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the cowardly and brutal murder of the Presi-
dent. Every newspaper, of whatever politics,
that we have received since the news of the as
SasSination was made public, has denounced the
assassins, and those in any way connected with
the crime, in the seyerest terms.
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| SUNDAY LAw,-The Dalles Mountaineer says
the merchants and business men of that place
have signed a stipulation agreeing to disregard
! the Sunday law. They have also subscribed
| fund of $500, to be used in defending any suit
/ that may be brought for violating the law This
movement originates, not in any lawless dspo-
sition, but from the necessaries of our position
as a town depending upon the mining trade
! At Umatilla, La Grande and Canyon City, a
similar course will be pursued, and in the face
of this unanimity, it is scarce likely that seri-
Gus attempt will be made to enforce the law"
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| New gold diggings have lately been found on
Rock Creek, a tributary of the John Day river
The Dalles Mountaineer estimates the new mines
to be distant from Dalles, about l25 miles, and
axe reached by the Canyon City road. The dig
gings are reported to prospect favorably.
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The late rise of water in Mill Greek resulted
in considerable damage to the property of some
in this city. The damage was principally in
washing away the banks of the stream and the
overaOwing of newly planted garden spots.
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| 1t is a noteworthy fact that many people of
the present day designate the public officials of
the government as "our rulers" Formerly the
officials were termed by the people, their "ser-
wants" The inference is that formerly the peo-
pie were the soyereigns, and atterly that the Of
fcials coastitute the sovereign power. What
ever change has taken place is unquestionaby
toward the Capitalization of power in the hands
of the governments public functionaries.
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Our exchanges from all parts of the country,
are filed with articles of mourning for the
death of the President, and notices of the fu-
| neral obsequies. We notice that some of the
| ntl-Admlnlstration papers, which were the
most yindictive in their denunciations of the
President during his four years administration,
| fill their papers, to the exclusion of all other
matter. with eulogies on his public life, and
mournful lamentations, columns long, on the
sad calamity of his sudden death.
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| The Mountaineer says the Sunday law was
disregarded at Dale8, on Sunday last Nearly
all the stores and saloons were kept in full blast
during the day. The Sunday law was passed
/ by the last Oregon Legislature. The Dalles
! 2eople call it the "Bluc Law"
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Mrs. LINCoLN.-The proposition to raise Mrs.
Lincoln $lOO, ,OOO in one dollar donations is said
to be meeting with great success In San Fran
cisco the friends of Mrs. Lincoln are subscribing
literally to the fund.
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! HANGIxG REBRLs.-The Corvallis Gazette has
the following in reference to hanging jeff, Da-
! Wis Co.:-The Constitution guarantees to ey-
| cry criminal-no matter what the degree Of
! crime-a fair and impartial trial by jury, and
it is idle to talk, as some do, about hanging
without trial, JEFF Davis or any other rebel
| leader and il is erroneous to say that the Presi-
dent can pardon them before they convict
! ed jeff Davis may be hung without trial, but
this would not be a legal way Of proceeding.
| The President may pardon him before convic-
ton, yet he could still be held to answer for his
! offence in the courts of the country.
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The San Francisco Spectator says the Chinese
of Washoe like wild geese, with the opening of
Spring, are vending their way northward for
Idaho in great numbers
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The great water falls of Snake river, says the
Marysyille Express, are exciting much talk
among western tourists. When the Pacific
Railroad is completed, this will become fash
enable visiting place as Niagara is now.
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/ We have now ten Territories waiting to be
made States, namely Wyoming, Arizona, Col
orado, Idaho, Dakotah Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Utah and Washington. Some of these
will have to wait great while before they be-
come States-Washington, in particular.
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! The snow has about all disappeared from
Craigs mountain, says the Radiator, and the
contiguous hills are wrapped in living green,
from base to summit The same may be said
of the Blue mountains and hills adjacent to
Walla Walla.
A negro was married to white woman at
st. Paul, Minnesota, short time since by JUS
tice of the peace, Catholic and Protestant hav-
ing refused to perform the ceremony.
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Lafayette S. Foster, of Connecticut, who was
elected President pro tenn. of the Senate on the
9TH of March, succeeds to the position of the
| Vice Presidency.
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The Dalles Mountaineer says the Columbia
river is rapidly rising at that point, and is now
twenty feet above low water mark. The citi-
zens there had better get their ropes ready and
prepare to tie up in case of emergency
The improvements TO the County Jail are
rapidly going forward. The fencing is nearly
completed.