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The Caiyon Road Accident.
We have received a cull from Mr. John
Martin, wbo.bas jast returned fr ro a trip to
Caoyonvillo. Mr. Martin, our readers wil
recollect, was the father-in-law of E!i Dtir
bin, wto was accidentally killed while
teaming in the canyon a tdiort lime since
He left here immfdiaw-ly on receipt of the
telegram which bore Hit? end tidinsrs and has
just returned, bringing his daughter, Mrs.
Durbin, and her orphan child. They bad a
very comfortable trip down, considering
the season and the state of the roads, and
reached here safely on Monday las I.
Mr. M. informs us that the deceased, Mr.
Durbin. was going through ibe Canyon with
bis heavy freight wagon, loaded with 100
bushels of b-irley. in bulk, and drawn by
fcix horses. He was riding one of the wheel
horses when the accident happened. It
seems that through pome defect in its con
struction tLe road gave way beneath the
weight of the wagon, precipilating the train
down the embankment, which was nearly
perpendicular for a distance of eighty fo
one hundred feet. The wagon went first,
drawing the team after it. and before the
ill-fated driver could extricate himself he
was baried beneath the pile of horses which
lay in a heap on top of the wagon at the
bottom of the gulch. He was badly bruis
d from the shoulders down and sustained
Borne internal injuries, notwithstanding
which he succeeded in crawling to one side
a distance o'f several feet, and was there
ound by apass;ng traveler a short time after
the accident, helpless but perfectly sensible
He conversed rationally and freely for some
time, but died in about two hours after be
ing injured. The horses, though unable to
free themselves, were not in the least injur-
td. In regard to the rumor of legal pro
ceedings against the Canyonvi'.le Wagon
Road Company, Mr. Martin says that be
does not think there will be any need of
litigation, as the Company have offered to
Bettle on veryequitable terms.
A. D. Richardson.
The death of this pleasant writer has
caused great regret and even sorrow in the
hearts of the American nation, not because
Richardson was a great journalist, for he
did not rank so much us an editor as a
pleasant writer, whose fatiile pen could
weave the stirring events of war, or the
happier episodes of peace, into engaging
narrative. It was as a correspondent that
be became at first known in connection
with the events that took place in Kansas
previous to the war, when the horrors cf
civil strife were inaugurated, and when the
struggle between free aud slave labor was
heating the passions of the sections for the
coming civil war.
A man of strong convictions, with firm
though generous purposes, and greatly
gifted as a writer, he gave to the world,
through the columns of the Tribune, graph
ic descriptions of the bloody scenes in
Kansas. The advent of the civil war and
the prosecution of its vast campaigns,
opened a still wider field for tho exercise
of his powers, and the various "moving ac
eidents by flood and field" lie encountered
during the eventful years of the war's con.
tinuunce, are recited in the volume that
has added so greatly to his fame, "The
Field, the Dungeon and the Escnpe." . Af
ter the war was over, Richardson accom
panied Colfax, Bowles and Bross on a tour
to the Pacific coast, visiting Oregon und
Salem, and winning many friends by his
genial, unassuming character. This trip
furnished material for another volume, and
we, as a people, can appreciate him from
the fact that he has aided to make Oregon
known to the world.
So, as a pleasant wiiter, who enlisted the
sympathies of the public by the wondrous
word-painting of his pen, Richardson be
came, in some sense, a national favorite,
and his tragic death is a loss to all who ap
preciated his pleasing talents and knew
of his unselfish disposition and his gener
ous qualities.
The story of his assassination will soon
come more fully. We only know that a
man who had sadly abused his wife, so that
she bad, as a last recourse, applied to the
courts for a release from her marriage
vows, has finally slain Richardson because
he had become ber friend. There is no rea.
son to couple the name of the deceased
journalist with any slander, for he had
openly declared that if the lady should be.
come free to marry be hoped to make her
-his wife; and his wife she became during
the last hours when his soul was struggling
for life, and bis wife she is, now that the
drama of life is ended.
The man whe was sure to carry the State
of Mississippi because be was brother-in-law
to the President, because the unrepent
ant rebels sustained him as a conservative
Republican, because the niggers sustained
him as a Democrat, because the carpet-baggers
sustained him as one of them, and be
cause the "rag-tag bobtail" would sustain
hira under assurance of Federal patronage,
has ingloriously fizzled, simply because the
citizens of that State happened to be radi
cal to the amount of thirty or forty thou
sand majority. We may now expect to be
relieved from bearing on alternate days
that Dent says the President will support
him, and that well informed parties contra-
diet the statement. One more candidate
has learned that every tub stands on its
own bottom, but has learned it too late to
profit thereby. Good-bye, brother-in-law.
Marriage Law in N: w York. Judge
Barnard, of the Supreme Court of New
lork (in chambers), made an important de
cision in relation to the Marriage law on
the Hth instant. The case was that of
Bissell vs. Bisseja It was admitted by the
defenlint that ho bad placed a ring upon
plaintiff's finger, agreeing at the time to
live with her ns his nistress in fact, though
he was to recognize her publicly as his
wife. It waB claimed by the plaintiff that
when he give her he ring it was with the
declaration, -this is your wedding rinz
We are married. We are married just as
much as Charles to his wife (referring to his
brothar aud sister-in-law). I will live with
you and tike care of you all the days of
my life as my wife." It was assented to
by both, that no marriage ceremony was
. performed l.y any clergyman or other per
son than themselves. The JudZe held that
the carnage was valid and binding in law
as much as if there had been the nsua
ceremony, and that the public professions
v of both parties that thev j
wif- must be accepted as conclusive of
mm tact.
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A Traveler in Oregon.
We have received a lata copy of the
Randolph (Ark.) Express, which contains a
long and interesting, letter, from Oregon,
which was doubtless written by Hon. Lo
gan II. Roots, of that State, during his visit
to our State last September. The letter is
lengthy and interesting, describes the
Rogue River and Umpqua Valleys, Salem
and Portland and the Columbia River
scenery, and we select for publication tie
following account of
THE WILLAMETTE VALLET :
When we speak of this valley we talk of
the boast, pride, and garden of Oregon,
i be climate of this valley is such that
grass grows on it so as to furnish graziug
feed for stock the whole year round ; but
the nights are so cold that they cannot raise
corn at all. The specimens of corn and
corn meal exhibited at the recent State
Fair, look as though we could raise corn a
little Ed. Statesman. Wheat is the prin.
cipal crop, and yields so abundantly that
it is seldom worth more than fifty cents per
bushel. Five hundred miles from Sacra
mento ve struck the head water of the
Willamette. A scene of beauty was opened
out before us which I realize my inability
to describe words ure not adequate.
Down the center courses the Willamette
River. Through the rich basin, nearly fifty
miles wide, most of the surface is prairie,
and on either side ot the prairie land is
a succession of hiils and ridges frequently
of rounded shape, generally u thousand
feet high and a halt u mile troui each
other, always covered with thick luxuriant
grasses, and iurnishrd with numerous
springs and all that can be requisite to make
an unexcellable grazing country. Still on
beyond these foot bills are the snow
covered mountain ranges enclosing this
wonderful valley, that seems tq enjoy the
widest range in variety of tcenery ever
found on tillable land in one locality.
But while nature has done so much to
beautify the landscape, her lavisbness ot
richness seems to have had a very enerva
ting influence on some of the inhabitants
of the valley. A livelihood' is so easily
obtained that no energy has been demauded,
and in the southern or upper part of the
valley it appeared to.nie that apathy, indo
lence and slothlulness, were toe predomin
ant traits of the people. Almost every
farm bad the appearance some ot ours
used to have a lew yeais ago, where the
old man died and the boys were all off iu
(he army. But as we come down the val
ley toward the north, and approached fa
cilities for the cheaper transportation of
crops, the general appearance of civiliza
tion constantly unproved. Each farming com
munity seemed an improvement on the one
just passed, and each town we reached
seemed to excel its predecessor.
Rurnseller's Advertisement.
Friexds and Neighbors: Hav
ing just opened a licensed f-liop for
the sale of liquors in this place, I em
brace this oportunity of informing
you that on Saturday next I will
commence the busiuesa of making
drnnkards, paupers and boggart?, for
the industrious and respectable por
tion of the community to suport.
I shall deal in familiar spirit?,
which will invite men to riot, robbery
and bloodshed, and by so doing, di
minish the comforts, increase the ex
pense and endanger the welfare of the
community. I will tor a small sum
undertake, upon short notice, and with
the greatest expedition, to prepare
victims for the poorhouse, asylum,
prison and the gallows. I will funish
an article Buited to the taste, which
will increase the number of fatal acci
dents, multiplying distressing diseases,
and rendering those comparatively
harmless, incurable. I will deal in
drugs which will deprive some of life,
many of reason, most of property,
and all of peace ; which will cause
fathers to become fiends, wives to be
come widows, and children to become
orphans, and all to become great suf
fers. I will cause the rising genera
tion 1o grow up m ignorance and
proye a nuiauce to the nation. I
will cause mothers to torget their
children, priceless virtue no longer to
remember its value. I will endeavor
to corrupt the minister of the gospel,
defile the purity of the churches, and
cause spiritual, temporal and eternal
death. It any should be so imperti-;
nent as to ask why I have the audac
ity to bring such accumulated misery
upon a comparatively happy people,
my honest reply is 'Green backs.'
I live in a land . of liberty I have
the right to demolish the character,
destroy ihe health, shorten the lives
and ruin the souls of those who
choose to honor me with their patron
age. Come one! Come all! ! I pledge
myself to do all I have herein prom
ised. Those who wish any of the
evils above specified brought upon
themselves and dearest friends, are
requested to meet at my 'bar,' where
I will, for a few cents, famish them
with the certain means of doing so.
A Barkeeper.
Wood's HouseMd Magazine.
Commissioner , Delano received a
letter from Cincinnati, enclosing a
large amount of 'revenue stamps,
which, reads as follows ;
'Dear Sir Inclosed pleas find
$360 worth of stamps, which I stole ;
I've reformed.'
Better to suffer without cause than
to have cause for suffering.
THE CITY AND COUNTRY.
Malarday, Dm. 4.
Mossrs. Yeaton Bom lay uj under obli
gation for qnite a number of the pictorial
weeklies and such periodicals, just received
by them and for sale at their counter.
Miss Fleming, dress maker, has not rented
a room in Patron's building, as we stated yes
terday, but stops at the house ef Elder S. C.
Adams.
Last evening Local met, at the corner of a
street on which stands a large livery stable, a
very tired individual, who inquired, "Can
you tell me, Mister, who keeps this hotel ?"
Mr. Biles requests ns to say that his dog
was not found chasing Mr. Parrish's sheep
yesterday morning. lie never goes off, after
mutton, though he is a dog of mettle. Biles'
dog is not among the killed.
i Married. At the residence of the bride's
rather, Joseph Hubbard, Esq., on the 23d ef
November, 1869, by Elder E. Cox, George W.
Taylor to Miss Rachel J. Hubbard, all of
Marion county, Oregon.
7
The river has lowered very considerably as
one result of the late pleasant weather.
Should it continue for several weeks or be fol
lowed by cold weather, river navigation will
be shut off from the upper river for a while.
The office! s of the People's Transportation
Company, for tho ensuing year, elected yes
terday, are tho same as the previous year. As
follows : A. A. McCully, President ; T. McF.
Patton, Vice-President ; S. T. Church, Secre
tary and Geo. Marshal Chief Engineer. The
Board of Directors, five in number, consist of
Messrs. E. X. Cooke, David McCully, Joseph
Kellogg, A. A. McCully and T. McF. Patton.
Yesterday morning Mr. J. L. Parrish dis
covered tout nine dogs were worrying his
sheep, so he armed himself in defence of his
flock and soon killed nine of the canines, two
of them being laid out with one shot. If it
had been a good day for dogs, be would prob
ably have 'fetched' the other two. We haven't
heard if the price of bolognas has been affect
ed by the occurrence, but there seems to be a
hearty appreciation of Mr. Parrish's success
whererer we have heard the facts discussed.
Not on tub Borrow. When the stockhold
ers of the P. T. Company was in session the
other day, as we are told, ipquiry was made
as to the charges of our Democratic cotempo
raries that the State Treasurer had been loan
ing State funds to the Company, and an ex
amination of books and accounts cash ac
counts especially showed that the Company
bad never had any use for loans from the
State Trea?urer, "or any other man." So,
gentlemen of the opposition, you can sharpen
your quills and try again. The P. T. Co
say they have not. been on the borrow.
December never came in befon with such a
sunny countenance, iior has an O .on winter
ever been one of to little "discontent" in the
memory of some of the oldest residents. Mr.
Jacob Caplinger tells us that he has never be
fore seen grass so fine and pastures so excell
ent in this nrinth ; strawberries still bloom
and ripm ; the wild flowers also are blooming
and fragrant and Dr. Chitwood says he knows
of apple trees that cannot be hindered from
blossoming much longer by anything less
than an arctic spell of weather. Yesterday
morning was as mild as May, with a delight
ful sunshine, only the snn was too low to an
swer for tho spring months.
Wou learn, at tho stage office, that a man
named Bob Iladtey was shot twico in the arm
by tho night watchman at Eugene City, on
the night of Dec. 1st. It is thought amputa
tion wiil be necessary. Since the above was
in type, we learn from the Albany Re'jitter of
to-day, that Hadley was a desperado from
Idaho, anil some weeks since was arrested by
Marshal Felsh for druukenness. On this ac
count ILvliey had threatened to kill Felsh,
and that evening, as they wet, drew his re
volver on him. Felsh, who was' on duty as
watchman, fired first ; Hadiey fired two shots
and fell. The wound is severe and expected
to prove fatal.
After due consultation by tbe Faculty nnd
Executive Committee of the Willamette Uni-
vcrsity, it has been decided to qpen a Commer
cial Department in this institution at the be
ginning of next term, which commences on
the 3d of January next. By this arrange
ment the students of the University, for a
moderate addition to the ordinary tutition
bills, can obtain a thorough knowledge of the
different branches of book-keeping and of
penmanship. Mr. W. S. James, nn experi
enced and competent teacher of these branch
es, is expected to take charge of the Depart
ment. ;
Sudden Death. The community were
shocked yesterday to hear the sad news of
the death of Mr. Alfred Brooks, who died
yesterday morning, after a brief illness. Mr.
Brooks was taken with a bad pain in bis
side on Thursday ; Dr. Carpenter was called
in, and lotind his patient very low ; medi
cines were of no avail, and he sunk rapidly
till death closed the scene. A post mortem
examination revealed the fact that the liver
and spleen were enlarged to double the
usual size, and tbe consequent debility was
necessarily fatal. Deceased came to Oregon
a lone boy, and by his own sterling worth
aud integrity won tbe hearts of a large cir
cle of friends and acquaintances. He bad
lived for many years in the family of Thos.
Cross. Esq., a relative of whom he married
in the year 18G6, and now leaves with two
small children to mourn bis loss.
A Failure. We are informed that the
proposed new route for the 0. C.R. R. through
the Calipooia Mountains, called tbe Rock
Creek Pass, has not proved practicable. It was
found that the Siuslaw Hill, a few miles south of
Cartwright's, would prove so difficult to grade
as to do away with all hopes of a shorter way
through the mountains by that route. Brooks
and party have abandoned the idea of going
through the pass, stopped work on the survey
and returned to the original line.
Revival. The protracted meeting in
South Salem, began under the Rev. Mr. Wood's
ministration some four weeks since, is still in
active progress. We learn that there have
been quite a number of conversions, fifteen
have united with the AI. E. Church, and some
with other denominations. Mr. Wood is as
sisted by Revs. C. C. Stratton and J. M. Gar
rison. The Church is atill well filled every
evening for tbe services at 1 o'elock, and it is
tbe intention to keep it np as long as there is
sufficient interest manifested. "
Mi ll
SALEM. OBEjGON,
Bandar Dec. 5.
Mr. Yeaton returned by last steamer and re
ports tbat he has a good assortment of goods
for the Holidays. Santa Claus will have a
great many place and large stocks to select
froia this coming Christmas.
Died. At his residence in Lafayette, Yam
hill county, Nov. 30, 189, of asphyxia, induc
ed by bronchial affection.IV. A. B. Westerfield.
Deceased was a pioneer of Oregon in the med
ical fraternity having settled in Lafayette in
18.50, where he resided and followed his pro
fession np to the time of his decease- He
leaves a wife and several children, the eldest
of whom is fast approaching manhood. His
death will cause a vacancy, not soon to be for
gotten, in the hearts of a widely extended
circle ot frieuds aud relatives. The funeral
teok piace on the following day, onder the au
spices of the Masonic Fraternity, of which he
was an old and esteemed member, having been
a charter member of Lafayette Ewdge No. 3.
Mr. M. Myer is not selling off at co t, be
cause he says he cannot afford to do t-o, as
he thinks too much of Salem'to sell off and
clear out, but he advises bis customers that
he is selling off rapidly, and if they want a
choice of selection they must come soon.
The new brick hotel, to be built at the
upper end of Commercial street, is not'a
mere myth, if there is any value to sub
scriptions. We saw, last evening, the amount
tlown.whicb was nearly $20.000.and learned
that it was poss ble that a corporation
might be immediately organized to carry on
the work.
Acknowledgements. Mr. Martin desires
us to return bis thanks to tho C. anl O. Stage
Company's employees, on the route from here
to Canyonville, fur tbe nniforiuly excellent
treatment he h;ts received at their hands du-
y
ring his recent trip fjfom Salem, there and
back, with his daughter, Mrs. Eli Durbin.
He say that ereryjjSing was done by drivers,
agents, and all ciidlrned, that could be done to
render their passdigers as comfortable as possi
ble. These ttf attentions become doubly ap
preciated wheal one is in circumstances of
affliction, amlfwe are glad of this opportuni
ty to render fiior to whom honor is due.
DiKD.VBf Eola, Polk countv. Oregon, on
NovetubJrJj, 1SC9, Mrs. Jane Waller, on her
77th birtj?lay. Mrs. Waller was one among
the pioneers of Oregon, baring emigrated to
Oregon from Pike county, Illinois, in company
with her son, Rev. H. M. Waller in 1847. She
lived some forty years a widow, and had the
gratification and is entitled to the honor of
raising a large family in credit and respecta
bility. Perhaps the best that can be said of
her is that she was a good women, loved'
honored, and respected by all who knew her.
She hud been fur many years a consistent
and devoted member of the Christian Church.
As the Christian dieth so did she, full of faith
and confidence in a glorious resurrection.
She will be much missed in the circle of her
acquaintances. T.
Mr. and Mrs. Bates made a very success
ful appearance last evening, according to
the programme heretofore announced.
Their talent is so well appreciated and so
generally understood, that it is almost un
necessary to particularize. Mrs. Hates is
deservedly the tavoiite in Portland and this
city, and seems ulso to be highly valued at
San Francisco, to which city she returns
after the holidays. It is possible that she
may bo induced to again return to Salem
before her visit to Oregon terminates, nd
if any arrangement is made to appear here
with a full company, we can promise our
citizens much pleasure, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Bates an interesting treasury report.
Meteorological. We have received from
Mr. Thomas Pearee, of Eola, bis weather
ord for Nov., 1869, and a comparison with
tho same month in the previous year. From
this we condense the following : The 1st was
cl
oudv. 2d rainy. 3il olnr it), rait, titv.
- - ' " " " I ' 1. IUIUJi ifLU
lear, 6th to 18tH inclusive, rainy, 19th
:Ioudy, 20th rain, 21st clear, 22d cloudv. 23d
clear, 24th to 2(Hh cloudy, 27th rain, 2Sth
cloudy, 29th rain, 30lh cloudy. During the
month there was no frost ; there were 7 foggy
mornings; southerly winds winds prevailed
4 days, northerly 6 days. Mean temnerature
46; highest mean 56 on the 19th: lowest
do. 37 on the 30th. Compared with Novem-
oer isos, there were 18 days rainv.5 clcarand 7
cloudy, against 11 rainy, 15 clear, and 4
cloudy last year, mean temperature 46 a-rainst
49 last year.
Heard From. We have received tha T..--
venworth Call of Nov. 16th, from which we
take the following good notice of a Salemite.
As our citizens avail themselves of the nrps.
ent improved facilities for travel, this State is
sure to come into more general notice in other
sections, and that is all we want. Paonl in
those places, on hearing of Oregon, "first
pity, men endure and then embrace." '-We
has the pleasure of a call, yesterday, from
Mr. F.N. Shurtliffe, of Salem, Oregon, who
has for some years been connected with tf?e
Indian Department, headquarters atthaabova
named place. Mr. S. visited this place about
eight years ago, and though he has been over
but a small portion of it, owing to unpleasant
weather, thinks the change baa been very
great. He still believes in the Pacific slope
generally, and in Oregon in particular. After
visiting his friends in this State he goes to
vy asnmgton to spend the winter. He is a. Hva
Oregonian, and we wish him a pleasant time
while sojourning in the 'States.' "
Almost a Disastbr Fridav nih h.
tween 12 and 1 o'clock, a fire was diseovered
in the dwelling owned by Miss I,
ted between the houses of Mrs. Leslie and
Hon. 8. E. May, and occupied by Mr. Ed.
Hirseh. Mrs. Hirsch waked and fonnd m.
dense smoke and the fire shinning into her
Deo. room, xne inmates of the rooms above
were aroused, the alarm given, and some of
the neighbors soon on the ground, who suc
ceeded in extinguishing the flames without a
more general alarm. The fire originated in
the fire place, the wood work of the mantle
having caught and the fire spread upward be
tween the wood work nd the brick of tbe
chimney, spreading some distance under tbe
upper floor. The walLi were of eloth and
paper, the ceilings war fortunately plastered,
or else the fire would have spread before dU
oovery, so as to have rendered the destrnetion
of tbe premise certain and have endangered'
the lives of tome of the ocoupanta. Borne
damage was done the building, as the floors
were torn up and water poured on, injuring the
plastering and walls. ... The furniture was
slightly injured also, but taking all thing Into
consideration it was a fortunate escape..
Moral Look and tee if your houses are all
safe from fire. i's , .t
' H A H a. a.
FKIBAY, DECEMBER 10, 1869.
Taeedaj, Dec. T.
Mr. Ed. Hirsch desires that we ' return
his thanks to the eitixens of Salem, who were
so efficient the other night, in saving bis
premises from destrnetion by fire. '
Tbe Corvallit Gazette is welcome to use our
articles with or without credit to the 6tatbs
m ak, but if we find several times mora tbat
it takes them bodily and then credits them to
some other paper, we shall be sure to charge
it to natural depravity.
Mr. Hodgkinson is in town, delivering the
elegant picture of Gen. Giant and family to
subscribers. This is one of the the most ele
gant engravings to be procured and this is tbe
last opportunity for securing one of them.
Orders can be left at this office, where one of
the engravings can be seen.
The monthly concerts of our Sabbath
Schools are becoming very interesting and
show much pains by teachers as well as pro
ficiency in scholars. We attended the Con
gregational Sabbath School on Sunday, and
were much interested in the exercises of the
children under the direction of Mr. Patton,
the Superintendant of that School.
Correction .The following communication
regard to our recent notice of the proposed
new department at the Willamette University,
speaks for itself :
Ed. Statksmax : Allow me to correct an
error which appeared in a local of Saturday's
issue. You bad the name J. W. James in
connection with your notice concerning the
"Commercial Department" of the Willamette
University. It should be W. S. James.
The alarm of fire which occurred yesterday
forenoon, was caused by the overturning and
burning of a kettle of boiling tar, on the
south side of tho Opera House. No damage
done except to the tar and the shoe-leather of
the citizens who rushed thither. We here
take pleasure in announcing that the Hook
and Ladder Company claim to have been first
on the ground at the fife when Mr. Burford's
house was burned. "Better late credit than
never."
We do not propose to rival the mysterious
stone giant of Cardiif story by our preseut
narrative, but wo have an interesting fact to
relate, furnished us by Mr. G. W. Hunt, from
whom we learn that while Mr. John Philips
was having a well dug on hif pface, four miles
east of Sublimity, at the depth of twenty-two
fect the workmen discovered a red stone pipe,
of medium size. The well was dug at tbe
toot of a hill. The pipe is in excellent preser
vation, and its discovery gives riec, of course,
to many speculations.
Marios County. Tbe following statistics
of Marion county, Oregon, are compiled from
official source : Number of acres of occupied
land, 333,5ft5 owned by 1,123 persons
which is equal to 296 acres to the person.
Total assessment of all property for 1869, $3,
800,949 ; indebtedness, $626,630 ; total clear
of debt, $3,174.919 ; tax levy for 1869, fifteen
mills on the dollar. Number of horses over
one year old, 4,410; number of cattle over
one year old, 6,610 j number of sheep over
one yoar. old, 13,669 ; pounds of wool clipped
in .'1869, 71,920. Bushels of grain (wheat
and oats) 761,380 ; number of flouring mills,
13 one driven by steam and twelve by water;
number of saw mills, 31 6 driven by steam
and 25 by water ; two iron foundries, three
carding machines, four or five planing mills,
six sash and door factories and last, but not
least, one woolen manufactory. ;
Our municipal election passed off quietly in
the extreme, the only real contest being for
fie Treasurer. Party issues were not made
and the old officers were reelected with the ex
ception of Chapman, who has other duties to
perform, in consequence of which Glover was
promoted to bis place nd Brown was made
Alderman iusteadof Glover. The total vote
was 451, nearly one-half the number of legal
voters in the city. Capt. L. S. Scott received
for Mayor 372 votes. II. Y. Thompson, for
Recorder, had a majority of 115 ; J. N. Glov
er for Marshal, 93; A. N. Gilbert for Treas
urer, 44. Tho Aldermen elect are, in the 1st
ward, 11. Williams and W. L. Wade ; 2d ward
J. G. Wright and J. L. Starkey ; 3d ward)
L. S. Skiff and B. F. Drake ; 4th ward, J. H.
Bridges and J. C. Brown.
Mr. David McCully returned by boat from
Portland yesterday afternoon, after an ab
sence of several months in Nevada. He re
turned through Eastern. Oregon, and spent
several daysin Grande Rondo Valley. .David
came very near .making his fortune in the
land of silver. Au Indian came into Elko
with a chunk of pure mineral, or pure enough
to answer, for ten per cent, was silver and the
remainder was all lead. This siwaah told in
confidence that he anew where there was
plenty more of the same sort, and as an In
dian gave the first news of White Pine, some
confidence was reposed in bis statement and
three persons concluded to "go shares," and
claim this great wonder" of the world all for
themselves. So an expedition was fitted out,
and they traveled two long day's maroh to
the Ruby Mountains, but when they reached
the place where the guide said he left the hid
den treasure, lo and behold it wasn't there.
The Indian declared that some other siwashe
must have been there since he made the dis
covery, and packed off the' lead and so de
stroyed the mine. But the disgusted pros
pectors thought be was lying and therefore
took his horse away and left their guide to
foot it back. So our friend is not great,
quarts mine owner, sear as he earn to so
being.
In 1841, J. Ross Browne mailed a letter
from Louisville, Ky., weighing one ounce,
upon which the unpaid postage was one
dollar, to Mr. Wm. V. Snowden, editor of
tbe Ladies Companion, New York. Mr. S.
refused to take it out of the poslofflce, and
it was sent to Washington among the dead
letters. It was accidentally picked op tbe
other day among some of the literary rub
bish of the Department, and at once for
warded to the writer.
Evkry spot of ground in America
has been vieited by an earthquake du
ring tbe past year except Idaho.
People are bo absorbed in business
here that no ordinary shake would be
noticed. Idaho Statesman.
Business mar have something to do
with their not having had a shake-up
in that locality, but we are under the
impression that quake with them is
like the Missouri gal with tbe ague
too darned mean to shake. : .
.Tom Thumb found a beauty in Cal
ifornia smaller than his wife, and. fell
in love with her; but Mrs. Thumb
soon broke in upon his dream and
brought him back to dread reality.
GENERAL NEWS. ;
Bextox CorxTT. The Mercury comes to
hand this week, enlarged to a 28 column
sheet, and is very decent in appearance.
The Editor gives notice that he is writing
a romance founded on Indian affairs In Ore
gonsays be can beat anything that has
been done in that line yet. and we are in
clined to believe it'. . . .Lion. M. II. Walker,
an old settler of Benton County, and at one
time member os the Oregon Legislature for
that County, died suddenly on tbe 27tn nit
He went into tbe woodshed for wood, and
staying longer than was thought necessary
by the family, they went to look for him and
found him a corpse." Dr. J. R. Bayley has
sold bis fine, large farm, fonr miles from
Corvallih, for $11,000 John Arnoup
delivered a lecture, lastMonday evening, on
-Spiritualism Analyzed.' It is character
ized as being replete with original thoughts
and bold and terse expressions. At the
close of the address a meeting was held by
tbe audience, and resolutions adopted
thanking tne lecturer, aud expressive of the
opinion tbat he is "able to meet in debate
any or the advocates of Spiritualism."
Yamhill Countt. The Blade of Novem
ber 30th says tbat Rev. Niel Johnson has
exhibited twenty pounds of potatoes pro
duced from two eyes of a blue potato
James To&ey is having another wing put
on his hotel The following statistics
of Yamhill county are compiled from offi
cial sources : Number of acres of occu
pied land. 227,381 ; assessed at $874,455 ;
owned by 710 persons. Value of personal
property. $407,989 ; total assessment, Sl,
282.444 : indebtedness. $352,619 ; sum total,
clear of debt. $929,825. The levy for
186'J is 17 mills. Number of horses over
one year old, 2,700 ; number of mules over
one year old. 130 ; number of cattle over
one year old, 4.100 ; number of sheep,
young and old. 16,000 ; number f hogs
over six months old. 5.700 ; pounds of
woid. ciip of 1869,50,000 ; pounds of pork,
prcked. 75,000 ; acres of land in cultiva
tion, 30.000 ; bushels of grain raised in
1S69 (estimated). 600.000 ; bushels of grain
consumed. 30.000 ; bushels of grain surplus,
570.000. There are three steam flouring
mills, and six driven by water, in the coun
ty. Of saw mills, there are two driven by
steam, and twelve by water power.
ronnxi). The Herald of the 3d con
tains the following items: Philip Morris
and Jack Leonard arrived at Portland on
Wednesday night, and put up at the Amer
ican Kxchauga. Morris, who had paid
Leonard's way down, deposited his money
in the hotel safe, nnd later in the evening
Leonard called for tbe cantinas, containing
28 ounces of dust, and obtained them. He
"sloped"' and tbe loss being discovered
next morning tbe telegraph was put into
requisition, the thief overhauled and coti'
eigned to the lock up A party was giv
en to Mr. and Mrs. Bates by their friends
on the eve of their departure for Salem.
The rivet boats leave Portland an
hour before the advertised time, and in con
sequence leave some of their would-be pas
sengers CM. Carter has bought D. B.
Ilanna's interest in tbe Caruthers addition
for $10,000 coin The Webfoot took
away about 16,000 sacks of flour, 3.138 of
wheat and some cider, hoops, paper, and
salmon for San Francisco.
Acidext ox this O. C. R. R. Yesterday a
train of platform cars was approaching the
terminus of the track, eleven miles from
the city, when, from some unknown cause,
they ran off, precipitating two cars and
some workmen down a steep embankment,
using up one of the cars. Two of the men
were considerably bruised, but not badly
enough to prevent tt eir poing at once to
their labor on the road. The demoralized
car will not be put on the track again. Al
together the damage was slight, and has no
effect on the progress of tho work.
Baker Couxtt. From the Grande Ronde
Sentinel of November 27th we learn that
several rich placer claims have been dis
covered in Rye Valley, within the past
three or four weeks, that panned out over
a dollar to the pan ...... Rye Valley has
now a p os to flico of its own A new
Democratic paper, to be called the Baker
City Sews will shortly be started at Baker
City by Mahafl'ey & Kelly Reports
from the mining districts still continue fa
vorable. Raiti storms are of frequent oc
currence, and the miners feel encouraged.
.......There las already been over five
hundred dollars collected toward sending
Messrs. Slater and Chaplin to Washington
daring the coming session of Congress
Abbott, formerly of the Albany Democrat,
mounts the tripod the of Sentink.
Portland Items. We take the following
from the Orejonian of the 4th : Track is
now laid continuously from East Portland
to the other side ot Abernetby creek. Be
tween this creek and tbe lower end of Ore
gon City there is a heavyjob of trestle
work about eighteen hundred feet which
will not be completed for two or three days
yet. But the builders expect to reach tbe
Cliff House in Oregon City sometime be
fore tbe middle of next week. . This is just
fifteen miles from the starting point Tbe
remaining five, miles will offer few difficul
ties. Men are already at work putting up
what trestle-work is needed upon it. The
work of rebuilding tbe Clackamas bridge
if going on with energy, and unless another
sudden rise occurs it will certainly be com
pleted this month. Tbe number of men
employed on the road is now nearly fonr
hundred. The locomotive on the other
side oi the Clackamas is expected to be
running by to-day T1m barkentine, A.
Beaton, brought 780 tons of merchandise.
Tbe Montana brought 180 tons of
railroad iron and 325 tons of merchandise.
The pry in the case of the State vs.
Kee Wau. indicted for murder in the first
degree, failed to agree and were discharg
ed. . . . . .Charles Cottrell stole a watcb and
$20 from a hotel in Hillsboro, but was ar
rested before he got away with them
The bark Heatoa lay twenty days off the
Bar, waiting for a pilot
The Herald has Information of tbe safe
arrival of the new tug-boat She was
weather bound at Point Reyes and again
at Trinidad. Her sailing time was four
and a halt days.
Lv&anb Ahtlum. We . learn from , Dr
Hawthorne, wto is at present in this city
on business, that there are now one hun
dred and eleven patients in the Asylum at
East Portland, against ninety-two one year
since. All but four of these are State pa
tients. About sixty per cent of the pa
tients are considered Incurable, tome are
doubtful and many are decidedly improv
ing. Ai the Medical Reporter is preparing
to furnish an article on this subject, based
upon statistics of this Institution, we shall
probably be advised of many interesting
fasts from that source. - :- i r.
Chcbch Items. Tbe Advocate of Dec.
4th, bas the following items of interest:
The second quarterly meeting of tbe M. E,
Church commenced yesterday, under the
Rev. Jt , Devore, P, E . . . : . .The new Jew
ish Synagogue, corner of 6th and Oak tts-,
will be dedicated tc-3ay at t o'clock, pi ta.
NO. 22.
Services by Kev. J. Eckman, D.D. . .
The Evangelical Lutheran congregation, at
present worshipping in the Philharmonic
Hall, have commenced the erection of a
new church edifice on the corner of Taylor
and 5th streets. It will be a frame build
ing with brick foundation, 36 by 60, to
cost about $2,500. .... .Rev. J. T. Wolfe
wriNes from Walla Walla, Nov. 27th i We
have arched, ceiled and painted our church
edifice at a cost of about $500. It now
presents a very neat and comfortable ap
pearance inside. Our Sunday School eon
cert was well attended. At the close of
the exercises a collection t was taken up
amounting to $43 75.
Thk MtQAZiKES fob Dkcexbek are reach
ing us from the offices of publication.
Harper commences with an interesting
article on Frederick the Great of Prussia,
and the age in which be lived, handsomely
Illustrated ; also an illustrated article on
'the fish of the sea." Not only the fish
that are pictured, and they are strange
enough, but the fossil remains are recon
structed therein. In addition to tbe usual
variety there is also an illustcated article
on the famous University rowing match.
Harper seems putting forth unusual efforts
to sustain itself against all rivalry.
Tilton's Journal of Horticulture com
meuds itself to all lovers of that delightful
art, for it tells a world of things about
fruits and flowers. Some of its articles are
illustrated and all of tbem are valuable
and interesting to those who cultivate fruits
and flowers. .....
The Overland opens with ''In and around
Astoria," well worth reading. Quicksilver
mining is described. There are several
Pacific romances, and some original poetry.
We are told bow ten leaves are made mer
chantable, and. various other things of im
portance, and from a cursory glance we
should judge the present number to be
one of the most interesting ever issued.
Over in Polk. A correspondent across
tbe river sends us the following account of
a strange freak of nature :
We have a curiosity in Eola in the shape
of a deformed pig. A sow, the property
of Mr. James Porapelley gav birth re
cently to a litter of pigs, among which was
one having the head, including ears, body,
and tail of an elephant, with the feel and
legs of a pig. It has a veritable trunk and
only one eye, which is located nnder the
trunk ; bas no hair except a few hog bris
tles around tbe eye ; tbe body is black and
white spotted, as is common to the genus
pig.
From Pcget Sound. B. H. Bowman and
Walter Jackson have just returned from
making the tour of tbe towns on the Puget
Sound and report times good over there, a
lively time with the lumber trade. Mr.
Jackson waa at Oylmpla, Steilacoom, Seat
tle, Port Jackson, Port Gamble and Port
Townsend, all of which places show mate
rial progress, but Seattle shows the most
prosperity of all. However, tbe Sound
country does not excel the y'illamette Val
ley at all.
Col. C K. Gardner, who was for several
years Surveyor General of this State, re
cently died at Washington City, aged 83.
When we were in Washington, four winters
Binco, tbe old gentleman was filling a place
in the Treasury Department, with which, ex
cepting his residence in Oregon, he bad
been connected for very many years.
Lank County. The Guard of the 4th has
these items : Hon. J. II. Mitchell will deliv
er the second lecture in the Odd Fellows'
course at Eugene, on tbe 15th instant Sub
ject, " Henry VIU and bis Wives.". . . .The-
attendance last quarter at tbe district school
averaged 130. The wintei term commences
on tbe 6lb, under the same principal, Mr.
J as. Odell, assisted by Mr. Skaggs and Miss
Uattie Bristow. ..... Robert Hadley, who
was shot by Felsh, is in a fair way to recov
er. Amputation was at first thought neces
sary, but finally the broken pieces of bone
were extracted and one finger amputated.
The Journal says that Governor Woods'
lecture was well attended, and elicited the
highest praise, though short " (that is a
virtue needed in all addresses). The re
ceipts were fully up to tbe expectations of
the managers of the course. . . . ..The gate
of the Masonic Cemetery was found open,
and a band of horses and cattle destroying
tbe Bhrubbery. t is not known who let
them in. I
Portland Items. Tbe Herald of the 5th
says: Capt. John U. Couch is receiving a
great many presents. .... .The State street
Ferry is crowded awfully .... . .The Lu
theran congregation have contracted for a
new Church to be bnilt at tbe corner of
Fifth and Taylor streets, at a cost of $2,-
500 Leonard, who stole tbe gold dust
from bis friend, is in jail in default of $1,-
200 bail The Ida F. Taylor is loading
in New York for Portland direct, consign
ed to McCiacken, Merrill Co.
The Oregonian of the 6th says : The bark
entiue A. Ueaton brought from New York
cast-iron fronts for H. ,W. Corbett's new
brick Tbe arrival per steamer Mon
tana of railroad iron was sufficient to make
the length of rail now landed about twenty
one miles. There is, therefore, no chance
of failure of railroad iron to arrive. The
length of rail is exclusive of the one hun
dred tons purchased of the O. S. N. Co. The
latter, not being first-class rail will be used
for switches and turn-outs only...... The
winter term of all the public schools com
menced yesterday.;.... The ladies of the
Baptist Church realized $265 from their
festival The Montana will sail this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
Astoria Items. From tbe Herald : The
Okanagan towed the batk Webfoot to this
place on the 3d. She will probably be the
first vessel towed to sea by the tug-boat
' . .. .The Gusaie Telfair and bark Jane A.
Falkinburg went to sea on Thursday
morning Tbe schooners Walter Ra-
leigh and J. C. Champion are still in port,
The U. S. schooner Humboldt dis
charged her crew last week, and on Friday
went into winter quarters up John Day's -river.
. . "
- Skxdixo Letters Octsidk ths Mail.
By recent decision of the Post Office De
partment, communications may be sent
outside of the mail if enclosed in stamped
envelopes and being equal in value and
amount in rates of postage to which such
letters would be liable if senUty mail, and
properly sealed so tbat such letters cannot
be taken therefrom without tearing or de
stroying such envelope, and tbe same dnly
directed and addressed, and the dale of -aid
letter on tbe envelope ; and it is not
required that such letter and envelopes be
banded to tbe postmaster at tbe point of
destination. It is the duty of route agents
to receive letters written after the mail is
closed, and all way letters prepaid - by
stamps. .. , .
t - ' 4 ' . . . .... . ,.- '.-
- Theniind is like a trunk if well
packed it will hold almost anything
if ill packed, tiext to nothing. . ' . . 5
Bill, I eat a good deal of fish now ;
they aay it is good for the bram.It ,'
is ? Well John, I'll buy you a vltale!'
PROFESSIONAL ; CARDS.
WILT, a NICHOLSON, "
General Collecting Acent,
.J.,.---.'-1..' ' ; Lin -
Ajjent for Oregon statesman.
wv. mm fwst BT., rORTLAKD.
, i,..-., iIoctor. .
S.W.McrJOELL, M.D.
Physician, 8 nrgeon, Obstetrician, e
Graduate of the IWallamet Univtrtttr, Medical
, Office in. Moore's brick, ovr Bnyaiaa BratWi
store. oetMxstf
' A. M. BELT, M. D.,
Office and residence corner Union and Cnarcb
street, - .
SALEM, OREGON.
Orders can be left at Soother's Drat Store.
J. W. McAFEE,
Physician and Sureou,
, SALEM OREGON.
OmCI Up lUIrt over McCaaley A Glnn's drat
tor, Bute street. Residence corner of Unfcva and
Uberty BtreHj. aortl.tTtfi.l8.xtr
M. B. LINGO, If. L., v
Physician and Hurgeon
OrriCB N. K. Corner Liberty and Court striata,
afonaily oppoette New Theater billdloc,
" SALEM, OREGON.
V.CSHELTON M. Dn
Phrslclan and Surgeon,
SALEM, OREGON.
Offioe at hie residence, on "corner of Front
and Division streets, northwest corner ef tbe
block below Marion Square. - angJSzs
n.Ourmn.K.D, D. Pattoji, M. D ,
Res. on Liberty (U, near- Booth vetrt eor. 4th Block
lyoppoaltoCoogrcgatlon- norta Willamette Calve
J Church. Uy.
CARPENTER & PATTON,
Physicians Sc Surfgeons.
Office,-On Liberty Ir. -jly oppoake
Congregational Cbnreh.
aujr7xztf SALES, ORKGON.
SULLIVAN WIIITSON,
Attorneys at Law,
DALLAS, POLK CO., OREGON.
Partteal..r attentioa riven to collection ef nolo
aocoanta.tolns, mortgages Ac.
r. a. sroxiTtw. xstf w. o. wbtmo.
JAMES W. PARKER,
Attorney A Counselor at Law
ep28 KMPIKI CITY. OZXGAN.
F. A. CHENOWETIl, '
Attorney at Xa-w
CORVALLIg, QREQOft, -
T. B. HANDLE,
Law and Collection.
Or r ics Up Stairs in Stewart's Block
p21 SALEM, ORKQQif. '
HILL & MTJLKEY.
Attorneys at Law,,
PORTLAND. OXEGON.
W. LAnt BILL. L f. DIXIT.
Place. Corner Front and AMer Bts., Carter B1
T. PEARCE,
ISTotary Public,
EOLA,: : : : : : POLK COUNTT, OMGOH.
Acknowledgement of Deed. Mortgagee ete
taken. Particular attention gtven toeoUoctioa
of notes and aceonnu. - tiep. 4xa
J. A. AFPLEGATE. .
Attorney is, Counselor tit Lair
eepB8 DALLAS, POLK COUNTT, ORKQQif.
J. L. COLLINS,
Attorney at Law,
DALLAS, OREGON.
Prompt attention siren ta badness. JSptefmJtmt
Collections aiid transM-tlons la RealXatave. Offioo
up stairs In the Court Hooso. declstf
POWELL A FUNN,
Attorneys K Counselors at Law
no Bouoltora In Cnanoory,
ALBANY, I .OREGON
L. niXN, Nor ait Public.
Conetions and conveyances promptly attended to.
v rvwu
B. HERMAN,
Attorney at Law k Jfotary Public
OAKLAND, OREGON.
Special attention paid to tho collection of olalatt
In Ponalas, Coos and Curry counties. . xstf
QARRIAGK PAINTING.
K- I. SLOAT,
CARRIAGE AND SIGN PAI1TTER'
Commercial street, oppoti' Starkey' block.
Salm, Aognst 8. 1869. - ' jratf
BEAN & DORSAY,
People's Dray Company,
rjiRnCKS AND DRAYS can always be found al the
JL norto owner Commercial strset, opposHa
the Bank.
WOOD OF ALL KINDS ' .
Kept on band and delivered at abort notice.
BUILDING AND PLASTERING SAND
Ws have made arraoreaienU for a eon stent sob
ply of food Band, an stand raady to All ordors on
short notice. galea jjot. 7.
QOSMOPOLXTAH BOTXU
(formerly Arrtfonraj
FRONT STREET,. ...TORTLAKDl
Tbe nnderstped nspoatfaBy announce tbat hav.
Ing purohased this widely known and v0 kept km
lei, they are now prcparad to oaTar aupevtee aiioai
Bodattou to too traveling gsritUe
Greatly Reduced Prices.
. TUa Hote is located near t tae Bteamoo)
mg. , ...
tar ia HoUl Coach win bo attendanoa ta
Vty paasenfars to aad, from tha ooe fr xfcAarfs.
- ALinntoiL
April 0th, 1S9.
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! THOMAS CIIA11MAJV,
hum nf -
GS0CIBIIS, SET C00CS, CL0IIXIX8,
'; ' Hardware, :
Paints. Oils, Sttht Eaora, tc.
i OREGON CITY. OREGON.
or
..cheap:"" ',
SEWING MACHINES.
dSQft HOJff SHCTTLC IXWINO NirOA
(OU CHINI a dooble-tbread kckVuU
stitch ShutUs Machine ; stitch alike M beta tides.
2j Q CebbraUd OosBmoo-ene famPy O (
HjJ Machine. Both machines fulit.tj
warranted for trs yaars. MaehlM sant by exrws
to any part of too oouatry, C. O. O. AftoU wnts4
to every eonnty. Liberal eocnmisslooa. I
Home Shottlo Sewlag Machine Oompaay, 1(1 First
Stroet, Portland. oetlMwoos
K. sam.
a. w. Hnsstra.
SMITH &. MEREDITH,!
1 ' .
UriswoM's Clock, Orrit Eak,
; SAUJ. OZC'JN. .
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