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OREGON lITV, CEECOX,
JA.. 31, 1S73.
New Dress.
The next issue of the ExTETirnisE
will appear in an 'entire now lre,
on clear type and much improved
in appearance. (re have become
tired of the old type heretofWe
used, and we know the change will
be received" with satisfaction by
our patrons. AVe propose to make
the KxTEnrmsE as neat a paper as
there is in the State.
DisgraccfulPractices.
We scarcely can take up an east
ern paper from the States where U.
S. Senators cliavc been elected iy
the Radicals within the last year,
but what we find the most bare
faced corruption eharrr7d a'iaiiist
the successful candidates. In most
cases, they are openly charged with
having bough their election. An
exchange, speaking On this subject,
fays: " uying and selling chances
for seats in the Congress of our free
and virtuous UniU?d States, has
been red need almost to the regu
larity of an algebraic deduction, to
a science, to a busirft ss, to the sim
ple equation of gold plus check
equals success. For he who lias
the most money,,.the most' impu
dence, ..the least honest', the
most elastic conscience, can de
feat the best man, the most
"intelligent, the fitted, if the latter
have conscienceiand will not con
sent to violate or stifle it. Cald
well, of K.iut-a-, claiming a seat in
.the Senate, is charged by witnesses
withhaviiig won his election by
buying oil lift rival.-ex Governor
Carney, by -the "payment of fifteen
thousand dollar, and buying
enough votes to elect hinV by an
expenditure of sixty thousand dol
lars. He is also charged with having
said that he meaiitto be elected if
it cost him a quarter of a million
dollars. His partner, Smith, and
Carney, testify squal ly against him,
however un willingly. Although
Caldwell's Q-ase appears, thus-far
perhaps, the most shameless of the
Congressional bribery casts, it is
not the only one." q g
It has become a fixed principle
- with Radical Senators" to depend
on their money to secure their seats,
and how can the people expect any
ooiicsty from such men alterthey
are dieted? Theypent a fortune
to secure an oitiee, the salary of
w hich is scarcely suflicient to pay
their necessary expenses. cVet they
:iU get rich while holding these
offices. Row- long will the people
submit to this? o
Gone to IVaslHti jton.
On the steamerQvhich left Port
land hrH Saturday, Hon. J. II.
Mitchell, Senator elect, took his
departure for Washington. His
term of office commences on the
4th of March. QAv. .Mitchell is a
ySung man, a good lawyer, and
can accomplish much good for our
State. Were it not the peculiar
influences which elected him, we
Avould, personally, have preferred
Mr. M. to any Radical spoken of
in the State for the position. But
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he w as the candidate of the railroad
ring, and wje believed as such, if
elected, he would be under their
influence. We still are of that
opinion, and hope that his career
will prove otherwise. We do not
doire to do Mr. M. an injustice.
and therefore shall await his ac
tions before we judge of him in
this respect. We hope he will, as
he has promised, be the representa
tive of the people ; labor for their
interest, and the advancement of
our In ate. lie is the equal in ability
of must of the Rfldic il Soi.u f r,r
any, will reflect credit on our State
if he is true to the people. W
hope he may prove worthy of) the.
high position entrusted to him, and
labor lor the advancement f Ore-
gon
To Our Advertisers.
We propose during -the. coming
week to put thorKx tkki-ki.se in a
"new dress,'' nd would request
our advertising patrons to change
their advertisements if they desire
to do so, as it is just as easy for us
to set tip an entire new alvMtise
incnt as to re-set tlie oKlones.
lMease bear tliU in iniul,aiul haiul
in the change before Wethtesilay
of next week.
Almanac We have received
the IJtiilon County Almanac jub-
lished by Y. I. Carter, Ksq., ot" ll?e
Guzttte. It is neatly printed, and
contains:) much valuable reading
matter.
Laxt Tuesday J. P. Jonc-a was elected
V. S" Senator for Nevada.
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The Credit Mobilicr Corruption of
i Itadical Congressmen.
The Xew York IcroW, in speak
ing of the infamous swindle by
means of the- Credit AlobiTur, says
that t'jis sink ofjobberv must be
searched until those who have
guiltily fattened in it are held up
to the scorn of the world. We
J
need not here repeat what we have
already said in reference to the
plan on which this systematic r.lun
der was carried on with all its
compensatory balances like a deli
cate machine. The control which
it obtained over the Union Pacific
Railroad, the manner-in which the
shareholders of that company and
the government Mere victimized
are known and will bt? ventilated
still further until its full iniquity is
known. The portion of the inquiry
at present more directly before the
country is that which relates to
the connection of members of Con
gress with the scheme. When it is
remembered that ain member in
terested in this company, had the
power of directly inlluencimr by
his vote the spending ot public
money in its aid, or the trifling of
iniquity on the sinister doings of
the Ring, the enormity attempted
will be manifest. The testimony
of Cakes Ames, a member of Con
gress during the greater part of the
schemer's manipulation and its
jtrime plotter, will be found highly
interesting. The unerring sagacity
which led him to "approach men
ot influence on public opinion"
naturally selected his fellow mem
bers as appropriate subjects for his
blandishments. He put the, bail
into swallowable form by making
it a purchase and not an out-and
out gilt, with also the easy condi
tion that it could be sold back;at
any time. It may, perhaps, be
some tribute to Congressional self
respect to say that these precautions
w eru , adopted, just as Rochefou
cauld defines all hypocrisy to be a
tribute to virtue. Are we, however,
called on to believe that the keen-
eyed members who "bit" were the
gudgeons which an ignorance of
something beyond what ". boiu.i.
Juhi transaction" would imply?
The case of Vice President elect
Wilson is one which we would not
willingly misvepi estnt. It forces,
unfortunately, conclusions of a cur
ious nature. On the occasion of
his "silver wedding" a purse of
two thousand dollars was presented
to his w ife. This was invested in
twenty shares of Credit Mobiiier.
On the,b rea king out of the McComb
lawsuit in Philadelphia Mr. Wilson
caused the stock to be returned.
The posscsssion of the stock may
not be criminal in itself; it is in the
bearing which that possession may
have had upon legislation the harm
lies. Mr. Colfax paid for some
stock; it was never transferred to
him. Why? Mr. Ames may not
remember having paid over divi
dends to Mr. Colfax ; but were
tliey paid? Docs the stock still
stand in his Interest? lias the
payment of money for stock by him
influenced legislation in any way?
Senator Patterson paid for thirty
shares, but never had them trans
ferred to him. Why? lie received
dividends. 1st it a sin against ely
of exterior to ask, Did he always
- "
vote against increasing these divi
dends? Mr. Bingham took twenty
shares, and paid for them. Ames
took the stock back in 1ST0. Was
it uninfluential in iln interval?
Mr. Dawes bought ten shares, but
became alarmed and gave them
back. Ames says that at Garfield's
request' he kept ten shares for him
until he conld pay. Re did not
pay. Did even that sdim un
derstanding have no weight in
determining legislation? The tes
timony of McComb regarding "the
placing of stock" in all directions
is a pretty piece of innocence, for
w hich all concerned should get the
credit. John B. Alley, w ho appears
to have acted as a reference for his
e.)lleague,Oakes Ames, in the Cred
Mobiher stock, shows in his testi
mony how neatly the parts fitted
i lto each other. The w ork of the
iniquity has only begun. The
scrutiny of the votes" upon all
questions relating to the Union
Pacific Railroad will be some test
of the innocence or criminality of
G
, ' ,- smmoieU into
?l.:m h(idin- under such profitable
circumstances. This question of
Lon-r-ssit-iiinl l.t-li 1
' uilil cumin.
tionocs right to the heart of our
institutions. It attacks the life of
our government. It must be tram
pled under the feet of an indicant
outraged pei.ple, or it will trample'
out of lite our freedom. Whether
it bo with a row dy Alderman in
ew Wk or a sainted l, viwu-rite
froiu ev Kngland, we are equally
liilercsted 111 cruhin- out villany
in our public j-ervants. To thi's
WOl V I'l i.ri- 1
i- 13,, 10 -ovt's U1S
country should address himeelf.
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Good Appointments.
Governor G rover lias appointed
Gen. John F. 31i!Ier, of Salem,
Henry Klippel, of Jacksonville, and
Samuel Brown, of Marion, as Capi
tol Building Commissioners. These
gentlemen are well know through
out the State, and we believe there
could hardly have been a better
selection made. The Governor has
also appointed Sylvester C. Simp
son Superintendent of Public In
struction, which is a most excellent
appointment. There are none in
the State better qualified for the
position, while there are few his
equal, and lie has always taken a
great interest in educational mat
ters. Air. Simpson has resigned
his position as; Code Commissioner,
and the Governor has appointed
Hon. Lafayette Lane in his place.
This last appointment, as well as
the others, will meet the approval
of our citizens generally. In fact,
had the Governor picked the State
over he could not bave done better.
Mr. Lane is from Douglas county,
a good lawyer, energetic young
man, and will discharge the duties
of the position with credit to him.
self and benefit to the State. These
appointments are all most excellent
and the Governor lias shown great
wisdom in selecting men who will
discharge their duties faithfully
and to the best interests of our
State.
The JiuUtttft publishes a letter
from an Oregon City correspond
ent, recalling an incident that oc
curred during the session of the
late Legislature, in which some of
the Radical State papers favored
the ousting of the Republican mem
bers from Clackamas county and
the awarding of their treats to the
Democratic contestants. We would
have thought the lliilktui would
be the last paper in the State to
recall any incident connected with
that body. There was no much
connected with it that was disgust
ing and despicable that we hardly
vxpected it would be desirous of
speaking ot it in any manner tout
would lead the people to again
think of it and the numberless out
rages against honesty and decency
it committed. It helped to elect
the Republican majority, and then
its master was compelled to buy
compliance to his wishes with mon
ey. A nice subject to refer to,
certainly ! JJtrcty.
Yes, and one of its most infamous
acts w as the refusal of that Legis
lature to even hear the testimony
in the contested cae from this
county, auu it
retaining in their
seats three Kadicr.ls who had no
legal right to their seats. The
Democracy of this county were de
frauded by that loyal body of their
j'ut victory, and the insult given
Clackamas will be justly rebuked
by the voters of this county at our
ne.t election. The less our Kadi
calliiends say about that matter
the better it will be for them. The
Democrats Irom this county, as
every person well knows, were le
gally elected, and justly entitled to
their scats, and if any liadieal pa
per was honest enough to uphold
the rights of this county, it deseves
itaise rather than cetiMire. The
people of this, county, irrespective
of polity, utterly condemn the
course of the last Legislature in
refusing to give the seats to the
Democratic members to which they
were justly elected.
TheNewYo.-k Yor!J is just now en
gaged in demonstrating that General
Grant is a miporlty i'le.-'ulent that is.th.it
he holds his office by virtue of lea than
half the voles of the people. It reache
this conclusion by a comparison of the
vote at the last Presidential election with
.he Urges; previous votes of the various
States, estimating the increase by the
common standard. It discovers: That over
half a million Democrats did not vote for
Mr. Greeley ; that j.l'J'J.OiJQ legal volet,
being a large m ijority ot all the votes of
the cuillilij. did not endorse President
Grant at the polls ; that President Giant
carried but one State (Vermont) by a
majority oi the whole number oi iej.ai
voters; and. that the election went by de-
fault.
Tl;e 0r:oi'rt.speaki.ig of the appoint
ments made, by Governor Grover. sjj:
Gov. Grover has ajtpun'ed a Hoard of
Cniai'ssioners to proceed with the Capi
tol building in accordance with the law
passed at the last Legislature. His au
thority to make this appoiinm-nt his been
questioned, and is not en'irely clear, but
the necessity of the case will tie consider
ed a suflicient justification cf the ex -rcise
of the power, and his action will m"e;
with verv general approval. The appoint
meat of Commissioners h is been recom
mended by the Tt il'eiia and other Repub
lican p ipers, and we have no doubt but
the action of the Governor will be unani
moils' v endorsed.
Si:-iox Laws. We see that a
number of our vxebanges acknowl
edge the receipt of the laws of the
last Legislature. We have not re
eeived a copy yet. Why not serve
all alike?
Grant carried thirty-one Sta'es with
three hundred electoral votes. The op-
i po-ition carried ;x States with sixty six
1 vo es. Grant's popular majority was 733
1 137.
COUHTrSY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
TTCTVERSITT OF CXIFORNIA,
State News.
A Tlrpub'.ian newspaper at UPlsboro is
talked of.
The taxed laad ia Oregon amounts to
3 acrea.
Jndge Upton U bolding Court tbi week
at Astoria.
Tbere are treaty seven newspapers
published in Oegon.
Y. S. Ladd Esq.. banker at Portland,
is reported serusly ill.
A Lodge of tie degree ofRebekah will
eoon be organized at the Dalies.
Yiinihill wants a jail and that right
speedily, according t- the Courier.
Active work on the Willamette bridge
at Portland U to commence in about three
weeks.
Liberal preuinms will be giren this
year by the Linn County Agricultural
Society.
There is no raaallpox known to exist in
Baker county now. sjutnt; cases of in.aole3
art reported.
John R. Brown and Frank Trimble are
the names of the volunteers killed in the
late brittle.
At the M. E. Church, at Salem, tb re
vival continues. Every night there are
new accesions.
Eugene City claims t bave a popula
tion f l.ot)0. and the churches are worth
S".0!)() cr over.
A man named Thompson died of the
rieiirinm tn-mt-ns at Eugene City, cn
Tuesdav of tail week.
Murion County's chare of the. State tax
has been paid ovr to the Treasurer. It
amouutcd to S-'l,920.
Citi.nns of the Oooso Ltk country
hart organized a ctoiTjniay for home pro-
ii-cuou iau;an iwts.
Ilnn. (!fo. K. Phiel. 'x-mmber of Cnn-
g:es from this State, U lyir.g ill at Li
brotcer s residence in Walla Wulla.
Tfccv cbar-rf stact r:iT?cr two bit.-
a diio!; at Lul ri:tide. ami pi-rmrerit citi
zens only twelve and one-half cent.-.
Two hundred and seventy det'd and
mortagt's were rec-rceil m tre C!-rk s
office in Jackson county during ls7"2.
Sup.."i intenslent Gdcr.eal vfcn h:m been
di living visit to the Silt?!., reports that
the laquina war had entirely liZ:ed out.
The Oil Company at Sniera has now
under contract soroe 6 .(!(;) acres of liax
flops for principally in I. inn county.
Th;- donation party ftr lh. ber.i-fit of
Mrs. Duniway rea!iz"d her thesiif-n ot :.;:;ib.
of which
l.'uouu'. Senator Mitchell g ive
?10l.
The dispatch: inforii us th:t General
Wheaton. in cotct'i in.i of t!;.' l'orp,-s in
t!;- field a iia.-t the Modocd has bea super
i ed.-d by Gen. CiiU-L-i.
A vr-r.-knovn citizen c Pcrlla.-.d. nan
e 1 (i orge W. L'ro.vn. was run over at the
m ichiiif .h:-s. aeiir rcrib-.iiJ, and almost
nstiintly killed.
Tru!ir!er"u v,ire'iO!;: at Cenfreville.
ia W.i.-liiiigtun c u:ity. ii fl-iished. and
about iOD torsi of trcight are stored there
awai ing .shipment.
:.Ir. r.ad Mrs. John Smith, each aged
71. celebrated their golden
Alb.inv on the Jlst in.st. Th
wed. ling at
y were Uar-
l le i on the lilr-t of January Iz'i
T!ie Jacksonville 'limes learr.s that
Su;vws who live wi;h white in.-n in the
L.iUe country me .-.nppo-ed to k'-i;t '.he
Mo?locs cogrjiz.-.nt ol every mjveiaeat of
t io t t oo us.
I! is tbo.iglit that l:re number offish
will p;-.;'s up through li e loci;.- at Oicrron
uiui inn i;ye pi.-eaioriai ousto-.'!" I
above the falls will be much better thaa
fit i e! L'loru.
The .Modoc Chi.-'f.'ain known a. Shack
Nasty Jim (modo-C-tlifornia). being fiii. il
ly loth to b i'.ve his mother on a sick bed.
alien called to w.ir, considerately killed
her belore leaving.
Corvailis college is now enj vi.'.g creat
prosperity, livery county io the sT.it e we
believe, is now repre.-enltd in the State
Agricultural PeDar'rrt-rit. Spring sexton
opens March Pith.
Jacob Shipl.-y can learn of something
to his advantage by writing to the Pm.-T
rn.uter at Salem. It is about a pension,
and Jacob s re'latives can reap a similar
i.dvantage if be b dead.
The Methodist Church at KmpSrc Citv i
about to be sold fir deM. There nre bit
two members in the place according to
the A lcocite an I Ir.cy are not full handed.
I he chinch owes 4700.
Pur insr the year 172. W lis. Fargo and
Co.'s express shipped away coin, cur.enc v
aud bullion amounting in value to j2.8'i3
(132 s.,S; Hfoi yet p.-oplc want to know.
What has bec'une of all the rnone".''
The present scene of the Medc war h
wholly iu California. Tule or Uhett Lke
is iilnitist entirely in that State. The In
dians are on the south side of this hike,
and several miles beyond the Oregon line.
A much larger area ot grain is being
sown in Douglas county than ever befoio
The farmers think ly rai.-iug mote grain
they can hool out better inducements to
I uyers and cause grain to bring u better
pi ice. . 1
The troops captured five Indian ponies
loaded with govei n:u't, bird bread in
the Modoc light. It is supposed this hard
bre.id lunsl loive been captured or srclen
Irom the troops that came frm Camp
liidwoll some time 110.
We are glad to note the fict that the
farmers of Oregon are formittg clubs at
vatious points thiouLrhoul the State for
their mutual edification arid t; ner.il ad
vancement and protection .f the interest.
of Agriculture. Such orgiiiz ii ions are
oltcn of great benefit.
fviys the Corvallis J)"i:inrraf; '-We l-arn
tliat a son of Henri Johnson, living three
miles we of Albany, met witti a paiutul
accident while feilittg a tree on Sa'nrd a
last. He was caught beneath the tree in
some nianfler, ami hid h'13 leg broken and
his sdioulder fractured.'
The Itoseburg T'iihi'lenl ?r sirs: "P,y ,1
letter Irom Jinnes Sterling, id' OiVland
dated the LSih.we regret to learn tliat the
Canadian bjrse dise.ise has brokni out in
the northern part of Douglas county. Mr.
Hendricks, of Walker Valley, lost six
looses, Mr. Mowyer a fine stallion, and
Messrs. Lonir. M ."Kinney and others, of
Yoticoila. had several sick which were
likel- to lie, as no remedy had yet been
found."'
Jolm Murray, a gay gimbolier of Liak
vilie. l-'eiiu in a war like mood, and cot
being hostile to Modocs. made a raid on
an innocent German wi'h a bottle oT ben
zine, and by suneriudueing a stale of 'help
lessness on the part of the native ol Fad
erland. helped himself to some loose
change to the amount of about S2UU.
John M. is now stopping iz Jacksonville
iu ihe care of the Sheriff.
Tbe Salem Mercury says: The Govern
on Wednesday last, made out a "list of
lands embracing 1.84'J acres, selected for
Capital building purposes, and caused the
SJiue to be iran.-uniued to the LaGrande
office for approval, said bands being locat
ed iu that district. Also, a list of the
same class of lands embracing Oil 3-MO'J
acies, located in the Koseburg district.
Congress has douated lJ sections for this
purpose.
Telegraphic News.
Chicago. Jan. 23. A Washington spe
cial says that (U'.t-s Ames testimony yes
terday, before the Credit Mobiiier Com
mittee, excites intense; indignation among
the gentlemen implicated ia ii. Colfax
declares the testimony as to himself to be
infamously false. He considered it no
ticeable that after his (Colfax's) testimony
bud been given Ames refreshed bis mem
ory. Garfield characterized Ames" tes
timony concerning himself as a damnable
falsehood. The implicated gentlemen had
a meeting this morning, and determined
to vigorously oppose Ames' statements.
It is understood that Ames' counsel has
advised him that he must either lose his
eeat in Congress or the McComb suit, and
he had elected to strain everv nerve and
saciifice others to win the suit.
The JCrening Journal's Washington spe
cial says Thomas Scott has been For some
days deliberating wi;h leading Coiifresi
rnen relative to the relinquishment of
land grants of Ih Northern iw.il Iriion
F'ucific Railroads to the Government, upon
condition that the United States shall
guarantee bonds to those roads. It is
estimated thai a trade will be proposed in
the House next w-ek. It seems evident
that the Southern i'acitiu Railroad Com
pany cannot construct their road w'uhotit
some one guarantee it Tho.-e who should
know sav that il the chcrter of the Union
Tai-ilic Company should be r- voked. as
sugge.-ted. at.d the road forced into bank
ruptcy, there would be noth'ng left to:
the Government upon its second uTorigage.
Nkw Yoi:k. Jan. ':. A meeting ot the
Greeley National Statue Committee us
held here Ust night. WillUm Orion pre
sided, and iinrioiinced that something like
$1" ()' thousand dolUrs bad been sub
scribed. President Orion then said it was
desired that every State and town should
sub-cr'.be io the fund. Subscription from
one dollar upward would be received.
As soon as tbe subscription li:-t closed it
should be sent to the Treasurer. William
W. Niies w is appointed President ot the
committee and Andrew If. Green Yieis
tuer. It was decided to Collect $10.0.) )
to erect in Centr.il Park a bronze st.vtoe.
vm,i a pedestal of granito from New
Ilampshiie. and placo a simple memorial
tablet over the grave at Greenwood.
Governor Oglesby. who was yesterday
elected to the Seualo, ri'signejf lb? oPice
of Governor to-day. Lieis teoiiti I I'ovei a
or lie-.ri itlge vr& sworn in and e.-bUL'.e-J
the dutitw of Governor to day.
Nt:w Ydi.ic, J..a. oj. l'.,V.rer. the c-ir-
i:ooii raui.ierer. w us tc-;lay reseuteuod to
be bung on th- Tth ;t Maich.
y.y.w Vor.K. J,v:i :. Joan II. John-in.
Was :-etiteuce:l yesterday to be hai."-ed
o?i April 10. L.71-. for the t mii t!er oi
Johanna He.- t,t Meriden. Cot:e2tiiu t.
i L.e ftuwe law tloc.t not pet iait it-i ti
teLce i,i datli to be exetvised licit r can
year. This is the !irt death sentence
pronounced in New Iliveu ia tweoty-f.vo
jeat.s.
Th j appointment of Sun croft I) ivl
Assistant Secret-n-y of St v'e is regarded
an iu-lieatioi:-that Mr. i-'ish will rTialn
in the Ciibin.-t after .M..rch -lib. It is
known that Davij wool I not have ac opt
ed Utile.- he had i fed Fish ton-main.
It i- Kfated that I'leriuen; C-lra.it is very
desirous loaf General I!. II. Co-.v.ki should
acci?pt tiu- cfda-i or Coiamis-iouer of In
di.m AiT.iirs. U-ndt ret! him some ti:-ie ago.
and ii is new probable tliat he will do so.
Sumner is ft'iil f-e!ing donb:flif he
will anitar in the Senate a".i;h this es-
i . - - o
i -.in i
LJo.-rrox. J,m. 2o There were one bun
(' red a:id tl.ir'.y fo-ir c of smalt po.
this week and" thirty Jive d-a'hs-a de
crease ol ta.;re th i i till y per Cent.
P:
. t!i.!.p;ii .v.
:ie ."state
ul
proo
!l appropriate a million ;:ii.i the
ci y Jia.l a itn:.io:i clollais ia aid of the
Ce11t-iii1i.il c.ius,-.
i'o.sTo.V. Ji
n. L..
Shu'e. cashii r of the
State I! ink of Pl.teter,
bas absconded, a de
N.tion.-.l CiMiiiu?
N.-w liam-.s.-ihe.
I I'-llltlT 111 l! ..Vl..nl .if n,,., I, .... 1 .. .1 .. 1
......... ... .ci tiit; 1III.IUO 1 uo
tv.t-H'y live ihoi'.sn 1 t!., loirs.
it is rumoied that ex-Co! lector Mu'-;;'ny
will soon succeed Comptroller Green.'
A Wa.-diinjrton special s:y that Pol ind'.
Credir Mob 1 e:" Cemii.ittti; iu pres n n:
their report to the House. wi:l not'expre.-.-(pi:iii.-!i
as to the gcilt, or innocence r:f par
ties implicated und will ba-e their reason
tor so doir.g on the fact that ti.ey wi re
not appointed to pass jodsmer. t. fcit Io
investigate. It is not probable that Ihe
inveeliga'iou i 1 1 be closed until Tuesday.
The announcement by S.-rj.itor Morion
that the Caldwell it; vestig trion must close
on Saturday is regarded as an indication
of an unfavorable report from the com
mittee. There has been no evidence re
bucing the substantia;! ve testimony of
Caldrti'Il's p inner.
CtiK'ACo. Jan. 1';'. Washington spec''?
s:y: It is rumored here that a pool is be
ing formed ii w hich ihe P mk of Califor
nia, the Central Pacific and the Uni-xi
Paoilic Kailro.ids figure. In case the June
interest on the bonds of the latter corpor
ation 0 to prote.-t.. which is even regarded
as riigiiiy probable under present esnb.ir
.rassinents and complications ot the com
pany, under these circumstances the
trustees wouid be. compelled to sell out
under the first mortgage bond-1; and it is
believed thai the entire Union Pacific line,
together wit'i its roi.'ing stock, could be
bough' up tor about $l !K)t).t):j).
'1 tie latest lvt'ers and newspapers from
Lor.don in iica e plainly that the Uns-liri
Government has taken a c!arly dcfwied
and threatening attitude against the Pus
siatis aggression in Asia.
General Weymiss Jobson has been
awarded ilti (r.U) dam ig? s for his ejection
from the Federal building by United
S'.a'es Musfial Sh irpe. in Febiuary lasL
CtliCKio, J nil. L. st iiisthl was o io
of the coldest of the season the thermom
eter in itie city ranging from twenty to
twenty-five degrees below zero. At K tx'in
Jilinois. it is reported 'it tlcgrees below
zero ut day-light, and 111) degr.'es belovv
z?to at tea a. m ; risi ig raid!y this morn
ing. Sr. Pai 1.. Jan. 2'J. Thermometer I t de
grets below zero at Fort Garvey '.nd ith
er "i iiti's west id St. Paul, and -o below
at;.i.ok. j
Atlanta (Ga ). J in. 21. In a difucuity :
on the l.f.U ins'aut. ir. v orsey county, be
tween a number d' United States li.-fuity
Mar-hats and cit t.en. ch -.rge.l wi!h violat
ing the revenue laws. 75 shots were -x-eti.iT'ged.
One citiz-cii was killed, and
two Deputy Mamhals wounded.
loiu.KA (.Kan ). Jan. 2'.). Caucuses id
Pomerov and anti-l'omerov men were
held Ia.-t ri'ght. There are said
to be
eighty votes on joint ballot on the oppost
ti'iii. counting sixty-four votes united on
John S. Galles. It" takes sixty seven to
elect.
Stkaxge. Wo notice a two
colutnii advcitisi-ment in a number
,r i- -1 1 r. .U!
i.i uui Jitiutcai CAunangci iiu.n
Postmaster General, for mail ccn-
tracts. Not a sin-Ie JJernoeatic
p;ijr lias it. Yet we fiiul our
1 Judical friends kktk up a terrible
lass because the Democracy of this
State saw lit to give the patronage
of the party to their organs. YVhy
don't these Kadicals divide the
Federal natronae ? Is that not as
bal as the litiirant law?
The Georgia Legisla.ure has elected
General Gordon to the United States Sen-
ale to succeed Joshua 11111, whose term!
expires on the 4th of March. It is con-
siJered settled lb it Alexin. b-r 11. Sto- ' The House Las passed a bill to amend
phens wi'l be sent to Congress from the the act granting the right of way to the
Il ghth District to fill Ihe vacancy caused j Wall Walla and Columbia River Rail
by the dath of Wright. I joad.
"Vv-iT
i Swindling in the matter of the Indian
appropriations, as revealed by the recent
discovery that Congress was annually
dona'ing a large sum to a tribe I hat has
no exi-.ter.ee. is so easy, that the Depart
ment of the Interior will urge the early
passage of a bill authorizing the0takitig
of a careful and uniform census of all
the Indiaa tribes of the continent, ''not
only as to the actual number ofotfce
various tribes and bands, but with a view
to furnishing also such data on several
important points as will enable the Gov-
eminent to act and deal understanding!
in the premises in the future." There
ought to be no objection to this proposi-
tion from any other than sources interest-
ed in the perpetration ot such swindles as
that of the Teton Sioux. lorneys Press.
e notice by tne yearly appropriation
bill that an allowance is made for the 1
Clackamas, and we are informed that
there is at present not twenty members e
of the tribe, and further, that none of
them are on tbe Government reservations,
nor bave thev received a cent from the
government tor many years. The ques-
lion is. who gets their appropriation? Will
some one rise and explain ?
Another Fight with tiis Monocs.-
The following telegram has been received
at Department Headquarters from Gen
eral Wheaton. forwarded from Jackson
ville on the 27th :
have the honor to report a decided
success on the 23d inst. Tbe Modocs
cauie out of the lava bed in force and at
tacked an escort of twenty-twfl men. who
wiih two wagons, were moving grain t'n in
Land's ranch to IJernard's camp, at Jesse
Aruler;ites. Clear Lake. The non-com-
missioned officer sent a courier to Col
lU rnml. who hurried io their aid with
reinforcements and charged the Modocs.
who were men slowly retiring. The Iu-
iliaas being on open groui.-l fled in con
tusion to the lava beds, rour of them
were killed, several wounded and all
their horses cavtured. Itiany Indians
threw their rilb-s into Tnle Luke they
lied to their stronghold in tbe rocks.
0
Tr:; Cukdit Mo:mme.i. The New York
0
Jhritid of a recent date says that the
Credit Mobilor Investigating Commiitie
moves with suspicious slowness since its
floors wet thrown open to tho public-
The books bave been called for. but an
excuso is sent i'lstead. and tie books ar
net to be j roduced until ne.t week
They ought Io have been ia '.he possession
of the committee long r.ir.ce, for who vi;l
guarantee that the deby in their pioduc
lion is riot tor tae purpo' ot altering
anJ f.ilsii'ytn;; l.'.O en'rie.-'' iiv ooes 11.0
tlu? comiuitu-e subpc::ia Dr. Tao:u vs C.
I u:r:.nt. who seems to know a great deal
ub'.it ihe oiieriitious ;f tL -jinv. Ii
won! 1 seeia that tbe co??nuittee could d
belter service 1:1 the inveviatioti thev
are pretending to make th in by i-.:journ
i 1 z over ti oni Thurs lay tilt Monday, just
alter a p;-fd':ied n-cer-.
A private 1
source." to t?
;er tronra ' ver v intelligent
-.1";; J-rni ';;,..-Mn. COO
'.J 7,'r.,.-'.
t;iins tne
mysieri'ias hints: "If I only
I'm
in
and t'.visting of ".at-rub era v. hf.r-e names
were on the McCof..b Cr-cit Mt-bilier list
you would b. star le t. As for f)a.ves. b-
told Ames tj tell the v. lode sto.-v about
hitn, but others whoiti yo:i know are Irv
ing 10 lie or si; ul out of nil connection
with t'j.- e.;;"iir " i'outwe'.l knew all about
it, though I l;,'li,Ti! that it was true that
tie never took fctiy stock but he did not
peremptorily leciirii it. Well. I don't
si.-e ho.y we are iroir-r to obtain all the
faCLS.':
Tnr: Gams Lav. The following section
of the game law passed by the last Leg
islature goo.-, into t-iTfct tomorrow:
Si:t ri- 1. That if shall be unlawful
for any person to take. kill, i.-.jure or
destroy, or to pursue with ititent 10 fake,
kid. injure or destroy, or to have in pos
session, or offer for sale any deer during
tin? months of February. Much. April.
Mav. and June, or any moos,- or elk dur
ing the months of February. March. April.
May tind Ju ns- during ach ye:r under
n penalty of twenty do lars for ta:o first
offense, arid double that tu.n f'r each
succe. 1 , n :z offeii-e. to beteeoie e l in the
manrter b.Teinatter pnivi-led.
Ii.mtkkacv at Tii!-: Sori'ii. In civn
tneu in upaa the ilii.'eracy in the South
era States, as disclosed by the ceii-us of
l-7t). the New Vork U' -'. very poi,-i-ed
Iv remarks as follows: By way of kiekinir
the Son:!) some cue ft-S -s up jut of the
census cerfti'i statements to .the tff,-ct
that in Alabama oJ perceri of ih voters
are wholly iiii'erate: in M'ssissippi G -)r
cia and Florida, o t per rem.; in M.try
I ind. '21: in l.-laware. '2-1 arid so tin.
The deduction from all this is. that a pop
til iiion so grossly ignorant ii?'eds paternal
restraint, force Uws. and th like. Etit
who crea'ed these mormon pt?rc-entages.?
W-.i-s il not the v-ry men who boast of
their culture ? Hid ttiy not in-ist that
; multitiidt.:eius horde of s'iiii-b.vrbariti-.
as ignorant of letter as the mnb-s tin y
drive, saouol be made part and parcel t
the body politic instantly, e
Goon Anvteti. The Kichradnil Y:.)
E'i'i'rir tells the farmers of that S'a'e
that the best way to get out of their pres
ent financial difficulties, and secure their
own and the State's prosperity, is for them
t j "come to a fined determination to buv
no more finery for their daughters on
credit, to make their sons support them
S"lves, to f:irt no supernumerary laborers,
to sell all their land that they cannot cul
tivate a d get n it of debt as soon a pos
s:y.!e.? This ndi ice will ajiply as well in
Oregon as Virginia, au t if followed
would make our farmers prosperous au-1
happy.
A short tim.; since Mr. Peck of Ivor,
tucky. stated irk the House of Represent
atives that the expenses of the Govern
ment for the past seven years have aver
aged over $i2(".();)0.O03 per vear. Two
j years before the rebellion, the avr-ra'rn
was not over Sf-'t) Oo .0t)0. and Ihe yast in
crease, is entirely disproportionate to Ihe
increase of population cr wealth. iP a
mat er well calculated to create alarm in
the pubiio mind.
j Virginia politicians say ihat to Mosby.
! the GT'leriiila. President r.ru,,t ,.1 1
. " " ----u
. be office of Toot..,l
Attor-
ner f.ir fli. l-' r: . r . . . .
..... . ,..1 in-ii-.iici 01 mat r-tate
i , ia,e camp, i-n : but that
i .i'..-u. M-iisi; 1 ve sou 1. nee inert If f . , r..
bis motive. might be misconstrued. How
mat must have amused Grant !
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President GrarU has issued a proclama
tion forbidding Federal officials holdin
Mate or municipal o fries. Had be done
so two m-mths earlier, we would have
l,,...-,l .....1.: r . . ' y ... S.
! Louisiana
..u... H..1UII1-: ui 10 i.-.er'i.siatures in
MirKDEfi iv Nkw Yoisk. Jiu; Herald is
authority for the statement that there
were 10 murders commuted in Mew York
j City, durincr the vear 1S70: 45 in 1571:
i a .1 r r. : i r. 1 '
and 5G in 1872.
San Irauclsco Market Report.
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San Fkancisco, January 20.
Wheat-in Liverpool, 12s 4d12s Cd;
Club, 12s 10d(2)13s.
Fi.our Thehina steamer will take
fi.COJ barrels." the Legal Tender and
Zephyr will take5.00t) barrels for Cen
tral America, and if possible a 9ailing
vessel will be nut on for China. Various
tr.ia(li uf net-fine are quoteoPat $1 50
- ,-. xtrrt $3 75,K 23.
'7iVt Ciikst. SI TooYT So: Interior
bippiii"'. SI Sw(l Uo; milling.,-!
g.s 30!t) sks of shipping have been
, . s lyo aad 200 sks common at
-j o
- . " .,T.Feed kinds. SI 23 G 1-35:
prein? $i -jjrT? I -to. . Sales of. 200 sks
I'eed brought 1 30, and -loU sks uo
SI 32i.
Oxxs-Light dem jnd at 22 25 q
0 Portland Market Report.
PoiiTi.Axn. WKUNKsPAYyJan. 2-
Gold in New York remai uuchange.I,
1'ortland Legal Tenders quotable at
87 ic buying and Ssic selling.
A general state ofc dullness has prevail
ed iticthe Iiome proauce miuei uuruig
the past week.
Wheat There is tmi one vessel m
port and her cargo is engaged. The price
now ottered is $1 ti3 per cental for torn-
inou lets, with perhaps 3 to 5 cents ad
vance on round lots ot prime.
F1.0CR The supply at present 13 com
paratively large and pneesare firm at
.r ;0 per bbl torCStamlaru brands, wbilo
other grades are scarcely so active at
prices rans-ing Irom lfa.o.
Oats Ve. still qio'.e at tffrftj-'i cents
per bushel
Hay Prices are rather weaker, and tho
demand i iiot active. Good Timothy
is quotable at SlSfWVJO per tou. Wild hay
is not desirable. at;d 1? held at Sua, 10.
" 'I'kuu Thi snpplv is hardly up to the
demand, but little tendency is shown to
advance prices. Pr;in is quoiuble at $16
(18; shorts, 27 50(2 32 50 per ton.
Potatoes The receipts are large, and
there being but liltle or no dem-iud. ex
cept for local consumption. Prices rul
low. Choice varieties couiuiaud 35(u;.-10
cents per bushel.
Ai'i'i.Ks Choice shipping con. mini
about 73 els. per box. while common lots
from wagons bring 4."(J?30.
lit iti:k Choice fren dairy is in good
demand at 4U (" cents per pound, ln-It-rior
is plentiiul at very low ligures.
E;us Are s.uuewlial scarcer, and con
sequently bave advanced in pricr; since
the week sei m. shippers are to-d:ivoM
ling to pay from 224 23 cents ) tlozen
PottK Continues tirm at our former
figures: Sides, llifiloc per lb; Hams.
20c ; Shoulders, lucVV-luJi utd jubs at S
Cents per Cv O q
1 1 1 in-:s Gre-n s.lt, SAc: green, Cc; dry,
Die: dry saltetl. P-'ic per lb.
Flks Heaver. 23 ; Mink. lf
173; titter, $ 6u; Fi-hTt SZQ'S
Oregcu. City Prices Current.
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The following are the prices paid for
produce, and the prices at which other ar
ciele are selling, in this market : Q
W f I K A T W h i t e .i bushel. fO(J 90c. 0
OATS "fX bushel. U7g cts.
POTATDiOS 3 bushel. 37J cts.
ONTGNS "3 bushel. Si U0(,.$1 50D
FLGL.-:-r bbl. ?-!p?.S-i ;".
I5K.VNS White. 1 IbT. fi.fS.fi cts.
DIHCD FblUIT -Apples. ft.., CT ct.
Peaches. lt.. ICfi, lUe: Plums. 2
'0 cts.: Currants. T !b.. 10(320 cts.
rUTTn
tocts.
EGGS f dozen. 25 cts.
CHICK HNS dozen. $ii o0.
SUGAR Crushed. lb.. "JU cts.; Island
"e lb.. H12i cts.; N. O. -j-l lb.. Io cts. ;
Sau Francisco retned. ""-O lb . It cts.
TEA Youmr Ilvwon. t It... $1 (.0; Ja
pan, ri tj... 7:h'(7? t?"l 00: Itlaok. 1 t., 75c.O
COFFMI1 "j:! It... 2:;, 25 cts.
SALT "j1 lb.. 1 rTe 2.i ct.
SVPUP Heavy Golden. '"rVl-S&cts ;
Ex. II-avy Gold-n. x srall.. J75
15 AGO S' Hams. I..J 1 cts; Sijev
12 et'. H.: Shoulders. 8 cts.
LM:t)-i lb.. 115 cts. o
r.'vov"s Kerowne. -1 gall.. 75.
Linseed oil. raw. ""ft cail.. ?1 25 :
J.inseed oil. boiled. . trail., $1 253-1 50 '
WOOL "p Itj.. 155 cts.
nilKF On foot, (ii'r.7 cfs. frl. ff.
VOUK On foot. CfVTcts. lb.
SHEEP Per beadT$2 503$-? 00.
HH'.'IS Green. $p50 tji ; Dry.rg B.,
15 cU : Salted. ,cc o
McMi.inviile tdaini a pf pubttion of.OO
pTsons. si"le(t school. :i coMegp thre
churches. tw.Pup-rch.iut flourirg tntil?-Q-o:i"
steam aniP'tbe" Other water of twiv-j
run of burs each, ctptible of turning on t
2t)0 barrels of fjiotir per day, and which
are constantly rr.nniti. .1 t::i sash, door
and planing mill, four dry goods store,
ttro drocr stores, one harness shop. tv o
boot anil shoe tnak?'r shnp--rn- of tlo-m
ntrcbanr. and keeps a larire and W("1I as
sorted srock on hand Constantly, tl ree
blacksmi'.'i shops, two of which nre run
ning two fires each all the time, cn cabi
net shop, one wg n shop, one botcher
.-hop. one botei. and other h arding
housess. bp s-aliron. a livery stable, a 0
plioiograpbic gallery, a barber shop and
a China wash bou-ie. and aijcf theso are
doing a good busines-.
On Thursday evenutg the printers and
publishers held a meeting to Jake jn'o
eon.- dera'ion the preprieiyQf trakiip a
cori'ribiiiion to monument to Home
Greeley. C. i. Crandall was chosen
Chairman, nnd W. F. Cornell Secrtfiary. O
A. iusii w;is ciiosen treasurer. A com-.
mine was appointed to collect money and
ivpemefal and deiivir the same to the
Iieasurtrr. The printers each agreed Io
contribute the proceeds of setting 1,000
litis.
The Il--r(i!l. commenting on the fact
that the indebtedness f individual re
turned on the assessment rolls ol tLe r tttt
amounts to '.l.lViS.bUa, being one ba'f of
Ihe gross pefsoiial property, and ontt-
lourth ot the gros- taxable property 'ol all
kinds, asks: Ibi we as a people owe
one fourth of all wy own? or ii, tbisvin-.
uebteduess in irreat part a tiction tor tho
purpose ol eluding taxaliou .
the latter.
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Exainination of the asse.-sment rolls
shows th. 11 nj-rieultucal land is asses-ettju
lientou county at tf-l.O.S per acre; Clacka-
mas, f 'j4U; Cl-.Usup. $3.54; Columbia. $3;
Coos, S2 72: Douglas. $3 )'m Jackson,
S3 27; Josephine. $150; Lane, $4 77;
Linn. SG.l I4; ilirion. $4.53: Multnomah.
JlOil; Polk. S 1.7-1; Tillamook. $3 50;
Umatilla. $5.87; Washington, tfo.Ol; Yam-
bill.
Governor ('rover on Tuesday mud the
f .Mowing appointments: John F. Mn.er,
Henrv Klippel and Samuel Prown. frtale
Capitol Commissioners; Si lvester C fcimp
son. Superintendent of Public Instruction;
Lafayette Lane. Code Commissioner, vice
Simpson, re-i-ned; John Pratain. Deputy
Swamp -Land Commissioner for LaKer
county. O
A leading gambler of Fort Scott. Kan
sas recently subscribed 52,000 towards
building a new church.
The State deht of Michigan i3 but a
trifle over 51,000,000; thatr'of Maine ia
7,lfc7,0O0.
rriace uilliain Luna'.ilfliaa been elect
ed King Sandwich Islands, in place of
Kamehameha, deceased.
They have got a baby in Uniot county
that weighs over twenty-five pounls.
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