A QUAKER RELIC.
The nowno House nt FliiBlilntr, N. V.
Iluilt In 1001.
Tho Bowno house In Flushing, which
Jji probably tho oldest landmark on
Xong Island, abounding in historical
Interest, is to bo sold under tho nam
incr at the rcal-cstato exchango in New
York on Wednesday at noon. It is ono
of tho heirlooms of the Parsons family.
Tho house was built in 1661, and re
mains unaltered to this day, though
much patched. Ten generations of tho
eamo family lived in it. John Bowne,
who built "it, had a farm of 250 acres,
most of which is now built upon and
comprises a largo part of tho village
of Flushing. Bowne was born in Der
byshire, England, March 9, 1627. Ho
camo to this country with his brother
Thomas and sister Dorothy, and landed
at Boston in 1649. John Bowno's first
visit to Flushing was made in 1651, and
lio cqncluded to scttlo there. In May,
1656, ho married Hannah Field. As a
farmer ho prospered abundantly, and,
as stated, built tho Bowno house in 1661.
His house at onco became a meeting
place for the Society of Friends, though
ho was not then one of them. Mrs.
Bowno joined the sect first, and her
husband did not long delay becoming
a proselyte, which earned for him the
enmity of Gov. Stuyvcsant.
In September, 1662, Bowno was in
dicted "for tho high crime of being a
Quaker, and thereby an enemy of God
and the slate." He was lined 25 and
banished. In January, 1663, ho was
ironed and transported in tho ship Tho
Fox. Ho was put ashoro on tho Irish
coast under parolo to appear for trial
in Holland. Ho was a man of his word,
and in duo timo appeared in Amsterdam
and laid Ids caso beforo a committee of
tho West India company, tho result be
ing that Stuyvcsant was sovcrcly rc
bnked, and tho next yoar 1661 ho
was succeeded by Gov. Nieolls. In the
spring of 1665 Bowno was back in
Flushing and in possession of his house.
His wife, who had followed him to Eng
land, died in London, in 1665, and
while ho was pleading Ills caso in Hol
land his father died in Flushing. Tho
Bowno house became moro than over a
resort for Quakers. In 1672 Gcorgo
Fox prcacltcd there under two groat
whito oaks, ono of which was blown
flown Sept. 25. 1811, tho other called
Itho "Fox oak," standing until 1862.
Bowno died Oct. 20, 1695, at tho ago of
86. Ho married a second tlino, and
hail thirteen children. William Ustick,
tho grandfather of Bishop Ondordonk,
becamo tho owner of fifty acres of tho
Bowno farm. Ono of tho Bowno girls,
Mary, married Samuel Parsons in 1781,
and thoir sons livo on tho place. Tho
house is packed full of curiosities and
fnrnitnro and china, of groat antiquity.
Thoro is an autograph letter of Gcorgo
Fox, 1675, introducing Mrs. Bowno to
"Friends beyond tho son." It is writ
ten in a sprawling hand, contains
many pious expressions, and refers to
Mrs. Bowno as an "'onest woman."
Tho houso and contents aro to bo sold
together. Not far from it stands tho
Quakor mootiiig-hoiiso, built in 1GQ0,
without a chango sinoo tho day it was
opened for tho first service In tho lit
tio graveyard back of It tinio-blnokonod
tones point out tho graves of thoso
who composed tho colony of Frionds,
iho Bownes, Lawrences, Willo(803,
Cocks, Hopkinscs, Loggotts, Faring
tons, and Parsons. In 1691 John Bowno
and Nathaniol Pearsall were sont as
delegates to tho first general assembly,
but they refused to take tho oath and
wore turned out. Bowno's descendants
were less technical. Walter Bowne, a
morchant in Now York city, was a sen
ator from 1817 to 1821, and from 1828
to 18:11 was mayor of Now York.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Tho 'Northern Boundary of tho
U. S.
Thoro is little danger that any ono
wishing to settle in far Northern Da
kota will by mistake find himself in tho
Dominion. Tho boundary is marked
plainly and continuously by stono cairns
seven and ono-half by oiglit foot;
mounds, sovou by fourteon foot; iron
pillars, seven foot high, eight inchos
squaro at tho bottom and four at tho
top, and timber posts livo foot high and
eight inches square. There aro 5185 of
tiieso marks between tho L:ko of tho
Woods and tho baso of tho Hooky Moun
tains. East and west of tho Hod Hlver,
tlm boundary is marked by cast-iron
pillars at mlio intervals. "American"
and "British" pillars altornato. On
ono sido of each post is "Convention of
Iondon;" on tho other "October 20,
1818." Whoro Inkoa aro crossed, stono
heaps have boon built projecting sovoral
feet above water. In forests tho lino
was first marked by felling tho timber
a rod wldo and clearing away tho un
derbrush; whero tills lino has since been
obliterated, posts have taken its place.
For a Fact.
"I tell yo tho West don't fool with
folks." observed a frontiersman,
boastingly. "l'vo seed men killed out
thar fur takin' a pound o' bulller
meat."
"That's nothing," dryly remarked a
bystander; "I have scon, men killed in
tho East for taking oven less than that."
"What mought it a-bin, Mistor Cute,
if you'll oxouso my impor'tnenoo fur
alcin'?' continued Buckskin, sneering-
J
"Half an ounce of laudanum." 2 Yii
Changes in tho French Artillery,
A chango has recently been mado in
tho French artillery which I do not
think is to the advantage of tho ser
vice. Formerly tlio instructing captain,
who has sole charge of tho winter and
spring man'Mver., was a personage of
no little ii r! mice. Ho discharged
the duties of - llh'o for a long num
ber of years a; as treated by all his
brother officers tho profound re
spect duo to one was tho deposi
tary of all tho trai.. ions of tho service
Tho capilainc inslruclcur was usually
a quick tempered and sometimes a bru
tal fellow, sparing neither himself nor
tho men. An instance has been cited
to mo of ono who laid his riding-whip
across tho shoulders of a green lieuten
ant who had just joined tho regiment
and was too full of what ho had learned
at tho Mctz Ecolo d'Annlicaliou. At
present tho instructing captain is
merely on temporary scrvico with tiie
regiment. He remains connected with
it but a very short time, and there is
no danger of any of them attempting
to enforce his instruction with tho aid
of a riding-whip. Tho manners of
French army officers toward thoir sub
ordinates have improved since tlio law
compels everybody to pass through the
ranks, and some colonels even forbid
their officers from theeing and tliouiiig
their men, a familiar way tho French
have of addressing their inferiors,
which many people resent as imperti
nent, not to say insulting. Along with
tho traditional capilainc inslruclcur
has also disappeared the sous qfficicr.i
chevronncs, tiieso non-commissioned
officers who from long scrvico had tlio
wholo theory of their profession at their
lingcr-ends. Many of them had been
connected witli thoir regiment as long
ns twenty years, and though somo of
thorn wero vilo brutes and grossly mal
treated their subordinates, they under
stood their business from alpha to
omcgo. Tho sous officers of to-day are
for tho most part young gentlemen,
who aim at securing a commission aiVl
the spend thoir timo studying geogra
phy and history, witli a view to pass
ing tlio promotion examinations, in
stead of concerning themselves over
much ns to tho instruction of tho re
cruits. I question whether tho army
lias gained by tlio chango but tlrt
chango was incvitablo as soon as milN
tary service was mado compulsory on
all. Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Enforced Piety in 1770.
Leonard K. Welles, son of tlio lato
Gen. Leonard It. Welles, tlio respected
citi.on and owner of the old family
Wolles homestead, on tlio corner west
of tho state prison, has been in town a
day or two. Looking over old papers
left by his father, ho found sovoral of
interest, among them tho following
grand jury complaint. It tells some
thing of tlio state ot public sentiment
and tiio laws under which tho people
lived prior to tlio Revolution. Peoplo
of tho present day can hardly Imagino
tho sovority of tlio oppression, ostra
cism, and tyranny practiced in tlio
namo of religion in those days. Solo
mon Welles, "ono of his majesty's jus
tices of tlio peace," was grandfather of
tho lato Gon. Leonard H. Welles:
0KAN1 JUItY COMI'I.AINT.OCTOHKIt, 1770.
To Solomon W0II03, Esq'r., ono of
his niajestio's justices of tlio poaco for
tho county of Hartford, in tho colony
of Connecticut, in New England, comes
Jonathan Smith, tho 2d and Josiah
Francis, Jr., both of yo town of Weth
orsliold in tho county aforesaid, two of
his majesties grand jury men for said
county, and in tlio name and bohalf of
our sovereign lord, tho king, complains
too and informs said justice that Bongo
man Grlswold, Samuel Doming, Jr.,
and Ephram Griswold, all dwellers in
the first society in tho town aforesaid,
hath for near a twelvemonth past neg
lected, and still do neglect, to attend
tho worship of God in any congrega
tion by law allowed without any rea
sonable excuse thorofor, which is con
trary to 0110 paragraph in a statute of
said colony, instituted an act for tlio
duo observation and keoplng tho Sab
bath or Lord's day, and for preventing
and punishing disorders and prophano
noss on yo same, &o.
Jonathan Smith, ) Grand
Josiah Fuancis. Jury Men.
Wothersfield, Oct. yo 16, A. D.1770.
Among tho names presented and at
first writton in this complaint wero
John Treat and his wife, .Joseph Smith,
David Williams anil his wife, John
Crano, and Gondiom Smith, but tiieso
namos aro erased by linos drawn striglit
through them. A largo proportion of
tho words in tho complaint aro begun
with capital letters, which in copying
wo do not follow. Hartford (Conn.)
'ISmes.
mi m ..-.I 11.1
Tho Amorioan Bison.
Twenty years ago tlio chief feature of
the plains beyond tlio Missouri was tho
countless herds of bull'alo ovorywhero
to bo seen. Now all have disappeared.
Theodoto Hoosovolt says there 1110 not
1,000 Imfl'alos in America. It is said
ono may travel 1,000 miles on the plains
and never bo out of sight of a dead
buffalo nor within sight of a livo one.
But Harper's Bazar has tho curious
statement that a now species of buffalo
is developing in tlio woody precipitous
regions of tho mountain ranges; it
shuns tho open plains, lives In small
herds, Is endowed with groat activity,
and is a clear case of tho "survival of
tho fitteat." 1
A Painful Situation.
At a landing below Baton Rougo
lbout thirty colored people camo aboard
Iho boat. Among them was a likely
poung woman with whom ono of the
solorcd roustabouts at onco fell in love
Wo all noticed them making eyes at
inch other (luring the afternoon, and
finally a gentleman from Illinois said:
"I don't sec any reason why they
ihouldn't marry."
"But have wo a clergyman aboard?"
rpicrlcd another.
A third gentleman replied that we
aad, and ho went oil' and hunted up a
man wearing spectacles and a choker
ind informed him that ins services
ivould soon bo required. The man
from Illinois went down to tho colored
ivoman and asked if sho thought tho
roustabout would mako a good hus
band, and she replied in the aflirma
;ivo. Ho went over to tlio man, and
ho owned up that ho was dead gone.
Tho couple were at once brought up
itairs to tlio cabin, and all tho passen
gers collected. We chipped in a dollar
piece, tlio clergyman gave his services
gratis, aud tho marriage ceremony went
on in good stylo. After everybody had
got through congratulating tho happy
:ouplc some ono inquired of the groom
tvhat ho was going to do.
"Dat's what I doan' 'zactly know,"
do replied as lie stood with uncovered
lead.
"You have money enough to go to
iousc-kecping in New Orleans."
"Yes, but do olo woman would hunt
mo out down dar."
"Old woman? Your mother?"
"No, sah; my wife! l'zo got a wife
in' fo' chill'cn in Vicksburg."
At this tho brido uttered a yell, tlte
:lcrgyman sank into tho nearest chair,
ind tho silenco becamo profound and
painful. Wo had gone and married a
married man to a young woman.
" "IVan't my fault," said the groom,
is ho jingled our collection in his poc
ket.
"I didn't know nullin' 'bout it," add
ed the brido as sho walkod out of tho
abin.
The preacher said nothing could bo
done, but tlio captain took tlio groom
by tho car and remarked:
"John Henry, you can keep the
monoy, but you let that woman alone.
If I find you speaking to her I'll break
your back. Move along, now."
And that was a Mississippi River
marr;a"ro and divorce. vcirou 1'rcc
Press.
A Curious Story.
In a largo factory, in which were em
ployed several hundred persons, one of
tlio workmen in wielding his hammer,
carelessly allowed it to slip from his
land. It flow half-way across tho
room, and struck a fellow-workman in
tho left eye. This man claimed that
his cyo was blinded by tlio blow, altlio'
a careful examination failed to reveal
any injury, tlioro ucing not a scratch
visible. Ho brought a suit in the courts
for compensation for-tlio loss of half of
his oyo-sight, anil refused all offers of a
compromise. Under tlio law, the owner
of tho factory was responsible for an in
jury resulting from an accident of this
kind, and although ho belioved that tlio
man was shamming, and that tlio wholo
caso was an attempt at swindling, lie
had about mado up his mind that ho
would bo compelled to pay tlio claim.
Tho day of tho trial arrived, and in
open court an eminent oculist rotained
by tlio defense examined I lie alleged 111-
jurod member, and gave it as his opin
ion it was as good as tho right eyo.
Upon tho plaintiff's loud protest of his
inability to seo with ins left oyo, tho
oculist proved him a perjuror, and sat
isfied tho court and jury of tho falsity
of his claim.
And how do you supposo ho did it?
Why, simply by knowing that tho col
ors groon aud red combined mako black.
Ho procured a black card 011 which a
few words wore writton with greon
ink. Then tho plaintilf was ordered to
put on a pair of spectacles with two
diflorent glasses, tlio one for tlio right
oyo being red, and the ono for tlio left
consisting of ordinary glass. Then tlio
card was luuulod him, and ho was or
dered to road tlio writing on it. This
he did without hesitation, and tho cheat
was at onco exposed.
Tho sound right oyo, fitted witli the
red glass, was unable to distinguish tho
greon writing on tho black surfaco of
tho card, while tho left oyo which was
claimed to bo sightless, was tho 0110
with which tlio reading had to bo
done. Harper's Young 2'coplc.
An Old Georgia Noto.
Sinco tho first reference by The Times
about a wook since to tho fact of tho ox
Istenco of somo old continental notes, a
number have boon brought to light.
Wo havo mentioned several of these.
Yesterday, however, a well-known citi
zen brought to tho olllco a woll-pre-served
noto of tho dato 1762, tho oldest
that has yet boon presented. It Is of
tho denomination of 5 shillings, and
boars the following Inscription:
Georgia No. 3,222. Five shillings.
This indented bill of credit, duo for
his Majesty's Province of Georgia, shall
pass ourront in all payments to tlio Public
Treasurer, and all others, for fivo shil
lings sterling, according to law. 1762.
In the right corner is the figure of an
Indian in a war-like attitude. In the
loft corner two signatures in writing,
one of whioh is legible aud appears to
bo Alexander Woodbrldgo, who wo uro
inforuiod was grandfather to tho lato
Wylly Woodbrldgo. Savannah Times.
Trado With South America.
Our American friends havo so much
to say about trado with South America
and tho drawing nearer tlio commer
cial relations; so much about their won
dcrful enterprise, that they will not
take it amiss if we call attention to the
fact that so far it lias been mostly cheap
talk, and that thcro has been no ap
proach to ordinary enterprise in any
thing they havo done, unless it bo to
talk. We have had commissions ad
nauseam, and wo have heard of mar
vels which were to bo done in tho namo
and by the prowess of tho American
eagle, and still wo may hear all this
now and probably for all time to come,
for our American friends seem to think
that a scries of resolutions will accomp
lish any and all things. Let us turn to
a few facts and see how they show up
for Uncle Sam. Wo havo heard that
there is a lino of American steamships
which come as far south as Rio, taking
mails and passengers. This lino is of
interest to tlio Platte, for there aro
many who aro traveling between this
country and the United States, and aro
obliged to go by boat, tlio walking be
ing rather damp. Well, it might bo
supposed that this
LINK "WOULD, IP FULL OK ENTEIU'UISE,
strive to attract a share of tho travel
and traffic from tlio Platto as well as
from Brazil. This is all a mistake, for
if this woro so they would have somo
ono hero to act as thoir agent to tell tho
public when their steamers would sail
and sell passages therefor. This is not
done, and there is no ono here who has
so much as a handbill giving tho timo
of sailing, the rate of passage, and not
one advertisement in any place or paper.
This is the kind of enterprise wo aro
favored with by this American steam
ship company. Look through our pa
pers and thoro is seen no American ad
vertisement except somo blood-curdling
hair dyo or specific for corns and
cholera, and yet thoro will bo found
papers printed in Spanish in American
cities whicli no ono takes and fewer
read, for which our American friends
pay largo sums, and, at tho samo timo,
thoso who might want to do business
with
SOME AMERICAN HOUSE.
not yet represented would search in
vain for their address. This is true of
tlio great Baldwin Locomotive Works,
whicli have sold hundreds of engines by
tho energy of one livo man, but they
loft him unaided by advertising thoir
wares in any paper of tho Plato, al
though they do so in somo out-of-the-
way places. Tho samo tiling may bo
seen in all directions. Let any one take
up a paper, look into the tram-cars and
see who aro tlio enterprising advertis
ers, and they will bo found to be Eng
lish and German, but never American;
and then commissioners and travelers,
and American papers wonder that thcro is
no more American trade. The fact is tlia.
our American frionds do too much talk
ing, expend too much energy on peram
bulating commissions, so that they have
no energy left to competo with those
who are total abstainers from theso in
toxicating spirits. liuenos Ay res Her
ald.
Lucky Men "Who Get Rich.
"Some men do havo luck in this
world, for a fact," said a seedy-looking
individual who had taken .1 lifteen-cent
lunch on Stato streot, near Harrison, and
who now stood in front of tho Pahnei
House manipulating his tooth-pick,
"but I ain't ono of thorn.
"In my time I havo invested many a
good thousand dollars in mining stocks
and never made a hit yet. A hit was
what I needed to make about as bad as
anybody needed it, but I couldn't make
one.
"Now just look at Marshall Field. He
hasn't been suffering for a dollar foi
a good while. Yet a few years ago, in
settling with a country merchant, he
was induced to take $300 worth of stock
in the Chrysolite mine.
"Ho didn't want to take tho stook
and offered to make a big discount for
cash, but tlio country merchant was
hard up and so tho dicker was mado.
"Field took tho stock, put it away in
his safe, aud in seven years has drawn
$30,000 in dividends.
"l'vo heard, too, though I don't know
how truo it is, that about all tho monoy
ho ever invested in mining property
was his prolits from tlio tirst venture.
"Ho has almost invariably been
lucky, and has probably mado more
money out of silver mines on a smaller
investment than any other man in Chi
cago. A rich man for luck every timo."
Chicago Herald.
Risky, But She Got There.
"John," sho said to tho young man
who had been courting her for livo long
years "John, I sat for my photograph
to-day. 1 supposo you want ouo?"
"O yes, indocd."
By the way, John, I had thorn taken
especially for somo frionds in California,
and they want my autograph on the
cards. Now, John, I don't know
whether to sign my maiden namo or
wait a few months until after I am
married. 1 supposo vou intend to got
married in a few months don't
you,
It was a desperate move, but sho won,
and in two months both will bo mado
one. Philadelphia Herald.
It Is said that In the anthracite coal-fields ol
IYiiiuvlvaula between Shamokln aud Scrunton
there arc about two thousand person who art
members ot the Greek church. t
THE
Union Milling Co.'s
TAKES TIIE EAD
Wherever It his been tried,
For Sale by nil the Leadluc Dealer
Everywhere.
3eo. Wrioijt,
President.
W. T. WmanT,
Cashier.
AL
OF-
UNION,
OREGON.
Does a General Banking fUBincss. Buys
and sells exchange, and discounts com
mercial paper.
Collections carefully attended to, and
promptly reported.
-COMMERCIAL
Limy ai Feed
Ori'osiTn Centennial, Hotel.
JOHN S. ELIOTT, - PROPRIETOR.
Having furnished this old and popular
hoatelrj with ample room, plenty of feed.
good hostlers and new buggies, is better
prepared than over to accommodate- cus
tomers. My terms are reasonable.
GOVE TANNERY.
Adam Ciiossman, PnorniETon.
Has now on hand and for sale tho best of
HARNESS, LADIGO,
UPPER and
LACE LEATHER.
SHEEP SKINS, ETC.
POinX,AII IMEICES
Paid for Hides and Pelts.
WALLA WALLA
BEER DEPOT.
Corner Main and A Streets, Union.
E. MILLER, - - - Proprietor.
Keeps always on hand the finest brands of
WINES,
LIQUOKS,
and CIGARS.
Tho very best Laser and Rock Rcer in
tho market, at 125 cents a quart. Beer and
lunch 25 cents.
A fine billiard table for the accommoda
tion ol customers. Drop in and be socia
ble.
-RAILROAD-
FEED MD LIVERY STABLE
Near tho Court Houso.
A. F. Benson, - - PnontiETOu.
Union, Oregon,
Fino turnouts and first-class rics for the
accommodation of tho public ucnernllv.
Conveyances for commercial men n spe
cialty. p2r-Tho accommodations for feed cannot
bo excelled in thovalloy. Terms reasonable.
SMOKE OUR
PUNCH
Best Havana Filled
66
5 Five Cent Cigar. 5
Jones Bros., agents, Union.
E. GOLLINSKY & CO.
SMOKE TIIE
"ESTRELLA"
KEY WEST Imported Havana Cigar.
NONE BETTER.
Tonsorial Rooms
Two doors south of Jones Bros.' store,
union, uregou.
J. M. Johnson,
PnorniETon,
Hair cutting, shaving and shamnoohic
dono neatly and in tho best style.
CITY v MAT : MARKET
Main Stroot, Union, Oregon.
Benson Bno.'s -PnorniETons.
Keep constantly on hand
BEEF, PORK, VEAL. MUTTON, SAU
SAGE, HAMS, LARD, ETC.
IAL -:-
Union, Oregon.
Dan. Chandleii,
PlIOPRIBTOn
Having recently purchased this hotel
nnd retUtcd it throughout, I am prepared
to accommodate tlio hungry public In ttrst
duaa stylo. Call and see me, Lxuok Sam
VLB Rooms lor the accommodation ol
commercial travelers.
HOWLAND & LLOYD
Manufacturers of
FURNITURE,
Main Street, Union, Ore.
Keep constantly on hand n large supply
of Parlor and Bed Room sets, Bedding,
Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
Upholiifcrliig Hone In the Kent Stylo
Lounges, Mattresses, and all kinds of
Furniture mndo to order.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY!
Corner Main and C Streets, Union.
All kinds of photographic work done in a
superior manner, and according
to tho latent and most
npproved methods.
Views of rcsiflencss taken on appli
cation. Z5fif"All work warranted to givo satisfac
tion. JONES BRO'S, Props.
MASON
&
HAMLIN
Unexcelled
"TT" can pavo From $50 to $100 on tho
X Oil purclmso of an instrument by
buying through
V. T. WltltiHT, Agent, Union, Ogn.
Buy the Hayward
HAND GRENADE
Fire Extinguisher.
Everybody should have them. Men,
women or children can uso them. Thou
sands of dollnrs worth of property saved
every day. They don't freeze, aro not in
jurious to flesh or fabric, and aro always
ready. You cannot afford to bo without
them.
Q. J. Becht, Gen. Agent, 121 Market St.,
San Francisco, Cnl. Cook & Dwight, Agts.,
La Grande, Oregon.
JONES BRO S,
Corner of Main and B streets, Union.
-Dealers in-
GROCERIES,
CANNED QOODS,
VARIETY AND FANCY GOODS,
TOBACCO
AND
OIQARS
CENTS' FIJKNISIIINC GOOD.
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
and JEWELRY,
Glassware, Musical Instruments. Picture
Frames and Pictures, Moulding,
Bird Cageo, Baby Car
riages, etc.,
Candies and Nuts,
Stationary, School Books, Periodical,
Novels, etc., of every description.
ALL KINDS OF FRESH 0FRUTTS
Always on hand.
We keep constantly on hand everything
usually kept in a first class variety etor.
SsuOrdcru from any part of the country
will be promptly attended to.
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