o 0 Bg353PST7Ta8?E38g3 ENTERPRISE. OBE(iii. riTV. BUGOS, -1IAV 1575. Death of Hon- (ieo. A. La Dow. Hon. Goo. A. La Dow, Congress man elect, died at Lis residence in Pendleton, last: Saturday ruorning, of rheumatism jof the Leart. Mr. La Dow was elected as Peprosenta tive in Congre?4 latt June, and Ins term of oiice bAan last March, but there being nl lsession until next December, Le Xfls never taken his seat. Ho was a man of unblemished character, a true friend and of more than common, ability. In 1S72 he was elected to the Legislature of Oregon, and served Lis State and county faithfully and honorably. Mr. La Dow came to this State about eLx years ago, and by Lis uniform kindness and integrity, won the es teem and confidence of Lis neighbors and the community in which he liv ed. Before coming to this state he held several positions of trust and honor, and he discharged all of them with fidelity and honor. The people cf this State have lost a good citizen, one who was in every way worthy of the coniidenco and trust they had conferred upon him, and it is a sad task for us to announce his sudden and unexpected death. Mr. La Dow was a man of family, and leaves a widow and one child, wo believe, who have lost an honored husband and father. His death is a State calamity, as well as an irrepar able loss to his bereaved widow and child. Ho has left them one of thy greatest blessings a man can leave Lis friends, an honored and unblem ished character as a private and pub lic citizen. On last Monday, tho State deiartment closed at Salera in respect of his memory. The death of Mr. La Dow will necessitate a special election, and the candidate elected will servo tho full two years for which he -was elected. SVimt 31 ay be Gained. 9 Last week wo published several articles from a writer in tho Oregon ian in regard to tho per cent, gained by homo manufacture. In the issue of that paper of last Friday wo find another ablo article from tho samo writer, which ho closes as follows: In tho reviewing of tho points taken on the subject of home manu factures, we find a per cent, of gain from six sources: 1st. From tho in crease of business activity and more rapid cirevbrtion of vionj. 2d. From tho increase of public con tide nee, which is equivalent to a large capital. 3d. From the increase of industries, tho employment of labor and skill, and the prevention of id'less, which is so fruitful of vice :4d waste. 4th. From increase of Jme markets for products, which cr lot boar export, and in tho sachtrf transportation which tho product has to pay. 5th. V-.r 7.: ..,,.7 i in tho value of real estate iu manufac turing communities and countries. Anl Cth. From a yreashtg imports and tncrcasing expo. , and thus se curing tho balance of trade and tho increase of nijnov ri rendition These facts, attested by every man ufacturing community of our own and other countries, proves that cap ital has no stfrer or fafer investment than homo manu Met ures in this State and in "Washington Territory. Combined, they form a strong in ducement to capitalists to join the immigrations now llowing to Oregon and Washington, and to take part in developing those industries of the northwest coa.-1 which Las given such prominenco to northwestern Europe. Ax Ir.LrsTr.ATiON. Tho Now York Herald does not say that tho Govern ment will not bo well served by many of the gentlemen shunted from their seats as Congressmen into ofiice. Against them personally it has no complaint; but tho principle that the President of tho United States at the close of Congress should havo it in his power to bestow !tho honors and emoluments of this nation upon any Congressmen who has obeyed him is a oorrupt principle, incompatible with freedom and representative gov ernment, and is an lillustratioii of Casarisni in its worstjforni, quite as dangerous to the trun liberty of tho country as would b? even the elec tion of His Excellence' to the third term. ; Has Failet. The 'attempt tore move Mr. Cardoza, Slate Treasurer of South Carolina, aas failed. A comic story is told of the cause of tho opposition to niiui Cardoza is a mulatto, and his wifp is a beautiful octoroon. The wives? of the colored legislators called on jtho latter one day, when sho scat word to them by a servant. that sho "didn't want any washiug done that day." This was snubbing in earnest, and a clear con tradiction of the Civtl Tights Dill, and so the colored ladies entertained their husbands with C idle lectures, and induced them to Leropt tho re- moval of Cardoza. To be Tested. From our Tort land exchanges we learn that steps have been taken to test tho legality of the present tax law.! The Journal cf Tuesdav savs: t A petition was uledion yesterday by W. r. Dolaud for A writ of man- n.;rTrr;:.,r:.U:iru1l1' a3 annp.ir on Tlmrsdiiv AT-.- n.i. . ' I ' J ? --".J --Hl, HI Chambers and show cause why l,e ' should not deduct the amount of Li ' indebtedness from his aassuLle 1 property. This suit will test the le- i Kality of the law passed by the last Legislature not exempting indebted- ness from assessment." o I TH! The Last Appeal. Doth the Eugene City papers came to us last week containing what is said to bo the last appeal from the board of managers of the State Uni versity for aid to complete the build ing as required by law, and judging from the tono of the appeal, the Di rectors are almost discouraged and have but little Lope cf securing the means with which to complete the building. We regret this very much, and can but look upon the action of our friends in Lane county as short sighted and destitute of that liberality which should actuate them when there is such an important enterprise to secure. The location of this insti tution at Eugene City is worth more to that place than all tho public in stitutions combined now located there. It will mako Lane county, not Eugene City alone, the most de sirable place in the State. It will increase tho value of her farms at least twenty-five per cent, and double tho prico of real estate in Eugene City. We see it stated that ten thou sand is all that is needed to complete the building. This is a small Bum for the people of Lane county to raise. If each property holder in Eugene and vicinity would subscribe one per cent, of his propety valua tion, this sum could bo easily raised. This would bo but a small sum to any one so subscribing, as his prop erty would increase fifty per cent. It is financial folly for tho property owners of that plaeo and vicinity to allow the University to bo sacrificed, and by bo doing, they destroy ono of the greatest institutions for the ad vancement of their town and county which they could ask for or which would do moro to increase their pop ulation and business. And the pop ulation thus acquired is of tho most desirable character. There is no room for a man on Long Tom to say it will not benefit him or his, nor tho man at Junction, Cottago Grove, Willametto Forks or the moat remote part of tho county. It will build np tho whole county, increaso the value of property, and givo you all a name and character throughout tho Union. Wo feel an interest in Eugene City and Lane county, and have dono all in our power to aid the people in this University matter, and we sin cerely trust that this last appeal will not bo in vain, and that tho board will receive the aid asked for. Should Lano county lose this magnificent gift, it would bo an everlasting dis grace to her citizens. Forcibly Put. Tho Oregonian gives this plain fact in regard to the manner of figuring up what wo havo to pay for all im ported goods; on which our people can mako their own calculations: Weigh your coat, and multiply the number of pounds it weighs by tho prico of wool per pound. This will givo you tho value of tho raw mate rial. Then add a few cents a mere trirlo for dye stuff and buttons, and subtract the sum of these from tho prico you paid for tho coat ready made. Tho remainder will be what you paid to the manufacturer in some other State, or country for the labor of producing tho coat. Apply the same analysis to all tho articles of your clothing. You will find for every dollar's worth of material there is at least, nine dollar's worth of 1 bor. Then in order to pay for her ready made clothing, Oregon must produce and send ten times as much raw material abroad as would be re quired to make tho clothing at homo. Suppose instead of doing that we should manufacture in clothing the wholo of the raw material thus sent away, and send away ready made all over what wo needed for home wear, thus getting tho nino dollars for la bor as well as the ono dollar for ma terial, what would bo the effect upon our prosperity? Tho building up of homo manufactures is the one thing that cau retrieve Oregon of dull times. Tna Hawaiian Treaty. A friend has sent us a copy of the Cincinnati Inquirer of March 18th, in which wo find a correspondence from Wash ington City, that pays a very flatter ing and deserved compliment to Sen ator Kelly of this State. Tho writ er says: The Senate had a long session to day, which was chieily devoted to the Hawaiian Treaty. Speeches were made upon it by Messrs. Edmunds and Kelly. The opposition to the treaty has been much modified, and Senators now express the opinion that it will bo ratified. The argu ment which seems to way inost with tho Seuato is the concession of a na val station for American lleets and tho importance of such facilities in view of the present and prospective commerce of the United States. This concession of a naval station is to be exclusive, and it is expressly stipu lated that foreign nations shall not be accorded similar rights. The vote is to bo taken to-morrow. Tho Democratic Senators are much in fluenced by the views of Senator Kelly, of Oregon, who is warmly for ratification, while tho two Senators from California are dead against it. The writer of the above is in error in regard to both the California Sen ators having been opposed to the treaty. Dooth was, while Sargent was in favor cf it. r.w lour.s. v. J. ii. ;u. Jay Tattle instiintod a now Lodge of Odd Fellows at Marshneld, Coos Co. on tho eveninc of Auril 22 J. under tl;o name of Suusot Lodge, No. 51. T. G. Owen wa installed as N. G. with Wm Saunder-- ps V. G.; L. Hanker, R. S.; John Kenvon. T. ; F. Weber, W.; A. Lobree. C.; L. Simpkins. I. G.: R. Hutcheson. R. S. X, C. ; W. s. Wheeler, L. S. N. G. The 3Iail Couiract Frauds. Tho country recently has been as tonished at tho revelations mado of a most stupendous fraud in tho let ting cf tho mail contracts, which havo been perpetrated by a ring of contractors. Tho Doiso Statesman, an independent paper, with Dadical leaning, gives us its views on the question and says for some reason or other we have looked upon two de partments of the government with a great deal of suspicion for a long time. They aro the rostofiiee and the Indian Departments. Tho rove nue and army business, are bad enough, but for organized, system atic swindling, the postofiico and In dian departments will bear the palin Nor do the frauds bear any political character. They are in one particu lar liko the common law, which Blackstone says is so old that tho mind of man runneth not the con trary. livery now anil tnen somo stupendous fraud is unearthed. It is puun&ueu ana renearsea tor a while, and becomes quiet and no body hurt or punished. When new heads of the department take hold there is a good deal of talk about re forms and correcting the mistakes of outgoing incumbents. Postmaster General Ciesswell went out of office and Jewell came in at a time while heavy loads of frauds were brought to light and still hanging over the department. Strong and numerous wero the promises about Jewell's wiping otit tho frauds, and putting tho department in order. Tho press has not been tdow to givo Mr. Jewell credit for every thing ho has done. If reports aro true ho mado a pretty clean sweep among the clerks noon after he entered upon his duties, and ought to have an honest corps of men under him by this time. It don't appear exactly how the frauds that lay at tho door of the pOoto3ieo department when ho stepped in wero disposed of, for it must bo remem bered that charges of the gravest character Lad boon mado by Con gressmen Luttrcll, of California, against the ring bidders, and Cros well apparently resigned to escape the embarrassment likely to fall upon him in the exposo of Ids administra tion. It in, however, certain that no body was hurt, and investigations mysteriously collapsed. Another question might be asked with some profit. Has Mr. Jewell reduced the extraordinary expenses. of tho postal Eeryico, or will tho department oon tinno to ba as heavy a tax on the government? Wo hope that he has done all ho could do; but it is a little curious after he ha done such a thorough sweeping out to nee the vail lifted from a dozen or moro of clerks of tho vilest character. It ap vears that when bids aro eent in for carrying the mails, they aro opened and a stamp, prepared for that pur pose, placed uion them to show that they aro properly before the depart ment, and the bid-i aro classified, in dorsed and a record made of them by clerks detailed for that purpose. It appears that a clerk by the name of Channel obtained a wax impression of this stamp, and employed an en graver by tho name of Lorts to mako a counterfeit; with the use . of tLis fale stamp and falso keys, which was all dono for raonny paid the clerks by certain contractors, they could obtain access to tho bids and then slip in fraudulent bids stamped so that they would pass for regular bid'i. A Texas contractor by the namo of Kittle has been arretted and confesses the secret and exposes tho clerks and other fraudulent bidders. It seems that 30 fraudulent con tracts aro held by ono Iddiugs, 4 by Laughlin and 2 by Hinds. Of the Clerks already exposed, Floyd re ceived 82,500 for his services, Chan nel got SSOO for tho counterfeit stamp, Colt, another clerk, $400, liotherock, a watchman, 350 Yon Dlack, another clerk, $110, and that Senator Spencer, of Alabama, is at tho head of the fraudulent contract bu3inoss. The frauds just disclosed seem to bo confinod to the Stato of Texas, and tho contracts would have gouo into effect on the 4th of July next and continued for four yrai-s. The clerks implicated havo been dis missed from tho departments, and the contracts are to bo annulled. Hines, the fraudulent contractor, re centlv received the anointment of U. S Marshal of Alabama. It is good to get rid cf so largo a batch of thieves, but we opine that there are many more still behind the curtains even with all the cleaning out which may bo done, it is possible that the laws and regulation. of the depart ments want reforming before Mr. Jewell or the most honest man in tho world can manage the mail letting and postal service against the organ ized rings which control matters at Wellington when large money is at t?take. Or.Eftox PioNr.i:r:s. We have re ceived from W. H. Dees, Secretary, a copy of tho pamphlet containing tho constitution and quotations from the register of the Oregon Pioneer Association, together with tho ad dress of Hon. S. F. Chadwick and Gov. L. F. G rover, a history of the provisional government, by J. Quinn Thornton, and "other matters of in terest." It is well printed, and the matter contained within its pages will b3 found uf init-re&t. Picnic. The jii:tt;rs of Portland are making ex.t Ti-i ve arrangemvnts for a grand pien: , t-. coiue oil" u the 22d inst. Whei. th.;- erafi goes in for any special object, it generally makes it a success, and v. o predict that this will be one of the i st enjoyable af fairs that has taken ylace in our State. C0UBTESY CF BANCROFT LIBRARY UXIVERSITT CF CALIFORNIA, ' Letter From New York. New York City, April 10th 1S75. Deau Tost. Having a little idle time, I throw a few unadorned facts together, with tho idea that should any of them be worthy, you will mould them into serviceable form. Unfortunately, Governor Tilden's exposo of the canal frauds (called by Republican Thurlow Weed the great est political 'coup d'etat of the age) criminates Democrats as well as Re publicans. A bill was lately passed at Albany (mark you by Democrats,) enittling the municipalities of New York Stato to attach the property of its delinquent members. This ac was framed for the express purpose of enabling New York City to get at "Doss" Tweed's immense estate. In gcrsoll, of Tammany fame, has been pardoned by the Governor, with tho understanding that he is to heli in as far as it is in Lis power, tho au thorities to attain that end. Connecticut has gono so intensely Democratic, it is doubted whether there is such a thing in the Stato as a Radical. Municipal elections al over the country a iown in Kansas excelled, havo gono tho right way Rhode Island, of course, went De publican; it is not big enough to have good sense or know any better Judgo Davis, of tho Supreme court, saia yestoruav mat more is no doubt as to a third term. Grant's working for Princo Algernon Sartoris, (British son-in-law of Uscles.j's) sails for Eu ropo to-day. Princo x red is to re sign from the Army and go into tho banking business with Henry Cooke, (Jay's brother) aud Senator Sher- man'a eon in Now York City. For tho lovo of ail that savors of mone what does this boy know of bunks, barring King Faro's. "Liko a wounded snako" tho Til ton-Deecher easo "dracrd its slow length along." Dcochcr says every body Las lied who has testified for the plaintiff, while Tilton's lawyers say "give Henry all tho rope he wants, he'll hang himself soon." In asmuch as the Now York Tribune prints daily a verbatim report of this trial, tho pooplo aro enabled to form just as good an idea of tho caso as tho iury itself, so no matter what verdict that little body of twelvo men may arrivo at, it is to tho judgment of tho great public that both sides look. Imitating "Lanndalet" Atty. Gen Williams, Sec'y Robeson lias been hairing elegant side boards and other expensive furniture mado at govern ment expense of government mate rial and by government hands at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. No invustiga tion is likely to follow. In connection with Tilden (not Til- ton) I forgot to aav that the New York Graphic (Rep.) has nominated him for tho Presidency on the Dem ocratic ticket. Governor Hartranft of Pennsylva nia in all probability will recall the troops from tho coal district to-day, all semblance of "fight" having been scared out of the striking miners. I sent your attack on Gen. O. O. Howard to his old friend (?) Fer nando Wood. The paper warns mo that I have gossiped enough. Some of these :vys I'll send you a letter if I can muHter up sufliciont energy. Toil. Bcthesua SPRr.vas.--The.se springs, of which there will be found an ad vertisement in to-day's paper, are lo cated in Lane county, about fifty -live miles east of Eugene City, and aro pronounced by those who have visited them all that is claimed for their health-giving qualities. Tho editor of the M-jrenri) has visited them, and gives this statement of their merits: "Ono of these, tho Dethesda Springs, on tho McKenzio river in Lane county, is just beginning to at tract public attention. Wo havo vis ited tho springs in that locality and know somewhat of their merits. They aro located in tho midst of some of tho grandest mountain scen ery of tho-Pacific coast, and aro pos- essed of valuable mineral qualities which, together with the pure moun tain air and water, abounding in that region during tho summer sea son, make them a valuable auxilory in the treatment of chronic diseases of various kinds. Dr. A. N. Fo:ev is making every effort to bring these springs prominently before the pub lic, so that their health-giving quali ties may be known aud availed of by those who are seeking health and pleasure without having to go out side of the Stato for that purpose. From our own personal knowledge of these springs, we can heartily recommend them, especially to those who may bo afilicted with rheumatic complaints of every description, for the remedy of which they seem to be especially adapted." Dropped It. The Roseburg Plain dealer has given up its patent outside and is now printed at home. Wo cannot see how any printer can pat ronize this patent business, as it is the ruination of the trade. We hope to see the time when all Oregon pa pers are printed at home. Attorney General. Judge Pierrepont of New York has been ap pointed Attorney General in place of old Flax-brake. This is undoubted ly a grand improvement on Williams as ho is said to be a good lawyer and aahenoatman. ltadipul Responsibility. Tho Chicago Tribune deserves cre.l it for opposing the infamous scheme of tho Radicals in Congress to per petuate the power of their party by tho use of the bayonet, but its effort to make it appear that the Radical party is absolved from rospousibility from the Force bill neither goes upon the facts nor sound reason. What constitutes party rc-sponsibili ty ? asks the New York World. The acts of the leaders of a party commit the party unless tho rank and file repu diate them. What aro the facts in the case of the Force bill? In the first place, it was a caucus measure. It was cut and dried in a caucus of tho Radical members of Congress and introduced in tho House as a party measure. Tho abrogation of the rulo prohibiting dilatory motions was forced by the Dadical majority in anticipation of the introduction of this bill. Tho bill passed the House by a vote of more than three fourths of tho Radical members. It was in troduced in the Senate aa a party measure. A Radical President of the United States went down to the Capitol, and made personal appeals to the Radical Senators to do some thing towards facilitating the passage of tho bill. A counting of noses was had, and it was announced in Wash ington di-atclies that thcro would bo a majority for the bill if it could be brought to a vote. The attenq-.t to bring it to a vote was abandoned solely because the Democratic Sena tors had announced their determina tion to t.tlk it to death. Ha l tho bill passed the House a month earlier than it did, and reached tho Senate immediately afterward, it would havo become a law nimply because it would have been beyond the physi cal endurance of nineteen Democrat ic Senators to have made speeches against it continuously for thirty days. Tho bill failed, not because the Dadical party leaders wanted it to fail , but because there was not enough time to tho end of the session to force it through. They aro therefore just as much responsible for it as if it had passed. If there were any thing liko a general disposition shown among titrong; partisan Radi cals outside of Congress to repudiate the acts of Grant, Morton and But ler, then there might be some .show of reason for diset.-laiining responsi bility for tho p.trty, but no such dis position is shown. The most trust worthy party organs the President's personal organ in Washington, tho personal organ of his Postmaster General in Hartford, the Custom House organ in New York, tho lead ing Radical organs in Philadelphia, Providence, liarrisburg, Chicago (excepting tho Tribune) , and other cities defended tho Force bill and hounded on the Radical.! in Congress to its passage. Tho Radical party must stand and fall by its record. Throughout the political battles of this and the next year it will bo ar raigned by every Democratic and ijioerai spt.-aji.er lor us acccriainaiion to perpetuate the great crime against the liberties of the American people. The Force bill will stick to the hide of tho Radical party as that uncom fortable shirt did to Hercules, and wriggle us tho party may in tho fu ture, it cannot shako it oti". NOT FAVOUAUnK -The Connecticut election, says tho K.caiuincr, is gen- oral I v rerrarded in Washington as a blow at Giantism; but the President, with that stubbornness which will be hia chief characteristic in history, if he ever has a page thero, has no idea of his unpopularity over tho country. inose wno toady to him, and ticklo him. with the third term straw, do it for tho sake of po sition, and not from any belief in the tmcccss of that scheme. His most sagacious friends and tho term is used in its orthodox sense say that his only chance lies through large Radical majorities this year in Ohio and Pennsvlvama. The out look is cot favorable in Ohio, and it remains to see what Pennsylvania will do. Was He? Wa3 tho black man a citizen of tho United States prior to the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to tho Constitution? Tho Supreme Court of tho United States iad decided that ho Avas not. Had 10 been, Avhat need of the Fourteenth Amendment? If he was not a citi zen previous to tiie attention of that amendment, remarks the Cincinnati IJo'piirer, Pinchback Las not been a citizen long enough to be a Senator. He lacks two years of the necessary nine, and some other black Senators Lfe therefore in a similar predica ment. This is a question of interest .Hid importance, and should bo com petently decided. No CiiAxcE run a Third Partvt. President Grant's re-nomination by a Radical National Convention, tho Boston Transr,-,pt imagine:, avc think most erroneously, avouLI furnish the desired opportunity to start a third party Avith a reasonable prospect of a highly respectable following', both in tho character of the men Aho Avould aid it, and tho numerical strength it would exhibit AvhencA er an expression of tho popular voice occurred. Large and Small Farms. By tho census of 1870 the farms of the Unit ed States are divided as to size as fol lows, the whole number being 2,050, -985: Under five acres, 0,875; 5 acres and under 10, 172,011; 10 acres and under 20, 301,007; 20 acres aud un der 50,817,011; 50 acres andjinder 100, G51221; 100 acres and 'under 500, 505,95-J; 500 acres and under 1000, 15,873; 1,000 acres and over, 3,720; average size of farm, 153 acres. SL.MMAUY Ol' STATU MV. Mr. A. L. Stinson is having the hosiery works at Jefferson put in or der, and is making many improve ments to facilitate tho work of man ufacture. The lifty-sixth anniversary of tho introduction of Odd 1 ellowship into "P 1 - Astoria America was celebrated at by Beaver Lodge No. 35, by a ball at i Spiritual Hall, which totally eclipsed j anything of tho sort ever before giv- ; en at Astaria. I I Sheriff T. Shaw, of Marion county, i since the commencement of his term, J tho 1st day of July, has collected the : following amount of taxes: For ; 172, S10G II; for 1S73, 1,091 l0; j for 1S74, 670,301 20; making the to- ; tal amount collected during the past ton months, $72,102 21. There is more property changing hands in Linn county than at any time for many years. Right Rev. Bishop Morris visited the Dalles on Sunday before last and confirmed live persons. During tho the services held by Dr. Nevious during tho proceeding week, eight persons, adults and children, wore baptized. The contract for tho new church at the Dalles, to be built by tho Episcopalians, will be let within the next week. Erysipelas is prevailing through out Polk county in a malignant form. In going over to Tillamook by land live mile of snow must bo crossed. Williamson Bros, aro moving their llax machinery to tho canal falls, near James El kins' just south of Al bany, where they will also get a bet ter water powur, and also the uso of a pond for retting their llax. Washington county is not to bo b'ihiud in inventory genius. Mr. YvT. Alex. Martin, of Cornelius, has con structed and is now liianufacturinrr. a valuable cultivator which he has christened tho "Grangers' Choice." Owing to the necessity of Presi dent Warren's immediate departure for the East, the annual commence ment exercises of the Albany Collegi ate Institute are held a mouth earlier than usual, and this week witnessed the graduation of the Senior class, consisting of Messrs. J. T. Tate, C. P. Davis and Miss Monrovo Alex ander. Although over 200 immigrants hare arrived in Linn county this spring, nearly all of them are already estab lished in some sort of business or occupation which affords them a livelihood. A few mouths ago wo announced that Mr. Laughlin at North Yamhill had been shot by hi son. Doth fa ther and sou wero sick at the time of the occurrence, and both have bince died. Gov. G rover has appointed Mr. Barstow, of San Francisco, a com missioner of deeds for Oregon, to re side in California. Dr. Henrv. of Marsh field, is said to have found bituminous coal 300 feet below tho strata. He is at pres ent working at his mine. i artics n Aid en are talking of putting up fruit drying machine at in time to work off the !!!. verfcon in f im. ff vovl. present crop cf fruit and vt etnbles. All the tido lan l case? on tiie land fronting Empire City will be called on tiie 1st of June for settlement. Mr. J. Dickson Las s ld his farm, consisting of over 200 acres, near Wapato Lake, to Jake Anderson, of Hillsboro, for 2,000. Joe Webber, of Albany, turned over to Rev. T. B. White S20 as the proceeds of his dav's work iuhis bar ber shop, for the benefit of the M. E. Church South. The Odd Fellows' excursion from liarrisburg and vicinity was a very pleasant and successful one, and the local press contains extensive ac counts of it. Tho Dallas learns from has just re- Mr. Reuben Doty, av turned irom uie nantiaui i gings, that he has struck a claim wnere no can ,'ut frow 7 to 15 cents to the au. He is here now for the purpose of laying in his summer supplies, when he will return and go regularly to work. Saratha Morgan, the blind girl a ho was thrown out of the hack at Salem at tho time tho matron of the school for the blind received injuries that resulted in her death, returned home Avith her mother and is getting along linely. Sho only received a few bruises. Tho wool crop of Polk county, says tho Itemizer, will bo heavier than us ual, and indications are that it Avill command a good round price. This is a growing and prolitablo industry, and our farmers ars taking the right course in the matter. A man named Matt. Riley Avas drowned near Dallas last Aveek. He Las five brothers living in Portland, and was formerlv in the employ of tho (). S. N. Co." A son of Mr. Goldson, of Benton county, fell into a Avell Avhich had 25 feet of water in it. The father jumped in and rescued the child. It was a narrow escape for both. About nine o'clock on Friday night of last week, Avhilo Avalking over a board placed o'cr a tank, Avhich had just bee n filled with boiling hot beer, Mr. Hagcman, proprietor of the Eugene Brewery, fell from the plank into the tank aud Avas fatally scalded. Mr. Berhens, Avho had just gone in, assisted him out and gave an alarm! Drs. Odell and NiekHu were sent for and until the arrival of the physicians he Avas kept comparatively free from pain by the application of cold Avater. The usual remedies Avere applied, and ho suffered the most excruciat ing agonies until about 12 o'clock. From that time ho gradually lost conciousness, and at five o'clock Saturday morninir had j breathe. j The Odd Fellows' anniversary cole- .imiuu an iacisonvinc was i largely attended, and Avas in very evcrv particular a successful as well as agreeable allair. The paper about to be started at Independence Avill be called tho Clip per. The Congregational Association of Oregon Avill meet Avith the Congrega tional Church of Salem Juno 17th, and continue in session four days. Gov. G rover pardoned a convi.-t named Thomas Allen out of the pen itentiary last Saturday. The editor of the J'edroclc Democrat is sick. So says tho last issue of hia paper. Mr. John N ewHoin, of Howell Prai rie, ha3 been appointed deputvsnr- ( veyor cf Marion county. i J J James Fruit of Los Angeles, Cal. is now in Umatilla county and gives it as his opinion that it is the best stock raising country iu the world. Tho Tribune says: "Last Monday the Pendleton High School wa ad dressed by Mr. Rowland, Stato School Superintendent. His remarks Ave re well timed, practical, and Ave-ro listened to with marked attention. He is a very interesting speaker, and his gestures are generally natural and graceful." The spring term of tho Circuit Court of Umatilla county commenced Monday of last Aveek. Judge MeAr thur was quite ill Saturday night and Sunday, but lie managed to come up to scratch on Monday, and dealt out justice during the Aveek to various parties litigant Avho came be fore him, in his usual satisfactory manner. Tho work of putting together tho live largo iron girders on the capitol building began Tuesday morning. It aa ill take 0,-100 rivets to cement these massivo pieces of iron together. E. M. Waite, Secretary of tho Or egon Stato Agricultural Society, Avill receive in one or two days, a quanti ty of seeds and grains, from the de partment of agriculture, Washing ton City, for gratuitous distribution. A.-D. Dickinson, president of tho Aldeu Fruit Preserving Co., New York, Avrites to O. P. Beardsly as fol lows: "The shipment of tho pears and apples from tho Alden Fruit Preserving Company of Salem, Ore gon, proves to be the finest ever brought to this market. There is no limit to the demand antl sale of such goods." The Secretary of State is sending out notices to tho various county courts of the State tax chargeable for lh7o, to be entered up against each county according to law, AfV: Stato fax proper 5 mills on the dol lar; bounty tax, 1 mill on the dollar; relief tax one-half mill, making a to tal for State purposes of six and a half mills on the dollar. Mr. Geo. H. Jones has been ap- pointeu a commissioner oi ueeus lor Washington Territory, to reside in Salem. Tlios. W. Johnson, shot by Daniel Doty, in Jackson county ou the 18th, died from his wounds last Snndav evening, and was buried the next day. "Doty Avas committed for mur der. association or prominent Gran gers have purchased the Wither flour ing mills, of Phoenix, Jackson Co., and iropose in a short time toassumo the management thereof. 4 i f . . Tlie Salem Tieeord says: I Gafcli kindlv furnishes us resident with in- formation concerning' tho coming commencement of tho Willamette University. On Sunday, June 20th, Dr. Lindsley, of Portland, will de liver he I?accaIaureato sermon in the e-ll--g'j chapel. Bishop Peck has accepted an invitation to deliver tl-e commencement address Thursday, June 23th. In order to be here ou that v tno Bishop has mailfl t'A necessary changes in the order of hio appointments. Tin's last fact Aril! be ol E. interest to all ministers of tiie AT. 1 f . . A 1 1 eunificuro, iis tnev naA-e not ex- pected him dar. in Oregon at so earlv a Statistics. Hon. E. D. I'ondray, County Clerk of Jackson county, communicates the following intelli gence io the Jacksonville Times: Tho first record of a marriage in the County Clerk's office bears the date of January 17, 3854, and from that time to this dale there hive been re corded 533 marriages. Febauary 14, 1803, the first marriage license was issued, since Avhiea time thero LaA-e been issued 407 licenses. The first nine years there were recorded 0G marriages. The following twelve years licenses were issued for 407 total, 533 marriages. Thero were n number of Marriages contracted in this valley previous to January 1S54, and since up to the time the marriage license law Arent into operation, which was on October 15. 18G2, tkafc aro not recorded in this ofiice. J ust TKiBtrra. -Tho Roseburg Ploindealer, speaking of Hon. O. N. Denny and II. G. Struve, pays them the following handsome compliment: Mr. Denny Avas the orator of tho day at Canyonville, and all who heard it Avere instructed and well pleased. We have the privilege of publishing the oration and Avill givo it in our next issue. Mr. Struvajol lowed Mr. Denny with a short" ad dress, which Avas, as the former, en thusiastically received. These aro botu intelligent gentlemen and we should be pleased to meet them of tener among us. Good roi; Orkuo.v. The new Or egon Ironworks havo been awarded the contract for building the revenue cutter for tbo Columbia river. This is an important matter to Oregon, as an exchango says, it will furnish em ployment to working men and scat ter a nice little sum of money among our people, besides being sometbing of a recognition that Oregon Las an existence. Who Will Be Auead. TLe three candidates for the Dadical nomina tion being Gen. Grant, Speaker Dlaine, and Secretary Dristow, it is an interesting question who Avill bo ahead if Grant should bo crowded oil tho course; and candor compels the New York Sun to say that it will probably be Dristow. AiirsED.-Governor Hendricks, Avho has been in Washington for some time past, has gono home, ne ia amused at the stories that lie Las made preparations to open Presiden tial Lead-quarters in WasLington, nest winter, in Lis oavu interest. tii, UALIFURNIA