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OREGOX CITI, OREGON, MAR. 26. 1575.
School .Meetings.
The annual school meetings of the
various districts throughout the
State take placo one week from next
Monday, April 5th. While it is
proper and right that every citizen
should take a lively interest in all
political meetings, it is a paramount
duty every one who feels an interest
in the future of our State and nation
owes, to attend these annual meet
ings for' the benefit of our schools.
The great complaint of many of the
smaller districts is, and has been,
that the people do not interest them
selves nough. in the school matters.
This cetainly ought to be the very
last complaint. There is nothing
which can bring to notice a locality
or district so much as the fact that
there is a good school in operation.
Instead of aiming simply to use up j
the public money, every district
should tsy to raise enough means to
secure a school, with competent
teachers, at least . three quarters in
the year. The District that keeps
the best school and the longest term,
will have no trouble to attract new
settlers. Besides, it is but a waste of
time for a person to send their chil
dren to school three or six'months in
the year, and keep constantly chang
ing teachers. If a scholar goes but
one quarter inthe year, the nine
months he is kept out, will obliter
ate or confuse what he has learned
so that it will be of no practicable
benefit to him. There should be
means enough raised to keep a
school in every district in the county
not less than six mouths, and it is
much better to have nine or ten
months. The scholars will advance
better and be just that much sooner
ready to assume their duties on the
farm. But the manner some of the
y Districts conduct their schools is !
worse than throwing their money
away, as it gives their children but
an imperfect education at best, and
Qs wasting their money and their time
to no good purpose or permanent re
sults. Money paid out for schools
is well invested, and while it will
bring its return to tho children, it
will also enhance the value of prop
erty in the vicinity where good
schools are maintained. It is a duty
every citizen owes to posterity and
our State, to take an interest in these
meetings, and we trust that the next
school year will be one of unprece--)
dented success iii this county and
throughout our State.
The "Christilui'soldier."
Last week Gen. O. O. Howard de
livered two lectures" in Salem, one
for the benefit of the Methodist
Church and the other for the Odd
Fellows Library. . The committee
who procured him provided rooms
for him, and after the lectures called
on the "Christian soldier" to ascer
tain what his expenses were and what
they were indebted to him. He
generously told them that it was his
custom to get one half of the receipts
for each and every lecture. The
committee paid tho money. When
it i3 taken into consideration that
those who heard him gave their mon
ey more for the benefit of the insti
tutions in whose behalf the lectures
were delivered than any desire to
hear what he had to say, the money
he received was far inoro than had
lie gone to Salem to deliver pny lec
tures and his taking the money is
but little better thau receiving mon
ey under falsa pretences. Besides,
tne salary oi tins vjeneral is some
thing over ten thousand dollars a
yearand his rations, and he made
the trip to Salem at Government ex
pense. This is about the smallest
transaction we have had to record
for a man in his or any other posi
tion. To take one half of the receipts
of a lecture for the benefit of tho M.
E. Church of Salem and also one
half from a Library just being start
ed, is even worse than taking funds
from niggers, or allowing subordin
ates to do so. We apprehend that
Gen. O. O. Howard will wait a long
tinio before he get. another chauce
to make a haul frejm the people of
Salem, as they areithoroughly dis
gusted with his con Vet. It is scarce
ly necessary to sajthat this is the
great " Chrestiau sr. dier" of whom
wo havo heard a great deal for the
past ten vears.
Redicclocs. The Radicals are
trying to discredit their own fabrica
tions. Since the Oregonian got away
with the dispatches, the Bulletin has
by editorial and correspondence tried
to impeach the truthfulness of the
dispatches, and cb-.rges that the
wires are under Democratic control.
The absurdity of th s thing is very
apparent when the reader will recol
lect where the telegraph left off on
the New Hampshire Election. It left
us two weeks ago in Jjie arms of Rad
icalism, and when i" found out that
the Democrats gainad a Congress
man and rill . probably have the
vruYernor, n left (he Democratic
part of the news in Jew Hampshire
it is no use for tfb Bulletin to' try
RCTCB2TED.Hon W. Nesmith
arrived at Salem last Saturday, over
land from Washington, and left im
mediately for his home in Polls Co. A
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The Next Congress.
The United States Senate consists
of forty-one Radicals, twenty-eight
Democrats, four Independents and
one vacancy. In the list of Radicals
is one Senator from Alabama, two
from Arkansas, one from Connecticut,
one from Florida, one from Indiana,
two from New Hampshire, one from
New Jersey, one from New York,
one from Ohio, one from Pennsylva
nia, and one from Texas, who now
misrepresent the people according to
the last elections. Thus it appears
that twelve Radicals will be holding
seats after the 1th of March that the
Democrats are entitled to. The
Democrats by popular will, should
have forty Senators out of seventy
four, instead of tho twenty-eight
which they now have. This would
give them a majority in that body of
six. But under the "hold over",
principle, and with the bayonet back
of it, the Democrats will not control
the next Senate. In the House of
Representatives there are 291 mem
bers. The Democrats have already
elected 167. Of the three vacancies
caused by death, they will choose
two, increasing their strength to 109.
Of tho States yet to elect, it is safe
to assume that tho Democrats will
have two in New Hampshire, three
in Connecticut, three in California,
and one in Mississippi, increasing
their force to 178. There are 291
members. This would give the Dem
ocrats sixty-two majority over all
opposition, but thero are six Inde
pendents chosen, who will generally
vote with the Democrats, so the Cin
cinnati Enquirer counts upon about
seventy majority on all party tests.
Mortifying and Lamentable.
It is mortifying and lamentable that,
while republican sentiments are mak
ing great progress in the Old World,
the spirit of liberty is sinking into
decay and gives signs of approaching
death in this country. The New
York Herald trusts it is not yet too
late to arouse the people to a sense
of tlieir danger. The fact that so
many of the Radicals of the House
voted against the Force bill is a good
symptom, and if they and the press
of their party would assume a bolder
tone, and denounce the new tenden
cies toward arbitrary power with the
true spirit of freemen, the seductive
cup which is presented to the lips of
our Caesar might easily be dashed to
the ground.
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Sold Out. Mr. Thomas Merry
has sold out the Coos Bay yews to
Messrs. Gale, Siglin & Bennett, and
the paper is to be moved back to
Empire City. Mr. Merry has made
the 2Teics one of the best local papers
in the State and we wish him the best
of prosperity in the future wherever
he may cast his lot. He is a ready
and easy writer and has a natural
proclivity to make a good newspaper.
We wish the new proprietors finan
cial prosperity, and have no doubt
they will maintain the good standing
oi the Jeics.
Simple and Direct. The New-
York Board of Trade have adopted
unanimously a resolution that tariff
laws should be framed with the view
of raising the necessary revenue from
the least possible number of articles,
and as far as possible from articles
that are not manufactured or produc
ed in the United States; and that no
duties should be imposed on raw
material which enters largely into
manufactures; that all duties should
be specific, without regard to classi
fication, and bo simple and direct.
Ought to be Satisfactory. The
opponents of Hon. J. S. Drummond,
of Victoria, made so much fuss after
his election as Mayor, last January,
and the defeated candidate was about
to commence an action of contest for
the office. Mr. Drummond resigned
to avoid this, and again submitted
his name. Tho election came off on
the 23d, and Mr. Drummond M as suc
cessful by a much larger majority
than before. This time none but
tax-payers wero allowed to vote.
This ought to satisfy his opponents,
and we are glad that he has been so
completely vindicated.
Vivid Imagination. The author
of the editorial in the Bulletin of last
Friday in regard to the combination
of certain Democrats to secure their
election as U. S. Senator will certain
ly be given credit with having a fer
tile imagination, as no other could
have produced so much with so little
truth for a foundation. It also showed
that the author was entirely ignorant
of the true, condition of things.
Try again, Mr. Bulletin.
The Future of America. The
new Encyclopedia Britanntca says
If the natural resources of America
were fully developed it would afford
sustenance to 3,600,000,000 inhabit
ants a number nearly five times as
great as the entire mass of human
beings now existing on the globe!
And, what is even more suprisinpr, it
is not improbable that this prodigi
ous population . will be in existence
within three, or at most four centu
ries.
Gammon. General Butler's pro
posed trip to Europe is pronounced
gammon by the Louisville Courier
Journal, since "his plan to run for
Vice President on a ticket with
Grant.' That would be a corabina
tion! .Tue same newspaper iscon-
vinoed that "the President will nev
er qmt the White House except upon
astretcnery
"Washington Letter.
Washington, March 5th, 1875.
The scenes incident to the final ad
journment of Congress drew a large
crowd to the Capitol yesterday. As
the day was pleasant a continuous
stream of people of all grades and
classes poured into the building ear
ly in the morning, filling all the
available space in tho .galleries. At
last the pressure became so great that
the privilege of the floor was accord
ed the friends of the members, and
then could be seen a fair sprinkling
of ladies at the desks of the weary
legislators. Early in the morning
the appropriation bills were disposed
of, leaving only conference reports
for consideration this gave an op
portunity for tho passage of a num
ber of private bills. Tho lobbies
wero filled with those interested in
special legislation, and every oppor
tunity was taken to impress members
with the necessity for the passage of
each measure. Probably no time
occurs when the importunities arc
more zealous for the successful issue
of measures in which individuals
are pecuniarily interested, than the
closing hours of the session, and yes
terday was no exception to this gen
eral rule, for the pressure brought
to bear upon members of Congress
was never greater than was witness
ed early yesterday morning.! The
members endeavored to secure all
legislation possible, and worked
zealously to this end, of course many
meritorious bills were necessarily
sacrificed, yet there was however an
unusual amount of business transact
ed in the closing hours. In the
efforts to secure favorable action on
their bills, their prompt enrollment,
and tho presidential approval many
ludicrous incidents occurred which
helped to preserve the good feeling
universally sustained. . Although
physically prostrated, constant atten
tion was given to the labors of the
day; and it was not until the gavel
of the Speaker descend to announce
the approach of the end, that a re
laxation of work was suffered. In
consonance with the usual custom,
Speaker Blaine delivered an eloquent
and dignified speech, which the
House loudlv applauded. The mem
bers then commenced a general
clearing of their desks preparatory
to departure for home; ana alter a
hearty good-bye they gradually left
the chamber.
In the Senate almost identical pro
ceedings were witnessed, the only
notable difference being the more
dignified and orderly manner in
which business was conducted.
Even there, however, the Senators
failed to sustain the usual decorum
of the body, and occasional jests
could be heard. Durirg the entire
session tho heartiest crood humor
prevailed. As the Senate was slight
ly behind tho House in tho consider
ation of important bills, it was nec
essary for it to confine itself more
closely to work. In the endeavor to
secure the passage of measures,
slightly spirited arguments would
arise as to the procedure of business,
but they would eventuate in softly
spoken witty allusions to tho snb-
jeet, which never failed of apprecia
tion. When the hour of adjourn
ment arrived, the Vice President
declared the Senate adjourned with
out delivering the usual farewell
speech, and the leave-taking was not
so general as the House, which was
partly due to the fact that the Sena
tors remain here for the transaction
of executive business at the called
session. The President and his Cab
inet were in attendance at the Capi
tol, engaged in examining bills pre
sented for the Presidential approval.
The president made hir first ap
pearance yesterday as a lobbyist,
urging the Senators to pass the Force
Bill a bill that has for its real ob
ject the putting of himself in the
White House for a third term the
scene thus presented was of course
disgraceful, and may be justly con
sidered as the most alarming spec
tacle of the session. Of the members
a number left immediately after the
adjournment for home, but many still
remain in the city for the transaction
of business before the Departments.
In reviewing tho result of the leg
islation enacted by the 43d Congress
during its second session, one can
not but remark the entire absence of
any important, measures measures
providing for the welfare of the
country. The appropriation bills
were passed, but their passage was a
matter of imperative requirement
the finances have been tinkered at
and a piece of sentimentalism known
as the Civil Rights Bill has been
enacted as a law. - This constitutes
about all even the promises and
pledges in the platform of the domi
nant party have been neither kept
nor realized, and the great measures
whereon the Radical party placed its
hopes for reinstatement into national
favor, havo all failed the 'cheap
transportation problem remains un
settled the "magnificent" Internal
Improvement plan lies undeveloped,
and last bnt not leant (in the Radical
mind)- the "great" reconstruction
acts have failed to secure a provision
for their enforcement. Such is the
result, and no. wonder the Republi
can organs are snappish and condemn
the conrse pursued by the present
Congress the truth is that the Dem
ocrats especially in the House out
generaled the ' Rads"and prevented
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the enactment of many of these dis
graceful measures intended, not for
the nation's good, but to sustain a
corrupt party in power, i Tho good
work has begun, and if the next
House will but continue it, the year
1877 will show a revolution in feel
ing not surpassed by that evinced
last November.
The Senate will continue in session
for about two weeks, the duties be
fore it are the confirmation of Presi
dential .appointments, and the - con
sideration of the HawaiianIlecipro
city Treaty.' " Andy" Johnson is
the cynosure of all eyesl , Hia r form
is as erect as ever, bis step quick
and firm as that of a boy's, his shoul
ders square and broad, and except
the silvery hair that gracefully curls
about his round, combative head,
there is nothing to tell the story of
his trials and tribulations, nor any
thing to. suggest that his eventful
life has passed its prime. He is the
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same a. J. wnooccupieu lue p res
idential chair of yore, and bids fair
to instill some life and excitement
into the next Conerress. Much is
expected of him, and judging from
tho past he will not disappoint ns.
Legislation relative to Oregon
matters has not, this session, occu
pied a very prominent position in
the Halls of Congress. This must
not however be ascribed to any neg
lect oa the part of her representa
tives in that body, for of them she
may feel justly proud. They have
labored faithfully for the advance
ment of her interests, and though
not as successful as might have been
desired, are yet entitled to consider
able credit for their perseverance in
those matters which pertained to her
welfare. Just here, I deem it but
proper to pay a tribute to Col. J. W.
Nesmith, whose term of office expir
ed yesterday. From all sides I hear
nothing but expressions of regret at
his departure; all speak of him in
the highest terms of praise, and con
cede to him that credit which is due
to a faithful and efficient representa
tive of the people. In his retirement
from the arena of politics Oregon ex
periences a great loss, for indepen
dent of his' worth as a legislator, she
loses the pleasure and honor of se
curing a chairmanship of one of the
House committees in the next Con
gress, a position which Col. Nesmith
would have been tendered had lie re
mained. His successor has much to
accomplish if lie desires to fill with
credit the position " vacated by tho
Colonel. The Oregonians in this
city are in their customary fine health
and spirits. I have not as yet heard
who will be tho first to leave for
home, but suppose, that as the ses
sion has concluded, they will one by
one depart for the Far West, and
soon, with possible one or two ex
ceptions, the city will contain none
who answer to the hail of "Web
foot." R. D. M.
Economy.
Mr. Epitor: On the occasion of
my recent visit to Salem I surveyed
the pile of brick and mortcr designed
as the foundation of a State House,
and in doing so my mind was forci
bly impressed with the word "Econ
omy," and how little it is understood
by those who are clothed with a
smattering of brief authority. I
vi.-jited the departments of State and
found that they had ample room to
do their business and draw their. sal
aries. We visited the Legislative
assemblies and found they had room
to spout, draw their per diem and
vote away the people's mony. In
the name of all out-doors what more
do they want? Ought not those spe
cial privileges to be sufficient? But
the people of Salem wanted a gor
geous building; and they wanted the
people to build it. Now I have
thought of a better plan.' Bequeath
the proposed new capitol to the Wil
lamette University as a normal do
partment to that very excellent in
stitution, and President Gatch will
make a better use of it than all tho
State officers and Legislative assem
blies down to ' tho crack of doom
And then let Salem furnish quarters
for State purposes. If that does not
suit the economy of the people of
Salem, then let the bid be thrown
open for other places, and we guar
antee that the ancient metropolis will
furnish rooms ifor - ruate purposes
pood enough for the yueen and
Lords of England, and give a free
lease to the State for ninety-nine
years. This will lift a heavy burden
from the tax-payers of the State.' It
will do more, tt will open the way
ior starting an industry n the ;Uni
versity does not suit this will add its
blessings of wealth and health to
untold thousands. Let the $500,000
that will be absorbed before the pro
posed capitol completed and furnish
ed, be given as a bonus to an aerri-
1 L 1 m 0
cultural manuiactunng company.
The company to double the capital
and turn out their products at cost
and wages to the employees, and five
percent, on half the profits. In the
region of the Santiam is some of the
best timber for manufacturing pur
poses to be found on the coast. If
there is a better place, let it be found.
At all events locate the factory con
venient to the timber at the nearest
water-power. A factory with this
capital would employ five hundred
mechanics who would. receive, as am
nual wages the sum of $450,000.
But would extend beyond any. one
locality, and shower their benedic
tions on the people of the whole
State. It would bring in millions of
dollars from other countries to be
distributed , among our., people for
shop Ce' : ' gar?en and the
: Let the building be stopped, and
the money to be squandered - in its
completion devoted to the stimulat
ing: of the industry of our people. ;
' . Ora Rex."
Letter from Sandy.
, Sanpy, March 21 1875.
V Editor Enterprise Dear Sir: As
yon have had of late several commu
nications in your valuable .paper
from various parts of the county,
relative to the climate, soil and what
it will produce, etc., I take the lib
erty of sending you another from
this region, in the shape of a discrip
tion , of the settlers .who have, and
those who are. settling, uj) this east
ern part of tho county (as it may be
of interest to the people in the selec
tion of candidates for the several
offices to bo filled hereafter,' in ease
you should fall short around Oregon
City). As to intelligence and schol
arship, I do not think there is a pre
cinct in the county that can compare
favorably or surpass Cascade in point
of learning and ability. Here you
find men from their own choice
swinging the axe, burning logs,
clearing up the ground for the
plough, building houses and barns,
who in former days occupied chairs
in Universities; here you find grad
uates of colleges , and high schools
making rails, milking cows, tilling
the soil, and in the evening sitting
by the fireside with some valuable
book in their hands and reading to
the family, and keeping themselves
informed upon all questions of im
portance, religions 1 as well as politi
cal. It is a pleasure to go among
such neighbors on a visit and spend
an hour in friendly discussion. I
tell you, sir, it does a fellow mortal
good. Also, you find men here who
speak from five to six, different lan
guages fluently.. - Even if per chance
King Kalakana, of the Sandwich
Islands, should have come to Oregon
while on his visit to the United
States and paid old Mount Hood his
respects on his way up here, could
have been talked to in his own native
tongue by the old gentleman, Philip
Foster, of Eagle Creek, who is well
known by the earlier emigrants of
this State for his kindness of heart
and generosity. It is said that be
used to play with the king's father
on the Island, some thirty odd years
ago, seven-ap for .the oysters, and
sometimes little straight poker; but
this was before the time our eminent
and distinguished minister to the
courts of England, 'General Schenck,
laid down the rules of draw poker to
the English people. Here you find
men who xisod to study the arts and
sciences of war, now studying the
arts of husbandry, who have beat,
as the old saying is, their swords in
to plough-shaies and spears into
pruning hooks; in fact, sir, there is
as well informed and good class of
people living here as I ever saw in
any community, and the longer I
live here and get acquainted the bet
ter I like it. .There is a kindly feel
ing among the RetSlers here which is
rarely found in collected humanity.
We take a deep interest in the for
mation of the Immigration Aid So
ciety of Oregon, and feel very much
pleased with the appointment of
Messrs. Sharroek and McGngin on
the committee of immigration for
this precinct. Two more eminent
gentlemen could not have been se
lected for the position, and no doubt
the people will respond handsomely
when the case is presented to them
in the right light, as they did. some
two years ago when they undertook
to form an Immigrant Aid Soeiety
on their own hook; but of course,
this is a different thing. " Then a few
undertook what now the whole State
is undertaking and our purses were
not full to overflowing then, neither
are they now, but always open to
help in a good cause, as this surely
island I think every body who has
the welfare of the State and his own
at heart, will aid with all his might.
The prosp6ct looks well for a large
immigration this spring, as there
have ,boen several letters received
from'vnrious parts of the States.mak
ing inquiries abont Sandy and vicin
vicinity. More some other time.
Respectfully yours, "
New Cosier.
. T A Knock 1 Down. She riff J. J.
Williams, of the neighboring county
of Polk, is as pleasant a gentleman
as one -would wish to meet; courteous
and obliging in his official position,
but he won't take the lie worth a
continental. .Last Wednesday after
noon an individual living in Dallas
whose front name also bears the ini
tials of J. J., went into tho court
house and asked Sheriff Williams if
he had stated that an article that re
cently appeared in the ; Oregonian,
from Dallas, had been written by
the aforesaid J. J. The Sheriff said
that he had said so, when J. J. im
mediately flew all to pieces, calling
the Sheriff a liar and one or two oth
er pet names, when Mr, Williams
promptly knocked his visitor down.
The latter gentleman slid out of the
court house on his left auricle and it
is doubtful whether he will ever
again apply to Sheriff Williams sim
ilar epithets, ct least before his face.
Statesman.
Anxexatioxto OREGON.-The Van
couver Register of tho 19th has "the
following: .: ..
The movement for the annexation
of Western Washington Uo' Oregon,
grows in strength daily. It is ad
mitted on; all sides "that it is the only
practical mode of removing tho po
litical . disabilities
labor. Keep the ball rolling until
the Letrislature meets, wl
ity may be obtained for testing tho
sense of the people on the proposed
change. r ;
In Antelorm Valley. Waum mant-
out of 3.500 head of Rlen an
died during the -winter. ,
SUMMARY OP STATE NEWS,
The O. S. N. Co., says the Moun
taineer, have taken possession of the
Teaser and moved her, with wharf
boat, j etc.," on .' to ' their premises.
This is the last act in the drama
the curtain drops and the C. R; T
Co. is no more. .
. . . s, ... .' . ; ; , ..
Miss Laura Spencer, of Cornelius,
forwarded $15 to the Kansas-Nebraska
sufferers on the 15th inst., and
wants to know what girl in Oregon
has done better. -
- The Eugene City Library Associa
tion has been in operation scarcely
one year, and yet' it has books and
furniture of the value of $700.
The Catholic Society at Gervais
have just received a fourteen hundred
pound bell for their church. .
The Virtue mine of Baker county
recently sent to San Francisco a bar
of bullion valued at $0,776, being
the proceeds of 200 tons of ore.
It is rumored that a ledge, rich in
some kind of metal, has been struck
by certain parties in the mountains
west of Dilly.
Capt. R. B. Randall was drowned
in the Columbia, near Umatilla Rap
ids, on the 10th inst. Capt. Randall
was a noble hearted man. He leaves
relatives in London.
Albary is growing constantly and
new faces are appearing on ' the
streets. The census soon to be taken
will give a population -of over 2,500
possible 3,000.
The storms so far in March havo
been more severe in the mountains
than
any , experienced
during
the
winter.
The Good Templars of this State
have increased their membership
about COO in the last three months.
The Albany Democrat has got into
its new quarters.
Farmers tell us that the recent
freeze-up has been a great fertilizer
to the soil, and that the ground
plows and works much easier and
lighter than for 3rears previous.
The wheat crop of Oregon has not
been a failure for thirty years, never
since first settled by ' the whites.
What . country "elsewhere on the
elobe can show a better record th -.n
that?
Work on the Dalles and Sandv
wagon road at the Cascade portage,
will be resumed this week
Union connty calls for plans for a
new court house to cost not more
than $6,000.
The Coos Bay 2feir.s has been sold
to Messrs. Gale, J. M. Siglin and
Joseph Bennett, and has been remov
ed to Empire City.
The Ashland Woolcd "Mills are
again iu operation.
Dallas is represented to be grow
ing quite rapidly and many new im
provements are going on.
A little girl, daughter of Mr. Gash
who lives near Salem, was burned to
death hist Tuesday morning.
The Statesman Irarns in reference
to the Modoc war accounts that it is
very probable that the vouchers out
standing may overrun the appropria
tion. . The .vouchers will be paid in
the order of presentation.
The remains "of the widow of the
late Gustave Hines were brought
down from Eastern Oregon this week
for interment at Salem. She died of
consumption on the 10th inst., and
leaves a motherless and fatherless
daughter.
Coos county has some sections of
government lands as yet almost un
touched, to which the attention of
settlers is called, and which will,
wheu properly examined, prove to be
the very best portion of Coos county.
Having access 10 the nay.
The stone foundation to the Gran
gers' warehouse at Salem will be
commenced this week. The building
will be 100x50 feet on the ground,
with a lower story for sacked. wheat
and an upper story containing eight
bins, twenty-five feet square and
thirty feet deep.7 The upper bins
will hold 150,000 bushels of grain.
The Times says a man named Ma
hon, who has a band of sheep" up on
Rogne river for some time, has lately
been missed by his neighbors. - A
short time since 'some persons, sup
posed to be from the Umpqua, gath
ered his sheep and drove them off,
claiming that they had purchased
them. jMahon! was: a single man,
and perhaps may havo left .that sec
tion unobserved. This ; whole mat
ter, however, is a mystery, and his
neighbors are considerably excited
over it. V '"" ,; ' ". . ' ' n
i The Salem Statesman says: About
as careless a piece - of business as we
have lately heard of was the manner
in which James Kern, a young man
of nineteen, shot himself on ; Molalla
Prairie last -Friday morning. Ho
saw a grouse in a tree, nnd to get a
fair shot at the feathered biped, he
climbed up into another tree, and .
while hauling up his gun after him
by the Imuzzle, the-hamnoar caught
and discharged tho pieoe, the load
going entirely through his hand.
We take the following from a Texas
paper of February 22d:- We are told
that Dewees, Ellison and others are
now.engaged gathering cattle at the
Altitio and other places, for the pur
pose of makinpf a drive of about 40,
000 head, in March or 'April, to' tho
States perhaps of Oregon and Ne
braska. . ' i .
A.. C. Smith stole a horse near
Brownsville a short r time since, was
arrested,' tried "before a' Justice of
the Peace and acquitted. :Tvo days
afterward the Sheriff was sent after
him, and without any effort to make
his escape he ;came to ; Albany- with
the Sheriff, and on being asked by
the Judge if he desired counsel, he
replied no; that he was guilty and
uuHu uu .lawyer.
The Eugene Guard savs: At Butte
Disappointment,1 on Friday of last
woek, while A. D. Hyland and some
men in his employ were catching
some loose horses, a shotgun, which
had been stood against the fence of
the correal;' was by some means
thrown down and discharged. The
entire contents of . the - gun struck a
young man " named G.v B. Lewis in
the left: thigh, mangling the -flesh'
and shattering tho bone in a terrible
manner. Mr. Lewis lingered in much
pain until Sunday night, when he
died. ; He was 19 years of age.
TKS1 R ITO RlAlTmv
. Cheyene U endewron'ntr t
a' Black Hills gold 2SfJWnp
opposition to Sioux Citv nu ' 111
era and 'trappers in Utah i ?ln
l1Mn in'fW P. 11. V..al, holing
. Jtlllls. Drnn... c
the discovery of gold there " 6
humbug. , uereagreat
The .New York nerald
to the admission ,PrPo
New Mexico savs: w La, and
monwealths in the Union that
sent men , and women : not Tn?prt"
buffaloes, and prairie wolves dlan.
A Lodge of Odd Fellows is 80oQ t
to be organized at New Tacoma
And now other Mormon ladie
incited by Ann Eliza's luck '
threatening to sue .for divorce
alimony. Mrs. Wells is the last
and though she is only sweet sixW
she means business. : ,,.
. The proposition comes from ti
people of Wyoming to annex thetw!
southern degrees of s that Territo "
to Colorado and the two northed
degrees to Montana, i . ra
Old Billy, a superannuated boat
man who has navigated the waters cf
the .Northwest for a quarter of a con
tury, was sent to the hospital at Van
couver last week." - . .
The Pacific Tribune savs- TU
transfer of 11,000 acres 'from thl
Northern Pacific : Railroad company
for a consideration of 3200,000 Wa'
recorded at the County Auditor's
office last week. Alar -ti, -
from the Tacoma Land companv to
Hanson, Ackerson & Co., of the Ta
coma Saw Mill, for 45,000, and the
lease of water front occupied by tho
mill boom. ptr for Co rnn J
- iiir- i mnof
, , v-)"vi.
A few weeks since it wn cnn .
that the fruit trees in Walla Walla
vunej umi ueeu nearly all killed dur
ing the extreme cold weather. LatA
examinations show that this is a mis
take. The apple, pear and plnm
trees have suffered but slightly Tn
some localities the peach tre'e arP
nearly all killed, but in otfrj.-s ti(.v
escaped injury.
The Steilacoom Krpress of the
inst. publishes the following: L't"
night one J. XV. Mitchell, a recovered
patient of the Insane Asylnin. w! o
was to be discharged from the insti
tution this week, complained of be
ing severely sick and called for t!i
physician. Dr. 'Ballard ordered sv
foot-bath and the watchman during
the night gave him some chloral to
quiet his nerves. This morning tin?
bottle was left on the lamp-shelf,
and as one of the wardens steppfj
out, not being absent from the room
two minutes, Mitchell jumped out ,f
bed, snatched the bottle from tli
shelf, and drank IGO grains of its
contents, and died. This morning
the Coroner with a jury held an in
quest and returned . that "the de
ceased came to his death bv taking
an overdose of chloral.". "Mitchefi
has relatives in Orecon. n.n.1
aged about forty years.
Tho Statesman says: We. learn that
four Granges three in the forks of
the Santiam and the other nn .
Jefferson have resolved to erect a
warehouse dunnc the onsninir cnm.
mer at the latter place. The hnil.l-
ing will be erected on the bank f
the Santiam river, lelow the railroad
bridjre. so that shinners ?in v:i
themselves of the river t ran sportati-n
and will havp a capacity for the stor
age of 100,000 bushels of wheat It
is sai.l that Messrs. Corbitt it M.i
cleav. , urowrietors of the .T.-ff
Mills, also contemplate the erection
of a larcre warehouse for the str.. ..
of grain during the coming season.
to be put np near the locality of tLo
Grangers' warehouse.
The Cowallis Dentwnt Wr-is flint
on Monday of last week quite a larp"
nnmoer oi men made a frantic rnuli
for the Alsea reservation, to, tute ear
ly advantage of the act of Congress
makiuer provision for thn l-winn! nf
the Indians from th:rt reserve. When
informed that the Indians hod nt
yet agreed to the removal, and that
the reservation was not yet open l
settlement, a portion of the company
concluded to continue their search
for a location farther down the coast,
perhaps as far as the Siuslaw an-1
Five rivers, while the rest will wm.l
their way home," sadder and wiser
men.
A letter from Goose Lake to tho
Advocate says stock of all kinds looks
well and have wintered with little or
no feed. . The snqw has not fallen at
any one time more than eleven inch
es, and only remained about a week.
At tho present time there is no snow
in. the valley. The soil of this valley
is very productive. I heard ona of
our farmers say a few days ago, that
he raised forty bushels of wheat to
the acre; and lie said one of his nenr
neighbors claimed to have . raised
forty-three bushels of wheat to the
acre.
. .The Albany farmers' Company Lad
a meeting last Tuesday for the pur
pose of considering the feasibility of
building a flour mill. The stock was
nearly all represented and they. de
cided to increase the capital stock to
630,000, and build a substantial mill,
with all the modern improvements,
having seven; run of French burr?.
An additional warehouse was ordered
built, of a storage capacity of 10W
000 bushels, in order to accommodate
the mill enterprise. Work will be
commenced at once, and prosecuted
with vigor. , . t ...
; New Hampshire Election. The
latest returns on the full vote gives
Cheney. (R.) 39,225; Roberts (D.)
30,103; White (T.) 754. The Demo
crats elect two of the three Congress
men a gain of one. The Governor
will have to be elected by the Legis
lature. "
Two Linn county unfortunates, to
wit: A. O. Smith, from Brownsville,
who started to journey on one of bis
neighbors horses and had it proved
on him; also Andrew Dougherty,
who kidnapped a revolver and some
coin, were sent down last week to
commence respectively two and three
years terms in tho penitentiary.
Brlg-htly Hrrak tlie Morning of
new era. in the annals of medicine, AIe!
hoi will soon be banished from the lift 01
remedies, and only known as a poison.
DR. J . W. WALKER'S CALIFORNIA .VISS-
oar Bitters, composed entirely of whole
some botanic extracts and Juices, are f
erywhere superceding the fiery astTing?!"
which no man or woman ever yet too
without bitterly repenting: their credulity
There is no disease, a cute or chronic. j
which the ucw tonic may not bo adminis
tered with beneficial effect.
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