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8UIJ. 'WtDJIKSlJA ROV. ft The Coming Strode. Another six mouths will bring us to the recular bieunlal election of thl9 State, and the arguments of newspapers mid preparaUon of politicians already feliow that the work for It has already begun. Two years ago we considered the chances of Republican success al most hopeless, but the contest was faithfully tought and the defeat was so small as to be no discredit. Looking now at the chances for 1373 we recog nize that the Republican party has only to be true to the people, to its principles and to Itself to win the day and elect a Legislature which shall strike from our statutes the obnoxious Legislation of 1870 and elect a success or to Mr. Corbett who shall be in sym-1 pathy with the age in which we live and the principles which represent tlie age. We may have to work hard for our victory In tlie Spring, but we can win it, and it will be a prelude for tlie overwhelming triumph which Novem ber shall have In store for us at the Presidential election. In reviewing the circumstances which are to have weight in the coming contest, we find tliat Democracy labors under the stigma of defeat in every Northern State, having lost California wliere tliey have had, entire sway for four years past, and New York where the workings of Tammany had hereto-' fore made Democracy omnipotent. These successive defeats show that the lmrty has nowhere the confidence of tlie people, and wherever it lias had lover it has used it so corruptly that the people have risen In the majesty of their power to put it down. Instance of this has notably appeared at the Fall election in California, where Leg islation of the most corrupt nature has disgraced the State. There the people rolled up an unexpected vote for tlie Republican State ticket and turned every Democrat out of Congress. New York State affords the most re markable proof of the power of public virtue to accomplish the overthrow of corruption even when mounted on a throne of gold, and all the stealings of Boss Tweed and bis Ring, and all the power of city officials, used to maintain themselves, proved unavailing. The downfall of Tammany has resulted and will be remembered as one of the most remarkable events of this wonderful age. To offset the logic of these events the party in our State is circulating indus triously the reports of corruption In the national administration, which does not exist. Grant is painted as blacker than night and all his officials are cor rupt and unworthy. This clamor has availed nothing elsewhere, for all the proof the opposition has of dishonesty in the government is furnished by the administration itself, which seeks it out to punish it and makes the offend ers known to the people. Here tlie people arc as intelligent as elsewhere and these representations will not avail against the plain facts which are open to the people. Tlie corruption of Tammany was never made known until a leading Republican paper fer reted out the truth and published it to the world. Tweed, Hall, Connolly and Sweeny without stint have for years been elected to office by bribery and corruption practiced by use of the millions stolen by those very men Hoffman has been made Governor by tliat means, and he must' have known that money was stolen by tens of mil lions but he has never hazarded his election by denouncing their corrup tion. We liave no reason to believe that Democracy would ever have ruined its prospects by discovering and denouncing the corrupt source from wlience its victories sprang. The move here In Oregon to disarm these fearful facts of their force will be to cry "Stop thief," against the last Republican administration, and exag gerate wliatever official defalcation may have occurred in the late accounts of the Secretary of State. We are not prepared to deny that such defalcation lias been discovered, but if the State officers have really known of it for a ' year past they have laid themselves liable to grave suspicion of having pre ferred to keep the matter for use in a IoHtical campaign in preference to making an attempt to secure the State from loss. The late Secretary gave good and sufficient bond and the State need not lose a dollar by him. There is not a Republican in the State who will excuse or defend any misconduct, ho the act of an official cannot affect the party, nor will the party be justly diargeable with the acts of an indi vidual. Against any official delin quency of tlie kind we have to offset the career of our opponents during the time they have had power. We shall hold Democracy to Its record in this State, and shall beat them by compar ison of that record with that made by Republican administration. They will be held to a strict accountability and will be in every essential found want ing. ' . ' Alleged Bond Frauds. The New York World publishes a statement that South Carolina bonds to the amount of $20,040,000 have been fraudulently issued, negotiated through Mr. Kempton financial agent of the State, and the money misapplied. Af fairs have been badly enough managed in that State to render it unnecessary to invent new rascalities in order to make a point against the administra tion of South Carolina, and this would seem to be. a pervMoa of facts, as tlie following card from Gov. Scott very clearly explains the matter : To the. Public, Many false e pre sentations ana statements nave been made and published against the credit of the State of South Carolina. It U true $20,040,000 in bonds have been printed, of which amount $9,000,000 have never been signed or issued, nor were tliey with the intention to in crease the State debt, but are in posses sion oi tne state authorities. Also $3,500,000 in sterling bonds have been issued, and $2,500,000 of registered stock are now in the hands of tlie treas urer of the State, being a balance of $5,040,000 issued. The Legislature, from time to time, passed several acts for the issue of bonds, to pay the in debtedness or tne state. tHiosequenuy it passed an act for the conversion of Us securities to provide lor una a Dove amount in bonds which waspriuted. which has given rise to many ground less misrepresentations and gross fabri cations. y .Jo h Billings was asked, "How Cist does sound trove' f " and his idea Is, it depend) a good deal on the noise you are talking about. "Tlie sound of the dinner-horn, for instance, travels half! a mile In a second, while an hivitaslmn to get up in the morning i have known to lie 3 quarters of an liour golug up 2 pair iiv stairs, and then not hev 1 strength enongh left to be heard.'' One of Greeley's strongest recom mendations for tlie Chinese mission is his handwriting. He could no doubt add considerably to his salary by marking tea boxes during his leisure "onri. The Indian Poliey. The Indian policy of the rresident is the subject of much comment. The necessity of civilizing the wild and hostile tribes is apparent ; the way to do It is not so apparent.' The Arizona Apaches have been the greatest terror of any Indians ever known upon the Continent, and the settlement and im provement of tliat Territory and New Mexico has been retarded by their im placable hostility and ferocity. The argument at the present time is as to the policy of allowing Vincent Colyer to attempt to civilLw tliose tribes by bringing them under Government care to be fed a iid cared for, and the oppo site polity of allowing Gen, Crook to carry on an offensive warfare to com plete tlielr subjugation. Tliose persons who favor either poli cy exclusively are doubtless at fault. Part of these Indians liave had enough of predatory warfare and have gone upon reservations realizing the good thing tliey have lu regularly receiving Government rations, blanket and dotlt- ing. No doubt it is cheaper to keep tliem so than to carry on campaigns against them, and no one can dispute the jtolicy of keeping these peaceful and attempting to civilize them. But a great number of those savages are still committing atrocities, and it seems to be useless to talk peace to" tliem, or to make terms until they are backed tip by a wholesome fear on the part of tlie Indians of the power of tlie Gov eminent. First convince them that we can subdue and exterminate them and they will , be ready to treat for peace and lie ripe for civilization. Just as tlie rebellion liad 'o be torn out so these Indian savages have got to be re duced to submission, and tlie shortest road to peace is vigorous prosecution of Avar. ; ' T . We have great respect for the Presi dent's Indian poliey, and believe that when the army lias convinced them of our superiority, the next duty is to place agents over them and to faithfully carry out our promises and attempt their Improvement in tlie aits of peace. It is true tliat the Indians liavs been greatly imposed on by ciiltus whites, ana uoveniment promises nave not been faithfully kept, and in many in stances agents have defrauded tlie very Indians they were appointed to pro tect. Tlie Apaches seem to much re semble the Snakes of Eastern Oregon, who were lately hostile, but were sub jugated bv Gen. Crook. Tliese bands were thievLsh and murderous always, Their lands were out of the way ol travel, but they waylaid the emigrant road to commit the most dreadful atro cities and plunder trains. This state of things existed until Gen. Crook took the field and subdued tliem, and now tlie most of tliem are on the res ervations and the country they have occupied is for tlie first time safe for white men to traverse. So with tlie Apaches. Give tliem peace as fast as they are able to appre ciate it and ready to receive it, and Crook is the man to bring tliem to it. Wlien they accept peace let the army be employed to protect them, until their peaceful relations have been maintained long enough to disarm the hostility and prejudice the settlers now entertain. Tlie President's policy is now work ing well in our State, and under good agents the Indians are accomplishing decided improvement. Even the ap pointment of agents who represent re ligious denominations works favorably, though we should have grave doubts of the value of the system if tire Su purintendent himself was a man of denominational prejudice. Mr. Meach am is doing all that any man can to carry oat the President's policy, and more than any sectarian can possibly do, for he appreciates and aids the efforts equally of Catholic or Protest ant in favor of Indian civilization. Owing to his efforts the policy of Gen. Grant has proved to be a complete success in Oregon. I. D. DriTer. A short time since., a correspondent of the Oregonian, over the signature of "A Visitor," wrote a criticism on a sermon preached on the 16th Inst, in tlie Presbyterian Church in that City, expressing disappointment with the manner and matter of the speaker. The Advocate, of tlie 23d inst., con tains a reply from Mr. Driver, the preacher alluded to, concluded in a very self-sufficient and self-righteous strain, and which strikes us as being a decided specimen of ill taste, but we should have no comments to make on the remarks of " Visitor," or this re ply, ill conceived as it is, only that tlie Bible Agent concludes as follows : "My apology for writing this article is, that for some time past my name has been used freely by the secular press in connection with a Mr. Under wood, of Boston, to the effect that a public altercation between him and niyseif had occurred upon tlie streets in Eugene City. To which I would simply reply, I have never seen tlie gentleman. 1 write this, deeming it my duty to correct the low and .Vulgar journalism that will fabricate such re ports, or admit them on the statement of irresponsible persons." Sometime since this paper made the announcement tliat I. D. Driver and another man had had au altercation in the city of Eugene if We remember rightly it was in the streets of that plaee-j-and tlmt both had been arrest ed and fined for a misdemeanor. We very properly ga've some strictures iqi- : on the affair, and we consider it the duty of the Secular Press" to do just such plain talking on just such occa sions, and our remarks met the ap proval of several - clergymen of tills city, including some of Ms own tie nomination. Mr. Driver evidently Intends, by the paragraph we quote .above,' to convey the "impression through the Adcomte, that all the re ports of his altercation at Eugene liave been tlie "fabrication" of a low and vulgar journalism." Our statement was in every respect correct, and the only error committed by the "low and vulgar" journal at Portland, was in the statement that hts altercation was : with B. F. Underwood.1 We do not propose to be written down a liar by tlie Adtocate, which has evidently lent itself to tills attempt at deception luat paper will command more re spect by condemning wrong" doing , among the miuisters of that denomin ation that in such efforts to gloss their 8U19 over. If it Is necessary we can get the official proof of the fact we re ferred to and publish tliat. A strong mind is sometimes more eatsiy impressed than a weak one. Tor example, yon cannot so eailv con. vince a fool that you are a philosoplier as you can a philospher tliat you are a Wheu Brigham Young received the ten boxes containing the imported silk dresses and cashmere shawls for his thirty wives, he said to a friend : "Ab. if you knew the cost of those goods you would not believe for a moment tliat I practiced polygamy as an earth ly pleasure. No, sir! ft is with me a stern duty." The City and County. " i From Saturday's Daily. Gone to Texas. In olden times It used to be a famous saying tliat men had goue to Texas, which was a sort of no man's land, not having then been absorbed by tlie United States, and owing no allegiance to Mexico. The latest we hear of a certain citizen, who kept a shoe store not far from here a few months since, and moved tlie same to Eugene, he had gone to Texas for tlie same old reason tliat people went there years ago, but Charley Stewart happens to be winter ing in Texas this year and he writes back that our late neighbor is also there. It seems that tlie fugitive went from Kngi-uc to California for tlie ostensible purpose of buying a stock of goods but while living at Eugene he became acquainted with a "pattern woman." not exactly a pattern woman in the high moral sense, but a female who- retailed dress patterns tlirough tlie world, and our old acquaintance made the mistake to take lier along for baggage, and for getting au aoout tne boot aim snoe trade, his various pecuniary and social obligations, tlie latter iiKliHline a ram- ilv here in Salem, lie has taken him self and baggage to Texas. Litebakv ExEHCiSEf. Yesterday afternoon we visited the Willamette University for the purKc of witnc ing the literary exercises, which occur regularly, every Frsday. The pro gramme consisting of orations decla mations, essays and dialogues, which were interspersed with music both vocal and instrumental. The students in delivering their pieces, reflected creat credit upon their Instructor who are evidently succeedinsr well in their profession. We had the plea: tire of visiting tlie several departments of tlie University yesterday, and on to morrow morning we intend giviug the subject a lliore extended notice, as we liave neither the time nor the space now. Church Festival. Though the evening was not the most pleasant, yet tlie attendance at the Opera House last night was quite large, and the festival was made a ..success. The Baptist ladies evidently know how to get up a suppers, as tlie well spread table seemed to be the most attractive fea ture of the evening. What tlie receipts were, we are not informed. 1 he sea son of sociables has really begun, so let us have more ot tliem. social inter course is profitable as well as sweet A Great Inconvenience. Last evening we took a tramp down to the wharf to gain, if possible, some infor mation with regard loathe river tiouts. We found no one there, the warehouse was locked up. as it has been all sum mer, and of course our effort was vain. The present owners of the steamers have no wlmrf at this place, which prevents many from -shipping. The necessity for some arrangement where by the public may be accommodated rs very great, and we tru-t that such ar rangements may be made soon. IlEAEl) FliOM. We stated, a few mornings since, that a young man named Patrick Walch had left the city some six weeks ago, and from tlie fact of his leaving his trunk behind, and not having been heard of since. many were led to lielieve tliat a calam ity of some kind had befallen him. Yesterday we wore informed that Pat rick was at work on the West Side Railroad, a few miles from Portland. We make this statement tor the bene fit of those here who are in any way interested in his welfare. Gone East. Rev. C. C. f-'tratte-n, Agent of the AVillamette University, left Salem on Thursday for the pur pose of taking passage on the Orl flamme for San Francisco,' and thence proceeding to tlie East. Mr. Stratton will labor in behalf of the University, nntil the next general Conference, which will be held at Brooklyn, New York, in Mav, 1S72. Wc refrained from making tins item yesterday morn ing, as tlie friends of Mr. S. thought he could not reach Portland in time to take passage, when in that event, he would liave returned and proceeded overland. Capital Laundry. ve recom mend all who would have their wash- ; and ironing done in fir.;t-clas style, to go to tlie Capital Laundry, as the gentlemanly and energetic pro prietors are doing a splendid business, making gentlemen's clothes a special ity, we. near mncn oi tneir skiii in doing over paper collars even making them better than new ones. Sivc your money ami clothe) and go to the Capital Laundry. KIVEE KlsixG. l lie river is rising again In consequence of the rains of the Uiast few days, and h now at a good boating stage. This Is a very import ant matter with many, as along the river and stored in the different ware houses, is an immense amount of freiglit which has been awaiting ship ment for some time. O. & C. Railroad. Tlie train lelt tlie depot yesterday afternoon with eight cars of wheat, four of flour and two of general merchandise,. Thanksgiving Ball. Our readers will remenilier that a graud ball is to be given at the Chemeketa Ilmisj ou Thursday evening, the 30th. A cor dial invitation is extended to al!. Fire Wood. Oak wood has been coming into town rapidly, for a few days, and has been selling at four dol lars per cord. Musical Instruments Sold. Within a week pa-t Me-.r.. Gill. Steel & Co. liave sold three piano and two organs. Arrived. We heard late last even ing tliat Mr. a;id Mr. Walter Tack son had arrived overland from California. Eroui ShwIis D iPj. Sudden Death. Mr. Tho. James died very sullejly yesterday at the residence of .fudge Ti-rrv. of this eltv. Mr. J. Came to Salem about six wcek- ago from Olynipia, en route to Califor nia. For some time his health liad been falling him and he sought to im prove the same by traveling. Yester day after walking a few minutes, for exercise, he returned to the house and on entering the door fell dead. He died of pleurisy, and was thirty-three years of age. A telegram was imme diately sent to his family, at Olympia, but was not answered up to the time of going to press, ins remains doubtless be sent back home. will . Court. The next session of the Circuit Court begins to-morrow at lo,', A. M. Tlie Theatre room will supply the place, of the Court House and was being fitted up yesterday for that pur pose. Sheriff Matlieney has had the floor covered with saw dust, and has also erased a stage to be constructed ami nicely carpeted for his Honor, Judge Bouham. The docket contains over forty cases. j Fair Warning. We published a few days ago a section of tlie law which tells who are and who are not voters at our city elections. Astlio election of city officers for '72 takes place on Monday next, and as tlie re is considerable buzzing going on, we would suggest to voters, tliat they would do well to see that they owe no City taxes, else they may be denied a vote. " , Has Been Found. The horse be longing to tlie man who sells the white wire clothes line.has been found, and information as to his whereabouts, can bo had by calling at this office. Incorrect. Mr. A. II. Burrows, Stage Agent from Eugene, informs us tliat so far as relates to the lady who sold "patterns," our item of yesterday was incorrect, for though she went on same stage to California with the shoe merchant, she evidently did not go m his company. She lately wrote from Stockton, Cal., to a friend In Eugene. Tlie lady bears a good character and we are glad the evidence is in her favor. At the Depot. The down freight train left the depot, yesterday after noon, with eight ttrs of wheat, five of flour, one of merchandise. The same train brought one car of flax and one of merehiuidise, which were left at this place. Mhs, Minnie Mvkti.e Miller. This lady makes her first appearance as a public lecturer this evening at Portland. Mrs. Miller lias won great notoriety as a writer, and doubt tou will receive general encouragement as a lecturer. Special Services. This being the last Sunday in tlie month, services will lie held at the Episcopal Church to-day at 10 1 a. M. and 3 A. M. No evening service. On Thanksgiving Day the Church will be open for service at lO,1 A. M. Found. Some man dropped a flat safe key in the store of David Cole yesterday, which lie left at this office. Tlie owner can liave tlie same by calling. ' Raffle. Tlie raffle for Mr. Joslin's horse will come off on Tuesday even ing next, at 7Ja o'clock, at tlie pliimh ing establishment of Messrs. Anderson A Rhawl, on 'Commercial street. J B & M Hirsch, at their old corner in Hotmail's block, have a lare and well selected stock and of course can sell as cl ieab as the cheapest. They are the oldest mervliants in this place at the present time and understand the city and country trade perfectly. Frm Tuesday's Daily. Weather. If we had an imagina tion pen in a pair of India rubber boots we could have turned It loose yestcrr day to good advantage ; If we had a pen that was suited to the Weather Macbeth' witches decriled we could make it useful on this occasion, though we should much prefer to let the witches take the contract, for" we donbt if mortal imagination or a civilized pen can do justice to the weather which we have lately enjoyed and have to be thankful for punctually on Thursday or else ignore the Executive proclama tions. The weather ha; had a very bad snell and at latest svmntoms were alarming. The diagnosis of its com plaint was a general coldness and dis comfort with" a violent wind on it stomach ami varying spasms of snow. sleet, hail, rain and everything rather than sunshine. All this was so decid edly unwholesome that it is only the recollection that this is November that gives us any encouragement. The only thing for a bystander to do is to holl mi anil jr ,cU which is being done with lieartv unanimity. I'AiiiNKT Hall. Rev. P. S. Knight lias fitted up a hall in tlie southwest corner of Moores' block, and will give an entertainment on Wednesday even ing, admission a quarter ot a dollar, and every body cordially invited. This will ms a pleasant affair, and while we merely call attention to it to-lay, we , shall to-morrow morning try to describe The Hall, the currosities it contains and the object Mr. Kiiight had in fittting it ' up. Alarm of Fire. The Mtrcury office broke out in a new sjiot Sunday, ai.d so pungent was its influence that the whole side of the building it occupied, smoked at every Kre. The way the smoke poured out was truly alarming; but indicative as the incident was of its coming fate and its combustible desti ny; the smoke passed off. and the Me;t riiry office " still lives," in a sort of a way. Two engines were out and one was lmund to throw its steam and hitched ou to a hydrant, but the chim ney went out before tlmt came to iass. Entertainment. The ladies ox the South Salem M. E. Church, in connec tion with the Sunday School, will give a public entertainment at Reed's Opera House, on Wednesday evening. Decemlier 13th. Tlie entertainment will consist ot instrumental music, quartettes, solos, choruses, recitation, charades, tableaux and a snniter. We hear of one lady who proposes to ic- rilice a dozen chickens for tlie occasion. The proceeds will Im applied in tlie pun-base of a elmix-h bell. Fnrtlier particulars will le given in due tiuie. Republic ax Convention. The Re publican City Convention will be held to-morrow evening at the Opera Houc. The nomination of City officers to he supported at the coming election, will le the order of the evening. Delegates elected ou the 1-Stii inst.. to atteiidthi convention, will bear in mind tliat it will Ik- helil on to-morrow evening. Personal. L. S. Dyar, Esq., las Ieeii in town for several days past, and will leave immediately with his family to take charge of the Grande Ronde Agency, a lately appointed Indian Agent for Oregon. Mr. I yar's appoint ment Is in every respect a? good one, and the Indians will have nothing to complain of at .his hand-, i:or will the government. ' TiiANKs;ivix Seuvm.-es. A union meeting of the churches will be held in !he M. E. Church of this' city, on 'Thursday next, at 0'4 A. m. Rev. Mr. Stu-irt, of the U. P. Church, will conduct the service. A general invi tation is extended to mcmborsof all churches. Jordan IIe.vkd Fkom E. H. Rob inson, of Sacramento, telegraph i to the Ait'i that 'The statement from Oregon about A. II. fordan I false. He is here and lias acted in good faith of Ida bondsmen. The statement must have lcen prompted by malice.' Town -Like. The erection of two larg.' wo.nlhotises, au immense water tank, a dwelling house for tlie. section hand i. togi tlier with the regular de pot buildings, gives tlie premises nt the depot quite a town-like appearance. Raffle. Parties interested will re member tliat the rattle for Mr. Joslin's horse takes place this evening at the plumbing establishment of Messrs. An derson & Rhawl. At the DEroT. Four cars of wheat, two of flour and one of barley, were taken below by tlie freight train yesternay afternoon. Teaching Calves to Dbjxk. A correspondent 'of the Country Gentte riwn writes : " My practice is to take tlie calf from the cow at flic end of twenty-four hours, and fasten it . with about six feet of rope in. a box stall ; I then milk the cow, and standing oft' just far enough for the calf to reach me, I wet my finger with milk, put it in its mouth, and gently lower my liand until it is immersed in the milk "in the pail ; let it continue to have the linger until I have given it enough. This I call lesson No. 1. The second is given in this wise : Dip tlie finger in the milk and place it in its mouth, and when you have brought its mouth in contact with the feed, gradually withdraw your finger, and the thing Is done. It may be neccessary to repeat this at the third time. The secret is tliat you must stand just far enough so that the calf cau just reach the pail of iced, as tne rope will then be taut, ana hence he cannot reach you or butt over and spill the milk or feed. I liave practiced this for a number of years, and have bad no trouble to teach calves to drink." Eating sausages and buying,eggs are described a3 "coiiiideiice'operatioiis." Circuit Court Proceedings. i Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Marion, met at one o'clock r. M., yesterday. Twenty-nine jurors answered to their names : J. Waterman, Thos. Moisan, -Wm. Sap pingfield, V. N: Woodworth, D. Stay ton and A. M. Shelby were excused from serving at this term ot court. Following list of Grand Jury was drawn to serve during this term of Court : . John Savage, O. P.Stratton, James X. Smith, Matthias Swegle, I). A. Miller, John S. Nye and John N Durham. .The Court appointed C. P. Strattou, Foreman. Jacob Wolft' admitted to citizenship. State of OregOJ vs. Charles Parker. Cause continued for service. Amy Parrot vs. Lewis S. Parrot. Eugene Sullivan appointed Referee to take testimony, and report to tlie Court. Samuel Tenter vs. Thos Penter. Leave granted to amend verification. M J Sheppard vs. Uriah Sliepp&rd. Cause continued for publication. James G Wygal vs. Julia A Wygal. Major Lord appointed referee. Thos Cuiiningliam, et al, vs. Com mercial Hotel Association. Sale con tinned. Hayden Cornell vs. W H H Kelzur. W H H Kelzur appointed guardian ad lituin for all minor defendants. C A Furguson vs. Melvlna Furgu son. Argued on demurrer. Demurrer sustained and leave granted to file amended complaint. The Suffering In Michigan. A correspondent of the Chicago Journal writing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, remarks as follows: It is difficult, at this distance from tlie scene of conflagration in Michigan, to measure the extent ot the ruin and guttering brought so suddenly upon thousands of people. Many are house less and dejiendeut who, "but a few hours since, were ready and willing to relieve the distressed. Much suffering must mark the dreary Winter months to come. Warm firesides in iiappy New England will not forget that every dollar, or wearing apparel, blauket or comforter, sent to Michigan now, will assuredly alleviate sunering. Arrange ments are perfected to distribute sup plies in a most practicable manner, so that the greatest burden of suffering may be reached and lessoned as soon as Itossible. It should not be forgotten tliat lake navigation to several points will soon close, rendering communica tion much more difficult; this tact should stimulate tlie forwarding of sup plies. Never more than merely com fortable, with no other tliau local re sources, hundreds of mechanics rnd Ia I oring men, with families, are now looking dimly from cheerless hearths, and wondering how they shall live for the mouths to come, or until saw-mills, factories, etc., aro rebuilt, to give tliem employment. They arc indiistrousand willing to work, but the business that employed them has been swept away. Again, hundreds of firmer have only .gathered their crops to see house, barn, crops, stock, and alas! in some instan ces, ciiinireu, consume! neiorc tneir eves. Utterly powerless to arre-"t the press of the flames. What is to become of these? Suddenly stripped -of every comfort, who can picture tlie gloom of sucti a scene, ro complete a desolation, were it possible, and the instances ot tlie individual trial and distress, set fourth in living? How would the hu man heart respond in deeds of cliarity? 1 am aware ot the efforts of your good citizens in behalf of the sufferers of Michigan ; would I could find words to thank tliem. Every kindly thought or act on lier account will be treasured by Iht greatful people, whose every prayer sliall be, may God avert from a ml yours a calamity si) great as that which now afflicts us. How 'ew Jersey Got Out United States. of the The origin of the allusions to New Jersey as a foreign country is said to lie as follows : After the downfall of the first Napoleon his brother Joseph, who had been King of Spain, and his nephew. Prince Mdrat, son of the King of Italy, sought refuge in this country, and brought much wealth with thrm. Joseph Bonaparte wished to build a palatial residence here, but did not desire to become a citizen, as Jie hoped to return "to Euroie. To enable him as an alien to hold real estate required a special act of the legislature. He tried to get one -Kissed for his lienctit In several of the States, but failed. He wan much cha grined, especially because Pennsyl vania refused. After this he applied to the New Jersey Iegislatttre, which Ixxly granted both him and Murat tlie privilege of purchasing land. They bought a tract of land at BonlentoWii. and built magnificent dwellings, and fitted them up in tlie most costly man ner. Rare paintings, statuary, etc., were profuse and selected with ouv, aud the. grounds laid out with exquis ite taste. 4 Joseph Bonaparte's residence was, perhaps, the finest iti America. Thou sinds of people visited it from all parts of tlie country and were always treated courteously". He was profuse with his money and gave a great im petus to business in the little town. The Philadelphia finding tliat he had apparently no end of money aud tliat he used it to benefit business generally, regretted, when it was too late, that they refused to let him locate among themselves ; ami, to keep up their mortification, would always taunt Jerseymen with having a king with importing the King of Spain to rule over them ; they were called !-paiiiards ami foreigner on this ac count. But their taunts harmed no one, as tlie Jerseymen lost .nothing by their alluring him to settle among them; aud the term " foreigner." jokingly applied to Jerseymeu, has come down to us long after its origin lias uen forgotten, . except by a few of the past generation. Many years ago during the reign of Ioiils Phil ippe, we believe both Bonaparte and Jlurat found they could safely return to jMiroiie, so mey soiu out ana re turned. Raisin r Calies. At a late meeting of the Friuklin, Mass., Farmer's Club, the President, Phineas Sieadman, Esq., after advis ing tanners and dairymen to raise tlieir own calves, gave the following as his method: The calves may be most economi cally fed by taking tliem from tlie cow during me ursi wee, nnviug tearneu to drink new milk readily, skimmed milk, warmed to the temperature of new miiK. may be sunstituted gradual ly until, at three weeks old, the new milk mav be withheld entirely. Oil meal and wheat bran should now be given, commencing with a tablespoon- fnl a day. This should be scalded and allowed to stand a short time to swell. After a few days, the provender may be given at each meal, and increased at discretion, it is oi tne utmost lm- lKirtance that calves, and indeed all young stock, be kept in a thrifty. growing condition.- It Ls much easier and cheaper to keep a young animal giuwii)j limn iu inillg II Hguill lniO 1 nourishing oinuiuoii alter It nas, want of care or proper food, been lowed to stop growing. I "prefer to rear calves which are dropped in all ium or esny winter. At this season they are likely to receive better care. are better prepared to bear the cold of the sueeeeuing winter, and, until Uiev arrive at maturity, bold an advance of several months, in age and size, over tliose which are dropped tlie following spring, wuue aiways classed oi tne same age." In olden times when pastors spoke right out in meeting a clergymrn in Sdtuateuius addressed the late Mr. Bryant; "Neighbor Brvant. it is your reproach that you have disturbed the worship by coming late, living as yon did within a mile of- this place, and especially so, since here Is Goody Barstow, who has milked seven cows made a cheese, and walked five miles to the house of God in good season.' How t be a SplrHoalM. Manv persons are anxiously iuquir nlaniitions of tlie won derful spiritual phenomena which they lave witnessed, and of which we have heanl so much during the hist few years. Tlie following item may aist Ii i :.!., I., l.i u-m-k - a mtVtbiitinn tn tl'e literature OI Spiritualism is made thL week in a publUIied letter from Mr. Faulkner, philosophical instrument maker, N'o. 40 Endell street, London. Mr. FaulK- ncr writes that for many years lie has had a large sale for spirit-rapping mag nets and batteries expressly made lor concealment under the floor, in cup-. boards under tables, and even for the interior of the centre support of large round tables and boxes ; that he has supplied to the same parties quantities of prepared wire to be placed under the carpets and oilcloth, or under tlie wainscot and gilt beading around ceilings and rooms ; in fact, for every conceivable place : that all these ob viously were nsea for spirit-rapping, and tlie connection to each rapper and battery was to lie made by means of a small button, like those used for tele graphic bell-ringing purposes, or by means of a brass-headed or otlier nail under the carpet at particular patterns known to the spiritualist, lie de scribes these rappers as "calculated to mislead tlie most weary," and adds tutt there are spirit-rapping mapets and batteries coiistnicted expressly for the nocket, which will rap at any part of the room. - He has also made drums and bells which will beat and ring at command; but these two latter are not so frenuentlv used as the-mairnets are. because tliey are too easily de tected. A British Republic. A letter from George Potter 1k re cently been pubitsiiea in the ixitkiou Times, in which tlie merits of a mon archy and a republic are compared. Such a document published In EngLand. in the early part of thla century, would have caused the imprisonment and probable conviction of tifason of the writer, and of tlie proprietors of the Times. Mr. Potter advocated a re publieas theoretically tlie best govern ment for Great Britain, but admits that the monarchy, as established un der Queen Victoria, Is perfectly satis factory to most intelligent Englishmen. He speaks kindly of the Queen, for which act of courtesy be is severely censured by otlier member of the Re publican party of England. Mr. Pot ter, however, is not sure tliat tlie suc cessors of Queen Victoria will be fit to reign. He thinks tliat tlie monarchy might survive if tlie house of lords were made elective, many of tlie pres ent hereditary members being, in his opinion, entirely disqualified as legisla tors from tlieir evil course of life. The church be also argues, must be disestablished, the ballot adopted, and electoral districts of equal topulatioii created for tlie selection of members of tlie house of commons. These are Mr. Potter's views but Great Britain, at the present time, approaches very j nearly the condition of a republic. Tlie Queen reigns, but does not govern, and tiie prime minister, whether lib eral or conservative, rules, by virtue of his majority in the hu-e of commons, and can pass measures over a hostile vole in the house of lords, either by the exercise of executive jiower or by the threat to create peers. 'Hie dis establishment of the Irish church, and the abolition of the purchase of com missions in the British army, by Mr. Gladstone, are sullicient proof tliat In England the real authority and power are entrusted to tlie premier. Alltnny ( V. )".) Times. Tliat Ex Parte Report. We hear that tlie findings of the Boiiham-Burch-Amis Equitable Ad justment Committee, consisting of about two hundred and fifty jwges of closely written matter liave been placed in the hands of tlie State Printer, and will probably be run through tlie "liti gant organ" at tlie exorbitant rates al lowed by the litigant act. It Is under stood tliat tlie investigations of the Committee liave fieeu prosecuted sole Iv with a design to get up a canqiaigii document for use in the next canvass aud that many of tlieir adjustments and reductions of old account are ar bitrary and without reason or equity. It is asserted that something like forty thousand copies will be printed (at public exH'iise, of course) for the use of Democratic speakers and editors in the next camaigu. This will be sim ply a futile effort. The losses of tlie State through wliatever wrongful trans action may liave occurred under the Woods administration will be found, even on tlie showing of an ex parte Committee, to lie trilling and ridicu lous couqwired with the legalized rob beries of the last session of tlie legis lature, which tlie Democratic party will be held in tlie next election to answer for. Tliey would do well to be getting ready to answer on this score. What with tlieir swamp land robberies c!ho1 fund tliefts etc., they will have enough on tlieir hands. Or- Romantic Story of a Ml,in? Will. Henry Dillon, an ex-l'tilon soldier, residing in Newark. N. J., a few days hinee received a cliet-k fir $.00 from tin I laughter f tin" late Heneral Sti-g-niiu. of tin- ( oiifiik rab- nrmv. Ilur- t)u Mar I till. mi ar-u.l In fit.. Cu wvit. I ..... ...... ... "New .lefM-y I avalrv, and while on soMitiiig expedition, during Griersam's raid through Missts-ippi, encountered General Niegmau nil one of hi stall officer. Mio Were exclianged. and tin rvl-l General fell Irnin hi- saddle, mortally Wounded. Tlie staff officer fled, but was overtaken and captured by a comrade of Dillon's. In his dying moment General Stegman re quested his slayer to take from his pocket his will, bequeathing all his proiiertv to his wife mid daughter, and a life Insurance jiolicv for 10,0i0. He asked Dillon to keep them and send tliem to his family. After the war Mr. Dillon advertised in vain for the owner', and resolved to retain pos session of tlie paper until some in quiries should be made for tliem. K cently an advertisement appeared in the Alabama pajiers offering fSOO re ward for tlie missing will. Dillon an swered it, and tJen. Stegmau's daugh ter came north as the g.iet of Roger 'A. Pryor. She related the particulars of the long search for the will, the difficulties that bad been encountered, the production of" a forged will by her fatliers's relatives, and tlieir Mobile lawsuits. Hie expressed deep grati tude to Mr. Dillon for the recovery of tlie will, and said that through it "lier mother and herselt would lie enabled to regain po.-.ses4on of tlieir extensive A la bum :i and Georgia e-fates. The estates are valued nt $300,000. The Gunpowder Plot. In a recent volume ou the "Tower of London," Mr. Hepworth Dixon seeks most of all to establish that the Gun powder Plot was not of Catholic ori gin. He says : , "The men wno contrived, the meu who prepared, tlie men who sanc tioned this scheme of assassination, were one and all of Protestant birth. Fattier Parsons was Protestant born ; Fatlier Owen and Father Gamet were Protestant bom. From what is known of Winter's early life, It may be as sumed that he was a Protestant. Cateshy and WrMit had lieen Protests ant boys. Guy Fawkes had been a Protestant ; Percy had been a Protests ant. The minor persons were like their chiefs apostates from their early faith, with the moody weakness which Is an apostate's Inspiration and his curse. Tresham was a convert ; Mon te gle was a convert; Digby was a convert.; Thomas Morgan, Robert Kay and Kit Wright were all converts. The five gentlemen who dug the mine in l'aiace lara wereau of English blood and of Protcstont birth. But they were converts and fanatics." lo tills he adds however: "The plot was tlie main clerical effort of that Spanish conspiracy against English law, which the converted Jesuits liad been trained to conduct." So he proves conclusively that tlie plan was purely a Roman Catholic plot, and Its chief agents apostates from Protestantism the worst of all rapists. There is now a large nearsharjed spot on our side of the sun which is forty thousand miles in diameter five times larger than the whole of the planet we inhabit. A keen astronom leal eye can see it through smoked glass. Wo.wb.rful Ridmess of the 'orth:rn Shore Silver Mitres" ! i -T,.tfi Reiniard arrived I lie sreiiuier iw' - ,-.. fronfthe North Shore SWter ne .1,1., .,a- and troui fliV rs iui u mVof lier parsers w much Important information. . The Silver Island ore lias vieldeu high as (3.000 per ton, d is taken to W yandotte, a place about i'.veye miles from Detroit, where E. B. Ward, at the licad of an extensive smelting company, has erected works which. wbe!i fli.Lsl.ed. will cost over $100 00. ?urc silver to the value of nearly rock shipped from Silver Jnd since Jl,J.y .... . w. rn ,7. Ma or Sibley, a t)i.'l,rc', y"" . H. Siblev of St. Paul, is Jargely "Cr ested in "the Montreal MininJ ComPa" ny. The ore, to be exported h ca." fully picked over and put up in stro".1? barrels which hold about 600 pound;, and are generally worth $4,000 and f5, 000 each, and somt times double tliat amount. The Thunder Bay mine, which flourislied a short time ago, is now said to remain idle, owing to the poor management of those In charge. It is said that a large amount ol money was foolishly expended in making Im provements and doing surface work, which cxliausted the capital on hand and tlie patience of tlie stockliolders who have abandoned it for the present, although pronounced to be a rich loca tion. The Shuniah mine is about three miles from Prince Arthur's Landing, on tlie hike shore, principally owned by I. I. Moore, Esq., of Superior, who lias lately sold most of his interest to wealthy irties. A heavy party of capitalists from Toledo. Ohio, are tlie controlling own ers of the Beck mine, which is nearly ten miles from Prince Arthur1 Land ing. Various rumors are afloat about this mine In regard to its wonderftd rS.-hiiesa. and it is reported tliat a por- i. it has been sold at an enormous price, almy people desiring to visit tliese wondciful silver fields come to (inrinr anfi t.N'nce take a steamer for tiro mtnp. T?i..h i.w;ta nf iilvi- are aakl to exist around Iike Nlnigon. and .hat country is already filled with anxious adventurers. Superior City is but two bundled miles from the mines, and a boat leaved this point every week for the silverv regions. Much of tlie land containing neh mineral deposits is owned bv citizens of Superior, and was entered several years ago, out of ...t.: .1. : . . 1 r ..t K m which iriiiucit imuuici niu Respect for the Sabbath. The Albany Argus says : A friend of ours, an Albanian, who is very proud of his old Scotch prefix "Mac," recently vis ited the laud of his forefathers, and among other calls made one upon a Scotch cousin, an old gentleman ol seventy-four, a clergyman of The Estab lished Church (tlie. Presbyterian), at Lilierton, throe miles from Ediuburg- The minister invited his Yankee. Scotch cousin to dine with him tlie next day which happened to be Sunday. Our modest friend, who knew from the traditions af bis ancestors tliat the Sabbath day" used to lie kept in a v. rv strict ma:meriii Scotland, thought that his kinsnu:i had forgotten theilay in giving (he i ivit atio.i, and so inti mated to him. The old gentleman at o.ice broke out : "It's ail right, mon ; we are no sji strict noo as we used to be. I mind weel aiiM-e. wlien I was far younger, awhile I was study for the ministry at , awa up in the lieiland. we war w'ont a minister. Several cam along to preach on trial, and aming ithers, one who preached a right girid sarmon, that greatly pleased the people, as the deacons ami elders told him wlien he came doon from tlie pulpit. But one of them, -a mon who was sour and crabU'd, and always finding fault at soniethin', isaid : "Mister, ye hae a very clean f ice How oft do ye shave ?" "The minister replied : 'Avry day.' "Did )-e shave this morn ?' - "Ave," said the minister. "The deacon shook his head know- ingly said : and went aming tlie people and "This mon will naedo; he brakes the Sahha' day ; he sliaved this morn. " And so he was not hired." " A bit after, anither minister came along, who, perhaps had lieard tlie story of the otlier "s failure ; and lie preached also, and pleased the people right weel. Put when he cam doou from the pulpit, one of tlie elders (said to tnm : " 'Minister, de ve think it right to gang into the pulnlt of the Jxird house on a Sablia day wl sae dirty a fa as ve liave ? " Tlie minister replied, "Yes. moi:, I agree wi' ye.- Me face is nae tliat clean all over as it should lie : but last nicbt I liad barely finished me sarmon. when I liethouglit me that I was nae shaved, and I jumped up, and I got just sae far as ye as ye see, when the clock struck twal. and I stopped, for I would not brak tlie Sablia day. ,f " 1 hi mon tliey hired, for he re- sncket tlie Sabha' day." After this story our friend accepted the invitation, and dined well with his Scotch cousin, tlie clergyman. A New York paper, speaking of tlie inqiortatiou of eanary lilrds to Ger manv. says tlie following sight was seen in Florence, Italy, in 1S41, by a lady and gentleman belonging to New lork: in walking tn the principal street they overtooka man with a lng whip iu his liand, which tie was mov ing from one side to the other in wliqt tliey thought a strange manner, n hen they came up with him tliev fimnd he was driving a flock of canary bird, as In England they drive a flock of tur keys. A carriage came along, tlie man waved his "whip hi a peculiar maimer, when the little birds all went to tlie sidewalk until the carriage had P'is-scd, when they took to the street again. A woman wanted to buy one. w hen the man sprinkled some canary seed at her feet and half a dozen of them came to him. when he took one up in his luiud and delivered it to the woman who piid him one franc for it The man then went on again. Another Expedition to the Pular Sea, The Russian Geographical Society i- organizing a seie;,ifie expedition to tin; Polar Sea. The object of the ex pedition is not o ily to reach the North ' P ile, but also to select sticii a route a will give the best opportunities for studying tne geogniphv, climate aud industrial conditions of the .'silierian coast. '1 he icy sea, which contains innumerable islands hitherto unvlsted by geographers, will lie thoroughly ex plored, esjieeially from a scientific and industrial point of view. The cour-e the Gulf Stream will be carefully fo' lowed, and observations made for the purpose of discovering the best route trom tlie mouth of the River Obi for exporting the products of Siberia, and of obtaining a complete knowledge m the launa una liora or those regions. Siiccial attention will also tie riald to tlie fisheries. A preliminary expedi tion is to be sent out as soon as possi ble to reconnoitre the seas in tlie vicin ity of Nova Zembla. It Ls to obtain information on the following subjects: 1. Tlie cold and warm streams be tween the Murtnan coast and Nova Zembla. 2. Tlie boundary of the ice in summer, and the depth of tlie sea at various jKints.3. Tlie extent of tlie G'llf Stream and its destination ou m eting with the polar ice. .4. Tlie portion of tlie Gulf Stream which skirts tlie coast of Nova Zembla. 5. Tlie ge igraphical and climate conditions of the hartan Sea and tlie other seas in its vicinity. 6. The boundary of per m -incut ice on tlie northeast. 7. Tlie navigation of the months of tlie Siberi an rivers. 8. The fisheries. Tlie re co inoitering expedition will embark iu tw sailing ships each accompanied bv a naval officer, a geograplierand a xoo- A lad was drowned near Three Riv ers, Canada, a few davs ago, while bathing, and though several men tried to recover tne rxxiy could not succeeu TIkj next morning they returned to tlieir task, and there on the beach Lay tlie. unfortunate lad, with his dog be side him. The poor dump creature evinced great distress when he missed Ills master, and must have dived while tlie men were away, and recovered him. Doggie has no license ; by all means give him a dose of poison. Bed is a bundle of paradoxes ; we go to it with reluctance, yet quit it with resrret : and we make up our minds everv night to leave it early. but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. Miscellaneous. 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Nov. 29w2w ORE AX It.VlJf i.VI i i -a- to- os Fiom tlie Celebrated Mnniifa -torle- of Oiicfct-rluK UulM. Cnurrh Co., , Minl.-y & Son, AT- C ILL STEEL &CO8 Salem. Xor. 17th. M71. . .- B. STRANG Is opening at the OM Stand, laloa Block, ('annwrrlat St., Snlean, AX ENTIRE SEW STOCK OF STOVE, TIXWAKE AXD KITCHEN I I RMT1RE, And will also manufacture TISf, COPPEK, HHEET I ROX WARE, IROOFISU & NPOITIXU. LONC. ACQITAIXT.WCE WITH THIS trade and the lllternl natronace I have re ceived in the pa, gives me conAdeuce that I ahall receive a fair share of buslnesa, and be able to give full satlsfaetton. B. STRATO. Salem, Nor. 44, 187L ilAw 20.000 Pounds of Salt. All Klna of Salt At I 8. MVTTK, State St. Not. 19th, 187L J .. OTt BTCBBtl! lAXUS, uAi ihr NEW LEVER Atfaehmamt. 3 0 W. WEATHER FORT), 4. W. WEATtTKRFORD, Portland. Salen. WEATHERFORD & CO., Druggists, Foreign and Domestic Drugs, PATEXT MEDIC1AFS, CHEMICALS, Paints. Oils & Dyes, Wines and Liquors, fVB MEDICINAL 1URPOSES. .CfT'ParlK-u.lar atleBtiun given lo Pra- crij ti-iia. VEATHEKFORD k CO. SALEM DRUG STORE. m-nt vt PATENT MEDICINES, AYKUS SAKSAPARH.L CHERRY PWTOltAI, AlilElTRK, " PIUA ' ' HAITI VKiOIJ FOB THE nAIB, JAYSES EXrHTOlAST, " ALTERATIVE, " VERMIFUGE, " CARMINATIVE, PILLS, ALSO HALM HK1LIAS HAIR REX EWER. Sozodont and Sapoine for the Teeth, Ac, WJl'tiS, CHEMICALS, WINES, LIQUORS AND Fancy and Toilet Articles. THATCHER & SON, State Mtreet, . . . Nolem, Oregon, oaTdAw TO TIIE. TRADE. WE ARE KOW PREPARED TO RE ceive orders for FRUIT JARS for next waaon. to be manufactured during the winter, and delivered to dealers during the ' We shall make a full supply of VICTORY Jars. Have aim completed arrangement to ""r MASON'S PATENTFRUI1 JARS, Tilth procelain lined tops. JOHS TAYLOR Co., , Agents Paclue Glass Works, Nos. 512 51 Washlngtoon street. dot 13 " '