Oregon Republican., December 23, 1871, Image 2

Sf It t r iq 0 n - t pa bUratr.
g 1 1 1 -
DALLAS, SATURDAY, DEC. 23.
Merry Christmas.
Again we are on the eve of another
celebration of the " day of all days
dear to the hearts of Christians. Varied
are the scenes brought to mind, as we
roll back the tide of nineteen centuries
and bring anew to our vision the genesis
' of that " grand plan " which was to
free the people from tho thralldom of
sin, and open up to them an avenue by
which they might escapo tho horrors
which had hitherto threatened them.
"Peace on earth, and good will toward
all men,'' was the' grand song of deliver
ance which greeted the ears of aruious
listeners at that time, and the same can
with equal distinctness bo heard to-day
by all who will pause and listen. Great,
grand, and glorious is the themo of
Christianity, and well may we deem
any day a merry one, which is celebra
ted as the anniversary of such an
event. Merry Chrtstma' then, is
the salutation which should be used by
every one who has tho proper regard
for his fellow man, and who&c heart is
warmed by the better impulses of hu
manity. A merry Christmas may it
be-to the aged patriarch, who has
withstood the trials and temptations of
life, and who is just ready to pas to his
final reward. To tho.se of middle ago,
who are now in the heat of tho iircut
battle of life, contending with its trials
and difficulties. To the youth, who are
just embarking, but turn from great ex
pectations in the future, to bestow ag un
a transitory glance at things of the
present. To all classes, from the aris
tocrat to the plebian, we extend an old
fashioned " Merry Christmas."
f r ! . .. ..' y -. .
TOO TRAN$1MIIEN f.
Much has been raid by the Derno
cratio papers of the State concerning
the defalcation of the Woods-May a l-
. ministration. Jlefore the last election,
charges of a serious nature were made
against the llepublican officers of .State,
and the people were assured that if the
Democratic party was successful that
these frauds would all be searched out,
and the guilty parties brought to justice.
- Time rolled on ; the Democrats wt-re
successful; the Legislature assembled
the question was canvassed; much was j
said about bringing Woods and May to
justice, but it finally died out and these
two gentlemen, after waiting several
months to see if the matter was to be
investigated, became disgusted and left
to attend to their own business. Nearly
two years have elapsed, and now comes
a list of five indictments (?) porported
to have been found by the Grand Jury
of Marion county against S. E. May, as
Secretary of State, for embezzlement of
public funds, during his term of office,
to the amount of about 14,000. At
the time the charges were first hinted
at, the leading Republican papers of the
State said that nothing would bo done
about the matter uutil just before the
election, when the Democrats would
bring it up to be used as a political lever
in the next campaign Has not this
prediction been verified? The matter
has rested for months and nothing been
said about it, until we are just ou . the
eve of a campaign, when the broken
key has been repaired, and the old note
again sounded. "But," says our Dcm
ocratio friends, ' these indictments
have been found by a Grand Jury com
posed of five Republicans and two
Democrats." Suppose they have ? Ev
erybody knows how easy it is for a
shrewd lawyer to manipulate so as to
get an indictment against a party, be
fore one of our Grand Juries, and the
jurors all be honest, well-meaning men.
AH understand, also, that because an
indictment is found before a Grand
Jury it is no positive evidence of crime.
The most ridiculous thing connected
with this whole matter, however, is that
the managers of this affair should take
the pains to get an indietment against
on officer charged with high crimes and
misdemeanors, and before the accused
is arrested publish the indictment to
the world, and like the boy who was
going to butt the bull off the bridge,
take their laugh before hand, for fear
they miss it entirely. We are no apol
ogia for the crimes of Mr. Wood, Mr.
May, or any man, public or private.
Wo say, if Mr. May is guilty of the J
Wo say, if Mr. May is guilty ot tuc
charges brought against him, that ho
should be punished to "the full extent
of tho law. Wo are of tho opinion,
however, that this is gotten up for po-1
litical purposes. Our reasons for this i
are :
1st. If the crimes had been com
mitted, the Democrats would have been
anxious to have investigated the affair
at tho commencement of their adminis
tration, so that Woods and May, or acy
other parties who might bo guilty of
crimes would bo brought to justice be
fore they had an opportunity to escape.
And their putting it off until they were
gone, substantiates that belief.
2d. Tho fact of tho parties all being
in town together for mouths after the
chan'go of administration, and no steps
being takeu to bring the guilty ones, if
such there were, to justice, proves that
there was no crime committed; or, that
the party in power was negligent of duty
and to that extent were accessory there
to. od. If the party in power have been
derelict in duty, they have lain them
selves liable to a charge of malfeasance
in office, and their bringing out these
iudictments at this late date would con
vict them, even if they aro sustained.
4th. The publishing of the indict
ments befuro any arrests wero made,
contrary to all common practices, shows
conclusively that the calculation on
the part of the present officials was, to
allow the parties charged ample time to
escape, and thus give them a heavy
lever to be used iu the coming cam
paign. These, and olher reasons which miurht
be given, prove conclusively that the
party in power have gro.-sly neglected
their duty, in allowing persons guilty
of crime to escape unpunished, and
thereby incurred heavy guilt upon
themselves, that they were cogni
zant of the crimes committed, wero ac
cessory thereto and shared the plunder,
or, the whole thing is a fabrication
from beginniug to end, concocted for
political effect. The three horns are
presented, gcutlcmcn, for you ; which
will you take ?
WHAT A ( llANt.I.:
A few years ago every paper pub
lished north of Mason and Dixon's, line
was filled with advertisements com
mencing with the picture of a forlorn
looking negro woman in a tow hirt,
with a bandanna tied round her head,
a stick and bundle in her hand, and
running liko a rebel before Grant, fol
lowed by such words as : Run away
from my plantation on Sunday last,
Susan, a likely young wench, nearly
white, good looking, very intelligent,
medium size, about eighteen years old,
and a good field hand, the property of
tho undersigned. Any one who will
capture and return said slave to my
possession shall be handsomely re
warded." In the last eight years the Democ
racy have wept and cursed, and cursed
and wept again, over the loss of
" Susan," because the good looking
field hand" is no longer the " property
of the undersigued." And they have
guashed their teeth and bewailed tho
loss of those pretty pictures, (?) and
the disappearancc'of their favorite liter
ature from the columns of the newspa
pers. The world rolls on ; and the
husbaud and father and brother of the
" property of tho undersigned" is a
citizen and a voter " Susan" rejoices
to know that she is a humau being.
And the editor of the Salem Mercury
of the 10th inst. says that "the colored
people are generally industrious, law
abiding citizens," feels inclined to en
courage them, wishes them a happy
time and a prosperous future, and ad
mits that " prejudices against these
people are gradually giving way be
fore the march of an enhghtined phi
lanlhiopy " And he further makes the
admission that they are a part of
the human family."
Notwithstanding all this, would not
the editor rejoice if the Democracy
could find someone who could beat
Grant in the next campaign ? Someone
pledged to the "time honored prinoiplos
of Democracy," who would, for a fair
remuneration return "Susan" to tho
" undersigned," and tho "pretty pin
tures," and the " cherished literature"
of the olden time ? We pause for a
reply.
The Japanese make a paper cloth
which Can bo washed without injury.
EX-SENATOR WIIVMAMS IN THE
V A ill NET.
The appointment of the Hon. Geo
H. Williams to tho position of Attorney
General is an acknowledgment of that
gentleman's ability, as understood by
the heads ofthe Government, and will,
we feel assured, meet the approval of
his constituents here. From the time
Mr. Williams entered the Senate to
the present, he has steadily: riserxin the
estimation of the, people; and his
acknowledged ability, added to his
consistent course, has won for him the
laurels which he now enjoys. On the
morning of the 15th inst , a large uum
her of gentlemen from the Pacific
Coast, lucluding members of Congress,
etc., waited upon him to tender con
gratulations. In reply to them Mr.
Williams spoke as follows :
' I promise all whom it maj' concern
that when I am at the head of the De
partment of Justice in this Government,
so far as the jurisdiction of that De
partment may go, its mandates will be
dispensed without fear" or favor, with
equal vigor and respec for all classes
and conditions ot mci. 1 know not
what there may be in the clamor now
made about offioial .delinquencies in
Federal offices, but so far as exposure
and prosecution of sipch delinquencies
devolve upon the Department of Jus
lice, no partizau consideration will have
weight, and uo pains iill be spared to
brini: the guilty to Speedy, condign
punishment. I deeply regret that in
some portions of the $untry a spirit of
lawlessness seemed t prevail. I will
favor every' coiihideratim of kindness to
induce obedience to aw ; but if no
tther means will answer, then I am for
using the whole powerbf the country in
the most vigorous and Effective manner
to crush out conspiracy against the
peace of society aud tM safety, of unof
fending citizens. Go?ernueuts are
primarily established M pnteet the
weak against the htronr, and if this
Government fail t pee'urm its func
lions in that respect, it hts a roor claim
to the support and loyalty of its citi
zens. No one in sight of recent event
in New York or cIscwIkto can take
office now and e-eape tt vigilant eye
ol the people, and nothiig but a com
plete aud upright devotkn to 3uty will
give general atifuctioti.: I fdull tru:j
glo to meet tho popular demands a$
well na to meet the cxpictatim of my
friend. ; with hw much utt:es time
and events will detrinii!i. I hav. the
honor to bo tho first Cabinet Officer
taken from tho Pacific IVist Califor
nia, Nevada, Oregon ind the Tcrri
torie? of thj far West may no con
sidcr themselves recognized nul repre
sented in every braneh of the Govern
ment. I do not effect indifhfence to
party matter, because I ha' c been
elected to office. I belong to the Re
publican party. I believe in i princi
ples and politics, and I have a profound
conviction that its ascendency r some
timo to come i necessary to 'tho pro
servation of peace nnd entbrecmc-nt of
law. Subordinate to my official obliga
tions, everything that I can reasonably
and honorably, I shall earnestly ! to
secure its triumph iu the next Presi
dential electiou."
What Next ? Death and destruc
tion seem to bej holding high carnival
all over the land. Conflagrations have
ruined some of the finest portions of
our coautry, as well as one of the largest
and richest cities of the Union. Chol
era and other contagious disorders have
swept their thousands, and now comes
the news of drifting storms of sand iu
lower California, which covered and de
stroyed large amounts of property and
some lives. Tho town 'of San Dicjro is
said to have been visited bv one of
thes-i storms, recently, which was dc
scribed as terrific. Surely, life and
property is uncertain, and as we . con
template the various destructive agen
cies which have been at work,we wonder
what next will come in the capacity of
destroyer. ,
The Last Senbatiox -Thu last
sensation in political circles, i3 the pro
ject of impeaching President Grant, by
the Democrats. On , what grounds wo
have not yet learned. The very idea
sets us all of a quiver, and we aro feign
to exclaim, in the -classic parlance of
the school-boy What'll you take to
don't?" .
A man's religion, like his dialect, be
trays itself in his every word and aotion.
He can no more hide the one, than he
can conceal tho other. No matter what
his profession, his every-day course
will be the standard1 by which ho will
be measured by his fellows.
Tho Treasurer of Benton County has
paid into the Stato. Treasury $9,103 96,"
being the amount duo the State from
that county,
State Items.
Gleanings from State Exchanger.
Three vessels arrived at Gardner last
week.
Albany is indulging in the luxury of
street lamps.
The water tank at the depot at Sa
lem holds 38,000 gallons.
Good sleighing is reported in differ
ent parts ot tho Stat.3.
The suit of Clarke vs. Watkinds, has
been changed from Marion to Liun
County
R. II. Sullivan was convicted of for
gery, aud sent to the Penitentiary from
Douglas County last week.
Grading on the O. & C. Railroad
has reached a poiut sixty miles south
ot Eugene so says the Guard.
Tho surveying party of the West
Side Railroad reached Junction City
the 13th inst.
The Statesman speaks in high terms
of Mr. William Parrott, of Salem, and
styles him a " native artist."
A number of . sea gulls have been
rusticating about Sulem for a few
days.
The West Side Railroad is to be
permanently located through Polk and
lien ton Counties in a few days.
II. II. Gilfrey, private secretary to
the Governor, has gone East on a
visit.
Tho Willamette Transportation Co
aro running boats regularly between
Salem and Portland.
East Portland is reported to be
rapidly increasing in population, and
improving iu general appearauce.
The West Side Railroad U complet
ed to Cornelius, tweuty-thrto miles
from Portland.
There is eight inches of snow in
Salem, aud stock men are looking very
blue.
The wolves in Ochoco Valley are so
large and savage that they actually kill
grown cattle
William Sherwod has been adjudged
iusaue by the authorities of Coos
County.
The Bulletin is complaining that the
reign of blue beef is hgaiu inaugurated
iu Portland.
Lively times are reported on the
Willamette between Portland and Ore
gon t'lty, caused by the .teambo.it op
poMtiou. IAf.t.AK. The largo and fqdendid
engine lately put upon the track of the
Oregou Central Railroul is called
Pallas.
The writer pipv at Salem are frozen
up, ard many of the citizen ate coin
pellt d to drink whi.-ky, which is a great
hardsum.
The body of R-jbert -Ileuchiti, who
was mentioned as having been drowned
some weeks ago in Curry County, has
been found.
A gravid train ou the O. k C. Rail
road ran olT the track near llarrisburg
one day la?t week, killing two China
men, and injuring several others.
Mr. Woodruff, formerly of Chicago,
has purchased property in Albany, and
h going to biari a large carnage lac
tory there.
We learn from the Phindcakr that
four of the funily of Mr. Cnnutt,
living near Oakland, aro Mck with the
mall pox. Precautions have been
taken to prcveut the spread ol the
disease.
A Russian Papj:u. Somebody has
been kind enough to end us a copy of
tho Alaska Herald, a paper published
partly in the Russian language. It
bangs Rann:rhcr tho way the const -nants
are hustled together. There Is
no man on earth but a Russian or
Welshman that can handle such a
mouthful of consonants, and ue them
intelligently, without dislocating his
jaws. Tho letters seem to bo English
characters turned up-ide down, turned
over, back to front, and back to place,
then crossed with lines to iudicate
their individuality. As a specimen of
how they write the language of the
Russian bear, we give the following, as
near as wo can define the letters :
Pyeckar ghoaiolckr, mbi hmbemb
hnhcto." Herald.
From the Portland dailies we cull as
follows : Miss Eva A. Ford, the young
lady who received tho first premium
for penrjanship at tho State Fair, has
been engaged by I ay lor & Smith as an
nSfisUnt teafcher at tho Portland Aca
demyP John Th Reck, City Assessor,
has completed his labors and returned
toVthe auditor the assessment rolls.
Th$ amount of taxable, property will
f6ot up iu the neighborhood of $9,000,
)00. Parties from tha Dalles report
tho weather as being intensely cold, and
that the Columbia is full of "floating
ice. Dispatches received on Sunday
night from Umatilla and Wallula are
to the samer effect. It is hardly proba
ble that tho boat will be able to make
the connection abovo the ; Cascades this
morning. It is feared, that tho ice
will jam at Crate's Point, a few miles
below the Dalles, in which event, navi
gation on the Columbia will be sus
pended for the present.The presence
in our city during the past few days of
so many of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party, would indicate that some
thing was up.
REAL EST A TE.
If. H. TYSON,
REAL ESTATE & ' OEHR'll AGEHT,
"REPUBLICAN" OFFICE.
Dallas, Oregon, !
Special attention given to Sales or Purchase of
Real Estate, Collection of Claims, Ac.
Agent Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.
For Sale.
rflEN ACRES OF LAND, with goo.! House
J and Barn, all fenced and under good Im
provement, situated in the Town of Dallas,
Polk Couuty, an extraordinary opportunity.
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX
Acres of Land one Mile North of Kola,
Polk County, good House, good Double Darn,
and other Braidings. All under fence, with fiue
Orchard, and in high ttute of cultivation.
4 HOUSE AND LOT IN CENTRAL
V Saleui, near the two Central J-cbooi
Houses. The House contnins Eight Rooms,
all Plastered, with Hard Finish, Barn, Wood
House, and all conveniences to make it
desirable.
VFINE MILL SITE IN SOUTH SALEM,
on Willamette Slough. A block of Six
Lots, enclosed with Burd Fcuce, good House,
Barn, Ac.
A flOOD STOCK FARM, CONTAINING
Y. Acres, good House, two Barns,
Orchard, 4c, Situated on Upper Salt Creek, 7
miles from Dallas.
VFARM CONTAINING 250 ACRES, 100
acres under fence, 00 acres under the
plow ; good House, Barn, and fine Orchard,
situated 1& miles west of Dallas.
FBI II REE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES
JL of land, 200 acres under fence, 25 acres
cultivated, good log barn, with lumber for
houxe, good orcbatd, living water near all the
year round. 3 miles scuth-Wvfct of Siuipfou's
Bridge, Big Luckiamute.
V FIRST-CLASS FARM. SITUATED AT
Pleasant Hill, about two miles from Sher
idan, in Polk County, containing 4S0 acres, all
under fence, 200 acres in cultivation, good
Barn, Orchard, and a comfortable farm IIouc.
For sale at tho low price of flteu dollar per
acre.
A GOOD BUSINESS LOCATION AT
Buena Vi.ta, Polk county. Warehouse
with capacity of 4J,000 bu-hels ; trade already
established with the interior, and connection
with the Willamette Transportation Company.
Good dwelling hue. and every thing ready for
occupation. A splendid peniug lor basiiicsss.
For eulc cheap.
I OK I! 13 XT.
VGOOD COMFORTABLE HOUSE AND
Barn, with plenty of fire-wood convenient.
Mtuate about two miles outh-wc!t of Dallas.
'For particulars enquire of R. II. Tjson, at the
of.ieo of tho Ktl-l liLH AS.
For Particulars enquire of R. II. Tyson,
HtU'Cfiur ax OrrifK.
Another Iroclamatio::
rnoM the
OVERLAND
STORE !
ANOTHER NEW DEPARTURE
ix the rnicic or
BUY CJOOIMs,
ci.oi jhn;.
HATS
CAPS,
tVC.
We are determined to offer the above-named
goods at LOWER PRICES than any Store
north of the Bay of San Francisco.
We are also able and willing to pay nioro to
the Farmers ot Polk County tor ail kinds of
Country Produce, either in CASH or Mcr
chandiie, than any other Store iu tho State of
Oregon.
It is a well-known fact, and can be attested
to by hundreds, tint more solid honest value
can be obtained for a twenty dollar piece at
tho overland Store, than for thirty dollars
else whore. Let this fact be remembered that
twenty-five cents on every dollar can be saved
by tradnig at tho
0 V EE LAND.
We tiro continually receiving goods by every
steamer, and we defy competition,
Salem, Nov. 25, 1871. 89-tf
Forty Years' Experience have tested
the virtues of Dr. )VYttr' JJaltam of Wild
Cherry, and tho result is that it is the best rem
edy extant for pulmonary and lung diseases,
enbracing a whole range from a slight oold to a
settled consumption. Were it cot for its
I merits, It would long siuoo hare "died, and
' nidi ba ilirn."
NEW A 1) VER T1S EM EN TS .
w' H- RUBELL,
DENTIST,
Is now stopping in Dallas, and is ready to
attend to all those requiring his asfistance.
Artificial Teeth of the very finest and best
kind.
Satisfaction guaranteed, or no charges made.
Now is the time to call on the Doctor.
Office, opposite KincuiJ'a Photographic Gal
lery. ' 1 27-tf
RE-OPENING.
AT THE OLD CORNER,
H0LI1AN BLOCK,
COMMERCIAL STREET, SALEM.
J. IS. & ,12. 12 I II S S,
Having Re-opened in the Old Stand a Com
plete Assortment of GENERAL MERCHAN
DIZE, are ready to wait upon the Public, ani
offer their Stock at very low Prices.
All kinds of Produce taeu in, Exchange.
We cannot bo undersoi l. I'lcaj give us
eall, to trouble to ehow good. Everybody
call.
S7-tf J. B. Si M. II I RS C II.
O. W. II OB A RT. J. W. HOB ART.
SADDLE, ISA Et'KS fc
Nortb-East Corner of
Main and 91111 Streets, Dallas.
GEORGE W. K00ART & CO.
Will Manufacture and keep CONSTANTLY
ON HAND a large Assortment of
SADDLERY, HARNESS, AND
COLLARS,
Consisting of all tho
no its?; equipjie.vt
Usually kept in a
FIRST CLASS SADDLERY SHOP,
All of which will be made or
THE REST MATERIAL.
Alo. CARRIAGE TRI.MMINt and RB
PAUUNii done to order on the shortcut
notice.
Call and exainire our Work btfore purchase
iug elsewhere.
41-tf GEO. W. HORART A CO.
This Space
ID
J. W. GILBERT,
Hoot and Shoe Dealer,
COHLXERCXAL STSEET, SALEU.
2S-tT
Mother, I've Found It!
IOR YEARS I HAVE SEARCHED FOU
a remedy that will CURB your chilJrea
by removing the CAUSE, and at last I can say
"Eureka." TRY IT.
C A B IYi i f j 1 T 1 V E CORDIAL.
This is a pleasant antacid, and in largo doses
laxative; in small dese. an astringent medi
cine; exceedingly useful in all bowel a!Vtioi;.
especially of children. It is a safe, certain
and effectual remedy for Cholie, Diarrhoea,
Cholera Morbus, Summer Complaint, Griping
Pain, Sour Stomach, Costiveness. Wind oiytho
Stomach, Crying and Fretting of Children. In
Teething, there is nothing that equals it. It
softens the (lutns, and renders Teething c5V.
It is. no humbug medicine, got up to sell,
but a really valuable preparation, havingbecn
in use for several years it recommends itself.
Do not givo your children the "soothing
syrups," tor they stupify without doing any
permanent good. .
Prepared by
IH W. WA T E 11 11 0 1 SE,
MONMOUTH, OREGON.
For Sale by Druggists. The trade supplied
on reasonable terms. Hundred of Testimo
nials can be ircn if necessary,
13-tf DR. W. WATERHOUSE.
Ii,VIEIiE AC A DE. TIT,
DALLAS, TCLS COUNTY, CHUG ON.
FACULTY.
M. M. OOLESRY, pRiscirAL, ad TEacrtiit
OF M ATIIKM ATlCAt. AXD NATFHAL SotRSOE.
MISS E. A. WITT EN, Tkacheu or MtsiCw
MISS A. E. SCRIBKR, Tkaciibr or tun
Primary Department aji Frkxch.
The First Term of 1871-2 was commenced on
the second Monday (11th day) of Dec., 1871.
All students will be allowed the benefit of
tho endowmeut fund, amounting to about 200.
TUITION:
Primaut Branches, per Term..
.$4 06
IXTKRMKDIATH M
0(1
Highest .., .8
00
Latin and French each $2 extra.
Music, $12 per Term.
Charges will be made from the time of enter
ing to the close of each term, or half term, as
the case may be. No deductions will bo made,
except in cases of protracted sickness.
Uy order of tho Board of Trustors, 30-tf