Newspaper Page Text
SATUHDAY, DECEMliEll 4, 1SG9 U. S. Official Paper for Oregon. President Grant's message, it is said, fills about three newspaper columns. We may expect it next week. The ball was extracted from Richard son on the 29th, but bis condition isihore precarious than ever little bopes of his recovery are entertained. From the' Jacksonvile JVcic we learn that theKeT.'Mr Peterson, by the fall of his horse, broke his leg just above the ankle. ; . . : v. ;Case3 of s typhoid and scarlet fevers have . inade their appearance in Jackson county, none proving fatal. The general health of the county is good. ': Sea serpents havo been seen again. ! This time tbey are small affairs one I being reported as only twenty and the other five feet in length. "Inconstant Moon." A Demo cratic orator in New York city, the other evening, declared that the principles of his party were as " old as the stars," and as unchanging as the moon." Com paring Democracy to the moon is good " excellent good." . Unintended, no doubt, but nevertheless a true compari son, since the moon changes twice each month. Who says that even Demo cratic orators ef New York city will not now and then stumble on the truth ? --, The- iV",says that Brown, charged with: assault with latent. to kill Adney, has been found guilty and sentenced to thrca years la the penitentiary. Adney still lingers, and should he survive, will be a cripple the balance of his days. From . . the Statesman we, learn that in the suit tf W. C. Avery r a. F. M. Mor tis,', for $2,500 for. breach of contract, tlief' Mtj Hood'' ox case), the jury found a' verdict for the defendant. Froni the 'Portland papers wc learn ibafc jWm. Fp.otel Steward of the steamer Akrlt on Saturday morning last, jumped from the steamer when on her upward trip and" '"was'drowned. Teniporary in sanity ia the supposed cause of his death. Bra Span. A span of the Ohio river bridge at 1 Louisville was swung to its . bearings on the 27th ult. It is four hundred feet in length the largest yet erected in the United States. A Menagerie Fired. The winter quarters of Epanger's menagerie at Con ersville, Indiana, was fired on the night of the 24th ult. By order of the super intendent the animals were turned loose, needlessly ' as it proved, the fire being subdued before the building was destroy ed. One or the lions thus turned ose killed several sheep on the fair grounds, and had an encounter with a bull, which he finally killed. Fcrtunately all the wild animals were eventually recaptured and safely caged. Loss, S4,000. . Iron Purchased. Wo see it stated that sufficient iron has been purchased by Holiday & Co. to build the Oregon Central railroad as far as this city. It is thought possible that the road will be eompled to this point early next Fall. The iron is to bo shipped in the early part of the Summer, so as to obviate the necessity of laying the track in such weather as the Company have experi enced the past few weeks. But a few more short months and our citv will re- , .-.,. ,i i. i e v : l i Sda Ult.. troinir to ' i respect and regret of his neighbors and wakinrr the echoes far and near, and ere- . it:,. -rn o 7 acquaintances. hb ua iu jwio aunsr new me ana vitfor in everv tirancn 0 0 - - of trade Eastern News. Ohio. The Rev. Ephraiin K. Avery died on the 13th ult., at Pittsficld, Lorain county. The Columbus Journal has the following of him : "In the year 1833 the body of a young girl named Sarah A. Cornell, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was found by the side of a hay stack, in a field remote from the highway, with in dications of a great struggle and atroc;ous murder. A Methodist minister of the same place, the above named Ephraim K. Avery, was suspected, arrested, and tried in civil and ecclesiastical courts, as the author of tfie atrocious homicide. Mr. Avcrv was a very talented and pop ular preacher, and the girl was a member of the church. The Ecclesiastical coint acquitted him, with full conviction of his innocence, and the civil court failed to make a case agaihst him, and discharged him. But that did not settle the ques tion of his innocence in the minds of a great portion of the people thereabout, and of the whole country, for the excite ment on the subject was as intense in Ohio and other distant States, as Mas sachusetts. Mr. Avery resumed his oc cupation as a preacher, in various local ities, being settled for several years in Richmond, Massachusetts, and other places in that neighborhood. - Hundreds for a great while went to see and hear him, but it is evident that curiosity,more than any thing else, tended to swell his audiences; and he could not outlive or outgrow the suspicion that existed against him. So he finally retired from the ministry, and removed to a distant country, to seek the quiet and freedom from annovance which he could not ex- neet in Massachusetts. For the last twenty or thirty years Mr. Avery has led the life of a quiet and industrious farmer at Pittsfield, Ohio, where he died on the the crave with the s .,-Jaek Allphin has quit the saloon bus iness, and hereafter will furnish hungry humanity with good eatables. J ack now 48ay lie don't sell whisky himself, and is down on i any body that will. T:. . , ; 1 ' " Tho Ileruld says that James B. Steph ens, A. .M. Lorea and Walter Moffctt have bought the money interest of A. S. Mercer and others in the " Pioneer Line" sailing vessels between Portland and . . New, York. - ' The Polk County Times speaks of a iady residing on the Upper Luckiamutc who gathered a pan full of fine ripe wild 'strawberries in the neighborhood last week." Only another evidence that this Speed the good time coming. Mr. Chas. II. Williams, of the First National bank of Canton, has in his pos session leiral tender note No. 1, class A Another important step has been taken I beiii" the first five dollar greenback in the photographic art, the transfering j ever printed. of photographs to seals, so that the writer i Missouri. The St. Joseph Ga-ctte of a letter or signer of a document can of the 2d says : "A gentleman who came seal it with his portrait. A thin layer j from Hiawatha yesterday furnishes us gelatine is exposed to light under a pho- ! with the particulars of a singular acci ; ,. V. t i , . j dent, for the truth of which he vouches, tographic position, by ,which the parts j 0q gaturJ Jast a team attacIlcd t0 a acted on are rendered insoluble in water, j w took fright in om ot- thc strceta) while the parts not acted upon swell up j an d dcspitc tne efforts of the driver, ran when immersed, and thus givo a picture i out to the eJgc of tie town wiiere ti,e in relief, of which a plaster cast cau be j waon was overturned, and the occupant taken, and a ruetalic seal cast in the usual j d;lsuC(i against a tree with such force way. ' j that bis arm was driven completely into J Vavat. 1?ftort. A Wash ncrton i ule lruns OI ulc lrue. auu "au lu ul- tu- spccial says that Secretary Robeson's re port was presented to the President on the 26th ult. It is pronounced the ablest and most comprehensive report issued for years from the Navy Depart, ment. It appears that 200 vessels arc under the control of thc Department, He recommends a decrease to ISO, and favors the use of small vessels. He is out with an ax ! The man also had three ribs and one of hie legs broken. . He was attended by Dr. Collins, and at last ac counts was improving slowly. We have heard of people having their heads and legs dashed into trees in this way, but this is the first instance in which we have heard of an arm strong enough to un dergo the process." . Michigan. At St. Clemens, on the SEWS ITEMS. Madam Ratazzi trims her dress with peacock feathers costing eleven dollars a piece. Assistant. Adjutant General Elliot (colored), of South Carolina, cowhided the Governor's assistant private secretary, Jvavanaugn white), recently, on account of jealousy of the latters' attentions to Mrs. Elliot. The suicide of Lord Chief Justice Clerk of Scotland was caused by chagrin at the discovery that he owed his seat in Parliament to bribery. Mr. Seward's speeches in Alaska, Vic-- toria and Urcgon have been collected and published in pamphlet form. It is considered certain in ' medical circles in Brussels that poor Carlotta will not outlive the present year. A VOUns rjAin in Nana eonnf.v. Cal.. - 1 . J ' ' went to sleep, leaving his candle in the bung hole of a powder keg, which he supposed was a nail keg. His dreams were troubled by an explosion, and he was blown all over the ranch. It is suggested that Young Kitts,of Baltimore (aged 107), who has been pe titioning the Council for fees due since the Revolutionary war, should put the sum into bank, for use when he grows old. The Supreme Court of Massachusetts, at its recent term in Worcester, unmar ried fourteen couples, ten of the petition ers being the wives. A Maine Court re cently divorced sixteen couples in one county. Scientists say it is not true, as gener ally supposed, that the act ot freezing eliminates from water all impure matter. It generally does extrude coloring matter, but not organic impurities. ' Three consecutive decisions in the Massachusetts Courts, in the same case, seem to make the law pretty clear, that u the owner ot a horse with the glanders permits him to range so as to infect other horses, the owner owner of the diseased horse is liable for the damage that may ensue. . ' ' A Northumberland woman looked through a keyhole, and some one on the other side thrust a piece of wire through into her C3-C "Death by misadventure" was the coroner's verdict. No less than 100 persons have been converted through the open-air sermons of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion of Washington City, during the past summer. "Grandpa, did you know that the United States has been in the habit of encouraging and acknowledging tories V "What kind of tories?" "Territo ries!" A Minister was walking out one day, passed two little boys, one of whom made a bow. As he turned his back he heard the following amusing " Why, John, did'nt you know that was Parson 31 r " 1 es, of course 1 did Mass Meeting Thursday Night. At a called meeting of the Republicans of this city, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of rominating persons to fill the various offices at the ensuing city elec tion, the meeting was. organized by the election of F. M. Wads worth, Chairman, and Dr. Gray, Secretary. On motion of Chas. Mealey, the meeting adjourned to meet at the Court House on Saturday evening, December 4th, 1SG9. It is hoped that all Republicans who have the interest of the city at heart, will be in attendance at the Court House this (Saturday) evening, to the end that good and reliable men may be placed in nom ination for the various offices. ' With good men and a united effort the city is ours. The Survey to Commence Aqain. The route through the Rock creek pass having been abandoned, Mr. Brooks, we understand, will resume the survey, commencing at this city, immediately. ALBANY RETAIL MARKET. Albany. Decembei 4. 1S69. Wheat, white, f bushel 4550 Oats, bushel.... 30 Potatoes, 1 busnel .... z:(g)Ji Onions, "pi bushel 75(ul 1i Flour, 3 barrel .....i $3 50 (g, 4 00 Butter, ?p lb - 25 Ergs, 'P dozen.........- 30 Chickens, doisen - $z 0U(3 vv Peaches, dried, lb 20 Soap, lb. .j. 5(0,5 Salt, Los Angeloa, lb......... 2i3 Syrup, p keg $5 2560 2 NEW TO-DAY, A. COWAX. a fnrnmr lir!nT n short distance from opposed to the further use of Isherwood's . - .,, , , . . " , - . . e i -11 j Lthc village, whose horse not going ex- macniDery, on acct'uui 01 11s uuii aim r . . weight. He comments favorably on thc success ot ironclads, and gives much is'' the ,, " beautifulest country in the j space to to a comparison of our navy to tnat oi otner countries, irom wnicn 11 appears that our vessels are eijual to Eng land in capacity, lor cruising purposes, and superior tho those of France. The entire tonnage of the English navy is 5,500,000; ours 4,500,000, and the French only 2,000,000. He recommends an increase of the pay, bounty, etc., on Account of the difficulty in obtaining a sufficient number of men. He recom mends the early completion of the Dancn Canal, and speaks favorably ot the scheme for subsidizing ocean mail lines. He proposes using such vessels in case of war or other emergency. He esti mates the expenditure of the next fiscal year at 20,000,000. ' world." ; - ' On the 21st ult., a son of Mr. Kinder, ,of Benton county,, aged ten years, while playing fell from a box and broke his Arm.' The - Mercury also states that G. . W. Vaughn of ' Portland, purchased J25,000 bushels of wheat in Corvallis. dfngton ran against a Mr. Browne for the (See of County Superintendent in Mitch- ill conn ty, Iowa, in the recent election, and. "received just as many votes as her .competitor. , Tbey cast lots and she won. r JSdddex DEATn.- )n the 25th ult., in San Francisco, P. B. Forster died from an t apoplect,io stroke. ; Mr. F. was one of the proprietors of the Morning Call, a 'native of Saxe-Coburg, aged about thirty "years.., , At the time of his death he was .insiired'for ?40,000. ; V " , s-Sale or Oom. The Assistant Treas urer ha3 announced that the government 'wiileeu this month $11,000,000 in gold, land. -.buy i $13,000,000 in bonds, which caused gnat excitement in the gold room 'in'New York: I The day for big strikes ia gold and greenbacks seems to have 'played but" bn.-tbe .evening of the 25th ult., in 'Cittcittaati, , Ohio, Horace Phillips shot lit!'1 II."' Leonard, who was accompanying ,'SI.Sry "Cammings.' a widowed lady, from the theatre. " Three shots were fired, one staking, effect in the groin not danger- i0ua.ii; Phillips Jiad been a suitor, but was .rejected for Leonard.) Oh, these widows. Postponed. A Copenhagen telegram ftlated Nov. 27th gives the following from the official newspaper : "The ratification oCtlle salo'of the island of St. Thomas to (the . ITnlted States Government has been j postponed: lor. six months," fSti. . f . ' n m , . 1 : "''Falsehoq!, NaiiD. Tho Salem Jres having enlarged that Solomon Fitz ha"h paid Got. Woods for a pardon ,Jtatcly argued' by him, Fitzhugk writes a JeUct to iScriah Brows , proBouocing the oharge utterly falsa, Fitzhogh says thflkr ",a , sense of jastioe. compels me to ay that J never paid Geo. L. Woods' a een dS moaej for a pardon or anything else." Another specimen of what Beriah Brown ."'foiisidere, the,,; '. time honored .prinoiples of .Democracy." " -, " ' Result im Wisconsin. Official re turns pfr th(f election io Wisconsin show jthat'jtho Senate will stand 18 Republi eans, 14 Democrats, 3 Independent, two fthe ;4atteic being . Democrats . The House ? will)-tand .55 -Republicans, : 38 Democrats,' 7 Independent. . We take the following from the San Franeisco.7?tfA"'n of the 17th: Tho fol. lowing shows how slender a thread life hanzsupon: Judse Baldwin was dining with a friend at urestaurart called The Mint, ou Saturday last and-Tclated to a friend that he missed going home that morning, (Saturday) by iorgettmg to wind up his watch, which having run down, had stopcd at five o'clock. Not noticing the stoppage, he said he thought he would take another sleep. Un waiv ing up again, of course, ho found out his mistake. He said to his friends: " I will go over to Mayor Felton'a, stop all night, and be ready to start in the morn ing." He did so, and the result is known. If he had wound up his watch before going.tobed, he would not bavebeen on the train, and hislifo would have been spared -: r ' " . Although women have for years been -frequently appointed to office, wc believe . Iowa is the , first - State in the L nion in . which t any woman . has been elected to public office by the popular vote,: At the recent election Miss Julia C. Addington walked over tho course (we would not charge her with the indelicacy of running) as a candidate against Mr. Browne," for . Superintendent of Public Schools for 3Iitchel County. .The vote was a tie, and Mr. Browne, a gallantly as a dry goods clerk in tho horse car, offer ed the lady the seat, td" which the two were equally entitled. 'Ihis not being regarded as legal, the candidates cast lots, and Miss Addington won her pffice. She isfreported to have allowed her name to be used for thc office only because of her conceded superior qualifications for the preforhianae of its duties an induce ment, we confess, we have seldom heard mentioned in connection with politicians who affect "the malo , attire. Vtecago Tribune. . f,:.:,- ,..- ' The i Marietta (Ohio) Register says tbatpaul Tibbets, of that city, in boring an oil well on Duck creek,' near Newburg, drew out sound butternuts from fourteen feet below the surface, and one hundred and ninety feet down obtained two pieces of slate which had on them beautiful im pressions of fern leaves. v . A man diedio St. John's, N. 13., the other day, whwe life Was insured in the sum of 280,000. Tho only child of that man roust have experienced .something j of M the luxury of woe " actly to suit him, commenced whip ping the beast in a most shameful man ner. The horse, made frantic by the severe punishment he was receiving, dashed wildly to one side, and running against a wood team, plunged the tongue of the wagon deeply into his breast'. His rider, unmindful of the terrible wound the poor beast had received, still kept on plying the lash, until the horse, after going a short distance, dropped down dead. Territories. On Sunday morning last a party of three section men went over f rom Cooper Lake to the Black j Hills hunting, and when there separated, each taking different directions. About two o'clock P. M. a party of about twenty five or thirty Sioux or Arapahoe Indians came upon them. They were at the time about half a mile apart. Two of them managed to get together, and fought the Indians till dark, when they made their way back, but the other man, named John Brown, was killed and scalped. His horse also was killed. A party of about fifteen men went in search of him on Monday, and, after driving the Indians from thc canyon, found the body and brought it to thc station. The trotting mare, Flora Temple, at the age of thirty-three, is halo and hearty, and bids fair to grace the turf for many years to come. .m i The sheriff of Polk county reports times easy and money plenty. Great quantities of pork is being packed there this season. r The Lewis river mines, iu Washington Territory ; are. looming up again. Rich gold specimens have been brought into Vancouver. In the northern tier of counties in In diana, acres of potatoes have been frozen in thc ground. ' . The Alia tells of a new coppying book just introduced into San Francisco. It is known as the " Peon Letter Book," and needs no press in taking copies. It is so arranged that by using the ink that is manufactured for the purpose, a simple pressure of the leaf over the letter to be copied is sufficient to take a very good impression. "No water or liquid is used, except the ink, and the -whole process is so simple and effective thai the book must displace all others in use. "Life assurance," says Bishop Potter, of,,. Pennsylvania, "may be employed advantageously for the benefit of fami lies and individuals ef all classes of society, as well for those in affluence as for those in moderate circumstances. All may, by tho exertion of a little fore thought and a small outlay, protect their families from want." ' The New Haven Lever sounds this bote of warning : " Beware, young man ! : The pearl powder now used by her- is poison I : One touch of those eager lips to that enameled check may result iti death most horrible! Be warrrrc." i " Well, why did you not make a bow to him V " Why, my mother don'4 belong to his church !" Several of the London papers had their articles on Lord Derby in type before he died, and some of them printed obituary notices in advance. One weekly remark ed that the Earl was not dead, but that he would be, probably, before the paper reached its readers, and then preceded to speak of his Lordship in thc past tense. Tho lady leader of a Sunday school choir in Deer Lodge, Montana, lately started the tune of " Marching up ZionV Hill" on so exalted a pitch that none of the little voices could reach the upper notes. At tho close of thc first verse this young lady turned to the superin tendent of tho school and inquired : " How is that tor high, anyhow V and then calmly started the tune on a lower key. Wc have how enough iron-clads in the neighborhood of Cuba to blow the whole Spanish navy out of the water if it was concentrated there. The object of the administration is to have a large force on the West Indian station while trouble exists between Spain and Cuba, so that should any emergency arise whereby our Government might become involved, wo could make short work of the Spanish navy. The following from the Solano (Cal.) Democrat, is a pleasing specimen of the California style. - The person referred to is Judge of that county : We tell this self-confessed coward, this moral leper, this political shyster, this burlesque upon manhood, this miscellaneous abortion, this cMr-rageous purp, he shall not erect his avowed non-combative ncss into a barri cade behind which to skulk and hurl his stink-pots at us. In the process of cleaning the bed of thc Serpentine river in the . Kegent s Parky London, a few days ago, a curious and successful experiment was made for the purposo of preserving thc fish. This experiment was the netting of the fish and their removal to a neighboring pond. Mr. Frank Buckland, Inspector ot lush- erics, directed the operations. Hundreds of . bream, roach, carp and tonch were taken at each haul of the net. The roach were very numerous and of large size, some weishinu over five pouuds. A lake trout measureins eight inches in length was capturcll. This was one of some few dozen let into the pond about three years aro. Many of the other lash taken had been let in about six vears ago. As the fish were landed they were placed in wat ering carts' aud conveyed . toi " Round Pond," Kensington Gardens, where they were afely deposited, very few fish dying on the journey. M. II. Abbott, formerly of this .city, is to take charge of the La Grande Sen I in el. -' f ., Latest Telegrams. On the 1st inst., at Woodland, Cal., Dr. May, Daniel Stump, and others, for cibly entered the house of S. Hiller to capture his daughter, who had been di vorced from May. Hiller shot Stump, it is supposed mortally.- May escaped with the woman. Officers now in pur suit. Hiller surrendered to the authori ties. Jas. W. Marshall, of New Jersey, has been appointed First Assistant Postmaster-General, r Wall street was in a panic owing to thc great decline in gold, and the Secre tary is besieged with requests to sell no more gold. By a fire in Topeka, Kansas, on Sun day last, 875,000 worth of property was destroyed. A Washington special says the W:iys and 3Ieans Committee have agreed to re duce the tariff 620,000,000. Coffee will be reduced to 4 cents, tea to 20 cents a pound, and tho free list enlarged. Richardson was still in a precarious sUfe. lie was married to Mrs. M-cFar-land on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, assisted by Rev. O. B. Frothingham. A report of the Union Pacific shows that the earnings for October exceed $1,057,000, aud the net revenue 540, 000. A Cheyenne dispatch of Nov. 30th says that the Council passed a female conversation : 1 suffrage bill that day almost unanimous ly. A he bill was to come up iu the House the same evening. Telegrams say that a ris'iDg in Ireland is imminent, anil in view of it tho Eng lish Government will shortly adopt ex treme measures. Tea, Young Hyson lb Japan, " Black, " Sugar, crushed, B... Sea " Island, " ". Coffee, 3 lb... Candles, "P lb.. luce, China, m.. Saleratus, lb Dried plums, H In...'.. Dried apples, p lb Dried currants, in lb Bacon, bams, "p lb " sides, " " shoulders, fb Lard, in cans, "5ji lb- ...... Beans. "B tt.. Devoes' Keroseno oil, gallon 1 "VJM Turpentine. 33 irallon 1 25(ful 50 Linseed oil, boiled, p gallon- $1 62ifl 75 White lead, 53 keg $3 75fe4 25 Tar & eallon $1 2o Powder, rifle. Sft lb '. 75(511 00 Tobacco, 5fH lb . $t OOfdJl 25 Nails, cut.33 lb 5M7 Domestic, brown, 3 yard 15(3)lfiS Hickory, striped, $ yard 1030 Bed ticking, per yard 25(u)50 Blue drilling. yard I6fl25 Flannels, 3 yard ., S062i Prints, fat colors, 3 yard..... (!12i Pork, r 5f)6 Mutton, p head $1 15 2 50 Beef, on foot, 'P fl) 56 1 00 1 00 75 (oil 00 1S20 14(g)lo 12$U 23(25 25(0(33 1218 16S 1520 5 1012 3(a)5 A. W. STAltABD. jA. COWAN & CO., j WHOLES ALB AKI BBTAIL 1BALER IS STAPLE and FANCf DRY GOODS FIRST STREET : ALBANY. They offer a largo and well selected stock of STAPLB DRY UU : At Extraordinary Lew ?: NEW TO-DAY. GOOD AS GOLD. $20 BUY THE ONLY GENUINE IMPROVED OROIDE GOLD WATCHES, MANUFACTURED BY THE OROIDE WATCH CO. They are all the best make, Hunting cases; finely chased ; look and wear like Jie fjobl, and are equal in appearance to thc best gold Watches usually costing $150. Full Jtmcled Zrer,U ent0 and Ladies sizes, at $15 eacli. Our Double Extra Refined Solid Oroide Gold Hunting Cases, Full Jeweled Levers, are fpial to 200 Oold II atche ; Regulated and Gwtrmitevd to l-ey correct time, and teear and Hot tamtHi, Jijttra ruuc Caftr. at 20 cacn. 'o money is required in advance. We send by Express anywhere, within the United States, payable to agent on delivery, with the privilege to open and examine before paid for, and if not satisfactory returned, by paying the Express charges, (ioodn trill be lent by mail as Registered Packages, prepaid, by sending cash in advance. An Affent needing for nix iratrfic net an Extra W A TOll H(h t:, mak-mri term 51i H ateheltar SUli, w 2U Watrhe for Also, Elcsrant Oroido Cold Chains, ef latest and most costly styles, for Xiadies and Gentlemen, from IO to 40 inches long, at 2, 51 i?fi, aud &S each, sent with watches at lowest wholesale prices. Ftato kind and size of watch rci(iiired,and to avoid bogn concerns, order only from OROIDE WATCH CO., 13to 148, Fulton Street, Kcw Yorit. December 13th is the time set to hold a special term of the District Court of jioisc county for the trial of Theodore Burmester, indicted for the murder of Judge Morford. WILLIAM DAVIDSON, Office, Ko. Gt Kront Street, Adjoining the Telegraph Office, Portland, Oregon. Special Collector of Claims, Accounts, Notes, Bonds, Drafts, and Mercan tile Claims of every description throughout Ore gon and the Territories, WILL I5E MADE A SPECIALTY AND PROMPTLY COLLECT ED, as well as with a due regard to economy in all business matters intrusted to his care and tho proceeds paid over punctually. Heal Estate Dealer. Sept. 11. tf. an Francisco Markets. ' Flour Little inquiry. Quotablo at Wheat Jiut little offering. Choice shipping, SI 50.; . , . j s Uabley Quotable at 90c$l 07i, lor ordinary to choice brewmz, Oats Sales range from $1; 10l 50 EGGSPcr, dozen, Oregon 30()40c ; uauioruia, oic. , . On the 27th; 9,000 dozen eggs arrived in San Francisco from Oregoii, the most of which cost 40 cents perjdozen, and were selling at 30fV35 cents WAR WITH SPAIN ! Cash or Produco la addition to a very large stock, covering everything in the line of Cottons, wo hare a complete assortment of FANCY DRESS GOODS! Latest styles of Boys' and Men's ' . CLOTHING and FURNISHING GOODS ! - HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, 4c. ! Carpet, Wall-Paper, .Paper Blinds, &.C., &e St Linen Especial attention is directed to our stock of IRON AND STEEL . . . . AND . GEVKKAI. HARDWARE! Which is the largest and most complete this aiilu of Portland. Ton are invited to call and examine our goods and prices. The highest market price in cash paid for Wool, JBacon and Iard ! by Oct. 30, lS(i9-8 A. COWAN CO. DIRECT IMPORTATION 1 CUBA TAKEN OUR MINISTER WITHDRAWN ! xotwithstaxding all this P. C. HARPER & CO. Have just roceived from San Francisco, a very large and well selected stock of GENERAL HERCU1NDISE ! M'CORMIOK'S, 31 A 31 M O T II ST O Cli or TOYS, FANCY GOODS, YANKEE NOTIONS, GIFTS, PRESENTS, IJOOKS.&C, &C. Fertile Holidays of 18CJ-70, has arrived,' " Direct from Iew York, And is now on Ehibition at SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS, 1 105 FKOST STHEET, . POUTl-ANI, Where every purchaser wilt find Tlie Largest SlocTc ! The Greatest Variety!! TJus Cheapest J'ri'ectlli S- Tlii immonso stock having been pnr- ' ehitrfcd for currency in New York, will he sc'ldto dealers and others in coin, at Less Prices Than Ever Before I Strangers and citizens will find SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS a most interest! we place to visit, as the gorgeous aTray of new ov elties, and the thousand comical toys therein, givo the store the appearance ot nn Eastern MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES ! WHICH IS OFFERED At Prices to Suit the. 1 1 Correspondence. The subjoined correspondence sufficiently ex plains ilsclf : PoitTtAMi, Oregon, Nov. 15, 1SG9. Mfs.sus. Evkrson Haixks, General Agents New England Mutual Lilo lusurauco Compa ny, Boston : O'cntlemru On my own behalf and in the name of niv omhan children. I bcz to thank you, and through you the JNew i.ngiana Aiucuai jjiio in surance Company of ISoSjOii, for its munificence in paying me my terminated policy on tho life of my husband. On the ;-t ot January, loon, misfortune compelled me to forego the payment of the last nrwuiuui which non-payment in any other company would have lost me my policy but I am now overjoyed witn tne receipt ot tne amount of the policy (less the amount ol tne nn paid premium only), thanks to the equity of the Massachusetts l.ause Laws, tnat musi Diets many widows and their children. I recommend the Now England Mutual to all who would provide against possible misfortune. I sincerely thank you again, gentlemen, for the payment, and also for your generous and gentlemanly assistance in the matter. itospcctiuny, BETSEY MILLER. Portland, Obego, Nov. 15, 1859. Mkssrs. Everson 4 Haines, Oenernl Agents of tho New England Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, of Huston : Gentleman Having taken a lively interest in the affairs of a large and destitute family, left by an old resident of this city, who died Aug. 2, 169, and who vfiis insured in the Now England Mutual Lifu Insurance Company, we take pleas ure in making the following statement for the in formation of thu public : A. E. C. Miller was iusured by ordinary Life Policy No. boaring date January 21,186:). lie paid annual payments to January 21, Lsn$, inclusive. Since then nothing lias been paid. Ho , died August 2, 1S69, over eighteen months after the la-t payment of premium, yet your company working under the Equitable Lapso Laws of Ma8$aehu setts, pays the widow and orphans the whole policy, deducting only tho pre mium due ; while in all other companies doing business here, about which wo know any thing, the policy would long since have been forfeited, ; Ey tho New England Mutual, tho widow has been paid C4 650 50. This we consider munifi cent, more especially when we take iuto consid eration that thu family Would not have received a cent from any other company doing business on this coast. This, in our estimation, is enough to recommend this company above all others, This is Equity, this is Mutuality. Wo, therefore, rec ommend this company to the public, as the only compauy that has no forfeitures. We herewith inclose you tho acknowledgments of thc widow. Respectfully, etc,, CINCINNATI BILLS, JACOB MAYER, OEORiE"H. FLANDERS, M. SELLER. Their stock consists, in part, as follows : A large supply of HEAVY CASSIMERES AND FLANNELS! Denims, Hickory Stripes, Checks, Sheeting's Bleached and Unbleached ! Asn French Cotlouadcs, Canton Flannel!!!, AND 809. J Officb New England Mutual Lifb Ins. Co. No. 12, Carter's Building Portland, Oregon, Nov.. 18, 180 To Messrs. C. Bills, J. Mycr, Geo. H. Flanders and M. Sellers: Gentlemen- Your favor of yesterday, inclosing "Acknowledgments of Mrs. Miller," is at hand. Please accept our thanks for tho voluntary justice you have done to tho company we repre sent, .Yours very truly, 1 EVERSON A HAINES. : Some idea may be arrived at as to tho extent of the stock when it is known that of Dolls alone there nromor hundred amd fifitf-Jlv& rarictien! Making that Department a perfect BAZZAR OF BEAUTY ! tS.U Full Descriptive Catalogues now ready. ES. Call early to secure choice gifts. S. J. M'CORMICK, SmS A stent for Santa Clous. A Spcndid assortment of LADIES' DRESS GOODS ! 8t;cu AS Silks, . lyoplins, Brocades, Empress Clotlts, Merinos, I'rints, Delaines, Molmir, Fancy Patterns, Shawls, , Jhtlmorals and " Fancy Notions, . '-' Trimmings, Ladies and Misses Hoods, Hats,' Nubias, Ac A good Assortment of ; MEN AND DOYS' CLOTHING !. cent's Ft r.Nisnixa goods, tc. j A complete assortment of Men's and Boy's KIP AND CAU BOOTS AND SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Also tho latest stylo and quality of Ladies, Misses and Children's Shoes. A splendid assortment of ' Croccrics, Quccnsware and Glassware ! Hardware, FocJcet & Table Cutlery, i . ! Window Shades, Laco and Muslin Cur - tains, Carpeting. MEN'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S HATS 1 . WOOD AND WILLOW WARE'. In fact, almost every thing usually kept in re tail store. Having bought our goods on the best terms tho market will afford, and selected them with groat care, we feel warranted in saying that we can offer as great inducements to customers as any house in the trade, and hope, by strict at tention to business and tho wants of customers, to merit a liberal patronage from the public. Bemembe the place. Tho house for merly occupied by D. Mansfield A Bro. t IV C. IIAIU'JSH CO. Albany OA. SO, 13G5VS . To the Taxpayers of Linn Co. I WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE Taxes levied for the current year, at the time aud places as follows, to-wit : , Iu November : . Lebanon, Monday, 22d : Waterloo, Tuesday, 23d : Nyo's Simool House, Wednesday, 24th : Brush Crock, Thursday, 25th ; South Brownsville, Friday, 2Cth ; North Brownsville, Saturday, 27th. ..In December: Harrisburch, Tuesday. November 30th, aal Wednesday, December 1st; Peoria, Thursday, December 2d ; Orleans, Friday, 3d ; Albany, Sat urday, 4th ; Scio. Tuesday, 14th : Franklin Butte, Wednesday, 15th ; Snntiain, Thursday, lftth ; Syracuse, Saturday, 18th ; Center, Monday, 20th. As it will save time and trouble, I hope erery tax-payer will be prepared to settle his tax at the times and places above named. tt. A. JRVINE. October 23, 1869-7tf . . Tax Collector. AV altham Watches. Let every one who wjints a WatcD, read tbia ' carefully. - Especially if in some remote out.of-the-way pis Now that the railroad is open, we propose to give the residents of Onp.tioN the opportunity nf getting single genuine AValtham Watches at the The Lowest Wholesale New York Prices We sell more Walthain Watches than any other establishment in the country, either, wholesale or rotail ; we send great numbers to every section of the country by Mail and Express, carefully pack ed , and in perfect running order. Our plan is this : You want a Watch, and see our advertise ment; now, we want you first to write ts us for our Descriptivo and Illustrated Price List we will send it, post-paid, by return mail. It ex. nlnina all the different kinds, tells the weight and quality of tho eases, with prices of each ; you then make a selection or tne Kinu you bitoi, send us your order. . We will then send you the Watch by Express, with the bill to collect on de livery. We give instructions to the Express company to allow you to open the packago and examine tho Watch ; if it suits, you can pay and take it : if not. you are under no obligations to receive it; and if it is taken, and afterward does not prove satisfactory, we wHl exchange it, or ") REFUND TBS MONET. . r As an indication of the prices, we wUl quota one Watch of, our list. The P. 6. Babtlbtt. Lever Movement, with Extra Jewels, Chronome ter Balaoce, Patent Pinion, Patent Dust Cap.and all tho other late improvements, in a Solid Coin Sil-or case,' $28 in Greenhacka, or about $20 ia Coin. All the other Kinds, both gold and silver, in tho same proportion. Do not order a Watch till you have sent for a Price List, as it contains a great deal of information regarding these Watches that will enable you to make an intelligent selection. Dont forget, when you write, to state that you saw this advertisement in the Albany Register, and you need not put in stamps for return post age. Address in full, - . . . . . w . . . . ... Jewelers and Silversmiths, 61S Broadway, X. Y, Wo refer, by jiermission, to Messrs. Wblm, Fakgo A co., X, T. and Sao Francisco. - I. W. IUruosi, Esq., T. T4. Bctleb, Esq., B, c. Howard, Esq., Kan Francisco. J W. 8. Uobarm, Virginia city, Nevada. ' 1 '.