead to the re covery of the saib horse, will be sutably ard. -IN - Let every Democrat bo at his post at rewarded. i^rliool Books, the appointed time; although it will be Music Hooks, a present precuniary sacrifice to each Independence, Feb. 2d I860. JIM JONES. *»*«•** Book», member, yet it will be a uoble sacri fice and one that will redouud to their S tation ery, iuterest in the future. * . APPLEGATE. JAS. MCCAIN. Ear»cy Goods. J. APPLEGATE & J I T A I Y , Our goods wore purchased and in the East, by our selves. and we feel confident that v.o can givo Jeff Byerley has returned from the perfect satisfaction to all who may favor us Dr. Jessup reports the prevalence of new state of—Matrimony—-whither he with their patronage, both as to price and ATTORNEYS AT LAW, quality. has been prospecting. good health in aod about Dallas. State street, Salem, Ogn. 26tf w 1 A- Dalla*, Polk Oregon, K, . - i *x