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, 1867-07-26
The Fair-The Premium List.


With this issue we present the premium
lis; offered by the Wulla Walla Agricultural
Society, aud bespeak for it the careful at
tention of our readers. The premiums Of
fered are liberal, and should have the effect
to bring out a full exhibition of the agricul-
tural and other products of our Valley, We
have here one of the finest agricultural dis
tricts on the Pacific coast, and it should be
our pride to see that our magnificent resour-
ces are fully aud fairly represented, Of the
utility of fairs, and the influence they exert
on the general growth and development, it is
useless to argue. In Europe or America,
take the communities in which fairs are held
10 the highest esteem and most literally
patronizcd, aud there we 6nd the greatest
amount of wealth combined with the highest
degree of Intelligence and virtue. In the
adjoining State of Oregon, we find that our
neighbors date the period of their greatest
prosperity from the time when they COM
menced giving their earnest aud undivided
attention to the business of holding State
and county fairs. Under the influence of
these annual exhibitions, the industrial re>
sources of Oregon have been developed 10 an
extent never before attained, and the projec'
tors of these fairs have been amply repaid
for their outlay of time and means, in the
enhanced value of property and the general
prosperity that followed. In Washington
Territory we have been slow to avail ours
selves of the advantages that follow in the
train of these annual exhibitions of the
products of industry, but Low that our peo>
pie are awake to their importance, we antici-
pate the most favorable results. On all
sides we hear the notes of preparation for
the coming fair, and judging from the ndi>
cations, the exhibition promises to be a grand
success. The products of our teeming soil
would alone suffice to render the exhibition
both entertaining and instructive; but in
addition to the display of the products of
the farm and the garden, We shall have a
grand assemblagc of the finest stock in a
district of country where unusual attention
has been paid to the rearing of fine cattle.
This feature of the Fair alone will amply
repay the visitor for any expenditure of time
and money. In addition to the settlers in
our own immediate Valley, we hear that our
neghbors on the Touchet, as also those on
the Umatlla, and indeed the whole vas, -
tent of country of which Walla Walla is the
central point, are preparing to unite with US
in making the Fair creditable reflex of the
industrial and agricultural resources of the
Columbia River Valley. Our neighbors will
be here not only with the products of their
farms and their finest stock, but they will
also bring with them their families-their
wives and little ones-and for all these thev
will find hearty welcome
, 1867-07-26

LEMHI lTEMs.--FrOm the Mining Neus
Of the llth, We CLEAN the following: A
Convention, without regard to politics, was
held at Salmon City on the 9th. A full
ticket for county officers was nominated, to
be voted for at an election to be held on the
goth. A. G. Turner, a gentleman who
figured in the early history of Idaho, was
nominated for sheriff.. The intention is
to proceed at once with the organization of
Lemhl county, and trust to the Legislature
TO legallze whatever is irregular ...... Good
prospects have been found at the North Fork q,
and scarcely an hour passes that does not
witness the departure of parties for the
scene of the discoveries. About four hun,
dred men were already at work in the dig
gings.......Good prospects have been found on
Salmon rive. bar, and specimens taken out
that weighed from So to Sl0,......A coal
mine has been discovered on Salmon river,
short distance from Salmon City on the
surface it (the coal mine) presents "a ledge
eight inches in widrh......The Fourth of
July was duly and patriotically celebrated
IN the Basin......Two Cinnamon had a
fight at Lcesburg, which resulted in the
death Of one of the Johns" The China.
men proposed to deal with their offending
brother; they said that if guilty of murder
he must hang
, 1867-07-26
Clan 7-En,,..,.;.

NsNeS -EqucStfldnifTn
Best and most skillful lady rider. p;..
um, gold mounted whip; End. siiv..H Hn ptsni
whip; Sd, diploma sf nOOn.a
Judges-w. H. Newell, j.. &. Wv.A.
Stevens. "'Snei HlIatd
Premiums will be awarded ON at,
enumerated in the above list, IL des,aaseie' 10,
N. B. Ten per cent on the amonn, ~ VI merit
offered will be charged as entrance fsss pfeuiun,
the time OF entering ''sS' pagabk
Exhibitors must have their animals
entered at the Seereary's Office by 10 ooIo article
the second day Of the fair. ~ ' eloeki AZ
The trials Tor speed will take place =, a.
the last day Of the fair. F'"ee On Satufda,
Any person may present any anims, 49,,
exhibition and compete ior premiums 70 aruce h
live within the boundaries Of the Soo;.,I Dc @IA,
animal is owned by the exhibitor. or sn u
been manufactured and owned by the e.h;ta,ta h;ta han
within said boundary. O''or Gvne
No animal or article entered for A nror,,.-
removed, unless by the consent Of III mum Huh
arrangements, before the evening Of IN les thIes d
under penalty Of forfeiture of the nremDslfd Hfd diJ
Animals and articles entered for premin-
nave carus stiac1Sd, with class and number H11e IH
Animals to which premiums have bson
will be paraded, uEder the direction of ~. awarded
so that the visitors and competitors NAV .'n1,
prizo animals. 1'! zee IL
No person will be permitted to iutertor. -,
judges, verbally or otherwise, during ibe;, wa 2
ton Of articles or animals, for the award ~
miums. pH
The Executive Committee will use eyerv r,.
in their power for the safe preservation ~ m MCuoa
and stock exhibition, but will moi bo ~ aHe
for any damage or loss. '-aaaA
, 1867-07-26

a FAILuRE.-The Oregon City paper
mill is advertised to be sold at sheriff's sale.
This announcement will surprise many per-
sons who supposed the enterprise to be q
success. ln California paper mills have
uniformly been found paying institutions,
aud we know of no reason why they should
fail in Oregon. Had the mill originally
engaged in the manufacture of printing
instead of wrapping paper, We think the
result would have been different. We have
no doubt but that the mill will yet fall into
the hands Of men who will make it paying
concern.
, 1867-07-26

DAsE BALL CLUBs.-There is scarce
one horse town in Oregon that has not one
OF more base ball clubs. The practice of
'nese clubs afford healthful exeroise-some,
'hing required by young men too closely
eonnned to workshops aud stores. In view
oil this advantage, cannot we have a bo.s
ball club at wala wAllay Ia these dull
times an organization of the kind vo,,a
serve to drive away the blues. 'O
, 1867-07-26
ABSENT DEFENDANT.
OF WASHINGTON IS.

TERRITORY OF WAoHINUIV-T'io Do
COuSrr OF WALL; AttL4;.;ol biari&
In the District Court, First IsdisrTs1t e Tt G1Isend,1l
C. lSAACS. Plaintiff, vs.J. W. het- hnoti6ed p,
e. llaads MSkEP Pani TGf f5s Ss, :d :ss
against you in said court, winch win which ~
heard at the first term Of the court he ssrycs
commNnce more than two months s,s tl. vou sPpe..
This 9th day of July, 1867, and unleIS isks1-s.
at said term and answer the same w. TAINTED. -
object and prayer of said complaint s9bsr s pc.
sum Of s2ee es1{; and you are y II sscur v
that your properly has been attae9eII 81 IA tsATBBS
same, 1.n., - ~ for PlSnp.S
Complaint 6led July 25th, 1861
, 1867-07-26

MONUMENT TO DELAzoS SMTH.-The Salem Re.
pieW gives the following description of mouus
ment which is being erected at Albany, to the
memory of Delazon Smith "The base is of Or
egOn sand stone, % inches square and two feet
thick. A marble base on that is surmounted by
an ogee moulding above that is the die on
which the inscriptions are engraved. 1t is 20
inches high and l6 square. Above this rises the
column, standing on a moulded base, and nearly
four feet high, lO4 inches at the base, taperiug
to It at the top. At the top is heavy mould
cap, surmounted by an urn. The height of the
monument when set up will be ten feet. 1t is a
very handsomely finished piece of work"
, 1867-07-26
SUMMONS.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
r--..-..r -. W aTIA WAL

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, B.
County OF WALLA WALLl: n:.,,;a
In the District Court, FIRST Judicial pN%isa y Nrolisa
TNO ETIENNE MASSE; You Sre herep9 p99omuhlbi
i that Jean Marie Abade has filed -. eOM ~ ~
against you in said Court, which WI S eIn shSl Coz.
heard at the first term Of the Court wne as,b dsy
mence more than two months after me- tns tern sDd
July, 1867, and unless You appear ~ saSsd snd b,
answer, the same will be taken as oonlesS ooS nrsysr
prayer thereof granted. The object ana ,bs Riu sun
said complaint Is to recover from you 1sTD IDd
eight hundred and seventy-fouT aSn dhs mmoDsy ad'
interest thereon, from April 2Ith; iopI sitb. 1861.
Vanced for you. Complaint hled '9y 9,ySGFORD,
s2-2m. Attorney for Pl'lpI-,
, 1867-07-26

HEAVY oS THE LAwYERs.-Horace Greeley, dis
cussing the question of revising the revenue laws,
gets of severe though possibly merited hit at
the legal fraternity. He says: "a license of
$500 e1acted of all practicing lawyers would
operate as public benefit. Good lawyers would
have it made up to them in increased business /;
while legions of sharks aud swiudleIs who now
hgure as lawyers would be driven to honest iu-
dustry, or compelled to do their stealing in such
manful fashion as to bring them speedily to a
career of usefulness in some State Prison"
, 1867-07-26

PAINFUL AccIDESr.-The Idaho World chron-
icles painful accident that beiell Father Diel-
man, of the Dalles, on Monday Of last week. He
was passenger in a stage returning from Granite
Greek to Idaho City. Whilst on the trip one
wheel broke down, throwing the passengers vio-
lently from the stage. In the fall Father D. IS arm
was broken close to the shoulder. None of the
other passengers were injured. At last accounts
the father was doing we'll and in fair way to
recnYer.
, 1867-07-26

The DARKEYs AHEAD.-The registry of voters
in Louisiana, shows that the negroes outnumber
the whites in the proportion of two to one. At
thatrate Sumner is likely to be grati6ed in hav'
ing the pleasure of welcoming negroes to the
floor of the U. S. Senate. The negroes having
the power to elect men of their own color, it
will be strange indeed if they fail to exercise it.
When the inferior races are allowed to rule, we
shall reproduce in the United States. the scenes
for which Mexico is now famous Revolutions
will be everyday occurrence, and from the
rule of anarchy we shall take refuge in the rule
of despotsm.
, 1867-07-26

GooD TEMPLARs.-The Corvallis Gazette
says that in less than two years one hundred
lodges of Good Templars have been organ
lied in Oregon. To which we may add that
there is scarce settlement of any note in
Washightou Territory that does not boast
lodge Of Good Templars.
, 1867-07-26
The Revenue Question,

Our exchanges from all quarters of the country,
are discussing the question of taxation, and with
rare unanimity they all agree in saying that
means must be devised to relieve the people
from the burdens urder which they groan. The
returns of income for 1866, show large falling
off from that of the previous year, the conclusion
from which is that business does not pay as well
as formerly, and the prospects for the future are
gloomy indeed. Capital to q great extent, says
an exchange, seeksinvestment in non. tax paying
bends, leaving tradesmen, manufacturers and
mechanics to struggle on as well as they may
with limited means, and taxed over and over
again on everything they make or handle Mean
time there is no effort, no disposition to retrench
In government expenses, nor to lessen the bur-
dens resting upon the people by reason of enor-
nous taxation. On the contrary, ell Federal
legislation has been founded upon basis of in>
creasiug expenses and multiplying taxes. The
army and navy to-day might be reduced to a
peace footing, at saving of Sl5O,OOO,O 900 per
year, instead of which it is kept up for no other
purpose than to domineer over aud trample upon
conquered, impoverished and WELL nigh ruined
people. Hoards of civil Offices nave been crea-
ted 'to eat and to subsist," who might be dis
pensed with. Half the negroes made free by
emancipation, aIe fed at the expense of the Fed,
eral treasury through the Freedman's Bureau.
If that pauper institution were abolished, and
the employer and employed left unmolested to
manage their own affairs, the demand for labor
on the one hand and the necessity of wages for
labor as the sole means of susteuance on the
other hand, would afford all needful protection
snd support of the blacks. The policy of the
dominant party, in its length and breadth, is
calculated to depress trade and industry, and to
overload the people with burdens. Unless there
be a change, universal bankruptcy aud ruin are
inevitable.
, 1867-07-26

APPRoPRIATE.-The ladies' window in
the Washington City PostOfice is attended
by ladies, who are said to be admirably
adapted to their peculiar duties.
, 1867-07-26

ACCIDENT.-The Iedete Of July lltb mention,
the u9setting OF Wells, Fargo 4 Co. 8 stage near
Bear River, while going North, on the 9,h with
the following passengers Rev. q. D. B. Nilisr
~ T. Thompson an0 WiTe-fOI BoiSe Ursy Cba1
Cotton and J. II. McGralb for Virgiuia Ciy, aud
Mrs. .. L. Stafford, for Helena, N. T. All ibs
fatally.
, 1867-07-26


The BRANCH MINT.-Our Dalles neighbors
with an energy that is emiuently creditable, are
still urging the establishment of Branch Mint
in their midst. They ask their friends through.
out the country to aid them in their enterprise
and to this end have issued the following, ad-
dressed to the citizens of Washington Territory:
We solicit your assistance for our and your
mutual benefit, to have the law of Congress an.
proved July 4th, 1864, establishing a Branch
Mint at Dalles City, carried into effect for the
following reasons
lst. 1t has now become a fixed fact that either
this law of Congress must be carried into effect
or the State OF Oregon must lose that institution
2nd, With Branch Mints established at San
Francisco and in the State of Nevada. bullion
from the mines of Oregon, and the adjoining
Territories, will 60 to one or the other of those
Branch Mints for coinage at great expense to the
miner and trader, and a loss to our State of the
trade which always follows the currency. Rv
having Branch Mint established in OREGON. we
secure TO ourselves the trade of the mines in our
vicinity, lessen our dependency upon California
AIu 10 measure, secure a separate identity as
State, which we scarcely have at present.
Sd. With a Mint established in Oregon Ioroo
amounts of gold from the British Provinces
would go into American coin, and following that
we would secure to Oregon the trade Of the
mines on the Upper Columbia and elsewhere on
the British border.
In continuation of the project here suggested.
the people of Dalles City have prepared me,
mortal, in which they ask the Secretary of the
Treasury to at once proceed with the erection of
the necessary Mint buildings, as Contemplated
by the law of 1864. Those of our citizens who
may favor the measure, will find copy of the
memorial at the store of Brown Bros. GCo.
where they are invited to call and afix their
signatures. 'nei'
, 1867-07-26
Dalles Correspondence.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
DALLEs, July 23d, 1867

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
A convention will be held on the 25th of this
month by the democrats of Eastern Oregon, at
Umatlla, for the purpose of organizing and
making preparations prior to the ensuing cam
paign All the prominent democrats of Wasco
county will be iGatteadance. If arranged prop
--iSi ST. ~O"'Vus'Ou 49, 49,. H-~s.s N~.-.
good for the people east the mountains. Here
tofore the counties west of the Cascades have
controlled the politics Of Oregon, but the rapid
increase in population will give Eastern Oregon
an important voice in the next State Convention.
The sentiment of the State is that the next rep,
resentativeto Congress should come from Eastern
Oregon. ln view of this fact, | trust that the
convention will see the Importance of cultiva-
ting spirit of concliation, and thus make sue
cess certain.
, 1867-07-26

ASxExArrOx.-A project is now being discuss
ed, looking to the annexation Of Northern Idaho
to Washington Territory. The proposition is
fayorably regarded in this quarter.
, 1867-07-26

THE OLD PExITExTIARY BUILDISG, at Portland,
has been sold to the Oregon Iron Works Com
pany. Ptice paid So, ,ooo The building cost the
State in the neighborhood of $50, 900.
, 1867-07-26

The REWARD FOR THE ARREST OF JEFF. DAVIS
One of the charges that has been brought against
the President, and out of which tae radicals have
attempted to make capital, was the issuing of
the Presidents proclamation, offering a reward
of one hundred thousand dollars for the appre>
hension of Davis, and charging the latter with
completely in the assassination of Lincoln, The
Judiciary Committee, engaged in nosing out
everything relating to the President, lately had
Secretary Stanton up for examination, when that
eminent radical testified that the whole matter
was conducted Oy himself and Messrs. Holt and
Speed, and that the President had nothing to do
with it. The trio-Stanton, Holt and Speed
are all thorough paced radicals, and it now turns
out that the President has been made scape,
goat for their msdeeds
, 1867-07-26

D a. AoDoueAL, late Senator from California
- an applicant for the GOvernOrship of Wal.
russia. Should he receive the appoiutmen, !,
shipment of whiskey to that quarter will nav.
, 1867-07-26

DAILY MAIL.-The welcome news was received
here Wednesday evening, that daily mail ,s,.
vice would commence on the Railroad Line a,
August lst-one week from next Thursday. On.
ders have been issued by Hill Beachey to ,bs
agents on the road TO put the stock and station,
in order for the change. Wells Fargo { Co.
have already put messengers on the route and
will send all treasure from Idaho, Boise and Sl.
yer Cities by this line. The time from here to
San Francisco is TO be made regularly 10 four
days, and from Idaho City in fve.-Oryhs. 4ra.
ldnche.
, 1867-07-26

WITHDRAwN.-We learn from Mr.. Wade, Req
lister of the Land Office, that the plats Of l6,
public surveys of Township 3, n: R., 80 E.. and
and 4, n. R., "a and 35 E., have been Withdrawn
from the Registers Office until the limit. Of lb,
Cmatilla Indian Reservation shall have been
surveyed and the areas on both sides Of Wild
Horse creek calculated and expressed upon lhs
plats, in order that the reservation may be pro.
tected from sale.-Oregon Gig EEtrprist.
, 1867-07-26

GENERAL LoSGsTREEr, one of the most gallant
olheers in the rebel service, has received a free
, 1867-07-26
I. G. LEE,
II. NJ. JESSIE,
W. NJ. SHELTON. |
Manager,

Our OF LucK.-That the way of the trsn,,,...
or is hard, Marshall, who is confined in ,S,als
here on the charge of stealing horses in G,!,i ~,
RoEde Valley, Oregon, is literally re,I';NNa Iaa
After Intellectually endeavoring to get a g LING
by the operation of the babeas CORPUS, bs b'." Nv
remanded to await the requisition of the G..
nor of Oregon. The time for that writ s1o;'a; i,',
on Monday last. Lestit might not come il ".a ,ina
Sheriff Crutcher laid information which ,n,,..s'
ed in the indictment of Marshall, by the Grand
Jury, for having resisted the officer at tbs ,.S
of his arrest, and on this the cuprit v,,IJ,
for trial. 1t happened, however, that bv ,',s
of Sunday evening Deputy SheritfCoo ofr"iss
county, accompanied by Mat. Rice, of La Cr,DS.
arrived here, with an order from Goyerpo, Ri
lard, upon requisition from Governor Woo5,o =,
Oregon, for the delivery of Marshall to DEPUTY
Coon. He will be taken back to Union coS,,!
for trial, and is likely to wea7 the Gsr5n,,
shsckle at Salem for term of years.-IdaL
World.
, 1867-07-26

An opposition stage is running between Boise
and RUBY passage only S.. Itis reported thai
there will shortly be published daily paper in
Silver City. Colonel Ruckel is sojourning at the
Dalles, and intends to spend the summer season
here. DALLEs.
, 1867-07-26
IMPROVEMENTS.

Notwithstanding the universal cry of " hard
times" the Dalles is steadily improving John
Williams, Esq, our popular auctoneer, is about
TO build fine stone store on the corner of Wash
ington and Main streets the building is to be
fire proof; the doors and castings will be man.
ufactured in this city. When completed it will
add considerably to the appearance of Main
street,
, 1867-07-26
IDAHO TRADE.

California papers notice the departure of 4
large number of wagons, heavily freighted, for
the Owyhee and Boise country. The dull times
complained of by our " emporium" neighborS
is doubtless owing to the fact that so much of
the trade and travel from California to Boise and
Owyhee goes by way of the Humboldt route.
, 1867-07-26
BIRTIiS:

BIRTHS:
On the Goth inst, the wife of r. R. REEs efs Nn
On the 22ud lust. the wife Of J. BAuR, u
daughter
, 1867-07-26

The CHOLERA is raging in the South western
States. Al Memphis, Tennessee, 81 deaths were
reported in day. 1t is feared that this fright
tul scourge may visit the Pacific coast In San
francisco, tue auruVrisrNO ,alAS.- -, ,, -
caution, and by means Of cleaning out sewers
and other repositories of filth, hope to escape
the visitation. Experience shows that cholera
and filth are intimately associated, and that
where cleanliness prevails, its ravages are scarce
ly if ever felt. We mention this fact for the
benefit of our own local authorities. In quite
number of localities deposits of filth have been
allowed TO accumulate until the stencil taints
the air. Such places are well calculated TO breed
cholera, and the sooner they are cleaned out the
better it will be for the sanitary condition of the
town.
, 1867-07-26

THE MIssoULA MAIL.-A bungliug arrangement
has been made, by which the Missoula mail is
carried around Walla Walla, greatly to the in
convenience of numbers of settlers who depend
upon this mail exclusively as their means of
communication. The Delta Post Office affords
an illustration of the bungHng character of the
present arrangement. The settlers on the Tou-
chet and Coppei, numbering in the aggregate,
not less than one thousand persons, receive their
letters aud papers through the Delta Post Office
This Office is distant from Wala Walla, not to
exceed twenty miles, yet the mail is made up
here, then sent to Wallula, and thence to the
Delta, making 2 circuit of from eighty to one
hundred miles, And OBTAINING the mail from the
Delta people all the way from four to six days.
We think it would be difficult to find a more ad-
mirable specimen Of chow not to do it" and we
take it that when the attention of Postal Agent
Brooks is directed to the inconvenience he will
promptly apply remedy. During the time that
Altman carried the mail there was no complaint
on this score, and what could have induced the
new contractor to bungle the arrangement in this
manner, we fail to understand
, 1867-07-26
Walla Walla AgriquItural Fair.
pREMruM LIST

o.,1. WaRa Walla Agrieultrdl Society, to Be
s,sarded at the Second Annual Far, TO De hetd
on ts End, Sd, All and oh days Of Oef00sr' 1861
, 1867-07-26
THE MAILS.

The mails from Walla Walla and Umatilla are
now running with great regularity. The o. S.
n. Company carry ing them on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, and Mr.. Ward, by means Of
wogons, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
have never known time when our people had
SO little occasion to complain Of their postal
facilities.
, 1867-07-26

Wv VI tuS stobS llOul OdulOu Olly
we received news to the effect that rich mines
were just discovered in the Malheur country.
No particulars.
OREGON REPRESENTATIVES,.
Nr. Mallory, the representative TO Congress
from Oregon, is expected here shortly. Our
entire delegation is now in Oregon. The winter
session should find them prepared to do some.
thing for the advancement of the State.
, 1867-07-26

cla,. l.-Horsss, Jacks and Mules.