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."