Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 2

GRANGERS. "THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER." piled up awaiting shipment. The aver- route will act henceforth independ-ently of the other. Thi rptrnlar servicer of the Reform fitteckln lEortoillis (Sajrttr. OREGON.

The Albany Register is to be again i From what we can learn of the Granger organization it is- a worthy one, designed purely for the advance- ment of the agricultural portion of community, by. the regulation transportation of commerce on the State and National highways. this sbalKhave been effected, by law, f-m tantA against the monopolist and the ffiOv nopoin lair.y ua.eu freight tariffs, what, more does the r.nmA. n1 lariners neeq This can be effected by law. It is within the acknowjedged the! Legislature to regulate freight vnlnnA Ua nr.A tha 0 charges.

Jjeyond this, and the so- cial relation, if the organization neans i 1 it is political, and we are satisfied many politicians have already contyected themselves with the Order, for political purposes, in this, as well as in other States. What the Grangers want, is favora- ble. legislation, for their, interests, and to effect this they must have a majority of both branches of the Leg- I islature. Intelligent, honest farmers (and there are plenty of them) should be elected men who will deal fairly with railroads and other necessary monopolies, while they protect theiis i i own interests.1 Each has rights which the other ought, and is bouo4 to re- spect. We are informed that some of the political Grangers of this county, are already at work, arranging, not only nf Ha novt Tieo-islatnrpi.

1 but all'of the State officers; In the selection of officers, other than the members of the Legislature, the Grangers are not interested nvore than the mechanic, merchant or profession al man. All will admit this. The office of Governor, and other State officers, should be filled by competent and honorable men whether a Grang era or not. tion of importance should be skilled in the law and honestotherwise, the courts would cease to be places where justice is judicially administered, We are opposed to any invidious dis- Weekly is furnished at the exceed-tinetions being made between the iagly kw price of per annum, and citizens of our Government for official each vearlv subscriber is presented age aany aaaition to the pwe isoj.vw feet. Cook's livery stable at Lewiston was burned on the 11th of Decmber.

Loss, $1,500. Cattle are winterine well in the Walla Walla country. Horses have got through so far without hay. i The Catholic Indians of the Nez Per- ces reservation want a mile square set off tor them, and a church and two school houses built on it also, a.i priest and teachers to reside among them. George Ohse has been released from the Washington Territory Penitentiary, a portion of his time having been remitted.

I r. William Pix ihas been appointed Treas urer of Thurston County, W. to fill the-vacancy. occasioned by the death of vv. j.

uramger. Sheriff Coffev. of Vancouver, brinjrs word of a bloody-affray there, in which oue Vbwinkle was cut through by one Harding, who resented being dunned tor a debt he owed. Vowinkle cannot posi- bly survive, SheriffCoffey of-Ciarke county, W. brought over an insane man named Levi Brooks, who had escaped from the As-y-lum and was very violent.

He will be returned to the Asylum at Steilacoom. Olympia contains, six hundred and twenty-nine buildings -besides outhouses of which pmbuly three-fourths are occupied as residences. Counting five persons as an average family, this gives them, at the present, a population of 2,355, which is not far from correct. In Olympia there are more than twenty thousand lineal feet of good plank sidewalk, exclusive of bridges and wharves of the sidewalks 4.500 feet were laid within 'the past year! The different Reclions of the town are con-, nected by bridges; whose combined length is moep than 3,000 feet. A Salt Lake diepateh of December 15th ays there is mueh anxiety among the Gentiles for the last few days over a that Govenor Woods is to be 'removed.

Leading citizens have informed the President that such a re-moval 1 at the present time would be a. great misfortune to the Territory. -p TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES. (From the Washington, 31 Congrcs man Luttreil has received letters from General ToWusend and other promi-ent citizens of his district, Mating that the Hot Spriogs and Big. Valley Indians in Siskiyou county Cal ajt-in danger of starvation, in cdise quence of their vegetable meaus of subsistence being overrun by cattle, lie, therefore, to-day requested the department authorities to take prompt aiion for their relief, and submitted a proposition which was promptly approved by the mmitiee ot luuiai Affairs, to appoint a relief couimittee, eonsisting ol ex-Indian Agt-nt Elijah Steele, ex Senator VVardf worth, George Towuseud, Kdmund Beau and Heury J.

JDiggles, to expend be furnished by the Government or the support of these InTlTaus. untl lurther arrangements are made. These Indians were by order of Gen. Sehvfield last yt'ar and ihus kept from committing depredations or joining the Mudoes 'They number 700 or 800. iNtw Yoik, Jan 2.

-At the meet ing of the directors of the Yorkville Savings Bunk, yett-rday', a couimuui cation was received from Harry Gen et, the resigning the I'resi dency. No one would admit he kuew where Genet could be found. VVilkesbarre, Pu Jun 2 -r From enthal's opera house was burned last night. Loss 85,000 "Insurance A large audience was pres ent when the hre broke Many persons narrowly escaped fruffocatiou owing to the denseness of the smoke and the difficulty of esit. Mrs.

Lange fred, ihilliner, dn the first floor sus tained a loss The fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp. Washington, Jan. 2 The public debt increased during December i Increase of the public debt since June 30, 1873, 1 2. 4 Memphis, Jan. 2- The entire Republican ticket was elected yesterday by a large majority.

The! vote was very light. Washington, Jan. 3 Gen Kibbe; formerly of California, is one of the active promoters of the proposed Continental Railroad Company now seeking Congressional aid for the construction of an air line railroad from New York to- Omaha. The House Committee on ltoads and Canals are disposed to favor the project, as a necessary means to the promotion of the interests of commerce. The House Committee on Appropri atioos despairs of cutting the estimates down more even by withholding many items asked for.

by the supervising architect, and those recommended lor the river aud harbor improvement, and nearly all those for fortifications. Accordingly, increased taxation to meet the necessary expenditures, seem iueyitable, unless a temporary Government loan is authorized. The inflationists, urge bonds at 3 G5-100 per cent interest, believing that in these times of money pressure they would pass readily from band to hand and thus practically expand the currency for a temporary oocasion. New York, Jan. 3 Ruus Hatch, Managing Director ol the Pacific Mail Steamship states that all relations between his Company and the pacific Railroad ajre at an end.

Negotiations looking a renewal of ivasnington correspondent or mi TIT the Eugene Journal, under date or waBnwgioo, o.iotn, nas the lol- unaer personal ty, arrived in the city this week. Oregon's ciary Committee of the Senate last Wednes- day trying to prevent the confirmation tice. It has come to this that when Orel- Bn iibs me man nonor ot the Uttief Jus- ticeship of the United States conferred up- on her most distinguished eitizen-f an hon- or which no other new State ever received nDmn.rt; nmrsnn.in. personal malice, exerts himself to prevent By the efforts of aiew such envious souls the nomination has been kept all this time -j: srt out being reported, and thus goes over till after the holiday. He will then no doubt beconflrmed.

ifclay ball they have been able to aceoraptish We sometimes hear it said Jay lead ing Democratic pqjiticians, and sore head Republicans, that party lines are broken down, and that there will never be another political canvass made in this State, under the old party names This majr be true so far as the Demo- cratic party Tis concerned, provided the anti-Grover wing should obtain control of the next Democratic Con- ventiqn. But that is not the pro- 1 gramme, now as evidenced by the call of the State Democratic Central Committee. No matter under what name they fight, such men as Nesmith cannot hide their partisan malice and hatred. It crops out on all occasions, as the above extract fully proves, if Wil uams naa oeen a democrat, no matter what bis disqualifications, Nesmith would have favored his coofirmauon WEEKLY CHUOMCXE. The first issue of the San Francisco Weekly Chronicle is upon bur table.

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HOLIDAYS AT THE BAY. Ed. Gazette The holidays are passing off finely on the bay. It is true Santa Claus did not visit us in person, but he sent hi deputies around and 1 they brought to our folks many beautiful presents On Christmas a ball was given at the Elk City Hotel, which was a very pleasant affain The supper was ex cellent, and everybody seemed hap, py On the same day Mr. James Irwin gave a for his friends and neighbors and a few invited guests, The table literally groaned beneath its load of cakes, pies, chickens, clucks, geese, and everything that was pleasant to the taste or beautiful to the eye.

It was a rare social occasion. I The Elk City school closed last Fri day evening with an exhibition in conjunction with the Elk City 'Deba ting Society. The exercises consisted of orations, debates, declamations, dialogues, and the reading of a manu. script paper, published by the society, and excellent instrumental music, by Wm. Beck, Esq Theexbibition was a decided success.

Mr. Williams will commence his second term of school in about two Weeks I Yours, Mortjajer. Elk City, Dec. 26, 1873. P- S.

The above communication was unavoidably crowded out last 1 i Behind Time. Last Wednesday we received the issues of the Bedrock Democrat, Baker City, Oregon; of Dee. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. This is in consequence of the late ice-blockade on the Columbia. We received sew eral issues of the Mountain Sentinel, at the same time, among which wcjre wo half-sheets" but, strange to say, neither of the the patent half.

How do. you like patent ocUsides," Bro. Bull issued as a weekly. Leo. Pox, a well known merchant at Albany starts for Germany in' a few days Adam Brown has erected a mill on the Luckimute in Polk County.

The Northern Pacific trains are run- nine through to Tacoma, in connection with steamers trom 1'ortiand. The Oneonta made a successful trip to the Cascades and brought back through passengers and freight irom the Dalles, so the Columbia is again open. Smith Brothers have backed out from the purchase of the Oregon Iron Works, for which they offered Some defect in the title is the alleged cause. Mr, Beal, of Washington countv, reports six plows running in sight of his house on New Year's day. Mrs.

Brelsford has claimed the money deposited with Wells, Fargo by her husband, who committed suicide by leaping from the Oriflamme -on her trip to San Francisco. J. C. Moore, ex-Sheriff of Washington county, who ban been lying very ill for sometime is now On the 30th ult. 15,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from Albany to Portland a very fair day's work, certainly.

The old year was rung out and 1874 rang in by nil the bells of Astoria, midst a fearful storm of ram, hail, lightning flashes and peals of thunder. The farmers Yamhill county say that the late freeze has not injured the grain in the least, and that the prospect for an abundant yield was never better. George Dunean was bound over by Judge Denny, on the charge of taking jcurrency from Joseph tallott He proved the receipt ot some means from his friends, and not as much as he had been spending. Mrs. J.

B. Wood, wife of a tailor residing in Brownsville, is reported to have lately attempted suicide, but it was pre vented. Her husband died suddenly the next nay. iv postmortem examination was being held. The Sentinel learns that thei winter about the Klamath arid Modoc, jeast of the mountains; has been uuusuajly severe.

Sheep died but cattle did not suffer much although in the Tule Lake val-ly the snow fell deep and the mercury went below zefo. The Mountaineer is informed that Mrs. J. G. Wilson has received the appointment of Postmaster at the Dalles, in place of Mr.

J. II Waldron, resigned, to take charge of the office On the first of April next. 4 Messrs. Thompson Cornell, have re ceivedthe contract for the the Medical Journal, to be published In eulenj, which is immediately to be re-eoiumenced tuider the auspices of some distinguished metlical geBtleotea of that city. Mr, Parrott, of Salem, has completed the second scene in the series of panora mic views which he is painting, The views represent a scene in connection with the famous Ben Wright massacre, and does the artist great credit.

W. K. Dundar, T. W. Dt venport and Abie Leonard have been chosen delegates Silver Lodge No 36.1.

O. G. to the' State Temperance Union, whieh will meet in Salem on the 16th of February next. Orlal Devenport. II.

D. Allen and Edna J. Brown were chosen as alternates. The Baptist denomination, under the auspices of Elder Lynch, are holding a revival at the Smith Church on the North Yamhill. So jar there have been about 15 conversions.

Sheriff Parker, of Linn County reports ptentyi of coin and no trouble to collect tttxeS. He reports to the Democrat as having collected at Seio at Brownsville S4.820, at Ilaleey The stages have been taken off the road between Coos City nnd Iloseburg, on account of the bad condition of the road and the scarcity of travel. The mails will be carried on horseback. Dr. Chance, a Salem dentist, has made his everlasting fortune," according to Mercury, by the invention of gold points tor pluggers, which have; been pateuted in the United States and England," and supposed to become of great value to the deutal profession.

The Granger (Albany) denounces the school tax book law; savs it is a swin die on the people, and demands its re peal. Lieutenant Fred. G. Schwatka, who is now stationed at North Platte, Nebraska, js expected at his home in Salem some time in. Febuary.

A ring worn by Michaiel Jordon, who was killed in Northern Idaho by Indians ten years ago has just been bonght it of an Indian and returned it to Jordan's surviving brother. A young man named Frank Aberton of Walla "Walla wasiassaulted and beaten a few nights ago by George Kelly and Charles Bunnell, who have been held to Abertou's injures were very serious. Jones, a former agent of the Flathead Indians, has been arrested by United States Marshal Wheeler, of Moiitaua, and is now ou his way back to that Territory to be put on trial for a misappropriation of Indian funds. A company has been formed in Olym-pia to be called the Olympia Kail road Union, having for its object the constru-tion and operation of a railroad from Olympia to intersect the North Pacific ltailroad at or near Teoino. Rev.

Dr. Roundsdied on Friday morning, Jan. 2d, at his home, Union Ridge, near Vanconyer, W. having been in failing health for the past two months. Dr.

Rounds was born' in New York State in 1808, and was consequently in his 66th year. He graduated at Hamilton College and was connected with the ministry of the Methodist ehurch for nearlv forty years. THB TERRITORIES. A flock.ofil;350.ew.e8 was reeentlv sold on Creek, W. for pCr bead.

On the mill company's wharf at Ta- cuoiu, 250000 feet of lumber are now Episcopal' Church will begin in Stein-way Hall to-mofrowJv Bishop Cum mins will preach. The Bishop ay it would be premature 10 give iu ut-tail names of well known laymen and clergymen of tlm city, who may be expected to give 'their adheasion to the new Church1, but there is abund- and proof that a spirit of a coosidera-; ble portion ol the rroieniant vy- pal unurcn, id ikw aui, the departure; he accession ui Dr. rector of one of the lorrrpak nnd most imnortant churches on'Staten Island, is a good sign. JNumerous otters irom clergymen from other denominations, express-ing a rediness to take part in the work have been received. Presbyterian, Methodjst and Baptist ministers have expressed a desire to take chgiT new organizations in ibis movement.

Washington, Jan. There are I uew developments with, regard, ti Chief though pre- pondereoce of opinion now is that the nornrtiation of Williams oe connrmea. New York, Jan. 4. The Wk Polly, frnm Pensaeola to Liverpool, was lost during the hurricane of, the 26th of Dpnpmbpr.

The second officer. the carpenter, the steward and six othets were wahed overboard and drowned. Twelve subjects of Great among the Virginius survivors have been taken charge of by the -British Consul here. They leave this week for Liverpool. Washington, 5 The bankrupt bill of the Senate lJudiciary Committee, offered in lieu of the House- proposition to Tepeal, requires the creditors to force him into bankruptcy.

It allows protested paper to run sixty dayst and allows a of. the creditors to take the case out of bankruptcy at any time. It also permits any number of creditors to make composition of own claims, after the British. system. St.

Louis, Jan. The Republican's the State vs Pome roy, for bribery ot Senator York, was called in the conn- ty uourt to day ueienaani noi oe- ing present his counsel asked a further coutiuuance, which was refused, and Ppneroy's bail of ordered', forfeited, with the understanding that if the. defendant appear for trial during this month the order for forfeiture will be rescinded- It is believed here that romeroy will nevei be tried, but as the case now stand it puts him in the position ot a crirai- nal at large, without bail, and liable to arrest at any time. New Orle'ans. Jan, 6 A special Austin (Texas)-telegram says the Su.

preine Court of that State ha jurt -deoirlf that the lute was unconstitutional, on the grouud that the polls were 1 only kept open one day instead of four, as. provided by the new Columbus. Ohio, 6. In the House tins tne resolutions. ofiered by McLain, yesterday.

iu wcuoui Kjvuii roomily, aootug IUD 7 salary-grab act, were reported back as to include President Grant for not vetoing the bill. The Republicans have sought to get a division on the subject so as to vote first on censuring ana iauing, votea sonuij agaiust tne1 resolutions, which were adopted by a uoauiinous Democratic vote. HOLIDAYS AT lMliLOMATH. Ku. Gazette.

As we are situated in one corner of this county, and a muddy corner at that," about seven miles from your city, aud as communication is almost suppended, between us on account of little showers wo often receive, therefore I thought that through. your columns I would like to give the public about a week's history of our quiet little burg, com, meuciug Christmaa eve, when we. had a Chriistmas treein.the It was heavily ladenwith pressents from liberal handed relatives and friends It was a beautiful sight to aud oh how the little ones did make their- eyes hine. The assembly ed the evening pleasantly until the presents were distributed, when each took his all seemingly veil pleased. The week was quietly, aud New Year's night we had the pleasure ot atteudmg a sociable, held, at the college also.

There were manj people in alienduoce, aud after listen- tug to short bddretbes from Revs. Godfrey and Allen, and music by tne entire assembly; proceeded to a well spread board and nourished the inner The party produced many good results the leadinir of which was to prise Ilev. Godfrey by presenting hi'm" the proceeds which amounted ti about "thirty-eight dollars. Xouxs, H. Philomath, Jau.

3d? 1874 1 New Paer: The first number of l'acific Odd Fellow, published at San Fracisc'o, with Samuel York At editor, is upon our table. It a oea.t, 8 page paper devoted pfinci- paUy to the interests of ith Ordet whose name it bears, Corvallie, Jan. 10, 1874. WM. It.

CARTEK, EDITOR. THE I NK ELECTION. The Democratic wire-pullers are already. dt work for the June election, which will be a very important one. The Governor.

Secretary of State. Treasurer, Public Printer. Superiu tendent of Public Instruction, mem her of two Judges of the Supreme Court, and members of the Legislature," wilL have to be -then elected. The uncertainty of political popu larity is often demonstrated. For in Gov rover, two months ago, was head shoulders above any other Democratic aspirant in Oregon for that honorable position, but now he is politically prostrated.

His misfortune is attributable, in part, to the fact that he is a poor judge of men, and easily imposed upon. The unfortunate appointment of members of the State Board of Equalization and the action of that Board in relation to taxation, hast contributed much to political demise. A long list of Democratic aspirants will now turn up for Governor. Ex-Governor Whit-v eaker, will, we predict, get the nomination Hon. Geo H.

Helm, the Lion of Linn," is again an aspirant for a nomination for Congress. George, your most "popular" days are passed. You will never again come aa near a nomination as have done We could tell you where your greatest trouble would be but we do not care to do so at present. Perhaps the time may come when we will enlighten you on that subject. It may not be, however, until after you are defeated in Convention; The principles that have divided (the Republican and Democratic par ties still The Constitution of the United, States will have to be abolished before the fundamental principles of the Republican party will be obliterated.

Every intelligent man and.womao, acquainted with the political history of our Goverument 1 knows that the principles now main tained by that party a'ae those upon which the Government has been ad ministerd from the days! of Washing ton to the present time, with but little 'exception. Hence, no man, who un derstands himself, will contend, that the principles of the Republican party have become obsolete. High tariff or low tariff, have nothing to do with those principles. A tariff for revenue and affording incidental protection is all that is necessary. The tariff, be vond this, is a local rather: than Na tional question.

The National Bank system, as now in force, is endorsed by the Republican and denounced by tho Democratic party. This is one of the issues of the day. On the subject of monopolies, the Democrats "blow hot and cold," and, in fact, exhibit but little judgment. They oppose railroads, and all other monopoliesiwhieh they cannot control The locks and canal, at Oregon City, are a monopoly over which they have control and the Democratic press of the State are a unit in commendation of that monopoly. And why Because it furnished about one hundred Democratic, voters in Clackamas county'at the last general election.

We hold that monopolies, like railroads and the locks, when duly 1 controlled by law, are a great benefit to the commercial world. We recommend to. our Republican friends, throughout the State, union and harmony, In union there is strength. A recent Jdispatch states that the President sent to the Sedate the nominations of Caleb Cush-ing as Minister to Spain, and Edward L. Baker, of Springfield, Illinois, as, Connul to Buenos Ayres.

Cushiog is designated as from Virginia." Mr. Baker haR been for a number of years connected with the Illinois State Journal. 1 position. Honesty, capability, and fidelity should be the test of fitness for office. The road to position and dis tinction is open to all alike in a government like ours.

IS IT Gapt. Wm. Stevens, who has lately arrived ffom Wisconsin, received is freight last Tuesdayby rail to San-Francisco and from thence by steamer. The freight bills were presented and paid. But there was one item in the bill which struck the Captain as a little singular it was a charge of fifteen gents, California State Toll.

The question naturally arrises, has i California or; any other State, the right to levy a tax on merchandise passing through the same. If Call fornia had the right to levy a i tax of fifteen cents, she had the same right to levy fifteen dollars. The principle is the same. If every State and Territory along the U. P.

and C. P. should demand a tax upon all the merchandise that crosses their eora merce of this coast would' be ruined. Will some of the Bay City papers to explain this tax busi ness. I The Linn (Mass.) Reporter, of Deo 17, 1873, one of our best Eastern ex changes, comes to hand draped in mourning, for the death of Dr.

B. B. Breed, one of the editors and proprietors of that paper, which occurred on the 16th of December. Dr. B.

was a graduate of Amherst College, stood high in the profession of medicine, had filled many public statious in life, and died at the age of 42, loved and respected and full of honors. Caugiitl The Portland police have, captured a fellow who gives his name as St; Clairf who is believed to be the person that started the de structive fire in that citj, last August. He waived an examination and was committed i to jail in default of $5,000 bail. lie spent a term in the peniten tiary, under the maoie of Tielson: and other times changed his name to suit the circumstances R. P.

Uarhart, of Portland has been appointed by Gov, P. Ferry of Deeds for Washington Territory, to reside in Oregon. fonneir contracts are off, aud each.