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TH1 ENTeRFRlSi orego.x cur, orkmx, oct. 2, is?i. An Important Bill. A bill baa been introduced ia tLe Senate to provide for the construc tion of the Pacific Central Railroad, from "Winneinucca to Portland, by the route known as the Peugra road, or Military Central. TVe publish elsewhere in this paper a letter from Mr. Pengra, which contains the principal points in the bill. We shall print the bill in full noxt week. Thero no greater necessity to Ore gon than a railroad connection from this State to the Central Pacific Rail road on some point nearest to the populous portion of our State. The only question which we should ask ourselves in this matter is, will the passage of this bill interfero with the construction, or retard, the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake road? We can not see that there can be any conflict of interest in the two routes. A careful examination of the map will show any person that tho construc tion of these two roads will open and pass through entirely different sec tions of our State and adjoining Ter ritories, which arc to be benefitted by the two bills, and in no wise- di minish the business of tho respective roads. The Wiuncmuoca road will pass through a large section of Nevada and tho southern part of Oregon, whilo tho Salt Lake Road passes through Idaho, Washington, and tho extremo northerly portion of Oregon, aud comes directly down to the commercial center of our State. Both roads are of great and vital im portance to our State, and as neither ask for anything in tho shape of sub sidies, we can see no valid objection tothepassago of both bills. The prin cipal provisions in both thoso bills which effect the State, is the clause which exempts them from taxation a epocified poriod. This, we consider, can bo no valid objection, from tho fact that if tho roads are not con- btructed we shall not bo ablo to tax them anyhow, and should thoy bo exempt and be built, tho opening and developing of non-sottled lands in our State, will increase very ma terially tho value of tho sections of country which these roads will open. Wo uro not in faor of creating mo nopolies, but the very best guard ngainst such monopolies is the con atnxiiun of as many road as our growiu demands require. No r-er-hon can deny but what tho construc tion of both thoe roads would bo of groat and incalculable benefit io our j and punishable with fine and impris Stato, and we trust lhaf tho Logi.sla- j on merit. And allowing the Legisla ture will act vie!y in this matter j tnre to fix the rates of chart. ami do nil in their power to secure J us n connecting line ot railroads, j We learn that interested parties are J circulating the report that the Win- I nemucca Road is in conflict with the interests of Southern Oregon. - This cannot bo poss:"ble. The pres ent road to Roseburf is in no imme diate process of being constructed to the California line..r and unless the owners of the same ave given to un derstand that unless Ithey do extend this road, they will lb chopped off by other avenues of ogress and if there is anything which will causa them to complete tlir obligations - to people, it will bo t?io passago of a bill which will inteifere with their business prospects. ; The people have lost all their hoje in any con nection with California by tho pres ent line, and they do;t feel that we must look iu otheri directions for assistance and relief .flThe saino par ties who are usinlbis argumont against tho Winneruucca road havo also organized an o position Com pany to what ia knov.n as the Chap man Company on tho Portland, Dalles mul Salt Lake roie, and iu our opinion, are simply ., the instruments in the hands of certain men to defeat tho prospects of all railroads. Wo believe they are in tlrj interest of the O. S.N. Company, or what is known as the Northern3 Pacific; Railroad, and if wo are not mistakc-b, is in the in terest of the present O regon railroads. The object of thoso person seems to us to be selfish, am, beeauso they cannot bo pecuniarily benefitted by tho two bills now beforo the Legis are confident that the people of Ore gon want railroad connection, and ther expect their Representatives to encourage such enterprises a3 will give them this much-needed and im portant relief. The passage of both of these bills would in crease fthe value of real estate through the sections now worthless, laoro than five times the value of the respective company'', taxes the first year, and when once completed, the value of our present settled portion of our State, would increase in such proportion as to fully justify us in granting the Companies this tax on their property for tho period asked. We trust that Col. Chapman's and Winnemnccft road bills will be pass ed and that we shall soon see the through rain pass down our rich valley both from the north and south ot our young mul growing State. ; -ims is noeded, and a failure to ac- quire such a great benefit to our tfttn, would bi condemn from -! - Ui5. - ture, and boing to komo extent in conflict with their rAds, it is pro posed by sharp pr lice, to defeat all Legislation on tS-f subject. Wo I The Portland Dalles and Salt Lake ! ! Railroad. "When tho proposition was submit ted to the public for aid in the construction" of this road we express ed tho hopo that whatever could bo done constitutionally would be done. Tho plan submitted to tho people in open day in advance of legislation evidenced a respect for the public will not always manifest in enterpris es of this sort. Before the session of the Legislature commenced tho sub- : ject was pretty generally discussed, j and whilo reluctance was expressed i to have tho State connected with bonds and guarantee of interest, it was nevertheless evident that public sentiment tended greatly toward doing something in the way of ma terial aid in tho construction of this important road. Col. Chapman has been in attendance upon tho Legislature during tho ses sion, and we have conversed with liim frequently upon these important matters and learned that ho became satisfied that the public will was op posed to a guarantee of interest, and accordingly modified his plan, ask ing a relief from taxation for 20 years. To this wo hear of no oppo sition. Wo have carefully read the bill introduced by Mr. Myers on Friday last and printed. IT IH A MODEL BILL. For its guards of tho public iutor eots it is unsurpassed. It takes the side of the people, at tho same time allows to tho corporation all the lib erty necessary to accomplish the sac cess of the enterprise. We have not space iu which to lay before our readers the whole bill but will refer only to some of its provisions: 1. It is to be a military road and for twenty years without further consideration than the satisfaction of State tax to perform all railroad ser vices in case of war, insurrection and invasion; to construct poatages on the Columbia river, within fifteen months and reduce tho cost af trans portation 50 per cent, and in throe years construct tho road from the Columbia to Baker City, and branch to Walla Walla Valley and a complete lino from Portland to the Pacific Railroad at an early day. The most important provision guarding the public interests is that the corporation shall not bo guilty of excessive charges, ex tortion, nor discriminate unjustly for or against any corporation or indi vidual nor for or against any town or plaeo on the line of tho railroad, and makes any office or employee of the corporation violating these provisions guiltv of a misdemeanor. Hf ticiicliratnt Keiorm. The State Rujlts Democrat has a very sensible article on thi3 subject, which is so comprehensive and to I the point, that v;e publish it entire. mi. i I iii paper sj-y s: Much was said during the late po- litical campaign in this State upon tho subject of "retrenchment-' in public expenditure and "reform" in the public service, and no doubt many members of the Legislative Assembly have been elected upon these catch-words, honestly believ ing that great abuses liar", been prac ticed in tho several administrative departments of our State government, and that unwarrantable appropria tions of tho public funds had been made by the two last Legislatures. A careful study of the Governor's Message, in "tho light of the reports of the several deiartments will lead the members of this Legislature to the source of all, if any abuses thero have been, ia the Executive or ad ministrative departments of our State government. Tho Governor, in his Message, gives expression only to a truism, when he says, "retrenchment in public expenditures belongs to tho Legislative department of the gov ernment." From this standpoint wo ask ourselves the grave question, and every member of the Legislature doubtless will ask himself the ques tion first, are tho people of Oregon heavily taxed to support our State government? Secondly, has thero been any increase of State taxaiion, except one mill for school purposes, within the past four years? The first of these questions tho people havo answered in tho negative at every election for the last ton years if we except the present, and of course no one will hazard his reputation for intelligence hy oaying taxation for State purposes has been increased for the past ten years. Now tho question addresses itself to ua, in what department is a induc tion in tho expenditure of public moneys to be made? Is it in the Ex ecutive department? Does any one believe that tho Governor can per form his onerous duties without cler ical aid, and if not, can he afford to p ;y it out of a salary of $1,500 a year? I it in the Judiciary department? Our Supreme Judges in tho perform ance of Circuit duty, and holding the requisite terms of the Supreme Court are necessarily compelled to spend seven months of each year away from home. Will any but a niggardly, par simonious man say these Judges are overpaid? The additional labor im posed from time to time by the Leg islature upon tho Secretary of State, since the adoption of our State Con stitution, should be paid for, and to refuse that omee a cierK ouia ue a great wrong, xi me compensation allowed the Assistant State Treasurer is two great it should be reduced to a proper scale, but to abolish the office we think would be bad policy. True political economy is to pay all public officers a fair compensation . .. t i -' for the time, iaoorauu rei-pousiuiuiy : assumed a parsimonious policy will nYC-r command the hezt talent. . I A stage upa-?t iu the streets of ' WalH Walla last -week, and wral Editorial Correspondence. SALEii, Sept. 29, 1871. Tho Legislature is in good work ing order now, and business appears to bo progressing as rapidly as cir cumstances will admit. The Speak er of the House, Hon. J. C. Drain, seems to have become familiar with his duty and is surprising all in the improvement he has made, and I pre dict that before the session is over, will have gained for himself a very creditable reputation. There is one thing that can bo said of him now, that is, that ho is impartial and hon est in all his rulings. The members of tho IIouso also appear to have worn off that bashf ulness which was so apparent on tho opening of the session, and now they go at work as though they understand themselves. Tho Senate is in good w orking order, and Hon. R. B. Cochran is doing himself credit, and is making a most excellent presiding officer. Both houses have a great deal of business beforo them, but thero seems to be no disposition to do any hasty legis lation, and I am inclined to the opin ion that at the close of the session the people will feel well satisfied with tho labors of their Representa tiver. The most important matters beforo the Legislature I have mentioned editorially elsewhere in this issue, and thereforo need not repeat them in this letter. I will say, however, that thero appears to bo a strong sentiment in favor of passing both the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake, and the Winuemucca Railroad bills, and believing them both to bo meri torious and much needed measures, I sincerely hopo they will pass so as to accomplish the end for which they were introduced. Tho bill to lease tho convicts, has a strong lobbj- working for it; but as I learn, the members generally regard the project with disfavor, and I am of the opinion that the same will not pass. The Governor has sout in a special message to the Sen ate on the subject, aud his wise and judicious counsel in tho matter will probably bo heeded. For the bene fit of the convicts and the State, I hope so, at least. The members from our county, in both houses, are making effective and industrious legislators. Senator Myers has already introduced some very meritorious bills, among which is the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad bill. They are all honest and honorable men, and will give a good account to their constituents when they return. Both houses adjourned last Friday, and on Thursday they visited the Insane Asylum at Portland. They are all well pleased with their visit, aud speak in tho highest terms of the management of the institution. It is generally a conceded fact that tho insane of our State are well cared for, and that Dr. Hawthorn deserves credit for tho admirable man .. ner j)0 fcef.ps tUat institution. lnle j iu common jtL manv others, have , . . . . 1 , bccu of l1iniou tlmt tLo lusauc f our State are costing a great deal of money, and also, that wo should have them kept for less, I do not think that there is a member of eith er house who would be willing to deprive theso unfortunate beings of their present home if the Doctor can not afford to keep them for less than he has been getting. No one will be willing to "retrench" at tho expense of theso helpless victims of disease. I trust that humanity and justice will govern the members of the Leg islature inawurding the new contract. It is a universally acknowledged fact that the institution as managed is in ferior to none of liko character in the Union, and I trust that the in mates may not bo thrown out at tho mercy of .some heartless speeulutor in misfortune. A lively discussion took place in the Senate to-day over a bill to pro vide for the extension of the lime for tho construction of tho Stato Univer sity at Eugene, and tho appropria tion of ten thousand dollars out of the interest of the University fund. Senator Webster, who appears as tho champion of tho side which desires to take away the University from Eugene, was roughly handled by his able and fearless colleague, Sen ator Watson. The bill was finally amended so as to strike our the ten thousand appropriation, and ordered engrossed and read the third time to-morrow. I should have been pleased to see the bill passed as it was introduced by Senator Bristow, as I can see no impropriety in giving this institution this sum of money when the State will be the recipient of a building which will be worth j over fifty thousand when completed. I was much please to see that the Sen ators from Clackamas were willing to do justice to Lane county, and voted uniformly in favor of the bill as first introduced. As the Enter prise predicted some months ago, there are anv number of aspirants for this University grant, and tho friends of other places are doing their best to compel Eugene to sur render its hold upon it. But the Senator's from Lane are equal to the emergency, and with the assistance of ench Senators r.s Myers, Watson, and other?, I trust thoy may be able ' to retain their, institution. The Senate has passed the follow insr bil,-and they have Trn nt to L COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. the Houst for its action: S. B. No. 3. An act to amend an act to provide a uniform course of instruction. This bill provides that school districts shall not hold more thau three meetings a year for the purpose of voting a tax on tho dis trict. It is a good provision, and I trust the House will pass the bill. S. B. No. 17. An act to repeal an act to create a Board of Equalization. This provides for abolishing the State Board of Equalization created by tho last Legislature. It has also passed the House, and tho bill is ready for the Governor's signature. S. B. No. 20. An act to abolish the office of State Geologist. I hope this bill will pass, and save the State two thousaud dollars a year that is a worthless expense. S. B. No. 25. A bill to provide for holding County Courts in Union county. The last Legislature failed io provide for the times of holding court in that county, and hence the County Judgo of that county has been holdingadjourned terms. This act legalizes all the acts of the court for the past two years. S. B. No. 41. An act to appropri ate funds for defraying the expenses of tho present Legislature. It takes tho surplus out of tho Soldiers' Bounty and Relief Fund for the pur pose, and may be regarded as a set tler so far as regards appropriation for tho Capitol building, as the friends of that building expected this money to go for that purpose. I still hope that an appropripriatiou may be made to so far complete the building that it can bo used for the various State departments and stoj the rents now being paid for insuffi cient accommodations. The following House bills have passed a third reading, and are on the table of the Senate for action: H. B. No. 8. A bill to prevent the exhibition of human monstrosities. This, as its title indicates, is an act to prevent deformed and unfortunate human beings from being exhibited for profit. II. B. No. 10. A bill to amend Chapter 12 of tho general laws con cerning clerks and sheriff's. Tho bill relates to the appointment of depu ties. II. B. No. 11. A bill concerning submarine sites and other aid to navi gators. H. B. No. 18. A bill to amend Sec. 35 of title 2, Chapter 7, of the mis cellaneous laws. This bill gives bridgo companies authority to col lect toll from foot passengers. ! This includes all tho laws which passed either house thus Thero are a largo minium- (mi have far. their third reading in both houses. Mrs. Addio Ballon is lecturing at the Oi.era House to-nirht to n. 1nv i audience. The Praying League has not been visible this week, but I have noticed some of Sister Dntii way's forces in tho Lower House. The prohibitionists seem to have strong hopes of success, but as tho California law has just been decided unconstitutional in that State, I ap prehend our Legislature will look well beforo it will involve our State in expense and trouble to try a simi lar experiment. This letter is alrea dy too long and I must close. Outrageous Appointment. The Legislature last week appoint ed a committee to investigate the books and accounts of the Superin tendent of tho Penitentiary and au thorized that committee to appoint a clerk. They appointed to this po sition Mr. T. McF. Patton. It is well known that a most bitter per sonal feeling has existed between Mr. Watkinds and Mr. Patton for years, and even if the committee desired the services of Mr. Patton, he, know ing best the relations existing be tween himself and tho Supcrinten- i dent, should have declined to serve j on this committee. The feelings be tween the two are so bitter that nei ther could do the other justice, and we do not blame Mr. Watkinds for refusing to entrust his books to one ho regards as not only his jiolitieal but also personal enemy. The com munity will regard Mr. Patton's po sition anything but honorable tohim, and ho must feel humiliated to accept the position. No matter what might be his findings, the people will gen erally have no confidence in the re sult of the investigation conducted with this bitter and uncompromising enemy as the detective, and we trust that the committee, finding out the true relation between these two men, will act just and fairly and appoint an impartial person and remove Mr. Patton. Self-respect should dictate to Mr. Tatton to decline this posi- I tion. Heard From. The Radicals elect ed one Representative from this county to tho present Legislature. He was a new-comer, and wus little known, but from appearances, much was expected from him. Thus far he has not been heard to advance any brilliant idea on the floor of the i House, but he appeared last week in the Opera House among the other hens in behalf of the suffragist-- where he unbosomed himself in their behalf. He has joined hands with the Dunniways, and become one of their shining lights. We congratu late our Radical friends in the dunce they. have made as their champion representative.- . ..'-.-. Radical Outrages in Louisiana. S tonlctCeUOf'1' Ru8CttlItr brought The New York Tribune has the fol lowing special from New Orleans, dated Sept. 25th: On the day of the Penn coup d'etat, when the revolutionists seized the State-house, after Governor Kellogg's retreat to the oflico of Marshal Pack ard, a large number of official and private letters were found in the archives of the Governor's office, and these have been since in posses sion of citizens. Among these were a number which passed between Governor Kellogg and private citi zens. It lias been freely intimated that they contained important reve lations as to the manner in w hich the case was managed in Washing ton with a view to seating Pinchbeck in the Senate and keeping Gov. Kel logg in power, The Tribune repre sentative succeeded to-day in secur ing the originals and copies, and some are given herewith. The first is from E. C. Billings, a Republican lawyer of this city, and one of the counsel of Kellogg while the Louisi ana matter was before Congress: Willakis Hotel. ) Washington, D. C, Dec 3, '73. j Dear Governor: Chandler. William E., is working with us, and ho has worked nobly and more efficiently than any one except Williams. He wished me to write to yon about his fee, and I would arrange matters with him at the earliest mo ment. (Signed), Edward C. Billings. The following were written when Senator Carpenter's Louisiana bill was before the Senate, and shortly beforo Congress adjourned: Washington, January 22d. Mi Dear Sir: I have just received yours of the 12th, having been out of town for ten days, and having accord ingly drawn on you for $1,000. Did I state in my previous letter that, of the draft for $2,000 which you sent we some time ago, I found it desirable to deliver $1,000 to Chandler? I am glad to see that all opposition to your Administration is dying out, and public confidence is being restored. I shall be happy to see you when you return here. I re main yours truly, (Signed), (!. Cfsiusu. To Hon. Wm. P Kellogg. From Billings & Hugher, Coun-sellors-ftt-law, No. 2, Custom-house street, New Orleans, July 1st 1873. J Dear (loveraor: I may leave for the North on Thursday, and if you are going to advance me anything on my fee in jour case, you can hand it to Mr. Barrett, our common friend. I am truly yours, Eiwai'.i C. Billings. P. S. I have hopes you will make the payment as large as $5,000. f Billings k Hughes, Councellors-at-law, No. 82 Custom-house street, New Orleans, July 1st 1873. Received from Hon. Wm. I'. Kel logg, $2,500, on account for profes sional in case of Kellogg vs War mouth et nl. (Si-m-dl , Eiavaui Billings. Amount filed in this receipt by me. John C. Baiieett, Jr. Boston, December 17th, 1873. ('rest and motto " Comme je Troxre." J To My Dear (.J over nor : I think my retainer in this matter of the Supreme Court of Louisiana should bo about $3,000. I advised in the case with the counsel who ar gued it. They will recognize my services and I was obliged in conse quence of retainer to refuse one on the other side. Please remit by draft on New York, which draft will be your receipt. (Signed) Benj. F. Butler. Hon. Wm. P. Kellogg, Governor, etc., New Orleans. Gen. Butler refers to a case before (he. Supreme Court, but gentlemen who are familiar with Louisiana af fairs sav there was no Louisiana case before the Court at the time this let ter was written, and the services thus ingeniously described were nothing less than his influence as member of Congress in he Pinchbeck and McMillan contest. In fact he was interested. Among other letters were some from Caleb dishing. At torney General Williams, and Wm. K. Chandler, Secretary of the Re publican Congressional committee. A letter from Mr. Chandler acknowl edges $10,(KOf but jqeaks of his ef fective se rices, and asks for more. A New York Tribune New Orleans special of the 10th savs: Kellogg's -"heek-look for 1873 was also captur eu, mm siisiaiua mo icMimuuv leio j graphed hist night, its stubs showing that large amounts had been paid to j United States Senators while the Louisiana ease was pending before Congress. In one case it amounted to $1,500. To this dispatch, headed I "Apropos," tho Tribune appends edi : torial paragraphs of January 31st i and Feb. :id announcing that start j ling documents had been placed in j its hands affecting high public func i tionaries. Leasing the Penitentiary. S. B. No. -18. To leace tho 1 Vnifpnti.ivv to H. C. Owen, John F. Miller, James B. Condon, O. B. Gibson and John S. White, has been introduced. This bill provides for the payment by the State to the above named parties $20,000 per annum with a proportion ate sum for the increase of prisoners and the sum of about 83,200 due from the United States for keeping U. S. prisoners, a year. This will make about tho sum of $27,000 the first year, $32,000 the second year, and so on in proportion as the num ber of piisoners increase. The bill makes no provision for turning any of the proceeds of convict labor over to the State, which, within the next two 'cars' ma-v bo larPe enough to offset the full amount claimed by the Superintendent for conducting the prison the ensuing two years, namely: $17,887.10. No regard would be paid to the discipline or moral cultn: e of the prisoners, should this bill pass, and as the leasees would run it on a cheap scale, many prisoners would escape bv reason of the employment j of but few guards. Taking it alto ! gethcr we think ' this bill is the big- ' ret job vet introduced. - ' ........ To the Public. RAILWAY CONNECTION WITH LANTIC STATES. THE AT- To the Editor of the Oregonian: Herewith you will receive a copy of a bill providing for the construc tion of a railway from Portland to Winnemucca in tLe State of Nevada. The principal object of this measure, together with other bills now being presented for legislation at Salem, seeking revisions of the Oregon Code in reference to foreign and home cor porations, it is to open tho way and provide the inducement to foreign capital to engage in tho construction of railways. We think that these revisory meas ures, and the bill providing for the construction of the Oregon Central Pacific Railway, have embodied in them an answer to many of the im portant inquiries of the letter of Hon. William Reid, published in your pa per of the 15th inst. The revisions of the corporation laws of the State is found to be actu ally necessary to the extent that for eign capital may have power to guard itself by a controi of a majority of the Board of Directors for the con struction of railwa3-s. For this rea son the bills provide that the bond holders and stockholders who pro pose to furnish capital may elect a majority of the Directors who are to control in the construction and op eration of this and other railways. We would call special attention to the following clauses of the bill: 1. It is provided that the road and its equipments shall never bo bonded for an amount to "exceed three-fourths of tho actual cost of- construction;" the necessary funds to meet the remaining one-fourth is to be raised from the sales and sub scription of stock. Tho promoters of this enterprise are assured that two-thirds of tho capital stock can be disposed of abroad. The funds, in part, thus obtained, together with the cash capital to be gathered at home and in the adjoining States must furnish the means to construct the first ten miles of the road, and and one-fourth of all expense of con struction thereafter. Home assistance in land and other subsidies are offer ed, which, taken in connection with tho value of stock retained, and help by voluntary aid, made payable on tho completion of tho road, is the promise upon which those controll ing this measure expect aud fully be lieve that the road can be built and completed without delay. I would call .special attention to tho fact, that a road built on this plan, and under the special supervision of the bond holder, through his agents, provided for in the bill, will be built at far less cost than is common to those hitherto constructed cheapest, and as but three-fourths of the amount can become interest-bearing indebt edness, the road, when completed, can be operated at far less cost to carriage of freight and passengers than is usual. 2. The State is asked, in consid eration that the ltailpay Company will carry certain military stores, troops and munitions of war, to ap propriate to the company the annual amount of tho company's tax as a compensation for such freighting. Thero is a principle already estab lished among us, that every person's indebtedness, shall, in all matters of matters of taxation, bo taken into account, and act as an offset against the same amount in valuation of taxable ef fects. Thi-3 23i incipIo applied to rail ways, would relieve them nearly, if not entirely, of taxation. Oregon is the only Stato in the Union which is, to-day, alone and isolated for the want of railway connection. She must do something to manifest her good faith aud earnest desire to overcome her isolation, and as there is no Stato in the Union but what has done and is doing many fold more man tins, it would seem just and proper that she should at least do that much for all railways to be constructed for a series of years. ihere are many counties m Califor nia that have done more as separate counties than is here asked of this State. Whoever would oppose this feature in the bill on the grounds of economy is asked first to consid er that true economy means to mre waste. In this light we should first consider the question, how much is to be gained by the increased com mercial facilities and competition in trade and travel? How much gained by the opening up of 10,000 square miles of our St -te, to be populated by homes of industry, the inexausti ble meadow and pasture lands of that vast region, most of which is waste and valueless without this through connection? What by the development of a valuable vellow pine forest, ISO by 50 and 120 miles in length and width, and likewise the vast fir forests of tho Cascade mountains, which lumbermen by the thousand wiH come to occupy? IM. 1 .1 . . i I . . 1 xue legislator ami me economist, in the solution of these questions and others as pertinent, finds his an swer in the fact that the results in values a thousand times overbalance tho cost, both iu the development of resources and in taxable property which must otherwise lay waste. But want of lime and lack" of space compels mo to turn from the pro visions of the bill to the amount of road to be built to make the actual through connections from Portland all the way to New York by a broad gauge railway. I would quote as follows from the Salem Mercury: "By examination of distances on the C. P. line (officially given) we find that Winnemucca is 303 07-100 miles east of San Francisco, and that from a lino drawn parallel with Eu gene City on tho east that Winne mucca is east 102 miles and south 188 miles. This we arrive at by ex amination of the U. S. land suevev. By computation we find that the liy pothenuse of this right-angle is 270 miles or nearly so. This then, is the distance from Eugene City to Winnemucca on an air lino. The Railroad Company propose to build its road upon that lino as near as the nature of the ground over which they pass will premit, and by tho measurement of the company which are not quite perfect, on account of estimated changes from the former proposed route by Mr. Pengra, it is 330 miles from Eugene toWinno mucca. In other words, GO miles greater than an air line. Tho dis tance from Portland to Eugene, by the liue now constructed, is 125 miles. . "The distance therefore, from Portland to- Winnemucca ' is 355 milfis jinl oa Can r Tru -V -iranciseo is 6 -100 miles distant, it giv i, 03 and the advantage in distance 100 miles. The next 4 67 feature in the matter , 4K?ipor.tant tho line crosses l, ! , . 1 h "juiitfiir aides) the altitude of the pr- s3 nm-tk .rujuuu a. CUk, 13 OUt less Dy 2,ouu tnan on Pacific route, and the altitude of ti country where the line entl Hle Centrai entra mountains beinsr Kai r. .l"e O "Will V'UO W.f Sierras where the lucr uase GWrnl . "O nf i. Road begins its accent W Vs therefor thnf oq . "ud. fclJO giuue hac nue, me same motive power wmVii transport twice tho number of o aud donble the amount of freight this line that it could on the dntl-l Pacific line. The next important P6int is, that this pass is broad and open witi about the same altitude of countrv beyond. It is not subject to snZ slides, and as the lodgement of snow is only five to eight feet, against an accumulation often of forty feet on the C. P. line, there will bo no ne cesity for snow sheds. 1 be next important fact is that when arrived at Portland, f'reHlt and passengers are nearer the great central line of commerce, and nearer Asia than when at San Francisco. It is therefore positively certain that so soon us this short connection is built, which can be done in two years, that Portland and Oregon will be in posession of four important ad vantages over San Francisco in the use of this great important central thoroughfare to the Atlantic States." The newspapers of Oregon favora ble to tho construction of railwnvB will pleaso reprint the bill and this explanatory letter, and by so doiii" greatly oblige the Oregon Central Pacific Railway Company. B. J. PENGRA, President. (iuurtz Mill and Tunuel Mining. Thfre is one peculiarity about the miner or eahlornia at prcsont which has been frequently noticed. Whether the quarts mills uro visited ia the tunnels, in tho placer dig-ins, on tho car, the ravines, gulches and canons, the miners are all in vesting a portion ot their spare change in tickets lor the last eirand jilt Concert of the Public Library of Kentucky, which takes place November 3l.it h. Indeed, thy are not singular in this respect, lor with $oiH oeo in cash to be distributed, acj on prize to every five tickets, and the priz-s (20,ikk ot them, in all) rannintf from $J00 -ue-.U-o $."0, the whole count ry is rushing to be in time lor a share in "this granddi tribution. jw i'iiyoiolojixt s say (liut our Ftodict htc renewed one- in seven years. The materi al of which they a reconstructed is tlip blood, and unless it be fully charged with the elements of vitality, the strength nnd health of the system dv-cline. in ail the blool depurents. Int. W'AtKES'f Vixkoak P.ittkrs is the sajest and most ii:talli:.bl.-. There is no disease arising from deprava tion ol the blood, which it will not siedilv cure. ocUinl " Tlic Source of Many 111. If all the ailments, bodily and liv-nt!, which torment the- huruart family culil , traced to their primary source, it would be found that three-fourths of them ,riiri nated in the failure of the stomach and the other organs by which t lie fo-1 is c ;n eii..-u imo nutriment ana ntsdieil t., t:,.. purposes o life, to perform th tasks ;:;l.,r- i-u io mem ny nature, viorou ularly. Th is bein t he case tii portanee of a medicine wide aiej r k v:.s; iiii- co;a j t U ine-- orHiis i no ineir Wiioi-- Ci.t tin.r. "Uglily and eiiici-mtly, b-'fosie s .it ,-,u-: apparent. JIsi-(t's Stoma'-!, l.i::.-r-may bt truly characterized as a pre) ar. -lion of this kind, indeed it is the oi;!v,,n which can be implicitly r !i -d ..n'.-e, i ! ston-snehie, an alterative iuei an i-ri-i-.t in Mien pro port em-? as to ; roduc- niun:: t:: nenusly the desired Cireet upon the iiis- ord red stomach, liver and intestine. This conclusion is warranted bv the c- i t-.-ty and certainty with which the I.it!-rs al tera relief in chrome cas.-s of dvs-;.:a, torpidity of the liver and constip.ui-.ii. Tiie false idea that these complaints an.: others that jrow out of them, could lx- cur ed by fierce cathartics, has at last, it i hoped, been thoroughly exploded, i h sick, during the last hundred years lu.vf swallowed thousands of tons o"f iwrcurv. scam mony, gamboge, croton oil, jalap, Ac." and tens ot thousands of graves been i r. -maturely filled thereby. I hit ever sine the principle of renovation, as em:Kj, ,j in llostett-r's Siomaeh Pit t- is, was arno ed agai'ist the j rineiple of prostration, :' represent -d by mineral Oivants and mri ous purgatives, the l.iit -j- has sieadilv :uui surelv fallen into u--s -Tved contempt." '1 lie outcry against stimuVntioti bv which con coct ors of depleting drenches ho;.ed to nivc crat to their disgusting ana dan!:--ri.s compounds lias onlv sered to increase th" demand tor th.- wli.desome st imtiiui.t. tonic :7id alterative which for i w enfj -fiw-yearn triumphed overaii M-r4tion and i now the most popular medicine ou tU NVostern hpmisphre CONFESSIONS OF AN INVALID. PtTBT.ISHSaj AS A' M AKMNC .-Mid for tb" benefit of Vovni; Men and othfi whi Mifferfrom XKliVOL'S DEKIMTY, I".S Or MANIKu I. etc., i -ohiting out thr ,n--nns of xcjf-cwre. 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