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THE COLUMBIAN.
St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or.
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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.
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