rtgon Statesman
AND UNIONIST,
SALEM, FRIDAY,? : : : : JAN. 28
vnion REPrni.icA.tv xxrrKn-
TIOl OF TmECOX.
The Union Republican vdwrstvf tbe State of
TJregew ritt meet Mtke tity of Portland, at 10
v'clock a. m., on Tborscky, the ?th day of
-April, 1870, 4n Deksgrte Convention, for the
tmttpoM of .placing ia nomination a State Tick
et to be snpporteiat the approaching election
tn Jane, rtd the transaction of seh other
oWwa shall properly dom before aid
Convention. '
CoontSea will be entitled to delegates as fo
lowr: Baker...... ....... 7
Benton... .v.10
Clackamas 12
Clatsop...... 3
Cooa 4
Curry 2
Columbia. 2
Donguw
tyrant.. 7
Jack on 40
'Josephine ...4
Lane 12
fihin... 18
Marion 24
Multnomah 20
Polk.., 11
Tillamook 2
Umatilla 5
Union . 6
Washington 9
Wasco ... 6
Yamhill. II
The Conmiteee recommend that the County
Convention Tor the election of Delegates be
heldtn Saturday, the 26th of March, 1870.
B order oT the Slate Central Committee.
M. P. BERRY, Cbairmar.
T. B. Odikeal, Secretary.
Sortland, Jannary 19. 1870.
tUEETING OP MARIO COUNTY
' CENTBAf. COMMITTEE.
The Republican Central Committee of Ma
rion eouoty is hereby raetxt to meet at the
Court noose,' in Salem, on Saturday, Feb
12th, 1871, atl o'clock, p. m., for tho pur
pose of making arrangements for holding a
Republican County Convention, and to attend
to such further busimssi as may properly come
before tbe-Gosamittee.
The Central Committee, appointed by the
County Convention in 1883, Is composed of
the following members : . East Salem, J. II.
Moores; Salem, John Minto ; North Salem,
D. Jefferson ; Belpasst, 8. Brown ; Fairfield,
M. Ilagcy ; La Dish, C. II. Davis; Chnin
poeg, John B. P. Pictto; Abiqua, II. M.
Clinn; Howell, Wm. Greenwood ; Butteville,
BI. Ehlen ; Silrorton, L. S.Davis; Lincoln,
J. G. Peebles; Jefferson, C. B. Roland ; Au-
- "rom, K. Duval ; Sublimity, J. Barker.
- J. II. Moorbs. Ch'n. Co. Com.
The Vmlm Republic Central rom-
mittce ! Plk Cwnlr.
"Will meet at my office, in Dallas, on Satur
day, Jan. 59, 1870, at 11 o'olock, a. m., for
the transaction of important business. A full
attendance b desired.
Members Bridgeport, W. II. Helm ; Luck
famute, Isaae M. Butler; Buena Vista, II. N.
George; Monmouth, W. Watcrhonse ; Rick
real, R. C. Percival ; Bethel, W. S. Baxter;
8alt Lake, L. M. Wallace; Jackson, Paris
McCain; Douglas, N. A. Newbill ; Enla, Thus.
Pearcc; Dallas, J. L. Collins,
' Chairman.
CAMPAIGN RATES.
We propose to make the Statesman, during
the coming campaign of ISro, a live advocate
of Republican principles, and we offen the
Weekly at tlie exceeding low price of
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And to all Republican Clubs, or Connty Com
mittees, who may desire to have this paper to
use as a campaign document, we offer it to
all who may send in the present month, (Janu
ary) nntil after the election, for seventy -five
cents for five months.
For Five Dollars.
The Okkgou Statesman one year
The N. Y. Independent oae year. .
The American Stock Journal one year.
.$3 00
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An elegant engraving of Wen. Grant. .
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Total .$8 SO
The above can be bad for fire dollars paid
to the Oacoosr Statesman.
' Owxs Up. Open confession is said to be
good for the soul, and so the editor of the
- Marysville Appeal mast feel relieved after
Asrrvini, V. ! tinrdAti MiftntMn VMM alnna
lie says in a late editorial in an argument on
some loeal question :
"We believe flour reached the high figure
J of $32 per barrel, in the fall of 1852, but ro
1 mained at that price bnt a fow weeks. Scarcity
s was the real eause, but the speculators were
set slow in taking advantage of the fact.
At that time we were an employe in a "flour
mill" in San Francisco. "Our house" bought
condemned government floor, which was sour,
wormy and bitter, and after mixing it with
fresh Oregon flour, resacked it, about half and
half. We made two qualities. The "straight
government" flour was called "China," be
cause it was sold for Chinese consumption."
That's what has been the matter with Ore
gon flour in the markets of the world.
Virginia is admitted to the representation
In Congress from which she voluntarily
withdrew nine years ago. We welcome our
wayward sister," but what think our Dem
ocratic lire III re n of the press who have been
no badly cut up because tbe mother of (be
Presidents was not in tbe Union t Every
Democrat in Congress voted to keep her out
in tbe cold. No doubt they aro sorry
to be. obliged to stop howling about Ha
And what of the Democratic voters of Ore
gon who thought their Representative voted
to deprive a sovereign State of her repre
sentation in Congress ? Sympathetic fellows,
tbey are. "
New York divorce lawyers can do pretty
well without going to Indiana. A case is now
in the Supreme court wherein it appears, that
Eugene A. Joe obtained a divorce from his
wife on the testimony of five witnesses that
she had been living at the Girard House in
that city as the wife of a man there, when th
trntb was, the yonng woman had never been
twelve miles from Boston, in her life, except
' one trip to Portsmouth with her husband, nev
gt saw either of the witnesses and never heard
anything of the ease till she saw a copy of tbe
decree against her.
We did intend to publish from the Glebe,
cf December 17th, tbe debates in Con
greaa, wherein tbe leaders of the Democrat
ic party condemned in unmeasured terms
iha Rnrmdiatlon doctrines, nf Mnnirer and
- 1 o
the Oregon Democracy. But tbe Herald
promises to print and circulate 5,000 extra
copies preparatory to its going over to the
"New Democracy" of the East, and that is
enough. J
It is pr? posed in Congress io give a pen
sion to Mrs. Lincoln, tbe only woman in tbe
world wbosei husband ever died for this
country and the country did sot provide
for bis family. And now we can expect a
grand economical bowl from those jour
nalists wbo devote tt eir energies to fighting
dead men and their widows and orphans.
Waxts More. Mr. Henley, of the CalL
fornia. Legislature, who kept out of dan
ger dnring tbe "late unpleasantness," is a
candidate for coercion. He wanU the
workl to know that California "wmtld not
euhuU, io the Fifteenth Amendment, if it
was adi.pt!-" Wonder what he will do
about il 1 ' ;
1
BuflTjI'i bat an entertainment called "The
Cyclogpal IVychomantenm and Pnsmat;
Cornucopean'
The Election.
; The June election is drawing near, and
the shadows which this coming event 'csts
before it already begin to be Seen fiilfing
wcross tbe pass of more than one of our
self-de voting citizens. Straw are already
announcing themselves openly as candi
dates for office ; others are being talked
uboat ty Tbetr friends, and others again,
too doubt, are laying their plans to obtain
(pledges from friends, relying on a coup de
inain to accomplish what might not come
to pass were tho matler thoroughly can
vassed by the people.
There is something radically wrong in
tbe popular view of this thing of office
holding and office-seeking. Tho theory' of
the government is that the people, for their
benefit and of their free will, choosb from
their number those who are most capable
of performing those duties that the public
weal requires should be allotted to some
authorised person. That is the whola of
the theory, and should be the practice. The
people should select for all offices the men
who could do Ihe most for tbeir mnsters,
the sovereign people of the United States.
Popularity is in reality no argument jot fit
ness for any pnblic position. Not even
past services entitle sny one to a demand
on tbe people in this respect Tho laborer
is worthy of his hire, bat no sane man will
employ a laborer to do that lor which he is
physically unfitted, simply because he has
done some other work well. And so it is
in this respect ; we want, in every office,
the men who will faithfully and nnderstand
ingly do all that tbey should ito. anl all
that they cau do, for those who put them in
their places.
If it were practicable, it would le advan
tageous to elect candidates without formal
nominations, especially in local positions,
where national questions are not affected
by the belief or opinion of the officer. But
it is not practicable, Irom tbe fact that de
signing men would keep tip organizations
and by their concerted action could defeat
a much greater number of people, acting
without system. The only way, under pre,
ent circumstances, is for every citizen to go
into party organizations, and let good men
ft rive to keep these pure. There are, for
iustance, to be two candidates for a certain
office, and each party will nominate one ;
it is useless for j-u elector to vote for any
one else, for bis vote would affect nothing,
hence if tbut elector stays away from con
ventions and allows both sides to nominate
bad men, he places himself in a position
where he must vole for a bad man or not
at all.
It is useless to say such men oifght
not to be nominated, you know they will be
nominated if you let them. It is useless to
say you will no r-the candidates of
a party if tbey r-iit suit you ; you can
not help either voting or. consenting that
one or tho other should succeed and unless
you exert yourself to see that good men
are put in nomination yen forfeit your right
to criticise whatolhers have done.
Then let us see every good citizen take
an interest in these first movements of the
campaign, find out who are candidates, (lis
ouss their respective merits, go to the con
ventions and Bee that good men are nomin
ated, and then to tbe polls and vote like a
"man. Scratching wi" lot puriiy tbe filthy
pool of politics, grumbling not cure
the ills, abstaining from the subject will not
defeat tbe tricksters. But let every man
see to it that the party nominates good and
fitting men, and then see that they are
elected.
Minorities.
Tbo Territory of Montana proposes to
adopt a system of minority representation.
That is, they talk of trying some one, which
is not decided, of the several systems fjr
giving the party in a minority a represen
tation in the same ratio to that of the ma
jority, as their numbers bear.'
The Territories at the present day seem
disposed to lead the way in a great many
proposed reforms. Washington Territory
elects female officers ; Wyoming enacts fe
male suffrage, anl now Montana tackles
the intricate subject of minority represen
tation. Probably every thinking person,
has seen the desirableness of this thing, but
the practicability is another thing.
Tbe most casual observer will admit that
if the people of New York State, for in
instance, cast 350,000 votes for one set o1
Congressmen and 360,000 ior another tot,
those wbo voted in the first named number
are entirely without representation in Con
gress. Indeed, the members elect may be
of such principle that tbe minority would
rather have no representation at alL Bnt
the profoundest students of political econ
omy have tried in vain to point' out some
better theory. It seems that this enlighten
ed ago should be ablo to make some im
provement on a system 2,000 years old. and
yet none have' been able to ehow the way.
John Stewart Mill, tbe political student
par excellence, has proposed and is advocat
ing a plan, which is pronounced by Ameri
cans who have investigated the subject to
be altogether too complicated, and that is
sufficient condemnation. Others have their
own pet theories, but none as yet have been
submitted to tbe test of practical experi
ment This is at last proposed by the moun
tain Territory, and one sncn move.ment
will go farther than a hundred able vol
umes towards bringing about some system
wherein a very large majority, if not the
whole number of citizens, may have just
weight given to tbo expression of their
views.
The Oregon Herald would make capital
for Its cause if possible, and has found that
Mr. Dawes favored cutting down the esti
mates, so tbey quote Mr. Dawes to show
that the Radicals are extravagant, and there
on found a long discourse. But in another
column the same paper states that " tbe
whole committee is with Dawes" in this mat
ter ; and still further, that Ben. Butler is
with Dawes, and further yet. that the De
partments have all reduced their estimates
to the lowest possible figure,and thus Dawes
and Butler.two Radicals, aided by tbe Rad
ical Committee and a Radical Congress,
bave saved tbo people thirty million dol
lars in this one transaction. The Radicals
are doing pretty well, and the people will
be likely to slick to them.
The insurrection in Hayti seems to have
lipcn more successful than that in Cnba.
The insurgents, after utterly destroying tbe
forces of the Imperial General, Salnave.
have offered a reward of $5,000 for his head,
and bave offered pardon to any of bis late
followers who surrender within 48 hours.
Ik ever a session of Congress meant busi
ness, tho present one does. Among tbeir
many good moves is a bill to prevent the
acquisition of title to Government lands in
California by any but actual settlers. This
knocks the Democratic ten -cent -an -acre
swindle out of time.
Letter from Polk-
Specimen ScanndreU.
Ed. Statksmax : I understand from re
liable sources that a pair of scoundrels
bave been through the southern part of this
county and Kings Valley lately, swindling
the farmers out of their money. It is esti
mated that they gobbled up about $3,000
along the Luckiamute.
In this wise tbey operated : An express
wagon, or something of the kiad, with two
rascals and a lot of secohd-hand remnants
in it, and a pair of smoking horses before
it, rushed frantically up to a farm bouse,
where the Inmates aro supposed to bave
some money ; one scoundrel, who has no
license to peddle in this county, rushed into
the house with his arms full of specimen
goods ; and hurriedly informs them that
two large houses in England bave tailed for
five hundred millions of dollars. bave sent
two millions of dollars worth of goods to
this country to be sold in ninety days ; sec
ondly, has but a minute to stay his tinte is
worth'a hundred. dollars an hour ; will be
around again in two weeks with the speci
men goods be exhibits, lor sr.le in large
quantities, to-wit: splendid two-busbel
grain sacks at a bit apiece calicoes, five
cents a yard the best of silk goods from
two bits to fifty cents a yard, and every
thing else in proportion. But now he has
nothing with him but broadcloths, cut off
in suits, and some fine shawls. Hero scoun
drel number two comes in with bis arms
lull of broadcloths and shawls. Time pre
cious ; worth $100 per hour ; round again
io two weeks - well you broadcloth lor five
stiils English goods, best quality, for$G5;
canrt sell in less quantities, can't retail ;
shawls, $25 to $50. Farmer is bewildered
everything so good, and so rheap. Round
again in two weeks. Out comes farmer's
purse $65. then twice $G5, then three limes
S05. and sometimes four or fivo times $05.
change hands so fine, so good, all best
English good?, never such bargains offered
before, time flies, one hundred dollars un
hour, pop goes the whip, away go the two
scoundrels as it Satan was niter them, out
of sight. Farmer turns to examiue the
prize he has secured, and finds each roll of
English broadcloths to contain six or seven
yards of very inferior old second hand rem
nants ; wife finds her S500 India shawl,
which she has got at a bargain of $50. to
be just exactly like the one worn by the
squaw that washes for her, and may be
bought at any of the stores for Si 50.
Then they begin to reflect that tho agent
of the failing Br tisa bouses may not pos
sibly get around in two weeks, with the
treasures of which he has exhibited such
excellent specimens. I understand that
tbey actually bilked ono widow woman, with
a largo family of boys, in Kings Valley, out
of $210.
I wish the transactions of Ihese rascals to
be published far and wide,, that those, at
least, who take ihepajters may be forewarn
ed. And if these swind'ers come into this
county again. I hope some one may have
them arrested as common swindlers, and
peddlers without license. We have a good
jail for the benefit of such, and a penitenti
ary at Salem.
A Huge lTInaler
was captured last week on Soap creek, near
the south lino of Polk county, by two farm
et 8 by the names of Miller and Tripp. It
has the head, feet and, ears of a lion; is
about three leet high, and between seven
and eight feet long ; Iho color of a grizzly
bear ; tail like a wolf, about fifteen inches
long; arms eighteen inches in circumference,
breast and throat about as large as a three
year old horse. This animal has been the
terror and scourge of that part of the coun
ty for several years, destroying horses, cat
tle, hogs and sheep. It has been repeated
ly hunted with the best trained bear dogs
in the country, but always whipped its pur
suers, and sometimes killed them. The dogs
once fought it so courageously that it took
to a large willow tree ; but the tree broke
down under its weight ; it did not want to
fight, being too full of mutton ; but when
the tree broke down, it sailed in and made
dog-hair fly, and dog blood flow, till they
were glad to retreat end let it alone. It
never was known to attack persons but
once ; then it attacked a couple of school
boys, who frightened it away with matches.
It is said to bave infested that part of the
country for about twenty years, growing
bolder every year, till within the last year
or two it pot to coming around the farm
bo.:ses at night and sometimes killing the
watch dog almost on tbo door ; and this
winter it killed a pet deer on Mr. Blake's
door step. It was an implacable enemy to
dogs. It seemed to fully understand the
character of gunpowder, and always kept
out of the way of any one with fire-arm?.
It was caught by one bind leg iu a bear trap,
set for it by Mr. Miller, at a drift, where it
was in the habit of crossing Soap Creek.
When tbey found it, tbe leg was bitten off.
except tbe bain-strings, and this would have
been, if it had not spent too much of its rage
on the trap, and: broken out all its teeth be
fore it got tbe leg entirely off.
F-elih Be f Fire-arms.
Last Saturday afternoon, two yonng men
at Buena Vista, in Tolk county, went out
to shoot at a mark, and fired at a fence post,
in point blank range with the house of Mr.
Fletcher. Tbe ball missed tbe post and
struck the window (where u little girl had
but a moment before been looking at them,)
knocking the glass all over the room where
Mrs. Fletcher and the children were, but
fortunately wounding no one. Ths bright
young men, on being asked why they ban
died their arms so recklessly, answered that
lhey had no idea the gun would shoot so
far. If tbe little girl had remained another
moment longer than she did, she would
have certainly been killed. People should
be careful in handliirg fire-arms about a
town or city, and fools should be careful
about handling them anywhere.
As Oregon Ladt.- The Washington cor
respondent of the Albany' Journal, in
speaking of reception days, thus compli
ments the wife of our Senator Williams :
Mrs. Williams was assisted by Mrs. Sa
vier, of Portland, wbo, by tbe way, is an
accomplished and beautiful lady, and Mrs.
General Miller and Mrs. Hutchinson, of San
Francisco. It is universally admitted that
in fine personal appearance, intellectual en
dowments, and brilliant conversational
powers, Mrs. Williams bas no superior
among the leading ladies of the nation who
now grace the elite society of the Capital,
and it is hardly necessary to add, that on
this occasion she presided with ber accus
tomed grace and dignity, entertaining her
numerous friends in a manner which was
satisfactory and highly pleasing to all. A
great many Senators, Representatives,
Judges, officers of the army and navy, and
other distinguished persons, and nearly all
tho people from the Pacific coast, called
during tho day.
Mr. Long, of Mendocino, fishes with gun
powder. He exploded a quantity of Giant
powder in tbe river and caught forty-two
fish which were stunned by tbo concussion.
GENERAL MEWS.
Washington TERitiTonr. We find the
following items in the Transcript : ' Mr. A.
M. Collins, lato of Arcada, Mason county,
died last Saturday of heart disease. Mr
Collins was one of the oldest settlers of the
Territory The committee appointed
by the Legislature to select the Peniten
tiary grounds near Steilacoom. met last
wet k and selected and surveyed the same.
..... .Tbe bark Osrayn. Capt. W. II. Mars
ton, from San Francisco, went ashore on
Whidby Island, about five miles ast of
Partridge Point, on Friday night dnring a
heavy squall. About fifiy feet of her keel
was Knocked out, leaving the tide to flow
in and out of her hull There are five
vessels in port at Seabeck. The last one
in, tho Fremont, came up in eight days
from San Francisco ..On Wednesday
morning there was three inches of snow on
the ground at Seabeck. but it soon went off.
The snow in Snoqualmie Pass is 18
inches deep.. Elwood Evans. Esq., will
deliver the next lecture of the Library
course, on Tuesday evening. Subject An
nexation of British Columbia The
buildings at Fort Steilacoom were sold at
public auction last Saturday, to the Terri
tory, for the sum of $850 in currency, they
being bid off by the committee appointed
by the Legislature for that purpose. As h
well known, they were purchased for a Ter
ritorial Insane Asylum. There are twenty
six buildings in the collection, several of
them well built, and needing but very lit
tle repairs on atiy to make them suitable
for the purpose We learn that for
some time back efforts hare been made by
parties to hold the land claims of Charles
Wren, out of which has grown considerable
trouble. On Wednesday, some of tbem
were ejected by the citizens and escorted
out of the couuty. Another party, who
still hold possession, is bound over to ap
pear for trial at Steilacoom to-day.
Monday and Tuesday of the present week
were cold d lys lor this climate, tho ther
mometer ut one time going down as low as
1'J degrees. About a couple of inches of
ico formed on the little pond near the Cap
itol. Alaska. We have received the Timet com
ing down to Dec. 25lh. Tho editor is absent
and iu place of his history of curly times in
Alaska, "John Abstract" is doing some hugo
ly burlesque articles. Editorially, the paper
is very much opposed to the order prohibiting
the importation of alcoholic or malt liquors
except by permission of tho Military author
lioi. In the advertising columns wo see the
names of a good many old C&Tisgortians, and
from their lively style of advertising seem to
bo wide awa.no yet. Items aro scarce.
Io the City Council of Sitka Mr. McKnight
City Recorder, presented a report giving an
estimato of the probable receipts and disburse
ments fur the current year, lie estimates the
receipts at $2,784, and tho expenditures at
$2,800. : The report was received, read, ac
cepted and ordered filed. The Mayor read an
order issued by the tienernl commanding the
Department, authorizing the Post Commander
to issue rations to distressed Russians.
Tho U. S. transport Xewbcrn, Freeman mas
ter, arrived hero on Tuesday last, at 5:30
o'clock, a. in., having on board the following
passengers : Bvt. Lt. Col. Coppinger, U. S;
A., Acting Asst. Surgeon Iligginbotham, U.
.S. A., and Messrs. David Shirpser, II. Span
ior, David Martin and about forty U. S. sol
diers. The Newborn left San Francisco on
December 6th, and after a pleasant run of
three and a half davs arrived at Esfjuimalt
harbor, British Columbia. Saw the U. S. cut
ter Lincoln and U. S. M. steamship Constan
tino in Johnson's Straits on tho 13th.
Tuocblks with IsniANS. Tho Port Town
send Message bas news by the steamer Con
stantiuu of a disturbance at Fort Wrangle,
Alaska, which commenced by an Indian at
tacking the laundress of the Post and biting
olF one of her fingers. Ciptaiu Durrows sent
a Slo men to take the Indian, dead or alivo,
and they took him dead. In revenge for this
the Indians threatened to attack the troops,
and word being brought to the Sutler, Mr. L.
Smith, that Indians were lurking about, he
started out about 2 o'clock in the morning
with a revolver and lantern. Near tho house
ho discovered ono of the savages and bailed
him, but was immediately shot down by a
charge of buckshot, lie lived about 20 hours.
Capt. Burrows made demand for the murder
er, which was refused he then sent for the
Chiefs, but they refused. After giving them
ample time, he shelled the town, which caused
them to capitulato, and the murderer having
been given up, was hun . 1
Portland, Jan. 21. The Commercial in
forms us that Judge Strong is lying danger
ously ill of pneumonia Portland was vis
ited by a violent storm of wind, was so severe
as to cause apprehensions for tbo safety of ves
sels now duo A new building is going up
at the corner of Mill and Fourth streets, de
signed for a Catholic school for boys
Among the troupe of actors engaged by Mr.
F. M. Bates is a Mr. Nobles, an Eastern act
or, of great ability, who will assume the star
characters ...The St. Helens Academy
closos tbe present term this week. Tbe next
term commences on the first of February.
Tho Orcgonian states that Andrew Duckcr
left his room dressed for tho bail of tbe Em
met Guard, but did not attend the ball and has
not been heard of since. JIo bas relatives in
Washington county, was lately from tho mines,
and was supposed to have money with hint.
The rain on Sunday night filled the
streets with water and overflowed tho cross
ings with mud and water.
Poui.T.Axn, Jan. 26. The Oregonian an
nounces the arrival of Mr. F. M. Bates on
the Montana, with a large troup of actors,
several of whom are strangers in Oregon.
Strangers iu Portland bilk the livery
stable men The trial trip of the Mary
Bell was entirely satisfactory, and she will
run regularly to Astoria The Oka-
nagan was snagged while towing the Live
Yatikec down the river. She was beached
and repaired and went on A large
lot of wool came up on the Montana
The remains of Hiram Smith arrived on
Tuesday.
Oltmpia. Olympia. the Capital ot Wash
ington Territory, is the first town In size and
population on Puget Sound, located at the
head of that great "inland sea," about 160
miles from tbe coast. It has, therefore, the
principal offices ot the stage line from
Portland, and the line of steamers to Vic
toria. Tbe population is about 800, with
probably 150 families. The. town was first
settled in 1840, and was incorporated as
a town in 1859. lt derives its name from
the beautiful range ot mountains, which
skirt the coast, whose tops are covered with
perpetual Bnow. The growth of the town
was materially retarded by Indian wars of
1855-6, and it was not till since tbe close of
the late national war, that business on the
Sound bas revived in such a degree as to
make its progress rapid and permanent.
Tbe mail from Portland, Oregon, arrives
and departs three times a week. SlandarJ.
Fire. Tbe Portland papers Aave the fol
lowing dispatch. We were Unable to ob
tain any further particulars :
Corvallis, Jan. 25. An old hotel, occu
pied as a dwelling, in the lower part of the
town, caught fire about 4 o'clock this morn
ing, and was partly consumed. Tbo in
mates escaped uninjured. Building dam
aged considerable.
Committees. We publish to-day calls for
the Central Republican Committees of Ma
rion and of Folk, tbe former to meet Feb.
12th at the Court house in Salem and the
latter on Jan 29th at Judge Collin's office
In Dallas. It is to be hoped that our peo
ple will not neglect any of these Commit
tee meetings, for tbe times demand that ev
ery well-wisher of the Stale should be up
and doing, that we may be no f nrlber dis
graced by such proceedings as were wit
nessed in September, 1SG8.
The faw mills of Truckee, Cab, are in
expectations of getting the job of sawing
lumber to build. 300 miles of snow shed for
the railroad. It is estimated to ' requite
fiO.000,0. 0 leet of lumber.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY-
Washington, 20th. The Committee 00 tho
District ot Columbia, in joint session, re
ceived the delegation from the Woman's
Suffrage Convention, about twenty in num
ber, nearly all ladies. Mrs. SUntcn. Miss
Anthony, Mrs. Hooker and oilier addressed
the Committee, who listened attentively,
but gave no intimation that they would
grant the prayer for female suffrage in the
District of Columbia.
A delegation of gentlemen interested in
leather appeared before tho Ways and
Means Committee yesterday, urging the en
tire abolition of the duty on leather. Mr.
Grant, brother of tho President, was one
of the delegates. G. Walters, of Milwaukie,
acted as spokesman, and presented the case
very tersely and ably, lie said, before the
war there was a largo exoort trade in leath
er, which is now wholly broken up, becauso
the Canadians, who pay no duty nor inter
nal revenue on leather, can undersell in.
Ho said foreign and domestic hides nre not
used in making the samo articles, and there
fore do not come into competition.
Commissioner Delano estimates all ex
penses attendtug the collection of Internal
Revenue for the cutreut year will amount
to $15,000,000.
St. Paul, 20tb. The wealthy Amsterdam
capitalists who are now building the St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad, have offered to
build the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad from
the Red River to the Missouri River. The
terms oi their proposition are of a very lib
eral character. This would place tbe Min
nesota Railroad in connection with Mon
tana at least three years sooner than under
any. other policy.
A new route Irom Chicago to Omaha, via
Chicago, Burlington and Quinuy Uailroad.
was formally opened this week distance
497 miles.
Providence. Jan. 22.-- Kli;is B. Pitcher, a
prominent citizen, cmnm'tited filicide lai-t
night, in consequence of the failure id' a
firm whom be bad largely endorsed.
Philadelphia, Jan. 22 Dr. TandU was
sentenced to ono year's impi i-omni-nl and 11
fine of $2,000 for the publication of ob
scene books.
St. Louis Jan. 22. The jury in the libel
suit of Eliza Buckley vs. the St. Louis lie
pnUican for $25,000, after being out sinco
Thursday, returned a verdict giving the
plaintiff $5,000 damages.
Louisville. Jan. 11. -George D. Prentice
died at four o'clock this morning', aged fix.
Paris, Jan. 22. About :5.5()0 troops have
arrived at Ln Crenzote, to prevent disorder
among the striking workmen.
Ilt'titi Hocbeforts trial lias been con
cluded, und he was convicted and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment and a U0.000
francs. The sentence includes the depriva
tion of political rights, but does not disturb
his position as Deputy in the Corps Leg
islatif. THE '-NEW DEMOCRACY."
- New York, Jan. 20. A new party was
organized last night in this city, under the
name of the "New Democracy." The foun
ders say this is -a big party on fundamental
principles equalized with reference to the
people of all classes. They propose to
bave changes made in the platlorm for the
vole of women. The new Democrats favor
Ihe absorbing 01 all railroads anil tele
graphs 6y tbe Government, and employ
ment given to everybody who wants woik,
by the national or local authorities.
NEW YORK LEG IS L AT I'll E.
The match between Mace and Allen is
largely discussed among the sporting men.
many declining to bet on tho pround that
Allen will have pleuiy of roughs Irom Si.
Louis to cut the ropes in case the fight goes
against him.
There aro 207 cases of small pox in this
city, and 18 in Brooklyn. The disease is
decreasing iu both cities.
There is a rumor afloat that the Spanish
agents have put in circulation nearly one
million bogus Cuban bonds. The Omuner
eld says there is every reason to believe
Ihe report to be true, though the Spaniards
say it is a base falsehood.
Helen M. Shafer, of Troy, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for fraud in drawing
pension money after her marriage.
Albany. Jari. 22. In the Assembly to
day Mr. Litllejobn introduced a resolution
directing the Senators and requesting tho
Representatives in Congress, to vote for the
reduction of the compensation of Congress
men to three thousand dollars per annum,
and a reduction of mileage and the aboli
tion of the franking privilege. -
FROM THE RED BIVER COUNTRY.
Chicago, Jan. 22. Tho .Vfic AVifion. tbo
organ of the insurgents, ha commenced
publication at Fort Garry, Itsiys: "We
regard the Hudson By Company's Gov
ernment" obsolete, never to be resuscitated.
The Dominion Government, by criminal
blunders and ross injustice, has forever
alienated this people. We consider it too
far distant to intelligently administer our
nffairs." It thinks "Ihe L'nited States Re
public offers that system of Government
w hich would would hot promote order and
progress, and open up rapidly this country
of magnificent resources; but in our pres
ent dependent condition, we hold it our du
ly to advocate independence for the people
of Red River as a cure for all the present
ils, and annexation will follow in time."
Havana, Jan. 17. Anions the passengers
by the steamer Cleopatra, from Vera Cruz,
were ex-Secretary Seward ami parly.
St. Louis, Jan. 18. A largo meeting of
French here last night adopted resolutions
denouncing Prince Bonaparto f( r killing
Noire, and expressing a hope that the entire
Bonaparte family will soon disappear from
public notice.
CONGRESSIONAL TEMPEKANCE SOCI
ETY. Wash ingtok, Jan. Hi. The Concessional
Temperance Society held a meeting to night,
Htthe Metropolitan Methodist Church. The
house was densely crowded witli ladies and
gentlemen. Senator Wilson was present.
The Secretary read the following recommen
dation of tbe society ;
-iielievin the babitnal age of intoxicating li
quors, as beverages, causes misery to every
man and woman and child, over ten years old.
and that one million of members of" christian
churches, millions of children in the rabbath
and pnblie schools, nnd millions of others
might be persuaded to pledge their fait h, truth
nnd honor, wholly to abstain from the use of
intoxicating driuk, it is recommended that sim
ultaneous meetings in thpir several towns,
townships, cities and wards, be held on the
25 of Febnary.next. the birth-day or Washing
ton, to unite in the organization of Union Tem
perance Societies, baned 011 a simple pledge of
total abstinence, and to adont practical meas
ures to have such a pledge presented ; to
poverty, suffering and crime, theie is a safety
alone in total abstiuence ; that a personal
pledge of co-operation, will have the effect to
tend to secure and maintain such abstinence.
The Congressional Temperance Society sug
gests aud recommends to ministersof chnrches,
all temperance organizations, human pliilan
thropists and patriots throughout the land, to
hold this meeting. The Secretary believes
that if concerted and vigorous effort be made
to that eud, one third of the nat ion would.with
in a few mouths, be thus pledged. Senators
Pomcroy, Willey, Patterson and Buckingham,
Representatives Whitmore and Kerry, and
Vice President Colfax, said that it was pro
posed to bold a meeting every two weeks, dn
ring the session of Congress, and that church
es would be procured for that purpose.
City or Mexico, Jan. 10 The revolution
in tbe State of San Luis Potosi is increasing.
The Government members of the Legislature
are still held prisoners. Some Federal gener
als bad joined the insurgents. Tbe otDcers of
the Federal troops in that State report tbe
force not strong enough to operate against the
nsarpaiion. Federal troops in Duraugo, nnder
General Ilara, had pronounced against tbe Na
tional Government. Tbe inhabitants of sever
al districts of Morebia bad also pronounced
against tbe National authority. A detachment
of Federal troops was sent against them, and
defeated the. rebels. - In the State of Pueblo
the re he Is continue to maintain a defiant atti
tude. Their leaders have issued a decree par
doning all Imperalists. The family of Presi
dent Juarez will soon sail for Europe.
Milliflol's mill, the largest in Mexico, Was de
stroyed by hre. One thousand operatives are
thrown out of employment.
. A conducta of $80,000, on tbe way to Mex
ico, was appropriated.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Wasnington, Jan. 24.-Mr. Wilson offered
a jomt resolution granting a pension to tho
widow of President Lincoln. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Among a large number of bills intro
duced were the following : fixing compen
sation of letter-carriers at $1,200; for an
increase of the number ot Judges of the
Supreme Court ; to regulate the mode ol
determining the ratification of constitution
al amendments ; granting 100 acres of land
to soldiers who served in the late war ; to
adjust the payment of pensions on a gold
basis ; granting agricultural school lands-to
several Territories.
VIRGINIA ADMITTED.
Washington, Jan. 24. The Reconstruc
tion Committee, this morning, agreed to re
port the Virginia bill as passed by the Sen
ate with the recommendation that it be
adopted by the House.
The House afterwards passed the Senate
Virginia bill, without amendment, by a
strict party vote.
GEORGIA AFFAIRS..
Senators Thayer, Morton and Ben. Butler
visited the President to-day to ascertain his
decision in the case of the Georgia Legisla
ture. The President has expressed the
opinion that Gen. Terry should be allowed
to manage reconstruction in Georgia in
whatever way h's judgment and discretion
might suggest, lie. believes Gen. Terry a
sound lawyer, and better calculated to un
derstand the position of affairs in Georgia
and to know what course to pursue than
anybody else. Unless Gen. Terry should
do something flagrantly in violation of law,
he ought not to be interfered with. He
was invested to a certain extent with abso
lute power as Military Governor, nud hav
ing asked for instructions, he bad directed
Secretary Belknap to telegraph Gen. Terry
that tho Administration would sustain him
in the views contained in his communica
tion, and to go ahead.
The reply of the General of the Army to
the resolution of Mr. Brooks, ahking author
ity for certain military officers acting iu
connection with the Georgia Legislature
was received. It states that the military are
not ai-.ting as a committee, but as a board
out-ide the Legislature, to assist Gen. Terry
in the execution of his most unpleasant of
fice, tbe duties of which were imposed upon
him by Congress.
Mr. Brooks declared that the military au
thorities had no powir whatever to inter
fere with the Legislature ol Georgia ; that
it was- an entire assumption of power on
the part of Gen. Terry, anil entirely law
less. He hoped he was not misinlormed
that Gen. Sherman and the President were
about sending special messengers to go and
correct these illegal proceedings.
Mr. Butler defended the action of Gen.
Terry as simply carrying out the Recon
struction act and laws of Congress. He
declared authoritatively that he had been,
and would be, sustained by the Adminis
tration. TENNESSEE CONVENTION.
In the constitutional convention, the fran
chise committee presented two reports; the
majority report gives the right of suffrage
to every male citizen. 21 years of oge, who
has paid a poll-tax; the minority report re
jects colored suffrage, aud proposes that it
be submitted as an independent proposition
to the people. A long debate followed, but
no vote was taken.
BURIAL OF PRENTICE
Louisville. 24th. The remains of George
D. Prentice were removed from the Masonic
Temple to Christ Church this morning,
where a solemn aud impressive service of
the Episcop 1 Church was pel formed, after
which the remains wel t' buried in Uave Hill
Cemetery, with Masonic honors.
Nashville. 24th. The House unanimously
adopte 1 resolutions deploring tho death ot
George D. Prentice, anil tendering sympathy
to Kentucky in her loss.
FIRE LIVES LOST.
St. Louis. 21th. Four business houses
were burned at St. Joseph, Missouri, yester
day. Win. Bowles, biother-itl-law of ex
Congressman Loan, was sleeping in one of
the houses, and perished in the llames.
While the firemen were endeavoring to res
cue the body, the wall fell, injuring two of
them mortally, and lour otl:eis severely.
New York, 22d. Wheeler & Wilson's ex
tensive sewing machine lactory at Bridge
port, Conn., was burned to-day. The loss
is heavy.
BILLTARD MATCH.
Chicago, 21th. Rudolph has accepted
Deery's proposition, to play a game of bil
liards for the championship at San Francis
co, Feb. loth.
CIGAR-MA K ERS' STRIKE,
Cincinnati. 23d. The cigar manufactur
ers, to the number of :I00, are on a strike.
The employers recently reduced wages to
two dollars per thousand. The strikers say
they will stand linn, because there has been
no reduction in the price of cigars.
EUROPE.
London. Jan. 21. Mr. Gladstone has is
sued the usual notice to the supporters of
the Government in the hoiie, to be iu ti.eir
seals ou the 8th February.
A project has been introduced here look
ing to the establishment of a ste tmer and
railway route from Ar.stralii and New Zea
land to London, via San Francesco, Port
land (Maine), and Gilford-Haven (Wales).
It is thought the trip may be accomplished
through these points in about forty days.
The 'lhnrs has lour columns reviewing
Mrs. Stowe's book on the Lord and Lady
Byron matter. The wi iter admits the like
lihood that Lady Byron was driven insane
by her bur-band's pa-sion for mystification,
and really believed him incestuous.
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Jan. 21. Steamer arrived
from Hong Kong with 700 passengers : 3!)0
of them women. F. S. King first oRicer d'tetl
at Yokohami. .
Rudolph Gurnat, a Russian, fell over
board and was drowned.
Two gamblers, Mellon and King, fought
with knives over a gamo of cards. Both
are badly cut.
Two others, Casimacher and Grasstnan,
quarrelled in the same way and the latter
was shot dangerously.
W. Johnson, a crazy man. broke three
panes of plate glass in the Bank of Califor
nia, he was sent to Stockton.
Mc Guinn, a butcher,, outraged a
little girl, named Mary Ryan, lie was
arrested and the crowd were with difficulty
prevented from lynching the fiend The
officers fought their way through 2,000 per
sons and lodged the villain in jail.
San Francisco. Jan. 25. Gold closed in
New York last night at 121 J,
Legal Tenders quiet, at S2JS3.
Sterling, 10!)10'JU.
Liverpool wheat last night 9s. ld.,0s. 3
Flour Apart from the usual local de
mand the market is quiet at the following
rates : superfine in sacks per 196 lbs. $4 50
I 75 ; extra io sacks $5 255 50.
Wheat COO sacks choice, private ; 1.400
sacks fair milling $1 50; 500 sks. good $1
57J; 2.100 sacks choice, sold. about a week
ago. but not then reported, $1 C2jl C74
per 190 lbs.
Barley no sales to report. Quotable at
$1 20(31 30 per 100 lbs.
Oats No sales to report. Quotable at
$1 25 I 50 per 100.
Los Angeles, Jan. 25. In the trial of
Mayor Turner in the County court to-day,
the District Attorney aiid two assistants for
the prosecution, and four lawyers for the
defence, appeared in tho court room. Tho
prospects are that a jury will not be ob
tained to-day.
One hundred cases aro on tho District
Court calendar three for murder.
gWALL STREET BROKERS PAY TAX.
Operators in Wall street whn forgot to pay
the tax on their money-making capital are rap
idly discharging their obligations to the Gov
ernment. Yesterday one legal- representative
of the broker paid $10,000 into court uu be
half of his client., and other checks will lie
handed in to day. It is believed that the
whole amount that will be paid by broker
against whom anits ha .e been commenced will
be over $100,000.
It is stated that some $1,001,000 worth of
stock of the Chicago and Hock Island Railroad
bas been quietly put on the market and WhII
street, much to the dugast certain parties
waiting for a rise in that stock.
SUICIDE SENTENCED.
Terre Haute. Ind, Jan. 23. Captain Good
rich, formerly of the llth Cavalry, and Treas
urer of the eftys shot himself through tbe bead
this morning. Tbe cause was intemperance
and pecuniary trouble. He leaves a wife and
several children. -
1
Pittsburg Jan. , 23. Alderman Edward
Lynch, of this city, has been sentenced to leu
months imprisonment in the work bouse, for
misdemeanor iu office.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Mr Morton's bill to provide for a national
currency and the equalization of circulation,
was taken up.
Mr Sherman said, the bill provided first,
partial equalization and distribution of ban
currency among the Suites ; second, that free
banking, on a coin basis, with the present dis
tribution of bank circulation, was grossly and
palpably unfair to three Slates Massachusetts.
Khoiie island and Counecticnt which, with
three millions population, bad seventy six
millions of circulation. The rapidly growing
Western States, where credit was most need
ed, has scarce threejdol la rs to the inhabitant,
while the Southern States were practically
without banking circulation He s-iid thU uu
fair distribution grew out of the palpable vio
lation of the law by the Comptroller of the
Currency aud the Secretary ot the Tieamry.
Mr. Sherman proceeded at length to review
the provisions of the former banking laws and
the currency of national banks. He relerred
to the advantage of the national baukiug sys
tern over State banks. With the correction of
the injustice of distribution, it would be the
very besr. The West demands more circula
tion ; the East, enjoying a monopoly, demands
contraction for three years. The remedy tor
this has been sought. Mr. Sherman said that
in no eveut, during the eupeuiou of specie
payments, would he favor an increase of bank
circulation without withdrawing circulation of
some ottier form, to avoid an expansion of the
currency. Two measures had been proposed :
First; tbe withdrawal of the greenbacks, but
the iIoiie would iiolcoiisenl to this. Another
plan was that adopted by the Senate Commit
tee the withdrawal ( lie three per cent, cer
tificates now held by banks, reserved iu place
of legal lenders. The banks to be authorized
will le orvam.rd only in New York, 011 tbe
PaciQc coast aud iu the South, where large
Iran tf.icti"ii are laired ou gold Values.
COXGKESSU t.NAL
Washington, Jan. 25. In the Senate,
Sherman presented a petition from mer
chants of Cleveland against continuance of
the income tax.
Fenton spoke ag iinst any expansion of
tbe currency, and in favor of un early re
turn to specie payment.
Sumner moved to amend the banking bill
by substituting a bill, recently introduced
by him, for an increase of bank circulation
to ,$.100,000,000 upon the retirement of
greenbacks.
Morton spoko in opposition to the bill,
because it would substantially result in tbe
reconstruction ol the currency. He did
not acquiesce in Ihe opinion that the price
of gold would continue to decline until a
return to specie payments. He thought the
provisions of the bill for establishing banks
ou a coin basis might be a success on the
Pacific, but he was confident that it would
practically fail on this side of the Rocky
Mountains.
Stewart favored the bill ns experimental,
and calculated to prove benelicial to the
people of the Pacific States.
Davis advised a more equal distribution
of circulation in notes, and not to allow
this bill to be defeated by being cotnplictt
ed with a general measure, lie moved to
amend so as to present the simple proposi
tion of mote equal distribution 4of bank
circulation.
In the House. Julian, from the Commit
tee on Public Litnls, reported a bill pro
viding that no title can be-acquired to any
agricultural public lands in the State of
Calitornia not heretofore disposed of, ex
cept by settlement under homestead or pre
emption laws. The bill passed.
Wheeler introduced a bill authorizing the
Northern Pacific Railroad to issue bonds
and to secure the samo by a mortgige. Re
ferred. Travis introduced a bill to amend an net
passed yesterday lor tho admission ol Vir
ginia, providing that tho word "oath,"'
whenever used, shall be construed to in
clude aflirmation.
The Speaker suggested that no official in
formation had been received of the act hav
ing become a law. The bill lies on the ta
ble for the present.
REDUCING THE ESTIMATES.
Chicago. Jan. 25. A Washidirton snecial
cr o ,
says the introduction from the House Ap
propriation Committee of the annual ap
proiatiation bill, brought up tbe fact that
the whole committee is with Dawes in ob
jecting to the Department estimates. They
insist on the most rigid economy in ex
penses. . The committee intend pursuing
the policy of reduction in estimates to be
acted on iu other bills. Nearly two-fifths
of the present reduotieu is in expenses for
Congress, showing that the committee is not
actuated by any special hostility to the De
partments. REJOICING IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Jan. 25. News of the final
passage of the. bill admitting this Stale,
was received after dark. There appeared
to be a general feeling of relief, but no
demonstration of joy like that which fol
lowed Bingham's unconditional bill iu the
House.
A salute of 100 guns was fired in the
park. About 5,000 persons were present
two-thirds colored. Gov. Walker spoke for
a few minutes, congratulating the people
on the admission of Virgiuia. He predict
ed a slorious future for the State.
LOSS OF A SHIP.
Tho British ship King Lear, of Cardiff,
for Hongkong, foundered off the British
coast. Thirty-five lives lost.
Letter from Coos-
Em rii: k City, Jan. Kith. 1870.
En. SrATK.sM.vN : The Scriptures informs
us that where ' little is given little is re
quired." So in our case, where little trans
pires, but little news may be expected.
The good people of Coos Bay were some
what panic-stricken a lew days since to seo
appear in our midst the LT. S. District At
torney, Mr. Cartwr ght. and U. S. Marshal
Young. Fears of warrants and arrests
visions of dungeons and prisons hastily flit
ted across the public mind. But a genial
smile nd pleasant greetings soon dispell
ed the accumulating fears ; and it is be
lieved by the parties at present, that a sat.
isfactory arrangement of this affair con
cerning the taking of timber from the Gov
ernment Lands can be had.
The community of Empire City have been
honored with a visit from Col. Craig, the
bilk." He soon commenced his confidence
operations, representing himself as a phy
sician. Confederate surgeon, Missionary, Sic.
If the good people of Corvallis, Salem or
Albany, want a. writ of arrest, now is a
favorable opportunity, for officers are ready
and willing. i
Empire City is improving very rapidly.
Many substantial buildings are being erect
ed, among others may bo mentioned a town
hall by A.C.Rogers, 32x00. Empire con
tains at present six hotels, four saloons, four
dry goods stores, two drugstores, three law
offices, and a number of fine dwellings. The
Independent Order of Good Templars bave
a flourishing lodge of some sixty members.
Tho second quarter of tho District school
under the supervision of Miss Anuie West
is near its close, and has been very accept
able to patrons generally. The weather is
fine at present. More anon. Jlstixo.
Woman Scffragb 1.1 Esglasd. Woman
suffrage is already an accomplished fact in
Eagland. Kansas and Mississippi have been
outsiripped by conservative Britain. At tho
last session of Parliament, when tho munici
pal suffrage bill was before the House, on mo
tion of Mr. John Bright, a clause was added
giving the franchise to women who possessed
tho eame qualifications as male voters. It
passed and has been speedily taken advantage
nf - Two thousand women are registered in
Birmingham, and over eight thousand in Man
chester.
Slavery in Egypt, both of white and
black, does not seem to be on the decrease,
notwithstanding the Viceroy professes to
oppose both the trad i slaves- and in,
eanuebs, A correspondent of the Ohio
State Journal bas beea amoBg the lv
pi m of that coolry and takea notes ot
what be aw. II could not oVtaia access
to tie warts for thesalo of whites unless he
bougbt is wvxiyin or girl. bt W the anarket
for the sole of blacks access was easily ob
tained, as draleis were very anxious to dis
pose of their -stock.". Prisoners aro
brought from Soudan and places up tbo
Nile, and collected at Osiot, whence tbey
are brought to Cairo in squads of one lo
five. If a vessel is overhasled, that num
ber are easily passed of as a part of the
ship's complement. Arrived in Cano, they
are retailed out, if possible, or otherwise
sold to brokers, wbo keep their pens in the
very Capital of the Viceroy, with but little
secrecy. Eunnchs aro the most expensive,
young healthy ones selling as high as $1,000
to S 1.500. White women are next in de
mand, and if handsome they being quite as
much. While tbe common black aitielo
sells readily at $75 to $150, skilled labor
brings the best prices, showing that these
disgusting black rascals know what they
are about in imitating Ihe crimes of their
superiors.
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