Image provided by: Oregon City Public Library; Oregon City, OR
About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1871-188? | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1876)
O " o o o 'ill folrfmT o o tfgj' DEVOTED TO HEWS, LITERATURE, AMD THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. VOL. 10. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1876. c NO. 21i O stair A (i " X ) in infi (nffW' HcjJi' in W f THE ENTERPRISE. FOR THE Farmtr, Basin:u flan, & Family Circle. o ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. FRANK S. DEMENT, 1-BOMLIETOK AND PUBLISHES. OFFICIAL FAFEB FOB CLACKAMAS CO. nmrrrln evticrprik Buildlnsr. nne .th of McBuildlng. Mala St. Terms Srlptl t Slnele Copy One Year, In Advance $2.50 Six Months " " 1-50 Term of Auvertlsiufft Tranglnt advertisements. InHnR all "gal notl. square of twelve llnn one week.... ...... 7'nn For ach subsequent Insertion... i- One Column, one year Half , 4o.no ness'card. 1 L-l SOCIETY NOTICES. OKECJON' LOPCE NO, 3, I. I. . 1'., Meets everv Thursday Se&ttfr eveningat 7 4 o'clock, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Main s3S$K' street. Memlers f the Or der are invited to attend. liy orrtr rf.iiccca li:;ki;i: t.odoe no. 2. I. O. O. V., Meets on me jfWTW w .....1 hV.urlh Tups. iml, . . - . i. .1. at 74 o Vlik, in tne uuu Fellows' Hall. Membcrsof the Decree aro invited to attend. Miri,TNOMAII I.OIXii: NO. 1, A.I'. A A. M., Holds its regular coin- A iminications on the First and "V Thfnl Saturdays in e:u:!i month, at 7 o'eluek from theJth of Sep. tember to the JJth of March ; and Ti o'clock from the 20th of Mareh to the 2nth of Soptendtor. lirethren in good standing are invited to attend. Uv order of W. M. 1'ai.i.s i:xcampmi:t no. 1,1. o. O. F., Meets at Odd Fellows' Hall on the First and Third Tues dav of each month. Patriarchs in good standing are invited to attend. G n US I ' MS S U A It D s. a. J. iiovkr. m. r. J. w. Nonms, sr. i HOVER So NOKRIS, Pll YSIC'IAXS AX1 Sl'HUKOXS, troiUiN- Vp-Stairs in Cliarman's r.rlck, Mit in stn-ot. j . Ir. IIovt's nsidi'iiee Third street, at foot of cliff stairway. f DU.JOIIN WKLCII DENTIST, oKi-' in-: is OKIMJOX CITY, OKWiOX. IlitfUctt C'ali l Si-e l:i-.t fr County Ordi-rs. HUELAT &. EASTHAM, ATTORNE YS-AT-LAW POUTI.ANO bt Oj.itrs new brick, First si ni t. OKKIiOX CITY Chnrtnan's brick, up stairs. sfj.tiUf JOHNSON & McCOWH VTTORNEVS WO nil'NSELOUS YU.UY. Orai;on GIty, reon. ttjrWIM practice in all the Court? of the fetatc. SMTlal airiMinon yiven ro case? in the U. S. Imd rtic at n jion City, n 5nirlS72-tf. L. T. BARIN ATTORN EY-AT-L AW, OREGON CITY, : : OREGON. "Will practice In all th Courts of the State. Nov. 1. 175, tf H. E. CHAMBERLAIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OREGO.V CITY. Offlc In Enterprise Rooms. -JAMES B. UPTON, At t orney-a t-Lav, Oregon City. Nov. 5, 175 df W. II. HKJHFIELT). EataDlitilted ninr ' lO, at tlie old atnnd. Main Street, Orr?on City, (1rr?on. An asfsorttnent of Wat hes. Jewel ry .and "-t h Thomas' Weight Clocks all of which are warranted to be as 1 represented. Repalrlns done on short notice, and thankful for past patronage. JOHN M. 15AC0N, IMPORTER AND DEALER J0ffitl In Rooks, Stationery, Perfuni- rCf erv. etc.. etc. nMnaEbcjr v m a Orfgsn City, Oirpon. irvAt the Post Office, Main stgeet, east ide. o TO FRUIT-GROWERS. THE ALDEN FRUIT PRESERVING Company of Oregon City will pav the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE or PI.VMM. PKA Its aiitl APPI.KS. Mr. Thos. Channan Is authorized to pur chase for the Company. L. D. C. LATOURETTE. O President. rnOS. CHARM AN, Secrctarj-. Orej-oa City, July 28, 1S75 if MILLER, MARSHALL & COl, PAY THE HKJITE.ST PRTCE FOR wheat, at all times, at the Oregon City Mills, And have on hand FEED and FLOUR Fe11A,?,t.wRrkrtwrato8- Parties' desiring I eed, niusVJurnish sacks. novi't-f AN HOUR TOO LATE. BT PAUL. B. nAY.VE. I have loved you, oh, how madly I I have wooed vou softly, sadlv. As the chanceful years went tv; Yet you kept your haughty distance, Yet von scorned my brave persistence, While the long, long years went by. Now that colder lovers leave you. Now that Fate and Time bereave you (For the cruel years will fly). In your beauty's pale declension Yoil would grace with condescension The love that touched you never When your bloom and hopes were high. Ahl but what if I discover That too long in antique fas lion I have nursed a fruitless passion. Whose rajce and reisn (thank Heaven 1) 4 re passed at length and ovor That Fate hath locked forever Love's golden Eden gate? There's a wrong Deyond redressing, There's a prize not worth possessing, And.a lady's condescension May come an hour "too latel" CONDEMNED TO THE NEVA. A Sketch of Rnwian Justice. It was the anniversary of Wash ington's Birthday, and I had accepted an invitation from the officers of the U. S. revenue steamer Searcher to dine with them and spend the-even ing. The Captain was also an invited guest, from whose lips I heard the details of the following thrilling ad venture. It was after dinner, the table was ornamented with decanters cigars abounded, and all hands as sumed positions of ease, a3 Captain Ratler, with a preliminary survey of uis audience, began as follows: You have often wondered. Station bill (the First Lieutenant), why I despise port-wine, especially the ne gns vou brew occasional! v. Well, I'll tell you. Twenty-live years ago I found myself in St. Petersburg. I had been granted an extended leave of absence by the Department, while an indulgent father provided the necessary funds to support the style and dignity I considered incumbent upon. a Third Luff in the llevenue Marine. One evening in December I drop ped into the magnificent gaming es tablishment known as Dromleski's salon. It was the resort of Princes, noblemen, diplomats, and, in fact, the elite of the city congregated there. At the door I was accosted by an old fellow bent with age, and wrap ped in rags which fluttered painfully in the icy wind. He asked for a few coppers, and I tossed him a rouble, which act compelled me to unbutton my coat, and expose partially the uniform I wore. I caught a glimpse of the mendi cant's eye fastened upon me. It was sharp and piercing as the point of a cnuass. j. ne next instant l was mingling with the gay throng who crowded the spacious apartments. A suppressed hum of voices, min gled with an incessant metallic clink, was heard on all sides. The favorite game was rouge-et-noir, and I blush to acknowledge it, gentlemen, but I proceeded to tempt the smiles of the fiekle jade. It was my maiden at tempt. Success crowned my most reckless efforts, leaving me a winner of over 7,000. I had attracted considerable atten tion, and one gentleman in particular I had noticed watching me. He was attired in the gorgeous uniform of an Imperial Hussar; and his pale, aristocratic features, dark eyes, small pointed mustache, and gleaming i white teeth were in perfect accord j with the. hussar bearskin with its pendant top. "You are a favorite of fortune' he remarked, in excelleut French, salut ing me gracefully at the same time. "Allow me;" and handing me his card, I read: "Alexis Deghestan, Lieutenant Fourth Hussars." We took a turn to tne banquet room, where the gay soldier related a hundred amusing anecdotes, char acteristic of high life in the metropo lis. Titled dignitaries and ollicers of high rank in the army were f;eely spoken of in such terms of easy ir ti macy, that led me to suppose he en joyed more than ordinary favor. In fact, he hinted that the Grand Duke was his patron, and offered to intro duce me. Together we sallied forth into the cold, clear air, the Lieutenant insist ing upon aecompanving me to my hotel. I freely confessed to being an utter stranger in the -ity, with no acquaintances; but Deghestan assur ed m time should not lay heavily on my hands. "By-the-wav, the Prince Simenov- skoi entertains to-morrow evening. Tis a bal-masqne. I have cards, so be ready in full uniform. I will call for von. Here is your hotel; and now adieu." Gentlemen, you must admit that I was favored in securing such a friend, and at the appointed hour I was ready, attired ia the full-dress uni form of my rank. I heard the clank of the Lieu tenant '8 sabre on tho staircase, and the next instant he ap peared in a magnificent uniform, with two jeweled orders on his breast. "All ready. Lieutenant? Good; but 1 would not advise you to take much money -with you, especially after having gained the reputation of being a heavy winner at Dromleski's " "My money is all banked," I re plied. "Good again. But seriously. Lieutenant," and the hussar's eyes looked into mine with an earnest et-pression-"St. Petersburg is very much excited jusc at present over the mysterious workings of a gang to whom are attributed a number of murders which have put the entire detective force to their mettle In every instance the victim has been a man of wealth. The Czar himself is agitated on the subject, I understand I merely tell you this, my dear Lieutenant, to place yon on yonr guard; and should I at anytime be absent from yonr side, avoid all strangers."! j Adjusting our mask a va the drosky Daghestan had in waiting, which soon set ns down before the ulace of the Princess, which was in a blaze of light. The grand stair case was crowded, in the confusion. iuc LKuienani dropped bis cards of invitation as the majordomo demand ed them; the pressure became greater, and we were swept on, despite the uuatt' a otruggung to the contrary. Such magnificence and exhibtions of wealth I had never witnessed be fore. I scarcely missed Daghestan, who had been summoned from my side, and in a maze of delight I wandered into the spacious gardens attached tn the palace. The , rare shrubs and exotics filled the air with perfume, the gleam of Chinese lamps cast a subdued light over all, while the distant strains of the military band floated dreamily to my ear. I paused in the shadow of a miniature fountain; at the same time a lady closely wrapped in a siik cloak, which concealed her face and person, passed rapidly by me. A sharp low cry of pain burst from her lips. She staggeied as if about to fall. I sprang forward, caught the lady in mv arms; at the same time the cloak fell back, revaling a face beautiful as an angels, and a neck and shoulders that might have tempted an anchorite. The lady r. covered, blushed and gently disengaged herself from my encircling arm, which I had been in no hurry to withdraw. She begged me in French to call her brother. then countermanded the order saying it would be really impoossible for me to discover an utter stranger in so vast an assembly. But she felt so ill, it was impossible for her to remain. I begged to be allowed the honor to offer my escort, stated that I was an American and an officer. and, after some little hesitation, the fair one accepted the proposition Her hair, which had escaped from its fastenings, fell in wavy masses over her bare shoulders, streaming in wild disorder amid the shimmer ing folds of her dress. It was truly wonderlnl. I assisted to arrange the warm folds of her wraps, obtained tue number of her droskv, and had the pleasure of seating myself by her side. But in my hurry and excite ment I had neglected to obtain my own greatcoat. My epaulets and gold lace gleamed painfully in the. starlight; the fair lady murmured apologies in my ear, which I endeavored in vain to an swer, but- niy teetli were clicking to gether like a pair of castanets. Fortunately the lady accorded me a generous portion of her thick cloak, or I should have perished. The ride was not over lengthv. caught a glimpse of a dark, gloomy building, looming up before me, before which the drosky stopped The lady threw aside the robes. assisted her to alight; and, hurrying forward, the door was opened by a lackey in livery, who ushered us in to a room elegantly furnished, aud heated bv a glowing coal-hre. With her own hands the lady brewed a portwine negns, notwith standing my remonstrances, which she insisted npon my drinking. My eyes looked unutterable things as 1 raised the glass to my lips; she smiled in return, and down went a portion of the beverage. But it had such a singular flavor, that to save me I could not finish the con tents of the glass. Almost instantly I felt a nausea at mv stomach so much so that I attempted to leave the room. I struggled to utter an apology, but the words rolled forth thick and indistinct. An unconquerable drow siness overpowered me. I leaned my head back; visions and fantasies tor mented me.- The lady's figure faded from my misty eyes, the room ap peared to revolve before me, and the next instant I relapsed into insensi bility. The sun was streaming through t' e uinilows when I unclosed my e-s. Strange, wild, and nameless horrors distracted me. Where was I? My limbs felt cramped and con fined. Drowsiness oppressed me still; again I slumbered awoke, with lips parched and brain on fire. The misery and pain I endured at that time will never fade from my recollection. A cold tremor ran through my heart as I thought of the warning Alexis had given me, the mysteri ous gang and the strange murders they had committed. Could it be possible I was in thrir power? I attempted to wipe the moisture from my brow, but manacles prevented me. Then it was, gentlemen, I began torelize, and vividly, too, that I had been duped In red "to my ruin. Almost before I was aware of it two men, masked and well-armed, stood beside my bed. I was still mentally confused, but I feigned sleep, breathing heavily, as if in a deep stnpor, for the purpose of throwing them off their guard and gleaning some idea as to the nature of their plans and designs. "Is he sleeping yet?" muttered one. "JSlkar'ne. must have given him a fearful dose. The young cub will be missed, the police will be incited to fresh efforts, and the city is getting too hot to hold ns now." "He will come to by sunset, and when once he signs, understand, I will take care that he is not found upon the premises." Together they left the room, and tho imminent danger I was in effec tually aroused my dormant energies. Escape was now my first and all absorbing consideration. The room was destitute of furniture, save the rude bed I occupied, one chair, and a table. A single window admitted light, but it was neavuy uarreu uy iron. I tried Q wrench the mana I clcs from my wrists, but tho scoun drels had secured me beyond the possibility of escape.- In despair I listened to the strokes of a neighbor ing clock, as hour after hour glided : swiftly by. ; Tne gloom oi nigui enveiopea tne room, and the gleam of a candle ap- i prised me that the masked stranger was about to visit me a second time. In silence he approached the bed. "You are awake at lust, 1 per ceive?" "I am: what is the meaning of all his?" "You will ascertain full soon enough, I fancy. But to begin with, si;n this!" and he placed writing materials on the table. I po'nted to my irons, which he immediately -removed, taking the precaution, however, to cover me with the muzzle of a pistol. I glanced at the paper I was to sign. It was a check on my banker for every dollar I possessed in the world. But I was powerless to re fuse and I obeyed the mandate. The fellow took the check glanced at it keenly: "Is this the usual way in which you draw upon your banker?" "It is." "And is this the precise form in which you sign j'onr name?" I answered in the alhniative, when the stranger deliberately removed his mask, repealing to my astonished gaze the well known features of Alexis Daghestan. "There is no occasion for further concealment between us. You have been cleverly duped, as many a bet ter man has been before you. I shall draw this check to-morrow. If I fail you will "make the acquaintance of this;" and he tapped his pistol signifi cantly. "And if you succeed?" I inquired, anxiously. "Then, dead men tell no tales," was the harsh and startling response, as he turned to replace tho irons on my wrist. But, quick as lightning, a dark figure bounded from an obscure cor- ner of the room. Daghestan fell helplessly across the bed from a blow dealt him by my unexpected ally, who secured the rascal, even to gagging, before 1 fully realized what was going on. But, judge of my astonishment, gentlemen, when I reeognized my friend the mendicant who had accosted me at Dromieski's. His bent form, fluttering rags and trembling voice were but a portion of his disguise. In fact, he was a detective, and a very clever one, too. Knowing that I was au American, and a stranger, he determined to watch me, thinking I might tempt the cupidity of the mysterious gang. When he heard of my exploit at the gaining table he redoubled his atten tion. He listened to the conversa- lion wnicn passed oetween the sup posed Lieutenant and myself, at tended the fete, and finally clung, nnperccived, to tho rear of the drosky which conveyed the fair one and myself to the deu of the gang. All this he related to me in a rapid whisper, and, as I owe my life to his remarkable nerve and valor, I will propose his health. The brandy stands with you, Stationbill. You begin to perceive now why I dislike port -wine negus, eh ? (The detective's health was dulv honored, the Captain glanced at the clock, and continued) My friend of the police force had ellected las entrance into the head quarters of the rascals by means of a basement window, had groped ins way through dark cellars and rooms watched the movements of the inmates until he had succeeded in ascertaining the location of the room where 1 had been confined. Watching his opportunity, the brave fellow had turned the tables, but we were not yet free. Two well-armed desperadoes stood between us and liberty. I appropriated Daghestan's pistol, the detective had one of his own, and without further delay we left the room. We passed into a dark hall, which my companion rapidly threaded. A short staircase was descended, which opened into a large room, partially lit by the shining light of the stars pouring through the frost-covered windows. A door at one end of tlidt apartment was ajar, through which poured a strong ray of light. The murmur of voices reached my ears: the detective stole cautiously for ward, pressed my hand with a sig nificant pressure, at the same time drawing his pistol, an example I fol lowed at once. Glancing over the broad shoulders of my companion, I was enabled to witness all that was transpiring within the apartment. It was the self-same room where I had swa.low ed the drugged wine. The fair decoy occupied a chair some distance apart from two brawny rascals who were sitting before the coai-nre. lo gain the street-door, it was necessary to traverse the room, but it would have been madness to have attempted it in the face of these desperadoes, who fought with hal ters around their necks. The detective touched me on the arm the door swung noiselessly baok, enabling us to take deliberate airu at the unconcions scoundrels. The woman suddenly crlanced to ward us, her eyes dilated with terror, but before the scream could burst from her lips, it was drowned in the report of the two pistols. The room was filled with smoke, but the detec tive had taken his bearings correctly. While I bounded forward to guard the two rascals writhing in mortal agony on the floor, he grasped the woman firmly in his arms, and, de spite her efforts to the contrary, she was bound hand and foot. Well, gentlemen, what followed is soon told, That night, as I was on the point of retiring, the detective called npon mo at my apartments. He bade me wrap up warm, and , prepare to accompany him without ! delay. He was extremely reticent as i to what was required of me; but I felt too grateful to press a subject which I saw annoyed the brave fellow. Hastening down stairs, we inmned into a drosky, which started off with the speed of a whirlwind. Drawing up in the shadow of a huge building. we alighted. The detective, taking me by the hand, led the way through a narrow passageway .ascended a steep spiral night of stairs, knocked in a peculiar manner at a door, whisper ing in my ear to walk forward. I obeyed, tb door closed behind me, and I found myself face to face with a tall, commanding personage dress ed in a semi-military uniform of green cloth, devoid, however, of all insignia of rank save a jeweled order which sparkled on his left breast. He greeted me with a pleasant smile, extended his hand, shaking mine cordially, inquired my name, rank and nationality, and concluded as follows: "Through vou I have been enabled to break up a desperate gang of murderers who for some time have bade defiance to all law and author ity. Accept this souvenir as a re minder of your adventure; and now you will accompany the officer in waiting, who will consummate the last act of this piece of villainy by a stroke of iiussian justice. I bowed low. retreated from the presence, and rejoined my friend, the detective, who, in deep silence, conducted me from the buildin: Upon reaching the drosky I found it surrounded by a mounted squad of police. On one of the seats, clad in a thin shirt and loose pair of pants. cowered a figure which I immediately ? 1 4 , " X , . recognized as Alexis uaguestan. I could scarcely repress a crv of astonishment as I seated mj'self by his side; but a significant gesture from the detective, as he leaped into the vehicle, froze the exclamation on my lips. It was a bitter cold night, tiie mercury ranging far below zero, the stars shining like so many bril liants in the vault overhead. Not a breath of air was stirring, and the bells from the Kazan Cathedral were tolling the hour of midnight as the entire party debouched upon the smooth, frozen surface of the River Neva. Once I had attempted to wrap the half -frozen prisoner in a spare bear skin robe, but the detective prevent ed me: and his features, natnrally stern in tlieir .expression, assumed a harder cast in the dim starlight as the order was given to halt. We were midway in the river, where the tide under our feet was sweeping forward at a headlong rate. With business-like precision the guard began at once to cut a large hole in the ice, until the black, roll ing waters were revealed. The pris oner, who had relapsed into a state of semi-insensibility, was now brought forward and placed on the horrid brink. Then I realized the terrible nature of the criminal's punishment. I turned away, sick and faint with horror; at the same time a splash broke distinctly on the still air. When I again turned toward the group the white figure had disap peared. The lady who had used her fatal beauty so successfully as a decoy I was fated to meet once more. It was while driving to the railway station, for I was anxious, more than anxious, to leave forever a country the recol lections of which even now at times cause me to start with aery of horror from my sleep. A long train of wretched, woebegone-looking creatures for a few mo ments delayed my progress. A guard of Cossacks accompanied .the party, whom I immediately recognized as exiles banished to the wilds of Siberia. Despite the rude, shapeless garb which now formed her attire, it could not conceal the matchless form of her who had so nearly lured me to my death. Her wealth of golden hair had disappeared 'neath the rude hands of the prison officials; but, de spite the changes she had undergone, I felt my heart beat wildly as our eyes met. It was only for a moment, but the woman stood motionless as a statue, the stern word of command falling unheeded on her delicate ear. The sharp ring of a leathern thong whistled through the air. dealt by the brawny arm of a brutal Cossack; the lash cut deep into the unfortunate woman's flesh, who screamed and leaped convulsively forward, as she was so terribly re minded of the doom which had over taken her. Gentlemen, do you wonder now at my aversion to port-wine negus? Here is the souvenir which I received on that memorable night (placing a superb watch and chain on the table), and while you gentlemen are examining the relic, I will joiu you, Stationbill, in a good-night glass. Tn Rnnth Carolina, during the past month, thirty-three illicit distilleries have been broken up, twenty-eight copper stills, caps and worms, and 48,000 gallons of mash and beer have been captured. Forty-four of the illicit distillers have been arrested and bound over for trial. Reiser & Co., bankers of New York, deny in toto the statement at tributed to Fred Mitchell, of Kansas City, to the effect that they stated President Grant had received a gold draft for 820,000 from t' e Emma mine ring, for inducing Schenck to beoome director, and that the draft was negotiated through their house. Mr. J. E. Higgins, a shipbuilder of considerable experience, is at Olympia looking after a site for a ship yard and dry dock. He repre sents Gross & Sawyer," well known shipbuilders of Bath, Maino. News Column. Coos county jail is tenantless. Coquille city has a literary society, j Umpire city has a large sick list. Destructive floods are reported in Canada West. The impulsive Bonapartists of Ajac- cio are shouting"vive L' Empereur!" The Alsea Indians are to be remov ed to the Siletz reservation. M. Faure gets 60,000 for two months' singing ou the continent. The Royal Academy elected Glad stone professor of ancient history. Indians ran off 30 head of horses, near Custar City on the 4th inst. The Cubans have sold their filibus tering steamer Octavia. Chicago had a 25,000 fire on the 8th. Turks are murdering Christians in Bosnia. The O. & C. R. R. Co. paid S3, 700 taxes ia Lane county, for 1875. Linn county grangers complain of chicken thieves. Rich mines are reported in the Big Horn and Owl Creek mountains. Work is to be commenced on the Esquimalt dry dock without delay. Poor Lo only goes to jail one day for getting drunk at Victoria. A new bank is to be started at Albany. The shipping of freight to Uma tilla and Wallula is becoming quite lively. The President has nominated Ab- ner Waters, of Salem, U. S. marshal for the district of Oregon. Thos. McF. Patton has been nomi nated, by the President, appraiser of merchandise at Portland. Summer Lake, in southeastern Ore gon, claims to have the best climate of any valley east of the mountains. The State Grand Lodge of Good Templars meets at Salem about the middle of June. Hon. P. L. Willis of Salem has quit law and gone to stock raising, up in Wasco. The jury in the case of the People vs. Wm. M. Tweed have found a ver dict for the plaintiff for 86,537,117. Belknap was formally arrested on the 8th, and placed under 25,000 bonds. A gambler, known as Irish Hank, shot himself through the head in San Jose last week. Samuel Hannah has been confirm ed Collector of Customs for District of Willamette. The army staff officers at Portland object to the Fort Can by telegraph, on grounds of economy (?) . The President has nominated Jl.H. Dana, of Massachusetts, Minister to England, vice R.C.Schenck resigned. Rich mines are reported on Dead wood and Whitewood creeks, 65 miles north of Custar. Wyoming has instructed her dele gates to the Republican National Convention to vote for Bristow for President. The grand jury of Multnomah co. visited the insane asylum on the Sth inst. and report it as being in an ex cellent condition. The Republicans of the French Chamber of Deputies will command 350 votes against 80 or 90 Bona partists. The Irishmen of Portland are to celebrate the anniversary of Ireland's patron saint in grand style. R. C. White is orator of the day. The Democratic county conven tion of Lake county will be held at Linkville on the 8th of April next, to nominate county officers. A subordinate Senate of the Uni ted Order of Reformers has been organized at Antioch, Jackson coun ty, with twenty-five members. Chinamen are being killed by the wholesale by snow plows on the Cen tral Paoific R. R. Why can't we send a load there. Mr. John Durham of Salem was accidentally killed last week, being struck on the head by the butt of a tree which he was falling. John Orth, of Jacksonville, will soon ship to San Francisco 1,000 pounds of deer skins, which makes 3,000 pounds he has forwarded sinoe November last. A San Francisco dispatch says the ship Isaac Jeans, loaded with lum ber from Pnget Sonnd, went ashore outside the South Heads on the 9th. No lives lost; ship a total wreck. Edgar Moore shot Mabel Hall, a ballet girl of the St. Louis theatre comique, on the 9th, he then put a bullet into his own heart, and is probably no Moore by this time. The Repnblican State Convention of Missouri will be held at Jefferson City, May 21th, to seleot delegates and alternates to the National Con vention. Of the one hundred and seventeen women now studying at the Univer sity of Michigan, four have chosen law, forty-seven medicine and fifty six literature and science. Forty-five persons have been in dicted in Maryland, by the grand jury of the U. S. district court, for violation of the enforcement act of Congress in intimidating and hinder ing persons from voting at the last State election. Lucxezia Borgia's Youth. Lucrezia was born April 18, 14S0. Her childhood was doubtless spent in her mother's house, which stood O on the Piazza Pizzo di Merlo, a few steps from the cardinal's palace. TJhe quarter in which she lived Was one of the liveliest in Rome. It was on the way to the Bridge of San Angelo and the Vatican, and wasthe resi dence of numerous merchants andj bankers from Florence, Genoa, and Siena, besides many papal officers and distinguished courtesans. Here Lucrezia continued to live until, at some unknown time, sho left her mother's house to pass under the protection of a woman who exer cised great influence over the cardin al and the whole Borgia family. This was Adiiana Mila, daughter of Don Pedro, a nephew of Calixtus III., and the cardinal's own cousin. At this time she was the widow of Lud ovico Orsini, and on terms ofthe greatest intimacy with the cardinal. It is impossible to learn anything about Lucrezia's early life ard edu cation in Adriana Mila's house. She may have spent some time in' a con vent for the purpose of receiving her religious education, which alone was given by these establishments. Lu crezia's education was not such as to raise her above her sex in any con siderable degree, although, accord ing to the notions of .the day, it was complete. She wa3 instructed in the languages, music, painting and draw ing, and her tskill n embroidery was. much admired afterward in IVrara. The French biographer of Bayard said of her in 1512: "She spoke Spanish, Greek, Italian, and French; Latin a little, but very well; and wrote and composed verses in all these languages." When Lucrezia was old enough to comprehend the domestic relations in which she was living, they must have produced a strange impression on her mind. Her mother's husband was not her father; she and her brothers, as she must early have learned, were children of a cardinal, which scandalous relation (3vas dis guised by treating them as nephews and nieces. She soon learned how common such relations were; that most of the cardinals were absorbed in richly providing for their children. She saw the sons of Pope Innocent VIII. attain high honors, one of them, Franceschetto Cibo, marrying the daughter of Lorenzo the Magnify cent. .Gregorovius remarks that Lucrezia was probably more struck by what there was brilliant and desirable in this relation than by its immorality. Whatever might have been her feel ings, they must have been dulled by the immoral tone of her surroundings. When she was nine years old her father fell in love with the celebrated Julia Farnese, the wife of Ad nana Mila's son.- It is characteristic of the times and persons, that after Adriana had discovered her dangh- O ler-in-law's dishonor, she should have made herself a sharer in it by encour aging it, and thus strengthening her already powerful influence over the cardinal. Prof. T. F. Ckake, in Har per's Jtlagazine for March. o How She Woulj Do It. A hater of tobacco asked an old negro wom an, the fumes of whose pipe were an noying to him, if she thought she was a Christian. "Yes, brudder; I 'spects I is." "Do yon believe in the Bible?" "Yes, brudder!". "Do you know that there is a passage in the Scriptures which says o that nothing unclean shall enter the kingdom of heaven?" "Yes. I've heard of it." Well, Chloe! you smoke, and you can not enter the kingdom of. heaven, because there is nothing so unclean as the breath of a smoker. What do you say to that?" "Why, I 'spect to leave my breff behind when I go dar?" O A Scientist in a Rhapsodt. It is said that Prof. Tyndall proposed to the daughter of Lord Hamilton in a letter beginning: "Saccharine con- Lglomeration of protoplasm. Adora ble combination of matter and force! Rarest product of infinite evolu tion F and in the same strain. The closing ap2ie.il is as fol lows: "Deign, O admirable creature, to respect that attraction which draws me toward thee with a force inversely proportional to the squares of the distance. Grant that we shall be made double suns describing concen tric orbits, which shall (ouch each other at all points of their periph eries," G Cnocp. Says some one: Croup may be cured in one minute, and tho remedy is simply alum and sugar. The way to accomplish the act is to take a knife or grater and shave off in small particles about a teaspoonful of alum, then mix it with about twice its quantity of sugar, to make palat able, and administer it as quick as possible. Almoi-t instantaneous re- O lief will follow. It is proper during leap-year for young ladies to loaf around church doors and steps, and spit all around and talk about how pretty the blush ing young men look as they modestly go in. q "Dancing is no sin," says an Ohio clergyman. "It's, the fights among the boys on the way home which oast an evil shadow over what would otherwise be everywhere known as an innocent amusement." Sgatyour partners. 500 inhabitants of the Westmanna islands, a group south of Iceland, are probably dving of starvation. The fisheries failed last year, and the heavy sens in winter make it nearly impossible to reach themwithuj supplies. o O O 0 o o o o id G