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THE ENTER!
OREGON C1T1'. OBEGO.X, limT 20, 1S75.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Congi-oss,
LAFAYETTE LAME,
Of IJoujjlan County.
The Radical Nominee.
The Radical nominee, Hon. Henry
Warren, is probably as good a selec
tion as could have been made by that
party. The only wonder to us is,
that the gentleman has consented to
become their lamb for slaughter.
While Mr. Warren," on personal
grounds, could carry many conserva
tive and anti-Ring votes, the endorse
ment of the Radical Ring of Federal
office-holders will weigh him down
with all the iniquities chargeable to
that party. It is not a contest be
tween the people and Mr. Warren,
but a fight against Radicalism and
all it3 corruption. Ou this issue-he
must stand or fall, and fall he will.
We said that we were astonished at
Mr. Warren becoming the Radical
lamb' for the sacrifice. This aston
ishment arises from the fact that the
wounds have scarcely healed which
severed his political head a short
time ago, by means of a most infa
mous sell which his now professed
friends perpetrated to secure the
election of J. H. Mitchell. Mr. W.
at that time supported Mr. Mitchell
heartily for the Senate, but he had
no vote in the Legislature, and his
position in the Land Office in this
city was sold for the present occu
pant's vote, who was elected as a j
Corbett mau from Yamhill. The
treachery of Mr. Mitchell was shame
ful, because one was his sincere
friend and supporter, while the other
was made so for a valued considera
tion. He was then used as a sacrifice
to secure the election of Mitchell,
and now it is sought to use him to
cement the Radical 'party again.
There is not a Federal office-holder
in Oregon who would have supported
Mr. Warren for the nomination had
they the least hope of electing him.
Mitchell and his gang would fear lie
would seek an opportunity to avenge
tho insult which has but recently
been placed upon his head, and
henco become troublesome should
ho get to Washington. They may
profess to support him, but secretly
they will exert their influence to de
feat his election. Ho bridged the
Radical chasm to elect 'itchell, and
now he is used to bridge the same
forlorn hope for next spring. The
Radicals care nothing about the Con
gressman this fall. They desire to
unite the Republicans for next June,
by which they can sect re another
Hippie-Mitchell to sucAod Colonel
Kelly, and being undeilhe impres
sion that Mr. Warren Vuld be ac
ceptable to the Independents, having
been removed by Mitchell :md his
crowd, they have gone back ou them
selves so far as to run him for Con
gress, but without the least hope of
electing him. The war is not against
the nominee, but against the party
he represents. Iu fact wo are free to
say, on personal grounds Mr. War
ren is our friend, and we highly es
teem him as such. And if the Rad
icals have ever had an honest man in
office in Oregon, that man is Henry
Warren. But all this will not avail
him at this juncture. He is the
candidate of a Ring that is as cor
rupt, dishonest and damnable as any
that has ever cursed Washington
City or New York. The success of
Mr. Warren is the success of that
Ring, and to consign tho party he
represents and whose standard-bearer
ho' is, to reach it at the very founda
tion, ho must be slaughtered. To
vote for him is an endorsement of the
Federal Administration and all its
venal and corrupt acts. Tho voter
has no other show to exhibit his dis
approval of a party's rs, only by
casting his vote against t represen
tative it puts forth. This, being the
case, all who ai-e Opposed .to the Rad
ical party and its record of frauds,
usurpations and outrages, must cast
their votes against Mr. Warren.
Mr. Warren has always been a Re
publican, one of ths strictest kind.
While we learn that he was opposed
to tho Mitchell resolution of endorse
nient, yet ho submitted to the ont-
rtago
and voted for the hominee to
Congress
at that time snvndiaz on
tho platform which eniflsed him.
He has always voted wi J.he Ring,
and on this score has no claim what
ever on the Inde2endent voters of
Oregon. As as far acts have been con
cerned, he was one of the Ring mem
bers, for he invariably acted with it,
and up to within the past six months
held office under its dispensation.
Wo presume that the most enthu
siastic friend of Mr. Warren will not
claim any extraordinary talent for
him. He is a man of fair abilities,
vet by no means brilliant; he is soei-l-
able and a very pleasant friend and
neighbor, and would make an aver
age representative in Congress. But
it makes little difference what his
abilities are, he is the representative
of a party, not of individuals, and on
tne record and acts of that partv he
must secure his election or defeat
The Radical Ring of Federal office
holders, from U. S. Grant to Ben
foimpson and Ben. Underwood arc
inai, ana not .ur. arreu, and
while the latter may be a. good man,
etc., he represents bad Lien, bad
principles and a record of a party
devil! WOUla disgrace and stae the
The Independent Party.
There appears to have been extra
ordinary exertions used by the Radi
cal Ring to capture the Independ
ents at the late Convention, and it
seemed at one time as though they
had succeeded to induce the nomi
nee to draw off the track. But the
honest portion of the Indepents were
not so easily sold, and at last ac
counts, Mr. Whitney, not only ac
cepts the nomination, but proposes
to actively engage in tho campaign.
We learii that the editor of the Ore
gor.ian, who was the controlling
spirit of the Independent Conven
tion, was bitter towards any com
promise, nuless the Radical Ring
should endorse the candidate he
nonrnated, but since the adjourn
ment of the Convention, ho has
shown unmistakable signs of going
to his former laborers in Radicalism,
having up to this writing failed to
assume the fight in behalf of Mr.
Whitney, his nominee, but rather
intimating that he is for Mr. War
ren. There is no doubt in our mind
but that the politicians of the Inde
pendent organization were ready to
eat dirt at any time from under the
feet of their former Ring allies; but
the honest voters of that party can
not be transferred by any treachery
of such men as the editor of the Ore
goniaa. They are generally men of
principles, and have cut loose from
their former party alliance ou proper
and justifiable grounds the Radi
cal portion of them. It is true that
in some instances Democrats have
gone with them. This was on local
issues and to accomplish local ends.
Those do not enter into this cam
paign, being entirely a National
fight, and Democrats should return
to their party allegiance and hence
forth labor within the organization
to secure the reforms they may de
sire. The outrageous rascality at
tended to capture the Independ
ent Convention should bo enough to
convince any democrat they owe a
duty to their State aud Nation to de
feat tho Ring managers of Oregon ;
and that can only be done by united
and harmonious action of the men of
all parties who are opposed to the
Ring and in favor of reforms the
country is so much iu need of, and
for which they have so long labored.
Let the Oregonion go back to its first
love; labor and cohabit with those
who have and do scorn it for its
treachery to the Ring, but let the
honest men of independent and free
thought look well before they sanc
tion the treason which has been at
tempted by their would-be leaders.
There never was, we doubt, in the
history of any party, as low, mean
and corrupt an attempt made by any
party to capture and destroy a class
of men who assumed to bo masters
of their own votes; and it shows
what Radicalism will resort to for
success. If success i3 accomplished
under these circumstances, the peo
ple cannot expect anything but cor
ruption and rascality to flow from it.
Tho Democracy is strong enough to
elect Mr. Lane, irrespective of the
action of the Independents; but
they owe it to their manhood and
self-resject, to scorn those who have
sought to betray and sell them into
the hands of the Ring, aud the Ring
which used such venal means to cap
ture them.
A Shameful Trick.
There was a most disgraceful trick
perpetrated by some "Independent
Radicals" in the late Independent
Convention. It was a hard matter
to get a man to accept the nomina
tion, and after long and strenuous
pleading, they succeeded to get the
consent of Hon. W. A. Starkweather
of this county, to allow his name to
be used. But no sooner was this
known, than all the Radical Ring
managers went to work to defeat his
nomination, and succeded. It was
well known that Mr. Starkweather
would not, orcculd not bo used by
the Ring to get off tho track when
once placed in nomination, and
being a man of known integrity and
ability, ho was a dangerous man for
tho Radicals to have in the field.
He has been in their ranks too long
and knew too much for them to de
sire his nomination, henco a little
trick was resorted to in order to give
the nomination to Whitney, who is
but little or not at all known, and
who they expected could be bought
with their corruption fund. They
succeeded iu defeating Mr. Stark
weather, but it appears they have
not found in Mr. Whitney the pliant
tool they expected, and instead of
quietly withdrawing and selling out
the Independents, they found him
in the field and ho proposes to stay
there for the contest. It matters lit
tle to us what the result will be,
wuether the Independents sell out
or not, or whether Mr. Warren with
draws. The people have already be
come disgusted with the rascality
attempted to be played by the Radi
cals and they will go to the party
which has honesty enough to place
its candidate in the field and trust "to
j the people to elect him. If Mr.
! Whitney withdraws, the rule of the
; Radical Riug will be repudiated by
I every honest voter of the Independ-
ruut pany, una iur. aiane wiu re
ceive almost their entire vote. Such
trickery is too thin to catch any one.
But the Radical has no other princi
ple to hold it together but deception
and corruption.
Look For Him.
A Bostonian once at a London table
d'hote helped himself to an English
man's bottle of wine. "That's cool"
remonstrated the Britisher. "Yes,
it is so, gues3 it's been on ice," re
joined tho Yank, with a connoisseur
ish smack. Wo cite this "modern
Athe-nian" as tho ex champion of
sangfroidtiess. We say ex advisedly
be cause a "stranger and a pilgrim
came into our office yesterday and
out-cooled the New Englander by at
least 40 degrees Fahrenheit. He had
more cheek than a man with the
mnmps and was a bigger bore than
the Hoosac Tunnel. The fellow who
ran into an umbrella shop for shelter
on a rainy day would have to get an
Esquimaux suit before he could live
in tho same atmosphere with my
man.
Strange to say, when he called our
coffers were very low and our stock
of veracity in a state to permit of no
extravagance, so we lied to tho man
and told him the Editor "was out"
mentally referring to some bad iay
subscribes. "Of no vital conse
quence sir, you will answer every
purpose," said my shabby genteel
visitor. "I nm anxious" he contin
ued, "to got the support of this very
valuable journal, and in the second
place to get your subscription of
four bits to a fund I am raising."
Yes, very likely, but don't you think
you had better see the Editor? I
am only the devil (boo!) and have
consciencicns scruples against all
subscriptions not in my own favor.
You're a wiry looking fellow, why
don't yon take advantage of the fact
of there being no law in Oregon
against a man's going to work? "Ah
my dear sir, the very point, icork.
I am collecting money by voluntary
subscriptions with the idea of influ
encing the Oregon Legislature
(rough) to provide and maintain a
permanent home for men of unfor
tunate speculations and wasted en
ergy. I cannot well wait for your
worthy editor, for I am canvassing
tho whole State, never rcmaing more
than one day in any one city." Don't
let me detain you, but don't you
think your scheme would meet with
better success in some less enterpris
ing place Astoria for instance?
"That sir is a colony of men who
were born tired. Where energy
was never wasted for it never had
existence. Furthermore I don't
think there is four bits loose money
in tho place, nor brain enough, en
masse, to grapple with tho immensi
ty of my design. Besides men of
energy are invariably men of pru
dence and aro the ones most likely
to provide for a rainy day Now in
digent editors for instance should
be entitled to the second story front
(hero we almost subscribed) and
should have, as is their habit, the
best of everything (we confess to
feeling interested about here.) Now
four bits, 3'ou will admit is a very
paltry pittance compared with the
comforts of a home which shall ever
bo open to you." An objection to
that is if you built the Home in this
State it would be filled in fifteen
minutes by Astorians alone, no mat
ter if it was as big aa the Roman
Coliseum. And to tell tho truth
there aro somo fellows in this busy
city who are suffering with incipient
attacks of wasted energy. "Ah my
dear sir, every applicant would be
compelled to give under oath a de
scription of his enterprises, of his
struggles, and reverses. Now I, for
instance have been in debt ever since
(to use the solemnity of tho legal
phrase) time where of the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary.
My fault? No sir! Who has started
more tea clubs in -Central Pennsyl
vania aud tho great West? Who
has lugged more sewing machines
through the country ? Who has can
vased with sensational books more
cities and with less success? Who
has helped kill more American farm
ers with quack medicines? If any,
speak for him have I offended. I
pause for a reply." I don't mean to
say that I am exactly offended, I
jerked in, thinkings he looked as if
this was the place for me to "say
something." but didn't you make
any money after such indefatigable
Jabors? "3Ioney! No sir. I have
given cbroraos away with tea, and to
suit purchases was willing to reverse
it and give tea away with chromos.
Poverty at times has driven mo at
the risk of my life, where lightning
rod and other agents were warned
not to appear. At a pinch I have '
peddled bibles, and have tried to in- !
duce old ladies (with a pistol at I
their heads) to insure their lives
with me; and on one occasion car
ried for upwards ;f a month in my
pockets samples of tho most noise
some jmosphates in existence, but
no use, the fates were against me,
my luck was ever bid." Why don't
you try something eNe, or go East
young man to your friends? we sug
gested. "Try something else! I
have tried everything. (Among other
things our patience and somebody's
rum, tiunks I to myself.) And as j
for going East it would only be to
dodge my creditors throngh " alleys i
like a vulgar Dhii Swiveller. On !
nearcng my tailors would bo com
pelled to propose a foot race to my
companion, or rush by. crying "stop
car" as a subterfuge to cover my
flight. Ah no! Speak not to me of
such a life. Constant disappoint
ment has crushed my spirit, and I
feel that I must rest my old bones at
the expense of that State which I
have labored so assiduously to de
velop. By the way, I believe you
said the editor was out? well I was
going to say that I met him on the
street just before coming in (was I a
ubiquitous St. Francis Xavier who
could be in two places at once, or
was my friend a liar?) and he re
quested me to tell yon to subscribe
for him and his wife." This was too
much. All we reccollect saying was,
sir, the sublimity of your audacity
petrifies us. Here, take this ten
cents, dont make a beast of yourself
with it, and go tell the story to the
editor of the Oregouian; we would
kick, but your coolness has frozen
us. From the pavement he called
back: "What do you say if we take
a carriage ride this afternoon I've
got a whip?" This last blast took
away our breath.
P. S. The boys say ho went into
an adjacent saloon and wanted to
"keep game" for some card players,
and then tried to talk the barkeeper
into "setting 'em. up." About this
time the boys struck up "He's fool
ing thee, trust him n ot, trust him
n ot ic," with such good effect
that he left and has not since been
seen. They say he is looking after a
Satrapcy in Alaska under the third
term, or a position on the Oregouian.
Look out for him!
What They Say About Lane.
The Democratic nominee tor Con
gress in Oregon, although compara
tively a young man, has taken an
active part in tho political contests
of that State and has manifested a
high order of ability in shaping State
legislation, representing Umatilla
county in the Assembly at tho age of
21 years. Soon after 'the expiration
of his Legislative term Mr. Lane,
having completed his law studies
and been admitted to practice, took
up his residence at Roseburg, where
he has since been engaged in the
practice of his profession and where
he has earned for himself an envia
ble reputation at the bar. In 180G,
Mr. Lane was tho Democratic candi
date for Secretary of State, and al
though oul.y 23 years old, was one of
the principle speakers for the Demo
cratic ticket, and made an able cam
paign. Mr. Lane is tho youngest
son of Gen. Joseph Lane, and is now
about 32 years of age. Ho is repre
sented as naturally elegant in man
ners, urbane and affable in disposi
tion and genial in his intercourse
with his fellow man, qualities which
will commend him to the favorable
consideration of the people. There
is scarcely a doubt that he will lie
elected, as aside from his deserved
popularity, the Republican party is
rent in twain by internal dissension,
and they enter 'the canv.:ss appa
rently without hope of success.
1 Vash iiKjton Standard.
His iolitical record is such that no
member of tho party can have any
reasonable excuse for failing to ex
ert whatever power and inflnenco he
may possess in his behalf. Ho is
young, but ho has never been old
enough to abandon tho party in its
hour of need, and, although ambi
tious, has never bartered principle
for power or place. Neither is his
record stained by any poltieal blun
der or mistake which will revolve
his canvass into a series of personal
defenses of past acts, condemned
alike by all political parties. All
persons therefore, iu the party, if
the3' vab'e tho success of their polit
ical principle at all, should exert
themselves to elect him. Jlcdroer
Democrat.
It is with feelings of pride and
satifaction that we place at the head
of our columns the name of ihe Hon.
L. F. Lane as the Democratic Standard-bearer
in the ensuing campaign.
No candidate could suit the Democ
racy of this section better, and we
have the satisfaction of knowing that
the party throughout the State is
equalJy as well pleased as we are
here. The fact that his being nom
inated over such men ns tho Honor
able John Whiteaker, J. II. R ed,
Ben Hayden and others, amidst the
best of humor, the acquiescence of
af all and by tho nnanimons vote of
the Convention, is sufficient evidence
that the Democracy of Oregon have
unlimited faith in his availability as
a candidate. And they will not be
disappointed when tho election re
turns in October next roll in. Dem
ocratic Times.
Mr. Lane's friends on this side of
the Willamette may rest assured that
their standard bearer will make an
able and thorough canvass of the en
tire State, and that his speeccos will
be sensible, clear and pointed, such
as they will desire to hear from one
destined to represent them in Con
gress. Lafayette Courier.
Lafayette Lane, the Democratic
candidate, to represent Oregon in
Congress, although quite a young
man, has a record of which ho may
be proud. 11. . Statesman.
Nor Mcch. Some of our Radical
friends claim that Hon. Henry War
ren, on account of his being well
and favorably known in this conuty,
will get a great many Democratic
votes. This they will find a mis
take. It is not Mr. Warron that is
on trial. It is tho Radical Ring,
and Mr. W. has no right to expect
his most intimate Democratic friends
to cast a vote for his party. And
they will not. He will get the votes
of Rin men and no more. Mr. Lane
is worthy of the votes of every Dem
ocrat, and has all the good qualities
professed by the Radical candidate,
besides representing true and cor
rect principles, for which Democrats
have fought for years. It is iu op
position of Radical principles we
fight, not Mr. Warren.
Senator Thurman, of Ohio, has
boldly and defiantly denounced the
inflation plank in the Democratic
platform. He regards the demand
for inflation as an error, but not of
so grave a character as to justify a
refusal to support the ticket.
.
To show what the oak-grub land
will raise, the Yamhill cSJSr cites
its readers to a forty acre lot of this
B Henrvan F-n tbe farm of
of W? J' F iT? years aS thi Po
oak 7'S aS ?enSel cvered with
oak and fir grubs as could be found.
i f land , this year yielded 34 bush
els to the acre. . . . ' . .
J LETTER FI1031 NEW YORK.
From Our Regular Corresjoiident .
New York, Aug. 10, 1875.
I visited 'Henry Hill's the other
night, which is, as you know, the
headquarters of the "fancy" in Goth
am. English "scrappers," pickpock
ets, burglars and sneak-thieves were
scattered about tho room like beauti
ful field-flowers in spring. (?) We
sat at a table, like the other roughs,
over a glass of beer, and were ravish
ed by the operatic attack of a certain
Signoria McCarty. Shortly after a
wobbling dance resembling ducks
on hot bricks by the Sisters, Mul
cahy, the business of the evening
was announced by tho veritable Har
ry. "The first "set to" of the even
ing is between this 'ere vonng 'un
called "Mouse," and that 'ere novice
as is called tho "Unknown" Time!'
Then began wnat tho "knucks" are
pleased to call tho "assault at arms."
Smack, parry, smack, smack, until it
was time to take wind. As is cus
tomary they fought three rounds and
tho "wind up," and, excepting very
hot looking faces looked none the
worse for their respective pummel
ings. Several exhibitions of this
kind Avero given, all enlivened by
tho yells of the excited plug-ugly
82'Cctatcrs, Joe Coburn leading the
van. Tho room, people, and every
thing else were getting so hot that I
sneaked out before the show was
over, and have since spent my idle
time congratulating myself that my
life is still my own.
The police investigation has devel
oped the fact that our 'worthy cap
tains have been in the habit of col
lecting .-$15 a month from houses of
ill-fame, and 15 a month from
"panel" houses, with one half the
"squeals." Tho "squeals" mean the
money taken from the dupe, the loss
of which he makes known (or squeals)
to the authorities.
Olive Logan, writing to the ttroph
ic, says that tho.ie immense diamonds
once worn by Josie Mansfield were
hired by Fisk neither sue nor
"truthful James" ever having any
genuine ownership in them.
John Morrissey has at last been
kicked out of Tammany Hall, but
seems to care very little, as he takes
in tho green-backs at Saratoga over
his faro and rouge et noir tables. It
is said that every summer ho goes
on a grand spree, but during the
winter months, when a clear head is
needed, he drinks nothing but what
Heenan used to call "plain gin" if.,
water.
Tho city is comparatively empty
now; all the yachts men, horse men,
and men of fashion being away ar
tho different summer resorts. I
sometimes take a trip to the poor
man's Long Branch (Coney Island) ,
and look complacently at the three
card monte sharps pluck a "chump,
and congratulate myself that I am
not so fashionable that I must needs
leave New York or be forever dis
graced. II.
Lessons from G resit Mimls.
Proctor has written an article on
"Tho Usefulness of Earthquakes."
We doubt if he could convince San
Franciscans of this.
Dancer, tho great microscopist,
says: "Decayed animal and vegeta
ble matter is in the dust wo breathe,
and at just tho average height of man
there are moving organisms waitiug
to devour us." Would it not be a
gooil idea to use stilts?
In his work on "Christianity and
Positivism," Dr. McCosh says: "The
law is simply, where a plant happens
to get a thorn, or an animal a claw,
it is more likely to livo while others
perish." This would seem to justify
our people in wearing long nails, eh?
Darwin says there is a missing link
between the higher order of apes and
man. Wre think if wo had a few
minntes conversation with him we
could put him ou the track of dis
covery. Dr. Stark, Registrar General of
Scotland, says: "The death rato of
unmarried men is considerably high
er than that of tho married men."
No wonder, when the girls persecute
them so.
In a littlabook of Tyndall's, called
his "Lectures in America," we are
informed that by adding sound to
sound we produce silence. This
would seem to destroy the answer to
tho old conundrum, What makes
more noise than a pig under a gate.
In Henry V. Shakspearo says: 'Base
is the slave that pays!" Some of
our subscribers have been reading
Henry V.
Tennyson says: "Self-reverence
helps to lead mau to sovereign pow
er." Strange that several acquaint
ances whom we might mention aro
not Emperors.
Mistaken. The overing Journal
lately said that Hon. Henry Warren
"was more of an Orjgonian Radical
than that of the Ring, and that he
lost his political head in consequence.
This is a mistake. Mr. Warren was
always a strong Mitchell man, and
did all he could to elect him to the
Senate. Mr. W. is not a bigamist,
and we believe disapproved the Al
bany resolution, but he voted to en
dorse it at the special election. Mr.
Warren was simply removed because
Harrison had a vote to sell, while
Mr. Warren bad not one that he
would have given to Mitchell from
honest motives.
TOMOGRAPHIC SEffS.
New York, Aug. 12. The Northern
Pacific railroad, with all the franch
ises of the company, except the lands
which have been patented or certified
was sold under decree of court at auc
tion to-day on the steps of t';e custom
house. The whole was bid in as an en
tirety by the purchasing committee,
consisting of Livingstone, Billings,
Stark, Moorhead, Hutchinson and
Denison, representing the general
body of the bondholders who have
assented or may hereafter assent to
the plan of purchase and reorganiz
ing, there being no competitors. The
price realized was the nominal one of
3100,000. The sale results in the
transfer of all the company's prop
erty and rights to tho bondholders,
bonds to be surrendered and cancel
ed and holders to receive preferred
stock in the reorganized company,
pursuant to the terms of the plan
represented by the purchasing com
mittee. This leaves ihe company
free from debt, with nearly a million
dollars of loose assets to convert into
cash for beginning the extension
from the Missouri river to Helena,
Montana, to be snplemented by the
first mortgage bonds, and 83,000.000
of material aid expected from Mon
tana under proper popular safe
guards. Philadelphia, August 12. The
Evening Telegraph to-day publishes
an opfn letter from Wm. Welsh to
President Grant on what he terms
the libelous attack of Secretary De
lano on Walker, clerk of tho board
of Indian commissioners. He pays
ho believes said libel was concocted
and published by Cowan, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, wit!) the
cordial approval of Delano. Welsh
charges that three attacks were made
on Walker becatise he exposed frauds
which it was the duty of the Interior
department to check. Welsh then
charges Delano with making a wil
fully false report to the President
in reference to stock subscribed to
to tho Pacific. railroad, and threatens
to publish further statements of still
more objectionable acts, and con
cludes: "Your protection of Gen.
Walker when he was convicted of
malfeasance or misfeasance as Com
missioner of Indian affairs seems
wholly unaccountable, except on tho
hypothesis that love in you is blind."
"The Evening Post also furnishes
the following: Four men have been
arrested for participating in t'e for
geries of tho California &" Oregon
railroad bonds. Most of the money
advanced on tho bonds has been
received.
CuK-voo. August VI. A Washing
ton special s.vv3: Mr. Cowan, the
Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
anticipates a great deal of trouble
over the Black Hills question. Re
ports Kent into tho department from
there phow that miners are constantly
pouring in in spite of all the army
can do. The army can order nv.ay
men when it finds them, but it is
now conceded an impossibility to
keep people from goinrr there. The
Indians are very warlike, but have
agreed to keep quiet till after the
council of tho commission snnt out
by the department. Mr. Cowan says
if this council should result unsatis
factorily to the Indians, he would
expect nothing else than an outbreak.
Wasiiin-otox, Aug. 12. The Pres
ident has signed the commission of
Adam B.ideau to be minister resident
at Brussels.
Tiie following dispatch was receiv
ed at the Indian Bureau this morning
fivim Rev. S. S. Hinnan, dated Che
yenne River agency, Aug. llth: The
Indians at Cheyenne and Standing
j Rock, consent to gr to Red Cloud
for a gr ind council. We have di
j reefed tho agent to furnish them
with rations for the journey, and also
! to attend in person, if possible.
There will probably be H.OOO Indians
present at the council, besides those
belonging to Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail agencies. It is important that
presents should be sent for them and
horses ordered to be purchased. The
failure to remove the whites from
the Black Hills is still causing us
trouble.
CmoAoo, Aug. 14 The following
order va' iss-ied to-dav from head
quarters the department of Missouri:
Cilir.vfio, Aug. 14 As sever.d of
the points at which Indian supplies
are to be presented for inspect ion are
remote from the agencies where they
are to be delivered to the Indians,
officers of the army detailed in orders
from theso headquarters, at the re
quest of the interior department, to
make theso inspections, must be on
their guard lest the quantity and
quality of the supplies be changed
before delivered at the agencies, and
in this way their inspection of the
original stores be taken advantage of
to cover up fraudulent acts. Should
it bo necessary department com
manders aro directed to tako such
further action within tho limits of
their respoctivo commands ns will
accomplish the object of this order.
By command of Lieut. -General
Sheridan. R. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
San FrtvNcisro, August 14. In all
probability the Southern Pacific road
will bo extended to San Diego.
RociiF.STErc, N. Y., August 14.
Goldsmith Maid won the first, heat
at the driving park to-day in 2:15;
American Girl second. Lulu third.
Lulu won tho second heat; time.
2:16' .beating the Maid half a length;
Nettie third. Lulu won tho third
heat in 2:15V. a length and a half'
ahead of Maid; Nettio third. The
fourth heat was won by Lulu in
2:17, leading the Maid bv a head
only; American Girl third. Th3se
are tho best consecutive heats on
record. Lulu takes the place of
Goldsmith Maid as queen of the trot
ting turf.
New York, Aug. 11. William
Rae, to whom the forged California
and Oregon bonds are traced, some
years ago married Commodore Levy's
widow, and subsequently gambled
away her fortune iu stocks and cards,
since when he associated with Glea
son and Roberts, both well known
bond forgers.
St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 17. A
frightful accident occurred about 10
A. M. to-day on tho St. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern railroad.
As a train passed the trestle work six
miles south of Gowei station it gave
way, and tho mail, express and two
passenger cars were thrown down
twenty feet. There were 50 or GO
pssengers on the train; over 40 were
injured and only 1 killed, supposed
to be E. J. Anglina. of St. Louis.
Several others are likely to die from
their injuries. -
Chicago, - Aug. 1G.-Lieut -Sheridan
left this morning re
visit to the Pacific coast. fte
probably arrive at San' Frane?11
about the 23d inst. dni-sco
New Ytokk, August 1G.
Booth was probably fatally injuri 1
yesterday while driving in hi3 pben
ton near his residence at Coleob
Conn. His horse, becoming frirrlt'
ened, ran away. The pheaton raa
demolished and Mr. Booth throWa
to tho ground with great vio01Joe
receiving internal yijnries. Infnr'
mation of the sad accident was tele
graphed by his wife to her father"
Mr. McYicker, of Chicago. iira'
Booth, mother of Edwin, ard big
brother Joseph were summoned frota
Long Branch. Booth was. to lulVe
traveled through the South wiHiir
Ford, of Baltimore, during the com
ing winter. Coscob is the point at
which Chas. L. Barras, the author of
the Bl Crook, was killed several
years ago.
SAx Francisco, Aug. 17. The
fair of mechanic's institute opened
this morning. A large number were
present to listen to the opening ad
dress by President Hallidie, nrd the
oration by W. J. Shaw. The exer
cises were interspersed with music
from a fine band. The building is
handsomely decorated, but many de
partments of the exhibition wore a
deserted appearance, though the
room has been engaged and wi 1 sooa
bo filled. T;.e work of preparation
is going on busily, but it will ho
several days before order is fairly
introduced. Considerable machinery
is in position. Tho art gallery al
ready makes a good shoving. Pros
pects arc good for a successful ex
hibition. Chicago, Aug. 17. A Washington
special says preparations for the re
tirement of the fractional currency
outstanding, and the substitution of
silver therefor is being pushed for
ward by the treasury department.
To the accomplishment of this end
over ten millions of live per cent
bonds are already sold in the pur
chase of silver bullion, and it will re
quire ten millions more before suf
ficient silver is accumulated to begin
resumption, thus adding twenty
miliion ; to the interest bearing debt
to carry out :he provisions of the so
called sqecie resumption. The bill
passed hist January will, it is esti
mated at the department, necessitate
a total increase of the bonded debt cf
about $:J50,fM):),O0O. Should this es
timate prove correct there will be an
additional burden of near .$18,000,000
imposed on the taxpayers of t!n
country to meet the interest on thos
bonds. S-jeiV'tai-y Br is tow clanus
tho right under the provisions of tiu
bill, to issue any amount of five per
cent bonds necessary to carry it into
eifeet. The funding act of 1870 fixed
the amqunt of five per cent bonds to
ba issued at i?500,000,OOa $403,
000.000 have been disposed of and
the syndicate has the option of ta-
remainder until November next.
Independence, Kansas. Aug. 10.
Information from Coffey ville is to tho
effect that the commissioners appoint
ed to investigate the charges against
Indian Agent Gibson'will arrive at
the Oiigo Mission and commence
their labors to-. lay. The chief of
the O.-.-.ge Indi.iiis will nvike a num
ber of charges against Gibson, tho
most important of which are the
making t;f false ouches in regard to
the amount of rations furnished the
Little Osage.;.
Zi:v Oklkanh, Aiyr. 17. Ei-Gov.
John B. Weiler, of California died
to-day r sm all-pox.
Sr. Pautj, Aug. 17. Information
is received that at a recent conference
in New York, bet ween the chief offi
cers of the St. Paul and pacific rail
road and a commit tee of Dutch bond
holders, an agreement was arrived nt
by virtue of which all pending liti
gation is withdrawn for a year, and
if the agreement, is ratified by the
principals in Holland, two uneoia-ph-ted
parts of the line will be com
pleted in time to save the laud gr.mt,
e-ivinc direct connection from St.
Paul with the N. P. R. It. at Brain
ard, and with tlio Canadian real
now building from Fort Garry to
Pembina.
San Fkancisco, Aug. 10th. A. C.
B cnnoH, formerly Mayor of Portland.
Oregon, and for the last nineteen
years connected with the business
office of the San Francisco Bulletin,
died Saturday, aged 72 years.
She SanFranciseo Examiner of th-3
1 1th says: Genor d Daniel D. Colton,
Vice-president of t he Central Paciae,
and C. P. Huntington Vice-President
of the Central Pacific havo
returned from a tour of inspec
tion along the line of the proposed
road to Oregon. They went up by
way of Reading through Siskiyon
county, across into the Rogne River
Valley, up along the line of Holla
day's" road through the Umpqvw
country to Portland, and thence up
the Columbia to the Dalles. Return
ing they came down the west side of
tho Willamette and Senator Nesmith's
place. There they were joined by
Pengre, who is intersted in the Ore
gon Central Railroad, which it is
hoped will some day make a connec
tion with tho Central Pacific t
Winnemucca, and came with h1
through the Cascade mountains, by
wav of Deschutes river into Klamath
region. They describe Southern
Oregon as abounding, in beautitul
and fertile vallevs that need cm iff ra
tion and development, yet have no.
yet sufficient population to support a
railroad. Holiday's road i s com
pleted to Roseburg. Douglas conntv ,
southern Oregon, 275 ariles from
Reading, the present terminus of tne
California and Oregon Railroad.
There it stops, with no signs of pro
ceeding further at present. t.en.
Colton savs that just as soon as Mr.
Holladay'is ready to push Wal"
his road tho California
company will push forward theirs
and meet him at the State line.
General savs that the route throvW
tho northern part of tho State aw
the southern part of Oregon
hard one. A railroad cannot in
built through that country forinuca,
if any, less than 100,000 a mile-
SAwioThe salmon run is over
on the Columbia River. The P
cipalsof two of the largest fisni
on the river are en -nte tii
Mukilteo, where the run lasts u
October and November.
An ex-rebel who hates steabUo ?
infinitely better for present ns J
this country than any loyal tin1 -exists.
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