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THE EUTEBPRiSE. 3aZG0. MTV. OKEGOX. DEC. 8. I SIC. The President's Message. Vo this day present to oar readers .t portion of the President's message, .viiieh will be found to be a rdain and candid statement of the matters treated of. lie opens with a brief review of his administration, claims chat on all occasions he has acted with a conscientious desire to do whatever was right, constitutional and for the best interest of the peo ple. He admits that mis tat es have occasionally been made in appoint ments in the civil service, as it is impossible, where so many trusts are to be allotted, to avoid making some unlit appointments. He alludes in no3complimeutary terms to the northern sympathizers with the late rebellion as formiug "an enemy in the rear almost as dangerous as tho more honorable enemy in the front," and does not seem wholly satisfied with the reconstruction policy ado2t od, but appears to think there was too great hasto to throw the control of the government into the hands of those who had so recently and per sistently tried to destroy it, and that ho may have erred in approving soma of the reconstruction measures, which, however liberal, he evidently thinks have failed to convert the great body of the recent enemies of the government into friends. He congratulates the conntry on the great reduction of taxation and tho national debt; takes a cheerful view of our future business prospects; is confident that the balance of trade in favor of the United States will in crease and not diminish, and that the pledge of Congress to resume specie payments iu 1879 will be easily ac complished, even in the absence of much desired legislation on the sub ject, lie very earnestly calls the at teutiou of Congress to the necessity of throwing some greater safeguard over the method of choosing and de claring the election of a President, lie favors a compulsory support of free schools and some future educa tional qualifications for voters. Our foreign relations are satisfactory, be ing at peace with all nations, and our civil and military service are in as rospe rou s and effective condition as possible with the means at command of tho respective departments. The Centennial Exhibition is regarded as a great success which will prove to be of enduring advantage to the country. The message is a calm and appar ently fair statement of the matters treated of, is a creditable document, and concludes in words which, should quiet the apprehensions of all who liave feared the "man on horseback.'' Silver has been gradually creeping up in vulue, says the Chicago Tribune, ever since our Congress passed the bill ordering the substi tution of silver change for frac tional shinplasters. Tho coinage of this subsidiary silver since last sum mer has consumed pretty much the ubole production of oar mines, leav ing little or no silver bars to be thrown on the glutted London mar ket for sale. The result is that tho London stock of surplus silver has been largely worked off and shipped away to various countries in pur chase of products. And just as the glut of silver bars has been relieved in London the price has advanced. Tho last quotation is 54 pence per ounce. Last June the price was only 48 pence. This advance of more than six pence is equal to twelve cents on the ouuee, or about ten cents ou th silver dollar. The value of the old silver dollar, if It were now coined, would be 91 ) cents, which is just about the value of the greenback at this time. As long as our mint continues to run the pro duct of our silver mines into Ameri can coin, the value of silver will con tinue to appreciate uutil it returns to par with gold. Congress assembled last Monday, and nothing of any great moment has occurred. Randall was elected Speaker to rill the vacancy occasion ed by the death of Kerr. The House has appointed committees to investi gate affairs in Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina. The Senate pro poses to send committees to inquire into the electh ns in South Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Alabama, Missis sippi and'Louisiana. Governor Grover, notwithstacd the people of Oregon saying that their three electoral totes were for Hayes, last "Wednesday issued a certificate to Cronin, the defeated Democratic candidate. The two Republican electors refused to act with him, and tho usurper appointed two substi tutes. J. X." T. Miller and J. Purker, to fill the vacancy. The Republicans filled their vacancy and voted solid for Hayes, and their votes will be counted. Senator Kelly and Gov. Groxer were the perpetrators of this fraud and the people will not forget it very soon. Col. Ingersoll said in one of his pet-cues that the country was full of fellows who were invincible in peace and invisible in war. They are now brawling for blood if Tilden be not led a red elected. They have made bets or want offices. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. FelloiD Citizens rf the Senate and House of Representatives: , In submitting my eighth and la9t annual Message to Con gress,it seems proper that I should refer to and in some degree recapitulate the events and official acts of the past eight years. ltIEW Of IUS ADMlSISliiAHl.. It was my fortune or misfortune to bo called to the office oi Chief . Executive without any previous i- ' litical training. From the age of seventeen, I had never even witness- ed the excitement attending a polit ical campaign but twice antecedent to my own candidacy, and at but one of them was I eligible as a voter.and under such circumstances it is but reasonable to suppose that errors of judgment must have occurred. Even had they not, differences of opinion between the executive, bound by an oath to the strict performance of his duties, and writers and de baters must have arisen. It is not necessarily evidence of a blunder on tho part of an executive because there are these differences of views. Mistakes have been made, as all can see, and as I admit; but it seems to me oftener in selections made of as sistants appointed to aid in carrying out tho various duties of adminis tering the government, who are in nearly every case selected without a personal acquaintance with the ap pointee, but upon recommendations of the Representatives chosen di rectly by the people. It is impossi ble where so many trusts are to be allotted that the right parties should be chosen in every instance. Histo ry shows that no administrationfrom the time of Washington to the present has been free from these mistakes. But I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do whatever was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the best interest of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgement, not of intent. My civil career commenced, too, at a most critical and difficult time. Less than four years before the conntry had emerged from a conflict such as no other nation had ever survived. Nearly one-half of the States had revolted against the gov ernment, and of those remaining faithful to the Union a large persen tage of the population sympathized with the relellion and made an en emy in the rear almost as dangerous as the more honorable enemy in the front. The latter committed errors of judgment, but they maintained them openly and courageously; the former received the protection of the government they would see de stroyed and reaped the pecuniary advantage to be gained out of the then existing state of affairs, many of them by obtainiug contracts and by swindling the government in the delivery of their goods. Immedi ately on tho cessation of hostilities the then noble President who had carried the country so far through its perils fell a martyr to his pat riotism at the hands of an assassin. The intervening time to my first in auguration was filled up with wrang lings between Congress and the nev executive as to the best mode of re construction, or, to speak plainly, as to whether tho control of the gov ernment should be thrown immedi ately into the hands of those who had so recently and persistently tried to destroy it, or whether tho victors should continue to have an equal voice with them in this control. Re construction, as finally agreed up on, means this an only this, except that the late slave was enfranchised, giving an increase, as was supposed, to the Union-loving and Union-supporting votes; as. if free in the full sense of the world, they would not disappoint this expectation. Hence, at the beginning of my first admin istration the work of reconstruction, much embarrassed by the long de lay, virtually commenced. If I erred, it was wholy in approving those acts, which I did most hearti ly, urging tho Legislature of the States that had not yet done so, to ratify the fifteenth amendment to the constitution. The country was laboring under an enormous debt, contracted in the suppression of the rebellion, and taxation was so op pressive as to discourage production. Another danger also threatened us; a foreign war. The last difficulty had to bo adjusted and was adjusted without a war. and in a manner highly honorable to all parties con cerned. Taxes have been reduced within the last seven years nearly $30'000, 000, and the national debt has been reduced in the same time over 435, 000,000. By refunding the six per cent bonded debt for bouds bearing 5 and 4 per cent interest respec tively, the annual interest has been reduced from over $130,000,000 in 1800 to a little over 3100,000,000 in 1870. The ballance of trade has been changed from over $140,000, 000. against the United States in 1SG9, to more than 120.000,000 in our favor in 1S7G. It confidently be lieved the balance of trade in favor of the United States will increase and not diminsh. and the tiled ere of Congress to resume specie payments in 1879 will be easily accomplished, oven in the absence of much desir ed legislation on the subject. A policy has been adopted toward the Indians inhabiting a large por tion of the territory of the United States which has been huma- e, and has substantially ended Indian hos tilities in tho whole land, except in a portion of Nebraska and Dakota yorning and Montana, the Black Hills region and the approaches thereto hostilities that have grown out of the avarice of the white man, who has violated our treaty stipula tion in his search for gold. The question might be asked why the government has not enforced obe dience to the terms of th tronfv- prohibiting the occupation of the Black Hills regkm by whites. The answer is simple; the first emigrants to the Hills were removed by troops, but rumors and fresh discoveries of gold took into that region increased numbers. Gold has been found in paying quantity, and an effort to re move the miners would only result in tho desertion of the bulk of the troops that might be sent there to remove them. All difficulties in this matter have been removed, subject to the approval of iri reuiug ineiiiact riUIs and ap- proacnes 10 settlement by citieens. j Tho subject of Indian policy and treatment is so fully set lorth by the Secretary of the interior and Com missioners of Indian Affairs, and my views bo fully expressed therein, that I refer to these reports and recom mendations as my own. FOKEIGX RELATIONS. The relations of the United States with foreign powers continue on a friendly footing. Questions havo frr.Tr. tim tr. timu Jr. t,, eign relations of the governmeut.but j the United States have been happily ! tree during tne past year from the complications of foreign powers. The diplomatic correspondence submitted ! herewith, contains information as to certain of the matters which have occurred. The friendly relations of j this government with the pow- ! ers of the earth have been i plainly shown by the general partic ipation of foreign powers in the ex hibition which has just closed, and by the exertion made .by distant powers to show their interest in and friendly feeling toward the United States, in commemoration of the cen tennial of the nation. The govern ment and the people of fhe United States have not only fully appreciat ed this exhibition of kindly feelings, but it may b expected that no small benefit will result both to ourselves and other nations, from better ac quaintance and better appreciation of our mutual advantages and mutu al wants. Congress at its last session saw fit to reduce the amount usually appro priated for foreign intercourse by withholding the appropriation for representatives of the United States in certain foreign countries and for certain consular offices, and by re ducing the amounts usually appro priated for certain other diplomatic posts; and it has necessitated a change in the grade of representatives. For these reasons, immediately upon the passage of the bill making appropri ations for diplomatic and consular service for the present force, instruc tions were issued to the representa tives of the United States wt Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia, and to the consular officers for whom no appro priations had been made, to close their respective legatiors and consu lates and cease from the performance of their duties; and in like manner steps were immediately taken to sub stitute charges de affairs for minis ters resident in Portugal, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland and Paraguay. While thoroughly impressed with tho wisdom of sound economy in the foreign office as in other branches of government, I cannot escape the con clusion that in some instances the withholding 'of appropriations will prove an expensive economy, and that the small retrenchment secured by a change of grade in certain dip lomatic posts is not an adequate consideration for the loss of in fluence and importance which will attend our foreign representatives under the reduction. I am of the opinion that au examination of the subject will cause a change in some instances in the conclusion reached on t hese subjects at the latest session of Congress. TIIK ALABAMA CLAIMS. The court of commissioners of the Alabama claims, whoso functions were continued by an act of the last session of Congress until the 1st day of January. 1877, has carried on its labors with diligence and gen eral satisfaction. By a report from the clerk of the court, transmitted herewith, bearing date Nov. 14, 1S7G, it appears that during the time al lowed by law the court will have dis posed of all the claims presented for adjudication. The report also con tains a statement of the general re sults of the labors of the court to the date thereof. It is cause for sat isfaction that the method adopted for the satisfaction of the classes of claims submitted to the court, which are of long standing and justly en titled to early consideration, should have proved successful and accepta ble. OUR NORTHERN' BOUNDARY. It is with satisfaction that I am en abled to stato that the work of the joint commission for determining the boundary lxHween the United States and the British Possessions from tho north-west angle of the Lake of fthe Woods to tho Rocky Mountains, commenced in 1872, has been com pleted. The final agreement of the commissioners with the maps have been duly signed and the work of the commission is completed. The fixing of the boundary upon the Pa cific coast by the protocol of March 10, 1872, pursuant to the award of the Emperor of Germany, by article 34 of the Treaty of Washington, with the termination of the work of this commission, adjusts and fixes the boundary between the United States and the British Possessions, except as to the portion of territory cedtd by Russia to the United states un der tho treaty of 1867. The work entrusted to the commissioners and the officers of the army attached to the commission has been well and satisfactorily performed. The orig inal of the final agreement of the commissioners was signed upon th "29th of May, 1870, with the original list of astronomical stations 'observ ed, the original office list of monu ments making the international bonndary lines, and the maps, rec ords and general reports relating to the commission, have been deposited in the Department, of State. The official report of the commissioners on the part of tho United States, with the report of the chief astrono mer of the United States, will be submitted to Congress within a short time. EXTRADITION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. I reserve for separate communica tion to Congress a statement of the condition of the questions which lately arose with Great Britain re specting the surrender of fugitive criminals under the treaty of 1842. TERMINATION OP THE TREATY OF 18G2 "WITH THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. The Ottoman government gave no tice, under date of January 15, 1874, of its desire to terminate the treaty of -18G2 concerning commerce and navigation, pursnant to the provis ions of the 22d article thereof. Un der this notice the treaty terminated upon the 5th day of June. 1874. That government, has invited nego tiations towards the'conclusion of a new treaty. Bv the act of Congress of March 21,1874, the President was satisfactory information that tho Ot- toman goxernment or that of Egypt COURTS 1"DF BANCROFT LIBrtArtt, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. fiALTfinRMTA had organized new tribunals likely to secure to citizens of the United States the same impartial justice en joyed under the exercise of judicial junctions by the diplomatic and con sular officers of the United States, to suspend the operation of the act of June 27, 18G0, and to accept for citi zens of the United s States jurisdic tion of the new. tribunals. Satisfac tory information having been re ceived of the organization of such nfw tribunals in Esvut. I caused a proclamation to be issued" on the 27th of March last, suspending the operation of the act of June 22, 18G0, in Egvpt. According to tbe pro visions" of the act, a copy of the proclamation accompanies this mes sage. The United States has united with other powers in the organiza tion of these conrts. It is hoped the jurisdictional questions which have arisen may be duly adjusted, and that this may be hindered by no obstacles. TUB HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY. The necessary legislationrto carry into effect the convention of commer cial reciprocity concluded with the Hawaiian Islands in 1875 having been had, a proclamation to carry it into effect, as provided by the act approved August 15, 1876, was duly issued upon September 30. A copy thereof accompanies this message. MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES. The commotions which have been prevalent in Mexico for some time past, and which unhappily seem to be not yet wholly quiet, have led to a complaint of citizens of the United States of injuries by persons in au thority. It is hoped, however, that these will ultimately be adjuusted to the satisfaction of both governments. The frontier of the United States in that quarter has shown examples of acts of violence by citizens of one Republic upon those of the other. The frequency of these is supposed to be increased and their adjustment made more difficult by considerable changes in the course of the lower part of the Rio Grande river, which river is a part of the boundary be tween the two countries. These changes have placed on either side of the river portions of land which by existing conventions belong to the jurisdiction of the government on the opposite side of the river. The subject of adjustment of this cause of difficulty is under consideration between the two Republics. THE COLOMBIAN INDEMNITY. The government of the United States of Colombia has paid the award iu the case of the steamer Montejo, seized by the authorities of that government some years since, and the amount has been transferred to the claimants. MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSIONER. It is with satisfaction that I am able to announce that the joint com mission for the adjustment of claims between the United States and Mex ico, under convention of 1JSG9, the duration of which has been several times extended, has brought its la bors to a close. From the report of the United State commissioners which accompanies the papers trans mitted herewith, it will le seen that within the time limited by the com mission, one thousand and seventeen claims on the part of citizens of tho United States against Mexico, were referred to tho commissioners. Of these claims eight hundred and thirty-one were dismissed or disal lowed, and in one hundred and oghty-six cases awards were made in favor of the claimants, against tho Mexican Republic, amounting iu the aggregate to s?4,l 25.922.20. Within tlit same period nine hun dred and ninety-eight claims on the part of citizens of the Mexican Re public against the United States were referred to the commissioners. Of these claims eight hundred and thirty-one were dismissed and disal lowed, ;rnd in one hundred and fifty-seven cases awards were made in favor of claimants against tho Uni ted States, amounting in the aggre gate to $150,498.41. By the terms of the convention the amount of thes6 awards is to bo deducted from the amount awarded in favor of our citi zens. I invite your attention to the legislation which will be necessary to provide for the payment. In this connection 1 am pleased to be able to express the acknowledg ments due to Sir Edward Thornton, the umpire of the commission, who has given to tho consideration of the largo number of claims submitted to him much time unwearied patience, and that firmness and intelligence which are well known to belong to the accomplished representatives of Great Britain, and which are like wise recognized by tho representative in this country of the Republic of Mexico. THE VENEZUELA CLAIMS. Monthly payments of a very small part of the amount due by the gov ernment of Venezuela to citizens of the United States on account of claims of the latter against that gov ernment continues to be made with reasonable punctuality. That gov ernment has proposed to change the system which it has hitherto pursued in this respect, by issuing bonds for part of the amount of the several claims. The proposition, however, could not, it is said, properly be ac cepted, at least without the consent fof the holders of certificates of in debtedness of Venezuela. These ure so much depressed that it would lie difficult if not impossible to ascertain the disposition on the, subject. To be Continued. A. R. Bnrbank, J. J. Hembree, John Bird, Milton Redding, Henry Warren, J. C. Cooper, II. O. Burns, W. II. Boyd and Thos. Standley. have associated themselves together as a corporate body under the gener al incorporation laws of the State of Oregon, and the name of the Yamhill Locks and Manufacturing Company, and have made and filed articles of incorporation as by law required. The object of said corporation is for the purpose of improving the Yam hill river to facilitate navigation and for manufacturing purposes. In the past John W. B razee, of the Cascades, has gone to the Washing ton Territory legislatnre whenever he wanted to, and he wanted to go every session. He ran again this last election, his opponent being N. Whitney, and was beaten bv a majority of 117 out of a vote of 989 hfs own county however, giving him every vote,34. This resultdiedid not anticipate. r TELCGKAPIIIC NEWS. Eastern. Omaha, Dec. 2. It was discovered yesterday the Nebraska constitution provides that the legislature shall canvass tlio elector al vote, The governor not being aware of this, had Lot convened the legislature, and was about to canvass the vote himself. When informed of the law, he hastily issued a proclamation convening the assembly. Tire Dem ocrats, it seems, had been cognizant of this for some time and kept it se cret, in hope,, by . technicalities, to throw out the State. ; New York, Dec. 2. A Washing ton special states that in an inter view to-day President Grant said he did not apprehend any difficulty over the settlement of the presidential question. He thinks . Hayes un doubtedly entitled to the electoral vote of South Cat olina, Florida and perhaps Louisiana, but abont the latter State he thinks there may be some doubt on account of so many complications surrounding the work of the returning board, but the emi nent gentlemen of both parties who have been witnesses of the operation of the board he thinks ought to be fble to agree upon a verdict that will satisfy both parties throughout the country. Columbia, Doc. 2. The situation is unchanged Democratic and Re publican legislatures have occupied the House of Representatives since Nov. 30th-. The trial of the Ellerton rioters will begin before Judge Bond Mon day. Counsel for the prisoners are begging to have it postponed, alleg ing the present political excitement as .an excuse. The real reason is they don't want Bond to try them. When the testimony is spread before the world it will show cruelties not in ferior in atrocities to those perpe trated bv the knklux in 1870 and 1871. More than fifty murders will be clearly proved, and many whip pings and other testimony. New York, Dec. 3. The World's Washington correspondent thinks the President's message will l de ferred several days. Grant is ex ceedingly anxious to know the re sult of the electoral vote before finishing the message. Chicac.o, Dec. 4. The revival in terest and attendance at the Moody and Sankey meetings are rather on the increase than otherwise, and all the city, suburban and other church es in the Northwest seem to be tid ing the movement. In view of these facts, at the pastors meeting held hero to-day it was decided to invite Whitle and Bliss to continue revival meetings here from January 1st. Cheyenne, Dec. 4. Gen. Crook's whole force left Fort Reno this morning, nis intention is to move down Little Powder to the junction with Powder river and there form a supply camp and operat sagainst the hostiles as circumstances dictate. This point will be convenient for operation for Tongue, Little Mis souri or Bell Fourche. Tho latest information is that Sitting Bull has about 400 lodges and Crazy Horse nbo.it 70 equivalent to a fighting force of 1,500 to 2.000. The com mand is rationed to about January 1st. Grnard. chief scout, is of opin ion they will not. unless, surprised, mnko a stand. Tho wounded of the MeKenzie fight leave to-morrow for Fetterman. Crook expects to find Indians on the Powder fiver. The 1J;rnhVs Washington special says that, Chamberlain telegraphed last night to Senator Patterson that he intended to-dav to ejeet the Dem ocratic Representatives from Lau rens and Edgefield counties froYn the Legislature; that he had asked Rn cror to assist him with troops; that Rucror had replied that he could not do it. his orders being positive not to interfere nor act in any manner except, in the cao of actual blood shed, and even then not to interfere in favor of any side or party, but has simplv to enforce peace. Gov. Chamberlain asked to have these or ders modified so as to enable him to depend on Gen. Ruger's help. Sen ator Patterson, it is understood, went to the White Houo and to his dis trust found the President closeted with Mr. A S. Hewitt. Ltf.r. The President refused to mod if v the orders to Gen. Ruger, nn'l the question came before the Cabinet, whpre it. is believed, after considerable discussion, the same conclusion was arrived at. Mr. Pat terson reported his defeat to the Re publican Senatorial eanc-is and Sen ator Morton and Gen. Logan went to the White House to support Gov. Chamberlain's demand. They, too, were unsuccessful, and returned to the Senate chamber with mournful fanes. This evening, there is a re port that the President has tele graphed to Gen. Ruger to recognize no legislative body having no quor um. Tt. is believed to be still the Presidents purpose to give no assis tance to either portyin South Carolina itn he organization of the legislature and to recognize Gen. Hampton promptly if ho shall be declared elected Gov. Chamberlain's friends have been trying to pnrsuade the President that if the Democrats are allowed to organize the legislature they will upset the Hayes electors in sonie wav, but this is not probable, and it is most likely the President can cet an assurance on this point which would relieve any anxiety he may have.-4 Pacific Coast. Astoria, Dec. 3. The steam fng Gen. Canby returning from Shoal water Bav vesterday, while crossing the Columbia river bar at about one P. M. was struck by a breaker, knocking her on her beam ends, bursting her doors and windows in, filling her cabin and engine room with water and putting out her fires. The water in rushing through her cabin swept a little two-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. W. Jordan, pas senger, of South Bend, out through the ' cabin window and overboard, and it was never seen afterwards. A child of Sidney Smith was caught while being washed out through another window. Ed. Callahan, a deck hand, was washed overboard, and after getting several yards away found a rope tangled around his foot, nnd catching it with his hands, drew him:elf on board again. The hawser and every line but one.as well as the compass, starboard anchor, cook stove and all provisions were swept out and carried away. As soon as possible, Capt. Whitcomb set the jib, which put her head seaward. In attempting to set her mainsail, it was washed overboard and lost. The ebb tide and east wind then drove her out to sea. At about 10 o'clock P. M., when about ten miles off the bar, she fell iu with the bark Whist ler, from San Francisco, which bad been lying off the bar when the Can by started to cross, and," seeing her in distress followed her out, and go ing alongside, took her passengers and kept her in tow uutil noon to day, when the bar tug Astoria towed her into this port. The damage is about 500. Owing to heavy weath er off shore, the bar has been un usually rough for the past three davs. Victoria, Dec. 3.-Capt. Harris, of H. M. S. Rocket has received a tel egraphic dispatch from Mr. Brooker. H. M. Consul at San Francisco, stating that he has no intimation whatever of any Feuian movement directed against Victoria or else where. The Rocket gun vessel went outside for target practice on Friday night and is now lying in Esquinialt harbor with steam up. The state of the defenses was discussed at a meet ing of the civil, naval and militia authorities held in the Government building yesterday. It is stated that application will be made to the Dominion Government to provoide the steamer Sir James Douglas with an armament and place her nnder or ders of the naval authorities as a dispatch boat. It is also said the local Government have represented iu strong terms to the Dominion and Imperial Governments the defense less condition of this station in case of war with Russia. London, Dec. 2d. A special from Vienna says the commanders of the four Russian mobilized corps have arriven at Kichineff. The Opinion, of Rome, says the Marquis of Salisbury's declarations exclude the idea of England's going to war with Russia," but it regards war between Russia and Turkey as inevitable. The Times in its finan cial article remarks that i similar impression was almost universal on tho London stock exchange yester day. London, Dec. 3. A dispatch from Pesth says it is reported there that the Turks are preparing for the struggle with terrible earnestness. Formidable fortifications are up at Widden, Rustichuk, Silestri and Schumla, and urtillary is being sent to those places. Russians are hur rying their preparations to take the field. Troops which were quarter ed around Kitcheneff were to have been concentrated on the Pruth by December 1st. Oregon's Vole. Salem, Dec. 4. The official can vass made this afternoon by the Gov ernor and Secretary of State, in the presence of a large assemblage of persons, resulted as follows: Electors Odell, 15.20(1; Watts, 13.207; Cartwright, 15.214; Klip pell, 14,i:Jb; Cronin 14.157; Laswell, 14.149; Clark, 509; Sutherlan, 510. Curl, 507; scattering. 4. Congress Williams, 15,317; Lane, 14.229: scattering, 8. At the close of the canvass the Governor said in the matter of the election of a member of Congress, certificate would issue upon the canvass to Richard Williams. In the matter of lie electors, a protest had been filed in the office of the Execu tive against the issuance of a certifi cate to Mr. Wattsas an elector.copies of which could be pro -nied of the Secretary by those interested who could file other papers bef '"e half past 9 Tuesday morning- The pro test raised grave questions as to jurisdiction and the law, and us the certificate n?ed not issue till Wednes day, meantime the question could be investigated and argued. The board then adjourned till 10:30 A. M.. Tuesday. The protest referred to set forth that Watts is ineligible, having been postmaster at Lafayette on the day of election, and instructs the Gover nor that his duty is to issue cer tificates to the three qualified candi dates having the highest number of votes. It was filed December 2d, and is signed by R. R. Thompson, J. C. Ainsworth, Geo. L. OnrrV. C. B. Bellinger. J. S. White, J. F. Mil ler, J. H. Reed, W. F. Trimble, James K. Kellv, W. II. Etfiinger, W. W. Thayer, B. Jennings, B. B. Acker, A. 1). Shelby and T. Patter son, and it is accompanied by an affi davit of four citizens of Yamhill county as to the personal ideutity of Watts and as to the fact of his be ing postmaster up to Nov. 14th. Counter statements will be filed and the mater argued before the Gover nor to-morrow. The Vote of Oregon. The following appears iu the N. Y. Sun of Nov. 14, and gives an idea of what the people in the East know about this State: To the Editor of the Sun Sir: Will yon put the Democrats on their guard in regard to the returns in Oregon ? We are losiug sight of that far-away country in our eager ness to see the results in the South ern States of Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana. I am almost positive that Oregon has gone Democratic. There is nothing the party with Chandler at the helm would scruple to do, provided it retained them in office. So look out for Oregon. A San Jose paper expresses some anxiety as to who will be President during the time intervening between "General Grant's term and President Tilden's." The San Francisco Chronicle, without any charge for the information, suggests Governor Hayes as the man just now most likely to fill up that space. The Moscow Gazette says funds are being subscribed to for the purchase in America of letters of marque for vessels to be employed against Eng lish merchant shipping in the event of war between England and Russia. Similar subscriptions have been open ed in Russian towns. Gevernor Routt of Colorado, in his annual message, shows that the State has no debt, and that the an ual production of its mines is 8. 000,000. Very good Routtine work. sUMMAItY OI STATE XEW . Eugene' has four tailor shops. Typhoid fever is prevalent atSher idan. r Death is reaping a large harvest at Astoria. 1 Eugene City streets are beinp gravelled. 8 Soldiers at Fort Harney were paid off last week. u Lane county is favored with two cases of variloid. Police of Portland knabbed seven teen drunks las Sunday. , Dallas Indians don't want tha whites around their camps. Patent to tho Coos Bay Militarr Road has been received. There are 217 inmates in thelnaana Asylum at East Portland. An acre of land in Wasco county produced 12 tons of turnips. , Dallas is to be afflicted with an amateur dramatic troupe. .Ten marriage licenses were issued in Polk county in November. Dr. York is lecturing at Astoria and attracts large audiences. ' Hillsboro is to be favored with a course of lectures by home talent. Lucky Q-.ieen mining stock has "an upward tendency, selling for $2 per share. Pioneers of Southern Oregon or ganized last week, with John E.Ross as president. A. S. Ilapgood, formerly a can neryman on the Columbia, died in Boston recently. Horse thieves are getting too num erous up the valley, and a vigilance committee is on the carpet. - Thos. Foster, a native of Canada died at Clatsop plains on the 2Sth ult., of internal hemorrhage. Notwithstanding the gambling law draw poker is a favorite amusement with the denizens of Roseburg. On the 20th ult.. Ah Gee, a China man, fell from the wharf at Gardiner City into the river and drowned. Twenty-two thousand bushels of wheat were sold at Eugene on Friday of last week, at92j cents per bushel". There are abont fifty cases of mumps at The Dalles. The amount of "cheek" displayed is 'even larger than usual. A land slide took place at Astoria last week, which sluiced tons of dirt through the streets, conqdetely chok ing them. Flood it O'Brien, bonanza capital ists of San Francisco, havo an expert examining the silver springs in East ern Oregon. The diphtheria is making great grief for the loss of little ones in sev eral parts of tho Willamette and Umpqua valleys. Three persons have recently died of typhoid fever in the family of Wra. Brown, qi Cedar Mill precinct, Washington county. W. P. Ready and W. W. Martin, of Salem, have invented an adjusta ble feed gauge, adapted for use of any kind of job printing presses. Joe Webber, chief engineer at Al bany, has been dosing the city coun cil and commanding officers of the fire companies with an oyster supper. Mr. Win. Harrington, an old tm rehlent of Clatsop conuty is missing and it is feared has been drowned when crossing the bay to his place. Times are quite dull at Gardiner and considerable sickness among children. Six deaths have lately oc curred from the prevailing diseasf, diphtheria. The saved lot of cattle from the wreck of the Daisy Ainsworth reach ed Astoria on the 24th ult.. seventy five head short of the count that left The Dalles. The city tax roll of Portland showi the following: Gross value of proper tv SIS.701,730; exemption, $1,052, 500; indebtedness. 62-,058,CSO; total taxablo property, 15.593,000. - R. D. Hnme A- Co. has bought the steamer Alexander Duncan in San Francisco, and will employ her on the Umpqua or Rogue river at a nevr cannery they" contemplate erecting there. A man whom J. S. Holman en trusted with the sum of $80 to carry to his son in Eastern Oregon, has been gone a long time, and Mr. H can neither hear of his man or his money. Gilbert Crismon. of Danville, Con tra Costa county. Cab, writes to the postmistress at Hillsboro, inqnirinp as to the whereabouts of Isaac W. Nichols, and wants said Nichols to come to him and he will do him good . A correspondent speaking of the Thanksgiving ball at Eugene City says: . "Some of those participating (of both sexes), however, marred the enjoyment of others by indulg ing in the intoxicating cup." Those naughty, naughty girls. A young lady named Harris, living at Sheriff Herren's, at Albany, left heme a few days ago without warn ing, taking with her nothing but the clothes she bad on. Search was in stituted and when found it was dis covered that she was demented. The Benton Democrat of the 1st tells the following: "We learn that on Monday evening Mr. Ed. Hite. a young man who -has been at work for Mr. Hnrlburt, in Linn county, some three miles from Corvallis, met hts death under the following horrible circumstances. It appears, as we are informed, that Mr. Uite had been spending several days in Albany, drinking to exc.ss, and on last Mon day he came to the bachelor cabin oi John Berthold, where he was taken violently ill.: Mr. Berthold went to Albany for a doctor, and on his re turn found Hite lying partially in the fire, with the flesh burned from his hips, a hole burned to the cavity of his abdomen, aDd his face terribly burned, and one of his ears burner off. Though alive when discovered, he survived but a few minutes. 1D deceased was from New Jersey, her he has re'atives and friends, PrDr bly, and had been in Oregon aboo four years."
