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3 V rcflou Statesman AND UNIONIST. SALEM, FRIDAY, : : JAN. 21 THE CITY AND COUNTRY. : Wt-dnrarfny, Jan. 19. If you want to buy good seou.l hand fur nituro, look out for the auction next S-iturdny which we advertises tbt.i morning. ! Married. Oa the 12th inst., at the residence of thj brnle's father, by Ilcv. D. M. Kcene, iMr. JoaeT.hus D. Irvine and JI'u Sarah Fish er ; both of Marion county, Oregon. Slurried. At the residence of the bride's father, ia this city, on the 13th inst.', by Rev, C. C. Stratton, Mr. Z. Cravan and Miss Char lotte McFaddcn. Mixed. Tho weather yesterday wag a little the most complicated of anything lately. Snow, frost, bail, sleet, rain, sunshine, mild, everything but warmth, promiscuously scat tered all through the day, without regard to any one's feelings. Greenback. Assistant Assessor .V. K. Mel len requests as to state that tho rate at which incomes in gold are to be calculated in curren cy has been fixed at SO cents on the dollar. Last year tho rate was Ta cunts, though cur rency was hardly up to that price at the time of collection. The State Agricultural Society is in session i nerc is a good representation present in ag ricultural talent if not in numbers. Other members ala expected to be hero to-day. IV c publish tho prooeedingi of yesterday ,'down to the evening sossion, which ran too late for this morning. j ' writing School. Prof. W.'S. James informs us that on Monday next it is his intention-to commence an evening writing school at his rooms in the University building. lie will teach three evenings in a week and desires general attendance on. Monday for the purpose of organizing the class. Sold Out. Mr. S. II. Ways, of Eola, in forms us that ho bis sold bis pottery at that point, to a gentleman who thoroughly under stands the business and will coutinue it as form erly. This branch of industry is a very im portant one to Oregon, as we are abl pete with any in the world in produc cles of clay. WKr.at. Farmers who have plantWt- fall wheat arefgetting uneasy about the weather. The frosts have not been severe enough to do much 'damage if the weather were steady, but this thawing and freezing alternately is the worst weather that ever happens in Oregon. Fall wheat is looking so very fine Jthat its des truction would be felt with double severity. However we hope for the best, and a few more days will put us past the season of danger. The Hirer. It was observed by those on board one of tho P. T. Company's boats com ing down the river on Friday last, that the wa ter had fallen three feet at Harrisburg and was still rising at Corvallis. The boat that wont to Jefferson found the water falling very fast there, while it was rising at the mouth of the river. And on Saturday it had, fallen four feet at Corvallis twenty inches at Albany, and was on a stand at Salem. So it will be seen that thcro was a regular wave four feet high rolling down the river exactly like the waves of ocean. Lynch Law. The following dispatch to the Portland papers was received yesterday : Umatilla, ifftn. 17. Woods, who murdered Duffy, at Lewiston, last 4th of July, was hang ed by some unknown parties on the evening of tee Utn. Cause sentence commuted to im prisonment for life. Mr. Woods had relatives living here who had been anxiously waiting to know wbclher a re prieve would ie granted or pot, and now they receive the news of his being murdered, im mediately after ho was told that his life was to be spared. The deceased is said to have been of good habits and disposition, with the ono exception of a propensity for bad company Thur.vlar, Jan. 20. llritry Freight. The steamer Albany yes terday brought down 12S tons of freight, the best load of the season, we believe. County Convention The Democratic County Coniitiittee met on Tuesday: called a Conven tion to be held at Salem March 10th, to elect clreo delegates to the State Convention at Afliany. There are to be 51 votes in the coun ty convention. Precinct meetings on the Cth If March. Died. In Salem, Jan. 13th, Amos A. Star- Key, aged 44 years. Funeral at 11 a. m. to day, irom nis rcsiuenco. me ucceascu was a brother of Alderman J. L. Starkey, an old resident of Salem and widely ..known, having lived hero since 1853. He was a member of Capital Engine Company No. 1, and tho fu neral will be conducted by the Fire Depart ment of the city. ' Waxtkd. A McCovmick's Almanac for the new daily, which gravely informs the Democrats of Oregon that J. W. P. Hunt ington is Superintendent of Indian affairs. Al Zieber. U. S. Marshal, and Medorum Crawford, Collector of Internal Revenue. It is generally supposed in Salem that those gentlemen were succeeded by their present incumbents a long time ago. but we don't think u cotemporary would wilfully mislead its readers. The Society. The Board of Managers of the Statu Agricultural Society, have a fine time at their meetings. All are harmonious, in that they work for tho same end, and though as loyal men they sometimes honestly differ as to the means, they always come to a conclusion in perfect good will. Tho discussions yester day were quite interesting, especially upon the subject of Dairy products, in which it was ev ident that the participants not only were well posted, but took a lively interest. The pre miums in this line wero all doubled, ane other regulations made, which it is to be hoped will be ono more help towards a general under standing of tho Dairy business in Oregon. Panning Away. We have news by private dispatch of the death of two more of Oregon's pionoers. Captain John H. Couch, well known to all old settlers, died at his resideneein Port land. The Captain was in Oregon in 1842, when he conducted a vessel under his com mand over tho Columbia bar and up tho river. When Oregon was opened for settlement, he was one of the first to make bis home ia this country, and since then has lent a hand in inanya projoct of improvement. A retired son M Neptune, he retained the. bluff and beafty ways of an old salt to tho last, and I bo remembered as a man with his heart in is ha id. Hiram Smith, who died in San Francisco on Monday last, eame to Oregon in 1845, returned to tho East in '46, and came out again in '51, in oompany with several persons who are now residents of Salem. Among them, we are in formed, was Hon. E. N. Cooko, State Treas urer, himself, a relative of Mr Smith.- He wade several trips " to the States " and back, and was instrumental in bringing out a great many good citizens of our State. tio comyr 3 "rl J wi Friday, Jannarf 21. Hump. This interesting visitor is in town stopping with several of our fellow citizens. Look out for hira, lie is a bilk. Change of Firm. By the withdrawal of Mr. L. S. Dyar the firm of Dyar k Grubbs is changed to Grubbs A Company, who will con tinue business at tho same stand,. Tatton's block. Ended. The meeting of the Board of Man agers closed la?t night after a harmonious ses sion of three days, and this morning the par ticipants will be taking up the lino of march to practice what they have been advocating in theory the art that pays for all. When at Portland on Wednesday, we wad ed around in slush and hail several inches deep. Tuesday evening and Wednesday morn ing there were sleighs dashing through the streets to tho musio of the bells. Coming back to Salem we learn that no enow or hail accumulated on the ground. Arrival). Most of the members of the State Central Committee living souih came up in the Reliance yesterday. Mayor Gold smith, of Portland, and W. S. Ladd, Esq., also came up as fur as Salem. Sheriff Reames, of Jackson county, who had been to Portland with an insane patient, arrived yesterday on his return home. Aot Married. Our notice of Mr. Win. M. Hand's marriage seems to have been prema ture. Says the Jfoitntaineer : " A lotter from our Chief, dated at Washington City, Decem ber 22d, looks very doubtful about his having spliced as reported in our previous issue, cop ied from the S. F. A.'ta. Must be some other (un)-i'ortunate hombru of the same cognomen. Low. The price of wheat in Liverpool has reached the unusually low figure of 9s. Id. It has been goiug down steadily from 10s. 4d. until it seems now to be at the lowest figure possible. This must make line times in Eu rope where they buy bread, but it is hard .on us, who have to pay high prices for labor and sell grain cheap. Pick and Plow. We have received VoL 1, No. 1 of the Montana Pick and Plow, a large weekly, published by II. If. McGuire and Jos. Wrightat Bozeman City, Montana, at the modest price of !? per annum. As prices go parts, it is probably worth the money. ing well filled with good reading matter. Cajt. Cuuch. Rev.' J. L. Parrish, who calls himself a walking record of tho early history of Oregon, informs us that Captain Couch's first trip to this coast was in 1S42, when he commanded the brig Maryland. o Tho voyage was made to see what the country was worth, and he returned with so good a report that the Chenamas was built for him, and in her the Captain make two trips before he set tled in Oregon. Athland. Mr. Croft, who has had charge of the dyeing rooms in the factory at this place, has returned from the Ashland Mills, where he has been employed for some twenty one weeks. Mr. C. did not find tho staging very good at this season, had two break downs on tho way here. Ho says the mills at Ash land got started after they had been froze up, ana then tno flue ten (town, mey were rc- parine that with all speed when he left. Have been running steadily and had a rea.ly mar kct for their goods all the time. The woolen business seems to be looking up a little now Brownsville is to start np, so is Salem and al so Ellcndale before a great while. State Agricultural Society. Mr. Jno. Minto, Secretary, has kindly furn ished us the following' abstract of the proceed ings of the Board of Managers. Salem, Jan. 18th, 1S70. According to a notice previously published, the Board of Managers of tho State Agricul tural Society was called to order by tho Pres ident, Daniel Clark, at 12 o'clock, in. Pres ent, Messrs. Daniel Clark, Win. A. Mills, B. E. Stewart, M. Wilkins, C. P. Bacon, John Allen, J. Minto. On motion of Mr. Wilkins, the Board ad journed to ono o'clock p. m. At 1 o'clock p. m., the' Board met, pursuant to adjournment. By request tho Secretary read tho names of the members ot the Board of Managers. On motion, members of the State Agricul tural Society present were invited to partici pate in the deliberations of the meeting of the Board of Managers. On motion of A. C. Daniels, voted that the Secretary and Treasurer be notified that tho Board is ready to receive their reports when ever it is convenient for them. Oa motion of Mr. Mills, the Board agreed that no racing be permitted within the Fair Grounds, except when authorized by tho So ciety. Mr. Mills asked for tho reading of a list of recommendations for tho consideration of the Board. The reading was called for, and on motion of Mr. Elliot, the list was ro eeired by tho Board and laid on the table for further consideration. Tho Board then took up the Premium List and proceeded with its revision and adoption. Classes, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, after being revised, were adopted. On motion, tho Publication Committee were instructe l to enquire into the financial affairs of the Willamette Farmer and report thereon. Adjourned to meet at 7 p. m. Salem, Jan. 18 7 p. m. In addition to the attendance during the day, Mr. C. P. Burk hart, of Linn, was present. On motion, ordered that in judging of wheat competing for premiums, qunli'y and market value are to be considered, Premium for the best bushel o( wheat to be $10, and for sec ond best 35 ; $100 for best 30 acres of wheat, and $50 for second best ; $50 and $30 for 20 acres. Wednesday, Jan. 19th. On motion of Mr. Minto, ordered that the premiums on butter and cheese be increased 100 per cent. Dairy products are to form a separate class. Mr. Pattern came before the Society and pre sented a list of recommendations, which was laid on the table for further consideration. In tho afternoon, on motion of Mr. Minto, a vote of thaeks "to the P. T. Co. for thoir generous conduct to the Society in reducing their rates one half for passengers, animals or articles in transit to the State Fair, and their tender of free passage home over its line to officers of this Society," was unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Bacon, the rule in refer rence to a silver cup was amended so as to of fer a set of silver spoons worth $10 in lieu of a cup. On motion of Mr. Minto, the ladies now entitled to a silver cup may, at their option .se lect any articlo of equal value. On motion of Mr. Bacon, the trotting pre miums, fur horse, mare of gelding were fixed at $75, $50, and $25 ; also Oregon-bred colts, 4 year olds, $60 and $15. In evening session, by request, Mr. Douthit made a statement of the steps taken to secure the lands donated by Congress to endow an Agricultural College. The remainder of the evening was spent in revising rules for government of the grounds, and many good rules were adopted. Adjourn ed 'till Thursday. Salem, Jan. 20. The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Messrs. Burkhart, Stewart and Mills were appointed on the Finance Committee for the ensuing year. Major Joseph Magoon was unanimously elected Fiold Marshal. D. Trcttyman, T. Pearco, and S. Luelling were put in nomination for Pavilion Marshal. S. Luelling was elected. On motion of Mr. Donthit, it was voted to purchase the artesian well tools at $150. The third day of October next was set for the first day of the next State Fair, provided the Washington County Society can accommo date themselves to that time. The following named gentlemen were ap pointed Class Superintendents : 1st, G. G. Glenn ; 2d, Nos. 1 and 2, D. C. Stewart, No. 3. 4, 5 and , C. P. Bacon ; 3d. Win. Elliott ; 4th, J . B. Lafollet ; 5th, T. Pcaree; 6th, M. Wilkins ; 7th, Thomas 8mith ; 8th ai.d 9th, Wm. A. Mills. Class 10 was divided Judge Douthit appointed to first part, and O. Stew, art to 2d part. Class 11th, J. Barrows ; 12th, D.Prettyman; 13th, John Miller; 14th, T. A. Davenport; 15th, J. Lnckey ; 16, E. II. (irifnn. lnjno The following allowances were mide : Ex ecutive Committee, $50 ; D. Clarke, member Executive Committee, $20; J. Minto, Seer. -tary, $350. Mr. Burkhart offe:ed a resolution, which was adopted, thanking the members of the So ciety living in Salem, who had entertained the members from a di.-tanee. The Financo Committee reported the books of tho Secretary and Treasurer correct, as far as could be ascertained. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the Field Mar shal is authorized to employ such detective force at tho Fair as may be necessary. Tho evening session was spent in consider ing various proposed improvements of the grounds and buildings, alter which adjourned to meet on the first d;y of the Fair. PORTLAND DISPATCHES. S1T.CIAI. TO TUB STATESMAN', i Portland. Jan. 19. Tho Republican j?laU Central Committee met to-day, at 10 a. in. Eighteen counties were represented. The meeting of the State Convention h fixed for April 7th. 1870, at Portland. The ratio of representation Is to be one delegate for every nixly votes and one for each fraction of thirty and over. Captain John II. Couch died at his resi dence last night, alter an illness of only a few days. Hiram Smith, one of tho Pioneers of Or egon, died on Monday, the lGlh, in San Francisco. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. CONGRESSIONAL. Chicago, Jan. 14. The storm last night prevented the reception ot the most ol the proceedings of Congress. Iu the House, Eingham's substitute for the bill reported by tho Reconstruction Committee, was adopted by a vole of 98 to Uo. The bill passed as amended by a oto of Hi to 49, and the House then adjourned until Monday. In tho Senate. Edmund's amendment was modified so as to require all members of the Legislature, and oiuer officers of the State of Virginia, before entering upon the duties of oflice. to take the oath prescribed in the amendment. Edmunds' amenoment was then adopted by a vote of 45 to 13. Wilson moved to impose certain fundament ai conunions. similar to tnoso emoouicu iu the bill reported by the House Reconstruc tion Committee. The motion was rejected oy a vote ot li to Ja. beveral other amendments imposing conditions to ths ad mission were proposed and rejected, when ttie senate took a recess. At the evening session a message from tho House reported a joint resolution ad mittiug Virginia, as passed by that body irumouit remarked that it the senate was now full he would propose to substitute it for the bill now before the Senate. He pro Dosed an amendment, which was discussed by himself, Morton, Cole and Schurz. It was finally agreed to take a vote on the bill on Monday at 4 o'clock. The Senate then adjourned till Monday. THE RAILROAD WAR ENDED. New York, Jan. 14. Arrangements have finally been concluded for placing tho At lrtntic and Great Western Railroad, by di rection of Courts in three States. New York Pennsylvania and Ohio, entirely under the control of the Erie Company, thus giving the latter an unbroken line between Cinciu nali, Cleveland and New Fork. The Erie pays a rent of thirty per cent, of tho gross earnings. ANOTHER WAR. New York, Jan. 15. StoSkholders of the Newark and 1'atterson Railroad Company inaugurated a movement for the appoint ment of a council to recover their proper ty ; the council to be empowered to com mence suits ngainst the directors of the Erie Railroad Company lor not fulfilling the terms ot the contract made when they leased the road. It is thought tho Erie Company forfeited their lease by not con slructing the road as originally contemplat ed. in New York. The Erie directors, they alleged, have failed to pay lor work done by other contractors, and suit has been brought against tha property of Fisk and Uould lrtJSew Jersey, which has been seiz ed and the case carried before the State Su- p reins Court. CASUALTIES AND CRIMES. ban t rancisco. Jan. 17. A servant cm ployed at 711 Clemetina street, while at work by the stove her skirt took fire, the flames enveloping her person almost in stantly. She ran at once into the street screaming tur help. Her cries attracted the attention of Mr. Sioiv, wbo procured snme bed clothes and finally extinguished the tUmes. but not before her body was burned almost to a crisp. Mr. Charles Coleman, of Anaheim, who arrived on lhe Moses Taylor, yesterday, re ports that his state room was entered on Friday evening and bis valise cut opvn and $7,000 iu gold taken out. No clue to the robbers has been found. Isaac G:ironny has been arrested for at tempting to garroto and rob Patrick Gra ham, who held on to him until a policeman arrived. The treasury of the Chinese theater was robbed on Sunday morning of about $100 in silver coin. SUICIDE. Utsalndy. W. T., Jan. 17. John Marshal, second Mate of the bark Onward, loading at this port, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor from ear to ear. San Francisco. .Ian. 18. Some two-weeks ago a man named Jaretzky was married to a widow afier a very short acquaintance, but before the marri ge ceremony look place, she exacted a promissary note of $3,000. payable on demand, as a guarantee for his good behavior. After the marriage was consummated, she refused to occupy the bridal couch until he bad paid her $10. They lived logether only four days, when she caused his arrest, alleging that he whipped her, and alter the Ase was dis posed of,they agreed to separate. She then de manded the $3,000. ; He deeded bis proper ty to his brotlier-in-law in trust for his cbil-dreit;- when she "raised cain' and had him arrested again, and before the case was beard he cut bis throat, lie will probably recover. There has been nearly 200 workmen dis missed from Mare Island Navy Yard within the past week, among whom were eighty ship carpenters. Morris Aaron, a bankrupt, who' proposed leaving the conntry without settling bis accounts, was ariested to-day by deputy Marshal Lane. Judge Hoffman ordered him to give bail in the sum of $1,;"00 for his appearance upon the calling of the suit. San Francisco, Jan. 19. No Eastern or foreign market telegrams have been receiv ed since last Saturday. California wheat quoted in Liverpool on the 15lb. at 9s Id. ; A man named Benjamin Purl, working for a contractor on Sacramento street, be tween Davis and Dora, died suddenly this morning. He was subject to fits, and has been drinking heavily of late. Tbe remains of George Murray Thomp son, a young lawyer who died suddenly at Orleans Hotel, and whose death was attrib uted to effects of acconite administered by mistake, was sent East to-day. NEVADA. Austin. Nev., Jan. 19. A sample of ore froduced by one of the veins lately cut into arb shaft gave by assay at (he rate of S15 25 of silver per ton. Twenty tons of ore from Saratotco, recently crushed, yielded over $15,000. The Manhattan company to day shipped by Wells, Fargo & Co., six bars valued at $157. At two o'clock to-day tbe thermometer was at 4G. Snow disappearing fast. The passage of the Suez Canal is describ ed as a sail for some hundred miles along a broad ditch with high sand banks on either side, over which, at rare-intervals, yon get glimpses of a sandy desert. LOVE JL.IG5STENS LABOB. A good wife rose from her bed one morn. And thought with a nervous dread Of the piles of clothes to bo waihed, and more. Thau a dozen mouths to oe lea. There's the meals to get for the men in the field Ami the children to fix away To school, and the milk to bo skimmed and churned ; And all to be done that day. It had rained in the night, and all tho wood Was wet as it could bo ; And there were puddings and pics to bake be- SldO A loaf of cs.ke for ten. And the day was hot, and her aching head Throbbed wearily, as she said : If maidens but knew what good wives know, They would be in no haste to wed 1 ' Jennie.what do you think I told Ben.Brow?" Called the farmer from the well ; And a flush crept up to his bronzed brow, And bis eyes half bashfully tell ; " It was this," he said, aud coming near, He smiled, and stooping down, Kissed her cheek "'twas this, that yon were the best And the dearest wife in town ?" The fanner went back to the Geld.and the wifj In a smiling and absent way, Sang snatches of leader little songs She'd not sune- for manv a day. And tho puiu in her head was gone, and the - clothes Were as white as the foam of the sea ; Her bread was as light.and her butter was sweet And golden as could be. 'Just think. 'the children all called, in a breath, 'Tom Wood has run off to sea 1 He wouldn't, I know, if ho only had As happv a home as we. The night came down, and the good wifo smiled To herself, as she softly said : 'Tis so sweet to labor for those we love, It's not strange that maids will wed 1" Income Returns- Ry request of Thomas Frazar, Esq., As sessor of Internal Revenue for the District of Oregon, we publish the following sec tion of the Internal Revenue Law for the benefit of those who are fortunate enough to have incomes. Suction- 118. And be it further entided. Tl at it shall be the duty of all persons of lawful ajre to make and render a list or re turn, on or before the day prescribed by law. in such form and manner as nwy be prescribed by the Commissioner ot Inter nal Revenue, to the assistant assessor of the district in which they may reside, of the amount of their income, gains, and profits, as aforesaid ; and all guardians and trus tees, executors anil administrators, or any person acti'ig in any fiduciary capacity, shall make and render a list or return as aforesaid, to the as istant assessor of the district in which such person acting in a fiduciary capacity resides, of the amount of income, gams and profits, ot any minor or person for whom they act ; and the assist ant assessor shall require every list or re turn to be verified bv the oath or affirma tion cf the party rendering it, and may in crease the amount of any list of return, if he has reason to believe the same is under stated : and in case any such person shall neglect or refuse to make ami render such list or return, or shall render a false or fraudulent list or return, it shall be the du ty of the assessor or the assistant assessor to make such list, according to the best in formation he can obtain, by the examina tion of such person, or his books or ac counts, or any other evidence, and to add fifty per centum as a penalty to the amount of the tax due on such list in all cases of wilful neglect or refusal to make and ren der a list or return, and, in Hii cases of a false or fraudulent list or return having been rendered, to add one hundred per centum, as a penalty, to the amount of tax ascertained to be true, the tax and the ad ditions thereto as a penalty to be assessed and collected in the manner provided for in otber cases of wilful neglect or refusal to render a list or return, or of rendering a false and fraudulent return. The following instructioi b have lately been received from the Commissioner, viz: The Commissioner wishes to call your es pecial attention to the subject of income returns, and respectfully to remind you that it is your duty to reject all returns of in come that do not show, item by item, the various sources from whence tho income is derived ; and where losses are claimed, a full and definite statement of the same ; and in such and all other cases to proceed strictly in accordance with the law. C. Dei.axd, Commissioner. Thomas Frazar, Assessor Int. Rev. Port land, Oregon. Mr. Stanton's Speech. When Richmond surrendered, and the hearts of the people leaped with joy, a mass meeting lit Washnitfton was addressed b y manv promi nent men, aud among others by Mr Stanton. His few earuest words, so eloquent, so expres ttive of the great honest heart that lay nnder his lirnsqe manner, so full of a lofty fervor, will ue read with a deep interest to day, when the warm heart has ceased to beat, and tbe eiaut. brain has ceased to work, and the uncon querable will no longer sways the destiny of a nation, lhe great patriot, lorgettini? those who hate him, stands now before t hut Great Judge to whom, in these warm words, Le ren dered thanks for all that he had been able to do for his country : Friends aud fellow citizens i In this great hour of triumph, my heat, us well as yours, is penetrated with gratitude to Almighty God tor lus deliverance ot this nation. (Iremen- doris and prolonged cheering.) Our thanks are due to the President, (cheers) to the army nnd navy .(cheers) to tbe great commanders by sea aiid land, (cheers) to the gallant officers anil men who have periled t heir lives upon the battle-field and drenched the soil with their blood. (Great cheers ) Henceforth our com- misseration and our aid should be given to the wounded, the maimed and the Buttering, who bear the marks of their great sacrifices in this miulit v slruuifle. Let in humbly offer ud our thanks to Divine Providence for his care over us, and beseech Ilira .that He uuide and irov eru us in our duties hereafter fas He hag car ried us toward to victory in the past ; that tie will teach ns how to be bumble in the midst ot triumph, how to be just in the hour of victory, and that lie will enable us to se cure the foundations of this Republic, soaked as they have been iu blood, so that it shall live forever and ever. (Enthusiastic cheers ) 'Lit us not forget the laboring millions in oth er lands wbo. in tins struggle, have given us their sympathies, their aid, and their prayers, and let us bid them rejoice with ns in our great triumph. Then, having done this, let us trust tbe future to God, who will guide ns, as here tofore, according to His own good will.' (Loud cheers ) Skating. The Herald man has been on slippery things with "some more Chinamen," and thus discourseth : .SKATING. Buy your skates of some dealer in hard ware. They don't keep them at tho dry goods stores and restaurants. The man will tell you that the straps are good and won't break, but don't you be lieve him. They will break. Tbey will break easy. When you have' secured an outfit, then ask somebody on the street where to go. If the man whose advice you seek has wet clothes, don't go where he did. These are a few general rules, which we hope our friends will strictly observe. We will now relate a tew facts in regard to a sk-Rting expedition with which we were connected. We left the Herald office about three o'clock on the evening of Jan. 18, 1870, and not having any money, went to a place where they didn't know us and got a pair of skates and a gimlet on credit. Being thus prepared, we stood on the corner and cross-examined a skatist or two as to tho best place to go. There was a diversity of opinion amongst them, but as those who came from East Portland were dry (at least outside) and those wbo came from the low er pond were wet and hungry, we conclud ed (o invade our neighboring city. Met some more newspaper men and bummed our way across the river on Knot's side wheel double ender ferry boat. We crossed a railroad track and climbed a slab fence, and stumbled over two acres of cloddy ground, and came to a pond. Tho pond was covered with ice, and lhe ice was covered with six men. lots of girls and t;? atfter boys, and some more China men, all rearing and charging around. - An urchin, three years old and eighteen inches high, (six inches for each year.) warned us that Portland fellows wer not allowed the privileges of East Portland. As there was more ot us than there was of him we disre garded hi3 threats and fastened on our skates. Now reader, if you would come off as safe as we did, follow our discreet example. We pickf d out a man that weighed more by several pounds than we did. Where he went eately, we skated after. If be had fallen in we would have stopped on the edge of the hole, and asked him '-how's your dog." beveral boys and cirl3 fell throuirh the ice, and fetched up mud on their clothes. Nearly everybody got wet but ns. We kept dry un'.il we got to Trainor's Exchange, wnere we accidentally got our whistle wet. We could have skated more than we did, but it was so cold out of doors. And the wind blowed. And von be blowed. In the debate on Repudiation ia the Halls of Congress on the 17th of December, when Brooks, and Cox, and Randall, and Kerr, and all the shining lights of Democracy, united in condemningMungcns" speech, the member from Oregon refused to say a word or even voto. If the Domocracy of Oregon aro not Rcpudiators they were certainly entitled to make a record. and if they are, why is their Representative ashamed of his principles? A newspaper article has been coiner the rounds of the press headed " Where is your boy at nigbt !'' A brilliant urchin suggests the propriety of another article inquiring here is the old man at night"' Neglected Coughs and Colds. Few are aware of the importance of checking a Cough or '"Common Cold," in its first glaire: that which in the beginning would yield to a mild remedv, if neglected, soon preys npou the lungs. ' lSroien.s JSioncliial 1 rochet; or Colon Lozenges, atford instant relief. Hall s vegetable Sicilian Henewer cleans the scalp of dandruff, aud allays all unpleasant itritations. Sxakk Stout. The Blade is responsible for the following, whieh is rather snaky : We were shown yesterday, by Major Bean, a btiing of rattles, lakeu from a rat tle-snake killed in Lane county, two years ago. which surpasses anything of lhe kind we ever neard ot. mere were tniny-one rattles and a button, making a string about six inches in leng h. When taken from his snakeship there were thirty-five in mini ber. The followinjr anecdote will illus trate the ability of freemen to produce cotton : Owing to the immense crowd and utterly inadequate means of trans portation bv the cars, four miles to town, every vehicle with wheels, and every thiu": that looks like a horse or mule is brought into requsition. In In this emergency four of us chartered the decidedly hard looking turn out of an elderly negro, whose coat, bar ness, and wagon were about equally covered with patches. Finding the horse better than we expected, and a good deal of common sense under the necrro's old coat, I entered into con versation with him. What is your name 1 'Charley An derson. 'Were vou a slave V 'Yes, Rah Dare is where my ole massa live.' 'JJo you own this horse r 'Uli, yes sab. 'How did vou rret him V I work for and buy him.' Ihen why don t you keep him I let ter V 'Oh, sah, had a heap hard work for that horse last Summer. Me and him make seven bales cotton (500 pounds each). What! seven bales, with no other help V Yes, sah, only at picking ; then I hire some, and work a heap, nights.' And Sundays V . 'Well, massa, that are irfact. "What else could a poor man doiJ 'epect the Lord will forgivi? me.' 'What rent did you pay for land ? and how did you support yourself go in debt, and mortgage your crop V 'I give oue quarter of the crop for rent. Then, you sec, I owns another horse and cart, aud I hire a man to work draying in town, and that sup ports me while making the crop. So I don't owe any body.' Well, then, what will yon do with your money V "I wants to put it in yonder the Frecdmen's Savings Bank until I make another crop, and then I will have some land of my own, if some of the white men will sell me some. Hymen ix a SnowEit Bath. Cora Mowat, who is writing foreign letters for the Chroiclc, tells a story of a bridal pair making a tour of Switzerland, recently came to a hotel and were informed by the landlord that there was one unoccupied room in the house, and that a couple of beds might be made in the two tubs which it contained. Tho youthful couple were pleased to secure even this shel ter, after a fatiguing journey, and re tired to rest. An hour or two later the stillness of the night was suddenly broken by shrieks of distress issuing from the bath room. The lady wish ing to summon a servant, had pulled what she supposed to be a bell-rope suspended over her head in the bath, when, suddenly, she was inundated by a shower of cold water. The gen tleman, roused by ber cries, and not quite comprehending the position, pulled a supposed bell-rope wuicn ne felt dangling above his bath bed, to bring him a domestic, but brought in stead, a shower of hofc water over himself. It was quite dark and neith er bride nor bridegroom could grope their way to the 4por. By the time succor came, they were up to their knees in water. Thinning Fruit Those who prefer large, smooth, excellent speci mens of fruit, to small, knotty, worm- eaten and stung specimens, should re sort to the thinning on all trees that have anything of a crop. In good bearing seasons there are but few trees that do not bear too many spec imens for their full development in size and navor. oome ot tne iruii will be smooth, fair and uninjured, while some will bo distorted, scabby, and almost valueless. By removing these knutty specimens, which can never be good lor much, the smooth ones will have a chance to develop themselves, and while the increased size will prevent the number of bushels from being diminished, the improved appearance, as well as quality, will many times compensate for all the la bor. Such fruit will be more salea ble in market and much more satisfac tory for home use. If this thinning ;s properly attended to, there will be no need of providing support for a tree to. nrevent its branches from breaking down. Any branch or tree j which requireB propping, has more j fruit than it ought to carryeither for the good of the tree or the good of the fruit. If we would have good, healthy, uniformly-growing fruit trees, not de stroyed by premature age, wo must not let them overbear. Jiurtd Amer ican. Ax English traveler in California, who stopped at Clarke's Ranchu, near the Yoesemite.thtts describes the proprietor : 'To look at hira, with i rough dress, rougher beard, and trousers, Western fashion, stuck into his boots, you might carlesfly put him down for a coarse, tobacco-chewing, swearing son of the forest. But take a Hower or a fir-cone m your iiand and ask hun what it is. lie will give you at once its .Latin name m soit measured speech, ami with courteous ..1 YT.l llJ reioinuer. lie imu u lew uooks iu the window of the hacienda. I laid my hand at once on Goethe's .'Faust' and Robertson's 'Sermons.' Again and am we iuet with comomations or i contrasts of character in the same indi vidual which I think could hardly be found m the old world. Nothing in the Paper. Tbe Richmond Enquirer has a epicy chap ter on the subject of nevs, papers dieted by the stereotj'ped remark o indifferent readers after scanning the "miniature work " of a daily sheet, that there is nothing in the paper. It says : 'And men arc always gnnn bling about their papers; and insinua ting how much better they could do it. They talk as flippantly about .fine articles on every imaginable subject as if they could effect a change. Let some ot those overrunning philoso phers try it for one hundred and fifty days in succession. Aud they think it is nothing to se lect for a newspaper you have mere ly to run the scissors through half a dozen exchanges, and you have got matter enough. Now this is the most important aud most difficult depart ment to fill on a newpapcr. Very few men have the slightest idea how to do the work. It requires a thorough newspaper man, who knows the publio appetite well, who knows what is go ing on in the world and who knows how to rewrite and pack a column into a dozen lines. Men who skim a newspaper aud toss it aside, little reflect how much time and brains have been expended in serving up that meal. Busy heads and hands have been toiling all day to gather and prepare these viands, and some vast building has been lit from cellar to garret all night to get the paper ready for the newsboy by tho crack of dawn. Nothing in the paper !' Nothing in your head ! That's what's the matter. What a Max Knows. What a man can write out clearly, correctly, and briefly, without book or reference of any kind, that ho undoubtedly knows, whatever else he may be ig norant of. For knowledge that falls short of that knowledge that is vague, hazy, indistinct, uncertain I tor one profess no respect at all. And I believe that there never was a time or country where the influence of care ful training were in that respect more needed. Men live in haste, write in haste I was going to say think iii haste, only that perhaps the word thinking is hardly applicable to that large number who, for the most part, purchase their daily allowance of thought ready made. Lord Stanley. Senator Brownlow is said to have replied to an inquiry about his health; 'Yes, Johnson and Etheridge have ad ministered on nvy political estate, and cast lota for my garment ; tut,' he added, with a grirn smile, 'I ain't go ing to die.' , COMMERCIAL NEWS. Salem, Friday, Jan. 21, 1870. This month nnd the ucxt are by common consent expected to be the dull season, j Ac cordingly we bear on all sides of the dull times at present. Freighting of all kinds ex ceptby boat is at a stand, and inconsequence, but little of any class of merchandise is chang ing hands. Prices are about the same for pro duce. Tbe prospect for a better Wheat market does not seem to improve, and the only safe calculation for farming operations must neces parily be based on a scale of low prices. In the domestic market , the only change we mark is in Coffee, which is firm at 23c., a rise of from 1 to IJc. The fall iu Sugars below, while it is felt here to some extent, has not yet affect ed prices. However, a corresponding reduc. tlon may be looked for as soon as old stocks are disposed of. Froduce and Provision Market. Turn 8lem XXX pr tack, $t 87)tf ; Aumsville, pr ark, tl 83; Jefferson, $1 23; Mod ret. Widen 4 Miller, 1 V; OUierbranditl 25 ; Gruham, l 45 Cork Meal Oregon ffround, 5c; Walla Walla, 6c v biat uet white, Ke. Oats From wavooa, 8"Xc. potato From wagon, 4i to oOo. DiAaa In good demand ; from wagons 4c ; retail 6c. BtPTTa 2o toSOc and abundant. Corm Firm. Coita Rica, by the lack 23c; re tail, 25c ; Rio, K5c : Java, 88 Xe. Cnacsa Craniton'i Oregon, S5c ; California 80c. 1 Cahdli Grant's per box ; Wood's 5 00. Adamantine $4 50. Per lb 35o a 8TJc. Koos 2T to 80. Gam Facrrs Apples per box SIX to 60c. Daiao Fatrrrs Apples 4o a 5c; peaches 16c, prunes 80 a 87 jfc ; Oregon currants 16c a 80c ; Zante do 85c ; raisins 87 He, Fwn Salmon, choice, hi bbls, IT 00; bellies, kits, 20 lbs, M 00; do do 80 lbs, 00; mackerel, per kit, f.4 00. Codfish, coast, 15c ; Eastern, SOo. Baoos Sides, 18c; bams, 14al5c; shoulders, 7c. Labd In tins, 15c. In bulk, 10c. : Rica Per lb, IS a 16. 1 8coa Firm. 8. f. B, 18Je; Island, 10al5c; crushed, 20e; powdered 80c. Btbcp S t, keg. $6x ; per gallon, tl 25. Soap Per bar, 25 a 87X ; box, i 00 a $3 25. Salt Carman Island, per 100, $2 25; Bay, t 00: Llreipool Dairy, 4 00 ; Liverpool Packing, $3 60 TiAg Voong Hyson, $1 60; Imperial, $1 75: Ja pan, tl 00 a tl 60. . ' Tobacco Per lb, 75o a tl 60. laoa axd Stksi Common bar.BJtfc; horse-shoe, c; , heary and light band, 8c; hoop Iron 10c; round a id square, 6Xe ; half round, 8c ; Norway nail rods, 12c ; plow steel, 18e ; spring and tire steel, Nt?r10 10 60 PnnT 1 ke. t 60 ; 4 penny, 46 60; 8 penny, fine blued, tl! 00; cut Spikes, to 60 lJAb 6rEi--Per gUon, l 60; Manilla rope, T2X a 25. Oils Linseed oil, wholesale price at the mill tl 87c per gallon raw, at retail, tl 75 : linseed oil, boiled. . ALft; ,ard oU 18 23 ' col 0 Pr e"t M 00 td t4 60; per gallon, tl 00. W??D? P1U 8 hoP. 60e; brans hoops, tl 00; Salem made tubs. No 1, 2 60; No . ti Io;!0 S 5 ch,,,, 60 a t4 00; barrels. t2 00 a t'J 60; iialf do, tl 50 a 1 75. Lla Quantity, $4 25; retail, 4 50. Plabtib Pabw Pet bbl, g 50. Obmom Woolbb Goods Blankets, Oregon gray, No M7J V No." 8' 4o- 00 5 " hiteTNo.l extra. whiw flanneUtl 25 tl 40; 4-4 white do. 0c; . 7 .Ado 45 60; plain assorted colors flan nel, 45 a 60c ; fancy twilled shirting do. 63 a 60o grey mixed shirting 60 a 60; hard times, tl 0: grey doeskin, tl 10; fancy do tl 25; drab mixed . Tr'fi flnc' eaeslmeres, l 20 a J 00: y?25 J tT'oO00" trt,t,l 85 $1 ! OoTToa Goono Sheetlnn. atiulrr is seconds, 14 a 15c: Hunt, liw iliw,. .,.a..a dr'U:,W tok tofi" bleached undressed, 14 a bleach, 60c: heavy ahMtinr. IA .4. A it WJOL-fall clip, limit; umb-s wool, 13 alto spring, 19 a 21c r, V . " . ao ioc ; aenimt, so a 25c ; hickory, stripes, 20 a 25e ; prints, fancy. It W a i MerrhnacllX to lSeUlWato; Tteklni 4qr,88c; 80-inch. 20 a S5? Una., ol ?J 3 A Good VarJetr ot Saddlery and Harness jVt Cost! c '"I ALL SOON AND YOU WILL Get a- Utirarain AT Ci. Wr- HOBART'S, Silverton, Oregon. Jan. 21 trim Scaled Proposals. PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the uudemii;ned, Salem, Oregon, nntil January "Juth, 170, I i o'clock, for the fol- luwiug urticles, lo-wit : 1(00 pairs KlankeU (colored!, weiginng not less than seven nounds per liair; 2000 yards Heavy Twilled Flaiiuel (colored). weigmng nut legs man six ounce per yard; 2.r0 pair Men's Heavy Brogans; 250 pairs Women's Heavy Shoe; 250 pairs Children's Heavy Shoes; 10. tons Carmin Island Salt; 50 ke8 N'nils, assorted sizes; 10 dozen Handled Axes; 100 pounds All Wool Yarn; 20 pounds Linen 1 bread (black) from Nob. 30 to 40; 20 pounds Cotton Thread, assorted colors. Proposals will be considered for any part, of the above goods, delivered either at Portland or Salem, and for 200 pairs Blankets, delivered at the Dalles. The above articles roust be of good mer cliantablo quality, subject to the inspection of the Superintendent-, and pnt np in compact packages ready fur shipment. Itids callinjr'for coin will not be considered, aud the right to teject any or all bids reserved. . Payment to be made iu Legal Tender Notes, or Checks, upon U. S. Assistant Treasurer, San Francisco, at the option of the nndersigned. Goods to be furnished to order between the 10th of Febrnnry and 1st of May. 1870. Office Sup't Indian Athiirs. 1 Salem, Oregon, Jan. 16th, 1870. A. 13. MCACHAM, Sup't. Indian Affairs, Ogn. HOOTS AND SHOES 01 O O O JASON L. ROYAL 03 DEALER IN f5p Boots and Shoes, jg ( Patton'K Bloolc, rr) H EH O O W (-4 STATE ST, SALEM. 0 Special Attention Given to REPAIRING rfliOOTS AND SHOES 1ST. H.A..A.S, Boot IVIalier, Dealer In Custom Made Boots & Shoes STATE ST. SALEM, OREGON. Just received, a Urge stock of French Calf and Kip Skins, American and California Calf and Kip Skins. French Topping and Lining Sktns. California Sole Leather, (Large stock Lasts, Boot Trees, Crimps, Shoe Findings, c, Which I offer cheap. Casli Paid for Hides & Furs. Grood LSTews TO Fanners, Butchsrs. Tanners. D. METZGER & CO., Corner Salmon and Front Streets, op posite the Court-House, PORTLAND, : : : : : OREGON, Are Buying all the Tails and Manes of Hoiscs, Tails of Cows & Hair of Hogs Jn. 18. PORK! I WILL PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES FOR GOOD, FAT HOGS: . 200 lbs. and over : 6 1-2 c. per lb. : 6 c. per lb. : 5 1-2 c. per lb. 175 lbs. and over Under 115 lbs. : : Hogs must be under shed oyer night after being butchered, well spread open, tongues taken out and a chip put In the mouth. Heavy hogs should be split in tbe center of tbe back-bone, one foot only between the shoulder. When hauled, to be laid on their be! lies, back up, and well covered. THOMAS CROSS. Salem, Nov. 4,1869. . Pumps. JUST RECEIVED, per schr. Adeline Bwood, from the celebrated factory of Messrs. KUM3KY k Co. , 8ch(nectel y, New York, Pnmps or Entirely Kew Patterns, IN DESIGN, STYLE, FINISH ECONOMY, Superior to any offered in this Market, ComprUiog CISTERN PUMPS, all slses, fot lead or iron pipe ; PITCHER PUMPS. do do do do BASK AND SIDE FORCE PUMPS, do do ENGINE WELL PUMPS, for deep wells; YARD WELL PUMPS, with set lengths, for deep wells; POINTS, for Drive Weus; i AMALGAM BELLS, for Factories, Churches, Steam boats, etc., etc C. II. ItlYEKS, 110 Front street, Portland, Oregon. dec? SENT FREE I 1TI. O'KBEFK, HOJt Ac CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE AND GUIDE TO THT Flower and Vegetable Garden ForlSm Published In January. Erery lover of Flowers wish ing this new and valuable work, free of charge, should address Immediately M. O'KEEFE, SGN A COn aUwaoger A Barry's Block, Rochester. N. Y. dnclStojuol fresh Garden, Flower, Fruit, Tree, Shrub and Evergreen Seeds, with di rections for culture, prepaid br mall. The most complete and Judicious as sortment In the country. Agents wanted; 85 Sorts of either fot $1.00; pier Id by malt Also Small Fruits, Plant, Bulbs, all ti.e new Potatoes, Ac, prepaid by mall. 4 lbs. Karly Rose Potato, pre paid, for 11.00. Conoer's Cotosl Asparagus, 8 per 100; I'M for 1000, prepaid. New hardy, fra grant, ever-blooming Japan Honeysuckle, 60 cents each, prepaid. True Cape Cod Cranberry, lor up land or lowland culture, 41.00 per prepaid, with directions. Priced Catalogue, to any address gratis; atoo trade list. Heeds on Commission. B. M. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries and Seed Warnhnnte, Piymouthi M, jthlisheil In IMi. NEW ENGLAND, Mutual Life Insurance Cofy AKKctH, 18,000,000. DIVIDENDS ANNUALLY. ALL POLICIES NON FORFEITABLE. All Policlet Taken Oit Darlag tali montli participate In BiTldcndi to be declared on the 1st or January next. ; EVERSON HAINES, General AgenU, rortlnit-1, Oltice 12, Carter's Block. S. A. CLARKE, Atient, Salem. dec ESTABLISHED FEB. 1842. THE 31UTTXAJLi , Life Insurance' Company OF NEW YORK. Offers tho loliowinjr peculiar advantage to persons lntenamg u insure tueir ht. Tav arspts ark T.ATtnErt than those of any other Life Insurance Company in the Uni ted Stales, amountiug U. over THIRTY-SIX MILLIONS of Dollars. and are EXCLUSIVELY lAMi. TITC ItlVTtttfVIS Kara lu.on lllfi'rr in nmnin.f unit in nmnnt-t inn tn nrpminuis oaiu . am vMui, ni.u j...... w , than ever declared by any other company. nivini'.vns ANNUALLY, commencinir the first year, and available either to increase the amount insured or in cash to reduce the ; premiums. rrnc imnTltTTV 1 llflT. ITS MF.&f. I .. . i.....l.ln la. a .kafl tlmt of an; other Life Insurance Company iu either America or Europe whose experience baa been j i .. A Honli ... thj. httrlioat AnarrmM uiuuc iivj i ik ..fin. ... ...v d b favorable to our Pelicy-Holdera. CASH DIVIDENDS PAID IN 1868, $3,257,137.20. Policies exempt from execntion. Policies iaBued iu Gold or Currency. NEW POLICIES ISSUED IN 1808. MARK A. KIXO, State Agent. J. 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Hundreds who have exhausted the abominable nostmms that are daily palmed off as sure cares, and almost dee paired of ever being freed from this debilitat ing disease, have cast their praise upon Dr. 11 aw ley's Ague Remedy, as tbeir volan'ary statements will attest. It is a pleasant tonic, giving new energy to tbe Stomach. Bowels and Liver, giving a heal thy flush to tbe pale and languid countenance, and strength to the enfeebled body. It ia KO HUMBUG, but a blessing to mankind. AI we ask is, , Give ft a Fair Trial, HODGE. GALEF A CO., v Wholesale Agents, Portland, Oregon. For sale by J. W. Southir, and Dtak & GRCBB8. Salem. ang20xxeodz2p THE CELEBRATED H.H.HC. - JJ O R S K MEDICINE, D. JD. T. 1868. HAS become an indispensible article in the market, "which ia clearly demonstiated by tbe large and increasing demand, Nothing has yet been discovered equal to it. IT WILL REMOVE ALL Callous Lumps. Soft spavins Wind Gal!. AND IS A CEBTAIS CURE FOU Sprains, Bruises, Scratches, Distemper, 8or . Shoulders, 8weeny, Colic, els., . PRICE. $1 00 and $2 60 per bottle. HODGE. CALEF & CO, Wholesale Agents, Portland. Sold by J W. SOUTHER, and DYAR & GRUBBS. Palem. Oga. HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR Henewer. IS me DTll lUlauiwUra tmt vym m -avu av RESTORING GRAY HAIR TO ITS ORIG INAL COLOR AND PROMOTING . ITS GKyWTHj It is llio cheapest preparation ever offered to the public, as one bottle will last longer and ; accomplish mom , than three bottles of , any rt Viol rnvnarflfinn i V VA. V A (.kM.I.MVU. Our Renewer is not a Dye ; it will not stain tbe skin as others. It will keep the Hair from hilling oat. It cleanses tbe Scalp, and makes the Hair Soft, Lustrous and Silken. ' Oar Treatise on Hair sent free hv mail. Price $1.00. - For sale by all druu'gU'a- K. P. H ALL CO Nashua, N. H , Proprietors. , Jm