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r ORIGINAL DEFFmw 1 OREGON CITY, THUKDAiy XVEfll 7,?lS7i Republican State Convention. The Eepulilieun State Convention ia liereby called to mt-et at Salem on Wed nesday, tlie 17tU day of April , 1678, at 10 o'clock1'! f".ifor the purpose of nom inating eandklates for the various State offices, to bi- voted for at the election to bo held iu June next. Tbo Convention will be composed of 177 delegates. based upon the vote :. t for-Hon. -It. Williams for Congress nt tlie November election of 1870, being one delegate for each conntJ .and bn fori every bund red. votes and a fraction over liffy;, . P.aker .. ! J Sent on . -. .. ' 'laekama.s. . . ('cms. . r; . . .-. . . Clatsop Columbia . . . LUco... Jj1uil.. .. -;.. Multnomah. . Marion Polk Tillamook Union Umatilla..... Wasco . . Washington. . Yamhill. . i ... . 3 . IV .'55 . 7 o . o . G . R . 9 . - s .. 7 i'tirry . - Iou2las . . ..t11 (iranL i ... 4 Jackson 7 .fowephine 3 J ..a ne. . . . m-r. s .v.ll It ia recommended that primary con ventions be held in thesoveral precincts, unless otherwise directed by the County Central Committes,on Saturday .March 30th, and that the County Conventions to elect delegates to the State Conven tion on Saturday; the 6th of April next. '" ' ' David Goopsrix; - TV. C. Jonssos. Chairman. Secretary. ' "Tramp" Immigrants. There ia a certain class of people who go from pillar to post, living ene might almost saj in their canvas covered wagons, hunting for that land of milk and honey where "the pigeons come already roasted into their mouths,' from the beginning of the year to the eiul. Like the proverbial rolling stone they gather no moss, except what grows on their old fashioued plows. They leave their farms in Illinois, for in stance, for the boasted fertile prairie lands of Kansas; one season of grass hoppers drives them to California, the Mecca of all disappointed and impe cunious men. Here tiiev find that as in other countries it costs money to live and that good land is not sold for a ".-ong;" they thereupon pull up stakes and start for "Oregon, the land of never failing crops and red apples" Tuey have hardly unpacked their im tnicrrant wagon, when the unfortunate discovery is made that the land which cthey can get for nothing, by simply settling on it, is not all cleared. Loused -and fen cod for them, and seeing hard work ahead of them for a fow months, "they reload their "canistogas" and Btart for other El Dorados Eastern Oreg6n," the Palonse country, Pnget' Sound any where to keep going. Thee people are of no earthly use to any -State, and in this nomadic lifo become so near akin to gypsies that their im mediate proximity is not a thing to be, at all times, desired. They bear the -same relation to good immigrants that a wanderil printer like Ilazlett does to a steady compositor the one is a waif and an outcast, the other isja bene fit Sf!"'ln ornament to voceiety. We thert6re caution the pangnino crea tures who exect to come to Oregon and get rich by sitting still that this is no place for them, but if they know of any one who is willing to work and clear timber country, which will pay all the expenses with the first year's crop, send him along , there is plenty of room for thousand 3 county. of snch sort in this very The Dollar of Our Daddies.- The Senate and llonse passed the sil ver bill, making a dollar of that metal, weighing 412 VJ grains, a " dollar " in every sense.. President Hayes, on ac count of tho financial views foreshadow ed in his inaugural address, vetoed tho bill, and the Sentto and Ilonso there upon passed the bill "over his head," making it a law. ly tho limiting of the coinage one of the most objectionable features was avoided, and even should no good come of tho bill, we aro inclin ed to think that no lasting harm can . result; and iu tho proseul state of our finances it is just as well, perhaps, to experiment a little, jfor possibly some good may come of it. Tho passage of the bill cannot in any way be called a party triumph, for Senators and Con gressmen of Rpjmblican and Drinocratic proclivities voted together, some on one .side and, some on another. "Nearly all Alio southern Democratic Senators votod to sustain the veto, while many of the Republican "party f'om the west cast their ballots for the passage of tho bill .over the President's head. Wo look upon tho accomplishment of this' bill as tho result of a public clamor that originated in the impression that times would bo improved by it, and that law as it is.it is of decidedly an experimental jcharacter. Just as wo were beginning to con gratulate ourself that the labor move ment in San Francisco was at least pro moting orio good iu frightening the Chinese from onr coast, the news comes of a dreadful fami ne in the Flowerv Kingdom, which will result in a largo influx of the starving 'creatures to our shores. Undoubtedly the class that will bo driven from China by poverty will be the worst that has ever cursed this slope, and before it is too late wo hope Congress, will . take some action to stop the soonrge, nt least half way. The war between Rnsia and Turkey is over and the treaty of peace has been signed. . The exact terms of jieaco have not been made public. Benjamin F, Wade died at hia home at Jefferson-, Ohio, last Saturday t Brass Kiittoiis vs. Indian IJIankcts. "There are signs tunc - 'the Indian that Bureau is at last sick p the cruel kind ness of its delusive 'Quaker- policy. It has wisely acceded "to a . request - from tb.e Secretary of War for permission to enlist the friendly Crows against their old foes, the hostile Sioux. If there is any real danger of Sitting Bull and his recrossing the border, the recrniting of the Crows will begin immediately." This contemplates amove in tho right direc tion. W ohl that if war among civil ized, nations be a relic of barbarism, making soldiers of the Indians friendly to our Government, and employing them both as an armed police force on their reservation- ami as fighters against hostile tribes, would lie, in their .case, decided steps towards civilization. Nothing better can be done with the wild Iudian than, thus to utilize his savage instincts. The success of the army in using Indians as scouts, and the fact thst whenever the fIndian has been employed in this way he has almost invariably sbeen found faithful to the trust confided to him, favor tho feasibility of the project recommended by Indian Commissioner Hayt, to or ganize a military police force to be composed of Indians, properly officered and drilled by white men, and,- where capable 'Indians can be found, to pro-; mote them to command as reward for faithful Fervice. The United States army would thus iu a great measure be relieved from doing police duty on In dian reservations, the saving of life and property would be very great, and such a force would materially aid in placing tho entire Indian population of the country on the road to civilization. . Commissioner Hayt is a convert to "clothes." "The blanket ' most give way;" be says, "it is only tolerable in the rudest savage life." Ho would not even approve that simplest regimental costume anywhere alluded to in history tho square blanket, twelve feet in diagonal, or made circular by cutting off its corners, through an eighteen inch slit in which the mother-naked trooper in Bolivar's cavalry, in the Columbian wars, used to introduce his head and neck, and "so ride, not only dressed, but harnessed and draperied." But Mr. Hayt would supply every Indian, and particularly the. Indian- soldier, with a uniform a coat and pantaloons entirely of wool, with a belt at the waist, and a few brass buttons by way of distinction. We would go farther still, and let the Indian soldier cover his trousers and coat" all over with brass buttons and gold lace galore, and paint on his cheeks, and gay feathers in his head, to boot, if so hi barbaric tastes should be pleased. The boarding schools rec ommended by the Commissioner for Indian children may be. well enough in their way. But far better than " the normal schools with a higher educa tion," to supply educated interpreter, which he also recommends, would be a model military school an Indian West Point Academy out on tho plains for the completo training of young Indian braves. The only fear might be, that it would prove so attractive to them as to make thorn rush for admission to it in snch overwhelming nnmber3 that even the Standard would have to con sent to the increase of the United States army to many times ten thousand in order to keep out the dusky aspirants for military glory. Seriously a regular military school for Indians would train them to be not only United States sol diers, but, in due time, United States citizens. At present, in Sitka, there aro no troops nor officers of the law, and the Indians have established among them selves a police department, which makes it its duty to see that their own coun trymen at least behave themselves. Whenever they get drunk or turbulent in tho white quarter the ' ubiquitous police " pounce upon them and take them to prison in the Indian quarter. While these peace champions are not strong enough to resist any united effort on tho part of the badly disposed In dians, the gallant little force does a great deal of good, and should put to blush our government, which permits its citizens to remain unprotected, ex cept by a handful of those they have reason to fear, and should bo guard against iustead of by. d Stick to tho Last. Xearly every day we here of some foolhardy man who, as a printer, has just about learned the difference- be tween an imposing stono and tho prop er way to spell guage, starting a news paper. Even admitting that the am bitious printer throughly understands his business, it by no means is a criter ion that he will make a good editor. Themechanical part of a paper is scarce ly learned by some of our Oregon prin ters when they launch out as fully fledged editors. To such wo would in all kindness ciay that, on tho ass and the lion theory, a live printer is worth a hundred dead editors. Editors "are like unto the bands of the desert in their plentifulness" that is men who call themselves such but good printers aro as great a rarity. Some yonng man who has more ambition than judg ment recently made a desperate effort to shine as a Manton Marble at Junction City, spoiling perhaps a good printer to make not a bad editor, for, he had to leave tho town on account of debt be fore he so much as soiled a piece of pa per with the word "Salutatory." This we hope will be a lesson to many of our aspiring printers, and teach them xuai compositors have not got all the ' brains in Oregon and that it is decided- i ly good policy in printing as in every thing else, to "stick tcrthe-last." Peet jlagoosly on the Koads. r Editor EsTBeiaiE;rIri.yQUJL.issua of th 2SIU ultT jnof iced -an -article healed "Of jViUl Interest; respecting onr road laws j ""For one I heartily en- ! dorse your suggestions in the matter, and my gentlo racket fchall be heard in behalf of it The present system of road law is'but little better than no law at all. One constantly travelling the roads as I do can see where hundreds, yes, thousands of dollars have been ex pended with but little or no benefit to the traveling pnblic TharoacU in this county are in many places to-day im passable, and it is not for the want of money, but: of proper management. Last December among the shortest and most disagreeable days iu the year 1 passed a geng of men warned out on extra time to work the roads, and what were they doing? simply girdling trees along the road. line. That supervisor presented the connty court with a bill sufficiently largo to supply hia family with a year's provisions, and because bis bill was objected to and cut down a small per cent, he wants to go to law abont it. . . 1 Such a speculation, snch a scheme to defraud tho people. Is .io more or less than a disgrace to tho community. In another portion of tho county the citi zens were not warned out until the last week in December, the supervisor hav ing been out on a rusticating excursion during the summer months. And now while ! am mad and in a scolding mood I will abuse the way our assessments are made, and call it a humbugging arrangement. Would it not be better to have elected in erch precinct at the regular election of county officers one whose duty it is to asaess his precinct and collect the road tax in coin, and expend it by hiring honest laborers to work ten hours per day, not eight, as is the custom now, and that often ppent in " wa-wa." This way of assessing would certainly bo he better on this account: it leaves little or no chance for speculation, as every man knows more or less of his neighbors' business, and a man from the country knows very little of the merchant or other firms in cities; and on the other hand what does a mnn from town know about the value of farm property? In choosing our next Ijecislatnre let us choose those who will pledge themselves to do some thing in regard to this matter or fo great importance. It is of more interest to us than silver bills, gold bills, or any other bills. There are thousands of bushels of grain in our connty to-day that cannot be marketed for want of roads. I hope this subject will bo kept up until something is done, lours, tc. Teet MaOOOSIjT. British Columbian Slave Trade. Our British consins have a faculty of sneering at the corruption of the Yankee Republic, apparently enjoying the rev elation of French rascalities more than the payment we have recently "made them for trespassing on their fish pre serves off tho coast of New Foimdland. If tho ft-entkmon of the British Colum bian government, for example, would only hide their own misdeeds a little more carefully thero would te some be some slight excuse for their super cilious airs, but where a bargain and sale among members of Parliament ii which a beautiful young lady figures prominently, is made notorious, it is time for them to be a little charitable concerning tho faults and shortcomings of tho rascally Yankees. Mail Contracts Awarded. The following mail contracts for Ore gon were awarded on the 1st inst. The contracts commence cn the 1st of July, and are for four years: To Henry Meldrnm. Dallas to Albany, $1,GJ0; Netarts to North Yanihill.Sl.lOO; Astoria to Jewell, $475; Silverton to Clackamas, 8750. To J. M. Peck, from the Dalles to Baker Citr, $ 8,266; Canyon City to Camp McDermot. S2.RG6; Pilot Rock to Robbinsville. $9HS; Looking Glass to Coqneville, 8SH; Eugene City to Bridge Creek, 2,468; Eugene City to Junction, $648. To J. W. Dorsey, Dalles to Lake View, S3.888; Dalles to Yakima, $988; Oakland to Cottage Grove, 3448. To Grimos Brothers, Astoria to tho Seaside, 81,190. To S. E. Huntley, Barron to Lake View, 87,410. To Andrew Baker, Union to Prairie Creek, 82.200. To S. McLaughlin, Baker to Tennys ville. 8642. To A. D. Barker, Albany to Sweet Home, 050. To N. Wood in, Dallas to St. Joseph, $1,070; Crawfordsville to nalsey , $830; Sulera to Silverton, 070; Forest Grove to Gales, 8470; Portland to Oswego, $'M0; East Portland to Eagle Creek, 8170; Marshfield to Port Orford.1,930. To Robt. M. Garrett, Jacksonville to Crcceut City, Cal., 1,975. To J. D. Wilsou, Drains to Gardin er. 1,375. To Win. L. Hico, Dallas to Alsea, SI. 205; McMinnvillo to Grand Ronde, $925; Fairfield to Aurora, $720; Salem to Sheridan, 670; Corvallis to New port, 2,475. To P. McMahon, Jacksonville to Brownsborough, $624. To Jesso D.Carr, Dairy to Tnle Lake, $296. To A. W. Moore, Corvallis to Junc tion City, $U30. Portland to the Dalles, O. S. N. Co., 7,487. Portland to Astoria O. S. N. Co., S4,99G. A dispatch from Rawlins, Wyoming, says information has been received that -the Ute Indians are acting in a very de fiant manner on Snake river. They have killed 125 head of cattle belonging to the settlers, and threaten to take tho war path as soon as the grass ppmea. On Bear river the peopla are alarmed and aro preparing places ci safety for tho women and. children.. Washington Letter. . Washington. D.C. , Feb. 15, 1878. Wednesday was field day for the Re publicans. During the discussion of the West Point appropriation bill the Democrats concluded to take a turn in i a free fight among themselves, and most 1 gallantly did they raise the war-whoop and scalp each other. Mr. Hewitt, of New York, and Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, were the "Big Indians" in tho fight and each carries the other's scalp m his oelt. . AiKen is a nne specimen of a southern firo-eater of tho alligator knock-down and drag-out school and his villainous epithets, applied to Mr. Hewitt as a northern man, were so close ly akin to those of ante-bellum days when northern men were characterized always as "greasy mechanic," "mud sells" and "white lime cowards," that the listener coald not avoid the conclu sion that Mr. Aiken surely thought a slave driver a laeu was now as powerful os when it used to make onr statesman dongb faces and cringing time sorrers. He denounced Mr. llewitt as a coward. but got a Roland for his Oliver in all his attacks. It was jolly fan for the Republicans, and. heartily did they en joy it. as it is not often that the Demo crats thirst for each other's blood. Col. Polk, the door-keeper of the House, is being investigated, and the fact ia de veloped that he has been a professional lobbyist, even using his influence and acquaintance with members to secure the passage of bills for the benefit oj several suspicions corporations. He appears to have bought up men. to have received considerable sums of money, giving mile considerations ia return, and his appointment of employes and pages involves greatest irregularities. It is difficult now to perceive how the committee can whitewash him to the extent of retaining him, and as a conse quence scores of tho nnterrified Democ racy aro on hand to take his "One by one the roses fall." place. The New York Graphic correspondent, Miss Grundy, is considerably worried over tho diplomatry of Mr. Evarts, who induced her to believe about a month ago that ho would hold his official re ceptions in the State department, and yet the wily statesman changed his plans and determined to hold them at his residence. Miss Grundy thereat is foolish enough to claim that he ought not to sav one thing and do another, just as if that was not the real duty of the Secretary of State. She will be wiser we hope in the future. On Thurs day night ho gave his first reception. He had issued over 2,000 invitations, and so crowded were his immense par lors that it was with extreme difficulty the guest could move. He stood at the door with his wife and daughters and shook hands with each caller, but was ho hemmed in that he seemed powerless to move more than his hand and tongue. There has been no display of fashion surpassing it this winter, bnt the bril liant toilettes fared ba.llv in many cases through the crush. We jostled the Turkish miuister.who in his turn crowd ed some other guest. and so on through out tho evening. But for the universal good humor displayed, discomfort would have reigned supreme. Evarts looked happy and his beautiful daughters en joyed apparently tho attentions paid them by everybody. Mr. Jones, of Nevada, has mado his speech in favor of tho silver bill. It was an able and clequent effort, and in very strong opposition to tho views of tho single standard men. He denounc ed all persona? interest in the matter, and argued that he and his State would, take no step whatever to advance their private intei-e.st.H to the injury of those of tho nation. We shared tho universal bolief that ho derived au immense in come from the silver bonanzas of tho Conistoek, but, of course, will accept'. Ins statements that bis entiro profit;, arise from his gold mines, as his silvoW leads ore exhausted, ami have proved a heavy linking fund for three years. Ho settled is the conviction generally that silver will bo remouetized that no one seems to regard the prolonged debate upon the question as more than a mat ter of moonshine for the purpose of tickling the ears of constituents. Even Senator Bayard, of Delaware, has ac quiesced in the inevitable. Now there is a growing feeling that we should have no half way experimenting, but carry out Gen. Grant's doctrine to the end. If a lw is bad, execute it all tho more faithfully, and the soonor compel its repeal by the people. So with silvev, test it by pouring it out to its fullest extent. A good deal of feeling is expressed here over tho Louisiana returning board prosecutions and conviction of Annerson and colleagues under tho alleged frauds. The fire eaters, of course, are in exta cies over the result, bul very many without regard to party linos, deprecate it as unwise, and under existing circum stances as wholly unwarrantable. The country accepted the frauds through which Mr. Poik was elected as a sequi ence of imperfect laws which should be amended, and now the prudent and conservative citizens hero say that it is too late to arouse up the fraudulent complications charged upon both polit ical parties' during the heated canvass in Louisiana in 187G, which tho action of Congress buried in 1877. No one claims that Mr. Hayes' seat can be dis tuibed by any jury in that unfortunate State, unfortunate ever by having one of tho worst governments south of the Potomac, and yet the extreme elements here and there must needs keep alive the passions of meu who do not hesitate to act with or without warrant of law, and for whom anarchy and confusion give supremest satisfation. We know personally how earnestly many noblo men in tho South are endeavoring to bury the horrid skeleton of civil war, and to lead their states into a channel where industry and quiet can restore wealth and thrift, and we know that such men regard with aversion all at tempts to revive and renew political prejudices and annimosities. Alexander Stephens, in speaking in the House on Tuesday upon the receiving of Carpen ter's picture of Lincoln, reading his proclamation, which Mrs. Thompson presented to Congress, feelingly alluded to his desire for peace and fraternity among the States, covered a ground which we have heard many southerners take since Mr. Hayes' inauguration, and we feel assured all such must deprecate the recent proceedings in Louisiana. The President and his Cabinet have evidently determined to interpose their power between theconvioted and and their prosecutors, and there is no doubt that such ac tion is what the rampant covet as a means of creating further agitation, not only now, but till afte? thp election of JSSQ. There is a deep laid plan iu all this action, bqt we hp.pe it may "gang aglee," COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, TTVTVVPTTY flV nAT.TFOPJIIA. Telegraphic News. Kastern.; New York, March 2. The Tribune's Washington special says Evarts learned to-day that official information has been received at the German legation that the German government, either appre hensive of the effect of legislation by congress on financial questions or be ing desirous to convert some of its as sets into cash, had disposed of $150, 000,000 worth of United States bonds, purchased several years ago with a por tion of the French indemnity fund. Information of a somewhat similar character has been received from other sources, and it is feared it indicates an increasing distrust abroad of the finan cial future of the American republic. On tlie same subject the Tribune says in New York city the effect of the bill has been to create uneasiness among savings bank depositors, many of whom have withdrawn their money. The president is unuivaly irritated and nettled by f he summary disposition of his veto. Tie said to a silver senator yesterday that he did not expect such indecent haste. He did not suppose that two-thirds of congress would for get what respect was due the executive. The senator replied warmly: "Some of us in congress, Mr. President, "con sider our conduct quite as respectfnl to yon as your conduct in vetoing the bill, which more than two-thirds of the rep resentatives of the people demanded should become a law; and you mast have learned "by this time that con gress does not pass bills for the execu tive to play with." Washington', March 4. Awards were announced to-day of contracts for mail service during the next term of four years on al I.California routes which were not awarded last week. O. H. Pease, of Atchison, Kansas, obtains the contract for the great route from Red ding to Roseburg, Oregon, for $62,430 per annum. Names of postoffices changed : Pataha, Columbia Co., W. T., to Pomeroy, B. B. Day appointed postmaster. Post masters appointed: Edward Coates, Elk Head, Douglas Co., Oregon; James D. Smith, Dallas, Polk Co., Oregon; J. B. Gilbrt, Peoria, Linn Co., Oregon; John W. Parks, Pleasant Hill, Lane Co., Oregon; C. G. Harrel, Stoughton, Clark Co., W. T. Chicago, March 2. The Intcv-Oceaiis Washington correspondent says a prom inent New Hampshire Republican ia here urging tlie appointment of Pack ard as collector at Nw Orleans. Senator Rollins says that tho appointment is the shit! tjiia noil of carrying New Hampshire next election. There is some obstacle in tlie way of Packard's appointment which those who are on confidential terms with tho president refuse to explain, and it is supposed t- j involve Anderson's pardon, and it js suggested that Nicho'.ls fxpeet3 to name the collector, if Anderson is 'par doned, but no collector named by Nicholls "will be confirmed. Sf ziator Eustis, who is Nicholls' bitter er.emy, controls euouyh Democratic vf in the senate to aeieat any such uomina tion with tlie aid of the Republicans who have sworn to allow no one but Packard to bo confirmed. It. is stated that if Wells and Anderson pouIJ name alien he would bo notui lated. This rumor is supported by tho fact that both Wells and Anderso j, heretofore have opposed Packard's appointment. It i3 denied positively belli at the Capi tol and by members of tbo cabinet, that Nicholls has demandfd the removal of Wells and Anderson from their cus tom house appointments as the price of Anderson's pardoned. There is begin ning tp le consider ite nnxiety felt lfst v.ardon shou i be "gran ted, al t !'. jb. several cabinet officers have pressed faith in Nicholls intention to grant one. lho legislature adjooTna next Wednesday, and to be effective the pardoned must bo confirmed by the senate before tha date; otherwise An derson would h :tb to remain in tho penitentiary until Janny next. It can bo announced as certain that no nomination for collector will be sent to the senate nfrer 'ho Louisana legis lature adjourns, and it is stated the president will vait until Williamson arives from Central America, in order to consult wiih him before auother ap pointment is made. Richmond, Ya.,March'5. The auditor of public accounts to-day reported to the joint committee on finance of the general avoembly that the financial condition of the commonwealth was truly deplorable. No money was le ing received for taxes, all payments beiag mode in coupons which were at 30 per cent, discount. The auditor Btates that there is but $103 in the treasurer, and that nono could be bor rowed nor collected, and that he can run tho state government no longer. The asylums were behind oven on the support account. He had no means of paying the per diem of tho members. There is $175,000 now due to the banks and they refuse further loans. He said a dead lock might be avoided if the general assembly would provide that the license tax be paid in money only. Of one million balance of taxes due for the last fiscal year, thero was now ready nearly enough coupons to absorb it, and on the first cf July, $600,000 more of them would mature. The joint convention meets again to night to consider the situation. In the house various propositions were sub mitted looking to a solution of the pub lic debt question, one of which was the appointment of a commission con sisting of the governor and other state officers to meet the state creditors in order to adjust the debt. The joint co mittee on finance this evening adopted a report in accordance with the auditor's suggestion recom mending that the general assembly pass a law providing for the collection of the license tax, including revenue from the Moffet register in money to the exclusion of coupons. Louisville, March 5. A Stanford, Ky., special to the Courier Journal says: A terr'ble tornado with a width of four hundred yards swept through Casey county Saturday afternoon, doing frightful damage in the neighbo hood of Rich nill and Mount Olive. The whole of tho family of Vincent Wesley, near Rich Hill, con sisting of himself, wife, two grown danghters, and a boy named Sloan, a nephew of Win. Sloan, an William Taylor, a neighbor stopingat hia house, were killed outright. Another man, named Richardson, had his collar bone broken and shoulder frightfully orush ed. Mrs. Wesley's body was blown four hundred yards and "her clothing entirely stripped off. Tha two daugh ters were carried fifty yards and were found looked in each other arms. The father and nephew were fearfully mang led and all must have been killed by tho first force of the tempest. Thedweb r ing, stables and outhouses were entirely away, the logs being sc-.. for many yards aloug in the vicii Mount Olive. Mrs. Morgan, tl of John W. Morgan, was ' killf the dwelling, outhouses, etc. Floyd, completly swept away itte litv ie wife id, : and , of F. . Tim irection. several the re Feuces bers were scattered in every d In the villag3 of Mt. Olive houses were swept away and mainder otherwise idjured. , were blown away along t ae whole coruso of the tornado, pest and rail fences being drawn out, torn '" nto splin ters and ntterly destroyed. T jarge trees were twisted from their root j and car ried hundreds of yards'. C jnsiderable number of horses, cattle and other stock in its course were kil led. Prob ably damage $50,000. Hot SrBTNGS, Ark., Marr th 5. Abont 1:30 o'clock this morning' a fire broke out in a shanty occupied by a ueTO named Greenlee. The f ire communi cated to a French restnra- jfc. and thence north and south on both sides of the street. All bnilJings are burned north of Rockafellow's drng s' rs sod south below Malvern Crossb ig. About 250 bnilding3 are destroyr d on immense amounts of good. As t" a ere is but one street in the valley the steamer was cut off and could afford ; no relief to the lower end of the town had been checked al horses, fireman and through the flames until tho flames ove them. The engine dashed to the Snmpter House and came ar ound the avenue and Qninn Hill, ar 1, are now at( 8 o clock) fighting the firo at the south end of town. Amor the buildings de stroyed are the Hot Spjings,' American and Earl liotels, a French restaurant, Valley and State Banks, postoffice. Daily Sentinel oi fice and Hnflman & Hamilton's bath h ouse. jreitrn. The treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey war, signed at Constantino ple on the 3d. Russia has abandoned her claim on the Egyptian and Bul garia tributes. Greatenthusiasm exists among the R jssian troops at San Stefa no. Lord De fby says the term of peace do not efl- ict the Turkish fleet and that the inder jnity is reduced to 12,000. 000. Cons- antinople, March 5 Foreign ambash ,adors have not yet received the text o'. the treaty. They are not certain whetl jer it is definitive, "it is understood how .Ver that the exchange of ratifica tior. within a fortnight is obligatory. Vienna, March 5. The Newspapers ar : dissatisfied with the peace conditi o as so far as they are known. They f x press the opinion that the most dif ficult phase of tho crisis is yet to Ie passed. They sa nobodv wishes to disturb the great result of the war, the liberation of the Christians, but while the demands calculated to lead to a conflict with England have been dropped by Russia, a similar consider ation has not been shown for Austria. It is stated Count Andrassy will make a full exposition of his policy to the del egations, which will meet probably. : On an eveniug recently at Walla Walla four soldiers were drinking and entered the house of a woman known as Jane Smith. They had just sat down when Wm. Murphy, . corporal Company E., 1st Cav.dry, entered with a knife in his hand.The others .started to go, knowing Murphy was fa trouble some fellow. He followed ahd-Iaceused them of insulting him. Then laying about with the knife ho cut three of the men inflicting a terrible wound on ouo of them, named John Sneider, a pri vate of hi a company. The wLund was a slnsh across the abdomen, so that tb enTilsirotrnded. H diedY!l' nours after. MurpuV V 'uZ fiit'pun ishment. f Smith fc Hatch's saw mill at Taccma was destroyed by tire last ;Tuesday. Loss S5.000. Governor Breymaa writes Hon. S. S.' Fena, at Washington, that Winnemuc ca's Piutes and the Malheur Indiana are becoming restless and unsettled. Market Hcport. Porllatul Market. Tgal tenders buying. !I8' selling. Flour Extra, fii U0; superfine, 5 un. Wheat! 80 i cental. 0 Gats 15c. (4j0 bushel, sacked. Hurley $1 ,v) t cental. Bacon Sides 12c. ; bams. 1311 ; shoulders, iXfiiOc. Iird In kegs, HV. : in 101b tins, 12e. Butter Flesh roll, 3Tmiv37 He. Fruits lried apples in sacks, 4 hie. : lcecs, 5: plums, pitiess, 10(a12c-, peacaes, lie; prunes, i"C. Kggs (C. Ghickens- Full grown. $3 50$1 SO p dozen. Hides Dry, 17c. ; salted. Cc. ; culls, ii olT. Tallow tic. tt. Wool 3fl;!2e. Feed Bran, 2Wj22 SO V ton; shorts, oil cake, $ll 00. Hay Baled. J10$12 V ton ; looso, $10. Potatoes 5t(,Nc. bushel. Onions lVvl6 9 ft. Mutton Sheep $1 7d$2. Oregon City Mnrkci. Wheat ft 05 V busnei. MO; Oats feed, sacked, -lifcSf 15; 9 bushel ; ing, sacked, 50c. V bushel. Barley Choice brewing, 90c V bushel : 75c. mill feed. Potatoes i.V$50c. v bushel. Onionn IHWic. ft. Flour tG 50-,7 00 t bbl. Pried Fruits Apples,4fg,l)$c. lb.; plums, II l2e. Butter 30(337 )e. r ft. Chickens Grown, 3 00 V dozen. F.ggs-20!a&i"e. 1 dozen. Bacon Sides, lOU'C l lb; hams 16l?c Ijird miOc Vft. Hay $l2(f Ii p ton. Wool iW21c. t tt. Hides Irv, 10f'$12c lb: green, lr?65c Mill feed Bran, 18i$20 4 ton; shorts, S27 :0 i ton. Fresh meats Reei.drepsed.4 He ft;c.n foot 2?ic; dressed hotrs, 7c : mutton sheep, $2,:i 25. Shipping Apples 75ca$l 25. NJSIV TO-DAY. FIREMEN'S BALL! rjlHEUE WILL BE A GRAND BALL ON Sadinlay Ere., March Otli, 17, at Zingsetns Hall, gtven by the Firemen of Oregon City in honor of the new Chief I. T. Rogers, and Assistant Chief. Jacob Mader. A flne Lunch at 12 o'clock. Tickets for gentleman and lady. Including lunch, $1 00. . FOR SALE! Blocks 115 and 170, near the City School, Also 1 No. 8 cooking stove, with furniture; 1 set dining room chairs; 1 glass trout cuploard ; 1 pantry safe and washing machine; 1 wash stand and rocking chair; single bedstead. For prices and particulars applv to . , V. J. SPOO.VER, At C. W. Pope fc Co.'s store. Oregon City, March 7, 1S7S. Final Settlement. In the County Court of Clackamas County, Ste of Oregon. In the matter of the Estate of Richard Haw kins, deceased. XTOTItfi 1 IIEUEIIY GIVEN THAT X Arthur Warner, administrator of said ! Estate, has rendered for settlement and filed i in 6a'd Ocnrt his final account of Ms Admin. istration of said Estate, and that J Monday-, (he lt day of April, A. D. 1678, being a day of a regular term of said Court j has been appointed oy said Coust for the ; hearing of objections to said final account j and for the settlement thereof by mild admin- j 1st rat or . AUTHUH WAKNEIi, Adm'r. JTEREO acka-- liatet? mamn tt ijTyTf Lg-- g .- n, 15 !Kt jh of rtfmmTTterTkHi n av of the S W H of Ruction 4. township 5 Muth, rangy 1) west., ir '1 illnmook county, Oregon, with a tU?w to t he cancellation of said entry :' the sidd parties are hrrt'by FtirntnoneT9nap--" pear sit this oflice on the 11th ilay of April,. 1878, at JO o'clock A. M.-, to rprnd and Rive i testwjiouy concerning paid alleged abandon- uaent. i T. HAUINV Register; ''' T. It. HARRISON', Receiver.' March 7. lS78-it. i ----- - THE GOOD SAMRITAS HOSPITAL. ' Baarilof Maaaera. -,. Rf. Rev. R. WIstar Morris, l. I).. JPresideni. .' ITon. M. P. Deady Vic President, . . ..j.. Gen. J. II. Katon, Secretary, Mr. fcreorge Cfood, Treasurer. Rev. Georpre Plummcr, Mr. C. H, Lewis, j ' Oapt.Geo.lI. Flanders, Lr. 14. B. Wilson, . Ir. Glisan. Mr. James Jjidlawr Mr. Henry Ilewett, ' Mr. Ivan It. Uawioa, , : Mr. Henry Failing. : , , AiCenrUna rhyricinn, C. C. Strong. JC Su , '. ; Consulting Physicians, R. B. WUson, m. p.. J. T. Oblselan.'if. ,rt ' R. Qlisan, x. I. - This Hospital ia in a high and healthful '" '" place, in th northwestern part of the City or. 7, Portland, and commands a beautiful view of . . ine valley and mountains. It has convenient foath rooms, lavatories and closets, and tb 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'd ward and In pri vate rooms for lying-in patient. . This is the Marine Hospital for Oregon." United (States seamen entitled to Hospital treatment will apply to lr. O. '. Htrong, I kuin'8 butldinp, Krrt and Washington His., or at his residence, Salmon et, near Fourth. GKO. W. IJOYD, Superintendent. Mrs. B. Cornelius, Matron. February 11, 1S78-3iu. ESTABLISHED 18GO. R. S. & A. P. LAGEY, ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. ' 29 Scvcnlk Street, Washington, D, C. :- " Patents and Inventors. We 'secure Lj.rrrF.RK Patent on Inven tions. No attorney fees in advance in appli cations for Patents in the United Slates. , rlo . charges unless the iwitent is granted. NoJ additional fees for obtaining and conducting ' a rehearing. Special attention given to In- ' terferenee Cases before the P-atenl Office, Ex tensions before Congress, Jpfringement Suits ' in different States, and all liliAfion apper-'" taining to Inventions or Patents. We als pro ctira Patents 'in Cunada and other roreign comitties. Send Stamp lor Pamphlet giving , full instruction and terms. ... . ( ' TT, S. Courts and Deport men ta. . Claims prosecuted in the Sopreme Court of the United States, Court of Claims, and all classi'S of war claims before the Executive Ix-partments. . " "i :-TJ Arrears of Pay and Runfy, OfHct-rs, Soldiers ana 'Sailors of the late ' wiir, or their heirs, are in many cases en titled to money irom th tiovernment, of which they luive no knowledge. Write full , history of service, and state amount of pay and bounty received. Enclose st'.-rnp, and a '. full reply after examination, will b3 givwii you without charge. Pensions. All"OfTieers, Soldiers anil Sailors, at present ' disabled, however s!:;rhtly, from wounds, ' ruptnrw or other injuries, or diseases received orcontrarted in Hie line of duty in the late war can obtain a i?enMOii. Many now draw- ' ing iensi .ns are ,?eutit led to increase. '7? "' U. S. General Lund Office. " " '"' Contested I -and Cases, Private Ttnd Claims, ", Mining Pre-emption, andomefciend Cases presented before the tJeneral Land Office and Department of the Interior. j ; Land lVarrnntH . - - , ... We pay cash for Bounty Tind Warrants . and Additional Homestead Scrip. . We invito . correspondence with all parties having any . ; tor sale, and give tull and explicit Instruc tions where assignments are imperfect. , ' We conduct our buwness iu seperate Bureaus, having therein the assistance of. able and experienced lawyers and .clerks, - . and give our closest personal supervision to ' , every important paper prepared in each case. Promises; aUc-ction thus secured to all ' ' business intrust"d to us. Literal arrangements made with attorney in all classes of bustness. Address - R. S. &A. P. LACEV, Attornry,. Washing ton, II. IV We pye'eT-eV) Hon. M. 1. Emore.Pr-si- , rientid National Bank. VJ .rJj.' ugton. 1 .".: C. K. Prentiss, Kq., i "ashler 'icrlliaft Ai'u. National Hank, Wnshingtoii. 1 . t '. ; Unit. t".. Eewev, Pp-st. liar. Natl. Hank, adiz,' hio ; lion. H. Waldron, V. Pr st. it Natl. jia,i k; llillsiuale, .Mich. ; J. II. Hai;ti5,E sj., t 'a.-lji- r City Natl. Citnk. lenvr, 'ol,:J. I. K:mx. " Esq., Banker. Topeka, Kansas. - - : F1XAL SETTLEKEXT. Kfn th County Court of Clackamas County, Stat of Oregon. - - 1 - - - In the matter of th estate of Mary. Pros vr. deceased. NOTICE I HEREBY tilVEV THAT Atrhur Warner, the duly api-ointej Ad ministrator of t he estate of Mary lYosser, de ceased, has rendered and prsr-otetl lor settle ment, and filed in said Court, his final ac count of his administration of said est.ate.and that Monday the first (1st) day of April. A. I. . 1V78, beirjii a day .of a term of said Court, t wit : of t.'ie April term, A. I. 1K7S, has lieen duly appointed by said Court for the hearing of objections to said final account and tor tht iinal s-tt lenient thereof with said adminis trator. Bv order of said Court tnali- Febru ary 22, 1S7.S. -IRTUUUWAItNEll. Feb. 28, l.S7S-5t. Administrator. Summons. tX THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TATE of Oregon for Clackamas County. W. Eugene lement. plaintiff, vs. T. J. Matlock, Ilopie C. Matlock, John S. Smith, James a. Weston, and 1 H. Allen and C. H. Uwli, partners doinK business underthe Orni name of Allen fc I.ewis. defendants. Suit in equity. To James A. Weston, one of said defendants. -In the name of the State of Orepon you nm ' hereby summoned and required to be and ap- . pear in the alxve named turt on or before the first day of t he term thereof to be held on the 4th Monday of April, A. I). 1878, and answer the complaint of plaintiff filed in the above entitled suit, or for want thereof tho plaintiff will apply to t he Court, for the relief demanded in said complaint, which, as against you, consists in substance in asking for a decree against you for $1,075, gold coin, with interest at 1 it cent, per month since' Aug. 5, 187; and also the forclosure of a cer tain mortgage given by you and one John S. Smith to secured the above mentioned sumr Aug. S, 1S75, to T. .1. Mattock, wbieh is record ed on pages 314, ."'IS and XtH in Book "E." of t he record of mortgages in Clackamas county, Oregon. This summons is published pur- suant to an order of Hon. E. D. Shattuck Judge of sa id Court. Hated l-'eh. "2ti. 1678. feb2S-Cw. Joiinson.EMcCowx, MAcnrir, pPfTnffys. Summons. Tn the CiRcrrr court or the state of Oregon for Clnekamns County. Aaron E. Walt and Eloisa Harvey, executors of tho will and estate of Haniel Harvey, deceased, plaintiffs vs. liavid McLaughlin, defendant. Suit in equity. To said defendant: In the name of the . State of Oregon, you are sum moned and required tube and apjiear in tho above named Court, on or before the first itiv of the term thereof to lo lejrun and held on the 4th Monday, the 22d day of April, A. I). l.S7.'i, and answer the complaint ' of plaintiffs filed again. st you in the a love entitled sntt, or for want t hereof the plaintiffs will-apply'.to the Court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. Said relief consists in substance in re quiring jou to cancel a certain mortgage given to you by Laniol Harvey to secure $20 VH) and recorded on pages 377 and 378 lit jsook j. oi tne r. cotu oi mortgages in Clsoka mas county Oregon, and excluding you from any lien or Interest in the property .. dessert bed in said mortgage. This summons is published pursuant to an order of E. I. Shattuck, Judge of said Court dated the 15th day of February, A. I). 1S78. JoiiNsjx,McCowjf, Macrcm, ppffs att'ys ' Oregon City. Feb. 21, lS-fiw. " ' ADMINISTRATOR'S 50TICE. rfHIE UNDEUSIC.NEO 1IAV1XG BEEN J. duly appointed by the Countv Court of Clackamas County, Oregon, as administrate of the estate of Adam Weat herston, deceased, jate of said State and county, all person hnv. J tng claims atrainsi saui estate will present ! them duly verified with proper vouchers to me, the undersigned, at tho sheriffs office at the Court House in Oregon City, Oregon, cith ! in six months from the date of this notice ! All prons owing said estate will call and I settle the same. imieu Oregon Clfr, Oregon. Feb H 1R78 Ht. J. T. APPERSON. Adm'r. ' LANKSOF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR bale at this office. . Justices of the JVaoo can gel anything In their line. , s. ' i