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J I rogfttt Statesman AND UNIONIST. SALEM. FRIDAY. : : : : NOV. 19 rnit in Oregon. The business of tree pfauiUng la Oregon Is thonght by many to hav seriously de clined of late, end perhaps 5n a certain The faror for orchards of apple trees, which prevailed some years ago, .has been followed, as a natural consequence, by a reaction which has gone to the other extreme, and fine trees are left to break down and die of neglect, while there are thousands of iuahels ot the famous, big red apples left to rot on the ground, If there are not hogs sufficient to consume the crop. But apples are not the "only fruit for ' the production of which Oregon is well adapted ; and fruit growers have found.it to their interest to cultivate crops of peach es, pears, quinces, bo that much Is done every year la this line without the feverish excitement that once operated so detrimen tally to the. country. Not only this, but as we become better acquainted with the climate, soil and adaptability of this coun try, the culture of tho apple is carried cn to, better .advantage. Many unprofitable varieties . are being replaced with others, which experience teaches are deserving of attention, and they are being gtafted, bud ded, or replanted Into much of (he space occupied by old orchards. , . . Another improvement which we notice la a tendency to use what apples we already have growing. Apples, neglected as they seem to be at present, are probably the ' most useful fruit in Oregon; ' At borne they are fed to cows and horses to good ad vantage, much more profitably indeed than to let bogs roam through a fine orchard, tearing to pieces every tree whose fruit pleases their taste, but does not fall quite fast enough for their appetite. We always feel like fighting at observing some great brute of a hog, with fore feet high in the air, reaching for a well laden bough to tear it from the tree, regardless of all con sequences but the immediate shower of golden fruit. But feeding stock is only one of the many uses to which this fruit may be ap plied ; dried, they are supeiior to any that are imported and can be sold at a good profit, cheaper than they can be brought here from any other place in the world. This is one of the leaks that must be stop ped. It will never do to let our magnifi cent apples rot on the ground while we are sending money East to buy a poorer qual ity, dried there. Cider, eider vinegar, ap ple butter and a host of good things we could mention, are not made in half nor quarter the quantities for which there is, or could be made, demand. , And we very much fear that those who, under the im pression that apples are overstocked suffer their orchards to die out, or neglect to plant young trees when making a new farm, will flad in the future that they have made a great mistake. It might be very pleasant for those who have apples to sell to get the old prices of '50 and '51 for them, but we would much rather see plenty in the land to supply every market open to us, aad "enough left over for our visitors and less fortunate neighbors, and even plenty for stock of all descriptions. In snort, we wisn to see every one tend a hand towards keeping up the credit of our State in this respect as well as in all others. ' " More Heckles. Charges. The Evening Commercial has been taking quite a " neutral" interest of late, in the affairs of the Indian Department, making statements or Instance, that Superintendent Meacbam has received a large amount, $55,090, for the removal of the Snake In dians, which it seems he and his "partners," would themselves appropriate. This kind ot wholesale defamation is too mean to de serve notice, and the traditional "Bull in the China shop" conld make no more cer tain havoc of the stock of crockery than this Ball of the Commercial does of truth when he perverts it. The facts are that the last Congress appropriated $30,000 for the removal of the Snakes, and to provide them with houses, mills, agricultural imple ments and open farms lor them. Alter wards the sum of $25,000 was appropriat ed for their subsistence. Klamath and Si letz, in Oregon, and Fort Hall, in Idaho, were points named to which they were to be removed. The Superintendent of Idaho has part of the business to attend to. Mr. Meacbam has been instructed to gather up the bands in Southeastern Oregon and re move them to the Klamath . Reservation. For this purpose . he was provided with $5,000, with' which he made an oatfi and started on his arduous mission ; $5,000 has been remitted sinoe his departure, to be used in the earns way, and there is no news of any more being soon expected. Now, If Mr. Meacbam can take $10,000. currency, and fit out three expeditions into the Indian country, remove the numerous bands of Snakes to Klamath, fix them for winter and have any great sum left to steal. aa toe Commercial so grossly and reckless ly has charged, be roust be a man of re- maikable fiaaacial ability, even supposing be has so common honesty. The sum of $8,000 has also been forwarded to subsist these Indians, which sum is to be expend ed pro rata, as is the remainder of the $25,- 00. ' If the Commercial, or any other man, thinks thai Government places no checks to the cupidity of officials, it is a mistake, The Edbst ample instructions accompany all remittance ; the most careful checks are provided and vouchers required. Mr. Uncl ear Ablegate, of whom tfcs Commercial spoke aa "partner" of Meachans in the scheme of appropriation H charges, is a gentleman Mr. Meacham never saw, and whose connection with the Department has been severed by his removal, There is not mach nse In wording a denial totr reck less charges, so unscrupulously made ; we don't do it . because it is necessary, bat to let it 9 world see "how plain a tale shall pnt thesa down." -; : ,. : ; Great Men Deceased The recent dis patches tell us of the death of Gen. Wool, whose army service began in the war of IS 12. He reached 80 years of age and was one of the nation's best soldiers before the civil war. - , t Amos Kendall was also 80 yean of age when he died. His well known political career commenced daring the 'administra tion of Jackson, but he left public life, in Robert J. Walker, well known as a na tional' financier, who was Senator from Mississippi prior to 1845, and, Mr. Polk's Secretary of the Treasury, recently died at J tic age of 68. l The Latest Slanders. The ancient Democrat, whose foeail re mains conduct the party organ at this point, has grown old and religfo'us(?) with out becoming wise, charitable, or truthful. A few weeks ago we exposed the fact that the slanderous charges in his columns got their spirit from midnight revels in a broth el ; but at that time the ancient, tottering head of the concern ,v as ill, but he seems to have caught from his laU assistant the capacity of slander, and now bis columns are filled with abuse. , His last issue ac cuses Governor Woods of being "subsidiz ed." "Our Governor," be says, "has an ambition to be a first class sccundrel." And this he says, because the Governor, as he charges, has said he ."could not call an extra session without breaking faith with others." This remark, which he asserts was made by Gov. Woods, is the text for half a col umn of abuse, where such terms as 'scoun drels," "criminal designs," "villainy," etc., form the staple of argument We will dis pose of the slender thread on which this political termagant's abuse is hinged by , the plain, ample and entire denial that the Governor ever made such a remark. It is a lie manufactured for partisan purposes, and its author had no reason to believe it when he uttered it. To contradict this falsehood seems unnecessary to those who 'know how little circulation and Influence the ancient fossil has, but there are other small ' Democratic papers to catch and re peat ' the lie, and so it deserves contradic tion. ''''. - I Following this charge of corruption, bar gain and sale, and official villainy, conies the heinous one that the Governor was poor when he came into office, and the charge, which is mr do in offensive and in suiting terms, comes with particularly bad grace from a man whose opportunities (if we believe his own boasting statements) . have been so great, backed up by enor mous natural talent, and whose successes have never been beard of. If ever there was an utter failure in this world the au tbor of the slanders we notice has accom plished it, and for him to abuse a young, self-made man for having once been poor is sublime conceit and unparalleled impu dence . Gov. Woods has a command of elo quence not often excelled ; be followed noble profession where eloquence com manded success, and by its use before the people be won their suffrages, and so be came uovernor or uregon. I ne last year he returned an income of $5,000, which forms the groundwork of these charges of corruption. Being Governor did not deter him from exercising his natural talents and his common sense ; be bad a right to make money; it seems he did make some, and made an income return to correspond, and all this abuse follows. The private busi- uess of any gentleman is not matter for our discussion. Neither the Governor nor any friend of his, has ever intimated o re quested any defence of his course of us, so we are only at liberty to Bay that we be lieve tho Governor has made his money In the most honorable manner, and as some of it probably came dealing hard blows to Democracy, naturally enough Democracy is not suited. If there is any one good thing in this ar tide we are reviewing, it is B. B.'s descrip tion of the Governor's new house. We didn't know there was such a house in Sa lem, and doubt it vet, but what an archi tect was lost to make so poor an editor The "grandly towering battlements" have quite an oriental sound. The culminating horror is this, however : "He has carpeted the meeting house in which he preaches and administers the sacred rites of religion to a worshipping congregation." which re minds us that Jo. Lane once spelled djrt with two t's, and also that some churchmen call the churches of all other denomina lions "meetiojr-houses." If there is any one thing meaner than another in life, it is for a man, calling himself a Christian, to to drag another's Christian faith and prac tice before the world for the purpose of partisan warfare. We assert that no gen tleman would -do it; we take broader grounds, and in the light of the divine pre cepts uttered by the fonpder of our faith, we assert that no Christian can do it. There should be something for man to reverence and respect in bis fellow man, some privi lege belongs to. even the meanest criminal, but it seems that some men are ready and willing to prostitute the name of religion to base, partisan uses. Is there any won der that the world has learned to scoff at the very pretense of religious belief! We leave this subject with the reminder to the public and to this public slander that, since he ceased to vent bis slanders through the Herald, it has pursued a course that is gentlemanly and has become pros perous. Couldn't he learn a lesson from that fact, to the effect that prosperity is sometimes advanced by decency. In partisan warfare we propose to com , bat with all the force consistent with truth, recognizing that our opponents are entitled to fair courtesy, and believing it possible to be politically opposed and yet be neither , abusive or nngentlemanly. The Vaughn Tmi The Enterprise contains a lengthy article In relation to the trial of young Vaughn, for murder at . the late term of Court and his acquittal, replying to comments on the same by the Republican papers. We see nothing in this reply that induces us to , think Vaughn was right in perpetrating the horrible butchery referred to, or that satis fies a reasonable anjLunprejudiced person that a Democratic jury was gathered with out special effort of the summoning offl- " cers. . We happened to be at Oregon City when the people were discussing the facts . of the trial, and witnessing so much feeling we were induced to investigate the case. After reading much of the testimony, and hearing the statements of responsible par ties, we wrote the article, basing it npon information thus received. Good men are responsible to ns for all the statements made. . - ' : - ; -The article was wiitten as a vindication ' of justice, J and as an answer to the weak reply of ib Enterprise we will add, that many parties there predicted the result days beforehand, judging from the plain management of the case, and the conduct of the Sheriff. We have no acquaintance with that gentlemann, and are willing to leave him to his constituents, but as we have been informed that he is a prominent owner In the Enterprise, we fully under stand and appreciate the necessity for the Enterprise to shield him from pnblio indig nation." The elm tree which baa stood in the old Warren estate at Roxbury (Mass.) for a century and -a half, and on it is said Gen. Warren hnng bis scythe when he left his swarth for the revolutionary army, was cut down lately, having become to decayed as to be dangerous. Thanksgiving. Our New England forefathers appointed day in autumn, after the harvests were gathered and they domiciled in their new home, as a day of Thanksgiving and rejoic ing, and so the custom became initiated, that has passed into common usage and a delightful anniversary. Gradually It spread beyond the confines of New England, until now, the President.or the nation mases au annual proclamation for a day of Thanks giving and praise to the Giver of all good, for the mercies of the year. This proclama tion has been seconded by the Executive of Oregon, it is responded to by the hearts of a thankful people, and here, upon the shores of the Pacific, around many a table, will be found pleasant circles celebrating the pleasant custom initiated by the first who landed on the other shore, more than two centuries ago. Let it not be merely a a day of sport and feasting, but with a genuine appreciation of all that has bene fitted us and blessed us during the days that are past, let us fervently recognize the kindly hand of overruling Providence, and be indeed thankful for unnumbered mercies High Bates of Interest. It is becoming evident to the merchants of the commercial ci ies of this coast, that Eastern capitalists, doing business on capi tal that is only expected to earn 6 or 7 per cent interest, have an advantage that they cannot readily, compete with. The com mercial correspondent of the Sacramento Unio says " it is this incubus on our indus try that has closed the doors and slopped the machinery in nearly all our factories and cut off onr trade with Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Montana." There is a certainty that the business of this coast must correspond and harmonize with that of the older States. We must inaugurate a new system,, for its coming is not depend ant on any action of ours; it will come and must come in the natural course of events. It was a matter of course, in the past, that prices should be high for interest, for labor and for merchandise ; but now, when it is but a short week's travel from ocean to ocean, capital will come in to seek the high interests and large profits of this coast tabor will come where it is best paid, and this flow of capital and labor will only cease when it finds the same level here as at the East. iaxeke Oarsmen Ahead. It seems that the late boys' play on the Thames between the College crews of Cambridge and Har vard was not he only international boat race that has taken place. We beurd some time ago of a victory won by oarsmen of the U. S. steam frigate Sabine, over an English crew at Cherbourg. This is au thenticated ; and while the frigate was at Lisbon an offer was made to row the twelve- oared barge belonging to the Sabine with any boat belonging to the British equadron men in i&e naroor mere, mere were about sixteen of the finest iron-clad ships in the British navy at Lisbon at the time being a combination of the Mediterranean and Channel fleets, but ibe offer of the Sabine oarsmen was refused, and the British officers frankly acknowledged that they were alraid of being beaten. Dissatisfied. The Polk County Times thinks that Thanksgiving day is a good in Stitution, and that it is a very fine idea to unite on some day for the general acknowl edgement of our indebtness to the Author of all good thing; but that since the peo ple of Oregon have selected a mounte bank," and the people of the Union an "imbecile," to the highest offices iu their gifts, therefore the same people who have by their votes endorsed these men, and moreover so grateful to the Almighty for bis choice blessings, will condemn their ser vants by refusing to observe the day. That is not a very likely sequence, we should say. Another Outrage. We see by the On gonian that another indignity has been added to the many under which the superi or race is now supposed to be writhing. We are told Wa Kee and Tung Duck Chung, two Chinese merchants of Portland, have chartered the bark Hattie C. Bessie, and sent her direct to Hong Kong with freight and passengers. This inaugurates a new business and opens another market for the products 'of Uregon ; but can we stand it to see "rat eating Leatbens" arro gating to themselves such privileges? What say the three laboring lawyers ? California Products and Exports. The New York Times of October 30th has the annexed : California continues in the path of prog ress. The total value of her exports for the last nine months of this year does in deed compary unfavorably with the corres ponding period of 1868. This is to be ac counted for chiefly by the diminishing val ue of agricultural products, the quantity of flour sent out, for instance, having been near.y as great as before, while the to tal value is $700,000 less. In spite of this depreciation the items of wheat and barlev show an increase of 222,000. The exDort of ores has been arrested by the low price of copper, while quicksilver shows the large decrease of $500,000. The wine trade is locking up, yielding, with the addition of brandy, an increase of $192,000. Last year. 1.111,200 gallons of wine were made and 85,800 of brandy, the number of grape vines oeing put aown at s.sw.uu. The ex ports of wool have increased $170,000. and of hides $60,000. The number of net cat tle in the country is 18,000, or only about one-nun or wnat it was mteen years ago, Iney are. however, being replaced by sbeep.which now foot up a total of 209,000, producing 690 pounds of wool, or about three pound per sneep. A Texas ranger, who bad straggled away V to New York, dropped in upon a dead-fall where they take in nice young men and do for ihem at Faro with " stocked " cards. He took bis seat while they were having square game, and before they got rid of the pack in band and could change it for prepared deck, be made a haul of $2,900 winnings. They tried to stop his exit, but be drew a revolver with one band, twisted a cigarette with the other, lit it at a gas light, and walked off, which shows that Tex an rangers can tame Tigers," and the New York Tigers are the worst known. Retrenchment. The present administra tration has lessened t' e number of clerks in the Treasury Department 600, causing a decrease in that Department alone of $70,- 000 per month. Great reductions have also been made in other Departments. Re trenchment is the order of the day; the people's money being saved, and all the lies of onr adversaries cannot hide this fact from the independent sovereigns. Turkey is improving. A new law re quires all the children of the Empire to be educated, on penalties of fines to be imposed on the parents. 1 ne scnoois are 10 d Christian or Mussulman according to the prevailing religion of the locality. There axe some cases excepted from the operation of the law, where it could not conveniently be complied with. ' GEHERAL SEWS. Portland Items. The Commercial says the work on the railroad is being pushed ahead without cessation,' night and day. . The Ajax brought up a lot of broom corn for the broom factory of G. J. Bolter. . . . . . Somebody went on board of the East Port land ferry boat, weut to sleep in the cabin and slept over two trips : Work on the Government buildings is suspended until spring 'lhe ferry has carried all the Doys across, tree, to see the locomotive. . . . Two emigrant wagons from the States, with a smaii Dana or cattle, nave passed through roruana. The Oregonian speaks of a drove of cattle bound for the pastures of Eastern Oregon . . .The bark ITattie C. Bessie has left for Hong Kong, loaded by Wa Kee and Long Duck Chung. Chinese firms at Portland. Her cargo is flour, potatoes, old iron, glass, lansee notions, dead Chinamen and 200 live ones as passengers. Such a time as the remaining ctunamen bad. bidding them good-bye. The Herald learns that Mr. B. R. Mails living east of Ortgon City, met with an ac cident by which he lost an arm. A dog, jumping, caused his gun to explode and snauerea nm arm ..... .A dead body was lately found in the Columbia above Monti cello The Cosmopolitan Hotel was being improved The Portland Acade my opens on Monday, jnov. 22a., a new term A fellow calling himself a "fight- man Horn JNew Orleans.77 burglariously en tered the house of Mr. B. J. Robinscgi. Sun day night, and was captured A drove of five beef cattle is being sent to Victoria The (irnnrt Jnrv. in (he coat nf Jrli i. . Hams for kiluog Whitney, have fouud ''not a true bill." ' . Kicked by a Horse. Last Saturday, while a son of Tbos. Smith, of Winchester was trying to catch a horse, the animal kicked, hitting the boy in the face, and cut ting and brusing bis face severely. Thysi cians were summoned, who dressed the wound and removed the bones ot the nose tbat were broken. Tbe boy is said to be doing well, and not likely to be much dia figured by the wound he has received. Ensign. We learn from a passenger by the Ajax on her late trip, that the report that she struck on the bar and received damage was incorrect. The bar was very rough when they crossed it, but the ship received no injury. The Blrmester-Morfobd Traoedt. Tbe Boise Statesman of the 9th has an account of the killing of R. B. Morford by Theodore Burmester, on tbe 7th inst: The parties met by accident, Judge Scaniker being with Burmester, aud a Mr. Dwight with Morford ; passed each other about twenty paces. "Burmester's account of ihe affair is that, observing Morford to have his hand on his pistol at tbe moment of passing, 1 e turned after they had passed, and said. Morford, what do you mean by such ac tionst' to which Morford replied, 'I mesn that you aro a s n of a b h' and fired tbe first shot. 'e understand tbat Dwight testifies mat ne aid not fej tae parties when the first fire took place, but bad turned to run away. It is also stated that there is some evidence to contradict the statement of Burmester that Morford fired tbe first shot. Be tbat as it may, three sbois were fired by each, and at the third round Mor ford was pierced in the right temple by the bullet from Burmester's pistol. Burmester was unhurt Morford lingered unconscious until yesterday morning, and expired at three o'clock." The cause of the difficulty grew out of a divorce suit brought by Mrs. Morford, and in which Burmester was one of the attorneys. Mrs. Morford had been separated from her husband tome weeks and was at Silver City when the killing oc curred. Sbe came over and was present at the burial. Portland Items. We find in tbe Ore gonian that the body of a drowned man was found, on Saturday, in the Cowlitz river, a few miles above Monticello. The appear ance of tbe corpse indicated tbat the man bad been dead a long time. An inquest was to be held A Yambill cattle dealer took 50 head of beef cattle through Port land to Victoria Up country people are improving the opportunity afforded by good steamboating to visit Portland The bark Ida F. Taylor is to sail from New York for Portland on Dec. 1st. The lleatou and the Edward James are now on the way out Odd Fellows of Portland are going to Oregon City to attend the dedication of tbe new hall on the 25th Rev.J.F.De- vore will preach the thanksgiving sermon at the M. E. Church in Portland. The Herald Bays tbat another row occur red at the saloon known as "Murderer's Cross Roads." in which one Wall beat Geo. Green over the bead with a pistol. Both were arrested and Wall bound over to ap pear before tbe Recorder The library of tbe late Leopald Wolff brought $lti. Tbe Ajax could not carry all the freight offered ber, though her capacity is 1,200 tons East Portland is to have a hotel. Folk County. From tbe Times we learn tbat the office of Judge Collins was entered by burglars lost week. The object seemed to be, to get bold of some papers, as noth ing Lelse was disturbed. However, tbe same trick was tried on tbe Judge a year ago, and he had his papers in a safer place tbis time ; he thinks he knows who the par ties are Wm. Dixon, employed at Lewis' saw mill, on Luckamute, while greasing a large circular saw in motion, fell with his knee against it and received a dangerous wound, the saw cutting through tbe knee joint to tbe depth of several inch es. The cap of the knee was cut in two. Surgical aid was immediately summoned and several pieces of bone were extracted. Whether he will recover without the loss of his limb is doubtful A pack cf wolves have been preying upon the stock of Mr. Drury Davis, near Dallas. Mr. D. has made tip a party to clear them out. , . .A large panther attacked and killed a tame deer at tbe residence of Mr. Blake, on the upper Luckiamute, the other night Tbe deer, when attacked, sought refuge on the porch of the house, where the struggle was heard by tbe inmates, but too late to succor the unfortunate pet Panther tracks have seen in the neighborhood measuring five inches in breadth A row between all the town dogs and their masters, on one side, and a country man with his lone "purp" on the other, caused tbe fur to fly lrom tbe canine, profanity from the "Jake," and much excitement generally " over in Polk." Tbe fall term of the Circuit Court for Polk county will commence on Monday. The calendar embraces some thirty odd cases. - Jackson Cocntt. The Sentinel has this: Circuit Court commenced on Monday the 8th; but offing to illness in the family of Judge Prim, after empannelling the jury be adjourned the Court There are seven di vorce cases, ten other civil actions, and twelve indictments, half of them against ab sentees. Four of the remainder are for fe lonious assaults On Thursday night last, some one entered the store of John Wal ters, on Oregon street, and took out a cigar box containing about four hundred dollars. The Nevus has improved by reducing its size, and says that it won't die, but if it does it knows that "whom the gods love die young.". . . .The same paper publishes Dor- ris' scurrilous attack on Judge Kelsay ia full. it also says mat sannKs are verv trou blesome in Jacksonville. Can there be anv connection between these three items? Edward Ketcbom, tbe forger, of aristo cratic connections, has been pardoned out of Sing Sing on commutation of good conduct. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. Senator Cole is pushing his brother, who killed Hiscock, lor Secretary of the Senate, against Gorham. The Sub Treasury books at New York, are found correct in every particular. Farmers who go to market to sell produce and decided to be brokers and must pay special tax, those who only scii at home are exempt Tbe old Republican Wigwam, in which Lincoln was first nominated, at Chicago, has burned down. The building of the new Post office, in City Hall Park, New York, has commenced. The match factory of Having and Bar beck, Hudson city, has been seized on charge of using counterfeit stamps. $80,000 of such stamps have been captured in the last three months. Havana letters say Spaniards are dispair- inar of the condition of affairs, and tbat Spain favors Cuba looking- out for herself. Four hundred Spanish troops have joined the insurgents, and Spanish officers have been relieved for incompetency. President Grant thinks the time favorable for a speedy return to specie payment, and will urge Congress to take steps to insure it. He favores the continuance of tbe present revenue 1 w another year, which will tang ibly reduce tbe public debt and enable the government to greatly reduce taxation. Mr. Seward was to be received with great distinction at tbe C'ty of Mexico and have rooms at tbe National ralace. Distinguish ed persons have been despatched to meet bioi. Gen. Babcock baa gone to St. Domingo to learn tbe state of the country and the char-1 , acter of the people, and lay information be- fore Uongrean. rteKotiations uro progres sing, to obtain possession of that l.-Und Senator Grimes is in better health for his European trip. Letters from Puris say Napoleon cannot live six months, lhe revolutionary teeling increased. Muskets furnished the Garde Mobile are deprived of locks und bayonets Tbe Sun says that, Sickles wrote the not to the Spanish government, that caused so much trouble at dictation of Secretary Fish agaiust his own indication. The Bishop of London delivered the fu neral sermon of the late Geo. Peabody, at Westininester Abbey. Said no untitled com moner ever drew so many sincere mourners , to his grave, because through a long life be labored for others, especially the poor and simple in habits. His name would add prestige to two great nations and add strand tu the cord binding England and America. The allied armies of South America have gained decided advantages over Lopsz. in Paraguay, but tbat Chief claims to have a new position aud increased forces. They think tho war about over. He says they can't follow up their success. (When they catch him and choke him they have a sure thing on biin aud not before.) San Francisco, Nov. 15tb. Tbe parties in j ii red by tbe rail road collision are said to be doing well. Another accident has occurred near Oak land Point Station, in which one man was injured and two cars damaged. A Silver Palace car was injured. Legal Tenders 78J. New York gold rates. 126127. Wbeet in Liverpool, 105. Wheat in San Francisco, $1 10 to 125 per 100 lbs. as extremes. It was snowing at White Pine, at lust dates. Recent discoveries cf great riches creating great excitements. New York, Nov. 16. The Times special from St. Petersburg, says the project lor a treaty, offensive and defensive, between France, Austria and Russia has been sub mitted by Prince Gortscbakoff to Henri, tbe French Minister, and sent by the latter to Napoleon. Tbe duration of tbe alliance to be three years, and to be renewed upon six months notice ; each party to keep a certain standing army. The investigation of business of several lottery and policy dealers in this city de veloped the fact that the Government has been defrauded of nearly $200,000 by false returns of income. It is understood that Gen. Babcock sailed on the Albany, with final papers relating to tbe annexation of St. Domingo. The iron of the Ohio river bridge, over 400 feet span, will all be swung and the bridge finished by the 1st proximo, so as to permit construction trains to pass over, and by the 15th of December freight and pas senger trains will be able to cross regu larly. Gen. Wool's property is valued at $000, 000. It will be divided principally between bis nephews and nieces. Among the bene factions is $14,000 to Renss ;'aier IM Hethr nic, and $3,000 to the Troy Episcopal Or phan Asylum. lie added a codicil a few , days before his death, setting aside $50,000 lor a monument to his wife and himself. Washington. Nov. 15. Treasurer Spinner is quite ill and confined to his bed. He has been unwell for several days. Cleveland, Nov. 16. J. C. Ball, cashier of the Second National Bank, committed sui cide this morning by shooting himself through the heart. The supposed cause is mental depression, resulting from losses during tae late panic. UUca. N. Y Nov. 15. John ButterOeld died here last night , St. Louis, Nov. 15. The Presbyterians yesterday celebrated the union of the Old and New School Church by a joint commis sion, and Central Church union meeting iu Walnut street Church last evening. Boston, Nov. 15. O'Baldwin, tho Irish Giant, was sentenced, to-day, at Lawrence, to 18 months imprisonment in the House of Correction, for participating in a prize fight recently at, ijinn. London, Nov. 15. A dispatch from Alex andria announces the arrival of the Emper or of Austria at Port Said. The Empress .cugenia is expected to reacn tbat place to morrow. Liverpool. 15. The Brazilian, a new ves sel constructed especially for the Suez Ca nal tramc, sailed to day tor rort Said. Sbe draws twenty feet. Other vesoela of smal ler construction are buliding in English ship yards. Vincent Collyer, special Indian agent for Alaska arrived in this city to-day en route for New York. New York quotations to-day Gold 127. Wheat Steady. Flour Unchanged. Liverpool Wheat 9s. lOd., lowest figure reached for some time. Wbeat 422 sks common mining. $1 20; 100 Bks good do. $1 45. Rates for choice shipping range from $1 50 to $1 854 Latest outside figure for lots along-side ship, at the close 4.000 sks choice milling $1 754. A terrible boiler explosion lately oc curred at Catskill Village, tbat destroyed Storms & Pages mill and shattered other buildings. The engineer, George Branden and his wife, were instantly killed. The French Government refuses to let the United States cable land, and it ia thought this will give rise to a discussion in the Corps Legislatif on the system of espionage established over post offices and telegraph, .j la tbe Spanish Cortez the ministers give assurrance tbat Porto Rico would be kindly cared fur, nnd made remarks looking to the abolition of slavery there. Gen. Sickles has been handsomely entertained at a ban quet, where tbe colonial policy of Spain was freely discussed. . The Emperor Napoleon was able to re view the troops on Saturday. The 28 opposition members In the French Chambers have insned a manifesto demand ing tbe abolition of tbe military, say tbe elective franchise is tbe only principle tbat can stand through revolutions and should be the basis of institutions. 1 Spiritual Photographs. Spiritual photographs have had their share of attention since I wrote my last Once a Month. The Brooklyn Ennle, civca the following bit of gousip thereon: Corry O Lanus says be went to a pho tographer, and entering the recep tion room was politely accosted by a sweetly-smiling, smart young dam sel who inquired what he wished : and then the following amusiu dia logue ensued: I couldn't tell her all I wished at that moment, but mentioned that I wanted to have my lineaments trans ferred to paper by the subtle process of photography, whereupon she told me to walk up stairs, which I did, and I was received by the artist, who smelt like a drug store. Hearing I wanted a picture, he asked, Will you have it with or without ? Couldn't take it 'within V says I. n a i a v Hixcuae me, : saia lie, 'i mean with or without spirits.' I don't mind a little spirits,' said I, wishing to be sociable. What spirit would you like?' says he. Well, I generally take Bourbon, but am not particular. Pardon me, you misapprehend ; mean disembodied spirits the shade of a departed relative cast upon the picture in a benign attitude.' Oh, I see now,' said I. 'You are a spirit photographist.' Well you see the thing became the rage, and we had to do it as well sis other establishments. All in the spir it line now. What kind of spirits do you keep V said 1. 'All kinds, ' said he; any thing trorn a grandmother to an infant, aunts, cousins, distant friends, in any style.' What kind of spirits aro most in demand I said 1, feeling interested. .uaiernai relatives are most in iequsisition, next children; aunts are sometimes called for, and we do a few cousins.' 'Are not spirits of departed wives invoked by disconsolate widowers V 'AVe have never had a customer of that kind yet.' What kind of an attendant spirit do you think would become me iu a photograph V 'Something light and cheerful I should recommend. How would you like a beautiful young lady in white a youthful idol a remembrance of days gone by quite a poetical con ception angelic spirit watching over you, &c. V That wfftkhbe nice, but I am afraid Mrs. f". Lanus might make a row about it, and Sedilla Ann, ii she got the picture, might set me down as a gay deceiver, and the old folks think I wasn't a safe person to have aroind. I'd rather have that spirit in a separate picture.' 'Well then, try something venerable; a grandmother. Had a graudniother I presume V I have, heard so.' You dont recollect the old lady ? Well, all the better, the likeness will give the greater satisfaction. People who have too distinct a recollection of the department are sometimes hard to please. Had a gentleman here yes terday who wanted his wife's aunt. We tried our wlfblc assortment of spirits without suiting him. Asked him what pecularity in his wife's aunt he missed. He said she always wore spectacles, and none of our spirits were so attired. Assured him that spirits in the other sphere d'd'nt need spectacles. But he insisted that his wife's aunt did, that she could not see a haystack at three paces without them.' 'Does it cost any more, ' said I, ' to be taken with a spirit V 'Yes, ' said he ' spirits are hard to take ; we use expensive preparations on the plate, nnd must pay au artist to touch them tip. Have to charge twice as much as plain photographs.' I coucluded to be taken 'without.' How Letters are Lost. In clearing up a United States postal car that is run over the Springfield route to New York, a lew days ago, two of lhe employees of the Postoflice Department, who have- exclusive charge of it, found a large number of letters beneath and at the sides of drawers that had probably not been entirely remove 1 from its chest since the car was built. The euvelops were postmarked with various dates, covering several months. Instead of turning the letters into the mail, as they should have done, fearing a charge of carlessuesd that might be made against them, they consulted together, and concluded to hush the I matter bv destrovin? them, which i they did by burning. Unfortunate ly tor tne agents, one ot tlie pair proved to be a 'leaky vessel, and let the secret out to a friend, who in a confidential way told another per son, and the affair finally reached the ear of a detective, at whose instance the guilty parties were suspended from office until an investigation shall take place. Doubtless many valuable letters that are missed from the mails from time to time could be accounted for in similar ways. The matter has been kept very quiet, but oneortwo firms who have lost letters of conse quence are determined to probe it to the bottom. Boston Herald. The London llorse Book fays; Never strike an animal upon the head. Never touch a spirited horse with the whip, until he has been told to move faster, by voice, or by sign. Balky horses are generally made so, by ill treatment when young, or bad han dling of the animal if of a highly ner vous temperament and no horse was evercured of it by excessive whip ping. It comes of a spirited temper. ana is ugly or from nervousness' wfiich confuses the stps on the road fear. animal, and it from excessive Oh where do yo get the red for Jrour cheeks t Baid a pale, wan young ady to a bright, laughing minx. Where tbe rosea get theita, in the air and sunlight,' was the quick reply. Jenny,' said a Scotch minister, Btooping from his pulpit, 'have ye got a been about ye T 'Yes,1 minister.' 'Then stick it into that sleeping brute o' a man o'youra by your side. Hymns. Sung at the Union ThankegWing Ber- vioe.atthe M. E. Church, Salem, November 18th, 1869: 1328. Grsat God, at seasons disappear, And changes mark the rolling year ; As time with rapid pinions niei. May every season make us wise. Long has Thy favor crowned our days. And summer ibed again its rays ; No deadly cloud our iky baa railed ; No blasting winds our path assailed. Our harvest months hare o'.er us rolled, And filled oar fields with waring gold ; Our lal.Ie spread, our garners stored I Where are our hearts to praise tbe Lord? 4 The kAni barren comes apace, Tbe cloning day of life and grace : Time of decwion, awful hour ! Around it let no tempests lower ! Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, Likeftara in heaven to rie and shine ; Then shall our bajpy eoulu above Heap the full harvest of Tby lore I 94 Praise ye the Lord. Praisr the Lord from heareni high ; Praie bim in the lofty eky ; Praise bim, all yc angels bright : Praise him, all hoeta of light : Praise him, sun and moon afar, Praise hiui, every radiant star. Praise him, all ye heavens high : Waters, drifting through tbe sky I Let them prai.e Jehovah's name, For he called them and tbey came ; He has fixed their places fast ; His decree shall ever last. Praise the Lord from earth below, Monsters through the deep that go ; Fire, and cloud, and enow, and hail, And the obedient, stormy gale, Hills and lofty mountains all, Fruitful trees and cedars tall. Beasts and cattla everywhere, Creeping things and fowls of air. Kings and men of humble birth. Princes, judges of tbe earth. Youthful men and virgins all. Aged men, and children small. Let them praise with one consent, For his name is excellent ; Glorious he, o'er earth and sky, He his Israel raisod on high ; Praise bim, saints, with one accord ; People near him.iraise the Lord. f 1024-National Blessings. Grrat God of nations, now to thee Our hymn of gratitnde wo raise ; With humble heart, aud bending knee, We offer theo our song of praise. Thy Name we bless. Almighty Got1, For all tbe kindness thou hast shown To this fair land tho pilgrims trod, Ihis land we fondly call our own. Here freedom spreads her banner wide, - And easts her sott and hallow d ray; Here thou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety through their dangerous way. We praise thee that the gospel's light Through all our land its radiance sheds: Dispels the shades of error's night, And heavenly blessings round us spreads. Great God, preserve us in thy fear; In danger still our guardian be; 0, spread thy truth's bright precepts here; Let all tho people worship thee. Hell. Let the fairest star be se lected, like a beauteous island in toe vast,' and shoreless sea in the azure heavens, as the future home of the criminals of the earth, and let them possess whatever they most love, and all that is possible for God to be stow ; let them be endowed with un dying bodies, and with minds which shall ever retain their intellectual powers ; let no Saviour ev.er press bia claim upon them, no God reveal him self to them, no saint ever live among them, no prayer ever be heard within their borders; but let society exist there forever, smitten only by the leprosy of hatred to God, and with utter selfishness as its all pervading and eternal purpose then, as sure as the law of righteousness exists, on which rests the throne of God and the government of the universe, a so ciety so constituted must work out for itself a hell of solitary and bitter suffering, to which there is no limit except the capacity of a finite nature! Alas ! the spirit that is without love for its God or its neighbor, is already possessed by a power which must at least create for its own self torment a worm that will never die, and a fire that can never be quenched . Nor man Maclcod. A Hopeful Convert. During a late revival in Kansas, a notorious old sinner, named Jim K ,was hopefully converted, nnd got up in a class meeting to give his experience, lie commenced in a low and measured tone : .'I dreamed a dream. I dreamed that I died and went to hell.' A brother hero rose in the body of the house and remarked, 'will the brother speak a little louder? I can't hear him in this quarter. Jim repeated in a higher key , I dreamed that I died,' etc., when another brother rose in another quar ter and renewed the request. Jim resumed, still higher and with more force : 'I dreamed I died,' etc., Hereupon a ' culled pusson' in the gallery rose and cried out : 'Will de brudder speak a little louder? We can't hear him in de eallerv.' Jim resumed vociferously : 'I dreamed that I died and went to hell ! There, can you hear that you, d d nigger ?' Itmav be added that the faith of the audience in Jim's conversion was slightly shaken by this little episode. Western Monthly. Theodore Farker, when a stu dent at the Cambridge Divinity School, was very awkward and de cidedly verdant, but was marked for his tenacious memory and indomitable industry. His first sermon in the chapel was crude and boyish. Henry Waie, his rofessor, told him he ought to be ashamed of such a perfor mance when he could do a great deal better. Theodore Bat down and cried. 'I have done myy ver best,' he said, 'and Henry Ware says it is good for nothing. I may as well give up, for I never shall make anything in this world.' He however persevered, and the world knows the result. The Detroit Tost contains an ac count of a woman who' to 'give the world assurance of a man,' went out West, bought 46 acres of land, grub bed out fourteen acres of heavy oak, chopped and cplit rails, built a house, sowed eight acres of wheat, dug ditches, supplied her neighbors with axe helves and splint baskets, besides attending to her domestic 'chores,' all withherown hands, in a year and a half. She lives alone, 'keeps Iter own secrets and is regarded as the 'com ing woman.' Let her vote. Fancy can lay only the past and the future under her just tw water distilled from rosea, ac' cording 10 tiitjold naturalists, Iot. o SPECIAL NOTICES. Work Hand Wantad. Emuli,immt Bn good wages will be given a good RAIL-MAKER, by appljlng at the Bear Glen (arm, or to me In Salem. u. n. HUNT. Not. 11, 1967. City Back. I have fitted op a comfortable hack, and am prepared to carry passengers to and frcra the boats, by day or night, and to do all pas senger carrying In town or vicinity. Special attention paid to those attending evening entertainments or he Opera llouie. R. II. PRICK. Balem.Nov.il, '69. TO THE PUBLIO.At the request of Da. Chi nci, and for Hie benefit of those uuacqualnted with the properties of Nitrons Oxide, or Laughing Gas, we, the undersigned, hereby certify that, for the painless extraction of teeth, we believe Nitrous Oxide to be the moil harmltM In Us effects on tlia human system of any anaeslheilc jet discovered and can be given with tafrty to persons under cir cumstances uker Chloroform leonkt b inadmU tabl. It is therefor perfectly safe In the hands of an operator who understands its nature, and Is cool petent to admlolrter it to patients. . U. F1KE, M. P., A. M. BELT, M. D. D. B. RICK, il l) , H. B. LINGO, M. D., J. D, McCUKD Y, M. D.. J. C. GBCBBS, M. D., J. C. SHKLTON, M. D. In referring to the above. I would simply say that, having introduced the Gas Into Salem, and given it to scores of patients among whom are some of tbe above nsmed gentlemen without any bad effect. I feel confident It only needs to be known to b ap preciated. GEO. II CHANCK, Dentist. Salem, Oregon, Oct. 89, 1849. Rooms ovr Smith k Wade's Hard war Store, and adjoining MoniKumerT'i Gallery .Commercial strcat. WILLIAM DAVIDSON. 3 Offlo, Wo. 64 FROST STREET, Adjoining the Telegraph Office, Portland, Oregon. SPECIAL COLLECTOR OF CLAIMS. Aee coots, Not, Bonds, Drafts, and Uercautil Claim sof every deiciip Ion throoghout Oregon and the Territories, WILL BE MADE A SPECIALTY AND PROMPTLY COLLECTED, as w.ll aa with a doe rrgard toefcmmv lo all buine matter in trusted to his cate, and the procteds paid over punctually. REAL ESTATE DEALEK. seplS Schools Wanted. Two young ladies of Marion county, who have Lad experi ence in teaching, and are fully competent, wish to ufbenre bitnatioua. Terms moderate. Addree Or apply at this office. Oc29 XV sthma. Jonas Whitcomb's Remedy. Fly r . . . v pared from a Uerman recipe obtained by tne late Jonas Whitcomb, in Europe. It allevi ated this disorder in his cue when all other appliances of medical skill had been abandon ed by him in despair. In no case of a purely asthmatic character has it failed to give im mediate relief, and it has effected many per manent curesi It ooatains nooisonous or injurious properties whatevaf" an infant may take it wit perfect safetyj ' The above-tamedffreparation is manufac tured solely by the Proprietors. Tbe name and title thereof fs adopted as a Trade-Mark to secure the pAblio and Proprietors against imposition by the introduction of spurious ar ticles. AH uoauthorixed use of this Trade Mark will be promptly prosecuted ini. n.n..n a r vr r- ... .. VVOCJ'U WltU,l, Of V., tfU ,11 HlftljlUI.il Mil U jrroprieiors, io. it central street, Dosion, Far sale by Druggists everywhere. NEW THIS MORNING. SELLING OFF -A.T COST! fMIE UNDERSIGNED, HATING DETERMINED To Close Business In Salem, OFFER FOR SALE At Cost for the Xext Xlnetr Dajg, FOR CASH ONLY, TIIEIR ENTIRE AND IMMENSE STOCK OF Merch.and.ise ! THIS STOCK EMBRACES TUE Finest and Best Selected Dry Goods, I-adies' Dress Goods Clothing. Gents Furnishing Goods Hardware, Hoots and Shoos, Crockery Ware and Groceries, In the City ot Salem. Every one In need of gnods would do well at an early day, for at the expiration of the ninety days what good remain on hand will be withdrawn from sale. All persons indebted to either us or th old firm or BREYMAN, CS ANS TON A CO. ar. requested to come forward and make payment, thereby savins trouble and cost. No one is exrt-ptrd. BOWE! & CItAXSTOtf. SaUm, Nov. 19. 1ST. HA A S, Boot 31 nit or, Dealer In Custom Made Boots k Shoes STATE ST. SALEM, OREGON. Just received, a large stock ef French Cair and kip Skins, American and California Calf and Kip Skins. French Topping and Lining Skim. California Sole Leather, (Lrge stock) Lasts, Boot Trees, Crimps, Shoe Findings, lc, Which I offer cheap. Cash Paid for Hides St. Furs. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, Honey, Salmon . - Clothes Wringers, ' ' 800 lbs. White Beans, And everything elsj, eonstaLtly on ban I. JOSEPH US HOLMES, af r StaWatr, Faltm. Nov. IT.