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i I' ill OREGON citv, or;:go., OCT. W, nn. Ill I, UBl-U.l N in til Volume. this the With this the EvrEr.Piusn bogin3 its ninth' volume, and it being ita anniversary, it is customary to make some mention of the event, and to recount its past successes and fu ture aims. We are not much on self-laudation, nor are we good on making promises, and conseqnently shall not indulge to any great extent in either. The paper has met w ith very encouraging prosperity since wo first took charge of it as publish er and editor, and we are satisfied that we have met the general expec tation of our patrons and friends. Tho business of the paper has stead ily increased and we trust that it may continue to do so in the future. Our aim shall ever be to give our readers a newspaper and to work for tho interests of ;o;ir county, State, and town. Politically we shall re main as wo bave .always boon I't'm oeratie, but in jbcing partisan, we glial 1 aim to be Wo shall bo ind Just and impartial, lendout on all 4110s . wo iiionose to be- lions, ana wnin,' long to party, we shall claim tho privilege to upJxdd right and con demn wrong wherever we iind it. We shall also chim tho right to up hold all worthy $tions whether they como from Democrats or other par tisans. To thoso who have given ns their support in tho past, wo return our thanks, and trust that they may con tinue their favors, assuring them that it will bo ouv aim to make tho KNTEnrnisr: worthy of their support. To tho people of Clackamas county we would urge the importance of lib erally sustaining their county paper, as wo promise them that we shall improvo it in every respect in accor dance to the support received, and wo know nothing docs more good to a community than a live newspaper. We have increased tho expenses of the paper materially since we took charge of it, andit is our purpose, not to mnko monev to retire on, but to build up-a a permanent business. With this end in view, we shall keep up with the times, and devote all the surplus income to giving our readers a better p:perthan ever. To those who .are indebted to 11s, wo would say tlit we have waited on 5ome of them as long as we can, and if they fail to receive the paper after next week, they may calculate that their ac- . it wiih this office is clos ed until payment is made. We can not afford to credit more than five years, and wo ei unot expend labor and money for 'Ihito paper for their benefit longer. iThosc who we shall i: .. :i ,ti n uisw-uiiLiiiuu nuit; 1 ncii accounts raado out at theirate of :5 per year and placed in thb hands of a collec tor, who wo trusj . will be more suc cessful in gettiij,' our dues than we have been in so'A? instances. Thanking on; iriends and patrons for past favors," are now ready to enter service for another vear, and trust that wo shall subscribers to our add many new list before the close of the volume, our old patrons. and retain all No Appropriation. The Legislature failed to make any Appropriation for the outstanding warrants for debts which have occur red heretofore. In its anxiety to re trench, it failed most completely to carry out its plain and positive dnty in providing means to defray tho ex penses of the State government and collect revenue enough to pay the outstanding warrants. According to the Treasurer's report, there were ?2o7,000 worth outstanding warrants on tho 1st of September, yet not one i'ent was there appropriated to pay them. Some may be of the opinion ! that tho general appropriation act i covers these claims, or that tho old warrants will bo the first paid out of tho funds received, and that the new warrants will have to remain unpaid. This we regard an error. Had the appropriation bill included the old warrants, they "would undoubtcdly hive come in first, but the appropri ation is made to defray the "expen ses of the State Government for the ensning two years," and then the bill goes on to give each item in particular. Should there be any money in the State Treasury after the current expenses of the two years are met, and the sums appropriated f.r the different purposes being sup plied, then wo presume that the Treasurer will be authorized to pay out on old warrants, otherwise wo annot see that he has any business t apply the funds, in any other way only as ordered by the Legislature. As the matter, in our opinion, now stands, the Treasurer must first fill the various funds appropriated, and that he has no authority to use mon--y for any other purpose until they .are full. This is hard on some of tho holders of State warrants and had these individuals paid more at tention to their own affairs thev might have had an appropriation to pay off their warrant, and not be li lt to mourn over their folly now. A correspondent informs us that wo were in error as regards tho name " Joomofs River."' the venhv r.'irr 'Poiideut of tho -T.t .. ksr.v illo T, ""i mat tho name of THE ENTI A (;oI Law. The bill introduced by Senator Myers in regard to Assessors passed the Legislature at a late hour on Fri day evening, and now awaits the sig nature of the Governor. It provides that no indebtedness shall be exemp ted from taxation above tho sum of 1,000, and that all property shall be assessed at its actual cash value. We notice that the JhtUetln hopes that the law will fail by the Governor re fusing his signature, citing as a rea son that if a farmer comes here and purchases a farm for 10,000, and pays down 5,000, he must pay taxes on the entire sum. Our experience is, that if a man in the past has pur chased a farm for 10,000 and paid 5,000 on it, that the Assessors have generally only assessed the farm at about one-half the value, and hence that farm has gone untaxed, as the five thousand indebtedness has in variably wiped ont the value of the entire farm. This is true in every county in the State, and had proper ty been taxed in tho pat at its actual rat tie, and persons who have escaped taxation entirely owing to technicali ties in the law, had in their property honestly, there would have been no necessity for the assage of tho i5 resent law. We arc of the opinion that the law passed by the late legislature will effect no one except those who are doing business on borrowed capital, and while they have 10,000 borrow ed, have managed to exempt 20,00 to 00,000 worth of property. Xo one will question this fact: It re quires just so much money to meet city, oountr and State expenses. If our assessed valuation amounts to 10,000,000 under the present system of taxation and it requires three per cent, to meet tho expenses on all this property to pay the expenses of the various governments, w ill it not re- J duce the taxation when tho property ; valuation will reach over 100,000,- ; OOO? It most assuredlv will. This ! will reduce the amount required over one half. Hence it will be just as j easy to pay one and one-half percent. ! as to pay under the present system i three, and allowing, as tho Dnlhtin j savs, that the man owes one half on ; his farm ho pays no more than he j would if the old system were contin- j ued. As to its constitutionality, we j cannot see where it is nnconstitu- tional. It is argued that the taxes j would not be equal. The same ar- gument would have held good on J the old law. For instawe; The old j law allowed exemption of .000 worth I of furnituie. In many instances this j would cover the entire value of the ; furniture the tax -payer hud. lSut there are many who hav one-, two ! and as high as five thousand dollars ' worth of furniture. Why should J not tho whole of everv man's house- ! hold goods been exempt? We are not surprised at tho Iiutl'tii oppos ing this law, because that paper is the representative of the portion of the tax-payers who, while they have great wealth, havo managed to es cape taxation under the former law and now they will have to contribute to pay the State, county and muni cipal expenses. Besides this we ap prehend that it will have a tendeney to keep people from running in debt. There is still another view to take of this matter in equity. We will sup pose that a man buys a house in town worth threo thousand dollars as an investment. lie pays one thousand down and gives his note for tho bal ance. Tho house he buys is property and needs the protection of law just as much as it was before it was sold on credit, and so does the note he gives for the balance. The purchas er would not havo bought the prop erty had he not regarded it as a spec ulation, and while he is paying in terest, he realizes still a profit on the imount he is indebted, lloth note !Uid house become propertv. and should bo equally taxed. If there could have been enacted a law by which property could have been tax ed wherever it was, it might have been more equitable than tho law just passed. But this was impossi ble, and we regard the present law far more fair, honest, equitable and just than the old one, and we hope that ere this it has been signed by the Governor. Clackamas County. This coun ty was ably represented in the last Legislature. In the Senate Mr. Myers gained the distinction of leader in tho early part of the ses sion and maintained it throughout in an able and creditable manner. He showed himself tho peer of any member on the floor, and gained laurels as a legislator and debator. Mr. Offield made a fair member, and with the experience of the past ses sion, will be better qualified two years hence. In the Lower House, Messrs. McGugin, Rood aud Xoyer were always at their posts, and uni formly cast their votes in a proper direction. Mr. Lee showed his par tisan predilections too strong to be a good legislator, and gained no dis tinction. Take tho delegation as a whole, and Clackamas county has j mison to fet.i proud of its members, 1 , . . . , I There is one thing that can bo said i of them without foar of coutradic- tiou, and that is, that they were all f honest iu whatever they did, and the ;. j people will award them the merit of said correspou-j ' well done, good and faithful servants." The .Sandy Vafon Koad 1111. The people of Eastern Oregon will naturally inquire how it camo that the Sandy wagon road bill failed to pass, and who is responsible for it. The responsibility rests solely with the Independents of Eastern Oregon and O. Hu mason. At the early part of the session, Representative Mays became the tool of certain designing politicians, who used him to the best advantage for themselves, in a cru sade against the State Treasurer, and their persecution of this State officer knew no end during the entire ses sion. It was Bobby Mays that in troduced that famous, or infamous, bill to create a State Depository, and it was this individual who did all ho could against Mr. Brown. Tho bill for tho aid of this enterprise was in the Senate, and on its third reading, but the time allowed was drawing to a close and no bills were reached un less by suspension of the rules on the last day. The friends of Mr. Brown voted steadily to suspend the rules and take up important bills, but whenever a motion was made to take from the table II. B. Xo. 00, to provide for an Assistant Treasurer at a salary of 1,000 per annum, Mays, Humason and their friends persisted in defeating the motion to suspend tho rules. On Friday even ing, this important bill to Eastern Oregon Mas in the same condition as the salary of the Slate Treasurer, and the friends of tho latter bill do termined not to suspend the rules for any bill unless it was also taken up. To gratify the spleen of Mays, Humason and others, the bill was kept from coming up, and so was tho Sandv lio. d bill, and hence its de feat. Had they allowed the Treasurer's bill to come up, the Sandy ltoad bill would have become a law. There would havo been no compulsion on the part of these individuals to vote for the Treasury bill, but if they had allowed it to como to a fair vote was all that tho friends of tho bill desir ed. But this they refused to do, and they must now answer to the people of Eastern Oregon. Bobby Mays and his counselor, are responsible for the loss of this bill, and we hope the people of Wasco will remember their treachery, and reward them ac cordingly. Mays tried hard to es tablish himself as a " retrencher" in the early part of tho session. lie in troduced a bill to cut down tho county officers fees, and at the same time introduced a bill in regard to granting aid to the Sandy road. In this bill he provided that the inter est 011 the entire appropriation of fif ty thousand should be paid out of the general fund. It was know that 1-2,000 of this sum had already been expended, and Humason had the bulk of it. He took the bonds at about one-third of their face, and had this bill been passed, they would have been ready money at par. There was only a little job of about 8,000 in this bill for Humason, and Bobby thought it would pass without any trouble, as he had sugar-coated it with a bill to reduce tho fees of tho Sheriffs and Clerks. But the more honest of the Representatives saw through it, and ho was compelled to give the job up, and was finally wil ling to take the :5S,000, which was all ho should havo asked for in the first place. t- -o- YixnicTiVENiiss. Tho Iato State Treasurer was very active in secur ing tho passage of every measure w hich was calculated to reduce the present State Treasurer's salary, and for no other reason than tho fact that Mr. Brown beat him for the nomina tion. This, to say the least, is con temptible, especially when it is known that tho ex-Stato Treasurer did all in his power to secure a 10 nomination, and not only used all legitimate means, but money, to gain his end, and yet Mr. Brown beat him. In order to get even with him, he has allowed his venom to get the better of his judgment, and he may vet regret his action in the matter. Just Condemnation-. Wo have re ceived several of our State exchanges since the adjournment of the Legis lature, and all who have expressed themselves on the subject, condemn tho action of the Legislature in re gard to reducing the salary of the Stato Treasurer to the contemptible sum of 800 per annum. This was not done with any desire for re trenchment, but to gratify the spite of tho ex-State Treasurer and his friends. Time makes all thiugs even, and we shall be much mistaken if those who carried out this little piece of malice will not regret their action before long. In a Dilemma. The postmasters who are editing tho Radical papers throughout the State of Xew York, according to tho World, are in a dilemma in regard to the third term. Thoy are afraid to grapple the question, realizing that tho best portion of their party are against it, and knowing that thoy will loso their offices if thoy oppose it, they simply wriggle and twist all around the sub ject. Their case it; a pitiable one, for they are 'compelled to decide be tween sustaining the third term scheme and holding their offices for two years, or opposing, it, losing their offices and helping their party. Between the two they appear to hang on to the offices and 'third term. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, He Cot Them. Seldom in the history of persecu tion have we witnessed anything akin to that attempted in the last Legislature against Mr. W. H. Wat kinds, Superintendent of the Peni tentiary. His enemies tried their best to oust him by legislative enact ment, and they also endeavored to bring discredit upon him through a partisan and malignant investigation. The Clerk of this Committee made out a report and from it the Commit tee made theirs. One report inti mates as though the Superintendent had been guilty of errors, and loos ness in keeping his accounts, but failed to point out whore these wrongs were. There were two re ports made, there being four mem bers on the Committee, the respec tive reports were signed by two members each. The Committee was appointed in the early part of the session, yet they did not make their report until the last day, and what a report it was! It used up about a ream of paper. Wo are informed that tho sessions of the Committee were anything but agreeable between tho Superintendent, Clerk and Mr. Dolph, and that threats were used and pistols drawn in the committee room. After tho report was read, a member, on the part of tho Super intendent, stated that ho had been informed that tho Committee had refused to allow certain testimony to be incorporated in tho report, and asked the House to receive it and make it a part of tho "evidence." This the House did by almost a unanimous vote. The friends of th Superintendent were then anxious to indefinitely postpone the -whole matter, but no sooner did they move in this direction than his enemies thought there was a huge rat in tho meal bag, and they opposed it with tho best effort they could, and it failed to be postponed. But then came their trouble. The "evidence" which Mr. Watkinds claimed had been rejected had then been made a part of the report, and whatever course the report took.this"evidence" would accompany it. A Radical member from Marion moved that the whole thing bo printed. This was met with strenuous opposition by the few who knew what there was in Bill Watkind's " evidence." But those who did not know what there was and tho friends of the Superin tendent readily voted to havo it printed, and pointed it was. Tho re sult of this vote caused a terrible Mutter among the friends of the Sen ator from Multnomah and the Clerk, and every effort in their power to se cure a reconsideration of the vote by which it was ordered printed was put forth, but without success. It appears that while the repoit of the Committee contains no definite charges against Mr. Watkinds, his " evidence" is full of direct charges against Mr. Dolph and Mr. Rat ton, and that the report as ordered print ed will boa rich disclosure of politi cal trickery on the part of certain individuals. It was generally con ceded by all persons that Bill Wat kinds got Senator Dolph and Rat ton, and instead of the investigation be ing a trial of the former, it has re sulted in a trial of tho two latter, which will not prove to their credit. Rathek Sticanoe. The )rijnian has professed great dislike for office holders, yet we find that sheet sup porting Orange Jacobs, for delegate to Congress, who resigned tho Fede ral Judgeship, and T. W. Bennett, who is tho present carpet-bag Gov ernor of Idaho Territory. It appears to us as though the (Jregouiau is only opposed to the Federal clique of office-holders in Portland, and this probably because it is not allowed its share of the offices. Both those candidates belong to Grant and his followers, and we trust they will be most handsomely defeated. Sad. Hon. R, B. Cochran, Presi dent of the Senate, was summoned home on Wednesday of last week on account of his infant son having been scalded very severely, from the effects of which tho little fellow died that evening. We havo seldom witness ed more heartfelt sympathy express ed by a body of men than was by the Senate on hearing the telegram read. Mr. Cochran won for himself tho re spect and affection of all the mem bers for his uniform courtesy, im partiality and his integrity, "lie is one of God's noblest work an hon est man. WolmiY. The Oregouian speaks in complimentary terms of Messrs. Stott and Gearin, Representatives in the last Legislature from that county. It should have also added the name of Hon. Pum Kelly. There was no moro consistent and independent member in either House than Mr. Kelly, and his votes were uniformly correct, while he performed every duty assigned him with credit to himself and his constituents. While he was elected as a Republican, we doubt if there was a more Indepen dent individual in either House. He is a gentleman in every senso Its Object. The Xew Orleans Ilfipuhlican records the presence there of three or four thousand regular United States troops with eight ships of war, and says that eight battalions of cavalry are on their way thither. All this is to restore a usurprtion which can only be kept alive bv suoh means. " . Signed by the Governor. Up to the present time His Excel lency Gov. Grover, has approved and signed the following bills passed hy the Legislative Assembly. Xo bills have been vetoed as yet, and about twenty-five await his action. SENATE 1HLES. S. B. Xo. 1. Litigant bill. S. B. Xo. 2. Repealing the act cre ating the office of Assistant Treas urer. S. B. Xo. 14, An act to amend an act entitled "An act to create, organ ize and locate tho University of the State of Oregon." S. B. Xo. 17. A bill repealing the act creating the State Board of Equal ization. S. B. Xo. 25. A bill for an act living the times of holding County Courts in Union Co. S. B. Xo, 28. Incorporating the town of Ashland, Jackson Co. ' S. B. Xo. ;(5. Incorporating Baker City, Baker Co., Oregon. S. B. Xo. 41. A bill appropriating money for the payment of mileage and per diem of the Legislative As sembly. S. B. Xo. 38, An act for tho pro tection of Bouys and Beacons. S. B. Xo. 4:5, An act to provide for tho construction of the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake R iilroad and to amend an act entitled "An act contracting for the construction of certain sections of the Port 'and Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad," ap proved Oct. 15, 1S72. S. B. X'o.45. Incorporating Eu gene City. S. B. Xo. 18, An act for an act to provide for the payment of the claims arising out of the Modoc War. S. B. Xo. 74, To authorize the Governor to contract for the keeping of the Insane and Idiotic. S. B. Xo. 100, The appropriation bill. S. B. Xo. 02, To incorporate the town of Marshlield. S. B. Xo. 103, To provide for the construction of tho Willamette Yal loy and Coast Railroad. S. B. Xo. 05, To provide for the education of deaf mutes. S. B. Xo. .).), To provide for tho maintenance and regulation of tho Oregon Institute for the Blind. S. B. Xo. 37, An act to amend an act to regulate the civil and criminal procedure in J ustice'sCourts. S. B. Xo. 55, An act to amend sec tion 2 of an act in relation to trespass by cattle, and regulating fences in Umatilla and AVasco counties, approv ed Oct. 2S, 1872. S. B. Xo. 00, An act to authorize tho Stato Treasurer to convert cur rency into coin in certain instances, and pay olf the Look Bonds. S. B. Xo. 03, An act to amend an act to provide for tho sale of school lands and the Common School Fund. S. B. Xo. 05, An act to authorize Al. Zeibor to establish a gas manu facture in tho city of Portland. S. B. Xo. 07, An act to prevent tho sale of intoxicating liquors cn elec tion days. S. B. Xo. .S7, An act to facilitate telegraph communication between America and Asia. S. B. Xo. 88, An act to provide for the loaning out of monies in the Es cheat fund. S. B. Xo. i3, An act to amend an act to provide for the sale of tide and overflowed lands on the sea shore and coast. S. B. Xo. 00, An act to define tho duties and fix tho compensation of tho Stato Printer, and to provide for the distribution of the laws and jour nals. S. B. Xo. 103, To define the boun dary lines between Grant ami Baker and Grant and Union counties. S. B. Xo. 115, An act to provide for tho appointment of a Board of Immigration Commissioners in this State, and for the appointment of Honorary Commissioners in other States of the Union, and iu foreign countries. S. B. Xo. 19, An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a ('ode of Civil Procedure," approved Oct. 11, 1802. S. B. Xo. 80, An act granting con sent of the State for Xorthern Pacific Railroad Co. to construct its railroad and telegraph line within the limits of this Stato. S. B. Xo. 01, An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate tho city of llarrisburg," approved Oct. 2, 1800. S- B. X'o. 107, An act to enlarge tho corporate powers of the city of Corvallis and to amend an act enti tled "An act to incorporate the town of Corvallis," approved Jan. 28, 1857 and the several actsameuding thereof. S. B. Xo. 97, An act relating to the fees of officers. house mr.LS. H. B. Xo. 8, An act to prevent the exhibition of deformed persons. II. B. Xo. 11, An act concerning submarine sites for light houses and other aids to navigation. H. B. Xo. 13, An act to prevent swine from running at largo in cer tain counties in this State. H. B. Xo. 14, An act to amend 235 and 4 of an act entitled "An act for the protection of game and fish," H. P.. Xo. 18, An act to amend Sec. 35 of Title 2 of Chapter 7 of miscel laneous laws. H. B. Xo. 51, An act to incorpor ate the town of Dallas in the county of Polk and State of Oregon. H. B. Xo. 02, An act to incorpor ate the town of Independence in the county of Polk and Stato of Oregon. II . B. Xo. 43, To provide for tho construction of the Oregon and Cen tral Pacific Railroad. II. B. Xo. 30, An act to create the county of Lake. II. B. No. IS, To amend an act to provide for the construction of the State Capital building. H. B. Xo. 07, To provide for tho appointment of a Clerk of tho Su premo Court and fix his salary. II . B. Xo. 2'., To amend an act to provide for tho times and places for holding tho Supreme, Cirouit and Conntv Courts, approved Oot. 28, 1872. " II. B. Xo. 4o, For the relief of Douglas Co. H. B. Xo. 85, To amend an act to nr.n, l.ic fnr fho time of holdiner Su preme and Circuit Courts, approved Oct. 28, 1872. II. B. Xo. 9G, To facilitate the im provement of navigable rivers within the State of Oregon. II. B. Xo. Ill, An act for the re lief of purchasers of real estate at sales made by Administrators or Ex ecutors. H. B. Xo. 119, An act to regulate the salaries of County Judges. H. B. Xo. 101, An act to provide for Liens of Mechanics, Laborers, material men, and others, and pre- scribing the manner of their enforce-" ment. H. B. Xo. 34, Au act to prevent the spreading of contagious and in fectious diseases among domestic an imals. II. B. Xo. 92, An act to amend Sec. nineteen of Chapter 50, Title 1, of miscellaneous laws of Oregon. H. B. Xo. 103, An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Salem," approved Oct. 18G2. II. B. Xo. 110, An act supplemen tal to an act entitled "An act for collecting, compiling and printing the laws of Oregon," approved Oct. 22, 1872. II. B. Xo- 120, An act to regulate tho salaries of County Treasurers in tho Stato of Oregon. II. B. Xo. 121, An act to amend Section 219 of Chapter 21 of the Criminal Code. None of Ouks. The Radical pa pers are going after Senators Rich ardson of Marion county, and J. F. Watson of Douglas, accusing them of selling out in the late Legislature to Bill Watkinds. Whether they sold themselves or not, we are not informed, but if they did, it is but another argument against sending Radicals to the Legislature. This is a little quarrel that belongs exclusive ly to the Radicals, and we are not particular how they settle it. A Good Showino. Taking 100 as tho average in former years, the Government reports estimate the crops in Oregon this year as follows: Corn, 100; wheat, 103; rye, 97; oats, 99; barley, 90; buckwheat, 99; pota toes, 100; tobacco, 1O0; hay, 100; beans, 99; hops, 102; apples, 97; peaches, 94; grapes, 90. Xo other State makes as good a showing throughout. State Ofi iceks. The Legislature in joint convention last week elected the following officers: Pilot Commis sioners, Wm. Wadhams, T. K. War ren and A. Yan Dusen: Capitol Coiu- J missioncrs, Henry Jvlippcl, Ji. l . ! Boise and II. Stapleton: Librarian, j A. F. Wagner; Register of tho La j Grande Land Office, James Hender shott. ! Approved Bills. We this week publish a list of all bills which have been approved by the Governor up to Wednesday evening. By piivate letter from Salem, we learn that there are about six moro bills yvt unsign ed, but that they would all be signed by the Governor 011 Thursday. Looks Like Business. We are informed that a surveying party left Eugene City, last Thursday, to locate tho Winneinucca Railroad. This looks like business. From the Yamhill Riporter we learn of a terrible accident which happened near Sheridan on Tuesday last in which a youn man named Charles Franklin was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a shot gun. It seems that young Franklin, in company w ith his step father, Mr. Gates, and Mr. Ed. Duvall, had gone into tho mountains on a hunt, riding on horseback. Some time during the day, when young Franklin was in tho act of jumping over a log which lay in his way. the hammer of his gun caught in some manner, dis charging the contents of both barrels into his body, tearing away almost his entire right hip, shattering off his right arm, lacerating his breast, neck and face in a terrible manner, and blowing out Ids right eye. Ho fell dead without uttering a word, and his shattered remains, wove taken to Sheridan. The Salem Statesman of last Satur day says: "A Frenchman residing in the vicinity of Clnympoeg, arrived in this city yesterday, bringing the intelligence of a shooting scrape in that neighborhood, the particulars of which are still shrouded iu mys tery. As near as we can lenru, how ever, a man named Thos. Collison was at work in a field between the brick church and Champoeg, and his son was in the road with a fence between them. While attempting to pass a gun to his father through the Xoiu'O the hammer caught and spring ing forward again discharged the piece, the contents lodging in Colli son's abdomen. This is one report. Another is that the son shot the fath er in a quarrel, while another is that some one in a neighboring thicket committed the deed." The Statesman says: "One of the convicts of the Oregon Stato Peni tentiary took a stroll last Friday night, from which, up to the time of writing, he has not returned, and so anxious is Superintendent Watkins for his return to home friends of tho last four years that he offers a reward of $100 for his recovery. Tho walk ing gentleman's name is Valentine S. Howe, who was furnished appart ments at the expense of the State, December 2d, 1870, having been convicted of breaking open a safe in Jackson county. The Jtecoril nays: "The new- Board of Capital Commissioners had an in formal meeting la&t Saturday after noon. A desultory talk was had but nothing definite as to future action was settled upon. Another meeting will be held upon the return of Judge Boise who is absent in Yamhill Co., at whioh time tho Board will organ ize and probably take the prelimin ary steps toward putting the build ing in trim to resist the storms of winter." TliLliURAPIIlc NRWsi Indianapolis, Oct. 24 f vote of the fttate shows a main!- for Secretary of State of 47(0 The Democrats elected Con;!' men in the firsts second t ; , fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth "V twelfth districts, and the liepnlr cans elected members in the sixtl eighth, ninth, eleventh and thi teenth Hnnter, in eighth distrM has only 18V majority, and Baker' in thirteenth district, has only 58 . jority. Aia" Little Rock, Oct. 23. Ex-Gov ernor Harris Flanigan died at 1 home in Arkadelphia this mornin He was Governor of this State ing the" war. Columbus, Oct. 23. Comjikto rt turns show a Democratic majority for Secretary of Stato of 17,200. Tlfo Prohibition candidate received 7 81" votes. Fourteen Democratic anj six Republican Congressmen ar elected. Shrevepokt, Oct. 24. Six men connected with prominent firms hi this city, were arrested to-dy by tho U. S. Marshal, charged with viola tion of the Enforcement Act. Other arrests are threatened, but none Lave yet been made. It is stated that 90 warrants have been prepared, at tl:a instance of Gen. Merrill, which -will be served on Mondav. M bile, Oct. 24. During the trial of Col. Wetmore, one of the Sumter county prisoners, before U. S. Com missioner Gilllet, Hester, U. S. de tective and chief prosecutor and wit ness for the ' Government, -vs instantly recognized by Capt. 1. phael Serames, who was present It the trial, as one of his crew of tLe steamer Sumter. Hester came for ward at once and confessed to Cap tain's recognition by oflering hi, hand. Xlester was appointed Mas ter's Mate by the Captain at Gibral tar, while a Midshipman. He tv&s temporarily in charge of the steams. Capt. Serames stated that Hester shot and killed a mess-mate who wai lying in his bunk, it was supposed asleep, and afterwards escaped. In the trial to-day it was developed that subpeeuas for witnesses were issued by Commissioner Gillett, of Mobile, Sept. 30th, two weeks before the of fense is alleged to have been com mitted. Washington, Oct. 2". Intimate friends of President Grant suy ha has made no allusion to them con cerning the ttunt term question. They say that although much lm been written on the subject, the question has not come to him in aur form to require a reply, therefore any utterance he might make would not only bo gratuitous, but intrusive and contrary to nsare. XewOhlf.ans. Oct. 20. Th" Dem ocratic Conservative State (Viitr! Committee have addressed to (Jt-n-eral Kmory a protest against tlm action of Major Merrill, at Slu-evc--port, in arresting certain persous for an offense which was only to be brought before the civil courts .10 cording to Stato laws. Washington, Oct. 20. The Su preme Court to-day denied the na tion to advance the Granger cas. Thii decision will put over the cae as far as March or April next. Mmneoe, La., Oct. 27. X. J. 1 Scott. ansit Jlldi and S. V.". Ramsey, Recorder of Claiborne par ish. Dr. Richardson, Mayor of II" mer. James II m is of Maytiel.l, v.vA P. L. Phillips of Lincoln, u.v brought here under a cavalry escort Huris and Richardson were hand cuffed. The prisoners wei o itopri oned under close guard in the Shc-i-ifl"s office. Their counsel wen admitted upon a written order. The Claiborne prisoners urecharired with an Attempt to breakup a peaeeabh assemblage on the 10th of July ia Homer, when Mayor Richardson.. Ramsey and Scott were active in pre venting a riot. The Lincoln prison ers are charged with :m attempt t compel Jewett, by whom warnir.t Aver? issued to resign as Comnds sioner. The indebtedness of Polk con"ty is $4,575 10. The whole amount of taxable property, less indebtedness, assessed for this rear is, in round. nnniWrs, 1,300,000. At IS mill on the dollar this will oive a revenue ! of $23,000. The tax roll this year ! fell short of last vear's assessment t. j the.amonut of $332,023 that for the liisi year iemg f51,U)-J.45 to. un tax levy for last year was 10 ii.iUr which jrave a revenue of $20,121 0. being $5,724 98 more thun3 will be raised from this year's a&esmeut at 18 mills. s Circuit Corart in Josephine county is in session tins week. The trial of Mrs. Uriggs- and her sou. foe the murder of Delamater, will takednre.. It is Xt Trite. There seems f o t an opinion prr-viilHi with some persons that there will I' a fr" 1 her xst poiiciiK-iit ftho l.ihrary nc!r!. There js iiojjmuml fortius id'-n. 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Although it " onlv been a few vears in use, it has 1 ready taken precedence of all thcr in'" cines advertised as remedies for jls' oUls, and incipient Consumption, ami .1 annual sales an? without h parallel in history of t his class or preparations. lviKRsTovruAcnE Doors Curein en minute. CONFESSIONS OF AN INVALID. PrBI.ISHKD AS A WARNING n'' I'JhO lH-nefit of Yorso MEN and othfrs suffer from N KU VOL'S 1 KliILI n . -OF MANHOOD. etCpointinMrout ' of xelf-cure. Written by ATI! A NI E i - fair, Ks.,.. who cured himself afr(J poinjr considerable quabkerx , an ' fr. e on receiving a post-paid directed . " Iojk?, by the publisher .T t Dli. JOHN M. Dy-NAI' v T. 11 Clinton direct. Hrooklju. OBSTACLES TO MAKKIAf.E. Happy Relief for Voun? Mn fro ni l j eirecls of Krrors and Abides in ,ri. Manhoo 1 restored. imW1' ':.;tllirnt. loved. New met hod of I n i n () n1 i remarkable remedies. 'r!o.s. riape re mo New and oirciilnrs tent lreo. in '...-..- No. free, in sealed Address. HOW Alt!) A " In .HD ASSOCIA. South Ninth fst., PhHadWph a. ' 'S(l(bnn, stitution navinp a nnio 1 k,u. orable conduct and professional ..Ct ' " . 1 TMi.-rtorrmph- Kir tor in" v-r , " ' ' ELEVATOR, W ln: T--Franr!oo.