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J . j: . e J o Q o G ; i 1 O I; : o o o o n : i ! Iff 3I)c (Enterprise. MESON CUT, TlirKSDAV, FKO. 2S. 11. Ilepubliean State Convention. TliO Republican State Convention is hereby called to meet at Salem on "vVeel ueselay, the 17th day of April, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. r., for the purpose of nom inating candidates for the various State offices, to be voted for at the election to be held in June next. The Convention will be composed of 177 deleprates,based upon the vote cast for Hon. K.Williams for Congress at the November election of 1876, being one delegate for each county,and one for every hundred votes and a fraction over fifty: Tiaker Benton Clackamas f'oos ... 4 . . s ...10 ... 7 Lake liimi Multnomah. . Marion .15 .A. Clatsop P. ,lk. Columbia 3 , Tillamook 2 U nion ; Umatilla G Wasco ti Washington 8 Yamhill 9 that primary con- Touglas 11 fJrant 4 Jackson 7 Josephine 3 Lano 11 It is recommende mentions be held in t he several precincts, unless otherwise directed by the County Central Committees, on Satnrday,March 30th, and that the County Conventions to elect delegates to the State Conven tion on Satnrday, the 6th of April next David Goodseix, W. C. Johxson, Chairman. Secretary. Of Vital Interest. . Under the present system of paying our road tax, the county is compelled annually to expend nearly half its revo nue to build bridges and extra pay to Road Supervisors. If the road law were so amended as to collect the tax in coin, the greater part of the bridges could be built with the money collect ed from those liable for this tax. Sup pose Oregon City district could collect her portion of the tax all in coin, does any one doubt that the $2,000 which has been annually expended within the corporate limits of the city for the past fiften years would not have made every road in good condition, and to-day, in stead of not being able to aid the con struction of a bridge in the lower part of town, -which is needed, we could easily do the entire work ? Every road leading ont of town could to-day be macadamized and in good order, and the town district able to aid the adjoin ing districts which are too weak to help themselves. We have invited those who feel an interest in this matter to discuss it through theso columns, and Q we hope our farmers and others will not be backward in doing so. When we chop oil the road expenses, which now in money thrown away, our county taxes will be very materially re duced. There is not an annual term of the County Court when the Super visors make a settlement that there is not from one to two thousand dollars allowed for extra work. This is done in certain localities, which have no right to demand the money out of the county treasury. The taxes are paid for county expenses and not for road districts, and in our opinion no district -has a just claim for extra work on the county at largo. Abolish tho present law, collect the road tax in coin and then let the work out by contract, and Tre shall havo none of these sectional -expenses to meet out of the general fund. Look at the present condition of our roads and -see if a change is not de- manded. Let some of our farmers figure up tho amount of money (road work) which has been expended in ten .-years in his district, and then look at the work which was done with it, and we venture the assertion that where there has been $3,000 paid in work, the amount of benefit the roads have re ceived could be contracted for that many hundred dollars. It ia not our purpose to let up on this subject. It is of paramount importance to the farm ers, and we know it is to every town in the State. We shall not forget this subject when the roads are good next o summer and the Legislature is in ses sion. Wo propose to fight it out on this line. Ho Danger of War. For the past two weeks the indica tions were very favorable for war be tween England and Russia, but the cloud has passed over and at present writing the demon of destruction seems to be quieting down. England, if she desired to interfere and protect hor in rterests on the Turkish seaboard, should "have made her protest before the Rus sian army had taken np it position in tho vicinity of the Turkish capital, and prepared to nse the Sick Man's forts and cannon on the English fleet. She fooled away her opportunity, and we doubt if 6he could gain the aid of a single European power in a war against what must now be regarded the strong est European power. The people of British Columbia have been considerably exercised over the prospects of war, and have organized military companies. The excitement was red hot, and our neighbors expect ed to be asked to surrender when a dis abled man-of-war entered the harbor at Eseinirnalt last week. Thero has been any number of rumors about the Rus e siau fleet which was recently in San Francisco having been seen off Cape Fluttery, which was calculated to in creaso the excitement. We think there is now no danger of trouble between these two great powers of Europe, and must confess that in the settlement of the dispute England has got decidedly the worst of it, and the Lion has had to pull down his rear extremity at the Jrown of the Dear. VI- Our Court House. Some of our people have no desire to see tho county make a movement to build a court house, arguirg that they j are not able to be taxed for snch a pur- j pose. This is about tho only objection j we hear urged. e are as much op posed to high taxes as any one, but at the same time we desire to 6ee our county keep pace with the advancement of the State. Clackamas county, ono of tho very best in Iho State, which but a few years ago was the third county in regard to valuation of property, has come down in the list to the seventh, while it still holds its place as the fourth in population. All the others havo long sinco erected their public buildings, and present an appearance in accordance with tho prosperity of the respective counties. Tho taxes have been as low in Clackamas as any county in the State, in fact much lower than Marion. Tho county is cut np by numerous streams which necessitates an extraordinary expenss each year for bridging, aDd our taxe3 in the main have gone for this purpose. Those who are seeking homes in a new State, generally are governed in their selection of a place by the appearance of pros perity as much as by the facta in the case. Why is it that land in Yamhill, Polk, Linn, Lane, Ronton and Douglas is north as much as the same quality of hind in Clackamas? Theso - counties are not supplied by the short and ea3y means of transportation which Clacka mas possesses. Tho reason is, that peo ple come here, find that wo have no growing and prosperous town within the county limits and no publicbuildinys. They do not stop to inquire or con vince themselves that they cau get as good farms, and better, for less nionr-y than they can away from market, but conclude that a county so poor as not to be able to own its public buildings, containing a3 it does the pldest settled town in the State, must be laboring under great disadvantages and is no place to settle. The railroad runs through almost the poorest part of our county, and thus gives immigrants a wrong idea of our county, and when they reach the county seat, about tho first question they ask is, where is the court house ? We know this from ex perience, having heard it asked more than once. When informed that there is none, they conclude to pass on, little thinking that they aro leaving behind them what is really one of the best places in Oregon to securo a home. The county is close to a market, is health', and has some of the finest wheat farms in the State. Theso aro no induce- ments when a man forms an unfavorable opinion of the enterprise and energy of the people. They all go for nothing. The investment to bo made in a court houso will more than return to our own citizens. There will scarcely a dollar of the ruonoy go away which is paid out for this building. It will give employ ment to a number of our mechanics, who will keep the money here, and re turn it to the farmers and merchants for what they &nd their families need. It will not be missed. But there is another consideration. The present court house must be acknowledged as being utterly unfit for such a purpose. Wo are paying $275 per year for rent for this kind of accommodations. Suit able buildings cannot be obtained for less than $000 to $800 per annum, or interest on $8,000 or $10,000 every year, and then it would be tho poorest kind of a court house. It is proposed to build a court house to cost from $20, 000 to $25,000, and with economy in other ways and Bkillful management of our finances the levy need be but a very little higher than in years past. When this building is once paid for the taxpayers will own it, have comfortable quarters, and bo able to point to our public structure with some degree of pride. A county out of debt and provided with proper public buildings is tho best advertisement it can have. What is causing property to raise so rapidly in Linn? Her public buildings, gen eral business enterprise and being out of debt does tho good work. for her. We know of as good farms a3 there are either in Linn or Marion in thia county which have changed hand3, in the former, for $35 per acre, while in our own county, adjoining market and not one-half tho cost for transportation, have been sold for $15 to $18. The tax paid out for building a Court House will never be missed, while it will en hance the value of every foot of land in the county, bring to us new set tlers, and be the means in all propabil ity of attracting some ono to onr coun ty seat to put into use th? best water power on the Northwestern Coast. Pub lic improvements never improverish a community, while they aro essential for prosperity. It seems that the indebtedness in tho Stato exceeds tho money, notes and ac counts by over five million dollars. Would it not be well to trace up this indebtedness and see how it is that six teen millions can be borrowed from parties in the State when the assessors can only find eleven millions of out standing accounts, money loaned and money on hand. There has been an immense amount of perjury or the as sessors have not attended to the matter as they ought. Both the Senate and tho House of Representatives Committees on Pen sions have now concurred in recom mending that the names of all pension ers stricken from tho volla i of alleged disloyalty during tho Period i ! A( 11.. 1.1. - 1 11. m - t me juiu war fcuau uoircstoreel. j National Greenback Platform." The following is a synopsis of the platform adopted by tho National Greenback Convention at Toledo, Ohio, on the 22d inst. : . Whereas, Tho Independent Green back party and other associations more or less affective havo been unable here tofore to make a formidable opposition to old party organizations, and whereas the limiting of the legal tender quality of greenbacks, tho changing of currency bonds into coin bonJs, tho demonetiza tion of the silver dollar, the excepting of bonds from taxation, the construction of the circulating medium, tho proposed forced resumption of specie payments and tho prodigal waste of the public lands wero crimes against the peoplo and as far as possible the results of these criminal acts must be counteract ed by judicious legislation; therefore we make a declaration of our principles and invite all patriotic citizens to unite in an effort to secure financial reform and industrial emancipation. Tho organization shall bo known as the National party. Mid under this name we Bhall perfect without delay national, state and local associations to secure the election to office of such men only as will pledge themselves to do all in their power to establish theso principles. It is the exclusive function of the general government to coin and create money and regulate its value. All bank issues designed to circulate as money should be suppressed. This circulating medium, whether of metal or of paper, should be issued by the government and made a full legal tender for all debts, duties and taxes in the U. S. at its stamped value. There shall bo no privileged class of creditors; official salaries, pensions, bonds and all other debts and obliga tions, public and private, shall be dis charged in tho legal tender money of the U. S. strictly according to the stip ulations of the laws under which they were contracted. That the coinage of silver bo xaeed on the same footing as that of gold. Congress shall provide such money ad equate to the full employment of labor, the equitable distribution of its pro ducts, and the requirements of business, fixing a minimum amount per capita to the population as near as may be, anil otherwise regulating its volume by wise and equitable provisions of law, so that tho rate of interest will secure to labor its just reward. It is inconsistent with tho genius and S2irit of popular government that any species of private property should be exempt from bearing its just share of the public burdens. Government bonds and money should le taxed precisely as other property, and a graduated income tax should bo levied for the support of the government and the payment of it6 debts. The public lands should not be sold to speculators nor granted to railroads or other corporations. The adoption of an American mone tary system is proposed here. It will harmonize nny difference in regard to tariff and federal taxation, reduce and equalize the cost of transportation In land and water, distribute equitably tho joint earnings of capital and labor, se cure to the producers of wealth the re sults of tlifir labor tud skill, muster out of service the vast arm- of idlers, who under tho existing system grow rich upon the earnings of others; that every man and woman may by their own efforts secure a competence so that over-gt owing fortunes and extreme pov erty will bo seldom found within the limits of our republic. Roth national and state governments should establish bureaus of labor and industral statistics clothed with tho power of gathering and publishing tho same. That the contract system of employ ing labor in our prisons and reforma tory institutions works great injustice to our mechanics and artisans, and should be prohibited. Tho importation of servilo labor into the United States from China is a prob lem of the most serious importance and we recommend legislation looking to its suppression. Letter from Folk County. Editor Enterprise: I thought a few lines from the prettiest section of conn try in Oregon would be slightly appre ciated. I see you mentioned me as hav ing gone rusticating. A better word could not be used to express my idea of the country at the present time. Ever since I have been here it has kept np a continuous rain, so copious that mother earth ia running over because she has not capacity to hold any more cubic inches. Travelers havo succeeded in finding the old Oregon roads, which, in some places, are situated about three feet below the surface, and everything has a tendency to rust very much, your humblo servant included. From continuous kalsomining with mud plas ters, in fact everything animate is com pletely mud-died. Still for all the ele ments the grain is springing into life and beauty. Tho fields are oarpeted in richest green. Everything bids fair for a fine crop of cereals. Farmers are anxious to commence their spring plow ing. Great excitement prevails over tho location of the county seat. Hon. Nesmitli is deeply interested in Dixie as tho terminus of the "West Side" will be at that place. Dallas, for my part, I think ought to still retain the seat, as the enterprise of the old residents first located it, and have built up a pretty little town. It has every facility for a town, and more than that, has a court house that cost, I presume, $7,000, a good substantial building. Why Polk connty citizens should wish to entail upon themselves a heavy tax, because they cannot move such a building as that, Just to pander to the covetous de sires of the wealthy farmer is more than I can see; besides Dallas is more central, better for theni to keep tho roads in good traveling order, and it would take a large sum to keep the building from sinking in the Dixie blackmud. Independence has the con science to suppose that sho ought to be the place another mud-hole. Hoping that Oregon City is not quite under water, I respectfully remain, Yours. . E. O. L. A. A Yvrashiugton telegram to tbe New York Stoi saj s: One result to the sil ver and the anti-resumption movement is already seen in the future, and that i the loss of New YorK state to the Democrats next fall by 50,000 votes. Of this there is no doubt. COURTSSr OF BANCROFT T rI TTTmc T TV m? pat T - n Washington Letter. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 1S78. The close of another week finds us with nothing very new at the National Capital worthy of special note. The able Senators and members of the House of Representatives are still discussing the financial issues, and the struggle seems to be not so much to reach a final vote on the question as to see who can produce tho heaviest arguments and the soundest logic for and against tho move ment to remonetize silver. We cannot find fault with them for this. The country wants all the light it can get uyon the all-absorbing topic the mon ey problem how to bring about better times how to start the wheels of busi ness and give employment to the thou sands who aro asking for work. Senator Blaine addressed the Senate yesterday on tho silver bill. He advocated the coinage of a silver dollar of 425 grains. The floor and galleries of tbe Chamber were crowded with spectators. Over fifty members of the Honse occupied scats in the rear of the Senator's desk. Secretary Sherman and General Sher man occupied seats on the floor. Mr. Blaine's speech was listened to with close attention. He said that if silver had been demonetized, he was in favor of remonetizing it; if the coinage has been discontinued, he is in favor of re suming it, or if coinage has been re stricted he is in favor of enlarging it. He added that the"pnblic creditors can afforti to be paid in any coin the gov ernment can afford to .coin." That is certainly a golden sentence, and will surely find approval with a majority of the people of the country. At the con clusion of his speech he was greeted with great applause, and the President of the Senate was compelled to rap with his gavel for some time before the gal leries would cease their clatter. Mr. BIiine's speech is warmly criticised by the gold men, and they assert it is an effort of tho 'I told you so" stripe inas much as it will bear a construction fa vorable to either fciugle or double mon ey standard. On Tuesday evening a largo audience of workingmcn and others assembled at Ford's Opera House to hear a lecture by Donn Piatt, editor of the Capital. The speaker gave an eloquent and inter esting statement of tho contest between capital and labor, from his standpoint, during the course of which ho incident ally referred to tbi Democratic party as the "organized ignorance of the land," and thy Republican party ns the friend of monopolies, counsclin the working men to cut Ioopo from both. Through out the lecture tho speaker inlivened it with his characteristic tli rowing of bricks at everybody who elidu't agree with Donn Piatt. G -n. Butler has introduced a bill in the House authorizing the Public Print er to publish a weekly paper, to be fail ed "The Official Ad vrti.jer of th Unit ed States," to 1h) nniforn in size and topography with the Conyrezsional Rec ord. The bill provides that this paper shall contain tho proclamations and ex ecutive orders of the President, nil acts and joint resolutions of Congress, and all orders, circulars and advertisements of the several departments heretofore officially published in certain specified newspapers, and all other matter which the heads of the several ileparfments consider to the interest of the public service to bo male public. The bill provides for distribution and subscrip tion, and that nny copy of said Official A'trerlixer may be read in any legal pro ceeding as prima facie evidence of mat ter therein contained, whenever the eame may be matter to be proven. The pansago of the act would effect great saving to the government, and it will likely becorao a law. In the House committee on banking and currency we are having the annual contest between the government bureau of engraving and printing, nnd tho pri yato Bank Nolo companies of New York, in regard to the printing of government money and stamps. Mr. McPherson, the head of tho government bureau, made a most clear and convincing argu ment to prove that the government would save at least $COO,0'.)0 a year by doing its own printing, besides reducing the danger of counterfeiting to a mini mum point in contrast with the private companies. Of this there can be no question, and the arguments made by the attorneys for these private concerns, when divested of mere statement and declamation, undisputably prove the correctness of the Yosition assumed by Mr. McPherson. Tho division of the printing desired by theso concerns would compel the government to bring the bank note paper here for one im pression, then send it to New York for a second impression, then a transfer to another place for a third impression, then bacu here ior tho hnal printing and issuing. In all theso transfers there is a constant danger of loss and fraud, while if the whole printing were con tinued in tho Treasury tho elanger would be obviated. To us, therefore, to grant tho wish of these bank note companies seems preposperous, and means delib erate robbing of the TJ. S. Treasury. The government should no more entitle the printing of it3 money to private corporations than the coinage of its 2recious metals. It lias in the treas iry building tho nearest approach to per fection in the art of printing that can bo found in the world, and even putting aside, the question of economy, simple business prudence should elictato to Congress the propriety of doing its own printing. JNiua. The temperance movement in the East, inaugurated by Mur2)hy, is spreading far and wide; and has accomplished wonders, rescuing many from a drunk ard's grave. An exchange says that in Central Illinois thousands of men who formerly spent their earnings for liquor now proudly wear the ribbon in their button-hole and silently signify that they havo abandoned the use of strong drink. The movement seems to be very popular, not having the antagonistic features of a crusade, but merely of personal abstinence. All who sign the pledge place the ribbon in their button hole, w hich is ever before tliem appeal ing to their manhood and conscience, 'iT i T I." mi., i. , ... ,. - mi. LIBRARY, - )i,!Ti Telegraphic News. ICaRtern.' New York, Feb. 22. Tho Tribunes Washington special says: Senator Allis on, who was in charge of the silver bill in the Senate, had a conversation with Secretary Sherman yesterday in regard to the measure. The secretary said: "If the bill becomes a law I shall execute it promptly and thoroughly and in the spirit in which it has been passed." He could not understand why a question as to his conduct could even be snggesteel in tho Senate. It is said, on high authority, that orders have already been sent privately to all the mints to prepare at once to begin the coinage of sdver elollars with the utmost force at their command. This information comes from such sources as entitles it to creelit. Other special re ports seem to confirm this. Washington, Feb. 22. The secretary of the treasury has issued instructions to-d3y for discontinuing the receipt at San Francisco and Carson mints of de posits for retnrn in trade dollars, and that eleposita heretofore made be settled for in that coin on satisfactory evidence being furnished, that the same will be exported, or if preferred by depositors they may receivs their silver back in fine mint bars. Omaha, Feb. 23. Gen. Crook return eel to-day from the Indian territory and denies the statement that a larger expe elition wonld be organized in the spring against Sitting Bull. Crook makes an emphatic denial. No immediate trouble need be feared from Sitting Bnll unles the buffalo range south, which is hardly probable, as they have not done so in late years. No expedition against the hostile Sioux is now contemplated. New Orleans, Feb. 25. Thomas C. Anderson was called before the bar this morning. The motion on arrest of judgment was overruled and when ask ed if he had anything to Fay before sen tence, Anderson eaid that he considered his cas cruel persecution under the forms of law; that he was in the power of the court and ready to receive sen tence. Judge Whi taker answered that the accused had had a fair trial before an impartial jury, and that the verdict was fully justiueel by the evidence, lie then sentenced Anderson, in conse quence of the recommendation cf the jury to the mercy of tbe court, to the lowest term under the law two years at hard labor in tho state penitentiary and costs. A suspension on appeal was granled, returnable on Wednesday. Washington, Feb. 2-1. Postmasters appointed Bird Vowel, Iowa Slough, Coos county, Ogn.; H. W. White. Mil ton, Umatilla county, Oregon; B. M. Laughlin, Little Falls, Lewis county, W. T.; Sidneys. Ford, Sharon, Che halis cor.ntv, W. T. Washington, Feb. 25. The bill in troduced by Southerland, proposing a 15th amendment to the constitution provide that the executive power shall be vested and heareafter administered by three presidents constituting a su preme executive council cf three to be elected by the qnalitieel electors of each and all of tho states, and each to be taken from one of the three prominent sections of the United States known, as the western states one us the eastern and middle states, and the other as the southern states, and no two of whom shall be citizens of tho sauo section cr district of the country. The terra of ofliee shall be six years, and no presi dent having served a full term thall be eligible for a second terra; and at the first election under this article the pres ident from the western tlistrict shall be elected for the fractional term of two years, and the one from the Kontheru district for tho full terra of four years, and the one f-om the eastern and mid dle districts for the full tern of six years; and after tho fiist ejection the iiressdent shall le elected from one of the three several elistricts every two years. Instead of the vice president now provided for, the senate shall, every four years, elect a presielent of the Senate who is not a member of that body, and who, as presidingoffieer, shall have and exercise all the authority here tofore conferred on the vice president. The bill further provides that each of the presidents shall receive compensa tion not exceeding ;'0,000 per year. New Yokk. Feb. 2.". The executive committee of tha IiKlepenelent Green baek party has issued an address say ing that shortly a joint call will be male for a state convention by the offi cers of all independent state organiza tions to meet unitedly as tho national parly. Z-orcI;i"ii. Loxdon, I'eb. 25. A correspondent at Rome telegraphs the feeling is grow ing there that the new pope is not so liberal a3 was thought. It seems cer tain Cardinal Pecci and Leo 13th do not hold the same views. It is now twliev ed the pope will remain secluded in the .Vatican. Constantinople; Feb. 2G. Grand Duke Nichols yesterelay evening con veyed to the porte a strongly expressed desire that the treaty of peace should be signed promptly. The reason Russia's demand for the Egyptian tribute concerns England is that the tribute is alread pledgisd as se curity for interests of Turkish loans of 1S54 55 and 1S71. Tho first of these was raised to carrry on tho Crimean war; the second is guaranteed by Eng land and France. All are largely held in England by the terms of agreement be tween Turkey and the British govern ment aud tho bondholders of Egypt now pay the tribute directly to the Bank of England. The Russian pro posals will abrogate this convention without consulting or indemnifying the beneficial assignees and make the En glish and French governments liable for the 1S55 loan. The Democratic majority in the ITonse of Representatives show their lack of honesty ami elecency in the way they have acted in recent contested cases. In the contest between Pacheco and Wiggonton, of the Fourth District of California, tho Democratic Supreme Court of the Stato decided in favor of Pacheco, Republican, but a partisan majority of the House, without regard to law or facts, give tho seat to the ele feated candidate. A member from Mas sachusetts has also beon ousteel from his seat in tho same manner, without any regard for the will of the people. This on a par with tho scandalous pro ceedings in the Colorado contested seat, and nothing better could expeoted from such a source. B.F. Dowell has settled the jaelgment against him on account of the May af fair within a few hundreel dollars. 'ss 'S4t- y - jr -" j, . ii Russia's Terms. A'dispatch from Constantinople. Feb. 21st, gives the principal points of the latest conditions of peace demanded by Russia. It confirms the report as to the proposed boundaries of the new pro vince of Bulgaria, which will ihclude the country between the Danube ami Balkans, and a portion of lioumelia be tween the Black Sea and" Servia, com prising Sophia and Philh'ppopolis, a greater part of Thrace and Macedonia and the whole valley of tho Moritza, ex cept Adrianople. The conelitions pro vide for the assembly of notables to elect a sovereign prince for Bulgaria, whose nomination is to bo submitted to the Torte and European powers for sanction. The Bulgarian tribute to the porte is to equal in amount the net rev enue of the province. The Russian commission is to superintend the Bul garian government for two years and 50,000 Russian troops are to ocenpy the principality during the same period. The conditions also require the cession of Podgoritza and Antivari with terri tory to Montenegro. Russia to have power to cede the Dobrudscha to Ron mania in exchange for Roumanian Bes sarabia, cessions of territory in Bosnia, and toward Nish to Servia; prohibition of passage through the straits to men-of-war, except in isolated cases; abso lute freedom of passage of merchant men even in time of war; payment of an indemnity of fourteen hundred million roubles, to cover which Turkey is to cede Batonm, Kar., Bayazid, Ardahan and adjacent territory; Turkey also to pay forty millions sterling ia bone! a with interest and sinking fund, which is to be guaranteed by Bulgarian and Egyptian tributes; the annotation reve nue and Iferaelea mines, and ten million roubles to be paid immediately to in demnify Russian residents of Constan tinople; Turkey to reimburse Russian capital investeel in Turkish bonds; also to pay for the maintenance of prisoners of war; reopening of the Snlina month of the Danube. It ia now believed that Russia will accept four ironclads instead of six, originally demanded. Bulgaria is to havo tha ports of Rodosto and Karala. Tho Russians will hold all their present positions until the indem nity is paid. The protocol of peace will be signed Monday at St. Stefano, and ratifications will be exchanged in Con stantinople ten days subsequently. Of the revived stories about Ex-Governor Chamberlain's complicity in the South Carolina frauds tho Charleston 2ieics (Dem) says: "When the Court of Sessions at Columbia adjourned, the Committee cn Frauds had no such evidence pgainst, Mr. Chamberlain as won hi warrant his indictment, either in connection with the Land Commission or any other master. We elo not know whether the committee have since then obtained any additional evidence. If they have evidence that will give reasonable as surance of a conviction Mr. Chamber lain will bo indicted. Otherwise he will not." Over SSOO.OOO worth of salmon was shipped from Oregon to England last year, and elouble that amount to San Francisco and other points. The num ber of cases put up on the Columbia in 1875 was 2Ul,5t:.0; in -128, 7:30; in 1877, 392,000. The esses contain about T0 pounds each, and are worth at whole sale about o" per case. The salmon ex ports last season, notwithstanding the unfortunate season, were about a third of the value of the wheat exports in the most favorable season for that cerial ever known, the two together aggregat ing in value about 610,000,000. The Greenbackers and Labor lleform ers met at Salem last week and agreed to unite their forces. It "was re olved to nominate a full ticket for all offices to be filled at the June election, and tho Stato Convention was called for April 3d, at Albany. It was recom mended that county conventions bo held on March 21st, and primaiies on the ICth. The apportionment gives Clack amas sis delegates to the State Conven tion. Russia is pushing rijht along. She insists on Turkey's immediate accep tance of the terms of peace, and is raij idly moving her armies to strategic points about Constantinople. JTUW TO-DAY. Summons. f.N THE CIKCU1T COURT OK THK STATE 1L of Oregon for Clackamas County. XV. Kugene Dement, plaintiff, vs. T. J. Matlock, Jiopie c. .Matlock, John H. Smith, James A. Weston, nnd I.. H. Allen and C. H. Iy?vis, partners uoine business underthe nrm na-ne ol Allen & ljewts, defendants. fMi it In equity. To James A. Weston, one of said defendants. in the name of the State of Oregon you are hereby summoned and required to be ami ap pear in the nbove named court on or oetore inenrst de.v ot tne term thereof 10 oo neiu on i he -1th Monday of April, A. 1. l.W. and answer the complaint of plaintiff filed in the above entitled suit , or for want t hereof t he plaint iff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint, wnich, as against you, consists in substance ia asking for a decree against you for $1,075. gold coin, with interest at 1 per cent per month since Aug. ISTi ; and also the forclosure of a cer tain mortirage given by you and one John S. Smith to secured the above mentioned sum Aug. 5, 1S75, to T. .1. Matlock, which is record edon pages :!, i5 and in Hook "K." of the record of mortgages in Clackamas county, Oregon. This summons is published pur suant to an order of Hon. E. D. Shattuck, Jule ot said Court. Dated Feb. (!, 1S7S. feb2S-fw. JoiiN.sov,JMeCoWN, Macbi'm, pl'ff att'ys. FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the County Court of Clackamas Count v St ate of Oregon. " ' In the matter of th estate of Mary rrosser deceased. V-OTICE IS HETiEBY GIVEN THAT At rhur Warner, the duly appointed Ad ministrator of the estate of Marv TYosser tie ceased, has rendered and presented for settle ment, and filed In said Conrt, his final ac count of his administration of said estate and that Monday the first (1st) dav of April A D 173, being a day of a term of said Court to wit: of the April term, A. D. 1X78, has been duly appointed by said Court for the hearing of objections to said final account and for the final settlement thereof with said adminis trator. By order of said Conrt made Febru ary, 1S7S. vtUTIIUU YVAKXER i eb. z8, l$78-5t. Adm in ist rator. FlREFlEPl'S ELECTION. Tf)TirP K llrnrnv httt--.- ... . . . . . -fl election will be he'd on Monday, the 5th day of March, 1S7S, by the Oregon City Fire fit v v" . i,u,i" cifi-iins one t i, r . E,n'beer and one Assistant Engineer. Co. No. 1. I T. RARI V 1avr l-cb.8, 1878. M'm. WIIITEOCK, Recorder. SHERIFF'S NOTICE. T U;V,Lr CAIX TlIE ATTENTION O F X. of all persons owing taxes in Clackamas f fill Fit V ll.lt r, i . . w. - ...auo.ivi me i ;iy oi .Marcn, ia. . .-, itiiiin- unpaid tne parties will oe subjected to the costs in the collection thereof. ..i ouu ncine your faxes ior .177 and tnereDy save costs. J. T. API'ERSON. ebl-l-3w. Sheriff of Clackamas County. TIIE GOOD SlMim liOSNLU. Board of iUniia;r'"8. Tit. Rev. B. Wlstar Morris, D. I., I'rvsiricnl. Hon. M. V. iK-ady Vic? J're.H'lciil, tien. J. 11. Katon, Secretftri, Mr. Cieorge' eiood, Treasurer, fiev. Georpe I'lummer, Mr. C. II. Is-wis, Cant. Ut-o.lI. Flanders, lr. It. 15. Wilson, J)r. (Jlisari, Mr. James laidlaw, Mr Henry Hewett, Mr. Ivan Ii. Iavsen, Mr. Henry Failing. Attotdiny Physician, C. C. Strong, m. j. Consulting Ih!siruin.i, R. D. Wilson, m . r., J. T. Ghiselan, x. jy R. eilisan, m. d. This Hospital is in a hifrh and hea'thfu! place, in the northwestern part of the City of 1'ortland, and commands a beautiful view of Ihe valley and mountains. It has convenient bath rooms, lavatories and closets, 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' ward and in pri vate rooms for lying-in patients. This is the Marine Jfoxjrital. for Oregon. United States seamen entitled to Hospital treatment will apply to Dr. !. C. .Strongl0De kum's buildiny. First and Washington f,ts., or at his residence, Salmon st, near Fourth. GEU. W. UtYI, Superintendent. Mbs. B. C'ohnejlicts, Matron. February W. l&H-3m. A CARD AND PROSPECTUS. Having opened a free Intelligence Office, for -he purpose of assisting newcomers to our State to all possible means at m command, whereas kept flies 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 0REGQK AND WASHINGTON LAND REGISTER. The object of which is lo bring Iand Owners and Real Kstate Agents Into closer com muni ration with the thousandsof Immigrants who are arriving in this city with a view to the ultimate purchase of lands. It will be printed in regular newspaper form, eight page, KxlS inches, and will be devoted solely to the pur--pose for which it is established. The lirstu edit if n of 5,INK copies will be issued about the lmh of February, I.S7S. and as oh en t lure alter as the iii tin i of immigration demands. Inscription of farms and other property for sale will condensed to occupy ten lines (70 words) or less, and will be charged lor at tho rate of one dollar each. . v It is more than probable that from twenty five thousand eople will be added to our population durini; the spring and summer of 178. .Nearly all immigrants who comf to Oreiron and'Washinglon Ttrritory land first at Portland, and will recieve a copyofthis papT, as it will be distributed gratuitously. It will therefore be the best possible means of bringing lands and other property lor sale to their notice. Descriptions of property for sale may btO written out in full, j;ivii-g character, location, price, terms of sale, and all advantages of schools, churches, roads, etc., which will be editorially condensed to the requiri ti space, and the letter numbered to corresi ond with the description, and filed in my office for re ference. Xo charge will be made for sales arranged through this agency the only f.e required being or:e dollar for each description inserted in the Usd Register, which must, be forwarded with t he descri tion. It iiiay b -sent in silver by registered letter, or by postal order at my risk. Correspondence on all subjects connected with the development of ail portions of Mv? State and Territory n spectfully solicited, o I keep a register ia my office in which are entered the wants of ail parts of the state atul Territory for laitorers, mechanics, merchant, etc., which is open lor the free inspection of newcomer. Notice of such wants respect fully solicited. AH matter intended for puir licatfon in t he land register must be written on ne side of the paper only, and be in prior o the first Vif February, J.TS. Ail d scrij-tions of property for sale will be insert-d in tie order of their arrival those coming first or. the outside pases. Relieving that this publication will berreat!y to the advantage of both buyer and seller, I resjeet fully solicit the patronage of t h pub ic. Address all communications to me at Port land, Oregon. I. H. STEAUXS. Portland, O-rn., Dec. 20, 177. jn-etf. KSTABLISliBD ISOO. R. 8. & A. P. LAGSY, AT7uR?EYS-AT-LV;'. 523 Seventh Strrrt, YaNliin?ton. D. C, Patents nnd Inventors. We "secure I.ettekp Patent on Inven tions. No attorney lees in advance in iip.'i cations for Patents in the Cniied Slates. charges unless the pat-Tit is grai.ted- No addit ional fees for obtaining and conduct ueg a r- hearing. Special nite:it;on given to In terference Ci'scs before t he Patent ei':ie-. In tensions before Congress, Iplringenient suits in diir-j-ent States, and all litigA'.ioit at per taining to Inventions or Patents. We :;'s pn curd I'atent-J in Canada and other ron i;n count lies. Se.id St.iiiip for Pamphlet givi':g full instruction nnd terms. V, K. CuiirtsRRil Depart incnfu. Claims prosecuted in the So rem. Court of the United States, Court of Claims, and ail classes of 'war claims before tne Executive Departments. Arrears of fay nnd Bounty. Officers, Soldiers ana Sailors of the late war, or their heirs, are in maiiy cases en titled to money from the i iovernm-nt, of which they have no knowledge. Write fu.f history of service, and state amount of ; ay and bounty received. Enclose stump, and a full reply after examination, will be giveu you without charge. Penoionti. AirOflicers, Soldiers and Sailors, at present o disabled, however slightly, from wounds, rupture or other injurit s, or diseases r-'Ceiv-ii or contracted in the line of duty in the Ia'' war can obtain a pension. Many now draw ing pensi-.ns are entitled to increase. V. S. General Land OSlce. Contested Land Cases, Private Lmu Claims-, Mining .Pre-Mii pt ion, und'i omesjead t'avs presented before the trcneral Iaud Ollico and Department of the Interior. La nd Warrants. We pay cash for Bounty Band Warrants and Additional Homestead Scrip. We invite correspondence with all-parties having any for sale, and give full and explicit, instruc tions where assignments n imperfect. We conduct our bulsness in sepernt Bureaus, having therein the assistance of able ami experienced lawyers and clerk n, andciveour closest orsonal supervision to every important patter prepared in each eas. Prom ptes; attention thus secured to all business intrusted to us. Biberal arrangements mad" with attorneys in all classes of business. Address II. S. k A. P. LACEV, Attorneys, Washing ton, D. C. We prefere to Hon. M. i. Emorv. Presi- . dent 2d National Bank, Washington, D. C. ; l:. l-rentiss, r.sq.. Cashier (ierman Am. National Bank, Wnshington. D. C. ; Hon. O. Eewey, Trest. Har. Natl. Bank, Cadiz.Ohio ; Hon. II. Waldron. V. Prcst. 1st Xatl linnk. Hil'sidale, Mich. ; J. R. Hann5,K sq.. Cashier City Natl, t'unk, Denver, Col, :J. D. Knox, Esq., Banker, Topeka, Kansas. s ummons. IN THE CIRCriT COURT OF THE STATE of Ore-con for Clackamas County. Aaron E. Wait and Eloisa Harvey, executors of tho will and estate of Daniel Harvev. deceased. plaintiffs vs. David MeEaughlin. defendant. Suit in erju'ty. To said defendant: In tho' name of the. State of Oregon, you are sum moned and required to be and appear in tho above named Court, on or before the first day of the term thereof to be begun and held on the If h Monday, the 2id day of April, A. D. 1H7S, and answer the eompfaint of plaintiffs- inea against you in tne above entit-cd suit, or for want thereof the plaintiffs will apply to the Court, for the relief demanded in the com plaint. Said relief consists in substance ia re quiring you to cancel a certain mortgago given to you by Daniel Harvey to secure X0 and recorded on pages 377 and S7S in Bttok A. of the record of mortgages in Clacka mas county. Oregon, and excluding you from any lien or interest In the projK'rUy described in said mortgage. i uis summons is published pursuant to an order of E. I). Sltattuck, Judge of said Court. dated the loth day of February, A. 1, ln.s. joiinson, .Met owx, MACRUJf, pi lls au ys. Oregon City, Feb. 21. lS7S-(iw. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN" duly apixmited by the County Court ot Clackamas County, Oregon, as administrator of the estate of Adam Weatherston, deceased. ia:e of said State and county, all persons na-in-r claims asrainst said estate will present them duly verified with proper vouchers to me, the undersigned, at thosheriirs oinee ai tie- e ourx ttousein eregon e li.y, iregon,wuu- 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, 1S78. febl4-lt. J. T. Al'PERSON, Adm'r.. B BANKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR Sale at this office. Justices of tha J'cacti oan got anything In their line.