The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1884-1892, January 07, 1887, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextJ HE 0UE30N STATESMAN: FRIDAY JANUARY 7. 1887. 15 FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY. fuiB Yotnq Mis. Two fresh young men from Amity, Yamhill cunty, came over the new bridge, to Salem, yesterday. They came to capture this burg, and pro ceeded to get outside of a liberal supply of forty-rod bag juice, the kind that both cheers and inebriates, and makes a mill ionaire oat of a pauper by a very abort cut. j The roaf to fortune by this route only ex-1 tends down a man's throat. It is a pop ular route. Well, these two bad young men from Yamhill traveled that route, and they thought they owned the town, l withoat a flaw in the title, and shortly f after eigbt o'clock, they proceeded to take possession. They started in at the fag end of their newly acquired property, and j kicked op a rumpus in Ue rant bene of a ! -toman with an unsavory reputation, t named Kate Baker, who keejw a den of infamy at the foot of State street. The ' twoiresh young men turned the furniture all cpeide down, ran the occupants of the I den outand when the office rn found them, they were trying to kick a hole in the I roof. They were taken to the city jail, 4 and will attend Judge Bowie's matinee ' this morning. Thus will end the mad ; careerof two fresh young men from Yam r hill, who came to Salem to see the -, sights. Installation and Camp Fire. The joint installation and camp fire of Sedg wick post and relief corps, at their hall this evening, promises to be a very in teresting and enjoyable occasion. Among other feat n res of the evening, will be reading and recitation by Miss Ko&a j Htannus, a professional elocutionist of ; Tacoma, W. T. Concerning this gifted i lady, the Is Angeles Times says: "Miss Stannus fully demonstrated her ' talent as an accomplished reader, and each selection was heartily applauded, esjecially "The Brides of Knderby," which was given with rare pathos and lerception. Several scenes were given k froin Macbeth by Miss Stannus, assisted by Mr. Snook, in the character of Mac fa leth. Miss Stannus gave a verv com prehensive interpretation of the difficult role of Ijyly Macbeth." After the liter ary and musical programme, supper will ie served. A drams Iakinki. The lard of par dons met last week, and considered a number of ttitions for pardon. But of these only one was recommended favor ably to the governor, and that wart the one of Harry Abrams, of Ijine county, sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteen years, for the kill inn of lr. Brownlee, at junction City, afout three years ago. In accordance with the recommendation, t, Abrams was on last Saturday pardoned. The case, at the time of the homicide, excited a great deal of comment, and strenuous efforts were made to save Abrams from the enitentiary. Thev failed, however, and he was imprisoned, and was noon apjointed a bookkeeper in the prison, as lie is an expert accountant. The news of his ardon will be of es rial interest to the residents of Junction City. Wheh Appointed. The following are the dates of the appointment of the re publican officials now in office in Oregon : F. N. Shurtlitr, collector at Portland, I Vc. 22, 1881; J. M. Ilacon, iMmtmaster at Oregon City, Jan. 1!7, 185 ; J. M. Irving, Mistmaster. Albany, Jan. 2, 1SS3; Mrs. 'Mary Cuughcll. ismtmistress, East Port land, Jan. i, lvs.; F. M. Wadsworth, In dian agent, Silets, Feb. IV,, 188.'$; C. N. Thorn tierg. receiver public moneys at The Dalles, March 1, 1XJ; A. 1 I'almer, postmaster I'.aker City, iVe. IK), 1882; H. N. BarU-r. jiostmastcr, Corvallis, Jan. 23,174; Max Fuller, ostmaster, Jack sonville, April la, 1884; 1. Kellev, V. S. marshal, July 2. 1881; W. if. Odell, Jostmaster, Salem, Ie-. 11, lrtS4; A. 1'. Iammond, ostraastcr, Ashland, Jan. 7, 1 885. SriM. HniHER. It appears that the bridge is even higher than was stated in Sunday morning's jwper. By going un der the bridge at a certain point. siity- eight feet and tliree inches of clear space can We had. fftn'n the steamer Orient, whe smokestack is a lofty one, passed up the river Sunday afternoon, her pro gress was watched by three or four hun dred jeople, who had assembled on the hanks of the river and on the bridge. The water was very high, and, as tfie steamer slowly approached the bridge, her progress was watched with great in terest. When the steamer ased sue ressfullv and easily under the so-called "had pleve of engineering," a round of applause went up from the spectators that could have Isvn heard a mile away. Hums Convicted. Tlie latest advices alout Ilibbs, the I-ewiston forger, are that he has leen convicted. The rrort that the jury in his case failed to agree, arose fnm the fact that the jury came in, reported that they could not agree, and asked to be discharged. The judge re-instructed them, and they retired, and found Ilibbs guilty on one indictment.and not guility on another. The judge has not yet sentenced him. Boms Aoii iTTEO. Iiobin, the alleged murderer of Willis Skid, the Union coun ty merchant who suddenly disappeared some months ago, has been tried lefoe the district court for Cnion county, and was on last Wednesday acquitted. Skiff h- !.., .v..m at lm P., kin fiiit.il an,l I hence the charge of murder against him. y ine trial iaieu over Given Bonds. S. Finley, the man who has lieen ronnnetl in the countv jail for the last ten davs, bound over to await the action of the next grand Jury, for adultery, walked forth from the city jail, yesterday, a free man free at least until the next" meeting of court. Bonds were furnished by his father and brother. Spkijjnci Contest. There is to be a contest In the art of orthography at Tur 1 ner next Friday night, in which the Tur ner public school intends to try to knock out the Macleav school in tlie first round, vlt would be a fine thing if the spelling bee erase of 10 or 12 years ago could be revived. Elegant and Cheap. If you want a I good comb of any kind, one that is dura- . . , i . . , Die, elegant ana cnep, yuu vu rort's. No. 100 State street. They keep an assortment. DreMlBg at Mrs. a. H. rr i. 4w j SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Opening of the Second Tena The Enrollment Crowding the Teachers. The second term, to be fourteen weeks in length, of the city public schools opened yesterday. The clerk's register shows a registration of 786 pupils for the year, to date. The total enrollment yes terday was 724, distributed among the different schools of the city as follows : East Salem Room No. 1, S. A. Han dle, principaf; 52 pupils; room No. 2, Miss Addie Scrilier, teacher, 43; room 3, Mrs. J. E. Dawne, 45; room No. 4, Miss Theo Van Wagner, 43; room No. 5, Miss Lily Litchfield, 54 ; room No. 6, Miss Laura Shaw, 73 ; total, 315. South School M. i. Lane, principal, 44 pupils ; Miss Lizzie Dearborn, teacher, 53; total, 101. North School P. Willis, principal, 43 pupils ; Miss Maggie Cosper, ti3 pupils ; total, ill. Central School Miss Emilie Huelat, principal, 67 pupils; Miss Florella Phil lips, 40 ; total, 107. little Central School Miss M. F. D'Arcy, principal, 45 pupils; Miss Leila Waters, 45; total, ). Of these numbers, the schools are at tended by non-resident pupils as follows : Fast Salem, room No. one, 4; room No. three, o ; South, 3 ; North, 4 ; Central, 1 ; total, 1.3. This is the best showing the schools have ever made in the way of attendance and enrollment in the hiUry of the pub lic schools of Salem. But one thing is very evident ; that there are more puoils in attendance than should be crowded on the small corps of teachers now under employment in this district, and more than they will )e able to teach to the fullest advantage to each, unless they have abilities and lowers of endurance far superior to tlioe tualities in the av erage school teacher. The need of more teachers and more room will soon be apparent to every one. The necessity of the entire completion of the new school building will soon become posi tively necessary. Nothing in the district is increasing more rapidly in fact than the attendance and enrollment at tiie public schools. I'mon Meetings. iA-st night the M. K church was well tilled with a most atten tive audience to hear Mrs. Hampson- Heinus, the English evangelist, who preached a most siiritnal and impressive discourse. To-nitrht Mr. and Mrs. He- mus will sfteak at the Baptist church. Others will also take part. To-morrow niiiht at the Evangelical church ; Thnrs day at the Congregational, and Friday at the Christian church. On lhursday, from 1! till 3 p. m., a meeting for women only, to be addressed bv Mrs. Mamison On Sunday and every night during the week, she w ill Sak in the oiera house. Arrangements have been made for a ier- sonal invitation to attend, to be delivered at every house in Salem. Ah Accident. the Statesman press broke down about six o'clock Friday evening, while four pages of the eight- nage sheet of the New Year's daily were r . . ...... emg run otf. It was at first thought that the break was so bad that it would be necessary to get the press work on tlie holiday edition done at some other office, However, through the kindness of Mr, John Hoi man, foreman of lrake's foun dry, assisted by Mr. J. L. Thomas, the press was prepared by ten o'clock, ready for work again. For their kindness in doing this work so promptly, the thanks of the management of this paper are due to Messrs. Ilolman and Thomas, and but for them, it would havelteen hard work to present the New Year's edition to tlie public on Saturday morning. Tiik Kkarns Case. John, (Jeorge, and Thurston Kearns, charged with assault on Angus Shaw, on Friday last, were ar raigned tefore Justice l'avne. treorge Kearns ollen-d to plead guilty to assault but the testimony of Angus Shaw's phy sicians arm ji k ttreen, wno aosisieo Shaw from Ford's otnee, were taken, in order to ascertain th aggravation of the assault. After hearing the evidence of these witness's, the justice fined Kearns 440 and cots. amounting to t70.."5O, and discharged his fattier and brother, it peanng that they fi.id taken no part in the aifray. IVputy district Attorney Courtney and N. B. Knight ap- ieared for the state, and W.fi. l ifier W. II. Holmes, Ed. Iowning, and Ien Ilayden for the defense. riRsT Mrktino. 1 here wa a sjecia meeting of the city council called for hist evening, but there was not a quorum j.retent. so there was no meeting. Tli first regular meeting of the new council will ! held to-night, the new otlicers will Ix sworn in. and the reports of the old oifi.-crs will bean I- W. M. Bam sey has qualified as mayor of the city of Salem, anil his address to the rounci will le heard at their meeting this even ing. A Bii Snow. hi Friday evening, Jan 14th, the H. A. C. minftrels will give to the amusement-loving people of Salem and vicinity an opiiortunity of witness ing another of their excellent colored performances at Keed's opera lions An unlimited amount of talent has leen added to their already large show, and ttie oovs are conndent oi giving to mc public better satisfaction than ever le- lore. Look out for future ads. Et.F.iTtoN or Officers. Tlie .Salem teachers association held its first regular meeting for the month at the office of the citv superintendent, last evening, and elected the following officers for the term: iVesident, Percy Willis; vice president. Miss Theo Van "Wagner; sec- Resigned Employed. Miss Mary Thompson, one of the accomplished teachers at the Albany College, has re signed her situation there, and Miss Mary Montague. Ot Lewnon, n oeen einjM-- ed to fill the vacancy. Miss Montague is a graduate of high standing, and will give perfect satisfaction as a teacher. Herald. JvrtGE Appointed. Gov. Moody has appointed Richard Cox county judge of Columbia county, vice John iVbbins, resigned. THE CITY COUNCIL. First Meeting: of the New Council. THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS. The 5ew Policemen and Road Super visor A Business Session Re corder's Report. Council called to order by Mayor Wm. M. Ramsey. Foil council present, as follows : Alder men Wade, Moir, Shaw, Albert, Folsom, Bush, Minto, and Bridges. The rules of order of the last council were adopted as the rules of this council, with this exception : that Roberts's Rules of Order be used in the place of Cushing's Manual. The order of reports was then taken up. he following is a SYNOPSIS OK RECORDER'S REPORT. RECEIPTS. 1st quarter, total received frem fines, li censes, and miscellaneous. . . f.'iu ;o 2d quarter, from the same 2878 00 3d ' " 803 05 4th " " " " Ml 35 Total receipts K676 35 1 aid treasurer 1st quarter 12113 95 I "X.HO DO 3d " 852 40 4th fs'2 00 Total $M7S 85 Balance due C. W. Bow ie 2 50 Total receipts, as shown by mar- slial s receipts in hand oi tne recorder 12093 70 Total receipts. $19375 05 the briim.e find. Face of bonds f. $0,000 00 Iremium and interest, rebate. ti27 50 Received from Marion county .. 1,000 t) " Polk " . 5, too w Total $50,i27 50 FINANCES. Tlie financial condition of the city is as follows : Uncanceled warrants $ol,KGt; - Canceled warrants, as ier treas urer's rejort Total warrants unpaid i 2,li 12 wi2 50 3,fi51 40 1,300 00 S95 77 312 50 Add indebtedness for hose Ihie Iuld A Bush Mrs. Sheridan's claim and costs, estimated Rills now with committee Interest on bridge bonds to date Total $!U22 2i Iess cash on hand . 458 57 T....l ;n.L.V.t,wlnAiiu 44 lill'l T The total cost of the bridge, as shown in the reiort, was $51, 310.00. The reiort was referrel to the commit tee on accounts and current expenses. Retorts of the treasurer, marshal, and road supervisor, were referred to the committee on accounts and current ex penses. I nder the head oi miscellaneous busi ness was taken up THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS. ( Jentleinen of the Common Council : By the charter of this city it is made the duty of the mayor, at least as often as once a year, to state to the council the condition, financial and otherwise, of the citv. and recommend such measures for the peace, health, improvement ami pros Ierity of the city as he may deem expe dient. At the present time, I will, in part, irform that duty, having the right, under the law, to make, from time to time, such further recommendations as I may deem projr. TIIE FIN ANCIAL CONDITION OF TIIE CITY. From the lest information I have been able to oUain, taking into account w hat the city owes on bonls, notes, warrants, claims presented and unpresented, ami accruing interest, the city, on the first day of the present year, was in debt about forty thousand dollars ($40,0(10) with not to exceed I45S.57 in the treas ury. Of this indebtedness $:$0,om with interest is bondeL Most of our present indebtedness was incurred for the erec tion of a bridge across the Willamette river at this place. By the report of the recorder it seems that the bridge cost tV2,.V.'.4'.". Of this, the counties of Ma rion and Polk paid twenty thousand dol lars ($2,0ii0;, leaving to be paid by the city the sum of 32,5!;.4'. This seems to " be considerably in excess of the amount the city was exjiected to pay. One of ttie items making up the aggr gate cost of the bridge, is the um of $1142.4. claimed to have reen "refused by the city, to arsons who had donated it, not to the city, but to a committee, to I' expended in paying for surveys of the river, etc. I think the citv exceeded its powers in "refunding" this meney. municipal corporation can not legally exiend money in this way. Tlie money was not loaned to the city or to any i-r- son. It was a donation and the citv was under no legal or equit able liability to reimburse the donors Citv funls cannot be expended excepting to discharge legal obligations. This is a precedent which should not be followed tn the Itaure. The city being largely in debt, it lie hooves the council to be very careful in the expenditure of monev. Every bill should be carefully scrutinized before it is allowed, and no claim should be allow ed nnless it has leen incurred by lawful authority. Persons having claims against tlie city are prone to make them as large as thev reasonably can; hence the necessity of vigilance in guarding the treasury against unlawful drafts. The power to guard the treasury against the payment of improper claims rests chieflv with the council. The mayor has but httle authority in the premises. As claims are audited without the passage of an ordinance, the veto power of the mavor cannot reach them Nothing is so conducive to the growth and prosperity of a city as aa honest and economical administration of its finances. Hence, I recommend vigilance and cour age in the management of the city's funis. AMENDMENTS TO TifE CHASTER. Municipal corporations are the crea tures of the legislature, and can be im posed upon the people of a particular locality without their consent The power'that creates them can, at its pleas ure, abolish them, or modify' or change their powers. They are created for the public good, and, if wisely administered, they wUl promote that end. If they fall into the hands of the vicious or incom petent, they are liable to deieat the very objects they were created to promote. An eminent writer upon the common law says that society was organized to protect individuals, and states or gov ernments to protect society. Every government, whether federal, state, or municipal, should endeavor to effectuate the purposes for which it was instituted. The act of the legislature incorporating this city, and the amendments subse quently adopted, as construed by the courts," confer upon the city ExcLrsrv Iower "to license, tax, regulate, and re-strain-barrooms, tippling houses, and all places where spirituous or malt liquors are sold ; ... to suppress bawdy houses, gaming, and gambling booses.'1 By the charter, as interpreted by the courts, these subjects can be regulated, restrained, or suppressed, only by the city, and the state statutes covering these matters are inoperative within the limits of the city. Gambling and the carrying on of gambling houses, within the city limits, are not an offense against the laws of the state. And it is exceedingly doubtful whether the state laws forbidding the sale of in toxicating liquors to minors or on Sun day, can be enforced within tlie city under the charter as it is at present, in the case of the State v. Palmer; decided under the charter as it was originally enacted, it was held by the supreme court that the Sunday law was in force in the city ; but the reasoning of the court in that ease, if applied to the terms of the charter as amended, would, it seems to me, show that the state courts had no jurisdiction to punish rsons for gam bling, or selling intoxicating liquors on Sunday or to minors, within tlie city. lhe grant of these powers to tne city was, ooumiess, maue wim me exuda tion that they would be exercised, and that tiersons guilty of gambling, keeping bawdy houses, Or improperly selling in toxicants, would be punished. Uut it seems to me that there was no sound reason for vesting these powers exclus ively in the city. Why should any of the general criminal statutes of the state he suspended witnin ine umius oi oaieiu s Why should an act which is, if done ust without the city boundaries, criminal, be not punishable if done within? Why should the laws of the state enacted for the punishment of gambling, keeping houses of ill lame, and tne proniDiieu sale of intoxicants have no force here? Evidently such a state of things should not exist. Salem should not be a refuge for any class of offenders against the criminal laws of the Btate. There has been no bona fide attempt in the recent past to punish this class of offenders by the city. A few imperfect ordinances have leen enacted with a view of punishing such offenders, but the records of the city will show but few. if anv. convictions for gambling, etc. A few Chinamen may have been fined, but the instances are few. During the state fairs, when the city was full of gamblers, little or no effort was made to punish them bv the citv. and. inasmuch as the Btate can not punish them, they en joyed substantial immunity from punishment. The legislature prooaniv never contemplated sucn a siaie oi imngs ; never thought that the tcales of justice niiirht be held with a feeble hand, or that those whose duty it is to arrest ier sons violating city laws, and take them before the citv court for trial, would he blind to occurrences w hich it was their duty to ferret out. I am of the opinion that the city has not exercised these jwwers conferred by the charter proierly. and that the state should resume them. I therefore recom mend that proper steps tie taken to pro- cure an aKienumem to uie cnarier, so . . . i i. . framed that the state shall have power to punish persons for all offenses against ttie criminal laws of the state committed within the city. Tlie charter constitutes the roaifhal chief of ioliee, gives him control over all policemen when they are on duty, and gives him the power to suspend anv io- liccm.m for negligence or violation of duty, until the case le examined by the council. The olicemen are apointed by the council, and not by the marshal, and I do not believe that the marshal should have the jower to suspend a tiolii-eman. He might proerly recom mend the discharge of a pulM-ernan foJ cause ; but no "er but that of the coun cil should sui-nd the functions of fioliceman. To give the marshal this lower, is to confer nm him a wer which could 1-e used to prevent tlie ar rest of offenders. He could, under the charter, susjend every oliceinan, si that, until the next meeting of the council, he would I the onlv member of the joliee force having power to act. He is not ac countable to the council for his acts, and they can not remove him for misconduct. He is a petty autocrat.practically account able to no one. When this office is held by an honest and efficient man, this pow er will not le abused. I recommend the modification of the charter so that the marshal will not have the power of sus pension. I recommend also that the charter be so amended that the city will be liable to etson injured by defects in streets, sidewalks ;or crosswalks, only in cases where the accident shall occur after the city has had actual notice or knowledge of the defect and a reasonable opportunity to repair it. SALARIES Or RECORDER AND MARSHAL. Without attempting I to be exact, I estimate that neither the recorder nor the marshal receive, for his official services, less than 1500 per annum. Some well informed j-ersons estimate their official incomes much higher. The council has power.without amendment of the charter, to salary these officers. In my judgment, $1,000 per annum each is sufficient for these officers. Their duties are not ardu ous, and do not require great ability for their performance. There is no good rea son for their receiving a compensation in excess of that paid the governor of the state. Tlie council should, in my judg ment, reduce their compensation, so that they will not receive more than $1,000 each. I recommend that aa ordinance be passed, giving each of them a salary of $1,000 per annum, and requiring the fees to be paid into the treasury for the ben efit of the city, or that their fees be re duced not less than one-third. I recom mend prompt action on this matter. witness rxss. The amount of money paid witnesses for attendance upon the recorder's court is considerable, and I think it could be avoided without injustice to witnesses. The process of the recorder's court for vio lation of city laws does not reach bevond the city limits. Witnesses attending tnis court are usually detained onlv a short time. The legislature passed a law, applying only to Multnomah county, pro viding that witnesses in criminal cases residing within two miles of the place of holding the court which they are suppos ed to attend, shall be entitled te no fees nor privileges. Such a law, I .think, is constitutional and valid. I recommend the passage of an ordi nance providing that witnesses in the recorder's court, in cases for the violation of city laws, shall be entitled to no com pensation. This ordinance should be carefully drawn, and should provide a penalty'for a refusal to attend tlie court, after being subrnenaed. I think it im portant that such ordinance be enacted. CITY ATTORNEY. The charter provides that the mayor and common council shall have exclusive power "to appoint a city attorney, and prescribe his duties.'" It will be ob served that this power is in terms rested exclusively in tbe mayor and common council. No other body or officer can make the appointment, and the power can not be legally delegated to the re corder or any person. The council must make the apiointment, if one be made. In my judgment, the ordinance by which the council attempted to vest the lower of appointment in the recorder is void, because it is in conflict with the charter. I think the council should elect a city attorney, and presenile his duties and fix his compensation. For the pres ent, I think be should be alio we I only such fees as can be collected from offend ers, prosecuted by him, excepting that when the city has important litigation, additional compensation might !e al lowed him. In the present financial condition of the city, no new burdens should be assumed unless they can not be avoided. SOME OF THE Dl'TIES OF M IRK1IAL. Section t) of the charter provides that the marshal "Bhall be a conservator of the iace, and shall arrest all persons guilty of a breach thereof, or a violation of a city ordinance, and take them be fore the recorder for trial." From this it will be noticed that the marshal is re quired to make arrests whenever he has knowledge or notice of offenses against the city laws. If he has knowledge of such an offense, he is not required, or Iermitted, to wait until some person makes complaint and procures a warrant for the arrest of the offender. Tlie law requires of him vigilance and energy in enforcing obedience to the laws, by pros ecuting all offenders himself. Among the printed laws of the city is one prohibiting the use of more than twelve inches frontage from any adjacent building, on or over the sidewalk, by any person, to exjose for Bale any dry goods, etc. This ordinance seems not to have been enforced of late. Yet, it is on the ordinance book, and the marshal has taken an oath to arrest all persons violating it. The projer officers have, for some time, apparently overlooked this ordinance. I now call social at tention to it, and suggest the propriety of enforcing it. I think it is a good law ; but whether it is or not, it is the duty of the marshal to enforce it. Should this law be enforced, our sidewalks will not be ornamented by a display of machinery, stoves, wagons, dry goods boxes, chicken coois, pumpkins, leer barrels, etc. I calf attention, also, to the condition of the alleys of the city. In some places they seem to have leen used as a sort of depository for ptable manure, offal, gar bage, and refuse matter of all kinds. The city laws forbid this. RECORDER'S RETORTS. Section 4 of the charter provides that the recorder shall, on the first dav of January, April, July, and October, annu ally, reiort to the common council "the names of the persons brought before him for offenses against the citv, the date thereof, the offense charged, the amount of fine collected," etc. Ihiring the last year this law has lecn only partially complied with. I he recorder has not re- rted ttie names of the persons brought U'fore hirn, or the offenses with which they were charged. He has reorted the amount received bv him as fines and from whom received. f'ut the names of those I-erons taken Is-fore him who did not pav their fines are not 'riven, and the offenses with which they are charged are not stated. The recorder s rejiorts should give a lulf account of tlie cases brought in his court, stating the name of the accused, the offense charged, arid the result of each case. This has not leen done. According to the last four quarterly re ports of the recorder, one hundred and thirteen persons, fined in his court dur ing the year covered by those reports, Iaid their fines, and the average amount collected in each case is $2.00, as nearly as I can calculate it. Where the ordi nances would permit so low a fine, be has generally imposed a fine of $2.50. It seems to me that this is making a farce of the law. One hundred persons con victed of violating the law. and they are fined in the aggregate only $250 ! This is the strongest case of judicial modera tion with which I am acquainted. The fine should be sufficient to ojerate as a punishment. Wm. M. Ramsey, Mayor. January 4, 1W. The several parts of tbe mayor's mes sage were apportioned to the appropriate committees. The following standing committees, to serve for the ensuing year, were an nounced : On Ways and Means Albert, Shaw, and Wade. Ordinances Shaw, Albert, and Brid ges. Accounts and Current Expenses Bush, Shaw, and Minto. Licenses Bridges, Minto, Albert. Fire and "Water Minto, Bush, Folsom. Health and Police Folsom, Muir, and Bosh. Printing Muir, Wade, Minto. Streets and l"ubhc Property Wade, Bridges, Folsom. The recorder was authorized to receive bids for the city printing for the ensuing year. The election of road supervisor and po licemen was then taken up. The following is tlie vote on road su pervisor: First ballot J. C. Thompson, 3 ; D. C. Howard, 2; L. E. Pratt, 1 ; J. Leabo, 1 ; P. L. Green, 1. No election. ' Second ballot Thompson, 5; Howard, 2; Pratt, 1. Thompson declared elected. The election of a policeman was then taken up: First ballot Cross, 2; Barndrick, 3; Lowe, 1 ; Morley 1. . Second ballot II. Barndrick, 5: W. Lowe, 3. The council, on motion, proceeded to the election of a second policeman. First ballot Lowe, 4, Morley, 1, Cross, I, Zanker, 1, Wade, 1. Second ballot Lowe, 4, Morley, 2, Cross, I, Wade, 1. Third ballot Lowe, 3. Morley, 4, Joe Howard, 1. Fourth ballot Morlev, 4, Lowe, 3, Wade, 1. Fifth ballot Lowe, 4, Morley, 3, How ard, 1. Sixth ballot Lowe, 5, Morley, 2, How ard, 1. Walter Lowe declare! elected. The following resolution was adopted: That the vacancy on revision of charter occasioned by the expiration of the term of Alderman Waller, oe filled by the ap pointment of Alderman Shaw ; that Hon. M. L. Chamberlin and Hon. J. T. Gregg be requested to act with the committee and that ttie mayor be ex officio chair- roan of the committee. A remonstrance against the removal of the electric light on Front street up onto the bridge read, and on motion referred to tlie committee on streets and public property. Petition was read, asking that w. h. Barker be appointed special ioliceman. Petition referred to committee on health and police. Petition of R. J. Stewart, offering to paint signs of streets, referred to com mittee on streets and public projerty. The lsind of the treasurer was fixed at $7,000; of the recorder and marshal $4,000 each. Ordinance in regard to the owning of High street, was read the first time, sec ond time by title, and then referred to the aldermen from the first ward. All bills against the city were referred to the committee on accounts and curreat expenses. Adjourned. . A Clerical Scandal. The Taylor Btreet Methodist church, of Portland, has gotten itself into a ieck of trouble. lAst summer it sent east for a minister, and secured the services of Rev. Ir. Mullen- eaux,of Columbus, Ohio. lr. Mullen eaux came to Portiand with many recom mendations an a minister and a gentle man, but a short time since there legan to be whisiered about rumors as to a certain scandal he had leftliehind him in Ohio. He resigned his iastorate, but the church refused to accept his resigna tion, considering that the charges were unfounded. The other day came an or der from Bishop Harris, requiring the reverend doctor to resign his pastorate and go back to Ohio. He lias done the first, but is still in Portland, and had not decided at last accounts, whether to go or not. The Taylor street church will nave to get a new minister. Oi'R Gloriocs Climate. This is Jan uary 6th, 1887, and the ieeple of this section of Oregon are in doubt whether it is this winter or next spring. Thus far we have not had a flake of snow, and very little froetj not enough to hinder the growth of all kinds of grasses in the ojwn air. Red clover is in bloom in many yards throughout the city, and out door vegetation is flourishing as nicely as it does in the eastern states in May or June. This is truly a land of almost perpetual spring. As these lines will appear in the mammoth Weekly, and be read by many people in the eastern states, the fact is here stated that there are yet plenty of oportunities open to home-seekers, and men of means, of energy, and push. A Relic. On New, Year's day, while a lady, living in the southern part of the city, was searching on the bank of the slough for ferns, vines, and snow-berries, with which to dec-orate the table, a pair of leer's antlers was found, partly im )edded in the moss and earth. The horns must have len there for thirty years, at least, and how much longer cannot Is- estimated. They were in an excellent state of preservation, and will le mounted and kept as curios, in re membrance of a past decade when the Indians roamed and feasted upon onr hills. Near the same spot flint arrow heads and other Indian relics haye leen found several times. Wheat Market. The wheat market is still on the rise. Prices are three cents r bushel letter than they were last week that is, the price ranges from 72 to 75 cents. As the market seems to have an improved tendency, farmers are holding on to their wheat as much as they can, and as a consequence there is but little selling. At (iervais, yesterday, one lot of 20f) bushels was sold at 75 cents. The mill company has been shut down for some time, owing to the high water, but it is probable that it will be able to start up on to-morrow, as the river is falling, and is now only eight feet alwve low water mark. Birolary. Sunday afternoon, be tween 4 and 5 o'clock, some one entered the butcher shop of liangasser A Keller, by kicking out a panel in one of the back doors, says the Telegram. George Ban gasser had deposited a sack containing about $400 in gold ttween the mattresses of a bed in tlie back part of the shop, and upon investigation it was found to be missing. It seemed that this was what the burglar wanted, and evidently knew just where to find it, as nothing else about tbe shop was dis turbed. Entertainment. " The Flowing Bowl," a drama in three acts, will be presented by the North Howell Frairie dramatic society in February, of which due notice of time and place will be giv en. The proceeds are to be donated to the M. E. church.