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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. Ve sp-a
rx-crtthiliit when we say that i;v. Tr.m
lette informs us. anil through us the j'lib
Iie, that the drawing will take place on the
.'rt( h of Noveiu'wr as snrelv as that i!.v
will arrive in the calendar. Those who
wish to partake of th benefits f lhJ.
rifts, or to add their mites to t h- success i
the great I jbniry, should not delay an
hour to become shareholders in the grand
est enterprise ever offered to the public p
this or any other country.
The OreiU Mclicl Siiccon rtli Aee-
I iO ail in;; ilrupjrists who have )en inh'"
business for a lifetime, state that tn'-J
have never known a medicine tn enlisU '
entire anil universal confidence of in
public as rapid v as Halk's IIonfi
IloREiiorxn and Tar. 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
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