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THE ENTERPRISi
IREGOJ CUT, OK EGOS, APRIL 11, 1S7G. j
Wlre-PiiHIns Our Curse.
The World, though professedly a
Democratic organ, argued recently
that it is a very disconsolate view of
things to look for any improvement
in politics to a more active interven
tion of tho people in public affairs.
It is the people themselves, it insists,
that first need to bo reformed . "What
Lopes is there for us," the World asks,
xrho have infused into the Govcrn
saent all the popular elements of the
country ?" "We answer that wo have
nominally done so, but not practi
cally. The people in this country
have become a body which registers
the degrees . of one or other of tho
traditional parties, controlled by
small; knots of managers called gen
eral committees. Indirectly their
opinions have some influence upon
this directing centre, but directly
none. They arc just as much in the
hands of the managers as evor were
the .'French peasantry under the
pre fects of Louis Napoleon. In other
words tho "popular clement" is
simply the stalking horse behind
which thoso cunning fowlers, tho
politicians, hide themselves while
they are bringing down their game,
that is tho offices and emoluments.
The Rouble with us hero in Oregon
is that we give up everything to tho
Lands of tho iolitical tricksters, and
Xj individual citizen feels his personal
responsibility. The people, as a
whole, Lave littlo control of their
own business. Tho "machinery" of
tliefpartics has taken it out of their
Lands. It is that machinery which
o
supplies our entire civil service from
President down to page. Public
offices have became by means of it
rewards for partisan services, and are
no longer regarded as public trusts.
They are filled with the superservice
able instruments of members of Con
gress, and not with men of capacity
And integrity. Men of capacity and
integrity, indeed, unless they consent
o co operate with this " machinery"
they are disfranchised. They must
bow tho knee as tho World does to
the idol of party, no matter what
that idol may determine, or stand out
solitary and alone in the cold. Now,
this despotism, as we conceive, may
be broken in two ways. Tho intelli
gent and conscientious men" within
the several parties may protest against
it as if feebly done by the Independ
ent, organizations throughout this
State,' thereby compelling tho poli
ticians to mend their ways ; or intel
ligent and conscientious men may
break off from tha old artin refusing
to approve their course, and proceed
to a new organization ; but not such
as we have in Oregon, which is simply
brought into existence by the two
great parties for strategic purposes.
0 .Xn either of tho above cited cases tho
result would bo a larger " infusion of
tbe popular clement" into the active
management of affairs and a great
0gain for the nation. The outlook
may be dark, but it is therefore by
'HO means utterly hopeless. The old
parties are disintegrating slowly, it
may be; too slowly for the needs of
the next canvass yet with undenia
ble certainty. As for ourself, wo
O would not be surprised to sec, even
; before tho next general election, men
who agree in the desire for an honest
administration and honest money
t united. Let Miy of tho old hacks be
nominated by cither convention, and
- there will be a stampedo to tho other
fiide most edifying to behold.
O'
A "Way to Itesuinc.
" TThe report from San Francisco that
lue government is bargaining for a
direct purchase of the products of
' the principal mines of Navada and
California, with a view to securing
specie for the payment of its paper
currency, is not an unreasonable one.
o Ono of the terrors which the re
sumption act has had for opponents
of " hard .money " has been "the
frightful disturbance of the jnoney
markets of the world," which, it has
been predicted, would be caused by
any attempt on the part of tho Scc
r retary of the Treasury to purchase
gold in Europe by the issue of bonds,
as permitted by tho act. But if tho
owners of these mines are willing to
sell their products directly to the
- government in exchange for bonds,
Europe will not bo drained of. her
gold, and our government will secure
what it requires without the inter
vention of sj-ndicates or the increaso
of our foreign debt.
"We hope the farmers of Clackamas
county will improve every day of the
rebalance of this month hi planting
i: and sowing grain. Don't let the
politicians impress you that the
county will go to tho dogs unless
yoa attend their primaries and their
convention, but bo sure the county
will bo saved if you but plant every
acre you have in some one or other
01 the cerfcnls. Clackamas county
o
ought to raise for sale 200,000 bush-
y Is of wheat instead of 50,000, one
hundred thousand bushels of oats
.. instead of twenty thousand, and
other cereals in tho same proportion.
"We have the best county in the State
for varied industries, and tho wheat
crop will be inevitably short in the
flat lands of tho upper valley, owing
to the lateness of the season. This
is your opportunity.
The Chinese Question.
In our last issue we called atten-
ft
tion to the determined action resolved
upon by Californians for the preven
tion of what might be aptly called
Chinese swarming. At a large and
enthusiastic meeting held in Union
Hall, San Francisco, on the evening
of the 5th; resolutions were unani
mously adopted that no violence
should be done the Chinese already
within the borders of our sister
State, but that everything within tho
reach of the law should bo strained
to stop their wholesale influx. Con
gressmen from this coast have already
introduced bills aiming at tho modi
fication of the Bnrlinghom treaty ;
but the question arises in our miud,
since the Supreme Court has annulled
tho different State laws framed for
the jurposo of counteracting this
evil, what shall bo done in case Con
gress turns a deaf ear to the petitions
from the Pacific? It is better that
wo be ready for tho Worst, that wo
carry out tho Latin saying, " in time
of peace prepare for war ;" for wo
ought to bo so situated that in case
Congress ignores the bills of our
Representatives that wo should have
something upon which to fall back,
that we should have a last resort.
We deprccato violent measures
tho choking off of Chinese, but are
tinder tho impression thatlawsmight
bo passed so objectionable to tho
the Mongolians, and bo yet within
tho range of constitutionality that
they would cease of their own acount
to flock to a land whero they are so
decidedly unwelcome. For instance,
strict sanitary laws might be passed
regulating tho number of inmates of
tenement houses of certain dimen
sions ; also, strict laws in respect to
their sleeping apartments, their use
of opium, their drainage, food and
ventilation. Legislation might stop
theimpartationof Chinese courtesans
and forbid tho moving of dead bodies
out of the State, which would highly
insult the dignity of tho "moon'-eyes"
by belittling the teachings of Confu
cious. Finally, a law to cut off the
hair of all persons convicted of petty
larceny and greater crimos would be
a home thrust that would help moro
to keep Chinamen where they belong
than a thousand acts of Congress,
that at their highest, only aim to
modify an obnoxious treaty. Thero
is something in this, and we respect
fully commend it to the attention of
our legislative aspirants.
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A Professor on Kesiiinplioii.
Professor Scelye, of Massachusetts,
who made a short and eminently
sensible speech on the amnesty bill
not long since, gave his -views on the
currency question lately, and as far
as we can gather from tho condensed
report sent over the wires, his re
marks contained much more of prac
tical wisdom, antl less of either par
tisan, fustian or scholastic theorizing
than most of the speeches on that
subject thus far delivered. lie em
phasized tho importance of placing
the currency on a substantial basis,
and favored the resumption of specie
payments, but freely admitted that
tho question how to accomplish it
presented a grave difficulty. Thero
were only three possible ways, ho
thought, and only one which would
be sure to succeed. That one was to
make tho currency exchangeable for
government gold bonds. The two
other ways, to wit: an accumulation
of gold coin, and tho retiring of
greenbacks out of the government
surplus, he condemned. He thought
tho amassing of gold would bring
about financial disasters all over tho
world, and that there was not snrplns
enough to rnako tho other plan suc
cessful. If ho means that the one sure and
safe way to specie payments is tho
making of the greenbacks intercon
vertible or interchangeable with a
gold bond, bearing a law rate of in
terest in gold, ho is right and sound,
according to our theorizings. If he
means to fund the greenbacks in a
high interest-bearing gold bond, and
flestroy tho notes as quickly as taken
in, ho is as wrong as he well could
be, for that wo aid bo tho worst form
of contraction, and would so aggra
vate -tho paralysis of industry that
resumption would bo indefinitely
postponed. Professor Seclye, we
cannot suppose, would endorse such
a dangerous scheme, and wo infer
that his idea is to bring greenbacks
to par without contracting their vol
ume by making them convertible into
bond3 and rcconvertible.
The Greenback Party.
In Connecticut, in the late election,
tho " Greenback" party had the au
dacity to take tho field. Some time
since their convention met and their
chief resolutions were a demand for
" inter-convertible bonds," the repeal
of the resumption act of 1S75, the
acceptance of Treasury notes for all
public dues, including customs, and
" for the purchase of Government
bonds at par in gold coin." After all
this useless formula and flourish of
trumpets the party (?) polled 2,000
votes. A severer blow to tho "rag
baby" has never been given than this
feeble effort of the loud-voiced infla
tionists to make a fight. From the
column editorials deprecating re
sumption we feared that, perhaps,
there was a current of public feeling
running in that direction, but now
the mask- is removed, the skeleton
unearthed, and resumption has
i nothing to fear.
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Belknap Impeachment.
On the IGih of the present month
ex-Secretary of War Belknap will be
arraigned before the bar of the
Sanate and impeached with high
crimes and misdemeanors. Our
knowledge of impeachments is lim
ited to tho trial of Warren Hastings
before the British Partiament and
tho ordeal through which Andrew
Johnson went before the limited
States Senate and from this not over
extensivo reading it, seems to us
that after a Cabinet officer has ceased
to be one of tho executive, after he
has resigned, thatarticles of impeach
ment are as inconsistent "as tho prose
cution of a man for breach of promise,
when ho has married the plaintiff'
pendent lite. If Belknap bo guilty
of crime, let his case be taken before
the " Court of Quarter Sessions,"
and tried like any other criminal, but
do not impeach him when tho mere
act of his resigning has rendered him
j unimpeachable. Wo well recollect
that at the time when Andrew John
son was ordered to appear before the
Senato that Democrats and Demo
cratic papers inquired, "Why doesn't
he resign, and thus defeat this move
of tho Radical Senate?" While we
do not wish to have our language
construed into a defence of Belknap,
nor with any desire to air a knowledge
of tho law which we do not possess,
wo cannot help stating our inability
to see why sauce for the goose should
not be sauce for the gander.
Another Wreck.
Tho wreck of tho Caroline Medau,
on Yaquina Bay Bar, on tho 5th inst.,
is, we believe, the third or fourth of
its kind for the present season, and
furnishes a very strong argument
against the efforts' that aro being
made by the citizens of Benton coun
ty to connect themselves with the
said outlet to tho sea. by a narrow
gauge railroad from Corvallis, anil
this will doubtless put a quietus on
the movement altogether.
From the government survey made
of the said bar years ago, it is con
dusivo that there is not over 1G feet
of water thero at high tide, which
should at once disprove the hallucin
ations indulged in by those of the
above named county, who fondly
hope to see the navies of the world
lying at anchor in her pent-up har
bor, waiting for cargoes of pork,
socks and butter from tho interior,
while the sailors desport themselves
with the rural excursionists who an
nually visit thero to catch ojsters
and "crabs. If Benton county has
$200,000 to contribute in the way of
a bonus to enterprise, she had best
direct it in the establishment of
voolen mills, llax factories, and a
moderate expenditure on tho Willam
ette, to enablo them to bo sure of
the advancement of their material
prosperity, rather than to dissipate
it on a chimera which would turn to
torment its instigators. They cannot
make a whistle out of a Hogg's tail.
A. T. Stewart.
Alexander T. Stewart, tho New
York dry goods merchant, died at
his residence in that city on tho 10th
inst. Ho has dominated tho dry
goods market for years, and was the
acknowledged chief of rell his compe
titors. He was born in the county
of Tvrone, Ireland, in T79", and ar
rived in New York in 1810, in desti
tute circumstances. He taught school
for some three years succeeding his
arrival, and in 1823 he established
himself in tho retail dry goods busi
ness on a capital of less than $1,500,
the proceeds of a small legacy left
by a relative and his saving from
school teaching. His course since
has been an uninterrupted ono of
material prosperity, and his estate is
variously estimated at from ten to
twenty millions.
Ho never intermingled conspicu
ously in political strife, but was
appointed 4y Grant his first Secre
tary of tho Treasury, a nomination
Stewart was obliged to decline, ow
ing to the construction of our laws
which made it unadmissiblp for an
importer to occupy that office. His
career furnishes another stimulus to
tho poor and humble of our land,
that the avenues of prosperity arc
open to thoso who diligently toil,
and frugally live.
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Dana's Rejection.
Tho refusal on tho part of tho
Senate to confirm tho appointment
Mr. Dana is a real " straining at a
gnat" on the part of the executive
advisory body, which in timo past
has confirmed some very extraordin
ary nominations. Tho sum of tho
charges against Mr. Dana is that he
has been involved in a technical
copyright difficulty. Nobody doubts
his personal honesty, hishigh charac
ter, or his eminent fitness for the
"mission to the Court of St. James.
The Senate's jealousy of the country's
good name is a late coming sentiment
which might have been born sooner
with advantage to all of us.
It is said Mrs. Belknap wears a
No. y ohoe, but it would taken
good deal to cover her tracks now.
Joe Newcomb, confined in the
Kerbj-ville jail, attempted to escape
from that institution recently, by
going out of a hole through which
the stovepipe passed. But the open
ing proved too small and he stuck
; fast, when Gen, Taylor, tho jailer,
and T. G. Patterson eame to hi3 re-
lief and pulled him back.
1 COURTESY OF BANCROFT
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, April 10. The Sen
ate, on motion of Sherman, took up
the House bill providing for the de
ficiency in the printing and engraving
bureau of the Treasury Department,
and for the issue of silver coin of the
United States in place of fractional
currency. Sherman explained tho
provisions of the bill and the amend
ments proposed by the Senate finance
committee at length. After discus
sion, Sberman withdrew the commit
tee's amendment, to add two new
sections, and the bill was then passed
as it came from the House, with the
House's third section omitted. The
bill as-passed simply makes up the
deficiency in the appropriation for
printing TJ. S. notes, and directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue
silver coin in redemption of all out
standing fractional currency.
April 11. Cooper, from tho com
mittee on finance, reported favorably
on House bill to provide for expenses
of admission of foreign goods to the
Centennial exhibition"; passed.
At 1:40 the -Senato rosnmo the
consideration of tho bill fixing the
postage of third-class matter.
Sargent called up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the
petition and names of petitioners re
gard to forfeiture of certain lands
was granted the Southern Pacific
Railroad, was ordered to be 'printed,
and the voto was reconsidered. On
his motion it was ordered that the
names of the petitioners be omitted
in printing.
A long debate ensued, but without
action. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
April ll.-IIurford reported adverse
ly on the bill for tho appointment of
a" commissioner to inquire as to tho
forms of which a commercial treaty
can bo made with Canada.
A minority report was made tho
special order for the third Tuesday in
May.
Banks advocated the bill in a
space of two hours and a half, and
tho House adjourned without ac
tion. The House proceeded to the con
sideration of tho bill concerning
commerce and navigation, and tho
regulation of steam vessels, which
passed after various amendments..
Randall moved that tho House
concur in the Senate amendment to
the silver bill. Pending action, tho
House took a recess until 7 o'clock,
when tho legislative appropriation
bill was debated. At the evening
session nothing of public interest
occurred in tho discussion. The
2Gth pago of the bill was reached
when the House adjourned.
TKI.EGKAIMIIC KKWS.
Iastcrn.
. Washington, April. 8. Tho cause
of Dana's rejection was not tho
chargo of literary piracy, or resent
ment of his (Boutweli's) letter. He
would have been confirmed despite
these, except for these conviction
that tho letter under the circum
stances indicated tho want of good
temper essential to a successful
diplomat.
The Pacific coast Congressmen are
preparing to make a vigorous eilort
to secure an increased appropriation
for the San Francisco and Carson
mints. Director Linderman has
furnished a letter from Superinten
dent IjaG range, in which it is shown
that the proposed reduction of force
and salaries would bo disastrous to
the service, and tho item of 75,000
for contingent expenses is not half
enough to furnish materials and
perform the work required by law
which must bo done during the com
ing year. LaGrange docs not ob
ject to a reduction of his own salary;
but asserts that the effect of the pro
posed, reduction of the pay of
the mint employes will bo to
drive them into private employment
at higher compensation, and that to
replace them by cuexperieneed men
would be equivalent to taking from
the Government an amount of bul
lion through tho wastage more than
twenty times tho equivalent of the
difference of wages. This letter has
been ordered printed.
Cokt-Mr.UK, April 0. Secretary
Klippart, of the State board of agri
culture, says advices from various
parts of Ohio, go to show that the
recent bad weather has had its ex
pected result as far as fruit is con
cerned. Very few peaches will live,
especially in tho northern counties,
so that there will be no more than
one-eighth of a crop. Pear trees have
not suffered so much, and half a crop
may bo expected.
Boston, April 8. The wife of Ben
jamin F. Butler died this morning
of cancer in the throat, in the Mas
sachusetts general hospital in this
city, whero she had been taken to
have an operation performed. She
was about 55 years old.
Chicago. April 8. Cambles, the
Board of Trade operator, who was
supposed to have gone to California,
and defaulted on long wheat con
tracts, returned last night, and stat
ed that ho would settle up hi3 ac
counts with as little loss to his
creditors as possible.
Washington, April 8. Tho prop
osition to transfer Maj. Gen. Scho
field to West Point and make him
superintendent of that institution is
discussed at army headquarters. It
is felt that tho higher rank officers
should bo there, because of the dig
nity of the station and tho necessity
of extending courtesies to visiting
magnates.
The committee on election to-day
decided by a strict party vote to give
the seat now occupied by Farwell
from the third district of Illinois to
Lemayne, tho contestant.
The Sun's Washington special says
tho Government printer, Clapp, was
before tho House committee on
printing to-day and convinced the
committee that his management is
one of gross irregularities, checker
ed with embezzlement, extortions
and frauds of a stupendous character.
He brought up his cash book, which
showed a deficiency of $10,000.
Washington, April, 10. The
Senate committee on railroads this
morning laid over the so-called
Huntington project for constructing
the Southern Pacific railroad on the
lino 32 dcg. 20 miu. parallel, with
the understanding that neither it
nor the Texas Pacific bill shall be
taken up, except by direction of the
majority of the full company, and j
upon uuo MutruB nonce, 10 do given !
bo fcajd majority. This action postj
LIBRARY,
pones tho whole subject for the
present.
District Attorney Dyer stated to
day that if the new point raised in
the McKee case is sustained by Judge
Dillon, he will go before the district
court and call for the appearance
of Gen. Babcock to answer the orig
inal indictments against him, and
if he does not answer ho will ask for
a forfeiture of his bond, and that a
capias be issued for his arrest.
Whitely's testimony of Saturday,
connecting Babcock with the safe
burglary business, in the face of his
own testimony of Harrington's trial
that Babcock never knew anything
about it, seems clearly to convict
him of perjury either then or now.
The House has passed the river
and harbor appropriation bill under
a suspension of the rules. The
Hawaiian treaty bill is now under
discussion.
In tho House, Lut troll, by re
quest, introduced a bill to regulate
elections aud the elective franchise
in Utah.
New Yobs, April 10. Mr. A. T.
Stewart, who has been suffering for
the past week with inflammation of
the bowels, died this afternoon..
Galveston, April 10. A special
to the 2fews says: Heledo. Texas,
April 9th. An American merchant
of Laredo Mead was imprisoned and
his wife threatened last night by the
commander of the Federal troops in
Laredo Mead, for hesitating to con
tribute his proportion and refusing
to pay a fine of $100. Col. Merriam,
U. S. A., demanded his release; but
the Mexican authorities threatened
to kill our merchant the first chance.
Our soldiers aro under arms. .
Tho Galveston H'ctcs' special, dated
Laredo, April 10th, says: The Mex
ican federal troops opened fire on
the United States government troops
at 7 o'clock to night, the United
States troop3 returning tho fire with
a 12-pound howitzer, shelling New
Laredo. There was a hot fight.
Cincinnati, 'April 10. The En
qulrcr to-morrow morning will con
tain a report of an interview with
Geo. P. 'Bowler, one of the princi
pal heirs to the Bowler estate, and
general manager of the Kentucky
Central railroad, with reference to
the Administration of the Bowler
estate in which Geo. H. Pendleton
has been accused of taking advantage
of tho minor heirs. Mr. Bowler says:
"I was a member of the board of
control of the Kentucky II. It. at the
time the arrauaement was made
fixing Mr. Pendleton'seompensation
for the collection of the claims
against tho government, and it met
with my hearty consent and full ap
proval. My mother, in her own in
terest and as guardian of the two
minor children, was consulted, al
though that was not obligatory ac
cording to articles of association of
the Kentucky Central railroad, and
the arrangement was unhesitatingly
confirmed by her. The settlement
made by Mr. Pendleton and the
board was entirely satisfactory to us,
and is now. Regarding the allega
tion that Mr. Pendleton used money
in prosecuting this claim against the
government, Mr. Bowler said he was
satisfied it is absolutely false in every
particular.
Four Scott, April 10 A special
from Osage Mission says tho people
there aro wild with excitement over
tho news of the decision of tho TJ. S.
Supreme Court of the Osage ceded
land case in favor of the settlers.
Tin's decision .secures the home of
P,()00 families. Throe hundred guns
have been fired; bells are ringing,
bonfires burning, flags are flying and
speeches being made this evening
bv Hon. W. Ii. Simons and others.
champions of the settlers caused.
Mayor Stoddart has issued a procla
mation appointing Saturday of this
week a day of general rejoicing over
the decision. It is expected that
10,000 jcoplc w ill be present.
Chicago, April 11, The World's
Washington special says some of
tho officers of the army aro discus
sing the question of convening a
court martial for Babcock. They
find abundant chartres. M
The bill reducing tho Prcsidont
salary is about to be vetoed by
Grant.
Washington, April 11. Tho bill
reported by Mitchell, from the Senate
committeo on transportation routs,
appropriates 150,000 for tho canal
and locks at the Cascades of the
Columbia river. It is accompanied
with a report written by Mitchell and
authorized by a unamous voto of the
committee setting forth the need of
the proposed improvements and its
immense benefit to commerce and
agriculture.
The opponents of the Hawaiian
treaty, taking advantage of the
weariness of the House after moro
than five hours session, and in the
absence of some of its friends who
had gone to dinner,carried an adjourn
ment in tho face of a general under
standing that a voto should bo taken
this evening. There is a special
order for to-morrow, and this bill
having gone over without setting
any timo for further consideration,
it will require a two-thirds vote, or
unanimous consent, to call it up out
of tho regular order. Unless some
such arrangement be made it can
not be reached again for some timo.
New Yokk, April 11. A Trihune's
Washington special says Secretary
Fish has sent to Hoffman, Charge
D'Affairs at London, an official note
informing him that the United States
cannot, under the circumstances,
take recognizance of the act of the
British Parliament of 1870, touching
extradition, and peremptorial refus
ing to give an assurance whatever
that Winslow, the Boston forger,
shall not be tried for any crime
except that for which extradition is
asked.
Helena, Montana., April 11. Re
turns from the election held last
Monday, regarding the subsidy to
the N. P. R. R., are not all in.
Sufficient have been received, how
ever, to show that the subsidy bill
is defeated by somo 200 majority.
Galveston, April 11. A special
to the News from Loredo says New
Loredo has just been captured' by
the revolutionests, and the fighting
is all over. The United States forces
have fourteen Mexican Federal
prisoners with a portion of their
arms. Quintaro, Federal, escaped
down the river with a part of his
force.
New York," April 10. Andrew
i' uchs, who recently chopped a fel
.iuu iuv.uuujf-uuujijK'u a iei
workman to. pieces iu Brooklyn,
to-day found guilty of murder
low
was
in the first dogree. Ho will be
tenced to-morrow,
sen-
l'acific Coast.
Victoria, April 8. Tho announce
ment that Beaver Rock would bo
blasted at 4 o'clock to-day and caused
crawds of people to gather in every
available spot to witness it. Prompt
ly at tho time, tho man in charge
applied his battery, which was im
mediatly followed by u dull heavy
report and a large body of water
thrown forty or fifty feet into the
air. Tho blast is said to have been
a perfect success and that where was
formerly twelve feet of water there
will now be thirty.
San Francisco, April 9. In the
running and trotting races between
Golden Gate and Goldsmith Made,
the latter won' in 2:19?4'. Gate's
time was 2:22 " - - -
The Pacific mail steamer China
has been attached at the instance of
the Panama Railroad Co. Interest
ing developments aro expected if
the trial comes off.
Cas B. Wilkinson, an ex-revenne
collector for tho western district of
Missouri, was arrested in this city
to-day on a change of embezzling
$12,000 from tho government.
O'Leary finished his 500th mile
last night amid-great cheering of tho
crowded audience. He appeared
greatly fatigued. .
Camp Grant, Arizona April, 10.
Mr. Ochoa came in last night, and
reports the murder by the Chirahua
hua Indians of two station keepers,
Rogers and Spence. at Sulphur
Springs, twenty-six miles from Camp
Bowie. About 18 of these Indians
left tho reservation and went in the
direction of San Pedro and Tros
Almas, committing depredations,
Agent Jefferds and Lieut.' Henley,
with company A, 0th cavalry, have
gone iu pursuit. Capt. Madden , with
his company.has gone to Tres Almas.
The renegade Indians aro under the
leadership of DolegaditoorEskengah,
who aro both missing from tho res
ervation, and it is presumed they
have gone towards Sonora; but little
trouble is anticipated.
San Francisco, April 10. The
action of the merchant in regard to
trade dollars is causing a marked
"appreciation" in silver coin. Sil
ver half dollars aro now quoted by
brokers at G),7 ptrr cent, dis
count. The amount of subsidiary
silver coin in circulation in the city
has been greatly reduced of late, ow
ing to the lock-up process of bank
depositors, who have large amount
iu bank and are unwilling to sell,
except at a profit. In the business
portion of the city trade dolT-irs are
refused as a general thing, while
oiher .silver coin is freely accepted.
San Francisco,, April II. The
well knjwii running mare Katie
Pease is to bo sold at auction at an
early day. Her turf career is ended,
the tendons of her fore leg being
strained beyond cure. j
T'o reign.
London, April S. Cambridge won
the inter-collegiate boat race.
A telegram from St. Petersburg
says Russia recoguizes the fitness of
the titleof Empress of India, and im
mediately after the i-sue of Queen
Victoria's proclamation declaring
the title, will give official expression
of this view at, London.
Liverpool, April 10. The British
grain trade for the past week was
1.11 1 "T 1 -.1.
iinn anu uepressoii, notwithstanding
the shortness of .supplie s. At Man
chester wheat, maizo and Hour wero
lower. At Birmingham and Bristol
prices were barely maintained. On
tho Continent, trade was quit. It
is a remarkable fact that a larger
part of last week's imports went to
Ireland than in ing!.-.nd and Scot
land. Tho opening of the Baltic has
allowed several vessel
to depart
with wheat lor J-ngiand. The line,
dry weather is enabling tho farmers
of Britain and i rauce to seed
fields.
their
London, April 10. The Lord
Mayor and Corporation will give a
grand dinner and ball to celebrate
the Prince of Wales safe return from
India. The Prince has accepted tho
invitation. -
Tho Board of Trade returns for
March show that the value of exports
declined four per cent, over las-i
year; ten over the year before. Im
ports declined ten per cent, over last
year.
London, April 11. -The Mar,: Istae
Ejpresf, says the few weeks of sun
shine havo made a wonderful im
provement in the aspect of the- coun
try. An early ftarvest can scarcly
be expocted, considering the late
sowing; but the season will not be
greatly retarded. Complaints of
the condition of winter grown cer
eals have s ceased. A. considerable
acreage is now under crop. The
heavy lauds however, are reported
still sodden and almost unworkable.
A full crop of wheat must not be
expected. The acreage appears to
be about five-sevenths of that of
1S75. The quantity of wheat sold
for sowing has been considerable
less then usual. Trade has been
limited during the past week", and
tho temporary advance in w-heat is
lost. This return of dullness is not
surprising-, considering the heavy
stocks at Liverpool and elswhere,
showing that although the stocks
in Loudon havo declined almost a
third since the end of December,
yet elsewhere supplies have equalled
consumption, and theaehas been no
diminution of stock. Still there ap
pears to be sufficient firmness in
wheat to prevent any very marked
decline.
.Paris, April 11. Frances, of the
American Union, has organized a
grand operatic festival for April 24th,
the proceeds to be devoted to the
monument to be erected in New
York harbor. The musical societies
of Paris, and it is expected several
provincial societies, will take part in
tho festival.
California and Oregon Rail
road. It was rumored yesterday
that .the Central Pacific Railroad
had purchased the California and
Oregon road. To ascertain the
truth of the matter a Chronicle
reporter called on Mr. YiHard, the
agent of tho latter road, last evening.
Mr. Villard said that tho statement
was entirely without foundation, no
such sale having been made oreven
as yet negotiated. Mr. Villard stat
ed also that the steamship lino had
been turned over to him as tho agent
of the German bondholders, and
that it was now in his chargo. Also
that in seventy days a new steamer
would arrive here from New York
which will be immediately placed On
tho lino. It is named the Geo. W.
Eld?r of 1,502 tons burden1 2.0Q fee$
in length, by 3S beam.
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. Corvailis is being resurveyed.
; Linn county has 74 school houses
ILh0 Sm. 24 Bro. '
C8
3,425 acres have been
grain in Yoncolla valley.
sown ia
The farmers of Douglas countv
are done seeding for tho season.
818,000 is the amount of unliquy.
ated tax in Multnomah countv
..... $1,000 ,Jm been voted to build a
new school house at Canyonville.
The road from Nehalem to Astoria
is blocked up with fallen timber.
Fare will Jbe reduced on the rail
roads from the 1st to the 11th of July
Cayotes are making themselves
fresh in Polk county.
The Salem Oil Mills have closej
down on night work, on account of
scarcity of stock. ., :.vr.
Charles Christie, living south of
Portland, fell from a wagou on Sat
urday ftnd broke his leg.
Mart. Brown will go to the CeQ.
tennial Jubilee at Portland.
Gov. Grover has appointed P. W.
Gillett a notary public for Multno
mah county.
Very little planting has been done
in Jackson county.
The daily Astoria is expected to
make its appearance about the 1st of
May.
There are
anti-Chinese
Portland.
1,175 signatures to an
petition in a store ia
A Corvallis saloon keeper named
Iluttington died suddenly last week.
The Astoricm- says it is rumored
that the O. ft. W. Co. is having built
in the Fast a. 1,300 ton ship, designed
for the Oregon grain trade.
Matt. Bledsoe, a well known char
acter in this State, . was shot and
killed in a saloon a few weeks ago,
in Arizona.
According to the Journal, Lafayette
has female pugilists, and they are on
it, too.
Morse, the manager of the Fanny
Marston troupe, has been in Limbo
again at Sacramento,
bills.
for not settling
The Northern Pacific Coal Mining
Company, of Coos countv will most
likely be forced into bankruptcy by
its creditors in California..
The ladies of Albany have raised
$o0 to buy a banner for Linn Engine
Co. No. 2, of that city.
The April number of the Edwn
tioiial Monthly comes to hand filled
with matter of interest to all.
The Salem Mercury is going to
publish a black list of-its subscribers
who have, .'-topped their paper and
failed to pay for it.v
: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Barnhart. of
Butteville, celebrated their
wedding on the 29th ult. .
rohlen
The propeller, Jane West, which
sunk at Astoria on the night of
the 2d, was raised on the - 31 inst.,
not much damaged.
One of the contracting parlieshav
ing the mumps prevented a marriage
in Yamhill county last week.
THe remains of a man, supposed
to be one of the victims of the recent
Tillamook disaster, was fomnd on
the beach at Fort Stevens, last week.
The reside nee of Mr. J. II. Mossier.
14 miles below tho Dalles, was de
stroyed by fire last week. Loss j2,0W.
Four valuable horses were crip
pled in Yamhill county last week, by
falling on harrows.
The citizens of Eugene City wore
out on the 1st of April, throwing
pebbles at a decoy grouse, sitting on
a housetop.
Tho civil docket for the May terra
of court in Coos county is the largest
ever had there.
Salmon fisheries on the Columhu
will be in full blast by the middle of
the month.
No interest is taken in pchool mat
ters over at Coos Bay. The Netrs
says the people take more interest in
a dog fight.
Gov. Grover has accepted an inyi
tation to be present at. the Centennial
J ubilee at Portland on the Fourth of
July.
. The steamer Messenger was burned
at Coos Bay last week. She bnraed
down to her main deck, but her boil
er and engines are uninjured. Loss
' 3,500.
Four entries Lave been made for the
post stake for running two-year-olds
at the State fair for 187G, and one for
the trotting premium. The premiums
offered for these races are $500, and
open only for colts and fillies bred
in Oregon. The entries for these
premiums close May 1st.
There is a Scotchman near Lebanon
who speaks twelve different languages
fluently. He gets his living by ped
dling butter, eggs and vegetables.
A- bridge builder, of California,
will be in Saleni in the course of a
few weeks, and make the citizens of
Marion and Polk counties a proposi
tion to build a bridge across the
Willamette river at Salem.
Mr. Golden, who lives near the
mouth of Looking Glass, Douglas
county, proposes to engage exten
sively in the culture of broom-corn,
the coming season. His crop is al
ready engaged at $1G0 per ton.
The Messenger, Polk county, says
everything in'the shape of horse flesh
is now called into requisition for tfce
purpose of turning over the tardy
sod. Many an aero ought to.be sown
between this and May 1st.
Jeremiah Barklow, a mill hand,
was accidentally killed at Coquille,
on the 27th ult. Ho was hauling
logs uj tho slip when the dogs flew
out and struck him on the head,
causing death in a few hours.
Mr. F. T. Hosford, of Polk county,
had his horse stolen, at Zena white
attending a temperance lecture last
Thursday evening. . - ,
The State Board of Education haa
granted a Sta to life diploma to Mr.
Syl.' C, Sinipson.' entitling hira to
teach in any public school in
State during'his life, unless revoked
for , immoral - or other unprofessional
conduct
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