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JHEEHTEnPRISE. OltEGOV CITT.(l8i;H0. JDE 19. im. Is our Par:y Demoralized I Sane of onr Daiicratie exchanges Care asking for a. reorganization of the parky to heal np the broken wound nnil close up the ranks for future "battles. We cannot see where reorganization in necessary. Many of those vho left the Democratic ranks and joined the Independents, did so from a fueling of duty and honest motives, and a desire to im prove tbeir local or county adminis tration. In Multnomah a$J Wash ington the Democracy did not run any tickets for county officers, they being in a hopeless minority. Yet a large portion of , the elected candi dates are Democratic, and will on all party measures act to sustain the Democracy. In Benton. Douglas, and in fact, in nearly all the coun ties where the Independents made any headway, the Radical -partJ wftS largely in the majority, and it was a desire to get ri i of this misrule which caused Democrat and Repub licans to unite for a common cause, j and that was for ii change in county administration. The same may ap ply to counties where the Democrats have had long control. Reorgani zation for these counties must be done at home, and the Denfoeraey, if in office, must carry ontfaithfully its pledges to the people, and reor ganization will bo complete in such disaffected places. In Umatilla, the candidates for county offices wee nearly all Demo crats, the Legislative ticket being entirely so, but owing to local differ ences or jealousies, these men went into the In impendent organization for the purpose of changing local oounty otlieers, und not upon any p u ty question. The State ticket in Umatilla receive 1 a larger majority than heretofore. It was purely a fight for the paving offices. The best way to reorganize the party on this question is to reduce the pay of the officers in tl y various counties bo as to make th?m equal in their salaries to other occupations. As csooa as this is do;ie, the offices will not be sought after with such eager- n as. and not cause the hot and bit ter contests which are, as a rule, on geudered. This should be one of the lirst duties of our next Legisla ture. The men who are candidates before conventions should also be learned that if the choice falls on some other than themselves, that they are in honor bound to give them, not only their votes, but their influence. There are men, we will not call them Democrats, who let their personal interests control them entirely in their political conduct. Such men are of no benefit to any party, and they will not prove any u. re faithful in the future to party obliga ions by reorganization than they have in the past. If they get the nominations t;nd receive the offi ces, they are over ready to support the nominees; but if they are left out, no matter how good the men are who are put out by the party, they either labor to defeat them or give an iniiiiu-ivnt support to the successful candidates. This was in put the casein tijiis county at the recent election. Aspirants who were defeated for certain nominations, o enly fought their successful com petitors, and for i.o other cause only that they did not receive the votes of the convention themselves. This was also the case with certain aspi rants for State o;ficcs. When they a- honorablv aed fairlv defeated bjfore the convention, they gave what intbieuea they possessed to the opposition. We have no use for re organization in behalf of this class, and we can see no good there can come by submitting to the dictates of those who hae not sufficient po litical integrity to support the ticket after they had been defeated before a convention". This principle of be ing rather defeated before the people than in convention, and after having labored hard to "set up" a conven tion for tuonths, 4nd then failing iu getting nominations, is what, is the matter with some who claim to be pure and honest Democrats. The reorganization Necessary for them in the future is, let'them vote the ticket that Item jcrat make if they wis i. The party is not demoralized, but a few sore-headed individuals are, and when they lind that they are but a very small handful, they will soon conclude to reorganize themselves and rot the party. Withdraws. Mr. II. Kelly gives notice in the last issue-of tho Jack sonville. Sentinel that he has with drawn his editorial connection from that payer. Mr. K. says that the paper was run against the interests and wishes of a large majority of its supporters and patrons during the late election, ard contrary to his wishes. It was a straight Radical organ, and we presume, as the coun ty went strongly Democratic, he m "ins be ought to have supported the Democratic ticket. - On motion of Gen. Butler, the Lower House of Congress has passed a bill removing tbe political disabil ities of Rephael Semmes. . - J. Edgar Th unpscs, & Isodirrg Pennsylvania railroad magnate; died. " C" ln f fnva irj Phii'dlphi- . The Portland Election. Last Monday an election for threo Councilmen took place at Portland. The People's Nominating Committee had placed before the public three as good men and heavy taxpayers as there are in Portland, while tho Radicals, in conjunction with the Crusaders, had placed in nomination three very good men, but in no sense, morally or otherwise, superior fb the Peoples' candidates. The Radicals eulogized the ticket and urged tbe faithful to support it. But fate was against them. The Crusaders feared that their mission could not be ac complished unless they took charge of the polls. They did so, and soon the Radical candidates were swallow ed up by the Crusaders, and the end was easily, foretold. We should judge that the proceedings were but little better than disgraceful. The following circular was issued by the Crusaders, and when it came out, the people were universally disgusted. Tiie circular is a base and wanton slander, anil we are astonished at the duplicity of any party in attempting to carry an election by such means. The Ballet i.i, of Tuesday, gave the result as a People's and Crusade contest. On Monday morning it had a ticket; on Tuesday it did not. The f jllowing is the circular. It is nstrauge wav to reform partvpolitics: voter's ijook of kemKjII'.haxce. Voters of Portland, The Book of Remembrance is this day opened, and you are called upon to c oose "whom ye will serve." On one hand are found prostitutes, gamblers, rumsellers, whisky topers, beer guz zlers, wine bibbers, rum suckers, hoodlums, loafers and ungodly men. On the other hand are found Chris tian wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the good people of Portland. You cannot serve two master. You must be numbered one or the other. Whom will you choose ? Remember the Temperance ticket. Vote for it early and work for it all day. It is the safe side. Remember that this is a struggle between virtue and vice. May you be found on the side of virtue. Remember that the success of either of the other tickets is the sue- j cess of whisky supported bv bad i men and polluted women. Remember that the whisky advo cates employ prostitucs to insult Christian women while praying and reading the Holy Bible. Remember that the police of Port land arrest, line and imprison the Christian women of Portland for reading the Bible and praying. Remember that the police of Port land are devoted to the protection of prostitutes, drunkenness and de bauchery and the persecution and punishment of virtue. Remember that persons are known by the company they keep. Birds of a feather Hock together. Remember that R. R. Thompson, one of the whiskv candidates on one of the whisky ticko s, served on the jury that lined and imprisoned Chris tian women in Portland for reading the Bible and praying. Remember that the police and city police authority, wink at the flaunt ing of prostitutes and silently endorse their insulting""language, applied to Christian women on the public streets of Portland. Remember tho honored name of our city and its inhabitants, and shield them from disgrace and the rule of prostitutes and rumsellers, by voting the temperance ticket. Vote for temperance, and thereby cast your influence on tho side of God and humanity, for the upbuild ing of a better civilization. If you vote for tho opponents of temperance, you vote for crime, hatred and vio lence; for misrule, oppression and wrong; for debauchery,' pauperism, and the long catalogue of vices that load the soul with heavy burdens of shame and disgrace. ftemember your duty, and do it so well that it will stay done forever." Remember thy duty to the mother that bore thee; to the wife that con tides in thee; to the sister that cher ishes thee; to the children of thy love, that they may not be cursed in to being a father unworthy to bear that sacred name". Remember thy duty; quit you like men and be strong. Vote for tem perance, virtue, morality, and all the blessings they confer. Be loyal to the requirements of a better life, and thy name shall be honored among men, and thy life shall be made a blessing to all who know thee. " ote for school houses instead of rum-hells; industry instead of pau perism; factories instead of prisons, and churches instead of houses of infamy, and thy conscience shall be thy great reward, and thy children and thy children's children shall arie and call thee blessed. Let your name be enrolled this day in the Book of Life. Be ye workers together with God for the putting down of the strongholds of sin, and great shall be thv reward. Thy journey shall be made peaceful and prosperous, and thy end life everlasting. It is an old truism, whom the gods would destroy they first make mad, and if the women will persist in this kind of devilUhness, they will soon find that instead of their being a ben efit in the cause of temperance, they are but an instrument in the hands of the devil to do mischief. They did one good thing, but we condemn the means it was done bv. an,i ti.-t is elected three of the best men that tlje Fourth bv the People and Dem Conrciiei" LeCn rlaeJ a PortlanJ 1 ocrat; tho Democracy having no The Councilmen elected ar First I "amliJate in the fieK1- Tho cutest Ward, R. R. Thompson: Second j.'tween Burnett and Mosher i3 very W.rd, John Catlin; Third Ward, L i cloe for the Judgeship of the Sec Corbett. All Democrats. jond District; and in the Fourth, ct v W n .- ShuttHck beats Johnson over 1,300, A Salem dispatch of the 12th cive ! i . . , the following items: A burglar In- i frmer bein the Copies' and tered the house of John Smith in j mocrats' candidate. this city, last night and stole a tin' mvtpr T box containing a small amount of -L'anieli j. A1alarkey, of Portland, money. He was discovered and pur- "as 1,ccn appointed U. S. Maishal in sued by Mr. Smith, who chased him the place of Thos. Young Young a short distance and as he was just has made a good officers vet the in tho act of catching him, the man . n , Ui"cer3. Jt-t ti e wheeled suddenly and fired, at . proeer hd to be rewarded Smith, inflicti-n a terrible wound b Mitchell, and Tom's head must 1 in tbe thigb. The burrlar e""jpd. Pioneer Reunion. The Reunion of the Oregon Pion eers at Aurora last Tuesday, was a grand affair, and had the weather been more favorable, the number in attendance would have been mucli larger. About 1,200 persons from the various parts of the State, and among the number several old pion eers from this county, were present. The procession was formed by the Marshal, J. W. Ilerrin, assisted by several aids, and headed by the flag of the society and the Brass Band, marched to the Aurora Park, the handsomest and most systematical park in the State. After all were comfortably seated, Hon. F. X. Mat thieu delivered a very appropriaite address. He then introduced Rev. J. L. Parrish, the Pioneer Missionary of Oregon, who offered a fervent prayer. After the band played a tune, the President introduced Hon. S. F. Chadwick, who delivered the animal address. It was a masterly effort, and was listened to with close attention. Governor G rover was then introduced, who made a very excellent speech. We have rwot space to even attempt a synopsis of any of the addresses. After he closed, the assemblage repaired to the arbor and partook of a hearty dinner. After dinner several old pioueers made short speeches and the people amus ed themselves walking and viewing the beautiful grounds. In tho even ing a general reunion was had by the Pioneers at their hall, where the officers for the present year were elected, and short addresses made. Tho young folks had a dance, at which there were over two hundred and fifty persons and it was a happy and pleasant affair. The music was spendid, and it is not necessary for us even to intimate that the supper was all that could be desired. Dan cing was kept up till four o'clock', when all felt as though it was time to quit. There wns but one thing whicl the least disturbed the pleasure of some of those present, and that was number who had gone up j from this city wero disappointed in not being able to return that evening. It was given out on the grounds that there would be a special train, and that arrageracnts to that effect had "been made with the Railroad Com pany, at 0 o'clock, and of course all desired to remain as long r.s possible. But the railroad, managers failed to comply with tho arrangements and hence a number of our people had to remain away over night. We are informed by the President of the Society that the arrangements were completed for an" extra train before public, notice v as given. 3ut the worst of all was, that the tickets only specified that they were good for that day, and the conductor could do nothing but collect fare from those who held a ticket there and back. We are informed that the money is being refunded. It was a very small trick to say the least. The reunion was a grand success. A Deliberate Murder. Policeman Chas. F. Sehocppe, a well known Germau.'who resided in Union county in Icon, in Marion in 1870 and in this county for a short time in 1872, was murdered in cold blood last Saturuay r.t Portland while in the discharge of his duty, by a man named H. Gibbons. . Gib bens had fifed at a woman who kept a saloon on Oak street, when Schoppo went into the house to see what was up, and just a he opened the door, Gibbons shot, tho ball passing through the heart. He struck Gib bons after receiving the fatal shot, and both fell on the floor, Schoppe on top, and expired while laying across his murderer. Gibbons has been indicted for murder, and he will probably have his trial in a day or two, und there can hardly be a doubt but that he will be found guil ty of murder in tho first degree. Mr. Schoppe was a man universally liked by all who knew him, and has many friends deeply sympathizing with his afflicted wife and the two orphaned children thai are left to mourn the sudden death of their father. The Election Return. The election returns are not yet complete. The counties of Baker, Curry. Grant and Tillamook, are not officially reported. As tho count now stands, La Dow has over 300 majority; Chadwick, over 2,400; A. II. Brown . over 1,000; M. V. Brown, over 1,000; Dawn is 18 be hind Rowland. In the Judicial Dis trict, the Democrats elect the Prose cuting Attorneys in tho First, Sec ond Third and Fifth Districts, and Mr. II. Y. Thompson i3 elected in come- etf. Siicli is voli'ic j! lite. Summary of State News Items. Salem has an artificial limb factory. A Salem calf forty-eight hours old weighs 115 pounds. Corvallis will join hands with Al bany in celebrating the Fourth. Albany is going to do the Fourth of July in an extravagant manner. Earl Watt, a Forest Grove lad, fell ' and broke his collar-bone a lew uays ago. The John L. Stevens brought to Portland bout five hundred passen gers. The grain yield in West Chehalem will be greater this year than ever before. Ripe apples of this year's crop have been sent from Waila Walla to Boise city. The Mod Ac Indian cases were con tinned at the last term of Court in Juckson count. y Rev. Mr. Bred ford is a new Con gregational minister at Portland, lie is from New Jersey. The Teachers' Institute at Ashland was well attended, and the exercises were quite interesting. The Grangers of Jackson county are all butchers. They sell their beef for six cents per pound. P. II. Kerrigan has been indicted by the Grand Jury of Marion county for selling liquor on Sunday. The Patrons of Hnsbandry will celebrate the coming Fourth of July at Dixie. Polk county, Oregon. L O. 'Smith,, -of Albany, has in vented a pencil sharpener. If it is a success he will win the eternal grat itude of the press. The tie between the candidates for County Judge in YamhilJ county was decided in favor of Mr. Hurley, Republican. We learn that tho miners over at Clavlc Creek and Eldorado, Iiaker county, are all busy at work, and making it pay. The last will of M. M. McDonald, of Yamhill County, h s been declar ed null and void. The estate was worth $9,000. The boy Jellison, living in North Salem, w ho broke his leg about four weeks ago, has met with a Second like misfortune. Marion County expects big things of the proposed road up the Santiam across the Cascade Mountains to Eastern Oregon. The Record says that Mr. V. Schwatka showed us-a bunch of cherries on a stem five inches G. 02 in length, yesterday. Ben. Blanton, tried on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, at Salem, has been sentenced to six months confinement in the peniten tiary. The third and fourth brick kiln of the season are being built at the pen itentiary". The former has about lOO.POo'brick in, and the latter about 2O,(00. Information is wanted of J. X. Hague, who was at Clarksville or Snake river, :diont three years ago. Address, S. R. Golden, Roseburg, Oregon. The Democrats elect, their entire county tickets in Jackson and Jose phine counties, with the exception of one Commissioner in the latter. That is good. A man named Mitchell fell dead on the street at Sparta, Baker coun ty, on the 21 inst. It is supposed that heart disc .se caused his death. The deceased was a miner. The late rains have had a benefi cial effect upon spring-sown grain. Tt insures a heavy crop of grass. Crops in Polk county never "looked l etter at this time of the year. A Polk county scoundrel went home drunk the other day,, dragged his sick wife out of bed and beat her most outrageously, so that she may die. He ought to be hanged. Thomas Gerand has been indicted for murder in the first degree by the Marion county Grand Jury, and George D. Cofiln is charged by the same body witli the crime of rape. James Johnson,, "of Jackstnville, who was some time ago arrested for breaking into Andy Davidson's house, and bound over in the sum of S2o0, has departed for regions un known. The committee appointed by the Patrons of Husbandry on the cele bration of tho Fourth at Hillsboro, says that Hon. T. F. Campbell, of Monmouth, has consented to deliver the oration. Mr. R. F. Jackson, of Wisconsin, who visited this State last spring ex amining the prospect of introducing blooded sheep, is on his way to Oie gon with three car loads of pure Spanish merino sheep. , The Record mentions the sale of 30.000 pounds of wool at 33 cents per pound bv the agents of the Grangers in Marion county. Tho wool is part merino, part long comb ing wool and part ordinary. Several- ersons at the Grand Ronde Reservation were seriously, but none of them fatally, poisoned, recently. No particulars, further than that poison of some kind was accidentally mixed with victuals. It is rnmorad on the streets that a crusade against the saloons is to be inaugurated in SIem next Monday. A force from the praying league ar rived from Portland to-day, and a meeting is called for to-night at the Baptist Church. The following persons received their diplomas us graduates of the Willamette University at the close of the present term: Misses Elva Breyman, Alice Case, Ella Stannie. Sarah Cole and Messrs. O. S. Royal and John Duncan. The Albany Democrat says: Wool is coming in now pretty lively and our merchants are doing some re sponsible button-holing in conse quence. The ruling price at present is 27 cents, with a probability of a rise in a few days. Rev. J. M. Reid, D. D., Mission ary Secretary, will visit Oregon and Eastern Oregon and Washington Conferences at the coming sessions of these bodies. Dr. Ried was for merly editor of -the Northwestern Christian Advocate. Merchants of the Uinpqua valley are arranging to receive their goods this summer by way of Coos Bay and Coos Bay Wagon Road. They say they cannot think of freighting by . railroad on account or tne unreasoa ibis liiiTu fys'tt triSf. "ETjF.r!TTn"Nr From tl several Counties or this .State, fi$SS: gS?.S: R?.2;irs:?5 s3Ssi2s: g Stir2: T-.7ZT- 5; EE:- - S 5 : 2 : : H J 2 : 2 : sT.: i : : : 2; : E 5 : - : 5 : . : . p ss - - . . . . ; ; - ; . as ; ; ; Zz :: - i - M i, . c IC I JSiS: Suft2: ggLs&'gJC. M.Foster n to tZ -t- t U. wi zn :i u. - - . -i 1 .J323:: tSSS.IsiS: xSiSjJH. Douthitt S X s : V H r! p v 5. : : s S tt 2 j A. IT. Rrown Li & 2- ii S- ,Li'-- D.G.Clark gSSB: y,7'?2: g: o c;ti-';i' a- a- li-Sl: SrS-life: cii:;:i'- z.z t -o -r - 4- - i: c-i ;i.-;.S7;t cr. - -r j i 4- ic x ii -j i 1 c sc Zz - ii -j. ?2 I : t Tr -ifr-CP1-?" - 5: Ii ii Ti ii ii ii rs. ' S"i S t - 4-1 : - jj. o- r; 4- c-: t: i. fc y, m i zT fi 4- - rs. i- The Lower House "lembers. The following is a list of the next Lower House of the Legislature. The Democrats are marked wHi a , the Republicans with a f , and the Independents are unmarked : Baker J. C. Wilson"" and G. C. Chandler. Benton Jaa. Bruce, Jas. Cham bers! and W. J. Kelly t. - Clackamas Henry McGngin, M, Reed, P. S. Novcr and S J. P. Loef. ('hit sop Jos. Jelfers. Columbia J. S. Rinearson. Ooos-r Coos and Curry Douglas Geo. Riddle,J.C. Drain, Steams, Ledgerwood. G rant G. Reynolds. Jackson J. P. Vau Riper, W. J. Plymale, Thos. Wright. Josephine W. W. Eidler. Lane A. J. Doak, Geo. Rine heart, T. J. Matlock and John Mc Clungf. Linn -Ilarvoy Shelton, A. W. Stanard, G. F. Crawford, Frank Shedd. Jos. Lame, Jonathan Wassoni. Marion r. X. Malthieu, David SimpsonT,Wm. Darstt, C. A. Reedf, Warren Cranstonf an.l A. N. Gilbertf. Multnomah Jacob Johnson, R.S. Jewett, S. Stott, J. M. Gearin, Wm. Cornel If, P. Kelly f, and John M. Scottt. l'olkW. C. Brown, S. L. Butler, ' and David Stump. Tillamook and Clatsop W. R. Dean. Union D. Wright and AV. Rossf. Umatilla W. M. Steen and J Florence. Washington James Part low, W. A. U. Jackson and Roe. Wasco,, Robert Mays and E. B. Dufur. Yamhill" Wm. Galloway, E C. Bradshaw and Lee Laughlinf. j Coos and Curry are not yet report ed, but they have in all probability ! elected tw o Republicans. j Of the above the Democrats have ' elected 2I, the Independents 20, and j the Radicals 12, conceding that the . latter have elected both their can- : didates in Coos and in Coos and Cur- j Ty. The apportionment bill provides : for only one Representative from j Clatsop and Tillamook, and none from Clatsop separate. We rind, however, that people of Clatsop have elected one member from Clatsop i , and another from the two counties jointly. Constitutional limitation of the House is GO members, and the number which will claim and elec tion is.Gl. There must be an error in giving Clatsop only one joint Representative. Before the present bill was passed she was entitled to one for her own population, and one joint with Columbia and Tillamook. How it came that she is only entitled to one now from the two latter coun ties is something wo cannot under stand. Clatsop has a larger popula tion than either Josephineor Colum bia, yet each of these counties have a Representative of their own. There appears to bo an injustice in this matter, and while Clatsop has elected one joint and also one for herself alone, the joint one only can get his seat and the other will Lave to be rejected, as the full number is made up without the (me from Clatsop, and the bill being passed, the other counties cannot be deprived of their Represent. tion. The matter de mands adjustment, and while we re gret that the law is so, we see no way for Clatsop to get her just dues until the meeting of the next Legislature, when the present bill can be amend ed. The law as published, gives the above facts, while the bill gives Clatsop a separate member, and also only gives Benton two. There is, we apprehend, an error in the printing of tho bill; but how it can be reme died will be a matter for tho Legisla ture to settle. Cows on the bottom lands in Uma tilla are eating poisonous herbs, which are causing the death of a good many. Tf F.TTJRNS of the Election lield Jun 1st, 1874. The following are the names of persons vot ed for at the late election. Re publicans, tln d e pe ndents. Names o f o flices for which e 1 e c t i on was held. Geo.A.LaDow c 2 R. Williams 2 v. o g53?51L - F. G rover o a J.C.Tolman y - St s- F. Chadwick f P. P.encht I M. V. Brown I c- - I ! K. M. Waite 7: x 5-J . 1 - u - ii ii t ' 3 -j E. J. Dawne. 2 Li Ii Rowland i: Ti 1 fc f M Ocrlesl.vt Tlie State Senate. The following is.a list of the mem bers of the next State Senate. The Democrats in italics, Independents in roman, Republicans in small capi tals. Those who hold over are marked with a : Baker J. II". ll'iwfom. Benton J. B. Lfk. Clackamas Joint 3fers,Jmfs If. () field. j Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook j Smith. j Coos and Curry G. Weiistei:. f Douglas J. F. Watson, W. F. I Owens. Grant IT. II. Clark. Josephine K. Ar. Toliir ' . Jackson S. ITerriu. Lane W. W. Bristow. 7J. B. Cochrait. Linn S. I). Haley, Tlios. JftoiAers, T. P. Goodman. Marion J". . Snrnye, Jos. Engle, J. A. Richardson. Multnojnah J. N. Doei'H, J". S. M. Van Clove, Son. IIihsch. Polk R. S". Crystle. Union Sam. Hanna. Umatilla C. L. Jewell. Washington Tiios. B. Cokxel Ifs. Yamhill 11 Tuioixend, J. C. lira tly. Benton and Toll-: A. M. Wjtiiam. There are 12 Democrats, 7 Inde- pendents, and 11 Republicans. Of the Independents two are holdovers, and tive were elected at the late elec tion. Mr. Van Cleve, of Multnomah, was elected on the People's -ticket, which is independent of tiie Inde pedent State organization, and hav ing always been a Democrat, will undoubtedly act with the Regular Democrats. - The other four Inde pendents have Democratic records. This will gives the Democrats and Independents 10 against 11 Republi cans. .Judicial Hcturu. l'IRST JI"IICIATj insurer. . District A ttorn ey. Democrat. Independent. H.K.Hanna. ll.Kelly. Jackson 731 .rl8 Josephine. . . . 180 i:if Total I'll . 704 SECOND JUDICIAL, DISTRICT. District Judqe. j ! j j rnon Lane j Douglas Ltd. Burnett. . 511 . . 581 . . G12 78 Rep Dem . Mosher. 201 570 412 422 Ivelsav. RG0" 518 112 oG2 i Coos Curry . Total 1785 1382 1GG5 Prosecuting Attorney. Walton. Chenoweth. Fitch. Benton . 34G 528 3G1 42 484 482 05 371 201 601 247 445 Lane. Douglas. Coos .... i Curry. . . Total . 1277 1403 1G44 TniRD judicial, district. District Attorney. Ford. Humphrey. Whitney. Marion 743 1003 805 Linn . . . Yamhill Tillam'k Polk . . . 028 275 525 54G 1055 475 Total. 1040 2134 2335 FIFTH JUDICIAL. DISTRICT. Prose'itfinq Attorney. O IlumasonilJ C Cartrljrhta W B I,nswell Umatilla. 441 1'20 505 Wasco... 287 Union Baker Grant Total.. 728 212 344 302 471 332 897' Good. We are pleased to note that Hon. W. II. Clark, Representa tive in the Lower House in 1800, has been elected to the State Senate from Grant county. Mr. Clark is the right man in the right place, and Grant can always elect its ticket when such men as he is are put up for the suffrage of the people. If you wish to have just lots of fun. ask a Portland Radical how the Crusaders are getting along? It is fun to hear them -give expression to their feellin.TB. Congressional News. Washington, June 11. The fd lowing amendments to the IiiVe and Harbor Appropriation Bill wi been offered by Mr. Mitchell and re ferred to the Senate Commerce Com mittee: Increasing the expropriation for tBe improvement of the Upper Columbia River from 20,00o aa passed by the House vto.850,G00,and. items for the Lower Columbia from 20,000 to $50,000, and for th Will amette River from $7,000 t3 $50,(G0 also proposing to insert appropria tions of $100,000 for a canal to con nect Coquille River with Coos Bay and $10,000 for the imirovement l Yamhill River. Morrill, of Vermont, submitted a resolution from the Finance Commit tee, instructing the Secretary of Treasury to inquire aDd report as to the necessity of an Assay Office at Portland, Oregon, and the expedien cy of purchasing the private Assay Oilice there; and further to inquire into the expediency oi abolishing the. present Assay Office at Boise City, Idaho. Agreed to. - Washington, June 12. There is great danger of a failure of the Gen eva Award Bill for want of agree ment between both Houses. The Bankrupt Bill is practically abandoned. The Transportation Bill, which passed the House, is unlikely to Le reported in the Senate this session. The opponents of Poland's bill, for punishing polygamy, are strug gling desperately to prevent the Sen ate's action, but its friends still hope to force it through without material amendment. At 4:C0 p. m. the Senate voted on the conference report on the Finance Bill, and it was adopted. Yeas, IJ,8; nays, 23. The House Committee on Territo ries have agreed to report a bill de lining the qualifications of delegates from Territories that a delegate shall be 25 years of age and a citizen or resident for seven years in the Territory from which he is chosen; and further, that no person guihy of bigamy or polygamy shall be allow ed to represent any Territory in Congress. Representative Luttrell, having received a telegram from California stating that the contractor construct ing the dry dock at Mare Islni.d Navy Yard" has employed Chinese laborers' v. ill oiler a resolution in tl o House of Representatives directing, the Secretary of th Navy to put a stop to the employment of Coolie labor on Government works. Washington, June 15. The Sen ate Appropriation Committee lave unanimously agreed to recommend the passage of the House Bill, with out amendment, appropriating $5(;0, 000 for the relief f the sufferers by the overllow of the Mississippi. The Committee of Investigation of the District of Columbia affairs re port that they believe the Board of Public Woik's adopted a vicious and erroneous method of lettirg contracts and condemn this loose w ay of doing business. They recommend the es tablishment of an unvarying rule for what Government should pay toward the expenscsof the District. Tl.ey are convinced that the Board's ac counts are inaccurate and unrel'uh-e, the provisions of the law rep:i: ir g their verification not having b n complied with. The committee rt c ommend tbe appropriation of $1. ( 0 000 to place the District Goveri iiu l t on a cash b sis as t current expei u itures. and the abolition of the cfii ces of Executive. Secretarv. Legisla ture, Board of Public Works acd Delegate in Congress. Washington, June 10. Senator Schurz, being asked to-day if there was any truth in the statement tele graphed from this city that throrgh the interposit on of Senator Jor.ts ho had been reconciled to President Grant, replied that he knew nothirg about it. but would ask Si rater Jones. The latter being interi ogat ed, said he was ignorant cf having brought about any such arrangement. Washington, June 17. The Ban krupt Act, as unexpectedly rassed, provides that voluntary bankrupts, if otherwise entitled by honest and fair dealing, may obtain a dischaigo upon paying 550 per cent, or upon the assent of ef one-fourth innumberand one-third in value cf his creditois. this is the only substantial change from the Senate bill. Tbe pressure continues strong from business circles for legislation fixing some limit to legal tender cir culation. The new Conference Com mittee is disposed to fix it at $2S2, 000,000, and provide for the redis tribution of the National Bank circu lation. The OneooN Electioii. We give our rooster an airing to-day to cele brate the glorious victory in Oregon. The official vote is not yet published, but authentic returns from the whole State place the majority at from 400 to 000. The counties carried by the Democrats are Jackson, Josephine, Linn, Lane, Yamhill. Chftknnias, Columbia, and three of the five conn ties in Eastern Oregon. The Ii de pendents have carried Douglas. Ben ton, Polk, Washington, and elected a part of the countv officers in I. nn and Multnomah. The Republicans have got away with parts of Man on. Multnomah, Lane, and Clatsop. J"he Republicans are "scooped up 60 clean they don't know the precise spot which they claimed as an abiding-place. Olympia Standard. Re-Elected. Tho People of the Fifth Judicial District hare re-elected Mr. W. B. Lasswell District At torney. This is the third time, and is an assurance that he is a faithful and honest officer. He beat Hra ason in Wasco county, notwithstand ing that countv gave a clear majority for the Independent ticket. Be carried every countv in the district, while three "out of the four gave ma jorities for the Independent county tickets. Mr. Lasswell needs no higher eulogy. Thin That storv in the Portland Bulletin about ballot-box stufhrg in Umatilla countv. When our fnona is informed that a majority of in -Judges of election were oppose.l i Grover, manv of them being loud id their denunciations of his treachery to Nesmith, he will no doubt asffj another reason for the disaster tup has befallen the Republican party J Oregon. It was the Independent movement that did it with its hatchfct.- TU. TP. SMc;mn