Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1871-188?, February 13, 1874, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texto e c O r. 3 THE EHTERPnlSfc. 3 glEfil)' CITV, ORtGOX, FEB. 13, 1S71. BEJIOCB ITIC STATE COWEXTIOX. A Democratic State Convention for the State of Oregon, Is hereby called by the Democratic Stale Central Committee, con vened In Portland, Oregon, this, the 22d day of January, A. D., 1S71, to meet at the city of Albany, Oregon, on Wednesday, the ltl day of Mnreh, 1371, for the j urpose of nominating candi dates to be voted for at the general elect ion In June next, for Conjnvss and the various Ktate and District offices then to be filled, and for the transaction of any other busi ness that may i roprly come before It, Tic:' apportionment of members of said Convention among the counties is based upon the Democratic vote cast for Hon. John Burnett for Congress in 187J, allowing one delegate In said Convention for each 2 one hundred or fraction of lUty, so cast. The several counties of the .State will be nntlllcd to delegates In said Convention as follow s : Taker .. lUnton..... Clatsop Clackamas... 'olumbia Curry Coos I ouxlas t ran I Linn I-ine Marion Multnomah.. Polk Union I'matiHa Tillamook Wasco ... 12 ... a ... ut ... 1-2 ... ... 5 ... K ... 1 ... ft ... .5 Jos-'phint Washington , Jackson ! Yamhill ti l'l Tatat is su$rtr-st,'-l by tli" ( 'om mitt cc that the nev-ral counties' hold th-ir Primary '011 ventionson Saturday, the isth.ilay of Fel ruar, at 1 o'clock I". M., and th''ir Citunty -onventins on Saturday, the 7th day of March, at the same hour. In thoscoiintis wh'-r' th"S J appoint merits do not meet the eonv ni 'nce of th" Iemoeracy, it is expec ted that they will mak- tlx- nc"ssary rti-in rs through their County Committee. W. I WHITK. Chairman Ivm. State Central Com. J. J. Walton, Jr., Secretary. Democrat I:- Couniy Convention. The Democratic voter of Oac-kamas county are requested to meet at thcir usual places of voting, on .Saturday, February 2sth, ls7t, for the purpose of electing delegates to the County Con vention, w hich will be held at Oregon City, March 7th, 1V71. at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of selecting seven dele gates to attend the State Convention, whl-h will meet at Albany on the l.sth lav of Muc h next.and to transact such other business as may properly come before the Convention. The various precincts are entitled to delegates in the Convention as follows: Oregon City Linn City Cuttings Tualatin I'ppiT Molalla... Union Pleasant Hill Marshfieki Hock Creek Heaver Creek 10 1 'A 1 . 4 Can em ah "ascadf-s Harding's Ixw"T Molalla Marouam's 1 I Can by 1 I Milwuukie 1 ; os '-ero 2 I S rinLj'.vat'T 3 F.agl-; ( reek 1 1 o I 3 IS Total Tiie Committee recommed that the Democracy turn out in full force and attend the primaries. Uv order of the Committee. . (J ' A. NOLTNlilt, Chairman. Party Organisation. In a government where the power is vested" in the people, men enter taining similar ideas on the essential principles of government organize by affinity. Any political party founded on principle commands and receives the consideration of the thoughtful to expose its principles if erroneous; to commend .and up hold its principles if correct. Truth is abiding and forma a strong bond of union. Judging of political par ties in this country by this standard we can but award to the Democratic party a pominence to which no other is entitled. Tor about three-quarters of a century the Democratic party has maintained a distinctive organi sation, adhering to its cardinal prin-. ciples. That : The General Govern ment is of limited and delegated powers; that the States are sovereign in the management of their local af fairs; a Tariff created for revenue, -only; opposition to banking institu tions, by the Government; opposition j to monopolies; restricting citizenship to such as may safely bo entrusted with the full measure of the rights and immunities of citizens. For about fifty years the Demo crat had the administration of the Government, and withoutany change in the Constitution the country pros pered. The Democratic party was first opposed by the 1'ederalists, then by the "Whig party; then by the Know Nothings, and is opposed at tho present time by the so-called He publican party, Ml of which, except the last named, are things of the past. And from present indications, whatever may heretofore have been the strength of the Republican party it is now fast approaching dissobi- ; wh:lt of 1,10 apparent burden, but it iion,whiletheDemocraticpartvwith!lLeVllent f citfn f . 4 , , Douglas have virtually . paid more it. old banner still hung to the breeze than their just proportion toward is giving renewed evidence of its in- j supporting the State government. It Jierent power, stimulating its friends' is necessary, then, to have some gen- to unswerving fidelity, and challen- ! S, of ssment perfected , f prevent inequality, and, as a con- ging the admiration of every well- ( sequence, unjust taxation, .wisher of a government of free and! Tho total of taxable propertv in rqual laws. . j JJjri,?n county for 1S73, was 83,013, While in this country the tiller of i foVin nSS 'V?4'318, T,' ii , ii A lonow mg named counties pai l more the soil has reaped bountiful harvests j state taxes iu 1873 than in K372 as vet the management of finances, and ' follows: the transportation busmevs under republican rule, is such that the pro ducer is deprived of any just reward for his toil; so that we find men hav ing lost all hope of the present rul ing party toadjust and regulate these matters, absolving themselves from party affiliations and organizing Granges or Patrons of Husbandry. Capitalists have combined, sought and obtained control of the National, and in many instances in the State governments, to the positive detri ment of the producer and the labor er, rendering organization on the part of those injured a necessary measure of self-dtfenee. The Gran gersjjabor Unions and Peoplo's Pro tective Alliances, all having the same object in view, naraoly : to resist the aggressions of aggregated capital on Hie rights of the laborer and produ cer are some of the evidences of the co-eallod progress which has Vven the boast of the ruling party. The dis tinctive principles of these several organizations, so far a3 they have a political bearing, are in accord with the cardinal grinciple.3 of the De mocracy. Less than four years ago, when Democrats opposed the Burlingamc Treaty, by reason of the encourage ment thereby given to Chinese im migration, and the consequent com petition of Chinese with w hite labor, Republicans said it was all buueotub, nonsense, and an appeal to the prej udice of the voters. Now their Pres ident is sending messages to Con gress asking for just what Democrats then demanded, viz: Such modifica tion of the treaty as to stop Chinese immigration. "When a few years ago Democrats alleged wholesale aud wide-spread corruption political wickedness in high places, Ave were met with the reply : " It is untrue; only done for electioneering pur poses !" Now that the dissolution of their party has fairly set in, the charge is proven to be true them selves being the judges. And to sup pose that the numerous prominent men and presses bf that party now exposing its corruption, will alliliate with the corrnptionists is to suppose that men will stultify themselves be yond measure. "When but a short time since Democrats opposed the giving to railroad companies subsi dies of large grants of land the Re 2HibIicans said it was evidence of their (the Democrats) opposition to railroads; now, all parties oppose tliese subsidies. Although tho Re publicans have a large majority in Congress, vet, such is the influence of the railroad, banking, and manu facturing rings, that the demands of the better portion of their party are not heard. The evils at present in the government are the outgrowth of the policy adopted by the Repub lican party to retain power. These monopolies created and fostered by the party, viper-like have fastened their fangs in its vitals, diffusing the poison which the party is powerless to counteract. "Whatever may have been the errors of the Democratic party, its essential principles are felt to be indispensible in the peiqietua tion of a truly republican form of government. As evidence, examine the principles adopted by the Pa trons cf Husbandry, Labor Unions, etc. Then let Democrats everywhere stand by their colors. "Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein:" not for the sake of party, but in the interest of the la borer and producer, good govern ment and just laws. o. Ci:rio-iiics of J'axation. The Salem Stit'Ouan gives us a pretty conclusive proof that there is great injustice done in our State in regard to taxation and assessment. In its issue of tho third instant it says : Yesterday Mr. JJoyntou, the Coun ty Treasurer of Marion county, de posited in the State Treasury the amount of State tax due from this county as follows: Due for State tax proper, S 10,073 5'.); and on the same day Mr. Livingston, County Treas urer of Douglas county, put in an appearance with the taxes of that countv, as follows; State tax proper, .S17,0r.) 87; poll-tax, ?S.j2, making a total of $17,871 88. Thus it will be seen that while Marion county pays for 1,-11'J polls, and Douglas county for 8o2 polls, the latter is assessed at its highest progerty valuation and pays the largest property tax. Ve call attention to these facts be cause it shows the necessity of equal ization of taxation throughout the State. Douglas county is undoubt edly a wealthy and prosperous coun ty, but it will" not pretend to boas wealthy and prosperous as Marion county, because it has not the popu lation and value of improvements Marion county has, and its lands are not sfj valuable because more remote from market, so their products are worth less money and yields less profit. It seems that Douglas county has been assessed at a high valuation, as has also a loner stretch of railroad I within its limits which was assessed higher than in the Willamette coun- i ties. That relieved the peo-ile some- viav.h.a uas, o; Columbia. 8o00- Clatsop, c-oDO; Curry. ?2J0: T)onu, TnY. T- ,nt' 1-U5 Jackson, 81.1 100; Josephene, 8000 ; Lane, ,. -.uiiiiuuiaii, CIO.V'OW- IV) Ik Washington. 82.000 The following named counties pr ices tax for 1873 than for 1872 as fol lows: ' Benton. 8130: Baker srt-n. t l.OoO: Marion, $4,000; Umatilla SS00; Union, 8400; Yamhill. 84 WO The above figures are approximated given. California has adopted the plan to assess all property in the State at its full cash valuation, which seems to have so far worked remarkablv well and to have given satisfaction. Bv the time of the meeting of the next Legislature we can ascertain the workings of that system then, and judge from it what is best to do at home. That some remedy must be found for uneqnai assessment, is ap parent to all. . The County School Superinten dent of Marion county held an Edu cation.il Institute at Jefferson to-dav. Debts, Public and Private. The San Francisco Examiner says that according to the census report of 1570, the aggregate debts of the States were 8352.8CC.C98; those of the cities and towns were $328,241,620. These figures give some idea of the extent to which the people of the United States have pushed the newly acquired habit of running into debt. At least two-thirds of this aggregate indebtedness of s8bS,CG0,8 boeu contracted since 18G0, or m the j short period of ten years, being at the rather rapid rate of nearly 87,- j CO0.000 per annum Previous to , 1SUU, the last year oi national jemo- cratic rule, our debts and taxes for Government purposes were compara tively insignificant; they gave us lit tle trouble, and' the friction of Gov ernment was hardly perceptible, and complaints were heard only in rare and isolated cases. The people seem ed to think the Federal Government in some way run itself, for we paid j no Federal taxes that we were con- , scions of, for the limited amount of j duties on imports collected at the I Custom-houses were so equally as sessed and so remote in their effect that we knew nothing about them. A few of the Statesthat had embark ed heavily in railroad building had become somewhat involved, but in ftg:linst whom the Granges are array thc States generally the general and 0tl If hy falsifying, that paper local taxes were light, because there being no large State, county, anil city debts, there was no interest ac count to absorb one-half the annual levies. In one State, (Georgia) there was no general tax at all, the State's stock in a single railroad yielding an income sufficient to defray all the ex penses of government; and in many other States the annual budget was insignificant compared 'with the an nual budgets now. According to Poor's Manual the aggregate debts of the railroads in the United States in 1872 were 1, ";11, 578,9-11-. The larger portion of this debt also has been contracted since 1800; for, of the 07,101 miles of railroad in the country, 30,409 were built since 1800. In this pe riod of wonderful activity we more than doubled our railroad mileage, but at the cost of an enormous debt, The several items of indebtedness we have here indicated, then, stand as follows : State debts County del.ts t'ilyaud town delds.. Railroad debts :i32.s5f),(KlS . l-.7.:Vi,rW( . . :iJs,2it,.v'o . . 1,"1 1.57S,V44 $2,.m,2.V(,702 Tot:d... This is larger than the national debt. The annual interest on the amounts composing it vary from five to ten percent.; but taking six per cent. as the average, the annual in terest is 142,815,32, which is the amount the country has been paying on it for several years past, and will have to continue to pay on it for many years to come, or until the whole debt shall have been extin guished. If we add the national debt (2,201,490,101,) we have an ag gregate debt of 81,581,751,800, now carried by the country, on which the annual interest paid is 8274,905,111. This interest item is about two per cent, of the total assessed valtie (14, 178 million dollars) of real and per sonal property in 1870. These figures may assist to explain the paroxysm and collapse under which the country has hoe.a labor ing. We have not only built a great many non-paying railroads with bor rowen money, but we have gone largely in debt for State, county aud municipal improvements; and follow ing the example ont in personal ex perience, we have contracted indi vidual debts to build houses, erect manufactories, and purchase farms, blooded stock, and machinery. In building railroads with railroad bonds, backed -'by State, county and township bonds, supported in their turn by mortgages anddcedsof trust and in using these bonds of various kinds as collaterals to borrow still other money on, we have acquired the habit of treating our multiplied evidences of debt as evidences of wealth thus straining the system of credit on which all rested to a point at which it snapped asunder. And yet there are statesmen in Congress, and out of it, who advocate the ex pansion of the currency, that is, an increase of tho public debt, as the best way of easing the distress which that very system has caused. With ererythiiifj to do, from mak ing beds and biscuits to washing dishes, editing the New Northwest, and making speeches, to answering calls and patching trowsers, engi neering Conventions and sewing on buttons, we find it impossible, to be as promnt in business matters as we should like. Xctn Xorthwe.t. So it appears our dear sister has all to do that is possible for her, and some of this has to go neglected. Now let us suppose that one of the most common cares for married wo men, not mentioned in tho above - list, were added, what would sister Duniway do? Which would slid neg lect, the little i csjKiistbilifrf, or the conventions and speeches? We are reliably informed that she attends to but little of the household duties mentioned above. One hundred "and ninetv-nine ves sels arrived at Coos Bay during the year 1873, and the same number have sailed. There was transported from Coos Bav 42,000 tons of coal and 12,000,000 feet of lumber during tho ame vear. Laggard Championship." The editor of. the Oregon City Enterprise is taking great interest in the affairs of the Grangers. lie fears unworthy members will be ad mitted into the order, who will lead it away from its true and.honest pro poses; and he therefore tenders copi ous advice on m this subject. This zeal is wholly anew birth. Early in January, 1873, Marshfield Grange, ! No. 1, was organized in Clackamas , County. It was the first Grange in K, Gt.Xn t l r , were asked to "notice" the organi-I zation. which they all did, save only ! the Entekpeise. That paper was j furnished with a copy of the Consti- pi.ess;'nntT itey-en acknowletlge The above extract is from the Port land Bulletin. How, or from where he obtained his wonderful informa tion we are at a loss to know. It is true the first Grange was organized in this county and this paper did not "notice" it until after the Port land papers did, because we knew nothing of it. The Secretary did not fnrnish ns with the proceedings, and wo are led fco ;believo tIiat tho eilitor of t, BUerul is trving to jllay the part of tho demagogue with the Granges. Our files will show whether or not we have advocated the inter ests of tho laboring men, and have alwavs fought the men and measures ,opcs to gain in the good graces of the men who compose tho Ganges, wo advise him that he had better change his tactics. Has not his party of "rule and ruin" caused the recessity for the laboring classes to organizo into one grand body for self-protection? Has not the Democratic party advocat ed the interests of the laboring classes from the time of its organiza tion? "Freo Trade and Sailors llights"" have been inscribed upon its banners since the Declaration of Independence. It has a record well known to every school boy iu America.- We are proud of that reeerd. When great monopolies were grasp ing for plunder, and infringing upon the Heavcngiven rights of the peo ple, the old Democratic party made war upon them. The National Bank robbery was a favorite scheme of the party now in power. It was the means of congregating capital, and necessitating a war between it and labor. Farm ProIi?s. Our farmers of late years have come to the conclusion that their oc cupation does not pay. This is an error. Farming and all industrial operations in this country have been a source of great profit, but the fact is they have been drawn upon too heavily and by taxation to support non-production. The Kasson 7'nle trcrpJ hits the nail on the head in the following. It says : Tho trouble has been that the farm ers, the ones that produce the wealth have not been permitted to receive the profits of their labor, but it has been stolen from them by a lot of un principled speculators, politicians, etc. Let ns look for a.moinent at some of the sink-holes into which the profits of the farm have been thrown. From the profits of the farm a whole army of agents of all kinds are kept up. From the products of the farm numerous public defalcations are made good. From tho profits of the farm our railroads and all other improvements are carried on. From the profits of the farm, law yers, doctors, preachers, merchants, mechanics, and all other classes arc sustained. From the profits of the f.irni our towns and cities are built up and .peculators accumulate enormous fortunes. Bribed legislators have passed un just laws whereby manufacturing es tablishments, railroads, and monop olies of all kinds are enabled to ask exorbitant prices for their services, and, from the profits of the farm these charges are met. From these facts is it not evident that the profits of the farm have been great ? Is it strange that having so many bills to foot the farmers have come ont at the end of the year with very little left for themselves? Well, now, this is unjust. From the farm conies all that is produced; the production on which life depends F, iout winch all else is worth- pen i 1 1 n "- i r ii i .T ui.i-i 1 1 1 1' I I 1 I i.n ) those who produce the necessaries of life should have at least a fair profit? This is the very wise conclusion that the farmers have come to in the premises, and they propose to unite their forces against those who have so long been arrayed against them. Already monopolists begin to trem ble and doff their caps to the tillers of the soil; and well they may. Let us not be diverted from our course, however, by their concessions. Let us still batter away at tho founda tions of corruption until the gilded temple reared thereon, and filled with gold wrung from the hard earnings of the laboring men, from widows and orphans, shall come tumbling down giving up its treasures to the right ful owners and burying beneath its ruins the vile wretches who have so long feasted within its halls. The Third-term Ambuscade. The Louisville Courier-Journal, discus sing tho "third-term ambuscade," says: "There is no organized party in th'o field to resist it. If the Pres idential election were arrived this year Grant could walkover the track. He means this beyond a doubt; aud those who . believe, or affect to be lieve, that he does not mean it, par ticularly uch Senators as Judge Ed monds, and Governor Morton, will find themselves as weak in 1S7G as Schurz, Trumbull, and Greeley were last v-ear. Saffraglsts. LastMonday evening a meetinc of Woman Suffragists was held - at the i Court House in this city. The posi tion of the Enterprise on this sub ject i3 well known to be that of op position. This subject is quietly yet constantly making progress in this country another instance of the departure from "the old paths, wherein is the good way," called progress. Whatever may be the in tention of the agitators of this ques tion, the effect and tendency is to ward Infidelity the outcroppings of Young America. Such a medley por tends the disruption of the sacred ties that bind iu well-regulated soci ety and good government, When we consider the elevated position that woman now occupies in the social and domestic relations of life, and then reflect on this Woman's Rights movemement.we involuntarily thiuk of the old adage, "There is but a step from the sublime to the ridicu lous." Though we are not tho advo cate of Woman Suffrage, if this ol jecs could bo effected, and go no fur ther, then most of our objections would be removed. But the move ment, if successful, will not stop with conferring the elective fran chise, but will unsettle the whole so cial fabric. Nature designed and civ ilization awards the position of queen to woman in tho social and domestic circle. Confer the elective franchise along with its concomitants, and wo man is dethroned deposed of her glory, anil instead of elevating man, will herself be brought to a low level and lose her present position of in Uuenee. tendinir to elevate man. and man and woman society will sink to a lower and still lower grade. Stiaiaiary ot Slate News Items. Salcmites are getting on their mus- el e. Wheat 81 per bushel at McMin ville. The Salem City Treasury is in funds. Eggsaro worth 20 cents a dozen in Yamhill. Douglas county has paid into the Stats Treasury 817,871,84. Oregon has one hundred and fifty acres devoted to hop raising. Albany wheat buyers aro offering 90c(Tf 81 ""f bushel for wheat. The average hop yield in Oregon is placed at 2,000 pounds per acre. The Weekly Oreyon St ifesmmi lias been merged in the Will(tt tie Far mer. Tun Stilt-: Journal, published at Eugene City, has completed its tenth year. Governor G rover lectured at Trin ity Church, Salem, on the evening of the 10th. Some of thecitiz ns of Coos Coun ty are planting oyster beds as an ex periment. Large numbers of sheep in Yam hill County are affected with blind staggers. B. F. Finn, of Lane county, killed 172 deer and five bears during the past season. The Good Templar Lodge at La fayette has 98 members, and is flour ishing finely. The Treasurer of Polk county has turned over into the State Treasury the sum of 81,900. Snow is some five or six feet deep upon the mountains between Coos Bay and Roseburg. A large number of books, princi pally on law; have been added to the State Library, at Salem. The morals of some of the young ster of the Dalles are very bad ac cording to the Ilepuf,lieau. Jacksonville hay, iu bulk, is sel ling at from 812 to 815 per ton, ac cording to quality and kind. The Jacksonville Sentinel has en tered upon its nineteenth volume, and is much improved in appear ance. The Jacksonville Sentinel has lost all faith in politicians. It demands payment in advance for election print in rr nip,. A young man named Joseph But ler, of Salt creek, Polk county, has been adjudged insano aud sent to the insane asylum. Rev. Thomas Condon delivered the opening lecture of his Geological course, at Salem, on Wednesday evening, the 11th inst. Dr. L. S. Skiff, dentist of Salem, has invented an engine to facilitate the work of his profession, which it is thought will revolutionize the busi ness. The Capital Library Association and the Society-of Natural History of Salem arc uniting in one organiza tion on a plan which will insure suc cess. The petition of J. Houek, of Ash land, for a liquor license, was again before the County Court last week. The Court refused to grant the peti tion. The passenger train of the Oregon and California Railroad, bound south ran off the track a few miles beyond Oakland on Saturday evening, the 31th nit. Postmaster Sterling, of the Oak-, landpostoffice has from -Inly th 1873. to January 9th, 1S1, issued 185 money orders amounting in t.ie aggregate to $2,009,30. Many cattle in the vicinity of the Dalles are being troubled with a dis ease in the feet. In some instances the hoof comes off. A ash the legs and feet with carbolic acid, diluted with water. The Beaver Hosiery Company's works, factory, real estate and water power ot Jefferson, with personal property belonging thereto, has been sold to J. F. Baokensto, of Albany, for nearly, 80,500. The Corvallis Library Association j have elected tho following persons ; -r-v- a ii.. . . ! iirpci(irs ior me ensuing year: W , H. Elliott, II. Flickinger-, N. R. Bar j ber, Emery Allen, Wallace Baldwin, I Wru. Grc-es. W. B. Carter. Woman Territorial Xcws Items. Olympia has aDime Society in run ning order. Walla Walla is having a billiard tournament. A great religious revival is in pro gress at Boise City. Olympia and Tumwater have been united by telegraph. The Utah legislature has incorpo rated Wasatce College. A new Masonic Hall was dedicated at Cheyenne on the 22d ult. The Walla Walla Lvceuni is in a very prosperous condition. A Taeorna fisherman caught 1,000 pounds of fish at a single haul. W. II. Newell, of the Walla Walla Statesman, is reported quite ill. The telegraph line between Teuino and Olympia has been completed. Walla Walla has been drawn off on paper. It makes a beautiful map. A large number of Chinese have recently settled in Utah from Califor nia. Sixty thousand bushels of wheat were raised on Cowlitz Prairie last season. Five hundred barrels of flour were recently sold at Walla Walla for $2 75 per barrel. There are fourteen Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry in Washington Territory. A large 'bear and her two cubs were captured south of Bush Prairie last week. Thomas S. Stevens, aged 72 years, fell dead from heart disease, at Seat tle, on the 4th inst, The Insane Asylum at Steilacoom is fuller now than ever before, hav ing about 50 inmates. The Salt Lake Tribune learns that another of Brigham's wives is going to set out lecturing. An order called bv the name of "Oriental Order of Humility," has been instituted at Denver. Nooksaek Valley, W. T., produces tobacco that cannot be excelled by the famous Kentucky tobacco leaf. Mr. Peter Fisher, of Fort Collins, shot a mountain lion the other day that was six feet and a half in length. A TTnitaviari ehnreh has been or ganized at Colorado Springs, C. T. and a Mrs. Wilkes chosen as pasto ress. A nurseryman living near Walla Walla. W. T.. has an invention for digging up trees which works admir ably. There are over 100 families living on San Juan Island, and the taxable property in San Juan county exceeds 8100,000. The office of the Inspector of Steam Vessels for Washington Territory has been ordered to move back to Seattle. News from Yuma, Colorado, states that throe-fourths of the towu is sub merged by water, from two to six feet deep. The Montana Legislature is dis cussing a bill to punish men for sel ling liquor on Sunday or on election days. The time for holding the Dirtrict Court in OHmpia is on the third Mondav in M irch and fourth Mon day in November. During the last week in January. Steilacoom merchants imported from Oregon, by way of Taeorna, 087 pack ages of merchandise. There is an increasing demand for ship-carpenters on the Sound. A good sirrn. Ship-building must be o-e of the crreat means of developing Fie great Northwest. The area of land known to be rich in coal deposits in Colorado, is alrtmt 7,200 square miles, lying in various parts of the Territory, on both sides of the main range. An attempt was made to rob the tore of Crosby A-Son, at lumwater. W. T.. lat Monday night. Two b ivs, sleeping in the store, frighten ol the thieves by firing a pistol. T o Taeorna Tribune devotes half a o bimn to a complaint that no one -;il -.o,- Tnenma trirls. Ite isn't the fault of the girls, either, for dear knows they have done th ir level best to capture the young men. A letter from H' CJcorjre It. Helm. t noMK, Albany, O'gn. ) February 4, 1874. f Editor Democrat: I desire space to say a single word. I have b'cn approached and urged by numerous friends in my county and throughout the State to become a candidate and make a fight in the forthcoming State Democratic Con vention, at Albany, for a nomination for Congress. I wish to say that wl i!e I shall ever remember my friends with gratitude and fidelity, and whilst I would feel highly hon ored and very proud to represent the people of the State of Oregon, with whom I have been- identified, and in whose midst I have been reared for twenty-three years, yet I am not a candidate for Congress nor any other position. I would not accept a nom ination for Congress unless it were tendered as a voluntary act of the Convention, fairly and openly ex pressed, as the will and wish of the Democratic party. I want to see the unity and organ ization of the Democratic party pre served, and its success made certain in the coming election, and to this end we shall labor as in times past. With the success of Democratic principles the real interests of the State will be advanced; and by prop er and well-guarded legislation by the State, the already drawn scalping knives of strong corporations and monopolists can be turned into prun ing hooks and plowahavcM. Very truly, Geo. R. Hcem. The ladies of the Orphans' Home Society at Salem, are making arrange ments for a sociable to be given on St. Valentine's Eve, Friday, the 13th inst., at Reed's Opera House, for the benefit of the children of the Home. The Superintendent of the 0.& C. R. R. offers S500 reward for the ar rest and conviction of the men who placed obstructions on the railroad track on "the night of January 29th, between Wcodbtirn and Gervcjs. Telegraphic Nevrt. St. Loins, Feb. 4. The seventh annual session of the National Grange Patrons of Husbandry met in the Southern Hotel to-day. Masters of State Granges of 32 States and two Territories were present. Annapolis, Feb. 4. J. B. Groom, of Cecil, was elected Governor by the Legislature in Joint Convention for the unexpired term of Governor Pinkney, who was elected U. S. Sen ator. - Philadelphia. February 4. The American Iron and Steel Association met here to-day. The report of the Secretary says it is the plainfduty of Congress to repeal the act of 1872, requiring a duty of ten per cent, on iron. St. Locis. Feb. 5. The National Grange is still in secret session her. This evening they voted 83,000 each to the State Granges of Iowa and Minnesota. Also $850 to Dakota for the relief of the suffering homesteaders. Chicago. February?. Trouble be tween the Central and Union Pacific Railroads and their connections in regard to freight rates continue. Ihe Central Pacific seems wilhug to submit to thedemandsof other roads allowing them pro rata rates, but the Union Pacific still resists. One con- sequence of the trouble has been as stated in these dispatches last night, the ordering by Chicago merchants of .large quantities of goods, coffee, tea, etc., to be shipped from San. Francisco by the Pacific Mail steam ers to New York, thence to this city. A Washington special saysstliat members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are disinclined to give ont for publication the letter which Attorney General Williams has writ ten to the Committee, complaining about the inquisitive nature of the investigation made into his charac ter and acts while his nomination aa Chief Justice was pending. Sax Fkancisco, Feb. 7. The num ber of deaths in this city during th past week was 02 less than for any week during five months past. Salt Lake, Feb. 7. Gen. Morrow, commanding Camp Douglass, near this city, having recently caused to hi laid before Chief Justice McKean complaints of abuse of soldiers by the police force, the Chief Jutic states in a letter, that be has no pow er to protect the soldiers, and that Gen. Morrow, will have to protect his own men. Washington, Feb. 8. The fol lowing postal changes have been or dered for the Pacific Coast: John Mr Call, Walla Walla. Union eonntr. Oregon: James O. Turner. Orcan In land, Whatcom cc unty, Washington Territory. New York. Feb. 9. The glycerine factory of Michael Brady, at Fort Tieonderoga, was destroyed by an explosion to-dav. Two "men Vera killed. Richmond. Feb. 9. The heavy de falcation in the office of the Sinking Fund Commissioners was traced to W. D. Coleman, Clerk of the Hoard of Public. Works, and when an nfa cer went to arrest him CnVnwn mal an unsuccessful attempt to cut hi own throat. VirTOKM. February 8. One.f tlm largest political meetings ever l.M in this Province was convened l.vt evening at Philharmonic Hall, to consider the proposition now Wfnre the House of the Assembly toameral the terms of Union with ('.mail without first submitting the altera tions to the people. A number of prominent speakers addressed th meeting, and after passing a series of resolutions it was finally resolved that the meeting proceed en mas -e to the House, which was then in sion, and present a petition against any alteration of the terms. Away went the immense crowd ocr 1,000 strong toward the House. Thern not being snffiicient room for all about one-half had to remain out side. Under such circumstances it wis found impossible to proceed with business, and the Speaker l-ft the chair, appointing two o'clock to morrow as the hour when the peti tion would be received. Victoria. Feb. 10 Yesterd.tT at 2 P. M.. about 8 Ml citizens, headed by Dr. Helneken. G. J. Findlay and others, marched to the Honso of Aw sembly, there to present a petition against any alteration of the terms of the Union. Arriving there a strong police force was fcuadtguarding the place. The petition was received by the Speaker and read by the Clerk. It was then decided to consider it on the following Wednesday, and tlio deputation appointed to present th petition to the House returned to the crowd outside, where tables had been placed, around which the throng gathered, signing patitions against any alterations in the terms. The people soon after returned to tho city. The utmost order prevailed all tho time. The House adjourned yes terday, until Friday, to allow a re construction of the Ministry, the Hon. the Premier, and the lion. A. Bunster having resigned. Both left for Nanainio this morning to canvans Vancouver District for the Com mons. London, Feb. 10. The latest dis patches show a total of 2S3 Conserv atives and 253 Liberals and Home Rulers elected to Parliament, the Conservatives gaining 80 and the Lilierals 28 seals. The above returns include tho election of 31 Home Rulers, 10 Conservatires, and 8 Lib erals from Ireland. Might as Well. The EvajiSTille (Ind.) Journal. Radical, says that the fate of the Republican party ia in the hands of the Ways and Means, and Appropriation Committees of Congress. If they fail to do their duty, and Congressuakes appropri ations to cover the estimated expend-, itures next year, the party might aa well inscribe "Ichabod" on its ban ners, and retire upon its past laurel? Thomas Hart, who died at his res idence in Polk county last week, waa. one of the old pioneers of this ooun- try. He came to Oregon in 1845, and settled on the place on which he died, having resided there constantly for near thirty years. m m Exhibition and Ball, In thisissuo will be found the advertisement of a grand exhibition, concert and ball, to be' given by the Turn Vereins of this rifv on tho 24th Inst. Tt I rx rwr-trl to ! bo one of the grandest affairs tlijlt -ft8 c-er taker; place !:i tliir, city, - -;