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Clearly it is not dtagging it into politics to permit its judges to hold opinions on national questions in common with their fellow citizens, or to take an intelligent or pa triotic interest in them. It is not doing bo to allow the Court to interpret the Constitution in particular cases when the interpretation may have a practical bearing,because it would unsettle many well-established principles of onr gov ernment to refuse to accept the author ity of the Court in such matters. To interpret the Constitution aright, it is necessary that the judges not only take an interest in big governmental ques tions, but shall be exceptionally well informed about them, that they shall be, so to speak, constitutional and po litical experts. It is then, not dragging them into politics to regard them as a body of men able, alert and trustworthy in these matters. The duty which is devolved upon the judges 13 an exceptional one. They never have had to do it before, and they never will have to do it again. They were not appointed to do it. No appointment is in reserve for doing it. It would be impossible to select from the forty millions of Americans five public officers or five private citizens whose decision would receive more re spect or bo less open to cavil or sus picion than the decision of these five judges. This last mentioned considera tion is one of the necessities of this peculiar case, and it ought to outweigh the undue scrupulonsuess of the critics of the counting bill. We say limine scrupulousness, because we have no doubt the judges will come out of the commission unscathed. Lay On Maedulf. In attempting to answer our inter rogatory concerning the Democratic money that was used to ,-hush" the Oregonian in the Cronin case, that or gan dodges the question, aud makes a Billy appeal to its past record, remind ing us not a little of Topsy, who "jis growed," boasting of her long line of ancestry. The editor then in a frenzy, not unlike that displayed by a Malay running a muck, slashes to the right and left entirely indifferent as to whom Ee may strike. In the first place, the weak kneed editor of tho paper afore said knows that his charge that the Enterprise is the organ of the "Wrest ling Joe chaps" is unqualifiedly false, and that since our management of the paper, no reference of any kind has ap peared concerning the case to which he thus slangily alludes. And further more, no gentleman who had any in terest in the "Wrestling Joe" affair on either side, ever had any interest in or anything to do with the management or this paper. This blind fling is like a man whose face has been slapped in Portland for taking a bribe, attacking General Diaz, in Mexico, for revenge being "without pith or point" and as foreign to the case as Terra del Fnego. The statement that we display more zeal than discretion iu insinuating that the Oregonian hal anything to do with the G rover business or that any other paper but the Enterprise said it had, presents a couple more samples of the parsimonious way in which the editor of the "only paper" has of dealing with truth. In order that he may no longer remain in the blissful state of ignorance that prompted him to cherish the idea that tbe Oregon press has not attacked his double dealing, we respectfully re fer him to the Salem Statesman, the Portlard Bee and the Albany Democrat. As for our insinuating falsely tha: the Oregonian had something to do with the Grover business, we will simply say that we did not insinuate any such thing, but actually charged it, and as to the falsity of the assertion, Mr. Bellinger's testimony that he engaged the Durham, Thompson & Hill firm i i j . pariiy Decause one oi its members was editor of an influential Republican pa per, ought to set all argument on that score severely at rest, and if Mr. Mac beth wants ns to expatiate any more on this little piece of treachery of his, he has only to say "Lay cn Macduff," and we agree to give Irnu "enough on t. We have several times noticed in our State exchanges that one or two gentle men have been looking around through the Willamette valley for a suitable site for woolen mills. Mr. Griswold, it is said, is undecided between Salem and Albany; while Mr. Hoyt, formerly of the Sulem Mills, was last week visiting Eugene City with a view to erecting there a large factory. The natural ad vantages of Oregon City for such pur poses are unsurpassed, we believe, by any place in the world, and if these gentlemen referred to want to erect mills where their motive poner will be almost gratuitous, we advise them to "vibit us before purchasing elsewhere." x y The Florida Vote. We have deferred writing our lead ing cditoiial until the last moment iu the hope that the position of the elec toral commission, in the Florida ques- j tion. would assume some definite shane but are compelled to go to press, in re spect to this subject, almost entirely in the dark. There was an uuoflicial re- port that a vote on the question was to j have been taken on Wednesday, but as j we have received no news of "such ae- ! i tion we ore linwerless tr wn o nnvtlnnrr ! of a positive character. Humors are rife that the vote will be of a partisan character, thus giving the Hepublieans the advantage of one ballot, but per sonally we are inclined to the belief that the Judges of the Supremo Court, whose tenure of office depends upon no President, are men above mere party spirit, and who will vote according to the law and evidence. Should States Control the Indians! Among the plans for the settlement othe vexatious Indian question, there has lately been one suggested, or rather hinted at, which may be more prodr.ct- j ive of practical results thau would at first be supposed. The hint is conveyed in a bill introduced into the House by Mr. Seelyo, which provides for the transfer to the States of New York, North Carolina and Michigan of the care of all the Indians within their re spective boundaries. The State govern ment is to assume control of the Indians in each State, and, though their num bers are not great, provision has to be made for them by the Indian Bureau, jnst as though they were roaming over the western prairies. This, of course, to Oregon, and other States haviug large numbers of Indians, is a great improvement on the bill that was introduced into the last House, that each State provide for and control its own red men, and taken as a whole ap pears to us as a fair way of meeting the question. The leading difficulty, how ever, in the management of the Indians, has been found in the multiplicity of agencies, and officers who have been appointed to the care of the savages. When so many have betn employed, abuses have naturally and unavoidably crept into the service. The appointing power had to be exercised in the case of so many individuals that it was a matter of impossibility for t he fitnesa of all tbe appointees to be known.either personally or by reputation, to the ap pointor, and not nnfrequently bad ap pointments were made. When these in regard to the service became known to the public, it was at a time when party prejudice ran high; advantage was taken of every mistake, and even the slightest step on the part of one official was magnified to a crime by ex cited partisans eager to excuso their own shortcomings by casting what measure of blame they conld on their opponents. The transfer of the care of the In dians to tbe army was a great btcp iu advance of tho old policy. It removed much of the causo of complaint, and even if no change were made in the fi'. ture, there is good reason for believing that a greater degree of peace and pros perity will hereafter prevail in the neighborhood of tho hostile and disor derly tribes. Hut it is far from certain that the acme of perfection has been reached in tho Indian matter. TLc bill of Prof. Seelye may be a stepping stone for something better. The Indians in New York, .North Carolina, Michigan, Oregon, and every where else in the country can not be be said to be amena ble to State authority. They are in the States, but not of them. Only in ex ceptional cases are they punishable by State laws. They have thus an advan tage even over the whites living in the same State, because their conviction of any crime whatever, is more difficult in United States Court than before a State tribunal. In putting tho Indians under the control of State authorities, the latter will become resnonsible far their good behavior; and since it is a matter which immediately concerns the State government, the savages will bo looked after more closely than they can by the General government. Each State government may be empowered to make a thorough canvass of its Indians and may receive fium the government their annuities as a lump sum, for subsequent dirtribution. Not many years, however, will elapse, ere annuities will become a superfluity, and the Indi ans will be taught that as by this new arrangement they will bo admitted to citizenship, and their first exercise for that right will be the duty of earning their own living. The objection of this transfer of the Indians to the State authorities is found iu the fact that the States and Territories which have most Indiana have fewest whites and governments perhaps not as well fitted to carry the scheme into execution. But it should be remembered that in the case of the three States mentioned, the plan is pro posed to be tried as an experiment and that, if it succeeds there, its operations may gradually be extended elsewhere The guardianship of the urmv is doubt less the best for the present.'but when ever a charge is made.the plan of Seelye is eminently worthy of consideration. Always ably edited, though heretical in politics, tbe Stamford has a new pen in control of its columns, propelled bv Mr.Sidney Dell, of Georgia; and though we cannot endorse his views on r-ovc . ment. we mot cordially welcome him to the Oregon brotherhood of journahsts as a valuable acquisition. . been added tothepnuhi gion round about Colfax' 1 1: T. Presidf-nt's Message on Resump tion. YAsni.NGTOs, Feb. 3. The following is the President's message to Congress on tbe subject of resumption of specie i r.-lViacus To the. Senate and House of Represcnta- tt'res: Bv act of Congress, approved Jan 14,1875, to provide for the resump tion of specie payments the first of Jan-i,..v,- istt) fWo.1 s the date when such'reoiiinption is to begin. It may not bs desirable to fix an earlier date when it shall become obligatory upon .1 - . 1 A.- 1 .j4-. . 1 iug legal tender notes, in coin, on pre sentation; but it is certainly most desir- able, und will prove most beneficial to every pecuniary interest of the country to hasten the day when the paper circu lation of the country and gold shall have equal values. I believe the time has come when by a simple act of tbe legislative branch of the government this most desirable result can be attain ed. I am strengthened in this view by the course trade La taken in the last two years, and by the strength of the credit of the Uuited States at home and abroad. For the fiscal year ending June o'J, 176, the ex)orts of the United States exceeded the imports by $120, 213. 10-; but onr exports include 10, .r't;'J,;21 of specie and bullion in excess of the imports of commodities for the six months for the present fiscal year. From July 1, 1S70, to January 1, 1877, the excess of exports over imports amounted to 175,118 G9, and imports of specie and bullion exceeded the ex port of the precious metals by $6,192, 117. In the same time the actual excess of exports over imports for six mouths inclusive of specie and bullion amount ed to $113,737,010, showing for the time lMug accumulation of specie and bul lion in the country amounting to moro than $21,000,000. In addition to the national product of these metals for the same period the increase of gold and silver for six months is not far short of $00,000,000. It is very evident that un less this great increase of precious met als can be utilized at home in such a way as to make it in tome manner re munerative to holders, it must seek for eign markets as snrely as would any other product of the soil or manufac tory, and legislation which will keep coin and bullion at home will in my judgment soon bring about practical resumption, and will add the coin of the country t: the circulating medium, thus securing iieulthy inflation of a sound currency to the great advantage of every legitimate business interest. The act to provide for the resumption of specie payments authorized the Secretary of the treasury to issue bonds of either description named in the act, approved July 1, 1870, entitled an act to ant! the refunding of the na tional debt for not less than par in gold. With the present value of the 4 per cent, bends iu the markers of the world mey coum uo exenancreu at iar lor gold, thv.s strengthening the treasury to inr-et final resumption and to keep an exefc.-s of coiu over the demand pending its permanent use as a circulating me dium. At home all that would no re quired would be to reduce the volume of legal tender notes in circulation, and to accomplish this 1 would suggest an act authorizing the Secretary of the TreasnrT to issue four per cent, bonds with forty years to run before maturity, to be exchanged for legal tender not s whensver presented in sums of fifty dollars, or any multiple thereof, the whole amount of such bonds, however, not to exceed one hundred and fifty millions. To increase home demand I for sp.eh bondJ 1 would recommend that they be available for deposit in the U.S. Treasury for banking purposes under the various provisions of law relating ro rational banks. I would suggest fur th?r that national banks be required to retain a certain per cent, of coin as in terest received by them from the bouds deposited with treasury as required by their circulation. I would also recom mend the repeal of the 31 section of the joint resolution for the value of silver Coin, approved January 22, 187G, limit ing subsidiary coin aud fractional cur rency to fifty millions. I am satisfied that if Congress will enact some such law as suggested thev will give relief to the country in its effect, and for which ihev will receive the gratitude of the whole peojde. U. S. Grant. The Mark Lane Express fays that if ever there was a time when it was nec essary to stimulate improvement, not only in the breeding but in the fatten ing of Irish cattle, it is the present Within the past twelve months a trade has grown up with the United States which has already interfered with the operations of Irish cattle dealers. The importation of living animals hence was of comparatively little damapre to the Irish. Their just ground of apprehen sion rests in the dead meat trade. "It must be confessed," says the writer quoted, "that tbe American trade, more especially rne trade in dead meat, is a hard nut to crack, for when the bound less resources of North America for the breeding of cattle are taken into account, it is clear that tho opposition to the home trade arising from supplies of living animals imported from Conti rental Euro2e, dwindles into nothing with what may be expected from the far West." A correspondent of the same paper writes, "almost a panic has been creatt vt in the agricultural districts of Shropshire aud Staffordshire by the re port of large quantities of frozen beef coming from America or Canada." But at present the price of English beef re mains what it was a year ago. Tiiis is what Beecher says, in hi3 newspaper, about the new anti-Plymouth association of Congregational ministers: "For the benefit of our non-ecclesiastical readers it should bo added that an association is a minis terial club; that it possesses no ecclesi astical powers; that it sends no dele gates to any of the church councils or conferences, and that it does not even assume to advise the churches on ec clesiastical qnestions. There is jnst the significance in this separation tbat there would be in the division of any other association organized for the mu tual benefit and enjoyment of its mem bers." The significance is that nearly all the Congregational clergymen of New York and Brooklyn would not re- m--ii.'j m an organization Bc-echer was a member. of which COURTESY OF BANCROFTLIBRAHif UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. It Loots Bad. Tbe Oregonian contains daily tirades against Gov. Grover and Secretary Chadwick for their action in the Ore gou electoral matter, and yet it is in evidence before the Senate investigat ing committee that the law firm of which the editor of the Oregonian is a senior member received three thousand dollars for arguing the legali y of Gro ver and Chad wick's action. What sort of demagoguery s this anyhow ? Lith er the Oregonian editor must admit that for pay he he!xed steal a Democratic electoral vote from Oregon, or that Gov. Grover was right and all this newspaper tulk is just to hold tbe Oregonian.s standing with the party Either feature of the dilemma looks bad enough for the Oregon tan, and must make the public doubt the sincerity of its edtioriul frothings. Albany Demo crat. Salt on Wheat. The useful effects of salt on wheat has been shown by recent experiments on tbe farm of tbe Iloyal Agricultural Society of England. An acre of wheat dressed with 300 pounds of salt yielded 39 bushels of grain while an adjoining acre without the salt dressing yielded only 29 bushels of wheat. On another field salt was sown, then it was plough ed twice aud sowed with wheat, and there were 10 bushels of grain per acre harvested. A farmer in western Massa chusetts uses salt at the rate of three bushels per acre in growing winter wheat with success, and thinks tbat it prevents rusting of the straw. Tho citizens of Gothenburg, Sweden, have adopted a new method of dealing with intemperance which is well worth consideration. Under the Swedish law licenses to sell iLtoxicating liquors are sold to the highest bidder, the number of licenses being fixed on the "local option" jinciple, subject to the power of provincial governors to decrease the number. The licenses have sold, how ever, at so high a price, that the pur chasers have been pushing sales to the utmost, and tbe result has been that in temperance and crime visibly increased. To put a top to this tbe citizens of Gothenburg determined to adopt a sys tem under which the proprietors of public houses would derive i.o benefit from increasing the sales of intoxicat ing drink. A company was formed which acquired all existing licenses and undertook to conduct the business in the interests of temperance, and to pay over all profits to public pnrposes. The managers of their houses are bound to supply meals at reasonable rates to all comers, to refuse credit for liquors, and to sell spirits according to tariff', and ac count fur all liquors received from the company. The results have been high ly satisfactory. The number of houses has been reduced one-half, tbe convic tions for drunkenness and crime in the same projiortion.and the receipts of the city from this source equal tho poor- rate. Capt, James B. Fads, who received an installment of $500,000 last week for his work cf opening the mouth of the Mississippi, is in his fifty-seventh jear and a native of Lawrencebnrg, Ind. At a very early ago he evinced a strong taste for machinery, and at eleven with out any instruction madea miniature en gine that worked perfectly with steam, lie has struggled upward to tbe posses sion of a lar e private foi tune.excellent health and thoroughly American taste, passing such grades as apple peddler, clerk, Mississippi wrecker, proprie tor of the first glass blowing establish ment in the West, and builder of twenty-seven iron-clad and mortar boats. Hon. George F. Hoar is the youngest son of Samuel IToar the distinguished free-soiler of the pioneer days of nnti salvery agitation. Blood will tell. Oregonian. Mr. Lair Hill, is the son of non. llev. li. C. nill, the distinguished and very able leader of the Secession Demo- cracy of Linn and Benton counties of the pioneer days of the late rebellion "Blood will tell" particularly if it has a $3,000 grab cut of Tilden's "bar!" to help it. Small Farms. An exchange hits the nail on the head when it says: Small farms make near neighbors, they make good roads, they make plen ty of good schools and churches; there is more money made in proportion to the labor; less labor is wanted, every thing is kept neat; less wages is paid for help; less time is wasted; more is raised to the acre; besides it is tilled better; there is less watching of hired help; tho mind is not kept in a worry, stew and fret all the time. The New York Railroad Gazette re ports a considerable increase in railroad construction in the United States in 187G over either of the two preceding years. It figures up a total of 2,351 miles, which will probably be somewhat increased by further information. The increase over 1S75 is 52 per cent., or about 80." miles, and over 1874 16 per cent., or 323 miles. It add3 about three per cent, to the mileage of the country, bringing it up to 75,560 miles. The past year has been, on the whole, an unfavorable one for the Maine ship builders. The number of ships built was less, as was tbe tonnage, than in 1875, and considerably less than in 1S71, Tbe total number of vessels built was 138, with a tonnage of 73,573.34. valued, estimating the cost at $50 per ton, at $3,678,GG7. In 1875,152 vessels, of 75, 0G0.15 tons, were bnilt, and in 1874 253 vessels, of 122,548.74 tons. Cronin complains 4bat the Eastern newspaper men have been unjust to iiim WIipti we find floatinir tbronerh j the press such paragraphs as the follow ing, we can appreciate his feelings: "In cold weather Cronin is obliged to j ' cover his nose with a horse-blanket." 1 r Telegraphic News. i:afetern. Washington, Feb. 4. The Senate military affairs committee have agreed to recommend the passage of tbe bill, urged by the Oregon Senators and ap proved by the interior deartment, pro viding for the appraisement and sale of tbe Dalles military reservation to tbe highest bidder at not less than one dol lar and twenty-five cents per acre. General Colby has arrived to promote passage of tbe Klamath Indian reserva tion lien lands bill. Senator Kelly has given notice that he will call it up for action next Thursday. New York, Feb. 5. The Times' Wash ington special thinks Grant's message was presented at an unfortunate time, when the country is exercised about i counting the votes, as the House was j when the message was received, aud . pointsknown before its recommendation meet with opposition from tbe silver money people, because they intend to force tbe dollar of our fathers into cir culation as soon as possible. Congress men generally are indifferent, thinking greenbacks can be as good as gold. Washington, Feb. G. It is unoffi cially stated the electoral sommission will vote on tho Florida question to morrow at three o'clock, but the decis ion will not be promulgated till Thurs day. It is said only Senators and Rep resentatives took part in tbe discussion to-day, the judges apparently acting as such and not as partisans. Republican members of the commission say they think the judges will, however, divide politically, and Judge Bradley's vote will decide the question. The fact tbat Field presented an ex parte report of testimony taken before the House investigating committee, pre tending it was complete, though really he had carefully eliminated all cross examination and answers that would prejudice hi9 case, has cost him all tbe inllnence he had before the committee, and has caused even Proctor Knott, Sparks and other Democrats to de nounce tbe act, who chastised him se verely iu the secret session. He made a very humiliating apology and no ac tion was taken, and at his request no record was made of tbe affair. Prof. Seelye has been in a state of violent in dignation for several days at Field's conduct, but says to-night, having re lieved hiinsalf in secret session, he feels better. The Indian appropriation bill, as re ported from the Senate committee, in creases the items for general services in California, Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico $10,000 each over the amounts voted by tbe House. The Senate com mittee also increase the appropriation for New Mexico Apaches from $100,000 to $125,000, and restore the usual items omitted by the House, for agents at Hoopa valley, California, and Papajo ageucy, Arizona. The item of $300,000 for tbe Arizona Apaches is unchanged. The river and harbor appropriation bill, us completed by the House com merce committee, contains only tbe fol lowing items for the Pacific coast: Sac ramento and Feather rivers, $20,000; Wilmington harbor, $30,000; Lower Willamette and Columbia rivers, from Portland to the sea, $20,000; Upper Willamette, $20,000; Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, $15,000. Secretary Mo: rill is dangerously ill at Wormley's hotel here, with typhoid pneumonia symptoms. Physicians en tertain grave doubt of his recovery. New York, Feb. G. The Tribune's Washington special says: An influential Democrat, chairman of one of the lead ing investigating committees of the House, remarked to-day that if the final decision of tbe electoral count should be adverse to Tildcn, he will not accept the result witho.it further testing his rights in the courts. This chairman says Tilden will certainly be gin the biggest lawsuit of the century to obtain the office if he is dezlared to have been defeated. Foreign. Sr. Petersburg, Feb.4.- -Prince Gort schakoffs circular note, which is ad dressed to Russian representatives at the courts of other guaranteeing powers is published in the Official Gazette to day. The note first calls to mind the fact that through Russia's initiative an understanding between the great pow ers was brought about at the beginning of the Eastern crisis. The agreement was disturbed by the rejection of the JLerhu memorandum, but was shortly afterward restored on the basis propos ed by England. Tbe powers at the con ference unanimously submitted their demands to the Porte, who declined them. Prince Gortschakoff considers that Europe, by its united diplomatic action, has proved that it is deeply in terested in tlm maintenance of peace in the East, and that it was recognized to be its duty, as well as its right to co-operate for that end on behalf of the gen eral interest. The Russian government, being guided by tho desire to maintain European accord in the new phase of tbe Eastern ques ion, Las, before com ing to any decision in tbe matter, in strncted its representatives to ascertain for certain what course the government, to which they are accredited, means to pursue. London, leb. u. ibe limes in its leading editorial says: Gortscbakoff's circular will not, we fear. tend to lessen the distrust with which Russia is view ed in England. It will be regarded as an invitation to begin war, from which, if Turkey has no allies, Russia would certainly profit. The English govern ment will certainly reply with the ap proval of Parliament that England will hold herself free to guard her own in terests, and the general interests of peace. England will await events. If Russia is more precipitate she must act on her own responsibility. The Way It Was Done. This is the way witnesses testified in regard to tbe election in Mississippi: Witness admitted that the Republican judges of election in Hinds county were generally ignorant negroes, aud it was easy to get them intoxicated. In the election he admitted tbat duplicate keys to the ballot boxes were furnished to one of tbe Democratic judges in every polling precinct in the county. The Oregon case in Washington rer minds us of the line in Pope's essay on Criticism, which, "like a wounded ser pent, drags its slow length along." Many dispatches have been read, and though nothing startling has been elic ited from them, the work still goes on. Democrats say that the investigators will be unable to make out a case, while on the other hand tho Republicans are very saDguine and promise rich revela tions in the near futnro. State News. There has been no snow at the Dalles this winter. No snow this winter in the valleys of Eastern Oregon. Good prospects for excellent crops in Wasco county. A steam grist mill is to be erected at Junction City this season. Sim Reed, Esq., has 1,000 acres of land in cultivation near Amity. The saloons of Portland pay a yearly license of $15,400. How much do the whisky drinkers pay to the saloons ? The Albany policeman is able to be around, but is not able to throw any light on the subject of his recent attack. Another rich strike is reported in the Lucky Queen mine. The mill is run ning well, and everything prosperous. Clarence White lost part of one of his fingers in tho machinery of his father's quartz mill on Conner Creek, Baker county. The Indians on the Columbia, be tween Celilo and White Bluffs, are be- i.i. coming very troublesome as came thieves. Dr. C. C. Glass convicted of man slaughter in 1873 and sentenced to the penitentiary for 5 years, was pardoned lust week. The body of an unknown man, much decomposed, was lately found on the beach in Clatsop county on the 2Utu ult and buried. J. W. Kanoff speculator at Eugene City, has left for parts unknown, and his creditors waDt 10,000 to make things square. There were no marriage licenses issu ed in Polk county during January. These mild winters are playing the mis chief with matrimony. A Fifth Degree Grange was organized in Marion county last week. The next meeting will be held at Butteville the first Monday in March. On the morning of Feb. 1, Harvey Kanoff shot and killed Scott Osborne, on the Mackenzie, about 20 miles above Eugene. They had a dispute over some land . At Prof. McCraw's singing school at Tangent, a young hoodlum conducted himself in such a manner as to make it necessary to put him out. He did net see fit to' go, and two students persuad ed him. He is said to be recovering slowly. The Independent says Mr. T. B. Flint, who lives near Scholl's ferry, in Wash ington couoty, has been astonishing Eastern people with Oregon apples. He spent the early part of the winter in the East, where he found plenty of people to astonish with Oregon produc tions." The Rofeburg Plaindealer reports the transactions of the land office at that place for tbe mrnth of January: Six hundred and eighty-nine acres sold for cash; 218 acres mineral land sold; 19 homestead entries filed; 7 final home stead proofs made; 27 pre-emption fil ings; 4 donation certificates issued. Territorial News. The railroad to the Seattle coal mine is almost completed. Mr. Waite is putting up a telegraph line from Walla Walla to Dayton. Nicholas Owing has been confirmed as Secretary of Washington Territory. The litigation about a part of tbe town site of Seattle has terminated in a de cision in favor of tbe city. John Wesar and family of Vancouver had a miraculous escape last week by leaping from their wagon just ns an immense fir fell and broke the vehicle into a hundred pieces. Wasco Count y 3lud Springs. Not long ago, says the Detroit Free Press, it was announced that silver had been taken from the Mud Springs, Wasco County, Oregon. A little air of romance was given to tbo alleged dis covery, which may have made it more attractive in the eyes of wealthy San Francisco speculators. Being men of a strong practical turn of mind, however, they set about satisfying themselves of the genuieness of the discovery before investing much of their money in it. For that purpose samples of the silver mild were placed in the hands of Prof. Thos. Price for analysis. He discov ered that the mud was "salted," and that the precious metal it contained was the pulp of a quartz mill running on silver ore altogether foreign to the mud itself. Assays made showed that the samples contained from $200 to $3, 000 per ton in silver. Before making a final report to the capitalists interested in the results. Prof. Price subjected the mud to a seiie3 of tests which de monstrated conclusively that the alleg ed discovery was a barefaced fraud. Some of the samples contained free i c-old. chibride of silver, other silver fillings. Crushed quartz was also found in some of tbe samples, which viewed undera low-power microposcop showed free gold angular quartz prov ing that the ore had passed through a battery. A woman with a bee's nest in her hair would probably be a lively spectacle; but Joaquin Miller tries, in the N. Y. Independent, to make such a thing ro mantic as follows: If all the world a garden were, And women were but bowers ; If men were bees that busied there Through all the summer hours ; Ohl I would hum the garden through, For honey, till I came to you. Then I should hive within your hair, Its sun and gold together; And I should hide in glorv there, Through all the changeful weather. Already little Governor Chadwick has made a hack at the head of the redoubt able Bill Watkinds, and the commotion among "the unterrified" as to who shall be the future superintendent of tbe penitentiary is said to be intense. If a man will sell his influence as an editor for $1,000 and betray the party he pretends to revere, how much would it cost to buy him back into that out raged o-ganization? A very little would be a good deal in a case of thi3 kind. Tilden is becoming alarmed at his prospects with the tripartite commis sion. It is now reported that if the final decision is adverse to Tilden, lie will contest for Lis rights in tha courts. EiyTAUR One Kind for the Human Family. The Other for Horses aud Animals. These Liniments are simply the wonder of tbe world. Their effects are little less than a.rvelous. ... . . , . Tim White Liniment is for the human, family. It will orive Khcurnatism, Sciatica and Neuralgia from the system ; cures Lum bago, ChillOlains, i.ook-j.t., fnts. , Itch, aud most cutaneous eruptions; it fxtraeis frost from frozen hands and feet, and the poison of biles arid stints ol vew.mous re(.nu-s : it sub dues swelling and alleviates pain of every kiud. When pains or bruis-s occur, it is the most potent remedy ever discovered to heal the injured purls, t he Centaur Liniment is used with great efficacy for Wore Throat.Tooth aehe. Caked Breasts, Earache and weak Back. The following is but a sample of numeroui testimonials: "Indiana IIomk. Jeff. Co., May 23, 1ST3. "I think is my duty to inform you that I have tiiffrrvd mucn with swollen tert and chorda. A few bottles of Centaur Liniment has done I lie work for me. I have not been trv from tries' swfllins In Wshf years. Now I am perfectly well. The Liniment ousbt to b applied warm. li. KKuWN," The proof is in the trial. It is reliable, It Is handy, it is cheap, and every family should have the White Centaur Liniment. Vellow Ontii ur Liniment is adapt ed to the tousrh muscles, cords and flesh o horses and animals, it has p-riornied more wonderful cures, in three years, of Spavin, Strain, Vind-Kds, i-ieralehes, Sweeny, and general Lameness, than all other remedies in existence, ltead what the great Express men say of it : "New York, January, 1871. "Every owner ol horS' s should jiivi th Centack Liniment a trial. We consider It the best article ever used in our stables, o "II. MAHSII, Supt. Adams Ex. Stables.N.Y. "E. PULTZ. Supt. IT. S. 1.x. Stables, N. Y. "AL. S. OLlN, Supt. Nat. Ex. .Stables, N.Y." The best Patrons or this Liniment. re Far riers and Veterinary Surgeons, who are continually using some liniment. It heals (Jabs. Wounds, Poll-evil, removes Swellings, and is worth millions of dollars annually to Farmers, Liver.v-men, Stock-growers, Sheep raisTS, and t hose having horsed or cattle. What a Farrier cannot do tor f20, the Cen taur Liniment will do at a trifling coKt. These Liniments are sold by all dealers throughout the country. They are warranted by the proprietors, and a bottle will be given to any 1-arrler or Physician who desires to test them. Labratory of J. II. llose & Co., 40 Dey St., New York. Honey. Pitcher's Castoria is a complete substi tute for Castor Oil, and is as pleasant to take as honey. It is part icularly adapted to Teeth ing ami irritable children. It destroys worms, ass inil.-iti s the food, regulates the Stomach, and cures Wind-Colic. 1 -w remedies are as flieacious for Feverish ness. Croup,, Worms, and Whooping Co'iglu Castoria is a 'scientific and purely vegtl.'le preparation, more effec-tiv-; than Castor Oil, and neither gags norn trripes. Prepared by .tlessrs. J. li. Kos? S: Co., u 41 Iey St., New York, from the recipe of Sam uel Pitcher, M. L., of Barnstable, Mass. II AS JUST RECEIVED THE LARGEST stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS G ever imported to Oregon City, which he offers at greatly reduced prices. My stock of CLOTHIKG lias been largely increased and I can show ns ImndsoiiK! a line of ready-made goods in Men and Hoys' Business and Dress Suits, Coats, etc., as can be found in the contitry.and at prices that cannot tail to satisfy. My D?tLS3 GOODS DEPARTMENT ,1s filled with a splendid assortment of all the lending styles and fashionable shadesof good .Flol-nirx, French ant American Dress Goods Illark 4 I purr a, Brill ian tines, CasSimereg, VC. FLA TsflNr ELS, Plaid, Plain and Opera Flannels, of all colors, o lUeached and Unbleached Cotton Flannels. Ladies' nnd Gents' ( ndemire Sla 1 and Srai f, Wool Blankets, O Trunks und Traveling Satrhels, llatsand la p. till l lotu for Floor and Table. BOOTS and SHOES. I would call special attention to my stock of Men's and I5o. s San Francisco Boots, which I have sold for anumlie of years past with gen eral satisfaction. Every pair warranted. A omplete stock of HARDWARE & FARfiiriO UTENSILS Choice Teas, Canned Goods, and all choice Family Groceries, All at Iw Irices. Also, LIVER TOOL AXD CARMAN ISLAXO SALT. Highest Trice paid for all kinds of Country IroIuce. 200,000 lbs. of WOOL Wanted, for which I shall pay the highest cash price. Oregon City, Nov. 1, lSTo-tf. J. P. WARD. GEORGE A. HARDIN O. WAED & HARDING, PRIGGISX? AND. APOTHECARIES, KEEP CONSTANTLY OX 1IAXD A GEX Leral assortment of Drills ana Cliemiea.lt?, Perfumery, Soaps, C'onibsand lirughea,. Trusses, Supporters, Slioulder Ilracei Fancy and Toilet Articles, ALSO....- Kerosene Oil, Lamp Chimneys, Gluss, Putty, Paints, Oils, arnUhes and lye Staffs, rURE WINES AND LKIEOES FOR MEDICLNiL PURPOSES. PATENT MEDICINES, ETC., ETC fcyPbysieians' Prescriptions carefully com Ifv pounded, and all orders correctly answered. Z KVOpen at all hours of the night. i All accounts must be paid monthly. i novl,1875tf WARD & HARDING. t f GEORGE THOMAS, r BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, OREGON CITY, One door north of Haas' Saloon. ,4 LT, KINDS OF BOOTS AND SHOES Xa. made to order on the shortest notice, a pood fit or no sale. Repairing neatly done. Jan25-ml. lerms cash, OYSTERS! OYSTERS!! 9 OYSTERS!!! AT GEORGE FCCHS', OPPOSITE THE Depot. Served up for customers FRESH OR STEWED. Families supplied at the rate of 75 cents pep hundred. GEORGE FUCHa, Oregon City, Oct. 20-tf o O V 1- ' S -1. r t
