THE EHTE8PBSSE.
otmfmrTiisEcoii. .vor. x, im.
Thanksgiving.
Now that the good old custom of
observing annually a Jay of thanks
giving has become national, the Gov
ernors of the several States fix upon
the lay recommended by the Presi
dent for the" observance, nod so we
escape the annoyance of conflicting
arrangements in different parts of the
Union. In accordance with the es
tablished enstom. the President issu
ed bis proclamation recommending
that Thursday, November 2"3th, be
the day appointed for observance,
and our Governor, of coarse, united
in fixing upon the same day.
Iu so far as this earth's yield is
concerned, we, in Oregon, have had
this year abundant cause to give
thanks. Independent of onr own
State, however, the reports of the
Bureau of Statistics show that this
year's harvest in almost every par
ticular, has been an exceptionally
good one, aud it was to g:ve thanks
for this earth's abundance tli3.t the
custom of observing a day iu this
way was instituted; but we have- had
other things to bo grateful for besides
a rich harvest. We might" have
airly rejoiced, and as a religions
people we might have properly ren
dered thanks, that we escaped a great
national dishonor; that wo escaped
the great sin of national dishonesty.
Prayers of gratitude on this day were
sent up to the foot-stool of God from
all parts of ,our wide spreading coun
ty. In onr own city services were held
at St. Paul's Church in the morning
and at the Methodist Church in the
-evening, and the full attendance at
each, si rowed the thorough apprecia
tion by our peojdo of the day aud
its import. q
Oar Next Con cress.
The first regula session of the
Forty-fourth Congress will convene
on Monday, December Gth. All the
States have chosen their representa
tives. The Senato will consist of
43 Republicans, 20 Democrats aud 2
Independents. The House stands,
1-17 Democrats, 109 republicans and
G Independents.
Should there bo no choice by the
people for President next year, the
House of Representatives will elect
from the three persons having the
largest number of electoral votes.
Each State will bo entitled to one
vote the majority of the delegation
deciding how that vote shall he cast.
The Democrats have a majority in
twenty-one .States, the Republicans
divided. The States having a Dem
ocratic majority in delegations are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Con
rtJ.i i'..nf rtni.n.i.n t'a.....:.. tm:....
ui..ii,iii. lcianiuu, VJCUIKIil, AlIlllUlS.
Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mis
sissippi.Xew Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, i
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, j
Texas, and Virginia. Those Laving
a Republican majority are: Florida,
Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ne
vada, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Vermont, and Wisconsin. Tho State
evenly divided is Louisiana.
O The Currency truest Ion.
Mr. Pennoyev, in tho Albany Dem
vcra(, says that in order to return to
specie payment, an immense con
traction must take place, which
would result in prices tumbling.
What if it would! Is not this & desid
eratum? Do wo not want cheap
homes, bread and clothing? Is this
not tho highest aim of political econ
omists? However, while our banks
are filled to repletion with idle cur
reney, we have no present fears from
r-
contraction. Mr. 1 ennoyer aeco-'uts
for theso well filled vaults by saying
that "our business men, with busi
ness dwarfing, will not call it into
oso." Exactly; but is this not strange
argument against contraction ? It
Bcems to us a tacit admission that
paper money unsettles the market,
and that our business men have more
money than they know what to do
with, or than they dare use on ac
count of the insecurity of speculation
an the time of a fluctuating currency.
To give us more paper money would
only depreciate that which is now
lying idle;a-what costs a dollar now
would cost, in proportion to the
increase, as much more then.
An Opportunity. Col. Forney
writes from London that "two Eng
lish capitalist?, noted for their com
mercial shrewdness and energy, Mr.'
John Cross. M. P., and Mr. N. V.
Sqnarey, have taken charge of a
scheme to send annual excursions of
English capitalists to the Un&ed
States to investigate investments."
Can t some of onr pronlinent citi
zens set before these gentlemen, in a
brief, clear style, tho many advan
tages of Oregon City as a maufactnr
ing center? It would' be but little
labor lost even should no attention
bo paid to the communication, while
on the other hand it might possibly
redound considerably to oar advan
tage. Chief-Justice Waite appears again
as a presidential candidate. The
Washington Star thinks he is the
coming man fr - the Republican
nomination.
Henry Wilson.
The sad news of Vice President
Wilson's death reached us by tele
gram od Monday afternoon. It is not
the Republican rartv which has lost i
one of its giants, or the cause of hu- ;
manity one oi us stauneuesi sup
porters, but the nation at large
which has been robbed of one of its
grandest representative. Born of
poor parents in Farmington, N. H.f
he was early apprenticed to a farmer.
Later in life he became a shoemaker,
lint like another EliLu Bnrritt, "his
mind and ambition were far beyond
the bellows and anvil," and ho came
before the people of Massachusetts
as an aspirant for the Assembly.
From this time he devoted his whole
life to the public weal. He was
several times elected to the Massa
chusetts Assembly, and three or four
times to the Senate of that State. In
1855 ho succeeded Edward Everett
iu the United States Senate. Everett,
a man of consummate skill and ex
quisite polish, yet unsubstantial,
even visionary, could have been suc
ceeded by no better man to show the
versatility of New England brain.
Wilson, essentially a self made man,
schooled in adversity, accustomed to
the buffets of hard experience, was
plain, practical and powerful. One
of the first champions of the anti
slavo party, he fought the battle to
the bitter end; but when the smoke
of battle had cleared away, hi3 voice
was loudest for peace, his hand
among the first to reach across "the
bloody chasm." After going a second
time to the Senate, in 1872 he was
elected to tho Vice Presidency.
During tho time he was in this office
he was more or less continually iu
feeble health; but no charitable ob
ject or philanthropic undertaking,
even in his weakest moments, called
for his purse, pen or voise without
response. At one time editor of the
Boston Daily Jiejntblican, his well
stored brain found a wido channel
for the dissemination of his elevated
and noble principles. His work on
tho "Rise and Fall of the Slave
Power in America" will be cherished
by posterity as one of the master
pieces of the nation.
As we said before he belongs to
no party, to no section he belongs
to America! In all his simplicity
and breadth of mind, in all his ripe
judgment and honorable dealings, in
all his kindheartedness and practical
life he belongs to America! No
one section, no one party shall mourn
the loss of this "great good man,"
the loss is national. Henry Wilson
belongs to us all,rand as common
property we minglo our tears with
our brethren in far off New England.
Election Returns.
The following is the official vote
as reported by the Secretary of State.
In addition to the above, McDowell
received 5 votes; T. W. Davenport,
1; W. II. Dimmick, 1; Pat Ivory, 1;
E. L. Smith, 1; F. R. Hill.l; blank, 1:
Couuties.
Baker
Benton
Clackamas . . ,
Clatsop
Lane.
. . 250..
.. 416..
.. 508..
.. 23G..
70. .
.. 450..
.. 02..
..St 531..
. . 147..
... 528..
... 148..
...143..
. .. 683..
...1006..
. .. 824..
. . .1075. .
312.
... 47.
. . . 4C3.
...278.
. 3oo .
. .. 191.
554 .
...9337.
Warren.
ICG
449
541
219
43
360
Columbia
Coos
Curry
75
C02
5 17G
330
110
, G5
, GIG
. 859
.1227
.1201
. 341
. 82
. 2G3
. 182
. 200
. 32G
. 6G1
Douglas ....
Grant
Jackson . r. . .
Josephine. . .
Luke
Lane
Linn
Marion V. . . .
Multnomah .
Polk
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
Wasco
Washington .
Yamhill
Total
Whitney
Dimick . r.. . .
.9106
.837
. 345
O ' '
cTuis we clip from the Orejoniau :
Congress will be asked this winter
to grant the followiug subsidies.
Times are hard and taxes are high.
It is to be hoped that these great ex
pectations will not be realized:
Northern Pacific Railroad. ..S 00,000,000
Southern Pacific lUilro.-ul; . . IIU.GOO.OOO
New York and Krie Canal
enlargement
Ohio Uiver slack water
James liiver and Kanawha
Canal
Atlantic and Western (Ten
nessee and Georgia) Canal
Tennessee River
Improvement of Mississippi.
10,000.000
40,000,000
73,000,000
50.000,000
20,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
jjvjvees oi .u ississpm
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Total
.400,000.000
Postal Pepohm.- -Our Postmaster
General is showing himself to be a
Jewell of tho very first water. Not
satisfied with svveejnnar his Denart-
raent of its cobweba, fossils and
rascalities, henow says to a Wash
ington correspondent that, "He
wishes the present rate retained on
all articles of merchandise, but for
newspapers and magazines he will
recommend that the rate which ei?
isted prior to the passage of the
'Hamlin amendment be restored."
) Q
A man at Eureka, Nov., has reeeu'
ly completed a model for the casting
railroad tie, upon whicSj
I a patent in 1S73 He !
of an iron
ho scoured
the Eureka and Palisade Baiiroad
and if it prove satisfactory, to make
farther tests npou a more extensive
scale at Philadelphia next year. The
cost of each tie will not exceed three
dollars when manufactured where
iron is produced.
Moody and Sankey.
The London press was about
equally divided in its opinion of the
American revivalists and the fruit of
their labors. Some lew journals
looked upon the work of these mis- J
sionaries as an unwholesome excite
ment, tending rather towards -religions
insanity than the true love
and fear of God; whilst on the other
hand, papers were not wanting to
support Moody and Sankey hold
ing that the conversions made by
them are not necessarily short-lived,
and that any means should be adopt
ed which will show a sinner the error
of his ways. In our own country
a country ever ready to detect the
charlatan and brand him as such
we" are pleased to find that the re
vivalists are every day receiving the
highest encomiums of the press, and
the heartiest co-operation of the pub
lic. More practical, and less reveren
tial perhaps, than our English cousins,
it is no small compliment that these
gentlemen are received by our peo
ple with genuine religious fervor,
and many pleasurable expressions.
If all their labors result in only one
convert, they have done a good
work. These gentlemen are now in
Philadelphia conducting the largest
revival that has ever beeu held in
this country. To the New York
Tribune we are indebted for the fol
lowing description of Moody and
Sankey 's work iu Brooklyn:
"The demonstration on Sunday
in Brooklyn wa3 expected to bo
noticeable and earnest, but in its
magnitude it has proved a surprise.
The reputation won by Moody and
Saukey abroad specially adapted
them to lead in a general revival,
and led all to anticipate a great fol
lowing to hear them, but that three
or four times the numbers in at
tendance would have to be turned
away was wholly unexpected. And
instead of an effort being required to
awaken interest and arouse dormant
feelings, it was soon discovered that
the audience was as intensely
earnest and sympathetic as tho lead
ers themselves.
"Some of the indications of this
spirit, as betrayed at Sunday's meet
ings, arc curious. The morning ser
vices were begun' at half-past eight
o'clock. Before six iu the morning
the crowd began to gather at tho
doors; at eight o'clock over five
thousand persons were seated in the
buildiug, and three thousand or
more had been turned away for lack
of standing room. In the afternoon
twelve possibly twenty thousand
were unable to gain admittance;
meetings had to bo organized in
neighboring churches (Mr, Saukey
going' from place to place singing his
songs), while the sidewalks and
house-stoops for blocks around were
black with the constantly increasing
crowd. Additional car-tracks had
been laid by the street railroad com
panies to the doors of the building,
and though cars were run at inter
vals of only one minute, many thou
sands had to wend their ways home
ward on foot. The prayer, with
which the services were begun,
though delivered by a minister
whose manner is never impassioned
and whose style is purely argumenta
tive, was interrupted by frequent
and fervent ejaculations from 'the
audience, indicating the intense sym
pathy with the movement which ex
isted. The songs of Mr. Sankey re
newed and hightened these demon
strations, and the utterances of Mr.
Moody raised the excitement, en
thusiasm, religious fervor, as one
may choose to call it, to tho highest
pitch."
Mn. Lafayette Lane is njw on
his wayo to Washington, attended,
we feel justified in saying, by the
best wishes of all true Oregonians.
As his vote will be cast with the domi
naut party in Congress, we demand
that tho interests of this State be
not forgotten, that she be the re
cipient of needed appropriations, and
that he shape all his energies to
wards such ends. Being- young
man of ability, he has opportunities,
not only of making a name for him
self, but of winning tho praise, and
gratitude of all our people. Bq not
blinded by party spirit,' put your
shoulder to the , wheel, and Lafay
ette, we hold high hope's in you,.
The Ifif.-tf SLarc in its last issue
has some "very cleverly executed
wood cuts of iutorest to all of tis,
living In the new Northwest... Prom
inent among themes a sketch of the
falls at iis plaoe, which gives a very
good idea of ome -of. the beauties of
nature sifrrGundin'g ; but is, we
think, artistically speaking, taken
from too short a standpoint tadofolt
justice to the "subject. -The. enter
prise whioli promiied'Mr. Samuel to-
givo to his subscribers-' a. likeness of
o "
Lafayette Laue. Congressman elect,
is visible thronirhuntolhe whole, of.
his very entertaining, periodical.
-- -
Phcexix Brown. A rra oocurre.1
inctho upper story of
the1 Albany
,Jaiocrat oucSnng., g eyeuh, d.oing
abUt S1'000 wor;ilPof danyaga. . e
congratulate Mart, on having ha jt
. 'J "
in;
pecuniary lo-a. reopie ma? no
believe it.bi't edit"?
nine lives. Mar. :t
. like Cits, lpave
is said, has ten
Ben. Holladay, Jr., left on the Ori-
flamme for San Francisco 'or else
Tre have been misinformed.
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PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1875.
Among the impersonal verb3 that
are still fresh in my memory from
grammar days, is the emphatical one
'it snows." And so indeed it does.
Everything is "jingle, jingle," furs
and oysters. Sleighs are skimming
out Broad Street in myriads, while
fully as many take to the Park and
the Centennial buildings. Apropos,
the New York Centennial Board re
cently made a visit to this city, in
order personally to inspect the
grounds and buildings of the Cen
tennial Exposition. As a result of
the visit, the Board has issued an en
thusiastic address to their State up
on the subject of the Exposition.
The Commissioners were very much
struck with the huge dimensions of
the main building, and the strength
and grace of Machinery.AgricnUnral
and Art Halls, and their adaptability
to the objects for which they are de
signed. Of our much-talked-of Fair
mount Park they said, "It is only
fair to remark that for the purpose of
such an Exhibition as that which is
contemplated, no more desirable
place, whether regard be had to con
venience or to biauty, could be
found in any part of the wo. Id." I
can confidently say that ho such op
portunity has ever been offered on
this side of the Atlantic for exhibit
ing aud profitably displaying goods.
If our people hold back, or prove
themselves indifferent, they th m
selves are the losers. It is perhaps
below the mark to say that the Ex
hibition will be visited by ten million
people during tho six months from
May to November. It is estimated
that no less than 70,000 people will
cross the Atlantic to see the Exposi
tion. It is well known that after the
London Exhibition of 1SC2, tho in
crease of exports in two years
amounted to 200,000,000. Am I too
sanguine if I look for a similar re
sult in this country?
Director-General Goshovn has con
tracted for the erection of a Centen
nial building to bo devoted to the
shoo aud leather interests of the
country. It will have 100 feet front
and be 300 feet deep, covering about
two acres. Its contractors will be
gin at once. It is the intention to
display iu this building the goods of
shoe manufacturers and tanners of
all kindc of leather.
From Buenos Ay res comes the
gratifying intelligence that the Ar
gentine Bepublic will be, for the first
time, next year, fully represented iu
an international exhibition. All of
tho South American countries re
taking great interest iu the Centenni
al, and it is certain that their disnlav
will far exceed that made by them in
Paris or Vienna. The visit of Em
peror Dom Pedro is, .according to ad
vices from Bio Janeiro, fully deter
mined upon. He intends to ' bs
present at the opeuing oi the Exhi
bition, and will afterwards make an
extensive tour through tho countrv
before starting on his European trav
els. "He will be accompanied by the
Empress, whose ill-health is one mo
tive of the journey. Of course they
will be the guests of the Government
while they are hero. With the ex
ception of King Kalakaua, Dom Pe
dro will be the first reigning Sover-
who ever visited the United
States.
Sweden has opened tho way to a
general maritime exhibition in con
nection with the Centennial, by send
ing a photograph of a fine ocean
steamer, . constructed entirely of
Swedish materials, which she desires
to enter.- The Commission is now
considering the propriety of inviting
all ship-building uations to send ves
sels of different classes in order to
ha'e a grand display of maritime
architecture on the Delaware river
some time during the summer of
1S7G- If this plan is carried out, a
jury wilt be appoioted and awards
made to the best vessels, on the same
principle as the exhibitions on the
Centennial"grOUBds.
A dog show is the latent novelty
announced by the Commission, Thu
tim is n3t mentioned, but the show
will Wli&ld On the Exhibition
gr0aot33, fful will ba apeq to all dogs
ol pure bfeed. It will jat two
weeks, attd the only expense jto x-
hib-ifcora will be fc the oars and .feed
of their anitnali. " . .
Jacques Offj"baob, ill gareal l0p
eraBoaifer"r is coming over nextye.tr
to direct 'tUePbilAdeljphi& Centennial
concerts.. -.
'. Ivmpt, the great gan manufaotar
er has pi'Gmised to baveott exhibition
ace .of; .bit .mammoth thousand
p,oufiJ.6rs-.
There U& traij strong- probability
of the lanijof -our Navy yaTd cbeiog
sehl, and tbafe all tUe nautical para
phernalia will be rembved lotLeagur
Inland. It is said the whole yard
will not bring over S1.000.Q00, ad
experienced ivavfd officers say that
this will not pay
far the
expense of
jexaoyjng the"' material.
St-oughton.
Gal!.?, ScHcr.a says: "Of all agen
oies wkieh human ingenuity can
iTVvoqt, there is none that so insid
iously robs b iman labor of its earn
ings, and makes the fortunes of the
poor man the football of the rich, as
a currency of fluctuating value. To
call it the people's money is as cruel
a mockery as to call loaded dice the
honest man's chance against a sharp
er."
o
LETTER FROM NEW Y0KK.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
New York, Nov. 10, 1S75.
After the sto-m of politics comes
the invariable calm in fact, so ver
aim that it makes one almost nerv
als to contemplate it. Everybody
now, Btrange to say, is attending to
his own business, and the result is
from a news monger's stand point,
there is nothing about which I can
write. General McClellan, I hear,
on his return from Europe, will dis
pose of his beautiful residence on
Orange Mountain, in Jersey, and
move to Baltimore. Quid mutes, or
rather "smarties," ascribe all kinds
of causes for this change, and an
trying to make an immense moun
tain of it. It is irener.dlv b lieved.
however, that " Little Mac," having
had much experience as a harbor en
gi leer, ha gone to Baltimore uuder
an engagement to improve tho water
front of that city.
Last week two Polish Jews locked
themselves in a room and fought out
with pistols an old feud, to the death
of each. The parties to the duel
were Davis Jerslow and Joseph Gold
man, and from the meagre facts thus
far obtained, it seems that- they had
been formerly partners in the jewelry
business, and that Jerslow became
distrustful of Goldman. -Fearing
that Goldman was defrauding him,
he began some months ago keeping
a careful account of the business.
He soon became satisfied that his
suspicions were well founded, and
hard words between the two men fol
lowed, which resulted in a dissolu
tion of partnership in last August.
This, it seems, was the real cause of
tho terrible fight. Goldman sent
word to Jerslow that a woman was
waiting for him in a room ou Dela
ware phvje. Jerslow obeyed the
summons, and nothing more is known
of him uutil ho was found insensible
and wounded. Tl.e following de
scription of the finale of the death
fight, I copy from the Times:
Officer Harsken then burst the fast
enings and found still an obstruction.
Succeeding finally in gettingthrough
the doorway lie found that a dying
man lay against the door, while a
corpse laT six feet off. Tho blood
on the iloor aud the marks of bullets
in the ceiling told of a duel that had
been fought in the little room. Davis
Jerslow, the man who was vet alive,
was speechless and apparently sense
less. &Iheofhcer male repotted ef
forts to obtain a word from him. but
with no success. Lying on the iloor,
near 3 his right hand, was a pistol.
Tho body of Joseph Goldman lay
with the head on the hearth-stone of
a little cooking-stove. He was dead,
anil clinched in his right haud was a
pistol exactly lileo the one on the
iloor. A wound in his right clieek.
and another in his right temple,
showed the manner of his death. An
ambulance was telegraphed for, and
Jerslow was taken to the lenth Pre
cinct Station House, where Dr. En
sign examined into his condition.
The doctor found apistol-shot wound
just above Jus right ear, winch ex
tended through the skull into tho
brain. He introduced a probe to the
distance of four inches, but failed to
find the ball, lie was taken at once
to Bellevue Hospital, where he died
a late hour Iat night.
The French Opera saison Ivis be
gun, but I will be charitable aud
only say New Yorkers miss Abnee,
very much.
A man advertises iu the Sun that
he wants Moody and Sankey to step
right up and buy some of his cele
brated cough melieinel
Harry Genet Prince Hal, an he"
was called in the palmy days of Tam
many sold his. Harlem house last
week for 870,000.
70,000 immigrants have arrived
in this city since January 1st.
. Three colored men are to bo hang
ed in this city on the 17th of Decem
ber, for murdering a peddler in
West-chester county.
It is proposed to commence very
soon the building of the new railroad
intended to connect New York with
Ttockaway and the towns of Kings
county, by direct steam communiea-.
tion. A Terry will ply between the
Battery and Bay Uidge, and will
connect with tho Toad at tho latter
point. The stipulated subscription
of 100.000 has already btea obtain
ed. ... II
, A Hint to Grangers. --The Mark
Laii JSqwws, of London, in its
weekly report of tbegrjua trade, as
serts that' owing to the fear of their
rivers Ueifig early frozen, the Eus
suius have already shipped nearly all
their crop, . Tbia foe tho present has
a tendency to keep dovvn prices, but
vfbeo it is considered that the Ttas
sian crop is comparatively small,
and that the unal aroodut f wheat
from" America baa not arrived, stiff
prices will be the uodoobtad conse
(jlX&nee. Will our frmi-3 get the
ovfted dollar-a bushel ? It certain-0
ly has tba appearaefc.
.The Evaning .Journal has changed
bands. It said that 3Ir. JarJlG3
O'Mtara h the preserd; editor The
Jollowing from that opaper will ex
plain its. future course:
. We do not propose to run the Jigjcr
nal as tho organ, or moutl-i-'pfejee or
special pleader or dfei?.d6r f a&v
line or company, of any party3 or
faction, or of any olique, ring or
man, "We do intend, however, to
run it as a business newspaper ought
to be run independent on all politi
cal topics, tied to no party, and tho
tool of no partisan organization.
All the horses which were to par
ticipate in the great race on Thurs
day, with the exception of Buther
ford, are down with the epiz?dtic.
TEL.EGII APIHC KE1VS.
Chigago Nov. 13. O'Leary and
Weston begin a walking match at
the Exposition to-morrow iight at
12 o'clock, for the championship of
the world. .Two tracks are prepared,
respectively the seventh and sixth of
a mile.
Washington special says the third
term movement is developing rapid
ly in official circles. Many 'leading
Hepublicans say that Grant is the
onlv man who can save the party,
and unless it is saved ruin is bound
to stalk through the land. Forney,
of the Chrimide, an administration
organ, boldly announces the support
of Grant for the third term, and says
the Bebublican party will be com
pelled to take Grant as its choice.
He then brings out a sad wail over
the fact that all old rebels are roll
ing into power in Congress, and the
life of the Bepublic is therefore en
dangered, and that Cirant is tue oui
man who can save it;1
Washington. Nov. ll.-Establisiieu:
Lone Hock, Wasco county, Oregon,
Robert Robinson, postmaster. 1 ost-
masters annointed. Ezra roppieioa
Rickreal.Polk county. Oregon: Henry
Hedges, Woodburu, Marion county,
Oregon.
New York, Nov. 15. The direc
tors of the Panama railway, at their
meeting ou Saturday, unanimously
adopted the : report of the Special
committee for a tri-monthly line
connecting with the company's rail
way, between New York and San
Francisco, and a line between Pan
ama and Central America. The com
mittee consisted Of C. K. Garrison,
C. G. Franklin. J. M. Burke.
San Fkancisco, No'v. IS. James
W. Simonton. agent of the New York
Associated Press, and partner .of
Fitch & Pickering, in the Bullctru,
has tiled a coniplaiut in the suit for
libel against tho proprietors of the
Altn. The complaint is bused on an
article iu the Alta of Sept. 'list, rt
cusing Simonton Of doctoring dis
patches and entering into a conspir
acy to break the Bank of Culif6inia.
Damages laid at $50,000.
PHlLADEtPHTA, Nof. 1$. The
steamship Illinois, hieh sailed for
Europe to-day, has among her cargo
30 pressed beeves. 150 dressed Sheep
and a large ijnantity of poultry and
oysters, which it is proposed to hu?d
in good order,, by ine.ins of refrig
erators. Orders have been given t':e Com
mandant at the navy 'yard to hurry
along tho completion ami equtpiflent
of the new sloops of war lying in the
Delaware, and to put a number o?
monitor iu readiness for service. 0
Fully 10,000 persona attended each
'of the two revival services held
to-day bv Mood v. and Sunkev. Ti;e
streets in the vicinity .were crowd d,
despite the drenching ruin.
In tho Union League of America,
meeting at Philaddphia on thtfcllth.
the unanimous opinion was expressed
in favor of u complete reorganization
by amendment of its constitution
aud ritual to adapt them to living
issues of the day. A circular signed
by WdV A. Newall. chairman, and
Tiios. G- Biker, secretary, lias been
addressed to m?nibpr of the Tjeague,
and in wlii'i the assertion i made
that th eouinion senools
are in,
to their
danger, and a call for a r
d
dfcfr-nso is made.
Ecmjua, N. Y, Nov. 21. Brick
Purni'roy publishes a statement de
nying that his paper will be sus
pended, and proposes to prosecute
for libel tho editors who maliciously
aiHionO'vf! the failure ami suspension
of the Dtimocrut in New York.
NETil'oftS, Nov. 19. A .-London
special says that after the Cabinet
Council, Sunday, a telegram was etit
advising the Priuca of Wales to re-
turn. " The reao!i assigned by the
correspondent for this -action of the
Cabinet is the unsatisfactory attitude
of the native princes. Not a single
reception has been proffered by any
one of these in the Madras a fid
Bengal Presidencies. A1F entertain
ments 0ihus far given-, h.wc been
given .by -English. Tbero is no
concealing the fayt that the native
princes view the visit unfavorably.
NonwAr.lv., Conn, Nov. 21. Senator
Ferry, whose .health has been falliug
for some months, died this afternoon.
New Yornc, Nov. 18. Th rou
ventioh of the, American Woman
Suffrage Association continued to-day
Several addresses were made and a
lengthy series of resolutions read re
affirming the principles of the asso
ciation and demanding Pqual rights.
Great prominence was given to pe
titioning tliO' State Legislatures to
enable wuten to vote at tho Pres
idential election of 1S7G.
Washington, Nov. 18. Secretary
Chandler authorizes a sweeping and
explicit denial of tho wide spread
assertions that he made or is making
removals in the interior department
for failure.- to contribute to campaign
funds.; and in addition ho says, with
reference, to dismissals of clerks
employed in the patent office, that
they were made far eauSe, and not
in any way based on personal or
political considerations.
Gfitc.vao, Nov. 22. Tho ...walking
match between O'Leary and 'Weston
for the champioi ship of tho'wcrld,
was won by the former. O'Leary
walked 500 miles in live days, Wes
ton 451 miles in that time.
Sr. Louis, Nov,c2:3. McDonald,
of "crooked whisky" notoriety, ba3
been found gnilty on all eight counts.
A third term organ, under tl e "sn
pervision'of Chandler, and called the
JS'itional ZtteUiyencer Las been stait
ed in Washington.
Sa Francisco. Nov. 22. There
is, great excitement throughout sont I -ern
.California over the rumors i f
possible Annexation of Lower Cali
fornia and the Northern Mexies.n
States to the United States.
3 NewYork, Nov 23. A game of
billiards, of six hundred point.
French carom, for the championship
of America and $1,000, was "pla.ed
to-nigiitM)etween Cyrille Dion and
M .'vurioe Daley and resulted in the
defeat of Jtlfe latter, by a score of GOO
do 57. The winter's average was 12 .
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
have completed arrangements with
a ney foreiern line of steamers tody
b&twc-eh Baltimore and Liverpool,
the first vessel of which will leave
Glasgow in a few days. Each sliip is
to be of 2.300 tons capacity andbnllt
expressly for carrying heavy cargoes
of grain. The regular trips will be
bep-un the latter part of December.
Washington, Nov. 22-Postmasters
appointed: Wm. B. Clarke, Cole yal
lev.Donc:las county. Oregon; I. W.
Quinn, Milton, Umatilla county, Ore
gon. o
Washington Nov, 22. Vjce pr
ident Wilson died suddenly at 7-30'
this morning. He rested well last
night, awoke at 7 o'clock this morn
ing, expressed himself as feelino
fright and better, sat np in bed to
take his jnedicine, lay down on hia
left side and expired in a few ruin,
utes without a struggle.
The President has issued the fob
lowing announcement of the death
of Vice President Wilson:
Executive Mansion Nov. 2
It is with profound sorro"tke
President has to announce to the
people of the United States, tlu
death of Vice President Wilson', who
died in the Capital of the JJuiou
this forenoon? Tho eminent sta
tion, his high character, long career
in the service of his State and of the
United States; his devotion to tue
cause of freedom and ability
brought to tl.e discharge of every
duty, stand conspicuous and are
indelibly impressed on the hea i-j
and affections of the American people
In testimon' of respect0 for the
distinguished citizen and faithful
public servant, the various demrt-
jnents.of the government will
closed on the day of the funeral
aud the Executive Mansion and all
executive departments.-) in Washine-
M! f 1 "I '.t . - .O
ton win tie urapeu whm the ba,lgd
Of mourning for0 30 days. The Sec
retaries of war and navv will issue au-
order that appropriate military and
naval honors oe reudered to the
memory .f one whose virtues and
services will do long borne iu rto
olleCtion by a gratefu nation.
o U. S. GKAXT.
By the'President:
Hamilton Fish, Sec'y of State.
Throughout the country there are
manifestations of the profwnndest
sorrow, llesolntions of regret have
been passed in all the principal cities,
Philadelphia has oll'eivd the use of
Independence Hail for the reception
of the body on its way to Massachu
setts. At Providence the Miyor ha
ordered the hells to be tolled" for aa
hour. The 5th Maryland llegirueut
of lialtiryore lias volunteered to act
as escort to Boston. The Supreme
Court will not transact any basiut.4
duriug the week. Senator F. W.
Ferry, of Michigun, 'will act as Vice
'President, pro tem.
The American Jockey Club will
off-r a purse of from ?15, 000 to$3f -yOOfyr
a great race to be inn, at Je
rome, park next season. If a largo
puise were oil'ered, it is thought that
two Sr three English racers would
be entered for the contest, wiin.h
would !e made open to all-comers,
with weight for age.
Poi:t Townsenix, Nov. 22. A mes
senger arrived here last night about
midnight, bringing word of iha
rinding of another body of the pa9
sengrrs of tho ill-fat. d steamer
Pacfie. oTliis body was discovered
by Judge Horton, of Port Angi-Uw,
and though in a bad st ite cf preser
vation, is supposed to beCtliat of
Mr. Hastings, of the linn of Crana
Sc H.istiifgs, S.iu Francisco, 0;di
fornia. His linen is muiked " E. L.
H.," and hgj Lad a diamond ring oa
his finger. o
T::;tr.i i'5:i.2. mvs i i
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The 4; gging firms on Puget Sound
intend holding a convention at Seattle
to-" arrange on a uniform piicofur
their logs.
Mormon women arr drawing v.p a
petition praying Congress to admit
JJtah as a State. c.
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Peru i paving Pugct Sound peo
ple $20 a thousand feet.
Bonanzas are beco-nin1 a drag in
Southern Utah.
"Oseeola'losends a hot challenge to
"Foster."
Seattle has been considerably dam
aged by snow.
The prospects for Spring in tho
mining districts of Northern Idaho
are very cheering.
The French company at Gold Hi'I
Boise Basin, have a tunnel 700
feet iu length.
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A man pounded up two and a half
pounds of tjpiRrtz from Mormon
Basin, and got 50 in gold.
The Walla Walla Spirft will 1)5
issued as a semi-weekly hereafter.
The Seattle Pacific Tribune of t'i
26th has the following: While at t!.o
Methodist prayer meeting, last nigtst,
the Incuse of Mr. Abram Kinsey, in
the upper part of the citv wits
robbed. Mr. Kinsey lost $500 in
coin, the accumulation of himself
aud wife for a long time past, and a
boarder in the lion sp, named Webb,
who was also at the meeting, lost
what little money he had there.
The Talbot Coal Company at
Seattle will do a business thi month
of about two thousand tons.
cFrom the Vancouver Independent
we learn that fifteen recruits were re
ceived at the ForElast week. 0
One hundred and eleven trees fell
between Seattle and the Mafouio
erneterv duiii g the storm of the
ISth. "
There are no accommodations flt
Seattle for strangers. Sixteen bar
rooms and avery tiling full-
At Whatcom ten inches of snotr
fell last week.
Several Olympians, w ho had lately
returned.from the Cassiar mines,
sent their gold dust to San Francisco
on the Pacitic. e
The OUmvhx1 Standard Fays: Tho
total value of the assessed property
inthis Territory, for 175, was
502.027, an increase over the pre
vious venr of $132,612. The conn
ties of King. Kitsap. -Lewis, Fj"cc,
W.dla Walla, Whitman and lakinia,
bhgw an incr a e of valuation, tuo
remainder a decrease.
Idaho stages now go ou runners.
000 bales of hops were fchippf'J
from Puyallup to San Francisco Jasi
week.
Rev. Wm. Ballard, of Pennsylva
nia, will take charge of the Episco
pal Church at Boise City.
The first shipment of oysters from
Olympia to San Francisco was inau
gurated on Wednesday of last week.
Eive men were carried nway in a
snow slide at Alta, Utah, last nw-fc.
Four had beeu dugout, nioie or less
injured, at last accounts.
The Owyhee Aralan'he Fays a rich
ledge has doen discovered a sLcrt
distance from Boonville, assaying
65,000 per ton. Whew! 0
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