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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
DISTRESSING.

We have puzzled our brain and called
upon our neighbors for explanation; we
have sat up nights and tasted daytimes;
we have laughed and wept, investigated
and entreated for light concerning an
article in Sundays Herald relating to
ourself and mosquitoes. We can't solve
it. Have our local brothers wits gone
daft? Orwill he solve the problem next
Sunday?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

Horace Greeley has only filled two
public positions in his life and the
universal verdict has been that they
were failures. While in Congress he
frittered away his time talking about
pen-knives and mileage, and In the Con-
stitutional Convention OF New York he
was engulfed in the same kind Of small
business.
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CAMPAIGN MEETING.

The editor of this paper will address
the Grant and Wilson Club at the
Court House in this city this friday
evening. The Republican public and
all Democrats, especially our Woman
Suffrage Democratic friends-and we
are proud to claim many-are cordially
invited to be present.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

Horace Greeley has been more i'm
posed upon by swindlers and impecuni-
Gus hangers on than any other man in
the land. He has bailed everything
from jeff. Davis down. And yet there
are persons who expect him to take the
"horns by the bulr' and clean the
Augean stables, as they say. Fab.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
OREGON STATE TEACHERS INSTI-
TUTE.

The Oregon State Teachers Institute
met at the Baptist Church, in Eugene
City, on Monday, August 8, 1872, at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
President J. Q. Thornton, called the
Institute to order. The Secretary being
absent John c. Arnold was elected Sec
retary pro tenn.
There being no business ready for con-
sideration the Institute adjourned to
meet at q Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The Institute met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The committee, appointed at the last
annual meeting, charged with the du-
ty Of framing the project Of a Common
School Law, reported by its Chairman,
J. Quinn Thornton.
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee discharged; and the project of
law recommended by said committee,
for consideration and adoption by this
Institute, was referred to n special COM
mittee consisting of Rev. c. II. Wallace,
John c. Arnold and Rev. T. NJ. Martin,
with instructions to report at 10 A. VI.
tomorrow.
The President having given an invi-
tation for remarks, by any person pres
ent, who might feel interested in pro-
noting the cause of public instruction,
Rev. Il. L. Eliot of Portland, County
Superintendent of Common Schools,
Rev. c. II. Wallace, Rev. Z. p Hender-
son, Rev. T. NJ. Martin, teacher at Eu-
gene, Hon. ]. II. ID. Henderson, and
others, responded by making appropriate
remarks upon various subjects engaging
the attention of the Institute.
Adjourned to meet at 10 A. n. to-mor-
row.
MORNING SESSION.
Wednesday, August 1.-THE Institute
met pursuant to adjournment.
The special committee, appointed on
yesterday, reported that, fully impressed
with a sense of the magnitude and great
importance of the subject, of the project
of Law providing for a general system
of Public Instruction in Oregon, they
had carefully considered, in all its de-
tails, the Bill referred to them, from the
committee appointed by the State
Teachers Institute of last year, and they
recommend that it be adopted by this
body; and further, that Hon. J. Q.
Thornton be charged with the duty of
bringing it to the notice of the next Leg
islative Assembly for enactment.
Mr. Eliot here moved n suspension of
the rules, which motion being adopted,
he offered the following resolutions:
Resoleed, That in the judgment of the
Oregon State Teachers Institute, in
view of the present state of public opin-
ion, is is not expedient to ask for a new
school law, which will embody all the
features of system of public instruc-
ton, but that the Legislature of the
State be asked for a few prominent
changes in the present law, viz:
/. That the election of a State Super
intendent of Public Instruction be pro-
vided for by law, defining the duties OF
the same; and that one be chosen to fill
the Office until the next general elec-
tion.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

Our able contemporary, the San Fran
cisco Pioneer, is out for George francis
Train for "Our Next President" Capt.
tall
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JOHN G. ARNOLD,
Secretary, pro tenn.

A wit once asked a peasant what part
he performed in the great drama of life.
'T mind my own business" was the re-
ply.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

The attempt TO organize Greeley and
Brown club at Hillsboro was a total
failure, not a single person putting in
an appearance.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

A. H. Meaeham, Of Umatlila county
w. ID. Hare. of Washington County.
Jas. Il. Galley. OF Douglas County.
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Probate Court Sale of Real Estate

By ]. H. CULLEN, Deputy Clerk.
Vance, Anderson, Scales & Merriwether,
Soils. for complnt's. au7 tn
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ARKANSAS BONDS.
Meeting OF Holders in New YOrk-Can
They Accomplish Anything!

The following appears in the New
York Times Of July 3lst: 'Holders OF
( Arkansas State levee bonds are request
| ed 10 meet at the office Of Hanna
I Brothers, No. II Wall street, on Thurs
day, August lst, at three o'clock in the
evening, for the purpose Of taking such
action as may be deemed advisable for
1 the protection Of their mutual interests.
MANY BONDHOLDERs."
It is said to be the intention Of the
holders Of levee bonds 10 take such ae-
ton as will force the State of Arkansas
to collect the taxes and pay the interest
at once. aa
The New York Commercial Bulletin,
on this subject, says: "Some doubts
have been raised respecting the validity
OF the Arkansas levee bonds as coming
within the prohibitive clause of the
United States Constitution relative to
bills of credit. Like the Blue Ridge
scrip they were authorized to be issued
IN LIQUIDATION of services rendered, and
for which the State was to be response
BILE; but unlike them they are in de-
nominations of from fifty dollars to one
thousand dollars, carry interest at
seven per cent. per annum, and are in
the form or bonds, Win coupons al
tached. Perhaps q more valid objection
to them is that they come within the
clause in the State constitution prohibit
ing the assumption of any debts with
out a vote Of the people Of the county or
State. In answer to this il is alleged
that the Arkansas Legislature has re-
cOgnized the validity of the leyee bonds
as part Of the State debt, and that the
circumstance Oftheir origin in exchange
for land warrants for which the State
was undoubtedly liable, did not in law
or equity bring them within the prohi-
bitiYe section Of the State consultations
The question, however, is an intricate
one, and is likely to be made q subject
for litigation in the courts. an event
which is not generally calculated to ina-
prove the credit Of any class of securi-
ties.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-07

TELEGRAPHIC WAITS.

A destructive tornado visited Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, yesterday.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, burned fifty
thousand dollars worth yesterday.
Horace Greeley was at a clam-bake al
Providence, Rhode Island, yesterday.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of mills
and lumber was consumed by fire in
Cincinnati yesterday.
There has been no meeting between
Colonel MOsby and DR.. Withers, and a
duel Is not now sxpected. w
A cable telegram states that during
the severe storm Monday, in the vicinity
Of London, six fishing vessels were cap
sized, and all on board were lost.
Evidence before the Depreciation
Commission at Brownsville, Texas,
shows the value Of cattle stolen by the
Mexicans to be over sixty thousand dol
lars. .ato Oh aTa
Nicholas G. Synnott suicided in st.
Louis yesterday, by shooting himself.
He was heavy sufferer by the Chicago
fire, which erazed him, and caused the
act, ~..-v --,--
The biggest run said to haVeerer been
made by any billiardist in America.
was made yesterday by Davis, in a
match-gsme with Pierce-being two
hundred and forty points intwenty min
utes.
A Brownsville, Texas, telegram states
that Captain King, the largest stock
owner on the border, was attacked near
his rancho by band Of eight Mexi-
cans. 1t is thought the attempt was
made to kill him to prevent his appear
ing before the Depreciation Gommis-
sion.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-07
PERSONAL POLITICS.

Three Federal officeholders in st.
Louis have come out for Greeley.
All the Missouri State officials wear
white hats with Brown trimmings.
Senator Carl Schurz says twice as
many Republicans viii vote for Greeley
as was at first thought.
Missouri looks upon the blonde can
didate for Vice-President as a perpetual
tOreh-light procession.
McCullagh, the editor of the Missouri
Demecnot, Is a Greeley man. The
GRANTEES Just keep him for shortening.
DR.. Greeley never drinks anything,
but he thinks that Missouri Brown stout
enough for the Vice-Presidency any
day. ee-
senator BrOckmeyer, of ST. Louis, is a
repeater. He voted for DR.. Greeley at
baltimore. and says he shall vote for
him again in November.
John Hodnett, Of the st. Louis Times,
while in New York few days ago pro-
cured a receipt for Greeley cocktails. He
drinks nothing else now.
The father of Governor WarmOth OF
Louisiana is a postmaster in Missouri.
He says be thinks his son sound ID sup
porting Greeley, but he has TO stick by
the Gift-takeE who pays him.
MissOuri's fayorite son, Speaker X. z.
Z. Wilson, says one Of the evil effects
Of Grants defeat will be his retasn 70
81, Louis. But then be Is no worse as a
citizen than as a President.
Grant has sent word that he wants
K Z. Van Horn Of Kansas CITY 10 be
administration candidate for Governor
Of Missouri. This is the only Horn there
is 70 the Missouri dilemma.
Stilson Hutehins, the newspaper nniI-
lionaire, has got two thousand five hum
dred dollars bet that the farmer Of Chap
paqua wiz be the next President. He
says he viii put up his watch if neces-
sary.
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NIISCELLANEOUS.
why Mr. Tu1man supports Greeley.

" AJ MI AHAuhAA SAPpoEAS UEcSEeJs
NASHVILLE, August 6.-Lewis Till
man, late representative member OF
Congress, publishes card, giving the
reasons which impel him TO support
Greeley. He says: II regard the adOp-
ton of the Cincinnati platform and the
nomination Of Mr.. Greeley by the Dem
oeratic party as a complete abandon
ment of Democratic opposition to Re
publican principles and measures grow
ing out of the rebellion, as if the party
had not. nominated General Grant on
the Philadelphia platform. 1 believe
that the amendments to the
Federal Constitution, and the
reconstruction measures of Congress,
irrevOcable, though a Democrat should
be made President, and am not only
willing but anxious that the passions
and hates of war be buried out of sight.
| believe the nomination of Mr.. Greeley,
whether elected or not, has done more
to this end in the South than any other
event since the war. We shall have
freer discussion and fairer elections than
since the war, for both parties inevita-
bly, feel nearer each other in supporting
men so agreed on the vital principle of
Republicanism as General Grant and
Horace Greeley.
Ratification Meeting.
New YORK, August 6.-At meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Ma
ti0nal Democratic party last evening,
Ben Wood presiding, a communication
was read from the Tammany Organiza-
ton, inviting participation in the grand
ratification meeting of the Baltimore
nominations. The prevailing sentiment
was adverse to giving the proposed
meeting partisan character, hence it was
decided that other organizations be con-
ferred with ON the subject, in order to
have the ratification meeting.
Political Summary.
Governor NOyes, of Ohio, was in New
York yesterday.
General Fitzpatrick addressed a large
Greeley meeting in the Sixth New
York Congressional district yesterday.
The Liberal Republican State Central
Committee of Massachusetts, at Boston,
yesterday issued an address to the peO-
pie of the State, reviewing the political
situation, justifying the act of separa-
ton from the administration party, and
going to the support of Horace Greeley.
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FIENDISH MURDER.
A Lady MysteriOusly Murdered in Hell
Own HOnse-HarrSWing Detail
Of the Bloody Deed.
Knife and BIudgeOn Mercilessly Used on
the Defenseless WOman-The
Brute at Large.

CANTON, ILL, August "a horrible
murder occurred about one mile west OF
Yates City, on Monday morning. The
victim was the wife of John Matthew
son. Matthswson and hired man left
the house at daylight to do harvest
work some distance from the house. and
did not return till night, when the body
of the murdered wife was found in the
cellar, with throat cut and skull mashed.
The murderer is not known, but suspi-
ciOnS rest on man who was near the
house that morning inquiring for work.
Detectives are on his track. The par
ticulars as near as we can ascertain are,
that the murderer went into the house
about eight O'Clock and ordered break
fast. While Mrs. Matthewson was pre-
pairing it, he undertook to ravish
her and she resisted. Her clothing
and person showed unmistakable
signs that there was a terrible struggle
for life. Her hand was horribly cut, as
If she tried to grasp the knife from the
murderers hand. fhe family is very re-
spectacle, and among the first in the
county. She had been married but a
few months. Great excitement prevails,
and mounted horsemen are securing the
country in search of the murderer. A
reward of one thousand dollars is offered
for the arrest of the murderer.
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Another Added to the Daily
Increasing List of Horace
Greeley's Supporters.
The Great Headlight of Illinois
AbandOns the Administration
Because of its Corruption.
Mr.. Greeley Being Supported by
"Rebels - and Southern Dem
Ocrats a Harbinger of
Peace.

/ CHICAGO, August 6.-The Tribune to-
morrow will publish a letter from Cen
eral J. f. FarnsWorth, addressed to
Daniel Shepard, Secretary of the Illinois
| Republican State Central Committee. in
reply to a request that General Farms
worth should assist IN the present cam
/ paign, General Farnsw0rth declined the
| invitation and says: fIhave long since
been convinced that the reelection of
| President Grant and the continuance of
the present policy of the administra-
ton would not be for the good of the Re
| public, and that prior to the Philadel-
! phia Convention, he had hoped that
| some other Republican might receive
! the nomination. After that conven-
| ton was held however, and until the
action of Baltimore Convention made it
| certain that the support of another Re-
publican would not. hazard the defeat Of
both, he did not feel justified IN pro-
nOuncing against the former convention,
but now it is simply choice of Republi-
cans, and, following his convictions, he
must support Mr.. Greeley. The obiee-
ton urged that Mr.. Greeley is supported
by the former rebels Of the South, and
by the D1mOcratie party he considers
the most gratifying spectacle since the
war, as showing that they accept the
verdict of the war and are willing to
abide by its legitimate results. He
thinks the election of Mr.. Greeley will
bring peace, good order and fraternal
gOod-feeling in the South, and so is the
cOnsummation most devoutly to be
wished. He is true type Of the self
educated, self-made American Republi-
can; that, with Chase, Sumner, Hale,
Julian and others who now favor his
election, he helped to form the Republi-
can party; that he is thoroughly
familiar with the history and state Of
our country in every respect. He
enumerated some reasons why his opin-
ion then should be changed as to the adj
ministration, prominent among them
the bad condition of civil service, and
the tendency to Federalism and central
iZation. He refers to the argument in
Blaine's letter to Sumner, that there is
danger the Congress, brought into pow
er with Greeley, will refuse to legislate
and enforce the recent amendments to
the Constitution, and says that if these
amendments depend upon the acts of
Congress to give them force and Vitali-
ty, they are indeed worthy, for what one
Congress does, another may undo; be-
sides, in every one of the constitutions of
the rebel States are provisions securing
to the people of these States the same
rights guaranteed by the constitutional
amendments. He thanks the commit
tee for the invitation, and says that he
would gladly have accepted it, or re-
Trained from participating at all in the
canvass, if he could. He felt it consist
ent with his duty to do so.
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TIE DELEGATES.

Our city Is h0nOred with the delegates
TO the Congressional Convention from
Upton, Fayette, Hardeman and Shelby.
We understand the finest spirit animates
them They come TO demand justice,
fair play, and to couciliate, TO unite, to
act together for the common cause, with
out caring fig for the petty aspirations
of this or that man. To them triumph
Of the Greeley cause is Of more account
than the success Of any particular man.
A more coneiliatOry disposition could
not exist, as we understand, than is now
found among the delegates. High prin-
ciples, noble spirit of magnanimity, a
scOn for all inTigues, a determination
to slaughter the aspirations Of men when
the harmony Of the party requires the
sacrifice, seem to actuate all the delegates.
From what we hearand know Ofthe char
acteT Of the delegates, we cannot enter
tain any serious apprehensiOnsO of the re-
suit. We believe they viii present
candidate to bear our glorious banner,
who win defeat any champion whom
the Radicals may bring into the field.
We fear them not. The issues to be de-
cided are Of the deepest interest to the
people of this district. To-morrow's
APPEAL will carry to the district the
result of the Conventions deliberations.
What shall it be? Shall the message
bring consolation, or shall it be the
cause Of strife, discord and defeat? We
trust it viii have a soothing, not an irri-
tating effect upon a people anxious to
make a square fight, with an unObjee-
tionsble candidate, against the hosts of
Radicalism, who will triumph in No
yember unless our labOrs to-day be har-
,,,o,,ioyre
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MORE DEYILTRY.
ClsytORlsm in Lafayette County, Arkan-
sss-Canard from a Grant
Organ.
Reported 0utrsges Of SO-Called Texas
OutlaWs-A Story TO be Taken
with Many Grains Of
Allowance.
Irom the Camden Ark Journal. \

from the Camden Ark Journal
EDITOR Journal - Permit me,
through the columns of your pa
per, to circulate a few facts in rela-
tiOn to the outTages perpetr3ted upon
our citizens by some fearless Texas bri-
gands, who have not yet learned that
law and order have been restored in our
once terror-ridden country.
For three or four weeks past one or
two Of these parties have been visiting
the village OF Bright Star occasionally,
and misbehaving to some extent. On
one occasion they shot into a grocery;
on another they shot at some colOred
men. driving them out Of town, and de-
fying the authorities.
on last Thursday one Of them came
in and began to disturb our quiet village
by abusing our business men and shoot
ing into their houses. This man, Ar
thur Perry, was soon arrested by con-
stable and taken before Justice Porter
for trial. After hearing the testimony
and arguments, the old Squire assessed
3 fine OF one hundred and fifty dollars
and costs Of suit; and IL said fine and
cost be not paid within twenty-fOur
hours, OF payment secured, the prisoner
70 be committed to jan.
Or the following morning, when no
danger was apprehended, but all quiet
and peaceable, our village was suddenly
aroused by the Gathering Of horses feet
and the yell Of half a dozen mounted
Texans, followed by whOop of ambi-
ton and success, and volley of small
arms, which brought to our recollection
the by-gone days of the late rebellion
Deputy-Sheriff Stuekney called to bis
assistance several citizens, butt was too
late. Before they could be rallied a
double-barrel gun was cooked on Stuck
ney aud the prisoner ordered TO mount
q horse that was led in by one Of the
party, aud rode away under heavy fire
from the citizens, which was returned
Nv the retreating yet exultant outlaws.
No damage was done on our part. We
learn the ensmy's loss was two men and
two horses wounded.
Great excitement is prevailing-the
loyal men OF our county are under arms,
and our town is being guarded day and
night, a return OF the murdereTs being
feared.
These men have recently located, or
ssl other words, are temporarily stopping
in the eastern portion of Cass county,
Texas, and came from paris unknown.
They style themselves regular Yankee
fighfersn and boast of having killed q
sn1Enber Of men. 1t is hoped that through
the skin and ingenuity Of our efficient
officers, assisted by the patriotic citizens
of sulphur Fork, these lawless and IN
principled men will speedily meet their
reward Yours, truly, 0.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-07

EVERY one addicted to politics and to
political thinking should read the inim-
itabEe letter Of Mr.. sumner, written on
the fifth instant, in reply to that of Mr..
Speaker Blaine. Blaine's letter is most
ingenious, and though it resorts to the
3 q time-worn assertion that hostility to
Radicalism is hostility to tile Union, It
was 50 smoothly written, with much Of
the lambent fire that shone through the
g Il o. nles sn.t;an .nas 'De5e O was No DENY my.
high degree Of excellence to Mr.. Blaine,
our readers viii not fail 10 assent TO the
assertion that Mr.. SINNERS reply is
complete, crushing, final, utterly un-
suswerable. Read it IN the weekly AP-
PEAL Of yesterday morning.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
A Good Track and Large Attendance at
Long Branch.

A Good Track and Large Attendance al
Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, August 6. - FRS
Rdce-Was for the Thespean stakes
valued at five hundred dollars, to be adj
ded to the sweepstakes for five hundred
dollars, for three-quarters of 8 mile
Entries-MedOra, Tom Bowling, Kelly
Clark colt, Dolorose and Aster0id colt
TOm Bowling won by several lengths
Time, :lG3.
Second Race-- Was selling race
purse for five hundred dollars, for all
ages, mile-and-half Entries - Cyn-
thiana, Sanford, Henrietta, Albuera
King Henry, ImpecuniOus and Gerold
Won by Albuera in 2:43l.
Third Race-Was for the Long
Branch stakes, valued at eight hundred
dollars, TO be added to the sweepstakes
for fifty dollars each, for two miles
Entries Winesap, Midday, Peakness
and Alroy. Won by Midday.
Fourth Race- For the Schell cup,
mile heats, best three in five, the en-
tries were Susan Ann and Brennus,
Susan Ann won in three straight heats.
Time, 81, :53 and :564.
BuRaI0 Park Association.
DUFF EA1fC1 GAASuot O.--1A uc cENtuLU
annual meeting Of the Buffalo Park AS
sociation, opened to-day under most
favorable auspices. About seven thou
sand people were present. 81
First Race--Was for purse of one
thousand dellars-six hundred to first
horse, six hundred dollars to second
horse and one hundred dollars to third
horse. 1t was won by Katy Golddust,
Emerson second and Buz third.
Second Ruce--Was for horses that
never trotted better than 2:27; purse Of
ten thousand dollars-five thousand to
first, twenty-five hundred to second,
fifteen hundred to third and one thou
sand 90 foufth horse. 1T was won by
Sleepy John in three straight heats,
Flora Bell second, Grand Duchess and
Red Cloud tied, and Dauntless fourth.
Time, 2;25, 2:25, 2:254.
"a Third Roee---sor purse.of four tholl-
sand dollars, mile heats-was not fin.
ished, but VIII be finished tomorrow.
Brown Prince came in first, COnnOrs
second, Grace third. Time, 2:2622, 2:264,
.2:2S.