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OREGON CITY, i OREGON, JUNE 5, 1874.
Tie Result.
We have very meagre returns from
the State, but; enough i9 known 'I or
us to claim the State on the entire
ticket. The Radicals have met with
a complete defeat all over the State,
and had the 'Republicans had the
slightest idea of the strength of the
Independent movement, the result
might have been in favor of the In
dependents. Hundreds of Republi
cans, who have long since been dis
gusted with the party, regarded the
Independent movement little pros
pect of success, and sooner than to
give their support where they imag
ined it would benefit the Democracy,
they- gave it to the Ring candidates
The Independents have drawn very
heavily from both the regular parties,
and it is difficult to even conjecture
from which they drew the most.
The result is certainly gratifying to
the Democracy, and while we have
not got the majorities we expected,
considering the efforts made by the
Radicals to bat the Democracy, the
triumph is a glorious and complete
victorv over the Ring which did its
best to carry the State. Orover was
the especial object, and it is gratify
ing to us and to the Democracy, that
he will be the Governor for the next
four years. The result is glorious
and we are happy.
J,atesi Hctiims.
A dispatch ; received June 4th,
from Umatilla Landing gives the fol
lowing additional election news:
Union county is as follows, so far
as heard frorn:;Tolman, 311; Grover,
359; Campbell 86. Williams, 331;
La Dow 3St; Davenport, 23. Foster,
2JG; Chad wick, 429. Clark. 207;
Brown, 38(5. Brown, 391; Waite,
239. Rowland, 225; Dawne, 302.
Precincts to ijear from will bring
O rover's plurality to 75.
The vote of Baker countv stands:
Grover, 222; Tolman, 149; Campbell,
21. La Daw, '215; "Williams, 151;
Davenport, 12. Chadwick, 20G; Fos
ter, 199; DonUiit, 2. Brown, 255;
Clark, 100; Bi.;wn, 108; Waite, 115;
Hand, 5. Eleven precincts to hear
from which wijl bring G rover's plu
rality to 200. Nothing further from
this county. '
G rover's plurality in the three
counties will not be far from GOO.
A telegram received at Portland
yesterday at 3 o'clock states that the
official returns of Umatilla give
Grover 377 majority over Tolman
which, will bring th.e former's major
ity up to nearly 700 in the State.
--
A Mciulut at Monarchy
The Louisville Cpurier-Janrnal , so
says an exchange, publishes an im
portant letter from Mr. Watterson
written in -Washington. Mr. Wat
terson has watched closely the po
litical situation, as viewed from the
Federal Capital, and his remarks
upon Grantiim are full cf signifi--cance.
He says, "it is now believed
in Washington, soberly and by the
coolest-headed men, that Grant
means a third term, am that he does
not reckon without his host," and
the writer ad. Is to this his opinion
that the President is even cherishing
more imperial desires. The Journal
thinks that hi conduct in regard to
Arkansas must suggest the same
thought eio the dullest mind. He
has allowed anarchy to reign for
more than Lur weeks, when ho
could have put an end to it all by
a single word. The plan which he ;
has at last inspired for an adjust
ment is one that must continue the
embarrassmsnt" and confusion. It
requires no vivid imagination there
fore to picture him indulging fever
ish longings, for imperial powers.
That he has dreamed of making the
issue of despotism or republicanism
with the American people is more
than probable, but noa honest man
can hope that ho will survive it.
History has some examples, the con
templation of which might be ad
vantageous to him. He will likely
find that there is still a spirit in this
country which
" does not lack tta Rail
To mftke oppression bitter "
and if he should be foolish enoucrh
to refuse to leave the White House
except upon : "a stretcher." he mav
find that he must nevertheless leave
it. The manner of his leaving will
depend great h upon himself. There
may not be r.mong us enough of that
pcorn of death and deep-rooted love
of republican institutions which
would have made our forefathers
"brook the 1 eternal devil to keen
their state in Rome." but there is,
we trust, a f-rm and dauntless reso
lution yet living in the hearts of
Americans to beat down all guilty
and treasonable ambition under
their feet. The President may be
the better judge of the temper and
disposition of the nation, but in a
matter in which his personal safety
"and his private fortune are so deeply
involved, ho might well act upon
the'Jsnggestion of the minister to
the King of Epirus and "take his
bottle of wine before the exploit." It
will be the last he will get.
The "Order of Enoch" is the
name of a new secret society organ
ized by Biigham Young and his
apostles as a last resort and bulwark
against th? encroaching Gentiles.
Those who join it relinquish all
right to, or control of their proper
ty, which goes to the Order. Its
members aie made wholly subservi
ent to the maudates of Brigham,
who is at the head of the organiza
tion, and are pledged not to do bu
siness with, visit, associate with or
intermarry amoug Gentiles. In spite
of all their efforts to withstand the
tide, Morinonism is doomed at no
distant dav to Euccumb to the
table.
The Result In Clackamas.
The Democracy have carried
Clackamas county on the State ticket
by small majorities on the Govern
or, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
and Printer, by majorities ranging
from five tcT seventy-five. Chadwick
will have the latter figure. The
Governor will have about 40 majori
ty. Thi9, for Clackamas, is a good
result, it being the first time in four
teen years that a Democratic State
ticket has received a majority. Four
years ago, the coifnty gave the Rad
icals from G5 to 70 majority. The
Democrats and Independents carry
the county for Circuit Judge by
250 majority, and the Prosecuting
Attorney by over one hundred. This
must be an evidence to Judge Carey
that he was not wanted on the bench.
We elect the State Senator, three of
the four Representatives, one Coun
ty Commissioner, Treasurer, by over
200 majority, Assessor, School Su
perintendent, Coroner and probably
the Surveyor. The Republicans
elect their County Judge by a small
majority, one Commissioner, who
was also on the Independent ticket.
Sheriff and Clerk. The two latter are
elected by a large majority, not owing
to any popularity of their own, but
through the aid of Democrats, who
made a special effort in their behalf.
The candidates on the Democratic
ticket were men who were in every
way worthy of the votes of the party,
and those who have given their votes
and influence for the Republican
candidates could have had no cause
but personal revenge, and their ac
tions cannot be excused. Both these
candidates did well in the county,
but in this precinct, where their op
ponents reside, they were most
shamefully beaten by. those who
should have been friends. How
ever, we have, in the main, achieved
a most signal triumph over our Rad
ical friends. They tried their ut
most to securo the State Senator,
but in this they have been defeated,
besides, the candidates thev have
elected, were secured by votes from
Democrats. The following is the
vote as far as we have received it,
and which will not be materially
changed by by the official count.
There are yet three precincts to hear
from Springwater, Oswego, and
Milwaukie- The former has given
a large .uernocratic majority, ana
Oswego also gives us a majority.
The two former will give the entire
ticket at least thirty more, while
Milwaukie will give the Republicans
about five to ten majority. The vote
as it now stands is as follows:
Drm. For Congress," Hep.
La Dow.
.515 Williams.
.500
For Governor,
Grover..
...532 Tolman 510
For Secretary of State,
Chadwick 5G0 Foster 520
For Treasurer,
Brown 537 Clark 542
For State Printer,
Brown 542 "Waite 575
For Snp't of Public Instruction,
Dawre 401 Rowland 558
For Judge Fourth District,
Shattuck 690 Johnson 404
For Prosecuting Attorney
Thompson G30 Moreland . . . 5S4
For State Senator,
Offield 471 Pan net 471
For Representatives,
McGugin. . . , . . 542 Dee 573
Caine " 503 Short 530
No ver 510 Lake 504
Reed 540 Foster 479
For County Judge,
White 401 Randall 5-15
For Sheriff,
Beatie 501 Apperson . . . 590
For County Clerk,
Foster 453 Frazer 620
Rallish American Indians.
It would seem from the following,
taken from an Eastern exchange,
that the Indians are far from dying
out in Canada, Canada has no "In
dian Ring" like ours:
The people of British America as a
general thing have maintained far
more agreeable relations with the
Indians within their border than
those of the United States, owing,
possibly, to the fact that profession
al philanthropists of commissioner
Smith's sort have had less chance to
tro for the red men's money there.
The last report of the Dominion In
dian office shows a verv satisfactorv
condition of affairs. The svstem of
individual homesteads has 'been in
troduc d to some extent with favora
ble results, and the agricultural
instruction of the tribes has been
carefully forwarded, all necessary
implements being loaned to them.
In Canada, however, as in the Unit
ed States, continual attempts are
made by designing persons to get
away from them tho little remnants
of reserved land they occupy, though
we believe that such larcenous effort
receive no Governmental sanction in
the Dominion. The number of In-
l"""s w"? ar occupied in handi
craft employment is increasing and
we are officially told that "with re
gard to commission of crime there
are fewer instances of it than amon
an equal number of persons who are
SSll J a,U VJ Ood" This assertion
will astonish those who have been
taught to believe that the Indian is
naturally and totally depraved, with
no redeeming qualities. The sani
tary condition of the tribes is de
scribed satisfactory, and the returns
dispel the idea which has very tren
erally prevailed that the Indian race
is dying out in Canada.
Cnshman. of Corral
lenges the State to beat him as sheen
raiser of delicate mathematical cal
dilations. His flock this yAr hor
-. J " . ' . aro ewes
. of the seies vvh- rnV l6qnah
ir HVa tVi.it equal-
h w m ' iaaf i . - n -ta
THE RADICALS SCOOPED UP
democratic state
elected:
TICKET
THE FOURTH DISTRICT GIVES THE
RIN3 ITS OPINION!
Crovers' Majority about 500 !
SHATTUCii BEATS JOHXSOX 1,5001
Tle Iiiilepenlet Carry More Coun
ties tliaii the RIucX
LET OUR MALE CHICKEN CROW !
9
The latest returns leave no room
to doubt the success of the entire
Democratic State ticket, by 400 to
500 majority. Enough counties are
heard from to show that the Legisla
ture will be Democratic in both
branches. The Ring has carried less
counties than the Independents. The
Fourth Judicial District gives a very
handsome majority for Shattuck.
Democrats have every reason to feel
proud of their success. The com
plete returns will be received in time
for our next issue.
Election Ktturus.
CLATSOP COUNT!".
Following is the result of the
election at Astoria:
Williams, 140; La Dow, 84; Da
venport, 7; Grover, 87; Tolman, 138;
Campbell, 10; Foster, 135; Chadwick,
90; Clark, 145; Brown, 8G; Waite,
129; Brown, 98; Rowland, 148;
Dawne, 85; Johnson, loo; Shattuck,
.4; Moreland, 140; Thompson, 94.
The whole Republican county
ticket is elected.
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
RosKismcs, June 3. Following is
the vote, majorities by precincts, be
tween Grover and Tolman, Camp
bell being ahead of either 200 or 300
votes:
Roseburg, Tolman H2 majority.
Oakland, Grover 82. Myrtle v. reek,
Grover 30. Canvouville, Tolman 11.
Colesville, Tolman 7. Yoncalla and
Pass Creek, Tolman 41. Elkton,
Tolman 4. Gardner, Grover 20.
Cow Creek, Grover 40." Balance
of State ticket about the same, ex
cept Chadwick, about 50 behind
Foster. For District .Judge Burnett
has about ISO majority over Mosher.
Kelsay lias only a few votes. Bur
nett will go to Coos and - -Curry with
about 400 majority over Mosher, ami
Mosher cannot overcome it in those
counties. Mosher and Kelsay run
about the same in Coos and Curry.
LANK COUNTY.
Eugene Citv, June 11. The official
count fur Lane county for the State
ticket is as follows: La Dow, G35;
Williams, G24; Davenport, 402; Gro
ver, 578; Tolman 010; Campbell,
522; Chadwhiek. 058; Foster, 005;
Douthitt, 4(i0; Brown, C23; Clark,
041; Reach, 453; Brou n, GiO; Waite,
501; Hand 413; Dawne, 037; Row
land, G3; Oglesbv, 415; John Bur
nett. 584; L.'F. Mosher, 570; John
Kelsav, 518; J. J. Walton, Jr., 528;
C. W." Fitch. CGI; F. A. Cheiioweth,
482; II. X. Hill, 417; It. B. Cochran,
G25; John Kelly, 574.
WASCO COUNTY.
SheriiTz S'mlt, Democrat, tele
graphs, to Gilfroy: Will carry the
county. Heard from 8 preoincts; La
Dow,210; Williams, 150; Davenport
181. Grover, 318; Tolman, 133;
Campbell, 205. Five Democratic
precincts to hear from.
LINN COUNTY.
The returns are not fnll enough'
for us to state how the county has
gone on the county ticket. It gives
Governor Grover three hundred
over Tolman. Mart Brown carries
the county by 700 majority. The
Independents elect one Senator who
has heretofore acted with the Demo
crats and they claim one who has
been a Republican.
BKNTON.
Benton gives Tolman 1C8 over
Grover and 57 over Campbell.
MULTNOMAH.
Mulhomah gives Tolman 580 over
Grover. '
MAIilON.
In Marion the Democrats claim
one Senator and the County Clerk.
The vote from sixteen precincts is as
follows:
Returns from 13 precincts give Da
venport, 507; Williams, 851; LaDow,
611.
Sixteen precincts give Campbell,
G05; Tolman, 859; Grover, 887;
Douthit, 404; Foster, GG2; Chad
wick, 005; Beach, 603; Clark, 702;
Brown, G77; Hand, 373; Waite, 978;
Brown, 020; Oglesby, 405; Rowland,
802; Dawne, 524. Prosecuting At
torney Ford, 504; Humphrey, G5;
Whitney, 513.
A National Labor Congress recent
ly held in Rochester, New York,
savs an exchanire. . among other
things came to the certainly novel
agreement that " petitions should be
sent to the various organizations in
the different States, asking the sev
eral legislatures to pass a law com
pelling employers to pay their labor
ers every thirty days. Ihe next
absurdity should be to ask that it be
made a penal-offense for an employer
not to procure labor for Tom, Dick
or narry, when, it is wanted or,
when it is not wanted, to provide for
him his board and lodging. It is
certainly reasonable in these philos
ophers of labor to ask that they be
paid -once in thirtv days instead of
once every twenty-four hours, as the
I Gxer,c'se this unheard of power
i wouia De just as easy in cno ease as
I is the other.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, '
BERKELEY. nsT.Triai.!T. '
TelegTaphlc News.
New York, May 31. The trial of
Moses, Governor of South Carolina,
has been postponed till next October.
Washington, June 1. The Presi
dent has sent to the Senate tho nom
ination of Benj. H. Bristow, of Ken
tucky, to be Secretary of the Treas
ury, vice, Wm. A. Richardson, to be
Judge of the Court of Claims. .
New York, May 30. Fall Wool
continues to rind good demand, but
Spring is somewhat neglected. Aus
tralian has found very good demand,
as the quality of recent arrivals is
excellent. Choice lots readilv com
mand 52( 54 cents. Sales of 90,000
pounds Fall California at 22,24c;
5,000 pounds scoured, GSc; 100 bales
Spring, 30 30 c former for burry
lots and latter for free; 4,000 pounds
lamb's at 23c 204 bales Australia,
51(5: 53c.
Washington, May 29. The Com
mittee on Elections will report in
favor of the expulsion of Delegate
Cannon, for polygamy. There is no
doubt that a large majority of the
House will sustain the report. The
only question i3 whether or not ex
pulsion requires a two-thirds major
ity vote in the case of Tentorial
De-legates. The ablest lawyers claim
that only a majority is necessary,
because a Delegate is not a consti
tutional officer.
Senator Mitchell to-day made fur
ther argument before the Senate
Committee on Public Lands in favor
of his bill in aid of the construction
of the Oregon Central Railroad or
the Oregon and California. Railway,
to be selected by the Company not
furthei south than Eugene City and
not further north than junction City.
After an immaterial amendment had
been adopted, the Committee unani
mously agreed to report the bill and
recommend its passage.
The President has appointed S. J.
McCormick as Pension Agent for
Portland, Oregon.
Wasiiingson, May 28. The rumor
that Bristow, of Kentucky, is to be
the successor of Richardson as Sec
retary of Treasury, is to-night
strengthened in official circles. It
is said that the President has form
ally tendered the position to Bristow
and is waiting his response. Rich
ardson's only reply to numerous in
quiries is, that he will resign to his
own convenience.
S r. Louis, May 28. A storm re
sembling a cj clone passed over this
city this afternoon, unrooting hous
es and destroying much property.
Shipping suffered greatly. The
damage is estimated at S50,00.
Dktkoit, May 30. Last evening
as the East bound Atlantic express
train was between New Buffalo and
Nilcs, two men got into the express
car ana KnocKea uown Messenger
Heath, who was counting money
packages. One of the thieves grab-
od a number of them, containing
2,700, and jumped from the car,
leaving the other strngling with
Heath. The latter finally shot the
robber in the head, and lie soon died
from the effects of the wound.
Wasfuxoton, Mav 30. The nom
ination of S. J. McCormick as Pen
sion Agent at Portland is for a new
Pension Agency created by tho Pres
ident at the instance of Senator
Mitclull, composed of Oregon and
Washington Teritf ry. ;
The miscellaneous appropriation
bill, as far as prepared by tho com
mittee, contains an item of 00.000
for surveying public lands in Cali
nia, 30,000 of which, in the discre
tion of the Interior Department,
may be expended for the survey of
California and private land claims;
also for the survey of public lands
in Nevada and Washington Terito
rics, each 24,000: Utah. Arizona
and New Mexico, each 20,000; For
shops, machinery, roads, artensian
wells and repairs at Benicia Arsenal,
items aggregating 57,307.
New Yokk, June 2 Mrs. Devine,
of Brooklin, this morning, struck
her husband. Micheal Devine, on
the back of the head with an ad.,
and while he was having his head
dressed, killed her three infant chil
dren by pounding their heads with
a llat iron. The woman was crazed
by a protracted cooper's strike, in
which her husband was engaged.
Washington, June 2 There is no
longer any doubt of the "adjourn
ment of Congress on the 22d. In
the House business is well advanced.
The Senate is behind, which gives
the lobby considerable advantage in
its efforts to defeat by delay legisla
tion inimical to their interests. The
sentiment of tho House was clearly
shown yesterday, and indicates that
it will order a Contract and Finance
investigation if the subject is
brought out of tho Committee so the
House can reach it.
The President has nominated John
Mason for Surveyor General of Ar
izona. The Senate passed the bill grant
ing 50 per month to the widow of
General Canby.
In tho House, Wells, from the
committee on Pacific Railroads,
moved to suspend the rules and pans
the bill requiring the various branch
es of the Pacific Railroad to bo oper
ated as a continuous line, and penal
ties for making discriminations
against other companies, and declar
ing the Denver and Pacific Railroad
a part of the extension" of the Kansas
Pacific Rrilroad. Agreed to with
out division.
Washington, June 2. Richard
son's nomination for Judge of the
Court of Claims received three ma
jority, several Republican Senators
refusing to vote, and Democrats
openly declaring against the nominee
on the ground of the report of the
committee of Ways and Means on
the Sanborn case.
Washington, June 2. The Senate
confirmed the nomination of James
B. McKean for Chief Justice of Utah
and S. J. McCormick as Pension
Agent at Portland, Oregon.
Washington, Juno 3. The Presi
dent has nominated Harvey W. Scott
for Collector of Customs at Willam
ette. Washington; June 2.-The Senate
unanimously confirmed the nomina
tion of Bristow for Secretary of the
Treasury.
Patrons of Husbandry having bus
iness with A. J. Dufnr, State Agent
P. of n. and wishing to communicate
with him can do so by addressing
him at the Continental Hotel, Phila
delphia. f t t m
A Yamhill man paid 65 for a lamb
ten days old the other day. Two old
sheep were sold at the same time for
5105 and 110 respectively.
Browulow Bolts.
The Representatives in Congresf
of several of the Northern States,
says the Examiner, have signalized
themselves by the advocacy of the
advantage of having the whites and
negroes educated together in tho
same schools. The object of those
parties is to break down the preju-
dices, as they call them, existing in
the minds of the present generation
against miscegenation, .and to in
struct the rising generation in the
school-room that they should com
mingle in all the walks of life as so
cial and political equals irrespective
of their difference of color. One
ultra Republican, the whilom Parson
Brownlow has denounced this doc-
trine as a heresy. He goes after his
colored constituents and abuses them
for their base ingratitude to himself.
He says in his address to the people
of Tennessee that the negroes are
now acting as though they thought
the whites had no rights that they
were bound to respect. He regards
the coeducation of the races as the
quintessence of abomination.
Brownlow was their champion for
political equality, but the demand
of the negroes to have mixed schools
has riled his temper, which at no
time was ever noted for its amiabili
ty. In very vigorous language he
informed' his colored constituents
that it was not in the power of forty
Congresses to extablish tho mixed
school system in Tennessee. In that
State ample taxes are raised to give
each race all the educational advan
tages in seperate schools their re
spective numbers entitle them to.
Brownlow predicts that if the Civil
Rights bill shall pass without the
mixed school feature being stricken
out, the whole school fabric is Ten-
nessee will fall to the ground. Such
will be the case in other States, and
the stringent laws that may be en- j
acted to compel tiie attendance oi
white children at the mixed schools
will engender a spirit of race antip-
athy that will be very detrimental to j
the mental and moral development
of either.
The public schools now so popu
lar, should the mixed school feature
prevail, will be regarded with dislike.
The wealthy classes will not send
their children to thetn, and the poor
er instead of viewing them with fa
vor as under the past system, will
consider themselves as degraded by
having no other alternative between
ignorajice and negro equality. The
declarations of Brownlow on this
question are of great political signif
icances He sees that in the South
a resistance must bp made against
the demands of the negroes, and he
has broken off from his support of
the Radical party on the most vital
of its issues. The bill, however,
with all its objeetional features,
passed the body of which lie is a
member, but his warning may have
a good effect upon the House. It
may awaken a spirit of manhood in
the Radicals of the free States to
prevent the breaking up of their
school system at the bidding of a
body of philantro-j.A.
Tlte Hapless South.
The San Francisco K.raminsr eays
that the truly unfortunate white peo
ple of the South deserve all our
commisseration. After having been
unmercifully plundered by myriads
of carpet-b.iggers, upheld in their
thieving operations by the whole
influence and power of the National
Government, in most of the recon
structed States the. administration of
their public affairs remain in the
hands of the most ignorant c'.ass of
the population, who continue to de
spoil them and grind them to the
earth under burdens of oppressive
taxation. Along the water-courses
millions of acres of tho richest and
most productive lands in America
are covered with water. And now
from those portions of the South
that have escaped the floods which
have hopelessly ruined so many
thousand people in the regions of the
Mississippi, and its tributaries, we
receive the most discouraging ac
counts of tho prospects of the cotton
crop. There were heavy rains in
in April, followed by frosts, and the
results have been disastrous. In
large tracts of tho country the crop
has been entirely killed out, so that
the planters have been compelled to
begin anew and do their work all
over again, provided they can obtain
the requisite seed, which in many
instances they are. unable to do. In
Florida the stand of cotton is re
ported to be in a terrible condition,
being thrown backward fnlty one
month where it has not been totally
destroyed. The Charleston yews
and Courier says that the cultivation
of Sea Island cotton this year, irre
spective of frosts, would have beei
at least one-third less than last
year, and that much of that which
was started has been destroyed and
will have to be replanted. It is im
possible to refrain from an expres
sion of admiration for the undaunted
pluck and perseverance which the
whites of the South exhibit tinder
the manifold misfortunes which have
overtaken them. From all quarters
we hear that, with few exceptions,
the former men of wealth who h ive
been brought to want bv the events
of the past fourteen years bear their
hardships with fortitude, and have
gone to work with sturdy energv to re
pair their broken fortunes. Sooio of
the best lands in the Sea Islands are
worked entirely by their owners,
while all over the South the young
men. as a rule, are exhibiting the
highest qualities of manly self
reliance. A Mr. Post, direct from the Dalles
and having all the machinerv nee.As-
sary for a good flouring mill, was in
Pendleton, Thursday evening of last
week,-for the purpose of ascertaining
whether it would be a good point for
the erection, of a flotiring mill.
The Beauties of Protection. "
The beauties of protection are get
ting themselves practically illustrat
ed for tho instruction of protection
ists in Congress by the exhibit of
the Eastern consumers of steel, who
are in Washington urging upon the
Committee of Ways and Means the
' necessity of a reduction of the duties
on steel. These gentlemen are near
ly all protectionists- in principle, and
their demand for lower duty on steel
is a stronger argument in favor of Free
Trade than could be made in many
columns of sound free-trade logic.
The gist of their complaint is that
notwithstanding the protection ex
tended to American steel it is of such
poor quality that it cannot be used
in the manufacture of edge tools and
o her industries which require a
good article of steel. They are com
pelled to use large quantities of
English steel, and after paying the
heavy duty on their raw material
they are undersold in the American
market by English manufacturers of
the finish products, who pay no duty
on the raw material. Very many
r other American manufacturers are
placed under the same disadvantages
in regard to foreign competition as
are other manufacturers of steel
products by the tariff; and it may
confidently be expected that other
manufacturers who are protection
ists in principle will be converted
from time to time, as the consumers
of steel have been converted into
free-traders in practice.
Kxcursion to Astoria.
In accordanoe with previous an
nouncement, the Willamette River
Transjjortation Company's steamer
Willamette.Chief, made her appear
ance in Astoria yesterday, about 12
o'clock, with a large party of excur-
I sionists on board from various points
in tho valley, lliey were accompa-
med hv a hand oi music
from Ai
- banv, and came prepared 'to enjoy
one'of the finest excursions ever bo-
, fore inaugurated in Oregon waters.
'Piioy were welcomed right heartily
ny Astorians, all toe vessels ifi the
bay were handsomely decorated with
0'inra Hiii b.-vintifnl folovs of HiA
United States floated from the mast-
head of the English ship Aliqnis,
salute after salute was fired, all vic
ing with each other in making thft a
most memorable occasion. In the
evening the two principal halls in
the city were thrown open for their
entertainment. At Masonic Hall
speeches were made bv Colonel Jo
seph Teal, Rev. T. A. Hyland, A.
Mercer and others, interlnded by
music from the Albany-Band, and a
very agreeable evening was spent
bv all present. At the Spiritual
Hall dancing was in order, and a
very happy time was enjoyed by a
large party of ladies and gentlemen.
Representatives from Linn, Lane,
MHi-io.ii, lientou. and other counties,
met and shook hands with Astorians,
and it was not until a late hour in
the morning that they dispersed.
This morning the steamer Varnna
and ono of the bay schooners, the
Industry, were placed at the option
of the excursionist, and as w write,
they are off to Cape Disappointment
and Fort Stevens to tako an observa
tion of the "Deep Sad' Sea," etc.
This afternoon at 4 o clock they will
proceed on their way home again, as
we believe, well paid for their visit,
and better aenuainted with Oregon
than thev were before thev came to j
this future great commercial depot
for the grain, flour, wool, etc. etc,,
which thev are engaged in produc
ing. A dorian, 2S(.'i ult.
F XTIiAVAO ANT E X I'F.N DITl'ItES. Tl e
Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice report that
the accounts have been properly
kept and that most of the money has
been properly expended, but that a
portion of it has been improperly
spent, as is the case in most of tha
other Departments, fn unnecessary
adornments of the rooms and in the
purchase of Christmas presents for
snlordi nates and others, and recom
mend that the practice be discontin
ued. The Committee are not agreed
as to the propriety or legality of the
Government's furnishing horses and
carriages for heads of Departments
for official business, but agree that
such horses and vehicles should I e
used only on official business, and
that the purchase of portraits out of
tho Contingent Fund should be
stopped; that small as are the sums
involved, they are evidences of ex
travagance that should not be tol
erated when the people are so heavily
burdened with taxation. They also
recommend that supplies for the
Department of Justice should bo ad
vertised for, and tho contract given
to the lowest bidder.
Mt-stTake Cake of Themselves.
The British Parliament has decided
that tho " ancient monuments" of
the kingdom must take care of them
selves, or at least to be taken care of
by their private owners. Sir John
Lubbock, an enthusiastic antiquary,
had introduced a bill providing for
vesting the care of their monuments
in aboard -of commissioners, clothed
with power to prevent their mutila
tion or destruction. Tho term
"monument" was given so wide a
definition in the bill that it included
not only the Roman and Celtic
remains of which England is fnll,
but all the old ruins and existing
buildings of the Norman age. Year
after year the owners of these ancient
treasures allow them to be despoiled
or obliterated, and it would have
been well had Parliament taken
means for their preservation. But
English law-makers are very much
afraid of interfering with private
rights of property, and it waa on
this ground that the bill was defeat
ed. The Next Legislature. From
present indications the next Legisla
ture will bo Democratic and Inde
pendent, with an occasional Radical
thrown in. Of the latter there will
hardly be enough to maVe it of any
note. That ought to be good tnough,
fer any Democrat.
Summary of State NewTlT
Dr. Jim, a noted Chinese phTa:
cian, has gone dead. UJ.-
Yamhill Grangers are goina
celebrate the Fourth of July. g
There are a large number or In.i;
ans loafing around Albany.
, Excavations have commenced for
McMinnville's first brick building.
Lane county is going to have ft
strong vault in which to keeD
records. uer
Wild strawberries are more ahun
dant in Linn county than for several
years past.
During last week Levi Leland or
gam zed a Lodge of Good TernoU"
in King's Valley. PU'8
Wheat has declined to 85 cents &
bushel at Salem. But a few suiskll
lots are still coming in.
Wheat is now selling from 70 t0
75 cents' per bushel in Lane county
oats from 30 to 35 cents.
Levi Leland will establish a lrt?-
of Champions of the Red Cross ia
Corvallis on June 14th.
Miss Lizzie Geary, daughter of U.
R. Geary, of Albany, is one of tho
graduating class at Mills Semitarr
Oakland, California. " '
The second brick kiln of the sea
son was fired up at the penitentiarT
Wednesday of this week. There ar'e
205,000 brick in it.
The steam cylinder in tho steam
sawmill at Lincoln, blew out
and the engineer came near los
ing his leg, which it just grazed.
Tho Lafayette Courier says: "Wo
hear of another suicide, this time
near McMinnville, of "Jimmy" Mor
gan, well known in this county.
A great many dry hides have been
and are being sent from La Grande,
Uniontown, Baker city and other
points to Umatilla Landing for ship
ment. The Bfiker Bras, have started
across tho mountains by the McKer.
zie road with 400 head of cattle des
tines for the bunch-grass plains of
Eastern Oregon.
Professor A. J. Anderson, Profes
sor of Mathematics in the Pacific
University, has resigned his plaeo
in the College, his resignation to
take effect from the first of August
next.
Sheep shearing east of the moun
tains is now under full headway.
From present appearances this i
a fair average crop of wool,
with the price and demand probably
better than last year.
T. II. DeLoss, who has been sent
to the Penitentiary twice for forgery,
once fi-om Multnomah and the last
time from Marion county for onn
year, has just served his time out,
and was discharged a few days ajo.
Mr. A. J. Douk, of Siuslaw, was
badly cut on Tuesday, lie w.is rid
ing on the running gear-j of a wagon
and carrying an ax, the handle of
which caught in the wheel and threw
the blade against Ins thijzh, cutting
a gash ton inches in length.
The Catholics of fJervais nn,l Vi
cinity met last week for the purpose
-i r . i .
of
devising mean mr
completing
tneir tenure !i now under construc
tion at that place. A subscription
paper was circulated und more than
half the amount necessary was sub
scribed forthwith.
The Independent Champion of
the Red Cross,, of Brownsville ara
making extensive preparation for
having a Temperance Fourth of Julr
celebration at that place, to be par
ticipated in by all the temperance or
ganizations of that county.
The Slfit:man says: "Parties from
the Columbia river visited the mouth
of the Coquille last week and xpress
ed themselves very much phased
with the place. They intend t eF-
tablish a salmon fishery at that place
and will commence operations at
once."
There will be a citizens' nicctirg
at the school house in Aurasville,
Marion county, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
on Saturday tho 6th day of Jure,
1874, for the purpose of discusaicg
the practicability of organizing ft
company for the manufacture of
wagons and other agricultural im
plements. The Union county Sentinel sats:
" The indications a're good imhed
for the opening up of the Wallova
valleys to settlement. Our laud ofi
cers have received information from
Washington that very soon an ordt-r
will be made vacating the reserva
tion. This will be a good thintf for
the county and cheering news to set
tlers now in that section and to oth
ers who wish to locate there."
The Pendleton Tribune says: Pt
icl Chaplin, of La Grande has some
Cotswold sheep which recent,?
sheared, on an average, thirteen
pounds each the fleece of one tar
ing weighed nearlv sixteen pound.
The clip of a band'of common aheef,
such as usually elsewhere shear on
an average of from four to four ana
a half pounds, sheared a trifle oj
six pounds average each; and tlifl
wool is as superior in quality to tliai
usually sheared from the same gracta
of sheep as it is in weight of Drt'c.e
Some of the locks of wool from J'
Cotswold sheep was thirteen wo w
in length. The shortest n1'
which was taken from a yearling ew
was nine inches long.
Reception The members of tlJ
Odd Fellows of this place, pent ow
an escort to Tenino l.vt T".
consisting of the principal ottieer
both lodges, to receive their n.
Grand Master, H. G. Struve. AJ
the carriages entered town, a
number of tho.members of tle
ternitv assembled at the head .c
Main Street, and formed a pro .
sion. preceeded by the OljnH
Light Guard Band and mjrebe
down Main Street to Third the
to .Washington Street, and thj.icc
the hall. Congratulatory
were made by several of tLob.ctu.
which wero responded to f
Grand Master. The mcmhersie.
course, delighted with the nbe
tho Grand Lod-e, in bestowin. tu
highest office of the Jsd'Xcr
on one of their number, ana
cially pleased that the choice u
fallen upon one who e3AeaCo
an eminent decree the confide
and respect of the Order, V'S -
Standard.