V regon ecfp talesman- 8UI1, WKDSESDAI FEB. 21, 1S7" HEPCBL1CAN STATE CESTRAL COMMITTEE. Call for a Convention. A Republican State Convent ion for the State of Oregon will be hcl.l at the city of Port la nil at 1 A. x.. on Wednesday, the 20th lay of March, 1872, for the purpose of nom inating a Candidate for Member of Con gress ; tlx Delegates to the National Repub lican Convention to be held at Philadelphia. June, 187J; three Presidential Electors; and for the transaction of such other busi ness as may be thought proper. The several counties will be entitled to Delegates in such Convention as follows : Baker Counrv Benton Count v 11 Clackamas County 14 Clatsop County 4 CoosCountv ' s Curry Couritv 3 Columbia Coiinty 1 louglas County 13 irant County H .lacksnn Conntv lo looeplilne County 3 Lane County :j l.inn County 17 Marion County n Multnomah County 24 Polk County n Tillamook County 2 I'matilla County 5 I'ninn Conntv 3 Wanhyiirton County 9 M'asro Conntv 7 Yamhill County 12 Total Number of Delegates. . ;. . .208 The State Central Committee recommends that the Several counties hold their primary elections on Saturday, March 2d, and their County Conventions for selection of Dele gates to the State Convention on Saturday, March 9, 172. T. B. ODEXEAL, Ch'n. C. P. Crandall, See "v. Salem, February 1. lhTi, XOTICE. The Heimblloan Central Committee for Ma rlon County, are requested lo meetat Keed's Opera limine. In Salem, on Wednewlay, Febru ary 21. 1x72, to appoint a day for tlw County Convention, and to apportion th4lelvtrates. T. B. RICKEY, Oh'n Co. Central Com. Salem, Oregon, February 8. 1872. TO WEEKLY MBMKIHEKS. . All tliose knowing themselves iti ilebte'l for tlie Statesman are request ed to act promptly on that, knowledge . anil remit tlie amount due. as news papers are institutions that deserve more credit than they get, but cannot give credit as a regular thing and keep ulive at it. We want wliat is due us as soon as convenient. TO A4JEXTS. If you have cash on liand for us . please remit and much oblige, yours truly. Corporation Influence. The Sacramento Union plainly takes tlie position that in time the railroads must pass into tlie hands of tlie Gov ernment to be managed for the best interests of the people. The proposi tion is already before Congress to in troduce the telegraph as an aid to tlie . potal system and the same argument which originally prevailed to induce the adoption of a national postal sys tem, applies to the adding of telegraphy to tliat system and may even be ex tended to tlie maintenance of railroads under Government control and nian nzcnient. This Involves difficulties and dangers by creating a power and patronage that might be wielded in the interest of a political party, but that can be obviated by tlie reform of all abuses In the Civil Service and the adoption of a .system ot no removals from minor positions save for sutfl cient cause. The people themselves possess tlie power to enforce reforms and it lias been a noticeable tact in American history that patronage lias never perpetuated party power but has often resulted in creating popular prejudice which procured its over throw. In the future tlie two great dangers that threaten our nation will become more serious unless checked by a firm kind. W e alluded to these the other day as arising from the power of cor ponitions to combine capital for selfish ends at the expense of tlie public, and tlie Irresponsible and ignorant masses of population which throng in cities ami are demoralised and controlled by tlie use of municipal patronage. Tlie fact is evident to any mind that the immense fortunes acquired by Vanderbilt, Tom Scott and all tlie railroad magnates come at last out of the pockets of the people who have to liy the price. As tlie country grows the railroad traffic grows also and rail road profits increase, which corpora' tious disguise by increasing tlieir stock by tlie so-called "watering process. so that twenty years after a road is built its stock may be three times the original amount simply because the corporation is unwilling to declare im mense dividends. - It is as easy to in crease the stock and tlien their divi dends will appear more reasonable. If the Government owned the nil ways it could pay the. expense ot run ning tliem and keeping tliem up and lay by a sum yearly to pay for them and reduce tares and freights to cor respond with the expenses of manage ment. The result would be tliat what ever of profits should accrue would be directly to the people in the lessening ot charges, which would amount to the time tiling as lessening of taxes. Then tliere would be no immense private fortunes and no aggregated corpora tion Inlincnce waiting to cor rupt legislation and bribe our repre sentatives to sell out tleir constituents as is now unfortunately done every day in the year. Now, rival roads consolidate, or combine, at the public cost. The only considerations which move money are seltisli, and if our country is to grow and become more wealthy and populous tliese corpora tions will grow with our growth and become more potent for evil each year. It is a subject tliat undoubtedly lias two sides but tlie popular side will be come more and more manifest as time passes and the popular mind will in time demand and devise a remedy. Wealth is an indication of prosperity, but the grea test prosperity is evidenced by a general diffusion of it. Wherever immense fortunes exist there is a cor responding degree of poverty to be found" somewhere and not far off. Our Republic does not stand on the slwul ders of tliese great monopolists, but it upholds tliem. Tlie people at large bear the nation up and they, too, have to uphold and sustain every monopoly tliat exists within its borders. A rich man and his millions may disappear and the states of society is little disturbed, but let tlie same amount ot loss be divided among a hundred ordinary citizens and the loss will be lioth felt and apparent. Since tlie age lias culled steam and electricity to common use, ami since invention has multiplied labor-saving machinery in every field of labor, ' political science is called njiou to solve problems lieretofore undreamt of but which have to lie solved always in tlie interest of tiie people. The Ignorance of lormer (iges kept tlie jx opte down and it is a good sign tliat the iutelli vnce of this tends to make them free. Tlierefiire tlie world has nothing to fi-ar i'rom tliese 21v.1t enterprises ot'to- , Lut 'we need t be on constant "jiiinl to use t'.ietu to develop the greatest good to tlie greatest number. Grover. We propose to sum up briefly wherein Grover shines by contrast with Woods, his Republican predeces sor. We liave not much to say in de fense of Woods, but it may not be amiss to sum up his case briefly and state the two aggravated faults De mocracy has scored up against him. First, he used to ride out to the Peni tentiary, lie left the State to foot tlie bills, however, so If tlie State believes in the footing process, we can't really see where it lias cause to complain. Woods thought he liad a right to ride wlien officially serving the State, but t'rovir know s better, especially since Woods' rides have been tlie subject of Democratic criticism, so he walks out in truly Democratic style. Again : Woods had a corrupt Legislature go to pieces on his hands. Tliat is another crime he committed. There are some who blame tlie Legislature but Democracy prefer to blame Woods. There is no (Linger that a Legislature will ever go to pieces on Grover 's hands; that was tried in 1S70, and His Excellency was found capable of standing his baud like a man. Grover lias won a celebrity that leaves the history of his predecessor dim by comparison. Hardly was lie Governor before lie commenced trying to hire himself out to Ik; United States Senator. Xot that he loves tlie Gov ernorship less, but that he loves the Senatorship more. All his appoint ments and all his scheming and plan ning, look towards the United States Senate, and therein he excels Woods who was content to be Governor. Grover and Bill Watkinds have gath ered Democrats from every county of Oregon to suck at the PeiutentVry tits. Some stand guard and some arc wardens on the tower ; some do stone work and some draw first class wages, and some, alas! work in the brick yard at board wages, but even tliese want to see Grover and Bill Watkinds go to tlie United States Senate. All the patronage of the State looks towards a Senatorship for Grover. All tlie walks Grover takes to the Suite Prison are in the direction of Wash ington or he would'nt take them. He finds it hard work to walk home again because lie has then to turn his back on his ambition ; he also leaves a host of friends behind him wiien he does so. Woods left no such monu ments of statesmanship in his four years term of office as Grover reared up in the llrst four months. He aided and perfected the Litigant Law-; the Canal and Locks Law ; the Swamp Iand Law ; the increase of salaries law, and he lent his valuable auto graph to put the finishing touch to them and set them legally iu motion. All things considered we must confess tliat Woods has no such claims to im mortality as Grover already has, and never can hope to be ''damned to ever lasting fame" so successfully. We modestly suggest, however, that Gro ver can never expect to reach "ever lasting fame" by any other process, Tlie hero of our sketch, by some ca price of fortune not reconcilable by any ordinary rules of logic, lias sev eral times had greatness thrust upon him. There are continually occurring and recurring in political experience emergencies where leaders ot pro nounced opinions and positive diame ter are not available, while some non descript and noncommittal politician who has made it a life long liabit to profess principles without explaining them, and to claim friendships with out . earning tliem, true to no one but himself but the tool of more astute minds, while lie Imagines himself the essence of subtlety, simply because he has measured his words closer than his honor warranted and has made his actions always subserve his interest, is chosen to lead on account of negative traits of character that give fewer sa lient points for the criticism and oppo sition of either friend or foe tlian per tain to men who are better and braver and infinitely greater than himself. The party which did not dare to nom inate Henry Clay was betrayed by John Tyler. The more brilliant lights of Oregon Democracy are eclipsed by the uncertainty of Grover. It is dNgraeefiill, beyond precedent, to realize that all the enginery of State is wielded in the interest ol a man who is not content with being our Executive, but seek3 too greedy promotion before his term of service lias expired. AVe cannot, blame him for desiring to leave Oregon, tor at least six years, for it will take that time to shake off his disreputable as sociations with the State Prison. We cannot think strange that having aided to consummate legislation more dishonest and dishonorable than ever before was accomplished in our State, and burdened his reputation with the charge of having infamous tools in his employ, he is willing to resign a posi tion that certainly is not a l)cd of roses and can never be a source of honor, to find refuge at a distance the greater the better. If his acts are praiseworthy let him hold himself ftill amenable to the popular voice, for we fervently hope tliat the time will again come when tlie intelligent voters of Oregon cnu have opportunity to decide the political fortunes ot L. F. Grover. - Temperance. The friends of temperance in our midst are anxious to accomplish some thing more decided in the way of re straining the evils of intemperance. Our present law contemplates tliat any application for a license to retail spirits can be denied on remonstrance of the voters, but the means provided are cumbersome and uncertain, as it is not easy to circulate a remonstrance and secure signers and attend to the matter before the County Court. It is proposed to secure the passage of a law by which each precinct or neighbor liood can prohibit the sale of liquor by a direct vote of tlie people against it, to be taken at any general election. Such a system will more faithfully carry out the idea of the present law. It will be based on a principle tliat we are obliged to respect, tlie voice of tlie majority. This question will come be fore the Temperance Convention to be held soon and tlie friends of tern iter ance evidently intend to urge it and it is to be hoped that they will succeed in accomplishing the proposed legislation. A very touching stoiy about a con scientious chicken is thus related : 'A youthful lien found an egg and. yield ing to the maternal instinct, sat upon it until the process of incubation was complete. Her mother, who had laid the egg, and had taken great pains In shaping and coloring it, came along, and seeing only the broken shell, burst into tears and "said : "Alas, my daugh ter, who destroyed my favorite egg ?" The feathered" offspring quickly re sponded : "I cannot tell it lie, mother; I cannot tell a lie. I cannot tell a lie ; I did it with my little hatch it. Tlie phrenologist. Fowler, is at work among tlie high foreheads ot Califor nia. A tight fit The delirium trem-ms. Litigant Law in California. The other day dispatches gave us information that tlie Legislature of California lad repealed the law rela ting to litigant printing being done in certain official newspapers. In Cali fornia these papers were designated by the Judges of the Districts, but our Oregon Legislature borrowed the idea with the improvement that the Gov ernor appoints the organs which as sures to I)emocratie journals the ex clusive monooly of the most profita ble advertising that is done and that too at an extortionate price. The Sen ate of the California Legislature is Democratic, and the act which has just passed repealing the old litigant law originated in tliat body. The way of it was tliat the first bill to effect that object, which originated in Hie House, failed in the Senate for the reason that it made no provision lor the publish ing of legal notices in any s!iaic. The Senate thereof dropped that, bill and passed in its stead an act which makes suitable provision for publica tion ot legal notices while it repeals the odious law that treated especial litigant organs. The Senate of Oregon will have an opportunity next fall to follow the ex ample set by the Senate of California and repeal a litigant act which is even more odious tlian the law which has just been rejiealed there. Owing to the advantage given for the nsiu-pation of power at the late session, which was unscrupulously improved, the Senate at our next session will probably be Democratic and we shall wait with some interest to see if the Legislature will carry out an honest jiolicy anil re peal the law or maintain it as an arbi trary imposition for the benefit of par ty journals. In view f the general feeling that denounces, the law, and the fact that many 1 emocrats have lieen made to bleed by its iuipo-utions, we expect to see its repeal effected as good jHiliey to give the party as little-Weight to carry as possible in the campaign of 1S74. They will soon have to go into training for that light and it will be good policy to get rid of this incubus which induces us to expect a sort of death bed repentance at the coming session. Swamp IjiikI Inquiries. Coqi iixk, Jan. 27, 1ST2. Eu. Statesman '(.- In the weekly of the 17th inst. I read that the Swamp Land Commission have been in session for the past tew days for the purpose of receiving surveys and maps. Tliat the maps are now being duplicated, and that as soon as this is done such lands as are indicated in the surveys will be properly advertised. Xow sir. allow me to say to you that tliere are many persons here who have just ar rived hen, some from Wisconsin, some from Minnesota and several from Cal ifornia invself being one of six voters from the latter place. We ar settling and wanting to settle along the over flowed lands of the Cofiiille river. We do not know anything about yo'.ir State laws. We had just arrived when the rains set. iu and it keeps us busy to find shelter through the storm. We are here, most of us with our families, and we are going to try to stay in this tall timber, but we bear considerable talk aliout what the settlers around here call the swamp land swindle. We would lie very glad if you would lie kind enough through your pa -km to enlighten us a little on that subject anil let us know what the law really is in reference to the swamp land, whether this land belongs to the State or to speculators or to the United States as yet. This information we are unable to get here. If the land belongs to the State we would be glad to know what course to pursue to get to purchase from the State, &c. II. H. L. In answer to the above letter we iy that having called at the State Land Office we have ascertained that the maps of the particular portion of Coos county designated asCouuille river are not yet tiled. There is a very long list of claims of swamp lands iu Coos county on file, but in man' and in fact most instances tlie lands are de scribed by township and section and it is not easy to locate them so as to de scribe them for our cotTesjHindent As to the nature of the swamp land law it provides that wet and over flowed lands can be claimed by persons who are to pay one dollar per acre and undertake their reclamation. In the first place the lands have to fill the bill and be lands which are subject to overflow so that crops cannot be raised thereon; next, the lands have to lie located and claimed according to law, and we are inclined to think that the odium cast on this legislation will cause the State Boa nl to exercise con siderable prudence in confirming tlie claims which are indefinite and evi dently intended to carry out the views of speculators without strict compliance with the law. Col. T. H. Cann, agent of the Board of Land Commissioners, suggests to us that the proper way for those to do who desire to locate on the Coiuille river, or elsewhere, as actual residents when they consider that any portion of their claims may lie classed as swamp lauds, is to tile with hint an applica tion, describing the same by legal subdivisions ca reft illy, designating same as swamp land. I Ills will tie j attended with no co-t, as no fees arc exaeted, and when the State surveys are completed and the swamp lands designated thereon, the claimants can hold the swampy portion under the Swamp Lind Act. It is probable, also, tliat whoever may have heretofore filed 011 the lands along the Couille on speculation, have not described such lands well enough to hold against the claims of actual settlers so asserted. On recept of such application the agent of the Board says he will answer and give the applicant information as to wliat claims tire located, if any, on the lands he desires to occupy. Mrs. Duniway docs us too much honor in devoting so much space to the Statesmax. We have 110 regrets to express at not having sj)ace to sjiare in reciprocating all tlie favors of tlie Setr Xtirthirest, for candor prevails over courtesy in business matters and we believe our readers will agree with us that types can be put to better use than to humor that lady's morbid craving for notoriety. We know tliat she lias openly professed that her ad vantage consisted in the fact that while men would be obliged to treat her with courtesy she is at liberty to assail them and they dare not resent it. Slie has evidently acted on this idea of wo man's privilege while advocating woman's equal rights. While we pre fer to treat her sex with courtesy and respect we still recognize that individ ual members may place themselves on a platform so "advanced" tliat they can only be reached by the same methods of dealing which men use to ward each otlier. Iu order to be a ripe scholar, must a man get mellow ? The City and County. it Is ours to chronicle the most thrilling In cident that has ever hapiiened within tlie scope of our rtvolkvtlou. A gentleman liv ing some twenty miles up the river, with his little son scarce five years of age, on Thurs" day evening last, attended to cross over the river, as there were relations residing on the opposite side whom ho was desirous of visit ing. For tills iirose a small boat was brought into requisition, a neat little craft wlik-h he had ferried over In safety a thou sand times, and in which he had always pos sessed the strictest faith. The heavy rains ef that day and of several days previous had changed the quiet, placid stream toan angry, sullen flood, sweeping along with frlglilful rapidity, threatening death to whatever should offer reliance to Its terrible wrath. The little child was given a feat, the boat was unhooked, gently pushed from the shore, when the lather grasped the mrs and set out for the other side. The bunt hail not prooeed ed but a few yards, when she struck a snag, and In a moment assumed an Inverted posi tion, with ltsocciiinnls struggling In the flooiL The child .-lung to the upturned boat while the father swain for the i-hore to secure an other lsmt with which to re cue his only child from a watery grave. As UK-k as his strength would allow he gained the shore, severed the IkkiI from Us fastenings, and care ful to shun the olject of lib previous danger, started out with the hope of overtaking his chilil. This he did in the brier space of a few minutes. When taken ashore the child was almost lifeless, and had It remained In the water a few moments longer no medical skill could luivc restored it. Information Wanted,, Yesterday in formation reached us to the effect that a young man named Roliert Ewan was drowned a few weeks .since at toos J?ay, and left be hind a note for l,ono,some money and a horse. We are told tliat a short time since he lived near Sublimity In this county and owned a piece of land which ho sold and then went to Coos county. William fox, of tliat county, with whom he resided at the time ol" his death, wishes to learn whether or not the dee-eased has relations living In this country. Anyone possessing knowledge ujion this subject will please call and leave the desired informa tion at this office. Ckutaini.y a Hoax. AVe mentioned some days ago that tiov. (Inn er had lele- graplied to San Francisco to have the chief of police there board the steamer on its arrival and arrest the Wisconsin man anil his pris oner. ?npiosed to have ls-en captured at Oregon City, without lue process of law. That officer replies that he fomul no such Wisconsin man and no such prisoner on board the steamer, and could not learn tliat any such person hail taken passage at Port land. Tlie whole story Is undoubtedly a canard and whoever got It up deserves great credit for having humbugged several Port land editors, items are so scarce down the river that H'rhaps the aforesaid editors were not so badly humbugged as their readers wj re. Chemical soaf Wouks The Chemical Soap Works, as will be seen by advertise ment, have l-en removed toSlate street. Mr. John I. Dunn, a practical soap maker. Is now interested in the tirm of Steads & Co., ami they have on hand a large amount of soup nndofilumbleiiuality. They propose to carry on the manufacture of soap in all Us branches. SKTTLKli. -The claims of Walter Bros., of Portland, against the Commercial Hotel A s- sivlalion for furniture furnished to the Che- meketa Hotel, have lieen settled by compn mise, as Messrs. Walter Itros. have accepted the sum of $2,000 and relinquished the emu- pane's note. KIVKU Itkm. The steamer Alice, Capt. Hell, came down fmml'orvallis last evening with a cargo of eighty tons of wheat. A great deal of freight cannot now be reached .m account of hii;h water. The Alice leaves for Oregon City atO o'clock this morning. Fire. At a late hour last Thursday night, the sawmill of the Capital Lumbering Com bine took tire, but no damage was done, as - Hie tire was put out by the agiplKMition of a few buckets of water at the haii'Ls of the night watchman. Vonlarniwas -.ouutlod. ;kmt.uv Stui:k.-4J. H. Price, on Si.ite street, lias everything 4n tin: gr,H-ery line that people want. Another impMi'Miit fact is that his cake .and j ies are of the ln-st (iiaility. Ki-ad his a ivertisi-inent. IVMI.nu Sxiim,!.. -Legislative Hall was crowded la.-t night with dancers. Mr. and Mrs. Parrish are meeting with great success with tlieir school. The satisfaction given seems to be universal. I'f.ilsiNAI.. Hon. J. ti. Wilson an,f Col. K. Wiiigate of the Hallos arrived in thiselty by last evening's train. They will return by the earlv train to--lav. HKill Watek. -The river was two feet higher yesterday than at any thr.e during the winter. Large nunutitlinf drill wood went Hooting by. Mail. -On account of the mud, the mail from Corvallis to MoMtiivillo is now carried on hor.-elwck, so we are Informed. Fuick.-The Salem Mills shipix-d to Port land during the present week seventy tons of flour. Strkkt Cit'si.i;s.- Joseph Churchill of late lias been "doing" the cross-walks nicely. I. O. ;. T Regular meeting of (Yipitnl Lodge, No. 11, I. O. H. T., this evening at 7 o'clock, sliarp. A full attendance Is desired. On the Hunt of Grass. A drove of cat tle assed through town yesterday in search ot green pastures, which they m.tyflnd, but we rather guess the odds are against tliem. Fri-m Sunrli'ij'g Llnil'j. Swamp Land Claims. In response to an iiiijuir.v made by a subscril)er in Coos county, we yesterday visited the Swamp Lauds Department and were introduced by the Swamp Lind clerk to the mysteries thereof. After satis fying our proper iuipiiry we made otlier inquiries anil got hold of cer tain humorous features of life under the Swamp Land Act. The most com prehensive claim yet tiled was presen ted by the ex-Senator over In Polk, who commenced "'three marine leagues at sea" and described the State boun daries and laid claim to till the swamp lands located therein. It is safe to call this a joke but there it is regularly on file and an undoubted satire it is upon I lie Swamp Laud Act troni high Democratic: authority. Tliere is a rough joke current in this connection that lie'ing asked it he had tiled on all the lakes, the jokist replied that his ciaini didn't include the lake of fire and brimstone which he left to lie taken by Hen O , of Lane county, and as that gentlemen has quite lately filed on a million acres variously loca ted, may he lit! has concluded to lap over on to the remaining lake. There is a storv. also, that lie.u. Haydon et al.. filed a description of certain 2.1XKJ acres over on tlie Kickreal and clamed same as swamp lands. The descrip tion tallied with the ex-tsenatoruil farm, and when the clever gentleman who acts as Land Agent, carefully read over the allegations of those alli gators to the statesman whose swine feed on the swamps of tlie Kickreal, he consigned Ben. Hayden et al. to the lake of lire and brimstone aforesaid and declared that he intended to file on Beu's underwear as school lands. This was another joke, of course, but that gentleman s jokes are apt to verge on satire, and this one is just as good as if it was of record. lliese little inci dents show tliat tlie Swamp Land Act, discreditable as it is, serves to point a moral and adorn a tale. State Temperance convention. Thursday of this week is fixed for the meeting of the State Temperance Con vention and the indications are that the attendance will lie large, as the Chairman of the Committee on Cre dentials is receiving information tliat .l.tonsitic Invp twoii mnptrtllv olei-torl fortTie counties west of the Cascade mountains. By tlie rules of the State Teinierance siciety all the churches and .schools are entitled to a represen tation of one, delegate for every twenty members, and it is desirable tliat they elect before the day of the meeting of the Convention. Wheat The steamer Shoo Fly de livered seventeen hundred sacks of wheat at the Salem Mills yesterday. Lakc.e Class. I here were one hundred .and seven dancers at Legisla tive Hall on Friday night. Akhested. Insist night Gen. James McAuliff, Sheriff of Walla Walla, ca ne up 011 tlie train with a requsitiou from the Governor of Washington Ter ritory on the Governor of Oregon for the arrest of James Sbafer, who was cliarged with the crime of grand lar ceny committed iu that Territory. Gov. Grover issued a warrant for the arrest of the accused, who for several weeks has been 111 the charge orsilierifl Miitlienev. the arrest having been duly ordered by McAuliff, of Walla Walla. Shafer will be taken back to Walla Walla, where lie will be tried for the crime of grand larceny. CoxCElfT SOCIAIH.K. We y'innouiice to-day that on Tuesday evening a Musical Sociable will lie given at the Opera House for (lie benefit of J'rol. Stanley, a gentleman who has lately come to our city with tin intention of following inuic as a prolession. rrof. Stanley is a very accomplished piano ist and musician, and that, tint, when nature has denied him the blessing of sight with which to prosecute his :frt. Tliose who have hoard his jer formance neep not be told that the en tertainment will be a success esjecially with tlie assistance of Salem ladies who will provide elegant refreshment tor the occasion. East of the Miuxtaixs. Mr. William Craft, a former resident of Salem, writes under date of Jan. 31st, from Yakima, that his cattle were doing well, having lost but two wives. He liad plenty of leed to last through the winter. Mr.. Nelson Mulrany, who lives near Ivgh valley, writes also, under date of Jan. 22d. to Janus Hamilton, ot Polk conntv, tliat out of seven hundred head of sheep he liad lost two hundred and titty. Snow was five feet deep and feed plenty. LlCCl THE AT the Umveksitv. On next Wednesday evening Ilev. I. S. Knight will deliver a scientific lecture before the Normal Cla of Willamette University Subieet : " liinl s wings and tails." As an ornithologist, Mr. Knight has no sntierior iu the State, anil we shall expect to reiKirt a large audience on the occasion of his coming lecture. Stilt. She Bisks. The river was rising steadly all day yesterday, and, judging from present indications, it will yet lie considerably higher before it gets lower. Occri.iST. AVe publish to-day a card ol testimonial to Dr. Wilson, 01 culist, who has practiced in Oregon for six months past with success and has many more such tokens of his skill iu his possession. Nice Wokk. Frank Cook can bind sheet music in book form as neatly and substantially as any one can jkxs sibly desire. Twelve persons joined the Good Templars last night. Tlie rest of the city will unite with the Order on next Saturday evening. Personal. Mr. K. O. Norton, an ex-reporter of the statesman, came to the city by the train lat evening and will remain until to-morrow. M At;i;n:i. On Howell I'rairie. Feb. 1 itli. by 11. F. Fletcher. J. I., T. .1. Kdmimsoii. Ksi.. of Waldo Hills, to Miss Liietta IJrown, of Vernon. SuciiTi.Y Damaged. Tlie steamer Alice run against a snag yesterday morning;, which detained her at this place for three hours. Nothing serious resulted. l'.iiNFs SrM'EMd i). The Salem Mills have not In-en in 'oix-rntioii for three days past, on account of high j water. THE FLOOD. The late attempt at a deluge has re sulted iu a flood. The warm rains not only sweihtl the rivers but they melt ed the snow accumulated iu the moun tains and caused the rivers to overflow and to some extent spread disaster along tlieir brinks. All tlav Sunday, md Sunday night the waters rose witli- in the hanks of the Willamette until they only lacked a foot of being as high as they were in l(i9. iIonday morning a swift current flowed behind the island and through the slough. sweeping out from tlie boom ot the South Salem Mills of Moores, Miller ct Co., a large number of logs, of which they succeeded in saving only seventy, the loss being the value of five hundred dollars. Standing ves- terday at the Commercial street bridge the back waters of the river were soon spread over the mill pond and the mill llunie was all under water. Eastward bore the appearance of an inland sea, while weastward the river w:ts spread out over all the liottoms and was sweeping masses of drill downward with terrible force. IIASTEItS OX THE RIVER. Besides the loss of logs froth the slough occasional ones went down the river from above, but no large lots were seen to pass, so it hoped that the huulicrmcii 011 the Santiam were not sufferers to any great amount. It i reported that a tiarn went down stream on Sunday night and rumor adds that four horses were in it, but we don't hear the last iKirt ot the story confirmed though the barn was seen to go by. Several corjises floated down yesterday of cattle that had perished somew here above on tlie river bottoms. One small house in sight across the river, belonging to the ferry company, was swept down stream. The water rose into several otlier houses built on the river bottom over in Polk and the inmates were forced to abandon them. Huge trunks ot forest frees that had stood proudly and looked down con temptuously on former floods were uiierniiued at last and bowing to fate plunged and went whirling ocean ward. Not that we saw them do any part of 'that, but if they didn't it is none of our fault. ON THE RAILKOAD. Sunday morning tlie cars came down on time, and just above the depot were stopped by rinding trestle work washed out by the overflow of Mill creek. The train backed to the last station and prought down timbers to use in tem porary repairs and by this use tlie locomotive and baggage were taken over wheu the repairs also were washed away. During yesterday, the waters haying receded, a heavy force was put on and tlie breach, which. was tlien considerably widened, was repaired. The engine went to Oregon City and returned yestertlay, not being able to reach Portland on account of tlie ovei flow of the Clackamas bottom. It went back to Jefferson with the train and came down again last evening. We hear of no great damage done to tlie railroad, more titan can be repaired iu a few days and fortunately all tlie bridges have stood, and it is quite a triumph tliat the Harrisburg bridge lias stood the present severe test. LATER. The cars only go to Jefferson as tlie bridge ' there lias received damages which make it unsafe to cross and will require several days' time to repair. Some of the piles were washed out entirely, but timbers were taken up yesterday by the train, and the Santi- am had fallen so mindly that it was not doubted that the bridge could be saved. v ABOUT TOWS, ETC. Tlie bridge at the north end of Com mercial street was carried oft" its feet yesterday morning, but was caught and fastened nearby. It is to le hoped tliat a Utter one will re place it. The mills of the Capital Lumbering Company arc still, the water having risen so as to persuade them totakea re-t The Salem Flour Mills have not ran tor several days, and their turbine is novf entirely submerged. The w ater works may Ik- con-idered a monopoly in ordinary stage of water but they have difficulty to maintain that reputation just now. The boiler and furnace of then: works are fortun ately well elevated but the steam is setit down into a well where it feeds the stuffy Title engine, which, though considerably submerged, pulls and fumes away and goes on with its regu lar knitting just a if it did not care if school keeps or not. The only mail that arrived yester day was lt-otn Dalla, and had it not been for the invincible determination and goa-head-ativeness of the stage driver, J. C. Lewi, we wouldn't have been blessed with even that. Lewis ferried the mail bags over in a small boat, leaving his team a mile above on the river. That stage driver will do to bet on. for you can ilt'is-nd on getting your mail even when there's a Hood 011 1 1:1 1 id. Commismon Issi i:i. We learn from Mr. Kdcs that he is now ready to pro ceed to Alaska and enter upon the duties of that Collcctorhlp of which so much mention has lieen made. His ollicial bond, or rather the form frit. was sent from Washington to Sitka and that deferred matters. Litcly the Department telegraphed to tlie Col lector at Portland to know what had become of him and word was tele graphed back by the I'nited States District Judge that the bond was filed and approved by him and he received word in response that Mr. Kilos' com mission was issued and tliat he was to proceed to Alaska Whenever George really gets away with himself in that direction we shall make particular note of it, but having disappointed him sev eral times to no purpose and licing sat isfied that he won't go until he makes a start, we shall wait ln-fore making further items at hi expense. Di:ownei at ('(his Bay. We learn from Mr. McCormlck that the 111:111 who was lately drowned at Coos Hay was a countryman of his from Ayr shire. Scotland, and named Koliert Heuchiu. He was about :!." years 01' age, and came to Oregon about live years ago in company with a friend from the old country named William Steward. Tln-v purchased land near Sublimity, whore Steward yet remains but Heuchiu sold out to good advan tao-c last Milliliter, and removed to Oxis Bay where he took a claim. Mr. Me Cormfck represents linn as a man ot correct habits anil a good and indus trious citizen. He had no family, and ha no relations in this State to inherit his projierty. Ocuix'o All IIksiit. Levi Ilenvn inlorui us tliat be lias woi-d from Ocln co of late date that alljthing tire favor able tliere, stock doing well and none lost 011 account of the severe weather. It seem that south ot the Columbia river a tew miles then' has Ih oii no snow to prove disastrous and the loss of stock lias not Im cii as great 'is was feared. So many people from this sec tion have driven stock to and settled over there that we feel more than ordi nary interest in knowing that they liave wintered well. Entektainmknt am Smtai:i.e. The entertainment and sociable to le given by Capital Lodge I. O. (. T.. at lined". ( ipera I louse on Thursday even ing next, promises to he the most en joyable a flair ever gotten up in the city. For a week past various coin-niirteos- have Ix-en at work, and tlieir labor so tar arc said to lie highly sat isfactory. We are not furnished with a programme as yet, but hope to make all nt-cessirv anuouutvinent.s. Ml SlCAL NK lAItl.K. Becollect that to-night the musical sociable takes place at the Opera House, where Prof. Stanley will ierform 0:1 the piano and will lie assisted by the amateurs of our city in giving us an excellent enter tainment. iM-sides which the ladies of Salem will furnish nn elegant supper. Covnty Loixn:. Marit n County Iodge, I. O. O. T., meets in this city at tlie Hall of Capital Lodge, on to morrow at. 10 o'clock, A. M. As busi ness of iniMirtaiice is to lie transacted, a large attendance is desired. COMMITTKE Ml.KTIV'1. Member of the several committees making ar rangements for the t'ood Templars" Kntcrtaiumcnt are requested to meet at the hall of Capital Lodge this after noon at 3 o'clock. Movi.D. Yeste'-day the offices of County Clerk "and Treasurer were moved back to the Court House. The gentlemon of those otlices will be very comfortably situated titter their liooks and tapers are placed iu position. Nkw Oi'Ki.'Arui;. Mr. T. .1. Leahy is now U'legttiph erator at the depot. His predecessor. Mr. G. If. Shaw, has been removed to the west side to do duty at Cornelius in the double ca paci fy of agent and oH-rator. Take Xotick. A wsscnger train bound north will leave the depot at 11 o'clock tlii morning. A train is also exjH-cted to arrive at thi place from the north at 4 '.. o'clock r. M. Ileal Kstale Transfers. Ileitis llleill'or nvunl ill the Clerk's nfiiee Iik-o Kel. 17, Is"". John Hawkins to Jlin W M.-Ca-Oln, lots .1 an-. in block 7i, Nortli Salem ; ciiiisilcr;i- tiop, $.m A J Monroe to J W M.-Casliu, hall' of lot 1, liloek 63, Salem ; eon.-i'lenition, J1.."IIH. Cajiital l.iinilicrlnir Commny to John W Mct'astin, lialf of Itlm k 70, North Salem; i-onciilcration, $1,000. F M Hlee to America J Heeler, jiart of sec tions 13, 1, 2;!. aii'l 24 In T S SR.S W, con taining S:i.64 acres ; consideration, f-yxHi. Kichanl P .Miller et al, to V I, Thomas, 320 acres of linw", more or less, In T 6 S It, 1 K ; consideration f i"0. James M Morris to David M Morris, X W quarter) section 1, T 9 S K, 3 W ; c inisi.ler ation, (COO. Baltimouk's Gkeat Inuvstkv. Baltimore lias a very extensive trade in oysters, and the oyster -nicking business is one of the mntt prominent commercial interests of that city. The waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, from Swan Point to Cape Henrv, a distance of about 140 miles, furnish the supplies, the whole lxt tom of the bay, except in a few lncali itie.s. being oiie vast ovester lied, com prising, it is estimated, an area of about :f,000 square miles. The amount ot capital embarked in this trade is very Large, and gives employment to 'JO.OOO iersons. iluriiig the packing season, which Lasts from October 1st to May 25th, it is estimated that forty million cans of oysters are packed and shinned awav. "About one-fourth tlie oysters passing through the hands of t tie packers are put up raw anu snipped to various points west and south in ice ; while the remainde'r are slightly steamed and then sealed herroitically in cans of one, two and three pounds each. Ouk Timber in Europe. The New York Erminq JVwf says'. Oak Timber is disapiHiaring from Kn rope with great rapiditv. France, with an annual production 'ot 1.320,000,000 gallons of wine, is espeyially injured bv this change. In ix.u she inqiorted 5tl.VUU.0UO staves; in lSljil she import ed (S,000.000. irt a cost of $'.l,0)0.000. Most of this t'unlier came from Aus tria. France reqnires t-K-r)- year 1. .M HI. 000 cubic feet of oak timber for wine casks lilO,OvOfi licrrk-et,.E"0,lKK for railroad ears, and 751.000 for build ing purposes. In iSii oak staves were worth six eeuleavh of our money ; in 18 Hi they were, worth fourteen cents each. In lS2(i tlie tot.-tl vahHjof im ported staves Wtfci e.jXHl.OOU; ttvslav the total value ' :N.U00,0IH; A siiii- tr increase iu the iuipartatlou of oak for the next thirty yvtrs wiid proba bly double tlw preswut price. ranee, alter hiring AK-.ce and l.o- rainc. contains t.1iWX),(H acres,- of 3 which 20,000,ttf tire eoWrvd with h ton-sis. In Xorwav the Central Administra tion of forests declares, thai it is neces sary to stop tin; cntcing dorm ot tim-U-r. In France, fciuw ISIBV ik has been felled mitil fall grow 11 ; that is until thirty years ot its probable decay. The cou-imipsiou. of oak tiuiber iu France has dwubled daring the last fifty years. Iu ISM ? 30,'HW.noo worth were" con-nmciL of which $3.H0..000 worth were imported, nganst sf'JS.lKM), (HH) consumed in 1ii)rvi which $2, 000.000 worth were imported. The same enormous consuniptiou. is coing 011 all over Kuroie. France st ill possesses 20.1MI0.WM) acres of wood land, while Italy has 1,250,000 acres. Ktiglaud has no hearr timber hut her traditional oaks, and livu imports are twii-e as large as France. Hercolonies furnish very little timber, a special restrictive law having hn enacted in India. March 1st, lsui. to preserve the forests from dcstiuctiou. Holland and llelgirau are also nearly denuded of timber, and are large im porters. North (lerniany Is rich in forests, but wit bin half a ccussirv she lion le- gnu to cut down vol tun trees, and i j now importing from France. 5 Austria has sold her forests at auc tion since railways have lieen intro duced. Spain and Greece are almost abso lutely woodless. The German Government tue just issued a decree creating sixty-three forest "-administrations" in Alsace and Lorraine, each to superintend 1L OOlt acre of land, thus following up with vigor XaRleons measures for preserving the forests. Woman vs. Female. The term "female" as a symotiym for woman, is a vulgarism that cnght to Ik- scourged out of good society. A it is equally applicable to one-half of tlie brute creation, its use instead of woman. lady, or girl, tends to lower the dignity and position of woman hood. When if .is used without the pnicr substantive, one is sometimes provoked to inquire w hether it is the female sheep, or bear, or swine, that is intended. Those who have a true respect for w oman would never employ a term so indelicate and objectionable as this, it'tlwy realized how bad it was. There may be oci-asion when its u-e is correct and unavoidable: but tosjx-ak of schools for young women as lemale seminaries, or female colleges, is not 1 ii'y'titigraninialical. but ts; ntlitly vul gar. .ail Hamilton holds up a young lady to ridicule liecanse thject to being called a female teacher. The objection is reasonable and just. We do not sav " male" teachers, "nxile" schools, "male" colleges " liwilc"" j clubs; certainly the great army nf pa- -. tienf. 1 1: 1 rc i working, underpaid woman, j should have the privilege of being called "women," and not Iks set diwu as i female." I How ali-unl it would seem fo hear ; people say. Harvard male university i Yet is that any more riduculott than to say. Kutgers female instil titr. or Troy female seminary? How i.tl.in, we hear men sK-ak ol" meeliug " fe males" in the stii-et. Would rhev feel complemented or insulted, were the ladies to pass them by as " males?" The use of this term is another evi dence of the low estimate placed rtiioii women for these long, weary ago. It is the result of tlie harem idea, which regarded" her as a mere human animal, created for the sole purjiose ot pleasing the fancies of her master. Woman i now struggling to free herself from a debasing lliralldom; yet custom is so pow erl'til that even her friends constant ly, but thoughtlessly, u-e this epithet, which tends to degrade her. I'sitilly. when one makes an elfort to win. the standard of womanhood, then' are ii posing bigots w1k quote the Ilible in it condemnation. But the Ilible. whose teachings an- the foundation of the woman teachings, are the founda tion (if the women cause, is a model in respect to the use of tlijs objectionable epithet. In no place do we find" fe male' used when woman, or maiden, or damsel, can lie efnployed. Those why desire to havtfjf its authority on their side, should follow its example in tins respect. ,nw B, Lh-trust Death sneer. We learn frotijl he Santa Cruz AVt tfi.i' that Samuel Thompson, a pio neer, who settled near Monterey in 1S-J2 and was lmrn in London iu 177s, died at the home of Charles Martin, in the mountains near Santa Cruz, re cently. When he arrived tit the age of foiirticu he sailed from London as ,-i cabin boy 011 hoard a merchantman, with the view of finding an elder brother named William, who had gone to sea some three years previous. For thirty Jyears he sailed, visiting every ocean and sea. but his pursuit was vain. Wearied at last, he lelt his ship at Montvrey in IS"":!. One day in the Fall of lsit he espied a ship anchored ntf Santa Cruz Mission and his desire for sea life relumed, lie accordingly made his way ai-ound the 1',-iv of" Monterey to Siuta Cruz town, where among the men that were engaged in taking tallow and wheat oil Uiard tin ship lie found his brother William. Strange as it may seem, the two broth ers, without a word of inquiry, greeti-d each otlier as brother, and was as cer tain of their relationship as .-ifler con versation provi-d. Situ e that time the two brothers lived constantly in the vicinity of Santa On. Mis-ion. until the year . s.V.I. when Willian. the elder, died. Since that period Samuel en joyed the U-sf ot health until the last year, w hen he had occasional fits, in one ot which, it is supposed he died. His account of the old missions ia. very interesting. The Lathers, he said, did not treat the Indians like human Wings. The latter were hud dled together in stable-like apart ments, bolted and barred Imm w ithout at night time, and ted. iu the earlier times, from troughs like animals; their food often consisting of damaged grain w hich an ordinary horse would have relused to eat. The old man was very kind to the natives, and few, iu earlier times, had greater Influence among them ; but extreme age had rendered him indifferent to their needs and demands, and a few years ago he broke all connection with the people with whom he bad lived for almost half a century, and was khidlvcared for to the date of his death by Martin, at whose home he died. The Oi:i:;on Statksmax comes to us in a new dress presenting a beaitli tiful typographical apiiearance. The STATESMAN" is one ottlie liest .papers 011 the Pacific coast, a xirtion of the country noted for the ability and en ergy of list newspaper men. An at tempt was made not long ago to assas sinate the Statksmax editor, by the keeper of the Penitentiary, a lleino cratic rough appointed bv the Gover nor to do his dirty work and that of his jiarty, but the attempt failed. I he would-be assassin was fined but $500. The rovenior approved the act. for lie did not discharge him. The Democ racy of Oregon are meaner, will stoop lower, and are more rotten than the South Carolina Ku Klux. The next election, however will wi)c them out, we trust. Knntia Etoju're. The following comparison of the loss es by great fires, will be of interest to many: Chicago. 1S71. -2uO,(JOO.0O0; London, lOW. 5.000.(100; Xew York, 1835. $20,000,000; Portland. 18fi5. $10.. 000. 000; Pittsburg. 1845. $10,000,000; New York, 1845. $t.0:i0.000; San Fran-cisco,1851,$.l,500.0tl0;harli'stoii.lsi-,''. faoOO.000; St. Louis 1-U9, $"1,000,000; Albanv, 188S, $:i.000.0l0. ajralilc I'll Miscellaneous. ESTABLISHED IN 1857, J. W. SOUTHEE, fIoret." 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