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o o o 1 V o o 'J3WW1 0 O THE ENTERPRI; OREGO LITy'r (?RE&0., JJEC. !', 1S7L The President's Message Lust week we published tins doe- ument in full, and if there' is any. thing in it worthy of- commendation as a mate paper, our readers hsva- found it out before this. We couh not help wondering while reading 'it wnat mc vreyonvm meant when it said that the editor was put" in mind of Grant before he fell into the hands of th5 Radical politicians, from its tone and contents. But before we got through, we were able to inter pret its meaning, and concluded that that paper alluded to the great man now at the white house, at the time he was drunk in Portland and Vancouver. It sounds just like him when in that state, It is a pretty good electioneering floenment for Grant, but as the Rad ical party differs with him on most points, it will not bo available. lie favors early resumption of specie payment, and takes the smo gronnd as taken by the Secretary of the Treasury. He has but little to say in regard to our foreign relations. The most sensible part of tho mes sage is, where ho calls attention of Congress to the worthless importa tion ofChinese slaves and prosti tutes. But Congress will give that question the go-by. lie briefly re fers to the report of tho Secretary of War, and endorses his suggestions, and desires such legislation as will make this branch more effective. A recital of the troubles of Louisiana is given, and he defends his action in making the Penn government sur render to the Kellogg usurpation, lie devotes much space to the negro question, and intimates that ho pro poses to protect and enforce all laws made in accordance with tho fifteeth amendment. lie give3 a statement of the Arkansas troubles from the Radical side, and refers the whole matter to Congress for its solution. He wants an increase of. Judicial dis tncts and sucrprests that two more indues miprht bo added to tho Su preme liench. Ho evidently has no appointments enough to go roun.' among his friends, and probably wants to provide for old Flaxbrako lie still promises to adhere to the 4 Indian Peace Pui'cy and endorses the recommendation of the Secretary of tho Interior looking to the bestow- citizenship on ccommends the sold ers of status previ ous to the rebellion. He wants to adhere to tho civil service pro gramme if CongresF will make any arrangements by which it can be carried out. otherwise he considers it necessary to abaiidon "it. He rec necessary to abandon it. He rec nmends a revival ship-building terests in this lluntry, but the anncr in which Lt suggests looks om int manner to us as though he v ants the Govern ment to build the ships and give them to some rich corporation to run and the peoplo ,ay the expenses. He urges liberal appropriations for the China, Japan j and Australia steamships. He wants a liberal pol icy adopted for the "District of Co lumbia. "We think if reports are true, that the people have been very liberal towards that District, and the only thing that we see that has been neglected in liberality is, that they have not shown a proper disposition to liberally imprison or hang Grant's appointees for stealing the people's money in that District. Tho message is characteristic of Grant, and an we Lave long since ceased expecting anything of merit, either from him or Iib advisors, wo are not disappointed in tho docu ment, and it fully co'jies up to our expectations. "We shall have occa sion to refer to this document in the future. RETmxEO. Mart. V. Brown, State Printer, returned homo last week from San Francisco,: where ho has been purchasing a power press and O other necessary material for his pa per. He announces that early in tho spring the Democrat will be publish ed daily. "Wo wish him success in tho undertaking, and trust that it niay prove a financial success, as it cannot fail to be of great benefit to tho people of Albany and the rich country surrounding it, and also a power in the cause of Democracy. al of the rights Jf certain Indians. Jltr restoration of So Vern the war of 1812 to . .eir A correspondent writing to us on business from Lafayette, says: "We all feel good over the Eastern news, and why shouldn't 'we? It is even D better than wo expected. The mills have gronnd slow, but they aro crindincr vcrv fine. I think all wo j have to do is to keep up steam, and tho victory is ours iu '70. They aro finding tho Democratic party a rath er lively corpse. Appointed. C. 15. Bellinger, Esq., former editor of the Portland JVeirs, has been appointed Clerk of tho Su preme Court. Mr. Et is well deserv ing of the position, eiainently quali G lied for the faithful performance of the duties, and we regard the srlee G tion as one which could hardly have Cbeon betterod. Oi Hesigxep. Mr. Henry Jvl'.ppei, who was' elected Capitol Commis sioner, has resigned, and the Gov erttor has appointed Mr. E. L. Bristow to fill tho vacancy. i s- i: ; icncral Appropriation Act. If tlfere is any branch of tlio State or National Governments which, the Radicals lore to hanon to; it is the Treasury department. For the past I four years the Democrats had in that Jdep.'U-trneiit iu this State a man elect ed on their ticket, but who used his position for the exclusive benefit of ms Kadical friends. This is now- changed, and the office by the pres ent State Treasurer is conducted for the benefit and in the interetjt of the- people, and not Radical speculators on our State indebtedness. At the close -of the last fiscal year, there were outstanding $287,159 warrants, which had been drawn on the Treas urer 'and endorsed "not paid for want of funds." There was no specific appropriation made to meet these outstanding warrants, and an action has been brought against the State Treasurer to compel him to pay on the old warrants, but as the ap propriations in the bill are specific, he claims that he lias no right to pay put on old warrants as long as war rants- issued since the second Monday of September were presented against the different funds. The appropria tion act in section 1, reads as fol lows: Sec. 1. That the . folloM-inp- sums be, and the same are hereby specific ally appropriated for the several ob jects hereinafter mentioned, for tiro years, commencing from the second Monday of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, to e paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. This section makes undoubtedly he appropriation for the ensuing wo years commencing on the second Monday of last September. Then the bill goes on and specifies for what purposes the several amounts are appropriated. In all cases where there- arc deficiencies, the bill makes specific appropriations. lint no place is there any mention made in regard to the payment of the out standing warrants, further than we shall hereafter mention. The State Constitution, Article IX, section 4, reads as follows: No money shall bo drawn out of the treasury but in pnrsuauce of ap propriations maJe by law. And here, in the same article, sec tion 2, Ave find the following provis ion: The legislative assembly shall pro vide for raising revenue sufficient to defray the expenses of the State for each fiscal year, and also a sufficient sum to pay the interest on the State debt, if there be any. The Legislature did neither pro vide for the payment of intcrerst nor principal on the btate debt, in the passage of the bill, and as the Con stitution provides that they shall make appropriation for payment of current expensee, the inference- is, that the specified debts are to be paid out of the first money. The sections above quoted from the act passod by the last Legislature provides only for the payment of expenses for the two years, commenc ing on the second Monday in Sep tember list, and the appropriation is made for the objects specified in the act. In no part of the bill do we find any mention made for the pay ment of the $287,153 indebtedness, or interest thereon. The Constitution further says, in Article IV, section 20, under the lead of Legislative department, as follows: Every act shall embrace but ouc subject, and matters properly con nected therewith, icttuli s'!jects snail e e.n tressed in the title. But if any- subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the tit to The title of the appropriation bill does in no case provide for the pay ment of outstanding warrants, but reads as follows: An act to provide for the ordinary expenses of the State Government and other general and special ap propriations. It will be seen that tho title- quot ed provides only for tho jayment of the expenses of the State Government and other general and special appro priations. If the former indebted ness was to be included in the ap propriation made, it should have been done by special mention; but this the Legislature failed to do. In all past appropriations there was special mention made in the bill for out standing warrants, as the following quotation from the appropriation bill of 1872 will plainly show, and all other bills of this character have made similar provisions where war rants have been issued and no money in the Treasury at the time of pre sentation. For instance, in 1S72 there were outstanding warrants on several funds, and the Legislature made appropriations for them as fol lows: " For the payment of outstand ing incidental fnmVwarrants." "For the payment of outstanding insane fund warrants." " For tho paynientof outstanding printing fund warrants." - We might go on and give tho wholo list, but the above quotations are enough to show that past Legislatures regarded it necessary that sp ijlc appropriations should be made fyr every clas of outstanding warrants. The only provision made iu the law passed by tho last Legislature is in the follow ing section: , Sec. 19. No money shall bo paid oat under this act, except upon war rants drawn by Secretary of State upon the State Treasurer. And all warrants drawn by the - Secretary of State upon the Treasurer, shall be paid by said Treasurer in the order in Avhich they have been presented, endorsed ' Presented and not paid for want of funds," .whether the same have been issued before or after tho passage of hia act. t The only ground on which the Treasurer could base his assumption of authority to pay out on warrants drawn prior to the second Monday in September is in the above portion of the bill which "provides that he shall pay all. warrants in the order in which they have been "endorsed and ,1 fnr want of funds." But hern the Treasurer is met with the nnetin? clause which fails to make any mention of the debts to be paid hnt wero contracted prior to the second Monday in September, and then again tho 1st section quoted above expressly says that the funds appropriated,' (unless mentionedj shall bo for the expenses for tho on suing two years, and in no instance do wo find any montion made in tho bill whereby any fund A are appro priated for warrants outstanding pri or to the second Monday in Septem ber. While M-e regard the action of the Legislature short-sighted . in this matter, we canuot see but what they took tho same ground, or else they intended to run the Stato Govern ment on credit for the ensuing two years. The entire appropriation made by the Legislature, in round figures, in tho general appropriation act, is $218,354. The entire amount of outstanding warrants payable out of the State revenue, 287.459, or $G9,105 less than the outstanding at the close of the last fiscal year. Does that not look like the Legisla ture intended to repudiate the out standing warrants. There can be no question but what the Legislature intended to make no appropriation for these warrants, and tho bill, as reported from tho Committee on ways and means, did not contain the proviso that he should pay the money on orders as they were endorsed, but itwas put there in Committee of the Whole. There can bo no question in the mind of any man, not interest ed, that the Legislature intended, in this act, only to provide for the pay ment oi the expenses incurred lor the two years following the second Monday in September, and that the State Treasurer would be legally iable should he use the funds com ing into his hands for the payment of warrants issued prior to that date. When he makes provisions for the payment of the current indetedness, tliei;, and not till then, can he apply any funds on hand to pay off old warrants. It Would be a Illcssing "If tho Treasurer can resist pay ment there will lo a larger amount of money to lie in thoTreasury dur ing the next two years. It will aver age perhaps 150,000 during the whole time. Tho retention of this sum might be made quite profitable, and might compensate in some de gree for the reduction of the officer's perquisities by the last Legislative Assembly." The above extract is taken from a Salem correspondence in the Hulle tiiL. Tho facts in the case arc quite the reverse. If the interpretation placed on the law by the State Treas urer is correct, ho will pay out the the money in tho Treasury as war rants are presented, and consequent ly it will stop speculation in State warrants, and when the funds are complete, he will pay out on old war rants which are . now held by specu lators. It will bo a benefit to the State, and will bring up her credit to par. It ' makes no difference to the State on what class of warrants she pays interest, whether on the old ones or the new. That is the same. Tho correspondent above quoted probably knows where the speculations of that officer come in, and if we were to guess the author we should judge him to be a manip ulator in Stato warrants and who would be seriously injured should the State Treasurer be able to pay of the warrants as presented. It would prevent those sxeculators on the misfortunes of our State brought upon us by Geo. L. Woods admin istration from making from 825,000 to 30,000 annually by discounting the warrants, and the State would be benefitted to just this amount, as she would then go into tho market for all she buys the same as any oth er cash customer, and would not have to pay an advance of 15 to 20 per cent, discount on her paper. For tho benefit of our St-tc, wo trust that the position taken by the State Treasurer is. correct and that lie will be sustained, as it will bring our Stato finances to par and State war rants will no longer be sold on tho streets of Salem at a discount. The quiet little burg of Champoeg, so the statesman is informed oy David Weston, Esq., was thrown into a state of excitement a few days since by the rumors of a case of gen uine child-murder. The facts as related to us by a third party, were substantially as follows: A half-breed named Iloekford returned homo un der the influence of liquor and com menced maltreating his wife and family, and finally picked up his little three-year-old daughter and literally dashed itr- brains out on the floor. The child received injuries from which it very soon died, and was buried on Saturday. Strange to relate, no arrests have yet been made. IETTliR FROM. SALEM. SAiDec. 12, 1S74 I presume that you will not object to a few words from the Capitol, es pecially if I write mostly in regard to finaucial matters. If there is any- thingthat the American peoplowill read, it is on money questions An agreed case Was argued before JiidEre Bonbani this weeli on a man- damus to require the State Treasurer o - to pay A. Bush an old warrant issued in 1872. The' Treasurer holds that he cannot pay out on old warrants as long as' there is no money in the Treasury to meet those issued since last September, as the Legislature failed to make any appropriation for them. Tho case wits brought so that the Treasurer might know what to depend on in future, and' as there are enough old warrants outstanding to take up all the coin that will be received within the next year, it is an important matter, not only to the Treasurer, but to tho money sharks If the new warrants are to be thrown on the market, these fellows will be able to buy t liem np. at about 75 or 80 cents on the. dollar, and thus flud a good investment. They already hold the old yarrarits and they can not get any further discount on them Judge Bonham has decided tho case against tho Treasurer and held that the money was payable on the war rants in the order in which they were presenteu ana emlorseu. 1 lea'rn that the case has been appealed to tho Supreme Court, and it would not surprise me if the speculators in State warrants have not got a ques tion up which may decide the matter of the legality of the entire indebted ness, and if there is any virtue in Article XI, Section 7, of the State Constitution, I think they may find that 850,000 of tho entire indebted ness is all that is worth a cent. But I did not propose to give your read ers an essay on the Constitution. 1 notice that the Bulletin correspon dent from this place, and republished by the Statesman here, has seen fit to charge improper motives to the State Treasurer. This is a question on which, as tho Radicals formerly said, "loyal nieninay honestly differ," and I cannot see, if the Treasurer had grounds or a doubt ns to hisdnty in this matter, that ho was not justi- nea in ins course, ana thus cret a legal decision before he gets him self into trouble. In the first place. if the State Treasurer is correct, our finances will be in a good condition, and will be placed on a basiscontcm- dated by the Constitution at par. understand that Mr. Brown's idea is this: To pay out of the respective funds and whenever there was a sur plus on hand, to take np the warrants which had been endorsed and not paid for want of funds. This looks to mo to be the only practical way to minage tho Stato Treasury depart ment, but I admit that is not a profit able way for the speculators, but it would certainly be a good and whole some way for the people and in the place of a large amount of money be ing on hand, the contrary would be the result. I cannot see that there is any difference in paying oil old warrants and letting new ones be protested, only that it gives the speculators a better chance to bring them to a greater discount. These fellows have had tho discount of the old ones, and now they are anxious to get tho samo on the new, which are constantly issued, Of course, if they can gain their point, they will get their money and be able to buy up the ne warrants with it at from, twenty to twenty-five per cent, dis count. This is quite a little item to them in the course of two years. I think the Treasurer has taken the proper course to protect himself. The people here aro highly dis gusted with the action of the Direct ors of tho Home Agricultural Soci ety, and I regret to say that the pro's pects f or that institution, as now or ganized, are good for an early disso lution. x aamiro tno way you go after them, and am much pleased in your efforts to awaken a spirit for home industry. It is Oregon s only hope. The address of Dr. Atkinson, published iu your paper of yester day, is very interesting and speaks volumes. , The Supreme Court meets here next Monday."." 'There is a considera ble docket. Judge Prim, of the first district, has moved his family here for the purpose of giving his chil dren the benefit of our excellent schools. Tho managers of the Ore gon Pioneer Association held a meet ing here last week and selected the Fair grounds for their next annual meeting. Col. White, of your city, was appointed as one of the Assistant Marshals. It is a worthy appoint ment, as the Colonel is one of the old pioneers of our State. The weather thus far has been very pleasant this winter. Rain appears to have commenced again, however, and there is no telling when it will let up. But I am wearing on tho patience of your re.iders and I will bring this letter to a close, assuring you that it is no light task to make up a readable letter from Salem at this season of tho year, as everything is about as quiet as it can be. But I liked to have forgotten that wo had a city election here last week. The Radicals got away with us. While I don't like John G. Wright's politics (the elected Mayor), I can't help liking him, and I am glad, if it must be a Radical, that ho is elected. Salem and Washington Territory is about all that is left for our Radicai friends. You shall hear from me again. Dixie. He-Appointed. A. J. Burnett, of Eagle Creek, was re-appointed No tary Public by the Governor on tho 12th inst. COURTESY CF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UXIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Who is Responsible For It . Our. readers are probably aware that one Calvin McDonald edits the Oregon Statesman, and having been in our State but a short time, any lack of knowledge of the past nro- ccediugs of his party, is excusible in him. ,In his issue of Mm lifl. i.nl the following; It appears that tho consequence of the prodigality of Graver's first term, the Treasury ran dry and warrants had to be issued to meet the expenses; uiiv4 uen , mese warrants . were.pre- J sentea 10 tuo lormer Treasurer, he endorsed ''them "Not paid, for want of funds." - 1 ' Up to the time of the accession to power of the Radical party in this State, the people were out of debt, and turned over to the Radical au thorities the sum of 14,000 cash in the Treasury. When Gibbs' term expired, the State was in debt, and when Woods went out, it was' still worse. There were no public im provements during tho timo cither of these persons administered tho public affairs, but yet they left adobt to bo paid. By and through the Radical management in tho Legisla ture of 1SCS, the State moneys were locked up and tho State required to pay interest amounting to over $30,- 000 in consequence of the treachery of tho Radical party. The Legisla ture of 1870 made amends and nearly restored tho public credit, but in 1872 the Radical party again had the Legislature, and through the wanton and reckless extravagance oi mat body, the State debt was further in creased. The Democratic Adminis tration is in no wise responsible for tho present outstanding warrants, but they aro 'directly chargeable to tho Radical party. Since the De mocracy havo been in power, a little over four years, they havo erected a penitentiary and added machinery thereto which has cost probably 140,000, and already has there been expended on the Capitol 110,000, making in all $250,000. Take this from tho indebtedness, and wo can show that tho Democratic Adminis tration has not done anything of par ticular benefit to the Radicals, when we comparo tho two as public ser vants. '1 lie Centennial. AlJK.VXlSKMENTS I'Oll i:K"lilVIX AI1TI- CL.KS FOIl THE OKEGOX KXHllUTIOX ix rniLAPKLriiiA ix 1870. Mit. Editok: We wish to announce to those who take au interest in the welfare, growth and progress of our Stato, that we have been tendered the free use of commodious rooms in the buijdings of the O. S. X. Co., in which to receive and arrange all arti cles intended fur exhibition at Phila delphia in 1876. We arc also glad to annouee to our people that the same company, as well as the U. v C R. R. Co., have indicated their wil lingness to transport free over their respective routes, all articles intend ed for this grand advertisement of the natural resources and tho wealth of our State. The Oregon Steamship Com pain- will also take all such arti cles free of charge as fur as San 1 rau cisco. It may seem to some quite early to commonco tins work, but another season must prod nee all the truit. gram, grass ana vegetables wo ex pect to exhibit, and it is none too soon to begin to briug together spec imens of our mineral, lumber and geological wealth, and we ask and shall expect the hearty co-operation of all good citizens in this great work. All articles, specimens and historical curiosities consigned to our care, at Portland, will be care fully taken caro of, accounted for, and forwarded as directed. A. J. Drrun, Conim'r Alternate. Portland, Dec. 7, 1874. . Politics Tn Iuaiio. Tho Owyhoo Aralanche of December 5th publishes the official canvass of the voto for Delegate to Congress from Idaho Territory, from which it appears that Thomas W. Bennett, Independent, has beaten. "S. S. Fenn, Democrat, by a majority of 330 votes. Uennett is the present Governor of Idaho, and by far the ablest Delegato ever elect ed iu tho Territory. The above is a telegraphic dispatch to the San Frsncisco Examiner, and shows that for reliable news you must go away from home, lint as it hap pens, Judge S. S. Fenn, of Lewiston, one of tho best Democrats and ener getic workers of Idaho Territory, will take his seat in Congress, in place of Governor. Bennett, the carpet-bag The Oregon City paper would make light of llev. D. J. Pierce's lecture at that place. Is this not a case in which tho customary dead head ticket was forgotten ? Netrs. Not much. We have two season tickets in our pocket. But we would most respectfully correct the Neirs in its impression that we desired to make light of the lecture or the gen tleman. What wo said was done in the hope that tho lecturer would correct the defects which we noticed, and nothing more was intended. Died. C. G. Curl, a prominent and well known lawyer of Salem, died iu that place after a long illness last Saturday. Mr. Curl was one of the promising young men of our State when the fatal disease took hold of him; warm-hearted and generous, and had a host of friends. He leaves a wife and one child. Ho was tho son-in-law of our old citizen, Iicv. John Stipp. F SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS. Z. W. Woods, of Washington county sold his farm of 40 acres,' three miles northwest of Hillsboro, recently for 12,000, to Jos. Connell. The new bridge across Bower's slough t, on the Albany road, was completed last Saturday. . The State Journal says: Captain Dexter furnishes us with tho infor mation that a weekly mail service will soon be established between this place and Ochoco. Mr. Powers, member-ofthe House in 1872, has .been.. awarded the contract. The State Journal says that Chas. Newell, formerly of the Herald edi torial corps in Portland, has obtain ed the 2osition of "proof-reader" in the Government Printing, Office, at Washington, D. C. Thor Willamette Transportation Company are improving their wharf age accommodations at Salem, and aro expending considerable money on them . a j. . . . . ?t., J. J. Henderson, American Con sul to Amoy, was presented with 7 a daughter by his wife on the 23th ult. Interest is being awakened at En gene on .tho subjeot , of the State University.- : - - . What is supposed to be wild pars nip is poisoning a good deal of stock to death in the interior. Since the late rains ' the : plant has sprouted fresh and green. Hon. W. D. Harowas offered 10,- 000 for his farm south of Hillsboro lately. The Oregon Granger has made its appearance under the new manage ment. Wo havo not yet received a copy. Two or three hundred acres will be cultivated in hops, just across tho river from Corvallis, next season. The road across the mountains to Tillamook valley is reported to be in good condition for this time of the year. The State Board of Education, which consists of the Governor, Sec retary of State and State Superinten dent of Public Instruction, has se lected AV. L. Worthingtoad, of Asto ria, to assist in the semi-annual examination. The Governor has commissioned the following persons on the staff of the Major General of the Oregon Stato Militia, AV. H. Effinger; Joseph Teal, Assistant Adjutant General, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel; Arthur Crisfield, C. II. Page and P. C. Harper, Aids-de-Camp, with rank ot Alajor, ami Dr. Alfred C. Kinney, Surgeon, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Albany cast 3G3 votes at her mu nicipal election on tho 7th inst. Here is a list of some of the heavy tax-payers of Washington county, and the amount of taxes each paid this year: B. Cornelius. SW.! 77; W. Bowlbv, $-206 01; IT. Jackson, 1)1; S. G. Heed, S:J7( 83; T. I). Iliimphrej-s, $100 02; 11. Imbrie, 211 02; A: Hi n man, 3171 05. Quite a number of others run up to $150. Good apples are sold . is Jackson ville at a bit a bushel. James, n. Shinn has been elected City Attorney of Baker City. Mr. Mr Bee's little child, who was so badly burned, at Iloseburg, last week, has since died. The Ashland Academy is nourish ing nicely; about 120 students in at tendance and more coming. C. T. Curtis has been admitted as a full partner with W. S. James in the publication of the Baker City Icrahl. A merchant at Perrvdalo, Polk county, sells $25,000 worth of good per annum, which is good for that small place. Ten or fifteen persons have alread fjone irom Jacksonville to the new Galice creek mines, and many more are preparing to go. J. v . irtue informs tho Baker City Herald that tho result of ten da3's run at tho Virtue Mill was gold bar weighing 228 OS ounces 875 fino, valued at $4,125 4S. "A little sou of Mrs. Z. Donnelly o The Dalles, was takeu ill one day last week and died in a. few hours An Independence letter says: There is considerable sickness here. Tuo scarlet fever has leen raging for the past few weeks. Already a number oi tieawis art reportou. A young man by the name of Pearley Hedge, and a little child of Mrs. Whittincr. havo fallen victims to this malignant disease Miss Flora Shirley, who livctl near tins place, died last Satur day of consumption. Tho census of Boseburg School District, just completed, foots, up zjli persons oi tho proper asre to en titlo them to the benefit of the public school fund. This is an increase of 120 over last year. I he voters of Pendleton School District have decided to levy a spo cial tax of six mills on the dollar wherewith to defray the expenses incurred in purchasing fuel and tlesks, and building an addition to the school house. lion. A. B. Meacham returned home to balcin last Saturday, over lana. A few days ago Judge Yoacuin of Pendleton, while dressing a hog, ac cidentally cut a slight gash in one of Ins ringers with the knife ho was us ing. In a short time afterwards the wounded parts became much inflam ed and swollen, and tho Judge for tho next twenty-four hours never sultered more or came so near dying. It would seem that there is a virus in a hog, which, when communicated to the blood by an incision, is very powerful, and is often followed by iauu consequences. On Monday last, Governor Grover by virtue of an act passea at the last session of the Legislature, appointed and commissioned the following named gentlemen as Immigration Commissioners for Oregon, to reside outside the Stato: Alexander Dunbar, Christ Church, for the Province of Canterbury, New Zealand; Henry Villard, Boston, for tho New England States, in the United States; James Orkney, Melbourne, for tho colony of Victoria, Australia; Peter Flem ing, Dundee, Scotland, and Wm. Mayer, St. Gall, Switzerland. i a lie j uunueaier is shortly t07jZ pear in a new "dress." The question has often boon those interested. "Can I in.v. Rskoi hair restored to it's natural eolnr tubes; but, in case of any iis..:.v ,.r . . i. tie :n... scalp, or by the use of alcoholic pn-iwpi tions, the hair-tube become contract i ." its mouth, ana prevents the new fiiij0T from reaching the surface'. Their urnm tion will create n crfectly healthv eoii.iT tion f thMcalpi nnd, by its tonic nro.! ties, will preserve and strenghten the nJ of the luiiT.Stalesniun, Ieg Maine, Joivu A CARD. On'-the 30th of Nov.vlS74, A" Hitrdi-m, caiuetoour house and had a talk with John Marn. They came into tho hou, and he had John Marrs sigrna paper an, desired me to sign It as a witness ini j. ct.-d to signing a paper that I did iToT know anj-thing a!ut, and he mardiu,, gave his word that it would bethn last "r "l. IT IS-. MARTS1I1BLKT. JK.'C II, 1S71. ... . v" . On tho day above mentioned, A. Ha riff son came up to John Marrs and said tht.ro was a difliculty brtwtten them, and wanua John to go with htm to straighten it u John told Hardison that he was not abl tw men ne was not, nor was. ho in his risrht mind at timesduringthe dav). VILShT. Hardison, " I will send an otliccr nr you and your father Will havo to r you. pay th x. K. SHAW. ponscs. On the 30th day of Nov. 1871. A. Uardim stated to mo if lie could find out who rt " ed the report on him, and he would ac knowledge the facts, he would drop it. Samuel. Huuhes. Hardison made the same as the aWn statement in my presence on the sam dy. , J. E. C'JtAWFOUD. In regard to the above, I would state that tho boy referred to in t he card publish.-,! on the 4th inst., in the Ej.-teri-kj.sk is my son, and at the time he signfd tho c:ni was quite unwell. Hardison calb-d on him and demanded that he go to certain parties and deny the reort. '1 lie boy told him that he was unable to do so", and then Hardison told him that if lit would sign a card that it should be the last of It and the matter should be dropped. If U refused, he would send an officer after him and I should my the cost. The boy vu scared and signed the card without vor reading it, and so did the witness. Th condition of the boy's health was Mich that Hardison, had he had the least spirit of humanity in him, would not have takn advantage of his misfortune and got him to sign a card which he knew not hing of the contents. jfc Marks. j . . i x NEW TO-DAY. IIAIH J EWELUY. MRS. A. M. B3AYTCN, H S IX"" ATE1 IX OREGON' ITV, and is prepared to do all kinds of ni. r? j . "" Krnv wit hf ii.'t om.i. rtnu villi niV thin l be thickened up?" W e answer " it . and would advis.? you to road a'tr.-if ? an : ' tho hair, which is published by l: i. m & Co., Nassua, N. 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