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. -v-1 THE COLUMBIAN. St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or. jflFSIDAY, ATT JUST 4, 1832. SVBSCBXt TION KATES. :1 year, in advance..... . $2 00 6 months " 1 .r0 ; 3 month ' 1 00 ADVEEflSINO KATES: One square (10 lines) first insertion $2 00 Each subsequent insertion 1 00 E. (J. ADAMS. .Editor & Proprietor. OUR WASHINGTON LETTERS. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, July 15, 1882. Congress has directed the department of Agriculture 'to undertake a work which will be of much more practical utility than raising sugar at fifty dollars a pound or distributing seeds through the mails which nobody will ever plant. The Division of Statistics has been di rected to collect and publish monthly, for the information of farmers, the freight rates of the various railroad and steamboat lines for the purpose of ena bling them to judge when and over what lines it will ! the most profitable to ship their products. If the department could devise some mean to compel some of the transportation lines to give the farmers as good . rates as they do brokers and speculators, it would have estab lished a claim to practical usefulness which would be gratefully acknowledged. In the meantime the move already made is puactieal and good as far as ii goes. The rush for government clerkships is something unprecedented. By recent legislation nearly one thousand clerk ships have been created, chiefly on ac count of the payment of pensions. Some eight hundred of these places are in the Interior Department alone, and that de partment is naturally heseiged with ap plicants. It is said by Secretary Teller that lie would not have a moment of time for public business if he should de vote a minute or two to every individ ual who came, particularly recommended to him. The only way is to shut them all out and let them file their applica tions. It is estimated that about 4,000 applications are on file already and more are coming daily. From Teller they flo2kr to the Pension OJice. Colonel Dudley has certain views on civil service reform, and one of these views is-the apportionment of the place among members of Congress pro rata as nea.r us possible. There is some comment in the Treas ury Department over the section of the bank charter exemption from " all tax ation by or under State authority" only. Heretofore such bonds have been ex empt from taxation of every character national, State, or municipal. It is a question whether the new bonds will not be subject to local or municipal taxation. Secretary Folger called attention to the omission during the consideration of the bill by, Congress, but it was not rectified. No great dificulty is anticipated, how ever, from this source, as it is thought the prohibition ef State taxation will be considered generally as including munic ipal taxation, and it is hardly likely that the. United Suites will tax its own bonds. The objection to the bill in its present shape does not hold good, us the taxation referred to is amply provided for in sec tion 3701 of the Revised Statutes, which is as follows: " All stock, bonds, Treas ury notes, and other obligations of the United States shall be exempt from tax ation ty or under State or municipal or local authority." Senator Mitchell 'was asked by vour correspondent to-day as to his views con cerning the action of the republican State committee at Philadelphia yester day. He said that he was as yet scarce ly advised fully enough to warrant any " expression,' but if be understood the pur pose of the men who met yesterday, it was simply to put the independents in a hole and deprive ' them of the moral support of the country in their fight. It was idle now to talk about harmo ny, and the fight was bound to go on until Don Cameron and his friends were driven' from power. The independents of Pennsylvania would not support Gen. Beaver for Governor under any circum "stances, and the proposition for a new convention was simply a trap to catch them. The only way to produce har mony was for the candidates on the stalwart ticket to step down and out and not come to the front again. The independents had a mission to pr forrjo,ind would not le diverted from it by any scheme of political tricksters. The fight must go on, and let the regu lars'elect their ticket if they can. Sen ator Don Cameron was told what his col league had said, and was not at all sur prised. He remarked that he was at- isfie 1 the independents did not incend to accept any offer made to them. The case of Sergeant John Mason, the soldier who attempted to shoot the as sassin Guiteau, is still pending before the President. He is not determined upon his action in regard o it, but the general impression among those best cal culated to judge is that he is not dis posed to interfere with the sentence of the court martial which trid the case. It has been known for some time that the administration desires to have Mr. Lowell retire from the English Mission, and if he persists in his determination not to volunteer his resignation he will be recalled. It is expected that Mr. Bancroft Davis will then succeed him, but it caanot be stated just when the change will occur. August. Washington, D. C. July 22, 1882. If this Washington season has been a dull one in respect of Congi esMonal Pro ceedings, it has been a very lively one for scandals, arid wit'i regard to these it may bu said that the public outside of Washington hears but a portion of what is reported from mouth to mouth hem It is a question whether Washington is really any worse than other places of immorality. But the espionage of the habits of public men is here rath t closer and more willing to make news of dis covered failings than it is elsewhere. If truth were known, it would probably be d.n"mstr ite I th it mo it of the ma ture men who figure in scandal here did not first lapse from virtue in the Dis trict of Columbia. They are apt to be more reckless here than at home, al though there is reason enough for great er prudence, because there is here a cas of despicable characters who resort t means of obtaining influence which pul lic men would have little need to bewire of in their own neighborhoods. El e where men are blackmailed only for the sake of money; here they arc also black mailed for votes or for patronage. There are politicians who do not scruple to use any knowledge they may obtain affecting the moral reputation of others for their own advantage, and some. are therw wh" not with- out reason, are suspected of employing spies and 'detective;? to search out such information. The hours passed in th4 galleries of th Senate nnd House furnish amusement at some times and instruction at others. In the Senate one is, of course, better able to see and hear than in the House, and you can study the faces and ligures of many men of whom fame or popular report has had much to sav. The left hand side is occupied by the Democrats, and the right hand by the Republicans. Among the former one sees the cleanly cut features of Mr. Bayard, Leaning over him is Mr. Lamar and Senator once Confederate General, Wade Hampton sits a little beyond. The most prominent figure on the Republican side is beyond a doubt, that of Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, " the watch-dog of the Senate." He is a tall man, with a beard nearly white, and presents a fine appearance as he stands upright in his; closely fitting blue coat. No man has made a better record for unflinching integrity. His colleague, Mr. Morilv, sits i Mide him, and behind them is Senator Hoar, who bears a strik ing resemblance to Sidney Bartlett, the Nestor of the Massachusetts bar. Two other Senators sitting near together, pre sent a marked contrast to each otlnr Angus Cameron, with his white Mous tache, and Logan. The latter is precise ly like an Indian chief far more' so than was genuine Indian, Parker, who "was on Gen. Grant's staff after the war. Thero can bv but little doubt that Logan has the blood of the noble red man in his veins. Postmaster General Howe visited the Senate, to-day, and held a long consulta tion with Senator Davis, of West Virgin ia, relative to certain proposed changes in the fast mail system. The Postmaster General reassured Mr. Davis that he would do everything in his power to promote the mail system throughout the West, as well as the other sections of the country. A short delay is necessary in perfecting arrangements with the rail road companies to protect the interest of the government. Chairman Ilubbell, ol the " Clerk-Bleeding Committee," is ne gotiatmg with a discharged clerk of the Treasury to go through that department and collect voluntary contributions to the Congressional campaign fund. The last time this thing was tried tin collec tor was ejected from the. building, but this will not be done again. The send ing of a collector through the depart ment is Mr. Hubbell's way of impressing upon the clerks tho strictly voluntary nature of the contributions. August, Our New York Letter. Special Correspondence of the Columbian. THE STRIKERS. New York, July 17, 1882. The manful conduct of the freight handlers throughout the strike, has gain ed for them the respect of the whole community. Money is pouring into their treasury, and their numbers are increasing every day. The little fusilad to which they were subjected a few days ago, has had an odd result. Although several of their peaceable fellow strikers' were wounded, the freight handlers did not retaliate upon the poor ignorant Italians, whom they might have annihi lated had they desired to do them harm: and at last a hundred or more Neapoli tans who had been serving as substitutes for the old hands, -joined the strikers, and will henceforth work for and with them. Three hundred of the Russian Jews have also struck, and the compan ies nonplussed. A baker sent the strik ers 1000 loaves of bread yesterday. The strikers returned -a unanimous vote of thanks to the baker, but gave the bread to the orphan asylums. The May or of Jersey City sent them $10. for charity. They sent it back with a pun gent message, but no vote of thanks. Thus, you see, the men engaged in bat tling for their rights are not a set of era vens; and if they do not gain their point, it will be because the railroad companies will go out of the freight business alto gether. AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE. William Snowber fell asleep the other night in Washington Square, p. favorite retort for tramps and thieves. When he awoke he found his watch and chain gone. On the following morning, he bought a heavy brass chain of much gorgeousness,. hung it ostentatiously from his vest pocket, and again took his rest on a vacant bench in the park, pre tending to be asleep. It was not long before he felt a tug at his chain. Snow ber pounced upon the thief, and marched him off to Jefferson Market, where he was held in 1,000 for trial. His name is George Schmidt, and he has a pair of black eves, and a nose that has suffered all on account of snowball ike JEWISH jicnrctzs.' Aside from the fact that the many Russian Jews now in the city, and at work, are rapidly improving, my atten tion is called to them by a recent letter from Hartford written by W. M. Rose bait to the Sun. Mr. Rosebalt is a young lawyer, who frequently contrib utes to the col urns of that lively and in teresting sheet; ami whose judgement and goodness of heart are fully equal to his literarv ability. lie savs that among the 150 refugees who have reached Hart ford ther'i are very few indeed, who are not only willing, but anxious to secure employment of whatever kind. Many of them are well educated; yet even hese are ready to engage in any kind of labor. I am sorry that want of space prevents me from quoting more from this admirable tribute to the virtues of blind persecution, than the few subjoined sentences. "Over one-half of those sent here have been placed upon farms, some have been set to work in factories, a few have domestic and musical situations, and the rest are laboring in mechanical employ ments. I have heard of none who have taken to peddling and of only one who has tried to do so. Most striking has been the eager desire of some of these immigrants to take to farming, and many of them are now working steadily at it aVound tli3 city. Some of them soon got tired of the work, or broke down under it, but the greater number have held to it resolutely and successful ly. All about here are farmers who are wvll satisfied with their Russian Jewish laboreis. There are two who were teachers in Russia but who expressed a desire immediately upon their arrival, to engage in farm labor. Both of them soon broke down under the unaccus tomed strain and came back for medical treatment. One was sent to the hospi tal in this city. When they were suffi ciently recovered to go to work again, thev were advised to take easier work in factories, but they strenuously resist ed the suggestion. Being told that they could not stand midsummer haying, they replied that they wished to make a trial of it. They were warned that if they broke down again, the Aid Society would not take care of them: hut they answered that they would save their wages, and bear their own expenses in such an event. They finally went to work in factories, because the alternative was given them of doing that or being turned out of doors, An hour ago I saw a med ical student don a suit of overhalls, and ride off with a farmer. In another year had he remained ill Russia he would have graduated as a physician at the University of Kit ff." I hope tljat V. M. R's letter will be widely copied and read. The result will be, that as fast as the poor refugees reach our shore, they will be called for from all parts of .the country. " They do not expect and do not wish," say Mr. Rose bait, "to be supported in idleness. They do not get drunk, they do not light, they learn quickly, they are faithful to their fa nilies. By degrees they will be come hardened to severe physical labor. Let .them ouce become experienced as farmers, and there will be none more successful. After a few years residence in this cout.try, subjected to the influ ence of our institutions, their idea3 and modes of thinking will be entirely changed from what they were in Russ-ia. Their decendants wiil be among the best citizens of the republic." THE MAIL OF A YEAR. I am not the only man in New York who writes letters. This startling fact is discovered on perusal of the statistics the New York Post Office for the year ending June 30th. In that time there were sent from this city over seventy one million letters, b. sides eighteen mil lions postal cards, sixty-three millions circulars and about two hundred and twenty millions newspapers and maga zines. How it must have tiled the eyes of the post masters and mistresses to lead all those postal cards. The total numbe r of letters and other packages mailed at, and passing through the city pot-ofiiee, was oer five hundred mil lions. The daily average number of sacks of letters a id newspapers made up was forty-five hundred, and the average weight of mail matter reoeived and sent daily, was one hundred and forty tons, the smallest amount on any one day be ing one hundred and nineteen tons. Sometime, when I have a month with nothing else to do, I may figure up how many barrels of ink this mass of matter consumed, how many times around the earth the letters would go if laid end to end, Low many miles if J on- On Op r iic-. otlr fa t such like. sen c'oss f.'.id utterly useless cal'-ulatious'Tas statis tical friends like to inflict upon suffering readers; and then, when I pet it all done I will light my cigar with it, instead of forcing it on you. SPLINTERS. The fastest time ever made by a doub le team was made yesterday, at the Gen tlemen's Driving Park by Frank Works, Dick Swiveller and Edward who brought the fastest time on record of 2:19 .V down - 'J to 2:1GJ. They were driven by John Murphy. Shepherd F. Knapp had wa uered$1000 with Mr. Work that the pair could not make 2x20. Shepherd was caught napping. The venerable Peter Cooper met with a great misfortune yesterday. Somebody stuck pins in the air cushion he always carries with him, and it gives him com fort no lorfger. A matrimonial agency on Bond Street is doing a lively trade. It is conduct d an the Jewish plan you pay your mon ey you take your choice; a fortune for $3.00. Three fatal cases of sunstroke yester day, and great mortality among young ehildren. James R. Keene has bought the Win dermere Apartment building 9th Ave nue and 57th Street, for $350,000. The brick chimney of Slatior's B. of the N. Y. Steam Company, on Green wich Street, between Day and Curt-land t, is the tallest in the United States. It is 220 feet high, just ten feet less than the height of the Bunker Hill monu ment. The East River Bridge is not yet fin ished. It will not be ready for the pub lic until tho Edgemoor Iowa Company are ready to fill their contracts. Col. Seller, not that one, hut the other oiio finds that there are millions in it. Nearly all the dry goods salesmen in New York havehalfholiday on Satur days. Those who don't get it, intend to take it. Commodore James Gordon Bennett cables to a friend tiiat he will start for Alexandria to-day, in his yacht, ATamou na, now at Constantinople. Josh Bil lings calls her the "Pneumonia; but says " she a a yacht not to be sneezed at." Completely Overcome. Stockton, Cal., March 29, 1881. H. 11. Warner & Co.: Sirs Ten years of kidney and liver complaint have been completely overcome by your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. William J. Seesor. From Beaver Valley. Beaver Valley, July 23d. 1882. Dear Major E. G. Adams: I will tell you of my pleasant visit in Beaver Valley. I saw by your Columbian for in every house you will see the Colum bian) that Beaver Val'ey wr.s going to have a Celebration on the 4th., so I went. The Celebration was a success. The exercises were first music, then prayer by Rev. G. B. Riggs, next mu sic, then J. W. Richards, marshal, called W. H. Hankius and introduced him to read the Declaration of Indepen dence, and he read in a loud clear voice so all could hear. Then music again. The oration vas delivered by Dr. T W. Meserye. Dn Meserve made a long and interesting sp?ech, and he was cheered at intervals. (Music.) The ladies, Mrs. Mays, Mrs. Mai com Mrs. Kiser, Miss Ella Malcom, iliss Alice Smalley, Miss Nina Malcom', Miss Mary Hankins, Miss Nancy Hudson, Mi.-s 'Minna Hankins, Miss Susan Hudson and Miss McKeo spread the long table (with the assistance of Mr. J. Hudson, Mr. Lawrence Vanblaracom, and Mr. Albert Leonard to lift heavy boxes and baskets Containing provision) with all the. nice things that our free soil ond ladies could produce. They had everything you could think of that was nice and plenty too. The marshal announced that dinner was ready, and or Jered : those, present to form a col umn double file and march to dinner, the standard-bearers in "advance, next orntor and chaplain, then ladies and gen tlemen and the children to bring up the rear, and keep . time to the music. The large crowd formed into lines as though they had seen 3'cars of service, and marched to the long table; after prayer by Rev. G. iB. Riggs the marshal told all to help themselves and one another. There was a refreshment stand where were candy, soda and all the nice things it is the custom to have on such a day as the 4th. of July. It was closed during the speaking and other exe rcises. The crowd sat down and listened, uif-tly to tlic 'luqucmce. Tho young folks had a Swing to amuse themselves with. Dur ing the speaking there .was no walking about or standing around in groups as you usually see at large speakings. Af ter dinner was over, and the people had social chats and found new aequaint.ir ces, tho marshal called the people's at tention by snying it was time for the ex ercises to commence. The afternoon ex ercises began w ith music, then Dr. J. W. Meserve was called, and the Dr. made us a long and interesting speech. More music. The marshal called Rev. G. B. Riggs, and Riggs made a nice, intelligi ble and lengthy speech. Music. Peo ple never get tired of listening to such good speaking as we had in Beaver Val ley. Little Ida Mays and May Rich ards were standard-bearers, and they waved the flags to beat time with the music. They were so lady-like and had such nice lady was, the people will long remember the two little standard-bearers decked with flowe.-s, wreaths ami ribbons standing and sitting, one on the right and the other on the left of the speakers. They looked at the largo assembly, and were not embarassed in the least. J. W. Richards, the marshal made some very good remarks and thanked the people for coming and giving their kind atten tion to the speaking. And they will have a Celebration in Beaver Valley, July the 4th., 1883. Then there were three cheers given. It beat all of the h'.llaing I ever heard, for there were so many people. Hankins and Parch er did well with their refreshment stand Major, thero are nice farms and good soil in Beaver Valley. There are three logging camps, J. II El w ell & Hudson, Lavry & Ray, also G. B. Riggs has started a new camp and can furnish fir, cedar, logs and piles. Tho logging business is good here, for the camps have splendid timber. The three camps will do a good business. I t is nice to visit Beaver Valley, the peo pie are so kind and clever, one can make himself at home. There is plenty of good land vacant down lower on the Beaver, so no more at present; I remain ever yours. New Goods. Arrived this week a full assortment of newest styles of dress goods including Brocades, Grenadines, Brocatels, Seer suckers, Fancy Ginghams and worn ie cloths also American prints, white goods, Ladies' and Misses' hosiery in all colors, Lisle-thread gloves, Embroidery fcc, 4?cc. atMcBride's Store. TMoney to loan on real estate security by F. A. Moore Esq. St. Helen, Oregon. LOCAL atBWB. Received a call frorn V. t. Palmerj manager of the Eveninj fe!ttframt and his beautiful daughter, Jessie, The 7'el cjram is improving all the time. It is a daily cyclopedia of news. Its original articled are spicy, and its selections are first ciassk (ts iliustrated sheets excel New York illustrated paper in their typographical execution, andj when sent to the States, do much to induce immi gration to this Coast. Father Sell wood preached here last Lord's day. Major Adams first invited him to this place, and . his first baptism was that of the Major's son, Bernal Henry, now in Heaven. This good old man, Father Sell wood has exercised an excellent influence in this community and the interest in his ministrations does not decrease. May he return late to the Stars, in the words of Horace; TIIE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST A large and assorted stock: of myu's boots, men's women's, and child ren's bhoes of all kinds carefully selected by Mr. Giltnerin San Francisco now ar riving and to arrive at McBride's store. Especial care has been taken to get the very best goods in the market. Mr. Taylor and daughter Lillie will leave inside of 10 days for New Eng land, God's country. Mr. Taylor had td' go twice to Portland for a trunk bi enough to hold Lillie'a clothes. He haa got a Saratoga this time, sure. Mrs. Bailey will go to California with theia to visit her husband's mother. Received the Oregon Tribune pub lished at Hillsboro. It is a live paper, run by Durham Stock ( we were raised in Durham, New Hampshire) and so 13 bound to succeed. Wo call it own of our best exchanges. It looks like it would, drive out all loose cattle. la tho first big Battle that aiuing Sull fought at Fort Rico, D. T., ia lC5t Major Adams commanded the opposing troops, and received fim thj Indians the name of Tautonka Washtn., transla ted, Good Buffalo. IL5 ..uc u Look er's Brigade then. Major Adams has lot a pair of black kid gloves, Blanche Adams has lo.-,t a gilt and silver lace-pin in whapc of a basket. Major Adams has a gold brace let left in the Court House, The own er describing it can have it. Hon. S. L. Lovell still remains in town prying around to find ''but how much money everybody ban and what their liabilities are. Ho is so very in quisitive, he makes everybody swear but then Ke. is axawsor. Abe Neer is preparing new piling for his wharf. Will drive nearer shore. Where lie drove before the subsoil was too soft, will drive m a harder place this time, so the pile.3 will not slip out and float olF. Tho Aurora, published at Forest Grove, has dawned on us. It is not very big but is bright. We hope it will in. crease its raise ( ravs.) May it continue to rise in the ( y)east like good bread. Hon. F. A. Moore and family havo returned from Cedar Creek where he moored his bark with a Meeker man than he. Some more left at home, will soon take their turn to Shiiwffter. Blanche Adams has a letter from Nel lie Durgin and Mrs. G. W. Durgin that Ex-SherilT Durgin and family will como down on the excursion Sunday front Vancouver. A new proof-reader fainted reading the proof in the HilUboro Independent when he found the space was left out between the wordd 44 ladies " and ' gen tleinen." A newspaper is like a telephone, a boy in St. Helen refused to have his face washed, and the next thing a man in Corvallis heard of it, but didn't pony up. In our trip to the Cowlitz we stated that the hotel-keeper's name at Toledo, was Shultz; we have since learned it waa Koontz, which is a decided improve ment. William Slavens has the dogondest good dog there in. He got him from Widow Shobort across the River. He is a Shepherd, and is worth 50 dollars. S. D. Bonser has self? us some plums from Sauvie's Island. They are golden, and taste as good as they look. They are bouncers and we bounced them. V
