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0REG1X CITV, OREGO.W JAN. 7, 1S76.
A Kef urn of Palriotisiii.
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At a time when a laree class of
Americana affect to sneer at all patri
otic outburst, chiming in with the
cynicaVBritons inCburlesqueing the
spread-eagleism of ourcorators, it is
refreshing to read pf the high excite
ment with which our Eastern broth
ers ushered in our-country's hun
drodtU birthday. While wo do not
wish to return by thedays when the
Demosthenes of the occasion insisted
upon "Wrapping himself in the
American Hag," wo do not think that
in the days when our national bird
was the favorite theme of our party
lead6rs, that there was more cnthu
Biastlc'Iove of country, and more real
interest displayed in our institutions.
'The telegrams roceived! on Monday
last Lov that notwithstanding the
air of those. who are determined nov
or to show "vulgar animations," that
the good old feeling of lovo of coun-
try and-courage is being revived
among ns.
From New York wo hear that
Broadway was as crowded at the time
when our centennial year broke upon
the-world, as at mid-day, and that
bells were pealed and chimes were
rung; people checrol, cannons roar
ed, ami steam whistles shrieked.
And thero are apathetic sharers in
the privileges of this government
who will say "what nonsense, what
child's , play." From Cleveland Ave
hear that the City Ilall, public build-
ings, and private- residences were
brilliantly illuminated; that immense
bonfires of petroleum were kindled
in the squares, and bands of music
and military paraded the streets. In
Philadelphia the enthusiasm was ab
solutely :ntense0Peoplo ran through
the streets yelling and cheering,
(God bless them!) and clanging bells
banging cannons, and brass bands
added to the commotion. Around
the old State House thousands were
gathered to cheer the flag as it should
be run up on the tower, and at the
watch-night services held by Moody
and Sankey, the- whole immense con
conrso joined in the prayer of nation
al thanksgiving to the Maker and
Preserver of all governments and peo-
pic. If such conduct on such occa
sions bo foolish, it is a pity there are
not more fools within our boundaries.
The Orpheus.
From a San Francisco
telegram
under date of Dec.,31, we learn that
a wan-ant has been issued by U. S.
Commissioner O'Birne for the arrest
of Capt. Sawyer of the ship Orpheus,
which collided with the steamer Pa
cific, and subsequently wrecked at
tho mouth of. I Barclay Sound, Van
couver Island. The warrant is based
on tho affidavits of seven men of the
rrew of the Orpheus that the captain
wilfully cast the ship away. Capt.
Sawyer took passage on the Colorado
yesterday, for Panama. He will be
stopjxsd at San Diego. The U. S.
Marshal claims to Lave been misled
ns to Lis intention of leaving on tho
Colorado; but Sawyer's friends say
he secured his passage without any
attempt at concealment.
Although ho in not to be tried for
murder, it may be some slight conso
lation to those mado w idows bv the
loss of the Pacific to know that at
least he must run the risk of fine and
imprisonment.
Crooked Whisky.
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Tho fact that the'Presidcnt remov
ed J. B. Henderson who was making
.things entiroly too warm for the
whisky thieves, and who made the
lightning strike so near the White
Ilonse, gives room for the majority
of tho Eastern press to characterize
it as a confession of Grant's that
those "near and dear" to him were
in danger. If the President is so
.veryc anxious that "no guilty man
escape," why has he removed the
most efficient prosecutor, in this re
spect, that the government has ever
had? Not for an instant do we wish
to insinuate that the Executive has
dabbled in this grand swindle, but
:it certainly is a humiliating spectacle
to greet tho eyes of foreign nations
that our President removes an nfficnr
for a too zealous display of duty,
especially in such a critical period,
when at least one half of the people
suspect Grant's privato secretary to
be implicated in these frauds on the
government.
Ex-Senator Gwin, of California,
au old Democratic war-horse of the
secession breed, and one of the orig
inal projectors and former support
r ers of the Southern Pacific Kail road,
is at present lobbying against that
enterprise at Washington. He was
made Duke of Sonora during Maxi
millian's brief reign in Mexico, and
Southern California papers say it is
a pity that be did not die in all his
grandeur with his littlo toy monarch;
That he is in the. employment of Jay
Gould of tho Union Pacific road
papers are uncharitable enough to
assert. "How aro tho mighty fallen!"
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General E. D
onco U.-S. Senator from Oregon,
and who was killed while gallantly
leading the Federal troops at Balls
BlutV, has been honored with an Ital
ian cut statue, placed in the Capitol
building ntjWu-shingtou.
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Personality of the Pros
Personalities are not permitted in
public assemblies; why should they
be in rewspapers which reach more
people, and "stay with them" longer
because in black and white?
Certain journalists are not in their
proper element unless in hot water.
They are caustic in speech, and clean
cutters in sentiment wheu dealing
with a man's character, and peculiar
individualities, are supported entire
ly on account of their proficiency in
this respect, otherwise they "are at
sea," and are "flat, stale and unprof
itable." To admit that such scrib
blers are retained, on otherwise re
respectable papers, is as poor an
encomium on the American press as
the supporting of the mythical fight
ing editors of Texas.-
What bearing has it on inflation,
free trade, the school question, or
other vital topics, that an adverse ed
itor greases his hair .with oleomarga
rine, or blacks his boots with infus
orial soil ? Is it any business of a
journalist's that a rival editor's wife
is "not above suspicion," or that the
poor devil himself is not making his
salt ? Jf we must differ in opinions,
let us differ like gentlemen; for every
editor, of every party and every re
ligion, is, in a measure, individually
liable for the tone of the press, and
should lend his best efforts toward
elevating it to its proper dignified
sphere.
Charley Koss.
Again the report is started that the
long lost little Charley lloss has been
found. We would not notice this
rumor were it not that we wish to
call attention to the sad effect that
these hartless stories have upon the
poor mother. Better for her peace
of mind a thousand times, that her
child were dead, than that her
heart should be filled with hopes
only to see them blasted. Every
sound at the gate, "it may be Charley."
Every report of his discovery, "it
must bo true." Kept in this nervous
excitable state Mrs. lloss a young
and happy wife heretofore, is "now
grown gray, but not with years,"and
and is said to be fast losing her rea
son. When will this torture cease?
May the time be now at hand and
may it close with' the finding of her
child, is the prayer of every mother
throughout the country.
Wheat. The Mar A- Lane Repress
is perhaps the best authority on the
grain trade in the world. In a Lion
don dispatch under date of January
3d, that paper is made to say: "In
review of the grain trade, 1875 has
unfortunately proved a year of gen
eral deficiency and inferiority. The
wheat crop has suffered most, only
one eighth reaching average, while
five sixths sink below it. Whatever
dullness now prevails, and may for a
period continue, our large deficiency
will become more evident as the sea
son advances. Should we have a bad
spring an important advance must
ensue." For the past two months
we have taken this very ground, that
elsewhero the wheat crops have been
light, and inasmuch as we have good
crops in both quantity and quality,
tho conclusion to bo drawn is most
evident.
In his speech before the Patrons
of Husbandry, delivered on the 4th
of December, at Baker City. Hon.
James II. Slater said: "Much of our
present difficulty comes from the fact
that our hnsbandry has been too
much directed in ono channel. The
successful farmer, with rare excep
tions, has been the one who has most
diversified his crops and products.
If all raise grain of course there is a
glut in the market." In tho first
place, it looks to us that if we give
our land a fair trial and find what it
is best adapted to raise, it is our duty
as men of sense to raise that article
on every inch of our soil; and in the
second place, there is no danger of
Oregon glutting the market with
China, Liverpool, and other markets
always ready to take our surplus.
The new steamboat company spo
ken of in Ihursday evening's Journal
was organized Thursday week. It is
designated as "The Willamette Trans
Poltation nd Locks Company," and
lia3 a capital of one million dollars
The following officers were elected:
Directors J. C. Ainsworth, R. R.
Thompson, T. Wygant, B. Goldsmith
and F. T. Dodere: Pi-Psidnf T n
Ainsworth; Vice President, R. II.
Thompson. The new company will
own, me Jocks at Ownmn dtv
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xarmers warehouse at Astoria, tho
water-front at tho latter place lately
purchased by the O. S. N. Co., the
steamboats Willamette Chief, Gov
rover, Champion, Beaver, Annie
oiewart, unent and Occident, and
t..c uarges Autocrat, Columbia and
vjoiumuia s uuiel.
The Sun. strongly opposes Con
gress granting the million and a half
dollars to the Centennial. The sign
ers oi the declaration of Indepen
dence made a terrible mistake by
......0 v.jj, uucuuittui urawn up
and signed in New York. Is there
no poasiiue way of having the thin
done over, with this improvement?
A Third Party. The Chicago
Tribifr.e says that should botli Dem
ocrats and Republicans nominate
hard-money men for the Presidency,
the Rag-babyites in both parties will
coalesce and nominate an inflationist.
LETTER FltOtt NEW YOKK j
From Our Regular Correspondent.)
New Yokk, Dec. 20, 1875.
With the rest of the world I have
been giving myself a holiday, and no
doubt your readers do not regret it.
I say regret because during that time
they had a little recreation in not
being forced to face my ponderous
New York letters. From the head
ing of this effort it might be inferred
that I am a little premature to take
my vacation before Christmas, but
as we are slaves in this part of the
world, we take our winter holiday
when we can get it, and never raise
a growl, even though the 25th day
of December and the 1st of January
find us hard at work which they
will in my case.
Let me see, since you have heard
from me we have executed three col
ored murderers, and by the way, if
any of your readers are opposed to
capital punishment, they can get an
effective argument from the horrible
botch the hangman made in his exe
cution of one of the victims and
murders, robberies, and municipal
changes in great profusion.
Among the municipal changes
which I am glad to announce, is the
change of base of operations by His
Honor, "Boss" Bill Tweed. Those
best posted in the secret workings of
our city offices do not hesitate to say
that Tweed bought his way out, and
will return as soon as a guarantee is
given him that all suits against him
shall be quashed. Be this as it may,
he has been to this city what the
elephant was to the lucky dice tosser,
and the city breathes a sigh of relief
at his departure. By a little quibble
of law Mr. Beach has had put off the
sentencing of Dolan, the murderer
of Mr. Noe. Mrs. Moulton is after
Plymouth Church with a red hot
bodkin, and tearful Brother Shear
man is so badly scared that ho has
resigned tho office of clerk in tnat
august bodj.
One of the most cold blooded mur
ders ever perpetratad in this city,
occurred about a week ago, in which
a Jew named llubenstein killed his
mistress, Sarah Alexandar. The de
tails of the deed are too revolting for
your paper. A peculiarity connected
with this case is the fact that the
Hebrews have all libearlly subscrib
ed to a purse to be used in getting
llubenstein from the clutches of the
law. They say an Israelite has never
been hanged 'in this country, and
they will "move heaven and earth"
before such a blot shall come on
their religion.
A correspondent has been visiting
Bonner's stables, Bonner of the
New York Ledger and Dexter fame,
and informs his readers that the
equine house is neater, better fitted
nj) and more comfortable than two
thirds of the 2riVde houses in this
city. Who wouldn't be a trotter?
Parties, sleigh-riding, theatres and
poor opera aro about our ouly amuse
ments at present writing, unless
sampling Thomases and Jeremiahs,
and kindred manoeuvres, be placed
in the category of pleasures.
One of the most ingenious patents
we have lately seen is that of a type
writer. This is a machine which has,
within the last year, been brought
into general notice, and which is
intended to take the jdace of tho pen
for common writing, and is ojerated
like a piano; but its keyboard has
four instead of one row of keys. On
each of these kej-s, 44 in number,
a letter of the alphabet, one of the
Arabic numerals, or one of the char
acters used in punctuation is inscrib
ed. The whole machinery contained
in a small cabinet-like case, 18 by 12
by 20 in size, stands on a small tablo
and looks not unlike a sewing ma
chine. Few inventions aro so re
markable for simple construction and
easy management combined as the
typewriter. I ho keys are attached
to levers, and theso again to other
levers, which put in motion the steel
rods which suspend the types around
a hollow cylinder contained within
the cabinet case. When the keys
are struck with an elastic touch, and
in the manner by which a performer
on the piano produces staccato notes,
the types are thrown up against the
paper which, moved by machinery
connected with the levers, passes
under an India-rubber coated roller
and over an inked ribbon, thus im
printing the letters or characters on
the paper. A bar placed at the lower
edge of the keyboard produces, when
it is struck, the necessary spaein
between the words. So perfect and
simple is the mechanism of the
whole machine that a child soon
learns to run it without difficulty, or
danger of putting it out of order.
N'ot an American.
It turns out in the investigation
that the Thomas who was the author
of the horrible dynamite explosion
at Bremer-IIaveu, was not an Ameri
can after all, but a native of the
town of Bochott, Westphalia. We
are glad to chronicle tho fact, if only
for the reason of re-establishing the
high opinion held of our country
men by Americans abroad.
A Washington correspondent to the
Oregon ian says: Mr. Lane, Ilepre
sentative from Oregon, is active and
energetic in his enoits to serve the
State. He is quite popular with his
fellow members. If he fails to ac
complish much it will be because
the fates are now ueainst the newer
portions of :the country.
The Temperance Star has been sold out
A Democrat has bought her;
And now we'll takeaBurbon straight
W7hero once we took cold waU r.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
summaky oi state xcus.
A man tried to walk sixty hours
without food or rest at WTalla alia.
The Spirit of the West wants to know
whether he is a swindler or a fool.
It is said that the Bulletin ynll re
sume publication some time during
this mouth.
On January 12th, there will be
held at Legislative Hall, Salem, an
adjourned meeting of the Oregon
Pioneer Association.
The opera season has commenced
in Portland.
A Methodist parsonage is being
built at Forest Grove.
The Christmas tree at Lafayette
had 1,500 worth of presents attached
to it.
Mrs. Demas Beach survived her
husband only eight days.
In the last 1G months 314 seagoing
vessels .have entered the. Colnmbia
river. Of those over 275 had gone
to Portland. Of the7 4 foreign bound
vessels, 50 had gone to Portland.
Snow fell at the Dalles last week
o the depth or eigm inciies.
It is probable 'that .'the Columbia
river will remain open all winter.
A man named Johnson, in an alter
cation with -.one Small, colored, last
week, at Portland, stabbed the latter,
nflicting a severe, cut on his neck.
lad the knife reached half an inch
further, it-"would have severed tne
ngnlar vein.
The Nonpareil quicksilver mine
near lioscburg, produces ore worth
from 20 to 40 per cent.
The new school house at Green
ville, Washington county, is 30x40
and 1G feet high.
The late rains have drowned out
nnumerablo squirrels in Jackson
county.
Bridges and culverts have been
wept away in different parts of
Jackson county.
Last week Jacksonville had
ays without the arrival of
five
any
stage.
Ashland has gone to mannfactur-
ng soap in self-defense.
Bill Anderson has been appointed
superintendent of Portland street
cars.
Since the consolidation of the two
river companies W. It. T. and O.S.
N. Companies the" fare has been
raised to ?2 to Astoria. Freight is
till $1 per ton to Kalama, and $4 50
er ton to Seattle, W. I.
The Eugene Guard calls the State
Journal "The Hoodlum Organ."
The' have nabbed an Indian can
nibal over in Coos county. Save
him, and call him an anthropophagy
and Barnnm will bid enough for him
to pay off Coos county's entire debt.
Tho Patrons of Husbandry patro
nized a big "feed" at Oakland on
New Year's day.
The water around Clatskanine is
ligher than for 20 years.
The riew'road-from Weston inter
secting the Meacham road this side
of Fosters, will soon be finished.
Andrew Johnson is "up" in Port
and, charged- with intent to kill
Robert Small.
High water in all our valleys and
many bridges gone.
The dam at Eugeno mills has
broken. "
During the heavy rains last week,
part of Skinuer s Butte, Lano Co.,
slid off.
Tho average attendance at La
Creole Academy is 120.
Candidates for County offices are
making themselves very prominent
everywhere.
Number of legal voters in Baker
ounty, G92; 21 years and upward,
'00; under 21 and over 10, 100; nil-
Icr 10, 320: females, IS years and
upward, oil: under lo and over lu
years, 14-j; under lu j'ears, oi; total
population, lJ'.rJ. Acres or land in
cultivation, 4,402; bushels of wheat
raised 10,880; oats, 5S.359; barley,
31.G1G; rye, 1,102; corn, 550; pota
toes, 5,840; apples, G10; tons of liav,
7,540; pounds of wool, 17,408;
ounces gold dust, 3,48b; number of
sheep, G.341 ; hogs, 847 ; horses, 2,207 ;
cattle, 12,341: pounds tobacco, 1.G15;
feet' of lumber. 850,000; mules, 05;
pounds of cheese, 4,027; butter, 40,-
08G,
There is talk of opening the Uma
11a Reservation for settlement by
removm" the Indians
J. A. 'Card well, of Jacksonville.
lost 81.200. recently, by the failure
of Phillips & Chandler, cattle deal
ers of San Fraacisco.
Tho miners of Southern Oregon
have plenty of water and are very
busy. Miuiug . prospects indicato
that money will be more plentiful
next year than for some years past
There is' but little snow on ,the
PJne monnfcftins-at this time and all
are predicting a mild winter.
Linn county issued twelve mar
riage licenses last month.
Business is as dull as the wrong
side of a hoe around Baker City
On Tuesday a week of prayer com
menced at the Young Men s Chris
tiau Association at Portland.
Tlio Tn.1in.li troubles in Wallowa
Valley are over and no blood shed
Among Catholics the first week of
this month is invariably observed
as a week of prayer
There ia a juvenile gambling house
in Portland
The propriator of a Chinese gamb
Portland kicked the
atmosphere out of a brother Celestii
TWsiliiv evfcuintr. Une was ar
rested and the other put to bed
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Because San Diego, the proposed
terminus of the Southern Pacific
Railway, ia five hnndred miles nearer
than San Francisco, the
"Golden City" capitalists ungener
ously
road.
oppose cthe building of the
Mrs. Duniway wants Phillips and
Garrison to live to see the enfran
chisement of woman? What base in
gratitude!
TELI2GUAIMIIC XEWS.
Eastern.
Philadelphia, - Dec. 27j At. a
meeting of the common council this
afternoon a resolution was adopted
that tho board of public education
be requested to inform the council
by what authority the reading of the
Bible had been discontinued in cer
tain public schools in the city.
Fully 2,500 persons were present
at the noon-day meeting of Moody
and Sankev to-daj.
BosTOK.'Dec. 20. A lad answering
the description of Charley Ross was
placed on the Montreal train at Nash
ua, Monday night, by some men,
who failed to provide him with
tickets. He gave another name at
first, but finally said the men made
him tell a fictitious story, and that
his name was Ross; that he had lived
in Philadelphia; that he was carried
away while playing with his brother
Eddie, and that his mother s name
was Annie.
A dispatch from Memford, N. H.,
I -W-k J. t
says uuaney itoss proves 10 ue
James Blanchard.a precocions youth
of that neighborhood, and, the dis
patch adds a " consummate liar.
New York,' Dec. 29. Rev Henry
Boem, supposed to le the oldest
clergyman in. tho world, has just
lied at tho residence of his grand
daughter on ' Staten -Island. The
New York' conference-- celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary of his
)irth at Jersey City, on ' the 8th of
ast June. '
Boston, Dec. 20. Nathaniel Carr
a merchant, took a box of 50,000 of
jouds and papers from the btate
Deposit-vaults, at Blackstone Bank,
us morning and while examining
the contents had his attention divert
ed by a stranger, when a confederate
stole the box with 7,000 of bonds,
Tho bonds are governments.
Northampton, Mass., Dec. 29.
Soutliwick & Co.'s drygoods store
was burned to-night. Loss 55,000;
insurance, 2o,000.
Chicago, Dec. 20, The Times1
Washington special says some Ameri
can citizens who had claims to prefer
against the Mexican government for
osses sustained upon the border, at
the hands of the Mexican depreda
tors, are in a good deal of trouble
over the fact of Sir Edward Thorn
ton's great severity in the examination
of all cases submitted to him Mr.
Thoiuiton is the umpire, who has the
final decision npon all claims that
lave been passed upon by the Mexi
can Claims Commission. Some of the
leavier claimants who' have'npward
of a million dollars allowed them by
the Board of Claims Commissioners,
lave had the misfortune to be thrown
out entirely by the ruling of Sir Ed
ward Thornton, borne of these dis
appointed ones talk bitterly conceru-
ng the action of the British minister
and say he has shown great prejudice
gainst American claimants in his
ulings. They give as one of. the
strong reasons for his more than
ordinarily severe scrutiny of claims
that have already been allowed by
lie commission, that Mexico is larg-
y indepted to England, and that as
the former's treasury is in a very
loor condition, the greater the
claims allowed to citizens of the
American government, the more will
England s chances be reduced for
obtaining anything for her creditors.
In view of both Mexico ami America,
it is now felt by the government that
something ought finally to be done
if posssible, to put an end to the
outlawed condition of affair along
tho" border. It' is said on good
authority that the President is
pre
this parincr a special message on
subject, and that he will send
it
in
at an early day to Congress.
The officers of the government
seized eight liquor establishments in
this city to-day together with all the
books and papers found in the office
at the time of the seizure.
New York, Dec. 31. Another
Shakesperian revival to-night by the
representation of Julius C:vsar at
Booth s 1 heater to a crowded audi-
ence, with juawrence iiarret, Jjaven-
port and F. C. Bangs in the cast.
W ashington, Dec. .51. A meeting
of colored Republicans was held to-
lav. The general sentiment was
that President Grant should be
nominated for a third term.
Chicago, Dec. 31. Revenue Agent
Brown and Deputy Collector Spring
er, acting under orders of Revenue
Supervisor Matthews, to-day seized
the distillery of the Illinois Distilling
Co.,
Memphis, Dec. 31. A dispatch
from Vicksbnrg says another diffi-
niiltv arose at Clinton between the
whites and2 blacks. 1'istoi snois
were freely exchanged and several
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persons were senonsiy wommeu.
Ono Caldwell, ex-btate oenaior,
mortally.
New York, Jan. 1. --Thieves robbed
Benidict Bros, of $25,000 worth of
diamonds on the 31st nit.
Chicago, Dec. 31. Chesing, leader
of the opposition party, and candi
date for county treasurer at the last
election, and manager of the frtaatz
ZeUuhfj was arrested by the U. S.
marshal this evening, and taken be
fore the U. S. commissioner on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
revenue in connection with the
whisky ring. He gave bail in the
sum of $50,000 to appear before the
U. S. court When wanted. Ex-Police
Superintendent Rehm was also ar
rested and gave bail in same amount.
B. II. Miller, the retiring county
treasurer, and Jacob Minty, former
deputy collector, were likewise ar
rested and gave bonds in the sum
of $20,000.' The general allegation
is couspiracy to defraud the revenue
law and violation of the same.
New Orleans, Dec. 31. At Baton
Rouge, on Saturday last, 13 jersons
were poisoned at a dinner party on
Mauchoe. Levy Sprigs and Lizzie
Richards, both colored, were arrest
ed, and while being conveyed to jail
here were taken from the sheriff's
posse by a band of armed men. The
body of the woman was seen hang
ing to a tree six miles from here.
Nothing haa been heard from the
man. u
New York, Deo. 31. Police Com
missioners Matsell and Disbecker
were removed from office this after
noon by Mayor Wickham, and
Messrs. Dewitt C. WTheeler and Josel
B. Erhart appointed commissioners
in their places.
Ihos. G. Shearman, on behalf of
Plymouth church and Joshua Van
Cott, on behalf of Mrs. Emma C
Moulton, held conference this morn
ing and came to an amicable agree
ment with regard to the letter mis
sive calling for mutual council to de
fide on the questions submitted by
Q
1 Mrs. Moulton. Shearman stated
that the latter was very short and
merely an invitation to the church
to meet and decide upon the two fol
lowing questions, presented by Mrs.
Moulton for the church's considera
tion: 1. The action of the church
in dropping me from its membership
as it did and are its resons for this
valid and sufficient? 2.My abstain
ing so long from services and sacra
ments of the church while I did not
wish to withdraw from its member
ship were my reasons for this valid
and sufficient ? It was agreed that
ten churches and five ministers shall
be called on each side, and that the
council shall convene Thursday,
January 17, 1S7G.
Columbus, Jan. 3. The Sixty
secoud General Assembly assembled
at 10 A. M. Chas. II. Grosvenor. of
Athens, was elected Speaker of the
House. The morning hour was oc
cupied with the business pertaining
.to the organization.
Washington, Dec. 3. It is also
quite certain that the European pow
ers are of tho opinion that Spain
ought now to control or abandon
Cuba. The latest authentic infor
mation is that Spain in its note to
the European powers concedes tho
justice of the position of President
Graut; but requests a definite period
to be fixed, in which Spain can sup
press .the rebellion. Meanwhile a
request is made that the great powers
do not consider any suggestion of
intervention from the United States.
New York, Jan. 4.--Benidict Bros.,
jewelers, who were robbed a few
nights ago, have made assignments.
The second suit of H. C. Uowen
against the Brooklyn Ea1e for libel,
and the suit of Bowen aginst Mc
Dermott, have been discontinued
without costs. The counsel for the
defense agreed that the damages
given by the jury in the Kidd case
are to be paid without appeal.
The annual sale of pews in Ply
mouth Church took place to-night.
The amount received for reutal with
premiums was cG3,G80 against 70,
310 last year.'
Washington, Jan. 4. Cabinet met
to-day. All the members present
except the Secretary of War and
Postmaster General. The latter was
represented by the Second Assistant
Postmaster General. The Attorney
General will press the suits entered
about a year ago for the payment of
the five per cent, on the net earnings
of the several Pacific railroads. The
case against tiic Central Pacific will
be proceeded with at once.
Chicago, Jan. 4. The Times'
Washington special says it is an
nounced that President Grant and
Secretary Bristow have been sum
moned to testify in the case of Bab
cock at St. Louis.
The bank committee on municipal
taxation have recommended that
banks henceforth decline the volun
tary payment of taxes assessi d upon
holders of their shares and leave the
same to be collected uuiler the opera
tion of existing laws. Ihe clearing
house ratified this action.
Albany. N. Y. Jan. 1. Ice moved
without damage and Hudson river
open to here.
Columbus, Jan. 2. it is reported
that a number of convicts in the
penitentiary have for some time been
engaged in the manufacture of nick-
les, the material used being an alloy
of coppor and zinc. It is also stated
that bogus greenbacks have been
manufactured. It is supposed that
Charley Ulrich, one of the most ex
pert counterfeiters in America, con
lined here, is the lealer of the
counterfeiting party.
Denver, Jan. 3. The Legislature
met hero to-day, and selected J. B.
Waters, Speaker. Tho council will
perfect its organization to-morrow.
The session will probably, be short.
and devoid of more than local inter
est, as the constitutional convention
is preparing the State constitution.
New Orleans, Jan. 3d. The Leg
islature met to-day; everything pass
ed off quietly. The House after re
ceiving the Governor's message ad
journed out of respect to the mem
ory of two deceased members.
New York, Jan. 5. Tho Post-master-Gencr.d
has appointed Thom
as Eraser, of Portland, and Harrison
Lineville of Buena Vista, Oregon,
mail route agents on the special 1 rain
on the Oregon and California Rail
road from Portland to Albany.
liosroN, Jan. o. iiamuion, men- t
ardson & Whitney, dry
bers, are reported failed.
gOOi.S JOl-
Liabilities
about. 303,000.
New .Yokk Jan. 5, William B.
Cooper, hemp and jute dealer, is re-
po.ited to have made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors. Liabil
ities heavy.
Cangress reassembled on the 5th
inst.
Pacific Coast.
San Fkancisco, Dec. 20. The
schooner Annie Lyle dragged her
anchors in the gale and went ashore
at Point Sol. She is a total loss.
The crew escaped in tho boat;., but
unable to land on account of the surf,
put out to sea, and have not yet re
turned. The vessel was owned by
Heyward & Harmon, of this city, and
was worth 20,000.
On Friday night the body of an
unknown man was
found floating in
the bav off the India dock.
Four Chinamen have been arrested
and booked on charges of burglary
and grand larceny, for an extensive
robbery of silks, etc., from tho store
of Berkowitz, on Stockton street.
San Diego, Dec. 29. The wind
has been blowing a gale from the
northwest since last night. At mid
night it rained very hard for a short
time, about 1 30-100 inches falling.
It will be of great benefit to the
country.
Property owners are struggling to
obtain money to pay taxes. Bankers
say they have never seen money so
tight here uetore.
San Luis Obispo, Dec. 29. The
meeting of citizens this evening pass
ed resolutions asking Pacific coast
congressional delegations to use all
means to obtain an appropriation of
150,000 to build a breakwater in the
harbor, and empowering ex-Governor
Pacheco to act for tho citizens at
Washington. c
Los Anueles, Dec. 28. This even
ing, about dark, the bodies of a man
and a woman were found on the side-
hill near the corner of Tbird and
Grasshopper streets. From letters
on their persons they are ascertained
to be Ed. Foster and Celia O'Toole
vho were married last night. They
are supposed to have suicided be
cause a man named O'Toole claimed
the woman as his wife. The first
claimant left for San Francisco to-
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bottle and a double-barreled pistol
were found on the man's person, the
pistol .still loaded and the bottle
empty, leaving no doubt as to tho
manner of their deaths O
San Fraxcisco, Decl 31. The re
port that the Trans-Pacific Steamship
Company are taking measures to in
crease the carrying capacity of their
line, is founded on fact. The steam
ship Columbus is now building ia
England, and before many months
will be ready to join the "Vascto de
Gama and Vancouver on the route
between this port and China. At
present there is no movement by tho
company to establish a line at Pana
ma. It is the intention, however, of
the company to strengthen the Trans
Pacific with new steamers from time
to time, as the increase of travel and
trade may warrant. n
Among the true bills found by tho
grand jury were one against Louis
Losses, murder, for the recent brutal
killing of his wife. One against
Samuel G.H. Harrington, the Palace
Hotel adventurer, for an assault with
intent to murder and rob. Present
ments for murder against Alary Lor
retto and her father, Pasquel Lorret
to, for killing the girl's lover and
seducer were ignored.
Tho following changes have been
made for the Pacific coast; Name
and site changed Cuttingsville,
Clackamas county, Oregon, to Union
Mills, G. J. Trullinger. postmaster.
Discontinued Brooks, Marion Co.,
Oregon. Postmasters appointed
Scio, Liun county, Oregon, J. B.
Irvine; Sqnak, King county, W. T.,
John P. Adams; Tullalip, Snoho
mish county, W. T., Henry Smith?
Seattle, Jan. 2. The bark Wind
ward, Capt. Williams, which sailedb
from here Dec. 30th, with 572,000
feet of lumber, consigned to Preston
& McKinnon.San Francisco, encoun
teied a very heavy gale off Skagit
Head, at 5:45 p. m., on the 30th nit.
Her masks were cut away to pre
vent the vessel from going on
its beam ends. She then drifted
ashore in Useless Bay, Whidby'H
Island, W. T., and is probably a
total wreck. All hands were saved.
San Francisco. Jan. 3. Gxdall.
Nelson Sc Perkins aro out in a ear.l
defending tho character for ability"
of J. W. Lewis, the otlieer on leck
of the Pacific at the time of the dis
aster, and stigmatizing the testimony
of Allen, before ihe Coroner's jury
at Victoria, as a tissue of lying slan
ders. Capt. Sawyer ef the bark Orpheus,
which was wrecked on Copper Island
after having been in collision with
the Pacific, was arrested this morning
at Los Angeles, on a complaint made
by six seamen and the steward of the
bark, charging him with wilfully
casting away the ship. T e legal
penalty is death. It will lm remem
bered that the canst) : Cpt. Sawyer
assigned at the time was that he mis
took the light on Caje Beale at the
entrance to Barclay Sound, for Cape
Flattery light, which was some 30
mih-s further north. The examina
tion will take place before the U. i.
Commissioner ;;t 2 o'clock r. m.,
Wednesday.
The total rainfall for December is
3.01; total from January 1st to last
i vening. 1.03 making a total for tho
season of 11.10. Considerable rain
lias fallen since last night, which'
will probably increase the total to 12
inches to date.
San Fi:.vNci.sro
Anthony, late of
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the Sacramento
I on. i ied at his residence in this
c ity this morning of apoplexy.0
,In the assembly ye-sierda3 a con
current resolution was oIbred, main
ly directed at points in the Prefi
deiit's message referring to the pub
lic school and church taxation ques
tions claiming that they were mat
ter of State concern alone, and not
proper subjects of federal legislation.
Ant koi'iiiiioii jo.so nniinaii vertH
lpon federal
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interference with tho
islatnre; on the irre-
UOUlsiana le
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currency: on crovernmont
cori-.iption and a protective tariff,
and demanding a modiliioation of
the Burlingame treaty with China to
discourage Chinese immigration.
San Dkiuo, Jan. 4. II.ILWild v,
who has been in charge of the ponso
guarding Campo, having Iwen reliev
ed by a detachment of soldiers from
Fort Yuma, returned here last even
ing. He
quiet along the border, but think
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tiie presence of his posse at Camixi
was tiie only
thing that prevented
another raid.
Sackamento. Jan. 4. Th rivr i
within six inches of flood mrt
slowly rising.
Foreign.
rosEN. Dec. 31. Tho Rihrn
Gresen and Posen, who was recently
convicted of violation of tho ecnl;.
astical laws, and condemns! tn
months imprisonment. h.i boon
rested and sent to prison tosrrve out
the term of sentence.
The imports of sutrar intn r.n1nj
show an increase of 22,000 tons. Tho
exports of iron have decreased 23,000
tons, owing to a falling off in tho
exports of rails to the United States
of o,000 tonso
Madrid, Dec. 3. El Cronista a
serts that General Jovellar, the new-
ly-appomted captain general of Cuba,
is to put an end to an abuses in that
islaud, irrespective of persons or
position. He will hold all offenders
to full responsibility. .
London Jan. 3. A Vienna dis
patch reports that Arch Duke CRu-
dolph, Prince Imperial of Austria,
will be crowned King of Hungary in
July-
London, Jan. 4. Lord Lytton, it
is said, will succeed Lord Northbrook
as viceroy of India.
Sir Anthony Rothchild died to
day.
Paris, Jan. 4. M. Gambetta has
announced his intention of coming
forward as a candidate for the Cham
ber of Deputies in Paris Lyons, Mar
seilles, Lille and Bordeaux. His
purpose in doing so is to ascertain
the judgment of a large vote npon
the policy of compromise which ho
espoused during the latter part of
tiie session. 0
San Sebastian, Jan. 4. The Al
fonsist troops are concentrating be
tween Rentiera and Irun. General
Mariones appears to be ready to open
the attack on San Marcos immediate
ly. The cannonade directed by the
Carlists against Rentiera and the
passages of Hernani is slackening.
The Liberal Association of Portland
intend to celebrate Tom Paine's birth
day on Sunday, Jan. 30th.
neavy snows are reported in Utah.
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