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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
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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
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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,
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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.