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nKHiiiN CITY. OREGON. JUNE IT. 1S7G.
ELFXTIOX.
Tho returns from this county are
ccminj; in slowly, and it will be im
possible for us to give anj-thing
definite in this issue. Returns so
farr.dicate that the Democrats liaTe
elected the Senator, oue, and possi
lIy to, of the Representatives,
Treasurer, and School Superintend
ent. The Republicans electing the
balance. Ecldw wo give a summary
of the total vote for each candidate:
I'KOSECUTIXU ATTOISXEY.
R. Stott.Q 831
r. II. Strong. SOI
O SENATOR.
F. O. McCown 742
John Myers 845
i:ei'kesextatives.
J. II. Lambert 721
J. W. Graham 719
JjW. Cochran.
. . . .753
Ilenrv Will 757
J. M. Libbv 714
C Ringo 710
J. M. Reid 747
Straight, Jr S02
commissioners.
Jacob
C. W.
A. R.
W. r.
Bauer
J ;ik
Shipley
lJouglas
yur.vavv.
J. T. Appcrson
A. C. Bailey
( LI.1CK.
,w. ir. ii. i outs
H. Ii. Kelly
x::i:A.sn:i:i.
S. L. R'ovcijs
J. P. Ward
Sf'IlOuL fiUi'EiilNTENDEXT
K. 1). Pope
J. W. SC-llwood
as.sj;.ssoi:.
. SIS
.SIS
.b01
.G32
.S01
.504
.805
M. Ramsby.o.
' J, W. May
svkveyoi:.
S. L. Campbell
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rOKONEK.
Chas. Knight
S. D. Howell
. Democrats.
Slump S'iteakin.
As a rule we consider the jaunting
about of candidates from precinct to
precinct fur the purpose- of black
guarding one at.other, of very minor
importance in an election. In ninety
nine cases out of a hundred, the can
didates themselves will tell you that
Uiey do not think they changed a
single vote, unless in favor of their
rival. Representative men from each
party, according to the present polit
ical custom, are expected to go out
into the arena, and the life and excite
ment of the campaign is gauged by
the amount of Glth they dig up and
throw at one another. We have often
thought it strange that respectable
gentlemen, as the candidates very
often are, should unhesitatingly re
sort to such questionable practices.
We wonder if they feel no qualms of
conseieTiee when they consider that
their ascendancy is entirely owing to
the beating down of the opponent?
Gun it be any sincere satisfaction to
the lucky candidate- to get office only
because ho inado his opponent ap
pear a blacker sheep than himself?
Truly,' to climb into office oa the
shoulders of a downfallen foe is a
very different thing than being car
ried there on account of true merit,
upon the shoulders of honest voters.
Candidates oftentimes upright re
ligious gentlemen will on the stump
resort to all the pettifogging of a
third rate criminal lawyer or the
tricks of a pot-house politician.
Charges, for which there is in truth
but the faintest color, will be made
by these rival aspirants against one
another with the assuranco of truth
am assumed sincerity."
This is the unhealthy slough in
which American politics now lies.
Our representative men are made to
wink at falsehood and gaiu pix-fer-ence
with voters by their ability to
"throw mud." The gaping hearers
grow less and less satisfied with
having the vital questions whether
of the nation, State or county ex
pounded from the rostrum, they
olook at that rather as a place for
personal lliugs and the display of
closet skeletons, and the candidates
are to Idn.-re for it. As long as per
sonalities are avoided aud the canvass
conducted with courtesy on both
sides, "stumping" is of avail and will
bear good fruit; but when it degen
erates into a raking over of past mis
steps and the reading of only the
clark pages of an opponent's biog-
apuy, it ueeomes a disgrace to
American politics and an argument
suCieicut to keep all honestly dispos
ed people from taking any more ac
tive part in the settlement of great
national questions than the mere
casing cf a ballot. Personal cam
paigns will drive our best people
from the Held of politics, a place in
which they are needed more than in
any other sphere of life, and we hope
that it will be borne in mind by can
didates in future that when thcy
start out to make their canvass every
thing of a personal nature should be
eschewed if they wish to gain the
esteem of respectable people.
The Eastern Oregon editor who so
kiikily advised us to "bag onr head"
displays so little brains in thus ad
le.s.sng a superior that Ave feel satis
fied 'that his noddle is of a size that
O might easily be hidden by his wife's
t hi ml do
"t"1 ' iT7l i 1 i H 'H nil I
Our Own CouiitiT.
The corruption attending every de- i There are two things at the present
partment of public service, both in j writing upon which we wish to eau
the United States government and j tioD people not to be over hasty in
through thy several States of our ; passing judgment. They are on the
Union, is undoubtedly great. Rut,
when citizens allow themselves to
make unfavorable comparisons of our
governments with those of foreign
countries, they go too far. The
United States to-day, with all the
badness of her public servants, stands
to the front of the nations, and affords
the only hope of perpetuating any
thing like freedom - in the world.
The odious comparisons we speak of
are most frequently made between
the United States and Great Britain.
Such comparisons are generally made
in gross ignorance of what is trans
piring in Rritish dominions. If Eng
lish newspapers from London to the
remotest province are to have any
credit at all, the amount of stealings
from the hard earnings of the people
j in that wonderfully pure country,
and its several provinces, is almost
beyond calculation. When Simon H.
Holmes shows to the local Legisla
ture of the little province of Nova
Scotia that the province has been
swindled out of 1,290,000 in the
building of the Pic ton railway, it
does not fill several columns in the
newspapers as it would in the United
States. The Halifax Chronicle and
Eastern Chronicle each make a short
note like they would to tell of some
local accident, and the whole subject
is dropped as ono of the every day
occurrences. Rut look at England,
herself. Think of appropriating
millions of the public money at a
time when people are starving, to the
private uso of those who never did
render, nor ever pretended,. to render
any public service; wo allude to the
support of what is called the Royal
Family; think of one of these profli
gate Royal Children having spent
the millions allowed him by English
law for being tho useless child of a
Queen, and also run several millions
in debt for gambling; think of the
Queen asking her Parliament to pay
off those gambling debts, and of the
Parliament complying. Has anything
that has been charged, or thought,
or dreamed of in our country, been
quite as disgraceful ? These transac-
tions would be nothing to us if there
were not men of our own citizens
who habitually refer to England as a
proper example to use in these times
of general corruption, and so indi
rectly weaken the patriotic attach
ment of our people to a country that
in spite of all faults, has never had
an equal in the world.
A Precedent.
By a good majority the U. S. Sen
ate has decided that it has jurisdic
tion in tho Belknap case. It is now
settled that "William Belknap will be
tried for the high crimes and misde
meanors of which he is impeached;
his malfeasance has been exposed,
the indignant rebuke of a betrayed
people has fallen upon him, and, so
far as he is personally concerned, no
public interest would be likely to
suffer should he be allowed to retire
to that obscurity from which Presi
dent Grant so unwisely dragged him
a few years ago; but the principle
involved in tho question whether the
Senate has power to try a private
citizen for his conduct when a public
officer, reaches farther than this dis
graced ex-Secretary. It is now forever
settled that a public official with tho
conuivanco of the Executive cannot
shield himself from tho legal conse
quences of his acts by shipping out
of office before a high court of. im
peachment can exercise jurisdiction
upon him.
It was generally thought by the
people that the President having
accepted his resignation Belknap was
beyond impeachment trial; but a
Republican Senate having listened
to tho arguments, both pro and con,
has decided against the general opin
ion, and has established a precedent.
Something of the kind was undenia
bly needed. What we have wanted
more than anything else has been
this very decision, which will hold
public officials to a rigid accounta
bility, and make it understood that
punishment follows clearly proved
misdemeanor as surely as the night
the day. Officeholders of tho pros
ent time appear to regard themselves
as above the law. They would fain
be a law unto themselves. But when
ono of them gets before the U. S.
Senate on impeachment by the House
of Representatives, thero will hence
forth bo no doubt of his getting a
trial. We are glad that a decision
has been made; and coming from
such lawyers as Edmunds, Thurman
and Sherman it cannot be questioned.
The people breatho more freely now
that they know that no corrupt ad
ministration can hereafter have the
power to shield one of the officers
from punishment by helping him out
oi omce ueioro a warrant can be serv
ed upon him.
Last week the editor of the Mercury
did us the honor to read ono of our
articles so attentively that he actual
ly discovered therein a typographical
error. We are pleased to note any
disposition on the part of this gen
tleman to improve his stylo by good
reading, and hope that by continued
perseverance and close application
to the editorials of the Enteotbise
he may some day succeed in writing
something worth ouv reading.
III 'Mil
Blaine anil Kerr.
J guilt of Rlaine and the bribery of
Kerr. The charges made
against
Blaine are generally supposed to be
the work of a rival candidate for tlie
Presidential nomination at Cincin
nati, and as sucli should be taken
with a very large grain of salt. Fur
thermore Rlaine is the most promi
nent man to-day in the Rejuiblican
party, and as such is by force of cir
cumstances the target for all the
venomous shafts of a rival party, and
the jealous and ambitions stabs in
the dark from those within his own
organization. The latest dispatches
certainly are unfavorable to Mr.
Blaine, but there is in the mind of
every man the belief that he will
completely exonerate himself, and
that he will gain additional strength
with every charge as did the mytho
logical giant by being hurled to the
earth by Hercules.
Mr. Kerr is another Bayard, sans
peur, and until now, sans reproache.
His past record is one long lino of
honorablo deeds and one long story
of the life of a thorough American
gentleman. His accuser is a man
who at one time held office under the
Republican party, is said to have
been an aipointruent of the notorious
Johnny Davenport's and so ignorant
as to be unable to either read or write.
Such a man accuses M. C. Kerr of
receiving from him, in consideration
of his influence in obtaining a posi
tion in the army for a young man
named Green, the sum of $1,500.
The New York Tribune truly says,
that the whole subject in a nut-shell
is a mere question of veracity between
Mr. Kerr and an ex-doorkeeper of
the House of Representatives. With
unprejudiced men there can be no
question as to the result, as to others
we can only say "judge not lest ye
be judged," and beware that tho
charges made against Mr. Kerr do
not return like a boomerang to wound
those who first gave them impetus.
Dissatisfied J uimiirrants.
We hear from our farmer sub
scribers that the past wet winter and
spring have had a very depressing
effect upon the spirits of lately ar
rived immigrants. They say they
don't want to atay in a country where
tho plowing has to bo done with
sail-boats instead of horses, and on
which the sun rarely throws his gen
ial rays. To answer these people,
wo would under different circum
stances adopt an apologetic strain,
but taking into consideration the fact
that scarcely a single part of the
anatomy of old mother cav(h has this,
year escaped some terrible scourge
and revolution of nature, and that
tho veritable "oldest inhabitant" says
that this is "the longest rain spell
ever had in Oregon, according to his
memory," we feel like saying to the
dissatisfied that they have not given
us a fair trial, and had they been
elsewhere during the past winter and
spring, troubles of a very much more
serious character would have been
their lot. Those who are foolish
enough to measure Oregon's winters
by the one whioh has just drifted
past, and to it prefer hurricanes,
floods, earthquakes and other con
vulsions of nature, are not the class
of immigrants we wish to people our
rich valleys and become the parent
stock of the generation which shall
rule this State when its resources are
developed sufficiently to placo Ore
gon in the front rank among her
sister States.
Election Notes.
In Linn county, tho entire Demo
cratic ticket is elected by a majority
of 210. Bonham beats Boise in the
county by COO.
Returns from Polk county indi
cate the election of two Democratic
and ono Independent Representa
tive and the Independent Senator.
Democrats carry Wasco witli the
exception of county clerk.
In Yamhill, tho Democrats have
probably elected the Senator and ono
Representative out of three.
The Republican candidate for
prosecuting attorney, Raleigh Stott,
has evidently carried this district by
a fair majority.
In Multnomah, the Republicans
have elected all of their ticket, with
the exception of Sheriff, and possi
bly, one or two of the legislators.
Marion county went solid Repub
lican by a large majority.
Umatilla is reported as having
elected a full Democratic ticket.
Douglas probably Republican.
It is nioro then probable that the
Democrats have a majority on joint
ballet in the legislature, thus ensu
ing their next Senator.
In accordance with tho apportion
ment act of 1S72, all the States and
Territories are to elect representa
tives and delegates to Congress on
the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November next fall as twenty of
the States already do.
Lieut. Ertel of tho Austrian army,
who sold official documents to the
ambassador of a foreign Govern
ment, has been tried as a spy aud
condemned to dismissal from the
i service, loss of nobility, and ten
I years' imprisonment, with one day's
1 fasting every month.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
COXCwIlESSIOXAL.
SENATE.
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3. Senator
Thm-man, from the committee on
nlahns. reDorted favor-
ablv 'on the Senate bill providing for
: the'adjndication and issue of patents
in flip Ui'rm land case of Oregon
The Senate resumed business be
ing tho bill making appropriation
for legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the governmentfor the
year ending June 30, 1S77. The
pending question being on an amend
ment of the committee on appropria
tions to restore the salary of the
President to 850,000 from and after
March 4, 1S77, it was agreed to
vcas 31,nays 11.
June 5. Mitchell introduced a
bill to established post route from
Orodell via Dalge's sheep ranch,
Camp Eaton and Granite Creek to
Olive Creek, in Oregon.
house.
Juno 3. Woods, from the com
mittee on ways and means, made a re
port with regard to the Alaska fur
seal fishery lease, exonerating the
officers of the government and of
tho company from all allegations of
fraud. Ordered printed.
The committee on elections offered
a resolution declaring Bennett, the
sitting delegate from Idaho, not en
titled to his seat; ordered to be
printed.
Blaine raising to a question of
privilege, proceeded to address the
lEousc.
After stating that the democratic
members of the judiciary committee
had not dared to bring him before
the house for refusing to produce
the private letters taken from him by
Mulligan, Blaine announced his in
tention to read every one of them
to tho House. Thero was a great
sensation in the hall and Blaine was
several times interrupted by ap
plause. He said that when tho res
olution directing an investigation of
tho SG-4,000 paid by the U. P. R. R.
Co, for Fort Smith Sc Little Rock
bonds was offered, he was assured
that it too was aimed at. But the
committee had no sooner begun its
investigation than it was apparent it
was aimed at him solely and not at
the railroad company. The com
mittee had examined all its witnesses
and the testimony had cleared him
from the slanders that had been cir
culated to his detriment. Tho last
weJk spent here was a drag in the
proceedings and the committeo de
cided to go into the examination of
the X. P. R. R. and investigate a
little transaction which occurred
years ago in Boston between himself
and a friend which was no transac
tion at all. The committee claimed
power to do so under the general
resolution instructing them to ex
amine into the transaction of the
railroad company informed the com
mitteo on the real estate pool had al
so started an investigation aimed at
him, without notice to himself. It
was a singular fact that the Demo
cratic members of the sub-committee
appointed by tho chairman of the
full committee, had both been in the
rebel army, and they feel bitter
against him on account of tho am
nesty debate. The committee tried
to got at his private-correspondence,
and a delegation eamo here loaded
with his letters to make a sensation.
In getting possession of his letters
held by Mulligan, he did what ho
felt to bo his duty. The Democrats
did not dare to bring tho question
of his right to the letters into tho
House. "Having vindicated my
right," said Blaine, "those letters, I
now go farther, and will read those
letters to the House and abide bv
the judgment of 44,000,000 of people.
It is humiliating, however, to bo
forced to produce private correspon
dence, but it is bettor for me do so
than to submit to the insinuations.
Here are tho letters," said he holding
a package to view and taking out the
first letter from the package, he read
it, and tho rest in order. On tho
conclusion of the reading of the me
morandum made from them by Mul
ligan, Blaine appealed to tho House
to say whether any member's private
correspondence would better bear
search.
Tho first letter Blaine read was ad
dressed to Fisher and dated 1S71.
It referred to a settlement between
Spencer and Fisher, and contained
an allusion to a ten thousand dollar
note given for Spencer rifle stock.
Blaine said an explanation was
necessary in reference to this note.
Two years before he came into Con
gress, the persons who owned tho
patent for the Spencer rifio came to
him and said the rifle ring in Wash
ington was so strong that they could
get no chance for a contract. Ho
came to Washington and succeeded
in getting the war department to
recognize tho Spencer rifle, for
which service he was paid a reason
able fee. Afterwards, before he
came into Congress, ho was asked
and took ten thousand dollars of
Spencer riile stock, which ho had
paid for. Tho next three letters
contained nothing important and
referred mainly to tho settlement be
tween himself and Fisher. The fifth
letter referred to a decision made by
Blaino as speaker on tho last night
of tho session in 1SG9, ruling out
an amendment offered by Julian, to
annex the' Memphis and El Paso bill
to tho bill relating to the Little
Rock road. General Logan at tho
suggestion of tho speaker, made a
point of order against the amend
ment and the speaker ruled it out.
This was some months before ho,
(Blaine,) ever invested in the stock
of the road. The additional letters
were then read in full, Blaine mak
ing explanations in regard to ono
which referred to $0,000 of the
Union Pacific bonds, which Blaino
said belonged to a member of his
familv, Gail Hamilton, and upon
which he had lent money. These
bonds never belonged to him. There
were three other papers and addition
al letters relating to tho Northern
Pacific Railroad Company of which
Blaino said nothing, except that he
would have them printed in the Re
cord with the letters. The memoran
dum of letters made by Mulligan
were then read at tho clerk's desk.
Blaine then said this was all. Blaine
having finished reading the the let
ters, ho said he had been completely
exonerating by all the witnesses.
As for the 804,000 bonds charge,
there was one witness whoes testi
mony lie wanted in order to make
his vindication complete. This was
Joseph Caldwell. He would ask
Knott, the chairman of the judiciary
committeo, whether he had tele
graphed to Caldwell, and he wanted
a categorical answer.
Knott said he would answer at the
proper time.
Blaine, stepping down the aisle in
front of the speaker, said he had in
formation that on last Thursday
morning, Knott had received a tele
gram from Josiah Caldwell complet
ly exonerating him (Blaine) from
the charges made against him, aud
that Knott had suppressed that dis
patch. (Here occurred such a scene
as has seldom been witnessed.)
Blaine's assertion was received with
prolonged applause, the entire Re
publican side of the House beginning
it, and tho crowd joining in until
tho speaker's gavel could not be
heard. The applause lasted for some
minutes and when order had been
restored, Blaine said he would con
clude by offering a resolution calling
upon the judiciary committee to re
port forthwith to tho House wheth
er any telegram had been received
from Caldwell, and if so, its con
tents. The greatest confusion
reigned for some minutes, and the
Speaker ordered the doorkeepers to
remove from the floor all persons
not entitled to itj When quiet had
been restored, Hunter, chairman
of the sub-judiciary committee, was
recognized. Hunter made statments
as to the resolutions which had
passed the House ordering investiga
tions, aud declared that Blaine ex
pressed his satisfaction with the
names selected for tho sub-committee.
He found fault with Blaine
who preferred to come to the House
occasionally with his grievances and
find out what was going on in the
committee room before the committeo
finished its investigation. Hunter
said Blaine had counted on a quick
investigation aud complained of tho
dillatoriness on the part of the com
mittee. He (Blaine) really retarded
the work. Coming down to the
Mulligan matter, Hunter said the
moment Mulligan mentioned the
fact that he had letters of Blaine, the
latter whispered to Lawrence to
move ami adjournment. Lawrence
explained he (Blaine) was ill, and in
justioe to Blaine declared the motion
was made on that account only, and
not because Blaino was injured by
what was going on.
Hunter theu spoke of Blaine's ac
quiring possession of the letters, and
considered the letters the property
of Mulligan. Ho said Blaino had
invited him to the House to read the
lettors, but he decided not to go,
unloss tho whole committee wero so
privileged.
Blaine Does the gentlemen from
Virginia know of a dispatch received
from Josiah Caldwell, m London?
Hunter My friend, the chairman
of the judiciary committee, will re
ply to you in full on that subject. J
Blaine Ihen 1 ask you to state
whether, on Thursday morning last,
the gentlemen from Iventucky
(Knott) did not call you out of th':
committee room and acquaint yon of
that fact?
Hunter If my friend from Ken
tucky doea not answer von in full, I
will.
Knott took the lloor and said he
had listened to the imputations upon
himself within tho last two hours,
and should now attempt to answer
them. He did not want a personal
oncouuter, but the gentlemen from
Maine had led him in unnecessarily.
He defended Hunter and Ashe and
considered them the superiors of
Blaine, f Hisses from the Republi
can side.
Frye If the gentleman refuses to
produce that dispatch, I will be en
tirely satisfied that Mr. Blaine lias
not learned tho whole of it, and I
desire to ask if there is not some
thing else which is kept back.
Knott-No,sir; will that satisfy you?
(Garfield and several other Republi
cans read it.)
Blaine moved the previous ques
tion on the resolution, and was at
tempting to make further remarks:
but was 'prevented by loud calls of
order and by the Speaker ruling that
he was not entitled to the iloor for
that purpose.
The House refused to the second
previous question, and then, on mo
tion of Banning, the motion of
Blaino was referred to the committee
on tho judiciary. Y'-as, 121; nays,
97, and the House, after a day of
great excitement, adjourned.
. -o- o o
T E I J A V 1 1 1 C S i:VS,
Kastern.
Washington, June 3. Opinions
are still divided as to Speaker Kerr's
guilt, but hitherto nothing has shak
en witness Harney's positive testi
mony, sustained by circumstantial
evidence on corroborating points.
There would bo less disposition to
believe Harney if Kerr had not de
nied acquaintance with him. If he
can reasonably explain a good motive
for securing an army appointment
for a New Yorker instead of for a
constituent of his own, it would
strengthen the suspicion that Harney
himself pocketed the money.
Harney having arrived after the
Democratic journals declared ho had
absconded, Mr. Kerr's indiscreet
friends proceeded to badger him with
indiscreet questions about his wife
and family, and his usual manner of
life. Tho queries do not seem to
have shaken Harney's testimony;
they have- not disclosed any conspi
racy against the Speaker; they have
changed tho status of the witness.
Unquestionably this lino of conduct
has damaged Kerr's case. If Har
ney should bo completely destroyed
as a witness, and thus far his story
has not been shaken thero still re
mains to bo disponed of tho more
serious part of the case, tho undis
puted payment of money by Green,
and his appointment. Speaker Kerr
telegraphed Mr. Blackburn, who
has just reached Xew Orleans, tore
turned immediately. The presence
of Mr. Blackburn in tho committee
will give tho Democrats a majority.
It is a noticeable fact that Demo
cratic Senators mako no fight for
the wholesale reductions in the leg
islative appropriation bill effected by
tho House, but acquiesce generally
in amendments restoring all the re
duced items to their original propor
tions. Thus fails another cheap ef
fort for political capital at the ex
pense of public service. Jf the
House does not create a dead lock
with tho Senate on tho appropriation
amendments, Senators say Congress
can adjourn early iu July. There is
some excitement among the hard
money Democrats because of the
understanding that Sunset Cox,
chairman of the banking committee,
is disposed to report a bill for the
unconditional repeal of the resump
tion act. If the House should vote
it, the Senate will defeat it, but tho
movement would strengthen the
Western inflationists, and it is sup
posed to be in the interest of Hen
dricks. The House to-day agreed to the
following item in tho Indian appro
priation bill for incidental expenses
of the Indian service on the Pacific
coast, States and Territories; Cali
fornia $30,000; Montana, $5,000;
Xevada, 85,000; Utah, $5,000; Xew
Mexico, $1,000, and Arizona, 810,000,
It was also voted that no portion of
these amounts shall be expended on
payment of employes, but shall be
used only for annuity of goods, sub
sistence, agricultural implements,
educational purixses and incidental
transportation. This proviso was
inserted because a subsequent part
of the bill transfers the entire man
agement of Indian affairs to the War
DeiKirtment, and provides the duties
now performed by Indian agents and
employes of the Indian bureau shall
be performed by officers, soldiers
and employes of tho army under di
rection of the Secretary of War. A
point of order was raised on this
paragraph, which is still undeter
mined. If sustained, the whole par
agraph will be ruled out. All Pa
cific coast members, except Page,
are in favor of the transfer, but,
with striking inconsistency, while
thus proposing to add to tho work
of the army, the Democratic con
gressmen from California aided the
passage of Banning's unjust and de
magogic bill for the reduction of the
army and numerous absurd changes
in its staff organization. Piper and
Wiggington voted for the bill.
Luttrell did not vote in any way.
A favorable report was made to the
Senate on Kelly's bill for the issue
of patents for Mission lands in Ore
gon and Washington and Idaho Ter
ritories. The Emperor and Empress of Bra
zil and suite visited Mount Vernon
this morning, and shortly after their
return left for Niagara Falls. The
distinguished party will soon sail for
Germany, where the Empress is or
dered by her physicians to a cele
brated water cure.
Boston, June 5. The Evening
Journal is informed that J. C. Aver,
the patent medicine manufacturer,
of Lowell, Mass., was sent to an in
sane asylum in New Jersey last
week.
New Youi, June 5. This ia a
holiday in London and there are no
maruet reports. xsanKers corres
pondents express the opinion that it
is. doubtful if war can be avoided.
Pacific Coast.
Camp Grant. June 3. Propably
the largest Indian expedition ever
organized in Arizona, consisting, of
seven companies of cavalry and two
companies of Indian scouts, left hero
to go to assist in the removal of tho
Chiricahua Indians to San Carlos.
San Fr.ANcxsoo, Juue 4. Jarre tt
it Palmer's train arrived at the end
of Oakland wharf, which is within
the city limits of San Francisco, at
9:25 A. M., being 20 minutes less
than eighty four hours from New
York, aud arrived at tho wharf on
this side at l:45 A. M., and at 9:52
A. M. alighted in the court of tho
Palace Hotel, dusty and tra- olworn,
but iu good health and spirits. En
gine No. id brought tha train
through from Ogden with tho assist
ance of additional engines in cross
ing Sierras. Time from Ogden to
San Francisco, 2J hours and 52 min
utes. Actual average running time
from Ogdeu to Oakland wharf 14&'
per hour. Considerable trouble was
experienced on the Central Pacific
from tho wearing out of tho brake
shoes on the Pennsylvania cars, and
when in the Mountains the 'Central
Pacific Company put on two of th-::r
own coaches to brake the train. No
accident of any kind occurred
throughout the trip. Shortly after
arrival hero, breakfast was "served,
to which many prominent citizens,
army and navy officers, representa
tives of the press, theatrical pro
fessionals, railroad officials, and the
mayor of the city were invited. A
salute of thirteen guns wore fired
from the roof of the Palace Hotel on
the arrival of tho2)arty at the wharf.
The rest oi the day was devoted to
needed rest. A serouado took place
in the evening.
Victoria, B. C.
race at Beacon Hill
witnessed by a large
delay was caused by
June 5. The
yesterday was
crowd. Great
the failure to
obtain any one to aot as starter. The
horses did not start until nearly
three hours after theadvertised time.
The match v;as a single dash of
half a mile for $1,000 a side, and
was won hy Trifle beating Reindeer
by about a quarter of a length; time
23 seconds.
Foreign.
New Yokk, June 4. A Herald's
special says it is generally accepted
as a fact that tho dethronement of
tho Sultan was not simply the de
thronement of Abdul Aziz, but of
Russian influence in Constantinople.
The Russian Journals charge Eng
land with being at the bottom of
the Turkish revolution. A special
from Berlin says Prince Charles, of
Roumania, and Prince Milan, of
Servia, which latter State refused to
pay the two last instalments of the
tribute claimed by tho Porte, propose
to issue a declaration of independ
ence, owing to tho irregular accession
of the Sultan to tho throne. The
Prince of Montenegro is only await
ing the action of other Sclavonic
provinces.
.
An article in the North American
Uerieic sets aside all the romance of
Aztec civilization, repeated by mod
ern authors and Spanish authors,
says Montezuma was only on ordin
ary Indian chief, and that all stories
of his grandeur, of his marblo halls
and refined luxuries, are lies and
moonshine.
The Philadelphia Ledger very prop
erly asks why it is that tho railroad
corporations can carry people at half
fare to the political conventions
shortly to bo held at St. Louis and
Cincinnati, and cannot do so to tho
Centennial.
The people of Brazoria county,
Texas, want tho county divided. It
ia over seventeen hundred square
miles in extent, one-third larger than
tho whole area of Rhode Island,
water and all.
SUM3IAKV OP STATP. Xl7w'
Wheat ii worth 77 cents at Alban
The river is -receding at PortlaEj
Salem had three -mn-n.; .
week
wes lasi
Amity
fever.
girls have the haso
The bad boys of Salem hav
stealing lead pipe
e he,
ea
Osceola won the running
East Portland last Saturday!
raee at
The closing exercises at St. HeW
Hall took place last Tuesday. n 3
The finest school house in Yaml "u
county is located at Sheridan.
J. P. Booth, a prominent citi7A
of the Dalles, died on the 2Sth ult
Mrs R. C Geer, of Salem, hai
one of her ankles broken last week
Garland Getchel, of Amity, w '
i" " iu ine iamniii rivpr nr.l.
week.
Agents from the east want all n,
x'l-uis m Oregon lor
luent.
ship.
Tho fruit yield on Hood rim
promises to be very plentiful tliia
season.
The friends of Rev. P. S. Knight
of Salem, have presented him with a
type writer.
T. B. Rickey, postmaster at Salem
uoes not vacate iiis office until flin
1st of July.
A trotting race is to take place on
the East Portland course Saturday
for a purse of $200.
The Astoria telegraph line is com
pleted to Manhattan Fishery 23
miles from Astoria.
Harvey Scott, ex-collector at Port
land, has gone East, report says with
matrimonial intentions.
Tho commencement exercises of
the State Agricultural College, at
Corvallis, will commence on the 27th
inst.
Christopher Ralston, of Alhacv
was drowned while fording the S;tn
tiam river, at Crab Tree ford, on the
5th inst.
The latest from the Philadelphia
Gnteuni.J i that Oregon
ahead of am thing iu the exhibition
of produce.
150 grown sheep and lambs have
been killed on the north part of
Howell prairie precinct by dogs dur
ing the past year.
Tho steamer Calliope struck a
drift log one night last week, and
she now rests on the bed oi the
river, about a mile below St. Johns.
Longstreot. of Portland, says he
will play a game of billiards for S'iOO
to si, OO0 with any man in the State.
Where are the Oregon City billiard
sharps ?
Somebody has been stealingwhc.it
froi)i the warehouse at North Yau.
hill. 100 reward is offered for in
formation that will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the perpetrator.
Mr. Phol, first mate of the schr.
Laura May, while stowing awav
lumber in the hold of the vessel at
Empire City last week, had both if
his legs broken by a pile of lumber
failing on him.
Sheriff Livingston, of Douplas
county, shot and wounded a fugitive
from justice named Burton last, wet k.
Burton afterwards made his e.seap
but was recaptured, and is now ia
jail at Roseburg.
The amount of wool now passicjr
through Pendleton daily would as
tonish some people living olf the
great, highwav to Umatilla. Front
4.0,000 to 100,(00 pound can be seen
almost daily in great sacks
wagons en route to Umatilla.
oa
The two park blocks between Sev
enth, Eighth, Clay and Montgomery
streets. Portland, have been selected
for the literary exercises of the
Fourth of July celebration. Appro
priate stands will be erected, raid
seats to accommodate at least 10,O0U
people.
Wesley Waters passod through
Pendleton last week having in charge
thirty-five head of geldings from
George Coggan's Union county baud.
Some of them are well broke to har
ness, and some of the best were
never rode or driven. These horses
arc to be brought to Portland.
The Mountaineer understands that
arrangements aro being made, where
by some portion of the immigration
which has been crowding into Cali
fornia, may be brought into Eastern
Oregon. The owners of the Palles
Military Road lands are disseminat
ing information .through circulars,
advertisements, maps and agencies
in San Francisco, Salt Lake and
Omaha, as to tho climate, soil, agri
cultural and stock growing capaci
ties of that section of Oregon.
-O- .
Tho situation at the Red Cloud
agency is anj-thiug but assuring.
Eighty lodges of Indians have left
there withiu the past ten days. Ten
left there three days ago, in spite of
the agent's most strenuous efforts to
detain them. All the govcrnrot
stock which belonged there has been
run off by the Indians, and fresh
outrages aro of daily occurrence.
All supplies sent from Fort Laramie
to the camps and agencies are heavi
ly guarded. The outlook in that
direction is full of trouble for Black
Ilillers, ranchmen and the military.
The Vancouver Independent of 1Sl
week says: During the week, tho
Kelly monument was put in position
over the grave, at the National Ceme
tery. It is a beautiful piece of work
manship, and reflects great credit
upon the workmen.
In Egypt three out of five children
die before reaching the age of tfl0
years. This is about tho rate of mor
tality among Presidential candidal
in the United States this year.
Over three million and a half of
hooppoles were shipped from'lhtu"
ton and adjoining counties since 1 e
cembcr last, the value of which ex
ceeded $21,000.
President Grant, it is said, horfS
to make the tour of the world at the
expiration of his term of office.
The Daily Olympian is to he a
morning paper hereafter.