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o o c i o G 3 THE EHTEBPRI8E. OKEGO.V Clir, OlNoS, 3IAR. 19, 1375.' LeritimUb Results. It is. refreshing to friends of truo constitntfona.1 government to find that Radical Governors of States, like Howard, of Rhode Island, nre waking up to the importance 7of State rights, and while they have sustained the Fedtral Administration in its usurpation ?vnd oppression on theSouth, we findt them prompt in denouncing -the Authorities- when they invade the so Ireignty of a Rad ical State. Tlie sraie usurpations, if tolerated in one section are easily carried out on the very States that aim to oppress others. , Ever since the close of the war the Radical leaders have utterly ig nored the rights of the States, and we find such imperialists as Williams declare that the wAi utterly destroy ed all the reservelright3 of the sev ; eral States. If t I theory wa3 sus tained, our govenent is changed and has none o ' the fundamental principles which gave it its greatness ft3 a free and independent nation. (We are a consolidation, and all pow er rests in the central despotism." The General Government has tram pled under foot the most valuable safeguards of the liberties of the peo ple. During the war, there might have been some excuse for this law less proceedings. But they are not satisfied with having acted upon this principle during the war, and the habit then acquired is continued to o this day, wlienever the imaginary necessities of the case require it. President urant lias not only exer cised the power of the most despotic Emperor, but he has assumed to del egate that power and invest his un derlings with siaiilar authority. While the Democrats have remon strated against these repeated out rages upon free and constitutional government while they have warned the people of the Northern States that, although the South was prima rily the victim, their turn would come next, they have yet, with the most criminal stolidity, not only acquiesced in them, but have endors ed the usurpers so frequently guilty of them. Such have been the de moralizing effects of the war upon our government, that men applaud as evidence of patriotism acts infin itely worse and more dangerous to the Union than tho:;e for which the Southern people am held to this day in bondage, and to overturn which four years of war was passed through. We hope the people have realized the dangers of these repeated viola tions of our Constitution, and that the time has come when they will cease this criminal submission to O usurpation and wrong. These ideas are suggested by the speech recently delivered before . the Rohde Island Legislature by Governor Iloward, which we published lat week. Truly may all hail the patriotic words ut tered on that occasion, and while Le is a Radical, wo trast that ho has learned a lesson that will ever show him and the country the dangers of usurpations in tiny part of our coun try. The powers which have been exorcised by the Radical Administra tion are utterly incor sistent with our freo government, and if they are successful, the government has come to an end, and States, as well as the people, are at the mercy of a despot and tyrant. There ii no doubt but that Grant, Williams and Sheridan, and the rest of the j understrappers have seriously violated the laws of our land and if justice were done them, they wonld deserve the fate of traitors. Had the people the pluck tkey irould soon rend from this petty tyrant his abused authority. Grant's crimes Against Louisiana are the same in quality, though geater in magnitude, as that of the U. S. Mar shal's in Rhode Island. Both alike, by their lawless acts,have attacked and insulted the dignity and authori ty of the States, than this there is no Jngher crime. It is a crime against the people of the entire Union, and ought to subject the perpetrators to the severest vmnUhment. Let us hope that such things, cannot be, and the high offenders go ixnwhipt of justice. PEKSlSrEXlVN Theik Attesipts. Gen. Totter, the new Democratic Governor of Tennessee, who was an officer in theConfederate service, in 1 making up his staff has conferred the appointment of Quartermaster-Gen n eral upon Capt. Hood, who -served in the Federal army. This would hardly be worth mentioning were it not for the fact that the third-term faction of the Radical party are per sistent in their attempts to make the people of the North believe that in those of the Southern States which have once more acquired self-government a spirit of proscription pre vails against Union men, when in reality nothing of the kind exists. In the Way. The N. Y. Sun thinks that there is every reason to expect that Postmaster-General Jew ell and Secretary Briatow will be in duced to resign their positions at an early day. They are in the way of public plunderers who control Pres ident Grant, and they will have to step down anl out goon after "the ad journment "T Contr.-e.is Wvm th President lro& to act.' V !' I caw,. The P. D. & S. L. Railroad. The best news that Oregon has re ceived lately is contained in the fol-s lowing telegram from Senator Jas. K. Kelly: ; ; . , . Washington, D. C, I ' --. , v March 13, 1875. j lioir. Henry I ailxno, Mayor: Negotiations with English parties for the construction of the Salt Lake Railroad have resulted favorably. Contracts partially signed and left with me. Duplicate sent to England for further signatures. Terms, twen- j ty-eight thousand dollars per mile in first mortgage bonds and some local aid and inland labor aud material. ""Said to be responsible parties. " Stan dard guage; through in five years. Jas. K. Kelly. From this it appears that the Port land, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad Company has succeeded in procur ing the. necessary capital to complete the road, and the time for. its com pletion is short. To Oregon, this is the most important event that has occurred in her history. If this road is completed, while we have never been an enthusiast on this question, wo predict that the next ten years, just five years after the completion of the road, Oregon will be the wealthiest State in the Union. We have given our millions to en rich California and the Islands of the Pacific have thrown their wealth into the lap of our sister State; but give us once this connection with the East, and the wealth of our own State will be developed, while many other communities will add to our resources. The immense country east of the mountains will bo open to settlement, and manufactories and profitable farming will be carried on in the rich valleys there, which are capable to rival the famous Wil lamette valley in everything that can be produced. It will put that sec tion in the market, add millions to our wealth as a State, and .bring to us such an increase of population as wo need. The value of this road cannot be estimated, and we trust that this glorious news may soon be followed by the commencement of work on the road. Beast Butler Called a Liak. A telegraphic dispatch to the Xew York World, dated Washington, Feb. 23th states that soon after the opening of the session that morning, there was a scene on the floor between General Butler and Judge Poland, followed by an explosion which did not get reported in the newspapers. Butler accused Poland of bad faith in call ing up the Arkansas resolution. Mr. Poland denied it, and Butler reiter ated the charge in his venomous w ay, when the venerable Vermonter straightened himself and replied j "If you say that, sir, yon are a liar, and I can prove it, and I say it on my responsibility." "That is pretty talk," returned Butler,"but it doesn't require much courage to say it." "I never pretended to have much," was the retort, as the Judge moved away, "and there is certainly no occasion I f 1 . ,1 1 r - n iU1 lUvJ "l3lJ11 OI "J muuscase. More Taxation. The New York Sun charges that the empty state of the Treasury is the result of "that compound of incompetency, extrav agance, and downright public rob bery which is known as Grantisin. It will not be easy for the people, already exhausted by taxation, to furnish the additional millions that are now wanted; but the taxes must be imposed, nevertheless. Economy in the expenditures of the Govern ment is not to be expected. Instead of curtailing, it is much easier for Graut and his agents to pile on new taxes. They must run the machine at high pressure, no matter how hard it is for the masses of the country to furnish the money." The Sunday Welcome. We are in receipt of the first issue of a new paper with this title, published at Portland by the Sunday Welcome Company. The paper is a large eight page form, well fill with read ing mat te. It is neatly printed and shows that there is no new hand at the editorial department. The edit or's name is not announced, but jt is generally understood that Mr. Jas. O'Meara occupie tshat position. There is no question of Mr. O'Meara' s abilities; he is universally acknowl edged to be one of the best writers on the coaot. The politics of the pa per appear to be neutral. Subscrip tion 83 50 per annum, and 2 for six months. Coekect Opinion. The telegraph gives us the following item, the last clause of which presents a correct view of our handsome George L.: The fight against Governor Axtell, of Utah, was originated and has been promoted by ex-Governor Woods in the hope of being reinstated.' Woods is also making efforts to obtain either the superintendency of San Francis co mint or some foreign mission, but is regarded as an impecunious place hunter without chances of success. Died. The wife of Andrew Hill, Esq., Clerk of Linn county, died at the residence of Hon. J. H. Hackle man, at Salem, last Sunday. The many friends of Mr. Hill will sym pathize with him in this sad affliction. The latest news from the New Hampshire election was received last Friday, which was very indefinite. We shall get the truth when the Eastern papers arrive. The Pnget Sound Courier says: Messrs. Goodall, Nelson & Co., of San Francisco, have announced the schedule of their steamship line a the northern route. There will be j four trips monthly, two "to Victoria rmd two to the Sound. , rrh Vrnflt nf Flax Culture, and IIIVi"" ,4 its Influence on the boil. - - The BrtlMli says' that it is com monly said that flax exhausts the soil rapidly. This is true if the flax is pulled; then nothing is returned to the ground: Flax sown for the fibre and lint, and not for seed, is the kind commonly used in Ireland, and it takes tbetrength. of the laud, so that for continued culture suitable manures must be applied. 1 " But the flax mostly" sowt" thus far in Oregon I has been sown' 'for the seed. It is shorter aud much more' branching. Its fibre is strong and valuable for many purposes, but it is mostly thrown away. This flax is cut with a reaper "or a header and thrashed like wheat. Colonel T. R. Cornelius states that he sowed this seed upon land that would have lain fallow, and gained a three-fold benefit. First, it grew so thick as to choke the weeds entirely; second, he got a crop of seed equal in value to the wheat crop of the pre vious year; third, the flax stubble plowed in enriched his laud and put it in as good order for -wheat the next year, as if it had lain fallow. Some of his neighbors failed of a good crop : of seed that year be cause they sowed too late and upon toe dry ground. It needs moist land. If these , two conditions are regarded, there seems no reason to let ground lie fallow every other year. If this kind of flax will kill the weeds, give a crop of seed of equal value to one of wheat, and en rich the soil with stubble, farmers can increase their permanent profits by its culture. But a fourth benefit can be gained, soil too wet for other crops can be used for this one. A fifth and greater benefit than all can be gained by saving the flax straw for the sake of the fibre. Wil liam Reid, Esq., who is doing so much to bring our northwest coast into proper notice, relates that a few years since the Government of Aus tralia offered a bounty of $25,000 for 1,000 yards of linen , made of their flax. The difficulty of the task was that the flax raised there is filled with a gum, which the weavers "of Dundee could not extract. It injur ed their looms. The fibre was very strong and good for ropes and cables, if kept under water, but w hen dry they wonld crack and become worth less. But the great bonus induce J them to try the experiment. Ry much perseverance the 1,000 yards were made and the reward was paid, but the cloth was gummy and of poor quality. The chemist also who suc ceeded in extracting the gum spoiled the fibre and that flax had to be giv en up. While this trial was in pro cess, a friend of Mr. Reid's sent him a hank of flax, raised for Mr. Hol man, of Salem, Oregon, for the seed. Mr. Iteid was surprised at its soft ness, fineness and strength of fibre. He showed it to some of the linen mauufactursrs of Dundee. They were more surprised. They doubted the story of its production in Ameri ca, and thought some one had de ceived him. He asked what they would give per ton for such flax. One man offered oo or 275 per ton, and another G0 or 300 per ton, and pledged themselves ready to bargain for ten years, as the flax in Ireland is failing every year. Mr. Reid sent a sample to Belfast, the great linen manufactory of Eu rope. That sample brought the Messrs. Williamson Brothers from Belfast to Oregon last year. They introduced the seed which gives the long fibre, and raised over two hun dred acres of it. This lint has been sent to Belfast, received and reported in their journals. The success is so remarkable that the most sanguine are surprised. The Messrs. Wil liamson have already hired 400 acres for next year's crop, at a rental of 15 per acre. Mr, Reid remarks that flax will bring out Oregon and Washington, even if we had nothing else. The papers report that Mr. Hol man has engaged our farmers to sow 12,000 a-res this year for the seed alone. The straw or fibre for the most part will probably be thrown away as in years past. Yet this flax prepared and sent to Dundee, is worth 200 to 300 per ton. If at that price it will not bear shipment, it will surely bear fo be made into burlaps, twine and cordage in Ore gon as well as in California. Oscar Belljnger, son of Hon. C. B. Bellinger, aged about 16 years, met with a painful accident last Saturday afternoon. In company with another boy about his own age he was out hunting and fishing in the vicinity of the O. & C. R. R. car shops, when the accident occurred. Young Bel linger stooped to pick up his fowling piece, and in doing so the hammer of the shot-gun became tangled in some manner, and the weapon was discharged. The contents took ef fect in the fleshy portion of the right forearm, the shot entering the flesh four or five inches below the elbow joint, and ranging upward, lascerat ing the limb in a horrible manner. The bones of the foi-earm were laid bare for several inches. Young Bel linger bonnd up the wounded and bleeding limb, and with the aid of his companion, made his way to East Portland. Dr. Raffety was call ed and dressed the wound. The wound is a -fleh one, and although quite severe, is riot regarded "as dangerous. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA, Comments on the Removal. : .The Salem Mercury hai the follow ing in regard to the removal of Hon. Henry Warren: v ; ' -M ? '' , The eastern exchanges reveal to us the fact that Hon. Henry Warren, Receiver at the Oregon - City Land Office, has been removed at the in stance of Senator, Hippie, and Ins place filled by theappointment of T. R. Harrison, of Yamhill county, a truculent partisan of Hippie's," who was elected as a Corbett man to the Legislature of 1872, but voted heartily for Hippie. And who was the chief champion at the' Albany convention that nominated Hiram Smith, in car rying through that, convention-the celebrated resolution endorsing and whitewashing Hipple'Tllis appoint ment was not reported by telegram at the time, Hippie fearing the in dignation from an outraged people when they heard that an honest and faithful officer, such as Mr. Warren was, had been disposed of "and old Hanison, as he is familiarly known over in Yamhill, appointed to his place, and particularly when it was known by what peculiar circumstan ces he had secured the friendship of Mr. Hippie. .. . ' Mr. Warren formerly lived in Yamhill county und by his upright course of life while there and by the honest, faithful and impartial dis charge of his duties, as Receiver in the Land Office, gained a very large number of friends in that county and elsewhere in this land district, who everywhere are speaking out against this uncalled action of Hip pie. Harrison is unknown to fame except as his fortunes have been linked to the fortunes of Senator Hipile, and his honesty and integri ty are reported by his neighbors to be rather of a questionable character besides being, wholly, unfit for the duties of the office. - Mr. Warren's removal, like thou sands of others, by. Grant, is the re moval of honesty and capability with the uncertainty of combining the same virtues in those who are called to fill the vacancies, and in a major ity of the cases known dishonesty and fraud wero sought for in the place of probity and qualifications. Harrison's appointment is in keep ing with all of Hippie's acts in re moving faithful officers to make place for his personal followers at the sacrifice of his party and honesty. Tiook at Gibson, at Portlond, who lately retired from the Revenue De partment because of a little matter of 130 he had failed $ make straight between the Treasury Department and a private citizen. He was one of Hippie's appointees. As a remov er from office, Hippie has been a grand success, in fact that is the only snccess that he has met with since his election to the Senate. He has no legitimates power at Washington now and when Grant takes his de parture from the White House in March 1877, he will bo a blank. He even did not have interest enough for Oregon to be in his seat on the final vote at' the third reading of the P. D. & S. L. Railroad bill. The next news that we may expect to hear is the issuance of an order by the President for the removal of the Oregon City Land Office to the city of Portland to assist in sustain ing the fallen fortunes of the Radical party in that stronghold of Republi canism, as has been done in the case of the office of the Surveyor General of Oregon, that is to bc put on wheels and taken to that city on the 1st of next month. Would it Xot bcJctter Mr. Daniel Clark, who h as been east attending the session of the National Grange, at Charleston, writes from Omaha as follows: I wish here to speak of business to Patrons of Oregon and Washing ton Territory. First, let me say, be patient and truo and all will be well. I have been enabled to prepare the way for making arrangements with and receiving propositions from manufacturers that I think will be of great advantage to our members, for the following articles: Mowers, com bined reapers and mowers, self rak ers, headers, combined harvesterand header (to cut eight feet, and three or four men can bind eighteen .acres Xier day), plows (with or without stocks), the right to manufacture tho combined harvester and header, sewing machines, organs etc. For all those articles proposals have beon made that I think will give entire satisfaction; also improvements on wagons. Would it not be better for our Granger friends to -make arrange ments to manufacture these articles at home, and thus build up the State and stop enriching some other man ufacturing communities? Could not (if the established factories will not compete with those of the East) the Grangers start -their own factories, and thus insrease tho population of our State and keep tho immense sums of money annually sent out of the couutry at home, besides bringing here a consuming population for the farmers' products? In our opinion, the farmers cannot expect to prosper as they ought until they concentrate their energies to create home manu factories and thus consume the sur plus products by an increased popu lation. These are suggestions we hope the Grangers will take under consideration. Well Answeked. The President inquires: "What is there to prevent each of the States recently re-admitted to the Federal relations on cer tain conditions from changing their Constitutions" if the doings in Ar kansas are allowed to pass unnoticed and unpunished? Nothing whatever, sir, remarks the Springfield Republi can, provided these States keep with in the limits of the Federal Constitu tion, which is the supreme law of the land. . Within these limits Geor gia and Mississippi are as free to modify, alter, amend or replace their Constitutions as New York and Mas sachusetts. They have the same rights and powers in the premises; neither more nor less. Jacksonville is to have an Alden 1 fruit dryer. TKLRCKAPIIIC NEWS. Detkoit, March 12. Judge John W. Longyear, of the U. S. district court, died suddenly about twelve o'clock last night. Columbus, O., March 11. About 140 persons from Ohio and i Western Pennsylvania, assembled to day' to take some action to secure the adop tion of an amendment to the consti tution acknowledging the existence of a God. The usual resolutions were adopted." ' New -York, March-11. Thurlow week says he is agreeably disappoint ed by the result of theNev Hamp shire election. The Democratic de feat was caused by their sending two rebel generals to stumithe State and by the Republican repudiation of the third term. There is nothing this morning changingyesterday's New Hampshire returns. Tho Herald regards the New Hampshire election result as a check and warning to the Democra cy, who must avoid their -tendency to Bourbonism, if they would hope to recover power. If the Republi can party repudiates Grantisin it has more than, an even chance for the next presidential election. The Tribune also assumes : that the Republican gains result from partial repudiation of tho third-term. The New Hampshire result is a lesson to both parties. Chicago, March 11. A Nashville Tenn., special says the State Senate yesterday adopted a resolution to ap point a committee to fully investigate tho charges that Senator Andrew Johnson 'bought votes of members of the legislature from Shelby Co. At Effingham, 111., yesterday, John Gammon, a member of the firm of S. W. Little &" Co., millers of that place, and a highly esteemed citizen, was arrested by the sheriff of Schuy ler county, 111., on a charge of hav ing murdered a man in Rushville, in that county, 11 years ago, and after wards breaking jail and getting aw ay since when no trace could be found of him until recently. The sheriff took Gammon in irons back to Rush ville. New Yoi.k, March 12. A London letter states that the banquet to the Prince Imperial at Woolwich has given rise to a good deal of cricism both here and in France. The com mander of the garrison, who presid ed, made an exceedingly fulsome speech to the prince, and even went so far as to express a hope that the sword of England might one day bo at his service. It is understood tho prince is to be attached to tho staff of the Duke of Cambridge. Ex Empress Eugenie has, it is said, just contracted another private loan. Chicago, March 12. Thero is con siderable excitement among a largo number of unemployed men in this vicinity over the proposed expedi tion to the Black Hills, and dispatch es from Sioux City, St. Paul, - and other places nearer tho hills, report parties forming to go to tho mines. Meanwhile Gen. Ord, at Omaha, has issued orders directing troops to occupy the mining district, divided into small camps and employing a sufficient number of Indian rnnners to preclude the possibility of persons entering tho territory without being discovered. Whenever found they will be quietly escorted from the Territory. A Washington special reiterates that the Government is fully deter mined to prevent any incursions into the Black Hills country, and parties fitting out expeditions are warned that they will only bring trouble upon themselves. Chicago, March 12. Complete statistics of pork packing at this point the past season show a total of 1,00,213 hogs packed, an increase over last year of 170,.'S21. Montgomery, March 12. The pro prietor of a minstrel show was ar rested last night and held, to appear before the U. S. commissioner, for a violation of the civil rights bill in refusing to sell negroes seats in the parquette. Baltimore, March 12. George Wheeler, hanged at Weston, Md., for the murder of Mrs. Margarette Witham While last Jul confessed the crime and announced th:it he was going to his father. SiTiiNGt'iKLD, 111., March 15. Wm. A. Turney, twelve years clerk of the supreme court, central divis ion, died at his home here ycstei-day, aged 13. Netv" York, March 15.-TLe jour neymen printers struck to-day fi?inst an increase of their houi'sfor labor from 8 to 10: daily pav, from 3 to 3 50.' ' . " A bill has been introduced into the Delaware legislature to oilset the effect of the civil rights bill in that State. ... Montgomery, March 13. The ne groes swore out anew warrant against Col. Wagner, proprietor of the min strel troupe, and his ticket agent. The former was discharged and the latter gave bonds to appear at the next term of court. The case has caused several theatrical companies to cancel engagements for this city. Chicago, March 13. A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says that the fa mous 7,000 package of greenbacks, which, it is alleged, Pomeroy gave State Senator York two years ago as a bribe to vote for him for United States Senator, and which has been in the hands of the State Treasurer, where York placed it, ever since, was finally disposed of yesterday, the Attorney General having decided that the State had no right to the money, and the several legal actions pending for its recovery having been dismissed the custodian turned it over to Pomeroy, paying out of it the costs incurred in the prosecution of the bribery suit against him, amounting to about 2,000. This, it is understood, will end the whole matter, and the criminal suit now pending against Pomeroy will be promptly dismissed at the next term of the court. Bothers Grant. How to strike down Pinchback without overthrow ing the Kellogg government, where on all of Casey's hopes must rest, bothers Grant, the New York Sun thinks, and bothers far clearer heads than his; and the wily mnlotto has been shrewd enough to profit by their perplexity, and hold them at bay from the opening of the Forty third Congress till now. When Pinchback is declared a Senator, let honest men draw from it all the con solation they can, and be specially thankful that it is not Casey. - WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington, March 11. General Sheridan left here . to-day for New Orleans via Chicago. - His conduct of affairs ; during the recent troubles in New Orleans was approved by the President. When the pending Lou isiana compromise will be fully con sumated a portion of the troops will be withdrawn from New Orleans. Late private advices from that city show that while a few ultra politi cians on both" sides are not inclined to a settlement on the proposed basis a large majority of the people, in cluding merchants and planters," are willing for peace on almost any terms, as their material interests are very seriously injured by continued political commotions. " "" , The Senate confirmad Charles C. Sheets, of Alabama, 6th auditor of the treasury. : General Augur goes to New Or leans to succeed Emory; Gen. Ord to San ' Antonia, Texas, to succeed Gen. Augur; Gen. Crook to Depart ment of tho Platte" to succeed Gen.' Ord; Gen. Kautz takes command in Arizona. These changes indicate tho retirement of Gen. Emory, now in command in Louisiana. Kinsmore,nominated Federal judge of the western district of Arkansas, was judge advocate-general of the army of the Gulf under Gen. Butler, who has the credit of his nomination. There is much denunciation of the appointment as unfit to be made, and the Massachusetts Senators are urged to show their independence by de feating it. The caucus of Republican Senators this morning re-elected John L. French, the present sergeant-at-arms; also voted to sustain Dr. Sunderland as Chaplain. The President to-day signed the commission of Orth, minister to Aus tria, and Maynard, Minister to Tur key. "A postoflice circular of instructions show that recent legislation has fixed on transient newspapers at one cent per ounce. ! Washington, March 12. In re gard to the charge that Andrew Johnson paid 10,000 to secure his election to the Senate, an investiga tion has been begun by the Tennes see Legislature. Johnson says there are several reasons why the charge cannot be true, among them that since Jay Cooke's failure, whereby he lost 70,000, he has not had mon ey enough to to piy ordinary elec tion expense. Johnson explains that in Memphis and Shelby county, by general consent, it was arranged that Johnson's theories as to the election of Senators by the people be put in practice in that city and county. Ac cordingly all the legislative candid ates promised to abide by the in structions of tho people. A separate ballot-box was placed at each election precinct, and in it were placed votes for U. S. Senators, Johnson receiv ing nearly three to one of the entire vote. The members of the Legisla ture wero thus pledged to Johnson, and in obedience to the popular de mand they voted for him, although some of them were opposed to him. A letter received, here from tho person who circulated the bribery charges in connection with Andrew Johnson's election to the Senate, ad mits that he makes no charge that Johnson was cognizant of any pur chase of votes. Chicago, March 12. Tho Time Washington special says there is now no ehanee for Pinch back's admission; that tho speech of Christiancy, of Michigan, yesterday, while it mar'.e no votes, is indicative of the way all Republican Senators will vote. The same special says: In his speech yes terday, Christiancy showed he had no great reverence for Attorney Gen eral Williams. In one place he blam ed him as one of the President's bad advisors, and again he made a point in which he said it ,was conceded by all lawyers in America, Gen. Wil liams alone excepted. if he might call him an exception. The Senate yes terday decided to close the debate on the Pinchback question on Tuesday. Rumor that Schenck returns soon is renewed, and that he only awaits the selection of a successor. Attor ney General Williams' name is men tioned, with the strangely improba ble rumor-that General 'lintler be comes Attorney General. Andrew I). White is talked' of for State Department, if Fish can be in duced to go to London. A Washington special says in re gard to the rumors of the retirement Of Attorney General Williams from the Cabinet, that Beck, of Kentucky, in conversation C'th the correspond ent, says Williams' retirement is cer tain, as he never will wait unJi! a Democratic House of Representa tives assembles, as they would surely impeach him. Beck is" represented as saying the same; facts that caused the impeachment of Durell, of New Orleans, would be used in the im peachment of Williams, for he auth orized the acts upon which Durell's impeachment was based, and this is only one among his official acts de serving impeachment. - Washington, March 1C. It is stated that the result of the Louisi ana arbitration will givo the Conser vatives the Lower House, but thero will be a small Republican majority on joint ballot, which will rcake the Senatorial contest in case of the re jection of Pinchback very exciting. A correspondent of the Albany Regime- writing from the forks of the Santiam, says a school . teacher there who teaches that the earth is flat, called up a small "boy 12 years of age, last week, for a very trifling offense, stripped him down to a thin shirt, and then whipped him unmer cifully, leaving marks that could be counted fifty yards. The flesh was badly bruised. It makes my heart sick to think of it. The father of the boy had the young teacher (Franklin Crabtree) arrested and brought before the Hon. H. Derthick and fined 50 and costs, and every body said amon. He has left for Ar izona, and there is many, a tear that will not bo shed on account of his sudden departure. Married. Mrs. E. C. Church, widow of the late Stephen Church, was married to Hon. J. J. Murphy, of Salem, last week. We join with their many friends in wishing them much happiness and a pleasant jour ney down the path of life. The appropriation for surveying publio lands in Oregon is 60,000, the same as last year. The Flax CulturiQJJ We feel a deep interest in thi8nia ter, and. with the hope ofinduet j our farmers to go into this branch r r agriculture, and eventually the erection of a bag factory in 0Jl State, which can be done by tho. engaging in raising flax, we Lave de voted much space to the subject ,m '-.-" "jug relative to the question is of general interest to era? farming population. An eastern ar ncultural paper says that "the grow wg interest in flax culture is 0ne more indication that the farmer are waking up to the necessity for a di versity of crops. -.The days when the true farmer will raise only wheat and oats are gone by, and all those who know their own best interests see that they must not confine them selves to the production of only one or two crops. Flax supplies the place of another variety of paving crop, so that if one fails there'will be something to fall bade on. The culture of flax is as easy.and simple as that of wheat, and is not so ex haustive to the land. In 1873 the United States paid to foreign conn tries $22,823,020 in gold for flax, raw and manufactured. There is no rea son why we should pay this large amount for articles which can just as well be raised and manufactured at home. Our soil and climate are well adopted to the production of flax and wo might, with the same propri ety, neglect the culture of corn or wheat, and depend on other nations for a supply of these articles. Flax is a very quick crop the producer can receive his money within fonr months from the time of sowing the seed, aud is one of the' best crops to prepare the land for winter wheat. The selection of soil for fl x depends somewhat on the object in view to raising the crop. If seed alone is wanted the best yield can be obtain ed from dry, rolling, moderately rich land. If straw is wanted choose moist, rich land, such as our creek and river bottoms. The land should be clean from Aveeds, and if sonio cleaning crop, such as corn, turnip, or potatoes, was raised on tho land the year previous, so much the bet ter. On dirty land the expenses of raising and harvesting the crop will be more than doubled. Tile land should be plowed in the fall, and, if poi.-ible, again in the spring. Tho soil must be put in the finest possible) condition and bo made smooth and mellow before the flax is sown. Tho seed should bo covered with a brns!i harrow or roller, as, if covered too deep, it Avill not come well. A heavy raiu immediately after sowing will cover the seed sufficiently, provided the soil be very fine and m-.-llow. Great care should l e taken to pro cure seed of good quality. It should be fully matured, plump and gloss v, and free from foul seeds. For fibre sow from, two to t wo aud a half bush els to the acre; if good seed is desir ed, from sixteen to twenty qu.jrJs will be sufficient. If sown too thick, the heads will be smaller and not as Avell filled Avith seed. , The fc-Nl should be sown as soon after tho 1st of April as the ground is in pro er condition. Flax should be cut as soon as the bolls begin to turn brown; as. if left standing -too long, there will lai great loss of seed in harvesting. It may be cut with almost any reaper, and if raised principally for seed there is no necessity for binding it, but it may be left in gavels until dry, when it is ready for threshing. It is better to thresh early. For threshing some use a, flail; others tramp out the seed with horses; Avhiie others use the common threshing machine?, with some slight alterations. The average yield is from twelve to fif teen bushels per acre. Flax is often sown with barley. The barley should be sown first and LarroAved in: after ward the flax is sown and rolled or covered with a brush harrow. In thii way a yield of from fifteen to twenty bushels of barley and from ten to twelve of flax can be obtained; and by the use of proper screens the barley and flax can be readily sepa rated. ' At present prices flax , straw - is worth but little, excepting near a fac tory. Where there are convenieL- ces for the manufacture of flax straw is worth from four to six dollars per A. acre. Flax seed is worth about SI 70 per bushel. , The culture of flax i rapidly increasing in the united btates. ' In 185a the value of linseed oil manufactured was 1,916,931, and in 18 0 it had increased to 8,S01,9G2. But the neglect of utilizing the stalks has been a great loss to the" country. The establishment of manufactories for using flax straw would add great ly to the wealth of the country, not only by manufacturing the linen goods which we now import, but by giving to farmers an increased value for their flax crops. When the str" cannot be sold the culture of fiax is still more profitable than wheat cul ture, and it adds one more crop t the rotation which should be practic ed on every well-conducted farm. m The Hillsboro Independent says: Our weather growlers will please no tice this item: T. W. Fettinger, ? this place, received a letter from n13 brother in Charlotte, Michigan, stat ing that on the 25th of February, J 7 a. sr., the thermometer stood r that place 40 degrees below zero On the same day of the month 3ir Pettinger noted his thermometer1 40 degrees above zero, or 80 &c&f? warmer than it was a Chariot -Michigan. ' ' T"" T."T"! T T XT ""l A T T" rW " O 1 T T ft