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SljclUccIcIn Enterprise,
OFFICIAL PAPER FO CLACKAMAS COCXTT.
Oregon City, Oregon ,
Friday : : : Blarcli 15, 1872.
Clackamas County Democratic Con
vention. The Democratic Convention for Clacka
mas county will be held in Oregon City.
Oregon, oq Saturday. March 23, 1872.
for the purpose of selecting seven dele
gates to attend the Slate Convention; and
to place in .nomination a county ticket to
be supported at tbe ensuing election, and
transact such other business as may come
before the Convention. The County Corn
mittee recommend that the primary meet
ings be held on Saturday. March 1, 1872.
at the usual places of voting. The iollow
ng i the representation to which eieh
precinct is entitled, in said Convention :
Oregon City,. . .
Cutting's,
o Upper Molalla..
Cascades
Lower Molalla,.
MarshSeld,
Springwater .. . . 3
Rock Creek, 3
Canemah 2
Tualatin 2
Pleasant Hill... 2
Beaver Creek, . . 3
Oswego. . ,
.2 Young's.
Milwaukie, 2 j Harding's.
Marquam's, .
, .1 Union.. . ,
Total .03
Tie Conventions.
The Democracy of this county
will assemble on the 23d for the
purpose of placing in nomination a
county ticket to be elected on the
3d day of J tine. It is all-important
that the campaign should he open
ed proper and the right course be
pursued. The first step must be
taken at the primaries to-morrow.
The second in importance is the
selecting of delegates to the Coun
ty Convention, and in this particu
lar pains should be taken to select
men who will act and vote so as" to
advance the best interests of the
party, 7-egardless of the wishes of
any man or set of men, and thus
form a strong coimtv ticket. There
G should be harmany within the
ranks of party, and a determination
exhibited to do justice to each and
every portion of the county. Ve
o must and should be united and all
sectional ill-feelings and personal
animosities, if there are any, sunk
in behalf of the success of our par
ty. The very best men should be
elected as delegates, and when
they shall have performed the
work assigned them to do that
of nominating a county ticket,
electing delegates to the !State Con
vention, and appoint a County Cen
tral Committee to manage the par.
tv's affairs for the ensuing two
years a full and cordial assent to
their proceedings is but right and
&evcry Democrat should then labor
for the success of his party ticket.
"We mnst have for our standard-
bearers men who can command the
respect of their fellow-citizens, and
who are known to be capable, hon
est, and in every way worthy of
support. We have the utmost con
fidence in the intelligence of our
people, and in the wisdom
and foresight of those whom
they may call upon to rep
resent them in the Con ventions.-
We believe the party will be har
monious in its action in the county,
and a ticket selected which will
command the support of the entire
party.
The people of Clackamas county
are prepared for a complete change
in the management of their affairs.
For ten years the Uepublicans have
held control, and what has been
the result? What have they done
to advance the interst of the coun
ty? They have collected annually
largo sums as taxes, and
squandered it for no visible pur
pose. We have neither a Court
1 louse nor Jail, and this being the
fourth county in State as to weatlh
and population, looks to us as
though matters have been most
shamefully managed. Let the
Democracy place a ticket in the
field which possesses integrity, bus
iness, ability, and energy, and we
will notice a change in matters dur
ing the next two years. We ask
the people, not as a partisan, but
as one who desires the best inter
ests of all our citizens to be advan
ced, what have they longer to ex
pect by retiauing in power the
llepublican party of Clackamas?
Have they not managed the sitfairs
for the past ten years, and what
good results can thev show? The
amount annually collected as taes
for the past five years has been
sufficient to enable them to erect a
public building and thus save the
rent now paid for a Court House.
While other counties are making
improvements on a less revenue,
our lladical administratoin 1ms
not been able to keep up the prop
erty ot the county, anl to-day
Clackamas county is in a worse
condition than she was live years
ago. We apprehend the people
will try what a change will do, and
n the 3rd day of June next,
will elect the Democratic ticket to
manage the affairs of the county
for the ensunig two 3-ears. Let
0c-ur Kepublican. friends consider
these matters and not allow the
party lash to compel them to blind
ly vote against 'their interests.
Any change will be for the better;
it is impossible to make it worse.
Let us try iU If the Convention
will only do its duty next Saturday
CU&amas is redeemed
o .
The Radical Convention.
The Radical Convention met in this city
last Saturday. It placed ia nomination a
ticket which will be found elsawfeere.
The button-holing business was extensive
ly practiced and things were "set np'' to
meet the wants and wishes of the manipu
lators. The ticket is certainly ne which
no Republican expected or desired nom
inated, and as it was begotten through
combinations and trickery, is very weak
and we hear many Republicans declare
they will not support it. The merits
claimed tor the ticket are, that it will sus
tain and carry out the resolutions of the
late Good Templar Alliance, and this was
the test made to secure nominations. We
have not space at ibis time to notice the
respective candidates at length. The
nominee for S'ate Senator, Mr. Cochran,
has been here but a short time, and may
be justly termed a carpet-bagger froui
Vancouver, lie has no interests here to
identify him with the people of this coun
ty and we apprebeod that his defeat is a
foregone fact. The three Representatives
are men of no Legislative experience, and
have never been even prominent members
of their own party. The nominee for
Sheriff. Mr. Rob?. Ramr-by, was nominated
as the head and front of the Good Tem
plar's and was soley "put up"' on that
score. Tim nominee for Clerk, is Hon.
Peter Paquet. the man who has held se
cret meetings in the Good Templar's Hall
for sometime past to accomplish his object,
lie was a member of the last Legislature,
and as such, the only thing be became
noted for. was his introduction of a lung
winded license law, which the Legislature
never even thought worthy to have print
ed. Tlte rest of the ticket is composed of
equally poor material, and we but express
the sentiment of a large class of our citi
zens when we say that it is the poorest
ticket and possesses less merit than any
ever placed in the Geld by the Republi
cans of this county, and one that deserves
little consideration from the hands of the
Republican par'y. It is really not a Re
publican ticket b:it a combination
brought forth through trickery and secret
manipulations. We shall have more to
say about this ticket as the campaign
progresses.
Mised Schools
The following amendment was offered
by Congressman Hereford, of Virgina, to
the educational bill which recently passed
the House :
''Provided, That no moneys belonging to
an' State or Territory under this act sliall
be withheld from any Stale or Territory,
for the reason that the laws thereof pro
vide for separate schools for white chil
dren and black children, or refuse to or
ganize a system of mixed schools."
Eighty Radical members of Congress
voted against this amendment, and the
amendment will undoubtedly be stricken
out in the Senate, or the bill will not pass
Heretofore the. Radicals have successfully
managed to keep this question iu the
background, but now they must face the
music. One of the great objects of the
Radical party with this school bill is. to
force mixed schools in every State of this
Union. Laborers and poor men. who are
obliged to send your children to the com
mon schools.do you desire to see '.Lis a state
of aiiairs? If not, withdraw your suffrage
from the party which will force it upon
you. The rich care nothing what the law
may be on this subject.' They are able to
educate their children at private schools
and colleges, and this move to mix ti e
negroes and Indians in our common
schools is a direct insult to the laboring
or poorer classes of our people. Are you
ready to submit to it ?
By What Authority. In the reports of
the Road Supervisors it will be observed
that quiie a number report a balance
of cash on hand, and others have none.
In most cases there is a claim set up for
extra labor performed, and tlie Court has
uniformly paid the ex:ta labor with the
cash on hand, and where there was none,
it was drawn ont of (lie gereral fund of
the county. What we would like to know
is, where does the Court get the power to
take this surplus on band to pay for extra
labor, and then, in other -districts takes it
it from the common fund of the county?
Ther seems to us a "little irregularity"
in this matter, besides great injustice to
certain parts of the county. We may be
in error, but we think the money left on
hand should be turned over the newly ap
pointed Supervisor and either all or none
should be paid for extra labor ont of the
general fund. We merely mention this as
another of the many little incidents con
nected with our county managements.
Axothkk. Last year our county offi
cials collected for taxes five thousand dol
lars more than they did the year previous;
yet they had a debt of about. $6,000 hang
ing over the county at that time, and only
about $1,200 the last year. The question
naturally sugzests itself what became of
this five thousand dollars. At the close of
last year there were assets to the amount
of S 1,009 on hand. There is a difference
in the receipts and expenditures of 1800
70, and 1870-71 of about eight thousand
dollars. It is in order for our county offi
cials to explain. We have the exhibits
for these figures in official torm, and shall
present them in due time.
How Was it Done ? The County Court
let the contract for building a bridge
acro.?s Abernethy creek, of which the city
agreed to one third the expense. When
the budge was built, the county paid the
full amount and took the ci'y s warrant
for its portion. Now the question we
would ask is, why was not this warrant
given tbe contractor ? City warrants are
worth from 70 to 7. cents while county
orders were worth at that time very near
par value. Was that a Rule parlizm fa
voritism at the expense of the count? to
the tune of about S;G0, -he difference in
the value of the two warrants? It looks
badly on its face, and people would like
to know how such things are done.
"Cold Deck." The Bulletin oT the lZih
inst. intimates that a "cold deck ' was run
in on the voters of Multnomah county in
the Convention last Saturday. The? play
ed the same game on voters of this coun
ty and from what we cau learn, did so all
over tbe State
Radical Platform.
The lollowiog resolutions were adopted
by the Convention held in this city last
Saturday :
Resolved, That we tbe Republican party
of Clackamas county, Oregon, declare the
following to be our principles:
1st. We cordially endorse the wise and
hu mane administration of President Graut.
and point with patriotic' pride to the peace
and prosperity of the country and the
great reduction of the National debt dar
ing hi.s Administration.
2d. We favor uniTersal amnesty and an
economical administration ot" tbe Govern
ment; a speedy return to'specie payment,
by the Government and National banks,
and a gradual reduction of taxation.
3d. We favor the re-election ef Presi
dent Grant.
4th. We favor the encouragement of
Railroad and other internal improvements
by the General Government; but the
United States should dispose of the public
lands only to actual settlers, in small
quantities not to exceed one hundred and
sixty and at not more than $2 oO per acre,
and in case of railroad grants, the proceed a
of the sales only should vest in these cor
porations. oth. We are opposed fo the Democratic
litigant law; the swamp land grabbing
law; to the removal by the last Legisla
ture and Governor of" municipal officers
fairly elected by the people, thus subvert
ing t he elective franchise, to the robbing
of ow school fund of two hundred thous
and dollars to the detriment of our com
mon school system; and 'we pledge our
selves to use our iuflpence to amend those
partial and unjust acts.
This is a rich platform for a parly
claiming the intelligence of the country.
The first points vi;b pride to the peace of
the country, when we have had nothing
but confusion for the past four years, and
in the matter of reduction of the debt they
si'ply endorse the false and contradic"
tory statements of the Secretary of the
Treasury. In the second they oppose every
principle upon which the Radicals in Con
gress have acte j. They have refused am
nesty, and every movement which was
calculated to bring the finances of the
country to a specie basis. The third, we
presume is in accordance with iustrtir,
lions from the Federal headquarters of
this city. They were probably obliged to
give this endorsement. The fourth reso
lution goes back on all former actions of
the Radical party, and shows its deceit on
the face. The filth opposes the litigant
law, &o. There were two attorneys on
this committee and we ask them if that
law has not been a benefit to the litigants
of this county 1 It has been a loss to us
of at least $200 during the past year, and
as far as we are concerned, wish that it
bad never been passed. The swamp land
question has been worn thread-bare, and
u a fight against the interests of Ihe peo
p!e in favor of monopolies. The appro
priation of tbe $200,000 for the construc
tion of the locks, while we opposed the
manner it was given, and still condemn it
will be considered by tin? people, and
while there were wrongs perpetrated, the
amount of good the completion of this im
portant work will accomplish, outweigh
the wrongs done. These platform makers
failed to say anything in relation what
they propose to do in liie matter of our
county administration, and as they are
silent on this question, wo suppose they
endorse the past acts of their servants.
As tie people of Clackamas county are
more directly interested in the corrupt
management oT their county affairs, it is
somewhat Strang? that not a word was
said on this subject. The platform is sim
ply a rehash of portions of Democrat i:
and Radical platform combined, and we
art astonished that even the Convention
which met. last Saturday adopted it.
That B::iii;i: Again. We made our first
notice of the washing away of the Claoka
mas bridge upon information received
from good authority, but after its appear
ance we were met by a member of the
Court who denied that it was in anyway
responsible for it. We have sinceVxam
ined into the matter, and from all we can
learn we were correct in what we said at
the time, and have, the evidence of as good
men as there are in the county
that if the County Court had spent four or
live hundred dollars on the bridge, it
would be in its place to-day. It stood
more drift and higher water in 18G0, and
this sum of money would ha e made it as
secure as it was at that time.
KiXorxcKD. Mrs. M. M. Miller ha? re
nouced ber adhesion to the dogma of wo
man's suffrage. As fast as this matter is
being investigated, sensible viomen for
sake the heresey. We are pleased that
Mrs. M. has joined the ranks of true wo
men, and wish her success which her tal
ents demand for her. Her last lecture,
-man. his past, present, and future."' has
created quite a sensation in Portland, and
is spoken of very highly. She proposes
to deliver the lecture through the valley,
and we bespeak for' her large audiences.
Success iti.. We learn that for several
weeks before the Radical Convention was
held, the nominee for County Clerk held
secret meetings in the Good Templar Hall
in this city, in which the success of the
nominations was arranged. How well he
succeeded in his labors the public are ful
ly aware. If none others were benefitted
by these secret meetings, he certainly was.
The question now is, will the people sup
port a nominee who secured his success
by such means ? The result on the 3d
day of June will show.
Can t Staxo It. Horace Greeley, the
father of the Republican party, does not
go Grant, and declines to have anything
to do with the Philadelphia Convention,
in the following style :
Fkikxd Ciia.mu.er: Please not attach
my name to the call for the National Con
vention. I stayed away from your meet
ing on purpose to keep a position of inde
pendence. If we have trustworthy assur
ances of reform from the Whre Hoe.se. all
right ; but I'm not inclined to help our
Lee's and Stockings to another half million
of plunder. Yours. Horace Greei.ev.
Radicau Economy. A teleg-am from
California, says :
' San- Francisco officials say that the
difiVrenl Acts ot the Legislature already
passed, or certain to be passed, will in
crease the General Fttnd expenses of the
city ami county tor ike ensuing year at
least SiOO.0'0 over those of last year.
Th is is a specimen- ot Radrcal econorav.
Comment on the above is unnecessary.
Sam Clarke didn't get the nomination
for Clerk and he hasn't put the ticket in
his paper, as yet. What's the matter ?
On? Special Washington Letter
Wasukgtox, Feb. 18, 1872.
Editor Enterprise : The last trouble
experienced by tbe Republicans ia the in
troduction into the Senate, by Senator
Sumner, a preamble and resolution to in
vestigate tbe sale of arms by our Goveru
mentto France during the struggle be
tween that country and Prussia. There
are fwo points involved in this inquiry.
One is the question of neutrality and the
discrepancy in the amount of money re.
ceiied for the sale of arms, and the
amount that reached the Treasury. There
is a discrepancy of over one million of
dollars, and Sumner wants to find ont in
to whese pockets this million of dollars
went, and he means to sift the matter 1o
bottom. He never lets up when he gets
aftei anybody, and lie goes for Grant on
every occasion. Sumner honestly enter
tains the belief that President Grant is at
the head of a military ring here, whose ob
ject is to make themselves rich off of the
plunder they can get hold of whilst he is
in power. Things look like that such a
suspiciou is well founded, lor the Presi
dent was ten years ago working in his
brother's tannery and for forty dollars a
month, and as poor as a church mouse
now he is voted at over two million
of dollars ; and is now no doubt worth
every dollar of the money. Where did all
this sudden wealth come froid? Senator
Sumner is endeavoring to find out. and
when ascertained he will let the world
know of R.
During ail of these tiebates aix con
troversies the Democrats have held their
peace.
and I think verv wisely, -where
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rogues
rights.'
fall out honest men get tneir
Very little public business has been
done in the Senate, whilst the House on
the other hand, is getting through very
rapidly most of the important business of
the session. Appropriation, except tbe
"Sundry Miscellaneous' is prefected in
the House, and that body will be ready
to adjourn on the 29th of May. No im
portant report has been made this sf ssio:
by the Committee of Ways and Mean
the House, bv a larev vote, directed that
Committee to report a Ii!l to rrptal al
duties on Tea and Coffee, and it was done
though very reluctantly, as a majority
were against Ihe repeal. I apprehend
the repeal of these duties will not takt
place. No material change will be made
in the Revenue laws, or reduction ia the
present tarilf, at this sesion, and yet the
people desire a reduction ol the present
rates in both The depression of busi
ness, and the steady shrinking of pric es
including iu many regions the price of
labor, point to the necessity of relief by
lowering the burdens of taxation. 1 hi
reduction of revenue by reducing t;e
taxes, is me necesuy 01 use nonr. 1 lie
people can not afford to be longer bled
at so heavy an annual rate, by a tariff
which takes between forty and fifty per
cent, on the average, and for more th.tn
that on several of the most staple neces
saries of life. While the war expendi
sure was still upon n.s, mere was sotm
excise 111 ttie ueces.-it 10s ol the ire;ury
for their enormous taxation. Hut we art
now entei n:g upon the seventh year o!
peace ; the Treasury is lull to overflow
ing ; we are undertaking fo collect too
much by taxation, hiving for excust
payments on the public debt, but whicl
"i'lke Rauquo's ghost trill not down," bu
Seeps m.iu'.raiu i.ig!'.. It is time to dis
tribute the burden more equally between
our inline. li. ile time and the years tocoux
Whne it is not right to saddle this great
debt upon posterity, it is better that the
sinking Fund for its extinction should no
be graduated until a view to pay it all
off in Jess than one generation. Now
whilst it is the plain duty of Congress to
take hoi I ol tliis matter at once in tin
iiueiestoi ttie public retiet. yet no such
relief will be afforded by this Congrc
1 tie people want to rctrencii expenses
and cut down taxes, and there is great
distress and discontent everywhere OJ7 ac
count of the oppressive tax-laws, and if
Congress should adjourn without passing
measutes of relief, ihey will meet with au
unwelcome reception from their out
raged constituents, and the dominant
party will feel it in the next Presidential
electi 111. The Democracy are a unit for
reduction of taxes, and their record is
understood by the county, and they will
f.o into the next canvass wuh confidence,
knowing they have faithfully represented
the true sentiments of tlie people.
The approaching Presidential election
will 1 v t r-m! v vei t i mr i ti 1 h .! i, fic '?
I heard a distinguished gentleman, whose
name has been used as a prominent candi
date for the Presidency, observe the
other evening, that iu his opinion, the
election next fall would be fully as excit
ing ami warm, as the contest ot 110.
when Harriso-n defeated Van Rwren. Ii
is already rather hot work for President
Grant and his friends, and there will be a
constant kindling of the fires till Novem
ber. Victoria Woodbnll addressed a large
crowd on lver favorite subject "'the im
pending revolution-." The address is
spoken of in higli terms, ami Mrs. Wood
huil is now classed with (he statesmen of
the country. She has a pleasing address
pretty and has a captivating style, and
lots of money and many devoted admirers
among the gentlemen, but she has at
present a good supply of the latter ar
ticle on hand and is not vain haunting
the jeus Ittrino. She is a candidate for
the Presidency, anil is a much belter j
orator than Grant in that respect she is
aneaii ot htm. Mrs. Janra lh; I orce
Gordon of California is. also, here and
speaks next week in Lincoln Hall. She
has made a decided hit since she has
come from the Pacific. the fact i
acknowledged that she is the most for
cible and agreeable public speaker that
has appeared here in
defence of " Wo
man's Ritrtits." and is now named as the
candidate for Ihe Vice Presidency on the
ticket with Victoria, and is a strong
team within herself. She anticipates a
liberal support from California a id Ore
gon, and I feel assured, when the wo
men come to vote, she will poll a
large vote in your section. The gay sea
son is over in Washington, as Lent has be
gun and the people at the Capital are
remarkable fur their external piety.
The regular proceedings of Congress
you receive in the trooe. and' from other
sources, and I have not deemed U either
necessary or interesting to in-t rod tree
thenv lot my correspondence. Your
Seixitorsand Representatives ate all in "tie
enjoyment of health, and seem to- have
good 'grub." as they are robust and
heart-, and . in excellent spirits, and
anticipate s u c .-s f r all the measures in
which they are interested.
ruBLict's.
State News.
Salem has thirteen Saloons, and as many
more churches.
Washington county has 1;S56 school
children.
The east side railroad depot is filled
with grain and flour.
Railroad iron is going forward lively,
on the C. & C. railroad.
The Radical State Convention is held
at Portland next Wednesday.
A sailor named Thomas Goodlet was
drowned at Portland last Friday.
David McAlpine has been appointed
Postmaster al Junction City.
The Chemeketa Hotel, Salem, is to be
opened on the first of August.
Puget Sound is doing a lucrative busi
ness shipping potatoes to Portland.
J. D. Yates, an old typo, lias been ap
pointed on the police force at Portland.
The Lebanonites are agitating the ques
tion of bridging tbe Santiam at that place.
A man named Thos. Anderson has been
missing at Portland since last Thursday.
On Thursday evening five prisoners
made their escape from the Lane county
j til.
Salem i to have an establishment for
the manufacture of wagon and carriage
belts.
The Salem Flour Mills arc shipping
about thirty tons of flour daily to Port
land. A Eugene paper chronicles tbe fact that
two more drinking saloons are to be open
ed in that place.
The Columbia, at the Dalles, is slowly
coming up. It is now as high as it was
two weeks ago.
Mrs. Znmwalt, of Long Tom, Lane
county, aged 85 years, has now living
132 offsprings.
A. G. Walling has secured tbe contract
for printing the revised ordinances and
character ot Portland.
The dry house of Mr. YVro. Abrams. at
Eugene, was burned last Monday. It con
tained $150 worth of lumber.
Our friend of the Hnlh'hi has discover
ed the oldest inhabitant in S. Almon, of
the Columbia river.
A fine organ was presented to the Ma
sons of Portland for their New iernple by
Oapt. Aiusworln.
It h claimed that Jas. M. Rates, of Jef
ferson is the oldest Oregon Pioneer of Or
egon. Who next ?
A few days ago Miss Laura Meflreedied
verv sudden!? at Corvallis while sitting
in a chair by the fire.
The farmers of Polk and Yamhill coun
ties have begun improving their farms and
making them look like homes.
Over $12,000 has been secured by Dr
Hill toward the endowment of the Mc
Minnviile (Baptist) College.
There ate four hundred and forty school
children at the Dalles. Ihe number of
each sex is precisely equal.
Ilenrv Den'.inger. a printer, writes from
Yaquioa Ray that all his cows died recent
ly Irom eating poison wild parsnip.
The First Congregational Church, of
Portland, received a bell weighing loll
pounds. It is a present from Asa H.irkei.
The Radicals of Jackson county have
instructed their delegates in favor of th-
nomination of D. F. Dowell for Congress
A boy named Loneh Yocum, while at
templing to cros Hie rive al latent on
Saturdav last in a small boat, was drown
ed.
I here are no means of pro'cetton
ag'itist fire at Eugene, and the Journal
urges .hat a fire company be foriatd at
once.
The posinffice folks want every body to
write the name of county as well as. town
and State in the address of letters or news
papers. Th:- surveys of the Portland und Wash
ington county Plank Roads to Centervil'.e
and Forest Grove via Iliilsboro, will be
co nmenced soon.
Cap'ain L. N. English, living nine miles
southeast of Silverton. h is los-t during the
past winter eight head of horses by the
blind staggers.
The Radicals south of the Cabipooi
mountains have instructed their delegates
to vote for R. F. Dowell, of Jacksonville,
for Congress.
The man Hamilton, who was Beverly
injured in Lane county shortly since by a
log rolling over him. ha.i died "from the ef
fects of his injuries.
A man by the name of Perkins was
drowned on the 25th of February, while
attempting to cross John Day river, be
low the "big canyon."
A printer named T. V. Green died at
East Portland last Moiday. He w bur
ried by the Odd Fellows, of which Order
he was a member.
The overland plages now connect with
the cars of the Oregon and California Rail
road at IlawleyV. at tee bead of Pass
Creek Canyon.
The jail of Washington county has been
empty for six months, and there is no in
dication- trf any nns taking up- an abode in
it till next fair lime.
A portion of the Upper floor of the
steamship warehouse, at Portland, gave
way last Friday, and came with a crash.
No great damage done
The body of John Magee. of Sanely pre
cinct. Multnomah county, was found in the
woods the (th. It is supposed he ac-
cidently shot hiovself while out hunting.
In a row at Canvon City. Grant county.
a few day ago. Joseph Oldfield was stab
bed in eight or nine places by "Dad"
kers. It is belfeved the wounds are not
mortal.
On the fl til inst., a burglar managed to
ffest an entrance into the kitchen of St.
lelen's Hall, and sueceeded in getting
away with a quanti'y of silver and plated-
ware to tue value ot 5200.
Gov. Grover has appointed C. 15. Pel-
linger. Esq.. Prosecuting Attorney for this
district, vice Gov. Gibbs. who has receiv
ed the appointment of U. S. Prosecuting
Attorney. A good selection.
A man named John Carey, a stonff ma
son, was found last Sunday in his room on
Mndison street, Portland, with his tbroat
cut. It is not known how it was doae.
The affair appears to be a mystery.
The Mercury says : There were jpceir
ed last Friday, at the Exeentive office, the
entire approved lists of all the Univer
sity Lands of th State lying in the Ore
gon City and Roseburg Districts.
Three prisoners, Abraham Randr
charged with forgery. Thomas Jackson,
charged with larceny, and Ned Welch in
jail tor six months on general principles,
took French leave of tbe Eugene jail a
few nights ago.
The Eugene Gusird is responsible for
the following : "After the fire on Monday
a 'nice' young rnv feit a little fatigued,
ami went hrto a saloon and took a drink.
Stiortly afterward5 he felt a slight squirm
ing in his-stomach,. and In a lew rainute3
ejected fbrly-seven feet of tape worm.
The whisky was too much for the worm.
The reptile died of delirium tremens, but
the young man still lives.
Telegraphic CHippifigs.
"Wheeling. March 9. Quite an excite
ment was created at tbe Burlington &
Ohio railroad depot this evening, by the
discovery c! a bcxehiped from Cincinnati
to Ttdrntoc, West Varginia, which prov
ed to contain a human being head, legs,
arms, hands, etc., completely served from
the body. It is believed to be tbe corps
of a female. The disccVery was made by
a portion of tbe lid being knocked off in
transferring tbe box. when a piece of the
mutiiatea o nly dropped out. jf
Lori.svn.LE. Alach .-Early yesterday
morning three negroes broke into the
bouse of an old man eights yeary of age,
named James McNeill, near Shelby City,
and brutally murdered him. splitting his
head open with an axe and stabbing him
in several places. The purpose evident
ly was robbery, as there was a small
amount of money in the house. The vil
lians were frightened away by the screams
ol the wife of the murdered man. Two
were ai rested in the evening and lodged
in jail at Daneville, and identified by the
wile of murdered man.
London, March 10. The Observer states
that Secretary Fish's reply to Lord Gran
ville, concerning the claims for indirect
damages, lias been received, and it ex
presses the desire of the American Gov
ernment for a final and amicable settle
ment of Ihe whole question. The Observ
er adds that neiihei the British nor the
American Government is iu favor of re
opening the proceedings of the Joint
High Commission.
A Vilmington. N. C. dispach says there
is no conformation of tbe reported killing
of Conroy Berry, and that several parties
were organizing for his capture.
Charleston'. March 10. The Union
ville 2 imes reports l hat parties were ar
rested for alleged Ku Kinxism in Marion
county last week by Deputy United
States Marshal William". Much excite
ment exists throughout the cottnty where
complete quiet and bartriony lias prevail
ed for many mou'hs. Business of all
kinds has suddenly been suspended, and
in many instances work has been abandon
ed and the. laborers discharged, owners
being unwilling to risk the planting of
crops, owing to the prevailing uncer
tainty. Cimcago, March ll.-A Yf ashipg'.on
special says U. S. Attorney Bates, of
Utah, will reply to the Attorney Gener
al's request to morrow asking his resigna
tion. Bates will refuse to comply with
his invitation on the ground that charges
have been brought against him and be
cause Utah, receatly organized as a Dis
trict of Justice, has expressed entire
suisfactionathiscour.se irf the Mormon
p.osecution. Iu this connection it may be
stated that Dr. Newman had a recent in
terview with the President, wherein the
latter was urged to presnt in uie pr-.sec -
f Mormons, as the country v.uuidi
nt now endorse any compromise with
the condition of affairs iu Uutah. Dr.
Newman ended by stating that Bates' re
signation should be denvuided, both as a
mitter of policy and justice'.
Dayton, March II A horrible nVunb-r
of n wile end three chirdren. by (lie hus
band, was committed at a farm house six
miles from this city on Satutftiy. The
wife was found in bed naked, strangled,
and the children, aged six and eight
years, and six months respectively, were
found on the bank of the creek, a s'lort.
distance from the hou-te. The baby's
skull w is c-us'a.'d. and the two eider were
evidently drowned ami af;erwar. taken
irom jhe creeK L -oii .rd Maguard, the
supposed murderer of his family, was ar
rested. An inquest will be held over the
victims. - He is evidently insane.
Gov. Wat mouth of Louis in i has arriv
ed iu this city He is understood to h ive
pronounced against the Aliuitits r a'-ion
and in favor ot Judge D ivis. if Grant is
nominated- A New Orleans gentleman
accompanied the Governor, whorepo.t
that General L uistreet resigned , tl e
Survivorship of New Orleans on the
grounds that he cannot approve the Ad
minis'iation's policy in Louisiana.
The suit instituted sometime ago by B.
C. Galvin aga ns- Secretary Pou;well for
a c'a'm of $2,000,000 tor a financial
s?heme, has been removed to the State
Court.
A dispatch frfvm Brownsville. Texas
sys that on Moo Jay a party of armed
mep. supposed to be Cortiuas'. crossed
the river at Santa Maria rarcb. thirty
five miles from there, an.d captured ail
the residents, including two Custom
Inspe. os. They held them prisoners
while a thousand head of cattle were
stolen and crossed. They then released
the prisoners and returned to the other
side.
London". March II. The Financier says
the American Government, after mature
deliberation, has resoltvd to present their
case to the Geneva Tubunal on the loth
of April, in accordance witb the terms of
the Treaty of Washington, even if the
British Arbitrators do not be present, and
insist .n proceeding to arbitration regard
less f any protest or withdrawal on the
part of Great Britain.
Nkw York, March 12. News of the
overthrow of the Eiie Ring seems to be
received eve yvh t e with satisfaction.
W a-hix(jtov. March 11. Bates, L . S.
Attorn'.? of Ulan, who wa requested to
resign, has sent a lefer to bctn'f.il W u
liams asking reasons why lie should be
required to do so. Wlm'over may be the
merits of the question, it is certain his res
ignation was requested soon after Judge
.Mckean s iatervittv with the Frerc?ent
lost. week.
Cincinnatti. March II. A Dtvlon spe
cial gives ihe tes iaiony before a Coroner's
jury o. L!i7. ab' th. ajel seven, and Hab
hakuk. ared six. surviving children of
L- -onard Margunr ' They sav that after
dark on Saturday night their father and ;
m-.ther I u ited for nil the children, but j
tbes two hid. They heard tl c'r parent
take Ihe other children, the mother taking
t'ie two eld -st. and the fatlu f the baby.
There wa? a light, and lhsy saw their fa
ther and mother kill these three with their
hand- the father killing the baby and the
mother killing Leah ami Samuel, an'? then
came in the house naked and leg in? pray
ing to God, They saw the three dead on
the ground and the lather and mother na
ked. The two children were hun'ed for
by the pan-nva after the 'b-arh of tbethree,.
but were not found. They got away to a
straw stack at daylight rn S'.fnday, and
staid there till they vrere forrrrd in the
a;ternoon. Th skull of the baby six
months old. was found crushed in.
Manchester, N. II.. 12. Returns from
the S'ate so far as heard from, indicate
the t-iee'ron of Straw by ahout l..rt'K) nra
jorftv'. Republicans are holding a con
gratulatory meeting at tlie City Hall.
Short b' seethes are being made and elec
tion returns rend to tfie aiKlienee. The
Republicans leave made a rarn of seven
! Republicans in thi citv. ami have oroba-
bly secured a good working majority in
the Legsdafrmr.
I El's .t t E d We notice tbe following in
the Eugene Journal, of the 9th :
A protracted meeting has been in pro
gress at tbe M E Church during the week.
In 186-1. just prior to the Electing of the
Radical Conventions. Dieky Heri'derson
had a "profracfed meetnig at En-gone
and seceded from hU Church at the iiim
and joined Ihe M lhodists. Wonder if he
is playing the same game again? It ap
pears so In up..
Short Siguted. Last summer a gentle
man in this town offered to sell the county
two lots for the sum of S2 000. beautifully
located and in every way desirable 'or
county buildings.. The Court could not
"see if.7' The same property to day can?t
be bought for less than double the above
amount.
Portland and Salt Lake Wsilroadi
The following letter from Hon. James
H. Slater our representative in Congress
to the Portland Herald will prove of in
terest to our readers:
IIOCSB tit RErilESEXTATIVES, i
Washington-; Feb. 10. 1872.
To. ttig Editor of the Herald
Dear Silt The New York TrUmne t
yesterday contains the following refer
ence to the action of the Committee of
Lands, bad on the 8th inst., touching Ore
gon interests:
A test question upon new land grants
was made in the II ouse Comitiee on Pubr
lic Lands, to-day. upon a bill fof a land
graut to a railroad from" Salt Daktj City to
Portland, Oregon. A strong effort was
made to induce the Committee to agree to
this bill. It was probably the most mer
itorious measnse of the kind iffton their
docket, and the advoca'es of land grants
knew that if the Committee sbduld reject
it. there would be little hope t?f edeeess
for any of the numerous bill.? of the siima
class now pending. The vote upon the
bill was at first a tie, and it was defeated
by the casting vote of the Chairnt.iri.
Gen. Ketchsm cf nevy Y0;k. Messrs. Dan
nell Rusk, Slater and MeCoruvck voted
for ihe grant, and Messrs, Killinger;
Townsend, Stevenson, Howley and Ruche1;
ajai ist it. This vo e determine! that n-i
new railroad bills will come from the PnH
lic Lands Committee this sesaioii, as ih'e"
Senate Committee has already decide!
that tbey will consider no measure of thi
kind nnless they have first passed 1b
House. All land j-ratit bills to extend
old grants, which have lapsed, -may be
considered as absolved. '
The statement is in some respects erron
eous, and is pub!ihed without the author
ity of the Comuif.ee. So far as ih vote
itself is concerned, it is regarded to souis
extent as a test vote upon new grants,
but not iie;cessarily final for this Congre:
Political considerations undoubtedly con
tributed to lbs result. The Republican
purtv have, dating their ontrol. panned
ever? conceivable kind ot land jobs, nn
til so great a Cry has been rai?e3 that they
now make a virtue of necessity and sud
denly become extremely conservative up
on land grants. Public sentiment, they
trow say, will not ailow them to grant any
more of the public laads f sr internal im
provements. The vote was upon a sub
sfttu'e. offered by myself, to the original
bill introduced last M ireii.
T e original bill is st 11 pending before
ih Committee. The actual vote Wii
somewhat dilferent from that given in the
ctTiict. General Keicbam is Chairman
of tfie Conuni.tee. amfgavthe casting vol
ag 'inst the substitute. Killinger u n t si
member of the Committee and of course
did not vote. PoUtjeaHy the vote stooil
jjotrafs and Uco Rrpabiiotns awt
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one Democrat voting aj ibxsl the subtliMe:
The result of this vote is. of course
snmewhat discouraging ; but I do not de
spair of accomplishing the en 1 sought. I
enclose herewith a copy of the substitute"
voted upon' in ibe'Coimrrritrff'.
Yosri tritfy.
J.v. n. Slatk.r.
The sYrtn'tytHfe of Mr. 'Slater says tha
Plalndenlcr, pTo-vi le3 to aid In the con
struction of a Railroad' from-th Dalbs t
SaU Lake, a grart of lrm? riiKilar to tha
given by Congfes to" tbe Oregon and Cal
itoruia l?ailroad!. The proposed road is
located through a country whose superior''
agricultural wealth cannot be developed
except by such an enterprise! All I hat
can be said in fsYor of such a granS
would well apply in this instance. A Rt
pub.ican Cougress it would now seem is
indisposed to favor a measure so highly
meritorious and reasonable!. It is true as
a general principle we a e opposed to tho
giving of land to railroads but wherever'
a grant i designed to develop a country
which would otherwise remain uninhabit
ed and valueless and not merely to ad
vance the interest of a monopoly we a:o
disposed to make au exception. Such is
the character of ihe measure which our
representative has so earnestly urged it.-'
on Congress. But a lew years ago Con
gress made not only a lare donation of
land to the Pacific Railroad bat actually
advanced the money to accomplish iu
eons ruc i n. Since then a muniticnt
graut has been in v;le to the North Pacific;
and the public lands have been recklessly
and unnecessarily squandered to similar
enterprises. Now however, because on
the eve of the Presidential election, rad
icals atiempt to discover a petty spirit of
pubb- economy which can ouly serve to
prove their inconsistency. It the Port
land and Silt Lake Railroad Compay had
been wealthy and possessessed one half
ihe lobby intlueuce of the North Pacific
the ri'sult would have been tar I'ifferent
and Ihe defeated bill would have been v x
tremeiy popular with the radicals. What
ever may lie the fate of this highly im
portant measure the zeal and energy
which have characterized the conduct '&
our representative in sustaining it will
commend him to the gratitude ot the peo
ple? of Oregon.
Sometime since Mr. Gilfrey telegraphed
that the School and University lands of
Oregon as listed had been approved. The
Radicals, having "swamp lands on Ihe
brain, telegraphed to Senator Williams to
know whether the " swamp lands had re
ally been approved,'" to ??bch be replied
"no." Well, nobody ever said that they
had.
As We Predicted-. Ben. Simpson, ,-vr
predicted sometime since, has been nom
inated by li e Radicals of Benton county
lor the Legislature. Hj is second in
command iu the '-Mercenary Brigade," of
which Ihe Oreyonian had so much to say
few years ago. Pvn never will be elect
ed bv the voters of Benton.
The Radicals find a great deal of fault
.vitb the swamp land act. Yet that
was drawn by Jesse Applegate, a Repub
lican, und lobbied through by Radicals. .
We venture the assertiou that more Radi
cals have garbled up swamp bvndj than
Democrats. Even Radical editors have
"froze'? on some.
Puoi'KK Place. a gentleman remarked
to us the other day that it was a gwd
iliing to have the Oregon Pioneer Society
located at Astoria, in order that it might
correct tbe early b-istory of otir State more
readily as given by Mr. Gray.
A letter eame through tbe mail yester
day addiessed to Clackamas Bridge."
Tiiat oflice was moved the otber day by
high water particular locality ttot now
known. Orejonian.
Our County Court can probably give-
th necessary information.
Tbe Oreijonliii and the balance of tbe
Radical organs have opened a war on the
valley counties. Tbey are opposed to the
locks, which will be of more benefit to
them in five years in the way of reduction
of freights than the- entire cost.
It appears tbat Ihe Radicals have car-
ried New Hampshire. The latest news
claims the State by 1,500. This may b
changed when we get the truth.- -
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