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Clackamas County Exhibit, from New Advertisements.OREGO. In the future, says the Unionist OregonTELE GRAPHIC SEWS.Sfjc tOcckln (Enterprise.

Oregon City, Oregon :

Saturday, December 15, 1866. ;

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More op Tillamook. From Mr. J. J.Dawson, of Tillamook Bar, we are ed

that the schooner J. C. Championhas more than she can do, to bring out theproducts of that region his season. Tonsof prime butter are there now awaitingshipment He is confident that one of thelate discoveries in that vicinity is of a leadmine. With coal, tin, lead, and other min-

erals, as well as a most excellent qualityof farming land, Tillamook is truly a prom-ising part of our State for settlement. Thesalmon fishery there will be improved

largely next season, as the catch will show.

The road from Grand Iionde agency to

Tillamook i3 to be opened, another year.

Chaxce for Philanthropists. TheUnionist says the Library of the StatePenitentiary consists of four or five greasybacked Bibles, about the same number ofhymn books and two or three miscellane-ous religious works, all of which look asthough they had descended in a regularline through generations of tallow chand-lers since the time of King James' transla-tion. Here 13 certainly an opportunity forthe exercise of a little genuine Christiancharity. The State should furnish a libra

Trip to Portland.A trip to Portland is a mere bagatelle

now while it lasts, but were the boats run-in- g

twice a ofay, regularly and constantly,it would increase travel and possibly addto the profits oP the company. Two orthree new sights there strike attention.The Court House and Carter's Block arefine monuments of publie spirit, skill inarchitecture, and show the existence ofpiles of money for such use. The situationof the Court House is superior ; the plazain front is now "we cared for by tasty im-

provements, and both have a beauty andfreshness quite equal to the most prosper-

ous and ambitious little cities. The out--

side of the Court Ifyuse has the effect of

simple grandeur, but tfiat order re in-

tended In its structure-i- t is needless to in- -(O)

quire. In building now everywhere, allorders are used and made to constitute,each its share, both in general shape anddeails. The dome is odd in form and or-

nament, looking like an inverted gobletThe bulls' eyes or port holes, may be ac-

counted for by men's hejids of late havingrun so much on war and turretted moni-

tors. The color seems intended for brownsandstone, but as no such material existsin tbjis country any lighter1 neutral tintwould have been neai good taste. Thebuilding was inaugurated b the last Cir-

cuit Court. The court room is immense,the dome absorbing: all sound, so thatmoderate tones and voices pitchedKforother places, can scarcely be heard closeby. The judge's seat is formed after theinevitable pulpit of a Presbyterian meet-ing house : the bar is perhaps large enougrhfor those engaged at any one time, but thefurniture is quite beneath the place andthe structure. The tables and chairs aresuch as the meanest whisky shop in ownafibrds, but possibly it was intended tosave the shock of the too sudden transitionto the practitioners, from such places toone of decency and comfort. FatherJackson's raw hide seats on maple frameswould be a decided improvement. TheCounty Court room is ornamented with thedirty broken debris of the old court room,the whole of which would scarcely sell forsix bits at auction. All the rooms arespacious, elegant, well ventilated, andquite sufficient in number for all the offices.The building and all finishing outside willcost over eighty thousand dollars. It isprincipally built by that spunky little city,and yet is owns no place for the transac-tion of its own municipal affairs. Someday a Town Hall will be adopted in aspasm, and one erected in duplicate ofthis or of grander dimensions. Brick andmortar are becoming popular, and tjoardhouses must measurablv cease. Twobeautiful streets run the length of theplace, beside quite a number fsom theriver oacic au wen paved clone in aa hurry, on contract, and many of themrequiring repairs already. Before leavingthe Court House we ought to say that theplan is Burton's, but he was underbid atthe letting by Clark & Goodenough, whobecame the architects. The basement isthe prison, an arrangement that may do,although it is a queer feature in a buildingdevoted to justice or religion. Some wag-sai-

d

it was modeled after some of the oldSpanish Inquisition establishments. It isto be hoped there is no trap door in thefloor of the bar. A virtuous professionmight lose some of its brightest ornamentswith most sudden and inconvenient dis-

patch. Carter's Block is the beauty spotin Oregon, and would grace any city inthe world. The architect is Mr. Nestor.He will not soon be called on for a similarone, but the style can be adopted in plain-er structures.

A Valuable Ixstitutiox. "We are toldthat as" college'' is an establishment oredifice appropriate to the use of studentswho are acquiring the languages andsciences. We recollect, in year gone by ;

Bryant and Strattoiw chain" of Commer-cial Colleges in Eastern cities and weremember the benefits conferred by that" chain," extending from St. Louis to NewYork. The National College of Businessand Commerce, lately established in Port-land is just such an Institution. It haslong been wanted in Oregon, and we arepleased to note that its success is sure.Its establishment is one of those great en-

terprises which are not only of incalcula-ble value to the young and risiDg gener-ation, but it affords facilities for men ofmature age already engaged in business,to acquire knowledge without which mer-chandising is simply agame of chance.The Portland Business and CommercialCollege is being well attended by studentsfrom every part of the State. Persons de-

siring to be informed regarding terms oftuition, are referred to advertisement inthis paper, and for further particulars ad-dress the President, Mr. M. K. Lauden- -slager. -

Tillamook Products. Capt. Hedges ofthis county, formerly Indian Agent, usedto tell a story of a Tillamook cabbagewhich was so large that it could notetaken whole through an ordinary door.This story, says the Oregonian, is no ex-aggeration, as Mr. Foley informs that paperthat he has seen this year quite as large.

The rAFEIt Mill. Maj. Davenport ofthis city has been employed as foreman ofthe work at the paper mill at Oregon Citv.

Oregonian.His termed expired on the day follow-

ing. The " Coming Man" has not yet ar-rived from San Francisco.

Received. Xhe first number of the Co-

lumbia Press, published at Umatilla byDow & Avery, has reached us. It is thesame size as the Enterprise, is a neatlooking sheet but bitterly Democratic inpolitics.

Specie Payments. It appears that themajority of the Senate Finance Committeeand the House Ways and Means Committeeare favorable to Secretary McCulloch'srecommendations", excepting the early re-sumption of specie payment.

Florida has unanimously rejected the con-

stitutional amendment, and Alabama did thesame thing, by a vote of 69 to 8 in the House

7 to c ia the Senate,

" July xaao 10 f uiy j.to.State Property Tax.

To amount collected for 1865 $S,830 75By State Treasurer's receipt... 8,830 76

State Poll and Military Tax.To am't on hand last year $ 427 26--

collected for 1865 - 1,059 05paid from county funds. . 234 69

f 1,721 00By State Treasurer's receipt...? 1,721 00

Schoolr&und.- -

To am't on hand last year $ 723 49" collected, interest, Ac... 4S3 00" " fiiies and licenses.. 49f S5" taxes collected 1865 3,045 73

r 4,704 07

Bj am't paid Supt. order 3,196 72

hand 1,501 So

$ 4,704' 07County Fund-t-o

am't on band las year $ 963 tf3Land redeemed SO OO

Trial and Probate fees. . . 143 50Taxes collected, 1S65.... 11,939 92

" collected on judgment... 100 00

$13,231 354ft)- -

By County orders paid $ 8,704 55" Discount on legal tenders. . 115 75" Deficit p'd State Milt'y tax. 234 69" am't on hand. 4,176 30

$13,231 35Expenditures.

For roads and bridges 223 50" Printing and stationary , 83 88" Criminal cases 529 00" To County court expenses. . . 2,703 25

Commissioners per diem 99 20" Judge salary , 600 00" Assessing aud collecting rev, 1,243 00" Salary Sup't. of Schools. . . . .150 00

Court House rent, &c 516 66Expense of Jury 453 95

do Qilection 822 40Prosecuting Attorney's fees. 192 50Salary County Treasurer 500 00Paupers. (gi 140 57Miscellaneous, wood, c 12t 45

$ 3.2S4 36Assets.

Judg't against D. B. Hannah $ 76 00Certificates land sold 1864 & '65. . 581 36Balance in treasury 4,176 S6

$ 4.S33 72Liabilities.

Out-standin- g County orders. .$ 2,673 32Miliary tax, 1863 . 1,12S 00

" 1864 . 1,038 00

4,839 32Deficit. $5 60

SUMMARY STATEMENT.(5)

Balance on hand last year. $ 963 97Received from all sources.. . 25,674 89

$26,643 S6To pd. State taxes $10,551 76" Co. orders cancelled, 8,704 55' pd. School fund.... 3,211 19 22,467 50

In treasurv $ 4,176 36

J. M. BACON, Clerk.

Death of Mr. S. II. Culver. SamuelII. Culver, Esq., who was well and favora-bly known in Oregon, died at Janesville.Wisconsin, on the 2Gth of October. Hewas a brother-in-la- w of Hon. O. C. Pratt.

The markets of San Francisco for Hour,are reported gradually dropping. Holderssay it is not possible to sell wheat at anyprice, the range is from fl.So to $1.90 per100 lbs. No mention is made of fruit.

War in a Sew Quartcr.Frauce hasdeclared against Corea, This last is not afamiliar name to readers of newspapers, butthe name of Barman Bros.,riyer side cf Frontstreet, Portland, is as familiar in Oregon ashousehold words. They are still at waragaiDSt high prices, and continue to sellClothing, and Gentlemen's Furnishing goodscheaper than any other house in Oregon.

Tlie Pacific Railroad is progressingwell on the other side of the Rocky Mountains, as well as on this side, and the supposition is that in a few years the Iron Horsewill connect the Pacific Coast with the At- -

lartjtic, which will be very beneficial to Oregon. Kohn & Fischel, of the St. LouisClothing store, Portland, do not wait for theRailroad, but already receive their fine Cus-

tom made Clothing direct from manufactur-ers, hence they are enabled to sell cheaperthan any other house in the State.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rer.J. W. Sellwood, pastor. Services on Sun- -

uay afc iu l-- s a. M. and 7 e. m. Sundayschool at 2 p. m.

Congregational diurcli.- - Morningservices at 10 2 a. m. Evening services at7 p. m. P. S. Knight, Pastor.

3I. K. Clturcli. Morning services at10 1-- 2 a. m. Evening services at 7 p. m.

D. Driver, Pastor.

Oregon Lrfulge STo. 3, I. O.ofO.F. Meets every Wednes-ft,i- v

evenjng at i o'clock in theMasonic Hall. Members of the order are invited to attend. Bv order N. G.

s:iy E. B. Fellows, R. S.

?iultnoraah Lirlgc Ho. 1. A.F. & A. M. Holds its regular l1communications on the first and third Sat-

urdays of each month, at half past six p. m.

Brethren in good standing are invited toattend. Bv order of W. M.

Oregon City, Nov. fcth, 1666. 3:ly

There will be au election of officers A. F.& A. M. held at their Hall in Oregon City,on Saturday evening, December loth, 1866.Brethren in good standing are invited toattend.

Attest: T. J. McCarver, Secretary.Oregon Citv, Npv. 2oth, 1866. F:ivr

Tlie I'est Remedy lor Purifying theBlood, Strengthening the Nerves, Restoringthe Lost Appetite, is FRESE'S HAMBURGTEA. It is the best preservative against al-

most any sickness, if used timely. Composedof herbs only it can be given safely to infants.Full directions iu French, Spanish, and Ger-

man, with every package. TRY IT I

For sale at all the wholesale and retaildrug stores and groceriej. (31

EMIL FRESE, Wholesale Druggist,Sole Agent310 Clay street, San Fraiicisco.

Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer."The great family inedicine of the age!

Pain Killer, taken internally, should beadulterated with mjlk or water, and sweet-ened with sugar if desired, or made into asyrup with molasses. For a Cough, a fewdrops on sugar eaten will be more effec-tive than anything else. For Sore Throat,gargle the throat with a mixture of PainKilh-- r and water, and relief is immediateand the cure positive.

It should not be forgotten that the PainKiller is equally as good to take internally,as to use externally. Each bottle is wrap-ped with full directions for it3 use. Pleaseread the printed directions;.

will be a manufacturing: State the NewEngland of the Pacific. Commerce willcome to our wharves laden with the prod-ucts of distant lands ; bearing to them thefruits of our harvests, the wealthof ourmines and the products of our industry.That tiine will be hastened as the faciht-e- s

for communication improve. The PacificRailroad will bring the world much nearerus, and in ting another trans --continentalroad will be built, bringing to our' watersone of the greatest possible openings forcommerce and enterprise. The census of1SG5 shows that over two-third- s of the nonn- -lation of the State reside in the WillametteValley, which is the most extensive bodvof farming land upon thfcPacific coast, andnot second to any in crfmate and produc-tions. It contains over three million noaof rich aratteland. and if diride.iof one hundred and sixty acres each, wnmdeasily accommodate a rul community ofonehSndred thousand souls,- - Add to'thiithe number naturally engaged in other pnr- -

suits, either professional or meclnical, andthe residents of cities, and wevould findthis Valley may naturally maintain a popula-tion of two hundred thousand, dependent'entirely upon its own resources. LetMtachieve progress in manufactures, as we be-lieve it will, and eventually it will contain amuch larger number than that, and the childis born that, shall live to see it. Referringto the census of 1863 again, we find thateven the richest agricultural counties, such

(Fas Ling) Lane and Marion, have not overone acre in hlteen in cultivation, and the lowprice of land through thi Valley enablesany man with very moderate "means topurchase a good farm and make a pleasanthome. It is a fault with Oregonians thatthey generally own too much land. Fortyacres well improved can be made more valu-ab'- e

and productive ian a mile square ofland not properly cared for, and in manycountries forty acres is considered no meanfarm. The prospect of the completion ofthe Central Pacific Railroad introduces a newera one ofJ progress ; an era when rail-roads will begin" to be appreciated, theirnecessity felt and their construction beeun.This will extend eVh to us bring the ironhorse fioui the Sacramento to the Columbia.We have particularly cited the Willamettecountry and its census returns to show thatit can accommodate with ease a large popu-lation, not that it is the only region of valuein the State. Even here, where its popula-tion is most dense, it might increase fourfold and not occupy the territory, and thecultivation of four times the (Soil now tilledwould leave nearly three-fourth- s of the val-ley unproductive. We wani the outsideworld to see there is room among us, evenin the best settlements, and we desire toshow them inducements to come here andhelp build up our State. Outside this val-ley can be found as much more valley land,fuily as productive, sind neither so wellsettled or cultivated. To the south sire thefine valleys of Rogue River and Umpqu ;along the coast and on the Columbia river isa considerable extent of good agriculturalland, and east of the mountains are the val-leys of Umatilla and Walla Walla, GrandRondo and J'owder River, besides manysmaller spots and much more not yet open-ed to the inarch of civil zr.tion. These dif-ferent sections are more valuable becauseseparate. We of the Willamette have theadvantage of a comim rce that can use oursurplus product.?, while to the south andeast are rich mining districts that require tobe fed, and these other agricultural landslie contiguous to ihem. "Eventually thisState caii and will contain, a m&lion inhabi-tants not in our time, but inur children's.Then railroads will traverse over valleysand span the continent on the Northernroute ; then every water-fal- l will cause thehum of spindles; the timber of our forestsbe made useful in many ways, and the in- -ventive genius of our people vie with theingenuity of Yankee land.

The recordpf the Circuit Court will fur-nish evidence of what the Chinese popula-tion is costing the county of Multnomah.There have been a great number of Celestialstried for one crime and another, occupyingthe time of the Court for not less than ninedays already. Without saying anything ofthose cases in which the defendant has beendischarged and iu which the county has topay the ccsts of trial, the time of the Courtin Chinese trials at this term alone has costnot less than $000, and if the approximatecosts of trial be added, we will have not lessthan $1,500. Tin's is likely to go on increasing instead of diminishing, and we submitthat it is a matter vhich calls for serioustaiught.

The farmers tf Birch creek, says the Pressof Umatilla, have threshc 30,000 bushels ofgrain this year, and am trying the uplandsfor fall wheat, and if it produces well, whichthere is every reason to believe, they can pro-duce 300,000. The samejpaper says there issufficient water power a mile from Umatilla,for driving any quantity of machinery.

The letter instructions from Postal AgentBrooks to Postmaster Randall of Portland,directs that all mail matter, whether papersor letter, to be delivered South of Portland,marked to go by steamer," will be seutthat way. All through documentary andpaper mail is incluacd ia the arrangementfor steamer carriage.

The offices and rooms of the Oregonianestablishment are nov heated altogether bysteam, forced from theboiler situated on theground floor, through coils of iron tubes.The arrangement is an invention of Mr. C.II. Myers, proprietor of the Portland Plumb- -rUg, Gas and hteam-httin- g Establishment.

Messrs. McCormick and Bushwiler havegot a now map ot toe city ot 1'oitianct, assurveyed b- - C. W. Burragc, City Surveyor.It shows everything within the corporatelimits except the grades Oregon City oughtto be getting a new map to send east, thatpeople may judge of the shape of things here.

Portland, says the Oregonian, has got theChinaman disease in a little worse form thanmost California towns will consent to haveit. In that State, it rarely occurs that a col-ony of them is permitted to occupy eitherthe heart of aJown or any quarter ot'it.

One of Linie's patent safes, large size,passed up the river a few days since, for theotlice of the Secretary of State, at Salem.The Herald saj--s this safe Ans long beenneeded. Democratic papersdo speak thetruth once m a while.

Dr. W. A. Kelly, of Lewiston, intendserecting a saw and llonr mill at Lewiston, tobe in readiniSfc for work as soon as possible.The Willamette Iron Works of Portland,have the contract to manufacture the ma-chinery. (S)

The weather since last Friday has stronglyindicated a freeze upon the Columbia. Thesteamer Fannie Trovp, and others, havebeen shod with iron around the bows, to en-

able them to pass through floating fieldsfree jf danger.

Returns from Rosc-bur- and Oregou City,shows that during September la"st. 7,7oSacr es of the public lands were disposed ofin Oregon the greater portion for actual set-tlement.

Eastern papers say that Senator Williams,i i . a. i ii' tt.. : i.ui sniatc. man eliecrive union speeches

in 2s ew York and c tier States during the latecampaign. There is no more earnest advo-cate of the principles of the Union partythan Senator Williams.

Sutton & Co., of Por tland, have an estab-lishment which dries lumber by a process ofsuper-heate- d steam not machinery as somehave reported. It is ot sufficient capacity totake care of fifty thousand feet per dv.

The number of liquor establishments inOregonin 1S6' where malt liquors werebrewed, was eight, yielding 4,152 bbls. perannum, valued at S3,750. We now havethe same number of establishments.

2) TllO ITrrn'.jl. rpiuirtur h:ia Ki'PIl. in MrS.Frush's garden, at East Portland, a turnipweighing 30 pounds, and a beet0veighing 10pounds.

The Oriflamme on Tuesdsr morning took475,000 in treasure.

7With the exception of the bark GoldenGate, the Russian telegraph fleet is now, allin San Francisco harbor. It is supposedthat the missing bark has been frozen in atthe Arcadian river, as cold weather comes soquick and without warning that itwas almostimpossible for her to have got away. She isthe store ship of the expedition. She hasplenty of provisions, and her crew are per-fectly safe, though the position may be acold one. The fleet will remain in harborduring the winter, and resume operations inthcpring.

We take the following telearanhic newsfrom disnatehes to the TiTmmi&n fifnnn

Dates to December 13tli.Herschel T. Johnson has been elected to

the U. S. Senate from Georgia.It is said that Colorado and Nebraska will

be admitted a9 States of the Union earlynext week. 4

The South Carolina and Georsria legislatures have passed bill3 to encourage foreign

EmigrationsGen. Robert Allen has been assigned to

the command of the military division of thePacific.

The English government have offered areward ot 5,000 for the Fenian Chief, Jas.Stephens " dead or alive'

A statement of tLe public debt 011 Dec. 1stshows a decrease of $10,000,000 during No- -

vember.(Q)The cash in the Treasury has ed

$3,000,000.

It is reported that the physicians of theEmpress Crlotta f&ir the absolute loss of herreason as well as her life. Of what use theformer without the latter ?

At the Bogtn municipal election, held thisweek, a copperhead darky was beaten for thecouncil bysa radical cuss" named Merritt O,Massa en usetts.

The Canadian Parliament has been pro-rogued until January 19th. Lynch, McMa-ha- n,

and other condemned Fenians, have re-ceived respit until March 30th, m order thattheir cases may be referred to the home gov-ernment as a result of American influencain their behalf. & (g ()

A prospectus has been issued in London,for subscriptions of capital for establishinga transit route through Nicaragua. A miLlion and a half will be required. The Timesproposes that France and America will joinin the work. America can do it alone if shewill.

The-Souther- n Republican Association, owhich I nomas J. Durant is .President, is al-most daily in session preparing to bringplans for Southern Amongthe active members j;e Hamilton, Sherwood,Sabine and Judge Purple, of La., Godlove,ofN. C, and Hall and Davis, of Va. TheseSouthern loyalists favor the territorial plan.

A special Boston dispatch says that aFenian privateer is stated to have success-fully eluded the Federal authority and sailedfrqm NewburypoTt several days ago for theIrish coast. The vessel in question is allegedto be the schooner Patella, of 700 tons bur-den, and she is said to be armed with a mostimproved destructible ordnance, and to con-tain a picked crew of more than 200, whohave seen service in our ironclads. Her off-icers are all men of experience, (g,

"Washington dispatches andLondou reportssay that France has not changed her purposeof evacuating Mexico but for military con-siderations it was deemed, expedient to sub-stitute complete evacuation, for evacuationin separate detachments. All the troops willleave Mexico in March. This is in accord-ance with the correspondence between Sew-ard and Bigelow, and is confirmed by thenews of the Continental from Mazatlan.

The steamship Continental brings news toSan Francisco on the 12th, of the evacuationof Mazatlan by the French under flag oftruce, November 11th. Duranzo andSanLuis Potosi were evacuated on the ISth ofNovember. According to the ContlnentaVsnews, Maximilian was yet at Orizaba, butwould leave Mexico for Austria in a few days.The French troops will concentrate in thecity of Mexico, and prepare to leave the Re-public in March,

A New Orleans dispatch to the Sth, saysthat both the Ortega and Juarez factious inMexico condemn Sedgwick's occupation ofMatamoras. Several officers belonging tothe United States were insulted, in Mata-moras on Dec. 2d, and one belonging to aColorado regiment was beaten to death bysome of Cortina' s men. News from the RioGrande is thought to indicate implacablehostility to American intervention in the affairs of Mexico, and that any effort of thekind would cause more united oppositionthan was made against French interventionor the Empire.

A dispatch received from Sheridan, dallat New Orleans, speaks of matters being inuuu.nvu wu iuv; Alio irruuutt. x lie act

of Sedgwick gave rise to no complication -

"Infant," says Sheridan, "Escobado calledon me to ask me not to hold him responsible.The Canales faction has been submerged andI was enabled to release Ortega, Escobadopromising,he would look out for him. Thereis not a city or State in Mexico that takes is-

sue against the Juarez government. On myreturn I me Sherman at Brazos, en route forMetamoras, with Campbell.

CONGRESSIONAL.The House resolved to adjisurn on the 20th,

until January Sd.Bidwell offered a bill for the maintenance

of the Indians of northern California.Congress will appoint a committee to visit

New Orleans, and investigate the riots.The House tabled by a decisive vote the

resolution in favor of increasing the cur-rency.

Conness offered a bill to grant land to aidthe construction of the San Francisco andCentral Pacific Railroad. e

The credentials of representatives fromAlabama, were presented in the House, andreferred, on the 12th.

A joint resolution has been called up inthe Senate, to disband and prohibitnihtiain the South.

The committee on Foreign Affairs have re-ceived instructions to inquire what measuresare necessary to secure foreign recognitionof our naturalization principles.

The Senate Judiciary committee have re-ported favorably on the House bill to repealthe amnesty act, and asked immediate con-sideration, j.

In the House on the ISth, Stevens intro-duced a bill to establish a civil governmentin North Carolina which was referred to thecommittee on territories.

The nousecommittee on banking) hasagreed upon a bill to limit the issue of anyone bank to 1,000,000, cutting down the cir-culation of existing banks nearly 30,0ou,t)00

which will be distributed among bankswhose circulation is below the average.

Maj. Gen. Dixhas been confirmed as Min-ister to France. The following nominationswere sent to the Sonate on the 12th : A. S.Williams of Michigan, Minister, resident atSau SalvadorgJ. S. Eyre of Ohio, Minister,resident at Liberia ; 11. S. Peck of Ohio, resi-dent at HaytirJohn McGinnis of Illinois, atStockholm; A?0. Lawrence of Rhode Islandat Costa Rica; Wickam Hoffman of Lousiana,Assistant Seeretary at Paris: II. Ewinjr of

jansas, Minister, resident at the Hague ; J.f5J. Campbell, Minister, resident tt Bogota.

In the Senate on the 10th, Edmunds, ofVermont, reported a bill regulating the ten-ure of office, and prohibiting removals with-out the consent of the Senate. The President is empowered to suspend the functionsof officers in cases of misdemeanors. Ed-munds c'isclaimed on behalf of the commit-tee hostility to the President. The bill wasmade the special order for the ISth.

To convene the Fortieth Congress on thefth of March requires special elections inCalifornia, Kentucky, Connecticut, RhodeIsland, New Hampshire and Tennessee. Thebill passed the llot&e on the loth by 127 toSO. Pending the vote, Higby of Californiaexplained the impossibility of electing Ci-forni- a

members. Bidwell offered an amendment empowering the Governors of States tofix elecljons prior to the 4th of March. Theamendment was not accepted. The Califor-niadelegatib- n

propose to get Congress toauthorize the calling of special elections i$iorto February.

The leading members of Congress are infavor of making an experiment to see if thePostoflice department cannot advantageous'vmauage the telegraph. The proposition isto build a line from Washington to NewYork, and declare it a post route, put it un-der the control of the Postmaster General,and require each message to bear a centpostage stamp for every twenty or thirtywords. It is believed the line would yield ahandsome revenue. The present PostmasterGeneral is understood to think the schemeentirely practicable. What has been donein other countries can be done in this.

, The following account of financial mattersand history of Oregon's first and last mintwill be read with interest: It is from theten of Mr. J. G. Campbell of Oregon City,under date of August 4th, 1S66, and may befound in the report of the Secretary ofState: "Sir In reply to yours of the 17thult., requesting a history of the mint estab-lishment in 1849, I give you a brief account.Upon the discovery of the gold mines and theconsequent rush of miners, for nearly everyman that went to California at that time be-

came aSiiiner, and the great demand for sup-plies to clothe and feed them, Oregou verynaturally sent a great number of her popu-lation, together with all the supplies thatshe could spare from her immediate wants,receiving in turn a large amount of golddust of the most superior quality, taken fromthe Feather and Yuba rivers principally.Nearly every man brought gold dust withhim on his return to Oregon, and, finding

that great annoyance and waste accompanied

the payments of small sums in dust, wasnaturally anxious to dispose of sufficiency ofdust for coin f& meet their demands. Therebeing but littIe9eoin in the country at thattimefcaused an influx from the nearest portswhere it could be obtained, viz: SouthAmerica; and as the debasement of the cur-rency of nearly all of the South AmericanStates was great and notorious, so much so,in fact, that upon my return from the At-

lantic side in the latter part of 184", beforethe gold mines were discovered, they did not

ma, twenty-hv- e of their nominal quarters ofa dollar iu exchange for a United States halfeagle command when you take into consid-eration that a very large amount of golddust, the intrinsic value ot which was betweeneighteen and nineteen dollars per ounce,payable in this debasedfcouth American coinat the rate of four of these nominal quartersof a dollar to the dollar, you wil see at oncethe enormous loss Oregon wasuffet ingthe double discouilfPon the gold and coin. Asmall party of gentlemen met at the counting room &f Campbell & Smith to take theforegoing matter into consideration, andconcluded, for the general benefit of thecountry, to form a company fo.he purposeof coining the dust into a shape that wouldbe otpar value at any place where gold coinwas used. The names of the parties thatpaid for the machinery, dies, etc., and thatincurred and lost the whole expenses of thetransaction were Kilborne, Magf-ude.-- Tay-lor, Rector, Campbell & Smith. xhe designof the dies was drawn by myself at the firstmeeting of the company, and immediatelyadopted as being appropriate. The tariffon goods exchanged by the Hudson BayCompany for furs (of which beaver moneywas the main item in Oregon(J)being muchless than for coin, beaver orders on the Hud-son Bay Company were considered the bestmoney in the country. As soon as we com-menced making the coin, gold dust rose tosixteen dollars per ounce, "at which rate weexchanged our dust for coin, wt.n so re-

quested. After having issued some tenthousand dollars, and broken both our cruci-bles (we had with much trouble only beenable to procure two), and having effectedour influx of South American currency, andevery piece that we coined beinyr at the ex-pense of the company, we concluded to ceaseoperations, and did so. I send you an assaymadefor mo at the U. S. Mint at "Philadelphiam j ou ; me nrst mentioned on the memorandum was the clippings of the last coining.and tSe- contents of our last crucible when Itbroke, together with some very heavy fineYuba dust ; the second is our Oregon beavercoin, and I assure you that every coin in thisassay was so abraded, that the design wasahnost(ibdistin:ruishab!e, from tho wear bycontact with alloyed, and, of course, ha' dercoin. I also seud you the dies, which, ifyon see proper, I would like to have deposit-ed with the $10 piece you alluded to. Theywere made by W. II. Rector d HamiltonCampbell in Oregon."

One prolific source of Chinese crime, saysthe Oregonian, arises from the existenceamong them of a system of slavery, quite asoojeciionaole rs the African svstem anywhere. Men and women arc bourht and soldin Portland hundreds of dollars beiug some-times paid for a slave of commonrade, andas high as perhaps a thousand dollars for anextra one. Quito a large proportion of theChinese prostitutes are the slaves of menwho compel them to follow that degradingvocation for the enrichment of Celestial aris-tocrats. Men of money among them whoownIavcs, require them to produce a statedamott'nt of money for a stated period andthe fear of punishment for failure often in-

duces the slave to resort to larceny andother crimes. Our public authorities shouldsee to it that the system be ruest thoroughlybroken up.

Lambert, thc robber of Collector Adams,escaped from the New York Toombs on thenight of November 1st. The says hewas kept in on e of the comfortable roomson the main Uoor of thej)building, a speciesof reserved apartments for respectableper-so- u

s under arrest. AVhy hC) was thJe isstrange to us; as from what we have beeninformed he was a most perfect loafer, andin no way entitled to such distinction. Thereis something rotten about his escape.

The Oregonian says that the assessed valueof property in Multnomah counj) for 1S6-1- ,

was 4v331,9S0 on which there was paid aproperty ta3of $12,905 7'.). In 1865, the as-

sessed valuation was on whichthe tax paid amounted f) $24,845 10. Mult-nomah has the largest property valuation ofany county in the State, nd in 18(55, wasthe third county in population, Marion ex-ceeding her UtPjOSS and Linn by 1323. Theproperty valuation of Multnomah was lastyear greater than Marion by SI ,572,603, andgreater than Linn by $2,031,475.

The Herald is informed that the O. S. N.Company have men employed running wooddown the Payette river, to be used next sum-mer by the steamer Shoshone. The loggrenow nearly all down, and workmen are en-gaged splitting and cording the wood at theregular landing place. The coal at Olds'Ferry will also be used on the Shoshone, andworkmen are engaged developing the mineso as to reach the natural and perfect strata.The steamer can go to,vthin a few miles ofthe Salmon Falls.

The stage from Canyon City arrived at theDalles on Friday evening. The Indis arestill committing degradations on the road.Last week a pack train was stolen about onemile from Camp Watson. The men did notat first believe the Indians had stolen theanimals, owing to their close proximity toCamp Watson, but were soon (bnxinced ofthe fact from the signs in the neighborhood.Col. Baker, as soon" as the robbery wa re-

ported to him, sent a detachment of soldiersm pursuit of the Indians.

The Herald of Sunday "noticed" one hun-dred barrels of flour at McCraken, Jlernll fc

Co.'s, which had been put up iu good oakbarrels, hooped with wooden hoops. Thatreally begins to look like civilization. Forhome use there is not a family to be foundin Oregon, who came from east of the Missouri, who will not prefer barrels to sacks.We regret that the Herald did not finish theitem ancLteil us where those barrels camefrom vlf?i lipr "rnuntl lir(f)' fl.,f ' .1

(jAvhat " 106 superfine" costs.The great number of merchants in this

State who are endeavoring to "sell otF' and"close up," reminds us of an anecdote: Ashopkeeper who had stuck up a notice inglaring capitals, "Selling off; must close onSaturday," was asked by a friend, " Are youselling off?" " Yes. all the shopkeepers'areselling off, aint they?" "But must vcuclose on Saturday?" "To be Sure; vouwouldn't have me keep open on Sunday !"

The Portland Iron Works has commencedof Iluie's patent gang plows.

The Oregonian leari that the proprietorsItave been in with Mr.Douthitt of Linn county, with a viewto mak-ing an arrangement with him for the manu-facture of his patent, should it be found su-perior, as is claimed, to the other gang plowsuow in use.

Notwithstanding the immense freightstaken by the Montana, Orijlamme. and Pacific,there is a large amount yet in store enoughit. is said, to load two steamers which mustwjt for the return oLthe steamers. By thattime freights of the Upper Willamette will

0ihave accumulated so as to create anothergrand jam at Portland.

" Capt. Adams" who is he ? the Herailsays: on Friday afternoon last robbed hisemployers' till at Portland, of Rbout 200and skedaddled for parts unknown. '

S. HUELAT,ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Oregon-City- , OregeuvOffice over Charman & Brother. 8:tf

OREGON CITY ROAD TAXES 4

PERSONS STILL DELINQUENT FORRoad Tax, are hereby notified

that after the 22d inst., the same will be col-lected as provided by law.

D. J. SLOVER, Street Com..Oregon City, Dec. 12th, 1866. (8:2r

Justice's Blanks Just Printed,

haveIust printed ik"Wegood form, with clear type, uponthe best quality ofpaper, afull set of Justice'sCourt blanks, which will be sold as low asthe same cart be procured elsewhere in thiaState. D. C. IRELAND,

Publisher Oregon Cdy Enterprise."

EXTENSIVE"

AUCTION SALE!ENTIRE FURNITURE AND

THE fixtures of the Willamette House, iaOregon City, will.be sold at "Public Auction

On Saturday, Secfcmfcer 22d, 18 S6 !

Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. M.

This sale will include a fine lot of beds andbedding, nearly new. A large lot ot kitchenfurniture and household goods. Also: oneof Buck's splendid No. 10 Cooking Stoves,

rfppt Steam Tanks attached! Twovery excellent Milch Cows, and a large lot ofearthen ware, tin ware, etc., to numerous tomention.

Terms :

Payment in U. S. gold or silver coin, upon.i s. Mcdonald.

s

THE NATIONAL COLLEGE

OF

BUSINESS COMMERCE I

Corner of ALDER and FRONT streets,.PORTLAND OBEG OX.

SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES!'

COLLKGE RANKS FIRST ONTIIE'THIS and offers advantages for acquir-ing a Practical Business Education, superiorto"any other school.

The Course of InstructionIs conducted on the plan of th best Com-

mercial Colleges in Emope and the AtlanticStates, combining

Theory and Practice,By means of Banks and Business offices, thus

familiarizing the Student with all the dif-ferent kinds of Business in the shortestpossible time, and least expense.

The Business CourseEmbraces Book-keepin- g, by single and double

eotry, 1'enmanship, "Commercial Calcula- -

tions, Commercial Law,Actual Business, Lectures on AccountrBusir.ess Customs, Mercantile Ethics, fcc.

Terms :Scholarships, embracing the whole Busi-

ness Course, ltegular and Special Lec-tures, time unlimited, with privilege ofreviewing at any future day $50

Students enter any time. There are no .va-

cations. For further particulars addressthe President," or call at the College.

M. K. LAUDENS LAGER, President.II. M. DeFRANCE, Secretary. 8:3m

PEOPLE'STransportation Company

WINTER ARRAKGE.UEST.

Until further notice

TI1E STEAMER5

A LEUTWill leave Portland daily at 7 o'clock A. M-f-

or

Oregon City, connecting with the

STEAMER RBIiIANCE;

On Monday and Thursday cf eachiceekfor Corral lis.

WITH THE

Str. FANNIE PATTON,

jOn Tuesday and Friday of each tceek

for Corva'lis.

WITH THE

STEAMER ACTIVE,

On Wednesday of each iceek, forIlarrisburg, Lancaster and Eugene

AND "WITH THE

STEAMER UNION,On Monday, Wednesday and Friday,

of each week, for JJaylon and La-Fayet- te.

Returning the Str. ALERT will leave OregonCity for Portland at 1 o'clock P. M.

A. A. McCULLY,President P. T. Co.

SALEM, December 1866. (l:tf

10,000 SOLDIERS WASTED:

! TO MAKEIMMEDIATELY due them under Act ofCongress, July 23th, 1866, and now about tobe adjusted.

To Secure an, Early Return,Those entitled should make application tome at once, as the claims " tiled within thoperiod of six months from Oct. 1, 1S66, willreceive the first attention, and none, othershall be paid or considered until all theseare satisfied."

All Soldiers who entered the service fortwo or three years, orth war, and have re-

ceived only 50 or $100 are entitled toanother similar amount.

On or about the 25th day of December, Iwill dispatch a Special Agent to Washing-ton, D. C, to secure the earliest possiblepayment of these claims.

Pensions, Prize Money, Bounties Patents.Pay for Vouchers, Scrip, Back Pay, ltHoVses and other Claims will be collectedpromptly by applying at Oregon Heraldoffice, or addressing

ALBERT M. SNYDER,Government Claim Agent, Portland, Oregon.

Information given by mail gratuitously.December 12, 1666. (8:3 m

LANES OF EVERY DESCRIPTIO ,B Neatly printed at the Ent-erpri- s ciM- -

ry of suitable books for the Penitentiarybut it has not done so.

Change in the O. S. X. Co. It is report-ed that Col. A. Hayward, of California,who visited Oregon and Puget Sound lastsummer, has purchased a large interest inthe Oregon Steam Navigation Company.Col. Hayward is as noted for the judiciousdistribution of his wealth, as is tne worthyA. T. Stewart of New York. We wantthousands like him in Oregon, and con-gratulate the State upon his appearancein financial circles here.

Sleepixo Around Loose. Previous tothe departure of the California steosnersfrom Portland, on Tuesday, it was saidthat the hotels could not accomodate thepeople that hundreds of men slept in armchairs about the different hotel fires. Werecollect that in the early days of Minne-sota it was customary with hotel keepers,when the rush was so great, to take sleep-ers from their horizontal positions, whenunder the influence of the first nap, andhang them up to make room lor new com-ers I " We can show the papers."'

A Public Promenade. In the originalplat of Oregon City, all the open or va-

cant space fronting on lots and blockswest of High street, have "been donated forthe use of a public promenade. This wastruly a wise provision. The principal por-tion of residences in Oregon City willeventually be upon the blult, and the viewis most commanding for miles up anddown the river. Even now, in its primi-tive state, a grand sight is presented to thepublic from this promenade.

New Hose Carriage. We are pleasedto know that the experiments with a paidfire department at San Francisco resultsin good somewhere. "It's an ill wind thatblows nobody good' The disbandmentof Rincon Hose Company has placed .Wi-llamette No. I, of Portland, in possession ofthe finest four wheeled. Silver MountedHose Carriage upon the Coast, at a nomi-nal figure. No. 1 deserved it, if we do sayso from experience.

NotSo. The Bulletin of the 3d inst.,noticing the arrival of the Oregonian atSan Francisco, says. "Owing to the de-cline in the Oregon" trade, it is stated thatthe ship will be offered lor sale." If thereis any decline in the Oregon trade, fromw-ha- it was when the Oregonian was putupon the stocks, we don't know it. Priceshave declined, but business has more thandoubled.

Coal. We have at least twenty timesnoted reportedodiscoveries of coal in Ore-

gon during the past four years, and yetwe get our supplies by importation. Mr.Foley, a prospector, assures the Oregonianthat coal has recently been discovered inTillamook county. These mines should beworked, tor show to the world practicallythat Oregon can produce coal. From Mr.J.J. Dawson, of Tillamook, we are in-

formed that the Nehalem company havecommenced operations.

New Branch Mint, The Secretary ofthe Treasury has purchased, at a cost of$100,000, a lot iu San Francisco for thenew. branch Mint. Poor Oregon is leftout in the cold again, to shiver and freezefor the want of just action to place her inproper garb for an appearance before theworld. When will Oregon be attendedto ? That's the question.

Bellixoham Bay Mixes. The PacificTribune is informed that operations arestopped at these mines and will probablynot be resumed until spring. The firesare still raging below and the waters ofthe bay are being turned in to drown itout It is the intention soon to sink anoth-er shaft on the same lead.

SrciAL Agext. The Oiympia Standardpays that the appointment of B. O. Trumandoes not deprive Mr. Q. A. Brooks of hisoffice. The duties of the two offices aredistinct and separate. Those of Mr. True-ma- n

are supervisory, while those of Mr.Brooks are active and general.

Gorxo East. Governor Geo. L. Woodsia intending to start next week on a visitto the Eastern States. The principal ob-ject of the Governor's visit will be to lookafter the interests of the State in the suitbetween the State and Lane county, to bedetermined in the U. S. Supreme Court.

The Astoria Suip Yard. The Heraldlearns that Mr. John Bruce, who has nowa. Bchooner in course of building at hisyard in Astoria, has contracted to build amuch larger vessel for another firm: "We

aro glad to learn that Mr. Brace is meetingwith such good success in his new home.

TJfset Agaix. The telegraph yesterdayupset all that was reported previously ofMcx. and Max. It is said now that Maxwill not leave Mex. Let us see what it says

Great 'are the uses of thetelegraph.

To Be Hcxg. Patrick Brown, tried formurder on the 22d ult, at Umatilla, wassentenced to be bung on the 17th of Janua-ry next. The circumstances of the caseare omitted in the Columbia Press.

Ordered Back. Capt. Kelly with hisCavalry have returned from the southernpart of the State. They did not reachFort Klamath before orders countermand-ing the march was received.

Smoking. Mount Hood, and Mt. St.Helens have both issued forth smoke, inblack stacks, during the past week. Thesehave bc?n eecn by various persona.