lvr,LYS.J VC UltD.VV. JULY" 5.
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AGITATION'.
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people of civilized Europe and
America seein to be in a state of
agitation, aud wherever you go or what
ever the character of the agitation,
it generally aoj ey.eryyhere reso'ves
itst-II into the ope great jquestioji, xvhu.t
fs trafi Kepblicaiiism ?' td it ia most
umutjpg to read the strictures and
ootmneuts of some of our best writers
both iu Europe and America upon thhj
subject.
X'or exan?p!c,iu the reat.MidJ!e States
nnd i specially in the State of Uiino'.-s
lhero has been recently a reat ami
triou3 agitation of the public mind
wpuu the subject of the power of cor
porations or;aniz d by act of the
L irijdature, or uuder general str.tuted
ftr that purpose, arid as to what rights
could be exercidod with impunity, ly
corporate bodies, ani what powers aic
reserved to the whole people to be
exercised by them in their eoveit-i;p
capacity, uijJ tor the general good i
wiiene cr nquiud.
The States of Illinois like many other I
of the States of thi$ Union, within in
the last twenty years has been permeated
by railways in all directions, which are
pvneJ by oulit$s companies and cor-
rnnvitmnc tvUn l,-,rn tUn:.
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tions,and tosatiate their thirst formoney
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and power, oppressed the people and
broug!t upon them burdens too
previous to be borue; in cons que nee j
which the people have become !
uneasy, egitated and dissatisfied.
About two years ago the farmers in
the State begin to hold meetings for
thj purpose of discussing measures fur
1 heir osrn protection against the
j 11 roads then being made upon thir j
jut rights by the too raiti sfrid s ol
Dionied monopolies. The result of .
which was, that in the lae judicial ;
flection, the people in the fifth district,
selected Oraig over Lawrence as one
of the Supreme Judges of the State,
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nnd nnny of t'te leadms jourua's of the
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rtatj are goinir wild over it. Among
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hers, the Chicago Trihune, a paj.-er j
which in our estitna'.on heretofore has '
maintained correct principle. upon j
nost polictical surjects, and advocated
them too, with more than ordinary :bil-
ity, ?eeais to have 9ompletely lost i:s i
eojuilibrinrri.
In ppeakfng of the result of tlie .
flection, the Tribune remarks : 1
re have cha?actcrized the defeat ;
ortJudge Lawrenue as the ma-t brutal
outrige ever perpetrated in the State
of llliooi under the auspices of univer
sal suffrage. One such transaction i
nough to ect every reflecting person
to musing on the probable outcome ot
an elective Judiciary.
This would intimate the doctrine,
tlat oar yi Jiciary wotild be less corrupt
it the selection of thejulgcs were re-j
moved from the power of the people
nnd the power to appoint for life placed
in the Governor ornome other hands
uncontrolled by the sovereigns them
selves. Thin we regard a,s, a very dnngeroa?
doctrine and well calculated to shake 1
the very foundation of republicanism.
It is not necessary for this argument
to discuss the question aa to whether
iJratg or Lawrence it the bettor
jurist, or which is the more honest and
honorable, nor even whether or not the
people in their selection have made a
mistake or have been imposed upon,
the great question to be settled is, can
it be said that a government is republi
can in fact and form, where the p?opfe
in the aggregata are so bound down
nnd fettered by their own laws, as to
gender them powerless to relievo their
own necessities.
Suppose you make the. office of our
Supreme Judges appointive and for;
life os some would have if, then, when
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they nave made a decision against the
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rmhlft ft! Ilia Tpnnl it in irrovnnnhln
during the life of the Coutt nod if' ,ruiri,:' "l " ry auarcuv wnnm.uo
the ron perpetrated bv the' decision U,,ri!"'icl5n nh U"i,C(1 tesw.lUake
, . . , . . ,. i the place of law and order, rciyuintr
Ve a grevious one, it mtght, and m n . ... .
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pvooaoiiuy wouiu, Dmg aoout Moody
revolution before any change could be
made. This to our mind does not savor
of republicanism, byt is m thing more
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archy. Itj
ir !
It govern-;
thou a relic of eeuuia roonarc
the rveoole arc canubJc of se
inept, tlen you most permit them
crnvprn nr vnti dftstrnv nf nnn thn vptv
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corucr stone of a renublic. and when 1 . '
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the, time shnll pnrn nrhpn if nrnfd
. , : . fc ,1 j rights of corporation? and the people, wc
. lliat the p opje ?aooot govern theui'1 r Y r 1 1 '
selves, then as a anal ter $i course lhey
must be governed, by Rearing duvn
your tfipuhlicap structure,' and
erecting upon its ruins a monarchy or
eapoiijjn vf Botno grade or .character.
The facts are that e have be,en wading
ing through experiments in our form
of govmiuictt ever giu.ee the adoption
of the Constitution and before, and we
have allowed ou,r .constitutions and laws
to be so loaded down with relics of
that old monarchy from which our
parents came, that up to this time, uJl
things eoeiidcrel, the experiment has
been a failure. We tnust establish pure
republicanism iu this government, or
we must go back into mon
archy from wl ich wc came;
we cannot, exist a jiovernmeut half
tnonarchial and half republican. 'J la v
arc opposing forces aud ultiin-itely the
one or the other uiut jiold. 'fhe
etiUL'g'e may be lou and bloody as it
now is in Mexico, and as aJreuiv Com-
Hienced in the southern poi 'lion qf our j
! own n.-publiu. out the time will emtio j
whenthevYeakerwillbee..tHiel!edtogive !
way. and the str.;t-er will trintuph.
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J lie oniy ni 'ouvr 111 wnscu ttn
attempted .,tablihment ot repubWcu-
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this coantrv CiU be fullv accom- I
Dlished. noon a basis tliat will br o
security .ud r)erm;ncnt peace, is thN;
the people in'lhe ti-st place mut wake !
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U j lO U II UC I t'Ui;ZlU'l!l Ot lOf IUCt.
Ill "II.
t that th:y are the sown rrris and rc.l ;
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j rulers ot this country, then 'nf.oi l ' j
hesitating as Hi the pover t.uy possess,
they mut act coii:igeouly, p.otiiptl
an 1 as though they well ui.d-r.-to' d
that they were the source of ad p wcr
noliiical, uiihiu their j'jri-dietio.i -tltey
tnut cm'iie:u'e and lay th.'
foundation correetiy, or the whole s'.nict
J nr. bu.lt upon it will be wrong;! .hey must
tirst so far as our own race is concerned
est ablush in practice the principles of
which ail republics bo-.-t that taxation
wirhout ri-prcseutiou is oj'press;on ;
they must u-'ver dcyta'e fruio t!: 01c
reat idea incorporated, in tCi, iu the
1 lcelartion of American Indepef d-ne.,
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J t!at all men are tnttikd aiie, to tnosc
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!od given tuhf- hbcrty and
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t he pursuit of happ'i:. ; they n'J-t
allow no race of beings s-.ive their -;vn
race, to enjoy tho elective lr inchi.-e.
l eeau-? that is the key to per pe wiry
itj all notnilar "rover'iincnN ; they mwi. ;
f-ermit the whole fiody of the peopU
of their own race, to a-Ut in carrying
out and prrpetu iting the government
by excluding none frm the la!!o?,
-.xcept idiots and minors, and they mn.d
s iorfon toe f:n"- of minority, : c, c. '. to
eorrcspjiid with the eliMtio:i a;d j
general knowledge of the people ;
they must take away from the prcsid nf
a large portion of his present appoint
ing powcT ; they iuu-t s ad n nun to I
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;he hall of h'-'i.datii a either Statu i
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or National, without a k wh .be of j
whut uu tru(J n.
iivg is, are of his
general character for truth, honfFtyt
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capaionrv ant strct Mfejrit : tin y
must ananuon the idolatrous worhir o i
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rartv D-uii-?. ari l lenend iron nnd i
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.support gopd men for oliicial positions
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I a-fin-- from nrinrJrih. ami ae.titafo.l l.v
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a ut'sire lor uiu "cucru lt 1 'i : iney '
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must abolish forever all life offices ; 1
they must .n,ke all domestic office! :
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elective by the people wiih thort '
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tenus ; they mibt alhuy no
man to hold the office of President "
Vice I' reside nt tyore thin, ong tcvin ;
and they must forbid by positive
enactment tiny amendent to the Con
stitution without a direct reference to
the peofrJe.
All this and more must be done and
performed by the American p'oph-
beforc they can expect to make the
experiment of establishing a pure
j republic in ll;e. United States a success
Wc do not expect to live to see all these
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j but this we dosay, that unless in the maie
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1 they are brought at out within the next
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conumoo. ui imii msum iuuaiw
then be ours, aDd the once happy po
T)lo of this fair land and country, will
weep sad and bitter tears over their
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owu fol y, and desiring to retract, will
to ! bo au8W,cr'd b' l5,e ,i0Uud' t0 Iatc !"
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1 or Ciai holds the ti ue doetrine is to the
knoiy not, but this we d know, the
judge or court that holds thn doctrine
ijpat, railroad companies popsess vested
rights beyonfj tljo reach of 'the. -people
to- control when necessary for fhe
general good, is not fit to represent a
free people upon the bench, and ought
to be hurled from his position ?utntna-
r'"y without opportunity for ex
planation. It thould be do excuse
that precedent has been followed,
and no court should be nlluwcl to .shield
itself behind the proclamation, that hejercises, but we listened with great
has decided according to the established
rules ol law in England and AnienVa
when tho decision n itjjrufetly ugain.t
justice and the rights of th. people.
.Vested rights are absolute rights,
aruj should be exereised by no' man or
company (' men iu a republic vh2r1 ii
wojks geutial wrong nnd injury j and
the idea that railroad companies have I Wl i 1 1 on ana well delivered. Thegradu
tho right ;b.-oli!f.! an.l forever to eh -jr-rc j atcs, ho were Mayifi MeJanu-,
ur Vi-iIit and pnssen-ors, wh.itevi jj
,1( 7 please, after impropriating the j
1 1,1,1 l""i OI " ' '""tr " f
uw, , is a piopnMti.,ri u Iil-Ii j
eon! 1
fools
bo
or
enterfatiitii ily ly : di(Lyed. as well as their general ap-kuave-',
with or! uraruuee and demeanor on the occasion.
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tl'llli.tiit rxnn . lent 'iI.t vt.... if i
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I h a limn! u', and takes us lc:k, many j
of ,,,,m' 10 l,,u ll,,k !'-"s w.,H'n i
!,j"ri,y 'f rl',e l'"''d 1 j
vni eoucaiion, ni-nnm n.iu numanuy
III it Itl
,lit l't'e.-ent ti
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t of the sehool chihlicn of j
me, ot twelve years ni j
Yet well knowing i
tins, in iny ot our judges hi j sit upon ,
the bet;ch assum'n g -re.it d:-ni-y. act-
intr the wolf in shc.-i.'s clothing, and
when Iu; i- attacked for a decision ;
w hich shoekes the s-to-il i!it;ci of the j
the ri tnii d mind in this, the noomlay t
of th-i tjinete' ot f. c.'iit.iry, he (a l
back upon his judicial dinstv. and ;
covering ldivii.lt uitii i.is ofHeial j
1 ( ho.i !id;:i.vii U ;ud .os ultii! fell. you t
he ha- deei-b-d ae.'ording to preced'Ut J
a;;d tke e-taLti-u. 1 rules of the com-j
mo;i law.
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Mtfs ' it t ! r . 1 v r?h the ; eopie .they j
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arc a.d tlo jo-r.-- t I ijht to r. -u afi- :
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! the I ri'-e oi fitM-ht n l.s ssSnget- ,
in n TUMies wtiere me o-. oto :ni
op"ti the th iroiij iifares ow s. d b t
tai!r.ad ero;-anie, ju-t ms efl e'uilu ;
as thev ex reis the li.ht to reg-;
!!. In'i tin f.-rr vlii it- liniil'lLc. OI.1U. s
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like, nnd . he who
! would hold ujt the bloody robes of a
i .In ins C:o-ar lor the rurnoe of e ii ;
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l the people to oprosUioii jiain-? u- .
j riuht of sovt rcignty so jus.t 10 I'sett.
; ought to be treated as a common enemy.
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ami t..".n:s!.CU Cl ..IU enui-s auu iu.a-
i denr anors.
This d."-tr':;e of vested rights by
con oration ngaint tclt inttnstj
! of society, is a- dimnahh; ai.d desnica- f
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ble its astute rnventoi?, ami ouut to
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be. frowned down eonttnp tu(oi to.
r i,;,,, ..u,,, It I
any people wl
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was concvivd in
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the duk, iui
j wif. d in toe hick room of a cotrup! unj j
iod snrnn" unon t he country throtp'h
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hriberv and aconurtt vi ic try ; It is
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thn .l;rnm'oi 1 1 01 ol iy p -ayining, ;
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S-ii;it,ip lir.ri p liinl IS aui'ocMteJ l
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Dolph, wtio to dav a stititiing can-'
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didate tor the next Itcputi lean to-
ernor of Oieiron : uw.l it is al-o ti e
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doctrine always advocated hy the uevil
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in ntih.r h. i ...Itno fnt.iioHn nutll All llll1
I globe, and p:-rpetu ite the worst type
! of monarehie-d simrrbv.
cikui r coiiit i'.
This Court for Marion county has
closed its business for the tcim, but
noi for rest ,o Court or even the mem
bers of the bar, for on Monday next it
meets iVatuhill to preform the busi
ness of im adjourned term, nnd in
one weeks it convenes at Ti'amook and
j (WO wctks. from Monday the Kuprcnic
Court meets a; Salem fhe motion fir a
new trial and in arrest of judgement
iu the case against Whitley which case
had been so persistant ly prosecuted by
. itic J'isirict Attorney and the numerous
einsek employed , owist him, and
! vvhtch has in en so ably coruiucted on
i the part of the prosecution, was over-
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rnlril hill t li ( 111 r t ir..t . .f . n w r t, t
m, n II., J I lll'llllWU I IMII
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iiiiiojr 01 me or.-(Kns raised in oe
argument.bein, by our Courts unsettled
and of grave importance, it was his duty
ccrtif ,,,c c? upon, application of
! the Attorneys for the defence, to the
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i fcupreme uourt for tfu-ir consul'-ration
so that justice miuht he done and the
practice regardini: the questions in
dispute settled. Tho Court according
ly htaved all further proceedings and
discharged the defendant from custody
and he stands over on his bonds.
ACAIHV OF Til 1.3 SACKFD
UK ART ANNUAL COAINUNCT
MBNT. IJy inyitatioo we were present a.
the commencement exercises of the
Sister's School at Salem pu Monday
last. The attendance was large, all
seemed interested, and from what we
could see and hear, from the position
oi-cupu d, die performance was excel
lent. We i egret that we were unable
to remain during the whole of the ex-
pleasure to the short, bijt tiring and
very sensible, opentnjr address of Iag
'e ilfxManus. yvu were deligljtcd with
the hvuet music that followed, and
wc were more than 1 leased with Miss
Dora IIadei.'t Es-i.y o; "Jlonn nceind
locality," the other essays so far as we
heard them were well selected well
Margaret Copper, Zella S.-.vago, J).ra
:ly U ,,, Err!e Ilayden, and Ella
H ult. aeipiKted Ihem.cl v.s creditably,
,! the tal ent and learning by tUm
u,,.u evnienec uumtsiaKaoie,
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t.urr, tl ,r;ll!in
Wi'. frankly acknowledge that amch j
"f '-'nvr pnju.iic hon-Miy enter- i
...ined f,utJ, early iducajion, nd very
,auy ol ttie cohwehs rf u j er sut ion !
heietoluie so nearly woven before our
tiycs re.pectii. t he Sisters h'ehoo!, mi I
JK. pr ci.lar rel ui us denod.ina' ion
under wl.urc direction they ate so ably
a,Hl profitably tondueted, has been
orettv thorouhlv wir ed awav of lite !
ami we frtd thai wo tte but the sim
jde ttuth when we say, that the SistcrV
S'eh.u l is !u.ong, ii not the very best
iu (Iregon f...ryoiing ladies anil gij'j. d j
a'l ugci. Wc a'-o had tfu; pleaure '
since lb? c! se i the f yv s to ee
and c:iidiie the paintings of two ol j
tr.o r -uU'tei. thje of M is I'-telhi j
,IUI wru IJayd-'U which we ttiiuk. il j
jal'ovrtd to exjrc-s on oj-iniioi. ar
t (it il.
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more cXNin id uoto-e, hut lor the po-
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.u!trtj we snotmi te - ai 10 ut o
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a. .. ;j:r.:; r .v t o.
PiVri in ItnniS m I M!Oi:i. 1
! far v th- jui-U? .::Y GOOlhS at Nl.W
rni: III STOCK CUSSISTS oi
LA MLS
MrSSLS'r-nd
C II I liDH LN'S
BOY'S and
YOUTH'S WEAR.
All ?rlr,el front rf fr r ItfI Fn" j
Fmn. ' fool l'-i-n rn M :iinf iriure ami nilh f
u ff-r-iirc t the Ort-jj-oi Tnnlo.
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if s-o.r.ly 'f I.kvtiifu c-tnu:nf tlm t.t ,
l'r"rh l'r whiili w
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to I he tra'Jo ul I
r fuurw.
Hp mamihHiirc IlltOTii'd 'HOLS
tn or'-r, ' aII stj ltKllaterial, and
V(.rkniauhip unsuip;sed.
prrO f"r th" fYMirntc"? Pivrrn Pun-ivc 1
01 1S7 . iluiii ntiy I'll'iT vmii hino niiina'ii t - j
untt. FhI Ktsaa Fmhi'wi y'l'irri wiilomt j
fr ilit. uii't tin tiO'Tith'T iit!il!ni.MOs tu tnnk
put m-r f cjr
Kvrrjr muchiiic W4irnteil for
Co mm ci rial Street JSalem, Orec0''
Jlar.S, 1v
FA KMEluS READ.'
Avrrn. ai.i. tup. Koi.n.mi..
vit iikiI (tiecliHckn hi l'ulk C-ouiiIt, t0
wlich I will pny (lie tihjhrjt market riri iT
proud, nt my florent lower r:ite tlnui inn he
i.tit'iiiH'il t my pi-ice FoutU of lie tity o
1 -irtland, in the ta.v
AT TIT K
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A-VINrt runClTASFT) A LATtriE AND
rotni.lcte Stork ofNKW l(0IP, i:d
n-reivin fresh sannlios every week I can mp-
jly evcrUoJy witu
Ory Gooif,
Groceries.
Oln, (Iiicciimvnrc
Toiiacco, inrs
And oil nrtirVa fotwnl in a 0 F1NFR AL VAP1.
ETY hTOItn, r would reupcctrullj civil the
nttpntioii of tho Public to my Establishment,
highest Cnb prion pnM fn
1 uits au rci.c lV.
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VVEATHERF 0 RD & CO,
DRUGGISTS.
SAl.E.lf ORCGOX.
Importers au;l Dealers in FOREIGN ni
DOMESTIC DRUGS, praggiU Sao-lries
Patent ModiclDen, Pint, Oil, Glass, Djes,
Ac, fcc.
Medicae CorapouathjJ b1 Prescription
filleJ.
Pure Winer aa-I Liquors for Sle Jfcinal pnr
poses.
Orders ittended to wifh accuracy and prompt
WATnCKFOKD fc CO,
COMMERCIAL STEET,
SALEM .OREGON
c oTiur:tf if. 110x114
0P2RA HOUSE BLOCK,
MRS- A. J, RIELY---PROP
rinrs hou sb will be kept in,
X I'iret clai-s ctlorf fcud with alteutire aud
ohljjing m-rvants
NO CHINESE COOKS EMPLOYED
I am rrfparcd to fuminh pood accomwo-..
Ii-I.his to ttt! travtliu public, aud will usa
very u..4-avur Ik men, the pitrouae of the
public FREE COACH to the House Regular,
Uaard;n at very low rates:
Feb 15,73 ly
GOOD NEWS!
NEW GOODS I
:i0i Tin; iMU-Muvr
W't rsprtfuHy cfttl the attenfron of tb,
Public to our Well Selected Stock of
iadir' Dress Cioooa.
Ladies aud Mises llatf.
Cents Tarnishing Good,
Cloves, Caller Lite-
Ha?d rare.
G.rorerIef
Sciosq Xtootn,:'
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in Fact fcrerytliln Found In a Firs.
Clas r.etall Store.
We can assura on Fatront h&t wa will be
HP with toe times.
Coma and Examine our Stock before pur
cba?ing elsewhere.
Country Produce taken in excaange f 1
eoodt :
N. 4 J D. LEE.
Dallas April 22, 1S7I. 1-tl
OF Tronic AT TITE LOWEST
UVLVG PRICES. CAN UK HAD
UY CALLING ON,
uiiUEs sz DAcriuro
STEAM JOB PRINTERS,
03.Frput Strert, Portland, Qreg
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of BLANKS
Circuit, County, and Jaufts' Oourts, con
stantly on hand. Aio, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgagea
and Blanks for use in Bankruptcy cases. ,
Advertise
Dj usinjf letterheads, billhes, eircularf
printed enrehtp, eto Gire ui a call and send)
n yotT orders
KOTICE.
SARAH SEBRING HAVING LEFT MT
hed and board without cause or provocation,
1 hereby give notice to allporuons that I will
not be responsible for debts of any. character
whatever that sb may contract from and after
this date. WILLJAM SKBRINQ.
June Itb S87J.