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THE ENTERF'HiSL
OREGON CITY, PRECOX, UCCST 1 CT.
Call for a Democratic J?tate Conven
tion V Democratic State Convention for
the State of Oregon is hereby called bv
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, convened in Portland, Oregon, this,
the 'Jth dav of August lsT.'., to meet at
Portland, (di'on. on Tuesday, the "Jth
dav f September, ls7:, at 10 o'clock
A.M. for the purpose of i i omiuating a
candidate for member of Congress, to
be voted for at the special election, to
be held October 13. l.fT.l, and for the
transaction of any other business that
mav properlv come before :t.
The several counties of the State will
lx entitled to delegates in such Con
vention as lollows:
Kenton ti
banc
Marion
Multnomah.
Polk
Tillamook ..
Umatilla
Union
Wasco
Washington .
Yamhill
.. 9
..Hi
. .12
..
.. 1
.. 0
.. 5
.. 5
... a
I laker,
'bn-kamas
Ci ihuubia. . .
Clatsop
'urry
Coos
1 ouglas
i irant
Jackson
.J.,Vs-phine . .
7
2
I
:
. j
. :i
y
j
..121
LlMll. .
Total . .
It is suggested lv the omnuuee tnai
the several counties liold their Primary
Conventions on Hi. -'.d day of August,
7:J at '! P. M-, ami their county Con
ventions on t health day of August, ls7:5.
Where this arrangement dies nit suit
the convenience of the Democracy ot
the several eounties, it is cxpevted
that tlicv will make the liecessary
chan-es'through their County omnul
t ' W. L W ii i tk,
Cl.n. I -m. Stale Central Com.
31. V. i:i:oVN. Secretary.
The HabfaK Responsible.
It Jias long become the custom to
hold the party in power responsible
fur the wrong acts of its administra
tion, and the same party has always
been justly entitled to whatever merit
it possessed. The Radical organs
are just now endeavoring to throw a
portion of the responsibility of its
odious "back-prty steal;" upon the
shoulderbf the Democracy. When
it c:is considered that the lladical
party had an undoubted majority in
both houses of Congress, this attempt
..Wirt ti.o oiiiuiu iviii prove mine.
Rut the truth of the matter in this
case does not admit of any change of
responsibility whatever.: President
(irant, the Chief Thief of the gang, is
responsible for the outrage. lie
wanted his salary raised, and in order
accomplish this, he had to bribe
Congress. Had he not been included
in tlic steal, lie would undoubtedly
have vetoed the bill. He is the head
t of the lladical party. His vetoe
would have sealed the fate of the lull,
hence the responsibility lies exclu
sively with him and his followers.
The lladical party is responsible for
the acts of the President. Not one
of their conventions hr.ve dared to
condemn him or speak a disrespectful
tvord against, fiis acts. On' the con
trary, wherever the Radicals have
met in convention and spoken on the
question, they have universally en
dorsed "his wise and economical
administration." Xo matter what
outage (riftnt perpetrates, the Radi
cals endeavor to drown the popular
protests with their ju-ais-os, ami when
the little thieves rob the treasury
through and br tho: influence of (he
O Chief Thief, all the' Radicals exclaim
fc'rojit is Yur Chief Magistrate ! To
offset the baneful influence and the
vital signature of Cirant, the Radicals
tell us that Democrats voted for
the measure. Suppose all the Dem""
ocrats had voted for the infamous j
act, what could it have accomplished
with both the Radical majority in
Congress an. I the President against
it? How would that ia any way
excuse the Radicals from their re
sponsibilitieMo the country? The
question we are considering is the
integrity and honesty of the lladical
party. When it is brought up for its
faithlessness, it readily cies out
'"some Democrats voted with us."
The Republican party, headed by its
Chief Magistrate stand convicted be
fore the country as the principals
in the great crime, and no attempt on
their part can take from them the
o.Qum -which is attached to their
thieving acts. The excuse that Dem-
ru'i'iits vnrpil lor 1U win m "o it-
G'elieve them from the rosponsibility
of their sins. The Radical party
fcQnds convicted before the nation
and there is no escape ior tnem. It
cannot fasten the burden of its iniq
uity upon the shoulders of the Dem
ocracy. The Democrats who voted
fo$he measure are all repudiated by
their constituents, and the preten
sions of the Radical party for honosty
and integrity are exploded, and con
fidence in it is forfeited. The axiom
by which all political parties are
judged is plainly laid down, which is,
that whenever any political party is
in power it is responsible for all eils
growing directly out of the adminis
tration of the government. Ry this
standard the Radical party stands
adjudged, and no amount of dodging
can free it from the sins the Admin
istration has committed. We predict
that ven the Radicals of Oregon in
their next Convention will declare
their complete confidence in Cirant
and his admiuistrasion. Yet the re
sal of his signature to the bill in
question, would have saved to the
nation millions of dollars. The Rad
ical party alone is responsible for the
acts which its unquestioned majority
could have defeated, and it matters
not how many Democrats voted for
e it. The Democracy stand ready to
condemn every Democrat wdio'Voted
for it. Are the Radicals ready to
condemn their members and the
Chief of the Thieves, tue President ?
In no instance have they condemned
the man without whose signature the
jaw would have been a nullity.
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Sectionalism.
The Eugene Guard of last Saturday
contains a very sensible article against
sectionalism in party matters, and
says that " sectionalism brought Tip
on us civil war and all its horrors."
This is true, and what caused this
sectionalism? The disposition of the .
stronger to tread under foot the I
weaker. If there is a disposition on :
the part of all concerned to do justice !
to every section of our State, there j
need be no fear of any sectional jeal- j
ousy growing up in our State. Rut
it has been a general demand in all
our Conventions that the different
parts of our State should be repre
sented on our tickets. This has gen
erally been conceded and at our last
general election we find the ticket
contained represetative men from all
parts of the State. The Congress
man was from Eastern Oregon; the
Governor from the Valley; the Sec
retary of State from Southern Ore
gon, and the balance from tha Valley.
It will be seen the Willamette Valley,
the section of our State which gives
a very general Radical majority was
thus conceded the largest share of
the ollieers. At this time we find
that Southern Oregon and the Wil
lamette Valley are generally repre
sented in our State offices, while East
ern Oregon, on which we must rely
for our Democratic majority, is not.
While we entirely agree with the
Guard that sectional feelings should
not govern any Convention, yet it is
bound to enter into the issue more or
less, and the only way to keep it from
culminating disastrously is to do
equal aud exact justice to all sections.
In that event, neither, section will
have grounds to complain. Rut at
tempt to show favor to any one sec
tion of our State and disregard the
claims of others, sectionalism is
bound to spring up, and jealousy and
bad feeling will be the inevitable re
sult. The people of Eastern Oregon
are no more subject to this instinct
than are those of other parts
of our State. Lane county to
day is represented in the State de
partment by a young man win) is not
oulv a credit to his county, but one
of the best and most-efficient public
ollieers in the State. Having known
him from boyhood, we feel proud of
him and know that tliis feeling is
entertained by all of his constituents.
Had there not been a disposition
shown !n the part of the controlling'
power of our nation the North to
interfere and meddle with the rights
of the South, the feeling whi-h cul-minate-1
in war might have been
avertet.. So in this case. The
Southern and Eastern parts of this
.State are the Democratic stronghold,
and if the part which gives a Radical
majority regularly for these sections
to overcome, but has the nominating
power, Avill persist continually in
grabbing the ollices it cannot be won
dered that these sections will become
dissatisfied and eventually throw oil
on their party friends of the Willam
ette. Do justice to all sections of
our State, and give no grounds for
jealousy, and and we are sure all will
go smoothly. Neither of these sec
tions have ever asked f:r more than
they are justly entitled, and as long
as they are to elect our whole ticket,
their reasonable demands should be
conceded. We may sit in our sanc
tum and write leader after loader in
behalf of 'harmony and good feeling,
but if we show by our actions that
we do not intend to deab.just and
equitable with our party brethren in
every part of the State, we shall soon
lind a turbulent and disturbing spirit
taking hold of the 2ople, which can
not be governed or subdued. The
best and only way to avoid sectional
ism, is to do " justice ami deal fairly
with all sections, and we shall hear
nothing about decreased majorities,
nor will we find any part of our State
dissatisfied. The Guard will readily
perceive that the letter it refers to
was not written in a spirit of threat
ening, but as an appeal to the party
in the Willamette for just and fair
dealing, and no one can deny the fact
that our correspondent was correct
in his position and stated but the
facts-as they exist in that setion of
the State.
Democratic Convention.
The I emocraey of Clackamas coun
ty meet in convention to-morrow at
11 o'clock, at the Court House. It
is hoped that the various precincts
will be fully represented, and that
the convention will select a good
working delegation to the State Con
vention, men w ho are not to be hood
winked by trickery and selfish poli
ticians. The seven votes of Clackamas
will have their power in that Conven
tion, as she belongs to no man or set
of men, and is in a position to act for
the best interests of the party and
! State.
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Needed. Will not some indus
trious individual of San Francisco
compile and give us a short sketch of
the origin, object and principles of
all the parties in that city just at
present. We must confess that we are
unable to keep up with the various
organizations that seem to have an
existence there now. We rind among
the number, the Democratic, Radical
Republican, Independent, Republi
can, Liberal, Tax Payers, Anti-Tix
l avers, Municipal, Conservativ(
e. A c
Here are names enough for any of
our friends who may desire a hew
Portland Correspondence.
Portland, Aug. 25, 1S73.
Editor Enterprise: You will
observe by the papers that the Dem
ocracy have selected delegates to the
County Convention by wards. What
I desire to know is, by what authori-
ty have 'icard lines been designated
as the basis of representation in the
County Convention? I had the
opinion that the three minis were
for city purposes and had nothing to
do with county matters politieally
There are eight precincts in the town
I have heard a great deal of com
plaint in regard to the matter, and
the question is readily asked, wheth
er it is a ' set-up " job by the friends
of a certain aspirant the people of
Multnomah do not want, and the
Committee took this plan to stock
the delegation. If this individual
gets his nomination by this illegal
and unjust means, you may rest
assured that Multnomah will give
her regular 800 majority against him.
Democrats who had a legal right to
be heard in this matter, and who
would have represented the wishes
of the people and not the clique of
politiciais, are by this means kept
out of the Convention, and for what
reason? Simply because they could
not be used as tools by the tricksters
who are trying to concocked a defeat
and another Holkiday victory. lam
a Democrat, and always voted the
ticket, but the course of the w ould
be leaders in Multnomah is enough
to disgust any man. If they w ere
willing to do right and take the
chances for their pet, why did they
not call the primaries by jme,'ats.
That v.a; the proper and legal way
to do. lint no. The chances were
that the masses of the voters would
have had an opportunity to select
delegates to the State Convention
who would have defeated their pet
candidate. I tell you, such move
ments as this will defeat the party
under most favorable circumstances.
I will drop this subject by saying,
that I hope all may turn out for the
best, but as matters have begun,
there appears to be a " nigger in the
fence," and if he is not pulled out,
and open and fair dealing had, you
need look for no good results from
Multnomah. The fishing business
may have many attractions on elec
tion day.
The Radicals had a very slim at
tendance at their primaries last Sat
urday, and with the exception of one
precinct, (Oregon) the Holladay
Hipnel wing captured the delegation
without a struggle on the part of
the better class of the Republicans.
The thing was "set up" about as
badly as our own committee set it up
for us.
I am quite reliably informed that
the Ilolladay wing is throwing out a
bait to the Corbett men, that if they
will come into camp, be nice, clean
boys, they (the Holladayites) will
give them Corbett next spring as
candidate for . fioverr.or. Whether
the Corbett men will be foolish
enough to take stock in any such
promises, remains to be seen. My
own opinion is, that they are entire
ly too sharp to be caught by such
stutr. Rut time will tell, and I shall
be better aMe to form my opinion
after the State Convention.
Times are quiet in this city, owing
I presume, to the fact that the farm
ers are very busy in gathering their
harvest. In a few weeks the fall
trade will commence, and our farm
ers having an abund:'.nlih irvest, w ith
prospects of a fair price for their
w heat, our merchants are looking for
good times to set in, and money be
easier than it has been for some
months past.
Temporary buildings are being
erected on the burnt district, and
many of the sufferers by the lire of
the -2nd inst. have resumed business.
I learn that a number -of fine brick
buildings will soon be erected, and
the burnt district ere long will pre
sent its usual appearance of busi
n?ss activity.
The late chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee (who
nearly escaped my mind) was re
ceived into full fellowship with his
Radical friends last Saturday, and
participated in the primaries'. I un
derstand, however, that li will vote
the Democratic ticket, provided the
nominee suits him. There is how
ever, but one aspirant for the nomi
nation on the Democratic side that
will suit him, "and if he gets the nom
ination, I know of at least four or
live hundred Dew oral in this coun
ty he will not sui The Convention
should consider well whether tliey
are to nominate a man to suit this ex
Chairman or the Democracy. I
think it is best to nominate a man to
represent Democrats, and not a hand
ful of weather-cocks that are ready
to shift as often as the wind. You
nominate a man for Radicals and he
will be objectionable to Democrats.
You lose the Democratic masses, and
get nothing in return.
I trust the coming Convention -will
act wisely and nominate the man on
w hom the peoj.le have set their minds.
Reject the w ishes of the people, and
you will see on the loth of October
another overwhelming defeat. The
Convention can give us a man who
Mill get the united support of the
Party, or they can give us defeat. I
i LoPe theJ do the former. You
j will hear from me again
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A New Party.
The St. Louis Republican says that
after all we must come back to the
fact that iufi hone can be enter- ,
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tained of the success
of a new party i
until the need of reform penetrates
deep into the mass of the Radical or
ganization. When this becomes man
ifest, as it is already beginning to
become, every encouragement should
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be held out, and every sacrifice oe ,
made by the patriotic men of the
other side, to five the movement the
impetus that will make it use! ui to j -- commissioners. lhey are
the country. i foimJ uiltJ of the specifications and
. The Lancaster Ldellujenrer, on the j charges and sentenced to be hanged,
same subject, says there will be a The proceedings have been appro v
niighty and combined effort made to I d , h President and the Secre
cnange the national administration - u UIUl DJUL
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completely in LS74 we firmlv believe.
Good men of all parties will unite in
anaffort to purify the administration
of the National Government, and -to
confine it within the scon of a strict
h Miuiin me. scop in i .-iuv
construction of the Constitution. In j
i nis great-work Democrats will stanu
side oy snie, and shoulder to shoui-
S'.;"!!, ?U S1 ul t? '
Iherewxll.be no petty and jealous
rivalries. Men who have been Re
publicans will not refuse to work for
true reform because it must be i
o,.i.;.-i n fi i xi ;
ZZ f Tl ' hrOU?h "1 I
agency of the Democratic party, and
no wise man will insist upon disband-
ino- on nrrrm 17.-1 firm wliw.1i Tiiimlinrs
in its ranks a large majority of the
white voters of the nation.
Look at Home. Would it not be
well for our cotemporarics who are
so fearful of evil consequences from
"sectionalism" to look into their own
counties, and see if there is not a
little sectional feeling in them, w hich
caused the Radicals to carry one by
DIM) and the other by ".00 last June.
And the little question of sectional
ism in the nomination of President
last fall -caused one of these editors
to be hugely disgusted. Similar
causes hare similar effects. If you
act fairly and honestly between sec
tions all is right. If not you might
as well attempt to dam up the Wil- j
lamette as to endeavor to prevent a j
feeling of dissatisfaction from grow- j
ing up. We can speik candidly in
regard to these matters. We belong j
to neither section and are about as
near the middle as can be, besides
our county is not blessed with any
great men who want to go to Con
gress. All that is necessary to be
done, is to do right and all will bo
well, and if right and fair dealing is
had, there will be no trouble either
now or hereafter. Bit this is no
time for foolishness and the people
ai-e not in a humor for any.
Read It. Elsewhere v. e publish a
correspondence from Portland. The
writer of the letter evidently thinks
that the "managers" in that place
have "set up" a job on the Democ
racy in that comity, and to a person
outside of the "clique." it looks very
much like there was something "rot
ten in Denmark." The precincts in
our opinion should have held regular
meetings last Saturday and sent up
delegates to the county convention
and the men thus selected should
have demanded their seats, and if re
jected, should have met separately
and elected delegates to the State
Convention, whom no doubt would
have been properly entitled to their
seats.. Small tricks would hardly be
recognized or sustained by the Con
ve ipion, and our Democratic friends
in that city would have been proper
ly represented. As it is, the "(Jo
Fishing" portion will be ropresen'.ed
a id the Democracy will be left un
represented. Such tricks spoken of
by our correspondent are common
with manipulators of that city. We
hope it may turn out all right, but
at present it indicates as though there
is a job "set up."
An Iowa paper calls attention to a
fact which seems to have been over
looked, that the speech of Senator
Carpenter in defense .of the Salary
Grap was an act and edict of the Na
tional Administration, giving the
following reasons. Senator Carpen
ter is President of the Senate. Vice
President Wilson is a paralytic, and
liable to die at any moment and only
the life of President Grant would be
between Mr. Carpenter and the P res
id ency. The Iowa paper further
says: "The president cannot make
a speech, the Vice President is
speechless. The next man to them
in the Government their successor
in case of a vacancy in their ollices
has spoken for them, and his defense
is their defense. It is the delegated
voice of the Republican party of the
nation avowing aud defending its
crimes."
Sink the Small. Diffekences.
The Albany Aroui says that to save
tho Government is to make it Dem
ocratic. To advance true Bepubli-
cauisni is to promulgate true Democ
racy. Let Democratic clubs be or
ganized in every village and liberty
poles mark the place of every meet
ing. Sink the small differences of
party politicians, and study only the
great tmd terrible differences between
a Democratic Republic and the hu
miliating desj'otism of pigamy ty
rants, who have no hope of continued
life but in the money of the people.
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Linn County Fair. The Linn
County Fair commences on the 23d
of September and continues four
days. The arrangemeuts about the
splendid grounds have been materi
ally improved, and it is expected
that the Linn County Fair of 1S73
will surpass any ever held in that
liberal, and from the names of its
officers we cannot see that the Fair
can be anything but a great success.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA,
To be Hanged.
date !
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AAar
A "Washington dispatch under date
of August 23d, savs that the
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-iepaiuneni; promulgates, in General '
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uruers, the landings and sentences!
in the case of the Modoc captives-
Captain Jack, Sconchin, Rlaek Jim,
Boston Charley, Barncho alias One- '
eyed Jim, and Sloluckalias Cox, who
were tried by Military Commission
jf ii t -
muiuei oi ueneral Canby ,
aim commissioner 1 homas, and for ;
assault with intent to kill other i
Ti.lA i w- mi.,.,.' .. rui
uu ui ine cnarges ana spec
ifications are that the accused plead
not guilty, but that the Commission
found them guilty, and sentenced
them to be hanged at such time ami !
piacea me pioper autnoriiies suoum
direct. Ihe. following is an order
made by the President in the matter:
q,,' VKOmrif ,,,.,.,
The foregoing sentences in the
cases of Captain Jack, Sconchin,
jjoston ciiane, jarneno alias Uue-
eved Jim, and Sloluck alias Cox,
. prisoners, are herebv
aud t u tult
Boston Charley, Lame ho alias Oue-
I'll
sentences in said cases bo carried
into execution by the proper military
authority, under orders of the Sec
retary of War, on the third day of
October, 1ST:. U. S. G hast,
President."
The Secretary of War has ordered
that the sentences be duly executed
under the direction of the General
Commanding the Department of the
Columbia, at Port Klamath, Oregon,
Friday, October 3, 1ST;. ,
Democratic Hopes.
To those who charge the Demo
cratic party with having lost its
i power and influence over the people,
says an exchange, we commend these
j facts for reflection: The represeiita-
ern State, in the United States Son
ate," is Allen G. Thurman, a Demo
crat. T ie representative man of In
diana, elected by the popular vote,
on a straight-out ticket, for Govern
or, is Thomas A. Hendricks. When
the people of Indiana voted for Pres
ident, Mr. Greeley was defeated by
a la-ge majority. This shows that
s'ra'ght Democracy is more popular
than fusion in Indiana. Governor
Leslie, of Kentucky, is a Democrat.
Governor Brown, of Tennessee,
Governor Smith,
Georgia, and
C t . -, s AT -
lovernor Woodson, ot -Missouri, are
also Democrats. In Connecticut the
representative of the people, is In-
1 x 1
gersoll, a Democrat. In Texas a
Democratic Legislature is running
the State Government, and at the
next election there w ill be a Demo
cratic Governor. In Louisiana it is
Federal bayonets alone that prevent
a Democratic (lovernor and Legisla
ture from exercising the functions
which the pemile expected them to
exercise. Delaware and Maryland
are Democratic to the core in their
Governors, Legislatures and mem
bers of Congress.
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1IHK ailU
Xew Jersey are only temporarily
astrav
Loth are Democratic relates.
but were driven bv local causes into
the Republican party
coming back this Fall.
liof
are
t.. Tif ...
Ill CalllOl-
nia ami Oregon the Democratic
chances of success are far greater
than those of the Radicals. North
Carolina has two Democratic United
States Senators, and is controlled by
a Democratic Legislature. West
Virginia, is Democratic by a major
ity of thousands. So is also Old
Virginia. The Democrats carried
Xew Hampshire last year. Yec this
is the party, so powerful in the great
Cent al. Western, ami Southern
Stall's of the Union, which is pro
nounced dead, and is said to have
no hopes of success.
Mixed Ue. The dispatches from
Utah mix the Rev. C. C. Stratton,
formerly of this city, up with the di
vorce suit of Ann Lliza Young. A
dispatch from Salt Lake, dated the
2 2d inst., says :
Rev. C. C. Stratton, Methodist
Minister, vindicates himself in a long
card in the newspapers to-day from
the charge of influencing Ann Lliza
Young to enter a divorce suit and
join the Methodist, Church. He
makes grave charges against her law
yers and asserts th;;t they attempted
to lleece their client. He admits act
ing as confidential adviser, and vin
dicates himself from old charges of
scandal in connection with his Min
istry in Oregon. He gives the history
of his connection with the effort of
compromise. He defies the world to
prove his ministerial charact-'r was
impaired. Ho is not ashamed of his
crime, and will not be badgered out
of a correct nor into a false position.
From Wasco. We learn from
Wasco county that a certain manip
ulator of conventions is endeavoring
to " set up" that county for his own
er to Congress. We would most
earnestly inform all such, especially
his kind who have done more service
for the Radical party than he has
ever done for the Democracy, that
such conduct as Ids will not be tol
erated, and should his man get the
nomination under such circumstan
ces, the voters will not ratify his cor
ruption. Wo warn these tricksters
in time.
Xot Much. If there is any Dem
ocrat so fickle headed as to suppose
that the Democratic Convention will
nominate a "Corbett man," he is a
good subject for the lunatic asylum.
The time for trying experiments in
Democratic nominations has passed,
and the people demand a true party
man and none other w ill get thsir
suppori. .
Summary of State News Items.
,t ,1 r.v tlo '
The new steamer J J fJ110
W. 11. T. Co. is called the Leaver.
There are six large warehouses for
x licit- iij --. - :. .
the storing of cram in J unction i. n
- i x.. a-:
The new quartz nulla Vl ,iu-' line
line nas siiii"-" a
work
Albany had a small pox scare last
yeek, but the physician says it s some-
inmg c i.-.
The Santiam and Albany Canal will
soon have water running througn
its
I entire length.
Sev,,utv thousand pounds of wc
rool
have been shipiea irom me
no
tUI tjn season
Mr J.J. Burton, of North Yamhill.
I,,",! :,':V, acre field of oats which yielded
s bushels to the ac re.
The chronological chart by lIon. -s-C.
Adams, of Silcm, is being litno
trraphed in Cincinnati.
The Lafayette Academy w ill reopt' i,
on the loth" of September, under un
charge of Prof. J. M. Smith.
An adjourned session of the Circuit
Court tor Marion County was held last
week in the new Court House.
The machinery for a steam sawmill
. . f rom the ruaie
d!"thd Lv liaker conn-
'the
tv
-n,., i. u.i,,.r,ft!. M. K. t nurcu
. . . i
attending the Annual t'ontcience at
Olvmpia will be carried to and iioni at
half fare.
On the farm of A. W. Watt, in the
North Yamhill section. Mr. 1 riplett
harvested h0 bushels of oats from one
aero of ground.
A movement is on foot in Corvallis
for the erection and operation m that
city of a tirst-ciass steam merchant
flouring mill.
Yesterday (Sunday) was celebrated"
at Astoria sis the eiirhtv-sevent h birth
day of Mrs. bam phi re," the oldest resi
lient of the place.
The Democrat hears of the discovery
of soiii" rich quartz in the mountains
near Pocahontas, about twelve miles
from liaker City.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the late Hon.
.Tosenli i . Wilson, lias accepted the po
sition of one of the teachers in the
lalles public school.
' It is stated that several men can now
receive employment on the Oregon
Railroad at t he" Cascades, and receive
good wages thereof.
The house of Mr. V. M. Wood worth,
of Howell's Prairie, was entered by
burtilars last Thursday night, who took
a silver watch worth .1'.
Geo. W. Sleeper sh'-rill" of Coos coun
ty, who was under arrest for embez
zlement, mule his escape from. fail last
week, ami has not been heard of since.
Wheat receipt at Corvallis last week
aggregate about W.o-M bushel , making
over :.'!. txki now in store in that city.
The streets are tilled with wagon every
day. A son of K 'ort Ford. dropped
to the ground insensihle while at work
in the 'harvest field. on the laickiannu.',
in Polk county, last Friday, from sun
str ke.
The route and good will of the Coos
Pa v pres- Company has been sold
to Wells. Fargo iV. Co.. who have ap
pointed .1. Tultle as their agi nt at lan
pi re "it v.
Rev. If. C Benson. 1). I)., for several
years editor of the P. C. Advocate ami
present editor of the t 'ali t" rn-i Christian
Advocate, mrived at Portland on the
1 ist st Miner.
The discussion at Fugene City last
week, between I'"V. T. F. 'ampbVll. of
Monmouth, and Mr. H. F. Fuderwood,
ilS IMIO.' l oil- I itl Ll i IU'. ' I itlltl I IH.IU'U
irt-eat interest
j The Advocate learns that the Trustees
j of the Vmpqua Acad, my at their hist
j meeting raised a subscription ot 5-1..HKI
' toward the erec"en of a ne v hedoing
I hl 1'" of tiu-o.a that was burned.
t l.. .....i . .1 i
1 he Democratic ounty ( oiiveiition.
of Fnion conniy. elected the following
'egaes to tie- State Convention: F.
P. Moll uii -ls, I fenry Fin. hart. K bert
I Cates. J. T. Hunter, and .Joseph Sham-
Oougll.
The S -youth A lia1 F ur of Wash
ington couetv will lake place on their
grounds near 1 1 illsb: ro. commencing
S 'pteinher J!th. and lasting five days.
Five thousand dollars will Ik' distriliu-
Unl in premiums.
All persons who have possession of
memorials to Cuiirnss ior sr-rnat u.-es
in regard to the improvement of the
Willamette river and ti h -utaries. are
,,,.,.., ...I (.-,. i.-. I t),e soo
to 15.
j ioldsmih. Port land livgon.
The Astorian i
iipormed that a lad of
i thirteen years, son of Mr. Patterson,
i werking'on the farm of Mr. Peatman.
I on latsop, was (irtngi-rousi - it not .
4..1, .1. .1 l... ii : 1 ...... 1 l: . !
uuihH'it I f ine in nut niill o - j
charge of a irun while out hunting last J
; Tuesday.
Mr. Hlachley, of Lane county, in
forms the Ouard that so far as he has
threshed his trrain. the best yi ld is
tifty bushels per aero, and the lightest
twent-si. Ho has lour acres which
it is estimated will ye 11 seventy bush
els i er acre
It. (i. P.rass. reported in our t olo
graph!" dispatches as having I e- n kill
ed at th" railrond accident twenty-five
mil' s from 'hiccro. en the C!.i-ago
and Alton Railroad, is supp sed to be
the oldest brother of Mrs. s. !?. Sinnett,
of the Dalles.
Another season will doubtless wit- I
ness the erection of a line brick hotel!
on the sit" of tho one recently bu-icd
at Corvallis, when the town will have
resumed a more beautiful appearance
than she wore before devastated by the
the fiery seourge.
Tho Oregonian says: The Kev. !r.
Julius F lk' rson. for the past several
years IJ.ibbi of the Ahabi Sie'lum con
gregation of this eity, has gone to San
Francis.cn. he ha ing accepted the pas
torship of the 'ongregalio'n Sherith Is
rael, of the latter city.
Tlu' ell'oi ts being made by the man
agers oft he F.'rmers'Fninii Warehouse
at Shedd to place the grain trade on an
independent basis, so that parties wish
ing to purehase will have an induce
ment to bid tin grain, are ineetingwith
a fair degree of success.
Tho r.ulletin says: The mechanics of
this State will soon start an organiza
tion to be known .as the "Feumoiiic
Order of Mechanics." Its purposes are
to be for the protection of members
to care f r them when siek, and to se
cure them employment when in need
of it.
The Statesman tells of a man in Polk
county who was suspected of steal-
iiurSl'oe, and was taken bv some friends
of the man who had lost tho money
ind actually hanged bv the nook until
lile was nearly e tmot, to extort a con
fession. We can't vouch for the truth
of the story.
A largo barn, belonging to Mr. T.J.
Ihmton, of Camp Crook, in Fane eonn
tv, was destroyed by fire last Monday.
The barn was full' of hay and grain,
and the saddest feature of all wis a
tine pair of team horses were burned
in the barn. This loss will fall heavily
on Mr. 1 Mmtoii.
The Advocate s-ivs: "The Key. John
Thompson, of the Northwestern Indi
an.'! Con Terence, at present District Su
perintendent of the American P.i hi p. So
ciety for the Pacific coasr, and Key. P
O. Hetzler, of the Fnitod P.rethcrn
Ohureh, P.ihlo Agent for the Oregon
work, arrived bv the steamer on Tues
day evening last.
A sjx'cial term of the Circuit Court
was held by Judge. MeArthur at tho
Hallos last week. In the case or W. P.
Hunt vs. O. S. X. Co., a motion for a
new trial was denied, and a tud'Miient
rendered in plaintiffs favor, for Slopes.
This was a suit for damages to piaintifl'
by being run over by the ears belong
ing to defendants. "
The State Agricultural College at
Corvallis opens on Tuesday, September
2d. with the following Faculty. L
Arnold. A. M., President and' Profos,
sor of Piivios; Jo.seph I'mery, A. M..
Professor of Mat hemathies; P..M. Haw
thorne. A. M.. Professor of Languages;
Miss Irene Smith, Primary Depart
ltieiit; (Piano) : Captain D. Ui P.oswell,
Military Department,
It is reported that Hon. F. p. I)uaT,
,-eii Known in Cistern Oi-A.r.. "
Washington Territory, died '.t Va
Grande on the -d inst., nd that hi
rcmains wen, taken t() vaii"wn-r,s
interment. The La Grande s,
ot the swi uoes not mention the s ,.i
fiet. but should it bo true m .nv n
shed the tearful tribute to ne who
a genial and whole- ouled irentlei
will
gentleman
and a menu.
The Yamhill Assessor furnishes tlm
following stock statistics of hiscountrv
for IS .J: Horses, over one year old V
U2 ;cattle, over one year old", 7s4 ;sh;L
over one year old, 17,Mj7; h,rS -ji.T
The following number of sheen
killed from March 7th ls7 to ViemsV
1st, 1S73: Ry dogs, M ; bv wolves l" .
by other animals, tUti. The total x'-ihU
of property m Yamhill county is Sl'syi,
The Mountaineer savs: "From Mr
Charles Schultz. who has -,,vt r(.t,,rn f
from a trip to the Ochoco 'country,
learn that t he mines on Ochoco '('reck
are turning out better than w as supp,,s,
ed from reHrts recently in circulation
Five or six men are regularly at work"
making from four to seven dollars per
day to the man. These mines ar6
worked at great disadvantages the
men dig out dirt in dry gulches, and
carry it to water and' wash it with
rockers.
The Statesman of the 27th says : The
following dispatch was received List
evening: "On the Road August liGih -A
man named Slater, was shot at Jef
ferson by Chas. Miller, from Linn
county, to-day. It seems thev had a
nuarrel. After getting through with
chin-music, Miller pulled his iron and
shot Slater. lr. Rice, of Albany, cam
down to attend the wounded" man.'
We learn from a gentleman who left
.lelleison just after the occurrence,,
that Slater was shot in the right side
and it is thought fatally wounded.
A letter from the Siqterintc ndent of
the Oregon and California ltailrod to
the President of the State Agricultural
Society states: All stock and articles
intended for exhibition at the State Fair
will le forwarded to Salem at tarilf
rates, hue will Ik- returned free upon
pros niatiou of certificate to the Agent
at Salem, signed by the Secretary of
the Association, that such stock or arti
cles nave oeen upon exniouion, ana
ha vo not changed hands. All regular
trains will to at the Fair grounds;
liuriiig tin Fair.
The .Jacksonville Times says: "Our
Willa'u ,-tte exchanges have oonsut
ovabL' to say alxnitiiieir extraordinary
1 .rgc crops, and about certain fields
yulding 1 to ,4 bushels per acre.
Rogue liiver Valley N-ats that consid
er, d ily.and we will quote as an instance,
the faee that twelve acres of grain
longing to Mrs. Aaron Chamlers, who
lives a few miles from twn, yielded
the large amount if over OKI bushels, or
over fifty bushels to the acre. Tii
wheat was of the dub variety.
Tii is is n-t an extraordinary cas but
has happened all over the valley."
Territorial News Items.
A x-rmaiient organization of t!io
Jqtiseopal Society in Tac-onia was elici
ted last Wednesday evening. c
The Fpisoop.il Poys' School at Walla
Walla will reopen in the United r.relh
reirs Church of that city on Sept. 3d.
Major .1. Clinton M -Fay lets com
menced operations n the Kuapptoii
barrel works on a lar.ro scale.
The Mail tells of a stalk of wheat,
grown on the ."-ots;u k, Whatcom
county, bearing 1 " heads, with an av
erage of :J0 to .-.K-ii head.
Ta -om i has ineroa-d rapidly in po
ulati .n recently, but the increase is imt
in' a desirable kind. Three hundred
Chinese have lately arrived.
Mrs. Ceba A. idake, wife of Charles
Plike, died in Port Townsend en tho
17i.i ii-st. This ladv was tae iir.-t white
person I oi n in Je!ie:-so:i Countv.
Arrangements are b ing made f-r
the building, at Helena. Montana, of ;i
Cat hollo cathedral, to I-e the ri nest in
the Northwest, and to cost S75,oi.
A piece of coal weighing a ton. re-
c ntly fell on a miner at liook Springs,
Wyoming Territory. The report
thouui.uullv amis that it killed him in
stantly.
As indoating the value ot" real estate
on Main street, in Walla Wall i. wo give
I lie f e! tiiat ..":! ie .s ',. n !': red an I
refused for thirty feet front at the eer
ier of Foiirt h st re t.
t loner d !.i:-(vs. t ae storekeeper, h s
just Peon appointed P-sl in ixtor ;tl T .a
oone.er, Whatcom e.int y. W. T. The
oifc-e at Fool; creek. Stevens county,
has been discontinued.
The M;iil sivs Mr. William Yates.
i who lives sonic three mil s nortiiof
Wha'cepi, reeeiv d vt-fv gainful inju
ries iast Friday ni"! ning" fiom the fall
ing of a tree on his :,-. misvs.
TI io ejtizens :" Olvmpia are hopeful
oil Mi-' siilijci-t (,!' ;t branch railroad to
j the Skook'uni Chuoc coal mines, s;n e
I the organi.a' ion of the company was
j .' nnouii'-ed in I In San 1-Yaiu-iseo papers.
! The steamers Nori h Paciuciwid Alida,
: loth touch at Taeoma. and iietpu iitly
remain one or t wo hours, to give trav-
elers a f lir chance to see tlTe place and
converse with the oxpoetant residents.
t -V epot will be located along the line
of tho railroad for the Ix-neat of the
people at Stoilaooou:. .The railroad
ollieers oifer lo l..c:ite tho she r.ti"i) ;iny.
spot the citizens may unite in s lectmg.
A widow and a fanner living near
Ol;. ni; i t ran away the ether night and
got married, ami the itemizer of tho
('on: ior is pozzied t know what they
ran for, as they had. no boss but them
selves. The Walla Walla S irit of the West:
We learn that Mr. Phillip Uitz haseon
tracted to load a ship ":- Uerpo--l
with wheat from tliis valley, and w ill
pay cash for all wheat that' is ollercd
u illiin days.
Fast week Mr. MeLmul lectured to
the Olympians on Anti-Mormonisin,
and Levi Lclandon Temperance. This
week Mrs. Anna liisiiop sings to them.
Surely these and other hopeful signs,
might make them happy. Why not?
A deed was recorded at olvinpla on
Friday last from T.F. McFlroyand
Oliver Shea I to the Olvmpia Coal and
Transportation Company for over ONI
fV'.-v- of coal lauds op the Skookuui
Chuck Crock. Consideration, j-JM10"-
Rev. L. U. Wells lias secured -Mr. O.
P. Faey's brick residence in Walla
as a boa riling Ionise for the Fpiscopal
Oirls' school. The late fire will not re
tard the progress of the school, whi h
b"gins on the same day as the loys,
t!ie :d prox imo.
Taeoma wants a 1 lacksmith sliop, ft
, earpenter shop, a tannery, foundry,
I vvo'den mills, grist mill, ship yard.
i carmen l.i.-tory, houses, stoves sia-
oies, and mi n. women and children,
to grow up with and reap for them
selves the fruits of the prosperity C at
is about to attend her, according to t 0
Tribune.
Mr. Steve Hilton and Mr. RoJcrt
Thompson were coming to Taeoma last
Wednesday, and bad got as far on their
way as the asylum, when Hilton fell
dead in the bottom of the buggy. Mr,
Hilton was a man not far from forty
years of age, and loaves a wife and
relatives bv marriage in Chehalis val
ley. His death was from heart disease,
Work is being pressed on the Walla
Walla Riilroad. but ow ing to the addi
tional labor reijuir' I in putting dow n
a flat iron track, it progresses slowly.
At this date they .have two miles ot
track down, and over the portion thus
completed the locomotive is running.
It begins to le a matter of sj-eeiilation
as to'whctlur the road will be compu
ted in time to move this season s crop,
VAnrE of Property in the Unit
ed States. -According to the census
of 1S70, the total value of private
property in the United States was
SU 178'08d,7o2; the valuation of
real estate, being 600,140,780,82
and personal estate, 4,il, '
eeording to the same authority, the
true valuation of real and P11
estate was, at that time, $M),008,51tS
o()7. In I Ht50 it was estimated &r
Sib. 150. 010,008, an I in 1850 at ir','
135,780,08-
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