3)t driitcrprisc.
fHEG-N tlTV, TillRSDW, APRIL 26. 1-77.
Ileal Estate Ilinur and Mormonisn).
One of our exchanges the Lafayette
Courier, if we are not mistaken says
that there is a movement on foot by a
strong ring ii. San Francisco to drive
the Mormons from their fertile valleys
in onler that it may capture them for
speculation. This may possibly be true,
but we most seriously tloubt it, ami at
nil events know that uone of this com
bination's money has reacheil tin's office
and yet we are in favor of ousting the
Mormons, every mother's son of them,
if they persist in refusing to mend their
ways. Tf we cannot wipe ont that "twin
relic of barbarism," polygamy, frnm the
hearts of its devotees, we must drive
them beyond our national borders. Their
lustful religion is a disgrace to our civ
ilization and their willingness to commit
murder at the slightest nod from Brig
ham Young a fanaticism not to be toler
ated in an era of law and order. The
New York Herald, we scarcely beljf ve,
can have been bought by the Kan Fran
cisco laud speculators, yet it is most
earnest in its labors for the rooting ont
of Mormonism. In an editorial it uses
the following language: "When law
.tiefying bigamy, murder, tyrrany. and
blasphemy have been practiced for thir
ty or forty years under a mask of relig
ion, and an opportune event opens the
way for their speedy extinction, nothing
could seem more unseasonable than to
make this an occasion for preaching the
sacred rights of conscience and the duty
of toleration. The e "could not be a
greater affront to religion itself or to
the principles of toleration than a pro
test against efforts to break up the pes
tilent nest of abominations which has so
long defied the laws and reeked with ,
every crime denounced in the Decalogue.
Religion forsooth! Is lust religou?
Is wholesale massacre of the innoceut
religion ? Are treachery and secret as
sassination, and mutiny against the law,
and ribald, revolting blasphemy relig
ion ? What is Mormonism, steeped as
it is iu hideous social filth and stained
with atrocious, distardly murders, but
an organized attempt to "blazon evil
deeds and consecrate a crime?" Shall
we be troubled with compunctions of
conscience lest we do injury to wolves be
cause they appear in sheep's clothing?"
Another objectionable feature of Mor
monism is the close alliance between
Church and State, so utterly repugnant
to the genius of American institutions.
This odious alliance, should be destroy
ed, root and branch, as well as the ab
ject and degrading slavery of the weak
er sex which depraves their morals as a
means of redncing tlum to the servile
condition of bond women. Would the
Lafayette Courier have spared Southern
slavery if a pretense of religion, or land
grabber story had been set up for its
justification? The one is as logical as
the other. An institution which by its
essence and daily practice gives immun
ity to crimes against chastity, which
corrupts the morals of women as a
means of reducing them to slavery,
ought to find no apologists nor defend
ers in a civilized community. It is no
more to be tolerated than a religion
which should require humau sacrifices
to its deities.
We do not advocate the driving of
.Mormons from their homes for the ben
efit of land sharks, but merely that they
may practice their abominable outrages
outside the pale of our proud Republic.
If they would cease to act as Mormons
on their own account, so much the bet
ter, if not, they should be either forced
to, or driven from the country. We see
no reason for being mealy-mouthed and
disguising our belief that a coudign
chastisement of its crimes would pre
cipitate the downfall of the institution,
and thus, perhaps, obviate driving them
into Eypt, and giving to the"bngaboo"
San Francisco laud riug their fertile
valleys. W
believe in making use of i
John D. Lee's confession and of drag
ging every one of the Mormon murder
ers to justice, to meet an identical fate.
W6 have no doubt that this simple legal
justice wonld contribute to the extinc
tion of Mormonism. and have accord
ingly mentioned that as an additional
motive for doing what ought to be done
on purely criminal grounds. It would
betray a great lack of vigor and fore
sight for our government to let this
great opportunity pass without putting
the .Mormon problem on its way to a
final solution.
The drouth in California and the
never-failing crops of Oregon should
be kept before the people, that we may
get some of the immigration to that
.overly-advertised State, and some of
those who have tried it and become
disgusted with its dryness. This is the
time to strike, and if our railroad com
panies, steamboat companies and immi
gration schemes have any "git up" to
them they will spend a little money,
which will give them returns a bundled
fold.
It would sectu from tho report of Mr.
Bnrch, Superintendent of the State
Penitentiary, that our old frieiid Willie
Watkiads is almost as good a book
keeper the renoivned old pirate Kuld
who,
"WittWhe P.il.le in his hand
He bumd in the Sand" -
for safe keeping, it is presumed.
There will be an election in Georgia
en the 1st of May on the question of
ratifying an amendment to the Consti
tution prohibiting the pavuient of State
bonds heretofore declared illegal, and ;
ylncb amounted to about 12,500,000
The President's Southern Policy.
Hayes has ordered that the "Federal
bayotie s" which have so long pricked
the Democratic press into iinearthlv
yells filial 1 be removed from the New
Orleans State House, anil now the effete
party of ' eternal principles" will hare
to nurse some new scarecrow "which
threatens the downfall of American
liberty."
In his Southern policy President
Hayes undoubtedly labors under em
barrassmeuts from men withiu his own
party; men whose, natures know no
such sentiment as forgiveness and who
struggle to block the wheels of his re-
! form ''iot; but as his course
straight and the people pushing enthu
siastically from behind, thos with
sufficient temerity to interfere with its
progress must be cut down by the
Hoadicean scythes of overwhelming
right and public opinion. Although
elected by Republicans, Hayes is car
rying into effect those very reforms for
which our Democratic brethren bave
been so long clamoring, and if stones
must be thrown at him, let them come
from spoilsmen and disappointed Radi
cals, not from those he has befriended.
So long as his policy is conciliation and
fr-ternity, "the greatest good to the
greatest number" and the observance of
the Constitution, the broad brawn of
the public wifl be bared iu his defense
and the nation made strong with each
succeeding year and Hayes grow dearer
with ach succeeding move.
Hayes has discovered that Grant's
policy of half military and half civil
was slipshod and incomplete. If
troops were necessary at all they were
needed to take full control; States
should be governed wholly by military
or eutirely by civil authority, blending
the two spoils both, like mixing water
and oil. A purely military govern
ment is next to impossible in th pres
ent state of public opinion and without
the co operation or Congress; although
if troops enough had been placed at the
disposal of the President he could
have preserved the peace of Louisiana
and made the laws respected. Military
arrest and trial before a military tri
bunal for infringement upon the civil
and political rights of a citizen, if car
ried out by a force sufficiently numer
ous to police every part of the State,
would soon have restored order and
insured peace.
I3ut we are glad to say that President
Ilaj-es has seen fit to adopt a purely
civil policy, and has acted iu accord
ance with the wishes of the great ma
jority of true Americans. The Presi
dent of course does not expect that the
millennium will come in the Southern
States this year or next, or during his
administration, under any policy that
may be adopted; for crimes will be
committed and laws rlisregarded. Bnt
he may reasonably expect to see an al
most immediate improvement in the
condition of Southern society an im
provement that will be permanent and
which will gradually bring about anew
state of tilings, an 1 the people, wriose
President lie in, wish him God speed in
his good work.
The Metric System.
The metric svsteni of weights and
measures, after hiving been taught in
the Eistern colleges for years lias at
last found favor in ihe aight of the
legislators. and the Massachusetts Legis
lature has ordered its adoption as the
legal standard in that State. It is safe
to say. however, that its introduction
into the practical affairs of life will be
no easy matter, especially in places
like Oregon City, for instance, where
every new idea that points toward im
provement is scouted as an innovation.
It is difficult to get people ont of their
old ways, and especially such ways as
mechanics and storekeepers hare ben
accustomed to. The difference letween
the metre and the yard, between the
litre and the quart, will necessitate a
change of prices to suit the new meas
ures, and all the old weights, the
measures and the rules, together with
other means of determining length,
breadth and thickness, will have to be
discarded in favor of a system, at pres
ent, to all hut professional men, en
tirely unknown. To insure the adop
tion of the metric system by any easy
and gradual process it should be
taught in all public schools, and the
State Governments, or the General
Government, after formally recommend
ing its adoption, should provide speci
mens of the now measures and weighs,
so that everybody could become famil
iar with them. This was the plan
used in several European countries
where the metric system has come into
general and satisfactory use. and there
is no reason why it should not be suc
cessful in America.
James Parton, whose marital troubles
agitated both hemispheres not many
moons ago. is in hot water again, JIi'a
wife has become the mother of a boy,
and as she was his step-daughter before
marriage, James is almost beside him
self with anxiety as to the relation which
he sustains to the new comer, nis
friends have been trying to persuade
him that being the father of his grand
child he must be his own son. but be
is unwilling to accept that theory and
is about to apply to the Massachusetts
Legislature for an act defining the de
prerif any of eonsangninitv. He has
little bone, howevpr. of a satisfactory
responsn, as the Legislature pointedly
refused to regard him as a married man.
Even the LonisiJle Covr,r-Joumal
begins to see light oo tho Washington
horizon and confesses that "the career
of Haves may be less oeeMent than
it seems to be."
War Knded.
With the exception of old Sitting
Bull and his warriors who have crossed
over into British territory all the hos
tile Iudians bave surrendered to United
States troops.
When the little army on the plains
wert into winter quarters in the field,
it was believed that nothing of conse
quence could be effected in the way of
military operations until the return ct
warm weather in the Spring. It is ex
ceedingly difficult for troops to move
even in the most favorable country,
whn the weather is cold, proportion
ately more difficult on the Western
plains, where every article of food and
drink must be - transported, long dis
tances in wagons over a eonntry that
for rnggedness, surpass any portion
of the continent. When to the natural
impediments t travel is added the lack
of timber, so that ia many localities the
troops are obliged to camp out without
fire, the real difficulties of a Winter
campaign lecome apparent.
Bnt to the credit of the army be it
said, the troops have undergone every
hardship in the pursuit of the enemy,
and during the past three months have
accomplished results which may !
laid to have practically ended the
Sionx war. There will of course be a
few small scattered parties of Indian
desperadoes, and an occasional murder,
horsetheft or other depredation will re
cord their rovings. But so far as or
ganized resistance to the expressed will
of the Government is concerned, there
will be none of it. The Sioux have
learned at a dear cost what it is to re
fuse to conform to the wish of the na
tion, aud may be expected to profit, in
some degree, by the lesson. The ma
jority have signified their intention to
remain quietly and peaceably on their
reservations until the Government shall
make provision for them elsewhere, and
since they are deprived of horses and
arms, there is reason to believe they
will keep their word. The last Indian
war of any importance may, therefore,
be considered at an end.
- ' JL.1 .
Precisely Wrong.
The Eugene Guard, in replv to what
we said of Democratic papers lauding
William L oyd Garrison, like all ignor
ant sheets gets the cart before the horse
and aierely advertises its own lack of
reading. It take the praise note from
Democratic paper aud gives Garrison
a most peculiar "puff" by saying that
he is one of the men opposed to "en
slave those who formerly owned slaves."
Poor, silly little paper, which might
to have a patent inside! This is not the
reason, dearie, why Democrats are writ
ing enconinius on Garrison! He, yon
mnut know, is a kind of Bourbon Re publican,
who never earna anything
with time and its changes, and is as
bitter as gall again st anything of a
DBjocratic appearance; and the reason
Democrats ure sonnding his praisos ia
because he has been accusing President
Hayes of selling ont the Republican
party iu his efforts to eradicate by Ids
conciliatory policy that most "grievous
wrong," the "euslaving of those who
formerly owned slaves." So yon see.
sonny, yon got the thing precisely
"wrong part first." exactly wrong.
Don't let this discourage your youth
fid ambition, however, but "read up;"
anil as soon as we are satisfied that you
have learned to talk with ordinary seuue
and not accuse us tally of getting
government advertising when we are
merely praying for it. we will be pleas
ed to take you on our knew and instill
some ideas worth treasuring even if
we have to use a slipper.
Foreign War and American Trade.
After wearisome diplomatic coquetries
Russia has at last declared war against
Turkey. This ha been threatening for
some time and everyone was more or
less prepared for it. That Russia. how
ever, should give as a reason for fight
ing that she has to champion the Chris
tians in Turkey a their natural pro
tector is just the least bit ridiculous,
and sonnds very much like the fable of
the wolf and the lamb drinking at the
same stream wherein the former is de
termined to devour the latter with or
without reason. But it is "none of our
pigeon pie." and as much as we deplore
the bloodshed that must naturally fol
low a declaration of war we can not re
frain congratulating onr farmers, manu
facturers and business men in general
on this Russian Bear's bullying dispo
sition. With early Summer will be
seen a drain towards Europe from this
country of all the supplies neede 1 by
nations at war. Already the Turks
have drawn heavily on onr shops for
arms and ammunition, and the Russian
armies are in a great part armed with
guns of American manufacture. But
the waste of war will give the tide of
regular supplies an enormous force.
The demand for breadstuff's, preserved
meat, whisky, clothing, as well as the
regnlar supply of ammunition will fill
the pockets of onr farmers with money
and set our workshops and mills in
motion. It most truly is an ill 'wind
that blows nobody any good, and while
others may excVAiiV'bellaJiorridabeUa"
Americans almost feel like nrging them
to prolong their struggle indefinitely,
A dispatch from Three Rivers. Mich.,
will gladden the heart of Peter Cooper.
I.' is dated April 3, and says:
"The fiercest contested election ever
held here has just closed, the inde
pendent Greenback party on the one
side opposing the combined Democratic
and Republican parties, and resulting
in a victory for the Greenbackera by a
majority of over two to onei"
The Oregon State Fair for 1877.
Programme.
MONDAY, OCT. 8.
Entries. Books open at 8 o. m., but
entries can be made as per rule 5, on
page 9 of rules and regulations.
Running. At 2 o'clock p. m., rnn
ning, free for all, dusb of one mile, pre
mium SI 00.
Trotting. Immediately after, for a
premium of S250. for double teams.free
for all, mile heats, three in five.
TUESDAY.
Opening address at 10:30 a. m.
At 9 p. m. to-day all entries close.
Members of awarding committees will
report themselves at the office of the
President at 12 m. to day, when all va
cancies will be filled by the vice presi
dents aud superintendents of the re
spective classes.
Running. At 1:30 p. m. running for
a premium of 500. mile heats, three in
five, free for all, 400 to first, $100 to
second.
Trotting. Immediately after the
above race, trotting for a premium of
8250, mile heats, three iu five, free for
all.
Annual meeting. The annual meet
ing of the Society at 7 p. m.
WEDNESDAY.
Annual election. At 9 a. m. polls
open for annual election of oflicers, und
close a 5 p. m.
Plowing match. At 10 o'clock a. m.
plowing match on the grounds at the
east, side of the enclosure.
Groyid parade of horses. At 9 a. m . ,
pa fade of all horses entered for pre
miums. Running. At 1:30 p. m. running f r
three year olds bred in Oregon and
Washington Territory, premium 509.
$400 to first and $100 to second, mile
heata, two in three.
Trotting. Immediately after the
above race, trotting for horses, mares
and geldings that have not beaten three
minutes and ten seconds, mile heats,
three in five, premium $'2oQ.
THURSDAY.
Parade of horses. At 9 a. m., parade
of horses, under diiection of superin
tendent, as on Wednesday, but ex .initi
ations to continue until 12 m.
Running. 1:30 p. m.,post stake pre
mium for two year olds bred in Oiegon
and Washington Territory, premium
500, 100 to first, second premium two
thirds of balance, remainder to third,
dash of one mile. Immediately after.
Trotting. For three year olds, post
stake, mile heats, three in five for horses,
mares or geldings, bred in Oregon or
Washington Territory; 400 to. first,
tw thirds of balance to second, remain
der to third. Immediately after,
Eqnestrianship. Trial of eq uestrian
ship for the following premiums:
Most graceful and accomplished lady
rider. $15. 12 and 7.
Most graceful and accomplished gen
tlem -.n rider, under fifteen years, 15,
12 and 7.
FBIDAY.
Annual address. At 10 o'clock a. m.,
annual address in ttie park opposite
the pavilion.
Parade of premium cattle. At 9
o'clock a. in., parade of cattle awarded
premiums, under direction of marshal.
Grand parade of horses, jacks and
mules. At 10:30 a. m., parade of all
horses entered, when the premiums will
be awarded on all stock in division "A."
Running. At 1:30 p. m., running,
free for ail, two mile heats, premium
500. 400 to first, 100 to second. Im
mediately after,
Trotting. For premium of 500. two
mile heals, 400 to first, 100 to second.
SATURDAY.
To-day premiums will be paid and all
business of the fair concluded.
X. B. No article or animal can be
withdrawn, under forfeit of premium,
before 11 o'clock a. in. to-day, unless
by special permit from the president.
Important to Set'lers on II. I.
Lands.
In answer to a letter of inquiry in
reference to the condition of the above
named lands, Mr. Owen Wade. Register
of the land office at Oregon City, gives
the following interesting facts:
The grant to the O. C. R. R. Co, was
made by Act of Congress of May 4,
1870, 16 Stat. 94 5 and, including
indemnity limits, grants the vacant
public land office at the sections desig
nated by odd numbers, for 25 miles on
each side of the road.
The grant to the N. P. R. R. Co. was
made by act of July '1, 1804 13 Stat.
365 an. I was amended by joint resolu
tion of May 31, 1870-16 Stat. 378 and
grant the odd sections, not disposed of
for 40 miles on each side of the line of
route.
These grants overlap on all the lands
referred to in your letter, including
Washington. Columbia, and a part of
Clatson and Multnomah counties.
The Oregon Central Co. having com
pleted certain sections of its road appli
ed, May 1. 1876, to select in part satis
faction of its grant, lands in Tps. 1 to 4
north, rauges 1 to 6 west within its earn
ed limits. Its right to do so was resist
ed by the Northern Pacific Co., which
claimed a prior grant.
The mutter was formally presented to
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office and argued before him. On the
1st, of August, 1876, the Commissioner
rendered decision in favor of the Ore
gon Central Co., holding substantially
that by the terms of the grunt (1st Sec )
it took effect, or the right of the com
pany attached, from the date of the act
May 4, 1970 while the right of the
N. P. Co. attached onlv from date of its
withdrawal August. 13, 1870 the date
on which its map of general route was
filed in the Department.
The latter company appealed to the
Secretary of the Interior, who on Feb.
3, 1876, affirmed the Commissioner's de
cision. The Commissioner in notifying
this office of the affirmation of his de
cision by the Secretary instructs us that
"In consideration of that affirmation
my (Commissioner's) decision becomes
final, and the Oregon Central Railroad
Company, upon payment of the proper
costs, will be permitted select lands in
satisfaction of its grant."
The foregoing. I think, covers the
material points of inquiry in your letter
except the inqniry as o whether tho
Company in disposing of its lamia is re
stricted in price. Qn that point yon
can examine the law first referred to in
this letter 1G Stat. 94 and form a con
clusion as well or better than I. I can
onlv state that so far as I have knowl
edge, said ooropany.in its dealings with
hona' tide settlers :a3 dealt fairly and
liberally. Yours truly.
Owes Wade, Register.
Corvallis Odd Fellows colebiate the
58th anniversary to-day.
Telegraphic News.
Eastern.
Washington, April 22. The Post
office Department has concluded to
place the mail service upon the follow
ing new rontes, and will receive pro
posals until June 9th, for contiacts to
run from 1st day of next September to
June 30th, 1878. In Oregon: From
Canyon City via Camp Harney and Al
vord to Camp McDermott, Nevau;
from Goose Lake via Cooked Creek,
Chatanooga and Summer Lake to Prine
ville; from Fairview to Coquille: from
Sparta via Ruthburg to S.dubria, Idaho;
from G:ay's river, W. T., to Astoria, by
steamboat. Washington Territory : From
Olympia to Elma; from Snohomish to
Fall City; from Colfax to Palotise; from
Tucoma to Puyallnp; from Keattlc via
Renton coal mines to Lake Washington;
from Coal Mines. Idaho, to Rock creek;
from Mtili Basin to Kelton, Utah;
from Idaho City to Banner; from Eigle
Rock via Bnrch creek to Junction. Mon
tana; from Butte City to Boulder valley.
The following postal changes have
been made; Name of site changed
Kellogg. Douglas county. Oregon to
Smith's Ferry, and A. B Langdon ap
pointed postmaster; appointments V.
Chance, Astoria. Ciatsop countv, Ore
gon; Geo Nurse, Linkville, Lake Co..
Oregon; J. F. Houston. Mohawk. Tjane
county. Oregon; Mrs. Julia A. Haves.
Hli te III 1 1. Lake count v. Oregon.
New Ohleans. April 24 The troops
are moving out of their old quarters
and taking up their line of march to
the barracks. Very little excitement.
The Legislature to day elected Judge
r-ipotlord U. S. Senator. Several proni
inentRepublicau memlers made speech
e recommending that Republicans ote
for S polio rd, who was the Democratic
nominee. The vote stood: Spofford.
140; Wietz, 1; blauk 12; necessary 10 a
choice, 77
This afternoon one hundred guns
were tired and flags liberally display ed
in honor of ti e withdrawal of the troops
from the vicinity of the State House.
London, April 20. A Vienna corres
pondent telegraphs: lam informed from
Bucharest that Prince Charles received
a copy of the Russian manifesto, whicu
contains the following declaration;
Whereas every endeavor bv the Em
peror of RnsMia to preserve peace has
failed owing to the stubbornness of the
Porte, while the condition of the Curis
ti.ins in the E ist is unimprovt d. their
lives ami pioperty have been endanger
ed; therefore His Majesty, in the name
of humanity and with a, full conscious
ness of his sovereign duties as natural
protector of the Sclavonic nations in
the East has been compelled to resolve
on obtaining by force of arms such
guarantees for his distressed fellow be
lievers on Turkish soil, as appears ab
solutely necessary for securing their fu
ture welfare.
The document proceeds to state that
this armed intervention is riot meant for
the purpose of conquest, and wi 1 end
after securing the atove mentioned re
sults. Constantinople. April 21. Safvet
Pasha has sent a dispatch to the repre
sentatives of the Porte abroad, inform
ing them that the Russian charge d'af
fairs has left with his whole staff, and
that the Pore while regretting the turn
of affairs brought about by Russia, had
followed the example of that power and
instructed its representatives in Russia
io break off relation with the Imperial
government. Members of the Turkish
embassy at St. Petersburg accordingly
leave to da v.
It is stated that Layard informed the
Porte that England had guaranteed the
integrity and independence of the Otto
man empire only under the conditions
laid down by the treaties stipulating for
the exercise of the control by the
powers. The Porte having contested
this riht has forfeited the benefits
guaranteed by these treaties, and Eng
land could not intervene with aims in
its behalf.
Berlin, April 21. Parliament held a
protracted debate on the war expenses
which the budget commission has in
crease said: Despite the desire for
peace, the time was rapidly coming
when every government must strain all
its strength for existence. "Nations dis
trusted each other; France hd mad
great strides in her defense , with full
approval of her people, ami now be
tween Pans and the German frontiers
she was far ahead of Germany in prepa
ration for war. The inireaaed gra.t
for captaincies was adopted.
London, April 25. A dispatch from
Jassy says a detachment of R issian
troop crossed the frontier near Uughela
at 5 o'clock this morning.
In ths House of Lords this afternoon
Earl Derby stated that 17.000 Russian
troops crossed the frontier last night.
KisciiEXEPE. April 21.' At the review
of troops at Tivaspol yesterday, the
Czar, addressing the officers, said: "I
felt grief at sending you to the field of
battle, and therefore delayed action as
long as possible, hesitating to shed
your blood; bnt now that the honor of
Russia is attacked, I am convinced you
will know how to viudieate it. 'av
God be with you. I wish yon com
plete success. Farewell until you re
turn. Territorial News.
The stage time from Walla Walla to
Kelton is now three days.
Brearley A Co. have a new flouring
mill in operation at. Lewis 'on.
The Lewiston land office is in opera
tion, ami considerable calls for laud
are noted.
A whole school district was arrested
at Olvmpia last week for moving a
school house.
The hills between Idaho City and
Boise Citv are covered with cattle from
the valley s.
The new wooden water pipe company
at Turn water is rushing things "html
over fist."
Thomas B. Cook, well known on Pu
get Sound, ha3 been killed by Indians
in Wy.-ming.
Idaho Territory's credit is now letter
than at any time since its organization
as a Territory.
A case of varioloid broke ont at Seat
tle on the 20th, on a gentleman, the
bead of a family.
Ezra Strong, a veteran of the war of
1812. died on Lewis river, W. T., on
the 2d inst.. iu the 89th year of his uge.
An "irrepressible conflict" is goine
on in Washington Territory, between
the Territorial Auditor and the Trustees
for the Hospital for the Insane.
The Olympia Standard will double its
. size, commencing with the firg$ issue
I ne;t mo(Ubt
State Jfews.
Albany claims a population of 3,400.
A "Butcher's Union" is to be formed
at Portland.
Roy Wheeler.of Eugene City, died in
a fit last week.
The poll tax man is after the China
men in Marion county.
Points on the lower Columbia are now
favored with a daily mail.
A large wool clip is predicted for
Douglas county this season.
Report has it that Van Cleve, of the
Albany liegUter, has sold oat.
A display of fine colts will take place
at Corvallis on the 10th of May.
Rev. Mr. Stratton, of Albany, leaves
this week for a visit to Chicago.
A nnmler of new bnildings are in
course of construction at Albany.
Wild geese are being slaughtered at
a lively rate on the Columbia slough.
"Old Charley" Clark, a native of Sul
em. was drowned at Astoiia the other
day.
.TVisptdn'nA ennntv bids fair to become
a very important hydraulic mining sec-
tion.
R R Thompson and family departed
last week for Alunu-da, Cab, their future
home.
A goodly nnralerof Polk county peo
ple ill emigrate to Eastern Oregon this
season.
Petition for a bridge across the river
at Portland has received oxer 1,000 sig
natures. E M. Waife will print lh nroceed-
lugs ot the 1. U. U. Urainl Iolge irr-nt i- v r ol th Uriim-nt i.howeVi-r hown
for 1877. ; vil, i.'-h-ad, sw-eny, S.vin, Rintr-
, , 0 , . . , bon. Uall and serafch'-s. This I tninie,lt i
A young man of S i!em slandered a w..rth millions ot dollar ..early to the stork
voting lad v, and was horsewhiiped in f ,l ' r . iv-rv-in-n, Kurmers.and those hav-
eonseq nenep.
Hon. Lee Lringhlin.of North Yamhill,
as purchased the Simmons farm.
Price, S7.000.
Wild hogs ure being killed at the foot
of Mount Jefferson, on the North Fork
of the Simt iim.
The Columbia river !isher:e- will can
10.000 heal of eat tie for the Eastern aud
foreign ni.n kets.
It i estim ited that the population of
Oregon will be increased 20,000 this
year by immigration alone.
A daughter of Morsrin, of Masonic
notoriety, is said to be living atfctayton
in Marion county.
A large number of immigrants, dis
gusted with California, are ai living
overland at Roseburg.
Mrs. S. T. MeKean, aged 70 years,
died at Astoria on the 15th inst. She
a-rived in that city in 1817.
Lieut. Knapp, Dr. Andrews, and Mr.
Moore, of port Stevens, were drowned
in the bay at Astoria last week.
The Albany fire b-hoys are crowing
oyer their past victories, and want to
do it again at the next State Fair.
Enoch Smith, policeman at Eugene
City, committed suicide last week by
shooting himself in the abdomen.
The Douglas Independent lias entered
upon its second volume with bright
prospects for its future prosperity.
A Portland company. with S. G. Reed
at the head, has purchased the Sleeper
and White mine., in Biker count.
Messrs. Sheridan & Day, of Roseburg,
will drive a hand of several thousand
sheep to Montana from Eastern Oregon.
C. W. Jones, of S-io, has leen ar
rested for robbing Zich Reed. of Buena
Yita, while druuk at Salem, of $110
and a watch.
About forty miners are engaged at
Spanish Gulch. Giant county. The
annual gold yield of tliis place is about
650.000 a year.
Eight hundred to one thousand head
of hogs will be driven into Grant county
to cat up the surplus grain, which is an
excellent enterprise.
The hop growers of Eane county will
meet at Eugene City on the 26th prox..
for the purpose of organizing a Hop
Growers' Association.
The city coun-il of Eugene nOVr a
reward of i?100 for tho arrest and con
viction of incendiaries who set tire to
an old building last week.
The Grand Jury of Line county re
turned a true bill of indictment wgain.t
John Kogirswel! and Harvey Kanoff.
for ttie niurder of Scott Osburn, lasi
winter.
A Jacksonville paper sivs the O. & C.
Stage C unpany will prolnldv not be
able to rim on fast time until the middle
of May. owing to the iate heavy rains
making the Oregon roads bad, and es
pecially where they are not fixed up to
any extent, except by the company.
CAXCEU CAN BE CUKED. j
Cancer has lrom time immemorial o--n a
pr--at. scourge to t he human rac, ai.d is no
becoming the pr-ater. For many years it lias
been held bv the nicuitral ; rot- ssion, and en
era ly bei-v-d by th i-o l that t auc r is
incurable; that once its roots take hold upon
a victim, tner ' is no chance lor a sipr-r-r to
escape h lini-riny: and t- rribledeatii ; a d-ath
surround -d by all that is disrustin an-i hor
rible, not only to the sulT r-r, but to inn
Iri-'tids. llai. lly tliis I'M d -st rover le-ed no
longer be lear-d. lr. II. T. liond, .i Phi a
d"iiliia,a well known hysician, I argeex
p Ti -nee, has for tour year d -vot -d hims -if
ioth sp'-cial study and tr atuieiit of t'anc r,
and the result oi his experience is his dis
cov' r. f rth radical cur oi lancer, without
th- us of eith -r km.e, caustic or flast.rs,
and without pun
Tli" malority of persons aregr"atlyd"C"ived
in r-nart to t he first s initoms and a,-p"ar-ance
oi t his most uread"d disease, considering
it i ainlul from the rotiitn ncement. 'Ihis is
a sad mistake, carrying thousands to an un
tini'i.i grav. Iu most .cases tier is little or
no pain until Hie tbs -ase is far advanced.
Tli" only s. m . toms lor man months, and
even tor years, ar oocasi nally a stinginc,
darling. stabbiMg, shoot inir, smarting, itch
ing, bnrmeg, crawling or cr -ej lng s iis.it ion,
and so ne cas -s not any or tiles'. If a
nialidy is growing wors.i inst-ad of
b'-ttr, it is coneiusiv eyid-ic it is of a
malignant character, and demand? irurn"
diate attention. Il you hav a branny scaly,
warty appearance, with an occasional br a
ing o- t of these ufion the lac', lip or nose, or
any HhT portion of the skin, attend-'d with
an- of the above symi toms, n a s nsation of
a fly b in;r on it. or a hair tickling it, is c r
tamevid nc it is t anc--r. and there should
be no de ay in using Dr. Itond's treatment
bile is too valuable to be tamrx r d with.
It. Itond's treatment consists o an "Anti
dot"' that is applied locally : this at once ar
rests the gro-Uh or the ancer. and bv chemi
cal act I'm neutralizes its malinity render
ing it harmless and changing it to a simple
sore, which nature, assist d by constitutional
run -dies, soon heals (when the skin is tin
broken, ar.d the Cancer is a hard tumor, th"
Ant idot does not make an open sore i.ut r e
moves it hy absorption) In connection with
th Antidote is us d the peciHc, taken in
ternally. Ihis tones up the general health
strengthens tha t -at lent, purifl-s the blood.'
and eliminates the poison Iro-n the system
lr. Bond's Antidote contains netn -r caustic
nor poison, and can be applied to the most
delicate tissue, of the body uithout injury
and ther . for-is the only r -medy that can be
used in internal ancer, such as cancer of the
- me womo, etc. iir. liond s i
r -medies, with full direct inns cuAitAcci ii I '
tr-atrnent will be sent to any part of the
world.
Pamphlets and full particulars free.
Ado'ilTis' . DR- T. BOX'D,
. ?Norlh Broad St Philadelphia, Pa.
April 12. W77-ly. .'
1 ,000,000 Bottles
OF TDK
Qemtaur
JlfcMMENTg.
have been sold the last year, and iw n
complaint, has reached a that thev h.
done all that is claimed for them
not
scientific skill canfiot go beyond tK '
r-ach. d in .hs won.lerTul 2eS
Add-d lo Cartxlie. Arnica, .lentha ?n"t,on
and Vitch-Ha7...I.arolhe'r ineredV-mS
makes a family liniment that defies ri.i h
Uiieumatic and bed-Tidden crip, 1, nav .1
been enabled to throw awav th-lr 11
and many h ho lor yea rs been ffliTd
Neuralgia. Soiatica. Caked l n v
Hacks. f.. h:iv Iraiml rwi-mnn
Mr. Jnsiah
writ' s :
-","' sviiie, Ohio
that I have been unable to siirrrom thehn.Tlf1
I have tried every r inedy I could hoo. f
l inall I "rr Of.
i enabled me to a w
I am mendingraiiiHi.
fcimr.lv A mnrvl
it Ik. ut in crutches.
1 1 liink your Liniment
This liniment curs Hums rid Sealdgiih
it. a f!ir ov(Lt.w. tli. .l.nn rWvM ue
out 1
st intrs.
and t.
and is v-r .-mvacious for Ear-ache Too'
ache. Itch and cutaneous eru -lions.
I The Centaur Uiiimrnt, Yellotr Wrmp.
p- is lntnd"d Tor the tou in fibres, cords
and muscles of hors tnul 's and animal.
j READ! READ!
hv. o. W. Ferris. Manorkill. Schoharie
county, N. Y.. s s :
: ".l hors was lfm for a y-ar -ith a rt-I'-k
wr'nrli. Al rmedis utterly failed to
our-, ami I eonid-T"d him " onhiegs, uiiiii I
coiniii-'tie d I'. ns' "entaur Liniment, which
ripiiil oiir'n him. I h -nrriiy rvomtnnd it
j It nuikes v-ry itll' difT r-'tice nether thi
cks le " r ncii," s rain. mavin or lamnec.
At ....- i-;...t r . . . .np.. i. ....
- " "' ..... .vTTWKrrant
its fr ets and refer to any Farrier who has
i vtr us d it.
Eabratory of J. B R.se 4 Co.,
46 Dey St.. N ew York.
c
H1LDRER2.
A compl t" subs itute for Castor Oil, without
its unpleasant taste or recoil in the throat.
The result of -JO years' ptactice by Iir. Samuel
IMclier, of Massachus its.
Iitch"rs atoria is part icularly reeommen
d d lor children. It d wroy9 worms, assimi
lat s tli" loo I, and alio is natural sleep. Very
cfticaciou- in rotipind tor children Teething.
Kor i oi.ls, Kcv .risliness, Disorders of t he Bow
els, ami Stomach orn plaints, nothing is so
tr crive. It is as pleasant to take as honry,
cost s I nit : ct s.,ntnl can b had ot any druggist.
This is tne m" many testimonials :
'l "ornwall, ; elianon ., ., March 17.
7car Sir: I iiaye us d ourCASTORiA in tnv
l Tactic tor son lim". I take ereat pleasure
in r commnuHnn it to ihr rofeHon, as a safe,
rli:ibl ami nur -ejitil med'a-ine. It is partic
ularly ad'tptrti to children wher the repugnant
taste ot Castor Oil renders it so difficult to ad
minister. K. A. EXUKRS, M.
Mothers who try 'atoria will find they can
slorp nisrhts, and th"ir babies will be heaithv.
J. 11. Hose fc Co., New York,
A CATZD.
To a'l who ar stiff 'ring from the errors ancf
indiscretion of youth, nervous weakness,
early d -cav, loss of manhood-, Ac, I will send
a reeie that will cure yon, FKEK OF
("HAWiR. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
s"lt-addr--s"d fnvlo- to the Hf.V. T.Josrpit
In max, Station J. Bihl- House. JVeu York,
novl"-ly.
2s . jNT. N.
HCW STORE AND
KEYCOCCS,
U NEWEP.4.
Pry Goods. f'rocTies, Hoof s and Shoes
Wooden Ware, trugsand Medicin-s,cH.ap for
casl. or produce. J. l'A"TO.
J. ft. F3AZER a CO.
Havk kn;a;ei IV the catch of
Salmon at th Willammette Falls and
solicit cash orders from Healers, at reasonable
rates. We -i l l keen for the city tnde. when we can
g"t them. Sa!t Water I- m. Snret. Poultry,
I riol? Trmit !in) (iam whn io season.
fi'ni paid for Poul.ry.
Market on Oili -Jt.. Mrrn'BlOTk.
Oregon City. March 1, 1377-lnT
TO WHOM IT F3AY CONCERN!
HE1r DFIBOt X OP ArOITIXi A
new rule tif business, I would request tbo
indebted to me to come and
Pay Ua Immediately,
And save hi convenience and expense, as I
have d- t rtnin-d to collect what isdnem.
I have r dried the . ric s on (.foods greatlr,
and can assure all that I can give
Bargains to Cash Cuyer?.
Come and see for -our owna satisfaction
A . L K V V .
'fllil Join r,M forra-rly of flr-ron fitjr.
J. V. MILLER & SON,
Dealehs IX
STOV S &. RAWC5t
J.;PAH.EQ WRE AND HOUSE FU.'.
falSHJN 3 GOODS.
PORTLAND, 9G FRONT ST.
"Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended
IO- fcbl 1877 -tf.
Adminis rator's Sal
In the County Court of the State of Oregon
lor the county of Clackamas.
In t he matter of the estate of Jesse Eradlr.
dfc-ased.
yOTICK I HEURnv" GIVEN THAT IX
-i.v pursuance ot an order and license made
and given by t h" hon. Count Court of Clack-,
mas ount . Oregon, at the April term, 1S77.
lh"rot. I will j roceed to sell at publicauction
to the highest bidder at the Court House doot.
in OreKu City, on
Saturtlny, May 3th, 1877 A. D.,
The fol owing described real estate situated
: lackamas county, Oregon, and belonging
to the estate oi said deceased to-wit : I egin-.
ningattheN. V.. corner of the Keth Palma
t'" donation land claim in T. 3 S., K. 4 E. of
the Willamette Meridian, from thence W.
." chains; thence S. 13.&I chains ; thence
K. 50. tlvnee '. 13.50 chains t,p the rlace ot
beginning, containing 40 aorog.
Terms ot sale goid coin down at the tima
ot sale. leed at the ex-nse of purchaser.
JnHX. W. PA1.MATEER.
AdnCr estate of Jesse Raadly, dee'd.
Oreson City April 2. 1877 ap'lMt.
HouseTlTis Afliallo
For 75 cents I will send you a receipt for
making a superior article of honey, at a cost
of 8 cents per pound, unexcelled for table use.
Also for 7o cents a receipt for making a better
qua My of soap, at a cost of pne and a h!f
cents per pound for soft, and-three cents per
pound for hard. Either the soap or honey
can be made wit hin fifteen minutes by a child.
The saving made by a household in oneyear'ti
tim: is incalculable. Both receipts for 1 ana
and a three cent postage stamp. Address J.RV
Hobinson, 787, Market Han Francisco, Cal,