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OREGON CITY, OR EG ON,. FRIDAY, MACRII 21, 1873.
NO. 21.
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'THE OTEMSBS.
A LOCAL DEWGGSATSG NEWSPAPER
F O It T H K
Fanner, Busings .Man, k Family Circle.
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OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CLACEAL1AS CO.
iFFICF. Tn lr. Thessin-'s Mrick, next
Uiir to John Myi-r' store, up-stairs.
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Transient advertis 'iiicnts, inohidin
nil not ic-s, r sijuarc of twelve
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For e.-u-h snls-'"j'.i''iit ins rtion l."
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F. BARCLAY, Eil.'R, C. G.
Formerly StiwMi to the Hon. II. I"5. Co.
Tliirt y-fiv- Y'sirs' Vjx-ricntf,
rKUTIC!.(i PHYSICIAN AND SURI1E0N.
Main s;re t, Oregon City.
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q (LATE OK ILLINOIS,)
niYSiCIW A.'J SlTiUEOX,
o r it a o x c i r v, v n e a o a.
KV-AVil! respond promptly to calls during
either d i.v or 1 1 i l: I j I .
Ollice at Ward's Pnrjr store. Can ln'fninnl
sit the CUT I louse at n i;j;iit. l'ehl !:u :
V. H. VATilirJS, ftl. D,7
PORTLm
0 )V'V 'K dd I-'i'l low's T tuple. cor m r
First and Alder streets. It 'Sidenee corm r
!" Main :iad Swerith streets.
&5$) DEM7JG7S,
Hi'i )!li ;. tn D.ld Keiio'A-i' Tempi '.corner
of First a n 1 Aid r st reel -:, Portland.
'J'lie patr inair" of t lns les.riiii;- sup rior
oif-rat ! ms i-; in s; eial r - - ; n -st. Nitrom
t'te l-r tin' painless extraction of t"s t h.
Artilieial t: th " b.-tter than the best," and
si cheap as the cheapest.
Will I'L- in Oregon City on Saturday.
Nov. ; :tf
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Attornsys-at-Lav,
ORESGri CITY, - - QRZZZU.
?OKI'ICK Charman's 1 rick, Main st.
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ATTOKXZVS AM) rorSSELORS AT-LAW.
Oregon Oliy, -Z report.
r?"il practi'?"' in all the Court of t h"
State. S.iecini attefition iiiveii to t-;;s d i:i
t hu U. S. Land HI'k.v at t r n City.
.r)aprls7'-t I.
A. p- WORSES,
a t r o !'. i : a t i, a y .
tt" l.lii-e Xo. 1 5,1 lekiim'.s I'nildin, I'ort
1 mil, r- (ion. 7mari-.7:-t..
J. T- AFPSRSGE'J,
t'FKICK IN II I'S r, :- i-1 rK i:LIMjIN(J.
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AND SOLD.
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Tk:irl ii .1 : I ,.M ... .... .i i
. .. x muii.i ;i!l' MIi'l
lo, and a Uenvral hniki'a business carried
' jant'If.
vv. ii. imaiFiELD.
l-.titl)'. i-,U- 1 sif,. ' , at tli- old staii.1.
Main Stra-t, Orro'.i t ity, Of.-goii.
An a-isortnent of Wathes, J.-wol
11 "l w"hu'l re warrant a to l,e as
renres nt-Ml
i,".'T11.V'1,;:iri"- ,l,,n" ,n shrt notiiv, and
I nanUlul lor past pa! ronaire.
JOHN 3!. 15AC0N,
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imfoktki: am pkai.f.i: r:r!;?
In I'.ooU-;, s-t aionery, IV riuni-
Orryuu City, ()ivr;on.
?"At Ch.-irtnan Warner's old stand.
mini miiiim u o acK' inan, .lain st.
CC?JFC7i0riRY SALGSFi!
i i: a u o y s t i: ii s :
LOlIS SAIL, : . : : rRDrillfOR.
-' Corner of Fourth and Jf'iiii 4sV ;.
IUKSII UYSTEKS SF.IiVKI IN ANY
JL style desir-'d. Confectionery of ev. ry
Kin coi.st rani ly on hand. I ma nut'ac! nr.
nil my own stock, which is suilicient iruar
'itee that it is fresh and pure. Call ii von
want a ood cup of
'iITef, Tea, or Oliocolale,
or anythinn-j,, mv Une.
r'-"" t'ity. JS. i.ti-niUT tit Ii, l.?72-tf.
A. FJOLTWER
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OFFICE.
OflMOON CITV.
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The hissing J:)X.
iioav justice is AiiiiNisxr.n3i in
rvssia.
A morcltant lft St. IMPi'slmr;? to
travel across Eurojio. In tlu1 t-ourso
of liis journey lie arrived- at "Warsaw.
IVin furnisjicd with a letter of In
troauvtion, Lo repri-ireil to the house
of one of the chief citizens there,
and was most courteously received,
lie staid at "Wwrsaw for a week, and
his host spared no pains to make the
visit a.ieeuhle, and showed .linn
everything; worth seeing in the town.
Indeed the visitor Avas tjuite over
whelmed liy an amount of kindness
rarely shown to any hut a friend of
loiijr standing.
At length tlie .lea:-ant visit drew
to a close, and after breakfast the
&"uest expressed a wish to see some
poor parts of the town, of which he
had heard. "But," said he, "I have
with me a small hox of jxroat value
that I do not like to risk in such
places. If it were my own I should
not he so particular; hut it was en
trusted to me hv a friend, who re
quested me to deliver it to a person
in. another town. It contains dia
monds and oilier valuables. "Would
you do !.;.! the reat favor of taking
ch.n-e-e of it for the day?" The host,
with his usual urbanity, willingly
agreed to this proposal, and the mer
chant departed with a li'ht heart on
his tour of inspection.
Next morning, after breakfast, he
cordially thanked his kind entertain
ers for their zealous hospitality, and
added that, as he was about to de
part, he would now resume his
charge of the box, which had neve;
before quitted, his person since he
had received it from its owner. The
host and hostess stored at him in
we1,! acted amavrnnnt, ""What
box?" asked tlm host. . " I remem
ber no box do you, mv dear?"'
n mi;:;? to his wil'". " Xo.'' she said,
" I h.ive no recollection of a".v box
w:ia:'
j;at
the
Piej-i
jK'Tsi-t in-. tli
it was wit it
h
iiinisi'ii it hnd !een leit, on h. turn-int;-
to l:is ho-e:;s r-nd irvin; to make
her recoiled the cin-auishuioo, both
(aft(v appealing to each ot'.ier several
times, :i:id fort if viae; cadi other in
their denial), b.- ;n;e cold nn-.l dis
tant, and beiran hintin;; that some-
tiiinrr must have happ
d
the
merchant to indue; him to persist in
such a stiw ili'lnsi'ui. -s the
ho-.t touch.ed his forhead vdth a sip;
nilteavt plaece, the poor man remem
bered that, lie was in a slvancre city ;
the r von ud seemed to
b
di
pp:n-
from under his feet ; d in;;ev to hi:a
self looined in the dishmce, and lie
hast--ned from the place in olarni.
Straight to the police he went, and
stated his case. Tee o!iicial listened
imperturably to the whole story, and
thee asked : "You trive up this val
uable box to an fvqnaintantaiiee of a
week's standing without air;.- witness
or written acknowledgment V"
" lie had been so very kind, a man
in his position
"Bah! you a man of business!
But have you no proof that the box
belongs to yon V''
" None whatever except the key.
Ti is locked, and I have the key
here it is ;" and lie produced a small
kev from an inner pocket.
The orneial renamed lost in
thought for some time, nr.d then
said: "AYe-1, I will do the or.ly
thinr? I can for yon. The Archduke
Constantiue ( the e-overnor r.f Poland)
is a stern, harsh man, but he is
l!;!;own for his vigorous justice, and
j if he believes your story lie will do
I his best for you. I will take you to
him at once."
No fim was lost, and lie merchant
soon found himself in the archduke's
pre ence, and was desired to relate
his slew. "When it "was concluded,
the archduk after a few moments'
rei!e--iion, ran'-? a bell. An olhcial
ai-oeired. " S--nd for 31 ." nam-
imjf the trea: -herons h.ost. It was
done and the archduke.
without preamble or question, said
to the puiltv man: hut down at
that Y.-rit instable, and write as I
shall dictate to you." The man took
his seat and took up the pen. The
archduke be:;an dictating:
JI - d?ar v, it?: Ail is fouim out
"No." said the man, f.r inline:
from his eat, " I won't write that."
"Then you are j;ui!ty," Avas the
prompt answer.
Puzzled and foiled, he resumed his
seat, and wrote as ho was desired :
" ?.ly dear wife : Ail is found out.
send the box by the bearer."
Then he signed it with his own
name, by the archduke's order, and
a messenger was dispatched with it.
He found the p.h- at her toilet ;
when site read the missive, she turn
ed a-diey pale, trembling violently,
then leaning forward, f he drew the
box from the recess in her toilet ta
ble. and hand"d it to the bearer, who,
swiftly returnie;r, -laced it in the
hands of the archduke. Ife imme
diately handed it to the merchant,
desiring him to unhu k it - that be-iu-
done, he a -k.,1 whether the dia
monds were all there. Yes. the box
had not been opened ; thev were ex
actly as the m-rchant had left them.
-.iram the archduke ran- the bell,
and to the attendant who entered he
r;V,'. ', ,0::1-11:'tm-r the -Uitv man,
lake him to Siberia; he is not to
'-( to ins own house- .vain "
ew Kampshfrc, will hold its eh-c-tion
tor Coverm.r, Bailr.-ad Commis
sioner, members of Uu L-iLume
ajnl members of Covmrv. in Vril
I lie Democrats have nominated ex
(iov. Josej.h A. AVeston for Govern
or, raid Henry Coionv fr Bailroad
Comnnssionerj the llepiiblk-ans have
noniinateii tiovernnr Straw, the pres
ent incumbent, for Governor, and Ed
ward Ik Hadison for Bailroad Com
missioner: and the Liberals have
nominated Samuel K. 3Iason for
Governor, and "William A. Head for
llailioiid Cymnaistioiier.
The President's Xnaiiurai,
1ELIXKE1 AT WASUIXfiTON-, MAP.CH 4tll
J'clloir Citizens : Under Providence
I have been called the second time to
act as the Executive over this 'reat
Nation. It has been mv endeavor
to maintain all the laws," and so far
as lay in my power to act for the in
terests of the whole people. My best
efforts will be aixen in the future,
and I hopo to proiit by my four years
experience in the oiiice." "When mv
first term of the oillee of Chief Exec
utive bee;an, the country had not re
covered from the effects of a .en-eat
international revolution, and three
of tlie States of the Union had not
been, restored to Federal relations.
It seemed to me that no new ques
tions should be raised so lone; as that
condition of affairs existed: therefore
the past four years, so far as I could
control events, have been consumed
in the eii'ort to restore harmony, pub
lie credit, commerce, and all the
arts of peace and pogress. It is my
linn conviction that the civilized
world is tending toward republican
ism by the people, and that our own
;reat Bepublie is destined to be the
enidin- star to all others. Under
our lie-public we support an army
less than that of any European power
of any standing, and a navy less than
that of at least live of them. There
should be no extension of territory
on this continent Yvhich would call
for an increase of this force, but
rather ou.Iit such extension enable
us to diminish the theory of Govern
ment chare-es with the general pro
gress, now that the telegraph is made
available for communicating thought
together with rapid transit by steam
to all parts of tlie continent made
contingeous for all purposes of Gov
ernment, -and communication be
tween the extreme limits of the coun
trv is 3.:nle easier than it was through
out the old Thirteen States at the bu-,-tiuiihi.L';
if our national existence.
The ei'V-cts of the kite civil strife
have been to free the slave and make
lii-.a a citizen; yet he is net possess
ed of civil rights which citizenship
should carry with it. This is wrong
and should bo corrected. To this
correction I am committed so far as
Executive influence can avail. So
cial equality is not a subject to be
legislated, nor shall I ask that any-
thine; b
the social
status of the colored man, except ho
give him a fair ehaime to develop
what is in him; give him access to
schools, and when he travels let him
feel assured that his conduct regu
lates the treatment and fare he will
receive.
The States lately at v.ar with the
general Government are now hapily
iehabilitated, and no Executive con
trol is exercised in any one of them
that would not be exercised in any
other State in like circumstances.
In the lirst year of my past admin
istration, tlie "proposition came up
for the admission of 'San Domingo
as a Territory of the Union. It was
not a question of my seeking, btvt
was a proposition from the people of
San Domingo, and which I entertain
ed. I believe now as I did then, it
was for t iio best interests of this
country for the people of San Do
mingo." and all concerned, that the
proposition should be favorably re
ceived. It was, however rejected
constitutionally, and therefore the
subject was never brought up again
by l ie. In future, while I hold the
present ollice, the subject of the ac
quisition of territory must have the
the support of the people before I
recommend any proposition looking
to such acquisition. However I do
not share the apprehension held by
maiiy as to the daiger of tlie Gov
ernment becoming weakened and de
stroyed by reason of the acquisition
of territory.
Commerce, education, i-apid tran
sit of thought and matter by tele
graph and steam, have changed all
tin's, or rather I believe our great
Maker is preparing to mould, in his
own go id time, one nation, speaking
one language, and in which armies
and navies will be no longer requir
ed. My efforts in the future shall be
directed to tlie restoration of good
feeling between all sections' of our
common country, the restoration of
our currency to a fixed value com
pared witli the Avorhl's standard,
gold, and if possible, to par with it;
the construction of cheap routes of
transit throughout the hind, that the
product of all sections may lind a
market and leave a living remunera
tion to the producer; to the mainte
nance of friendly relations witli all
our neighbors and distant nations;
to the establishment of our com
merce and a share in the carrying
trade upon the ocean; to the encour
agement of such manufacturing in-du.-tries
as can be economically pur
sued in this country, and that the
exports of homo products and indus
tries may pay for your imports, as
the only sure method of returning
to and permanently maintaining a
specie bais; to elevate labor, and by
a human recourse to bring the abo
rigines of the country under tlie be
nign inihieiiee of education and civ
ilization. It is either this or a war
of extermination, and wars of exter
mination engaged in by peoi do pur
suing commercial and industrial pur
suits are expensive, even against the
weakest people, and are demoraliz
ing and wicked. Our superiority of
strength and advantages of civiliza
tion should make us lenient toward
the Indian. The wrongs already in
flicted on him should be taken into
account, and a balance placed to his
credit. The moral view of the ques
tion should 1 considered, and the
question asked: Can tlie Indian be
made a useful and productive mem
ber of society by proper teaching and
treatment?
If efforts are made in good faith,
we -will stand acquitted before the
COURTESY OF
TINTVERSITY
civilized nations of the earth and in
our own consciences, for having made
it. All these things are not to be ac
complished by one individual, but
they will receive my support and
such recommendations to Congress
as will in my judgement best serve
to carry them into effect. I beg your
support and encouragement; it has
been and is my earnest desire to se
cure such reformatory rules regard
ing methods of appointment and pro
motion as were established and have
been tried. My efforts for such re
formation, shall be continued to the
best of my judgment.
I acknowledge before this assem
blage, representing sis it does every
seetion of the county, the obligation
I am under for the great honor they
conferred on me by returning me to
the highest olliec in their gift, and
the farther obligation resting on mo
to render the best services in my
power. This I promise, while look
ing forward with the greatest anxiety
to the day when I shall be released
from tlie responsibilities- that are at
times almost overwhelming, and from
which I have scarcely had a rest since
the eventful liring on Sumpter in
April, leall, up to the present lay.
My services were tendered and ac
cepted under the first call for troops
growing out of that event,
I Avas entirely without influence,
or the acquaintance of persons Avith
inlluor.ee, but was resolved to per
form my part in the struggle threat
ening the Aery existence of the Na
tion. I performed it conscientious
ly and without asking for promotion
or command, and Avithout revenge
ful feeling toward any section or
individual. Notwithstanding this,
throughout the Avar, and from my
eamiidaev for mv present ollice in
lSfjS to the close of the last Presiden
tial campaign, I have been a subject
of abuse and. slander scarcely ever
equalled in political history, which
to-day, I feel I an rAu .rd'to d isre
gard, in A-iew of your Acrdiet, Avhich
1 gratefully accept as my vindication.
The Opinion's ;f the I'ress,
The comments of tlie pre-s upon
tlie action of Congress in regard to
Credit Mobilier frauds, avo are pleas
ed to see are plain and forcible.
Tlie New York Jhrahl st;gm.!tk:os
it as a Jarco, ana sa s mr i:;o
three days, from learned expounders
of law in the House, we have laid a
benefitting exhibition of the lege. 1 ac
complishment of '-G'iirk. Gammon
and Snap," of the virtues of Pecksniff,
maudlin expressions of charity, in
genious quibblings, bold dotiap.ee,
oily hypocrisy and false pretenses;
and, Av'itli tlie boiling down of all the
other ingredients of the Avitehe:;' caul
dron into the resolutions adopted by
the House, Ave have the pitiful com
promise adopted betAveon the demand
of tlie public justice, public opinion,
and public duty, on the one hand,
and of personal party consideratisn
on the other. A nmre adroit and
systematic game of trickery in all its
parts than this it Avould be difficult
to lind outside f f the Senatorial elec
tions of Kansas or the intrigues of
the belligerent factions contending
for the State Government of Louisi
ana. In concluding its editorial the
He raid says; ""We presume the Amer
ican people Avill h:iA'e something to
say on this subject. Their judg
ment may be heard even in the ap
proaching New Hamsshire ami Con
necticut elections.
Tlie World editorially says: "The
country Avill feel less surprise than
indignation at so barren a result of
the scandalous exposures Avhich ha"e
engrossed its attention since the bo
ginning of the year. The House act
ed on no consistent theory or doe
trine. The Judiciary Committee ad
mitted that the last' election by the
people condones all previous offenses
and that a A ote of censure for things
done in 1S'',S, is as unwarrantable as
expulsion."
The Stm says: "As avo liaA-c all
along predicted the Poland Heport
has come to grief. "With abundant
materials in their hands and Avithin
their reach to h;rvo satisfied the de
mands of justice, the Committee by
thoir partiality and pusil.mimity
have broken down the Avhole case.
In tlie light of the evidence, seven
members of the present House stood
before the House guilty of dishonor
able' and corrupt conduct regarding
the Credit Mobilier and the Union
Pacific Bailroad. The Committee, un
dertook to shield from harm the rep
utations of live, by expelling tlie
of her two; the conspiracy exploded,
the plot caved in at both ends, and
proved too Aveak to drive out Ames
and Brooks, and strong enough to
cover the unjust retention of Kelley,
Garfield, and their associates."
. -
Bn Sociaut-e. Men Avho isolate
themselves from society, and have no
near and dear family ties, are the
most uncomfortable of human beings.
Bvron savs that "happiness was born
a twin, " but the phrase, though pret
ty and poetic, does not go far enough.
We are grogaiions, a:.d not interned
to inarch through life either in double
or single file. The man Avho cares
for nobodv, for avIioiu nobody cares,
has little to live for. You must have
a heap of embers to have a glowing
lire. Scatter them apart and they
Avill become cold. So, to have a vig
orous life, you must have a group of
lives to keep each other warm, to af
ford mutual encouragement, conti
denee and support. If .You T'vln to
live the life of a man and not of a fun
gus, be sociable, be brotherly be
charitable, Lo sympathetic, id labor
earnestly for the good of your kind.
-
An American found himself brought
face to face at Borne last month with
an old schoolfellow whom he had not
seen for years. "You hear!" "les
my dear f'elloAV, I have just been mar
ried, and have come to pass the honey
moon in Italy." "And your yifcV"
My wife, oh.'l kit her in New York.',
j r . - 1 i' ,. 1. 1 1-1
BANCROFT LIBRARY,
OF CALIFORNIA.
A lew Wortls on the Hand.
Neatness is the lirst consideration
which makes a hand attractive. No
matter how long, bony, or large joint
ed and unshapely, if it is clean, and
the linger-nails properly cared for a
hand can never look disgusting.
A soft, warm, pliable hand has
great poAvcr and fascination. There
is a character in a large hand, many
times far greater than in a tiny one.
A hand corresponding in size to the
rest of the body, is much liner than
the little fat, dimpled hands, somany
are proiid to possess, and others envy
the posesshm. It is equally as non
sensical to squeeze the hands into a
glove a size to small, as to pinch the
feet for tight boots.
A very small nose is considered in
significant, Avhilo a largo one is said
to indicate nobility of character.
Why not the same Avith hands and
feet? If, Avith changes of time, the
idea should preA'ail that small noses
only avo re fine, Avhile large cues Avere
something to hide, and of which to
lie ashamed, would not the vanity
of humanity attempt to reduce the
proportion of that member by lacing
or inserting in a close net? It Avould
be equally as sensible as stopping
the circulation of the blood in the
other portions of the body.
A Avhite llexible hand is desirable,
but not at the sacrifice of duty. Many
a hard, rough hand has done enough
good in tlie Avorld to look beautiful
in the eyes of the appreciative. Girls
avIio shirk all the house-Avork, mak
ing drudges of their mothers, rather
than soil their dainty white hands
need not expect to be loves! by those
Avho knoAv it. Tlie callous places and
other signs of labor would be much
more to their credit.
The best hand in the Avorld is an
honest hand, be it harder soft, Avhite
or broAvn, smooth or rough, angular
or fmapoly; an honest palm that
takes the hand of a friend with a
Avarm, hearty grasp, as if there Avere
nothing in (ho heart to conceal, only
am
Ci .,,id 1 in.l"n: ; towards
This is the best and most beautiful
hand in the Avorld.
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A IwtI:er's I.ovc.
The following tribute to a "Moth
ers Eove" is from the Phrcnolo'ii
A thing immortal. Time cannot
change it. Death cannot quench, it.
Etemitv cannot Avaste or destroy it.
l voi a i no
pa sses us
cradle to the grave it
co
aiiout, groAvmg stronger
when temptation besets us, becoming
holier Avhen adA'ersity tries us, and
more godlike to save Avhenthe black
ness of despair gathers its horrors
around us.
Forsaking us not, though deserted
by all others, it clings to us Avith a
spell Avhich no charm can dissolve;
Avith a strength which no poAver can
sca or.
In the morning, at noonday, and
at eventide, it is ours; and though
the dear heart Avhoso OA-cry throb
Avas actuated by it is hushed in that
bosom 1'oroA-er; though the once soul
ful eyes gloAv not Avith it iioav, and
the .mute lips breathe it no more;
yea though the eoilin, the shroud,
the cold clods of the valley, and the
long grasses of many a year hide
from our tear bodimmed eyes the
sweet form that Avas ever transfigur
ed into angelic radiance by its pres
ence, yet from the shores of the re
ceding past, this mothei'-loA-e drifts
over to us Avith all the vividness of
tlie days Avhen she Avas Avith us, and
it comes back to us from the beauti
ful beyond, its infinite tenderness
still yearning OA'er us, and bringing
us hope as, avo struggle in the close
contest of life.
Going not out fore-er, and sotting
not. 'tis a guiding star by Avhose far
reaching light avo may pilot our
frail barks from hilloAV on to billoAV
across the stormy sea of Time, and
anchor at last at the fadeless shore
of a country Avhoso mansions are
home indeed, halloAVcd and made
pure by the prayerful vigils born of
a mother's 1oa-o.
Speech ol" Vice President Wilson.
Senator AVilson, on assuming the
duties of his oiiice, spoke as follows:
Snxvxous: In assuming the posi
tion assigned mo bv the. voice of tlie
nation, 1 am not, I trust, unmindful
of the obligations it imposes. A ser
vice here, some Avhat prolonged, coa--ering
a period croAvded with great
events, and an association here with
nearly two hundred ami thirty Sen
ators, many of them statesman of
large and A aried experience, haA-e im
pressed upon me exalted ideas of the
responsibilities resting upon the oc
cupant of this chair under the rules
of the Senate, parliamentary hiAV and
consecution. In passing, then, from
the seat I have hold for more than
eighteen years, to this chair, I trust
I comprehend something of its re
quirements; something, too, of the
of the tone and temper of the Senate.
In presiding oaoi- your tteiioe rations
I shall eve r strive to be free from per
sonal prejudice and partisan bias. A
sense of public duty and obligations
and personal friendship alike require
that 1 shall be as considerate, as just
and impartial as the lot of humanity
permits. To the generosity, justice
and friendly regards of the Senators
I trust, anil I fully, appeal for that
counsel audi encouragement, that for
bearance aud indulgence which. I am
sure I shall often require as your
presiding officer.
,.
A Word ro Boys. Boys, did you
ever think that this world, Avith all
its Avealth and avoo, -with all its mines
and mountains, oceans, seas and
rivers; with all its millions of grop
ing men, and all its science and pro
gross of ages, Avill soon lie giA en OAX-r
to the boys of the present age Loys
like you? Believe it and look abroad
upon your inheritence, and got ready
to cii'.or upon its puooCoion.
Incorporated.
The Albany and Astoria Farmers'
CompaiiA- incorporated at Albam- on
the 1st." The capital toek of" the
Company is fixed at 50,000; shares,
$'2o each. The business, according
to the articles of incorporation, Avill
be to "construct, build, equip and
run steamboats, barges, and all kinds
of Avater crafts, and the same to oper
ate upon the Willammette river, in
the State of Oregon, from its mouth
to the head thereof, and so far as the
same is, may, or shall bo, navigable
with its tributaries; and also the
Columbia riAer from its mouth to
its head, or so far as the same isnaA"
igable with its tributaries, in trans
porting npon faid Willammette and
Columbia riA-ers and their tributaries,
and upon the high seas, up and doAvn
and upon the same, passengers,
freight or other things, as is done by
common carriers. Also, to build,
own, and have Avarohouses and all
and any kind or kinds of storehouses,
wharfs, docks and boat landings, and
receive, store, and transport any and
all kinds of grain, produce, Or other
things susceptible of storage trans
portation, and to charge therefor in
any manner not contrary to I.iav ; to
purchase, take, acquire, and hold
lands, moneys, or other property,
real and personal, and to sell, en.
cumber, mortgage, or oom-ey the
same, or any part thereof to the use
of the corporation. The termination
of the enterprise and scope of the
business of the corporation shall be
eo-extonsrve Avith the State of Oregon,
and its; navigation of the streams in
these articles mentioned shall be
from the mouth of the Columbia
river in said State of Oregon, to the
head thereof, with its tributaries,
and from the month of the Willam
mette river, in the State of Oregon,
to the head thereof, together with
its tri! intarics." The principal place
of business is Albanv, and Martin
Imper, .T. 11. McCluro. F. S. Powell,
Philip Dow, G. W. Vernon, E. E.
Fanning, C. P. Burkhart and G. A.
Barbar are the incorporators. The
following named persons were
appointed to open books and re
ceive subscriptions: J. B. MeCIure,
Philip Loav, G. W. Vernon,' F. S.
PoavcII aad E. E. Fanning.
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Why Don't You Ilcspond, Sir:";
Old JudgoW., of ,in the Old Do
minion, is a character. He Avas a
lawyer, legislator, judge, and lead
ing politician among the old-time
Avhigs of blessed memory; but, alas!
like them, his glory departed, and,
like many others of his confreres,
has gone "Avliere the Avoodbine twin
oth!" NotAilhstanding the loss of
property and the too free use of sip-ple-jack,
he maintained the dignity
of ex-judge, dressed neatly, carried
a gold-headed cane, and Avhen he
had taken more than his usual alloAV
ance of the faA-orite beverage, lie Avas
very pious at such times, alAvays at
tending church, and sitting near the
stand as erectly as circumstances
Avould admit, and responding fer
vently. On cne occasion a Baptist
brother avus holding forth Avith en
ergy and unction on the evils of the
times, and in one of his flights he ex
claimed, "Show mo a drunkard!" The
judge rose to his feet, and unsteadily
balancing himself on his cane, said
solemnly, "Here I am, sir; here I
am!" Tlie elder, though a good deal
nonplused by the unexpected re
sponse, managed to go on Avith his
discourse, and soon warming up to
his Avoik, again called out, ShoV me
a hypocrite! SIioav me a hypocrite!
ShoAV me a hypocrite!' Judge W.
again rose, ami reached forAvavd
across a seat Avhich intervened, touch
ed "Deacon D., Avliy don't you re
spond, sir? Why don't you respond,
sir? Why don't you respond? I did
Avhen they called" me!"
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One morning during the late war
an otiieer riding through the Avoods
of North Alabama aat.s attracted by
a tall, lank countryman, Avho scemcilo
to be using his best endeavors to
re ach the top of a largo hickory tree.
Scarcely had he reached the summit
Avhen, rapidly descending, he started
up another tree a few yards further
oil".
lis strange proceeding was
continued at least a dozen times, the
countryman climbing and descend
ing one tree alter another ior nearly
a ouarter of a mile. The olllcer at
length oA-ortaking him inquired the
cause of his eccentric gyrations. 'Wal
stranger," he answered, "I Avas lyin'
f. sleep under yon hickory, when a
darned squirrel dropped a shell
bark into my eye. I'm goin' to por
ry him till he leaves the settlement,
if I die in the attempt."
As people grow older they come at
length to live so much in memory
that they often think Avith a kind of
pleasure of losing their dearest bless
ings. Nothing can be so perfect
Avhile wo possess it as it Avill seem
Avhen remembered. The friend Ave
love best may sometimes weary us by
his presence "or vex us by his infirm
ities. How sweet to think of him as
he Avill be to us after we haAC outliv
ed him ten or a dozen years! Then
avo can recall him in his best mo
ments, hid him stay with us as long
as we want his company, and send
him awav when a-o Avish to be alone
again. 0. W.Huhnc.
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A San Francirx-o shipping firm
haA-e put a weekly line of sailing ves
sels between that city aud Portland.
This w ill bo an important benefit to
Oregon commerce, and Avill doubtless
have a tendency to materially reduce
transportation rates betAveen San
Francisco and Portland.
An exchange says, "A citizen of
Palmyra, Maine, owns a coat which
has 1 teen in constant use for fif ty
soA on years." It must be of "niany
colors ' by this Cnae.
A Beautiful Mansion.
The natural beauty of "the eitv of
Salem surpasses by "far any other
city, toAA-n or a ullage in the Willam
ette Valley. Its wide and capacious
streets, its natural water pOAvers, and
the beautiful scenery surrounding it,
impress upon the stranger hoAv much
the hand of nature has bcstoAved up-c
on us. to add tothis, tlie hand of
art afid architecture has not been
idle in our midst. Fine structures
have been erected according to the
ideas of moalorn times, both private
and public, and chief among the pri
vate residences is one noAv almost
completed, and oAvned by Hon; E.N.
Cooke. The building occupies a
conspicuous osition on Tictv Hill
fronting the Plaza, and is supplied
Avith all modern improvements. The
furnace for heating the building is
Ford's patent, manufactured by tho
Oregon Iron works, Portland, and is
a convenient as Avell as a lire-proof
arrangen- iff. The front parlor is 32
by IS. wiiii 1 foot ceiling, and opens
by folding doors to the dining room
Avhich is oO by IS feet. Both rooms
are frescoed after the same style and
present the handsomest appearnco
of any suite of rooms avo liaA e eAor
seen in the State. The entire build
ing Avill be frescoed in the same man
ner. Jl lie painters engaged on tho
Avork are Messrs. Balderinan and
Smith, San Francisco, the former
having followed this profession for
thirty-five years in Germany, may
, en oe considered a lirst-ciass Avork
man. Tho art. of tho
is also displayed in several places,
the most noticable, hoAvoAer, are the
mantle pieces Avorked in heavy scrolls
out of Italian marble. Also tho
plumbers and gas littersliave dono
their prettiest, and they being tho
firm of Anderson t Bhawl, it is not
si range that those necessaries are of
tho best workmanship, and the water
cocks, etc., silver mounted. Each
bed room is furnished in a similar
manner, with gas, water and heating
ap laratus. To an ol is rver of beau
ty the presence of a professional stair
builder was evident, as tho railing is
manufac tured from the finest mahog
any, and highly polished. The bath
room is handsomely finished Avith
black walnut and Avi'll also be fresco
ed. The remainder of tlie building
Avill lie finished in the same manner,
and Avhen completed will be number
ed amongst the finest buildings on
tlie Pacific coast. The cost of the
building Avill probably lie between
tAventy-iive and thirty thousand dol
lars. Thus the western wilds bawo
groA-r?in a 1'cav short years from un
trodden forests tolieautiful cities,
and tho home of progress and pros
perity, o
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Another Speck of War.
O
Trek , March 7. The following
is an extract from a letter dated Lako
City, Surprise Valley, February 27th:
" The citizens of this section are sur
rounded by three-powerful tribesof
Indians the Piutes, Pitt BiA'ersand
Snakes. The Piutes number about
eloA cn thousand warriors, of whom
at least tAvo thousand are in our im
mediate vicinity. Tho Snakes, an
equally poAA crful tribe, are hard upon
our confines. The Pitt liivers,a
small tribe, are numercially equal to
the whites in their neighborhood.
Those tril ies have always been hostile
to the Avhites, and the apparent peaco
Avhich avo have enjoyed for the past
foAv years was brought about by a
gradual cessation of hostilities with
out any formal treaty ; hence a war
is imminent at any time, and upon
tlie slightest pretext. MoreoA"er,
these Indians have watehcit) with
eager interest the inoA-ements of Cap
tain Jack, and not a f ew of them haA-o
already enlisted in his support. Tho
iioavs of each success of Captain Jack
has spread like wildfire through each
of these neighboring tribes, arousing
ii their : are go breasts a spirit of
cruel Avar. Every day they grow
more and more jubilant OA er his vic
tories, and more insolent and defiant
in their imagined strength. Already
they haA O held in the A ery center of
our settlement a savage carnival and
consultation, tho exact import of
which avo haA-e been unable to ascer
tain. But it is not difficult for thoso
acquainted with the Indian character
to guess Avith tolerable accuracy what
its probable purpose was. It is
patent to every one in this country
that any other terms than a full,
complete and unconditional surren
der to the (Jovemnient Avill le a sig
nal to these other tribes to raise tho
warhoop and nnshcath the sealping
knife. Our stockmen and pioneer
settlors are scattered here and there
OAer a large extent of country, miles
apart, and would fall an easy prey
to any adAenturous band of 3aA-ages,
Avho, through motiA-cs of plunder,
desire for revenge, or mere saago
thirst for blood, might attack them,
Avhile our denser settlements are by
no means so strong as to enjoy un-
xnunitv from tho
raids. "
clanger of their
o.
A good storv is told of a clergy
man Avho, in the kindness of his heart
invited a man on foot to get into his
vehicle for a "lift" on the road. No
s-ooner Avas the man seated, than tho
clerical gentleman, seeking to im
prove the occasion, asked his com
panion" if ho Avas prepared to die,"
whereupon he leaped out of tho
chaise and ran off at good speed,
doubtless considering the question
to be synonymous with"your money
or your life."
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People in IoAva keep themselves
warm by burning corn instead of
making it up into whisky and becom
ing "corned." They use' 50,000 bush
els per day that Avay. &
Mr. John Quinn was shot and in
stantly killed, a foAv weeks ago, at
Nevada creek, .Montana Territory, by
a iaa rioi-ied Jao. MeAiriooa,