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THEEfjTEnPniSE.
OlEGffX CITF, ORECOS, .SEP. 29, 1876.
A Parallel.
One of tbe singular features of tbe
present
campaign is the exactness
with which it 'seems to be repeating
the history of four years ago.- Ihe
nomination of Mr. Greeley and his
acceptance by., the Democracy was
instantly taken as the presage of
victory. He was the nominee of an
element in the Republican party
whose strength was by no means to
be slighted, and lie Lad every reason
to count on an 'undivided Demo
cratic vote. His personal, character
and good record came nearer satisfy
ing an honest feeling in favor, of re
form outside of the Republican party
than Mr. Tilden can hope to attain,
and there was a sanguine buoyancy
among the De'plocracy and a certain
despondency among the Republicans
which boded no good to their cause.
This condition of affairs las'ted'un
til the North Carolina election came
like a lightning flash from a clear
sky, heavy with" f he portent of de
struction. Greeley,- whoufcderstood
politics as well as'any "manj1 ever un
derstood so slippery a "subject, "never
rallied from thVbfow. '"The effect 'on
the party justified- his worst 'fears;
the alliance between the incongruous
elements of Democracy and Liberal
Republicanism was shown to-be a
thing of paste an.d, varnish;' the' pre
tense of Refoirrfr jyips . pricked like a
wiudy bladder and collapsed;- the
Liberals began to take to . cover and
the Democrats to- sulk,' nntil the
overwhelmingdefeat in November
reversed all the confident anticipa
tions with which the strategic cam
paign had begun. We are now
making the same unmistakable
change as it creeps over the political
atmosphere. We must wait until
the October elections in Ohio and
Indiana for proof of the statement
that tbe Democrats are demoralized,
but the evidence is too powerful to
bo resisted. We may even say that
the certainty of defeats heralded in
the month of September are more
agreeable to tho'Democraey than the
agonizing contemplation of Ohio.
The best judges among the Demo
crats concede that they have no
chance to win Ohio; timidly venture
to say, that they may be victorious
in Indiana, although they do not ex
plain h6v their naturally narrow
margin of chance has been widened
by the alienation of Independents,
who have so many scalps together.
The Democracy which started out
witL such easy assurance of;arrying
the whole country, had in the course
O of two months been brought to aeon-,
viction that it had to figure up a suc
cess in which-New York was the one
doubtful State thi would decide the
question. But'since tho absurd and
incomprehensible ' trick perpreirated
not lojg since at Saratoga, there is
not a Democrat who" does not realize
that New York is quite as certain, to
elect the Republican ticket as Ohio is.
QIt is possible that. Governor Tilden
may clear himself. of complicity in a
fraud which any where else, except
in politics, wbud consign its author
to tho "rock-pile," and in conse
quence may so congratulate himself.
Democrats may say he has explained
the charges what those evasive
stories told by proxy ? 'No sir! -
We believe that even without the
charge of perjury against New 'York
and the fiasco.,-at Saratoga,' the re
sult would have run parallel with
the result of four years ago. Now,
as then, a cry of Reform is set up by
o men who are greedy, for, spoils, and
now, as then, the people would as
soon expect sunbeams from Clacka
mas county cucumbers as a reform"
from the Democratic party. And
now, as then, there is soniethiup: else
besides Reform' involved in the con
test; there is such a thing as patriot
ism, which has a certain hold and in
fluence upon the American heart,
and the touch of amor patria given
us by tho Democratic Congress is as
pregnant as the touch of Reform
tuov gave us in the organization of
tho House. We do not pretend to
understand or explain why it is that
the Republican party should on two
successive occasions have entered
upon a National -campaign with an
air of dejection, while their adver
saries, who uniformly come out de
jected, go in with a light heart and
an assurance of victory. It may bo
because the Republican party has
conscience, and the memory oi its
Osins and shortcomings weighs upon
its mind. But without extenuating
tho faults of : the Republican party,
we know the worst of them, and they
look like mole-hills beside the moun
tains of iniquity of which the Demo
crats have been guilty, and of which
they have not repented.
A few weeks ago. Seymour was-the
only man in New York, according to
the Democratic cry, that could defeat
Morgan. But now we learn that they 1
have found another man. who can do
it "just as easy.", .
Phelps, the Democratic, candidate
for Governor of Missouriis making
states rights the . burden .of his
speeches. State rooms was tbe burden
of his thoughts one night not long
ago.
The New Senator.
After a hard fight, and even after
hope had given place to despair,
Governor L. F. Grover was elected
U. S. Senator for the State of Oregon.
The State is rife with rumors "as to
how he succeeded in being elected
and why he was opposed. Some
ay that Ben Holladay "treasuring
the wrong" done him by Grover in
vetoing a certain appropriation bill
came all the way to this State from
New Ycrk to wreak vengeance.
Others take the gronad that the op
position was no more than Nesmith's
influence and his desire to be elected.
Be this as-it may, Governor Grover
has been elected, and as Republicans
we are compelled in taking " Hob
son's choice " to make the best of a
bad bargain. We truly believe Gov.
Grover to be an honest man, and
while we never could credit the cur
rent stories of his being under Bill
Watkins' thumb, we do believe Gov
ernor Grover to be an ultra partisan,
and a man from whom no Republican
no matter what his deserts, need ever,
expect good offices. Mr. Grover is
a shrewd politician, or when weak
members began to forsake him, like
rats a 'sinking craft, he never could
have won them. back. For Lis own
sake we hope the Governor has made
no rash promises as to what he will
do or will not do in his capacity of
Senator, for tho "recalcitrant mem
bers" who so suddenly veered about
and espoused his cause.
Governor Grover is a man of per
haps more than average ability, ener
getic and pushing, and so thorough
ly conversant with the wants af this
State that should his partisanship
not get the better of his judgement
we have just grounds to entertain
"great expectations." The Demo
crats say of Grover that independent
of his being the caucus nominee, he
wrs more deserving of the office of
Senator than any other Democrat in
Oregon. In support of this they cite
instances of his leaving his home to
go all the way to Portland to address
ratification meetings, of his willing
ness to speak before public assem
blies anywhere within the confines of
this State, and of the eagerness with
which he stumped the country in be
half of Lafayette Lane, in the late
fight for Congressional honors. This
may be all true, but to us, as a Re
publican, such a recommendation
has but little force or value. We
thought the Democratic test was "is
he honest, is he capable?" Not "has
he worked for the party?" Undoubt
edly Mr. Nesmith made enemies in
his own party by refusing to support
"the worthy son of a worthy sire,"
but we fail to see any transgression
on his part of Democratic law or any
inability to pass the Jeffersonian or
deal. "Consistency, thou art a jew
el," but Democrats know nothing
about you. As we have already inti
mated, if Governor Grover will cut
loose from party shackles we have
high hopes in his ability to accom
plish good for Oregon, but if his
time is to be spent in rewarding his
henchmen with the spoils of office.
then "good-bye to all his greatness."
Our books are open and it rests with
him whether he will make in them a
good or bad mark.
Gov. Hayes' Tax Return.
The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald nays:
"The tax return of Gov. Hayes is a
document which will bear favorable
comparison with that of any citizen
of the State, revealing a strict hon
esty and nice sense of honor, which
those who know Gov. Hayes best
cognize as characteristic of the
man. he best evidence oi the strict
honesty of the ieturn is found in the
fact that it was examined by the
Board of Equalization, a majority of
whom were Democrats, and a special
committee of one. a Democrat of
high character, made searching in
vestigation, and reported everything
perfectly correct. . All the county
officers were Democrats, and were
satisfied of the correctness of the re
turns. The truth of the returns of
Gov. Hayes, and tho absolute falsity
of some of tho statements in the
charge against him are known to
most of the citizens of Fremont and
admitted by them, without regard to
party. One of them stated the
whole case in a nutshell when he
said that 'Gov. Hayes can prove by
anybody in Fremont, Democrat or
Republican, that he has put in his
property for the taxation above its
value in monev. "
In a recent interview Mr. Adams
very modestly and sensible said
"that a nomination was not an elec
tion, and, although he might accept
the one, under the circumstances, he
hardly felt that he would be called
upon to assume again the duties and
responsibilities of active political
life. Massachusetts, without doubt,
is a republican state, and it is a diffi
cult thing for the majority of men
to break party shackles, especially
in a presidential campaign."
If ex-Boss Tweed, says the Spring
field Republican, gets mad and dis
couraged and reckless over this latest
piece of ill-luck, and concludes to
make a clean breast of it, it won't be
comparatively reputable democratic
politicians only who will even wish
that they were dead. There are
quite a number of spared monuments
in New York, politics, and thev are
uos an louna in one party, by any
Our Indian Fighter.
The la9t forturate hit of Crook's
cavalry, by which thirty lodges of
Sioux were annihilated, and between
two and three hundred of their occu
pants killed, will not furnish food
for ridicule to journalists who have
spoken derisively of the fight which
Crook's command had to maintain
against the fearful odds of Sitting
Bull's warriors. Notwithstanding
the contumely heaped upon Crook,
because he refused to be drawn in
to the narrows of the Rosebud,
where Mr. S. Bull and warriors were
waiting to entrap him and annihilate
his troops, his fight was one of the
severest ever fonght in the Indian
country, and General Grant himself
has commended Crook for his dis
cretion. This surprise of the Sioux
village must also cause some abridge
ment of the praise whioh has been
given to these wild Sioux as contriv
ing to keep themselves as perfectly
informed of their enemies plans and
movements as the most prudent and
wary civilized commander could do.
The occupants, it would seem from
the dispatches, had no such knowl
edge; and if Crook has his own way
and keeps on in such chastisement of
those who butchered Custer and his
men, peace with the Sioux warriors
will be brought about before long, in
the only way Gen. Sherman thinks
it can be by extermination.
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The Assessment Law.
"We have several times written ar
ticles setting forth as clearly as lay
in our power the immediate necessi
ty t f reform in the assessment law.
We stated its many weak points and
injustices, showing at the same time
a satisfactory goal at which our
legislators might easily arrive. Of
course the members of tho Legisla
ture must expect to meet opposition
from tho banks and large property
owners, but inasmuch " as they are
sent there to legislate for the people
and notf for the monied kings of this
State, their course is plain, and any
deviation should be ruavked by-, the
voters as treachery and coutempt for
their interests. We caution tho
legislators in time to give this sub
ject its just consideration and then
take an active part in its improve
ment. The times, the people, and
ordinary justice demand the change,
and we must have it, if money's in
fluence is not too potent in the Halls
of legislation at Salem. This bill
should receive the vote of every
friend of the people in tho Legisla
ture, irrespective of party.
The Income Tax.
Governor Tilden Las a champion
in his clerk,, Mr. Siunott, who Cur-tius-like
rushes to the breach, but
unfortunately for the Democrats, is
armedjonly with a reed. The grand
flourish of trumpets which preceded
this piece of self sacrifice was out of
all proportion with tho actual deed,'
as the banging of gongs aud waving
of standards by the Chinese before a
battle is "much too much" for the
fighting they do. If Mr. Tilden was
honest in the matter why did he not
himself write a vindication, and not
leave the job to a clerk who has made
a serious botch of it? It is custom
ary when a man is charged with a
crime for him to make his own de
nial, and support his innocence with
proof, and not refer the labor to a
clerk. Mr. Tilden is still under a
cloud, the bursting of which in No
vember will create sad havos in the
Democratic party.
Why
Editor Enterprise: I would
like to know why it is that the editor
of the Oregonian never say3 a word
about the present extortiou'ate rates
charged by the O & C. R. R.? When
Holladay was running this road that
paper never missed an opportunity
to take him to task, and abused him
withoat mercy. Granger.
Tweed's arrest in Spain now brings
to light a material portion of his
wanderings. He escaped from tho
custody of his keepers last Decem
ber. There was a current belief
that he would make his way to Cuba
or to some1 South American State.
It now turns out that he was in Hav
ana, and went thenco to Santiago
de Cuba in July last. Alarmed by
information that the United States
authorities were on his track, he
then fled to Spain on a sailing vessel,
and alter a voyage of forty-one days
arrived at the port of Vigo, where ho
was hospitably received by the Span
ish commandant aud lodged in pris
on. The departure of Tweed on the
Spanish-bound vessel wa3 known to
the State Department early enough
to allow the necessary instructions to
ba forwarded to Minister Cushing,
and the Spanish government has ex
pressed itself willing, in the absence
of any extradition treaty, to deliver
the fugitive to the United St tes au
thorities. His arrest aud detention
at Vigo were in fulfillment of that
agreement, and it is likely that Wil
liam M. Tweed will will be landed
in New-York very much against his
will.
The Democrats of Massachusetts
are now anxiously wondering if the
prestige of the great Adams family
will be strong enough to carry them
through. It will in a horn.
Letter From Hon. A. J- Dufur.
Philadelphia, Sept. 12, 1875.
To the Editor of the Okegoxiax;
As I have a moment to write, per
mit me to thank my friends in Ore
gon for the beautiful specimens of
Oregon fruit that are arriving every
week. These specimens, although'
but few in number, are doing more
for Oregon than all the Congres
sional aid we have received in the
form of military and railroad grants
since our State was first admitted in
to the Union. Our commission are
now at work busily examining re
port of jurors and declaring awards.
Our State has already taken four
medals and diplomas and we have
only examined about one-fourth of
the" reports that have been made.
We feel satisfied that our State will
carry off her full share. Our Na
tional Agricultural Congress meet
at the judges' hall to-day at 3 P. M.
I shall try and be present and make
an official report on the agricultural
resources and products of our State.
My time is so fully employed'on the
Commission that it is impossible for
me to give that attention to our
stand in Agricultural Hall that I
could otherwise wish. But the in
terest of Oregon is well attended to
by Messrs DuBois, Ryan and Tap
pan, while every Oregonian who
comes to the show seems to take
pride in explaining to visitors the re
sources of our Stateand capacity of
its soil.
Mr. Wilkins is here examing stock
and is rendering us efficient aid. '
Major Bruce will start for home
on the 15th inst. He takes home
a valuable addition to the fine stock
or Oregon as well as the highest com
mendations for good judgments,
honesty and integrity from all the
commissioners and international
jurymen with whom he has associat
ed. California has just put two car
loads of her fruit on exphibition and
is trying to rectifX ithe mistake she
first made.
Yours, etc., A. J. Dufur,
Commissioner for Oregon.
Incorporation Acts Filed.
The following organizations have
recently filed acts of incorporation
with Secretary S. F. Chadwick, and
propose to take immediate steps to
wards carrying out the several pro.
jects for which the compan es were
formed.
Messss. H. Theilson, S. G. Reed,
C. II. Lewis, B. Goldsmith, M. S.
Bnrrell, L. White, Frank jDekum,
Sol. Hirsch,"J. Lowenberg, R. B.
Knapp, L. Fieschner, John McCrak
en, Douald Macley, R. Jacobs, Wm.
Wadhams, W. J. VanScuyver, S.
Farrell. I. Kaufman' P. Wasserman,
Chas. H. Dodd.S. G, Skidmore, J.
A. Chapman, W. W.- Chapman and
J. M. Strowbridge, known and rec
ognized as the Oregon Pacific Rail
road Company. The duration of the
corporation shall be perpetual, and
the object i3 tho construction of a
railroad and telegraph with all vhe
necessary branches, side tracks, fix
tures, building, etc,; from the city
of Portland through the counties of
.Multnomah, Wasco, Umatilla, Union
and Baker, and on through Idaho to
the Union Pacific railroad at or near
Ogdeu. The principal office is to be
located in Portland. The capital
stock is placed at $10,000 000, and
the amount of each share is placed
at S100.
William Morton, Bent. Killen and
John Catlih, have tiled articles of in
corporation, the name of which shall
bo known and recognized as the
Ocean Ship Company, and the dura
tion shall be twenty years. The ob
ject of this corporation aud tho bu
siness in which it proposes to engage
is navigition by sail or otherwise of
the Pacific Ocean and all other navi
gable waters, seas and inland ; to lease,
purchase, charter, or to own boats,
ships or other vessels necessary in
the prosecution of such business.
The principal office of the company
shall be located at Portland. The
capital stock shall be 20,000 in gold
coin, subdivided into shares cf 8100
each.
Pacitic Coast.
Victoria, Sept. 23 E irl Dnfferin
drove the first pile of the long-talked
of Esquimalt dock yesterday after
noon in the presence of a large crowd
of people.
San Francisco, Sept. 27. Gen.
Sherman and Secretary Cameron are
guests of Senator Sharon at Belmont
to-day, and it is understood that Lord
and Lady Dnfferin are also of the
party.
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Gov. Moses Bravman, wife and
daughter, arrived at Boise City on
the 17th inst., from Wisconsin. The
new Governor, according to the
Statesman, is good looking and po
lite, and is about 65 years of ago.
Governor Brayman served through
the war, was under Grant in all his
campaigns tho first two years, and at
tained the rank of general. He is a law
yer by profession and has been a pop
ular editor in Illinois, where he has
spent the better portion of his life.
He was well received,
The new oyster company at Olym
pia is making extensive preparation
for planting the bivalves on the flats
just below the Marshfield bridge.
The bed3 are laid out across the bay
25 feet wide by 50 long, and will be
extended for a considerable distance
down the bay. There are 1,000 bush
els already planted: and the planting
will continue till all the suitable
ground is covered.
The farmers of Puyallup are about
half through hop picking. The crew
of 200 Mongolians which Mr. Green
imported from Portlaud to do his
hop picking got miffed, and have
folded, their tents and stolen away.
Indians are employed there exclu
sively now. There was a slight frost
throughout the valley on the 19th,
and the hop3 were slightly nipped.
The Port Madison mill is running
day and night, cutting every twenty
four hours, over 120,000 feet of lum
ber. '
The Snohomish County Fair will
commence at Snohomish City. W.
T., Wednesday, Sept. 27th, and con
tinue three days.
Lord Dufferin and suite left Victo
ria for San Fradcisco on the 21st on
board the H. M. S. Amethyst.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Eastern.
Chicago, Sept. 21. Specials of
Sept. 23 from Fort Snlly, Dakota,
says the disarming order ha3 been
met, with open disaffection among
tlj savages. Ball Eagle threatened
' kill the garrison lastnight.and the
agency was placed under arms with
artillery properly trained on the hills
Four hundred Brueles left for the
hostile camp lately and were joined
by the great part of the Cheyennes
here. The hostiles are within 90
miles of Sully " and are powerful
enough to clean out the Northwest,
if so disposed. Gen. Buell does not
consider the scare sufficient to of
ficially mention it, and preserves a
determined front, ready for any num
ber of assailants; but there is no
doubt of the result were they to vis
it us, as the posts are, by skeletons
of regiments.
New York, Sept. 24. Hell Gate
was blown up at 3 P. M. New York
time. The shock was slight in New
York, and the explosion as heard in
New York was only a rumbling noise
with a slight tremor of the earth
throughout the city, and the up
heaval of two columns of water, ac
companied with considerable rock,
which all fell into the river. Hal
lett's Point Reat Hell Gate was set
tled this afternoon. This triumph
of American engineering, conducted
by General John Newton, was com
pleted in the precise time and man
ner intended, and without single ac
cident. Probably the finest view of
the whole explosion was from the
Heights, a place some several hun
dred, yards away. It was from this
poiut that General Newton aud the
telegraph operator sent the electric
fluid into the main. Suddenly a
cloud of water, turned into white
spray, shot up just off Hallet's Point.
This was followed by clouds of black
smoke, rocks and lumber, and at
the same moment a heavy shock as
though the ground rose up and gave
one the impression of being lifted
two inches. The sound of the ex
plosion was not loud but low and
rumbling; and a deep cloud of yel
low smoke followed by rocks, and
in ten seconds the water had become
again level, no trace being left but a
large yellow spacb caused by mud
and other substances thrown up. At
the works it was found that the coff
erdam which surrounded the shaft
was entirely gone. The small
house which stood close by the shaft
was thrown ten feet, but all other
buildings were just as before the ex
plosion. The affair was a complete
success and the whole reef was blown
up. The tide has been materially
materially changed by the explosion
and now the current sets directly on
the Big and little Mill rocks. They
will have to be exploded next.
Newt York, Sept. 23. The general
verdict here among candid
men is that Tilden's income tax
explanation through his law clerk
has failed of effect because while it
carefully cont: overt so much of the
Times? article, charging evasion and
perjury as concerned the only esti
mate of his sources of large revenue
in excess of what Tilden returned,
tho facts show that his oath that his
income in 'G2 was 7,11S. is inconsis
tent with his more recent oath in the
court proce dings that he received
iu that year two fees of $10,000 each,
it is argued that as the law required
a full statement of tho gross income,
no claim of tax paid through corpo
rations in which Tilden invested,
covers the case.
Cincinnati. Sept. 23. The Dem
ocracy are straining every effort in
Ohio, with some success, to concen
trate the German Catholic vote in
Tilden's favor on distinctive sectar
ian grounds. This however, reacts
by drawing to the other side the Pro
testant Democrats, who are disgust
ed and alarmed by these attempts
to achieve political ends through
religions prejudice. Tue Republi
cans are believed to be gaining in
this State over the last gubernatorial
comparative vote.
New York, Sept. 23.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: The state
ment of Democratic papers that the
commissioner of internal revenue has
declined to answer Congressman
Hewitt's letter about Tilden's income
tax are false. Kaum has not answer
ed all tho details of Hewitt's inquir
ies, because the record in Washing
ton don't contain the necessary infor
mation which is lodged in tho office
of the collector of internal revenue
in New York only. Transcripts of
all the records relating to Tilden
were ordered, upon the receipt of
of Hewitt's letter and will soon be
completed, when Tilden will be sued.
Chicago, Sent. 2G. The news
from South Carolina contains hori
ble details of the operations of the
White Leaguers against negroes.
B itler a brother of the hero of the
Hamburg massacre, is the leader of
a band of whites who patrol the
country killing the negroes where
ever found. Within a few days he
has, according to reports here, stop
ped the train and taken colored
members of tho legislature from it
and shot them.
l'oreIrn.
London, Sept. 24. A Reuter's
telegram from Belgrade says pre
pparations are being made to enable
General TchernayofTs army to carry
on the war for a long period if an
armistice is not concluded at the ex
piration of the present truce. Vol
unteers and contribution of money
continue to arrive from Russia.
London, Sept. 23. It is under
stood that Sir J. Steiston has been
ordered to Port Natal immediately,
trusted with special power to repre
sent Great Britain in the Transvaal
Republic, and to give assurance of
the willingness of Great Britain to
annex Transvaal if the inhabitants so
desiro.
London, Sept. 24. The British
ship Lamon Ermin, bound from
Calcntt t. to Demarra, is reported at
Loyd's missing. It is believed she
was foundered with all hands and
300 cooliies.
London, Sept. 25. The Daily
Nexcs saj-s John O'Connor Powers,
member of Parliament for Mayo
county, etc., has resigned as mem
ber of the executive committee of
the Home Rule Confederate, and
has started for the United States,
bearing the Irish congratulatory ad
dress on the Centennial of American
Independence, which he and Charles
Stewart Harneil, Home Ruler mem
ber fo rMeath, have beendelegated to
President Grant.
SUMMARY OF STATE SEWS.
Salem wants a steam fire engine.
Pendleton wants to be incorpora
ted. Deschutes bridge is ready for
travel. ,
Teaming and fighting are prevalent
in Roseburg.
Trains now leave Roseburg at 5 A,
M. and arrive at 7 P. M.
George W. Fletcher has been made
debuty sheriff of Lane county
The number of inmates in the
Oregon Insane Asylum is 218.
A hotel and store are in course of
construction at Dora, Coos County."
A male teacher is wanted in
Ochoco ; wages 40 to 50 per month
and board.
Frank N. Gilbert and Miss Emma
F. Gilbert, of Salem, were made one
last week.
There are 29 cases in the circuit
court which will meet in Lafayette
in October,
The entrance at the month of
Rogue river for vessels of twelve feet
draft is easy.
Curry county is largely devoted to
wool growing, which sells at 20 cents
this season.
Two hotels are talked of for the next
year, besides other improvements,
at Port Orford.
Nineteen trotters and running
horses in training at the fairgrounds,
Union county.
R. L. Simpson, of Amity, was
burglarized to the tune of $40, Sun
day of last week.
MrJ. Snyder, of the Dalles, came
near losing her eyes by applying car
bolic acid, by mistake.
Henry Rosebrook, charged with the
murder of McMillen at Empire City,
has been acquitted.
The barn of Mr. Warren Cranston,
in the Waldo Hills, was burned Sat
urday last. Loss, about G00.
Rev. W. A. Smith's child was bad
ly scalded at Roseburg a few days ago,
by pulling a teapot of hot liquid over
him.
A bold robbery was committed at
the house of J. B.Henderson, near
Brownsville, on the evening of the
19th inst.
Mr. Hans Weaver, of Myrtle creek,
bought 500 head of sheep last week
from J. C. Aiken, the price paid be
ing SI 25 per head.
The sources of the North and
South Umpqna rivers have been dis
covered to be three small lakes in
Douglas county.
James McDonough has this season
raised about 1,000 pounds of sweet
potatoes on his place near Willow
Springs, Jackson county.
The ordinance preventing the sale
of spiritous liquors on Sunday was
repealed 'at the last session of the
Eugene City council,
Oregon takes thirteen medals and
diplomas, and fine special diploma
for State exhibits, at the Centennial
exhibition at Philadelphia.
The "mnsteta pnstnrions. "other
wise polecat, is considered a delicacy
by the Dalles Chinese, who are jlad
to buy all that the gamin can ca'ch.
Young Burch shot at Bnena Vista
last week, was report d on
Saturday evening as improving. It
is now thought that he will recover.
Two soldiers, kept at "prisoners of
war a1 Fort Canbv, escaped through
the floor of the guard house on Wed
nesday night, stole a boat and got
awa v.
A correspondents writin to tLe
lioscburg Independent, from Myitis
creek, says that vicinity is blessed
with s fine water power as the State
affords.
Chas Hayden, founl guiltv of at
tempting to leave the county with
out liquidating his accounts is
in the Douglas county jail for sixty
days.
D. L. Davis, formerly editor of
fhe Oregon Progressionist, published
at Cornelius two or three year- ago,
died recently at his home in Unch,
Lucas county, Missouri.
W. B. Campbell, of Eight Mile
Creek, former Surveyor of Wnsco
County, tried to commit suicide by
cutting his throat while temporarilv
insane, last week. His recovery is
doubtful.
Robert, son of A. B. Gilliland, of
Donglasconnty.was accidentally shot
while out hunting several days ago.
The charge took effect in the fore
head, and the unfortunate young
man lived but a short time,
Since the steamer has opened a
trade between Ellensburg and Sau
Francisco quite an interest is taken
by the citizens along the Rogue river
valley for a better outlet for the
growing products thereof.
Says the Coos Bay News: The
wire and other material for the con
struction of the telegraph line be
tween Empire City and Roseburg ar
rived on the steamer Empire. The
work has begun and it is expected
the line will be in running order iu
six weeks.
The copper mine near Sailor's Dig
gings, Josephine county, has been
sold to California capitalists. The
Rale was effected by sending down to
San Francisco 230 sacks of ore.
When the company take charge of
the mine extensive smelting works
will at once be put up aud other im
provements made.
The entrance at the mouth of Rogue
river is easy for vessels of 12 feet
draft on tide. The steamer Conti
nental has taken several cargoes of
lumber this season to San Francisco.
The bar is usually smooth, the chan
nel plain, and since the mill com
pany started the steamer lias made
quite regular trips.
Four Chinese companies mining on
Beaver and Hungry creek, Southern
Oregon, were sucessively visited the
other day by three masked men who
demanded their money, and after
getting this, obligingly cleaned up
the sluices for them. The cabin of
a miner known as Lazy Henry "
was broken into the night before and
robbed of some 200 in dnst and a
gold watch.
TERRITORIAL. NEWS lTEMsT"
The Lancer Club is a new organ
ization at Seattle.
Four si washes in the pest house
at Port Townsend.
The Grand Lodge of Masons met
ia Olympia last Wednesday.
A man named Go wen won nearlv all
the prizes at the athletic games at
Victoria last week.
Five hundred families have settled
in Whitman and Stevens counties
during the ast year.
A pack train from Yakima countv
brought into Seattle on the ilOtb ona
thousand pounds of butter. '
An insane man from Seabeck wni
sent to San Francisco on the 17 th
His family reside in California.
Mr. J. G. Janicke, immigrant and
land agent at Falls City, W. T. ia
tends to start a' German newspaper
somewhere on the Sound.
Judge E. P Oliphant, formerly
of Washington. Territory, has been
invited to "step down and out" of
his position in the general land
office.
Pierce county ( W. T. ) farmers
are being troubled with cricketsjand
grasshoppers. In some places they
are doing fearful damage to vegeta
tion. On the 18th there was an Indian
melee at Coupville in which one was
killed being shot and another one
badly cut. Cause whiskey,
An indignation meeting was held
at Port Townsend on the 21st con
cerning the action of the officers of
the Dakota for introducing smallpox
in that place.
The Walla Walla county commis
sioners have levied the following tax
es for the year 1877 : 4 mills Territo
rial ; 4 mills school ; 8 mills county
and l mill road tax, making a total
of 1G, mills.
Horace A. Dunbar and A. Adams,
late of the State of Michigan, arrived
at Olympia on the last steamer.
They went out hunting shortly after
their arrival, and up to Sunday had
not been heard from.
The Tumwater pipe factory, which
has been closed for the past two
weeks, lias started up again. They have
just received a raft of 14,000 feet cf
pine logs, The company have on
hand ten miles of pipe, ready for
shipment.
Wm. Whitfield, superintendent
of Sam Pinney's ranch on Lapwai,
says the yield of oats on that ranch
this year was one hundred and thir
teen bushels to the acre. Jo Craig, -living
near him, has a mare that
dropped a foal early last spring, and
four months after dropped another ;
both colts are alive and growing
finely.
Rev. Rodolphus Weston, the pio
neer Baptist minister of Washington
Territory, and his worthy spouse
who reside near Steilacoom celebra
ted their silver wedding last week.
The visitants left a hundred and sixty
silver half dollars as a sourenir.
From the San I'rancisj) Chr-ni ;I.J
The Wonderful S?2iov. Visited by over
One iiua'trcd Thousand i'colo
in SSan l'"raiscisco. Montgomery
Q,ueens Centennial eflort.
will 1ixhiisit in okkgon
satuiiday, oct. 7tii.
CITY,
This establishment was institution
with a recognized reputation, aa.l
widely known as the only show which
gives the public fifty times mom
than is actual promised for their
money. As this is the age of huga
events, so it is also the age of one
a honest exhibitor. Montgomery
Queen has stepped to the front, with
the conscientious scruples of a high
toned gentleman, with a soul tho
very embodiment of the almighty
dollar, and a show of such combiued
attraction and magnitude as to sink
into significance all former efforts of
narrow, contracted, and feeble mind
ed show proprietors and managers.
Montgomery Queen understands that
the people of the Pacific Coast are
not slow to patronize first class
amusements, and when properiy con
vinced that such an entertainment as
Queen's elegant circus and liberally
conducted managerie is in their
midst, success which has everywhere
greeted Mr. Queen is a fact, as fixed
as the starry hosts of the celestial
space above us. The advertisements
of Mr. Queen can hardley give a cor
rect idea of the many artistic elega
nces of the great golden show. In
fact it can hardly be faithfully de
scribed, it must be seen. No lan
guage can understandingly paint in
sufficiently glowiug colors the beau
tiful outfit and the daring and
seemingly almost super human en
durance of the wanderous association
of talent selected from every civiliz
ed portion of the globe. Whilst the
richly embellished street joccssion
was passing through Montgomery
street a few days ago, and which at
tracted fifty thousand curious sight
seekers, a gentleman of the most cul
tivated taste remarked within our
hearing:- "that the gorgeous public
pageant was the most elegant affair
ever witnessed, and that it had been
most certainly designed by some re
nowned artist or master of the high
est order of poetry .whose conception
of. the beautiful only, could have
prompted such cunning arrange
ments, magnificent displays and ap
propriate groupings of the massively
carved chariots, the tableau ears,
mounted knights, elegant cages, the
trappings, and paraphernalia of the
great show."
It is most refreshing to be enle"
tained by an asemblage of riders lite
Sig. Quaglieni, Abelardo Lowanda,
and Mollie Brown, and such surpas
singly beautiful arenic talent as tbe
Matthew family, the Kenebels. Lev
antine, Austin, and their host of aux
illiaries. The great feats of strength
by the French female Samson D'Atal
lie; Pierce, the tamer of Tigers;
Drayton the conqueror of Hyenas,
and the youthful M'Ue Pauline, sub
duer of Lions; the elephants oi
Thomson, and tbe great caravan ot
wild beasts, comprise 0 show whicn
has been visited by over one hun
dred thousand of our citizens.
Lithographic stone has been found
on the North Umpqua.