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o THE ENTERPRISE. OREGON CITV, OREGON, JN. 15, 1875. To Our Headers. It i our desire, owing to the re quirements of the present postal law, which demands the rayment of post age at this office, to hereafter conduct our business on the pre-pay system as far as possible. In a few days we shall send out postal cards to all our patrons who arc in arrears to us, and trust that they may respond prompt ly to our request to pay up, and also renew for-another year. Many of them we have trusted for several years, and we hopethat they may - now be liberal enough to trust us. Some names on our list we have al ready dropped, and placed their ac counts into the hands of V. "W. Moreland for collection. .These are subscribers we have notified before, and their accounts have been run ning four and five years. We can not afford this kind of business, and while we want as large a list of sub scribers as possible, we cannot see that there is any profit in dead-heads. We simply want what is duo us, and we must havo our old accounts set tled up. The I.oui-iaiia Outrage. Sufiicient time has elapsed" since the receipt 6f the news of the perpe tration of a most imfamous outrage on tUc American people by the red oral Administration, in Louisiana, for the masses to judge impartially - 7 f,- o IT ntr the first impulses of indignation to subside. Thin wo feel, at least is our state, imd we now propose to view the mat ter in all its bearings, not as a local matter in the State of Louisiana, but in a national point, the effects of such usurpations are not confined to the limits of a State, but have a bearing on our free institutions as a nation. In order to fully compre hend the situation, we will go back to the last election which was held in that State lat November. A general election was held in Louisiana, in November, for Repre sentatives in Congress, State Treas urer, Legislatures and the usual number of parish officers. In Lou isiana, as in many other States, the -massed were thoroughly disgusted with the Federal Administration, and the result of the election showed an overwhelming Democratic victo ry. The people rejoiced at their victory. 3ut this was not to be al lowed. The present Governor, Kellogg, know 1-hat he is a usurper in his place, kept there and sustain by Federal bayonets. The Demo cratic victory wrs as complete as it was in Now Ybrk, Missouri, ami many other States. Yet this usurp- -i i i i. t ing uoveruor . iimi wc Mciiuiuiuj, Board, and by fraud and rascality, enough parishes were counted for the Radicals to give them an appar ent majority iji the Legislature, -and there beiilr no Radical votes cast in four orlpvc parishes, they refused to col V them for either side, and refenVthem to tho Legis lature. These outrages had become too common with the people of that State, and the legally elected mem bers sought to organize the Legisla ture on tho 1th inst. This they were -prohibited to do oy force of Federal bayonets. -Members who had been elected by overwhelming majorities were marched out of tho Legislative halls between tio armed soldiers, and when there ""Are enough of them 'taken out to giv-jvellogg a majority, this outrage cetel. Kellogg and his followers, w are no better than a set of scoundrt s, have robbed the people and kept up a disturbance in that State for tlie past two years, know full well that should the Dem ocrats have tlit Legislature, "the usurper would ?be impeached, and ousted from ofiltj i. This was to be prevented, and for this purpose, the General Government aided him by furnishing troop, and takiug armed possession of tho Legislative halls. A similar outrage has never before been attempted jby any Executive, and in thof betteAlays of our Repub lic, it would no'l Vive been safe for such an attempV Thus, the unhap py people of Loi i .iana will be forced, ly Federal bayenets, to submit to the usurpations jf Kellogg and his allies, who are the office-holders un der him, and a few niggers. out by the Fede-1 Administration in Louisiana, what is to prevent a sim ilar action on the part of the Gen eral Government in every State in the Union? Why has not this usurper ut Washington the same power i to organize the next Oregon Legislature by Federal bayonets? Ifit can be done in one State, it can be done in any and all of them. . But wo believe the people are yet too free to toler ate such actions, and we find that tho course of the Administration is universally condemned in every sec tion of our country. If Grant can organize the Louisiana Legislature, what is to prevent him from organ izing tho next Congress, which is known to be overwhelmingly ncainst him? Tho roll is ma lo np by a Rad ical clerk, and what power can force him to place on the list the members elected? And then, what power is If this were ti l end of such out rages, wo mightlVilmly submit to it, but if such a coLe can be carried Hi ; there which can give the legally elected ' representatives their seats? If Grant and his military satraps can march into the Legislative Halls gpf Louisiana and take out elected mem bers between two bayonets, ho can 'do the same in Congress and thus maintain his power. The same usurpation will justify the President to disperse Congress when it comes to count the electoral vote for his successor, and the people, if they snbmit to this present outrage," will be powerless to help it. It will "not do to say he won't do it. The same thing might well have been said in regard to Louisiana. If he will .do it to retain a Governor in power, he is much more ait to do so to keep himself in office. This is not a local matter for Louisiana; it is a national outrage, and a disgrace to the Amer ican people. Grant, and all con cerned in it, should be impeached and branded as traitors to the Gov ernment. If this monstrous infamy does not meet with a hearty rebuke from the people of every State, Grant will be the next candidate for President, and; he, with the aid of his military, will see that no other candidate, no matter by what major ity he may be elected, is inaugurated. It is a well-known fact that Grant and his party fraudulently counted a number of illegal electoral votes at the last election for President. They will count enough to elect him next time, and take possession of Con gress by force of arms if necessary. This is not an overdrawn picture, and the freemen of this country cau not stand idly by and see their birth right stolen by an unscrupulous usurper who claims to be President of a free Republic. Wo warn the people that this is but what they may expect in every State that Grant and his tools dare to attempt such outrages, and unless soon checked, their free government is at an end, and Grant will declare himself em peror of the American Republic. The Centennial Commission. According to adjournment, the State Board of Centennial Commis sioners met at the. Executive office, Salem, Tuesday, January 5th, at 2 o'clock r. m. - Present Governor Grover, Chairman, A. J. Dufur, Centennial Commissioner, Messrs. Wilkins, Burkhart and Condon, and S. A. Clarke, Secretarj'. The following resolutions were in troduced by Mr. Dufur, and, on mo tion of Mr. Dufur, they were adopt ed : Wui:i:kas, By an act of Congress approved March 0, 1871, provisions were made for a national celebration of the 100th anniversary of the inde pendence of the United States, by holding an exhibition of the arts, manufactures and products of the soil and mines; and, TVheiieas, The President, by proc lamation, announced the exhibition and national celebration to the peo ple of the United States and to all nations, to be held in Philadelphia in 1S7G; therefore, Resolved, That we deem it import ant to the present interests and fu ture growth of our State that Oregon bo adequately represented by her various industries and natural pro ductions in that exhibition. Resolved, That our boards of trade pioneer associations, board of immi gration, agricultural and mechanical associations, and all citizens and as sociations who have at heart the de velopement ; of our great resources and natural wealth, be urged to co operate with the Centennial Commis sioners and State Centennial Com mittee in carrying forward this great work. , ; Resolved, That we earnestly urge upon the various periodicals publish ed in this State the importance of rendering ' assistance by procuring and giving to our people such infor mation on this subject as may come within their reach, and may tend to awaken the public mind to the bene fits which will result to our State by a successful carrying out of the plans of the exhibition. Resolved, That in ' behalf of , the people of Oregon", we tender our thanks as due to the O.' S. N. Co.', the O. & C. R. R. Co., and also to the O. S. S. Co., who have liberally offered free trausportation over their respective routes, for all articles in tended for exhibition at the coming centennial. ; -' The board then proceeded to con sider the appointment of assistants in tho various counties, connected with the work of the commission, and the following , named ( persons were appoiuted and requested to ren der assistance to the members of the board in the departments designated: In Mr. Wilkin's department (tex tiles and fibre) : The superintendents of the woolen mills at Oregon City, Salem and Brownsville; Mr. Natorp, Portland; Williamson Bros., Albany; Smith Bros., John Minto and T. L. Davidson, Salem; Thos. Smith, Rose burg; D. M. Guthrie.' Dallas; Wm. Watson, Reedsville; Thos. Ingraham, .Albany; F. Towers, Springfield; Jos. Watt, Amity; Joseph Beezlev, The Dalles; George P. HolmanSalem.: In Mr. Bnrkhart's department (seeds, grasses, eto.) :. W, P. Watson, Hood River; A. R. Shipley, Oswego; Henry Schrceder Ott, Coos count v; Thomas Smith, Roseburg; . William Wells, Burma Vista; Judge Tolman, Ashland; A. S. Watt, Forest Grove'; S. G. Henderson, Amity; G. B. Smith, Corvallis; George Belshaw, Eugene; G. W.: Hunt, Sublimity; Wm. Elliot, Oregon City; Josh Ham ilton. Linn county. ... In Mr. Condon's department (min erals, fossil fiora and fauna.) ; David Baffety, East Portland; Henry Klip rel. .Jacksonville; Jce Barker. lto.se- burg; Dr. Henry, Empire City; H. ' C. Leonard and J. (J. Ainsworth, Portland; F. G. Lookhart, Coos Bay; Frank Cooper, Clackamas Co. Several members of the board not boing' present, Mr. Dufur was re- quested t consult with them and ! make appointments in their several departments, to be recorded when 1 maue a pari oi inese minutes. Board adjourned to meet again Tuesday, April 20th. Important Swamp L.and Decisions State Authorities Sustained. In November 1S71, says the Mercu ry, in a communication to the De partment of the Interior, Govornor Grover announced that, In relation to all the swamp and overflowed lands in Oregon, not reserved, sold or disposed of by the United States on March I2th, 1SG0, the position of this State is, that by virtue of the acts of Congress recited (acts, of ,Srept723,' 1850 and March 12, 1SC0) a competent grant and indefeasible title were vested in the State." ' The right to , these : lands had been wholly neglected for eleven years by the Sate authorities, and .had been wholly ignored by the General Land Office, both in the pre-emptions and sales of the public lands in this State. The assertions of this title brought upon the Governor's head a storm of invective and abuse from the" Radi cal press of the' State and particii larly from those papers in the inter est of railroad corporations holding land grants from the general govern ment by acts of Congress subsequent to the swamp land acts; these corpo rations preferring to take the swamp lands rather than go to the foot-hills and mountains to make out the com pliment of lands not secured in the valleys. Attorney General Williams came from Washington, at the bidding of these corporations, with copies of the Governor's letters to the Com missioner of the General Land Office which he read to the 2ieoplo as he stumped the State, denouncing this claim of title as groundless and as an infamous attempt to swindle somebody. He asserted everywhere that the position va:. not law, and that the claim would never be allow ed. Tho Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office (Drummond) ,J fol lowing in the wake of a corrupt At torney General, declared that the State had forfeited its right to these lands and that tho State had no right except what his office should choose to recognize in the segregation. But the Executive held firmly to his ground. Cases went to the courts involving the whole subjict. The court sustained the right of the Str.te. The Supremo Court in an elaborate ly considered case, at December term, 1873, decided that the swamp land act of Oregon of 1800, was a present grant a grant in jreseiiti that tho State had a right to claim and dispose of tho swamp lands wherever found, as the lawful owner; and that no right thereto had been forfeited. In the decision of the Secretary of the Interior every posi tion which has been taken by the Governor,', and every point ruled upon-by our Supreme Court, as far as they are involved, have been dis tinctly affirmed, and tho Commis sioner of the General Land Office (Drummond) overruled. The Secretary, holds and decides the Act of 1850 to bo a grant in pre sents, vesting an indefeasible legal title in the State to all lands at the date of its' passage, " swamp and overflowed lands made unfit thereby for cultivation," and the act of March 12, 1SU0, extending the Act of .1850 to Oregon-4 was a grant in presentl to said State of all lauds at that date swamp and overflowed, made thereby unfit for cultivation, with the excep of that class mentioned in the pro viso," that is to say, excepting lands reserved, sold or disposed of at the time of the grant. The Secretary further says: ! " It is claimed, however, that the State has forfeited her right to the land in contest by failure to select the same within the time prescribed by the second: section of the . act .of 1860; that is to say, within two years from the adjournment of the State Legislature at the next session after notice by the Secretary of the Inte rior to the Governor of the State that the survey of the land had been com pleted and confirmed. This objec tion is disposed of by reference to the fact that the notice provided for has never been given. -Your decision is reversed, and the tracts in contest are awarded to the State." . This grant is worth a million dol lars to the State of Oregon. A Refokmer. Gov. Gaston, of Massachusetts, is a genuine reformer and will .use his best efforts to correct all official irregularities 'in the Old Bay State, An exchange informs us that he is already making a thorough investigation of public institutions', and examining into the workings of the old prohibitory -and other sump tuary laws preparatory to writing his inaugural messages. This news is very refreshing to the souls of those who have been for so many years un willing witnesses of the shortcomings of the "old Commonwealth." The New, York 'World says: Governor Gaston is a man of sound common sense, an able publicist, and we shall ba disappointed if, with the aid of the Legislature, ho does not succeed in inaugurating a thorough reform in the politics of the State. A Good PAPrn We have been favored by Mr. Chas. Kelly with sev eral copies of the Jtetrott Free Press. It is one of the best papers in the West. It is thoroughly Democratic, and we recommend it to our readers who desire a paper from Michigan. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington", Dec. 28, 1874. Tho Pacific Mail S. S. Company investigation has come to an abrupt termination through the refusal of Richard B. Irwin to testify as to whom he paid the $750,000, used to procure the passage of the subsidy. To the interrogation of Wm. Dawes, he responds; "I paid no money, nor authorized the payment of any, to any-member of Congress or other person forbidden by; oath or duty to receive the same." Ibis reply, when reported to the House by the Com mittee of Ways and Means, resulted in an order commanding the presence of Irwin, before the bar to show why he should not be punished for con tempt. Mr. Irwin was, however, pronounced, by his physicians, too ill to attend tho summons,' and Congress .adjourned .... over-. the holidays j. Avituout . bringing . this part of the ' investigation to an issue. ' The debate ! which sprung up on tho report' and order, was singularly illustrative of the character and ways of Congress. The discussion exhibited, at first, neither knowledge of tho subject nor sense of justice. Mr. Kelley of Penn sylvania was the first speaker, and as usual spoke with much sentiment and no sense, while Messrs. Hale and Lawrence employed vast infor mation without intelligence, and boldly protested without courage. When Mr. Kelley said he had been appealed to for mercy, all knew that no such appeal had been made to him, and so with the numerous oth er speakers when they uttered their cries of defiance, all were well aware that they were praying that Irwin might be made strong in resolution and proof against punishment. The scene was positively dramatical at the moment when Alexander Steph ens of Georgia staggered to his crutches and called the attention of the House to the fact that it had no power to punish for contempt. The silence was intense, tho old man whose face resembled that of a skele ton, had no need to raise his voice that he might be heard. He had been a member of the Congress that passed the law turning the contuma cious witness over to tho courts for that: trial guaranteed tho citizens. At this Bon Butler took heart and came to the rescue. Ho; followed the same lino of argument but from a different motive, he saw in his mind's eyes that the day was coming when he or some compeers might be called upon to answer before the bar and refusing, bo punished, as it was proposed to punish Mr. Irwin, and hence ho desires that tho House should make some decisive answer relative to tho matter, that in case it became necessary it might be used as a precedent. Tho debate was soon concluded, though not until after some very caustic remarks had been mado by thoso participating in the discussion. During the holidays, a Sub-committee have gone to New York to examine certain books under the charge of the voracious Hatch. The truth is, however, that it is not tho books that they search for, but for a loop-hole through Jwhich they may all escape without compromis ing their honor(?). Hatch claims that he is able to prove that the miss ing money was lastj in .Wall Street speculations by ex-President Stock well, and covered np by placing the amount, on the company's books, under the head of "Expense in Washington." It is to be hoped, for the honor of the American Congress, that enough may be proven in that direction on , which ' to base a report aud so dismiss the whole disagreea ble subject, : but unfortunately for such a termination, the Hon. Richard Parsons, late of Cleveland, confesses to having received $15,000, so that the question arising from this con fession becomes very simple, to-wit, if Mr Parsons was paid $15,000 for his professional services, t!:at oneJ acknowledged to bo woi'th about the 1 same number of cents, how much has been paid to the kings of the lob by and their representatives on the floor ? The reply to such a question would seemingly leave but a very small sum to be accounted for as having been lost in speculations. In conclusion of this subject and for the benefit of such of your readers as are not fully conversant with the po sition in which Irwin now stands, I will state that so long as his examin ation was within the jourisdictiou of Congress, he was bound to answer all questions, but the moment it passed one step beyond that (as it has now done) he becomes a volun teer witness, and if wrong waa done, appears only as turning State's evi dence and criminating others. One lesson of the recent elections at least appears not to have been taught in vain, it was clearly shown that the people were dissatisfied with the financial record of tho last session of Congress,and desired some speedy legislation on the subject from the hands of this, so, though scarcely three weeks havo elapsed since the convening of the present Congress, we are presented with a plan which the members believe will atone for their shortcomings in the past. This plan is in the shape of a bill intro duced by Senator Sherman and pass ed by the Senate during the early part of last week, providing: 1st, for j COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY - CALIFORNIA the reduction of the legal-tender cir culation to $300,000,000, this reduc tion to be offset by the issue of nation al bank notes in the -proportion of $100 for every $80 legal-tender notes withdrawn; 2d, the substitution of silver coin for fractional currency; and 3d, the resumption of specie payment on the 1st of January, 1879. Much can be said against the bill, but in its favor can be urged that it commits one of the great political parties of the country to enforcing specie payments at a specified time; that it is a first step toward resump tion, or in a word it is a move in the right direction. .The theory of the bill is . that specie payments should he begun by the Treasury ; that when its note are exchangeable on demand for coin, bank notes (which are re deemable in legal tender) will also be convertible into coin; also' that it is the duty of the Treasury at some time to pay its notes in genuine dol lars. To such persons as believe that the only currency which exists is that which bears either the stamp of the Treasury or of the banks, it will appear as if the issuing of ten dollars in bank notes for every eight dollars of Treasury notes taken in, is merely a rourd-about plan of inflation, but to thoso who remember that the printed notes of tho banks and of the Treasury constitute, except when the latter are used as bank reserves, only tho currency for retail opera tions of trade, and all the exchanges in wholesale are performed by means of bank credit currency, and that is limited by the amount of lawful money (specie) which the banks hold, the contraction feature of the bill will be properly appreciated. Con sidering the possibility of sectional division on the currency question, it is perhaps wise to accept at this time fruru this Congress, a compromise measure of the sort now tendered us by that body. The long anticipated discharge of employees from tho Printing Bureau of the Treasury took place yesterday. The wholesale dismissal, which was in part the result of the economical propensities of the Radical members of the present Congress, has cast a damper over both the malo ind fe male elements of the Department, and the depression of spirit is not confined alone to those unfortunates who awako from the pleasures of Christinas to receive notification of the loss of their means of-subsistence, but permeates each remaining class, as it is well known that a des perate struggle must ensue, through the presisteut efforts of the discharg ed foveinstated. The most distress ing feature of the discharge is that those discharged are, for the most part, the industrious and better class of employees, that is, those who were employed on account of their skill and ability in the performance of their duties, and not such as were re-, taiued only through the ii'iluence of some prominent official. While it is probable that some may obtain a reversal of the unfavorable edict, the largo majority will be compelled to seek other modes of subsistence. The only remedy lies' in t he liberali ty of the Congressional appropria tions; which, if in consonance with the accommodations of the Superin tendent will enable- the re-employ -mcnt of many of those who are now classed among the unfortunates. Now, that the regular body of Congress has abjouruod, the "lobby" occupies the attention of tho public. This body, though unable in the ab sence of the Senators and members to secure any legislation, is yet busi ly engaged in maturing its plans and laving fresh schemes by which to en trap the returning Congressmen, I back again Irom , the enjoyment of the' holidays. . . In addition to tho Northern and Southern Pacific trans-continental enterprise mentioned in my latt com munication, this lobby has various other splendid jobs on its schedule, j such as ocean cables, steamship sub sidies, traus-AlIcghauy canals and railways, bills for refunding the Southern cotton taxes, amounting to sixty or seventy millions of dollars; Southern war claims, aggregating hundreds of millions of money; and bills in reference to the taxation of whiskey, tobacco, tea, coffee and other articles of home and foreign production. , And then there are hundreds of private claims, and nu merous other matters from; all of which the lobby derives its commis sions. Just here it may be remarked that the prospect of heavy dividends for that body this session is not very brilliant. On the other hand, all signs of the times iudicate that there will bo a short harvest. This ses sion, closing on the 4th of March, is too brief for grand enterprises or great expectations on the part of the country, or the lobby; The expiring Republican Congress has been too far demoralized by the recent rever ses to do much more work than is necessary to carry through the annu al appropriation bills. The prospest is that, with the retirement of this Congress, the Republican party will, in its retreat, leave its . stores and magazines of ammunition in the hands of the enemy; that tho party will fail in its present endeavors to recover tho ground it has lost, and that the sossion 'will be advantageous to the Treasury and to the country, only in so fur as it is comparatively profit less to the lobbv. Relative to the movements of the Oregon delegation in this city, but little can be said independent of what you are now acquainted with mat ters standing in about the same posi tion now as when I last wrote. I ho latest arrival hore has been Ben Hcl laday and, wife, who are comfortably domiciled in their fine residence on 15th street. "Ben," it is reported, is engaged as a member of the I acino Mail lobby, but this is mere rumor as yet, so treat it as such until fur ther developements will allow your correspondent to speak with more certainty. , R- D- M- New Papek. We are in receipt of the North-Western Farmer, a new pa per just started at Olympia, W. T. It is devoted to the farming interests of Washington Territory. R. II. Hewitt is publisher add business manager. It presents a neat appear ance and appears to be well edited. Price, S2 per annum. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Orleans, Jan. 7. Both Houses of the Kellogg Legislature were in session to-day. The Conser vatives remain in caucus. Nothing new reported in military circles. Kellogg, in an ioterview to-day, said he was willing to abide by the decis ion of the, Congressional Cemmittee if they would arbitrate the 1872 elec tion. Nfw- York, Jan. 7. An address has been issued here for an indigna tion meeting, in view of the recent military interference in Louisiana, to be held at . the Cooper Institute on Monday evening. Little Rock, Jan. 7. Resolutions were introduced in the House to-day, a.ni rofri-cil fr n srAiil committee. reprobating the recent action of thej military in New Orleans, repelling the charge by Sheridan of the state of terrorism "which exists in Arkan sas, where he has never been, and about which he can only know by hearsay. -" 1 " " ' , : Chicago, , Jan. 8-aA Tribune spe cial says the;, significant feature of the report of the Judiciary Commit tee on the Durel impeachment case yesterday was based mainly on issu ing of the famous midnight order which is the basis of the Kellogg governm.nt, now maintained solely by military power. The same spe cial says there is no doubt Speaker Blain and some leading Republicans in the House aro working for a new election in Louisiana. There is a doubt whether the Senate will re cede from its position on the subject. Several Senators have taken such positive positions that they can scai'cely afford to be so inconsistent as to change them. Lansino, Jan. 7. At a Republican Senatorial caucus to-night fifty -seven Senators and Representatives were present. After an informal ballot in which Chandler received 52 votes the caucus nominated him by accla mation. The election is on the l'.)th inst. It takes sixty-seven votes to elect. There is little doubt of Chan-, dler's election. Jan. 8. The opponcts of Chandler claim hist night's cauc-us. The mat ter is in as great doubt as ever. Louisville, Jan. 12. Rx-Govrrn-orThos. R. Bramlette died at his res idence here this afternoon,, after an illness of several weeks, from renma tism of the heart. ArursTA, Jan. 7. The Republican Senatorial caucus to-night nominated Hamlin. . - - New Yoick, Jan. S. The Court room in which the Beecher-Tilton case is being held is so crowded that police aro required to enable the judge, jurors and counsel to gain en trance. The work began liy the plaintiff's counsel peremptorily chal lenging Austin Packard, a juror, aud Mieheal Burns, a builder, was chosen in his place. VicKsni'itii, Jan. 7. The Congres sional committee to-day examined Judge A. 11. Arthur, Judge of the Circuit Court, relative to the frauds of Cardozo, Davenport and Crosby. He produced evidence showing that all of them had swindled the county and State, and had administered their offices in a most corrupt way. New Yoi:k, Jan. 8. A Washington special says it is anticipated that in the forthcoming message of the President the fact will be declared that there have been no new instruc tions in regard to the use of troops issued to the commander of the de partment in which Louisiana is situ ated, and that Governor Kellogg made his call on General Rinory for troops on Monday last by virtue of the requisition in September. No orders havo emanated either from Washington or from Geu. Sheridan. General Sheridan did not take the command until Monday night. The message will be unusually pointed in reference to tho situation and du ties which have necessarily devolved on both Congress and the'Rxecutive by'the various complications of the case. Washington, Jan. 10. There ay,e rumors of dissensions. of the Cabinet on account of the Louisiana troubles. It is stated that Fish has tendered his resignation, and it seems that three members of the Cabinet are not in accord with the President. Richmond, Jan. 10. Resolutions were introduced in the Senate to-day requesting the Governors of the sev eral States to convene as soon as pos sible the Legislatures of their re spective States, that the States may consult together and advise with each other relative to the late inter ference by the United States with the 'Legislatneo of Louisiana, aud determine to simultaneously defend and preserve the independence and autonomy of the States. The Gov ernor of Virginia was requested to tslegraph the resolutions to the Gov ernors of other States and request an immediate reply. ' : Gexeijuus. Alvinzn Hay ward is as noted for his. gederosity as he is for his great wealth, and has time and again done acts of unselfish char ity. On Christmas day he made the following donations to charitable in stitutions of t4an Francisco: To the Protestant Orphan Asylum, $5,000; the Human Catholic Orphan Asylum, 83,000; to the Ladies' Protective He lief Society, S",000; and the Boys Girls' Aid Societv, 5,000, making a total of 20,000. News. Wo find the following go ing the rounds of the Eastern Press: The Ore gon Legislature has pass ed a bill enabling any person who loses money gambling to recover double the amount so lost. The re sult is that poker; players. deal the worst possible hands . to themselves and four aces to their opponents. The point to the above is that the last Legislature did not pass any act whatever relating to gambliug. Fire at Sacramento. The West ern Hotel at Sacramento was de stroyed by fire last Saturday night and a number of persons wero burn ed in the conflagration. Among those who are known to have perisli ed, are Simon B. Conklin and Job Court, both printers, the latter, one of the original owners of the Sacra mento Union. Xeyer. The Detroit Free Press has just discovered that a bald head ed man never raises his hat to a lady. Reliable Testimony. It cannot bo reasonably BuppoHod tf, when a person testifies to the effleary,,' femed3' whoso benefits he has xperi",,' without Bolicitution. that he dots so tn purpose of misleading the public, orfr. ' any other motive than that or gratitw It is still more unreasonable to su,,c, that eminent physicians would eorrob, V theovidenee thus given unless they-' persuaded or its truth. The proprietor"'"' Ilostetter s Stomach Hitters are constat in the receipt or voluntary testimonial, kno-wledginjrtho curative arid prevent? potency or this beneficent tonic and corr' tive, emanating not only rrom thos w? have relt its influence', but also rrom ' known members or the medical profess ' both here and abroad, who have witue its effects, und proscribed it in i.s. . nracttoo Tt. .(, , - . v" Pr'VRU aVo disV, oV,". ',.this Point was T, respected and r.Vr luorwid.YyT8 D,u"r many or the ofiicin a? n-medics wMcTC conspicuously in t he pImrinaw.iKi.jV ft r are universally rwniiz,', toi 'V1' tntmerUj '.nut.Vnd1 itni feers, dyspepsia, liver coiiiii, WaI dob""y. disorders or U," &l and nervousness, as well a ... tortifying the sysiem aiafrnf ma'ar? ' influences and those which oiUrao. i J f 0" ously upon the sensitive used as a remedy ror actual dl.e means of 1. nil, i Physique, or of hasten ZTl they are never resort d to in v-Vii, , , uW' often rostore complete h" th Vhtl Tempting l)atli. Everyman or woman aUliet. d wffK cough or cold, which he or st... Pike. measure to arrest, is tempti,.K B 1 h-ro is not a dru sU.re in the l;,,ld w? ;- may not be proewn d, and th-re is' L, . ' mcntof the iungs or t hroat teinlii' V. V ' .sumption or bronchitis, which competent to cure. Do not smr-r col.i , accumulate on cold, but arr.-t the symptoms of pulmorv disease it. a t and invigorate the breat hing' or- i l ll'Vi.' this wonderful remedy. " s -uh 1ikk-s Tooth-ache ic.,i..-cra !lloa. minute. OJ( Th- Almanac publishers c.",t7ip::liri t v their business is destroyed bv v-r-i n"'V ican Almanac. The if-opi,- "pr-ferit to a,V o.li.-r, th 1-iirmi'r'sWVrtmi, Nouth-rn .V the mim- rou Ux.-a! almanacs, whe-i thr can get Ayr's. It lurmshcs the b.si ri. trotiomu-aldnta, wf.uheratid jokeorti all. and above all. medical advice wiu- is inva'.uabl-' for every fainlh . U issviV plied grat Is by the druggists and slw-u'-i b pres-Tved r.u- constant r--f -rt-nee v-J use. We are sure thai no good hoi.i-k.-e'. t-rortiranumotrierg:M-K willingly withoti one. .Sl'iff i,i, A'. V Citi. All person who aspire to b.autv or i". sona nppearaf.ee should not nej-Ieet tl a natural enc-s. ry the hair. liv manii has been negl- eted until the hair has l come thin, gray, or entindv la'de-n off Messrs Hall . I '., N. II., hay... product an elTcetiial r-ni'-dy, call'.-d silician JUir Rcnower, which cures all di.seass of the scalp. This woudurtul j r-'parutioii nou upon the glands, which supjtrt ani nour ish the hair, restores gray hair to its origi nal gilnr, makes the scalp white aiivl c'.tan rentes and prevents the formation of-' dandruff and all cutaneous eruptions ; ana by its tonie and ntitritivo propurt;cs, re stores the scalp to a healty sf.-if, and cre ates a ii"w grmth. As "a dressing, it lit unsurpassed, giving the hair that brillian cy so much admired by all. Jlostun .ym- "What I Know, I Know," uud tb great surgeon Magendie. 4,;ive me tul born facts : I cant not fr theories." This is sound doctrine. Possibly a medica.1 mar tinet might be able, in a plausible way, to show why Int. Walk Fit's Vjnkoap. T.it TKits iitjtt mtt to cur ; ludignM ion. Head ache, Nervousness, layer Complaint. Mm cular Hiseases, and Miasmatic 1-Vvers; tut as they do in '-very instance eff-et that le j'-et-, his line thevry would Iteawustenf words. As Mag'MUiie said, the world de mands facts, not speculative opinion. ft'i,Yr th- very b st Photographs, c- to HliAULKA A Kiti.ofson's liali-ry with tn Klkva roi:, Montgomery strrt, Ha Francisco. XEW TO-DA V. CALL AND SEiTLE. VI! jtersons indebted to the UT-.d-rslgnM for professional services arr r--sp.-ci-lully requested to call and settlf th.-ir nc coimts to the 1st or January, lS7ri. I dfsir.t 3 all my accounts dosed at t he lieginnin? of the .New Year, and thos-- knowing; thr-nt-s -Ives indebted w ill conf r a great favor on me by making early payment. janltr " " J. V. NORKIH. Town Lots fqr Sale. VOTH'KISUIVKNTO AM. PKHSO.YS desirous of purchasing Town I,ots in the'C unity addition tn Oregon City. Clack amas county regm, that are now owned oy Clackamas county, that application for t he pureh:M will b- ivc-Mved by the Clerk in acation ot the County Court, and act-d !"' by the Court in term time, and value placd on the lots to be sold. J. M. KKAZEIt. Jan. U.lST.'i: Count! Cb-rk. -. ' ' EiiTUtor's Salr of Rettl ENtatr. irni.ic x ti t: is hkiikp.y oivk.v that by virtue of a n order made by t he County Court, within and tor "the County of lan'i, Jjtate of iregon. on tint ; h dav or January, 175. in the matter orhe estate (it Kdward S. A I tree, deceased, we, Mary A. Altree, l-.xeeutrix, and Kdward Vald-n, Kxecutor, of the last Will and Testament of the said Kdward H. Altree, doccased, will, on Thursday, f lie lS4h clny of" Frbrnry, 1S75, at the Court House door, in Oregon City, in I laekamas county, ."State of Ore gon, between t h? hours of S o'clock in tho morning and -1 o'clock in the evening of that day, to-wit tat the hour of I o'clock r. Al., otter for sab; at public auction the fol lotfing described ral estate, belonfrinp to the saiil estate and situate in said county of Clackamas, to-wit : The south hair or the Donation Land Claim or Kdward S. Wilson and wife, being notification No. 7f7 and claim No. 72, being parts or sections No. 15, ltt, 21, 22, and 2S, in township No. 2 south, range 1 east, and lioundod as rol lows, to-wit - Iieginningnt a point 10 chain north and 10 5u-1'.hi chains east orthe south west corner or said .section 15, and running thence west 40 chains; thence south KM chains; thence east il o'J-lUO chains ; theno north 18 50-lM chattis ; thence east 30 50-100 chains: thence north SI o7-l( chains, to the place of beginnings containing lS.S3ii acres. Terms Said n a! estate will he sold for gold coin of the United states ; one-half to te paid down on the day of sale, and th remaining half in nine monthsiccuretl by mortgage on he premises MAKY A. AI1'KKK, Execrrtrix. KUW Altl) WAI.HKN, Executor. Johns .t Junes, Atty's for Executors. Jan. lo, 175 : .4 Ad mini &t r:tl or's Snip. "jVjtyrKi: is iieuep.y given that JLl Jennings Smith, Administratoj-of the estate ot John Albright, deceased, as such Administrator, by virtue of an order ot tho County Court ot Marion county, Oregon, will, ut OT' o'clock p. m., on Saturday, the i:jtli tlay or February, A. i. 1S75, at the Court House door, in Ore gon City, in th; county of Clackamas, in the State of Oregon, offer for sale at public auction, the 1! lowing described real estnte, to-wit : Th north .'a of ttfo donation land claim in T. - R E.. of Willamette me ridian, being part of the. N. K. of the '. K. h of suction 14 ; the H.S W. M t section 12, and part trf the E. of tlu-N. E. t section 11, anil part ot the N. 4 ot tho N. V. It of s -ctioh i:r. u the cnty or Clack amas, in th-. -Slate of Oregon, for gold coin in hand. JENNINGS SMITH, Jan. 1 li75-;w4 Administrator. NOTICE. MM AVI EE. MARTHA J. STEWART. . having left my !ed aud board with out jnst cause or provocation, all persons are hereby iiotifi'xl not to harbor or trut her on my Account, as I shall pay no debts or her contracting rrom and after this date. It. E. STKWAHT. Dec. tf), 1S74 iw. NOTICE. TY WIFE, MAltY E. EE ASTER, IIAV ing left my bed and ttonrd without Just cause or provocation, all persons f hereby notified not to harbor or trust her on my account, as I shall pay no debt ot her contracting rrom and alter this date. J. II. FKASTER. Dec. 30, IS74-4-.
