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oG 0 G O ' O o o G "o o o o 0$ o o o o DEVOTED TO PJEWS, LITERATURE, AN 3 THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. w SL 1 jg a If O O o o G r-s. vol. tor THE ENTERPRISE.- POU T II E o Farmer, Business 3Iiin,& Family Circle. ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. FKANK S. DEMENT, PROPRIETOR AND PUBLISHER. OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CLACKAMAS CO. OFFICE In Enterprise Ruildlng, " uoor south of Masonic nuildlnx. Main St. TVruid of Subrrlpllon Single Copy Ono Year, In Advance $2.50 ' Six Months " " TrniH of A:lvertUlnjrt Transient advertisements. Including all l.sai not ics, square m iwi-i; lins on' w-ek - Kor o'K'i subsequent insertion m 'alnum. o.ie y-ar 'If " " -inirtT " " xnsiuess Card, 1 sqinr', om year 2.50 UK) ll!f).IK) tiO.IV) 4!.00 1-2.00 SOCIETY NOTICES. oki;g()N i.oih;h xo. 3, 1. 1. o. i'., (Meets every Thursday -veS-evening at 7 4 oVloek, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Main street. Members of the Or der are invited to attend. By onler hi:hkca i)i:citi:i: i.oix;u xo. ."J, I. O. O. F., Meets on the sff-t Seeon;tand Fonrth Tut s- jJir dav evenings each month, :ty V at 7 ' o'clock, in the Odd Fellows' 11 ill. Meiuhersot'the Decree arts invited to Attend. ;:ci,To.u.u f.oxxii; xo. i, v.i". A A. M., Holds its regular cm- A iniuiications on the Fir.-t and V'S Third Saturdays in e.u-h month, at 7 o'clock from the :10th of Sep. teniher to the. "JOth of M arch ; and 7'i o'clock from tin; liOth of March to the 20th of September. Hrethren in good standing arc invited to attend. JJy order of W. M. I'AM.S i;XC VMlMi:XT XO. 1,1. o. O. V., Mee ts at Odd Fellows' q rv Hall onthe First and Third Tuos- aXX dav of each month. Patriarchs in troo I standing are invited to attend. rt v s r y n s s c a r d s. A. J. HOVER, M. I. J. W. NORRIS, M. II HOVKR fc NOHRIS, vsu'iaxu axo srztKoxs, B-i),Tiij tT-sta!rs in Charman's Ilrick, Main Street. Ir. llovr's residence Third street, at fo;t of !itT stair.vay. tf I)U. JOHN WELC'II DENTIST, ip. OFFICE IN o oitEtJON city, ou;;:;!)N. Hl.est faH Price Paid fir t'muily HUELAT & EASTHAM,5 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. POIlTL.lk.It Opitr's new brick, 30 First street. OREGON CITY -Charm an's V)rick, up stairs. septiMtf u JOHNSON a McCOWH ATTORNEYS AND COiWSELORS IT-LAW. Oregon Gity, Oregon. -""ill practice in all the Courts of the State. Special attention given to cases in th U. S. Iand -me- at Oregon City. iiaprlS7"2-tf. L. T. 13 A Tl 1 1ST ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, OREGON CITY, : : OREGON. Will practice in all the Courts of the State. a Nov. 1, 1S75, tf H. E. CHAMBERLAIN, a ATTO I?-T K Y-AT-LA vV OREGOXCITY. Office in Enterprise Rooms. JANEKS li. TTITON, o Altoi'ii(iV-;t-L:uv, Oregon City. Nov. o, lS75:tf v. ii. liuairiELi). Kit :1liHletl hIiic ' !"., ut tle old stan il. Main Street, On. con City, flrrcon. An assortment of Wathes. .Tewel- ry.aiul S -th Thomas Weight Clocks a'll of wliicii are warranted to be as ; represented. OVivpairlng lone on short notice, anel thankful for past patronage. JOHN 31. IIACON, IMPORTER AND DEAI-ER in P.ooks, Stationery, Perfum- rg cry, etc., eic. - Oregon City, tirejfoii. nr..t the? Post Offlce, Main street, east side. TO FRUITGROWERS. rpiIE ALDKN FRUIT PRESERVING L Company of Oregon City will pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE orPI,tTMS. PEA IIS n ml APPLES. Mr. Thos. Charman is authorized to pur chase for the Companv. L. D. C." LATOURETTE, President. THOS. CHARMAN, Secretarv. Oregon City, July 23. iS7o At " MILLER, MARSHALL &. CO.. oPVIri.XS HIGHEST PRICE FOR -WHEAT, at all times, at the Oregon City Mills, And have on hand FEED and ILOTirt ' recaXl11-110?- Parties desiring ;. rtru, must furnish sacks, nov!2tf Why He Sighed. I do not mourn, swept wife of mine, Because those ruby lips of thine. That marble brow. Were kissed bv one who mijrht have been. Had I not chanced to stop between, Tliy husband now. I do not frrieve because thy heart, Ere C upid touched it with my dart. For him would beat ; Nor that the hand which owns my ring:. Once wore his gilt, a "Mispah" thing It was but meet. I sijrh not that his arms were placed Some score of times around your waist, cSo sweet and slim. Ah, no, my love! the woo you see Is mine because you wedded me Instead of him. An 011 Lawyer's Story. A great many years ago, when I was comparatively a young man, and still uumarrieil, I resided in u certain city in Pennsylvania, and en joyed the reputation of being the cleverest lawyer known there. It i not for me to say the praise was merited, but I certainly fonud my self able to discover loopholes of es cape for tlio.se I defended which sur prised even my fellow-lawyers. I possessed by nature those qualities which would have maile an excel? lent detective, and I was a thorough student of the law. There was no mystery about it, but among the more ignorant classes I gained a reputation for more than human knowledge. Perhaps it was not po lite for them to say that the devil helped, but they did. However, I began te tell yon about Madame Matteau. Hhe was an old lady, who owned a little house in the suburbs of the city. She herself was of American birth, but her husband had been a French man, ami so the title of Madame had ueen hestenved upon her. one was a widow, and her daughter Ja briella and her son Henri were her only living rdathes. Her income was but small, and she eked it out by taking a few boarders, generally steady old people who had known her for years. These respected anil liked her; but the city generally had a prejudice against her. There had been two sudden deaths in her house. Each time the victim was a stranger who came at night, and was found dead in the morning. Each time the jury was divided; some be lieving that strangulation was tne cause of death, some that the man had died in a tit. It was terrible that two such deaths should have occurred be neath her roof. Mad.-imes friends pitied her. The rest of the Utile world hinted that these were strang ers, anl their trunks, which con tained no one ki:ew what amount of valuable property, remained in M i dame's possession. Xo one said she was a murderess, but every one s.iid it was "strange," in an odd tone. amVuo one since that second death had visited Madame Matteau. I myself perhaps because I ad mired her a great u.v.l. and her daughter much mote hud r.iway.s insisted that it was merely a coinci dence; that, in a world ia which apoplexy and heart-disease were se common, it was not such a marvel that two men should have met sud den deaths in the same house. ut any faith in the theory was shaken when, one morning, it was published over the city that another transient boarder had been found dead in Madame Mat lean's house and that she was arrested o:i suspicion of having murdered him, his watch and chain having been fonud in her pes sessiou. Ue fore I had recovered from the shock of this terrible? piece of news, a messenger came to me from Mad ame. She desired to see me. Of course I went to her at once. She had been taken to prison and I found her in a little room with a barreil window, and insuflicient fire upon the hearth. The logs hael burnt in two upon the andirons, ami the white ashes were scattered over the hearth. Almost in them sat Mad ame Matteau, in her widow's dress of sombre hue. She was chilled with grief and ex citement, ami had drawn her chair close to the low fire. She shook violently from head to foot, and her face was deadly- pale as she turned it toward me aud held out her hand. "Oh, I thank heaven you have come!" she said; "I know you can save me. Is it not horrible? How could I kill a man ? Why should I ? Why de people come to my house to ilie? To die horribly, with black faces and startling iyes, as if some one had choked "them! U'gh! and hee was a pretty yeung man the night before. Oh, good Heaven! how horrible!" I sat down besi.de her. I took her hand. "Madame Matteau," I said, becalm; collect yourself. As your lawyer 1 must know all. Tell me, from first to last, what happened what was said, what was done. If yoa " I paused; her black eyes had flashed upon me. I could .not ask her whether she had any confession to make. I saw that she had not, unless she was the best actress who' ever lived. Madame Matteau was in nocent of any crime. "If you have any. suspicions," I aded, "tell them all to me." "There is no one to suspect," sobbed the poor woman. "In the house was Gabriella, my daughter, whom you have seen; old Hannah, tbeook; Mr. and Mrs. Beaucamp, friends of my poor, dear husband in his boyhood, the best, the kimlest people; Mr. Gray, a very old man, too feeble to leave the house; poor, deformed Miss -Norman, and the librarian, Mr. Brassford. None of these would murder a mouse. See how kind they are; they remain in my house; they send me worel that they have no doubt of me. On the contrary, how " OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, HI. II,TM.-X UCTtnca , mm "And this man who " I began. "Yes," said Madame Matteau, "I will tell you: he was a fair, young, handsomely-dressed young man; he asked Mr. Br; ssTord at the depot if he knew of any ono who cm Id ac commodate him. Mr. Brassford brought him home. My only emptv room was the one in which those two strangers died. I could not bear to nt him in there; but Mr. Brassford laughed at me. It was late when he retired too late for a quiet household. Hannah had made a fire. She came and told us she hael done so. He said good night. "After ho had gone we; found he had left his waleh on the table. He wore it only with a bunch of seals, ami hael been setting it by the clock, and showing it to us js t.o'nething very handsome. I knocked at his door to restore it to him. He had left us but fifteen minutes before; but he must have been asleep al ready, for he made no answer. So I kept it for the night, and wore it down te breakfast next morning. As I came down I met a gentleman in the hall, lie iuquired for Mr. CJIenn. This was the new-comer's name. I sent Hannah to wake him. She could not de so, and grew alarmed. She had a key that would open the door, ami used it. The next thing I knew we were all in the room, and the windows wore wide open, and the doctor had been sent for; and the young- man that hael called was screaming that hisbrother had been choked to eleath; and then there was an inquest, and then they arrested me. The brother said the first thing he ncticed was that I wore Mr. (lien's watch and seals. I had forgotten it in my terror." "So Hannah had a kev to the roemi ?" 1 said. "Yes; at least it v. as a key that would emeu it. It was the key to Mr. Brassford's door. She knocked the other emt with a stie-k and 2,lt that in." "The people who were then there on that night were your boarders when the other men were found (load?" I asked. "Oil, ye-s." "And Hannah was there also?" "All my marrieel life Hannah has lived with me." "Your daughter oversees your household in your absence?" "Yes, poor child, with Hannah's help." I thought a little while. "Maelaine," I said, "there is some strange mystety in this ail air. I do not despiir of proving to all the world your entire innocence. Mean time be as calm as possible, and en-de-aViir to re?member everything con nected with the sudden deaths that have occurred in your house. The incident that seems the 1 ust impor tant may really be ef the most im mense value." h'o I left and went homo. Strange enough, on the way I mt the doctor who had been called in. lie was a dull, heavy sort 'of j)erso;, eo:i.-dV..-r-ablv ::iven to beer-drinking, ;:nd my opinion e;f his ability was not very great. Howe'ver, I questttmeil him on the subject; and he replied: "Well, you see, I don't say the old woman murdered him. If she did, I should say by sitting on him en-smothering hini with the bolsters. 1 suppose the cause ef his death was asphyxia. Well, then, what is as phyxia? Well, too little breath to keep eme living. He died because lie was s.:ort ot orealn l wash my hands e.f lli.it matter. Onlv, there's the watch; that locks dark." I had learned nothing from the doctor. The coroner lived near me. His jury had been twelve of the 'most ignorant men in the town. This is all he told me: "He was smothered, that man was; so were the other two. Men don't smother themselves. We made it inscrutable providence t'other time. We make it murder this time. That watch, you know." Thus, without any new li.ht, I went heme and formed my plans. There was but erne way te penetrate the mystery. I must enter the. house; I must see tiie people there; I must penetrate the room in which these men had died so suddenly, ami I must not be knejwn by my real character. That Madame Matteau was innocent, I fully believed; but that some one beneath her rejof was guilty, I made no doubt. It might be the librarian, Mr. Brassford, whose key fitted the dead man's eloer. It was possible but no, I would net harbor a mad supersti tion. There couhl be no super natural power beneath which human beings dropped anil died. Death as it came to us is mystery enough. Wi.at had been said to me by a wo man, who would have been a Spirit ualist had she lived to-day, was a mere obscurity. "I believe that there is some hor rible unseen thing in the room," she saiel, "some awful, shapeless spirit; and, when it is locked in with its victim, it murders him. Let others believe what thev will, I believe that." The worels haunted me, but I laughed at them, of course. What ever it was, I would try to know. I had a plan. At dusk that day, I went into my bed-room myself. I came out a strange man. I wore a. white wig, a pair of green glasses, and an overcoat the tail of which reached to my heels. I had a muffer about my throat, and a little bunch on one of my shoul ders. I carried a thick cane, anel stooped a good ileal as I walked. In my hand I carried a carpet-bag, and in my bosom a pair of pistals well loadeel. I passed out into the street, the early moon was just rising; she lit me on the way to Madame Matteau's house. It was opened for me, when I knocked, by old Hannah. Her eyes were red and swollen. Then I told j her that I was a stranger, and had ! received Madame Matteau s address from a gentleman in New York, and I desired to stay under her roof all night. She shook her head. "I don't think you can," she said; the ladv is away from home. Be sides we are in trouble here. I don't think Miss Gabriella would " But here Miss Grbriella herself appeared. "I am an old man, miss, 1 said; "and, as vou see, quite infirm. I dreael another step. I should take it as a kindness if you would accommo date me, aud I will pay you any price you ask. Miss Gabriella looked at Hannah. "We have onlv one room," she said; "and that-" I ended the question of my stay byT be gging to be taken to it. "You will have supper, sir?" asked the girl. But I declared I had eaten, and wanted rest. Her reply was: "Hanna, show the gentleman to the 'blue room'" the scene of the three sudden deaths or murders. It was a small apartment, painted blue. It hud also blue win dow curtains, a blue coverlet on the bed, a neat striped carpet, a set of old mahogany furniture, and a very handsome ewer and a basin of costly china. It was at the time almost a universal custom to burn wood. In this room, however, was a small coal file. I alluded to this as Hannah came in with the scuttle. "Yes, sir," she said; "Misses does burn coals. Her son is clerk, or the like at the new mines at Mauch ('hunk, and he sends it cheap to her. but it's a nasty, dirty-smelling thing, and I hate it. Xow it's built and lit; 'twill warm up in fifteen minutes. It takes longei than wood." She went out of the door and came back in a minute with a little tray, on which stood a pot and a cup and and a saucer, also a bowl and a tiny pitcher, anel something in a napkin. "Miss sent a bit and a sip," said she. "Tea rests ld folks mightily. Good night." "Good night," I said. "I expect I shall sleep soon; I must be up very early, though, for I have bills to pay. E have some hundreds of dollars with me to pav out to-morrow, and it's in the bag." She looked at me in a queer sort of way, anel lingered beside ine. At last she spoke: "Look here, sir; I think old folks of vour age do wrong to lock doors on themselves. You might be ill all night, and who'd get in to see you ?" Wa-5 it this woman's practice to beg travellers who stopped with her mistress not to lock the door? Was there some baneful potion in the cup she had given me? It was an innocent-looking cup enough, an old-fashioned affair, covered with little gilt sprigs. The tea was fragrant Hyson; but the sus picion that had crept into 1113' mind lead tainted it. I fancied a strange color, a carious smell. I put it from me, and would mt have tasteel it for a Kingdom. I hail not intended to sleep, and did not undress myself. I merely removed my disguise, and sat down by the table, with my pistols beside me. That some attempt might be shortly made te murder me, I felt to be possible. I thought of all the old tales I had heard of trap-doors and sliding panels, ami secret entrances to travellers' rooms. I was net a ceiward, but I felt strangely nervous, aud, singularly enough for a man of my perfect he-alth, my hands were growing cold and my feet were lumps ef ice, while mv head was burning hot. Fifteen minutes had passed anil the fire was kindled, but the room was not warm. The blue flames struggled among the black coals, and flung forked tongues, tipped with yellow tint, into the room. There was nothing cheerful about the stove, though it was one of the open style, now called Franklin. Yet I drew a chair toward it from habit, and sat upon the hearth. I do not know how long I sat there. Suddenly I became aware that I was not myself. I was losing 1113- senses. If unseen hands had been clasped about my neck, and an unseen knee had been pressed against my chest, my sensa tions could not have been different. A thought of the spirit which my friend had suggested faiutly strug gled into my mind. As I struggled to my feet, a noise like the roaring of the sea was in my ear. The llame of my candle turned to a great 3'ellow blue. I barely retained strength enough to stagger to the window and fling it open. The fresh, cold winter-air rushed in. It gave me in tense 2ain, but it relieved me. In a moment more I was able to clamber out of it upon the sheel below. There I remained until day-dawn. With my returning senses, the truth came to me: That which murdered the three men was nothing more or less than the coal-stove. It was provided with a damper, and this, being caught in a manner which closed it, sent the poisonous gas into the room. Had I thrown myself on the bed, I should have been found dead at daylight, in all human probability. As for the fact that neither doctor nor Coroner discovered the truth, I have but to say that they were not deeply scientific men; thatcoal-stoves were scarcely used in the place; and that it had not been mentioned that the blue chamber was thus heated. Of course I rejoiced the household by my discovery, next morning, and equally of course Madame Matteau, who was not only freed from suspi cion, but became the object of uni versal sympathy. She was always so grateful to me, and she proved her gratitude by giving, what I soon asked for, the hand of her daughter Gabriella in marriage. FEBRUARY 11, CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, Feb. 2. Allison, f from the committee on Indian affairs, ! reported back the Senate bill to pro- j vide for the payment of claims for Indian depredations, anel askeel it be referred to the committee on appro priations. So ordered. The Chair laid before the Senate the unfinisheel business, it being the House joint resolution directing the commissioners of the District of Co lumbia to pay interest on the bonds issueel in pursuance of the act of Congress 'approved June 20, 1S74. out of any funds in the U. S. Treas ury, subject to the requisition of saiel commissioners, the pending question being on the amendment of Kernan, submitted yesterday, pro viding that any further issue of 3-uo bonds, under or by virtue of said act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, is hereby prohibited. Sargent, Bayard, Morton, Allison and Logan participated in the debate. Without action the Senate ad journed. Feb. 3. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to pay inter est on the 3-G5 District of Columbia bonds, the pending question being on the amendment of Kernan that any further issue of 3-G5 bonds, un der or by virtue of said act of Con gress, approved June 20, 1874, is hereby prohibited; agtved to. The debate was continued by Ham ilton, Morrill of Maine, Sargent, Saulsbury and Bogy, the question being on the amendment of Hamilton to discontinue paving and grading the! streets, etc. Sargent said it was too sweeping, and should not be adopted. Morrill, of Maine, said the effort would be to step all repairs here, and certainly the Senate could not want to say that money collected from taxes eoulel not be expended in paving or repairing the streets. The amenelinent was rejected: yeas 31, nays 31. The jeint resolution was then re porteel to the Senate, and the ques tion being first, on the amendment proposed by the committee on ap propriations to strike out the resolu tion as it came from the House, that the proviso that any further issue of bonds is hereby prohibited, anel provieleel that nothing in this resolu tion contained, shall involve.1 the ge) ernment of the United States in any obligation to pav the principal or interest of any such bonds which have been issueel. contrary or not, in the pursuance 01 law, it was concur red in after fr.itlu-r debate. The question then being on concurring in the amendments made in commit tee of the whole, they were concur red in. Hamlin moved to recommit the bill to the committee on appropria tions; rejected. The joint resolution, as amended, passed, and is as follows: ll:.-nlri:il. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are here by directed to transfer to the Treas urer of the United States for pay ment of interest due on the 1st of February, 187t5, on the bonds of said District issueel uueler the provisions of the act of Congress, approved June 20, 1874, entitled an act feir the gev ernment of the District of Columbia anel for other purposes, such sum as may be necessary to pay the same from any unexpended appropriations heretofore made by Congress, or from any revenues derived by taxa tion em property in saiel District of Columbia, subject t.i the requisition of said commissioners, excluding funds raised for the support of public schools; provided that any further issue of 3 Go bonds, under or by vir tue of said act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, is hereby prohibited. And provided thai certificates here tofore issueel by the board of audit, including those converted into 3-G5 bonds and those which have not been so converted, and the certificates hereafter to be issued by the board of auditors, or their successors in office, shall not exceed in the aggre gate the sum of .51,500,000. Sec. 2. That there shall be no in crease of the present amount of total indebtedness of the District of Co lumbia, anel any officer or person wdio shall knowingly increase, or aid or abet in increasing such total in debteelness, shall be deeired guilty of a high misdemeane)r, anel on con viction thereof be punished by im prisonment not exceeeling 10 years, aud by fine not exceednig 10.000; anel provided further, that this reso lution shall not, in any way or man ner, recognize the liability of the United States to pay either interest or principle of any such bonds as may have been issued on or since the 27th day of January. 187G. HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 2. O'Brien offered a resolution instructing the committee on foreign affairs to in quire into the expediency of request ing the President to negotiate a com mercial treaty between the United States ami the Republic of France, placing the citizens of the United States on as favorable footing as the citizens of the other anel most favor ed nations, in respect of duties and charges imposed on imports into the Republic of France; adopted. The House then took up the bill reported yesterday from the com mittee on public lands, providing for the sale of the Kansas Indian lands to actual settlers. It author izes the payment by settlers and purchase under the appraisement already made, of the appraised value of their farms in six equal annual installments; also provides for a new .appraisement, After some discuss ion the bill passed. The House then resumed the con sideration of the proposed eostitution al amendment limiting the presi 187G. dential ternf. Woodworth opjiosed the amend ment. He declared that although he hail voted for the resolution offered by one of the gentlemen on the other side against the third term, he would prefer a thousand times President Gfant to be re-elected rather than to see the office filled by one of those who, twelve years ago, were in arms against the government. Young remarked, as one who bore arms against the government, that there was no danger of such a per son putting himself forward as a presidential candidate, Lane, chairman (?) of the judiciary committee, closwl the debate with a speech favoring the amendment. Reagan offered an amendment as follows: Nonerson has held or may hereafter hold the office of President, shall ever hereafter be eligible to said office: that the term of the office of President and Vice President shall be six years. Xew moved to recommit the bill to the judiciary committee. The vote stood yeas, 127; nays, 127 a tie vote. The Speaker's vote was in the negative; aud the motion was lost.. The vote was then taken on Rea gan's amendment: the word "here after" being first changed to "there after." The vote resulted, 78 yeas, 184 nays. The vote was then taken on F rye's amendment, which was rejected; yeas, 02; nays, 144, The vote was then taken on the passage of the bill, which, was lost. Yeas, 10G; navs. 144. The House than adjourned. Feb. 3. Clymer offered a resolu tion directing the Secretary of War te) report to the House Ihe entire cost for the last fiscal year of the signal service; aelopted. Wheeler offered a resolution di recting the committee on appropria tions te insert an item appropriating S2,r00 to the widow of the late II. A. S t a r k w e a t h e r ; a d o p t e d . Young introdnceel a bill to provide for a customhouse at Memphis, Ten nessee; referred. Glover ollered a resolution recit ing the belief that certain jmiiUcal personal influence had been exercis ed to secure the removal of the Federal J aelge anel the appointment ef another in Colorado for the cor rupt purpose of procuring certain orders and decrees concerning cer tain mining interests now in litiga tion, anel directing the Attorney General to furnish copies of letters and papers asking for the removal of Judge Belforel, anel for the appoint ment of Judge Stone in his stead; referred to the judiciary committee. The bill reported by Williams, of Indiann, chairman of the committee on accounts, for the payment of 14 disabled Union soldiers on the rolls of the House, led to considerable discussion, as to whether there were se many Union soldiers on the rolls. Fort mule-rtaking to deny there were, anil llolman anel Williams of India na, maintaining the coifutary; linally ihe bill passed. Kasson introduced a bill to encour age the conduct of commerce in ves sels owned by citizens of the United States; referreel. The bill provides that until the 1st of July, 1879, any steamship of not less than 2,000 tons burden that was built during or after 1870, anel of which at least four fifths is owned bona fide by citizens of the Uniteel States, and built in a foreign country, may be registered as a ves sel of the Uniteel States, and. entitled to all the privileges of an American vessel. The House then went into commit tee of the whole, Hawkins in the chair, on the consular anel diplomat ic approwriation bill, which appro priates ii?,.22,847. Anecdote of Alexander Hamil ton. Hamilton was once applied to for professional assistance by a man of Xew York, who held the guardian ship of several orphan children. These children, then very young, would, on coming of age, if they hael their rights, succeed to the posses sion of a large and valuable estate. In the title deeds of this estate, the guardian had discovered material defects, and he thought he saw a way, with the assistance of an able lawyer, by which he couhl secure the title to the whole property to him self. He openeel to Hamilton the whole business, exhibiting copies of the title deeds, and explaining how he would like to proceed. And he promised the great jurist a large re ward if ho would undertake the business. Hamilton said he must give to a matter so important due th ought before he decided, and set a time for his client to call again. The guardian called according to appointment. Hamilton had put in writing faithful minutes of their former conversation, which, upon his second visit he read alcud. " I think," said Hamilton, when he had finished reading, " that is 1 true statement of yeur plans." "Yes, sir," answered the client. "That is correct. And now, if I may ask, what have you decided?" "I will tell you, sir," replied Ham ilton, sternly; "you are now com pletely in my power; and I consider myself as the future guardian of these unfortunate orphans. I have decided that you will settle with them honorably, to the very last penny, or I will birht you from the surface of the earth! " It may be unnecessary to add that the false-hearted guardian did not pursue his nefarious scheme any further. Vulgarity is never so conspicuous as in fine apparel, on or off the stage, and never a3 self-conscious. f Warner. NO. 16. Iron Hub, Iron Spoke Wagons. G. R. Duval formerly of Salem,. nMe f t .. r . i . . 1 1 " - '-'o " llt' t xj ao iu tia tern new running gear for wagons, which cjmbiues the strength of iron with a lightness less than that of wood. G The patent, issmd March 19, 1872, is styled "improvement for wheels of vehicles." He experimented at Salem and built two such wagons apout six years ago. A son of Ralph Geer, Esq., bought one of them, which is now run by Byrhgtou Geer near Walla Walla, Ic April, 1875, he built several at Dayton, Yamhill county. Dr.' Johnson, Esq., of Lafayette, has' or.a bugrpy, and Dr. Littlefield also has one of similar construction. Hon. T. Davenport, of Marion county, has one of the lumber wagons of this patent. He can doubtless give information of its value. . One of the peculiarities of this 0 improvement is that the iron rod, which is the spoke, acts as a Jensile brace, holding the weight "by the head, w hich is counter sunk in the tire, live iron spokes share tne weight on the heads at every" instant of rest or motion. It is somewhat like.the principle of the suspension bridge. A second peculiarity is that the cap screws closely to the hub, and lecks the nut on the lower end of the spoke, and alse protects the in-Q side : of the hub, which is a double hollow iron cylinder, from wet and dirt. To explain further: The hubs are double; that is, the iron box is a hub. provided with two central flan ges and a v. rought iron Land. The double caps screw ed closely hold the nuts of the spokes to their places, and keep clean boxes. The weight of the model is 5 pounds. It bears up G25 pounds without bending w heel or axle. Two of ns weight of one 180 and of the other 105 pounds stooel upon it, and fqur persons have done it, showing its marvelous strength. Mr. Johnson's buggy wheels weigh about 100 pounds. Wheels weighing 380 to 400 pounds have a capacity of 2,500 to 3,000 pounds load. Those weigh ing 425 to 500 pounds per set have a capacity of 3,000 to 5,000 pounds load. A set of truck wheels sent to Messrs. .3 Miller it McCormick's, Eugene City, weighed 450 pounels. The axle was 2l4 inches, and the power on the street of 5,000 pounds, but the" weight should be 500 pounds for such trucks. Special care is now taken that the plate or cap is screw ed on a good thread, so as to hold firmly. Mr. Duval is a wagon maker by trade. He makes his own wooden felloes, at present, but these will in time be replaced with iron ones, when the proper machinery can be secured. He is now filling orders for two hack-wheel sets, one for Mr. Ball, of North Yamhill, and one for Mr. Robinson, of Daton, at G5 per set, The price of wheels finish ed is i?J5 to 70 per set, with 2,500 to 3,000 pounds power. Those with power of 3,000 to 5,000 pounds cost from $70 to 880. A two-horse wagon has 41 to Gl spokes, a hack, 18; a buggy, 20, Mr. Duval finds that the advantages at Oregon City for this manufacture are the best he has seen. '"He is associated withJ. H. Moore, Esq., a well-known machinist, whose fine location anel abundant water power just below the City Mills, afford every opportunity for, machinery, as well as convenience to get materials and shipoffthe products "of the shop. Judging from a brief interview with Air. JJ., the inventor of this -Improved wagon, and an in spection of the model, ami the wheels in the shop in process of construc tion, the impression is maile that a change will occur in the wagon business as this becomes generally known. Defects in the construction will be seen and corrected. More simplicity will obtain after trial. As iron comes to be cheaper as well as more durable than wood, the pub lie will seek this light and strong vehicle. It will interest visitors to the city to look into the shop and .examine the model and specimens "and the work. It will occupy but a few minules and reward the effort to learn something new. Mr. Duval and Mr. Moore welcome and cour teously answer all inquirers. 0 A new manufacturing interests al ways claims attention. One that will retain even a tenth of the money O sent out of the State for wagons, will be a perminent industry, teaching our boys trades, and giving workmen emyloment, deserves .encouragement Oregon tan. o 'Jones belongs to a gooe templars' lodge in this city, but he recently imbibed too freely of corn juice, and, while trying to find his way home, in a tangle-leggeel condition, he was O met by Mr. Smith, another member, to whom he frankly "acknowledged the corn," whereupon Mr. S. prefer red a charge against him in the lodge. The case was t be investigated at the next meeting of the lodge. In the meantime Mr, Jones threatened Mr. Smith with personal chastise ment if he succeeeleel in substantial o ing his charge. Smith is very r. ace ably disposed, and he knew that Jones would execute his threat, but he did not want to "take water" before the lodge. Indeed, he was placed beo tween two fires, and when he was called upon to "rise and explain," he tried to excuse Mr. Jones without committing himself, byQremarkiug: "Worthv Chief, Brothers and Sisters: After a 'sober' second thought it has occurred to me that the evidence against Bro. J. is not sufficient ty warrant a conviction, as I only had his word for it that he had been drinking, and he was so drunk at the time that I cannot conscientiously consider him responsible for what he said." O