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GUYNT’S PASS. JOSEPHINE (OFM Y. (HL. FRIDAY DEC EMBER 31 ISS6
YOL. 2
Kat< -
Living
rnore«si< » nal — legal .
DAVIS BROWER.
HIP. HIP. HURRAH’!!
Attorney at Law ft Notary Public
I'OR Till' CELEBRATED
G h lxt ’ m P ams ,
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Will practice in all the courts of the
Stat«. < Mtice on Sixth street, near post-
office.
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ECONOMIST SC EK Y PLOWS!
S. U. MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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(¡ hint ’ s P ass ,
O rkuon .
Will practice in ali State au l Fedi rai
Courts. I »ilice un Main street.
BAM. WHITE,
ATTORNEY AT’ LAW.
G rant ’« P ass ,
O regon .
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Will practice in all the Courts of the State
II. KELLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
J acksonville . - - - - Oui. ¡ on .
Will prni tice in nil the Courts of the
State. OHiee in Court House.
II. K. HANNAH,
OUR WALKING PLOWS
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
i turnos
J ACKMi'N VII.1.K,
Al.TIlor&E, JohEPlHNl
AND
K e RHY v ILI.E
Ecc NO M ¡ST”
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Office ill Orth Ltiil iinir Oregon Htrei't
8. W. FORBES,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
C ounty , O regon .
('ollei'tions 11 Sp.-i'ialty. Legal lustra
meats promptly executed.
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Munirli..
W. F. KREMER, M. P.,
Have Reversible Points and Shares.
Physician anil Surgeon,
»¡ rant ’ m P ash ,
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Calls reR]K>inled tout all hours, day or
night.
GOODS SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY and sold
to the farmer at from 25 to 50 per cent, less than similar Goods
are sold at. Our PLOWS are given to the Farmer on a
ALL
\V. II. FLANAGAN, M. D.
l'\\ <> lX'ivsF 'Vest Tri; 11.
Physician ami Surgeon,
G rant ’ s P ass ,
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O regon .
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Office at resident' ", ■ >mer Main and
Third streets. C-dl attended any hour,
•lav or nigh.
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1>R. I'.. W. VAN DYKE
L» rants P as «
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O regon .
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English an I German Spoken.
Office on Main street, near driir store.
t—v- For further particulars of Prices Etc., call upon our local agents,
SHERIDAN BROS.. R oseburg , O r ., and
GI'O. \V. RIDDLE, at R iddle and G rants P ass . O r ..
Or Add ress
WIMER & MEE.
Murphy, Josephine County, Or.
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SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER CO.
C LEMBERT, M. I».,
lAM'i \CTt *KRS OF—
Graduate Leipsic L’niversitv.Gcr.
Lumber, Doors, Windows,
(’¡ills repondetl (<» at all hours, <lav <>r
light
Office opjK»«ito Slover’s hotel.
hiF-ks- >n ville, < )n
Brackets, and
is II o :
Mouldings.
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PR. CHAS. \V. BEACOM,
HOUSE and STORE FINISHINGS.
Dentist,
I tUEGoN.
G hant ’ s P ass
- The Introduction of -
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The Latest improved Machinery.
Misent.1. IN'Kot ...
NEW
TTN
PER
SHOP;
CENT. BELOW ALL EORMER RATES.
<). II. STARR, I’lli'I'RIKTi'B,
—Dealer In--
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S. P. D. & L. Co.
Stove?. I in-Wan . Bumps, l ip -
Etc., Etc., Etc.
JOB WORK DONE ON SHORT
NOTICE.
Prices Moderate.
Grant's Pass, Oregon.
“HURRA
FOR
CAMPBELL à TU FF
IIAVIMU THE
«'AN
OREGON.
GRANTS PASS.
FINEST
STORE
ROOM
WILL. Q. BROWN.
ORF.OOX MICKEl. MIMS,
Baronins!
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RIDPLE, IsH GLAF COl'NTY, OGN
Inalj'»»*, mail* of Coinplex i*ub*tiir.r« *.
DRY
MINE« EXAMINED \N1» REPORTED I PON.
Away for Gold and Silver
Away for Nickel or Col »alt
Away for I amv I or Copiwr
J B. MARSHALL & SON
Wixh to inform tin people "f Grant’s
Pas* ami Mirrounding country that
they have *»pene«i a new Bt«x'k of •
Bargains! Bargains I
On lheir C'iieap C<junteni in all such lines as
GOODS,
DRESS GOODS.
00
no
oo
New Store
New Goods.
CLOTHING,
HATS
AND (APS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
CROCKERY,
TOBACCOS.
CIGAR*, ETC.
Groceries. Candies, Tobaccos!
------AND CIGARS.------
Glass-ware and Qneen*-ware.
They have als*» in C onnection a
FIRST-CL ASS R EST AU R A N T
when- they will feed th** hungry.
All onr goods are entirely new and will lie exchanged for <:anb
or farm produce.
CAMPBELL «fc TI FFS,
Grant’s I’a*«. Jo* phine County. Oregon
New Livcv. leal and Sale Stable!
ICE CREAM !
ICE CREAM
On<e. Tai •• or Thre. um« ¡ " " ►
,¡
•ill furnish lne-ruaniyeslnal«
and all Publie tfatoe*««--
SXII I H
-—THEY Kilt1 t»»*l
«»d
OREGON.
SOUTHERN
IX
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Assayer à Analytical Chemist,
Flotti*
HURRA
PASS,
GRANT’S
PlXAVirloli^-
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Suî<icribe f<»r tht
THE P10NEEB AND OXLÎ NFW8Í ?.PEB
a N I)
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
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] ’r< »I »riet« H's.
®th street, Crants' Pass. Oregon.
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air new Stablo wc arc n«>w j*rcparc«l to furnitb
tioti- AT REASONABLE RATES
W ignn Repairing a Sponghy.
inrn xrw
ilik .
What shall I wish thee '
Treasures of earth
Sun-.’, in the S|>rin»t-ti ue'*
Pleasures anil mirth?
Flowersun thy p.ithw.iy.
Skies e'er <•!< nr ‘
Would thi-insur. the?
A h.ipt y Ne* Year ?
Wli.it shall 1 s.-li thee .’
What can lx touud
Brinirint the sunshino
Ail the i ir round ?
Whor.-' is lli » trea -are,
laisting Old 'lour.
Unit shall insure* hen
A happy New t e ir.
Faith that ini ’¿As. til,
Walking in light;
Hope that uboundeth.
Happy an-l bright;
lane that is |s>riei I,
( listing out fear,
These will insure tliee
A li.qiny N •« Year.
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NO. 10
we know not if he lives. But if he gtilar fact that while Mr. Blait was
does. Oh. that 1 might call him back eloquently pleading their cause, not
to his home in the “Sunny South,” more than a score of ladies were in
where kittd and loving parents are the gallery to smile down gratitude
anxiously waiting for their darling upon his effort.
The Senator proposes to ask a
Fav’s return. But if it is not our
pleasure to again meet on earth him vote on the question at an early day,
who is so dear to us, may we all and whatever may lx- the result,
meet in the beautiful beyond. where women who want to vote cannot
there will I k 1 no severing of tics and complain of neglect; for this speech
not the least shadow of parting. in behalf of their necessities was
Hardly expecting this uninteresting madron the third day of the session.
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Senator Edmunds is also early in
letter to be published.
I will close.
w ith many wishes f >r the success of the field with a memorial favoring
theCm-HtER and the good people ot a constitutional amendment that
I will enable congress to make mar
Southern Oregon.
riage and divorce laws uniform in
S ali . ih A lles .
all the States. How w ill the legal
fraternity down East ami West like
this!
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Portland.
«»rant's Pass, mo named after General
Grant, ix a ixuuty »eat centrally lixate»!
in SutlH-rn Onmn. It ia a pnigrrssive
railroatl town of MW mbalutants, and is
t)i<-iiMin »upplv |aánt f«»r a large )>ortion
of country dei'G-d to nrining. Inir.liering
agriculture and fruit-raising. ( limate un­
excelled
Th ■ Col mi n K'ing the only pope*pub
li'.hc«!
Joaephine county, with a good
einulation in Jaekaon county, enables it
to buone of tlie best advertising medium»
in Southern Oregon. Far ratos, midreaa
Tin: Cot rikr , Grant's Pass, Oregon.
Missouri Flat
Weather cold
Health generally gootL
J. Ghcntner has drifted <|uitc ex-
leii-ively during the past Summer,
but is now watting lor water
I*. Burkhalter has drifted consul
erably of late and is now digging
a new ditch to lx used in sluicing.
J. Burns has rented his claim ot»
Miller creek to S. C ill, whois ready
for work, but is wsrttng for water.
\ C. Louden and C. Shattuck
hav<» returned from cast of the moun­
tains and J. I,. Miller from the Co­
quille country.
G. N Bailey has ^old his interest
in the mines on Caris creek, to Chas.
Basye. The ow ners of the mines
have made impuwenietrts in the way
of new ditches, tbuiics and reservoir.
Capt Barnes, from east of the
mountains, is here visiting lrs old
home and friends. Tl»e Captain is
beginning to l<H>k as aged as the
most of the old pioneers of this coun-
X. O. F.
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W ashington , Dec. 11, '86.
Dec. 18, 18S6.
Since I last wrote y ou Congress
Oregon's First Newspaper.
met and amid its usual cordial greet-, ___
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C oi ___
kikr
After _________
many days
ings and fiorai tribute--, read the ; of silence I drop, another letter to
Oregon has the credit of having
hail a newspaper six months before President's message and went to ivoll -vet not in continuation of the
On opening day. large subject upon which I last wrote. I
California. Below we give the facts work
as narrated in Bancroft s History of crowds of people, not deterred by w-ill sift and condense a few thoughts
unpropitious weather, filled the gal upon the subject of wine and its use
Oregon, which has just been pub­
leries
and looked down with inter from a scriptural standpoint at att­
lished and is now lieing delivered:
From our Neighbors.
est and amusement upon the scenes other time.
The Spect.uor was a semi-tnotrth
enacted
on
the
floor.
In
the
House
Just
now
the
business
pulse
of
(Sinliiirl.)
ly journal of 4 pages, 15x11 inches
in size, containing 4 columns each, for an hour Ixfore the gavel fell. Portland is strong with every pros-
We
are
able
to report that the crew
of continued improvement in
printed in clear type and a tasteful groops of members crow ded the
of
the
Cliff
House
Life saving Sta
blockaded the aisles, almost even’line of business. Real
style, by John Fleming, a practical cloakrooms,
tion are all well. The whaler that
chatted,
laughed,
exchanged
con
estate
looking
tip
with
more
in-
printer and an immigrant of 1844. I
on success in the recent quirv after business and residence was wrecked there did not do the.
The paper was first edited by the gratulations
elections or condolences upon de- property
r___ than at any time in the st'.tion any damage.
president of the Oregon Printing
feat. \'ictors twitted the vanquished past jw’» years,
y
River Distillery has
especially ou the I 'Hie Rogue
_
Association, W. G. T’Viinlt; after and the defeated members jokingly
whom several other editors were em­ commisscrated with victors upon east side of the river. The comple- had a thorough overhauling and re-
ployed and removed in quick sue their failure to throw off the bur tion of the Morrison street bridge ¡¿airing. They w ill commence op-
across the Willamette river at an eratious the first of the year,
cession for holding opinions adverse dens of public life.
early
day is no longer a matter of
Jackson county 's population ill-
to the controlling power in the as­
The Senate, which i ■ never given
sociation. The general aim of the to cemonstration under any circum­ doubtful speculation, and w hen this creased last year, 1,256. This is a
shade
is
eonsumated,
the
two
cities
creditable increase for one year, and
“Spectator” was, while advocating stances, met quietly and shook hands
good morals, temperance, and edu­ as if it had only separated yesteiilay will practically become one. and will doubtless continue just as fast
much of the old time jealousy. as our many advantages are made
cation, to pursue the Hudson Bay- instead of four months ago. Blit
which has heretofore existed lie known to tlie people of the East.
Co. with unremitting, if not often those scenes and happenings are
tween them will die out. as it were 1 Our r’ines, vineyards and various
covert inhospitality; and in this re­ now things of the past, and I will
spontaneously.
products are not generally known
spect it might be considered the or­ not dwell upon them.
The reduction works on the east of in the Eastern states.
gan of the American class against
As to the Pris'dent's message
the British merchants.
'I" Vault which Senators and nicmliers re­ side will soon be ready to operate
We have ordered our new type
was dismissed at the end of ten frained from commenting upon un­ upon such ores as may l>e offered and a complete outfit for doing all
for tests. This is, to the mind of
weeks for lieing too lenient. H. A. til after they had read it themselves,
the writer the nucleus or Ix'ginningof kinds of job work, all of which will
G. Lee then issued nine numbers there are various opinions. The
¡in
industry which will rapidly grow arrive inside of ten days. We will
and was dismissed for publishing Republicans are disposed to criti
into proportions beyond the most then lie ready to receive orders from
some articles reflecting w ith good cise its length and some of them ac
sanguine expectations of its projee our friends, ami hope they will not
reason on the course of the Ameri etise Mr. Cleveland of having sneri
forget to send them in.
can merchants tow ard the colonists; ficed conciseness t< ■ a dcs-ire to please tors.
While
we
have
much
to
feel
elat
Sonic wretch entered the smoke
and several numbers appeared with­ I conflicting elements of his party.
out any ostensible editor»: when in Their criticism is not more severe cd over as a young, rich, mid grow house of Win. liatón of this place,
October. 1846, George L. Curry , an however, than opposing political ing city there are some dark spots and stole 150 lbs of bacon. Mt
immigrant of that year, took the sentiment is usually regarded as upon our shield not pleasant to con Eaton has Ix’cu confined to his house
template from a moral and Christian for m.iuy weeks with .1 broken leg.
chair. He pursued the plan of al calling for.
standpoint. Murder has become of in consequence of which his family
lowing Ixith sides a lair hearing,
The Denux-rats are disposed to
and after successfully conducting praise the document with the ex too frequent ixcurrcnce and too bold liecime almost destitute. A kind
a face to lead citizens and visitors friend called u|M»n onr citizens and
the paper a longer time than any of
ception of that part relating to sil to conclude that out city has the raised silk ient means to relieve their
his predecessors. was dismissed for ver. which creates some diversity of
publishing some resolutions of the comment. The tariff reformers con­ most efficient detection and |>olice immediate wants, and this bacon
House of Representatives of 1849, tend that the President has com­ 1 Cgulati"!! - pouible. Within 111'- was doubtless secured in that way.
last few month two at least of the The wretch that would steal from
reflecting on tile Methodist caildi mitted himself to reform, while
most horrible murders ever penetra ' a family in that condition, is toodan-
date for the important office of Ore some of the protectionists regard his ted in our midst have occured, be-1
gerotp. a villian to lie allowed to re­
gon delegate to congress. He w as views as conservative enough to
succeeded by A E. \V lit and sub­ suit them. When Chairman Ran­ sides other mysterious disappear main in this romntiirtity.
aneen of such a nature ils to leave
sequently by Wilson Blain In 1850 dall was asked how he liked the
little doubt that other foul murders
A gentleman named Saunders,
the paper and press were sold to message lie replied that he was very
have been per|x'trated and yet no who ¡uipiirvl some distinction by­
Rolx-rt Moore, who employed Blain well pleased with it. "What do
for a time to edit it. but displaced von think of the tariff section of arrests have lieen made, and so far killing a m.111 nt Albany a while ago,
as the public knows not so much as is to have a m w trial oil the ground
him by Dr. D. J. Schnebley. who it?" "Oh I am very well ¡ileased
a clue discovered which may lead that, when on trial Ix-fore, lie was
soon became proprietor, and asso­ with the message;" the leader of
to the discovery of the fiends who subjected to an ini; ¡oper eross ex­
ciated with himself C. P. Culver as the protectionist Democrats rejieat
seem to be altogether too numerous amination by tile attorney for the
editor. In March 1854. the paper cd. “That is the only opinion I
in our midst to contemplate with state. Another instance going to
was again sold to C. L. Goodrich, have to give."
equanimity. It is iiurtinent to ask show that the methods of the Inw
afld by him discontinued in M uch
Members of Congress always w hy this state of affairs exists. Is are not for enforcement of justice,
1855. It was published semi month­ think at the beginning of a tiewscs
there no solution of the «piestion but for the protection of tin criminal.
ly until September 1 .0, when it sion that they are going to do a
discoverable to the ptlblir? We think It would ' ' ni. say s the Oregonian,
changed to a weekly, ¡¡nd was print great «leal of work. Each num
( ) i > vi , k .
so. See our next.
a., il tin state presently would lie
ed on one of Hoe’s Washington hopes to get some action 011 his |>et
uii'l' i the ri'-
aty < i a| oligizing to
presse«. Having outlived colonial project Those who want to reform
Patents Grunted.
Mr.
Saunders
as
an abu ed and |»er
times and seen Oregon City dw indle the tariff ¡ire particularly eager and
The following are tlie patents secii 'ed man. Besi<les. it is said that
from the first town in <Iregan to the energetic. The strong position tak
rank of second or third, the press en by the President on the subject granted to the citizens of the Pacific the mail whom he slew wasn't of
and material of the “S|>ectator” has given them new courage. The Stales during the past week, ami nttK'h .H-i'otiiit (Telephone.
were sold in 1885 to publish a paper members have come back free and re|H>rted expressly tor the Cm rikr
Henry Ach. C H. Bellinger, Sen­
tinder another name ami for politi ready to work w ith no fear of a cam­ by C. A. Snow & Co.. Patent law eca Smith, C. E. S. Wood. T. N.
yers,
opposite
U.
S.
Patent
Office.
cal purposes. That paper lx-came paign liefiire them, and there is eve
Strong and EllisG. Hughes, all law­
finally merged into another at Sa­ rv reason why much should 1* ac Washington. D. C.
yers of Portland, have filed a petition
J.
Bean.
Los
Gatos,
Cal
.
Animal
lem, and the old "Spectator" press complished. A great deal of the
in the Circuit Court, praying that
was taken to Roseburg to -.tart .1 pa­ long session is always taken tip by trap J. L Brown. San l'i;inci<<-o. X N Sleeves I k - debarred from prac­
per at that place, and finally to Eti committee work; now, this work is Street railway car. J. Fountain, tice. The charges are snid to lie for
La Giande, Oregon, Ta|x imasure.
gene City, where it still remains.
done and everything is ready for T. S. Glaister, Sonoma, Cal., Fer borrowing books from the State li­
legislation.
Corresponden! e.
menting bung, J. Hobest, Nonl brary and a nuinlx-i of lawyers in
It is thought by inein’jcrs of the hoff, Almb-d hnlk-r. P. F. Morey, Portland and removing the marks of
P hiladelphia , Tenn . Dec. '86. I louse Judiciary Committee that the
Portland, 'Oregon, Valve
A. L. identify written or'printcd on them,
E d . Cot KH-.k
I live far away Edmund's polvgai.iy bill will, lx- Navone, Calistoga, Cal Hub and and putting hi own name on them
in East Tenm.'see n< ar the town of passed this winter in a modified borer and mortiser. A. E. Roc. There are said to lie a number of
Phila., a prosperous little town on form. The Edmund's bill would San Francisco, Cal., Saw mill set other counts for tinprof. "dotial con
the E. T. V. «X- G R. R
It may confiscate the church's property as works. L. Teague, Arcata. Cal., duct. Strews was once Slate Li­
seem strange to you that I know well as disestablish the church, but Pump.
J. Truliingcr. Silverton, brarian.
anything of your paper, liviug so the f»ill as m<xlifi«-d by the House Oregon. Artery ligator. J H L
t. 'in ■ ! for (¡"ldenaon, tlie brute
far away; but f >r two years it lias committee will respect the rights of Tuck, San Francisco, Cal., Leak
I m innocent little school
Ix-cn a welcome visitor to my home, property. while it will disestablish stopping mattress. C. E. W«>o«l who
alway s telling of th< wealth, grand the Mormon church and pluck ¡>o- bury, San Francisco. Cal.,(Ire feed girl di .id 111 San Framlsco. have ol>-
t iin d a continuance «>f hw case un­
eur and beauty of xmtbern < Jregon ly gamy out by the roots.
er.
til evidence can be obtained from
It apfx-ars that Capt. Ea«ls and
In niv imagination it is one of the
New Silver Mine.
Rur-sut, by com mi ■».'ion. as to insan­
finest countries God lias ever made his assix’iates have concluded to
ity in Gol<l« ns<m's family in some
It lias no destructivi yclone-..or rig give up their plea for government
A. big silver min" has lieen <lis-
orous winters a* we have toexmtend aid, and will undertake to build covered in the Cascade mountains jx-ri'al iti the | 1st. Thus <io courts
with, but every thing *> lovely and their ship railway across the Isth­ which, for richness ami extent. I>td* become instruments of defeating in­
heavenly that it may lx looked upon mus with th» ir own money and in fair to surpass anything that has stead of admim tering justice. Th«-
as a land ' (lowing with milk and their own way. Tbit-» their com I k « n discovered tor y eats. I he lode mail who is crazy enough tn do such
honey". We do not often have snow pany will l*e independent, and can is situated on the summit of the all a<l is njst <r izy enough to be
until January . but at present w riting l«xik every Ixuly squaiely in the Cascade mountains, near where the prornptly hinge«!, ami the judge
there is two feet of snow, which fell face whether the ei.t« rpri-e succeeds switchback line of the N. P. railroad who |>an«lers to sm h rank injustice
on the 4th of Ixiemlxr So far this or fails. The many annoyances in crosses the Stampede pass. The morally deserves M-auely less.—
has l»een a severe witi'er. but w<- are cidentnl to government supervision lucky discoverer is II. M Rogers, (Telephone.
prepared fur it. as 1 a»t stiinm lier was of the work will lie avoided and all a sub-contractor Therein is well
Fred Wagner of the Tidings w ill
a good one Of course we h lave not the money made will go into the defined, seven feet wide, ami assays ■•tart for Eugene the last of the week
the advantages of Or« gon an nd some pockets of the stock h'dders.
¿1000 to the ton in native silver and to Iwgiti the January’ term at the
The Senate has shown great gal sulphates, with tons of ore in -ight. State University, Bruce Allen, for-
other -tate-., but the |c>; lei here are
generally industriou- and th i< rè are lantrv by paying its attention first Ex< itement is al the highest pitch meriv in charge or the Lakeview
some fine farms in East Ten nnessee. to ladies. The House settled down ami claims have bcm staked in all Examiner, and more re rentlv ciu-
to busin», ss With the subjc< t of the directions. It is said that Mr Rog ployed on the Star at Linkville.
Sweet
ater valley 1- noted
Electoral Count but the Senate, ers refused ÿlo.uoofor a halt interest takes Ered's place in the Tidings
rich lands and Ixuty. But f h
lead In- Senator Blair of New Hamp -- (Kirics I'lustra ted West
my favorite state and I lls 1«
office. [Tidings.
shire, who ¡ulvucatcr* temperance. '
years l>ut not becanse of it
Burrage it Poniery have liecn in
national educaiiou aixl female suf
alone: fix I han a ki: 1 and
J. N Casteel has resumed man-
frage. took up the propose«! amend agcmctit of the work in the tunnel tin \icinit'. ' f Wilderville. Jose
brother there. »>r had o ’ mc
t " ci-j'cct certain
not I#*! 1» nr
Mire tn lit.d
ment t»> th C'Si'titiifi« • extending1 Is ing mu into C C. Beckman ■> phine count'
1.., I,.,--.
iifin«"-.
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