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e THE ENTERPRISE. ORESSX CfTir,, OREGON, J.L. . 2.9, 1875. Caught in Theii-Trap, It is nnuerstood tliiat tho friends of certain members of ; the Legislature have purchased a laj-ge share-of the outstanding Stato -warrants, and that the recent decision iof theSnprenie Court has rather ulyet their expec tations. These sanf Yellows who are holding the -warranNJhvere about tlie Legislature and did all they could to cut down appropriations, and when they secured the passage of tho bill appropriating in all $3S7,0O, while there was already an existing debt f $287,000 unprovided for, they concluded, then!) was rich pick ings in discountinglthese warrants. No man of sense Yild expect the Treasurer to pay )iq entire debt out of an appropriation of $387,000. This certainly should have been ap parent to the Legislature. It is an evident fact that the last Oregon Legislature intended to repudiate the State indebtedness. But the ob ject of those who secured the passage of the appropriation bill was not this. They thought they would get their money out of the appropria tions made, and that the State Ad ministration would be required to run on credit for the next two years, and thus bring it into bad repute with the people, and give them a chance to shave tho warrants. But this little game has been most beau tifully checked, and instead of ac complishing the end desired and giv ing the warrant speculators the mon ey to buy up new warrants at a great discount, they can have the privilege of keeping their old warrants until such time a3 the State may be able to redeem them, while newly issued warrants will bo paid on presenta tion. This is one of tho most affec tnally "sinched" games that has ever been played by a set of sharpers who hadciiothing but vengeance in nil their acts, and theyi got beautifully "sinche Grant appears to be not only edic ted to getting drunk, but he seems to havo a predilection to falsify facts. Ilis message to Congress in regard to Louisiana matters is nothing but o a plea to justify himself and his tool Sheridan in their course, and if he i3 correct, it ,comes to a question of veracity between himself and tho in vestigation committee of Congress. They state just the -opposite to what Grant asserts to bo true. Grant gained considerable notoriety in the controversy between him and John son, in which he was proved to have misrepresented faetfi. "When Grant cn f.,r violated his oth of ollice as to o ' - a foster and protect tie drunken Dur pll and enforce at Ihe point of the bayonet his midnif orders, he was prepared to falsify ry fact to clear himself of tho odium resulting from such action, and his recent acts be ing of preater'magnitnde, wo are not astonished to find hinvTplacing him self on record against all existing evidence. While Grant has shown himself a .usurper, he also seems to give unmistakable - proof that he has O no regard for veracity. m SaorLD r.E Thted. The California papers suggest that Gov. Bradley, of Nevada, should refuse to sign the certificate of Mr. Wm. Sharon, who has been elected to the U. S. Senate from that State. It is a notorious fact that Sharon is not' a citizen or residerTt of Nevada. Tie secured his election by buying the Radical Leg islat ure. California once-plaveA the pame game on Oregon and- elected a Senator for us, and we think this game ought to be stopped. This would test tho matter, and we trust that Gov. Bradley will act on the .suggestion. similar. A person picking up a Radical paper now would naturally suppose they were reading the war editorials printed by them in 18G2, with this exception; then it was de nied that the war was for tho nigger, now it is proclaimed to bo for the nigger. The "rebel," "secession," etc., is as prominent now as then. If any one is a rebol at this time, however, it is the Federal authorities who dispersed tho Legislature of a sovereign State. They are the trai tors and rebels this time. Struck the Right Ket. A gen tleman writing to us fron Salem on private business, closes his letter as follows: You struck the right "cue" "when you alleged that the present mem bers of the Capitol Commission are working into the hands of the " Sa lem Water Ring." I5oothby:is tho power behind the throne. r . "Our Toilet." The Memphis Avalanche makes this unkind refer ence totho claimant oJ the Governor ship of Arkansas: Chickens come homo to roost, but! Volney Voltaire Smith, the Attamis Charlie Ross, dosen t. He roost, in Washington on the gable end of despair. he ragged edge PossiBLE.--An exchange says that if the movement for a "religious amendment" should ever assume formidable proportions, it might end by putting God in the Constitution, but it would begin by raising the devil in our politics. To lie Hanged In accordance with the sentence of the Circuit Court of Marion county, Thos. Oerrand is to be hanged at Salem this -Friday ), afternoon. For the past; ten Joys the Salem papers have been most active in urging upon tho Governor to' reprieve the murderer, and have even brought it into politics. Writers in these pa pers have sought to irnpune the motives of the Supreme, Court and also those of the Governor, which is certainly out of place in this connec tion. While we have no prejudice in this matter either one way or the other, we regard . these efforts as to tally at variance with the pep.ee and safety of society. " This person is a hair-breed, of an. age when he knew that the tailing of life was punisha ble by death. The plea that he was ignorant of our laws , will not hold good. There is no nation or tribe but what punishes murder with death, and there is not a youth over the ago of ten years which does not know this fact, whether lie bo Indian or white. Gerrand has had. every opportunity to get a virdict of a less decree than murder. He has had able counsel and has had two trials. . Between the first and second trials these same huniantarians were busily at work to manufacture public opin ion in behalf of the murderer, and the second jury brought in a virdict murder in the first degree, and both trials wero appealed to the Supremo Court, and all the advantages taken of technicalities; yet the crime of willful murder was clearly establish ed. After all these circumstances in behalf of the murderer, we cannot see that the public could expect tho Governor to interpose his clemency. Our laws provide that when a willful and premeditated murder is commit ted, the penalty is death. Twenty- four men in this case have declared, under oath, that this was a premedi tated and willful murder, and now for one man to set aside the virdict and defy the law is asking more than we think the Governor is justified under tho circumstances . related. Tho same argument which is now .being used in behalf of the murder er, wonld in a few years be equally as good to have him pardoned out of the Penitentiary, and thus he would be set at liberty to again slay anoth er. Xo man, unless ho be a fanatic on this question of capital punish ment, can deny successfully but that the security and safety of society de pends mainly on this provision of our laws, that when a man takes the life of another in 'cold blood, with premeditation and forethought, ltis life pa3's the penalty. Remove this restriction and we shall find that life is not secure in our public streets. In the case under consideration the culprit has had every chance to light en his punishment, and twice the number of men required by law have pronounced him guilty of tho crime. Let the law be enforced ! " Since the abovo was in type, a dis patch from Salem under date of tho 27th, states that tho Governor has commute tho sentence to imprison ment for life. The Oreiron Press on the (Question. Louisiana The Oregon press on the Lonisian question is almost a unit against tho course pursued by the Administra tion. It may be figured up as fol lows: All the Democratic papers, and the Oregonian, Astorian, Yam hill Reporter, Salem Record, Albany Register, Dallas Ilemizer, and the Coos Ray News, against. Those sup porting tlie Grant usurpation are the papers controlled by Federal patron age, and can be put down in a small space, as follows: The New North west (Mrs. Duniway's paper, whose brother is Collector of Customs, and her husband holds a subordinate position under him), the Bulletin, Statesman, State Journal, which is now run by the Surveyor General's son, and tho Jacksonville Times, owned by B. F. Dowell, who use3 it to court favor with tho administra tion to aid in collecting his claims before the various departments. Out of tho forty odd papers printed in Oregon, not to exceed six support the infamous proceedings of the Ad ministration, and- all of them are directly or indirectly kept up by Federal patronage and have their orders what they must do. This is a fair index of the position of the press of the entire country. . - The Astorian" on the Situation. .The Astorian, an independent pa per with strong Radical proclivities, gives its views on the Louisiana question and takes decided grounds against the action of the Administra tion. The following extracts wo take from its issue of the 14th inst. : Now to come home with this sub ject, we feel forced to accept our former conclusions, that the whole proceeding is a party scheme in rec ommendation of Grant for a third term. We have never believed that "the White League of New Orleans" were guilty of suspending negroes, methodist preachers, Yankee school masters, "to convenient black-jacks between heaven and earth," and Mr. Phelps, the member of Congress from New Jersey, one of the Con gressional Committee sent to New Orleans to investigate affairs, in forms us that Here follows the extract from Mr. Phelp's report, which we have heretofore published. J " If this be so, it fullv cor roborates the expression of opinions given above, and saddles the blame and responsibility Tron Kellocr'r. fixes him as an usurper, and proves conclusively to U3 that there are no "union men" in Louisiana suffering for the interference of an armed force to protect them in their rights as citizens. Will Nothing Make Them Pausef The New York Time-;, for ability, character, and influence, is the prin cipal -newspaper which represents and advocates the principles and pol icies of the Republican party in this country, and here is what it- says of the present- condition of things, in Louisiana: " Such a despatch as that which Gen. Sheridan sent to the Secretary of War ou Tuesday is not warranted by ary facts known to the public could scarcely "warranted Under any conceivable circumstances. We have ncver published- such a -document before, and we must say that nothing like it has ever been seen in a country under a constitutional gov ernment. It almost induces one to believe that the world has gone back two or three hundred years in the theory and practice of govern ment. Cromwell did, indeed, serve the Irish pretty much as Gen. Sher idan proposes to treat Louisiana; but most of us were under the impres sion that that system of government had been definitely abandoned. We are at a loss to : mako out what are Gen. Sheridan's ideas of the Consti tution under which he lives, or of the functions of Congress, or of the powers of the Executive, to say noth ing of the idea of tlie powers which may rightfully bo exercised by a lieutenant-general in the army. Ho first of all suggests that Congress should pass a bill declaring a certain class of the people of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi 'banditti.' How many he would include in this class does not appear, nor does he explain since what date in our histo ry it has been U3iial for officers in the army to presumq'to dictate to the legislation it shoukf'adopt. But a moment afterward a still better idea strikes him, and he sayg, ' It is pos sible that, if the President would issue a proclamation declaring them banditti, no further action need be taken except that icliidiicould devolve upon me.' If this'means anything, it means that Gen. Sheridan would forthwith proceed to hang or shoot as many persons as lie c noose to bring under his own description of 'banditti.' Vie have then a plain proposal that the President shall de dare an indefinite number of citizens ' banditti,' and that Gen. Sheridan should then deal with thorn' without benefit of judgo or jury. 'This would certainly be resolving government iuto its primitive elements, but there is a: shorter cut still which Gen. Sheridan might have recommended. It is for the President to declare the Constitution and sill its amendments annulled, shut up Congress, put down all (lie newspapers, and then proclaim himself Dictator, with Gen. Sheridan as his sole Minister and chief executioner. If Gen. Sheridan had advised. this course at once, he wonld scarcely havo shown a greater ignorance or disregard of law than he has done in his most extraordina ry, and wo must add disgracef nl, despatch of Jan. 5." If Gen. Grant and his wild and deluded followers for advisers ho has none-wero not mad, they would listen to warnings liko these, uttered by tho most important organs of their party, and abstain from the crime3 they are committing. Going 15ackV.ii Himself. The Oregonian has boon making it very tropical for tho Bulletin on the Louisiana question for tho past two weeks and lias fairly got away with it. But tho nnkindest cnt of all comes from the Record of the 22d inst., which gives tho present editor of the Bulletin the following notice: The Bulletin of-vesterdav alluded to tlie fact that the State is StfOO.OM in debt, and makes tho following comment: " That is what we owe to the partnership between the Demo crats and Independents in tho last Legislature.", - Last spring wo issued an edition of 5,000 extras, containing an appeal to the people of Oregon to cut looso from old political, parties and organ ize a independent movement. All of the evils of political history were summed up, occupying two columns of space, showing the corruption of both parties and the necessity of treating public affairs with common honesty. The call . was gotten up with much ability and being espe cially interested in the subject we furnished the 5,000 copies for $60, and paid $5 out of ourown purse to express them to different parts of the State. Ten dollars of the , sum charged has never yet been paid us, and we are willing to lose it because the effect was good and the indepen dent movement resulted in an honest controlling power that banished all political prejudices from thelast leg islature. We are willing to lose the ten dollars, even though assured at the time that the author of the spirit stirring call would see that we were paid, but we are not willing to have the aforesaid author add insult to in jury by attempting .to asperse the independent movement he had so ably helped to idan. Snrely he might edit the Bulletin without stul tifying himself in this way. " It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest." The Oregon - Sentinel says: Mr. Mace, of this place, has shown us some specimens of tho first goods ever manufactured from mohair, or the fleece of the Angora goat. The samples comprise three grades of dress goods, of fine quality and dif ferent colors, and were manufactured, by Hall, Turner fcCo.,of Jamestown, New York. The cloth very closely resembles the finest alpaca goods, and bears the lustre of silk, which no amount of wear will destroy, while the cloth is much more durable than any other of the same texture. Ex perts in dress goods here pronounce the samples superior to any other goods. e Mr. M. A. Twine writes the States Rights Democrat, from Reno, Neva da, under date of January 10th, giv ing an account of a lamentable shoot ing affray which occurred there a few days prior to the date of the let ter. " It appears t'.mt two men named respectively B. R. Smith, and J. Condra, entered into a discussion with pistols, during which six shots were exchanged and both men killed. Smith was formerly a resident of Linn county. The letter give3 no i further particulars. WAS 1 1 1 XO J X LETT lilt. YV asiien-gton, Jan. 4, ISTo. Seldom ha3 our. city experienced a j season embracing in its passage snch a varied array of events; and occur rences as lias characterized the pre- i gross of this. Excitement has reign ed supreme first entering the-pre-cincts of the social world, and then passing fo tho confines of the politi cal. Scarcely one month has elapsed sinc Society entered upon its'career, necessarily be early reached,- proba--vet in that short time it has welcom-- JJi?111" present yet ed tho arrival of royalty, entertained and feted ildanced, supped and -conversed with it, arid finally surviving the angnibh of a parting from "it," has entered upon the festive and gladsome scenes of tho holidays with apparently increased gest und enjoy ment from the fact of having so recent ly hobnobbed with a "crowned" head. And now these too have passed away, wearied by.iits . unwonted round of pleasure, we find. Society retiring on its laurels contenting itself with the customary afternoon recep tions, and transferring, the' excite ment to tho-world of politics. The caldron of which is now boiling and seething with the fresh complica tions iu the affairs of tho nation a natural conseqence of Radical (mis-) rnle for the past six years, each day brings with it additional troubles for tho once domineering but now crest fallen and cringing Republican,. fac tion. Thick and fast como dark rev elations of crime and corruption Louisiana and Mississippi uplift their voices and give to tho world their tales of woe and oppression, unpar alleled in the annals of tho republic. Public opinion in tho meantimo is not idle, but justly inflamed by the disclosures of such bare-faced fraud and villainy, calls loudly for reform and reconstruction, but in vain. The truth dawns upon the country at last that bo long as Radical rule is con tinued we must remain satisfied with a recital of wrongs douo, and injur ies Committed, and only with the re turn to power of the old and reliable Democracy will we witnoss any steps toward a return of national prosperi ty. As stated in a previous commun ication, Congress is making strenu ous effort through wise and useful legislation to secure salvation to the party, thus securing to the country at large the passage of at least a few beneficial measures, and though ac tuated as it is by base motives for which failure is a foregone conclu sion Cougross will however be en titled to tho equivocal praise of hav ing secured some good legislation, through means which reflect upon it no credit. Deeming the designs of that body and the future fate of the various measures under considera tion, worthy of tho attention of the readers of the Entejifrisk, I shall present for their consideration a brief revio.v of matters and things, as they now are in the Halls of Congress. Congress will conveno to-morrow, remaining in activo session until its labors aro concluded on the Ith of March r.ext. There aro already ma tured many measures of the utmost importance, and many others are still in tho keeping of tho commit tees. The most prominent with the country is, undoubtedly, tho Senate Finance bill, which is now tho spe cial order for Thursday next, in the Houso. Naturally there is consider able anxiety dependont on tho course which will bo pursued by individual members and this is augmented by thc disposition on the part of some to hesitate over technicalities of ex pression which, it is asserted, aro found in the bill. The failure to in sert a provision for the absolute can cellation of the Treasury notes when retired, has presented" ground for complaint on tho part of some mem bers. But taking all in all the opin ion appears to prevail that perfection cannot be attained in the framing of a financial remedy, and that the bill offered is as perfect as can be expect ed from a Congress, where views so diverse are entertained. At any rate the safety of the bill is now deemed I assured and the principal cause for alarm comes alone from the dread that an unextinguishable discussion may arise that, will consume the hours of the session. Next in importance comes tho vex ed question of transportation. There is aifunder-current; of feeling exist ing to pass some bill which will tend to the reduction of the freight tariff by affording enlarged accommoda tions, but the exact locality to bo favored, and tho particular project to be supported has not been abso lutely determined upon. Thus far delay has been occasioned by the failure to receive the reports of the recent examinations authorized by Congress with the view of developing the most feasible route. But these documents are now ; in the course of preparation envi 1 will 1 irt em 1 ni ? : I fn the Houso at an early dny. The opening of the Mississippi receives the most favor,, both from its econo my as compared with the others and its national character. Another measure nearly consummated, but almost suffocated in a conference committee, is the "Little Tariff Bill." Two principal causes for retention the tax on gold sales and the tax on tobacco sales exist, and the failure to agree on these will probably stifle the bill. Should this occur, another measure will' lie brought forward by the Ways and Means Committee, the principal item being the restitution of the duty on tea and coileo. Do I scending to the social scale, the first in oruer ana lrunorfanoA efn,ia thr. Civil Rights bill, which, during tho past month, has been so vigorously assaulted and amended. As remark ed in a previous letter, the Judiciary Committee stands ready to present a modified "'-) " u i.v,ii, UCIClt Ul the cemetery andmixed-schonlclaiis- jiiuu.iuiv command a majori ty vote, although it is stronglv op posed by the native Southern" ele ment. This bill is tho first in order on tno Speakers tabler'and must week uru aiso several impor tant propositions for amending the vuuBuiunuu, oi wnicn senator iUor ton's resolution . providing for the modification of the present method of electing the President, is the most prominent. This now assumes po tential significance in view of the consequences which might ensue by a division of Congress underthe present system. Another important problem is presented in the scheme for re-organizing the Supreme Court of the United States, now overwork ed" and : incapable of fulfilling the vast duties demanded of it. There are many other measures of tho ut most' importance awaiting action, many of which must die through the want of snllicieut time for their con sideration. Of course, the appropri ation bills must bo passed, and as they are now as far advanced as the preliminary stages of legislation go, it is likely they will be early com pleted. Altogether there is every prospect that the end of the session will be marked with tho successful attainment of many objects now ab solutely required for the country and the people. With reference to tho first action of Congress when re assembled, we shall doubtless behold some heated discussion between the Northern and Southern members relative to the recent troubles in Louisiana, it is un derstood in political circles that such persons as Senators Gordon, Flana gan, West and Edmunds are prepar ed to speak upon the subject, so with such a prospect, the motion when brought up promises to be produc tive of something more than usual in the speech-making line, and the mat ter will at least be thoroughly ventil ated, which is to the" public "a con summation devoutly to be wished." Before concluding these remarks on the subject of Congressional mat ters,. I must refer to the plan now on foot regarding tho Indians, that is the settlement of the status of such as reside in Indian Territory. There are many propositions pending, but tho Committee are endeavoring to prepare a measure which will be ac ceptable both to the Government and the semi-civilied Indians. It is anticipated that a bill will bo fram ed giving them tlie right of suffrage and also enabling them to enter lands under the homestead and pre-emption acts. The additional feature is also proposed that they bo permitted if in consonance with thctr wishes, to go outsido of the limits of tho In dian country to enter upon Govern ment lands. The Committee deem this tho best way to entirely civilize the various nations, but to accept of these propositions it is required that they annul all their tribal relations and stand oa the same footing with oth''r citizens. This la.it proposition vir tually throws tho matter opcu to all Indians, whether residents of Indian Territory or not, so that even those of the Willamette Valley will stand a fhanco of possessing the right of suffrage. Just think of it! Who next? The Orcgouians i:i this city are in their usual good health and spirits. I). 1'. Thompson is pressinghis claims through the Indian OTk-g, and busying himself generally n mon th o various Depart nient and Oilie ials connected therewith. B. J. Pc-ngra is laboring earnestly for ucoessf ul legislation upou the Wiinu-mucca R. R. bill, aad appears sanguine of se curing at least this session a portion of his request 'the right of way, Ut,1 "rant etc. Col. Chairnaii, our other rail:o;v.I luaii, like his friend, is drterdv immersed in ( .... . i c;;s:on.i: business, though only in so far .ftVick Hi 7 1). amlS. L. road. i it In his case half the light is won, tho committees having reported favora- hi v on the und'. lertaking, so the lutnre for it is not but on tho so dark as it might be, contrary, one of rare promise. - .. . Legislation relative to Oregon mat ters has been neither frequent or im portant, for aside from a few minor appointments-'by the President and subsequent confirmation by the Senate,- nothing regarding that section of tho Union has occurred, which is worthy of any extended remarks, brief mention having been received by you prior to this through medium of the telegraph, so I shall not re peat, but close my communication by remaining '.'Tours truly, . . . R. D. M. Who has laed! The Bulletin has implicit confi dence in the varacity of Sheridan. The following dispatch from Shreve port, under date of the 23d seems to put a question of truth in a doubtful light, and if northern merchants of that place tell tho truth, Sheridan and the Radical usurpers of that State have unquestionably lied. From all the evidence beforo the country, Sheridan has not only lied, but slandered the people of the South. The dispatch says: A card is published to-day signed by a number of northern residents of Shreveport including 1 traders, cotton buyers and-planters, express ing astonishment at the recent re port of Maj. Merrill to Gen. Sheri dan of ostracism and prosecution of colored and whiterepublicans in this section, denouncing tho statements in whole and detail as utterly falso. They say the relations between the whites and blacks is nnusually fricndly, arising doubtless from the fact that to a great extent they acteft and voted together last election. They think the good order here quite remarkable, considering the fact that parish 'officials and repre sentatives who were elected byj GOO maioritv in as orderly an election as was ever held, had been for a second ! time cheated out of their rights. They concluded by saying the state ments referred to are so outrageously false and groundless they could only have originated in crazy brain and conceited malice. SUMMARY OF STATE XEftS. Gov. Curry has succeeded in ne gotiating the salo of the entire inter-' est of The" Dalles : Military Road Company.; Two San Francisco gentlemen-are the purchasers. The lands of this companv comprise ! 900,000 thousand acres, the greater j part nrst-eiass agricultural land. ! !r,.o' Arr; -r :r i -rv iUin. , ID JM., lit! Ul XJ. iX. French, of the Dalles, died on the Ll3thr ater-an illness- of - only- three- days.. r - The Columbia river is completely blocked up with ico from Mamaluso Ishmd to the Dalles. And the pros pects are that it will remain so for somo time to come. , . At Buena Vista, between Albany and Salem, loaded teams crossed with perfect safety on Monday and Tuesday of last week. Such a thing was never known before. Wheat is quoted at 70 cents at Salem. -.,. : --. - -?r. Governor Grdver appointed yes terday Mr. John Boston, of McMinn ville, a Notary Public for Yamhill county. Tho Oregon State Temperance Al liance will hold its annual session in Salem on Monday the 17th day of February, 1875. There are 905 volumes in the Odd Fellows Library at Salem. Tho roof of the new court houso at Salem flooded the inside of the build ing during tho late melting season. Mr. Meaeham and Geo. Harney, a Rogue river Indian, with the family of tho latter, have gone overland to California on their way East. F. G. Scbwatka, of Salem, had been an Odd Fellow 39 years on the 20th inst. Austin Morris, you are called for. Address lock box No. CO, P. O., at Albany, Oregon, and get your leg acy. Prof. T. M. Gatch has resigned as a member of tho common council of Salem . The number of school children in the Salem school district is J ,S5. A petition to the Governor, asking, the pardon of Gerrand, is in circula tion. Tho Gazette says no stock has per ished in Benton county from the freeze so far as reported. A few more days of cold weather and oak wood would havo been worth S10 or $12 a cord in Eugene. County Treasurer John G. D;iy has paid iuto the State treasury the amount of taxes due from Lane coun ty, about 818,000. Benton county has 7S tax-pavers who pay over i'-WO each; B who'pay over 200 each ; 4 over soOO; 2 over 400; 1 51 S; and 1 S7GS. About Sheridan stock in doing well. The farmers aro well provided with feed for their cattle, and ex cepting in a few cases where stork is straying about the country uncar ed for, there is not any suffering. Tho M. E. Church at Bnena Vista has just been completed, and will be dedicated next Sundav by Rev. I. D. Driver. Mart. V. Brown has secured a I'oachme 1 Vt' ! ; 1 - to light up Lis new building at Albany. E-afayette Grange on Christmas day rai:-od for the suffering brothers j forth in former speeches." 11 ; and sisters of .-.eras. .a .-:.-. 2- com. j kerned having made any concession. On Friday morning r.f last week, j to the Republicans in the contest or the train from the south run over a i of nuking any iorms with other can heard of bovkies just abovo Cress- j uidates, and d'.-cl-irt-d that he was well three were hilled. j elected en the broad platform of tho r,.. r i .i '-Constitution. lhe loss o. sheep uuring the ro-:- ' ri!r,vnto. ' Jnn.: 7.-General cent storm in Don?!as count r was ! -., : , , . , . , . not gro t. Yonnrr lambs have fared H btr!'tw worse than anv other .stock. j-;ie Jacksonville hues says iifiy is j Milwapxfj:. Jan. 2ft. The - first plentiful and cheap in Southern Or- ; ballot for United States Senator" to egou, move having been saved last j day stood: Senate Carpenter, 13; summer than usual in th; J. B. Van Baron has been ar.::oii:l ed agent for tho O. V i :-tage Com pany at Rosoburg, instead of Al. Burroughs, who takes the Y"i?ka of lice. The Dallas Item her h::s again changed hands, Mr. Casey retiring and F. M. llubell taking his place as one of the tho proprietors. The publishers are Hammond & Rnbell." Nick Thoss, one of the original locaters of tho Yank ledge, Jackson county, writes Jos. Wetteror, that, by the aid of a small furnace, he has melted out about $200 in s'Jver from rock taken out of this ledge. , x Hon. W. R. Dunbar, G. W. C. T., organized a lodge of Good Templars at Harrisburg on Thursday, tho 21st inst., with 3G charter members. The annuaimccting of the Pioneer and Historical Society of Oregon will be held in Astoria on Monday, the 22d of February 1875, at 1 o'clock p. M., for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of the general busi ness of the society. A private telegram from Jackson ville says that the neighborhood about there is becoming much excit ed about the discovery of rich mines. New lodes aro found almost every day, and though the snow on the mountains is deep and the weather xery bad, men are prospecting in all directions. A gentleman living near Parkers ville, in the northern end of Marion county, informs the Record that the rec&nt cold spell has frozen tho bulk of the vegetables and winter fruit in that vicinity, and that people resid ing there will have to send to more favorable localities for a supply to last them until next summer. The Ilillsboro Independent learns that Mr. J. Wilkes, an intelligent and active farmer who lives near Greenville, raised a lot of as tine car rotts as can be grown in anv country, on his farm this year. One of these carrotts measured 22 inches in length. Now then, if any man in this State can beat that let him como to the centre. ' Tho States Rights Democrat, speak ing of the city finances for tho year 18 1 4, says: There were received into the treasury during ihe year $5, 7G0 37, and paid out $5,554 19; leav ing a balance in Treasury at the close of the 'year of $315 10. This, we believe, is the best showing ever made since the city has been a city. TKLEGRAPHI C N GW.S. , 'New Ha vex, J an. 20. The Repub lican State Convention to day nomin ated I. !Ll6yd Green for Governor; Charles' L English for Lieutenant Governor; Augustus Finn, Secretary of State; A:. B. Arnold, Treasurer; R. B. Crawford, Controller. Tho resolutions reaffirm adherence to tho jirinciples of the Republican party, favor hard money and endorse the President's message on Louisiana matters!'" -. New York, Jan, 22. Col. Aug. F. Allen, Democrat ic member, of. Con gress "elect 'fr6m"tfio thirty-third New York District, dieda his jesi dence, in Jamestown; yesterday. He was C5.years .oIage... e--, Boston, Jan. 2. Henry L. Dawes was elected United 'States Senator oa the second ballot -to-day. A Lincoln, Jan. 22. Tho Legisla ture on joint session"5. to:day elected A. S. Paddock, -formerly acting Ter ritorial Governor, to the United States Senate. i; 1 -l '' -u Nashville, ...Jan. 23. The two Houses met at noon to-day and re sumed balloting : for United States Senator. On the 31th ballot, Brown received a' complimentary vote of 32, and was then. withdrawn. Johnson's vote did not increase until the 43d ballot, when lie .received 30 votes Bates, 32, Stevens 23, scattering Z, absent 4; necessary for a choice, -10. On the i5th ballot Johnson received 43, Bates 48, Ewing 4, Brown 1. On the 49th and last - ballot Johnson re ceived 42, Bates 45, Stevens 1, Ewing 7, Henry 1. Tho convention then ad journed till-Monday noon, amid intense excitement.- - . St. Paul, Jan. 23. The balloting for United States Senator yesterday showed no change Ramsey 58, Don nelly 52, Davis, 24, scattering 17. Pet tit, a member of the House and chairman, reports that the State Committee bolted the caucus .nomin ation on the ground of Ramsey's re ported attempt to " purchase the vote of one of the members. Both Houses adjourned till Tuesday.-- Madison, Jan. 23. In tho Repub lican cansus to-night 5') members were present. Carpenter was nom inated for United States Senator bv a vote of 4t to Washburn's 13, Rub ble 1, an-l Fairchild 1. Tho vote was then made ; unanimous. The Democratic caucus mot aud adjourn ed without making a nomination. New Yokk, J-.ui. 23. Whil .tea importers generally favor the pro posed tariff on teas dealers, think it will yield but lit'.le revenue for a full year to come, because of the un precedented accumulation cf stock in New York, and the fact that tho new crop will have left the Asiatic ports before the new tariff goes int.) alfect. It is estimated, if the law goes into effect March 1st, there will be a stock on hand of , 1)0,000,00) pouiH.s, besides the new crop impor tations. Chicago, Jan. 25. Tho -L.ter-f v",v'.- Washington special says tho debate over the admission of Colora do developed a strong opposition, although, of twenty-five Sonators present over ore. half were in favor of admission. The subject will como up to-morrow. The chances of theG maiding act being reported siennt vrv good. Nashville, Jan. 20. The enthu siasm and excitement over-the aiee ti.u of .Tohr:so:i sis UuLtexi St:Ue ; Senator is iudeseribable. lie iu:ule a speech this evening j a crowd, o; tO.tXH) person., announcing ' his nd herrneo to lhs Democratic principles i .-.o.-i i:av . xt o;i liaViIi'T V-11-11- drawn, Burirsside received (12. to 42. I : mgg, 10; se;tl feting, 4. House ! Carpenter, 4; Bragg, 35;. scattering, j 18. Tho sen tiering vote wasclividod between Cole, Dixon, Rublee, Ortou I :nd Washburn." f ' - i CTiK-.voo, Jan. 20. The Chicago Jlf-i! savs strange rumors are afloat concerning tho lire in the Navy De partment. . It is boldly alleged that it was" intended" to destroy ugly pa pers which Congress had called for. "Washington, Jan. 27.-The Presi dent has sent to the Senate the nom ination of Caleb N. Ihornbury for Receiver of Public Moneys at tho Dalies Land District, Oregon. ri.VUitlKD. At Graham's Ferrv, Jan. l. 1S75, bv J. W. Graham, J. P." Mr. Chas. Willis, of W ashington county, and Miss Sarah M. Jleator, of Clackahias-ccainty,- Ogn. Jl-li.-lI( Tmtimon'. - It cannot bo reasonably supposed that whon a jierson t estiii.-'s to the efficacy of a remedy whoso benefits he has experienced, without solicitation, that h?docs so for tho purpose of misleading the imblic, or from any other motive than that of gratitude It i.i still iaoro unreasonable to supposo that eminent physicians would corroborate the evidence thus given unless they wer persuaded of its truth. Tho proprietors of Hostel tor's stomach Hitters are constantly in the rtcij.t of voluntary testimonials ac knovlodr:nr tho curative aud preventive potency of l.hi.s bijnelici nt tonic and correo tive, emamvtin not only Trom those -who have felt its influence, but also from well Known members of tho medical profession, both here and abroad, who have witnessed its effects, and prescribed it in their private practice. In tho face of such evidence as this, to which t he widest publicity has re peatedly been iven, it would b absurd to question the medicinal virtues of the Bit ters. Skepticism upon this Mint was Ion; ajro disarmed, a mi t hey are to-day as much rr-spected and lar mord.widely known than many of the oflk-inal rem edics which figure conspicuously ia the pharmacopoeia. '1 hey are uuivi-rc,ai!y recoguixret to ba the su preme retn-'dy for intermittent and remit tent fev rs, 'dysi.--.vsia. liver complain:, general debihty," disorders of the bowels and nervousness, fs well as a means of fortifying the system against malarious influences and those which operate Injuri ously upon the sensitive organs. Whether used as a remedy for actual disease, as a means of building up t hs broken down physique, or of hasttnins couvalesenee, they are never resorted toin vain, andthey often restore com plots health when pre scribed remedies cauuot even iuitbato its recovery, . .' . ; "What I Know, I Know, said tha jrrent surgeon, Magendie. "Give me stub born tacts : I care not for theories." This is sound -doctrine, l'ossibly a rneiljcal mar tinet mibt be able, in a plausible way, to show why Dr. Walker's Viseoas Hit tkrs ought nut to -cure J nctigestlon. Head ache, Nervousness, Liver Complaint, Mus cular Diseases, ni rias m at ic Fevers j but as they do in e-rsry instance effect that ob ject, his fin theory would be a waste of words. As Maendia aid, the world do mands facts, noL speculative opinions.