WEEKLY STATESMAN UNIONIST ISSUED EVKRY FKlOAT. S. A. CLARKE, Publisher. U.S. OFFICIAL PAPER. SUBSCRIPTION Per annum, $3.00; 6 mos.tl.50 DAILY STATESMAN AND UNIONIST. Published every morning except Monday. Subscription, by the year, tS 00. Advertising, per square of one Inch, per month, $2.00. Advertisements in Daily and Wekklt, (0 per eq. of one inch per month. Remittances may be made by mail, at the risk of the publisher. If mailed in the presence of the Post master. jgrOfflce in Btewnrt'a Ttrli-k Building. Vn Stlr VXIOX RfiPl'BMCAIV t OSIVES. -TIOSI OF OliECOX. . The Union Repnl.lican voter of the State oJ Oregon, will meet sit tlie city of Portland, at 10 o'clocit a. ni., ou Thursday, the 7th day ol April. 1870, in Delegate Convention, for the purpose of placing in Domination a State Tick et to be supported at the approaching election i i June, and the transaction of such other . ImHiness as ehall properly core before eaid Convention. Comities will be entitled to delegates as fol lows : linker I teuton Clackamas Clatsop Coos .nrry Lane 12 Linn 18 .10 '. 4 Mai-ion '-M Multnomah Polk 11 Tillamook S Umatilla H Union 6 Washington i VVai'o 6 Yamhill H Columbia 2 1 lunulas 1"-' Grant 7 Jackson 10 Josenhine I The Committee recommend that the Counly Convention for the election of Delegates be held on Saturday, the W'h of March. 1870. Uv order of the Slate Central Committee. M. P. KFRRY, Chairman. T. P. Odessa!.. Secretary. Portland. .January III, I70. l'nin Itrpublicnn (ouiilf I on. Ooove-n- Tiy action had at a meeting of the Jy'nion Republican Central Coiuuiiltce of Marion county, held in Salem, Feb. 12th, 1S70, the citizens of the county are invited to meet in their several Precincts, on Saturday, March 1'Jth, 1870, and select delegates to a county convention, to meet at the court house at Sa lem, on Saturday, March 2fitb, 1S70, for the purpose of electing twenty-four Delegates to attend the Slate Convention at Portland, on Thursday, April 7th ; and for the nomination of Representative and county officers for the ensuing term, and the transaction of such oth er business as properly belongs to such con vention. According to the rule adopted by tbo com mittee, the number of Delegates to which each Precinct will bo entitled to is as follows : Salem East Salem North Salem... Aurora Iiuttevillo Champoeg Fairfield Pelpassi .1.! . 9 . 6 . 6 . 4 . 3 . 4 . 4 LaBish Abiqua Silverton Sublimity Howell Prairie.. Jeflerson Lincoln 4 4 7 4 4 5 6 83 J. II. Moorks, Chairman. Polk County I'nion Itrpublicnn Con vention. By order of the Union Republican Central Committee of Polk county, tho primary meet ings will bo held at the place of voting in each Precinct, at 1 o'clock p. in., Saturday, March 19th, 1S70, to elect Delegates to the County Convention, to be held at Dallas, at 12 o'clock in., Saturday, March 26th, 1370, for the pur pose of electing Delegates to the State Con vention to be held at Portland, April 7th, 1870. Tho peroral Precincts aro entitled to send Del egates as follows : Bethel 8 Buena Vista 7 Bridgeport 5 Dallas.... 10 Douglas 4 Kola 5 Jackson 4 LaCroofc 2 Luckiaiuute 4 Monmouth 7 Salt Lake 3 Total 50 J. Ij. Collins, Chairman. Dallas, Jan. 29th, 1870 The Principle Applied. The Herald's repudiation problem re minds us of an occurrence to wbich we were personally cogni-zant. AVben green backs were down to about forty-one or forty-two cents on the dollar, a gentle man living in Yamhill county, a prominent farmer, and by a strange nnoinoly a Demo crat, borrowed S3. 000 in currency, giving therefor his note for the principal, with in terest payable annually at 12 per cent in coin. Since that time, in ppiti- of hickiirss in his family, short crops and low prices, our friend has succeeded in paying off his other debts and kept down the interest on this one, by punctual payments. This season he proposes to reduce the principal of the greenback debt, which he will do by mak ing payments of over 81) cvi.t for every 40 cents he borrowed, and on which he has since paid 60 cent in gold as interest. Now, we want the Herald to explain this: if it is wrong for the people in the aggre gate to pay their debts because the curren cy loaned has increased in market value, why is it not wrong for this sturdy old far mer to pay bis private obligation according to the strict terms of his contracts. We should like to see the Herald man call on our friend and explain to him the beau ties of the repudiation. We imagine an ad dress something like this: My dear sir, you are doing wrong. Don't yen see that on every 40 cents you borrowed, you have in five years paid CO interest. Now 40 cents in the Euglish money market is worth for five years about 20 cents, hence you have exactly paid the rriginal debt and just in terest. and it is contrary to the principles of the Democratic party that you should pay anything more to this bloated bondholder. The ouly reply we could expect to hear from our friend would be this : Sir. I bor rowed a sum of money when I was in need, the currency in which I took that sum was depreciated, and there was as good a pros pect lor its going still further down as there was for its rising. You, sir, told me that in five years that currency would be worth less than the paper from which it had been printed. However, I took the money and used it ; Ieaved my estate and I am ready and-willing to pay back the exact number of dollars that I agreed to when I effected the loan. The iHea to pay a single dollar less than th it smacks too much of villainy to be entertained in the mind of an honest man. and indeed the mere proposition so to do is no less than an insult and an imputa tion on my character as a man of probity Would he not be right ? Would any one :n their senses approach an honest man with bo shameless a proposition as regards pri vate affairs? If one should, would he not meet, and be certain to receive a wilhering rebuke? And yet a newspaper, claiming respectability, has bo little opinion of its contituents' honor as to make precisely the same proposition and on precisely the game grounds as it might be made in the case we have cited. This is not an imaginary case, nor is it at all a singular on' and we hope our friend has seen the Herald's repudiation extra. If bo there is one more good Re publican voter in old Yamhill. Sprigzins savs be once prevented a e- Vere case of hydrophobia by simply getting n a high fence and waiting there until the (Jog lett. Oh It P YOL. 19. Letter from Sacr STtnto. Sackamknto, f , 24, 1870. E;i. Statkmas : One of tl . oft delight ful excursions which it is p le to take dnring the December holidt iu this or any other country, is to ma' ;be circuit from Sacramento, via Stock. fc3 and San Jose to San Fruncisco by ra-H-nd return by steamer and rail via S-u Quentin and Val lejo to this city, stopping on the way to " do " the towns mentioned and the places adjacent. It was my intention to give a description ot such a tour for the readers of the Statesman ; but so long a time has now elapsed it would be too much like dishing up old statistics to do so. Sol will turn to moie practical, though less inviting, topics. As the California Legislature is now in session, a few words concerning it may in terest you. Dining the last political cam paign, in this State, it was tho cry of the Democratic leaders that the radicals had sorely oppressed the State by their extrava gance and by erroneous special legislation, and that the only remedy for the high rates of laxatiou, under which the couutry was suffering, was to elect Democrats to office. This argument, and the supposed sympathy of the Republican party with the importa tion of Mongolians, enabled the Demo cratic party to secure a powerful majority in the Legislature. Out of 120 members of that body, there are but 22 Republicans 11 in each house and some of those are on the fence. There has seldom been so fin an opportunity offered to a party to make a good poitit in its favor ; and if the Legisla ture bad met, passed the few laws wbich were actually needed, and then adjourned, after a session of not more than sixty days, as it might easily have done, and without resorting to partizan schemes.it would have secured itself for years in the respect and affections of the people. But no sooner had members elect began to gather at Brown's (the -Golden Eagle) than the old veterans who had been so long shut off from the public teat, and the yc linger vete rans who had labored so hard in the recent struggle, began to press each his special meritorious claim for some place. Unfor tunately, there were not enough offices for the applicants, and a number of new offices were created mostly clerkships to com mittees. By this and other extravagant do ings, the current expenses ol this Legisla ture are made to exceed by more that $2."0 a day the current expenses of any of its predecessors. But this is a small matter compared with tlx character of the legisla tion that has been indulged in. The very Orst bill introduced was a measure to keep in office a Democratic school superintend ent in S.ui Francisco, and to prevent the election to that office of Mr. Sweat. There are now nearly 800 bills on the books, and three-fourths of them are of a character to be termed " special legislation' Bills for tho relief of everybody who can rake up the shadow of a claim, are under consideration, and are to allow $5,000 damages for the de struction, by a mob. of an unscrupulous little sheet, published in the interest of the " S. C." by ' Long Primer v Hall, at Visa lia, in 1862, was actually passed, and but for the veto of the Governor would have become a taw. In advocating this I ill, Mr. Pendergast, one of the great lights of the party, vehemently declared that he hoped to live to see all such claims paid, even if it should bankrupt the State, as he believed it would. He would then demand indem nity from the General Government ! James II. Hardy was convicted eight years ago. by a high court of impeachment, of bavins publicly declared, while judge of the sixth judicial district, that he was a rebel, that the Constitution of the United States had gone to b 1." and of drinking to the health of Jeff. Davis. No disabilities whatever were imposed upon him, but he was pur posely left free to appeal to the people for reinstatement in office, lie did not make the appeal ; but in this session his friends brought in a bill to expunge and efface from the journals of the Senate the records of the judgment of the court, and without a word of apology for the offenses committed, or even an expression of regret for what had been said, the bill passed and has been signed by the Governor! The various propositions to plunder the State ot its money and lands have attracted to the Capi tal a lobby of the hardest-looking set of men I ever saw. To give any idea of the schemes would doubtless take up more space than you have to spare. It is to be hoped that the people of our State will profit by the bitter experience of our neigh bors, and steer clear of this Democratic reformation party. A. First Gun from Old Marion. En. Statesman : Falling iu company with an old, highly respected citizen of Howell rrairie, a few days ago, our talk turned upon politics and the prospects for our ensuing election in June. We made an ac curate count ot Howell Prairie precinct at present, according to each man's politics. ami the result you have : Republicans 55 Democrats J DoiUJlful 7 Throwing the doubtful ones to the Demo crats, the estimate stands 36 to 5j. It will be remembered lhat Smith beat Logan 13 votes, two years ago, in this precinct 1 hope that Smith will be the candidate again this year for Congress, on the Democratic ticket. Let old Mai ian be wide awake at her primary meetings next month. D. Mungen, of Ohio, having had his last speech printed and applauded by the Her ald has been incited to try it again. This time he obtained leave to print in the Globe a speech that no one in Congress cared to d then Dublisbed a tirade of abuse that is characterized as indecent. The result is that the Senate gets a rap on the knuckles, and Congress quits publish ing speeches for the people to read lhat they are unwilling to listen to themselves. What do those decent and brave journals who have expended so much energy in at tacking the dead Richardson whom they feared living, think about that bigamy now ? The Supreme Court has decided that a di vorce legal in the State where granted, must be recognized in all parts of the Union. Napoleon's state dinner cost $5,000 a piece, which is $50 a plate. A True Picture. A gentleman of this city, who has lately returned from Washington, states that Sen ator Williams occupies comfortable, but in expensive rooms, at the National Hotel, Washington. His parlor is well furnished, with no appearance of extravagance, Lut i often visited by those occupying the high est sociat position. For instance, on New Year's Day, the reception of Mrs. Williams was honored by the presence of the most distinguished residents at the National Capital. It is true that Mr. and Mrs. Wil liams are recognized as occupying the Erst position in society, but this position is von neither by extravagance, equipage or show, but by worth and talent. No Senator of equal standing live3 so unostentaciously, for most are men of wealth. It is well known in Washington that Williams is not wealthy, but that makes no difference in the admiration of statesmen, nor does it pre vent the applause tA the audiences who gladly accord him 'q, hearing. That our Senator stands thus should be a matter of pride to eyery Oregonian. and the fact that Mrs. Williams is considered one of the great est ornaments of the brilliant society of the Capital should at least be a pleasant satisfaction to us, especially when in each case- the position is the result of personal deservings. We seldom feel authorized to invade the domain of private life, to make public the daily life of a political friend or opponent, for motives e.ther of eulogy or dispraise. We recognize the necessity that a lino should separate the public servant whose acts are open to the freest criticism, from the private citizen he becomes within his own domicil. There are times, however, when public slander can ouly be reproached aright by relating facts ; when falsehood can only be driven home by entering fully into detail, and this is one of them. Cuban News- The cables from Cuba seem to have a ten dency towards the Spanish Government in its worst force. The telegraphic news sent from Havana, under Spanish serveilance, is invariably wrong. An account of a victo ry over the insurgents is sure to be follow ed by news through the mails that the Cu bans have thrashed the volunteers severely. They are very ingeuions too, those fellows who get up the Spanish side of tho story. When they could not deny that an Ameri can had been brutally murdered in the streets of Havana, and his comrades severely wounded, simply for wearing a blue neck lie, (blue being the color ot Cuba;) when these atrocities could not be denied, ihey try to evade the responsibiliy by a story that there are a lot of Cubans among the volunteers, who have joined them in order to bring that highly respectable body into disrepute. We suppose too, it was Cubans in disguise who massacred men, women and children for wearing their countrys' colors in that same city a short time since, and t'jat it was by Cubans in disguise that a number of influential merchants in Havana were seized at midnight, and sent in chains to Spain. Perhaps they too are the actors in the scene reported in our latest newspapers, wherein a large number of persons suspect ed of holding "communicat'on with the Cu ban Junta were -arrested and promptly ex edited." Oil, those Havana authorities are humor ous fellows, but they go too far in their jokes, we have learned to understand them and to wait for news by m. i'. for he who can calculate the value of a dispatch from Havana to New York, in the way of relia bility, evinces the powers. highest mathematical Woman's Sukmiauk iv Utah. A letter from Salt Lake to the Saciamen o Union.says the Womau Suffrage bill, of which I wrote to you in my last as being in preparation, was introduced into the House of the Leg islative Assembly on Saturday evening, and was pushed through, the question having been debated at length in Committee of the Whole. The Judiciary Committee of the Ct uncil, by amending it, made considerable change in its construction, and it was very warmly discussed in the Council on Wed nesday evening. Alter a debate of some hours, which was listened to by a number of ladies tor whom seats had been prepared, it unanimously passed its three readings in the amended lorm and was sent back to the House, where it was again taken up on Thursday and the amend men Is concurred in. Yesterday it was placed in the acting Governor's hands lor his consideration and signature, and, I understand he has ex pressed bimsell that he will give it his ap proval As it is short. I will here give it : Section I. Be it enacted by the Gover nor and Legislative Assembly of the Terri tory of Utah. That every woman over the age of twenty-one years, born in the Uni ted States, or who i the wife or the daugh ter of a native born citizen, or the wife or the daughter of a natualized citizen of the United States, who has resided in this Ter ritory six months next pieceding any gen eral or special election, shall be entitled to vote at such election for all officers made elective under the laws of the United States or of this Territory. The first State election of 1870 is that of New Hampshire, which takes place in .March. There are four candidates in the field for Governor a Republican, Demo cratic, Temperance and Labor Reform and this complicates political affairs to such an extent as to render the result in the State somewhat doubtful. The Republi cans and Democrats have renominated their last years' candidates; the Temperance men have put up Professor Burrows, nine years ago President of the Pittsb;:rg Fe male College ; while the Laber Reformers on Tuesday last nominated Samuel Flint, on a greenback for bonds platform. They declare they can poll eight thousand votes in the Slate. Last spring Gov. Stearns had 3 773 majority ever the" Democratic candi date, while the tall preceding Gen. Grant's majority was 6.9G7. Two whites and five negroes, having mur dered and robbed Col. David Coleman, near Memphis, Tenn., the negroes were captured and lodged in jail. The next day they were taken from the sheriff and hung by a a number of citizens who did not attempt concealment The negroes confessed that they were members ot the Ku-klux and had been for years. The receipts of certain articles of Ore gon produce at San Francisco during the month of January are reported as follows : Flonr, qr sks 84,921; wheat, sks 8,782 ; oats, sks 1,066 ; salmon, bbls 10. hit bbls 47; bacon. pkg9 614; beef, bbls 19; but ter. pkgs 211 ; hams, pkgs 123; lard, pkgs 603 ; pork, bbls 837 ; dried apples, pkgs 58. SALEM. OEEGON, THE CITY AND COUNTRY. Saturday, Feb. 38. Retired. We learn that Mr. Witten, of tho firm of Moores, Witten & Miller, retires from the South Salem Mills. The milling business will bo conducted, as usual, by Moores & Miller. Weather. If our citizens could stand the atmosphere yesterday they can certainly put up with an item to tho effect that it was one of the wretched days of the winter. The rain was colder, the wind wetter, and the whole arrangement rougher than anything we have had heretofore. Again. There was such a demand for our editions of yesterday, that all the ppare copies of both Daily and Weekly were carried off before night, and a great many who wished to ohtai l a copy of James T. Crump's farewell letter, we disappoiuted. We republish the letter, and have extra copies on hand. They can also be found at Yeaton A Boon. Great Sale. Tho property of Mathias Swegle is to bo 'sold this morning, at the Court-house door, at 11 o'clock. There is a fine farm for . sale ; also, some valuable town property in Salem, and quite a good stock for a farm, both of animals and utensils. We give this advertisement free, as tho assignees inform us they were unablo to induce the Court to publish the notieo in a paper issued at this place, and they have found it necessary to advertise by means of posters. The Funeral. The remains a James T. Crump were yesterday followed to tho Chris tian Church by the Society of Odd Fellows, five Lodges being represented in the proces sion. At the church, prayer was offered by the Rev. C. C- Stratton, and an address by Elder S. C. Adams, after which tho funoral train moved to tho Odd Fellows' cemetery, when the impressive rites of their fuueral service was performed. -jOwing to tho inclem ency of the weather, but few went to the grave, excepting those who could procure vehicles. Complimentary. The following army order is published in regard to Captain George Williams, of this city, by his commanding officer : IlEADyrAitTKRS, Department " OP TIIK COI-I'MHIA, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21 1870. J General Orders, No. 1. In accordance with tho provisions of tho Act of Congress, pro mulgated in General Orders, No. !, current series, from the Adjutant General's Office, terminating tho assignment to duty of all retired officers, Brevet Captain Georgo Wil liams, U. S. A. (retired) is hereby relieved from duty as aid-de-camp, upon tho staff of the commanding General, and will proceed without, delay to his homo, and report thence, by letter, to the Adjutant General of the Army. Captain Williams has been connected with the department for a long time ; has dis charged the duties assigned him faithfully and well, and it is but justice to say, that it will bo lung before the officers of tho command will forget tho brave soldier, the blunt, lut honest and kind-hearted gentleman, Captain George Williams. A. II. Nickf.rso.v. Capt. 23d Inft. A. D. C. and A. A .A. Gen. Slundny, Veto. 37. Tho telegraph informs us of tho death of Anson Burlingame, iu St. Petersburg. Mr. Burlingamo's parents weru formerly residents of Linn county, whero his mother died some years since. : Ilia father left Oregon in 18(10 to visit his son, just thcu rising to fame, and never returned. A Curd. The ladies of St. Paul's Church tender their thanks for the patronage extended to them, on Friday evening at the Legislative Halls especially to Hon. is. E. May, for tho use of the rooms ; to Mr. J. K. Gill, for the use of a fine piano, and -to all others who aided them in making their reception a pleasant oc casion. Tomato Seed. Wo have received from J. Baync Lowe, of New York, some tomato seeds, and a long article, accompanied by a request to publish the same, and give the seeds good treatment. The artielo is too long, but tho " favorite variety " will get the best care we can give, and if it turns out well, more anon. Heart Freight, The Eugeno Journal chron icles the arrival at that port of tho steamer Albany, and says she took away a full freight and that there are several times ns much produco still awaiting shipment. Tho P. T. Company say they can't see it that way about the fnll freight, as they only brought down eiijJit boxen of egg. -As to there being sever al times as much freight there now, if a wagon has arrived lately, it may bo truo. The Commercial is a very lively paper and a good one, under the present niagemcnt, but a little inclined to be what Artemus called " sarkasticle." For instance, they keep a standing lino iff their papar, thus : ' Tho Sa lem Dailies contain no news of interest," and say that as usual, on an occasion when we printed a largo number of extra copies and they fell short of tho demand, when our two neighbors stole a column from our paper, and of course had something of interest in them. We think that cruel remark might have been omitted just for once. Complimentary and Correct. Wo find in the Albany Democrat, of Friday, the follow ing neat compliment and just commentary upon our well known business men : Tersons desiring anything in tho lino of tho business of Mr. Wm. Davidson, Collector of Claims and Real Estate Dealer,. Portland, Oregon, could not do better than to se cure that gentleman's services in tbo matter. Ho is prompt, reliable and efficient, combining eminent abillity with the most polite and gen manly bearing, and his motto is never to fail in performing that which he undertakes. The lie'iiutcr gives tho following notice of our town. We naturally begin to think the Iir.iji ter is a very nice paper : Salem is making rapid strides in growth and prosperity. An immense auiount of monoy has been expended during the last season in public and private dwellings. Reed's Opera House, in point of style and elegance", will vie with any other building on the coast. If en ergy and liberality will build up a largo city, Salem is largely endowed with the proper ele ments. Tho Bates troupe last evening played the attractive drama of Nell Gwinne, the scones of which are laid in the times of Charles the Second, of England. No play could be laid in times of Charles Second, and be a reflex of of those times, without showing up the immo ral character of the court, yet this was entirely within the bounds of propriety whilo describing the characters and incidents of that era. It was very admirably rendered, and we must say that the efforts of Mr. Bates deserves to be appreciated in fumising so high an order of entertainment. Mrs. Bates is a lady highly appreciated in sooial life, and the stage fur nishes little cause for dread when persons of good character tread the boards. Tuesday, March I. Real Ettate. Transactions in real estate during- the past month, as indicated by the records at the Clerk's office, have been rather dull. Tho number of deeds recorded in Feb ruary is 48, number of mortgages, 10. Dur ing the same period, there hare been issued six licenses to marry. On the Wiiuj Capt.CrandaIl,of the Orego Hia, who has been absent from his post for a few days, recruiting, probably, for the spring campaign, returned to Portland yesterday. The Captain we can say without disparage ment to the local interests " of the Empo liam furnishes the best column of city news tae metropolis is able to afford, and no doubt his city items will be all the fresher for a few whiffs of country air. . FRIDAY, MAECH at Portland nnd S.7 .. I. It 1 I ... . ... i . . i ii ri rv . , iy, i. Company. The articles of incorporation of this company were filed in tho office of the Secretary of State yesterday, the incorporators being Messrs. Hampton Kelly, Penumbra Kelly, and G. C. Barger, citien of Multno mah county. It seems that these gentlemen propose to run a plank road from East Port land to the town of Silverton an enterprise in the execution of which we wish them much success and great speed. JVcw Ada. Mr. J. L. Starkey can give val uable information as to the purchase of good farms. The best of beef steaks can be purchased at old rates, at Salem market, and also at Net bit's. J. C. Grubbs & Co. take plenty of pains to tell us what cash will do in purchasing drugs, medicines, etc. Drs. Carpenter, Tayton fc Jcssup have dis solved, and tho firm henceforth will bo Car penter A Jessup. Iiaplizimj. Quite a crowd assembled, Sun day afternoon, at the bank of the mill pond, on Trade street, to witness tho ceremony of baptizing, by immersion, a youn man, who was a candidate for admission to the Baptist Church. Just as the ceremony was ended, and the assembly began to break up, another company came down to the water with a lady, who was baptized into the Christian Church. The air and the water was very cold, and it was observed by more than one, that such proceedings are dangerous, but we believe it is a remarkable fact, that no one was ever in jured by the wetting received on such an oc casion. -Von ett. Tho Daily fret made jts last ap pearance Sunday morning, uttering a "good bye" and giving its readeri a truthful ac count of tho difficulties anil expenses required for the production of a daily paper. During its existence, the Daily ' was a very cred itable journal in most particulars ; but tho fact is that Salem can scarcely afford a good daily paper; an'd it certainly cannot afford two. We take this opportunity to impress on the minds of all citizen;, regardless of party, that the advantages that will result V) our city from having a good daily paper go forth ng an assurance of what the town amounts to. While our city cannot bo expected to supply the commercial paper of the State, it eon and shonld support a first class newspaper which should command a general circulation, ami by giving the Daily Statksma support, our cit i.ens can enable its publisher to make it both attractive and influential. Salem has mate rial interests that can be best mlvanceil by nn able and popular journal. All the journals of the place should be well supported by its citizens, but as there is but one daily, it de serves such support as will mako tho Weekly which grows out of it, known and respected everywhere. GENERAL NEWS. Portland, Feb. 2G. From the Commer cial : There are, at present, five persons in the county jail ; two for offences against the State, and three U. S. prisoners t wo of which are confined as witnesses in an im portant smuggling case, and one in default of $j,000 The Odd Fellow's Hall is completed, or at least, will be ready for the dedication ceremonies on Tnedav next. Feb. 1!S. From the Orijonivn : The members of the Vancouver Lodge of Odd Fellows propose to attend the dedication in this city to-morrow in a body. The Lodge at Oregon City will also probably come in that way Rev. Thomas Condon is de livering his lecture called "An Attempt to to show bow Oregon was made,'- to the peo ple of Portland, at 25 cents a head. A Captain's Gkievamk. On Tuesday last Capt. Goff, of the ship Laurens, now lying at Freeport, applied to D. S. Smith Esq., U. S. Commissioner, for a warrant for the arrest of two seamen, who refused to do duty. The men were arrested and under went an examination, which resulted in their being committed to jail, to wait there until the vessel was ready for sea. On ThnrJay, two men belonging to the same ship, made a complaint ngainst Capt. Goff, for not furnishing them with the common necessaries of life! He was arrested, and brought before the U. S. Commissioner on Friday, when lie compromised the case by paving the men oil, settling the costs, and likewise agreeing to the discharge of the men in jail, together with payintr their wages and the costs incurred. Seattle Intel liycneer Feb. 'list. Naukow Escai'k. As two little boys sons of Messrs. Wyatl and Lrownson were out grouse hunting, a few days since, near Philomath, some wild auimal, supposed to be a pan'hfT, sprang from the branch of an oak tree at Mr. Wyatt's little son. The little fellow, w tb great presenile of mind, dodged out of the way. ard instead of run ning and screaming, as mofct boys would have done, under like circumstances, he stood li s ground, eyed his antagonist and called for his companion. Before he could reach him the animal took to the brush. Presence of mind and nerve, no doubt, saved the little fellow's life. Wild animals are destroying many lambs in the neighbor hood. Gazelle. Idaho. Feb. 19. From the Ralesinau : There is repot of new discoveries of plac er mines in the hills, about seven miles from this city, in the direction of Idaho. Some Mexicans have been camped np , there and been prospecting. The prospects are on the hills, high above the prosibility of get ting water, but they packed some dirt down to water, and a Hour sack yielded ihree bits A rich strike in the Wide West mine, Alturi county, wbich. if true, is a big thing. The rock pounded up in a mor tar yielded a dollar to the pound. Navigvtiox ok the Umtq.ia. A State tel egram from Roseburg dated Feb. 27th says: Capt. Haun treated our citizens to a ride on his steamer Swan to-day, tho boat being crowded with delighted people, alter which he was presented with a suit ot clothes, ac companied by thanks and hearty congratu lation, all of which the hero of Umpqua received in his usual felicitous manner. The Swan has a carrying capacity of 150 tons. The water is only at a fair stage, and the rapids were passed with much more fa cility than was anticipated. Weather fine. Progress of Woman Suffrage. Wyo ming Territory took the lead in allowing female suffrage. Utah has followed Wyo ming, but, we apprehend, from altogether different motives. In Wyoming, woman suffrage was yielded to chivalric senti ments ; for where women are scarce, without regard to quality, man is always readiest to yield what tbey demand. In Utah. Mormon policy is at the bottom of the movement. The prophets, elders and bishops rule their harems, and the harems rule the rest ot the women. Given votes, these Utah females can all be trusted to throw them in favor of polygamy and the .Mormon rulers. It therefore doubles the power of the prophet, and puts off further than ever the day when the Gentiles may hope to be in the majority in that Territory. Colorado failed to pass the bill, and in Kansas it was defeated by the casting vote of the Lieutenant Governor in the Senate. Vermont will vote this year npon the prop osition as an amend meat to the Constitu tion, with the prospect of carrying it. The Constitutional Convention in Illinois treats the matter with silent contempt, and we do not recollect any other State or Territory wherein it is agitated with reasonable pros pects ot success. 4, 1870. Cariboo. Although frost has set in, It was not so severe as to stop work, and some of the hydraulic claims had still been able to wash. The Chipps Cq., on Williams creek, had got out about forty ounces for the week. On Antler creek two other companies are looking for the old channel, and seem to think Ihey have found it. On the other creek much prospecting is being done, with favorable indications. It was supposed that the quartz claims would com mence operations early, nnd good results were looked for. Another creek, about Gfty miles from Barkerville, has attracted attention, and prospecting would commence in the spring. About twenty boats were in course of building at Quesenelle Mouth to carry passengers and frieght to Peace river. G. L. Wright intends to place the steamer Enterprise above the canyon at the mouth ot the Cottonwood river, and the Victoria will ply in connection ; so that passengers and freight would be carried to tbe mouth of Stewart river on the steamboats. Busi ness was quiet and provisions plenty and cheap. All were anxiously awaiting the advent of spring, as tbe great undertakings in the Cariboo district were in a perfect state of readiness for active operations, and strong hopes of success are entertained. Peace river, of course, will attract a large number, but Cariboo still Occvpies a high position in the estimation of many. Vic toria Xeucs. Yamhill Coiwty, Feb. 22. From the Blade: Tbe MiMinnvillc hotel came near being the scene ot a disastrous Ore yester day. The fire in one of the fireplaces caught into the wall, and nothing but timely dis covery prevented a conflagration The wheat sown early last fall, in this vicinity looks fine. There was never a better pros pect for u large yield of fall sown grain, at this season ot the year, than at tho present time The juvenile temperance organi zation held a meeting yesterday. Speeches, songs and declamations were the order of the exercises. The exhibition was very creditable J. D. Wooden, of Dayton. writes to deny having written the letter in tbe last Polk County Times, over his sig nature C. Deal.C W. C. T.. of Oregon, organized u Lodge of Good Templars at Amity, with 72 charter members. Dr. T. O. 15. Embree is W. C. T., and Louis II Jones, W. S Mr. A. S. Watt with draws from tbe McMinnvilie school, on ac count of pressure of business. He will be succeeded by II. N. George and Walter Johnson. DofGL.cs Coixtv, Feb. 19. From tbe En- si'jn: A man named Hall, claiming to be from San Jose, Cal., supposed by some to be insane, i3 now in the custody of the Sheriff here. He appears to be perfectly harmless, and obedient to everything that is eaid to him, eviocinT more imbecilty than insanity. He is evidently a fit subject for the Asylum, or to be placed under the care of a guardian, more appropriately the latter .Mr. Harvey Clayton has taken the place formerly occupied by Miss Alice Kent, as Assistant m the Academy...... The northward bound stage was forced to return from Winchester, on Tuesday, in consequence of the Umpqua being too high to terry at that place Benton Elmore advertises that he has opened a barber and jeweler shop. RosKiifUG, Feb. 21. The steamer Ann, built at Gardiner by Capt. Hann, for the purpose of navigating the Umpqua river, was reported off the little canyon, eight miles from Oakland, on Saturday, and is expected to reach this place to-day or to morrow. The object of this trip seems to bo to prove that with some improvements the Umpqua can bo rendered navigable. Rainy weather still continues. The mud is deeper and roads worse than they have been for years. Bkxton Cot xt v. Feb 23.-dpt. Robert son has completed the assessment : Valua tion of all property in the city of Corvallis( $374,317,39 ; assessable property for 1870, $3."f..C37.93 ; indebtedness deducted, $80. 000 ; amount taxed for 1870. S27(i.f37 93. So it will be seen that Corvallis collects taxes on over a quarter of a million dollars. Capt. Robertson rents the Recorder's hall to the Common Council lor $3 per month. Cheap. Walla Walla, Feb. 19. From the Union: An enormous tooth has been found by Mr. Asa Ibirnett on the Fouchet; if. measures across the face, 6J inches by' 3 inches and weighs three pounds Ou last Wednes day night, while no person was at home, the house of Mr. Dan Drumhiller, who lives in Umatilla county, was entered, and a Henry rifle, revolver, gold watch and twenty-six and a half dollars, were stolen Suspicion immediately fastened upon a vouug man by tho name of Sanders, who lived near by. lie was followed to town, and on yesterday confessed his guilt, and told where the property might be found. A letter frm W. Whitcher, at Cedar Creek, says: There is good news from the new mines another stampede from Missou la. Billy Stephens has taken out of his claim $75 to the pan. His claim is about No. 100 above discovery. Not much snow along tbe Lake, and none on the Spokane There is a parly on tbe Spokane going to undertake to break the road around tbe Lake think it can easily be accomplished. Mr. George Ruckle ana one ot his neighbors lost a fine horse apiece last August. James Love, one of the men who was suspected with having stolen them, was erresied at Baker City on 30th ult.. and brought to Pendleton, where he was ex amined before a committing magistrate. Upon his examination he admitted his cuilt and said that be and another man stole tbe two animals, and that he sold the one that had belonged to Mr. Ruckle to a man at tbe Curlew Ranch, a short distance this side of the railroad, lie was commit ted for- trial at the next term of Circuit Court. While this is the style in Umatilla county, we have a more fastidous set of thieves in Walla Walla. They do not like to steal a horse here unless he has a saddle on his back. On Tuesday last some, one borrowed" Mr. Ritz's horse, saddle and bridle, and has forgotten to return them. Tbe horse was bitched to a post on one of our public streets, and was taken early in the evening. This is tbe second transaction of this kind within the last two weeks. Tragedy, at Ft. Ycma. A correspondent of the San Diego Union writing from Fort Yuma January 18ih, gives an account of one of th most desperate affrays that has ever occurred in California. On the night of tbe IStb inst. a micellane ous crowd, coprising steamboat captains, miners, clerks, gamblers and roughs, went on a 'tear,' and were roaming the? streets all night, indulging in the noisy and riotous demonstration usual on such an occasion. Towards daylight they visited a Mexican house where a free fight ensued, in which four men were killed outright and seven wounded. Tbe scene in the morning is de scribed as sickening in tbe extreme. Tbe bi dies of tbe dead lay as they fell ; while lying near were the wounded men; some NO. 34. horribly gashed with bowie-knifo wounda ; some shot through the body, others beaten so as to be unrecognizable. But few of tho crowd escaped unhurt. The names of the two men killed were Geo. Carr. and 'Gassy' Green. The other two were Mexicans, whose names were not ascertained. Green has long lived in Ari zona, and has been a soldier and a sailor. Montan a News. The Virginia City Tunes of Feb. 2d furnishes this : Mrs. George M. Tinney, formerly Miss Flora Bray, has re turned to tbo stage, and is playing a star engagement with tbe l.augrisbe troupe.... Snow at Elackfoot was nearly three feet deep Trouble from jumping claims was feared at Cedar creek The Hum phrey Brothers aro tunneling tbe Rocky mountains at Silver Bow. They have pene trated 1,000 feet, and ha?e 1,300 feet yet to tunnel. A force of 48 men, who work in 8 hour shifts, labor day and night Tbe gi gantic enterprise will be completed in a few months, and tjie owners will then carry their great ditch through it tosuppl tbe extensive and rich mines of the western Hlope The quartz mill at Pbillpsburg. bas resumed crushing, and so has tbe Han auer mill at Cable City, and with good suc cess , About CO men are drilling and sluicing in Bear district. Some of the drift pays from $4 to $25 per day in gravel ami on bed rock. Tbe miners are busy, and contented with the prospects Over 1,000 additional bands will be able to And employment in Silver Bow District tbe com ing season In Deer Lodge region tbe miners are also busy. At Deadwood. and in Snow Shoe gulch, a number were rock ing. Quar:z mining is very active in Deer Lodge The ditch to supply the mines at Rocker City and vicinity, and tbe Black tail ditch, are progressing favorably Col. Baker's late chastisement of the hostile Indians has put a stop to maraudings and ravages by the savages More Gold Mixes. A friend has shown us a copy of the San Diego BuVelin, sent him by a party of miners, formerly of the Burnt River District, and who are now at the new diggings in San Diego county. They write that the reports are certainly true, and that more could be told than would obtain credence. It is said that there are about 150 men already at work thirty miles from the: Bay, at a place just across the Mexican line. San Francisco papers are inclined to throw cold water on anything tending lo develop their rival in the southern part of the Sta'e. Tho Bidk tin says : " We have just learned that a man who has been out on the prospect, returned lat-t evening and exchanged five ounces of dust for coin. He immediately procured a miner's outfit and started out again, re fusing to inform the anxious ones where ' he bad struck it.' Mr. Hill struck a claim where he washed out $2 from four buckets of dirt. The town last night was in a high fever of excitement in consequence of these facts, and the spec ulative ones are beginning to leave for the ' diggings.' " Lixx County, Feb. 2C From tbe Itejisler: The meetings at the Court house under tbe charge of Revs. Harris and Towell, of the Christian Cburc'i, commenced on the 12lh, were discontinued on Monday. The meet ings were well attended, and were produc tive of great good. Miss Ilnckleman re ceived the rites of baptism on the 20th ' Subscriptions are being circulated to obtain money to build an edifice for the use of the members of the Christain Church Tbe son of Councilman Riley who, it will be remembered, was hurt by an arrow some time ago, is rapidly convalescing, but will lose the sight of the injured eye Tbe many fiiends of Mrs. Delazon Smith will be glad to hear that she is convalescing slow ly Our physicians are having an easy time in consequence of the prevalence of good health throughout the city and country. Grande Roxde, Feb. 19. From the Sn finel: Mr. Atkeson, doing business at pres ent in Baker City, was in town this week, arid repor's the prospect fcr a good mining season in Baker county to bo very flattering. Tbe snow on the mountains is considerably deeper than on our mountains; an tbe thaws we have bad here have had but little effect on tbe various camps in Baker coun ty The mines at Pocahontas are re ported lo be opening up very rich: Mr. Morrison is engaged in raising tho money wherewith to purchase a good bell which, when procured, will be placed in tho cupo la of the Odd Fellows' Hall, and will be used by the citizens generally to call together all kinds of religious or political public gatherinss A man by tbe name of Godley Myers, of this county, was arraigned before Judge Alberson, on the Kith, charged with insanity. A full trial was not bad till yesterday, when Myers was dicharged, the charge not being sus tained. Rkmgioi-8 Mattf.Rs. From the Advocate : The question of 'Temperance' was discussed at tbe preachers' meeting on Tuesday last. The question for the' next Tuesday is the 'Best plan for conducting prayer meetings.' Rev. J. II. Wilbur will open tho discussion...... A daily noon prayer meeting bas been held at the Taylor street M. E. Church, for the past two weeks. This kind of prayer-meeting bas been regarded in tbe East as a powerful auxil iary to revival influence Uov. Woods at tended the Taylor street M. E. Sabbath School on Sabbath afternoon last, took charge of a Bible class, and addressed the school. He doubted whether all the members of tbe school studied their lessons during the week. It was put to vote, and about one-halt did not.. The first lecture of the course in behalf of the Young Men's Christian Association will be de livered fa Monday evening, Feb. 28th, at the Pbilharmonie Hall, by Rev.T. Condon, of the Dalles. Subject: "Oregon, its Geology." All should hear it, if possible The friends of Zion M. E. Church ara nobly striving to liqui date their church indebtedness. To aid in this worthy undertaking, they propose a grand sapper at the Armory Hall on next Wednes day evening Mrs. Oustavns Ilines, long identified with our church in Oregon, is lying at ber home in Salem, very near the gates of death. The prayers of the church will doubt less be offered up to God that her passage home may be triumphant and glorious. Fortlaxd, Feb. 2C From a Portland paper: Tbe crier adjourned the Circuit Court from Thursday to Saturday, by a Blip of the tongue, and there was no help for il. but to let her stand adjourned. In the U. S. District Court three indictments were found. Edward Mafbol, indicted for illicit distilling, was bonnd over in $5,000 bail. .' In the Recorder's Court, Cosgro gave $200 bail to keep the peace iu his family .... . .There was a rnmor that 1.500 Chinamen had been murdered in San Francisco Jaousox Couxty, Feb. 18. From the Sen find : T. G. Owens, indicted for assault with a dangerous weapon, on Geo. V. Jack son, was convicted of assault and bat tery and fined $10 Wm. Nus and C. Schneider were indicted, for maliciously killing hogs, and tbe trial continued But one civil action on the docket a $25 case decided in favor of Jackson against Moor Mr. T. Divcns' woodshed took fire, but Mr. D. put it out by himself. PROFESSIONAL CARD. Dissolution. fTTIE copartnership heretofore existing be i tween i Drs. Carpenter, Payton and Jessop is dissolved, by mutual cooaeni. Dr. Payton , retina from tbe flnn.aUo from to. practice of 5,eid,clD.,'.vAI,1 tbn-M knonr themlves to debted to the late firm will rail and settle at once. Either member is authorized to receipt in tbe name of tbe firm. IT. CARPENTER. I). PAYTON. 8. K. JESSUP. H. CAKPINTKR, X. D., Res. on Liberty t 8. . Jissrr. v. lie, on Liberty at. CARPENTER & JESSUP, I'Ji.VwiciniiH Jfc NureouKi, Oo Lilxrtj street, nearly opposite Confrrcirttlo&il Church. March 1. WM. T. B. MCnOLSOX, General Collecting Agent, AND Agent for Oregon Statesman. NO. 86 FRONT ST., PORTLAND. D. B. RICC, M. D., I?liyioinn nncl Hurfrcon SALEM, OREGON. Ornca Stt t'rwt. np iulra, front room, ad joining Lobdell's l hotorrph Gallery. RtsiDeur Hlph street, imrnl hmrae north of the Dec. 1. Chrlrtinn Brlcfc Church. A. M. JJELT, M. V., Office and residence rorner Union and Cnarca . streets, SALEM.OREGON. Orders can be left at Souther's DruT Wore T. B. IIAN'DLEY, Law and Collection. Office Up Stairs in Stewart's BlocV epgl PALEM. OREGOV. SULLIVAN & WHITSON, A rtorneys at Law, DALLAS, POLK CO., OREGON. rtinuUr attention given to collection of Dot accounts, leinf, mortgage! kc. r. C. 8ULLITAS. tf W. C. WFTT0. JAMES V. PA ft hi Kit, Attorney A, Counselor at Law 1 Iep23 EMPIRE CITY, 0-KGN. niLL & MULKEY. AttorneyN at Law, PORTLAND. OREGON, w. lair Bnx. m. r. ireun , n rttrrtrr front ni AMjr Sin., Carter Block T. TEAPiCE. IVotarj' Public, EOLA, :::::: POLK COUNTY. OREGON Acknowledgement of Peed. Morljfnireo t.f taken. Particular attention givn to-!lectloil of nntea and aeconnt. N:y. 4x J. A. A1TLEGATE Attorney fc, Counselor nt Law; acp8 8 DALLAS. PPI K COrNTT. OREOOS. '' J. L. COLLINS, Attorney nt Lnr, DALLAS, OREGON. Prompt attention given 10 bdalnew. Spselabffi Collection and tranikcttoni Id Real Estate. MTioa on italri in the Court Hoove. dee14tf POWELL & FLLXN, Attorneys &. Counselors at Lnw and Solicitors ia Cbaoooryt ALBANY . . .OREGOS L. FLINN.Notikt Ppbuo. Collection! and conveyance promptly attended tc. I. o rovau. i rutin . HERMAN Attorney at Law & Jiotary Public OAKLAND, OREGON. Fpeclal attention paid to the collection of ctaima In Dotuzlai. Cooa and Cam coantlea. xmtf BUSINESS CARDS. K. bxtt. . w. aaaiDRJ SA1ITI1 & MEREDITH, DENTISTS. Griswold's Block, Opposite Bank- SALEM. OREGON. ALL KINDS OF PLATE WORK DON oa abort notice. nch as GoM Plate, Pllver, Platlna, Ad amantine, Vulcanite, or Rubber Vulcanite faced with fine eold or alnr.inum. WE WARRANT ALL OUR WORK not excelled any office in the world. Trices and ntyles of work to tclt all classel of p Ments from five to lorty dollars per art. We use no gan in our ( dice. Anaesthetic! nsed t firoduce local or e:enerl anacstheila for tbe pto ess extraction of teeth. - ocl Notice ALL PERPON9 knowing themselves Indebted to me b.v note or book account are requested to call and settle the same without ddav. Nov. 20. H. BM'.TH, Dentis. COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. (Formerly Arngonrs,; FRONT STREET,. PORTLAND. The underslfrned respectfully anDonncea that hav ing purchased this widely known and well kept ho tel, he is now prepared to offer auperlrt accom modation to the traveling public a. Greatly Reduced Prices. This Hotel Is located nearest the Steamboat Land ing. HThe Hotel Coi.ch will be attendance to con vey passengers to and from the house frtefifdhargt. J. o. Bf SPRINGER. Deft. 14th. t69. Ktf THE UNION HOTEL Commercial St., near the Bridge, SALEM, OREGON. rpniS popular Hotel is again opened, and offer J the best accommodations for transient guests to be found in this city. Regular Board furnished on reasonable terms. WE3LKY GRAVES, Proprietor Salem, Dee. 25 ' B ARKER & BAXTER. BLACK8MITHING ARD V AGON r.i A K 1 n c. Rnnth fMtftt PnrnPf n fVwnmAwial mtA PVuima. . ... - - " -'- vm vvm u. a hi ns UUU VMJfclMT"' keU street. SHlem. Oregon. Order received for all bnnineea in our line and work nromntlr done. ancrRrrtf THOMAS C II ARM AN, DUUl U GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CL0TOIXG, Hardware, Faints. Oils, Sash, Doors, c. OREGON CITY, OREGON. nov4 Silverton Tin Shop. I HAVE REMOVED my shop to Silverton where I am prerared to fill all orders for Tinware, Job Work, eUs. I shall toon go below, and lay la a large lot of tovea ror tlie ( ail Trade, When I will be able to supply all demands. Farmers' Produce taken in exchange. T. R. BLACK ERRY Silverton Ogn., Aag. 21, 186. angxa Post-office Store, LEBANON, j : : LINN CO. ': ; OllEGON. Y wi11 fi"d genend aMortment of DRY GOODS, : " ' ' GROCERIES, ' BOOTS AND SHOES, HARDWARE AND CROCKERY, At the above named More. rrod.0,e?,R 5n exchange. ' 8. H. CLAUOUION Lebanoo, Sepw 1.