..S'-PT. 14. 1878 EDITORIAL CORUE SPONDEXCE. , Salem, Sept. 11, 1878. .At the present writing, Salem "thowt the bustle hm! life usua vrhan the State Le-ishture i. ui session. The city is f ot altoo-eth r limting just now, hvwever. Great Srcs are raging in the mountains in Polk county, anil su dense is tho amoke' from them that one's eyes re filled continually, ar.nl a drowsiness creeps upon you that almost impossible to shake! off. But the average Saleiuite d es nnt care: ho is now making his harvest, and proposes to spare ii eflort to "take m the stranger trhom chance, or a;i - appreciative constituency, ; has thrown in ' hi war. Eoth houses ot the Legislature effected permanent organizations last Monday. fcSenater Whiteaker, of Lane countv, was elected Pres ldeat of tho : Senate, and Kepre tentative Thompson, of the same county, Speaker of the House Our old friend, Col. , White, o Cckaroas county holds the posi lion or umei iicrK o ice xiouse. a t f il . I a t " TT ... and ' Syl. Cl Simpson is Chie Clerk of the Senate. The preid 1sg officers will undoubtedly give general satisfaction iu the per formance ot their duties. Whit aaker is quick in making up bin siind, ready in stating his opin ion, and lair and impartial in his decisions. Then he is also so verv ,j ,i tu... at the first glance one vrould take Lira for a wrelNtosdo Granger, and should the Independents ot Pou gla eee him as he nowaopears, it ts quite probable that many would regret that they did not vote tor him last June. Thompson, though not so ready in the performance of the duties of Speaker, is cer tain to win -the esteem ot the members of trn House; tor he x k kind, yet firm, and anxious to do his duty honestly and impartially. So far, but little work has beer done in either House in Jact, nothing beyond the introduction ctaAil! authorizing the construc tion of a bridge across the WiU laraette, a bill tor the protection of game, and a bill amendatory of. chapter 12, title 50 of th civil code; and there will be b t little cesoraplished in the way ot legis tion until after the election of United Statts Senator. The Senatorial question is a perplex ing one to the Democratic mem- are buttoolioled by aspirants is cad to behold. The Chemeketa hotel is headquarters, and when the tired members arise in the caorning, he is at once beset by politicians, who give him no op portunity to rest, and at nine o'clock he finds himself worn out and disgusted, and yet a half-mile to walk before he can reacli the Capital. It is not to be expected that a member will or can do much after he gets there. The members of our delegation are already hollo weyed 4ind weak irom the punishment that has mercilessly been infieted upon them, atd were it not for the wit of Capt. Humphrey, of Albany a gentleman who will ';be happy -under a'l and ny circumstances 1 do believe they would ieel inclined to exclaim, Toot your horn, Gabriel, we are anxi ous to go." They will have rest 8 soon as the Senator is named, and then they will give a good account of themselves; all they fraat is the opportunity,and when 4Viot tnrria i Vim- ivm! I - r ..11 hind the members of any othei delegation in the Louse in -the amount ot the work they will pe form. VV e would like to bo able to say who will be elected Senator. No one here proposes to answer eo difficult a connundrurn, feeling that no one on earth ..can uucssit. SATURDAY. ' S ater, ot Eastern., Oregon, is the only aspirant who ha shown his s'rergtn in the . caucus and his vote may be set down 13 or 14-r- eleven from Eastern On-gon, one rum Clackams county, and two rom Polk. With this vote, it is paid, he proposes 'o go i to can cm .M!d dto'uipt to show th t his' electmu'i; demanded by his r par t of the State" in other, words he will trv a little bolldosing. Should this be hi3 plan, and he should attempt to carry it out, he must certainly fail. Eastern Oregon has no more right to make a de mand of this kind than any other part ot the Statcand it is thought not so much. For the pas ten vears. Eastern Oregon has receiv ed the lion's -hare in the matter i Congressional favors; and at. the last eieetir li 'tl.e Djinocratn c;in d'date for Suite Treasuter came trom there. These are tacts beyond dispute and generally known, and if Mr. Slater goes into caucus ex pecting to win by saving Eastern Oregon must have the Senator, he will find there nen from our part ot the country who think Mr. Shtter is not Eastern Otegon, and it he h, that Eastern Oregon may ask too much. Certainly, l locality is to be considered in the matter, the" Senator belongs to Southern Oreiron. Eastern Ore gon Whs faVored once this year, and the Governor is from Middle Oregon; S- uthern Oregon alone has nothing; renietaberin thi our delegation will vote solid Si a Southern Oregon man. They, need but do tins to succeed in the end. When they p rove tha they are in earnest, by voting tor the strongest candidate from our par of the State, firet, last aud all the time, Slater will commence Ios ing, and his fourteen vote9 wii soon dwindle aown to four or be. come use.ess to him. Here it is confidently believed he will al most be alone the third time a caucus is held. Governor Thayer wa3 inaugur ated this morning, and the new State administration has began the work for the accomblishment o which it was elected. The Gov ernor's naugural address was cer tainly a very able production, and is highly; praised by both Demo. erats aud Republcans. Had Ithe space nt my disposal, I would speak of the address as it deserves. am satisfied ail the promise- made bv.the Governor will be kept, and teel certain that his ad ministration wilt re:ult in profit to the ieople of Oregon. The business n the omce of Secretary ot State is of course nu- finally increasing, and requires aouble the amount of care and at tenlion it did a few, years ago. . ,' ..... . . . . w , v., I I Under the ca ref u 1 man age m e n t, however, of Hon. II 1. Earhart, i the newly " instal!ed Secretary of i State, a gentleman eminently i qnai tied to fill, the responsible p i sition, and one who-e qualitica" ; tioitsaod experience in the past enables him to bring with him, a thorough kuo iv ledge of the duties assumtd, we fenl confident the rec ords ot the Stare are m safe hands, and will be kept with neatness and correctness, 'lie has appointed M r. F ra n k Hog k l r t s, for m e r !y ci ty etlitor of the Portland Daily Bee as his assistant -an appointment that apparently gives very general saN istactiou. Both gentlemen are courteous in the extreme, and are destined to make new friends in i heir present responsible positions; Ti e coming State Fair promises to be a great success. : year previous has the rush for stalls been so great, and Friday work men will begin the construction ot twenty more for draught. and fine hordes. There are now thirty running and trotting ; horses fu course of training on the fair grounds, more are daily expected. i he Jtfair will commence on the lOtli of October this year, and on the 18di, Col. -Thus. C. Lang, of Wasco, will deliver ho address.. Those who know him ay he is a tine speaker, and an able agriculturalist- - : Amoug mny old friends I met here I fiud E.- S. McComas and James Ileiidersl ott. These gen tlemen are lu re as "lookers on n Venice," and will probably remain during the sessioi. of the legisla ture . Ths majoritj ot ihoe who ! hail trom - JJougl.- s stp at the Chemeketa, where Matthews pro vides for their every want and is careful of tneir comfort At this hou-e Fred McAdanis and Henry Gates, assisted by Tom Kelly, see that 3enaiors and Hepre3entatives never go dry in the morning, and the way they are kept rushing necessarily leads to the belief that the average Oregon legislator is iiot proud, aud Kpurns not the good things ot this Pfo, - whether they come in the shape ot fluids or solids. . JT. CONTRACT LET. Rosebuxs anil Coas Bay Mail Contract. ' f h e co n l ract tor ca r r vi n g 1 1. e mails between Koseburg and Coos Ba3' das been let; to C. C. Huntly, of Washington, D. C. Jle carries ithe mail for the astonn ishingly hw price of $3,774 per annum,-, which is one halt, what the present co'tr$icVr is now car rying thj mail for. It is impossi ble tor acceptable mail service to be rendered over this rente for this low price. Our people are aware of the nature of the road between this city and Coos Bay, and although great eftort has been made to make this road good, it i aim st impassible in the wins ter time. That Mr. Huntlv can carrv the imiIs tor one bait what I - bus been -paid fere seems 'impos sible.1 Our people are weary of experiments and would ratner mail service be circumscribed than accept such as fahe economy gives them. carefuiTcultIvation. In order to raise the best crops on any land it is necessary . that the latiu shonhl be cultivated with care. It will not do to depend al together on the natural richness of the soil, even in the Umqua Val ley iu time the very hest land, if not properly' fertilized and cared lor, will vvearout and not raise ha't a crop. Farmers, who have tx perience, claim that land should Le summer fallowed one year in three. This enables the soil to re enperate and double Us fertilny. Such a course with land now pro ducing only 15 or 20 : bushels to the acre, would yield from 25 to 30 bushels to the acre. Even it the land does not became exhausted it will become over-run with weeds, and rendered only one halt productive. Great care should be exercised so as to secure the best and most profitable cultiva tion of land. Cari in the use ot laud will double . the profit of farming. Exchange of ideas be tweeu farmers will enable th?m to better undfirstand their ccu pation At least it must be admitted that these are important ref.e tions. AMiat is the Matter? For semetime past complaints have reached this office from -different parts of this cojnty, th .t mail matter is very irregula.' We received the following letter trom a well respite citizen of Ten Mile, which republish below: Ten Mile, Sept. 7k 1878. Ed. lNDEPEnDET: For some un known cause our mail comes to us very irregular. '.The. Independent reaches us about two out of three. This has been so uo lorsome two months. Certainly there is a screw loose somevhere let us hunt it up and have it tightened ; what 8iiv vu? W. U. W. ' The. Independent ha- been sent to that post office regularly, and still complaints come in. Tne above letter refers to mail matter in general and not to tfiis paper in particular. As the uriter Pays "there is a screw loose . some where," and f r the benefit ot those most intetested it should be. "tlghuned f' hTtateFair. We see by the Willamette val ley papers that the State Fair Grounds are being improved ana placed irv good condition. It is the'intention of the Siate Agri cultural Society to leave nothing undoue whereby th Fair may be a complete success. Stockmen this year will have splendid sta bles of horses on the grouids,and other exhibitors appear determine ed lo exce.'l the previous years m produce and works ot art. This is as it should be ; evtry farmer in the State is interested in mak ing the State Fair successful. One thing has been disgraceful, and that is, the Enumerable catch peuny afiairs that are allowed on the ground. Anything that will contribute to the comfort and amusement ot the people without 8vindfing them, is not objection" able. -We'are certain tle people of the State wouLrf support the managers in any steps they may take to exclude all swindling at fairs trom the grounds. Lei ac tion he taken energetically aud thus protect Oregon's reputation at home and abroad. Its no use ttlli itr a book agent you dont want auythiug. Jipows better. He I- Tins week the t-ity omm:ttte, and Geo. Ilaynes, appointed l so'ieit subscription t . aid the cit izens su fieri ng in the South from yellow fever, canvassed the city i.fl rtf!fived from our -citizen 154. The Committee thei. for warded the moi.ey as tllow : ew Orleans, 851 10; Mtinhs, 51 10; Wxi;iug, 851 10; and 70 cents to insure the safe SendWg, Wells, Fargo & Go's Express transporting the same free of charge. Following are the names ot the contributors,: . Geo Ilaynes $5 .CO A A Fink 7.U' Tbws GnMla'e L L-ng .riberg.. Virgil V ny - i . i. r 1,00 J f!M( 'z!in git. ...... V m Carr o !..... J oho Clem- ts.' 1,00 Isaai Jones... J C Floed.... 50 5,u0 2,50 2,50 2,50 2.50 5.0U 2.50 2,50 F P.Ib'gau Dr Hamilton .. . ... T P Sfieridasr. ...... EDry., M. oseiihson I ...'.... I i I Car... J J C Fullertou. W F lirnjamiu; 2,00 C Gaddjs... 1,00 F Cookf.... Cash....... 50 1,50 G Goids. in. 50 I De opzr .............. 2 0i John Siiridaii...;.... 1 00 Tl omas! Cruzer . ... ......... 2,00 W L Bu:io. 2.50 S Murk'i & Co... 10,00 J Dascoinb..... 5.00 J V S'range 13 13 Rroekjvay Van Caro... 1,00 50 50 J W Carjon 1.00 ST Gnrn-on...; 2,00 Frank Matlhiw 1,00 J M Bower 1,00 11 Hendricks 1,00 H V Stanton...:.' 5,00 Plaind'aier.... 2,00 James. Wright...;..... 50 G Fuller .fr.". 2 50 Jus McKinnon 2.50 T J Livingeton, 1. ... 2,50 Jack Smith 50 T Ford 50 II Li Morton. ." 1,00 Jack Whitrctts : 1,00 B L Fink , 1,00 O C Perkins.., 2,00 John Aikert; ... ............ 2,00 Wm Carrll 1,00 Peter Kearns. ......... ......... 1,00 IJ Hernia tin ;.. 2,50 W Day 1.00 Sol Abrahams 3,00 11 Amos 1,00 L F Lane 1,00 John Junes. . . D Busbey . . . . . Juhn Eiumeis. CmU ( lititioweth. . . , 1,00 1.00 10U 25 25 Nimbler .... 1.00 Cash 2,iO J aim Pierce... Wm I'rask... . McKinnty . , P Warl....... Joll.i CT . . . . , Johii McGtje. . . 5o 50 50 50 50 50 Ji.lm Kast 2.00 VV M Kote 50 1.00 ,i,ro 50 2.M 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 50 50 D C.SicClelian.. Wm McBee. . . John Murk . A E Champagne Cash J.ike lioaeustHin. M'&pplu 1 Apple. . . . . . . . K Appie.'.. ,. . Cam Cox. . . ... . ii Tracklincr 1.00 L Collin. 50 1.00 l.(0 Jrthn Clark. J F Clark ' 1.00 John Noble 50 50 George BatL The Board - deserves praie for the interest each ot its members took in this matter. A larger sum could have been obtained bv delHyirig a tew dys, but as the waii!S of the stricken people are so great it wag thought best to send the mony"at once. SCIICLTZ & VON BAUGEN, IMPOllTERS AND DEALERS IK Foreign and Domrstic Winea, Brandies, and L.quors . Also sale Ajreots for Celebrated,'. Old BOURBON WHISKEY. S. E Cor Fiont "and CaHfirnia Street an Francis. Cal. Rei)resented by Chas. Holin. R OSEBURG ACAD E1IY UE ACTCMX SEfSION OF THIS 1KSTITCTIOK , WILL commence: Uonday, S spt 1 2d, 1878. Under tlie supervision I the under jrned asdisted by Miss Uac.ie Oidlland and J. VI. Boer The First seven weks of the tlie term will be free. The 'ar five weeks wt-fks will be charged for according to tbe RATES OF TUITION : Orthography, Reading and Writing pt-r tnnntb... 1 50 English Grammar or Orthography per month..:. 2 00 High -r Aiithniatie, Algebra or Geoin- per month. 2 50 Latin, Greek or French per month. . . 3 00 SacU pupils as desire to continue the Btudyof Ijatin or enter upon a commercial course during- the t ven wt-eks free pch'nl ; can have their riiati. os heard a was i done last maz, ei'her before or after dis trict school honrs. J. BUOWNE, L. L. D. KOSEBURG RESPONDS. ffL'ytf J 13 "F" V .AT ra NEW GOODS! M. w .- EW Y JOSEPH Has just returned trom San Francisco, where lie has purchased the ! Finest Assortment ot , BOYS AIJD YOUTH'S "CL O THING, Latest Styles JPrices Slanging A FULL LadiesMiress Goods, IiAOibS, TBIMMIWGS, E'MBROIDEEIB ALS ) LADIE'S AND MISSES' JACKETS LATEST STYLES & PATERNS Which ill be -old at Prices to suit all purchasers. Also a Fall lane of Gent'einen'sPurnishing' Goods A'D HATS, SHOES, Hoots, ETb, GROCERIES, CROCIiERY, More complete than that of any other eiablisliuient in th city, and at Fairest Rates. rSrKtn'ember I will occupy Dr. Hamilton's brick oppositethe the Aiutr.-poiiiau hotel where ! bhall ell goods cheaper lor -ah tbau before. - : t JJJOsSEPHGOir. .mm V-:- f l.i A. ' 9 f THE. r3 mi PRICES! SOW and . Patents, $Y.S0 MfiuiaScl. LINE OF -5- 'TV WILLOW - WARE & CUTLERY, "jZttxLl' ' .THE GREATS- " i-m.iiii.ii fr X i V"",'-''- ' ' i r-?r'r ' if i - f$ x - " tf X : - I V i S- v , - . ty : V- - "" - -A -VJ 4 T " CVfG.3 IT CXfiLiLS tTSY TOhJt Of BTOSSACII AUD EOTTEXa f- in iUi m Tins raoa . i . BFCB AS" W KICK nEADA CnJB.' lilMOCS' . . uzjkx & filar, lxc. 13 PTJSILY VEGETA21B 1 ' Itt action ob diss9 la entirely USetvot trvn my medicine ever introduced Three doeee U relieve ordinary case, but the medicine1 herald be continued until H effects eomplet cure. It tones and invigorates the di g-esttve or (raoa and Btlmnlafca the Uver to healthy aitiaa, ik... M.niTiiT rr oTitirslr mirinsr diaaaaas ariM tuutV'vui"4 . j -a -. " , I Tinjf trom Indigestion, or weak and impure omooV LfiiWMimz vHiTE. Pc:pltt:2.A ' -jirf'-,-.'aVi - . SmOEEBEEikT, FOR- 5 HE E0LLIDAYS SMOKED 1IAMS,BAC'0N AND 3313 US TF 2 Freshly euro d tod of IKE CTJAL1TY Tlie undersijrned would my to the cit i Znft of IJ..tu-lmrir tliof l.o ;..,. l .1. finest lot of Ham , Bacon nud 13eefev offered totliis markt-i; and that no one wi 1 ftii' u purchtse tho taiuo when ouce tbe examine it. .... . . Prict-s ior tlan ever. " JACOB BITZER SlfitlSTS OK Patton'a- Bloch, Stat street." Salem, Oa. OAKTICULAIl ATTENTION GIVEN to piwcripiions, and all orders by mail or.ejpreM tilled -f.r.-a,.5tly anti accnr- ateiy. . - Phiciane and Mlf ,n"ney hX examinu, our stock, or pro curing our prices, beiore purclia3ijrI. 40-if A CT ft! QT EC LCVEBY .. ..AND. . . ocd Stablo, TLiBestabllshmtntia the ' Best in 'tlie Stnicl , and connected with it is a larga " -WAGON YARD WITH FINE fchCD R003 Capable of accommodating anj umbtr . liurseB aud tva-on. BEST OP nJ"AWD GRXTI AIwV.in full ,!Qppi7 at iivi41g pricea And Xo One 13 Allowed to Away Dissatisfied. term'inff 1 ( -ive 'US a c&1f " termind to euit jou in quantitr ouJit! WILLIAM COCHRAN. IookiD;; Glass, Oga., Gcaeral ZZcrchaadics 1 aoinaa'fiXJn, shoes, Crockery and Glassware, Groceries, Provisions, robacco Ar d Clar?. Are rrerf red to ,giTfc atlfActidn to all. -oaklaj-d, okeuo RICHARD TTTfro 11 rnis noTix has -Dzr-: r-r- , iLB"td rit ' cel. er of yt e ra, a r j 4.1 become vt-ry r-'-i-.T wi fi .T 11. - 'I A4 ''11 J t.j' tMl'f. r- o ublic. i Ir-t- I . , A t:.-, iJ:: ra ; , , , n-itr t n ..-J..' Hcul at tl.- c ici ( i :: ; ....