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ORIGINAL DEFFmw
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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;, .
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Columbia . . .
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Marion
Polk
Tillamook
Union
Umatilla.....
Wasco . .
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Yamhill. . i ...
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Iou2las . . ..t11
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Jackson 7
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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
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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. '
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