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3!)c (Enterprise OREGON CITY, THURSDAY, JIXE 7, 1-77. Dried Fruit. The commercial editor of the New York Tribune acquaints us with the glad tidings that Europe is now taking a surprising quantity of American fruit, purchases amounting to over 2,200,000 worth since last June, compared with 6000,000 in the same period in the year before. Dried apples figure largely in this movement. This country exported over 1,200,000 pounds since last June, as compared with 522,000 the previous year. If there is any country on God's footstool that ought to rejoice at such news it is Oregon, "Oregon, the land of big red apples." Onr wheat sales of course will be large in foreign markets and our profits therefrom very hand some, but we doubt if they will materi ally exceed those made from dried fruits if our people will only take ad vantage of their opportunities. Clacka mas County has one of the best fruit establishments iu the State, and now that our fruit is iu such demand by the belligerent foreigners we shall expect to ship large quantities of it at money making prices. Ilertofore the great trouble has been with our dried fruit that prices were so low that it hardly paid for the labor expended, but now that such enormous demands have been made upon is the prices obtained will necessarily expand like dried apples in water, and our orchardists bless the day that they came to Oregon and raised fruit. The number of fruit dryers in the State is very few considering our im mense yield of apples, pears and plums and the golden opportunity offered us by the quarrel of the Turks and Hns sians. Wo have one dryer here, one at Salem, one at Albany, one at Jackson ville, one at East Portland, and one, we think, at Dallas and another at the Dalles, and one in course of construc tion at Monmouth. Should all these work day and night, from the beginning to the end of the bearing season, the immense fruit yield of Oregon would have scarcely have been touched. Eet our farmers buy small dryers of their own; let neighbors club together as they often do to bay a threshing ma chine, and get a good Alden and dry their fruit. Good prices are as sure as they are for wheat, so why not make money from field and orchard alike? As old Colonel Sailers says: "There's millions in it," and no mistake. Pooh, Pooh! The silly season in journalism has fairly set in in company with the thermometric wave in the atmosphere, the tales of the sea serpent, the Tele gram s bogus elopements and Tennes see showers of underdone beefsteak are now in order. These sensations are very foolish, but they are less objec tionable than the "cock and bull story" with which an Eastern exchange (the Sun, if our memory is correct), has en deavored to beguile the monotony of the premature dog days, and which runs to the effect that the special ses sion of Congress wa3 postponed on ac count of the discovery of a gigantic conspiracy on the part of Congressmen of both parties, headed by David Dud ley Field, to introduce a resolution de claring Tilden President "or words to that effect." The element of tenuity in this sensation arises from the trifling circumstance that David Dudley Field is not a member of Congress, and instead of beading a gigantic conspiracy among members of both parties, he is anxious ly and industriously scratching around in the futile endeavor to find a vacancy into which he can be conveniently poked. "We presume however that Mr. Field, like us poor "Webfeet, lives in only one District; and as his district is represented by a statesman of the Tam many stripe our readers may estimate for tLemselves the chances of his re signing. Indeed, when wo say that Mr. Field's chair is now tenanted by a man who never flinched before a foe, it will be apparent that Tweed's lawyer has quite as much prospect of leading an assault on Erzerouro, or of stirring up an insurrection in Circassia, or driving Clackamas County people into taking some action in the direction of a new Court House, as of disturbing the lawful President of the United States. Gold and "Coin." It is n cheerful sign that President Hayes speaks not of gold.bnt of "coin." The West will not snrrender the latter for the former, and leading Republicans in that section are emphatic in their declarations for this destinction. There is no doubt that Hayes is for a silver currency. "Silence is silver," and he refused to speak iu Philadelphia. The argument is that silver was a legal ten der when our bonds were sold and that it was only demonetized by speculators who pushed the measure through Con gress with very little discussion and with very little knowledge of the sub ject. The best way to settle the cur rency question is not to disenss it with a view to legislation. Thero are some things which are better left alone, as discussion can do no good, because it will result in no action. Congress will not meet before October, and all of us know that tho country will enter far in to 1878 before there is any additional legislation on the subject. ...... I Settlers will find good Gc-vot indent ; land iu Coos county, Between Ceoc. TBi- 1 end the Umpqua rivei V" n Reform at Washington. The success of the Republican ticke! in the Presidential election materially smoothed the difficulties in the way of increasing the efficiency and economy of the public service, and the people have been watching with a great deal of interest the successive steps which mark the progress of reform. Some of the ideas advanced seem to be very crude, but we are willing to accept them as evidence of a real desire to remove from the departments the last vestige of po litical favoritism and barnacleism. For iustance, we do not think that any com petitive examination that human ingen uity could devise would furnish any valuable test for the qualifications of public service. A certain standard of efficiency is needed, a certain amount of general knowledge, of clerical experi ence, of willingness to work and of in dependent intelligence should be indis pensable; but among the many office holders and applicants who possess these qualifications the heads of bureaus and departments ought to know whom to re tain, whom to reject, and whom to ac cept. If they have not sense enough to do this, their bureau will be badly man aged in spite of all examiniug committees. Another rule which is not likely to receive much favor is that which forbids more than one member of a family re ceiving employment. This rule is lr rectly adverse to the principle on which any proposition of reform must be bas ed namely, that tenure of office must depend solely on fitness. It is quite as absurd to dismiss a good clerk because his brother is also a good scribe and accountant as it is to discharge him lo calise some one else "whooped up the boys" at the November elections. It is weakly defended by the allegation that "whole families are pensionetl on the Government." We understand that no one is pensioned on the Government, but that every one who draws wages earns what he gets. The same principle which allots the appointments among the States might be extended to forbid an additional appointment in a family, which had one already, but it would not be worth while. But these are minor points of little consequence one way or the other; if they do little good, they are likely to do much harm; and, as representing an attempt to introduce order where it was so much needed, they are entitled to. indulgent criticism. Cut an evidence of reform of the right kind and of re trenchment in the right way is giv9n by the repeated reductions of the clerical force if these reductions only mean that those who remain shall be compell ed to do a full day's work. Most of those whose taxes support the public offices work from eight in the morning until six in the evening (the number of those who work from eight in the morn ing until ten in the evening we know to be comparatively few) , and they have not enjoyed the spectacle of the genteel clerks leisurely strolling into their offi ces at nine, to leave them at three, with an interval of an hour for lunch. Here is where retrenchment and reform are needed, and where the public is waiting to see them applied. The burden of taxes and general poverty is too great to permit of paying genteel idlers in any capacity, and with thousands and tens of thousands of willing and capable men thrown out of employment by the re verses of the times, and asking for full work at any wages, there is no excuse for paying a man's wagas for a half day's work. If this be the reform indicated by the wholesale discharges of the clerks, it is a real reform. But if the clerks arm merely discharged because the appro priations are insufficient, and if the pub lic service is starved while the remain ing clerks dawdle away one half their time, there is small consolation in the examining committees or in the weed ing out of families. While we would be willing to tolerate the application of a few fanciful and sentimental notions as the fringe and ornament of more sol id improvements, we do not propose to be humbugged into accepting them as substitutes for the real thing. Indeed, we think that when t'20 Government shall reach the level of common sense, which requires a day's work to be done for a day's wages, the idle and incapa ble will not press forward to crowd the lists of applicants. Some such process, we trust, is already going on; it ought not to 6top until the whole of the public service has been brought down to busi ness principles, and a great improve ment affected thereby. We are still waiting for Gov. Stone, of Mississippi, to prove, by arresting and punishing the Chisholm murderers, that good government has been estab lished in his State; but there is very little risk of predicting that the Gov ernor will not make the attempt, and there is no public opinion in the State which will rebuke him for his shame ful neglect of duty. It is not worth while wasting much sympathy on Bul garia when we have Baahi-Bazonks of the Mississippi description among us at home. O ii r old enemy, the Bey of Tunis, is having a hard time. The Czar has in formed him that if he sends any troops to the Sultan he will have the pleasure of attending an exhibition of fire works in his capital at his own expense. We are not informed as to what the Sultan has promised to do for him in case he does not send the troops, but between the two of them, the Bey's chanop? nf a high old time apptar to be very good, i Thousands of acres of pood land can ! still be taken up in "CrnatiiJn ccuniv. j The Assassination in Mississippi. There have been various versions of the massacre at DeKalb, Mississippi, Sunday, April 20, resulting in the kill ing of Gilmer, McXelland, and a sou of Judge Chisholm, and the severe wound ing of the latter and of his daughter. The facts, very briefly stated, are that through political differences there had been personal quarrels between Chis holm and his friends and certain other men. At one time aud another, these had led to murderous rencounters, in which loss of life had occurred. Finally one of the other party, named Gully, was shot. It was believed by his friends that the murderer was a man named Rash, who, it was charged, had partici pated in some earlier fatal broil, but who had been living for fome time in Arkansas. Chisholm, Gilmer and others were personal and political friends of Rush. Therefore it was first taken for granted that Rush killed Gully; then that Chisholm and Gilmer abetted Rush. They were arrested. The wife, sons and daughter of Chisholm accompanied him to jail. A mob collected. Gilmer gave himself up voluntarily, but was shot at and killed on the M'ay to the jail. McLelland was one of the jail guards, and was killed for trying to defend the Chisholm family from the mob. A sun and daughter of Chisholm were shot, the first fatally, for attempt ing to protect thfcir father, and the Judge himself was made a target and riddled with bullets, although not im mediately killed. A correspondent of the New York Tribune says of the mat ter: "I wish I could say that politics had nothing to do with the terrible affair, but I cannot in view of the fact that the assailants were all Democrats and their victims Republicans, and in view of the bitter feeling against Chis holm and Gilmer that has pervaded this county for years." A correspondent of the Tribune closes his statement of the case thus: "If President Hayes can possibly originate something, short of a guillotine, which will make some of the Southern States a S;ife place of resi dence for the immigrant of every polit ical bias, he trill do mare than ha ever vet been done, and be eutitled to the thanks of the whole country." No steps, we believe, have been taken thus far by tho authorities to arrest and punish the perpetrators of the assassin ations above narrated. The nfTuir is permitted to occur, and the assassins to go unwhipt of justice. It is one of a series of bloody rencounters whieh have rendered x,0tius of the South, ever since their settlement, a disgrace t civilization. A Key to (he The reader of the war dispatches is not supposed to have a minute knowl edge of the names and localities of the many persons and places mentioned, nor can he always have before him a map from which to gain the desired in formation. Indeed, lie will find mention made of towns and living actors in the passing drama not to bo fount! either on the maps nor in tLc gazetteers or bi ographies. It will be well then, for the sake of con vinience, to bear in mind that there are two Russian armies in the field; that the Russian army ui.ieh i now preparing to cross the danube is commanded by the Grand Duke Con stantino; that the Tutkish army which is defending the lino of the Danube is under Abdul Kerim; that the scene of hostilities in Asia Minor is more than a thousand miles distant from tho war camps in Europe; that the Russian army which is threatening Erzeroum is com manded by the Grand Duke Michael; and the Turkish army which is defend ing that department is controlled by Mnkhtar Pasha he, however, being at any time liable to removal on account of questionable conduct at the time when Ardahan was captured by the Muscovites. It will be borne in mind also that the telegrams by the way of St. Petersburg are considered more re liable than those from Constantinople the Koran evidently not having the same good effect on the veracity of the Ottomans as the Bible on tho "candle eaters." As wo predicted some time ago, the Oregon iaii is already beginning to pave the way for its support of Corbett for the U. S. Senate. In corroboration of this it is but necessary to read the "crawfish" articles from Harvey Scott in which he prepares his readers for his future courso by taking back every thing he said against Corbett whilst editing tho Didleiin. Harvey thus kills two birds with one stone: he gets handsomely paid by Corbett and lias his revenge on Mitchell for removing him from office. Yea, verily, the "illiterate banker" will be the lamb which Harvey Scott & Co. will lead to the sacrifice, and since lie manifests some hesitancy iu announcing it we cheerfully do it for him. The Democrat says Linn county will have one million bushels of wheat for sale after the home censnmption is sup plied. Territorial "ews. Idaho's bonded debt is now 07,218 60. Most of it runs till 1SS1. Arthur Phinney, a leading lumberman of Paget Sound since 1857. died at Port Ludlow on Monday, the 28th nit. Sutton, who killed Howard at Port Townsend, has been eanght ami brought back to that place. He was found asleep in a house at Freshwater Bay. Lewis Foster, who killed Philip L. Hawley at Walla Walla, has beer, ad judged insane and will be sent to the asylum at Steilocoom. Thos. 13. Merry has retired from tho Seattle Dispatch. He has made it the best paper on the Sonnd. and he has our best wishes in whatever he may undertake. 1 At Walhi Walla the other day potatoes j'inipe.'l from one ilollar to three dollars a hundred. Farmers r,3I have wheat on the brain and are likely to reglect the potato crop. j COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. State News. W. J. Hill, of Lane county, has 1,200 acres in wheat. The Kinney Brothers average putting up 48,000 one-pound cans of salmon every day. Fall wheat standing over six feet high is reported in several sections of the State. Mr. J. II. Foster is enlarging the Magnolia mills at Albany, L preparatory for the immense crop of 1877. Judge Kerr, of Contra Costa, Cal., is looking out for a location in this State. He has a band of 0,000 sheep en route for this State, where crops never fail. An unknown disea e is carrying off sheep in Douglas county. Jeff Green has lost one hundred. The sheep are fat ami die quickly after being taken with the disease. Mart Taylor, the "muchly-married" showman, was married last week at Pendleton to Mrs. L. M. Strong. - The fool catcher failed to get his eye ou that woman. Baker Democrat: One of the great wants of Baker county is a good flour ing mill. As it is there is only one good mill in this county, that of Mr. Chambers, six miles from Baker City, and it is of small capacity. Uriilar Se-retiu KcKen t to IIcaltH. The regular secretion and flow of the gastric Juices, and of tho bile which tho use of Hos tetter's Stomach liittrrs promotes, are eir-ets which conduce materially to (he r-sfora! ion of health, when t In.' system is disordered. Food is not digested in tho dyspept ic stomach because t he gastr'e lluid is delicient. sup ra bundantor vlt iated ; t he liver becomes con gested and the bowels const ipatcd because the supply of bile is Inadequate or misdirected. The Hitters rectili"S all this.-, and removes every ill consequence of non-assimi'.ntion and bil ious irregularity. Furthermore, it s! imn laf.es theactioii of the kidneys, by uhich impuri ty's ar , so to speak, st rained from th-- biooil, and any tendency iD the urinary organs to grow sluggish and disordered c underact d. Whether it bo used as a means of regulating gastric or bilious secretion, and relieving the overloaded bowels, or to promote complete, and therefor hca It hful. nrinat ion Host -tier's Hitlers may bo relied upon with confidence to accomplish the end in view. TVotHc-e. The undersigned takes this men s of announcing to the public li Is intent ion of displaying a lar.ee and ll:v- assorted stock of general merchandise, ami tht- h" is wiring to rive on- and all the most goods for tin; least money that can be found anywhere. Call earl v, secure bargains and convince vour sell, r.t I. SELLING V. Is "Voiir Life WurtH IO Oojifw. f.iokncss tr-""valis everywhere, and every liody complains of some disease during th-r life. Wi.cn sick, the object is If) gel well; now to say plainly that no person in this v orld that is suT'ring it li I -. sp-'t si'., Liver Complaint and its e;r cts, such as Indiges tion, 'oiive!"ss, rsiek Headache, Sour Stom ach, Heart Turn, palpitation of the II. -art, Bepr-ss -d Spirits, Biliousness, etc., can take (iiiKEX!) Avor.vr Fi.oveh w it hout gHtii'.g re lWnnJcur.'. If you doubt this, go to YV.-ud A Harding and ge. a sample Ii.!tl for Hi c.-n-s ami try it. Kegular &izc "5 cents. Two doses will relieve vou. Fr-n-.i Ti. F'l:i miner, M. ., Auhurn, N. IJ. "Although a vers to countenancing patent medicines, I cheerfully make an exception of yi'tT v'ry excellent lung preparation In:. Vi:TAr.'s !!a!,sm of Wild Cnitt'-v. This r i'fr dion 1 have u-d in my practice for me-" than ten years past, and have aiwas found It to b" of iior.-( elf ef ual service than anything within my knowledge. I recom mend ir uit!i tl.e greatest con fid -nee f o t li-is subject toe:u. hsn ml pulmonary Complaints." Sola by all e.ruggi-sls. ;. o wish to eci re. bargains you had hvtlTci'.l at Ackerman Bros., while they are r.e!lir; out at San Francisco cost. Tho stock miistjhe elenrr-djotit. Allied loth" Tekh, Is a very common expression, Imt rr that nrmc-d to embellish and pr 'serve them to a rich old age is decidedly more appropriate. This can bo done by k"'-ping.io;irs 'if supplied with a bottle of that spl-niBd -.!. ntifrh-', Pr.i grin ..Z-I')N'T, ut.ieh will h-eirify th t . t r 1 and prH-rve th'-m from t he ra vag s of d -cay. .so'-M'O.NT contains no.tcidsor gritty sal-stances which Injure the enamel, but i j composed of rare and antis - tie herbs, v hieh i have a beneficial effect on t he whole economy of the month. Sold by druggists. Lost nn.l Foil ml The jdace of good b:-.r- ga::i. plenty, b-!lor and cheaper titan ever. Call at I. Sellings, where yon get tha worth ot your money. o- If Toji visit Portland and wish to buy a fine suit of clothes at a low prie--, call at Aek"rinan Dros., corner Kirst and Wash ing . n streets. A CA1?D. To ail who are snlT'ring from the errors and indiscretion of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, lo?s of manhood, A-c. T will semi a recipe that will cure you, FKEK OK CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered In- a missionary in Sout h America. Send a Belt-addressed envelop to the IlKV. T.Joskph I.VMA.N, Station D. Iiit1: Howe, Tfew York. novl"-ly. At MUwankie, May 3', Mrs. Catherine, -ife rf Joseph lvonisberber, aged 4" years. ,JiW TO-DAY POPE'S MALL, Jlomlaj- ilvr., .Tune 11, 1577, THE GREAT 51USR-.1L EVE XT OF THE AGE! ?3 r- .v- ALLEGIIANI A IN" S ! VOCALISTS, SWISS KELT. UIXCKKS, BENJAMIN"' CHYSTAIi CHIMES, SILVER HELICON II AMI! And those Humorous Troubadours, THE ONLY WYMANS! Admission, - - - 50c unci ?5r. Tickets for sals at t he Postofflce. C. K. VAN HORN", Apent. Sh-rifTs Sale. BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE ANI WRIT of execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the state or Ore-ron for the "ount v of ..luiMiumnii, itt puii trill jitcu .Anlirew J. Knott, plff., vs. Joseph and Ievi Knott and to me directed as Sheriff of Clackamas county directed under seal of said Court on the 17th day of May, A. I). 177, commanding me as said Shcrilf to sen the hereinafter described real property. Now on this the 4th day of June, A. D. 1877, I have levied npon the fol lowing described real estate to-wit :The nort h west quarter of section twentv-seven VI) in township I S R. 2 E. of the Willamette Meridian, situate in Clackamas countv State of Oregon, and on Monday, the 1IH day of Jul v. A.n.msr at 1 he hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of said d iv at the Court House door in ' 'refron Cifv Click i. ! mas county, Orecron, I will s-U for cash to" me In hand -aid in V. S. Coin all the ri "i t ' luie and interest of the !.ove r,a.,v-,1 ui-e-A-J. Knott.. Jo..,.ph Km, ft and ,vi Kne-t inandtothe above Wri'-d tP;. ,V ; of rea. estate T. APKKns.,v S.V ri.'t (. Clack:, in at co-.m' v, Or.- "-on Oregon City, Je.no 1. 1.-.77-0;. ' " 1 ri va mih, f tf.-t pi thtifim c-: . c --v. . y - r- .- - - -v.v w . :.?s -'A. r ;-- : r -V-.'. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY CJIVEN THAT THE iA Stockholders of the Orjon City Manu facturing Company will hold their Annual Mcctinir for the election of Directors for the ensuitnryearnttheirotiico in Oregon City on Saturday, July Uth, 1S77. V.. JACOD, President. M. A. Stratton, Secretary. Oregon City, June 7. 1877-2t. NOTICE. riMIK PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX 1. i.stinjr between F. W. Campbe 1 and J. 1'. Phillips has been nuttuallv dissolved. Parties knowing themselves to be indebted to the same are requested to make immediate pay ment, either oy cash or note. June 6 : it PALAOE SALOON, Two doors noi-f h of Factory, IIUML'IIREYS & HARDING, PKOrRIKTOTtS. "IITE ALWAYS KEEP THE VERY BEST T f brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, that can be obtained in the market, which will be served totherich and poor alike, upon the deposit of the necessarv "hit." Hive u.s a call. HUMPHREYS & IIARlJlNCr. Oregon City, May 31, 1377-lm. Sheriff's Sale. State of Orecos. County ok Clackamas S. S. To the Sheriff 0 sttitt County: 3N" THE NAME OF THE STATE OF ORE pon yon are commanded to levy upon the poods and chattels of the delinquent tax payers named in the within delinquent tax list, or so much thereof as will satisfy the anion ritdue, together with costs and accruing costs, and if no personal property be found, then tiMn the real property as set forth in said tax list or so much thereof as will satisfy the tax so chared and due with costs and ex penses, and you are required to pay over all moneys so collected on or before the first Monday in July, 1S77, to the County Treasurer of said county. - ) Witness my hand and seal SKAli hereto attached tii is the i:Jd day -) of May, 1S77. W. II. II. I-OL'IS, County 'h-rk. Iy virtu" ofthe above warrant I have levied 11 .on the follouin described property, and on S a t !t rdu y, t In; : ij t Ii it a y of J ue, A . . 1 S 7 7 between the hours of ft A M. and 4 P. M. of said day, at t he Court House door in Orepon City, Clackamas County, State of Oregon, I will expose for sale and s '11 to 1 h highest bidder for cash in hand, all tie." follovin de scribed real properly or a sufficient amount of each pi.ee or pa re-.' I thereof as will satisfy tho tax of l7i as shown upon the delinquent list, together with costs and iic-i-raiii' costs and expenses. Atiiey, I',n. Part of Kilev claim, part of s jc. 2 and 20, T. Z S., li. 1 t, containing ISO acrs ; tax $1S til. Bullard, l-'r -d. Part of Win. V.'ade claim, s -c. 1!), T. 2 S., It. 1 E., containing s ) acrys ; lax Sli it.'. Burn"tt, Mrs. E. A. Part of Fostfr claim, s c :il, T. 1 s., R. t l-Z., containing acres; fax Sl'i Si). Dunn, I'.. F. S. H of S. E. and E of K. V". h M sec. 21. T. t y., li. - SC., conlaiiiinp (iJ aer -s ; tax :J. Boc- .1. r i let i ;l V. 'i of ?- -i, tux 'i'. '. S B. 2 j-., cent a inir.-r !)) acres ?:. e:. Baker, Win. Part of sc. 2 ', T. : S., II. 3 E containi.ne; l!Kac-r-s; tax i''. Copple. John." X. E. :i of s -e. T. 2 S., P. 3 E , con tai 1: ' 11 T i'a acr-a: "l I Com stocks, Wm. East par! of P " lock cla im, 'i". 2 S.f K. 2 E., co.'ite.iniii 0 acres ; tax $1 r,D. CampbeM, S- If. Part of claim No. 4!, S"c. -9 ami T. is... 1 v. 2 K., containing i'.'S acres ; fax i'S. Cocorun, M. 1-ract ion of sec. o:, T. 5 S. R. 1 IO., nil.! S. E. '4 , '.see. ;;, ; t s., R. 1 I-., eontr-iiiini; lO-iacr.-s; .' i i i!. Cooper. I'rai::.. Par! :: .'..-. 2), T. ti S., It. :'E., -i'i'.ai:ii:ijr 1 si-j aer.-s ; t.ix i-t te. Cain--. J. W. Lot. 1 ;n i-loek I, all of block 5, in the town of i is.-.-. -e,, ; tax Si5 (VifT-e, aTir.'.r. Pari of Ford ice eialni, part ol s.-e. i:, l : S, II li ii, c.intaininii; 12l acr.-s : tax f 4i. f:trr,.l:u-.i. Part of Whit" c'.e.im, s 'p 13, T S S, H : j;, cont.'.iniiie i;iii .-i.-p-.--; ra:-: t.'I . i iesni..'1'.l-, .1. w . 1 art is! tloi.a: ion claim, s -c B 1 E, con! aiiiin H') acres ; tax Ia -v. Pat. tain in -4 N" 'i of s -c '!, T5 S, Ii I E, con- -r s -. lax 51 f 1". fins. N W part of St, T 5 Don:- S, K i co-it ;uni:i;j; !' acres; tax fl For--, t in-, .iam-s. W " H of N W ': of - c 2r, n.'id E !i ot N E Uot s-c C7, T 1 S, R :$ i co'iiaiu ii:u iijit a errs ; taX.-Jpf ti i. i'eae-r. M. 'two lois in tin; town of Oswopo: tax IS. I ra 1. nry. Part of ;nn! ai n i 111s ST at-I-:. !is::,5m- c i ? and 2i s ; tax . 1 ti in block J s,"ii Z E, t,m:-.il:a;n, A- i i I waul: i Intalls. E. O. ; t ix ifii i't. Lot 1 in town of Os po ; t a x Kevitiinp, Jnlin. Bot 8 in block 1-1, Orecron Cily ; tax Jl :. Ban ib, J'rs. E J. Part of Williams claim, sec I'i :'.:vl li. T 3 S, R i E, and par? of sec I a ml T 1 -:, II 2 I-', containing '.iil acres; t i -. Vi. Maitoon, Wm. Part of s"c. 20. T.I S, II J E, cor.t .'.ininir fS nor -s : tax .42. Marshall, S-onj.-. N E 'i of s- c 15, T 3 S, Ii 4 E, contaiuinp Pi't acres ; tax ?: 22. Meriek. Boss. Block 40, in Miiwau ;ie ; tax i-s f. Marrs, Wm. N E H of N" E H of sec 12, T 4 S, H :j E, containin.r e-' a'-r-.s : tax j?; S t. Os'eorn, 1-'. M. '. ot Phillips claim, sect ion T IS, R 2 E, containing it) acres; tax t. Offield. -I. Wesley. W ! of S W H of seetj.-n -.'(', T IS, K I E, containing S") acres ; tax ?1. Pi.'toek, H. B. .t Co. Pari of It. s. Puck cl ii ?), T 2 S, B 2 E, containing S acres ; tax SI-m). Roberts, Wm. N E part of Stephens claim, sect ion 10, T 3 S, R 2 E, containing &) acres ; tax 2 Kl. Roberts. J. Ii. S E part, of section 35, T 3 S, K 2 E, containing 1 13 acres ; tax 5!t. Reed, D. F. S E it of N E H of section 31, T 3 S, R 2 i-;, containing 10 acres; tjix $1 40. Roberts, Rn9s"!Kt Tuftle. The undivid part of Crow claim, sections 1, 2, 11 and i2, T 2 S, R 1 E, co.ntaininpio.icres ; tax -l tit. Smith, lohn.S. Part of Matlock claim, T 2 S, K 1 E, containing 53 acri's ; tax j 17 2S. Stewart, I orenzo, estate of. Part of s'-ctions 27 and s t, T 5 S, R 2 E, containing; lt; acres : tax S5 4D. Stolt, James. Part. of B. IlodsreseJaim. section 12 and 1H.T2S, Rl E, containing l'K) acres ; tax $10 Sit. Slarr, B. F. W '; of X V. 1; and part of N W H of section 12, T 2 S, R2 E, contain in;r PK) acres : ?2 70. stricklln. Win. X 71 H of ,VW W sections 7 and S, T 4 ! tiinini; !! acres : tax $7 ?0. U, S V of x ;, li 4 E, co:-.- Tcrwil liper, P. Part of s-ct ion 2s, T 1 S, R 4 E, containing 4a acres ; tax$! S.t. Tice, John. Par! of sections U ami 20, T 3 S, R 1 E, containing piO acres ; tax Two-rood, Antonette. Part of arr:-tt claim No. MS, T 1 S, R 2 E, containing UK) acres ; tax f I 50. Vinson. Ansentha. X W V of Ixnp claim, section 28, T 5 S, R I E, containing loi) acres ; tax ?( 30. Wells, Zachariah, h"irs of. Part of Delashmut c! :11m, section 32, 1 2 S, R 2 E, containing 81' acres ; tax $3 til. Wa'lace.J. K. Fraction of s"ct ion 20, T 3 S, R 3 E, containing 2 (i acres ; tax $1 tiJ. J. T. APPERSO.V. Sheriff of t 'lockamas County. Oregon City, May 31. 1877-lt. PATRONIZE HOME INDI'STRY ! GEOllGE FUCHS, DEALER in Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, Etc, AT Caufield's Old Stand. I HAVE XOW READY FOR SALE A FIXE lot. of Havana and Seed Cigars, of my own manufacture, by the wholesale or retail, at prices to suit the times. I will guarantee a first c'ass article, as good as cm be found in the city, manufactured by white labor. Give me a call and Judge for yourself. ;eo. fuchs. Oregon City, May 17. 1877-tf. LAW OFFICE. TAM BACIv IX MY OBD OFFICE, OVER Mr. Charman's store, ready to attend to business. S. HUELAT. LAND FOR SALE. I have a number of land claims for sale in different, part s of the county, one or two of whieh will be sold at a sacrifice, the owners beinr urgent to s 11. A ciaim of 410 acres, well improved, will be sold for what tho improvements cost., 470 acres of timber land within 3 miles of Oregon City. 12" hit s of prairie land on Molalla. Persons desirous of in vesting in land in Claeka roa? e,-,i!I(f y -.vi'l do w.-ll 10 enll on !ie undersigned. y. IICEI-AT, Oregon City, Mrt 17. : 77-1 in. Sheriffs Sale. BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF FORE closure and writ of execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Clackamas, made and entered of record on the 3ot li day c.f September A. D. 1.S75, and to me directed as Sheriff, under the seal of said Court, on t he 1st day of .May A. D. 1S77, in favor of The Oregon Iron Company, plaintitr, and against The Tualatin River .Navigation nnd" Manufacturing- Company, R. P-. Currv, Henry CJans, E. A. Hawley and C. II. Dodd, defendants, lor the sum of Twen ty t wo Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty nine U2 J0J Dollars, in United States gold coin, wit h interest at the rate of one -r cent, per month from the.'iotli ilav of September A. 1). 175, and costs of suit and the further sum 01" Five Hundred Dollars ii; gold coin ; then the judgment or E. A. Hawley and C. 11. Dodd and against said Tualatin River Navigation and Mamuaitnring Company for Three Hun dred and Thirty-rive 3:1-100 IV.dlars, with in terest Ironi the 4th day of March A. D. 1S7I, and thefurthersum of Seventeen 2OI0idoliars costs : t hi judgment of R. B. Curry and against The Tualatin River Navigation and .Manu facturing Com 1 -any for the sum of Seventy six 37-100 dollars in gold coin, with interest -.it twelve per cent, a year from the 15th day of October A. I). 1S5I-. the judgment of Henry Gar s and against The Tualatin River Navi gation and Manufacturing Company for the sum of Forty-seven 60-100 dollars in gold coin, with interest thereon from the 30th day of October A. 1. 1871. Now therefore I have on tl is the 11th day of May A. D. 1S77, levied ui-on the following de scribed real estate to-wit: First, the corporate franchise of said Tualatin River Navigation and Manufacturing Company to be acorxra t ion ; Second, the canal of said corporation, The Tualatin River Navigation and Manu facturing Company, between the Tualatin River and Sucker Bike, in said county of Clackamas, with its appurtenances; Third, all and singular t he following described uas, tracts or parcels of land, tenements, and hereditaments with their appurtenances, all situated in tin; county of Clackamas, in the State of Oregon, more particularly known and described as follows, namely : First, com mencing at the sov: tii-cast cornerof the origi nal land claim of A. A. Durham and adjoin ing t he ongina 1 la ud claim of F. A. Codard, and running thence northerly parallel with the Willamette River sixty rods intersecting the public road between the land then or formerly of J. . Tru' linger and the land for merly belonging to the Episcopal Church and subsequently to J. C. Trulling r; thence west eighty rods to a point intersecting the county road ; lh"ni" north sixty feet to a int inter sect ine land formerly belonging to Thomas I-', scotf. and la i.d formerly belonging to the Episcopal Church; t ii'-nee west two hundred and twenty rods ; tle-nc-? south sixty rods to the soul h-.vc.sl corner of the said original land claim of A. A. I 'uri-am ; thence east three hundred and twenty rods to the place of be ginning, including one hundred and twenty acr-s of land more or less, excepting there from four acres of land more or less and the water r'giits and other privileges and cas nients granted to Henry D. (Jreen by Albert A. Durham and wife by deed dated the 2t th dav of Januarv, lSfd, which d-ed is recorded oif png"S 5'i: and oiil of look "D"of t he records of de,-ds for the county of Clsvkamas; ex cepting tin re fro m also that other certain lot, tract or pure-lot land and easment s. right s and privih'-sres which on or about t he tit h day of July, ISOo, were conveyed to the plaintitr nrider l in' m;: nn-T and style of t he Oregon iron ! Company by .l.C. Tru. linger ami wife, i'homas I O. Todd, 'Daniel K.-ima n and Daniel Tru Bin- j ger. which deed is duly recorded in the r cords j ol deeds lor the county of Clackamas in book ; "E"on page 40s ; except ing also tlvrcfrom a lot of ground v.-hu-ii on theiiMi day of March, j lSli'.i, Jo.'m C. 'i rulling.-r and wife conv-'v. d to Joseph Neeli -r!, wliich deed is r corded in the j records of deeds for I he cou nt y ot einekamas ; in book page U : except int' also I here from I-ts 1, 2,3, 1, 5, 0, 7, s and t in Block "B" as laid em and designated upon t h" ma ps and i Ii'.atsof the town of Oswego; second, all tie j easmen ?. rights and privileges r. s r.'- d to 1 t he graidors or e? ve-. a nc t' t ii" s: ! : :! t i him mad iii' lln'-'Uli iln v of fed out 01 the said con id Henry D. Ire ri in tie !:y A. A. Durham and wiii Janii irv, l -.'i' h'-rein i.'ioi- d'-s-.-ri' 11 -d, and also t he eas'nept s, rigl:'. s :'. n:l pri vi leg -s r.-s -rvd to the gr tiiu-rs in t he deed I'lii day of July, ls;MS, tot he Oregon Iron Com pany," nrider the n.imi' aiid style of the Oregon, Ir-.n Co.-n j'i'.ny, which de-d is recorded in lx'c, E" of said r--ce.r(is on page 4eS, ad also a written 1 !--. 1 liv t li" san of lots 8 and II i: J1.i1 11 C ti'oek" 'Iruionger and wife I" in the. town of s iird, commencing ni it. baok of ;h Willa s et ions 2 and II. i e;.s ; t !l'-t;ee west ion I ne to a r-tnl-i - -. wego to B. II. Cai.A.i:ii; i a iiit-and- r post on 1 he 1. in- ite 1. i ver in li n-.' iet w townsnipJ south, range 21.50 .-hains a Jong s c theriCi S ''I- W el I'-lll I IIS tO St ! 11 f 'tlC' i'i he ; t hence s.vts iS.7-5 cti'iins to :-. stake at low waifr mark of 1 l-.e WiliitneC- River; tnenc--! meandering t lie said river n 1 1 e '" chriins ; n 2: - 3. 12.!'H chains ; ji 2: v.- 2.1' chains and ii -1- e i2.2 chains to the piac-- of be ginning, cont a i ning sixty-seven a-r--s ii;nr - or less, Ii 'in.; the same land con -.eyed to'i'.'i.inias I '. Scot t l.y A. A. Durham a -id wife Mi-.b.-r 2"it Ii, 1SV ; Fourt l, b-'ginning at a si a Ic- at t he s-i'itii-we-.-.'. eoriK-r of the t ra-.-t of I and just al.v.e .! -serilx'd and rnnning thence s P- w 2..rv cljains: !ienc-' easterly s. as t- run one r i so;:Mi of the school .le-use Jo the Wi.'ia-m--ft' Biver at. low water iiierk; t!i.'-:ic north v. if h t h meanders of the river i.7 hains to the so-it h-"a s! i-.rtier of th-' si id la st a oove d.-.i-! i'i -u lr.;et,; tlienee with the sonlh iih" f s:i:o t west to t Ite pine- ol t--gmti:ng ; c-:i-taluing four acr.-fl i.ior- or less, r . i::g arid except ; ng out of s.i id tre.et nnd ps rc--is if land le r 'inbelore described lotsor parc-ls .-itnii'lv : Ixits I. 2, 3, 4, 7, S, 13 and 15 in block one ; lots a, ("., 7, S. !, 10, 15 and lii in block t hr- e : lots 1, 2, !,5, 12 15 and li in block four; nil of block live; lots A am; Din block twenty-nine, and Jots 3 and 4 in block eight : all in t h- town p'at of Oswego and so iiiiia'iiT'ii and desig nated on the maps iiuri-of; aiso r-'s.-rving and except ing .-i!'! of tin aboved -Si'rib.'ii iamis wiiich on or pri-:r to t lie 2-" h day of July, l73, l ecain- i r . r" t he I:.:nis of ! i" irigon Iron Corn puny ; nlsii '-xi- 'i-i ing and reserving all of block on---. I-; 1, 2. 3 a ;:d 4 in bio k two: lots 5, C, 7 and in hioek three, and lots 6 and 7 in block tour; nil in sa id town of U-v, c;u ; andon M-.imt:iy,tiis.'3Sth slay of .7m tie-A. H. 1?7, at 11 o'clock A. B of s-iid day at t lie Court Hons- door in or-'g-.n 'ity, Clackamas coun ty, Oregon, I will s-'il all tii" above described real prop, rly of the Tualatin River Naviira tion and Manvtfacturi ng Com pa ny at irblic auction to the highest bidder for cash to me in hand paid in U. S. gold coin, first tosatisfy the coi?s, accruing costs and second the judg ments in the ord-r in which they are named in the above notice, to-wit: Firsr, the judg ment in favor of t he Oregon Iron Company, and interest : secondthe judgment in favor of Hawley, I lodu A Co., costs and interest ; t bird, the judgment of R. B. Curry, costs and inter est : four! h, t ho judgment- in favor of Ht-nrv Gans, inter-st and costs : fill h, attorneys Ice's as per the decree appears. J. T. APPERSOX, Pherilf of Clackamas countv, Oregon. Oregon City, May !!h, i77 inyl7k. 'JOK N SCHRA FiS , jl.ihi St., Orogoi! Vity. IiMI;ACTLTkE" AD OF .Saddles, Ifarncss, !!ndd1cry-Hai-:- iviir, 'tt-., etc. "7"1IICII HE OFFERS AS CHEAP AS I! can be had in the State, at WHOLESALE GF? RETAIL. sT warrant my goods as represented. JOHN SCII RAM, Haddle and Harness Maker. Oregon City, Oregon, Nov. 1, lfi75-tf. Willamette Transportation aim Locks Company. ATOTICB.-THE FOBBOWIXG RATES OF S Freight on Orain anil Flour have been established by this company ns the maximum rates for one year lrom May 1st , 15-77, viz. Per Ton. Oregon Citv to Portland $1 iM Butteville " " I 7" Cham poe " " 1 7" havion " " 2 (Kt Fairfield " ' in) Wheatland . " " 2 53 Lincoln " " 2 50 Salem " " 2 5't Eola " ' 2 75 Independence " 2 75 Ankeny's Banding " 3 (if) Buena Vista " " 3 ttt) Spring Hill " " 3 (to Albany " 3 no Corvaflis " " 3 50 Peoria " " 3 5i) Monroe " 4 ) Ilarrisburg " 4 (K) Eugene C'ity " " 5 no (irain and Flour shipjicd from the points above mentioned direct to Astoria wBl be charged per ton $1 00 additional. The company will contract with parties -who desire it to transport Grain and Flour at almve rates for any specified time, not ex ceeding ft vn vears. S. G. REED.'Vlce Presi.Pt V. R. T. & B. Co. Portland, April 28. 1877-rny33m SAW MILL 1 H Pr in JOXES HAS GOT HIS SAW M1BB runnin'' order on Cedar Creek. 12 mil--s from Oregon City, and is prepared to furnish CEDAR LUMBER, Of any kind, undressed, to all who may favor l-.i.-.i v.-ii i, a ea !!. ... ; Addrrs.-., I. IB JoT.es, Jingo's roint.Clc.eu-t- I :ii as Count -, 'r- e. in. i April 12, l?77-t'-rr'. 1 ,000,000 Bottles OP TUB have been sold the last year, and not complaint has reached us that they hay done all that is claimed for them. Inu scientific skill cannot go beyond th f., .' reached in these wonderful preparation Added to Carbolic, Arnica, Mentha, SenecaJn and Witch-Hazel, are other ingredients hd1 makes a family liniment that defies rivaiiV Rheumatic and bed-ridden cripples have Lvit been enabled to throw away t heir crutchci and manj- who tor years been afflicted, wjtb .Neuralgia, Sciatica, Caked Breast, v.f Backs, ac, have found permanent relief Mr. Josiah Westlake, of Marysviile Ohio writes : ' ' "For years my rheumatism has ben so Ud that 1 have been unable to stir from thehcia I have tried every remedy I could hear Tt Finally I learned of the Centaur Einimrt The flrst three bottles enabled me to wat' without ray crutches. 1 am mending rapii I think your Einiment simply a marvfl." This Einiment. cures Burns and Scalds with out a scar, extracts the poison from bites and stings. Cures Chillblains and Frosted-tot and is very efficacious for Ear-ache, Tooth ache, Itch and cutaneous eruptions. The Centaur Liniiurnt, Yellow Wrap. prr, is intended for the tough fibres, cordi and muscles of horses, mules and animal. READ! READ! Rev. (Jeo. V.". Ferris, Manorkill, Sehohar'e county, N. V., savs : ".Myhors -was lame for a year with a fet lock wreneh. All remedies utterlv failed to cure, and I consider-d him worthless, mitjl j coinnn-nced to use centaur Biniment. which rapidly cured him. I ln-artilv recommend it" It makes very )ilIe diirejnce whetherth case lie "un iH-ii." snrain, cpiwin or lameness of any kind, the effects are the same. The great power of t he l iniment is.howcvcr.shown in Poll-evil, Big-head, sweeny. Spavin, Iting--bone, (Jails and St-ratclus. This Biniment i worth millions of dollars yearly to the stock growers, I .i very-men. Farmers, and those hav ing valuable animals to care for. We warrant its ctr--cts and refer to any Farrier who has ever ns.-d if. Labratorv of J. B. Rose & Co., 40 Dky St., Sew Yokk. ii A complete-- subs.' ifute for Castor Oil, without its unpleasant taste or recoil in the throat. The result of 20 years' piactice by Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of -Massaohiis -Hs. I'itc!i--r-'- astoria is particularly recommen ded for children, it d-!ros worms, assimi lates (lie niod, and a Boms natural sleep. Very erlieaeious in rou ;,n ni tor ciii'dren Teeth inf. i-'or Colds, l-'everisi) ness. Disorders of the Iiow-i-!. and st- mirst-h Complaints, nothing is so eff. c:iv-. II is ns pleasant totakeas hoiiry, cos's b'.tf 3" -ts.,:; ea n be hadof any druggist. This is ira- of many testimonials : "Corn wall, l.ei;:i nun o., 'a.. March 17. '!- ,sj.v 1 have us -d your Castoria in my ! i-,ii.-;i(- for some t inie. I fake great pleasure in (;. a.-).-uth' -; it to ( he j-rofctxion, as a saf-, r. ii.il.le .;:!! agr aid-' niel:.-ine. It is panie uiarly ..' ij.f'u' t- r',i!-lr.-it win-re the repugnant t:i!c'if Ca.'-inr Oil renders if so difficuil to ad ntitiist 1-. E. A. EN DEBS, M. D." Mo: hers who try t 'j:stori-i will find t hey ess sleep nights, and their babies will 1 healthy. J. B. lio.-:" A Co., "ew York. FHAZER & GO. F-5 AVE EN O V.ED IN THE CATCH O" s.ipnon at tii - Wiiianir.ieite Falls nt it c.isii orders from l-aii-rs, at rcasonat-if rates. We ! ir o'; sJ-"i -v- . i'l lf-ep f. r Die cily i rad", when ive can em. Salt W.-it- r H-h, Smell, l'oultry, 'l nrnf ami f-t;:i- wh -u in season, 'as.': j a:J lor 1'iniliry. nrlft en Oil ":?., 3Iver&' Ttlorlt. Or: gon Ciy. March l,lS77-4n Ml XT 5 1 ; r a 3 f 'i IT m GOHGEHN I? ! ! i ;:??; n i)-;"-;i s tv .ooptih a i F new rul-' of !us: ness, I would request those inu"btcU to me to come and Pay Up Immediately, And p-v-- inconvenience and expense, us I have determined to collect what isduenie. I rutve reduced t h' prices on ofds greatly,, and can assure all that 1 can give Darrsairss to Cash Buyers- Come and see Byr "on, own satisfactioi . A . Tj V Y . Old .Io-!2 -I i!,.-i- " .:Bk C, lGii-irfiY of Orr?eu City. J. W. FILLER & Dbaligs ix STOVES &. RANCESr JAPANNED VARE AND HOUSE FuS iilSHIHO GOODS. POHTLAtiD, 03 FRONT ST. B3"Jobbing of all kinds promptlv attended to. febl lS77-tf. CANCER CAN BE CURED. Cancer has from time immemorial been s great scourge to t he human race, and is now becoming the greater. For many years it has been licM by the medical profession, and gen erally lielieved by the people, that Cancer i incurable : that once iis roots take hold upon a victim, there is no chance for a sufTen-r to escape a lingering antl terribledeath ; R death surrounded by all that is disgusting and hor rible, not only to the sufferer, but to his friends. Ha ppBy t his fell destroyer need no longer be i.-ar- d. Br. II. T. IV-nd, of Phila delphia, a well known physician, of lRrtrc' pcrii-m-e, has fur lour years devoted himself, to the sjieciai study and treatment of Cancer, and the result of his experience is his dis covt ry f. r t h" radical cure ot Cancer, without the use of cither knife, caustic or plasters, and without pain The majority of persons a re greatly deceived in regartl to the first symptoms and appear ance of this most dreaded disease, considering it painful from the commencement. This Is a sad mistake, carrying thousands to an un timely grave. In most cases there is little or no pain until the disease is far advanced. The only symptoms for many months, ana even lor years, are oecasknally a stinging, darting, stabbing, shooting, smarting, itch ing, burning, crawling or creeping sensation, and some cases not any or these. Ji maladv is growing worse instead 01 better," it is conclusive evidence it is or a malignant character, and demands imme diate attention. If you have a branny cal, wartv appearance, with an occasional breaK ing out of these upon the face, lip or nose, or nnv other port iorif the skin, attended -witn anv of the aliove svmptoms. 01 a sensation 01 a fiv bring on it, of a hair tickling it, 1" cer tain evidence it isciinc-r. tlion sho uld be no delav in using Pr. Pond's treatment.. Bite is too Valuable to be tampered vVAntl Pr Pond's treatment consists of an Anti dote" that is applied locally: this at once ar-i re-t s t he -rowt h of t he ancer, antl by chemi cal ac mr neutralizes its malignity, render-. iiuVit n-i nn less and changing it to a simple sore wl.h nature, assisted by constitutional rmdi -. Rn Heals (when the skin Is tin br ken and t he Cancer is a hard tumor, the ntidote tioes not make an open sore, but re moves if bv absorption). In connection with the Antidote is used the Specific, taken in ternailv. This tones up the general health. Rtreii'-thens the patient, purines the Diooa. and eliminates the poison from the system , I)r Bond's Antidote contains neither caustic nortoi3on, and can be applied to the most delicate tissues of the body without injury and therefore is the only remedy that can be used in internal (. ancer, such as cancer of the stomach, cancer of the womb, etc. Dr. Bond's remedies, with full directions for successful Ip-ntmcnt will be sent to any part of tho world. I'amphlets and full particulars free. Address, PR. H.T.WN'P, - r-.f-i-h Broad Sr.., Phiis-leipnia, Pft-Ai-r; 12. l7Mi-. L r t .