THE ENTERPRISE.
aRESom im Oregon, nw. n, is:c.
The Present Status.
It is generally conceded by lie
imbiicans that Itlr. Tilden has 184
of the electoral Totes and Mr. Hayes
100, with the three States, South
Carolina, Louisiana and Florida in
doubt. By the above figures it will
bo seen that Mr. Tildeu needs but
one of the three contested States
to elect him, while it is imperative that
Mr. Hayes for success win all three.
From the hodgepodge of dispatches
which are now coming over the
wires, partisans of each candidate
draw simultaneously grains of com
fort and drops of gall the pre
ponderance of the telegrams, how
ever, seeming to favor the election of
the Republican candidate. The vote
of South Carolina is already in the
hands of the State Board of Can
vassers, and from the latest dis
patches up to the hour of going to
press, it is intimated, lhat with the
parliamentary thrusts and attempts
at "vantage ground" on the part of
the different party representatives,
the count will scarcely be concluded
before Saturday. The vote is con
sidered so close in Louisiana that
representative men from each party
have been sent to New Orleans to
overlook the counting of the ballots
and witness that no frauds are prac
ticed by either party.
Although troops are stationed in all
the States mentioned, they have re
coivod the strictest orders from
President Grant to take no part iu
the elections and to show no shadow
of interforance, unless for the pur
pose of quelling disturbance or
checking frauds. Dispatches plain
ly point to the necessity of these
troops in the States designated, and
all fair minded men will oecond
Graut's straightforward order. Ac
counts come of attempts at ballot
box stealing; of negro intimidation;
of voters crossing over from Ala
bama and Georgia to vote the Demo
cratic ticket; .of Ku Kluxism; of
terrorism and fraud; and still the
Democratic press cries out against
what it ironically calls "bayonet
rule." The horrors of electing such
a clas3 of men to power is awful to
contemplate, and wo pray that
though the Southerners hold three
States against us by villainy, that
right may triumph and the strength
and perpetuity of our Union be as
sured. Tarty Contests.
As the celebrated New York cor
respondent telegraphed to his paper
on escaping from Libby prison, "We
aro out of the jaws of death." The
smoke of battle has cleared away,
the din of struggle hushed, and the
jeople aro once again pursuing the
eveu tenor ol their ways. JJilier
eut statesmen look at elections in
different lights; some viewing them
as injurious to republics from the
severity of the shocks giveu to the
institutions, while others, with equal
pretense" at good argument, maintain
that political contests purify our
government and create a healthy
reaction. Undoubtedly no one will
hold that two parties are an injury
to a people's government; because
we have only to notice that each
spies on the other, and the party in
power is more surely compelled to
bo honest from these motives of fear
of deteciion than any reasons of high
morality. Taking, therefore, the
promises for granted that parties, in
a Republican form of government,
are a necessary evil, their contests
like wise, because a positive sequence,
and all talk about party contests be
ing detrimental to the best interests
of a country is, if not absurd, at
least unreasonable.
To Subscribers.
It is the same old story, with few
or no variations "hard times and
the printer -Wants money." Cash
paid subscribe'rs aro of incalculable
benefit to the newspaper publisher,
as steam to the engine, money being
the indirect motive power. The
'"filthy lucre" ppckeu of by the fam
oua men is dear enough to us for
in the first place we are not a famous
man, and in the seoond -we
are not a Croesus. For all
past patronage we are truiy
thankful, and hope with the budding
of the new year to have all our old
subscriptions renewed, to say noth
ing of many clubs of new ones. The
storv has been told so often in this
paper, that it is the duty of every
person in Clackamas county to sup
port his own county paper, that we
feel that our pleas are beginning to
fall among thorns and by the way
side. Onr paper, financially, was
never in a more prosperous qondition
but to keep alive this satisfactory
state of affairs a continuance of past
patronage, if not an increase from
unexpected quarters, is needed, as is
cash payable in advance. Cash is
the greatest power in the world. It
builds up nations; it creates princes
it preserves credit, and if the people
of Clackamas county are anxious that
the Enterprise too shall be preserv
ed, they must come up solidly and
cheerfullv with the necessary fnnds.
Pay your bills and trust m Frovi
donee. )
ELECTION RETURNS.
CL AC K AM AH CO IXT Y O FFICI A L.. J
: "
Precincts.
- V;
Oswego
Oregon Ciiy
Canemah
Union ,
Canity .'
l-lo Creek
Vioia
Harding's
Tualatin
Marquam's -
Lower .Molalla...
'uttingsvUie
Highland
Kcx-k Cr-ok
Marsh field
Plensant Hill
Upper Molulla
Soda Springs
Cascades
Mllwaukie-
Ik'awr Creek....
36 12 ... S6 12
' 45 157 1 24 S 151
' M ... M 01
' ZO 11 ... 11
' liS 5 ... 2S 5
' 32 2S 1 31 2!
57 4:J ... 5tf 43
'21 11 1 21 11
15 20 1 15 ?1
' 21 13 ... 21 li
' 47 3.5 ... 4S ?"
' M 42 ... no 42
' 11 41 ... 11 11
11 42 ... 11 42
51 2(5 ... 51 5
'42 U ... 42 15
31 15 31 -25
33 72 ... 35 72
1U 14 ... 10 14
45 31 3 45 31
43 ! ... 44 is
21 34 11 ol 44
; U 20 ... 11 21
950 724 IS 052 734
THE STATE.
CounHct. Uayra.
Haker. 1S5
lien ton 604
Clackamas .. U50
Clatsop . 4-"2
Columbia 162
Curry
Coos "501
Doujjlas 1002
rant 331
Jackson 441
Joseph 1 no
Uane 1)78
rinn ............ 1475
I.ake .
Marlon 16M
liittnomnh2,123
Polk 551
Tillamook... 120
Union ,. 170
Umatilla. 4S6
Wasco 3M
Washl ngton .. M2
Yamhill 811
Willin-m. Lane.
331
537
721
S50
197
4$7
847
2H5
6&G
41
970
1495
01
lOfil
1,520
4'J2
71
309
742
482
3!t3
675
H3
v8
852
420
160
520
1' 21
326
408
PSS
1351
1707'
2109
554
121
ITS
503
370
wz
817
323
590
734
360
207
i'tVi
82S
iU
501
43
mi
1419
til
1002
1.527
5 IS
71
315
738
472
38W
670
Totals .
.. 14125 12795 13.S20 12581
Cooper received 432 votes in the State,
so far as returns have been received, as
follows: Baker, 1; Benton, 91; Clacka
mas, 13; Columbia, 22; Douglas, 43;
Jackson, 4 ; Iane, 35 ; I-inn, )S7 ; Marion,
10; Multnomah. 1; Polk, 50; Tilla
mook, 1; Umatilla, 42; Union, 22;
Washington, 2; Yamhill, 3.
Hurrah for Clackamas.
Come what may, Clackamas coun
ty Republicans can rest happily with
the thought that they have done their
duty; aye, more than that, they
have done nobly. When the telegram
was sent across the wires that our
party's success depended on Oregon,
the satisfaction felt by every voter
for TJayes in Clackamas county at
the crowning ..result in which they
had so creditably Raided, was most
sincere. Like Godfrey de Bonllion,
before Belgrade, Oregon seemed to
"multiply herself," and Clackamas
county was not the least weapon in
her hand. To compare how consid
erably we have gained on the Demo
crats bince the June election, we
will compare the State officers then
with now. In June, Mr. llaleigh
Stott, Republican candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney for this district, j
polled S21 votes, and Mr. Strong his
opponent, polled 801 votes, being
beaten by 20 votes only. In the
election on the 7th, Mr. "Williams,
Republican candidate for Congress
from this State, received in this
county 952 votes against 732 for Mr.
Lane, leaving the former a net ma
jority of 220, and a net increase over
Mr. Stott's vote in June last, of pre
cisely 200 votes. Who can say that
Clackamas county has not done her
share towards perpetuating: tho
union of States" ? a clear gain of
200 votes, on the right side, in less
han six months. Republicans of
Clackamas county, we sincerely con
gratulate you.
Tildcn and Tildinites.
Tho Presidential campaign has had
a great many moral features, but,
erhaps, none moro so than tho con
fidence with which tho whole issue
was made to depend on the personal
character of Mr. Tilden. For our
mrt, we never thought the personal
character of Mr. Tilden was likely to
take its place in history beside the
characters of Washington and Aristi-
des; and while we do not believe the
base calumnies heaped upon him, it
s very certain there never was a
campaign in which the character of
the candidate was of Jess importance,
and his surroundings of more mo
ment, than the campaign just passed.
Tildenites openly boasted of their
intention to carry the "solid South,"
which had but a bad effect toward
the pacification of the Northern mind.
The "color line,"which the Southern
Democrats once complained of, they
have drawn with iron rigidity be
tween themselves and their colored
fellow citizens; they did not pretend
to disavow their intention of making
"this a white man's government,"
and, wita that end, they were known
to have been armed and drilled at
night, terrorizing the Republican
meetings, organizing Rifle clubs, and
afterward "Tilden's Mounted Base
Ball clubs," and treating the negroes
with marked cruelty in all the dis
tricts where the negro vote need not
be feared; where the negroes had a
chance of forming a majority they
were rapidly brought to a realizing
sense of the responsibilities and dan
gers of power. Such is the man Til
den, and such the Southern Tilden
ites! "This is the time if there ever was
a time," when the subject of our
having a court house worthy of the
advancement of our county should
be well agitated and thoroughly can
vassed. A rich reward in the shape
of public blessing i3 in store for the
public spirited citizen who shall take
this thing in haul.
Teter Cooper is confined to his
hou by sickness.
i
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
' Eastern.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10--In con
sequence of the rain which has fall
en steadily for several hours, the
plan of holding the closing cere
monies in open air has been aban
doned, and the celebration changed
to the Judges' Ilall, where invited
guests only are admitted upon special
tickets. President Grant, with Sec
retaries Fish and Cameron are pres
ent. Among other distinguished
guests present are several governors
of States, Congressmen elect,. Rep
resentatives of foreign commissions,
and legations and centennial author
ities. The first city troops of Phil
adelphia have- taken ."position
around the platform and prepara
tions for beginning are nearly com
pleted, some delay having occurred
by the change of place. At about- 4
o'clock President Grant will formally
declare tho exhibition closed.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Great
numbers of people are in attendance
at the Centennial grounds to witness
the formal closing of the exposition.
Shortly before 2 o'clock,- President
Grant, escorted by Gen; Hawley,
ascended the platform; followed by
the centennial commissioners, board
of finance, foreign commissioners
and invited guests. After tho ex
citement of the multitude, occasion
ed by the presence of Gen. Grant
had subsided, tho orchestra, - under
the direction of Theo. Thomas, per
formed Wagner's Inauguration
March, composed for the opening
exercises on the 10th 'of May last.
At the conclusion Rev. Jas. A. Reiss
offered prayer. A chorus accompani
ed by the orchestra, then sang the
choral entitled, "Fugric," by Swa
bach. After which an address was
delivered by the Hon. N. J. Morrill,
United States centennial commis
sioner from Pennsylvania, the chair
man of tho executive committee.
The orchestra then rendered selec
tions. After which Hon. jno.
Welsh, president of the centennial
board of finance, delivered an ad
dress. After Beethoven's "Fifth
Symphouy" had been rendered. Di
rector General Goshorn addressed
the audience at length. Hadel's
"Hallelujah" chorus was next given
by the orchestran chorus, and Hon.
Jos. R. Hawley, president of the
United States centennial commiss
ioners, delivered an address review
ing tho history of the exposition.
The audience "joined in "America,"
when President Grant declared the
international exposition of 187G clos
ed. The Doxology was sung by the
chorus, and the audience accompani
ed, and the formal ceremonies were
concluded. The ceremonies took
place in Judges' Hall, owing to rain.
Although the exposition is now for
mally ended, the grounds and build
ings will be accessible to the public
for several days to come.
New York, Nov. 11. Prolonged
suspense relative to the election re
sult has temporarily paralyzed busi
ness of all kinds here. Traffic de
mands upon the merchants have
been limited all the week, and the
few sales effected are of diminutive
proportions. However, Republican
gains in Congress, and the certainty
that Democratic majority in tho
House is very small .greatly reassures
business men with reference to per
manent future of trade, because ev
en if Tilden is elected, the Demo
crats aro powerless for mischievous
legislation; for this reason it is be
lieved trade will soon resnms the
inarch of gradual improvement re
cently apparent.
Boston', Nov. 10. Jules Brier
hanged himself last night, under the
delusion that Tilden was elected
President.
New York, Nov. 10. Peter Coop
er, the late candidate for President,
is confined to his house by sickness.
New York, Nov. 13. The Tim en
has the following double-leaded an
nouncement: Every day accumu
lates proof that Hayes has been
elected President. To elect Tilden
it would be necessary, for him to
carry either oue of the States of
Florida, Louisiana and South Caro
lina, and our dispatches from these
States confirm previous reports that
they have all been carried by the
Republicans. Our information
coming from most trustworthy sour
ces, makes it certain that South
Carolina will show a Republican ma
jority of between 2,000 and 5,000;
that the majority in Louisiana will
be decisive, and that on a fair count
in Florida that State will show a
Republican majority of over 1,000.
The official count is now proceeding
iu South Carolina. It will com
mence Friday in New Orleans. In
Florida the beard of canvassers do
not meet until thirty days after the
election. Desperate attempts are
being made by the more violent and
lawless element of the Democracy in
this State to overturn by force tho
result of tho election, but timely
presence ol tho troops there will
reuder these attempts futile.
The Sun confesses the electoral
vote in South Carolina is close, and
has a dispatch, whereof the following
as an extract: "The desire and hope
of every sensible patriotic Repub
lican must now 1)6 that Tilden may
be declared ' elected and inagurated
as President. He is already proved
to have 184 undisputed, unquestion
ed electoral votes. There .is every
reeason to believe Florida has given
him four more, though this is con
tradicted by ardent and passionate
Republican politicians and office-holders
interested in their own election.
Louisana has in all probability gone
for him, giving hinix eight more
electoral votes, as she gave his party
a majority four years ago, and has
continued to do so at every subse
quent election, and this is only dis
puted by Kellogg and his returning
board, and in their assertion no one
can place the least' confidence. In
Souti: Carolina, too. it is claimed by
the Democrats, with every probabil
ity in their favor, that Tilden has a
small majority, and that claim will
be maintained to the end by the
Democrats, and will bo admitted and
believed by a very considerable and
the most intelligent portion of the
Republican party. Nevertheless, if
the scheme is carried througb if,
amid all doubt, conflict and alarm,
liayes is proclaimed resident wo
have no doubt that such a result ac
companied with the forms of law,
-vill be submitted to by all parties.
There will be no Mexican outbreak,
no attempted insurrection, no matter
how great the wrong done to tho
convictions and to the conscience of
a great proportion of the people, no
C0URTi2)f"DF BANCROFT LIBHAKT,'
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
RKT.T.TTY n AT.TIIY1DT.TT A
matter" how enormous the damage
inflicted upon business or proper
ty." Washington, Nov. 14. The Post
master General to-day -reeeived the
registrations of John W. Watts, post
master at Lafayette, Oregon, and of
H. M. Sollace postmaster at Aridge
port, both of whom were chosen as
presidential electors. Their resig
nations were accepted..
Some Democrats here are circulat
ing a rumor that one of the Oregon
electors on the Republican ticket ip
a Democrat and will vote for Tilden.
New York, Nov. 14 It i3 estimat
ed there are 2,000,000 locked, up in
tho pool boxes here. Morrissey's
commissions are stated to be 850,000.
There have been rumors tLat the
pool proprietors have absconded, but
these are not confirmed. It is re
ported Morrissey no. longer takes
pools on the election, as the excite
ment is sufficiently great already.
The Tiiiies Columbia special says:
Official returns from 67 counties are
now in, and there are 5 yet to be re
ceived. It is pretty certain that on
face of the returns every candidate
on the Republican State ticket will
have a small majority, except Gov.
Chamberlain. Should the board be
prevented from investigating the
frauds and violence perpetrated, the
Democrats will have a majority in
the House of Representatives , and
this would close all hope "of any con
test by the Republicans, and the ri
fle clubs will have gained nearly all
that they fought for. A dispatch
sent north from Charleston this after
noon stating that tho Republicans
had offered to return Hampton if
the Democrats would concede Hayes'
election, is a falsehood to defame
members of the board of canvassers,
as there is nothing for Democrats
to concede in regard to the election
of Hayes' electors. ' This is settled
beyond question.
Pacific Coast
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 11 Sam
ples brought in by commercial trave
lers will pay duty hereafter.
Eugene City, Nov. 11. Daniel
Lemons, a bar-keeper in the employ
of S.' J. Saxon, and a farmer named
Page;, had some trouble about G
o'clopk this evening over a game of
cardi. Lemons became very much
exasperated, and gave Page a chok
ing, ;whereupon Taylor, the only
witness present, stated for an offi
cer's to take Lemon's in charge. Up
on his return with the officer they
found Lemons dead. Pago was ar
rested and Jis now in custody. He
says that after Taylor left the room
Lemons walked behind tho bar and
fell dead. No marks of violence are
found upon the body, and physi
cians decide that he died in' a fit of
appolexy.
Foreign.
London, Nov. 12. A dispatch
from Calcutta to the Times reports
that 20,000 persons perished in
a cyclone October 31st, and some es
tim ites place the loss of lives as
high as 40,000. In the town of
Burrishot casite of 13a kerguuge dis
trict 3,000 houses were leveled with
the earth. Letters from survivors
report a great wave 0 feet high
swept oyer the large island of Dokin
sh abahascpoi t. The whole of Eas
tern Bengal appears to have suffered
severely from tho cyclone. Calcutta
narrowly escaped.
TIi Next IT. S. .Senate.
Some time ago we were reading in
i a han 1 rancisco paper the political
color of our next U. S. Seuate; and
! as at the present writing there is
considerable talk about the Presiden
tial election finally coming into the
hands of Congress, and as at any
rate the table will bo interesting we
submit the following:
The Republican Senators whose
terms expire on March 4, 1877, are:
Clayton of Arkansas, Logan of Illi
nois, Wright of Iowa, Harvey of
Kansas." West of Louisaina, Blaine
(Morrill's successor) of Maine. Bout
well of Massachusetts, Ferry of Mich
igan, Alcorn of Mississippi, Hitch
cock of Nebraska, Cragin of New
Hampshire, Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey, Anthony, of Rhode Island,
Robertson, of South Carolina, Iloive,
of Wisconsin, and Hamilton of Tex
as, seventeen in all. The Democratic
Senators whose terms expire then,
are nine in number, as follows:
Goldtwaithe, of Alabama,Saulsbury,
of Delaware, Norwood, of Georgia,
Steavenson of Kentucky, Ransom, of
North Carolina, Kelly, of Oregon,
Cooper, of Tennessee, Johnstone, of
Virginia, and Davis, of West Vir
ginia. The Louisiana seat for which
Pinchback contended will have to
be filled, and Colorado, the Centen
nial State, has two Senators to be
elected, making altogether twenty
nine seats to be filled by new men.
Tho political complexion of tho Sen
ate is now 42 Itepublican, 29 Demo
crats, and 2 Independents, giving
the Republican a majority of eleven.
The throe new Senators to be elected
from Colorado and .Louisiana will
make- seventy-six members in that
body. (f the Democrats lose none
of their present seats and succeed iu
electing pine more of their party, out
of the twenty-nine Senators to be
elected, they will control the Senate;
otherwise not.
Concerning the next Congress tho
situation now seems to be about as
follows: It is tolerably certain that
the .Republicans have elected 132
members and the Democrats 145, and
3 members are yet to be chosen.
This leaves 9 members in dispute, as
follows: The 3d Arkansas, by the
Democrats, though not with confi
dence; the 4'h California is in doubt
with chances apparently equal; the
6th Illinois is claimed by the Re
publicans; .'2d ,4 th and Gth Louisiana,
claimed by Democrats on very slen
der grounds; Gth Maryland, claimed
by the Democrats by a very small
majority, and the same remark ap
plies to the 3d and 7th Missouri, the
majority asserted in the former be
ing but one. It should be added
that tho Republican candidates in the
3d and 4th Massachusetts districts
have asked for a re-count of the
votes,
" PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
, Philadelphia, Oct. 18th, 187G.
One of the ex2ieriences incident to
a centennial trip, and a pleasure that
none should forego, is an ascent to
the grand tower of observation on
the Main Hall. To reach which, the
visitor has the option of a winding
staircase, constructed of light iron,
and lined with crimson merino, or of
the Otis elevator and accompanying
comforts. The fatigue aud exertion
of climbing to so great a height pre
vent, of course, many from availing
themselves of tho first-named .and
gratuitious privilege; so that the ele
vator never wants for occupants, who
for the moderate sum of ten cents
enjoy not only a delightful ride, but
have the magnificent 'environment'
spread out to their view, with all the
ease and comfort of their parlors at
home. Many enter the white-colored
box with misgivings, it i3 depicted
in their countenances and evidenced
in their acts, clearly showing that
these aerial excursions are. not known
to the curriculum of domestic pleas
ures in the 'far West.' Slight indeed
seem the wire roops and small the
engine provided for the lifting and
lowering of the great weight here
entrusted to their joint powers. Ev
ery precaution, we are assured, ha--been
taken against possible accident,
and so, commending our precious1
lady corporal to the engineer's care
and conductor's protection, we (to
the number of fifty) enter the luxur
iant apartment and begin the ascent.
Glancing from the window near at
hand, there is opened to the gaze
a vista of rare panoramic beauty.
America, to the east, is full of splen
dor and interest in the variety of her
products, while the foreign lands
cluster closely at our feet rich with
the choicest of treasures and aglow
with ornamental grandeur. Away
down the aisles, on either side, float
the gay, colored banners of exhibit
ing nations; over the entrance the
immense Roasevelt organ dispenses
instrumental harmony, and the pi
anos faintly sound in the distance.
Still up we go, rapidly, easily,,, and
noiselessly. The show-cases aud
moving people on the floor beneath
look like pigmies. In a second and
we are out of sight, and the far
stretching roof of the Main Building
is below us. We only now begin t
realize its immensity, and appreciate
how much surface twenty-two acres
actually cover. The three sections
in which it is built, and the slightly
descending roofs ou either side, look
like a vast platteau of massive tim
ber and glittering glass, adorned with
fluttering streamers and colors of
gold. Tho tower in which we slowly
move heavenward, now that we have
cleared tho body of the building,
contrasts in fts frailty strikingly
with the solidity without, but tho
winding stairs and indefatigable pe
destrians still keep on and soon we
reach the landing. The door is open
and wo breath freer in the exhilarat
ing atmosphere as wo cross the roof
preparatory to ascending tho winding
stairway to the northeast tower
above. All is so strongly construct
ed and the stairway has such high
sides that even the most timid have
a sense of perfect security and are
fully prepared to enjoy the superb
view presented. Convenient seats,
on a level floor and mxler a protect
ing awning, enable one to methodic
ally examine the picturesque beau
ties; while the landscape is so divers
ified that no one can be disappointed.
Directly to the north is the placid
Schuylkill, dotted with marble shafts
and waving shrubbery. In this re
tired city of the dead sleep many of
Philadelphia's most honored citizens;
and all that wealth, nature, and lov
ing hands could do, has tended to
beautify and decorate the sacred pre
cincts. Tho Strawberry Mausiou is
just below, aud Tom Moore's cottage,
where he wrote some of his most me
moriable poems, is visible through
the nodding trees. Ou the left is
the homestead of Judge Peters, of
revolutionary fame, where George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and
Lafayette, frequently dined. The
main portion of this historic pilo is
preserved intact, but numerous ad
ditions have converted it into a first
class restaurant for the wealthy hab
itues of Fairmount Park, who daily
drive there in their carriages, enjoy
the prospect, and regale themselves
with choice viands and liquid re
freshments. George's Hill is to the
west at the terminus of the Exposi
tion grounds. High up in the buoy
ant ether towers its giant observa
tory; but, in the distance, the skele
ton frame does not appear mnch
thicker than pipe stems, although its
strength and security are considered
incalculable. The railroads, public
institutions, and suburbs of We t
Philadelphia are to the south. But
the grounds of the Exposition itself
are now the chief attraction.
Agricultural Hall, with its green
roof, minarts, and sombre-colored
architecture, looks like some monas
tery of the days of yore; massive trees
intervening partly hide it from the
mauresqne beauties of Horticultural
Hall. We merely catch fleeting
glimpses of these wonderful struc
tures, while the gaily lined carpet of
flowers aud evergreens lends addi
tional splendor to tho view. Then
comes the deep ravine, the annex,
and Memorial Hall. We are higher
than the collossal figure of "Free
dom," and far removed above the
-eagles who guard the portals to the
Art Building from out whoso gran
ite vestibule and broad porticoes
pour a ceaseless stream of surging
humanity. " . - , ' ;
Looking to tho west, we see the
top of Machine' Hall, the English
cottages, and State structures, form
ing a town in themselves; and fur
ther on, the U. S. Government Build
ing and Women's Pavilion are clear
ly discernable. State and municipal
headquarters, restaurants, offices,
booths, and bazars, are plentifully
sprinkled throughout the vast en
closure; while outside, square .after
square .of, hotels, beer-gardens, and
side shows, respond to our wander
ing gaze.
Correspondence seldom gives an
adequate idea of the vastness of this
centennial undertaking. Every pre
vious international exposition is con
cededly" far surpassed', both iu size
and number of buildings, and beauty
and comprehensiveness of detail.
The lovely grounds of Laudsdowne
Plateau could not have been excelled
in point of natural adaptation. The
tract of three hundred acres presents
evpry feature of hill and dale, joined
with the most romantic scenery im
aginable.. The walks are delightfully
laid out in semi-circles and rectangu
lar avenues, paved wit'.i smooth as
phalt, adorned with varied objects
of interest, and enlivened daily by
the presence of over 90,000 people.
In the centre of the grounds is the
lake, a largo body of water, with a
beautiful fountain in the middle con
stantly dashing up its diamond
sprays tc glisten in the sunlight.
This is supplemented by a flock of
water fowl.
Of fountains, that of the C.T.A.B.
Society is the most magnificent, and
alike merits the,, unqualified praise
bestowed, and reflects lasting credit
on the great temperance brotherhood
whose 100,000 reared the same in its
beauty of white marble and life-like
statues. Joyously the cooling streams
of water gush forth limpid and
clear as crystal affording driuk for
man and beast. The Bart hold i foun
tain is another graceful ornament, as
are also many others whose symme
torical proportions gleam from sylvan
recesses and winding paths.
Speculation is, of course, rife as
to the final disposition to be made
of the many grand specimens of
modern architecture here congregat
ed, and veleped, an 'international
city.'
Memorial Hall remains, as its name
implies, a permanent tribute to the
great event, aud as a receptacle for
such rare and elegant articles as the
Pennsylvania Historical Society and
Museum of Art now possess, as well
as for those to be hereafter collected.
Machinery aud Horticultural Halls,
for the construction of which appro
priation was made by the city of
Philadelphia, will also remain. The
Main Building may possibly stand
some tim. but eventually, like Agri
cultural Hall, the Women's Pavilion,
aud U. S. Government Building, its
demolition must occur. The State
cottages are already heing negotiated
for, aud the hundreds of booths and
pavilions, ornamental in themselves,
will either be disposed of on the
grounds or removed by their owners.
Tho Mississippi cottage, modest and
unpretending as it is, is yet so thor
oughly characteristic of that locality
as to attract general attention. Con
structed entirely of native woods,
handsomely iul.iid .and polished,
ornamented with with projecting
and corn ices, festooned g:y moss,
which gracefully sways in the pass
ing breeze, it is a source of much
admiration and esthetic pleasure.
Only ten of the original colonies
have erected buildings, the Carolinas
and Georgia being left out m the
cold. Relative to the foreign build
ings, it would be highly gratifying
if, like the splendid edifice erected
by England, tiiose of Japan, Turkey
and Spain could bo donated to tho
Park Commissioners, together with
the Swedish school house, and many
other curious structures which now
ornament the centennial reservation;
but all of these were brought from
abroad in pieoes and sections and
can readily le repacked and shipped
again, so it is not probable that many
of the owners will feel disposed to
leave them behind as gratuities.
The closing day will, though, throw
on the market an immense amount f
glass, iron1, and timber, and already
speculators have their 'optics peeled
for the future.'
To best establish tho immensity
and unequalled grande r of this now
rapidly closing exposition, probably
a glance at the pecuniary investment
will snffice. The Commissioners have
expended about S, 500,000. besides
running expenses, which will average
near 8,000 per day. The outlay of
the Government, States, and indi
viduals has been estimated at 15,
0X),00O, which is certainly not too
high, considering the cost of wages,
transportation, buildings, and dam
age to articles exhibited. Comput
ing the current expenses at the rate
mentioned, for six months, we have
a show costing irrespective of the
untold wealth involved in objects
exhibited of $25,000,000; which, al
though not a monetary success, as
anybody but an enthusiastic Phila
delphian might have foretold, is yet
a marvel of wondrous accomplish
ments in every other particular, and
a source of never-ending self-gratu-lation
for all patriotic Americans.
But to return to our elevated tow
er. Beautifully the miniature lake
glisteus with reflected sunlight, while
the silver spray dances merrily aloft.
See how the shadows are lengthen
ing in every direction, as 'Old Sol'
prepares to sink in the western hori
zon. Watch, if 3'on can, the course
of the little narrow gauge railway,
and titanic monsters puffing here
an J there. Mark the crowds of peo
ple issuing from the many buildings.
On every side you can see men, wo
men and children, making their way
to the exit gates. Thousands go
down the hill towards the Schuyl
kill, where,, wait long trains of cars
on the Reading railroad, ready to
carry twenty thousand people to
their homes, who in turn will send
twenty thousand more to take their
places on the morrow. Let us look
to the south. There even a more
animated picture is presented. At
the Centennial Depot thousands are
awaiting the outgoing and incoming
trains, and the street cars are loaded
down. Thousands will go to their
homes in the interior, and thousands
to the largo cities to the east and
west. What marvels they will have
to tell! No wonder the young girl
described what she saw by saying:
Oh, mother o-o-h, o-c-ojT I
are indeed but faintlv 2" tUv
. .uu nuuaeru hern l,!lo j
ed, while where to W; f
who can tell? From U!
Hall the view i. Sd?1
lime. The gardeSfS
their full luxuriance a,l . tta'
fall before tko blitin?, a 3
ready the aloes and sonfe oft '
er tender tropical plants 1
placed under shelter- K
of colens, centuria, ana other'
gated leaves, are jnsk nowr
tion of their charms. yZI t?ti(
of the old Virginia Ho? V
and fascinating view t , T
is obtained by looking tl,.lgi
colored panes of ,?u ri
seasons are bv this mo' . , e. f0i
ously correct. The walks anT'
seem covered with snow -gr 2
l.nnr? fmsto OUV, and tl. f
ir,o t r.. . uu loiiasrp oj
ize that we are not in tS J?
the cold season, until our
to summer,whereevei-vn.; -
roseate hue. The autnnTf
and spring with its vernal "J?.
-. .j v.i. iu LKiiure.
rpmarL-nhl v trim . 6"ea 1
are so absorbed in onr
T .
Jin v.
that we are apt to for J w"DtVD8i
The moments have indeed H -jj
ItLr V' THe trein? e Win,
rmu uuin., muse ureauiul chimp,;
hammering away at "Sweet bv
by." The calliope hoarsely
out, "Pop goes the Wealei "
nome nil morning, as e enter tl 2
descending car and raoni :.. . 6
firma, bid a tearful adieu "to 7?
scenes of our centenary sketching
and ramblings. s
Independence Hall, thongb notes
the exposition grounds, is vet thor
oughly a part of the Centennial sh
ou patriotic principles we cannd
leave the land of Penn without
glance at this venerahle relic of br
gone days. The structim stands
Chestnut street, in the very midst
the city, aud is crowded fromea'1,
morn till dewy eve. The front 'a
gaily decorated with banners, patn.
otic insignia, and portraits, ho
general appearance indicate the in
dustrions band of the sign-painter
The intt rior consists of twn
apartments, open to the public,
usea as a receptacle lor revoliitioDrT
mementoes. The independence Eel
hanging in the original rongbiai
massive wooden frame, is the Meca
of our devotions. The "original"
crack is plainly apparent npontL
original bell; while the outerrima
chipped to a ragged edge by Lloi
from the sounding hammer. Net
by, is a door from the famous Chewi
mansion, all battered and bn'i:
marked a relic of the Germantor.
fight. Drums, guns, chairs, pictura
china and old clothes (of the distit
guished departed) complete tleci
lection over many articles of uLic
a century has winged its flight; i:
now, on the threshold of a secci
hundred years, we bare the Ln
and, in these sacred halls, make eel
with the expiring prayer of fatbs
Paul, "Our country Esfo Perj:.;
P.. SI. D.
Counting the Electoral Vote.
On the second Wednesday of Feb
ruary the electoral vote will be conn;
ed in accordance with the provisic:
of the constitution and laws relntirr
to that subject, which are as folloas
The President of the Senate shall
in the presence of the Senate as.
House of Kepresentives, oren all ti.f
certificates, and the vote shall itu:
be counted. The persons LaviiictL?
greatest number of votes for Pre':
dent shall be President, if such cum
ber bo a majority of the whole cum
ber of electors be appointed; anJ i!
no persons have such majority, thn
from the persons having the Lighe:
numbers, not exceeding three on tb
list of those voted for as President
the House of Bepresntatives
choose immediately bv ballot tb
President. Congress shall be k
session on the second Wednesday ir
February succeeding every meeticg
of the electors, and the certificate!
or so many of them as have been re
ceived, hall then be opened, tbe
votes con nted and the terson to 1
the offices of President and "Vie
President ascertained and declared
agreeably to the constitution.
Now that the excitements of tie
great Presidential struggle are ore:
with, and the minds of ourpeopl'
once more settled, would it notbei
good time to seriously contemp''
the proposed bridge acruss the Wil
lamette at this place ? Every man i:
this county, and especially those l.
this city, has this enterprise at heart
and we shall auiiotisly wait the in
itiative.
The majority of the United Si!
supreme court decides that the cos
payment of premium on a life us
ance policy voids the policy li'tf
the stipulation to that effect is ck
ly in the policy; but, if the fail
to pay is caused by the intervene'
of war between the parties, as in
case of our late civil war, the holf
of the policy is entitled to the eqo
able value thereof, arisiDg from V
nrominma nntnallv naid. TOUT ID
l r 4i. " nnrt less th!"
tue majority, nenueu vj -
justice, dissented irum i
cation of the general conclusion.
TERRITORIAL XEUS HEM6-
Says the Walla Walla Statem
the 4th: The great race J"f wi
afternoon for the $5,000 pnrse
won bv Billy Bingham in
straight heats.
backed by our Portland friends,
as a matter of course they verej
lant. ' .
The election all over JJV
Territory was very quiet- a j,
closing saloons on election W
much respected in that Territory-
his knee cut and was bruised up 6 J
running away. No serious
Gen. Cuvier Grover lias arrit .
Walla Walla. He takes cob ut t
the 1st Cavalry, with headquart rf
that place. Gen. G. is rcD8ttf
Oregon's Governor and
elect.
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