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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE S7 1868. lo. 3GBUSINESS CARDS. BEAD HOPE.

Hope, new-bor- n one pleasant morn,Died at even ;

Hope dead lives nevermore,No, not in heaven.

If his shroud were but a cloud,To weep itself away ;

Or were he buried undergroundTo sprout some day !

But dead and gone is dead and gone,Vainly wept upon.

Naught we place above his faceTo mark the spot,

Bat it shews a barren placeIn our lot,

Hope has birth no more on earthMorn or even ;

Hope dead lives nevermore,No, not in heaven.

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Sheridan and Stanton, did he, as aman, seem to quicken the public pulseto one thrill of enthusiasm. Yetthese letters only proved what hirf

acts attested long ago that, when hehas anything to do, he does it; when!he has anything to say, he says it:However dumb' before, when the oc-

casion" comes he speaks without bin-deran-ce

and without fear. He is

loyal to h friend, he is loyal to hisduty: and you feel in every line, how-ever calmly, that his heart throbs-deepl-

and traty for his country.Republics are not always ungratfi

ful. And the grand armies ofothiswestern land feel that they owe moreto the soldier who led them from defeat to victory than to any otherman. The soldiers of the republic?know that their own'renown is iodis-solubl- y

linked with his fame; that hewho led the national armies ethrouglf"the Wilderness" of death to triumphant peace is the man who should re-

ceive the highest recon-pens- e in thegift of this liation;

That Grant is lo be the next President of the United States seems tobe a foregone conclusion, and theman coupled oftenest with his for tievice presidency is that of Colfax. q

Further than being one more proofof public favor and confidence, theelection of Schuyler Colfax to tinvice presidency would add very little"to his honors. He Is already thechief of the great house of that con-

gress affectionately called by Wendell Phillips the " dwadling Ocoii-gress;- ''

which, nevertheless, in ideaand action, has always been in advance of the people. As a man,there is everything to be said in favor of his election to an office of higHer trust. He is One of whose power'Qrises spontaneously to equal opportunity. Thirteen years in congress

elected over and over again bylarge majorities, and great enthusiasm, against bitterly contes'.ing op

From the New York Independent.Representative Public Men Uiunt

ami Colfax.

I have just written the names ofthe two most popular favorites in thecountry. There are others, calledgreater men, more profound statesmen. Yet Grant is the pride of thearmy, Colfax the delight of civil life.

Destiny snatches her special darkjug from the arms of obscurity, mock-ing birth and degree, and she setsthem in the world's highest places.Scarcely a name has burst upon thevorld in transcendent lustre that didnot at the first emerge from theheavy cloud of defeat and humilia-tion.

Not many years ago the well paid,little-to-d- o cDicers of the UnitedStates army used to cross the streetto avoid meeting a young ex-capta-

turned farmer, because he " bored"them by asking them to use their in-

fluence to assist him in recovering hisformer position. To-da- y no officer,whatever his rank, would be greatlybored by a conversation with thissame in, nor very likely tocross the street to avoid meeting thegeneral of all the armies, the certainto-b- e president of the United StatesLess than ten years ago the people ofAmerica had never heard of UlyssesS. Grant. He was poor, he wasdisappointed. He had neither so.cial position nor political influence.Though he lived but a few doorsaway, he had never even spoke toElihu Washburne, the brave congressman, who afterward fought hisbattles through all defeat, and whowashed his escutcheon while of blamelong before Grant himself could liftinto the keen sunlight of renown.

Not many years ago a young mansat in a little office in a small townof the west, clipping and writing forthe columns of an obscure newspaper.He could boast of brave blood :.n 1

au honorable lineage, but the worlddid not know it. His name was historic by right cf birth; yet, beyondthe narrow area of a fuW counties, noone had ever heard of him. Nature

ponents; three consecutive times elect--

ed speaker of the house of representatives, through every promotion ofpublic service he has given the ini-- 4

pression, not of exhausted, but of qbuoyant, progressive, patient power,equal to prdfounder demand andhigher occasion. 0

Mr. Colfax is pre-eminen- tly adapt-ed to fill a national office, because inthe largest sense he is a representa-tive American. Of the people andwith the people, it is impossible ebrhim to be purely sectional in h:s fympathies or in his ideas of legislation.He his greater personal familiaritywith the resources and interests Hfhe whole country than any otherpublic man, having traveled in ever)state frdm Oregon to Maine, hailedeverywhere by the masses of th'people as a beloved friend. He is

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Vol. 2.

I)C lUcckhj (enterprise.rCDLISHED EVKUT SATCRDAT MORNIVO

By D. O. IRELAND,OFFICE: South east corner of Fifth and

Maix streets, in the building lately knownm the Court House, Oregon City, Oregon.

Terms of Subscription.Ont copy, one vear in advance 3 00

. " " " it delayed 4 00

Terms of Advertising.Transient advertisements, per square

(12 lines or less) first insertion ...2 50

for each subsequent insertion 100llusincss Cards one square per annum

payable quarterly 12 AO

One column per annum 1--0 00

One half column " 0 t0One quarter " - 00Legal advertising at the established rates.

U US INESS OA RD S.

Dr. F. Barclay, II. R. C. L.

Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.)

OFFICE: At RtMn.c,Hai Street (J. Oregou City.

J. WELCH,

permanently LutcaUd at Oregon City, Oregon.

0Rooms with Dr. Satrarans, on Main street

OSWEGO H0US2 !

OSWIX50, OKKGiOX.JOIIX RC1!a!H Proprietor,TS now prepared to receive and entertainX all who may favor him with their patronage. The House is ev and the Kooms areXewlr and Neat'v Furnished. The Tablewill be supplied with all the delicacies atthe season. The House is situated near theateamer landing. The proprietor will at alllimes endeavor to give entire satisfaction toall WliO in.tr t;ivor him with a call, andWould respectfully solicit the patronage ofthe Traveling Public. 4l:tr.

Hoard per week ?" 00Hoard and Lodging 6 00Single Meals SO

McLaughlin House.Main street, (opposite the Woolen Mills,)

Oregon Cilj, Oregon.

S. B. KELLY, Proprietor.

tf This is lhe most commodious Hotelin the cttj Newly furnished, andjust opentor the receplion of guests.

lf It will be the endeavor of the Propri-etor to make his guests comfortable. 'JO.tf

OREGON HOUSE,liain Street ; Oregon City.

JACOB BOEHM, Proprietor.fSTAiiLisnKD lS.jJ.

lVEUcctio.vix prices t

the- - undersigned wishes to give noticethat from .Saturday, October nth, lSt!7; pricesnt the above hciusO Vill be as follows :

Hoard and Lodging per week 'i 00Hoard without Lodging 4 on

Mloard and Lodging per dav 1 00JACOB LOL'lIM.

Oregon City, Oct. Sil; 1S(57. l."0:tf

CLIFF HOUSE.Mais Siueet,

Kfirhi Opposite Waoim Fl.crv .

W . V. WIHTK. I . .

t. W. R1IOADES, f1 ropnetors.

Oregon City, Oregon.We invite the citizens of Oregon City; and

the traveling public, to give us a share oftheir patronag ;. Meals can be had at allhours, to please the ur.ost fastidious. 15

Notice to the Public.IIIWE thin (lav closed the Harlow House

of the Clitr House. Hope myold customers-wil- l give their liberal patron-I- "

the above well kept house. Theywill lind Messrs. White A Khoades alwaysou hand to niake guests comfortable.

' WM. HAKLOW.

JOKNW. BAOONJustice of the Peace Oily Recorder.

Office Iuthe Court House and CityCouncil lloom, Oi'egon City;il! attend to the acknowledgment of

deeds, und all other duties appertaining toIheollice of Justice of the Peace.

jThugh kerns"At the 1 Root Shop, Main street,

Oregon Oily, Oregon.

Can, nnd does, make the best boot of anym.m wh attemps the business.lf" Hel'er to customers. 35

j7flem1ng,Retail dealer in School Rooks, Sta

thrifty; also, cPalcnt Medicines,and Perfumery.

At the Post-ollic- in Masonic Budding,Oregon City, Oregon.

William Broughton,CONTRA CTOR and RUILDER,

Jluin tttrect, Oregon City.

QWill attend to all work in his line, con-

sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner workframing, building, etc Jobbing promptly

attended to. (2JOHN H. SCHEAM,

Manufacturer and Dealer in

SADDLES, HARNESS,etc.. etc..

Wain street, between Third and Fourth,Oregon Cuy.

"1M1E attention of parties desiring anythingX in my line, directed to my stock, be-

fore making purchases elsewhere".0yj JOHN 1I.SC1IRAM.

CLARK GREENMAN,Q City Drayman)

AH orders for the delivery of merchandise,packages and freight ot whatever descrip-""n- ,

to any part of the city, will be executedFomptlj and witbare. 16.6m

W. F. HIGHFIELD,Established since 1S49, at the old stand,

Mai.x Stbkbt, Oregox City.An assortment of Watches, Jew-

elry, and Seth Thomas' weightt 1.J Clocks, all of which are warranted

to be as represented.Kepairings done on short notice,

and thankful for past favors. (37

DAVID SMITH,Succwor to SXITII d; MAliSIIALL,

Mack-Smil-h and Wagon' Maker,

I Crn-'- r of laiu and Third streets,J Oregou City Oregon.

4 'smithing in all its branches. WagonI Bk.,n nd repairing. All work warrantedI '0lve SUitactiou. (30

UltAXJO iuXBE VA.LEV.

From the Blue Mountain Times. ,, x

The first exclamation of nearlyevery person who, from any of thesurrounding mountains, gets a firstview of our valley, is, how beautiful IWe propose, for the benefit of thosewho have never been fortunateenough to see it, to give a hasty, birds- -

eye view of it.

lne valley is about So miles inextreme length, by an average widthof 15 miles. Is for so large a track,quite regularly shaped, in the formot an oblong circle. The lands areundulating, but not sufficiently to beclassed as rolling prairie. The soilis mostly of a very rich loam, of anaverage depth of three feet, and pos.sesses the quality in a remarkabledegree, of retaining moisture. TheGrande Ronde river cuters the valleyon the west side, and runninp-- almostacross it to the base of the moun-tains on the opposite side, turns north,and finds an outlet near the north endof the valley through a rocky cauyon,thence makes its way in a north eas

teriy direction to Snake river, intowhich it empties about thirty milesfrom the valley. The main tributaryof the Grande Ronde in the valley isCathatine Creek, which comes infrom the mountains near the southend of the valley on the cast sideruns dub north alon the east side ofthe valley and empties into theGrande Rondo near the beud. County roads cross the valley in all di-

rections ; but the main roads are tollroads. One called " the MeachamRoad," comes over the Blue moun- -

tains, and follows the Grande Ronderiver for some distance, until itemerges into the valley at Ora Dell, thencegoes to La Grande, thence directlyeast across the valley to Union town,and at the south end via Pyles canyo-- i

or the old emigrant mad of Ladcl's

hill. A nother is called the " Thomas& Ruckel Road,'' running over theBlue mountains from the head watersof the Umatilla river, entering thevalley on the west side near the northend arid running tlirotmh the townof SummcrviHe, crosses the valleyto the opposite side, then running upthe east side, passing the mouth ofForest Cove, through Union, leavesthis for Powder River valley, via thesame outlets as the Meacham road.

The surrounding mountains arecovered with fir and pine, and numer-

ous little mountain streams furnishsplendid water powers for millingpurposes. The valley all lies in Un-io- n

county, the summit of the surrounding mountains, being in themain the county boundary line.

The first actual settlers in the val-

ley, who made any ntterllpt at build-

ing their homes and cultivating thesoil, were of the immigration of 18G2,

and composed of the hardy pioneersof Iowa and Missouri. Five yearsof steady increase of population andconsequent labor, have producedwonderful changes in the appearaceOf the Valley. The waste prairie haschanged lo fenced and cultivatedfarms, and in all directions the handi-

work of intelligence and industry isvisible. Comfortable houses and out-

houses have been built, orchardsplanted, and from the poor immigranthas sprung the well-t- o do farmer.The county seat is La Grande, situ-

ated in the south end of the valley,on the west side, contains about C00

inhabitants, its complement of Etorcsand shops, two printing presses, etc.Union is a considerable town, 15miles from La Grande, on CatharineCreek, is a place of considerable bus-

iness, nearly all the roads throughthe valley centering there; has a

Post and Express office, two hotels,several stores and all the necessaryshops, etc., to make up a town. Sura-mervill-

before mentioned on theThomas & Ruckel Road, is a smalltown in the west end of the valley,and boasts its store, post, office hoteland blacksmith shop. Ora Dell, be-

fore mentioned, is situated on bothsides of the Grande Ronde river, atthe mouth of the canyon, and alsoboasts its hotel, store, post office, andshops.

We have reserved the mills of ourvalley for special attention. Thereare of these, five flouring, and threesaw mills. The flouring mill at LaGrande is the only one run by steam.It ia owned by J. R. Wilkinson. Theflouring and saw mill at Ora Dell, arecombined, and are run by the GrandeRonde river. A beautiful and ro-

mantic spot is the Ora Dell mill site.

A flouring mill at Union, on Cathar-

ine creek, is under the supervision ofMr. Wright. Another flouring millowned by S. G. French & Co., is on

a tributary of Catharine creek, in

Forest Cove, about two miles fromrthe valley properand still higher up

m the Cove, and run by the same littie mountain stream, is a saw millAt Summerville is a flouring millowned by Rinehart Bros., run by atributary of the Grande Ronde, andup in the foot hills on a very romantic little mountain stream, is the sawmill of Bovce & Trimble. Thesemills all make the best of flour andlumber, and have worked a wonderful change in our home affairs. In-

stead of importing all of our flourfrom the Willamette valley, we nownearly supply the Boise and Owyheecountries, and, in all probability, wilanother season begin to repay theabove mentioned valley in their ownkind. Two large Shrub and Fruittree nurseries are well matured ; oneowned by Gangloff, at Ora Dell, andone by Geer, in Forest Cove, andwe shall soon be independent ofthe Willamette for fruit.

Many other items, the Hot Lakeand House of Clark & Newhard, theSalmon fishing, etc., might be men-

tioned, but a full description of ourvalley, its contents and surroundings,would require more space than wehave to spare. The main particu-lars may be found in our advertisingcolumns, or special mention madefrom time to time hereafter.

A SUCCESSFUL, SKIRMISH.

The following intelligence was received by the Dalles Mountaineer,from Camp Harney, June 9lh:

On Monday, May 25th, Lieut.Stanton, 1st Cavalry, with 37 menof his company, ("F") started fromhis post to return the Boise Indianscouts to their station, and with theinteution of doing a little scoutinghimself on the way.

On Sunday, May 31st, ArchieMcintosh, chief of scouts, found aband of hostile Indians on the northfork of the Malheur, with inthe morning shadow of Castle Rock, sixty

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nines i mm nerc. nere mey nau eslaunsnea a salmon trap, nnd wereprepared to cnioy life. A band of18 or 20 made their escape, but avery important sub chief, K. E. Grant,with four warriors, were captured byLieut. Stanton, in the dense thicketon the bank of the river, whila Ar-chie took in about 20 horses. During the skirmish, First SeanreantM'CuIIohkIi received a severe fleshwound in the right side from an ironslug, which narrowly missed the vi.tal parts; and was cut out by Surgeon Moffat on Tuesday.

On Sunday night, fearing an attack in force, which was really imminent, Lieut. Stanton despatched amessenger to the . post for reinforce-meat- s.

At 8 o'clock on Mondaymorning; Lieutenants M'Cleaves andKopes Of the 8th Cavalry; were inthe saddle with 80 men of the 1st and8th aud a ride of fourteen miles tookthem to the scene of the difficulty.

On Tuesday, E. D. Grant wassummoned to a talk with LieutenantM'Cleave in which he expressed hisdesired to live at peace, and his wil-

lingness to send out fdr his warriors,and also for oldwho is regarded as the big chief ofall this district, urging them to comein and surrender. These stipulationsappear to have been carried out onhis part in good faith, for when onSaturday, the Cth inst., Capt. Kellywent out to the camp; he found somefifty Indians already there, and hadthe satisfaction of meeting face toface the renowned ah

himself, and of hearing fromhis own lips that lie was tired of fight-ing. He says that it will take fromseven to ten daj7s to gather his wholetribe, but that by that time theywill all come in and go with thewhite chief. If this capture can befully consummated, it will be of immense value to the country. Ourexperience, has unfortunately been,that so long as Indian hostilities arekept up, We have received relativelymore damage than we have inflicted,and this is true of the whole country,East as well as West.

It is a very hopeful sign that theyare willing to sue for peace at thisseason of the year, when it is mosteasy for them to subsist without helpfrom the whites; and this the firsttime old We-Wa- h We-Wa- h hasshown himself to ns except in a bos-til- e

attitude.In the hands of the Indians and in

their camps were found several mementoes of their unfortunate victims.Among others was one of the latestpatent Henry rifles, globe; a hatperforated by u ball which evidentlyhad passed through the owners head,and unmistakable relics of three sol-diers who deserted from this postlast winter, and met a fearful fatewhile trying to escape from service.

It is probable that the affair of lastwinter at Slaughter mountain, whenso many of thera were cut off bythe Major Percy, while in fancied se-

curity, has had a powerful effect indisposing the hostiles to peace now.They hare learned that it is some-times dangerous to be safe, even forIndians.

A messenger has been dispatchedto intercept Gen. Crook, en route forCamp Watson, and he is expected tobe here in a day or two to assumethe management of the treaty.

ship building.The Oregonian of last Saturday,

says: " We have had some conversa-tion with a gentleman who came herefrom Puget Sound on the last trip ofthe George S. Wright, concerningthe ship building now going on at thevarious places on the sound. Hesays that a large vessel of 000 tonsregister is nearly completed at PortMadison and the owners have thedraughts for another of much largerdimensions; to be built soon. Otherparties are about to begin the build-ing of two other vessels at PortMadison, and another large one atPort Ludlow. These are only a fewof the vessels in course of construc-tion or soon to be commenced onPuget Sound. The multiplication ofthese enterprises on Puget Sound in-

dicate clearly that ship building is apaying business, and suggests the in-

quiry, "Might not Oregon capital beprofitably employed in ship building,on the Willamette and Columbiarivers?" Since our last notice of thismatter, we have been furnished withsome figures concerning costs andprofits, which seem to answer thequery iu conclusive terms.

For example, say that We can geta 000 tons bark built aud equippedfor 23,000 - and experienced shipbuilders say that it can be done. Thecost and profits of running her willappear in the following figures:Captain's wages per month $125Mate's " " 002d Mate's " " f0Cook's " " ."'Vi.Six men at 35 each 21 0Provisions 210

Total c!r drc' month ?015Total for bile year 7,SS0

Add to this, cost per voyageSan Francisco and Columbia barpilotage 200Itiver pilotage 100Towage 2oOWear and tear 100

Total $350Total for six voyages per year. . J 5,100

12,4 30

The above calculation is based onthe supposition that the vessel wouldmake six trips in twelve months, beiwccn nerc ana onn xrancisco. iowsuppose her to carry GOO tons pertrip each way, making; a total of1,200 tons for each round voyage.Six vovages would amount to 7,200tons. Take $6 as the average priceof freight and we have sum of $'3G,.

000 as the earnings of one year.Take from this the expenses .$12,-4S- 0

and we have left, the snug sumof $23,520 as the net profits of oneyear; or, allowing 1,200 for insur-

ance, we have 22,320 almostenough to cover the expense of build-

ing and equiping the vessel. If thesefigures do not put the matter in theproper light, we will obliged to anyone competent to give an Opinion,who will suggest the necessary corrections.

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Names Ending in " On." Boxedup iu a railway carriage a few nightsago, says the London Z?fi7cer, theobservation occurred to us that aarg'e proportion of our most emi

nent men in their various paths beara name ending in " on." Thus we

have Bacon, our greatest philosopher;3yron and Thompson, our greatest

descriptive poets ; Clarkson, Buxtonand Colston, some of our greatestphilanthropists ; Gibbon, our mosteminent historian ; Clarendon, not farshort ; Gibson, one of our best sculp-

tors ; Hilton and Ilaydon, amongstour best historical painters ; Incledon,our greatest ballad singer ; Jameston,our 'greatest female writer on art;Johnson and Addison, our most distinguished .essayists ; Lytton, ourgreatest living novel writer ; Milton,our greatest living epic poet ; Mur- -

chison, our most distinguished geologist ; Newton, our greatest astronomer ; Palmerston, the most Englishof statesmen ; Stephenson, our greatest railway engineer ; Tennyson, ourgreatest living poet ; Wellington, ourgreatest military commander (withNapoleon for adversary ;) and Nel- -

son, our .greatest sea captain. j.samong men of lesser rank, Ben Jon-so- n,

Chatterton,J Hutton, Wharton;merson, Simpson, John Britton, Al

ison, Paxton, llaylinson, Conniugston, V atson, Gordon, noei raton,Mark Lemon, Gardner Wilkinson,

ames Fercrusson, Donaldson, birThomas Watson (our first physici--an,)and many others will recur tothe memory. Surely this is veryremarkable, and, so far as we know,the observation has never been madebefore. All these names speak of

- inprogress they cry - excelsior i

Echo herself savs, as eacii came isrepeated. " On f" The circumstances that London may be given as thescene of their labors, and these linesare penned in Brompton, may servecuriously to carry on the terminal coincidence, though they do not oearonthe original observation, as we printthera in Oregon.

L add & Tilt on.BANKERS,

rOHTLJLNn, OUEGOX.

Wiil give prompt attention to collections,and other business appertaining to Hanking.

Sight and Telegraphic ExchangeOn San Francisco and the Atlantic States forsale. Government Securities bought andsold- - xi.if

L. 0. Fuller,BROKER,

Pays the Highest Price for Gold Dust

Legal Tenders and Government securitiesbought and sold. No. 10S Front st.,

tf Portland, Oietron.I. CRAHON". CHAVNCT BALL.

G RAD ON & Co.,MANTFACTCRERS OP

Wagons & Carriages,201 and 20-- Front st., Portland, Oregon.

CO" Wagons of every descriptionmade to order. Genera Uolbing donewith neatness and dispatch.

Orders from the country promptlyattended lo.IlVltO.V Z. UOLSES. JOII" Sl"XI)EHLAXI).

HOLMES & SUNDERLAND,95 First street, Portland Oregon.

Manufacturers and dealers in Hoots nndshoes of the latest styles and best material.

San Francisco and Philadelphiagoods always on hand. Agents for Howe'sFamily Sewing Machines, and John (. Fedsom's hand sewing machines. Needles andthread for sale. (34. lj

Thomas W. Kinney,49 Front street, Portland Oregon,

DEALER IX

WINES AND LIQUOBSjis constant! v in rpofmt. of l'nr Wl.Itlm-- c

direct frmn thf ........Aflnntlf't-itn- . . on ,.if..w,

.....t. ' nu Ltiii viaii.i. i i iu inu iracie ocuer inducements than am- -

oilier tiouse in I'ortlanu.

S OME THING JSE W !Scots with Wire Quilted Bottoms

0These Boots are intulo nn tlio A Til nrino n

comfortable, ami require no breaking-iu.-", . .rrii i r rj. ne Hire yuiieed botes

last twice as long as the ordinary soles. Asplendid assortment just received at

li. 1). WHITE & Co.'s,15oot and Shoe store,

34.) 1S1 First st. Portland.W. C. JOHNSON. F. O. M COW.V.

A'vtary Public.JOHNSON & BIcCOWll,

OHEGOX CITV, OREGON."Will attend to all business entrusted

t. our care in auv of the Courts of the State,collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es- -

itf, etc.2.:'l' articular attention given to contested

uud cases. 1 . vl

J. B. UPTOII,Attorney and Couxselor-at-La- w,

Oregon Ci'y, Oregon.

7T Office over the store of Pope & Co.,Main street. 4'Uf

BENTON KILLIN,

Oregon City, Oregon.OHlce iu Charman's Hrick Block, up

Stairs (5o:ttj

A. H. BELL. E. A. PARKEK.

BELL PARKER.DKUGG1STS,

AND DEALERS 1

Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints,Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes,

And every article kept in a Drug Store.33.) Main Stkeet, Oregon Citt.

SHADES SALOON.Went SLle Jrt.-- Street, Mtcfn, Second arid

'Third, Oi eijoit City.GEORGE A. HAAS - - - - Proprietor.

The proprietor begs leave to inform hisfriends and the public generally that theabove named popular saloon is open for theiraccommodation; with ft new and well assort-ed supply of the linest brands of wines,liquors and cigars. 52

ISAAC FAItU. JOHX FA It It.

FASR & BROTHER,Butchers and Meat Venders.

Thankful for the favors of he commtihifyIn the past, wish to say that they will continue to deliver to their patrons, from thewagon, as usualOft Tuesdays and Saturdays of each toce'k,

all the best qualities of Beef, Mutton, andPork, or any other class of meats in themarket. t':tf

Impcriskl Mills,OIIEGOS CITY.

KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE :

BRAN A ND CHICKEN FEED !X?" Parties wanting feed must furnish

heir sacks. SO.tf'

NOTICE TO ALLWHO WANT

First Class Fine or Coarse 2)Jl

Boots and Shoes!Made or Tiepaired. Especial care and at-

tention paid to orders for tine work, such asLadies' and Misses Fine Gaiters, Gents' FineFrench Calf Hoots, etc.

H?" Orders solicited from abroad will beexecuted with neatness and dispatch.

TEliWILLIGF.Il & SMITH,4tf Green st., Oswego. Oregon

A. 1. MONROE. W. A. K. M ELLEN.

MASS II MG VORK.MONROE & MELLEN,

Dealers in California, Vermont, andItalian Marbles, Obelisks, Monumerits, Head and Foot stones,

Salem Oregon.Mantles and Furniture Marble furnished

to order. I2"RANCH FOR SALE.

ITUATED BETWEEN THE CLACK- -

S amas and the

OREGON CITY TOWN PLAT !

In the vicinity of the place of T. J. Hunsaker

be sold cheap for cash.A?Plv to LEVY & FECHHE1MEK,

r.tf Msin street, Oregon City

The "Bi-oai- l Giiiigt" a. Failure.

Some years ago quite an enthusiamprevailed for broad gauge railroads.Tuft Erie was the first experiment ona large scale; and many predictedthe results would be so favorablethat all the narrow guage roads wouldbe widened to the Erie standard.The cars were more roomy and morecomfortable, and it was held that thewear and tear of rolling stock wouldbe much less. Afterwards, a broadgauge road was projected and mostof it constructed from Olean, a pointon the Erie, to Dayton, Ohio. Thedesign was to connect with the Ohioand Mississippi Railroad at or nearCincinnati the latter having at theoutset adopted the broad gauge track.But it turns out that the experimenthas nowhere been successful. TheErie did not swallow up the narrowb""blj uul' "ua uucii iiuiu iue nisi alosing business. The Atlantic andGreat Western is already ia thehands of a receiver. The Ohio andMississippi Railroad is to be changedforthwith to a narrow gauge; and wehave probably an end of the broadgauge in this county. A continuousline from New York to St. Louiswith a broad gauge, it was thought,would control the through passengerand freight traffic between these twocities. The contest between Vanderbi!t and Drew turned somewhat onthe project of the former to secure acroutrolling interest in a line of roadfrom Dunkirk to Chicago, so that bychanging gauges to correspond withthe Erie, a through line miht be es-

tablished between New York andChicago independent of Vanderbilt.This project also failed.

But the most decisive blow wasgiven unconsciously by PresidentLincoln, when he decided that thenarrow gauge, or that most generallyin use, should be the standard for thePacific Railroad. The Erie lost mil-

lions by that decision, because from

that time it was manifest that it couldnot become one of the main feedersot the Pacific; and because the prestige of broad gauges Was hopelesslydestroyed. The 4 feet and 10-in- ch

standard Will probably prevail every-where in this country; at least thebroad gauge experiments in thiscountry, which have swallowed up So

much money without any returns tostockholders, are at an end. It nowappears that it was not an arbitrarydecision of President Lincoln, but onemade after careful examination of ad-

vantages by which the width of tracknow in general use was adopted forthe great road across the continent.Time has vindicated the justness ofhis views. When the question waspending, a prodigious effort was madeto secure a different result; and thiswas hardly a matter of surprise, see-

ing that millions were at stake, andthe decision involved the prosperityof powerful railroad companies.

As the time draws near When thePacific Railroad will be completed,it is interesting to note how all therailroads from the Missouri to theHudson are boing marshalled iatolines, so that what are deemed vitalconnections with the great overland

line, can be made. There will

line, can be made. There will belively times on these Eastern connec-

tions, and it is hardly possible thatany one of them can monopolize thewhole business. Rut the whole neUwork of railroads extending East andWest appears to be drawing to afocus at one or two points on theMissouri River, as at Omaha andKansas City. The struggle for pre-

cedence, and the efforts made to con-

solidate or harmonize conflicting in-

terests, serve to show how fully alivethe public interest has already be.come in the Atlantic States at all thepossible advantages which will resultfrom the early completion of thePacific Railroad.

Fashionable Stationery. Messrs.J. E. Tilton & Co.. Boston Mass., will sendby mail, post-paid- , a handsome box of as-

sorted fashionable note papers with envel-opes to match, stamped with any initial de-sired, to the address ef cny one remittingto them one dollar. In sending, write theiaiiial clear nad rleia. ll.im.

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Temperament is fate. Not one of nsis more or less than our temperamentmake us. Schuyler Colfax has thtemperament of success. He berranhis career with an honorable ambition and dauntless faith in the futurelet, through all the dreaming ofyouth, it is doubtful if tho 44 narrowrtalls" of the newspaper office" stretched away into halls'' of thecapitol of the nation, or that he beHeld uimsclr the thud in rank in thegovernment of this country withinless than twenty years.

The prestige of Grant is entiretyimpersonal. Reticent and impassiye he has not the temperament

u.eu ni&pueB.spo,uaneous, inaiviuu...... xuu oc hum. iiuu I

drill .it HlfflZ-MlI- t t." lCO.-nnf- U.....oouiutc ma pei- -

sonauty wiin nis aeeas. and makemib:ji un . xue popularity oi uouaxi3 puiciv L.cioouai. xie lias me"'r. . J V. . .

11 11U'VM,'F'wnicu inevuauiy inspires personaldevotion. Beyond this he has theunswerving integrity of character, thesagacity of intellect, the clear vision,and executive gifts which the Americans admire, if they do not alwaysdemand them, in their statesmen. Heis the idol of the west. He is a fa-

vorite of the women; not only because he says very pleasant things tothem, nor because he grew into manhood revering womanhood, but be-

cause all true women know intuitive-ly that he is a true man, holding hissoul blameless in honor. To believeis a necessity of woman at least of. j . i .,a goou nan. i saw in a paper theotner aay mat, it American womencouia vote, uie next president ct theunueu oiaies wc-u- De ocuuyieronax.' very niceiy. irtrue the

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ported by the best women are thebest men. VVe Known, also, that themost illustrious men of all ages anduaiions nave uiawn meir inguest inspiration and best success from thefriendship and devotion ot women.

Schuyler Colfax is a politician inthe highest sense of that much abusedterm; for the best years of his activemanhood have been devoted to thestudy of politic' science'and the administration of public affairs. General Grant by nature is anythingmore than a politician, lie has seentne time wuen ne was too inuinerent, i - . . ias to wno was 10 ue me next, presi- -

dent of the United States to vote foranybody His habits of tempera- -ment and of thought led him peacea--bly along the straight path of disci- -

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modifying or supplying the defect orexcess ot its opposite.

Bo utter has been General Grant'snegation as a politician that the mostexigent republicans have distrustedthe soundness of his faith in the tenetsof the party, and ha 6 turned theirunenthusiastic eyes upon him onlyas an uninteresting necessity to besecured by tnem against the triumphof the Democrats. Not until thepublication of his private letters toPresident Johcson on the removal of

incorruptible, he has remarkable executive talents, besides an individualacquaintance With public men of aUparties, a knowledge of presiding andof parliamentary law not exceeded,if equalled, by any other Amei icauin ahlic n'fe

The chief objection offered by tirinHtimone r,F r r Rfofco oo net 4k

I1 . .nnm nnt rill if Mr I n for IhM ..IlocaIitV. They assjert lhat lhe wehis nsurping the cid prestige of th.emith In t'm mnnhnnW rf .,,,1.1,..

emolument. It is time to take nview. How puerile is tl

selfsassertidn of any one State whenit attempts to Claim as its own a manborn on its soil, or living within i.precincts, whose name and iufluenc-i- s

national. Grant was born bOhio, has lived in Missouri and i.iIllinois his home, whether he l.made president or not, is in Washington. Colfax was born in NevYork, has lived in Indiana, and n.sympathy belongs to one side of In-

continent no more than to the otherGrant if elected, (independent of l!

locality) will be elected by the wholepeople. He is not of the north, m rof lhe c0ulh. He is of the whole nalior)j reflecting in his person thtriumph of its arms and vindication0f ,ts principles. Let every scctioial mnrmur cease in the acclaim of tlcntjre people pronouncing the namesGf their rulers. Is the fancied prrotative of anv one State a ,.fjast in the balance, compared withthe weal of n r.ist nation lmmL.tered through its chief executives?

The coal oil fiend is killing it h

victims by the dozen, weekly. AnyU! L Ml .1 iwing which win avert me Clangor

should be known. The Burlington,Argus saysi

The explosion is caused bv npractice of neglecting to cut off th- -charred portion of the wick when th..amn ig f, ed: observation will. 'that in a few days' use tl. wirt in

comes like charcoal in compositionfor n innli hr-ln- iIia ia nf iUf,,i...containing it, and after the lamp hasburned a short time the heated tub,.fires al of the charred nnrtinn nf il.wick inside. and that sets the oil on- -fire below. this mav Via nroronto I,,-, j,.,v.. --vflltlinrr oil a enfficmnt. nArtuin. . nf tl.w - - m iu v i. w 'j i..v.. W t i.icharred wir-l-r Hav frprmo luuiu,

Referring to the statement thatDrew has been elected president f

the corporators of the Drew Theological Seminary, the Boston Transcrij t

observes: " This is a singular appointment for a man who controls a bromlgauge road, which leads to destruc-tion" "

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