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OREGON (ITV, OREGON, ?I ASCII 7, 1S73.
G'
I.i-t liclo5rc3s Unite against Dishon-
csty.
The present state of public im
morality which has been exposed
within ten years in the "United
States is as dangerous as it is dis
graceful. The people cannot rc?
main quiet, and trrfc press should
uniiB to hold up the perpetrators
of these outrage?. Time and again
have, these intelligences been
broucrht before the country, and
the press would unite against them
for a short period, and then all at
once ye would hear no more of it,
and the criminals would declare
that i will soon blow over and
they restored to the confidence of
those they had betray cm. Uie
cau-e of public morality and re
publican purity' receives a deadly
blow each time, but the people ap
pear indifferent to it. The party
press generally covers all that their
respective members Cie guilty of.
The bdse selfishness whicli stops
short of no unclean device to gain
prfisSn ejd, is the mainspring of
their action.. The spirit of honesty
and impajyiality is not merely ab
sent from thvnVj but in their sncces
Ihl trickery, it is made a by-word
(iiv.. reproach. This system of par
tisan journalism has grown to a
fearful degree since the war. It
may he aid by the apologists ot
corruption that this state of affairs
has always existed to some extent.
If there was corruption before, it
was carefully kept from the public
view. Xow they are shameless and
a.vhicio'., because of the impunity
which cat tends their commission.
ThS opportunity tor plunder that
grew out of the war, generated
much of this, ami, in making the
way of the defrauder rosy with
success, reacted nationally in dull
ing the sensitiveness of the public
cons.-ieuce. Tuts opportunity also
made tiie press, to a very large ex
tent, the slave of the plunderers, a
sharer in their snoiis, a reckless
partisan in providing fresh means
of plunder and-a defender of their
wui'.-l actions, when a word of re
proach was breathed upon their
guilt. The prou-bj place of public
jnentor and faithful friend to the
. people was bartereil for that of sy
cophant ami panderer to successful
fraud, and Ibis degraded press has
since lured unsuspecting honesty to
destruction by the exhibition of
false lights. It is a saddening in
dictment, but only too true. We
are led to these rciit-ctions by a sur
vevSof the whole field of politics
and public life for a few years past.
ft is a retrospect from which we
draw the conclusion that, unless !
the svstem of viewing and induing
public men and their acts is radi
cally ch.ryged, there is danger
ahead. This change is the first step
in the improvement of public mor
als so pressing!' needed. Men who
act bythe votes of the people and
journals that preach in the people's
name, must learn that honesty oi
purpose and action is the nceess.it y
of thcirQ-xistcnce as leaders or rep
resentatives. Look back to the gigantic armv
frauds -vherein men wrung wealth
from the very blood of the lb-public.
Pecall how lliO red-handed
plunderers were able to buy off op
position in one? direction, and buy
I support cheaply, UkS in another.
The people, betrayed in their trust
by all-out the very few, could
scarcely form an opinion on the
gilt of the criminal until long af
ter the plunder was secured. The
femds o:ir-the internal revenue tell
the same sickening story of treach
ery, triumphant stealing and in
crfiseel public apathy. A vicarious
sacrifice satisfied rt little public
spirit left. Carpet-baggism, with
its atrocious usurpation and spolia-
lion, fmnd its defenders as natural
ly as &.C army defrauders and re
venue defaulters. The frauds in
elections found their defenders in
the partisan press. The dis-Credit
-litulier frauds and perjuries are
smo "tue -i cver as macn as possi
ible
bv the Republican press, simply
beeause tiie majority of the slaugh-
leieu ;ii e A v e'pu 01 IC "ins. ueiiowc
Democrat was included, it can be
recalled ho-Piicrcel' the most vir
ulent among them flew at his
throat. View the Caldwell and
Pomeroy cases. These men have
their partisans yet. The pres, if
honest, and true to its trust, can
guard the nation from these rob
bers, and again restore honesty in
public officials. In this effort" the
press should be united and above
being influenced by party considerations.
The Fallen Iiadicals.
The Xew York Golden Age, for
the purpose of speaking in befitting
terms of those who have been en
gaged in the disgraceful Credit
3Iobilier, wants to borrow "some
pen of satire or ink ot gall to depict
the disgrace which has overtaken
some eminent and trusted states
men whom their countrymen have
delighted to honor, but who are
now hiding their faces from the
stare of mankind. The Afe first
takes Senator Patterson, of Xew
Hampshire, formerly a. professor in
Dartmouth College, a gentleman,
scholar and orator, a fair type, as it
long supposed him to be, of that
upright, honest and Christian char
acter which grows out of the best
blood and training of Xew Eng
land it first takes this representa
tive actor and abettor in thi:i
fr;antic highway robbery and dis-
course tli upon him .is follows:
We hapncr.ed to be very busy at
work in Xew Hampshire during the
closing weeks of the campaign. In
our eanvassings from audience to
audience we occasionally crossed
the track of Senator Patterson,
who was always represented to us
as denouncing with peculiar elo
quence the Credit Mobilior scandal,
and protesting his total disconnec
tion with the affair in the extremes
English words which could express
T I 1 1 1 1 I
i.i. ii. ,.!... . ...... ,
letter from Oaes Ames corrobora-
ting this exculpatory view. To
this letter Senator Patterson point
ed with great effect, as much as to
say, "There, I bring you the testi
mony of- the nursing father ot the
Credit Mobilier, and he declares
that I am not one of his sous, nor
even the remotest scion of that
house of ill-repute." Purthcrmore,
during the recent investigation
Senator P.itterson went boldly on
the stand, and, under oath, testified,
"I never owned any slock, never
received anv dividends, in Credit
Mobilier." Whereupon, in the
twinkling of an eye, he was con
fronted, and confounded and dis
graced ibrcyor by the production
of his own receipts for the very
dividends which he swore he had
never received.
The (ioIJrii A'je passes from
Patterson to Colfax, as fallen pillars
prone on the ground, and, lifting
up its eyes, beholds "a number of
other statesmen who have received,
like so many leaning towers of
Pisa., a push or a slant or an inclin
ation from perfect rectitude, and
who disfigure the horizon like mel
ancholy monuments pointing not
exactly either to heaven or to hell.1"'
The fate of Pomeroy is given as
the tragic end of a successful
schemer, a millionaire out of the
public funds, a corruptor of legisla
tion and a pious f raud, lie is now
joined to his colleague in public
infamy, whereupon the A;e ejaeu-
1 'ates: hat a oraco oi euators
j to represent one Commonwealth!
Caldwell and Pomeroy !"
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OriNiox of Tin-: X. Y. IIkuald.
The Xew York IFsidl has the
following on the Modoc Peace
Commission :
The Modoc Peace Commissioners
have arrived in the neighborhood
of Captain .Tack's stronghold and
organized for business. They have
encountered, however, a serious
obstacle in the protest of the Gov
ernor of Oregon, who holds that no
peace shovld he made with the Mo
docs until those of their number
who murdered eighteen citizens ef
his State some time since are given
up to be de alt with by the civil pow
er ; and, further, that as Lost Piver
is a part of the State of Oregon, it
cannot be "reserved" bv the gen
era! government for the use of the
Modoes. We are informed by a
special cerrespondent with the
Commissioners that the Gove rner's
protest was "laid-on the table;"
but it cannot oe allowed to remain
there. The rights of the people of
Oregon must not be trodden upon,
even to phase the benevolent
friends of the .Modoc savages.
Win. i. Sau. The New York
Union, in speaking of the necessity
of reformation in the public men,
has the following sensible remarks :
There must .be found a home
sentiment of" honesty, whicli shall
make it impossible for any man In
ef.joy such gains as be gets bv a
saciillce of honor, truth and public
tiust. As long as men, bv scons
and hundreds, can get to the Le'ds-
hUuie poor and in five years return just as the lion did when his friends
rich, nu.uiiam their popularity and j advised him to whin t he polecat,
eiijoy their m-gotten possession-, of A11 rht, y0 .j; tluim to Le
what use will it be once m ten i ,
years to sacrifice a luckless criminal I lhe h,n aml yu-lhc polecat, ana
amid universal execrations? The ' take good care that we will
honesty must eiwell among the ! not be served as said animals gen
common people. There must be ! erallv do those who come too close.
i . i . . i
iu'in-.-i v .it, ii.o sourees o. ikuvpi-
If the people are .lehatiehet! their
rri'iivoiiitof ivoj it-i'l .-v ? .
T , ninv-l ,l,-t;,n .i. .v
ii. iLv-i.aurio tuil I1UI UL' r, N.
e-oinr.u-.nily mu-t, after all, be lhe
rjrran.l reiiic-ilv.
Impi:ovi::i. Tiie Yamhill Jlc-
porter comes to us tins week greatly j him all thc Democrats of the House
enlart:ea,an..l much improve.1. The . YOtCll ave anJ fll, lhu el)uhIicans
outsi.lc of the paper looks very ' except ytCalty of OJlio niltlcr of
much as tlioti-h it was gotten up j Massachusetts, Farnswo'rth of IHi
on the patent system, aiul printcl no; portcr of SmUh of
somewhere in California or Chi-; Vermont votel no. The vote
cao.
liad Practice.
VTc have received within Ihe
past month advertisements from
nearly every quarter of the Union,
with price lists of the articles de
sired to be advertised, and for us
! to Jake our pay in said articles,
from a melodeon to chicken eggs.
As we are not in that line of busi
ness, we have consigned these re
quests to the stove. lint we notice
that a number of our State exchan
ges contain" these same advertise
ments, and even worse, such as
come from Xew York sharpers who
offer C-j sewing machines for sale,
and when you send your money
that is the last you hear of it, and
when the publisher sends his bill
for advertising, the parties cannot
be fomul. While we do not pro
pose to set ourself up as a dictator
to other 'papers, we must say that
the acceptance of all such adver
tisements is an injury to the busi
ness and ruinous in its tendencies.
These parties always add an addi
tional price to their goods, billy in
amount to cover the advertising,
and others never pay a cent. The
publisher cannot pay paper bills,
rent, help and other expenses with
improved hen eggs, or inelodcons,
and must relv on his advertising
w - 1
patronage to pay these expenses.
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i lie acceptance ot such a.lverttse-
1 , . , . ,
incurs as we nave lucuiineu, is cal
culated to injure the business, and
if people have anything worthy of
aelvertising they will pay for it in
cash, as they ought tc, and sell
their goods to those who need
them. If a newspaper takes adver
tisements simply to " fill up," they
had cither better stop or send out
a blank page. This would not
bring the busiucs into discredit
and ruin. These are our vie ws.
Too Ciiaiuta.u.i:. The Xew
York Jh , in se.ming up the1
position of the various religious
journals of that city, on the dishon
est Congressmen, says that as a
"general thing they seem disposed
to throw the mantle of charity over
the fallen ones, or, at any rate, they
hold that the community are not
justified in pronouncing the accused,
guilty until the final ve relict of '.lie
inquisitorial committees is pronoun
ced." This, in the face of all the
evidence presented to the country
of the robberies committed by Con
gressmen, to say the least, we
regard as showing rather too much
charity in behalf of rascality, and
is from a source from which the
people should be educated in a
better elircction.
The Legislature of "Wisconsin
proposes to make it a misdemeanor
for any State officer or member of
the Legislature to accept a free
pass over an' railway. A similar
proposition was. defeated in the
Nevada Assembly recently. Ore-
'HI i'lll.
It would probably be a good
thing to have a similar law in this
State, and one which should apply
to .Judges of our courts in particu
lar. We are informed that the
Judge of this District travels on a
pass from the railroad company.
It may not have any influence upon
him, but it would look belter to
have these judicial officers under
not even that much obligation to
these corporations.
Nor Much Pi:sn;.". Por the
pa-t year we have been continually
informed by telegraph and Eastern
papers that there would be a clean
ing out of Grant's Cabinet, which
the Lord knows is baelly needed,
on and alter the second inaugura
tion. Vut the.-e reports appear to
be idle speculations, as the tele
graph of a recent date informs us
that not a single change will bo
made, and that all who are now in
the Cabinet will be reappointed bv
Grant. Padlcrds - never resign
when thov can make" it l.-av.
Te) UiC ir.ar.y fiien.ls who nr fo
tttixiously waititi"; to see what ottr
c-jurse towar-1 the tre :.',' tony x'
he, we have; only to say that we
have no i-lea of the interpret at ion
of his pot house s-lanjf, aul if we
na-l we shor.M act, iii tins matter
Naurow K-scatk. Vice Prcsi-
! t . i s , T - t
l otiax, uiq .cre.it .vmerican
.Sniiiler, -cscape.l impcaehmont'Tor
his ppccul.ition in the Crcilit Mobil
ier by a vcrv close vote. On a
' resolution in the House tn I ;i t.eoeb
! stood 100 ayes anel 109 noes.
C0TJHTESr CF BAIICROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Inauguration of President tyrant.
Wa-shixotox, March -f- TbP morning is
very clear but bitter eo'.J. Mmy thous
ands are on tLeir way from streets remote
from "tl)- route' ot the inrwsgural procession
as they found it impossible to keep tliem
selvea comfortable. Prompt to the time
as decided on by General Darry. the
Grand Marshal moving the procession the
troops were in re.uTinss, fiad begun the
march. The President occupied an open
carriage, accompanied by Senators Cragm.
Logan and Uayard. I!e joined the pro
cession soon aiter ?t-.'.rtinp, taking posi
tion in ibe 3d division of the purada. The
carriage in whicli he sat was drawn bv
lour closely-clipped mouse colored horses.
His appe&rancH was the signal lor hearty
cheering, waiving of handkerchiefs, and
other demonstrations of applause as he
rode along. VLi!-j the procession had
been forming nnd moving to the capitol,
immense crowds had congregated al the
Fe.iale chamber.
The li.ior o( the Jlenatn was occupied
largely by invited "-ueKls. comprising lis
liruuished militaryiip.d civil oaicers. Tht;
diplomatic Corps were present.-d in a
l.:.'(ly. The upienie Court Judges enter
ed, headed by Cliif Jn-tiee Chase. Al
ter them came thi- l'lvsideiit. preceded by
the corainit ee of arrangements; members
of the House came next. Senator Sura
!ier then en'i ri d. He looked unexpect
edly well. Whoa tit. hour of It! had ar
rived, afa r organization, the new Senate
and attendant bodies went to the east por
tico of the Capitol. The procession form
ed in the manner usual on such occasions.
A platform Ind been erected in front of
the portico, where the Vice President and
other pi'isjaa'j;es took seats provided for
them, crowds l.-rlow were surging to and
fro. but ord'-r was preserved. Near the
Piesident were t!u meni'n'is of Lis boiiil y.
Cheers and music greeted him en his ap
pearance. Tli- President elect rv.d tie Chief. Jus
tice Chae arose simultaneously, when the
latter administered t'10 Presidential oath.
CLoersV.nd caMon:-.ding followed. Order
was partially restored. Tli" President
arose and proceeded to read Lis Inaugural
Addie.-.-. t!ie ibdivery of which did not
occupy ten minutes The inaugural being
concluded, congratulations followed from
friends, and President Grant, soon after
left, in a c-.rri.ige, for the White lloue,
e-corted by the prnei'ssi'in which, mi'an
whi'e. !md rTorm"d and takoi up the lire
of mat ch. The crowds dispersed and the
inaugural cercmorii"s were over.
Xi:i:i)i::. Vv'e learn that a peti
tion was presented at the present
term of the'Couuty Court tor build
ing a bridge across the Alolal'.a, on
the county road.. This bridge? is
badly needed, and we hope it will
be constructed. There is also a
bricrde badlv needed on the Clack
am as. These improvements will
cost the county considerable mon
ey, vet they are necessities, and.
while the present board may not
desire to ran tho county in debt,
they are not responsible for the ex
istence of these rjreat ami impor-
i ant
lemands for lis
e interests to
our cotintjr, and especially of Ore'
gon City. V'e hope the Commis
sioners will build these bridges,
and if tiie county is indebt for them,
they will have something to show
lor the indebtedness.
"Z" 9
I.NDir.x.vno:
-The following i
a dispatch from Jacksonville, under
date of the -Pth inst., which shows
the feeling of the people in that
section in regard to the surrender
proposed by the Modoc u i'eace
Commissioners :"
Tiie proposed terms of settlement
with the .Modoc Indians are receiv
ed, here with very genera! dissatis
faction. The citizens generallv
claim that the treaty is one-sided
ami dries not guarantee future se
curity, as no provision, is made fur
the punishment of the mudcrers.
Very few people seem to think that
the removal of the Modoes will
compensate for the slaughter of our
citizens. There is a determination
to enforce the process of the Court,
should the Modoes be left, within
its jurisdiction, at the first favora
ble opportunity.
Tin-; l):ri'i;i;i:N(u:. Ik-n. Holla
el ay's, Kailroad Company refuses to
pay the tax assessed against them
in this count', on tho ground that
the Hoard had no right to levy the
tax. The L.eck Company were as
sessed at what they regarded too
high a ligurc, and by the Sheriff,
since the work was completed.
The Lock Company has paid in full
their taxes. Tiie Kailroad Co. ex
pects Judge Upton to help it out,
and has gone to the courts. Which
is the more honorable corporation ?
Ti:!:m I-xi-iiiEii.-On the 0.1 inst.
the term of Hon. James II. Slater,
Congressman from this Stale,
)irel. Mr. Slater has nia.le a most
cxcelient representative, ami h.as
labored illustriously for the best in
terests of our people. He will
return to his ctmst it uency with a
proud re-jord and eleservt, as Im?
will receive, the plaudits of those
he has so ably and faithfully repre
sented. A. H. Stevens has been elected
to Congress in thc I'ihth District
(Georgia) without opposition. Wo
are gratified to notice the fact that
such talent and integrity as Mr.
Stevens possesses is placed in that
body which lias degraded to mere
pot-house politicians and dishonest
demagogues.
The Hen Convention article is
republish on our outside this week
to supply the extra demand for it.
Copies can be had at this otliee.
K x 1. a n o 1-: d. The Lafayette
Courier comes to us this week j
.much enlarged and improved in
appearance,
Tclcgraphic Xevvs.
Chicago. Feb. 28. A Washington spe
cial says the report of the Senate Credit
Mobilier Committee last night was totally
unexpected and created a prefnnd sensa
tion on the floor of the Senate and in the
galleries.
While ?.Iorton was speaking on tbe
Louisiana question Morrill of Maine.Cbair
man of the committee, asked him to allow
bim to submit its report. It was sent to
the Clerks desk a net an order to print was
made. Some Senator asked if the report
was accompanied by a resolution, and
Morill replying in the affirmative. Ferry,
who occupied the Chair directed it to be
read. Several Senatars asked Morton in
an undertone, to proceed with his speech,
but .Morton asked the Clerk to read the
resolution, which be did. Morton then
went on with his speech, but no one long
er listened to him. The next instant the
Senators with solemn faces were gath
ered in knots of twos, threes and fours all
over the Chamber, discus-sing the unex
pected report. Patterson, who. at the time
the report was made, o cunied Hamlin's
seat, between Conkling and Howe, bowed
his head and for five or ten minutes he
was in conversation with Howe. lie look
ed flushed and excited. Harlan went at
once to the Clerk's desk, and for fifteen or
twent3' minutes was carefully reading the
report, and taking notes from it. When
he was done with it, Patterson, who had
returned to his seat, sent for the report
and road it apparently with prreat care.
Mrs. Putnam, wife of A. I. Putnam. who
was killed by. Foster, now under sentence
of death, has written a letter to Gov. Dix
asking commutation of Foster's sentence.
Attorney-C tioril Williams has directed
United Sta-tes District Af'orney Uli.-s to
enter a nolle prosetpii in the case of Pal
hams .t Jackson, brokers, indicted tor
alb-g.-d complicity with the d-'finiiing
raymaster I lodge, on the ground, that, the
statutes relative to embex.z'emon's do not
cover tiie oifetis-'s of persons not United
Sta'es officers.
Jt. is charged that there r- a schi'-n-" on
foot, for selling to the Government for
51 .000 Out), for public stores. the buildings
on the corner of haight ami Wsn s: !'.-'..
in this city, which recently changed hands
at !iH).0')0.
Tomoo (Ohio). March I. At- Findiay.
Ohio, on Thursday. Nicholas Pinfiugt 1 .an
old man. jealous or his young wife and II
J. Gariier. a young Man working :il!!i
boarding with the ftitiiy.cntered G otit-r's
house and shot and killed him. He h is
been lodged in j--.il.
ChIcaoo. March 1 . A New York dis
patch s.ivs it is believed to be ei r-ain that
Poster's sentence will be eo-mno'ed to ;tn
prisoieneiit. lor life. The pressure ttr-'telo
to bear on Gov. Dix h i-5 been !ro!:ie:.deu-s.
Among those who have i jterce.l'-d wi;h
!,:ia are lion. . million Fish. Tbnviow
Weed. Mrs. Governor Pix nr.d hT son.
Rev. Morgan li. Prominent lawyers,
including Wiliiimt M. Hvar s. h:.ve signed
a document addressed to the Governor.
st.i!i;ir the belief th;it Fns'er is 'entb.b-d to
Executive cl.-n.encv. The surviving jury pursue tie .;- v.-.c.cjoi-s ws;l:o-it le.ir.
men w! o tried Fo-ter have noiiiione.i N-me of his people v..ei!d kid tiurj. iie
commutation. Aii rnm.tr- 'ft .on A;ban j '-lid n-.t thiol; Meat-ham responsible l..r
iudica-e that the car-l.ook mttrderer will j 'I-' wr.eigs he ln.d s:S'ered on the U. s
p.ot be hue.". ervati on. and !i-l not wa-it h;n: ; feel
The r!i:.!- ?, wbieb l'.i,Mn"fi,n sit .it lhe
time of bis first hmngur .'ien w t taken to
Washington from New Yoik and used by
Grant on Inst Tuesd iv.
A telegr ttn from a h'gh efTi -i:d in Vw
Orleans sj. lle re is tm aj'prehen.sh.i- ;
colli-i-.-n.
GoVer.t'-r W.itti; ;!o received the first
news ; -dev of the elec-i-m of McMillan
to the Son.
r.,r the t.o-ir f.-;-- hv tt e
McKuery I . gi.-.l a i ..
The s'd.U!.'s thus liVid
PtesM- nt.
s."i't.!-:ii; Chief J'lsiice oi 'e :-npreme
Cm:-!, s' IO.o-m); Ju-t':cesof ti.- St'pr.-n e
Cotirf. Viee Pre.-i-.l.-sit. Kj-eaki r . ' the
ilousi and members of tl.e C ihinets.::.. .-(i-m;
Sen tto:-. Metnh --rs -am! D"leg i'es 1--(e-nctresi.
sif;.."0:l. 'i he "in-n -' i .-.! ;-:y iip
p'.ies to the pre-ent .oigre..: tlj.it of
I'lesid-nt ati I oiher oflicer.s C(.ir.;:i..:;ce
alter the !:h of March.
Tho wi.l-.-.v of the la'- .T.iums Fisk. Jr..
to-d-iy ob-.i-ined a leii.jiorary iron ction.
restraining the Credit Mi -b '. ier'fr. -m dis
solving its org a ni. it ien u-.ril a j i.iici.ii
d'-tei ni niat ion can be h-s.l l h -r eiaim to
S-Jii.tCm worth of shares ! i s stock.
Lawvor St.
i-r wi'ni-s:-.
.It. e reeer.t
t-;t Mobil-
!.
s . rere-.se.
I to see rile
Speaker arid S-ergeati'-at Afiil tul' false
impri-otsiitei. ami wiil cany the (;-- to
( t e Si; nrenie Court, on the 'jronnd rhut
ev.-n (.". ogres- loid no eonsi i: n t ional rieh:
force him to violate professional confi
dence. The impression crews that the sena'e
will I ii! Oi act on the re- o! n ion xpei!i!r
Patterson, but if the vote is e.d'.ed it will
surely be adop'ed.
A good s'- iy has been mis-e.-i by tele
graphers. Puller, when d.elending the
sainily .Ames, declared hmi.-c!! not a
press-made, nu' a Co 1 -m ole m in." S.:m
Cox exclaimed. Von neither look nor ; ct
li!.-. v.nir r.;l,..e "
" J V V . r 1
Ait. i omeroy s cim.nees n. esee.o.ni; are
good because ihe wi'ness. Mr. Vtok.i-cei-iiierebly
discredir'd at-d slightly sup
poried. except by cire-inistan M i i evident e
Mr. York has mysteriously disa-.-pearcd
Mr. Pomeroy. however, is damned.
Notice of appeal in S'okes" case let
been tiled ii the General T. r;u. hut it will
not be argued at present.
Al.iMW. Mitrch i. The Si-nafe. by a
vi:i( of 7 to lo. lclii.c'il to declare
Tweed's -e it vacant.
The I'o-ter re;;iieve is sutnttsed to be
'granted. ut:hou.ih tl:e C-overnor may cm
.-til' with 1 he Judges of the Court of Ap
peals. The j; i-oner's friends now ! Link
sentence may be commuted to Imprison
ment for!i!e"at h::rd labor in Sing Sing
The news was received at the Tombs at ;:
late hour, and when m ule know n to I'.-s
ler he beanie sen-ew hut liVi'i'oiin.'. hut
said it w;i. soinething he never expected.
Or ittu-.sroN (We-t Va.1i. Mar h f. llev.
John Jticohs was imiugur d. I (.'ov. rnor
t-)-i! iv. an-l o'l-er State executive idaeer.-
too!
tie I mm r o a'ti.
w .. l- !. e t . tn." .
asu, ... ici, I
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the N-il'.-.!c! ( lC'llt .i e.!,-i ief (.oiuliletee
, - !
wiin 1 no iniiD'.v ii:; re.-'i ; u 1. -n ;
.V. !,-.!. That .lane s V. r.tt--r-n b-
and i- hereby exneile.l from hi- seat as a
member of ihe Senate.
The ten. rt presents i!,e facts ascertain !
, . , - ' . . , 1 ,1 r
- ii n;!ii;iu:ij I'.-.vii eiJu - i'.'i . .1. i.i. . ii - 'ii t
I.oan the money received from A urns
was riot returned. The testimony dee- not
ntfect Liejun tn any sen-e. !'osee Coiik
linLT was in no way alfec'ed. Tin commit
tee con.- i- s o
Scott and Wright ( u"p')lieaus) and S'ocU
ton and S'eveu- ( I 'emocr its ).
W . . . . M 1. TJ.rt ?titti'. t.
d iv pas-ed House bid reta ins .0 the j
lhiVtland. Dulles and Salt Like UaiU'oad. !
1 i ,t ..f i!,,,!,.
iviii. iu 1 io , .0 e 11 s in in' i;. '.' . .
stimte: ,i,plv ati-horizintr said company
to take fnon'p-ildic land- s" ;
and other material necess.uv lor const, net- I
in ,he rol,l i
'The ami'nd.nents' propo-l by ,be
CmmH.ee s;r;k,nc out of tbe Harbor Ap- ;
proprmtior, bill the piovise.m l.-r the sur- i
vey of Sun Antonio creek, was disagreed i
to.'Stewart and Corbett i'l.-ist'ei that r j
was iuionrtant to make said survey. The
amemhnents .induing the provisions for '
surveys of S u. llueuaven-nra and S alin.i- j
harb.rs. and for various ()iv;ii harbors. I
weie r.-reed to. An amendment for the
survey of ibe Coriuelle river was adopted.
1 and. not having U; fear of the ivuee corn
TlIE Pc.VCK CoilJIISSIOX. From tnisIon before her eyes, went for her hus
the dispatches published elsewhere
this week, it will be ?ecn that the
Peace Commission is likely to prove
a 1Uiluro, Capt. Jack rJfusin- to
accept the humiliating terms pro
poped by the Cornuiission.
3Iodoc Peace Commission.
Ykeka, March 3. From the Couriers
who arrivenl from the front this evening
we learn that upon the arrival of Judge
lloseborough and E Steele at headquar
ters propositions for the settlemenut of
the Modoc troubles were decided upon,
and on Friday Mr. Steele accompanied
by an interpreter ami others, went to
Captain Jack's camp, where they, remain
ed all night. The proposition was that
the .Modoes should surrender prisoners of
war and be removed to some Reservation
outside of Oregon probably to Arizona
ami be provided for by the Government.
To this the Indians all agreed, and eight
of Captain Jack's braves accompanied
Mr. Steele to Fairchild's ranch to confer
with General Canby anil the Commission
ers, where they were last evening when
the" last courier left. Captain Jack being
sick it will require several diys to com
plete the treaty, when it will have to be
approved by the authorities in Washing
ton before it wiil be enforced. Captain
Jack claims that his people were not to
blame for killing settlers, as the citizens
commenced by killing one of his squaws
and two children, 'ihe feeling here is
that the murders of settlers should be
punished instead of granted complete
amnesty, as propos.ed by tbe Commis
sioners. I1i:aiotai:tkks oi Peach Commission'.
via Yiu:ka. M irch 4 The following dis
patch has been Sent :
To C. Delano. Secretary of the interior.
Washington: Wo have sent a messenger
with those te:m..' The .Modcs to sun en-
dT as prisoners of war: to be removea to
a Southern and warmer climate and pro
vided for. They accept the terms a.i-1
have sent a delegation to talk over
details, but not to conclude them. Cap
tain Jack is sick, livery thing looks fa
vorable for peace. They ask for small
homes and to be loe.a-ed collectively.
We think, well of their request. Amnesty
to all. Captain Jack desires to visit
Washington vi !i one or two of his young
men. Signed by -the Commissioners.
1 1 no.! ARTitKS 1:-;at-: Commission. Hot
Cl.KKK. Via YltKKA. March '.' Kiij ah Steel"
and party hive just retained irotn a visit
to tiie camp of Captain Jack. All were
received and they slept in tho cave.
They had a long talk with Captain Jack
and Souchin. sub-chief. -lack does not
want to talk to the Commission", s or Ap-pb-e-te.
bot would like, to talk to Genera!
Canby. S'eele told him to listen to Gen
eral Cati!y. -.LK-d if he won! 1 surrender
his whole poopls to him as prisoners of
war they wou'.d be taken to a southern or
warmer climate and be well taken care
if. Ja. k seemed to think well of it. but
wanted :i little time to think, Captain
Jack lots great Confid-mce in Steele, and
in;s hi m to advi-e. He savs be does
not v.atn e.tiy more war. but want:? to live
in pee.ee forsfver. II" couv-h-.ir's greatly
about the soldiers attacking him in the
morning bef iie his people were out f
teed. lie s-.hi he spoke the hee.its of all
''is people when he said. :ti! p.o;;le might
i a.-li i;:i--(l to : ;.e.,U t.ie tru:n. 11" oeiM. O
bavirg mm -b red or stole until his people
were attache.!, lie s!.i ttiey n2;seu ti;s
women and ehiblr.-n wb-'ti they attacked
him. but he S.ad killed no women er t oil-
d: en. Jack is verv sick an i c-.utined to
I Ins bed. lie does riot iv. 1 1st lo live in the
: re-cks. lie V.-:n s th" mai-ier a-ivistrd as
th"
He s-e
-eon a-- pf.ib!
A t ; eg i te is
'' t-t it.'.-ip o cae.se o: ti.i- rnojote: mat
! It:
t
tie i.
s no c
ti e re;
-nee
in l.im. He was
rs bad
e jme to wi i:. ui-
:i efii oei-o;
t-.-.e 1..- i-.r-it;:,
bu; i:e liked !':
oe.i.in-. J!.- w-
to see two or throe chief
ml
would treat lio-rj w.-il. liviy il.intr f a l
been ij.-rk. but he thought he coii.d see
, now.
j ..viii ,'C-i-t.). M.;: ch .". Ttm following
H-.i? v"t Ivd.v ;it;'i by crd-r of the Peace
Coin:..!S-i;::je' jti?en to the pre.-s:
IlK!-t-f.nv;:ivs Pkacj: CoMvrssmx. )
r.'.!i.:-!!ii."V. Mf.rch d. j"
To Co'.itn-.'t.us Dei -no. Secretary ol rhe
Inteiior. Waslti::"'"!!. ' J he Modocs
atie.i
Th
ject ail oll'elo -'i.-- tropo-i
r-o-e to meet in folf le-rce
Meecheui ..oi A; t;h 'gale with si n. -u tfi-
e.rme i. in the lava le d- 'i hi- ie:.ii.i.bufl-
:v no
.v.- -.i s s ,vn ;..-.
-I meet to. -tn m conference, bu! n it rj
their term-. To- V have an a- -es.-Lei o!
t wen-y- lonr warriors, mil M.doo. without
donio. We will s. tel a m-s-ae of pro
0 (.lion lo all who Ctin;e mi:. 'Ihe I'l-t.-i.nis
siu-i is a tadare. insirnet in.medi itel v.
i'ioje :sof v.-.-i im;-. rl.O'.ee; enni ier a-.-. e.i s
:ie;iiedf A. 11 M ;: o .-, m,
. Cb.ali man Com mis-mn.
From :i private letter re-ee-ived
from Mmness.-ta by Mr. Ptiyne,
slates that a lare number of eiti-
zetis from Sir. i-l; ng count v p-ropose
coming to Oregon during t!ie com
ing suur.aer. Tiie severe winter in
that section is the cause of them
leaving and coming to thewa;i
climate of Oregon.
The ;?,WM)i has the l-nlowin d
-erji;io:i nl' the m w Salem t 'onrt him-et
The low i r or In-- !ii"iit siory is to be
devoied a 1 !OLi", r ! j'ri.---n-. ceils, j iii
nrs' ro'-rn-. j ii! l.ilcln n. etc. Tin first
floor i- divided into spacions rooms lor
the n-e it! co-inty m'li 'ers. there beln' one
for nearly every np.lcer provided for bv
oe.r laws, besides vaults, for record- and
Cash, wafer cl.i-ets. wood-rooms, etc. Tin
court ami jury-room- are in the story
above. ::n i thitd IVoin the irtound Tt.e
e'onrt room will to sie.ei-oi.-- and one el
the humlseroc.-t. in tin- Stale. There is
alre-oiy timber enonarh in it to build a
-mull sized church, and it is to have a
1 ,; "
The rooms wilt all be
rea.lv tor .he plasterers hv the
ime the
wea her li"C otlie- snu-ili.e tor tli lt Kit:. i
,- . .... ,. , , . ,. . , .
'' w-i i net n:irl ho-i-e whs'ti lajsh.-d
j wi',. ! e :n orneju' lit to the ci'v unci an
1 honor t o I us
comity.
.- -o-
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thnm of 1 btee.i'in town yesfenl i in
r-,. 1! .. e . ..tl ...... .......
. . -
eonseo leuce 01 a rumor lUat ee- outl oar-
lies were :don! to in i!o :.p -eat h n for
an ii.j.inctb.n to 1. So, tl.e S-.n- Tre.is
nrer O'om pa-, o-.- anv v.-i. eo; drawn on
htm on iieer. mt of ::. e:-.i'ures or t;.o
' iiito! ! uu-ni -si-.-mo s. It was said that
Ihe ti irtic- in nu.-s-;on weie lile.l.uj to
f irni-h sj ijn ,, n-iv li.e exnense of ore-
1 J.ri- " ''
j'1- coan..-,. ,t ;,s ode. f,r.l;, reason
: "l ll" '"- "' parties Ituve in-
. .T-i ,
1 ""! ? ''''.. ",y to expend n
,h' ' u "' 5 1 " (,il;,;t";
'' ''" " lvl '"V ' T' - - C':,,;,'V
f''1 act of Mdvert.sms to urchi-
c!l f'"' P-'"-and speeirica.hms. If .here
' P';-ns wn., really want to Ko tor
in ''0 nct:on thuy wdl shorily have an
oppol .null JK. su. in.
00l,r correspondent at St, Joe. sty tbe
f"'"'"""1- U"A ol a woln'n ''-sidit.se ut
L,,':! ' n-i left her better half and
,mV;- !l U"x ,l --vs ''nt to a saloon
b'n-ht n bmt'e of ' benzine" and set out
'tn" 'e town ot Amity, jl.it she .li.In t
hkeAmttv, and soon afterward returned
band with a butcher knife m such a fero
cious mtittner that but for the bv-'ander-.
she would have rn-ide mince meat out of
tne o-.l man m a lew minutes, n t"'1' ;
nectif.n with the disappetuaijce of the wo- ;
man there u suid to be a -pointed story. 1
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The printers of Portland contributed j
$ IS lo tbe Greeley monument Fund. j
. r
Wreck of the .Steamer Geo. s. u-r!,X,
Al.f. OX EOAIU) I-;0VXE!. Q
From the Portland Bulletin.
The news of the loss or the George S
Wright bus produced a profound impress
sinn and been the chief topic of conver
sation since Saturday afternooa. About
1 o'clock on Saturday the first announce
ment was received. In an hour or two it
was confirmed by the reception of ihe
particulars so far as known. Th Wright
went up by what is knowD r.3 tbe inside
passage, but had orders to return by tbe
outside passage if the weather was favor
able. Undoubtedly she was on the way
down when wrecked. Cape Caution. nar
which the wreck is nnderstood
to lie, is ftboift thirty milea
northeast of the head oi Vancouver
Island. Queen Charlotte's Sound pens
here directly into the main ocean. It
exposed to very heavy weather, and is
d"emed th- most difficult place on tbe
route to Sitka. Tbe disaster to the Wrht
must have occurred about the 2G;h"ot"
January, as a calculation shows that she o
would have been aboutai this point, on
her return, at that date. So long a time)
has elapsed that there is litile hope that
any of her passengers or crew have
escaped. Only one chance seems to re
main. They may have fallen into the
hands of the Indians, who ui.iy be hold
ing them for ransom. TheIndians there
are of savage disposition ami have cap
tured the crews of several vessels wreck
ed hererofore in those wafers. Had the
people on board the Wright succeeded in
saving themselves in the boat? thev
i would almost sr. relv have been heard of
i be! ore this time, if the st earner ft ruck
a ledge o! rocks and went dow n -oidde-nv.
as is probable, there may ha-, e L--ea uo
time to get t-ff in the boats, or the ses
may have been too high. The Indiai s
inhabiting that region are reported not t
be now in sijht anywhere, and hence it is
barely p-.s-eibie that they ra.ty hare cap
tured and are holding ILe sou vivors uf
the wreck. Put the tbances seia vcrv
small, indeed, that any are ved.
If all at e loet the p trilcnlars of tho
wreck will proK.ibly m-v.-r be known.
It is stated that the v.-reck lies when? it
cat) be partly seen at -low wiier. which
indicates pret-y certainly that the steamer
siruck on one of the innumei-ail, rockv
ledg"s abounding in l!:-- waiers ana
'.vent down. She- may have struck in tlie
nigh, or in time of a dense fog suc-h as
-!ten known there. She may have been
disabled in her ;ich;.nery before she
went ilovrv. b-e.-t I'ais is hardly poibable.
She w,',s to tone') at a point about two
l.undr"d r.iiies nW-.v-- the place where sho
w:s wrecked: an-1 had anything been tho
matter she w i oiid r:oi have ventured on.
)r it 1 os-;h!- that she encountered ex-
i tren.elj roig' veatin-r m crossing Queen
f e .hario! teV Sound sis-d foundered. Put
j' his .-.ge.in i- not poobable. for she was an
j excrUet-.t. vc-sel. mtd as strongly befit as
woo.I atid iron ef-t:'.d nj-ike her. Tbe
opinion at tit" s'eaiu-hip f.fiice here is that
si e struck a r.-ck r.nd w. in down. Ttrs
s -enis more l kely jhan ai-y other sr.ppo
si:bm. 0
How many prasener? were on tin?
sleaui- r on InT way liowu of course is not
ict known. It is ei v certain, however.
hat M.:T
a'! er :.t!i wife were on
oo.ird. e ; jo-t ?h:r 1; it ptobable that
Ceo. A. Pies. Ci lh-cior td"' Customs for
i the I;;rn:t ' Ahi-ka. was on his way
j d wn .-!-( . i "s str. ees. r lets net et
-.Mine t
i k.i to relieve i.im. and 1.. con1 el
nor
r ii i ; V . - t ..i. ! t- t
tie tr.-n: the
e t! , o S
j -!,
ar:
t. i in- foibsw
t oi ;;,-e ruto-ers at :t crew : t t
T'.....t
j Alr-.-'ey. C..p;ir: P. V. WeMr. Pt;:. r;
i-in M;
It-n,,'
m. I.
:: Vi-erie.-r:
First M.it'-; Wild .m Pr;c. Sei-.-itd .Man ;
P. Cl-tw-on. ".emit,; t ) .ven Met r'.et;-er
!: : em.tn : Fdward Johnson, se-.m.ei: A r h
Dunn, .'-ettinan : Je.no s Iriti. t-eaman :
Jus 1'aoiTe. seanie.::? J. Jertsen. seamen;
t'hris Adam:, steward: iVr.b- Sa'vo. cee-k;
1 V,. liev.r
-.. v-atter; Mns.-s p.-it. run-
try urmi Indian Juiii'N, nv.v;- b-.-v : PtOian
Jitti, coa! pas.x -r; Itoivvt -fael-;. ceai pass
er. Major Walker had gr.ro fo Sitka (o pay
off the tr s st it ii.r;od there. :; w ;;s to
return by ihe Wright. He was appointed
Paymaster in the nrmy. with the rark of
lor, in Ifrfu, and was from the State it
' lie had been here about three
y.:is, an i simo; ingn m tne esteem ot tits
fc'low eflicers nrd of nil others who
knew libri. His wife, who accompanied
him on lh:s ill-fated voyc.ge. was, as wo O
are itir.irmeo'. a T'ew Orleans lady.
Ciij-.fain Ai t;!e-," it ?s sta'ed. wasshortlv
j to have been m irrieu to tl Tormg lady cf
this cry. The first i.r.-l seC-ml vim-ci
acre b-atli ntiuie.v! ied mti. t hi-f I.u-ei-ieer
utt-iji leaves a iutyro fa:'A:i'y U
this city: so. no. does A--i- a: t bn:'!c.r
Minor. U. V. Wei.-ier. the imr-er.' was a
tiioiuer oi ueotyj v e.-rer, -ie.oes:: ; ;
i foil here.
The V;i!r was rep; .;-led as1 T.rr nr.
nsually staunch and s -aw or :hv vessel.
She w as JQ prooell. r of n ; i ly"9 '-') tons,
and but eiv,;; or tone yens oul. Her
e.lue was :.bu;it. :sf u.0e. r-jion w l,ic'
there Wits no Insurance. Slie was tJhi
proper: v of the Oi e-e.: Si.-umshi o Cotn
panv. " ' O
Xav-!;ion in ihe waters where tl:i3
di.-i:er occurred i- v- i v daft.--'-: ni- on
account oi ti., r.a k-. (--.. xvln.-fn nn.l
f.-uri'iil tide c-nten-s. A nu--:b, r ,f ves
sels have b-en lost thereabouts, almost in
y it;-:, nee by strdiiej; on roeUs. as tin;
Wrmhi
er- lo nave .lone 43 tins c.'i-fs'
i tie (j u.-.-:e 1 ebnir. w hn.h wr.s ii-tei!e!.ed
s me t:nie nsro in se,.rc!i r-r the Wi;!.t.
and with otdeis io j.;t cee I to Sitk-i. w-l
be due bete in a very few d.e.s. She
plobiiiiV p.-S-ed Up wiiliou' seeir.-r (.j-
heurin-r uriythtitpr t-f the V.'i-;!!. a:. d inny
see or hear no-h:!! of le r on her v. ay
do. vn. There is a one po.-.-:ihiii!y. how-.
ever, that she may I. ave res-tied the p o-0
ole from the Wntht. though this is no.
likely, fer th- l,oer Ve.-sei n.i-t have
be.ui wj-.-cke.i fury three weeks before,
the Telhitr pa- td on her way up. 1,-. js
hoped, however. t'n..t fur. her thiiue;- wi 1
i-.u ie by the Tebier. M.-nutime ehuQ
ihose iirami;' us who siv i:e xi ress.ly be
reaved by Cos di eadi'ul caaituit v. What
ever e m he done for their c md V?ace up
u-sismiioe in Ho-- ol itniic.i j'i shoulil bo
cheerful! v undertaken.
The S! i! sui'tii savs thai Oliver llifrzi v
bof.orn. a bu-eher. wtd'e n'temp'ini fo
t .ke down a piece of beef, his foot slipo
ed from the c -.un'er. A- he 1.11 h in '
a clutch at one ..1 the ovo bar-, mi-sii-.";
it. hi- arm struck a s!i trp m-' it hook
which peiiet rated the ilesh. Wheio'is
weight cune upon tin- io,.k i: tore the
tl-sh down to tr.e wri-'. where it s opped
leaving Mr. H. swi'-i', clear ! the
Ci-ist.ter. He rem lin -d io ihi- cori ii io-i
until he p.vilil reach up i ii hi- lelt hand
and free his man;;'ed arm from the hookO
The Washington eorre-pond--nt oTthe
S!i! Journ-il. iind-r d-ie of Feb. 8th. snjs
the Senate passed a House bill es'ahli-h-in"-
po-t roads. The f..!lo-v;r.- are n Or
eoon: From Wes'port toNe!,a!em valley;
Im.ui Ne.alem to Wesp--rt: from Ne -b
m. viaChekanine to Oik Point, in a?h
inofn Teriit-uv: fr.-m For :.fuul va Cr
l ir Mill West Ctii -n: and (ecticc to
Cre-nvdie: frorni -laek-on vil'e m i.'cn
tral Foin'. Itrow tisborou h an 1 Lie: F.titto
ti Sutn's valley; from LnGrnnde viaStvja
ruerville to V.'al'owah v,-.!1p?. in Union
county; from La Grande to Canyon, City.
"
A. California paper says thcP6
was recently brought to this State
some -tiJKIQ Shad ova and 50,000
-,.1 t
white hsh 0 a, which Will be de-
posited in the Oregon creeks and
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la-ies.
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