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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
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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
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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.
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"OFK10K 'harmnii'slriek, Main si.
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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.
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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
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REST A IT It A MT !
LOUIS SAAL, Proprietor.
Main Street, - - - - Oregon City.
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.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.
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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.
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E. D. KELLY S,
street, or;:cot rifv.
ll!vTAr.".(VKD. D-'lECT FROM SAN
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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
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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
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fen mul Uoy
Cotlilnjr,
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Fl n nrlx,
BlniMiFtii,
And Varnn.
AUSO
Groceries,
Cutlery,
Jewelry,
X'otion,
jtliiMical
Inntrn inritis,
Tojh,
Etc.,
AT THE .
Lowest Prices
For GASH.
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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?
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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.-
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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.
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