3l)c (Enterprise.-
OREGOX CUT, TlJlRSDir, 1KB. 21. 17S.
There Must Be ail Entire Change.
Tho Democrats of Oregon must be
lield to a strict accountability for tbe
acts of their party in the matters of
State administration. To the various
charges -which have been mudo upon
the street corners and through the
press, these public servants of the peo
ple will have to answer, and tho party
which elected them will have to shoul
der tbe acts of their servants. It will
avail nothing for the Democracy to say
that "Woods and May were dishonest.
'These men are not on trial, nor do we
expect any man placed on the Republi
can ticket who has in the least degree
sympathized with them. The Republi
can party is not tbe defender of tbe
acts of any dishonest man. The best
evidence needed of this is, at the close
of Woods administration, while we be
lieve there was a majority Republican
voters in the State, they repudiated
them and their party and elected the
entire Democratic ticket. Tbe people,
tbe honest masses, having done this in
the case of Republican officials' short
comings, it naturally follows that like
causes will produce like effects, and in
order to repudiate the men who have
been guilty of dishonorable acts, it be
comes necessary to repudiate tbe party
&which elected them. The Democrats
will attempt to disown these public
servants, and thus try to avoid an ac--countability
to tbe people; but this
-will aTail nothing; they must shoulder
vtheir bad deeds,while tbey will anxious
ly expouse their good ones, which are
few.
In this contest we are not to settle
any great national question. The in
terests of our State demand tbe con
sideration of every voter, and he
should not care who will be successful,
so long as it promises to reform the
"wrongs which have and are being per
petrated by tho Democratic State Ex
ecutive. The triumph of local county
tickets would be of no avail for this
purpose. Through tho Legislatnre.and
only by that means, can tbe wrongs be
corrected, and the election of a-Repub-licau
county ticket in tbe entire State,
and tbe State officers, would be a bar
ren victory if the Legislature is not
also Republican. To prevent tho suc
cess of the Legislative Republican tick
et, tbe Democrats will and are using
their utmost energies, and tbey feel
- that their cause is hopeless to secure
success in tbe State, hence they desire
o to secure the Legislature and thus
elect their "United States Senator. For
this purpose they are trying to create
division and discord in the Republican
party, and by bringing up various can
didates, hope to divert the unthinking
so as to give them tbe Legislature. lint
what, in a local point of viow, does tho
Senator from Oregon amount to in
comparison to tho reformation demand
ed in our State Government? "Without
the Legislature, tbe party wonld be
powerless to repeal tbe obnoxious laws
which have been passed for the special
benefit of the officeholders, and tbe
members of the Legislature could go to
3 -work and pass just such laws as they
might see fit, and create special offices
for party pets. It is true wo would
have a Republican Executive to inter
pose his veto on such obnoxious and
unjust acts, but what would that avail ?
. Suppose the Governor were to veto a
pet measure of a Democratic Legisla
ture, would not that body be read to re
taliate by placing the substance of such
a measure on the appropriation bill,
and thus force it through or deprive
tbe State of a revenue to carry on tbe
administration for two years to follow
and thus entail evils on the State
which could hardly be repaired for
years to come. No, tbe people must
resolve to make a clean sweep, and
place, not only in tbe Executive offices
men of un peach able integrity, but also
in the Legislative branch. Tbe result
in Oregon this coming election will not
settle the vexed national questions
which are agitating the country, but it
can settle the question whether we de
sire a reform which Bhall be of great
benefit to our people and the Stato.
Let Republicans discard personal preju
dices and feelings; enlist for tho fight,
find secure the success the Legislative
.ticket in every county. The Demo
cratic party in Oregon has proved it
:self unworthy of farther confidence.and
tbe people owe it to themselves and tbe
future prosperity of our young and
growing State to repudiate the party
-which has been 60 unfaithful in all its
promises. There must be a change.
and we feel confident the people will so
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uaeciue next o nne.
.Last week at this time every thing
seemed to favor war between Russia
and England with an indication that
that Austria would lend John Bull a
helping hand if it came to blows, but
both sides have cooled down. The
British fleet stopped in the Straits ten
or twelve miles from Constantinople
ad tho Russians only made a small ad
vance towards the city. Prince Bis
marck gave Austria a wink which caus
ed her to be as quiet as a lamb, and the
war speck on tho horizon is hardly, vis
ile.
The stiver bill has passed the Senate
And it only ned the House to concur
in the amendment before it is sent to
the President for his action. It is very
probable that if he should veto the bill
jt will be passed over the veto. "We
have been opposed to the measure
from first to last, and believe tbat it
yfiW be a source of evil to the country.
The Silver Bill.
Tbe following 13 a full text of the
silver bill as it passed tbe Senate:
Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House
of Itepresentatives of tbe United States
of America in Congress assembled
Section 1. That tiu'ie shall be coined I
at the several mints of the United States i
silver dollars of the weight of 412J j
grains Troy of standard silver as pro
vided in the act of January IS, 1877, on
which shall be the devices and super
scription provided by said act, which
coin, together with all silver dollars
heretofore coined by the United States,
of like weight and fineness, shall be a
legal tender at their value for all debts
and dues, legal or private, except where
otherwise expressed and stipulated in
the contract, and tho secretary of the
treasury is authorized to purcbase from
time to time silver bullion at the market
price thereof not less than 2,000.000
worth per month, nor more than 4.000
000 worth per mouth, and cause the
same to be coined monthly as fast as so
purchased into such dollars and a snm
sufficient to carry out tbe foregoing
provisions of this act is hereby appro
priated out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and
any gain or seignorage arising from the
coinage shall be accounted for and paid
into the treasury as provided under ex
isting laws relative to subsidary coin
age.provided that the amount of money
at any one time invested in such silver
bullion, exclusive of such resultiug
coin, shall not exceed 5,000,000, and
provided further that nothing in this
act shall be construed to authorize the
payment in silver of certificate of de
posit issued under the provision of sec
tion 254 of tbe revised statutes.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with tho provisions of this
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That immediately after the
passage of this act tho P-iesident shall
invite the governments of the countries
composing tbe Latin Union, so called,
and of such other European nations as
he may deem advisable, to join the
United States in conference to adopt a
common ratio . between gold and silver
for the purpose of establishing, interna
tionally, the use of bimetallic money
and securing a fixity of relative value
between those metals. Such conference
to be held at such place in Europe or
tbe United States,. at such time within
six months as may be agreed upon by
the executives or the governments so
invited, or any three of them which
shall have signified their willingness to
unite in the same. The President shall,
by and with tho consent of the Senate,
appoint tbree commissioners who shall
attend such conference on the part of
the United States and shall report the
doings thereof to tbe President who
shall transmit the same to Congress.
Said commissioners shall each receive
tbe sum of 2,500 and their reasonable
expenses to bo approved by tho Secre
tary of State; the amount necessary to
pay such expenses is hereby appropri
ated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. That any holder of this coin
authorized by this act may deposit the
same with the treasurer or any assistant
treasurer of the United States in sums
not less than ten dollars and receive
therefor certificates of not less than ten
dollars each, corresponding with the
denomination of U. S. notes. Tho coin
deposited for or representing the certifi
cates shall be retained in the treasury
for the payment of the same on demand.
Said certificates sball be receivable for
customs, taxes, and all public dues, and
when so received mviy be reissued.
The Koad Question.
"We notice that the press of this State
is paying a little attention to the road
question which was first started in the
ENTEKriusE. The roads this winter in
our most wealthy and thickly settled
localities are in an impassable condi
tion, and many are demanding plank
reads in the localities where they are
able to go to this expense. But we
think this kind of roads will be found
too expensive in most parts of the State,
and we are of tbe opinion that if a new
road law was so formed as to collect all
road tax in cash, that in the course of
two or three years tho worst places
could be made permanentlv good by
macadamizing, and when once made in
a substantial manner, w ould be but a
little while before they all would bo in
passable order. Oregon City to-day is
a great sufferer in oonsequence of these
bad roads leading into the country, and
the farmers are also greatly incon
venienced. "We have strong hopes that
a new eystem of road work be inaugu
rated by the next Legislature, and
trust the press of the State will not
cease agitating this question as soon as
the roads become good again. Let us
remember that we can again rely on
four to six months rainy weather next
year, and that our roads will be as bad
next season, if not worse, as they are
this, unless our present road law is
amended and a radical change made.
The N. Y. Nation advocates the re
peal of the eleventh amendment to the
federal Constitution, which provides
that "the judicial power of tho United
States shall not be construed to extend
to any suit in law or equity, commenced
or prosecuted against one of the United
States by citizens of another state, or
by citizens or subjects of any foreign
state." It points out that "a stato can
now go into a federal court and sue a
citizen of another state or country, but
the same citizen cannot enter the same
court and sue the state, no matter how
large his demand or how equitable his
case;" and it thinks that thero ought to
be a way to compel a state to pay its
honest debts.
A Virginia statistician, figuring upon
Yt months' returns of the Moffatt bar
room register, estimates that Richmond
consumes 5,330,000 drinks annually.
This is equal to 480 drinks annually to
each voter.
Jefferson Davis is mentioned as a
( possible successor of Senator Bruce of
Mississippi should his disabilities be
removed in time.
Tbree inches more of rain fall at
Olympia in January than at Portland.
Washington Letter.
Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 1878.
Things about the Capital have been
very quiet this week not a ripple in
the placid stream of verbiage poured
outrupon us through the army and sil
ver matters. A heavy storm of snow,
followed by high winds and fain which
persistently continued till bed time,
greeted us yesterday, and while not
much damage i3 noted in the city, yet
all business was checked and no ship
ping could come into port. To-day;
however, we have fair warm weather
again, and the deep snow is rapidly dis
appearing from tho streets.
We are shocked to hear of anotber
terriblo disaster on the North Carolina
coast, near the spot where the Huron
was wrecked, and sorrow indeed that
another monument of nearly two hun
dred lives is erected through the parsi
monious folly of Congress which strews
our extended sea coast line with pre
cious lives, because of lack of proper
life-saving service. We should not,
perhaps, censure at present, but our
imperfect reports clearly point out much
shortcoming in tbe means requisite to
guard against such awful shipwrecks as
yesterday's.
- The sudden sparm of virtue which
has thrown the alleged Louisiana elec
tion frauds upon the country, by in
dictment and trial of the conspirators,
seems to cause no uneasiness in official
circles, and we cannot learn that Mr.
Hayes' equilibrium is disturbed in tbe
slightest under the threats of exposure
and damaging revelations, made by cer
tain parties. This much, however, ap
pears, the persons seemingly most de
sirous of having these frauds established
are members of Mr. Hayes' own party,
and the greatest outcry of bargain and
sale is made by them. The Democrats
coucedo the fraud, and admitting they
were beaten by it, seemingly acquiesce
in the result, but certain Republicans
are much excited and apparently are
waiting for a cbance to swoop down on
the White House, and take all the occn
pants,even to tbe"hen and little cbicks."
Lonisiana defeated Mr. Clay in 1814 by
its open, unblushing frauds, and history
seems to bo repeating itself in thatState.
Wo are informed tbat several Democrat
ic Senators say tbey were over-reajhed
in tbe Electoral Commission by Senator
Edmunds' "if any," tbe two words in
tbe bill creating the Commission, which
barred investigation and compelled ex
clusion of testimony. We take it, Mr
Hayes, like Mr. Polk, has a title that
will always bo open to question; one
which like all diplomatic victories, ob
tained by some one being shrewd at
driving a bargain than another.
Mr. Blaine is sore headed over the
Ashburton treaty; the nation scouted
for years, tho final result of the 54, forty
or fight treaty. Englaud beat us again
and again in diplomacy, but we sub
mitted and grumbled. Such is tbe
stratus of our Prcaidential question
this week witu Hundreds Here, they are
doing a big amount of grumbling, and
submit because they, like Mr. Blaine,
can't help themselves.
So great has become the nuisance of
lobbyists on the floor of the House tbat
it by a heavy vote has decided to en
force its 134th rule, which bars all but
a certain few of those not members
Of. course this exclusion amounts to
little, for one half of the lobbyists are
ex-members, who are privileged. There
is a fascination about Washington life
that is irresistible to many members of
Congress, and as a consequence tbey
remain here as claim agents or lawyers,
after their constituents have dispensed
with their disinterested services. Thev
mix up in all kinds of jobbery, and hav
ing access to the floor of tho House and
Senate by courtesy, tbey became often
tbe most pertinacious lobbyists which
any Railroad cormorant can employ.
Every railroad corporation which wants
to defraud tho Government by bad and
vicious laws invariably employs an ex
Senator or Congressman to further its
ends in the Capitol.
The silver men are very jubilant over
their prospects. The sweeping majori
ties given in both the House and Senate
upon Senator Mattbews' silver resolu
tion, declaring tho Government had
gold and silver option in payment of
bonds, leads the silverites to believe
they can override the President's veto
should the Bland bill be passed without
amendment, and some of them have
now gone so far as to offer a bill in the
House to break up and drive from cir
culation national bank notes, substitut
ing greenbacks in their 'place, fresh
from the U. S. Treasury.
Ben Butler, as usual, threw a lot of
bricks when discussing tbe West Point
appropriation bill. The great bone of
contention in the House in regard to
tbe army lies in the nlleged excess of
officers, and Old Ben took occasion to
give the country a piece of his mind
upon this point. He thinks our army
officers have nothing to do but to allow
Indians to chase them, and when in
camp to pass their time betting that flies
will light on their piece of sugar first
rather than on the lump of a brother
officer. He further informed us that
Washington contained 125 officers try
ing to escape tbe gout. He doubtless
shares Gen. Kearney's views that offic
ers' brains get ossified commanding two
company posts on the frontier, for he
insisted that West Pointers should go
into civil life to benefit the country with
their educational advantages. He said
his son, -who is now at West Point,
should not remain in the army after
graduation. He forcibly attacked our
army system, and evidently means to
have amendment.
Dr. Mary Walker tbe spinster, aston
ished us by arguing before the House
Committee that Mormon polygamy was
an improvement on our one wife system,
and a more enlightened phase of the
social evil. She evidently means to
have a man by hook or crook, but the
wonder is that she don't emigrate to
Utah, where some father of tbe church
can take her to his bosom. She stauds
no chance here to get sealed, even
though we grant her co-laborer's, Mrs.
Speneer, allegations to be precisely
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accurate in claiming that Congress was
as much inclined to polygamy as Mor
monism. Such vageries meet with little
faro, here, and another plan of woman's
rights operations would seem better
calculated to advanco the cause.- Mrs.
Hooker made an able argument in ad-
vocacy of female suffrage, but to our
fancy her display of intellectual powers
hardly suffices to offset the lack dis
played by Dr. Mary.
Mnrphv's advent has created quite an
enthusiasm among our temperance peo
ple. But we doubt his ability to"reach
the Capitol during his four weeks con
templated sojourn, as we lirmly believe
mat nothing short of something more
powerful than the resolution which
tumbled down Jericho's walls will in
duce the average Congressman to aban
dou his schnapps.. Mrs. Hooker says
that women will always be found on
the side of temperance, by which we
infer the Democratic Congressmen have
no female constituency. -
Ihe gross injustice worked by Con
gress refusing to give the Surgeon-General
sufficient force of clerks to dispatch
current pension business is .being ven-
tillated by the Republican members,
and we opine that some favorable action
will be forced from the Democrats.
There is no reason short of enmity by
which a soldier is deprived of right to a
speedy decision upon his claim.
J UNITTS.
Territorial News.
A petition is being circulated at Seat
tie praying for a mail service between
that city and San i rancisco.
The taxable property of Washington
Territory amounts to 817,281,182, an
increase of over two million during the
past year.
Beriah Brown, editor of the Seattle
Dispatch, met with a severe fall last
week, breaking his right arm between
the elbow and tho wrist.
John Moss, who attempted to murder
Peterson last September near Seattle,
has been convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for ten years.
A mau named Wm. Hampton was
drowned in the Aootsack river recently
lie was a single man about 5. years of
age, and was a uative of East Hamburg,
Erie county, xsew lork.
A letter from C. B. Wright, President
of tbe Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, informs the editor of the InteUi-
ijcucar that the company do not expect
to build a mile of road this vear, and l
they build any next year it will be 200
miles on their main line either up the
Columbia river or into Montana or Ida
ho.
An overhauling at Stcilacoom of the
affairs of Pierce county shows that the
treasur is about 3,000 behindhand,
most of which comes from altering the
figures in orders. It is slated by Seattle
papers that, on complaint of Downey,
tho defaulting treasurer, Mr. J. Hoover
has been arrested; but tho Jntelli'jenrer
says the evidence goes to exculpate him.
It is supposed that the man who pois
oned Charles F. Xewland recently near
Walla Walla, has beeu found. Fred
erick Noble who went to tbat place a
year ago from Puget Sound, has been
arrested and will beheld on the charge.
Finding he was suspected be lied, but
was overtaken. There arc strong
grounds for believing that he actually
committed the awful crime.
Two young men, Joseph Lancaster
and C. W. Phillip?, accused cf having
act fire to Johnson's flouring mill at
Goldoudale, havo had a hearing before
Justice Keats, which resulted in the
discharge of Phillips ami tho binding
over of young Lancaster in the sum of
$2,000 for his appeararce at the circuit
court at Vancouver on the Sth of March
next. Lancaster is but IS years of age.
The Seattle IuteHijencef reports that
ou Wednesday near tbat place two men
who were prospecting for brick clay
came npon a trunk imbedded in the
ground and two guns buried by it.
Opening the trunk they discovered tbe
body of a man apparently dead about
two weeks. The body was crushed into
the trunk face downward, so tho fea
tures could not be seen. The body was
wrapped in a fine white blanket, and
had woolen socks on the feet. Within
the trunk was a fur cap. Carefully cov
ering up the body, the horror stricken
men came to town and notified tbe cor
oner, xuere is a dark mystery about
several murders perpetrated there ro
cently, not a scintilla of evidence in
any of the cases.
The French Warning against
Silver.
Several months ago, says the N. T,
Evening Post of the Cth inst., we point
ed out to the silver men that the argu
ment that they drew from the use of
silver as a legal tender in France was
baseless as well as, in another sense,
base; that the upshot of the negotia
tions of the Latin league on tbe subject
was to limit the uses of silver; and that
the national regulations of France, so
far as that country was concerned, were
simply to make silver an enlarged sub
sidiary currency with functions vastly
different'and ever so much more restrict
ed than the prospective functions of the
Bland dollar. Nevertheless we have
not perceived tbat the argument that
"Fiance has made silver a full legal
tender and has been prosperous, there
fore the United States ought to remone
tize the metal," has been abated a jot
by the unscrupulous advocates of the
double standard.
If misapprehension of the French ex
ample has prevailed among our citi
zens, the following despatch just re
ceived from Europe leaves no room for
further controversy as to the French
policy:
"The French Senate on Monday
unanimously approved a bill renewing
the temporary suspension of tbe obliga
tion of tbe FrGneh mint to coin any
silver taken thither. During the dis
cussion M. Leon Say, Minister of Fi
nance, said that the measure was made
necessary by the American situation,
international commerce with India and
the condition of the German money
market, and that the Latin monetary
standard would have to bo discussed
ami settled hereafter. In this view M.
de Parieu, the eminent Senator from
Cantal, agreed, while urging a speedy
adoption of a gold standard."
While the French Senate votes unani
mously to tie the lion and muzzle him,
a large majority of our reprtssntatives
at Washington vote that we ought to
let him run at large, and pitch our
selves into his mouth. If such a home
policy is statesmanship, then words
have lost their meaning and the country
its brains.
Telegraphic Xcurs.
Eastern.
:. Washington. Feb. 17. Officers of
the postoffice department estimates that
tbe revenues of the department are
suffering not less than $250,000 per
month by the Hood of stamps sold by
postmasters at email country offices at
a discount, for use in cities and towns.
Tho postmasters at St. Loui3 alone
shows that his office-is defrauded of
revenue to the amount of $180,000 per
annum in this way.
Dr. L. hi. Spencer, of Cambridge,
Mass., was arrested on the 10th upon a
charge of manslaughter, having desert
ed a Mrs. McLiean during childbirth.
Chicago, , Feb. 19. The Times'
Washington special says the House sub
committee having iu charge the revision
of tbe law governing the electoral count,
agreed to the following:
In case of contest as to who are the
true electors of any state, or in case of
alleged ineligible electors appointed by
any state, the same may bo passed upon
by the highest judicial tribnnal of such
state in accordance with the laws there
of, and the decision thereof sball be by
it transmitted and sealed to the neat of
government of the United States direct
ed to the president of tbe Senate. The
president of the Senate sball in the
presence of both nouses assembled for
that purpose in the hall of tbe House of
Representatives open all tbe certificats.
The votes then shall be counted by both
Houses of Congress, except from those
states whero there is a contest as to who
are the true elector. In such cases
tho decision of the highest judicial tri
bunal of that state, if made, sball be
conclusive and the votes counted in ac
cordance therewith unless reversed by
tho concurrent action of the two
Houses. Where no certificate of such
decision is transmitted as aforesaid, the
contested votes from such state or states
shall not bo counted unless both
nouses concur tnerein. The person
having the greatest number of votes for
president shall be president, if such
number be a majority of the whole num
of votes.
Washington. Feb. 19. Represents
tive Ellis states tht in a protracted in
terview with President Hayes last night
he received the assurance tbat the ad
ministration. never contemplated inter
ference by U. S. courts or otherwise
with tbe actions of the courts or state
croverument of Louisiana, and tbat
while the President regretted the pros
ecution of Anderson and Wells, it
would not alter his course towards tbe
state or people of Louisiana. It was
matter which involved their honor
and he trusted their honor. Ellis also
stated tbat he informed the President
of the condition of affairs in Louisiana,
and corrected what he(Ellis) consider
ed errors and mistatements of Secretary
Sherman and others in regard to the
returning board trials.
foreign.
London, Eeb. 18. A correspondent
says Russia eagerly deferred to Prince
Bismarck's view when the latter at
Austria s solicitation intimated to
Frinee Gortscliftkofl" tbat he was strain
ing the situation beyoTtid reasonable
bounds. A rupture between Austria
and Russia was imminent a week ago
and in place of tho Kaiserbund au An-
jrlo Austrian combination was on the
point of being established. It suited
Prince BismarcK to a cer ain extent,
that Austria and Russia should be at va
riance, but it was altogether contrary
to his calcu'ations that Austria should
from a sopparto alliance with Euglani
and had he not been a pealed to in time
he would have expressed himself before
the German parliament in tones that
would have made matters perfectly
clear iur all parties, lhere are stil
wide divergencies between Russia and
Austria. Prince Bismarck will com
plcte the reconciliation at the conference.
England must look to herself. She has
interests at stake which she will cer
tainly be called upon to defend. There
is no statesman on the continent out
side of those directly concerned that
does not admit the chief object of the
triple alliance to bo tho annihilation
of British influence abroad.
Sr. Petkijsi'.uiig. Feb. 18. There is
the greatest disappointment here, be
cause tho people expected tho moral
support ol tiermany, wuerea3 now
they hear the Emperor of Germany in
his speech from tho throne referred to
tho programme of a Constantinople
conference as the basis for settlement.
Chicago, Feb. 19. The Times Lon
don G A. M. special says: While all in
dications point to a peaceful settlement
of tho eastern questions there is no
doubt that Austria, like England, is
preparing for war in case present nego
tiations fail. At Pesth 80,000 troops
have been quietly assembled and con
tracts made for forwarding provisions
to them if they should take the field
Two camps of 20,000 men have also
been established at Palosa, near the
Galencia frontmor.
To-day impotant statements may bo
expected in the parliaments of Linglacd,
Austria and Germany.
Pakts. Feb. 19. The Defense, Bishop
Dupallud's organ, says a large majority
of the conclave see s inclined to par
tisans of tho status quo. Only two car
dinals appear to advocate a struggle a
outrance. About a dozen are inclined
to a more or less decided conciliation.
A correspondent says the uncompro
misiug party are divided. Some are
favorable to Cardinal Bioli for tbe pa
pacy and some Cardinal Simeoni. The
moderates hesitate..
Berlin, Feb. 19. Iu tbe reiohstage
to-day in response to an interpellation
of Benningsen, Bismarck stated he had
little practically now to tell. He then
discussed the separate provisions of tbe
preliminaries of peace, and showed that
Germany's interests are not affected in
such manner as to oblige her to deviate
from her previous attitude. Ho de
scribed that apprehensions respecting
the Dardanells as not justified by the
actual situation. Regarding the po
sition, to be taken by Germany, he said
he could net now give any official infor
mation as the doouments only came in
his possession to-day. He did not be
lieve in European war as tbe powers
who opposed Russia would have to as
sume the responsibility of the legacy
left by Tnrky. Germany was in favor
of hastening the assembling t f the con
ference which perhaps well meet with
in the first fortnight of March. He re
jected emphatically all suggestions
that Germany should intervene, and
declare she was willing honorably to
mediate, but did not wish to exercise
the office of arbiter of Europe.
Chas. Williams, who killr."! 'Tloe"
Fields at Brownsville recently, has been
bound over on a charge of manslaughter
to await the action of tbe grand iurv.
Bonds placed at 10,000, which was
raised by his friends.
Tlie Terms of Peace.
The following are reported to be the
terms of peace which Russia demanded
of Turkey :
Tbe independence of Servia;
The cession to Monteuegro of Anti
vari,. Nicsics, Spuz and a portion of
Lake Scutari;
Bulgarian autonomy according to the
conference programme;
Tbe opening yf the Straits of Darda
nelles to Russian ships of war;
The occupation of Batoum, Ivars and
Erzeronm by Russia until a war in
demnity of $20,000,000 is paid;
Part of the Russian army to embark
at Constantinople for their return
home; and
The final treaty of peace to bo signed
at Constantinople by the Grand Duke
Nicholas.
Secretary Sherman says that all the
silver which can be coined for many
months will be in demand for customs,
because it will be cheaper than gold;
and this demand is likely to prevent for
the time being any great difference be
tween the gold dollar and silver dollar
But so soon as silver shall have been
coined in Jarco snnniies. so that all
J i. L
duties can be paid with it, it is sure to
to decline. Then as tbe supply of sil
ver increases gold will wholly disappear
and greenbacks -will gradually depre
ciate. It is believed that the secretary
has given in this statement tbe true
reason why gold does not rise at once
Limited coinage of silver is a great
point to prevent it for the present.
There is a new scheme for the admis
sion of southern war claims, it pro
poses to set back the date of the term
ination of the rebellion.
den. josepn xu. Johnston, the ex
Confederate, has consented to be the
conservative candidate for Congress
in the Richmond (Va.) district.
NEW TODAY.
Summons.
TN THE CinCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
JL or Ort jrui tor Clackamas County. Aaron
E. Walt and Kloisa Harvey, executors of the
will and est at i' of Daniel Harvey, deceased,
plaintiffs vs. David .MeUiughlinJ defendant,
uit in equity, To said defendant: In tlie
name of the state of Oregon, you an? sum
moned and required to be and appear in the
ahove named Court, on or before the first day
of tlie term thereof to he begun and held on
the 1th Monday, t he 1M day of April, A. D.
1V7S, and answer the complaint of plaintiffs
tiled against, you in the above entitled suit, or
for want, thereof the plaintiffs will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the corn
plaint. Said relief consist? in substance in re
quiring you to cancel a certain mortgage
ivc'n to you by haniel Harvey to secure JiU-,
mm and recorded on pages :i77 and -T7S in
liook A. of the r cord of mortgages in Clacka
mas county, Oregon, and excluding you from
any lien or interest in the property described
in said mortgage
This summons is published pursuant to an
crder of E. D. hattuck, Judge of said Court,
dated tho 15th day or February, A. I. PCS.
Johnson, Met ow.v, Macrcm, pl ffs att'ys.
Oregon City, Feb. 21, ISTs-Ow.
THE GOOD SAjlAKITAX KCSriLU.
Ilonrit of Jlitnug-ers.
lit. Rev. K. Vvistar Morris, I. I'., rrexideni.
Hon. M. P. !"aiy J'iVv 1'rrxidrnl,
Uen. .1. II. Katon, .S" ( (tri ,
Mr. Ger rge Cood, 'J'i(!rurr:;
Rov. fJeorge Plumtijer, Mr. f . II, T.ewis,
Capt. Oco.H. Flanders, lr. R. I J. Wilson,
Ir. tiiisan, Mr. .lames FaWlnw,
Mr. Henry Heu-ett, Mr. Ivan R. Dawson,
Mr. Henry Failing.
Altemliny J'hifxirtn, ( . O. si roiig, r. rv,
Coiiiiu'tiiiff I'ltisii-iunx,
R. li. Wilson, M . i., J. T. Ghiselan, m. i.,
It. Olisat), t. r.
This Hospital is in a high and hoa'fhful
place, in the northwestern part ol the City of
l'ort land, anil commands a beautiful view of
ihe valley and mountains. It has convenient
bathrooms, lavatories and clouts, and the
building is well supplied with hot and cold
water. It. employs skillful and attentive male
and female nurses, and has superior accom
modations in the women .t ward and in pri
vate rooms for lying-in patients.
This is the Jfarine JonjnffiT. for Oregon.
United .states seamen entitled to Hospital
treatment will apply to lr. C. Strong. J
kum's buildine, Firstj ind Washington sts., or
at his residence, Salmon near Fourth.
CiEO. W. r.OYD, Superintendent.
JIkk. 15. Cobsklil'S, Matron.
February H, lS7S-3m.
ADMINISTRATOR'S WHCE.
rjlHE tTXPERSIffXED HAVING REEX
X duly apHintod by the County Court of
Clackamas County, Oregon, as administrator
of the estate of Adam Weat hcrston, deceased,
iate of sakl State and county, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate will present
them duly verified with proper vouchers to
me, the undersigned, at tho sheriffs office a
the ourt House in Oregon City, Oregon, with
in six months from the date of this notice,
All persons owing said estate will call and
settle the same.
Dated Oregon City. Oregon. Feb. 11. IfCS.
L fcbU-4t. J. T.AlTEKSOX.Adm'f,
ESTABLISHED 1SGO.
R. S. & A. P. LACEY,
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
539 Seventh Streel, Washington, D, C,
Patents mil Inventors.
We "secure I.kttkrf Patent on Inven
tions. No attorney fees in advance in appli
cations for Patents in the United States. Xo
charges unless the patent is granted. No
additional foes for obtaining and conducting
a rehearing. S'cial attention given to In
terference Cases before the Patent Office, Ex
tensions before Congress, Ipfringerucnl Suits
in different States, and all liligAtion apper
taining to Inventions or Patents. We als pro
euro Patents Fin Cunada and other roreign
count! ies. Send Stamp for Pamphlet giving
full instruction, and terms.
lT, . Courts and Departments.
Claims prosecuted intheSopreme Court of
t he United States, Court of Claims, and all
classes of jwar claims before the Executive
Departments.
Arrears of Pay anl Ilnnnty.
Officers. Boldlers ana Sailors of the late
war. or their heirs, are In many cases en
titled to money from the Government, of
which they have no knowledge. rite full
history of service, and state amount of pay
and bounty received. Enclose st am p, and a
full reply after examination, will bo given
you without charge.
Pensions,
AlPOfflcers, Soldiers and Sailors, at present
disabled, however slightly, from wounds,
mptnre or other injuries, or diseases received
or conf raeted in the line of duty in the late
war can obtain a pension. Many nuw draw
ing pensions are entitled to increase.
V. S. General LaiiflJOIHce.
Contested Iand Cases. Private r.anil Claims.
Mining .Pre-emption, and'itomesienil Cases
presented before the General Land Office
ma lX'partment ot tne Interior.
I. a lid Warrant.
We pny cash for P.ounty Tind Warrants
and Additional Homestead Sorin. We invite
correspondence with all particK having any
for sale, and give full and explicit instruc
tions where assignments are imperfect.
w e conauct our buisncss in separate
P.ureaus, having therein the assistance of
able and experienced lawvers and clerks
and give our closest personal supervision to
every important paper prepared in each
case. Promptest attention thus secured to all
business intrusted to us.
Liberal arrangements made with attornevs
In all classes of business. Address
R. S.&A. P. LACCT, Attorney, AVashina
ton, D. G.
, VVVTjf to TIr'n- O. Emorv. Presi
iV2il -nt!oiial Bank, Washington. D. C
L- Prentiss, Esq., Cashier German Am.
Nat ional P.ank, Wnshington. D. C. ; Hon. CM
Lewey Prest. liar. Natl. Rank, Cadia.Ohio ;
Hon. H. Waldron, V. Prfst. 1st Natl. Rank,
Hillsidale, Mich.; J. R. ITann5,E sq.. Cashier
City Natl. Cank, Denver, Col, :J. D. Knox,
Esq., Ranker, Topeka, Kansas.
THE NORTHWEST GRANGER
Washing Machine.
Sec tUis MsiclRine
Eefore rurchasing Elsewhere.
P lie attention Is d to this splendl.1
Mat oe. It is an ir I""""""'.
took e
First Prem um
at the
LAST OREGON STATE F1IB.
it win bo
MANUFACTURED AT HOME,
By a responsible firm. It contains four cor
rugated Hollers, equal to four wash-boards
working in unison: will not Injure but tens
or clothes, and is the most useful and perfect
machine everolTered to tlie public. Patented
October 16. 18T7. lieing manufactured here, in
case anv or its part ore broken, such part
can be replaced at a low figure without buy
ing the entire machiue ; and such parts will
be supplied free where there was a defect in
the machine sold. County and State rights
for sale. Address
A. M. COUNEL1US, Patentee,
dec.l3.77-tf. Oregon Cit gn.
A CARD AMD PROSPECTUS.
Having opened a free Intel ligence Office, for
-he purxse of assisting newcomers to our
State to all possible means at m command,
where nse kept files of all leading i. ewspapers
published id Oregon and Washington Terri
tory. I have also determined to establish a
land journal, to be called
THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
LAND REGISTER.
The object of which is to bring Land Owners
and Ileal Estate Agents into closer communi
cation with the thou sail ds of Immigrants who
are arriving in this city with a viewtothe
ultimate purchase, of lands. It will be printed
in regular newspaper form, eight page, lixl.1
inches, and will tx? devoted solely to the pur
pose lor which it is established. Tlie first
edition of 5,i copies will Ik issued altout
tlie loth of February, 18TS. and as olten there
after as the inhnv ol immigration demands.
I leseript ion of farms and ot Iwr pri-rty for
sale will be co;uleiis l to occupy ten lines (7i
words! or less, and wil. be cLarod lor at the
rat;1 of one dollar each.
It is more than probable that from twenty
five thousand people will be ad.ied to our
population during t be spring and summer of
1X7K. Nearly all immigrants who come to
Oregon and Washington Territory land first,
at Portland, and wi'l recieve a "coj y of t hif?
paiwr, as it wilt be distributed gratuitously.
It will therefore be the best pns-iibh- means of
bringing lands and other pn.pr-rty for sale to
th'-ir not iee.
Descriptions of property for sale rusty be
written out in full, givw g character, location,
price, terms of sale, and nli sidvai.tnges of
schools, churches, roads, etc., which will Ik
editorially con d used to t; e required space,
and the letter numbered to corres, ontf with,
the description, and filed in my i-fiice for re-f-re
nee. S'o charg" will be m.ide tor sai. s
arranged through iJiis ag'-i:cy the nr.ly lee
required i ing one dollar for each description
inserted in tlie Land Kki;istkr, which must
he forwarded wit it t he descrii-t ion. It may b-
sent in silver uy r-.-islered loiter, or by postal
order at my risk.
i'orri'Sin(lc:ip on all snl.t c; cvnncefc.-f
with th" development of ail pr! ions ot th"
State and Territory sjec!;r!:r solicip i.
I keep a r-gistfrht my oliice in which arc
e;it"reii the wants ol parts of r ( Strife ami
Territory for labor rs, mei-l-auii-s, merchants,
etc., which isr;,-ti lor the free insi -ecf jon of
newcomers. Nn!!c of such vnr.t.- r. sp-ct-lu
!ly solicited. A:l matter i::t: i ! ! fer pub
lication in t he land register must ! writlet.
on ne sid of t tie pap.-r only, and ! in prior
o the hrst of rebruary. l vs.
of propert y for snle will b
order of their arrival these
All d se:;i ii
insert-il in tin
comii.g lirst on
the outside pages.
r.elieviiig that this t ub! tee' Ion win l-egn-at ly
to the advantage of both I uy. r ami s IVr, I
respectfully solicit the patronag" of t he j nb ic-
Address all coinmunieat ions to me ;i Port
land, Oregon. 1. II. S'i'!:AK.s.
Portland, 0'n., In c. . 1S77. ja tf.
Sheriff's Sale.
IY VIRTUE Of A DETIIEE AND FXTv-
cution issued out of th" Circuit t ourt ot"
the State of Oregon for the count v of Maiion.
and dated on the 'it h day of lfe-eembi-r. A. D.
1S77, in favor of the Slate f Or-gon anil
against H. F. Dowell. and to me directed as
Sheriff of Clackamas county, Stat" of Oregon,
for the sum of Nine Thousand Three Hun
dred and Eighty-six I !-! Dollars on the ;:l
dav of August, Pe, with int r-st thereupon
fro'm said :kl day of August, 1875, at ten per
cert, tier annum, aim j wemy-seven j'oii.-.rs;
costs.
Upon said' writ there is a crudit ct. li,
! Three Hundred and Ninety-eight !S"!iS I
Is75. of '
1 ollars and also a creilit ct . -5. 1ST7 of Two.
Thousand, Seven Hundred I'tlar.
Now, therefore, for want of pi-rsonal proper
ty nut of which to sat isfy t tie above named
judgment, costs and accruing cost I have on
this tlie 1st day of January, A. D. 1S, levied
upon the following described real estate situ
ated in Clackamas county, Oregon, to-wit :
All that part of Henry Kher donation lmt
claim situated in Clackamas county, being;
part of sect ion 2! and 30 T. 1 S. K. Z E., forty
five acres more or less, and on
Monday, tbe 11th day of Marth, A. D.
187S. at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day at tho
Court House floor in Oregon City. Clackamas
county, Oregon, 1 will sell all the right, title
and interest, of the above named B. '. Dowcll
in and to all the above named donation ind
claim or so much of said claim as utajr b
situated in Clackamas county, to satisfy the
balance upon the above named judgment.
Interest, costs and accruing costs, at 1'Ublio
auction to the highest, bidder for cash to mo,
in hand paid on the day of sale.
J. J . Al l f.iiSON.
sheriff of Clackamas Co., Otn.
City, Feb. 7, 187(wit.
Oregon
Administrator's Sate.
BY VIRTUE OF AN OHDGR AND DE
eree of the Ownty Court, of the Count v
of Clackamas, and State of rcon, made anil
entered tin the tith day of January, A. D.IKTS,
the undersignedtadmiHistrato(f of, tie estate oi
Austin tJ. Iteebe. deceased, will sell at nublio
auction to the highest bidder, on,
Saturday, March 2d. 1S7S,
at tho hour of one o'clock P. M, at the Court
House door in said county, the following de
scribed real estate, to-wit; The west half of
the east half of section eight, and fortv-ftve
acres off the west, side of the ast half ofthe
east, half thereof. In township live sout h of
range one east, of the Willamette Meridian
situate in the county of Clackamas and Stato
of Oregon, containing 2hi acres.
Terms of sale One-half down in gold .
balance in one year, bearing 10 per cent, in
terest. i. W. FISH. Administrator.
K. I.. Eastham, att'y for estate.
Oregon City, Jan, 31, 188-4t.
SHERIFF'S NOTICE.
TWOTTl.D CAI.T, THE ATTENTION- o F
of all persons owing taxes in Clackamas
County that after the 1st day of March, l78,
taxes remaining unpaid the parties will bo
subjected to the costs in t he collect Ion fhcref,
Cll and settle your taxes for 177 and thereby
save costs. J. T. APPF.K.SON.
Fcbll-3-.v. Sheriff of Clackamas County.
IOT li "watch
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town to take subscriptions for the largest,
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tion in the world. Anv one can become a suc
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given free to subscribers. Th price is so low
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reports making over SIM la a week, A lady
agent reports taking over K subscribers in
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greitt pay. Addw-ss "'The People's Journal,
Portland, Mrtiue.
BLANKS OF EVEP.i' DESCRIPTION FOPt
Sale at this office. Just ices of t he iaci
can get anything in their line.
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