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t r t r 1 ' ' J -',MiW,.l4,riuAw(M1 o o o o o o. .1 DEVOTED TO POLITICS, NEWS, LITERATURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. 1 1 '.trJ'l--. . - G ) - ft fin ' 1 ; 3 4y Ax 4a it a g VOL. 0. THE ENTERPRISE. ALCbAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER 1 FOB T II K rrotr, Basintss Man, t Family Circle A- rniDAT. ji 1ST OLTNER, iDr02J ANDPUBLISIIER. ' oTnCIAL FAPERTOE CLACKAMAS CO. .KKICR-In Enterprise nuiUHnS, one Trm of Subtrlptlonl .$2.50 .. 1.50 SIn ... one Year, in Auaiu-c wi'j Six Months Term, of Atl ve.tli Tr.n.lent 'vertiSne.. -J all lo-al notices, s-iuan. ol lines one week Tyl Toroach 8,.bs.H,ent Insertion 1. Oua Column. " year i- nt .. VKM Card, 1 gqar.:;one"year 12..)0 SOCIETY NOTICES. OK EGO X I.OIHJR XO. 3, I. I. O. I'., Meets every Thursday . erVninat7 oVloek, in the fjSffff Odd Follows' Hall, Main JSSjfes tret. Members ol me ur- Her am invited to attend. V'V onler X. G. keiiecca di:gki:i: lodgg xo. X I. . O. l, .Meets on me jMslsi w' i ......1 K..,,rtli Toes- fi-la) kJ I'll' "" day evenings each mouth, it"' oVltM-k, in tne nui rVllows' Hall. .Meiiiliersof the Decree are iuriteil to attenl. MCIJNOMAII I.OI);l: XO. I.A.I'. A A. M., Hohlsits rcjiular oom- its regular eom- ft the First ami -Jt in each month, mmiiiMt i'His on Tnipl S.ttunlavs at 7 o lM-k from the 2)th if Sep. WmiiIht tothe'Jnh of March ; and 7 o'i-lM-k from the 'Jtli of March to the HOt li of Sptemljer. Jlrcthren in goovl sun-liii'-j arc inviteil to attcinl. J!y order of W. M. uncampmhxt xo. 1,1.0. . F., Meets at 11 Fellows 'II ill ontlie First aii.lThinlTties liv of ea'-l mouth. Patriarchs in ;.v'l st. in line are invitetl toalient. L'l.lt'P HNCAMIMIHXi' XO. 2, C. II. t:. r ts at M,1 Follows Hall, In Ore-jr-j'i "itv. or-'ii. on MuniUy evening, at 7 .iVIi -k. .M -iiil-rs of t.h" nrJ T ar in-vit-J t att -iiil. M. O. ATHKY, C J. t. li ve , II. S. inaiTly jt 11 s i n s .s a a li o s. I'ilVSICIAX AMI Nl'KtiKUX, o li n a o y v it y, it it a o x. 7 iiUi'i: K-.Stairs in Cliari.ia.i's Main sif'-t. aii.,'l Prick, ti'. W. W. MOREL AM), ATTO RN E Y-AT-L A W; OHKCON CITY, ORRGOX. Strt-rt, opite tlt t'onrl llou. H. IV IT K L A T ATTORNEY-AT-LAW: OREGON CITY, - - OREGON. c "OFK10K 'harmnii'slriek, Main si. niarls'2 -i f. JOHNSON & McCOWN ANOilNSYS ND COUNSELORS AT-L.WV. Oregon City, Oregon. ""Will .rnctie In all the Courts of the tat. scinl attention jciven to cases in iu u. ijtnd tnc" at orr-goti Ulty. 5siprlS72-tf. L. T. li A n 1 1ST, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ORECOX CITY, : : OREGON. -'KFICK-Ovor trfnt. le's Tin Store, Main 2linar7:t-tf. Dr. S. PARKER, I ATE Of PORTr.AMD, OFFERS HTS J strvitf s as Physician and yurjoon to ln' l'"oil of Clackamas county, who may lit nny time I- in need of a physician. He "Pf'ticd an otiice at ard Harding's itii toro whore ho can he found at all iim.-g of the day when not enca-red in pro f"sion.il calls. Il-sidenco, Main f?tre't, next d'vnr hut one alxive It. C'auftokl's store. cK,ber2:J,lS7. tf JOHN 31. 1JAC0X, . IMrtHlTEU AXIIDEAI.ER in Hooks, Stationery, lVrfum- JT- o ' v--., I'lC, tASr. WrKn City, Orcjfon. aflt. 1 nilr"llln Warner's old stand, atfly nccupiod by S. Ackeman. Main st. OREGON CITY BREWERY. Homy lhnubel, 1 TAVlS(i PURCHAS- 1 the atxve Urew- - ... ".uraum in orm the mil.ll. that ho ityWof F' llard t0 manufacture a No. qual- x. a a nn nnnR as rootl as the State, nilcd. can lx obtained anvwhere In orders solicited and promptly OYSTER SALOON A N D REST A IT It A MT ! LOUIS SAAL, Proprietor. Main Street, - - - - Oregon City. o .YSTER3 WII.Tj BK SEBU HiOM antt ner this date during the inter pnrvrn .... AMERICAN CANDIES. Ice for sa.'e in quantities to suit. JOH N SCHRAM Main St., Oregon Ciiy. MAMACTLRER AXD IMPORTER OF Saddle, nam, Sdd lery-IIard-ware, etc., etc WHICH HE OFFERS AS CHEAP AS can be had In tho State, at WHOLESALE OR RETAIL . wyi warrant my gooes as represented. 1,000 DEER SKINS AV A 1ST T IS D, AND ALSO, t I.T, OTHER KliVDS O HIDES. FOR XX. Which I will IWV the hi-rhos ni;irtil. izhes u price in cash lirin oil yoir h iiie f -d your coin for them. ei- JOIIV SCO -.AM. Saddle and IT.ir,i-nQ AtoL o- Oregon City, Oregon, July l, JS7-mX. WAGON AND CARRIAGE ill X N U FA CTO C Y ! THE UN D E HS IOXED, having increased thedi- 1. tensions of his preinises.pt t.ie old s'.md oil the Co -e of Ffaiii ami Tttrl S." Takes this .tot hod of i i .o,- .i.og hN o'i . trons.and ns maiiy new ones js ui.iy ;ie pleased to csll. i h?t ne i nmir ,inn.irri' with ample room, good ..ip1.pri.1K, p. uif ,ie very best of mechanic, to b'Md p.iew construct, make, paint, ro and I. --i o. ; all complete, any sort of 9 vehicle roiii a common Parttoa Co :io xi( 'o.'c . ' :y ,.ie. nincUsuiitliln, Horse r Ox Klioeln, Piii' O'uiieral Jobbing neatly. fiiiicKly. ard c icoply done. DAVID S.MITH. AT E. D. KELLY S, street, or;:cot rifv. ll!vTAr.".(VKD. D-'lECT FROM SAN J -"-; iic-sco, ell t lie LATEST STYLES of Fall and Whiter Hats & Boixae i s, Triiiimed and I'ntrimnied, for Fa' I aiid Winter wear, which wt? olTrr lo the ladies of Oregon City ami vich'ky at exceedingly Jow i'rices. MILLINE1YC0QD7. MILLINERY GOOD:. HATS AND BONNE. Z. HATS AND BONNETS. FEATHERS AND FLOWERS, TEATHERS AND FLOWERS. RIBBONS AND ORNAMENTS. RIBBONS AND ORNAMENTS. CALL AND EXAMINE. CALL AND EXAMINE. No trouulc to ehow roods, anil no one iiri'd to iMrclmv. Onrli'slrt is to ih'pe OrcKon t lly, O.. 23. IS7t. tf T) fjLOTHIN Ti () () T S A N D S H O E S T () II A C C o s Y I now offer tli is st ock of Goods at I'rices far below any other house in the State. Times are hard and money scarce and I will give every one the wort h of their money. I also keep a full assortment G ( O 1) of s OKEOOX CITV MADE fen mul Uoy Cotlilnjr, . UmleriTfiir, . Fl n nrlx, BlniMiFtii, And Varnn. AUSO Groceries, Cutlery, Jewelry, X'otion, jtliiMical Inntrn inritis, Tojh, Etc., AT THE . Lowest Prices For GASH. A.LE'V'S. octl6tf c I G A K S H A T S c A P S J. P. WARD. GEORGE A. HARDING. WARD & HARDING, DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES, KEEP COXSTAXTIA ON HAND A general assortment of Drutrs and Chemicals. Pei-fiimery, Soaptt, lainminirl llrnshra,, Trauei, Huorters, Shoulder Brace Fancy and Toilet Article. ALSO....- Keroaene Oil, Lamp Clilmney, l.lattH, 1'nlty, Paints, Oil, Varnishes and Dye Stuff., PCRE WINES AND LTOrORS FOR ME DICINAL PCRPOSES. PATENT MEDICINES. ETf! yrhysicians' ProscriiionR i:inr,,nr com pounded, and all orders correct lv on- swenxl. T Open at all hours of the night. no-tf -u ucvuuiiiiS in ii si. oe paid mnnlhlr WARD HARDIxci. COME AND SEE US! 4 IT, PATtTTEf? HAVIKG ACOOtrVTS .C with Williams Si Harding can pee how the fwne stands at the end of the month. We want some money. oct20tf OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY Tlle.-.atl, Aflt, P.-cciio,.. VIEWS OF THE people ami -ran CEATS AND LTBERA C KETDBIiiCANS FEELING TOWARD THE NEGROES. Correspondence of the New York Ti ibu oe. The days of the November elections found me m New Orleans. Remain ing m Louisiana for several days thereafter, and having since traveled through the States of Alabama, Geor gia South Carolina, North Carolina, and i rgi oia, I. have had a fair op portunity for ascertaining the drirt of Southern sentiment in view of Lhe anti-admin 1st ratio n victories th rou "h outtheUaion. The result of mym ioiries has been gratifying in every instance. It is not exaggeralioa to say that the South wears a new aau brighJer face, and that L'ue people seem to have become suddenly pos sessed of a hopeCul spA;t which is itself an augury of an a.ea of real peace and prosperity srch as they Lave not known, except by tradiiioo, since secession brought them war. The Souih was too thoroughly coa quored to make anew rebellion prob able, or evea possible; the supiem acy of the Federal Gove.-nment was esiablished beyoud question, its flag was resnecled, aod its laws observed; butf-om 18G5 to ?S7-1 the sp-.-it of the great majory of the Soathera Ieople was one of meio imaMent suboi'ssloi to fale, add fhose woo Jold ihem to look upoa tho whole country as the comoioa ialierilance of the North and iho South, and the flag of ihe Union as the pride and g'ooy of boib, spoke woais that seemed bdt little more thau mockery to men who saw Federal laws enforc ed oaly to abridge their light of rep resentation, and. loyalty maueacloak lor tueiviDg calilv. The ana all manner of ras oveiihrow of a iiartv that had become prosctiplive is nat urally a source of joy to the proscrib ed, aod the popu'.ar rebuke of a sec iional and selfish AdmLiisI lalion seeois to tae viciims of that Acimij islraiion the sl& aal for tbeir read mis sion into the Uoloa aod complete 7'ehabiliiaLion as Ame-.icaa ciiizeas. Instead or causi og a display o old Confederate udiforms and the bailie flags of the esi'.oct Confederacy tho success of the Demociacy has given ihe Federal blue an attractive air, notwithstanding its disgrace by such mea as Merrill and Hodgson, and the Old Flag is now borne aloft in processions by men who have had it hidden in their garrets for nearly fif teen years. One of the best illustrations of tho improved tone of Southern senliment was afforded by ihe public rejoicing in New Orleans on the Saturday fol lowing the election. I was standing on the gyPeiy of the St. Cba'-Jes Ho tel with Hear Admiral Mullancy whl'e the jubilee was in progiess. Nothing pleased the one-armed vet eran with whom I stood so much as the appcaaoco of section after sec tion of the "White League, each car rying tho stars and stripes, i.nd each guarding colored Democrats from the threatened violence of colored llepublicans, while patriotic senti ment shone forth from the transpar ancies, and national airs long un heard on the streets of New Orleans, were discoursed by the bands of the enthusiastic auditors. "We all agreed with an impulsive by-stander, who said; "This looks as if the last battle of the ' war of secession had been fought at last. I begin to think that the war is over." Talking with Gov. McEnery, Mr. It. H. Marr, Maj. E. A. Burke, General Ii. L. Gibson and other influential Louisiana Canserv atives, I found all animated with the same patriotic and hopeful spirit. "The people of the North were a long time realizing our situation," said they, "but now that they have come to our rescue, they shall find us not only loyal in the best sense of the word, but grateful as well. . "We are indebted to the Democratic par ty, under whose banner the fight was won, but as much, if not more, to the immense number of Republicans who have sacrificed party and preju dice to meet tho claims of justice, and above all to the Independent press for its enterprise and courage in ascertaining and telling the truth about the South. "We have always entertained the kindest feelings tow ard the negro. But now we shall more than ever feel called upon to protect him in tho exercise of all his rights. If, four years hence, the blacks are not more intelligent, bet ter educated, and in all respects bet ter citizens than they are after a pu pilage of nearly ten years under the carpet-baggers, it will be our fault, as well as theirs, and we will be ready to give some other party a chance to experiment in their behalf." Among the people generally there is no dis sent from tho opinions thus express ed by the men who lead in the pol itics of Louisiana. The same ideas are heard in counting rooms, offices, editorial rooms, coffee houses and the clubs; new interest in the Gen eral Government; gratitude to the people and the newspapers who sup ported opposition candidates iu the late elections; a desire for honest government; good will toward the negro, and good intentions toward everybody. Say what wo please about Ben Butler, we cannot help admiring his pluck and keenness at repartee. Tho following is not bad, although rather impious: A paper called tho Christian T.y ister said that the defeat of Butler "attests a greater revival of right eousness than would ordinarily be secured by a thousand campmeet ings." Quick and sharp and fatal as the flash of a rapier comes Butler's reply "If Christ had known his plan of salvation would have produc ed such a paper as tho Jhristuii Reg ister he would never have died upou the cross." : Edwin M. Stanton. DID THE GREAr WA.3 MINISTER COMMIT SU-.CiDE? r Upon the circumstances attending the death of Edwin M. Stanton, tho great American War Minister, and bearing upon the qnestion as to whether he died by his own hands, the Boston Herald recently publish ed the following: . . ,, J . Once or twice in his tontributions to periodical literature, within late years, Jeremiah Black has hinted mysteriously that the death of Edwin M. Stanton, the "War Secretary, was not wholly attributed to the natural course of diseaes. This idea, how ever, was put forward in a dim, un certain kind of manner, which made it seem more like a suggestion than assertion. Black never declared boldly that Stanton came to an un natural end by suicide, but he wove into his writings hero and there a black thread which was suggestive of remorse, disappointment and a bitter end. What Black intimated so darkly others whispered, but in no definite way. There are men about the National Capital who, in conversation among themselves, talk frankly of Stanton's death and the horrible circumstances attend ing it. These men say that upon tho veiy eve of the merry Christmas Day of 1SG9, by the stroke of a razor, Stanton made'the term of his erdsteuco only a question of hours. At this time the circum stances were known to very few, and tho number of those privy to the seciet has not much increased since. Outside of the Congressional Libra rian, and a few well-trained, trusty servants of the Capitol, who guard secrets as they would their lives, and outside of two or three members of the Stanton family, the story of the suicide given below, is probably not known to a dozen peoplo in the country. Stanton resided in a large house coaveuicnt to the Departments. It was one of his customs to shave at home, and the duty was performed by a colored barber, who came reg ularly for that purpose. In Mr. .'Stanton's private apartment stood an improvised shaving chair, and to this the trusty valet would go at tho ap pointed time to perform bis duty. Mr. Stanton had .been apparently failing gradually in health for a week, and had become so despondent as to almost excite fear of an aberra tion of the mind. Some idea of counteracting this seems to have been in the minds of tho President and Congress, when the appointment was so suddenly made and so prooiptly confirmed by aa almost unanimous vote. The remedy failed, however, of tho de sired eiFect. On the evening of the 23d of De cember, the colored valet called to shave Stanton. They were left aloue in tho private apartment, and Stan ton took his seat in the chair. Tho barber had partially finished his task and layiag down the razor on a little table beside Stanton, stepped across lhe room for some water. A move ment startled him, and he turned just in time to see tho glittering steel flash by the bared throat, leaving a streak in its wake. Rushing to the side of Stanton the barber caught the razor before another stroke could be made. Ho called for help, and in a few moments there were at the bed sido the Surgeon General, a few trusty attaches of the Government, and ono or two members of tho fam ily. Tho work had been done, how ever, and the life current reached. At 3 o'clock next morning ho was dead. How well the secret of his death has been kept those who read this may know. Very quietly and expeditiously the arrangements for his funeral were made. There was no lying in state, and few looked upon the faco of tho deceased. Tho next day after tho decease all that was mortal of Edwin M. Stanton was put to rest, and with the clay was buried his own and the secrets of Avar. ' To tho above the "Washington Cop Hal, edited by Gen. Don Tiatt, re plies as follows: The infamous falsehood which says tho late Edwin M. Stanton, committed snicide is again on its travels through our exchanges. Tho Boston Herald this time revives tho story, and gives it authenticity by asserting that "once or twice in his contributions to periodical literature witliin late years, the lion. Jerimiah S. Black has hinted mysteriously that the death of the Secretary of War was not wholly attributable to the natural cause of disease." There is not a word of truth in this. Judgo Black not only never hinted at any thing of the sort, but has assured the writer of this, on more than one oc casion, that Mr. Stanton died from exhaustion after leaving the overwork of his department, aud that the story of his suicide was without founda tion. Mrs. Harrison, an estimable lady, the common friend of Mr. Stanton and Black, was at the house of tho Secretary when he died, and assisted the family in preparing the body for its last repose. Her testi mony is evidence that cannot bo impeached- The cruel report originat ed in the over-sensitiveness of the late Mrs. Stanton. Having been once terribly shocked on entering tho death chamber of a dear child to see tho rough handling of the be loved body by the undertaker, she vowed never again to permit ono near to her to be approached by strangers after death. And so the family, assisted by Snrgeon General Barnes, ; the clergyman, and Mrs. Harrison, alone came near the body of the great War Secretary previous to its interment. Tho inhuman murder of Mrs. Sur- COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. CALIFORNIA. DECEMBER 25, ratt upon the scaffold, for which Andrew Johnson alone is responsi ble, so shocked Washington city that this story of the suicide had readily point arid circulation with those who will believe Mr. Stanton was responsible. The fact is, An drew Johnson ordered and organized the Court that tried Mrs. Surratt, and then, disregarding the petition sent by somo of the officers of the court, be directed the hanging to be done within twenty-four hours, while' the. shrieks of. the agonized daughter were, ringing in his ears. To " say' "Chat ho was con trolled by Messrs. Stanton and King is to pro nounce the man imbecile: We had the honor of Mr. Stanton's friend ship, and saw him frequently after he retired from office, and ho was so ill, so evidently dying, that at any time his death might have been an nounced as it was at last, without eiciliog other feeliDg in us than one of sorrow. Lying upon a sofa or in bed he breathed with difficulty and spoke iu whispers. Tenderly attach ed to his friends and family, he clung to Hie with that teaacity of will and high courage for which he was so famous. Wo .nan's Iligliis. The foUowiDg are the opening sen tences of an address on this subject by Mrs. Skinner: Miss Presideut, feller wimmen and male trash generally I am here to day for the purpose of discussing woman's rights, recussing her wrongs and cussing the men. I believe sexes were created per fectly equal, with the women a little more equal than the men. I also believe that the world would to-day bo happier if man had never existed. As a success man is a failure, and I bless my stars that my mother was a woman. ("Applause.) I not only maintain these princi ples; but I maintain a shiftless hus band besides. They say man was created first. Well s'pose he was. Ain't first expe riments always failures? If I was a betting man I would bet $2 50 they are. The only decent thing about him was a rib, ard that went to make something better. Applause. And then they throw in our faces about taking an apple. I'll bet five dollars that Adam boosted her up tho tree and only gave her tho core. And what did he do when he was found out? True to his masculine instinct, he sneaked behind Eve's Grecian bend and said: "Twan't me; Twas her," and woman has had to father every thing and mother it, too. What wo want is the ballot, and tho ballot we're bound to have, if we have to let down our back hair and swim in a sea of sore Sensation. Doco." Ie liur. An Oregon Convict Held Eiiflit Tea rg in .lie California. Slate Prison With oiilaCumiuiimenl. The San Francisco Examiner refers t o the habeas corpus case of Dr. Wm. Lo Bur, who at that date was being tried before Chief Justice Wallace. The writ was sued out by Annie Lo Bur. wifo of tho prisoner, who stales that her husband is unlawfully retained of his liberty. The Examiner gives the following particulars,whieh will be interesting here: Tho prisoner was formerly a resi dent of Oregon. Nearly eight years ago he became somewhat mixed up with a gang of lawless men, and with several others was convicted of rob bing the United States mail and sen tenced to 'imprisonment for ten years. He remained in Multnomah county jail for a short time, when he was transferred to the California Peniten tiary. There is a United States law which : provides that . when there is no convenient place for holding a prisoner, the Secretary of tho Treas ury may designate the ; place of im prisonment. At the time of the con viction of Lo Bur, there was a State Prison in Oregon, and why he was seut to California does not appear. Tho authority upon which he was transferred from the Oregon jail was a brief telegraph dispatch sifrned O. C. Browning, Secretary. On this simple, telegraph message, Le Bur has been held in tho California Stato Prison for eight years. He should havo been bronprht into a United States Court, and duly committed to the California Prison on a Court or der. No such action was had, and it is claimed that he is illegally held. An undergraduate at Cambridge, who found among tho questions on his examination paper this: "Why will not a pin stand on its point?" elaborately explained tho point thus: "1. A pin will not stand on its head; much less is it possible that it should stand on its point. 2. A point, ac cording to Euclid, is that which has on parts and no magnitude. A pin cannot stand on that which has no parts and no magnitude, and there fore a pin cannot stand on its point. 3. It will, if you stick it in." Detroit Erne Press: If our name was Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales asked us to pay his. $3,000, 000 indebtedness for gambling, bet ting and drinking, my! how we would look at him from the corner of our eye! ' . Why is it that sailors will persist in calling all that part of the ship below the rail tho "hull,' of her, when it isn't much more than half? Tho incoming of tho Grange, . by the law of reason, has warded off the effects of what agrarian ism teaches in it3 lessons of madness. 1874. The Ballot-Box Outraged, j Goldeu YVords. " r As we intimated in a late issue of the Statesman, S. S. Fenn, tho fairly elected delegate from Idaho, has been counted out, and the . certificate awarded to Bennett, the man who was repudiated at the polls. A cor rect canvass of tho vote of the Ter ritory stands as follows: S. S. Fenn - ..2,521 T. W. Bennett 2,384 " Fenn's majority. 137 t ! Notwithstanding this clear major ity in favor of Fenn, the canvassing iSoard by throwing out votes defeats the will of the people, and the cer tificate of election to the defeated candidate. The Idaho World is justly indignaut at this outrage, and goes for the perpetrators of the fraud in the following style: "The canvass so-called, is the" most impudent and brazen piece of villainy ever attempted in the Terri tory. The transparently false cer tificate of canvass made out of the j usurping board does not pretend ; that there was any doubt in tho j mind of either Pinkham or Curtis as to whom the votes of tho disfranchis ed counties were intended for, and in the absense of fraud every citizen of the United States knows that it being possible to make out with rea sonable certainty for whom a vote 'was intended it must be counted; mere clerical errors are not to dis franchise one nor many men not even for the purpose of electing Eennet to Conpress. But Bennett's board of canvassers presume to throw votes out because they were cast for Hon. S. S. Fenn instead of plain S. S. Fenn, and do away with others which happens to have the name of the candidate misspelled, as "Fenne" for " Fenn." Is it possible these villians to imagine a thing of this kind will bo tolerated in Idaho Ter ritory? That the same and similar frauds have served their robber pur poses well in the Southern States is we't known; but that Bennett or any other carpet-bagger, after having been repudiated by tho honest vote of the peoplo, will bo permitted to steal into" office under such guise, we do not believe. The attempt to do such is a direct insult to every de cent man in the Territory." In a reform Congress an outrage of this character will never bo sus tained, and should Bennett claim a seat on the strength of this bogus certificate, he is quite sure to be in dignantly booted out of the nails of Congress. The day for outrages of this character are passed. Grant Hears the News. When the returns from Ohio and Indiana reached tho President, to gether with the fact that some lunatic had put "For Rent" on the WThite House, Grant asked Babcock what it all meant. "Notice to quit," re sponded briefly the High Custodian of the Public Grounds. "I won't do it!" exclaimed his Excellency, "that house is the only ono largo enough to hold my family and the picture of them. Where in the devil am I expected to put the picture, I'd like to know ?" "Your friends could build you as big a house in St. Louis," humbly suggested Bab. "St. Louis!" roared the savior of his country, "that's a pretty idea. Follow Sherman to St. Louis and have him cavorted round as General of the army and me, nothing." "It is proposed, your Excellency, to mako Sherman your successor, and restore you to the generalship of the army." "Babcock!" exclaimed His Excel lency, turning blue, "telegraph Belk nap to arm the marine band with navy revolvers, and Childs and Mur phy to meet me in Washington, and order Robeson to concentrate him self in Washington I'll see who va cates . "Exchange. ' Strayed or Stolen! From the government pastures, in Jackson, Mississippi, on or about tho 4th day of November, a medium sized, Yankee-raised mule, named Adelbert, about six feet high, sparo made, clean shaved, and in tolerable erood order. It is presumed he is trying to make his way back to Mas sachusetts, though he has been track ed in a southerly direction. He for mcrly belonged to an old fellow named Grant, who traded him to the colored people of Mississippi. Any information of his whereabouts will bo thankfully received by his owners or a reward of fifteen cents will be paid for his delivery to tho State Ranker. SHAMPOO DAVIS, Agent for Owners, above advertisement taken The from theBrant6n, (Miss.) Republican refors to one Adelberth, the carpet bag Governor of Mississippi. A Word to Boys. Boys, did you ever think that this world, with all its wealth and woe, with all its mines and mountains, oceans, seas and riv ers, with all its shippings, steam boats, railroads and magnetic tele graphs, and all its millions of group ing men, and all the science and progress of ages will soon be given over to boys of the present age boys like yon ? Believe it, and look abroad on your inheritance,' and get ready to enter upon its possession. The Presidents, Kings, Governors, statesmen, philosophers, ministers, teachers, men of the future all, are boys now. Nine million horses in tho United States, value 000,000,000.- France has 3,003,000; Austria, 3,000,000; England 2,GGG,200; Germany, 2,500, 000;. Prussia, 1,800,000; Turkey; 1,-100,000. NO. 9. Those were golden words -with which Mr. Tilden, Governor-elect of New York, closed his address to the young Democrats the other evening. They are worth reading again and again, and we reprint them here: -q i I beg that you will remember that you may acquire fortune on terms of honor and selfrespect if you will only have courage to insist upon those terms and submit to none other. k I had occasion, a few years ago, tc ay to a class of young men about to take their, position in. the. profession of law, that I believed, and I do believe, that it was equally certain that tal ent, ability, honor, would achieve everything that the human heart ought to desire, if only it is insisted that they should bo achieved without O any concessions of one's convictions . of right, or one's sense of duty; that it was equally perhaps not quite equally easy, perhaps not quite so speedy, but far more certain and wrhen the object was attained it would not turn to ashes in your grasp. . I havo never known a man so eager for objects of ambition or of fortune, that he sought to attain them by in direction, who didn't find that when they were attained they failed to sat isfy. Even a man who has stolen largely of public money begins to desire public esteem and to turn round and contrive how to get it, and if he can't get the reality he seeks to get samples of tho sham article. The human heart is incapable of be ing satisfied with anything but real victories in the race of life; and, therefore, young men, and this is the last observation I have to mako to you, ever feel that the right will be successful, and the right only. The difference between Mr. Tilden and many other successful politicians of our day is that he is a man of con victions and principles, who- earnestly believes what he says, and acts upon well settled rules of conduct in pub lic as well as private affairs. It is a have at the head of its- affairs a man who is anchored upon such ideas and purposes. Facts Worth llenieniberhig. It is worth while for all farmers, eveywhere, to remember that thor ough culture is better than -.three mortgages on their farm. That an offensive war ajrainst weeds- is five times less expensive than: a defensive one. . o That good fences always pay bet ter than lawsuits with neighbors. ,' That hay is a great deal cheaper made in summer than purchased in winter. That more stock perish from fam ine than f ounder. That a horse who lays his ears back and looks lightning when any one approaches him, is vicious. Don't buy him. That scrimping the feed of fatten ing hogs is a waste of grain. That over-fed fowls won't lay eggs. That educating children properly is money lent at 100 per cent. That one evening spent at home in study is more profitable than ten in lounging about country taverns. That cows should be milked regu larly and clean. That it is the duty of every man to take somo good, reliable, entertain ing paper, and pay for it promptly, of course. Plain Language The Washifigtan Capital makes the following allegiations respecting President Grant! . The President assisted in a private box at Toole's performance last Thursday night, and tho opinion pre vailed among the disinterested of the orchestra chairs that, judging from appearances, he would Hot be troub led with the third term His Excel lency, we are pained to write, is not in the best of health; and, although possessing an iron coustitution, if not more careful ' of" himself he will not be about much lofjger to trouble tho politicians. Of late we learn that he has been extremely careless of his health. This means in plain language that tho President wa3 conspicuously drunk at the theater, and has of late been frequently seen in that condi tion, and wo dare say it is true. But the idea that his health is undermin ed by such practices is . mistaken, lie is a man of extraordinary strength and endurance, and although he is in danger of becoming a confirmed drunkard again, as ho was when ho was obliged to resign from the army in California in 1854, there is no probability that his life will be seri ously abbreviated by that cause. Such is the quality of his nervous system that he can get drunk pretty often and come fresher out of it than any other man; and so it will proba bly be to the end.- : - Fockd Oct. Art erring husband who had exhausted all explanations for late hours, and had no opologyO readj-, recently slipped into the house' ahout'one o'clock very softly denud ed himself very gently, and began rocking the cradle by the bedside as if he had been awakened out of a c sound sleep by infantile cries. He Q had rocked away for five" minutesp when Mary Jane, who had silently observed the whole manoeuvre, said, "Come to bed, you old fool, you! the baby ain't there." . ' . At a school at Wallsend, near Vewcastle. England, the master ask ed a class of boys the meaning of the word "appetite," when after a short panso, one little boy said: " I know, sir when I'm eatin' I'm 'appy, and when I'm done, I m tight. Men who travel .bare-footed around newlv carpeted bed room,' often find themselves on the wrong tack. O o 0 0 O 0 ( O o o o o