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About Oregon Republican. (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1871)
1 -,.'j.,;. j DALLAS, SATURDAY, MAY 27. Newspaper Influence. The newspaper which is properly conducted is becoming' and properly should bo a power in the land. It is a constantly recurring ! miracle, '-whose wonder never wears away. It is picked up, carelessly glanced over, and perhaps thrown down with the remark- "There's nothing in it," Yet, if care fully perused, it will be found to con tain a fund of information. The his torian gives a glance over incidents of the past. The statesman promulgates his views on the proper management of governmental affairs. Through the public pres tfie Divine preaches, the poet sings, and the writer of fiction gives vent to the highest flights ofim agination. All combine to make it an indispensable article after once becom ing accustomed to its regular arrival, Uy its careful examination you will find that you: hold in your hands the ends of myriads of invisible electric conductors, along which- tremble the joys, sorrows, wrongs, triumphs, hopes and despairs of as many men and women, all as sensible to pain or plea sure 'as yourself. By examination of its advertising columns, you will Hud one offers you this commodity and an other that ; one happy man announces to the world his marriage, and a sonow ful one give notice of a death. In one column you find the result of an anti quarian, research, and thtough the very next column throbs a truthful tale of present love, passion and romance. What responsibility then rests upon the conductor of an instrument of such power, whether fur good or evil. II un careful should he be in selecting his articles, as well as in wielding hi pen. lie cannot, of course, expect that c ery article he publishes will please each and every one of his numerous readers, for this would be expecting more than is in the power of individual man to achieve, and what can never be aecom plished until human uature undergoes an entire change and men's tastes am sentiments accomplish a thorough metn morphosis. Yet fearlessly and maufijlly should he always battle for the riyht, despite the frowns of enemies or the flatteries of friends. By so doing, th'e newspaper will be what it should be the means of elevating and ennobling the race, and all will be benefitted by the influence which it cM-rfs. JiAltROW CACGi: UAIl.ItOADH. On account of their cheapness, and their practicability in .places where it would not be possible to construct road of the ordinary width, the narrow gme roads are attracting considerable atten tion in different part of the United States. There are in Oregon manv places where this class of roads might be profitably built, where it would be impracticable and unprofitable to build a road of an ordinary guage. A thirty mile road is in proer.ss of construction from Cape. Girardeau to the iron panks in Bellinger County, Miouri, one mile of which is already' completed. The cost of this mile, laid with T rail has been $3,5G GO, and the cost of the entire thirty miles is estimated at 0213,000, allowing S1G,875 for cul verts, bridges. &c. The road bed is six feet wide on the top, following the rise .and fall of the ground, where it do?s not exceed 70. feet " to the mile, and winding round high hills and steep grades in curves of 200 feet radius, less than one third that required by the ordinary guage. Boiling stock sufficient for the requirements of such u road say two locomotives, four passenger cars, thirty platform car?, and ten box cars, are estimated ;at $27,000 addi. tional, making a total" cost of 240,000. For mining and all hilly regions, the narrow guage roads arc peculiarly adapted, aud they are likely to come into extensive use as feeders to estab lish lines of railways. In mountain ous regions ' like our State after the main through lines are' established, feeders of a narrow guage can be run through the mountain chains into the various valleys at little cost, and prove of great advantage in developing the resources of the country. - Vo furnish the -Republican and pernor e&t'i Monthly for 1 a year. i Tho following excellent piece of ad- vice to young men is from tho Willa mette Farmer? " No home! what a misfortune! No home when health is failing and tho world goes urong? Living to the exteut of your means, spending your labors for things that secure no per manent advantage? The flower of your life passing away, and nothiug now to secure a home ? Are you satisfied then to make a shipwreck of life yourself a worthless waif on earth ? Young man, you should lay these things to heart. You should seek to fecure a home; aud more especially should a man with a family own tho house in which he dwells, if industry, sobiie'y and economy enable him to make Mich an acquisition, When a man owns his home he feels stronger, more confident, more sheerful, and much happier, in the 'midst of all worldly trials, than he would or cou'd feel if ho were without so substantial an anchorage, so to speak, fur his pur poses, aims, resolutions, affections and aspirations. ISonds bearing gold inter est, and well secured, are all very well in their way ; but a home is the most assuring bond for the head of a family. and the love, and hope, and trust, of which it will become the center, will, under tho Lie-sing of heaven, ybld golden fruit through all. his future years on earth As the poet well said, " 1 lure is no place like home. How sweet to turn, at evening's clp5e, from all our cares away, And end it) out in, fertile repose, the jwiftly pumng day ; The pltanarit books, the smiling look of cliil dri ll ami of bride, All fairy ground doth make around one's own dear fire?i lu V THE ' A3IRM).M12NTrf. The Louisville Ledger, in comment ing upon the Amendments to the Com -ititution and the Reconstruction Act! of 'cngress, shows the spirit of thr Democracy of Kentucky, and perhaps of the entire South. It says : " Fur our own part we are not pre pared to accept them. Nor are we tin posed to ignore or evade them, from prudential or other cooh Jcrati. u. There is no prudt nee in ps.lpal.le dis simulation. X.-badv wU believe that ItJC t rv III !v i ri'. u. i V ... u . u w . nii,u t V . T - . "- ! r J to acquiesce in thr-e au.endincnt because no allusion is made io them in the platform. Such a course will only he regarded as in truth it will be a cow?rdiy dodjitsg if responsibility. If these nmendtm'ura, m intt.rpeted by their author.-, bo ftstc-ned Lev rs ! . .... . 1 - i it.., t r.. tt I i t : .1 1 1 tli.- f ni!s on of t lie Democratic party !.(. ended, atid we mav as well disbit.d. nnd'S liiirn nr n!l fi.r i or itrnlf. rn f ii t,a if principle." This is strictlv in accordance with what we have claimed was the reat point .still at isue The Ledger, in a former articles declared virtually that 54 opposition to the results of the late war constituted the only s'ock in trade of the Democratic party. It was upon such a platform that the Democracy entered the last Presidential contest; and to he consistent it must still adhere to the same, as the amendments arc still in force." CUtAIN IMtO I'l.CTf. From the report of the agricultural dej arttnent for March and April, we learn that throughout the country ;en erally, the nutumn and winter s-cuson vyas favorahle for the germination and vigorous growth of winter grain. In the New Kngland States, wheat and rye is not in as flourishing a condition, and docs not promise as flattering as they generally have. Three fourths of the returns from New York indicate merely an average prospect. In Penn sylvania the crops are excellent, and in most connties promise more than an average yield. In Delaware and Mary laud the prospects have never heen as good for a large yield. Virginia and North Carolin? do not represent their crops as promising, though portions of these States are reported faVorahle. A small area of wheat was sown in Missis sippi and Louisiana, and the prospects are unpromising. In Texas the wheat has been injured by drought, though in some places the prospects are very' promising. The remainder of the States report prospects as flattering, with but few exceptions, and the indi cations are that the yield will be abun dant throughout the entire country. ' . : L . . Our Governmeut refuses to cheapen the rates ot ocean postage as requested by the Uritish authorities. It is said that a reduction of the present rates cannot be made without greatly increas ing the expenses of the Post Oflce department. The New York Sun gives an account of a case heard in . Baltimore on .the 2d iust, before U. S. Commissioner i Rogers, which has brought to light some astounding developments con cerning the management of internal revenue affairs in that city during the years 1867 '08, and relativo to frauds alleged to have been perpetrated by certain distillers and dealers in liquors. These revelations were made in conse quence of an attachment sued out by Supervisor Fulton against Holton Richardson, Esq., for the purpose of obtaining possession of certain docu mentary evidence, purporting to show that the Government had been de frauded, as alh'gcd, of an amount of tax equivalent to 31,200.000. Mr. Richardson made answer: i rri 4 .1 t t i i i 1. That the books and papers had been given him by Mr. Rudolph Blu--menberg, an ex-revenue store keener, and that the relation of counsel aud client subsisted between them.. 2. That he had a lien on the papers for his fees, and was uot bound to give them up uutil his fees had been paid. To these propositions of law, was annexed a proffer that the defendant would most cheerfully submit to any order passed by the Commissioner as to the custody of the papers which would Jcavc the last-mentioned right unim paired. His client claimed to be the informer in certain frauds, and the pa prrf were given him as counsel to pro secute a claim for the informer's mo ietv. For this rejson lie could not con sent to allow the papers to pass beyond his control. The complainant then pro ceeded to introduce his testimony, 0r?t explaining the causes which led to the proceedings, lie said that under direc tions from the office of the Internal Revenue, he had calhd upon Mr. Richardson, at.d had been to!d by him that he hud evidence at his ccntrol to show frauds amounting to 51,200,000 had been perpetrate! by Edwin Wal ters, distiller, through tho agency f .lohn F. He!-, an ex revenue gaugt r, and thai W. F. Walter j, Sarou 1 Laua han & Sou, MeLnnmr Q-iinn, and 'cthtfri Ln,rT!i!y received the illicit . . V Mr. I'u'.ton rtad vari on lU'civ if; 4 u 4i'uu ueunwu: ou the nut ur, v. h.vli 40 to sl;!w that a terv state uf .i.Tatri existed dur- rt thy a Tears. John IleUe made afllaWt that " lie wat n ::nrr for the Uwitcd States from October 1S07 to Xovcmler lKO; that in March or February he commenced rervico in the distillery of Klwui Walters and Henrv Hckcr, and continued lor about .ix inunth" ; that tluring all of sasd time the btiiirifss of carrying on was by Mr. Ivdwin Walters and that a "book" kept by him as gnugcr contains an exact ciy of illicit whi-key carried away by f-aid Fdwin Walter during the mouth of May 180, ns also the per cent, of Cologne sjiirits contained in this account; that no ttx was' paid on the whiskey so removed, and the book so kept wis kept by him at the request of Mr. Walters, so he cannot tell how much whiskey was delivered to his diih-rent customers, or to the parties to whom he ordered it delivered. Henry lacker made oath thut dur ing most of the years of 1807 and he ran a distillery in the county of Hal timote, Second Collection District of said county; that said distillery ; was run in hi- own name, he giving bond, but i'i fact said distillery was run by him and in his name nominally, hut was run for Edwin Walters, of the City of Baltimore; that he, the said Edwin Walters, paid to Booker the sum of twenty-five dollars per day as his compensation, out of which the lat ter was to pay his assistants ; that all tho whiskey distilled was the property of said Walters", distilled for him and under- his directions; that all of the whiskey distilled during the entire time was delivered to said Walters; that about four-fifths of the whiskey so distilled was illicit whiskey, or whiskey upon which no Government duty had been paid, nor any return of its manu facture made to the Government. Boeker further testified that while the arrangement between Walters and him self existed Ilcise was tho Inspector; that Walters sent a wagon for the illi cit whiskey, which was taken to WaU ters' rectifying houo under tho super intendence of Ileise." The affair is still being investigated, and will, no doubt, bring to light more miuute particulars. Scarcity of Mechanics. It is said that the demand for certain classes of meelninice, such as brick-layers, stono masons, and carpenters, is so great at the present time in Portland that once in a Whilo contractors, actually quarrel Qbout them. Slate I U' in. Gleanings from Stato Exchange! t The State Journal says : -There has been a rumor afloat for several days to the effect that there could be no cross ing found for the railroad near Harris burg, aud that the Springfield route would yet have to be adopted. We havo reliable information from the par ties now examining the river, and can say that there is no truth in the rumor. A very suitable place for a bridge has been found, and there will be no trouble whatever. The crops in Lno County are excellent. Eugene has six saloons and six churches. Through tho efforts of Mr. Lewis Byrna, 3108, was raised in Salem last week for a poor destitute family of em igrants. Tusk. We were shown this week by Mr. II. B. May, a piece of a large tusk, fouud about fourteen miles from ! this nlace under eround sixteen feet. It was about six feet in leugtn, ana M . ? . ,..., nt UrfrMt end. It was considerably decayed. It i impossible for us to conjecture to what beast this mammoth tusk belong ed. Enter prise. The California stages now connect with the railroad at Ililsey seventeen miles south of Albany. We learn that our miners in the different camps are buily engaged in cleaning up, and yield of gold du.-t ha been good for the length of the season. Our farmers from all parts of the valley report that grain prospects was never better, and the grsss is .evt-ry thing that stock men could wish. Several teams started ths week fur Credent City tor freight. Welcarn that most of tht recent purchased goods l ave been fehqcd there for this k-cUju. Times. From the Democratic Era ; At the meeting of the Young Men's ChrUtun .WxHMation lu'Sd on S'in 1 y Uvt at the M. E. Church, the talented Mngt-r Mr. Philips caused a number of valuible bok to be placed in the cu for the accommodation of the audience. The felling price of these bouk was Tocts., 8 J of them were taken from the church by perMKH in the congregation, caui itig u luss to Mr. Ph'rips of 00. Penalty. The penalty for employ ir g Ifidiaus belonging to Reservations, who have no p ! ,, will b enforced hereafter by Supcriutcr.dcnt Meacham. ClIA.viE Oi last Saturday niglit the coaches of the 0. V C. htage Co . ceacd running through this plice I'liey now run in connection with the cat side railroad. Iu their -teai we have a daily hack to Albauy.whieh runs in connection with the railroad, and by which we go our mails, 1rom the north several hnurs sooner than by the t!d ar rangement. Aa-ither- ndvuntatre is, that it will givt Major Johnson, of the City Hotel, and the pos!iuiter, a chance to enjoy ' their ret at night. The world moves Gjiet'e. Ft; M. it At. On Saturday, the 13th in.t ,at2 o'clock P. M,, the funeral of lion. II. N. George took place from his fit Jut's residence iu the city of Albany, under tho nupices of the Iu dependent Order of O ld Follows, of which ho was uu honored member. A -pound n'JL'gt of gold was re cently found in the vicinity of Giml:t ville.' Hon. J. T. Hunter, of Union county, has a colt which, when foaled, was three feet and seven inches high.--Frost fell lately in Fdelmon's Eden on Fox Creek and nipped his fruit. Alack! a!a John McDowell, who his been at work f .rsMiie time on Connor Creek into which Fox Creek flows, as we understand it has " struck it rich" at last ; the gold is coarse, and water can be had, the year round, in abund ance. L if rock- Democrat. From Portland papers we glean as follows : Somebody who had not prop erly studied "the Decalogue and tho statutes of Oregon, attempted to bur glarize a room in the second story of Porter & Weigand 's building on First street, early Tuesday morning. Being detected, they weakened and. fled. The barkentine Web foot, Capt. page, was 'taken in tow yesterday after noon by the steamer Josie McNear, for, Bainier, abreast of which she is to take a cargo of stavo bolts for San Francisco. We understand that the young man who attempted suicide by cutting his throat,was not wounded in such a manner as to endanger his recovery. Theriver has not risen much for the last day or two, being at what tho water men call a 'stand." Contract for Railroad Work. The O. & O. H. 11. Co., have let a con ract to Mr. J. L. Hallett, lato Assistant Superintendent, for tho entire con struction of the railroad (with the cx ception of tho bridge across tho Will ametto near Ilarrisburg), from the present railroad terminus at tho 100 mile stake to Eugeuo City. The dis tance is some 2'Z miles, but the con struction calls for about 24 miles of roitd, including the sido track. Mr. Ilallett is an euergetio man, and his past work is sufficient guamntee that tho future will bo speedily and well performed. REAL ST A Mi. For Sale, A FA TIM containing 298 acres, situated 2i rn'tles sontb-went of Dallas. Good House, Barn, and other buildings. fTtEN ACUES OF LAND, with good House J and Barn, all fenced and tinder good Im provement, situated in the Town af DaUan, Polk County, an extraordinary opportunity. ITT O USB AJ E in the To AND TEN ACRES 'OF LAND own of littlii l. Polk County. riWO I1UNDKFD AND FORTY SIX JL Acres of Land one Mile North of Kola, Polk County, good Ilousfe, good DouUe Hum, and other Ilnildins;. All under ftMice, with fiuo Orchard, and iu high fctate of cultivation. A FINE MILL SITE IN SOUTH SALEM, on Willamette Floub. A block of Six Lots, enclosed with Hoard Fence, gool House, Ham, &.C. i HOUSE AND LOT IN CENTRAL J tSalem, ne-ir the two Central School Houses. The House contains Eight llo tns, alt Plastered, with Hard Fini-h, Ham, Wood House, and all convtcicLcts to make it desirable. For Particulars enquire of R. II, Tyson, Rei-lbijcas Orrice. '4m r- DENTISTRY. I N CONSEQUENCE OF OTHER EN gesiatnti, it will be itupoytihle for me to viit Dallas professi-onallv thin Spring. T. L. Nieklin, who is THOROUGHLY COMPE TENT, has consented to take in y. place, and wilt visit Dalian on Monday, May 22nd, where he will remain for a short time. Any favors extended to him will be Appreciated by me. GEO. H. CHANCE. Falera, May 10, 1871. X U S: X T S W A A T Si !. CLERGYMEN, FCIIOOL TEACHERS, KM AHT YOUNii MEN AM) LA DIES V A N T E D TO C A X V A S S FOR 'illE NEW ROOK (HOUR FATHER'S HOUSE n OH Th c V n r i Uvn Word . I5y ItAMt.i. Mahch. author of the popular "Niht &t. ri-s." tnsMtr in thouglit aud ltjua? fbuwi us UMold ruLts and heuutiea '.U tiJ i I Il.nlf, with- !S lii.i(Uijfig flmcw, Mitgl-g trd, waving pa'.ir.s railing cb-uds, ? trtUiit'ui biw, faercl uour:taiis, drlightful rtTrs, mighty oeans, thut'tdt.'r.t'ig oicts, b!i ing heavrfj and vat uiavtr-u with countless bt-ing in ihVAi out of world, and rea.li to us earh the unwritten w..rd. Rte tinted papr, i vngraviugt and Mjpt-ib l.iniing. fftnd fr theuUir, in wLir-h in inii dvirrij tion and uuivcffal ii.'rntiuljitioii by the' j res, minis t?r an l c.ib?ge rvtcsrs, iu the mottgett poitibl licguage. Ant&ti ul o Waiited for the "PACIFIC LAV 'ENCYCLOPEDIA." TlHi JtlXT J.A IKMHv OUT! WrUtt-n exprt!y fr u.e on the Pa-iCc Cat. Sit PA;i:S! ITLL LAW JUNM.VGI Tl.EAlS l.'PON NEMLV 500 D1F l EREN T JUUJl;CTe, To "ni;iH a-lawyer up o anyone f which wguld curt more thau tij- j ilcc ut the liook. 11 V J. F. C II J Ii It Of the i-"an Francisco Dar. Thff aor are the uv:t faf it tMr.z anl nof-ular !.'. ks ever ou this Coaft. AgcuU re uiotoin vrilh tut-cesa ever v where. .Sm J irtiT'tJtn!tf$ j'ir Cirrvl:r n I Trim A. 1.. UAM'lini'T vv CO., Say Fhanc i?co, Cal. t is i: o c c; i d t: x t a l, FormrrJj "WKSTEKN HOTEL." Corner of l-'irst ami SIurriMin Ssiti'tets, PORTLAND, OBL.UUN. 3Icssrs. SMITH A COOK f'lAVK TAKKX THIS WELL KNOWN (iue an I lUiUuut ant Hofurni-hcJ it thru1iout. tcakinsr St hj far tLe BEST HO TEL JN PORT LA N I J. X. I).- Hot aiul CUi Rath attached to th Houso for the ttntfit of (itiols. SMITH '4 TOOK, Proiirittors. Tortland, Airil 14, 1S70. :tf C. M. PAKMEXTER. I F. J. BABCOCK. PARMEflTER II BABCOCK, manufacturers, ami Vhotesale and Re tail Dealers inj JP ui'ii it ixio , Comtnercial Street, Salem, Oregon, HAVE OX HAND THE LARGEST Ftock of 1'uriiiturc, I5e(l(liiiT9 Hollands, and PArER-IIAIVIiGS To be found In Marion Connty. All kinds of Picture Frames Coffins and Caskets made to order on short notice and at reasonable rate. PARMEXTEIt & BABCOCK. galcui, March 23, 1870. ' 4-tf $ADZLE, HARNESS & Two Doors South of the Tost Office, Main Street, - - - - - Dallas. GEORGE W. H0BART CO. Will Manufacture and keep CONSTANTLY ON HAND a large Assortment of SADDLERY, HARNESS, AND C0LARS, Consisting of all the UO USD EqUIlMIEttT Usually kept in ft FIRST CLASS SADDLERY SHOP, All of which will be made ot THE BEST MATERIAL. Also, CARRIAGE .TRIMMING and RE PAIRING done to order on the shortest uotico. ' Call and examine our Work btfore purchase ing elsewhere 41-tf GEO. W, HOB ART CO. f NJJ IV A b VEll Tl&EMENTS. Flit E! ! jPIEtE ! I ! fpO MY Fltri'.VDS AND PATRONS I JL would say that I have re-built my Shoy ou the HA 31 I'I OI,D COHNlilt, Where I am prepared to do all kinds of JOI5RING. WAGON WOHK AND IlOltSi;. sii()i;iN(; o shout oricii.( As I have lost all my property by Fire, those indebted to me for work will confer a favor by paying up immediately. A friend in need, U a friend indeed. ASA 11 R EVE. 12-Srn DALMM HOTEL, COXIJR M A I NT AND COURT TS. Dallas, Polk County. Oregon. The undersigned, having RE-FITTED the above HOTEL, unw informs the Public tfeat he is prepared to Acoommo Jnte all who may f-tvor hiiu with a call, in as gum) style as can be fouud in any Hotel in the Country. (Jive me a call, and you ehall not leave difappointed. 12-tf Tff. F. KENNEDY, Proprietor., LIVERY AND RED STABLE) INIllCIMiN'DIJNCE. HAVING FITTED UP A FIRST CLASS Stable, I would inform the PuVili-j that I am ready to attend to Travellers Horses, or furnish good Saddle Horse, Single or Douhl Buargieg, Ilafkc, ic, on Short Notice and at Reasonable Terms. 12-lm - - JERRY GALWICK. TAIIiOitI.fi. VLEX. CAMPBELL informs the people of Dallas and vicinity that be ia prepared to do all kinds of" TAILORING, CLTTiNO, REPAIRING, Ac., on Short No, tice and at L"w Rat?s. One dotr irouth of Brick Store, Dallas, Ogn. lu-tf . Mother, I've Found It! .J7 Oil YEARS I HAVE SEARCHED FOR a remedy that wiil CERE your children bv removing the CAERE, and at last I can ay "Eurtka." 1RY IT. CARKlKlflvT CORDIAL. This is a p!eana.nt antacid, and in large do-es laxative; iu f0iH di fe. an astringent inedi cine; exceedingly useful iu allbowd aflettionr, efpeciMlly of children. It i a fiiff. certain and effectual rtmedy for Cblie, Diarrhoea, Cholera M"ti.u, iiuionicr C;tnj lnint, tirinjng Pain, iKur St auach. Cwftivene, Wind on tho Mtomaeb, Crying und Fretting of Children.- In TeelLiag, there is n tbifig thai equNlt it. It jMjftcnf the iiutni". and render Teething easy. It t io hurubug ujediciue, gi.t up to st-il, hut a reaiir uiu).i.' ( it. parttuu, having heen tu u.c for tetal ears it rtetMiiU3tr.de it.-tif. Do not give yur ehihl'in the SHtlhii g yrup," tor tht;;,' tpify without doing any periiiatient g'utt. Prcpart.1 J-y MQNMOl'TH, OREGON. Fr .ca'e t.5 Irugg;?fs. The tratie inrp!iei un r-a 'liable ternnj. llundrvd of Tcstiiuo ni! can be given it" necessary. 13-tf J DR. W. VATERHOU.E. is. n. WAD E, SA1.CM, (HtGGO.V. FARrsI MACHINES A!iDWA33HS One or More for Every Mau lu Oregon. Cheaper and B.-tter than ever before. FIFTY to ONE HUNDRED MACHINES and WAGONS on hand at one time to select from, embracing all cf the iost kinds, with, latest Improvements for 1S7I. TIME GIVEN until, after Harvest when wanted, and a WRITTEN GUARANTEE given with each and EVERY ARTICLE, " on Buckskin," if desired. No "played out" CALIFORNIA MA CHINES to palm off on Oregonians No IRRESPONSIBLE TRAVELLING) AGENTS Employed by o3. Come and eo ma an I my M VCIIINE3 and kuow what you are buying. ALSO, FULL LINE OF Hardware, Iroit and Steel, Wagon and Baggy Timber, A XD .E VEIt mil xa. TEUUS TO SUIT PURCAAEH S Trices no Man can Beat, R. M. WADE, 12 3m S