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31)c (Enterprise. qEGO. ClTIf, THURSDAY, MARCH 28. 1878. Republican State Convention. The Republican State Convention is hereby called to meet at Salein on Wed nesJay, the 17th day of April, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of nom inating candidates for the various State offices, to be voted for at the election to be held in Jane next. The Convention will be composed of 177 delegaes,baaed 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: Paker 4 Henton 8 Clackamas 11 Coos 7 Clatsop 5 Columbia 3 Curry 2 Douglas... 11 Orant 4 Jackson 7 Josephine.......... 8 Lane 11 Liake 3 Linn 15 Multnomah 22 Marlon 29 Polk 7 Tillamook 2 Union 5 Umatilla 6 Wasco 6 Washington 8 Yamhill. 0 " It is recommended that primary con ventions be held in the several precincts, unless otherwise directed by the County Central Committees.on Saturday, March 30th, and that the County Conventions to elect delegates to the State Conven tion on Saturday, the 6th of April next. UAVID (JOODSEIr., W. C. Johnson, Chairman. Secretary. The Primaries. On Saturday, the 30th inst., the Re publicans of this county will hold their primary elections, and it is to be hoped that our people will not on that occasion be overcome with any lethargic apathy that will prevent their taking an active part. It is at these first elections that the Republican ticket is in fact made, timl those "who. wish to see our strong and representative men put upon the ticket must not stav awav from the polls. The indifference often manifest ed by our best citizens at the primaries occasionally results disastrously for the jobbers and wire-workers "set up tickets pledged to vote for their own kind. What wo want is the honest sen timent of the full Republican vote of this county, which is good, and will tend into the field as leaders none but :good men. This county is undeniably Republican by at least two hundred majority, and we can only lose it by in sanitv at the primaries. There must be no dead weight to a ticket in the person of some man whom the entire party can not unanimously support, for he will but drag down the others. It is much easier for one bad name to weaken a whole ticket than for good men to pul through an unpopular man, just as one decayed apple will rot a whole box o good ones before they can make the bad one at all toothsome. The coming elec tion threatens to be very closely con tested, and it is here at the threshold (hat we must begin to prepare for it, A good ticket and success is certain while neglect on the park of our repre sentative men to see that primaries are -conducted with a view to nominating -only good men for office i3 as sure de feat. Be sure to vote, study the names on yonr ticket, and show that you take -some interest in good government and the success of your party. The Beaver Creek Democrats "de nounce the action of our present Coun ty Court in purchasing a court house site, when the connty is already pos sossed of one; and demand an explana nation by the county officials, for the prodigal manner in which our taxes have been expended." This resolution bears the ear-marks of the leader of the unterrified in this county, and it 6hows how easily the Democrats of Beaver creek allow "the wool to be pulled over their eyes." Will the Beaver creek denouncers point out the site possessed by the county, and, if they find it, will they tell us how much it would cost to place it in condition for a court house site ? An attempt was made by certain parties to ""bull dose" the county court in regard to tho county addition; which they said would be forfeited unless the court house was erected on a certain block. The county records were overhauled, ana in was iounu luai me county naa a clear title, and the threatened law suit was dropped without any further talk It is our firm belief that over two-thirds of the citizens of Clackams county are in favor of erecting a court house be- a 1 fm m low tue umn, ana xor our part, we would be perfectly willing to leave it to a vote of the people at the coming election, as to tue proaigai manner in which the officials have expended our taxes, our Democratic friends should keep very quiet. It is a well known fact that at the time our pres ent county judge was elected four "years ajro an indebtedness of over 12,000 had been incurred by the Dem ocratio officials, and that too in s "prodigal manner." The Republican officials have paid off this indebtedness, built several expensive bridges, pur chased a site for the court house, and will leave the county out of debt and money on hand when their term of of fice expires. How does this compare with the administration of our county affairs by the Democrats? If the Dem ocratic officials could have shown record like this four years ago they would not have been so ignominiously consigned to realms of obscurity. The Indiana Democracy is for green back inflation.pure and simple.without a smell of silver, and for paying the bonds in "our own repudiated notes This will be ITendricks banner for the .Presidential nomination. It is the same that rendleton tried. v.- - . N - The National Party. The new party organized at Toledo, Ohio, a short time ago, to be known as the National," expects to gather in all the fragments of other parties. The working-men's party4 is expected topull right into lint, although the platform has nothing in it very encouraging to the laboring classes. The Greenback -ers and "Women Suffragists are to be bundled into the new party, all in a heap, and this conglomeration is under the control of Brick Pomeroy and Ren. Butler. If these leaders do not weigh down the party, we shall be greatly surprised. It was doubtless a clever idea to givs it the name of Working men's Party at first, in order to delude that class into it, but the platform adopted and the men who have as sumed control of the National Party do not make such alliance very encour aging to genuine rorking-mon. They supposed that the party was originally organized to advance the interests of the working classes, but in this they are to be disappointed. They Can see no special benefit to accrue to thorn from the advocacy of cheaper money. What they most desire is plenty of work at fair prices, and good money in payment. We claim now, as we always have, that constant tinkering with our fi nances is a curse to the country; keeps values constantly unsettled, therefore causing capitalists to hesitate about investing money in any industrial en terprises, and striking a heavy blow at the working-classes, whose prosper ity depends upon a regular, sound fi nancial policy, which does not embar ass investments. We have always believed that our bonded indebtedness was a curse, that hundreds of millions of dollars are locked up in intereat bearing bonds, that ought to be developing the wealth of the country, and thus giving em ployment to the needy millions. But we have the debt on our hands and we should make it as light for the people as possible, by funding it in bonds at so low a rate of interest that men of energy and business tact can secure money at a low rate of interest to em bark in business. This would be reform enough with out the hodge podge National Party, the leaders of which, we believe to be the purchased tools of the bondhold iner aristocracv of this country that have set a most glittering bait for la boring gudgeons. End of Cuban Insurrection. After a long struggle, the Cuban in surgents have begun to surrender it is true, however, that their terms are honorable. We regret that after a nine year's combat she has failed to accom plish her independence, altliongn we must congratulate the people at large on the peace and prosperity to their bankrupt island that must follow. We regret the surrender as much for Spain as Cuba, for she would bo in a far better condition to devote.her whole energies to a recovery in some degree of her old grandeur, without the heavy weight of a remote dependency tenanted by an excitable race. We regret it for the TJniaed States also, for history will not hold us altogether blameless in per mitting so cruel a contest to be carried on at our very doors, in our own wa ters, without taking far tuoro effectual means to bring it to a conclusion than we havo ever done. Yet, as it is, the insurrection has not been barren of fruit Cuba, at least, i to have a large share of her own government. A plan for the gradual emancipation of slaves is also at once to bo set on foot. Al these are assuredly great gains, and until the honesty 'of the government at Madrid in fully carrying out the re form has been fully tested, it is a sin and a shame for the blood-thirsty Cu bans who remained in New York, and only smelt the smoke of battle afar off, to attempt to relight the flames of war in the devastated island. The Greenbackers. The Clackamas County Greenback party, consisting of about twenty-five members, held a convention in this city on Thursday last, and for some inecrut able reason postponed the nomination of county officers until tho April 20th possibly wishing time in which to sum mon courage for the Btep, which must ultimately come, into the Democratic camp. The over-worked mechanic Ed munds told some terrible stories on the government and its mismanagement of its finances, which made his hearers imagine that the Senators and Congress men at Washington are almost as big fools as the Edmunds-Lawson crowd in Oregon. The young man who wanted to inquire of Edmunds, since he knew so much about money and how to make billions with it, why he had not settled that little account with the Enterprise, was suppressed as a bulldoser and Lou isiana intimidator. The good work, however, goes bravely on, and the Scio Greenback club still has three strong members and the Independence club has dissolved for the want of vitality. Verily Edmunds is a power in the land! Mr. Hendricks repeats with empha sis that the Presidential question is set tled till 18S0. Congress, he frankly says, and not the Electoral Commis sion, gave Mr. Hayes the Presidency, and consequently his title is a valid one. He is opposed to all efforts to re open the subject, and he will not bo a party to any scheme to do it. He has no knowledge of any such scheme, and doesn't know what Mr. Tildens plans and intentions may be, a3 he has never spoken to him on the subject. Chinese Immigration. The speech of Senator Sargent on the Chinese qnestiou, in the Senate, was tho ablest exposition yet made of tho evils which threaten this coast from the im portation of coolies. From statistics and careful estimates he reaches, the conclusion that there are 108,000 Chi nese in California alone, at present. The great majority of these have come cut under contract with the Six Com panies, a powerful organization of Chi nese merchants, who make a business of importing them at so much a head. In reviewing the character of this immi gration, Mr. Sargent rightly enunciated the principles that should guide us in dealing with tho question, and correctly stated the objections to allowing the Oriental hordes to overrun this country, in the following words: If America holds out inducements to emigrants to come here to .better their condition, it has been the implied un derstanding that they shall be fit for and become citizens cf this country, adapting themselves to our laws, merg ing in our population, and cementing into the fabric of society upon the same terms and conditions as those which appertain to the peopla born on the soil. Our fathers rounded here an American civilization, republican in form and spirit, and anything which contravenes this debases or destroys it can not bo consistent with the traditions of the re public or within the meaning of the declaration that America is the home for the oppressed of all lands. The Chinese fulfill none of the requisites of the immigration which our laws are de signed to encourage. They remain a distinct, indigestible mass in the com munity. A residence of nearly thirty years in California has done nothing toward assimilating the Chinese to the body of our people. They occupy their own quarter of the city ; still use their own dress and language; worship in their own joss-houses; govern them selves by their own laws, even to the execution of the death penalty against offenders; persevere in their heathenish vices, and live with entire selfish ex- clusiveness. They do not seek America as a home or to becomo citizens or to enjoy or maintain its institutions, but merely to drain it of such portion of its wealth as they can acquire, always with antmo revertendl and, failing to realize this intention in living, secure the ship ment of their bones to China after death A Theory Exploded. The theory that members are elected or defeated by the people of their re spective districts is exploded by the present Democratic Congress. A num ber of Republican members have been ousted without any regard to justice. Darrall, Republican member from Lou isiana, who was unseated recently, had 20,000 majority over his opponent on a lawful count, and 1,C00 majority on a so-called Democratic count, ne held a certificate of election, from both Gov. Kellogg and Gov. Nicholls. His oppo nent, nevertheless, filed a notice cf con test, and the Heuse, which is made judge of the qualifications of its mem bers, voted him in without any regard to the expressed wish of the people of Louisiana. During all the years that tho Republicans controlled the House we never heard of such an outrage be ing perpetrated. Generally Conceded. It has been generaly conceeded that greenbacks are not money, and conse quently not taxable; that the Dalles & Salt Lake Railroad is seriously crip pled, and our chances of direct eastern communication rather slim; thr.t Eng land and Russia are growing very war like in their attitudes on account of the former's determination that the Czar shall submit all tho peace conditions at the Congress; that the silver bill has nut been bo disastrous after all; that Hayes is acting consciesciously, yet ha3 enemies within hi3 own party; that the Central Pacific Railroad Company is scheming for the capture of Oregon; that there are more candidates in each party for office than there are offices, and that the Democrats are going to be beaten to death in th.3 coming election in this State. Once more the European horizon is clouding up in consequenco of differ ences arising between the powers ou various points connected with the pro posed Congress. It is difficult to arrive at a clear understanding of the case from the accounts which pass over the wires, but at present it actually appears as if the nations who looked on com placently when Russia and Turkey were engaged in a deadly struggle would now deprive the victorious Power by diplomatic intrigues of every advan tage thus dearly purchased. The de mand that every point of tho treaty of St. Stefano should be submitted to the decision of all the powers represented at the Conference seems to bo prompt ed by sudden arrogance in view of Rus sia's condition at the end of a bloody and expensive struggle, while all other Powers have fresh armies at their com mand and enjoy the full benefits of les sons taught the military world which cost them nothing. The feeliDg in Russia is certainly growing more and more averse to a Congress, the people being of the opinion that if every prize of the last year's struggle is to be taken from them, they might as well prolong tho contest until some tangible advantage falls to their lot. In the course of his speech on the Diplomatic Appropriation Bill in the House on the 11th inst., Abram Hewitt, (Tilden's right bower) in a short di gression on the Presidential Commis sion and Civil Service Reform, used the following significant language: I wish to say distinctly that Hayes has his title (to the Presidency) be yond the reach of any proceeding, po litical or otherwise, except iu his own conscience. If there has been a wrong done, it has been done not by the Pres ident.bnt by the Electoral Commission. His title is irrefragable and sacred, and therefore he oan afford to march firmly forward in the execution of pledges which he has iven, ' COURTESY CF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Washington Letter. Washington. D. C, March 8, "78. Our Senatorial solons again found themselves prostrated with their ardu ous labors yesterday, and therefore took the usual Thursday's adjournment over j to Monday. We are unable to indicate just what they did of an exhausting nature, and simply take the fact as granted because they did adjourn. Sen ator Sargent, of Cal., vented his spleen against John Chinaman in unmeasured invectives, and included in his diatribes ail who upheld " him of almond eyes," for he poured all into one general seeth ing cauldron of sin and iniquity whose presence in this country can work out only deepest injury to our morals and our prosperity. We are rather sceptical as to the soundness of his views, and are inclined to think there is a " nigger in tho wood -pile " in this Heathen Chi nee question, for bur own observation and the testimony of thoso not in the political ring, is adverse to many of the Senators' assumptions. The House, of course, is at work with its sleeves rolled up, bet it cannot make any headway against tho President's veto of tho tim ber bill, nor is it able to give Sunset Cox a pretext to make himself famous again by a smart and pert saying, hence the members are down to hard work and are playing smash with things generally. The families of our cabinet officers will have some rest ' from the burdens imposed upon them by the past winter's receptions, since etiquette does not compel them to open their houses to the great unwashed throng of citizens until January next. A visitor to the city, however, need not hesitate to call upon the wife of a secretary to pay his or her respects and leave a card. Such a visit is informal and short, and as it imposes no burden of return call, upon the Mrs. Secretary, the visitor will be welcomed. Mrs. Hayes receives callers nearly every evening of the week.shakes hands with each one and has a pleasant word to say to all as they pass in and out of the red room. No one remains more than a minute or two, since the constantly changing company prevents continued conversations with her. The wive3 of the secretaries receive in the same informal manuer, hence all those whose curiosity prompts them to see not only the lions, but the lionesses of Washington, should include Mrs.Hayes and the houses of the secretaries in their round of calls and sight-seeing. We are pained to notice that the State of Virginia is putting herself into the humiliating and inexcusable position of beggary and repudiation. The pitiful cry of poverty and high taxes pleaded in benaif or ner action, has no more foundation in fact than obtains in ev ery State north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, and she should not submit a day to the outrage which unprincipled olSco seekers have forced upon her, in a depleted treasury and a bankrupted credit. We Know V irginia s resources and powers, for we have spent many years among her people, and we say, deliberately, that sue is as able to-day to pay her interest and running expenses as Ohio or Massachusetts, hence we have no patience with repudiators, and with present impecumosity. Murphy, the great temperance lectnr or, departed from us last week with considerable mud sticking to his gar ments, in tue way of rows, motioust and such doings with the Young Men's Christian association, who charge him with more a love for money -making thaq doing good to his fellow man. This charge, however, we think, more due to some misunderstanding than fact, and , , . . . regaru me wnoie imbroglio as some thing of a family quarrel in which both parties thereto are partly in the-n'ghi as well as the wrong, lint it is eviden that we have an element hem which no Murphy can reach with conviction, for we have had as fine displays of late of good old-fashioned Democratic love for bourbon, both iu acd out cf Congr--c3, as prior io ibia tezrperccwo revival. Our bourbon pap; -, tc3 Foci, daclares Clly that its recent statemeni thnt certain Democratic Senators were in their seats so much under soporific influence to be unfit for duty, was only a joke, but from our observation we think there is more truth than poetry in the assertion. The House grows more economical than ever and more hostile to our de partments, beiDg determined to reduce the clerical forces to such extent as will seriously cripple the Cabinet officers in the adjustment of accounts. Tho war of 1812 soldiers are now by law entitled to pension, and their claims will be poured into the Pension department for settlement, and yet not an additional clerk will be given by the House, though it knows the present force is insufficient for current business. As for the treas ury it is particularly an object of Dem ocratic spleen, and while its members refuse its appropriations and additional force they renew the old war cry of great frauds to be unearthed next week by the investigating committees. Our recruiting officers now assest that hard times are giving them better men than any time since the war. They are able to go bask to the old minimum of size, 5 feet 4 inches, and then get per fect selections. Until recently tho min imum was 5 feet 2 inches, and besides men were enlisted who had imperfect knowledge of "our language, and no questions wore asked as to tho recruit's antecedents, henco the army had some of the worst of characters in it. Now the soldiers must give references as to past standing, and as a consequence some of tho very best material of our country is donning the uniform. .General Howard is here attending the suits instituted against him by tho gov ernment to recover certain moneys claimed to have been absorbed by him while in the freed men's bureau. It is too bad that a brave and gallant officer like him should be subjected to so much persecution. He never stole a dollar, and the government only lost through the dereliction of his officers, for whose crimes he is no more responsible than General Grant was for that of th& pay master who robbed the treasury of 400,000 and was pardened out after 12 month's incarnation in prison that he might drive fast horses on Pennsylvania Avenue. Junius. Th6 Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate has been instruct ed to inquire into tho expediency of providing that all claims against tho Government exceeding 4.000, shall be proacouted in the Cirouit Courts of the district where they originate. Some regulation of the kind seems to be urgently required, and would close the door of the National Treasury against a host of unmst and utterly fraudu lent claims. ' ' ' ' State News. The Greenback party of Linn county claims to have over 300 voters. R. P. Earhart is spoken of as a Re publican candidate for Secretary of State. The Catholics of Portland contemplate the erection of a cathedral to cost about $40,000. There is a controversy now to decide whether Monumental mine is in Grant or Umatilla county. Joseph Cunningham, almost 84 years of age. died in McMinnviile on the 14th. He came to Oregon in 1845. The post office of Wapinito has been established in Wasco county, Orepron. with Jerry Young as postmaster. The mountain streams of Southern Oregon, owing to the late copious rains are "booming" and the miners are happy. Thus far during the present, term of the circnit court at Portland, twenty- three persons have been sentenced to tho penitentiary. The jury in the Stiles case failed to agree and be has been discharged. They stood eight for acquittal and font for conviction. Joshua Brown wa3 killed at Canyon- ville by a man named Skelton. The murderer has been caught and now lan guishes in the Roseburg jail. The Oneatta steam saw mill at Ya- quina bay, sold at assignee's sale on the 21st for 2,900. The mill originally cost 815,000. Judge Thayer was the purchaser. Hon. L. L. Rowland, present State Superintendent of Public Instruction, is mertioned as a Republican candidate for Governor. He is well qualified for the place and could be elected. James A. Miller, a former propri etor of the Jacksonville Times, now of Athens, Ohio, writes that a considera ble immigration from that section will start for Southern Oregon during tho coming summer. It is said that Gen. John F. Miller has beaten A. H. Brown in the Marion primaries for control of the delegation of that county in the Democratic State Convention. The office of state treas urer is the bone of contention. C. W, Hughes and wife, of Forest Grove, having had domestic trouble, separated. A short time after which Hughes stole tho child .from his wife and started for Yamhill county, since which time he has not been heard of. C. T. Williams, tried at Albany upon an indictment for murder in the second degree, having killed a man named Fields at Browusvillo recently, was acquitted last week. The jury was out but twenty minutes. The Register says the virdict gives universal satisfaction. The Dalles Mountaineer says that travel and lreight has increased so rap idly this year on tho Columbia river, that the O. S. N. Co., have found it necessary to already commence making three trips a week to Walnla from that city, and once a week from Walula to Lewision and all points on Snake river. Clatsop county Greenback ticket nominated last Saturday, Joint Sena tor, Dr. Dodd; Joint Representative, Thos. Dealey; Commissioners, J. F. Bender, J. F. Barrows; Sheriff, John McCr.nn; Clerk, C. W. Shively; Treas urer, I. Bergman; County Judge, P. Callender; Assessor, J, R. Shephard; School Superintendent, D. S. Elliott; Surveyor, H. Gerhart. W. S. Chapman, editor of the Port land Dee, and W. R. Siruble, of tha Telegram, had an altercation on Thurs day cf last week, at Portland. Struble was knocked down by Chapman, and he drew a pistol and fired at him, and although within a few feet of his mark, micscd him, tho ball going through the windev of a broker's office. The trouble arose from on article in the Telegrcn reflecting severely oa Chap man. Ho arrests were made. following is tho ticket placed in the field by the Democracy of Benton couniy ct their convantion held on the 20th inst.: For Stato Senator, John Burnett: Representatives, J. Hughes, H. Green end Wm. Burnett; County Judge, W. S. McFadden; County Clerk, W. T. Webber; Sheriff, J. D. Johnson; Treasurer, Thomas Graham; Assessor, Jacob Medio; Connty Commissioners, Hugh Aerrin and John Priest; Survey or, J. W. Webber; Coroner, Dr. J. R, Bayley. The Mountain Sei&ial man sava he wiu not get up at the dead hoc? ol the night and burn his last shirt in order to make a light by which to work and think, and lie, and write ia ords? to placo some individual in a lucrative of fice who has never ever subscribed for his county paper. Mo. is right; any man who don't take his county paper ana Keep posted on the wants and wishes of the citizens of his county ia behind the times, and should bo al lowed the privilege of Btaying at home. The Linn county Greenbackers have placed the following ticket in the field: For State Senators, Dr. Hendricks, of Harrisburg, and Hon. J. T. Crooks; for Representatives, James Forgy, F. M. Dannols, George Luper, W. J. Steward, Blevins and Fill pott; for County Clerk, J. C. Small; for Sheriff, C. W. Curl; for Treasurer, S. H. Maine; for Commissioners, D. Myers and Aaron Condra; for School Superintendent, Frank Irvine; for As sessor, Theodore Davidson; for Sur veyor, George A. Grimes; for Coronor, J. K. McClucr. The following is the Greenback ticket in Marion county: Stato Senators, L. Bleakney, R. H. Scott and John Por ter; Representatives, J. P. Robertson, J. K. Buff, Thomas Fitzgerald, C. W. Scribner, J. H. Cooley and P. A. Graves; County Judge, J. C. Hutton; County Clerk, J. M. Pitman: Sheriff, E. H. Bellinger; Treasurer, J. Y. By- - T "1 T fT, ron; commissioners, xj. o. xnurman and S. D. Knight; Surveyor, Col- burn; School Superintendent, William Simpson; Coroner, (no nomination); County Central Committee, D. Clark, J. Porter, J. C. Hntton, E. J. Thur man and E. H. Bellinger Tho House Committee on Revision of the Presidential Election Laws has agreed to report in favor of a constitu tional amendment by which a plurality of eleptrgl votes shall bo sufficient to elect, - . Young men who think of going to Walla Walla to secure employment in the various trades and pro.fessiojis. axo gaution'ed not to do it.. Soldiers havinc lost both both hands, or both feet, aro recom- mended bv the House committee to get a monthly pension of $72, while those losing one eye, or one hand, or one foot, $24 a month. Attorney General JOgdon, of Louisi ana, has filed application for a rehear ing in the Anderson case. NEW TO-DAY. " NEW GOODS! SPRING GOODS!! X. SELLING HAS RETURNED FROM SAX FBAN cisco where he bought the Latest Styles In Gent's and Toadies' Spring and Summer Goods which he calls attention to, one and all. Give him a call before purchasing else where. He will sell the same at POrtTLAKD CASH PRICES. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots. Shoos, Hats, Groceries, Crockery, Hardware, Paints. Oils. Doori, Windows, & Blind, t B.-ict SaM.dlng, two doors sooth, of Drue Store. Oregon City, March 23. 1878-tf. SHADES SALOON H -rfS OJT HAND THE CHOICEST Liquors, Wines & Cigars, And an Oyster Stew at all times. Good bed and a night cap for 25 cents. Her rail's U. S. Beer 25 cents per quart. C. F. MAVHEW, Proprietor. Oregon City, March 28, 1878-tf. NOTICE. TJ. S. Land Office, Oregon City, I Oregon, March 20, 1878. J COMPLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED V at this oflice by Alonzo P. Laverty, of Clackamas county, against Bartel Tirnmonds lor abandoning his homestead entry, iso. 2915, dated .Nov. 11. 1875, upon the west of southwest Ji section 22, township 6 south. range 2 east, in Clackamas county, Orcpon. wun a view io me cancellation oi said entry me saiu purin's are nereby summoned to ap pear at tins omce on the 2olh day of April,187K at 11) o'clock A. 51.. to resnond and furnish testimony concerning-said alleged abandon ment. 1j. T. HAKIJi, ItegiSter, rah2S-4t. T. It. IIAKUlSON, Itoceiver. DRESSMAKING. Miss Mary rough ton, HAS OPENED A DRESSMAKING Es tablishment in H. Cauiield's building, corner of Seventh and Main streets, where she is prepared to do all kinds of cutting, lilting, etc. Tailor system of actual measurement. Oregon City, March 14, l77-lni. CAi&IBi? 1 EMUS SEES?. rPIIIS CELEBRATED HEVERACiE FROM X L. Feurer's lirewery, at Portland, is cou stajitly kept on draught at JACK TRP!3ATH'S SALOON. It isthe best beer in the city, ami we invite the public to call and give it trial. Oregon City, March 21, lS78-tf. NOTICE, TJ. S. Laxd Office, Oregon City, ) Oregon.. M:reh 1, 187S. COMPLAINT HAVIXCi liKEN ENTERED attbisofliee by William lteed, of Clacka mas county, agai nst John I?onrty for aban doning his homestead entry. No. 27S, dated July 0, 1).5, upon the we.st i of northwest section 22, township 4 south, aange 4. east, in Clackamas, county. Oregon, nilha view to the cancellation of said entry -the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 18th day of April. 1878. at 10 o'clock A. M., to resfond and liirnish testimony con cerning said alleged abandonment. L. T. BARIN. Register. mch21-lt. T. It. HARRISON, Receiver. NOTICE. U. S. Land Offick, Oregon City, Oregon. March Hi, 1878. ) . -tOMPLAIXT HAVIXCi PEES ENTERED at itfisomce by James II. Rood, of Mult nomahcounty. atrainst. Jonathan WrisrlTt fi abandoning his homestead entry. No. 28tf), uam-u cm-jh.. isio, upon tne east a north east H sect ion K I townshin 1 south, nnw 4 east, in MultnomVh county. Oregon, with a view to the cancellation of said entrvtthe said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the aid day of April. 1878, at 10 o'clock A. M. to respond and furnish testi mony concerning said alleged abandonment K T. PAR IX, Register. mh21-4t. T. Ii. HARRISON. Receiver. NOTICE U. S."Land Office Oregon City, Oretron. March 16. ir I CCMPLAniT HAVING BEEN' ENTERED nt this office by John Schunrstein. of uacnamas county against Frederick W. fVK3? iora?Mvnoning hta homestead entry JNO. bhsi, dated May 28, i874, upon the west OI ilort.hwPRf. W nns? 1. .( o f ..1 O I n. township 3 south, range 2 east, in Clackamas wilm a view to tne cancella tion cf said onrrv t Ho ciri not4AB v.Awv.- . . air; itciruj day of April, 1878, at 10 o'clock A.M.,to respond uuu luniusu t-skifiiony concerning said alleir' ed aim donment. L. T. BARIN, Re-r r. mh21-4t tT. R. HARRISON, Receiver. MOTICE. U. S. Land Office, Oregon City.l Oregon, March 11, 1878. PLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED - at mis omce oy tsatnuel II. Dlx of Clacka rars county agalnet J. Melr for abandoning ma uviiicovriiu unir, o. am, uatea July zy, 1875, upon the E. 34 of N. E. Section at. lawuDuipsoouin.iuingea iAst, In Clacka roas county. Oreeon. with a view to th ran collation of said entry: the said parties are nereoy summoned io appear f.t this QtQce on ihe 1st day of Mar, 1878, at 10 o'clock A. M to respond and furnish testimony concerning emu uuegeci suanuonmenc. L. T. BARIN, Register, mcbll-Iw. T. R. HARRISON. Receiver. NOTICE. U. S. Laxd Office, Oregon City, ) Oregon, March 11, 1878, ) COMPLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED at this office by Thomas B. Oordon, of Clackamas county, against W. P, Johnson for abandoning his homestead entry. No. 2ti62, dated December 10, 1874, upon the east H of northwest ii section 22, township 4 south, range 2 east, in Clackamas county, Oregon, with a view to the cancellation of said entry ; the said parties are hereby summoned to ap pear at this oflice on the 17th day of April, 1878, at 10 o'clock A. M., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandon ment. Ii. T. BARIN, Register. mchl5-4w. T. R. HARRISON, Receiver. C'OTi TREASURER'S A'OTICE. VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A there are funds now in my hands appli cable to the payment of county orders en dorsed on or before the 1st of June, 177. In terest theron will not be allowed after this date. J. P. WARD, County Treasurer. Oregon City, March, 11. 1S78. Final Settlement. In the County Court of Clackamas County, State of Oregon. In the matter of the Estate of Richard. Haw kins, deceased. NOTICE IS HKRfillV GIVEN THAT Arthur Warner, administrator of said Estate, has rendered for settlement and filed in sa'd Court his final account of Us admin istration of said Estate, and that Monday, the lit day of April, A. I. IST8, being a day of a regular term of said Court nas oeen appointed uy said Court for the hearing of objections to said final and for the settlement thereof by said admin istrator. A1U11UU WARNER, Adm'r. AGENTS. The folio win? named trentlemen trill mrmtrn subscriptions and advertisements for the Enterprise : Portland . Astoria... New Era... Norton Bonne's Ferry,.,,,..,.. Molalla Pleasant Hill.......... E. D. Dement. W. E. Dement Dr. J. Casto ..Capt. 7j. C. Norton ., Chas. Wilson .Maxwell Hamsby,Jr J. E, McConnell ., G. W. Prosser J. T. Chit wood ..... H. W. Lake .........B. C Lewis Oswego ,..,.....;.,, 1'HinHSCUS .,...., Eagle Ceeek............. Sandy......... .8, B, Hatch NOTICE. U. S. Land Office, Oregon CTffy, 1 Oregon, March 6th, 1878. J COMPL.AIXT HAVING BEEN ENTERED at this otrlce by John P. Oage, of Clacka mas county, Oregon, against (ieo. W. Roork. for abandoning his homestead entry. No. 2978, dated March loth, 1876, upon lota Nor. 1, 2, 3, 14, 15 and 1 of section 5, and the N W k of the N W H of section 4, township 5 south, rano-a lft vest. In Tillamook county. Oreeon. with a view to the cancellation of aid entry : the said parties are hereby summoned to ap- - - rt: K 1UK Maw A I pear buis uniuc r"j fore atiitnvincit A. M to resDond and give testimony concerning said alleged abandon ment, li. X. BAtU.T, HCtlBVCi. March 7. 187fMt. THE GOOD SAMRITAJ DOSFITAl- Board of JIanjfer. Kt. Rev. B. Wlstar Morris, D. PretidmU, Hon. M. P. Deady Vice PrenidrtU, Gen. J. H. Eaton, Seeretnry. Mr. George Good, Treasurer, Rev. George Plnmmer, Mr. C. H. Lewis, Capt. Geo.IL Flanders, Dr. R.B. Wilson, Dr. Giisan, Mr. James Laidlaw. Mr. Henry ilewett. wir. i-n n. iwu, , Mr. Henry Failing. Attending Ihyridan, C.C. Strong, it. IK Consulting J'htfitian, R B. Wilson, M. J. T. Gnlselan, JC. R. Giisan. St. TK This Hospital is in a high and baHhfnI place, in the northwestern part of the City of Portland, and commands a beantifnl vlw of he valley and mountain. It bas eoovenien bath rooms, lavatories and closets, and the building is well supplied with hot and cola water. It employs skillful and attentive male and female nurses, and has superior accom modations in the women's ward and la. pri vate rooms for lying-in patients. This is the Marine Jpital for Crregon. United States seamen entitled to Hospital treatment will apply to Dr, C. C. Strog. Ie kura's building. First and Washington mtm or at his residence, Salmon st, near Fourth. OEft W. BOYD, Superintendent. Mrs. B. Corwixics, Matron. February 14, 1878-8m. ESTABLISHED 1HGO. R. S. & A. P. LACEY, ATTORN EYS-AT-UW. S23 Seventh Street, Wnihington, D, C. Patents and Inventors. We ""secure Letterf Patejtt on Inven tions. No attorney fees in advance in appli cations for Patents in the United States. NO' charges unless the patent is granted. No additional fees for obtaining and conducting a rehearing. Si'cial attention given to In terference Cases before the Patent Office, Ex tensions before Congress, Ipfringoment Suits indifferent States, and al) litigAtion apir taining to Inventions or latents. We als pro cure Patents fin Cunada and other roreign countiles. Send Stamp for Pamphlet giving full instruction and terms. XT, S. Courts and Departments. Claims prosecuted intheSopreme Court of the United States. Court of Claims, and all classes ofjwar claims before, the Executive Departments. Arrears of Pay and Bounty. Officers, Soldiers ana Sailors of the lato war, or their heirs, are in many cases en titled to money from the Government, of which they have no knowledge. Write full history service, and state amount of pay and bounty received. Enclose stump, and ft full reply after examination, will be given you without charge. Pensions. O AIT'Officers, Soldiers nl Sailors, at present disabled, however slightly. frm wounds,, ruptnre or other injuries, ordiseases received. or contracted in the line of tint y in the late , War can obtain a pension. Many now draw- ing pensions are entitled to increase. V. S. General Land Office. Contested Land Cases,Private Land Claims, 'Mining .Pre-emption. andt i omesiead, fasets presenled before thr General .Land Officer and Depart ment of the Interior. Lund lVarranlii. We- p.TV cash for Ponnfy Land Warrants and Additional Homestead Serip. We invito correspondence with all parties having any for sale, and give firtl nasi explicit instruc tions whew assignments are imperfect. We conduct our ltijsness in seperate? Bureaus, having therein the ass.ssance of able and experienced lawyers and clerks, and give our close personal supervision t every important pnper prepared in each, ipise. Promptc attention thus secured to all business intrusted to ns. Liberal arrangements made with attorneys In all classes of business. Address R, S. & A. P. LACEY", AUornfy, washing ton, I). C We preferc to- Hon M. O-' ErroFy. dentad National 1.. ashinpton. D.t.i C. K. Prentiss, Esq., Car Oermaa Am Natlonal Bank, Wnshington. I. L. ; -Eewev. Prfgt. Har.Natl. Bank, CaC'An?s Hon. H. Waldron. V. Prst. 1st Natl. Ba, Hillsidale, Mich.; J. R. HannS.E sq.. Cashier City Natl. Canfc, Denver, lol, :J. D. Knox, Esq., Banker, Topeka, Kansas. FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the County Court of Clackamas County, State of Oregon. In the matter of th estate of Mary Prosser, deceased. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT iy Atrhur Warner, the duly appointed Ad ministrator of the estate of Mary Prosser, de ceased, has rendered and presented for settle ment, and filed In said Conrt, his final ac count of his administration of said cst-ate.and that Monday the first (1st) day of April, A. D. li78, being a day of a term of said Court, to wit: of the April term, A. D. 1ST8, 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 Court made Febru ary 22, 1878. .ARTHUR WARNER. Feb. 28, lS78-5t. Administrator. Si ummons. XN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE of Oregon for Clackamas County. W. Eugene Dement, plaintiff, vs. T. J. Matlock, Hopie C. Matlock, John S. Smith, James A. Weston, and L. U. Allen and C. II. Lewis, partners doing business under the firm nanae of Allen A Lewis, defendants. Suit in equity. To James A. Weston, one of said defendants. In the name of the State of Oregon you ar hereby summoned and required to be and ap pear in the above named Court on or before the first day of the terra thereof la be held on the 4th Monday of April, A. I. 1CT8, and answer the complaint tf plaintiff filed in the above entitled suit, or for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the 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 per cent per month since Aug. 5, 1875 ; and also the forclosure of a cer tain mortgage given by you and one John S Smith to secured the above mentioned sum Auk. 5, 1875. to T. J. Matlock, wkich is rpmnl. ed on pages 334, 335 and 336 in Book "E." of the record or mortgages in Clackamas mnntv- Oregon. This summons is published Pur suant to an order of Hon. K- D. Khaiinpk- Judge of said Court. Dated Feb. 20, 1878. feb2S-6w. JoiiNSON.EMcCowif, Macrcm, plfT att"y,. Summons. XN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE 1 of roir.in for Plnclrn m oa v,, . ., , ; - .-... iT, a' v mvji mo will Ami estate tf l:wtiol iron... .1 , h . Unit n nil F.ln'.cti I f .1 n-n. . . , . . . - - - ....... .u. j 1 nst(j- plaintiffs vs. David McLaughlin, defendant Suit in equity. To said defendant: In the name of the ..State of Oregon, you are sum moneil nnil r(inirof1 t l.n : . atiove named Court, on or before the first day of the term thereof to be legiyi and held on the 4th Monday, the 22d day of April, A. D. 1878, and answer the complaint of plaintiffs filed against you in the above entitled suit, or for want thereol the plaintiffs will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the eom. nlaint. Said relief mnilcla In .ilx..nu 1 - quiring you to cancel a certain mortgage given 10 you by uanlel Harvey to secure $20-, (mm) and recorded on pages 377 and 378 in Book A. of the record of mortgages;! Clacka mas county, Oregon, and excluding you from O PI IT linn in t 1 .1 . . . . .. vx liiuicM in mu property aescnoeu in said mortgage. mis summons is published pursuant to an order of E. D. Shattuckt Judge of said Court, dated the 13th day of February, A. I . 1878. JoiiNsoN.Mel'owN, Mackcm, pl'ffs aXfjSi Oregon City, Feb, 21, 1878-0 w. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. k rBTHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN JL duly appointed by the County Court of Clackamas County, Oregon, as administrator of the estate of Adam Weatherston, deceased, iate of said State and county, all persons havi ing claims ajrninst said estate will present them duly verified with proper vouchers to me, the undersigned, at tho Sheriffs oflice at the Court House in Oregon City, Oregon, with in six months from the date of this notice. All persons owing said estate will call and settle the same. Dated Oregon City, Oregon-. Te). II. 1S7S febUlt, J. T. APPERSON AdmT.. BLANKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR Sale at this office. Justices of tao Jaotk oan got anything In tbelr line.