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THE COLUrCBIAlT
St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or.
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K. . ADAMS, Editor & Proprietor.
OUR 1VASIIIXGTOX LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent
Work rcfliiirins -the attention of
tvonjjress at the the coming ses
- ;sion. Department clerks setting
-ready to vote. Preparing for
the meet Ins of Congress. Ele
gant mansions for prominent
men completed. The an
nual pilgrimage of Bri-
- " aat conpics io inc
National Capital.
ryAsiuxrr6x, D. C. Oct 28, 1S83",
The last session of Congress left a
"well burdened calendar, and if nothing
""else, is done at the coming session it could
. tiot be disposed erf by a great deal more
than half. Among the more important
-bf a public nature are: the bill to admit
the territory of Dakota a? a state in the
Union ;to authorise the construction: of
, new vessels of war for the navy ; to1 es
tablish postal savings banks ; to suspend
-"the issue of silver certificates ; to estab
lish a uniform system of bankruptsy.
-There are" on the Houso calendar about
c twenty bills fcr public buildings in va
'tiorts sections of the country.
' TW department clerks' are generally
"allowed teu days leave of absence to go
'home and vote, although in many in
stances half that time is not really need-
. 'rd, A great many applications for leave
"of, absence on this account have alreadv
been filed, and about the middle of next
, ,week the exodus will begin. Instances
have not been infrequent in past years
where clerks have asked for leave to go
Some and vote and have spent the period
'dot-lined either in loafing around here
or in pleasure excursions ; out ine waicn
will m o strict this year that it is not
likely airy of them will venture to try
'this-lit tit? game.
.Thc committee on ways and means of
, rtbje" House of Representatives will meet
""in this city on the 2.rth of November,
"which will be two weeks in advance of
l i j i i i
. the rmeetmg. of Congress, to assign to
flucouimiitees, to be appointed, all sub-
,i n . - . . - . -
jeuf wita reference iu me tarm. j.l is
'expected by that time the tariff commis
sion will have submitted a partial report.
V Auaat ine Jdu ui uvemoer it is expect
ed the committee on appropriations will
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meet to consider three, at least, of the
regular appropriation bills in advance of
the session. The estimate of the sever
: it! departments are being made slowly,
and it-is believed it will be the end of
November before all are read ji
Ex-Secretary Blaine's new mansion,
which for over a year has been building,
. Is not yet nearly enough completed for
any lime, to be set for the family to
rcove im None of them, except Mrf
Walker fJIftifiej are now here, and he is
reported to have said that possibly his
ttofpnts Won id tmf, wMinv ilif haw hnns
r- i J
Ett,ajj this winter, but would remain in
the old one on Fifteenth street. Al
though that is for sale there seems no
prospect of its being sold soon. To fur
nish the new one will require at least
esn aaa - r.:i:
such matters, and more in addition, to
'tun it It is the largest private dvell-
-ing ever erected here. As compared
with Mr. Blaine's spacious dwelling the
Jietf residence of Ex-Secretary Robeson,
"into which his wife is now moving, and
, 'Senator -Pendleton's which has. been oc
cupied by his family since the first of
ihl& jeaff seems small indeed. Of these
?' Mrf Robeson's is the larger yet it is on
i tfboiit half the size of 'Mr. Blaine's,
Adding a front of 30 feet by 56 feet 7
Xnehes in '4cpth, not inclusive of any
projections. It cost only about 35, 000;
while Ir. Blaine's originally estimated
'to cost $60,000, will run up at least
"$10,000 more before completieii.
The city is full of bridal couples. There
' hasn't been for several! years such a
flood of newly-wedded bliss poured into
the city at one tin)e, and the capital city
may be said to be wreathed in smile
. There is nothing mean about a youtig
couple on a wedding tour. Tliey are hap
py and they want every body else to be
. happy. They must have the best rooms in
tlie JJptels, arid as -a clerk in an tip town
hotel told 'me thii morning, "there is
not a vacant private . parlor in our house."
"The s'ariie'is triie4bf other hotels. These
'young people have tlieir meals served m
their own rooms, and give so little trou.
" ble that hotel men welcome their arri
val with joy and their departure with
sighs. The bridal couple scatter happi
riess around them wherever they go; arid
as there are about forty couples now iri
this city, the amount of happiness that
is now being diffused iii the cdnfnmnity
wert readily be calculated.
AUGUST
OOrTIIAlf GOSSIP.
Arrival of Mrs. Lanqlry."Moiijnj' the
beauty. Her sirfgittar tharrft of man
ner ami looks. An enthusiastic fyritk
ion. Speculators gobbling tip the seats
for Iter first niyht. Christine Nitssoh.
Arrayed in sombre black and a imdoio's
cap. Her sad experiences. The walk
ing match a failure. What the publish
ers are doing. The fall exliibition of
tlie National Academy of Design.
lVeititirtg presents. -1 useful fashion.
Jersey gloves.- j
New Yokk, October 30th, 1882.
She has come at last; the woman who
has had all England from tire Prince of
Wales down to the coster monger, at
her feet Mrs. Langtry arrived on Mon
day, and a band of forfy newspaper men
went down tlie bay in a tug provided by
manager Abbey, to review her critically
and to tell the public whether she was
beautiful or not. Now, from the point
of view of a theatrical business man this
expedition was a good idea, but on the
other hand, this rude production of a
woman at an early morning hour, hand
ing her over to a; lot of men who are
compelled not to" overlook a single point
of her looks, manner, dress and language,
in order that a stern city editor may not
read th'e" riot act f-o" the ot?eifder for hav
ing been beaten in the race for facts,
has something so savage in it, that it is
to be hoped that that branch of the in
terviewing system will be put an end to
somehow. Mrs. Langtry has had pre
vious experiences which no doubt made
her callous to the infliction. In fashion
able London society, it has got to be the
thing for the swells to " mob" people
distinguished in any way. Mobbing in
the British society vernacular, means
planting one's self before the noted per
son and staring at him or her as if one
were in the Zoological gardens. Thus
Mrs. Langtry was enabled to go through
the ordeal like ai trained soldier, and
the inspection seems to have satisfied
the band of forty tired newspaper men,
who had been up all night waiting for
the Alaska to come in, for they gushed
like so many Jenkinses in their respec
tive journals.
Your humble" servant Jvad alt oppor
tunity ot raeetirj fche lady on Tuesday,
through the gottf oftices of a friend who
had made her acquaintance in Engtand.
Do you think her beautiful ? I answer
unmistakeably so. Exception might be
taken to her mouth which is a trifle large.
In repose her eye may have a somewhat
hard look, and to' some her figure may
appear too slender. But the tout essem
ble, particularly when the lady is engaged
in animated conversation is such thatno
one can resist At such niomcnts she is
like the statue of a Greek goddess quick
ened into life, Then her eyes bean? and
sparkle, the color on her face comes and
goes, her .supple, willowy figure lends it
self to accentuate the expression of every
thought which she utters, and the critic
even forgets that he has found fault with
the mouth, since behind those lips of
hers, cut as cleanly and elegantly as if
they had Veen taken out of a cameo,
sparkle two rows of pearly teeth.
Among the company in the room 1
met a gentleman 'whose ruling passion
is the turf and a love for thoroughbred
horses. We left the hotel together.
" Did you ever see anything so bloodlike,
so racinglike?" he exclaimed in rapture.
" Why that woman shows breeding in
every line of her face, and even in the
slightest of her actions. No, don't point
out any defects; I know what they are,
but these very defects only highten the
effect of the general appearance. As
she stood there in that bimple- bottle
green silk dress of hers, I could not help
thinking her the loveliest woman I ever
saw, I can understand now, why that
Greek poet tells us of I can't think of
hii name just now, though I once owned
a colt called after him fell in love with
a statue "
Laughing heartily at the old gentle
man's enthusiasm, I betook myself to
the Turf Club theatre, where the auction
sale 6f seats (or, Mrs.. Langtry's first
night came off. Tlie prices realized were
handsome in the extreme, but as the
ticket speculators were the principal
buyers, one "cannot tell whether the pub
lic is really so anxious to pay heavily to
see her.
Christine Nilsson, the beautiful star
of the North, of the operatic stage and
the concert hall, 1 arrived on Tuesday-
She will likewise appear under Abbey's
management, There was another tug,
another, cruise about the4ay waiting for
tlie Gallia to come in, and another hand
.ng of a victim to the interviewers.
Poor Nilsson, the fates have indeed been
unkind to her. When she left thw coun
try eight years ago, without -conception
the most popular woman and artist that
has left America since Jenny Lind bade
farewell to us, she' proposed to leave the
stage and to enjoy the remainder of her
life away from the glare of the world in
the qniet walks of matrimony; This
peace" and quiet did not last long. M.
Rou'z'eand, the husband whom she loved
s dearly was first rendered bankrupt,
then became insane, and finally died in
an asylum, and tire last blow fell so re
cently that time has not yet been abl
to mellow the poor woman's sorrow. As
she got out of the carriage in front of
the Windsor Hotel where rooms have
been provided for her, she presented a
a touching spectacle in her sombre robes
and widow's cap. Men involuntarily
raised their hats and the tribute was
meant not so much for the artiste as for
the lonely Woman upon whom fortune's
blows had fallen thick and fast. Mme.
' Nilsson1 gofcs to Boston on Saturday, her
concert season begining at that point
The present pedestrian tournament
is undoubtedly the best one we have yet
had. But unfortunately for the com
petitor, it " wastes its fragrance on the
desert air." The public has lost taste
for this kind of sport and refuses to
countenance it any longer by its pres-
; ence. Of course this is very hard on
the poor devils who are torturing them
selves for the vain honor of champion
ship and for a portion of the gate-money,
but as these fellows would perform a
much more valuable service for society
if they were engaged in carrying a hod
or digging foundations for new buildings
at the rate of $2.00 aday, t heir present
experience of love's labor lost will prol-
. ably induce them to retire. Hughes,
who at best, is an unmanageable person
with a temper which can grow simply
vile, has behaved well so far, but his at
tendant fear a momentary outbreak.
Panchot has retired, and Hart is indulg
ing in his usual fits of laziness ; Hazael
and Rowell though in appearance greatly
tired, are in reality in as good form as
they have ever been in previous walks,
and were the incentive of big gate-mony
thero to encourage them, they would
smash the record all to pieces.
The pirblisliers are at present devoting
themselves largely to the issuing of bi
ographical work, memoirs and letters of
distinguished men and women. One of
the most remakable of these works, is
the collection of letters written to Miss
Mitfor'fl, that charming woman, alout
whom it was hard to say which was the
more admirable, her general personality
and intellectual vigor in conversation,
or her pure style, and energy of thought
and expression in her works, which have
just been issued from the press of Messrs
Harper. The letters give a rare insight
into the literary and social life of Eng
land and America during the thirty
years ending in 18G0. The tone and the
air which pervades them is positively
refreshing, in these days of rich illustra
tions and clap-trap letter press.
What object the National Academy
of Design could have had in opening a
fall exhibition, is one of those things
which no one can find out, and seems to
be explainable only on the ground that
artists generally do things which they
ought to leave undone. The fall exhibi
was a sudden idea conceived some
months ago, and artists received too
short a notice to prepare for it What
is the result ? Of the five-hundred-odd
canvasses hung, there are not more than
a dozen of artistic value, and the merit
of these is tame indeed. One goes from
room to room, and sees a lot of paint,
and in all this mass there is not one sug
gestive feature. The fact is artists not
having had time to paint anything new,
gathered together what saintly relics had
accumulated in their studios, and sent
them to the exhibition. Unfortunately
the public who attend art exhibitions
and picture sales are too well educated
to be made the victims of rubbish.
Weddings now are as plentiful as
roses in the spring, and the average
bachelor possessed of large acquaintance,
istfrequently at his wit's ends as to what
he should give in the shape of a wedding
present In this dilemma fashion kind
ly comes to the rescue and prescribes
that almost anything can be given, from
a Yorkshire terrier pup or a grey parrot,
whom the sailors havo taught to swear,
to a diamond necklace. At one fashion
able wedding the bride among other
things found that a friend had sent her
an order for twenty tons of coal. An-
other young lady, for whom the bride
groom had engaged a flat, received an
order for a kitchen range of the , latest
type. Still another was surprised, and
ai the same time delighted to find a doz
en pieces of Irish linen. As fa'sfri6hs
rapidly spread from high life to all
grades of society, he bride of BaCer
street." of the belle of Avenue A. will
probably find1 a1 bimth' of carrots, or a jar
of pickles ariforig her presents. The lat
ter would be a very appropriate gift
from a disappointed suitor, the vinegar
indicating the bitter tears he had wept
over his ill fortune, and the sourness of
the cucumber expressing' how the milk
of his love for human, or rather feminine
nature had been soured and soif-C by
his failure.-
The weather for the past few days has
been decidedly cool and the Stores
have produced a number of hoveltit's in
the shade of winter wraps,- gloVesy etc.
In gloves a veVy useful article is shown
in the shape of Jersey wool gloves, very
long and without buttons: They" are
made in all shades to match cloth dres
ses, and are so well shaped that they fit
the hand as kief gloves. The shopksep-
ers say that they are very fashionable in
London now, and of course that will push
their sale here.
Major Adams served quite a while un
der General B. F. Butler in the War of
the Rebellion. At the time the Second
New Hampshire Regiment,- in?-Company
D., of which Major Adam's Was Second
Lieutenant,- was guarding Prisoners of
War at Point Lookout, Maryland Ma
jor General Butler was in command of
the Department with Headquarters at
Fortress Monroe. Major Adams has
many letters from him in his possession.
Adams' commission as Captain in the
First U. S. V. Infantry was signed by
him on the order of President Lincoln.
Major Adanss was Jifdge Advocate at a
; Court Martial at York town, and had to
report all tlie proceedings, and General
Butler On one occasion came down on a
special steamer to meet him. He highly
complimented hira on the style in
which he got up the report of the
proceedings. General Butler was no
ted for the courtesy with which
he treated officers under Inn His let
ters to- even a Second Lieutenant were
signed thus, " I have the honor to be
your Obedient Servant, Benjamin F.
Butler, Major Genl. Commdg." His
complexion was fine and clear as that of
a woman's, and he had not the severe
expression noticed in his portraits. We
once rode in a smoking-car with him
from Lowell to Boston, and were invited
to his law office on Pearl Street. He
gave us a letter of introduction to Oliver
Wendall Holmes, the poet, who like
ourself, is a descendant of Anne Brad
streetr wife of Simon Bradstreet, sister
of Joseph Dudley and daughter of Thom
as Dudley, all colonial Governors of
Massachusetts, -and who for her great
poetical abilities was called the Tenth
Muse. General Butler was probably
the lo.st executive Officer in the War of
the Rebellion, and by the tact with
which her rescued Baltimore from the
power of the Rebels did a much as any
one to save the Union. Mrs. Busk, a
lady millionaire friend of ours in Balti
more, said she could never feel grateful
enough to General Butler for saving the
city, as if he had not opportunely taken
possession, the Rebels would have de
stroyed the water-works and fired the
city, and with it would have gone her
millions accumulated by her first hus
band, Mr. King, agent for the Patter
sons and Bonapartes.
Major Adams has been sent to from
Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut,
to make out Memorabilia of the class- of
1849. Major Adams and his brother
John wrote the poem at the third semi
centennial celebration of Yale College in
1850 when the College had been found
ed 1 50 years. One wrote one verse,
and the other the next It was sung by
ten thousand voices to the tune of Auld
Lang Syne, Major Adams was 20
years old then, and feels younger now
than he did then. His brother John
had many poems set to music by Pro
fessor Hubbard of New Haven, and
many familiar songs that have leen
sung on every corner of the round world
where the English language U spoken,
were productions of his pon.
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Mrs Yergain informs us the Orphans'
Home at Salem has an appropriation of
38,000 from the Legislature for the next
two years. There is 15 acres of land
connected with it The Superintendents
are Mr. and Mrs. Millson, and the su
pervisors are the best as well as the
wealthiest ladies of Salem.
! Lin. Shintalfer is quite a carpenter.
A Fledgeling Flown.
Joe
Eduiunds, youngesf
pon
of J. H. and Erminna Edmunds' died in
StlielenO'ct i5, aged one year: His
birth place was- Westport His father and
mother chiring tifcr shof V stay anrorig. us
have won many friendW who will sympa
thize with the family hi their' berefiive-
ment
Funeral to-day at the Court
House.
Thin little babe from life haa dropped,
The beating of its pulae has stopped,
Its little heart hag ceased to throb,
In echo to parental job
Its memory is an odor left,
Like sandal-tree the axe has cleft.
Its life has raniahed into air,
TVe SaffiAbt find it anywhere,
But God has gathered it above
Within a shape of grace and love.
It laughs, it talks, it shouts, it sing), '
Runs on its feet or flies on wings,
Moves freely though all elements,
Cod loved it, and lie called it hence.
LOCAL 2TEWS.
Dr.
J. W. Watts gave uk some rousing
old Temperance Lectures Saturday night
and Sunday morning and evening at
the "Church house." It was all right
enough to grv6 tne salooh1 keepers fits;
but when he' went after the tobacco god
whicfa the God-and-morality-set had hid
underj them as Leah did her father La
ban's idol, there was a wailing- and gnash
ing of teeth. We were awful afraid lie'
would weaken1 when- lie smelt their
i
breaths sweet as the concentrated es
sence pf hen manure, but he didn't We
think jthe moderate use of liquor is not
half as filthy and debasing a habit as
the use of tobacco, which he called devil
weed.) You are all right as long as you
don't hit a man's pet habit Toba ceo
makes more drunkards than wine or ci
der. It creates a more morbid appe
tite, and much more rapidly.
Judge Moore gave us a contribution
to our! corpus on Tuesday, not to our pa
per; jHe knows what kind of articles
an Editor likes to insert. It wa cran
berry !pic, prime cheese ( no skippers in
it thanks to the new pilot law) twin
doughnuts and a cup of coffee at Daven
port'aj All our friends will please fill
up our columns the same, if you can't
send the grub, send the money for back
subscriptions, and we will buy the grub
at Davenport's, George McBride's and
Capt Lemont's, not at Muckles' they
have boycotted us just because we were
not so condescendingly kind as to want
them to steal our land.
Major Adams was ctrnmrissfoned Ma
jor by President Johnson, and confirmed
by the U. S. Senate. When he came to
Oregon he was known by the title of
Captain. This was because the commis
sion though issued had not been sent
him and there was so little shoddy
about him he never assumed to- be
anything he could not prove by parch
ment; He came very near coming out
of the War a Brigadier General; if one
man by the- name of Bailey had been a
little more obstinate such would have
been the case.
Mrs. Adams has still in her possession
in a jsplendid state of preservation the
dress she wore at a reception of Presi
dent Lincoln at tlie White House,
Washington City in 1864. It i brown
brocade silk trimmed
with white satin
facings and real guipure lace. The same
I
was her wedding dress
wlien she was
marr jed at Concord, New Hampshire by
Bishop Baker to Major Adams May
23, 1863.
Mr. William Straclian got a piece of
steel in hi eye the other day. He
roissed the up-river boat on Tuesday, and
Dr, Stewart assisted by Mr. Dillard
tried to extract it, but the Doctor's sight
was not strong enough. It is very pain-
ful," and the eye badly inflamed.
Mr. George Hancock and family leave
us next Monday for their homestead on
the Cowlitz. A sober, industrious and
intelligent family go, and all will feel
the loss. Mr. James and family left last
Monday. Mr. Ellis and family will oc
cupy Mr, Hancock's house.
J. S. Davenport invited us to lunch.
There were nice cakes, a cup of coffee,
mince pie and Hathaway or Falcs' cheese
and jail for 15 cents, that is when you
pay for it Ours was gratis, and warmed
us up and made us feel good clear down
to our boot heels.
Mr. Wm. T. S. Woodman lias moved
to Albina, and started a tin-shop there
and has a great rush of business, so Mr.
Jid Hi? says.
ill cure Wiaa T"ri-1. "Kill's llilS rCCOV-
erect
Mr. Aldrich is living, also, in
Albtna.
ITEW DEOPS.
Horw Edward Martin is in town.
Maud Watts has fully recovered.
Jennie Miles is expected home soon.
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Mr.1 Konkle's house is nicely papered;
A. II. Blakesley's hotel keeps loom
ing.
To get up. steam, buy Muckles' slab
wood, j
Mr.1 Watt, the N. P. R. R. man, has
retunied.
Joseph Copeland gets a letter every
week from Isaac.
Professor Decker got a splendid cut
on our hair last Sunday.
The Aldrich pla'co' was1 included in the'
purchase the GHlhr made;
CapHairr Lehioht has splendid butter'
fot sale froni the Cowlitz Farms.
J.- M. Ives stops on Taylor's SauvieV
islWnd ranch with Obed Blakesley.
IBottles around the back door as well
as corks around a saloon tell the tale.
Charles H. English' is1 going to school?
at Astoria, and sends-for the Columbian;
Calista Moore, the Judge's youngest
daughter has a very sWee t voice for sing'
ing.-
Fighting a newspaper' islilce shaking'-
your fist at a railroad car' that has left'
I
you-, j
Sheriff Dale' is quite sick. He snoul'dl
get a comforter in the shape of a young
widow.
Mr.! R. S. Fullerton has a letter from
Willie, and the Harrises one from
George.
Egf" Money to loan on real estate
security by F. A Moore Esq., St Helerr
Oregon.
Henry Klopke ha sent for tho Col
umdiax, $2.00i He is at Carlton, Ke
waunee Co., Wisconsin.
Dr.' Jessup of Chehalera, Yamhill Ca.
is in our midst He- is-gathering Indian.
relics for the Iowa Historical Society
Prof. E. E Quick received a fine pho
tograph of his sister and husland iro
Washington Co., one of, Davidson's best
Mr: Dillard is from Albarnarle Co.r
Virginia ; he was a Brigadier General of
Mili tie ii California. His uniform cosh.
$350:
Mr. George Straclian his. suspended!
operations on the Milton Quarry and!
the most of the hands tliero are engaged
by Riley."
Blanche has received an interesting:
letter from Hattie Dennison. She snt
a nice pen picture of Georgo Washing
ton and his little hatchet.
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Miss Annie Merrill will keep the
school at Cedar Landing, just "below
Rainier. This will le pleasant as hoy
brother Frank is merchandising, there-
Mrs. N. Morric has beautified1 many
chairs with a sprendid covering of cre
tonne. Amid Tier literary drcie Mrs
Morse does not forget to be thrifty
housewife.
Miss Louise Conyers is improving'
slightly. She recognized her wncler
Enoch the other morning. He is acting
as nurse, ami ia said to be very extra in
that capacity.
The N. P. R. ;R men have movetf
their tents from Scappoorfo so Mr. Frank
Hoyt inform us, to Columbia City.
They will follow the original lines on
the Scappooso.
John Corbin informs us Mrs. Jano
Hart was away ahead as Superintend
ent of 'Schools for Cowlitz Co., W. T.
when last heard from. Three cheers ant!
i
a tiger for Jane 1
Some of the green ones among the
Oregonians have a very limited idea of
Major Adamsv ,
They say frow the corner of their eyi
" You're ntr bigger than a fly."
There need no one persecute us for
fear, we will want an office. The reason
we don't wan't one, we don't want to im
poverish our family. Without an office
we flourish, with one we are pinched.
Mr. Browne returned Monday to II
waco. He is a very polished gentleman;
We are pleased Mary Caples was so well
matched. She was intellectually and
morally as fine girl as Columbia County
ever produced.
Tho Columbia oflk is in tho midst
of tho hum of business, tho wound of
Muckles' Mill, the clink of quarry ham
mers, the whistles of tugs, steamers and
ships on the river, and tho rattle of
wagons over the road.
The persons around hero thatliavo
matched horses are Jomah Fullerton, S.
A Miles, J. T. McNulty, A. H. Blake
sley, S. D. Morrison, Major Adams and
William Copeland. Perhaps others wo
have missed. Nothing looks better thatt
a matched team.