OTHERWISE AND PERSONAL. William D. Howklls says that no Ionian can livo in the same house with a genius. IIaiuiy Gakfield lias gone to Has ton to attend tho annual roirntta o( am a tour oarsmen. Tin: laws of Japan roqtiiro sjx months' notico to bo given of in ten lion to publish a magazino and one month's notico for publishing a book Boston's famous lawyer, Sidnoy Bartlctt, is 8G yearn old, and estimated to bo worth S12.000.000, chiefly derived from excellent railroad speculations. Somk of tho English newspapors printed on machines that fold and cu tho sheet report losses of subscribers, who insist on tho privilege of cutting their own newspapers. At last Charles Dickens is to liavo a monument in Hochostor, noar his own Gad's hill, whore ho wished to bo buried and which furnishes somo of tho best local scenes in many of his nooks. Having 6ailed tho Mediterranean sea for sixty years without boing re sponsiblo for a singlo accident, an Italian captain recently ran into an English .steamer, and at onco commit tod suicide. He was ashamod to live any longor. Emma Abbott's hoalth lias been im proved by hor soason of rest. She is getting a trillo stout, and ho has begun to walk six miles a day in the hopo of keeping llesh down. She takes tho matter cooly, howovor, and says ploas antly that it will never do for hor to bocome any stouter than she is. ATTV. UI5N. UAlll.ANI) IS a qllOOr combination of sternness and infinite humor, writos a Washington corre spondent. No man in the cabinet can raise a bigger brcoxo on a shorter no tico than he, provided the circum stances justify it, and, again, none of his associates can begin to compare with him iib a raconteur. His stories aro resistably droll. If there is a com ical sldo to anything, you can dopeud lpon it that Garland will be one of the first to seo It and give it a twist of his peculiarly dry wit. Caul Rosa says that while music is his profession, painting and polities ro his hobbies. His house is adorned y tho works of art, and much of his income is spent in gratifying thlf: taste. Mr. Hosa is now -V2 yours of ago, and is ono of tho most successful managers in tho operatio and concort iiold. Ho is notably domestic in his habits, and spends his leisure timo in his homo, whore ho has two bright children. His boh Herbert, now il years of ago, is said to bo quite a little musical genius, much to the delight of his parents. . At Sehwalbaoh Mum. Christine Nilsson is tho chief attraction, says London Truth. A fow days ago n con cort was given by somo wandering Tyrolese minstrels in a little al fresco restaurant in the woods there. Nils son was nreseut and listened, for a time, with exemplary patieueo, to tho usual excruciating noises, but suddenly sho disappeared, and presently, from tho heart of the groonory, arose, to the amazement of tho Tyroloso and the delight of the Sohwnlbaoh lans, that voice that has given so much pleasure to thousands, evon whon thoy have had to pay a guinea for the privilege ot hear ing lu . Ninktv years old, and for sixty yoars lllllng tho chair of history in tho University of Berlin, Prof, von Uanko still works about eight hours a day, roni 8 to V2 and from G to 10. Ho dictates now to an amanuensis. A friendly physician forbids his leaving the upper story in the house in Luisun strasse, whore ho has resided for the last forty yoars. His habits ami ways of life aro very simple. His lltltle cot reminds one of the equally simple couch of tho ituko of Wellington. Ho has a great horror of professional in terviews. Ho says that, after ho com pletes his present work on universal history, hu "intends, if it ploaso God, to write recollections of his own life. " Mil. Haholu Fity.imic, who visited tho cholera district in southern France last year, calls attention to the strange apathy that prevails at present with regard to tho ravages of tho disease in Spain. In a communication to The ltU Mall Qazdte of July '.'8 ho says; "Wo have not reached August yet and there have been in Spain alone about .10,000 deaths. Up to Aug. 1'2 of last year there worn 3,1)50 deaths in ill de partments of Franco, and the whole world was grateful for the news that tho plague was abating. Up to Jul) '26 of thU year, tuiforlng nlmoil oinotly n month lent timo, thorn Ituvo boon -'7,0h0 tiholurato dentin in .11 provliiuotf of Spain ami no body ouUldu of tho Pro nob Pyroiiouu noil n try oe nut (o know or euro mi) thing uboirt It. Why mm Inmld ho uoiivuUwl with j in pu iliy nml horror iynr n (ow UimiMiid deutlu In ) ranou ml llnly. win! pay n mriifiilnr m toullnii In luiu of UiiMitaild ut iIunIIii In tfj'nln, 1 tli) nui prutmid id mplmn HllMhortol I Wwv." HUtUllw rr lltUH ritunut Hlllldl huw lllAl III! 4h in 1'rAnn' mill Junu M lu iA ffyrr. IMI. win MVS MMly. TWO TOMBS ON THE JIIIjLSIBE. Tho Greatest of tho Known and the Smallest of tho Unknown Sleep Side by Side on tho Shores 9 of the Hudson. Soldlcts Unanl nml Flowers Grace the Grave of one Falling Leaves unit PiuJlng Winds Alone Caress the other. Gen. Grant's Iomb and Its Snrrounuintc. Sjxclal UorrtjxuUnce. New Yoiik, Aug. 12, 1885. Every curious visitor to the tomb of Gen. Grant, and there aro thousands visit it daily.pass a fow feet northwest of his sentry guarded sopiilchcr and grave, with fcolings of tinappeasscd curiosity at another grave in Riverside, around which custor many romantic memories, and half told histories of other days. For many long years this llttlo gravo and tombstone havo with stood tho wrath of storm and wratli of wintry winds upon tho river exposed hillside, outliving the surrounding trees, and even landscape, which has so materially changed within tho past century, until now it stands alone, a THU OLD TOMB. monument to the bones beneath, and landmark of the years gone by. As it stands, tho little tomb, with its square block of marble, its (plaint in scriptions, with tho long Lnglmli s. of olden times in use upon it. Us broken urn, and timo stained and almost oflacod letters, it is indeed a curiosity. On ono side are inscribed the words "Erected to the memory of an amiable difld. at. Uialro Pollock, died .July lfi, 1797, In tho fdh vear of his ago," and on the side facing tho river, in letters worn and scarcely distinguishable are these scriptural lines: "Mini that Is born of woman Is of few duys ntnl full of trouble. He coni'-lli up like 11 flower And Is cut down. llu llcctctli also as a shadow, And eontlnuetli not." So much for the tomb. Who was its occupant, St. Clairo Pollock, tho amiable child, who now sleops under the slanting shadow of the tomb of Grant. Thoro aro sovoral theories re garding this waif of the last century. One is that ho was the illegitimate son of a gay and festive English No bleman, wlio nourished at Claro niont, tho titlo of the properly and udjolning house, anil that in this way tho said nobleman desired to show his rospoct and lovo for his ollspring by burying him in his own proporty, un der his cyo, erecting a handsome mon ument, and discarding consecrated ground. Another is that he was the child of a friend who visited tho no bleman, tho boy dying while thoy were there. Another that he was the hlld of narlios living on tho prom- ises at the time and this is the most likely story, since George and Cather ine Pollock lived and owned proporty ndioInin; Cluromont in the good old days of that period. Tho Jlcntld has raked m a so-called relative, an ir ishman of Hoboken, who claims that tho boy was his "furst cousin, and tho byo of a Rolfnst linen dhraper," and that "his irhrandfather was me ghrandfather, too." THK UKUAuVs IIOnOKI'.N ItKI.ATIVK. This is to otl'sot the World and its itoryof Lord Courtney, and his lovo for the little wtraimor who had died while on a vHt to his home with its parents. I Itvc's yew ap' I iWMuhf 1UU H AH 41. u .uvJ I uurllU'J 1I ! ) Miis ul ntcrcsting figuro in thoso good old days. Ho was a staunch Royalist and supporter of Georgo III. before that sovereign concluded that America and Washington could get fjong without his assistance. Lord Courtnoy built the rambling house on tho hill nt this point and calfcd it and tho estates Claremont. Horo ho lived in stylo overlooking tno blowing Hudson ami tno growing city nf Now York and swearing by Kirnr Gooreo, until about tho war of 1812, when tho country cetting too warm and tho laws too exacting, he left his estates, his house, his furni ture, pictures, etc., and skipped across tno water with nil tno epecu possiuio in thoso anto bollum days when sails and stago coaches took the place of steam vessels nnd railroads. Tlicro is a rumor that if Lord Courtney had not departed, thoro would have been trouble for him in tho states. How ovor that may o, ho nover returned to America and his handsomo homo on tho Hudson. His trustees sold it and tho 40 acres surrounding to Mr. Jool Post in 1821. Previous to this tho houso is said to havo been kopt as a road house, where the famous men of that day, Aaron Hurr, Do Witt, C. Clinton,' Alexander Hamilton, au! others mot to discuss politics, good liquor aDd 2oss'l,'y rel Lord Courtnoy is cherished as a powdered nd bowiged gentleman, elegant in his tastes, and tastoful in his elegauco, and lie lilted up his house and grounds? LOUD COUKTNEY AS DESCRIBED. according to his notions. Whether oq not ho was responsible for the existoncq of tho waif in the tomb, can mako bull little diH'cronco now to either since thq little St. Clairo and the bachelor Lord have both accounted for themselves in tho next world and remain but iij legendary memory in this. There is one rathor quoor and curious, feature which has perplexed tho minds of many siuco tho Lord deserted the estate, and that is a wooden bust, set up high on tho bough of an old pmo tree, the hair white and face red, THE KIGUItK IN T1IK PINE. which has stood thoro out ot roach ol the curious passerby and tho destruc tive small boy over since the oldest in habitant could remember until tho pinu treo rotted and fell a short timo sinco. Then tho curiosity seekers, whon it bo came known that this was to bo tliu site of Grant's tomb, began chipping away the linage, and the park commis sioners took it in hand and placed it away for safe keeping. This bust is supposed to be a representative of Kinir uooriro in., nut its History is mixed, and like the little grave, it girvs no sign. uiaroinount anil its iu acres waa originally purchased by Mr. Jool Post for J?'-'i,000 from tho Irustoos of Lord Courtney, about ton years after the said Lord shook tho dust of America fiom his feet. The last member ol tho family who lived hero was Mr. Edward Post, who wont to Europe in loot) ami lliero alter the proporty was used as a road house again until tho city bought the estate, for Riverside Park iiichidinr the old mansion, which has now been relitted completely nnd leased to Mr. Bernard on a fivo'yeara ease. Ho runs a road House there still, and as it is at the end of River side drive, and within 200 yards ol Grant's tomb, he has a fortune in it. 1 ho Post estate still own a number ol ots facing it which will have to be nur- ehused beloro any respectable site for a permanent monument can be secured. I ho spot as It Is Is only ulHMoot across on the elevation, and tho elevation It but 128) feet above tide water in the llmUnu at this point. nnn firnnt' Ininh overlooks tho be ginning of the famous palisade of the Hudson, Fort Leo, from which Wash ington watched the decisive bftttlc of Fort Washington, wnicn turneu imin hatlan Island over to tho British ii tho Revolution, and a monument a Claremont can be seen from the ocean frnin tiinnnuml nnd from tho East ant North rivor a distance of at least 20 miles. . Si'iitTo Gentil. Tho London Exposures. L'r.n,. virrlil-mliiiloil niironn will r- ..... .nmn tviih Mr. Sfuirrrcon in what ho says concorning tho recent disclosures of vico in nign places, mauo uy iuu London Pall Mall Gazelle. Tho emi nent divine, in a letter to the "Pall Mall," heartily commends that jour nnl'o not !nn nnil lirirns it not to snare tho villains, oven though they woar stars and garters. "Incidentally," ho says, referring to tho publications mbmtioncd, "thoy will do harm, but tho great drift of their result will bo r Inolini, linnndh." It. is not nn nnroo ladling ' r .. ...illnntinn f ll n t I .ntl II fltl . tllf' irTPflt ilUJU ...... .... ..... - - - f- '.- CSl ca)Iiai ill Viiiiaiuuuum, 3 ui;u.'iiiu .. mmlni'ii Snitnin. find tll.'it Rome of its highest and most prominent men havo been engaged in a irauic tno very liiidi iiiiikI lil-inrr ;i lllusll to tho check of every self-respecting Eng- 1 lea It r n n Tim trizrllfi nssorls that it has carefully substantiated tho facts that it sots lortli. onarges oi sucu a a naturo jvs this mado without indubi tablo proof, and for tho highest pur poses, would certainly bo not cruolly unjust to thoso accused, but a scanda lous outrago. Assuming tho dis- losurcs to bo won iounueti, in eyre lltinti nf sneinl donradation and decay that should servo as a warn- . 1 4 ing to Americans. History out re peats itself. The sins that now dis grace tho aristocracy and tho pluto cracy cf Groat Britain aro as inovita- 1.1.. n n,lf rf llin liivurmliu ilnl UIJ 11IU iU.Tilk w .liv .............. oniaseulating tendencies in modern English lite, lollowiug aggregauons ..f irrn.it urnnltti nnil "nmviir in the hands of a fow, as wero tho vices and follies that sprang up iu noine on tno r..M -.f Ainriiatiij Min result, nf .1 si m .1 :i r dovelopmont of oileiniuatn luxury, ovcuiuauy teauing to mo ucuuuu ami disruption of tho empire. It was a ike state ot social depravity in mo ruling classes that prepared tho way for the French revolution. 'lown Topics. Why the Pews are Empty. It is bovond dispute that, generally speaking, tho pulpit of tho present timo is not equal to tno ueniauus oi truo religious enterprise. Tho ser mons, as a rule, aro wanting in force, in interest, and in a propor compre hension of tho spiritual needs, as well as the intellectual difficulties, of peo ple now living on earth. Among all the thousands of ministers who hold forth ovory Sunday iu this country, thoro aro probably not a hundrod who .ire always sure of a satisfactory audiouco, or always ablo to bring peo- plo to church as a pleasure ratner than a duty. The great majority of them preach to small congregations, mainly composed of women and chil dren and those to whom church going is a sort of social habit; and the re sults of their labors at the end of the year loavo them substantially whoio they wore twelve months before, if, indeed, thoy always do as well as that. It is not tho pcdplo who are to blame for the fact that so many empty pews aro to bo found in all our churches. Thoy would readily and gladly iill all tho vacant seats if they wore assured that thoy would hoar entertaining and profitable sermons. But tho timo has gono by for expecting people to bo con tout with commonplace and monoton ous preaching. They must bo sup plied with something more ongaging and inspiring or thoy will stay at homo, however kindly disposed thoy may bo toward religion in tho ab stract, and howovor solieitous to pro moto religious inllucnces in the world. Tho pooplo will go to hoar ministers cheerfully onough and in llattering crowds, it thoy will mako sure to pro viilo discourses worth hearing. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Physical Health. Physical health is tho solo founda tion of abiding beauty in women, and tho duty in cultivating it is a whole some to'xt to bo elaborated and ex pounded, oven from tho pulpit. Nev ertheless it will strike tho avorago mortal that Rev. John W. Shudder, of Minneapolis, Minn., places the stand ard of athlotio capability at slightly too high a notch when ho says, "A milk white complexion may bo artistic, but is also a sign of weak blood. Give mo tho nut-brown girl who abandon!) hor sun-bonnet, who can climb a tree with any boy, who prefers good broad to chocalato caramels and baked beans to angel cake. The kind of an angel for mo weighs 110 pouuds." Tho es timation in which ho holds baked beans may Hatter the abnormal sensi bilities of the Bostonese; but oven thoy will draw a lino at tree climbing. Old Hickory as a Master. "L'nclo Alfred," who was a slavo ol President Jackson, ami is now custo dian of tho Hermitage, relates that Old Hickory was a kind master. "Some peoples," he says, "thlnkf kase he had a hot toumah dat he witf a liahd niaiitah. Hut dat's all a mis take. His tdavos wai well treated, an' If doy behaved well dey was al mot made like uiuuihali oh do family. Manna .luokcon wu 'posed to slavery. Mn'u onoo I've hoerd Mm say as he watt riil lu up an' down do cotton tlo' on uibai-k: 'llo)t. )tiu'o all iu (o bo fmo nomo day. It wmi'i bo In m liliio. Hut aoiuo day joii kwiih to bo free, tfuith.'" Mw Ywk will MWmIjt lute im t ri-i ..ii(f tid-ty lu UldHK mmnwi fur Mi'ty uirmwul II. llMHl'i Umlf It Im imU M. ltMl tW VUml U IMl'l ia(lli 4liH44H 4Ht If m ilOW lit lUWr- lltM MiM )UI i ) IM tlwiHtin-m fVm V-lfM Nl ft HIld ftMi UMllt U I tMt'lf Mf miUn KlfK Uu(4 J l AIUUIW IllUiuai. hit Union Milling Co.'s TAKES THE LEAD Wiierewr H m trwn Kiati. For Salo by all the 'Lrndliau Dealer liverywUrre. Geo. Wiuoiit, Prenidcnt. W. V. WmmiT. t'.-lik'r. UNION, URKGON. Docs n General HanklnR ISnslne. Hu.vs nnd t-ells exchange, and difcoiinti com mereinl paper. Collections carefully ntteniled to, and promptly reported. COMMERCIAL Liyery ana Feed Ol'POblTE Ce.VTK.VXUt. HOTKI.. JOHN' S. KLIOTT. - PROPRIETOR. Having funiirtlied this old nnd iionulur hostelrj" with ample room, plenty ot feed, pood hostler; and now busies, is better p:cparcd than ever to ncuoinuiodatu cits totner.s. fy terms pro reasonable. GOVE TANNERY. Al)ll CllOSSMAX, PltOi'IUr.TOll. Ilns now on hand and for pale the best of llARNKt'S, I.ADIOO, UPl'ER and lace leather, sheep skin's, etc. ioic'ii,a1i iicioi:s Paid lor Hides and Pelts. "WALLA WALLA BEER DEPOT. Corner Main and A Streets, Union. E. MILLER, - - - Proprietor. Keeps ulwujs on hand the Uncut brands ol WINES, Ll QUO IIS, and CIGARS. The very lwst f.nser mid Hock Ileer in tho market, at !iG cents uquart. lieer and lunch '2li cents. A lino billiard table tor the accommoda tion of customers. Drop in and be socia ble. RAILROAD FEED AND LIVBRY STABLE Near tho Court House. A. I RE.NSO.V, - - PltOl'UIUTOII. Union, Oregon, Fine turiioutw nnd first-clans via for the accommodation ol the public generally. Conveyances for commercial men n spe cialty. Tho accommodations for feed cannot bo excelled in tho valley. Terms reasonable. BLUE MOUNTAIN- l Main Street, Union, Oregon. It.MIV StIUKKK, - PlIOI'ltlKTOlt. S-WOrders from any part of tho valley will receive prompt attention. I have on hand somo very line HOCK REEK. Drop n and sample it. NORTH POWDER Restaurant. PONY STEVENS. PKOP. Tho travelinc nuhlic will please take no tico that, in addition to my saloon in North Powder. 1 havo opened a lirst-clnss RESTAURANT, and respectfully solicit a share ol the public patronage. The tables will always bo supplied with the REST THE MARKET AFFORDS. and no pains will be spared to make my patrons couuortaiiir. Call on me, eat, drink and be happy. Tonsorial Rooms Two door south of .lonos llro.' store, Union, Oregon. J. M. Johnson, Puoi'iiimoii. Ifuir cutting, MiHxinc and blmmpoolug done neatly ami In the bet stylt. CITY -:- Mmim Mlii't I io. mi iliifiiii, HtiMlt A ll-MN, PnoflUfctUM Kw) lOlwl.llllI) IIU llMlul HUKI PiiHK V:l. Ml"l"r)K. V UMilC IIAMm. I.AItU. ICTV nnumnMurii j unmnr I Nlutl Uf'i I'. Wuuuj, lUr Ut mm mm mm imi m M IMMlfe MM mm MM mm Utt IM HOWLAN1) & LLOYD, Manufacturers of FURNITURE, Main Street, Pninn, Ore. Keep constant'y on hand a largo supply ol Parlor nnd lied Room sets, Redding, Desks; Olllce Furniture, etc. I'pfiolKlcrliiK Done In the IleM Style. Lounges, Mnltirstes. and all kinds ol Furniture maie to order. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. I J. II. NODlNK, PltOPKIKTOK. All kinds of lllnc ksmithing and Wagon work done in a good work manlike, manner. Tho very best of workmen employed. HOUSE SHOEING AND REPAIllINQ DONE ON SHOin NOTICE. &$.Shop opposite A. F. Benson's Liverjr Stable, Main street, Union, Oregon. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loan upon well improved farui3, for a term of years. For particulars call on R. O. BILLINGS, Loan Broker. At the ollico of J. R. Crites, Union, Oregon . Buy the Jiavward HAND GRENADE Fire. Kxtinguisher. Everybody should havo thorn. Men, women or children can uuo them. Thou sands ot dollars worth of property saved every day. They don't freeze, are not in jurious to flesh or fabric, and arc always ready. You cannot afford to bo without them. U. .1. Becht, Gen. Agent. 121 Market St., San Francisco, C'al. Cook & Dwight, Agts., La Grande, Oregon. D. B. REES, Notary Public AND Conveyancer. OFFICE State Laud Oflico building, Union, Union County, Oregon. SMOKE OUR 6i PUNCH" Best Havana Filled Five Cent Cigar. 5 3 Jones Bros., agents, Union. E. GOLLINSKY & CO. SMOKE THE "ESTRELLA" KEY WEST Imported Havana Cigar. NONE BETTER. JONES BRO S. Comer of Main and R streets, Union. -Dealers in GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, VARIETY AND FANCY GOODS, TOBACCO AND CIGAIS ;knts' I'HitNiMiiNu ;oois. WATCHES, CLOCKS. and JEWELRY, (ilaHswaro, MuMmd Instruments, Pictwu Fnuntw ami Pictures, Mouhling, Jllrd nusM, llnby Oir rlncw, ute.. Candies and Nuts, auu mm ur nmu nvm mMf Ta IT b him wW; thm i mw- hi im i n ru