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The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
II. M. RUSS,
b o. OF AND. . HO II
MANUFACTURER.
MAIN STREET. OPPOSITE CITY HOTEL.
All of My Work is Warranted.
..-.. H. M. RUSS
~ CORVALLIS, Oregon. V1no4Stf.
ESTRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN UP BY THE. UNDERsIGN-
i ed, living about six miles south of
Corvallis, on December 21st, 1872, one sor-
rel horse, about fourteen and half hands
high, white stripe in the forehead, the left
hind foot white; branded "96,'' on the
left shoulder; about thirteen years old.
Appraised at $50. JOHN S. BAKER.
Jan. IL, 1873. 2:3Sw4
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
"ONE.ARMEu BRowS.v

Mrs. Boldly has letter in the Jack
sonville Sentinel. giving history Of the
Indian out-b break and the murder Of her
husband and sons and Mr.. Schira. She
has the following to say of the subject
of this article: "There was q gentle
man, known here by the name of One
armed Brown,-a Messenger for the
Superintendent of Indian Affairs-who
was furnished a horse by Mr.. Aleck
Miller, storekeeper in Linkville, for the
purpose of warning the settlers along
the lake; but he did not do so. Mrs.
Scllira met him in Linkville on the
Wednesday after the fight, and told him
that she had been informed by the citi-
zens Of Linkville that he started out for
that purpose. He replied very inde-
pendently to her, saying that he was
not paid for warning settlers. / under
stand that he went as far as Charley
Monroe's house, only four miles from
us, and came to the conclusion that he
had gone far enough This occurred
on the night before the fight. He would
not even tell the inmates of Monroe's
house what he was there for, but told
them to go to Mr.. Colwel's house be-
fore daylight. It was a mile distant.
and close by the Indian camp. When
the people were all in the house Brown
would not allow any one to open the
door for fear of arousing the Indians.
If Brown had done his duty towards
warning the settlers, all these people
would not have been murdered. Mr..
Miller said that he would not have lent
his horse on any other occasion, and l
think that One.armed Brown is greatly
to blame for his bad management" In
another place, Mrs. Boldly says that if
the soldiers had come about fifty or six
ty strong, with plenty of ammunition,
SO that they could have surrounded both
the camps, all this trouble and blood
shed could have been saved.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

OPPOSITION LINE. = Col. Teal in
forms the Albany Democrat that the
Annie Stewart will make an excursion
trip from Portland to Corvallis, about
the 2sth inst The opposition line will
then be put on, when, it is thought. the
price of freight per ton, from this city
to Portland, will be reduced to about So.
This boat would have been ready to
make the trip before, but Holladay re-
fused to permit her new machinery to
be transported from San Francisco on
his steamer line. and, consequently, it
was forced to come by the slow and
uncertain process of the sailing vessel.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

NAPOLEON DEAD.-Napoleon III,
ex-Emperor of France, died, at Chisel-
hurst, England, on Wednesday last.
Severe surgical operations, to which he
had recently been subjected, were, no
doubt, the immediate cause of his de-
cease. He was born in 1908, being
nearly sixty-fve years of age. A man
of misfortune-let him rest in peace.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

APPoINTED.-Governor Grover has
appointed R. J. Ladd, Esq, of Portland,
to be a Deputy Swamp and Overlooked
Land Commissioner for that portion of
Oregon which lies north of Lane coun-
ty and west of the Cascade mountains.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

SUSAN B. ANrHoNY.--This noted
female, for the purpose, doubtless, of
gaining more notoriety, positively re-
fuses to give bail, and still lies in con-
finement. How long her foolish fancy
will keep her in duranee vile remains
to be seen.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The aggregate Of internal revenue
receipts for the last quarter of the cal
endar year of 1872 is $26, $3.50, ,O25-a
decrease from reports for the quarter
ending December 81, 1871, of SIS, ,O32,-
532.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

Why IS Ir?-Why is it that freight
on -four has advanced one dollar per
ton, from Portland to San Francisco {?
Let some Holladay organ answer.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
THE MoDOc INDIANS.

/
From late dispatches we learn that
Governor Booth, of California, has tel
egraphed to Washington that it is his
belief that if the Modocs are allowed
5000 acres properly located on Lost
river, instead of being forced on the
proposed reservation, treaty is practi-
cable which should satisfactorily protect
bona .tide settlers Cole laid the sub
ject before the War Department yester-
day. There was no decision in conse-
quence of engagements Of the Acting
Secretary of the Interior. Probably
the policy will be unchanged unless a
new report ON the subject is obtained
from officials in California, as the Mo-
docs will be ordered to their reservation
only, after careful consideration upon
the recommendation of the Indian
Agent. It is to be hoped that these
savages may in some manner be remu-
nerated for their services in numbering
innocent white men, and leaving desc
late hearthstones, bereaved widows and
helpless orphans as the result of their
labors. The above explains why a
s'masterly inactivity" has been main
tanned by the Government troops in the
Modoc country. They are waiting for the
''Acting Secretary of the Interior" to get
through with his engagements" and
in the meantime. the poor settler is be-
ing ruthlessly murdered, his house
burned, and his helpless widow and
orphans sent forth, in the midst of the
rigors of a severe winter, to find shelter
where they may, and endure untold
hardships before reaching the settle
ments.. Our citizens have seen enough
of the "Indian policy" of the Govern
ment, and we now counsel them, in
view of existing circumstances, unless
speedy action be taken by the United
States troops, to turn out en- naGsse, and
rid our State of the dangerous, treach-
erous foe of the white man, and the es-
pecial pet of the present Administra-
ton. The wall of the widows and Or
pnans, whose natural protectors have
been murdered in cold blood by these
red demons. call upon you to redress
their wrongs. In the name OF suffer
ing humanity, We ask, "can such things
be" without an effort being put forth
by the citizens of Oregon to protect its
who are hewing out their des-
tiny upon the confines of civilization,2
Shall our best citizens be shot down
like dogs, and the perpetrators of the
outrage be compensated for their acts
by liberal donation of the common
heritage of their children2 Let imme-
date action be taken and let it be Of
that decisive character that shall forev-
er prevent a recurrence of the scenes Of
the past few weeks.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The rumor that the Government en-
tertained an idea of gobbling up the
Hawiian Islands is declared to be with
out foundation.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

Sam. Colver met with warm recep-
ton at Jacksonville. while trying to
make a speech, last Saturday evening.
He was greeted with bells, tin pans.
fre-crackers, and such articles of more
noise than melody. The Sentinel init
mates that he is suspicioned of sympa-
thizing with Indians.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
good feeling.
To The FRoar-on Wednesday

s. To The FRoNT.-On Wednesday
morning last the soutnward bound train
carried Gen. : o,4s. { Hitler. Co.. O. 3
Bellinger, and I'm. Thompson, of the
Governors staff. These chieftains, says
the Statesman, are going to the Modoc
country, ostensibly to carry 40 govern
ment needle-guns, to be placed in the
hands of the settlers for self-defense.
This is the modest pretense these Aids
de-camp make before the world but
we suspect them of a more bloody de-
sign-nothing less than the intent to
slay, scalp, cook and eat the entire Mo-
doc tribe, and thus by one fell swoop of
cannibalism to put an end to the mortal
terror which the soldiers have endured
for month or more. These men of
war may as well confess their errand,
and SO give US who remain at home the
opportunity to get the laurel wreaths
ready for their noble brows by the time
of their return.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

A weather record, published in the
Salem Statesman, shows the following
for 1872: Ill rainy. 81 cloudy, and
167 clear days. The lowest mean tenn
perature of any one month was 33 de-
grees, and the highest, IS. The rain
fall for the year was 1890 inches.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The Alaska Herald says that the
Hudson Bay Company smuggles great
quantities of furs across the eastern
boundaries of Alaska Territory, thus
avoiding the heavy impost which Amer.
ican traders are compelled to pay.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

To FARMERS. Statesman says
Mr. William Ruble of Polk county will
address the farmers and business men
of Marion and Polk counties, at the
Court House in Salem.~at one o'clock
p. m. Jan. 25th, on the general farming
and business interests of the valley, and
particularly on the matter of farmers
transportation company. There ought
to be general attendance at this meet
ing and a free interchange of thought.
We hope this movement may lead to
the organization Of transportation
company by our farmers, by means of
which they may convey their products
TO market, without paying enormous
tribute to outside corporations. =
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

Arnold, of diamond-swindle notoriety,
has sailed from New York for Europe.
Detective Lees of San Francisco will fol
low him by the next steamer.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The LOCKS AccEPTED-The Com
missioners appointed by Gov. Grover
to examine and report on the Canal and
Locks at Oregon City, have concluded
their examination, and formally accept
ed the work, on the part Of the State.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

Shultz, the great desperate and es-
capped convict, was captured at Seattle,
w. t., ON New Years Day, and will
soon be returned to " Castle Watkinds.' .
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

SUPREME CouRT.-This body assem-
bled at Salem, on Monday. The Chief
Justice and all the Associate Justices
were present. The attention of the
Court has been principally engaged
with cases from the Fourth District,
during the week.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The GOAT ISLAND BILL. - The
Washington Chronicle, formerly in favor
of this bill, in speaking of it, now says
that the people of California have felt
the pressure of what they deem a very
onerous monopoly, and have grown res
tive under its extortions. Congress will
do well to mark the temper of the peo-
pie with regard to the overshadowing
power of the railroad monopoly. 1t
will not do to stretch the bow too far.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

CONGRESS assembled last Monday,
but no important measures have been
passed upon.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
THE FLOOD.
Communication With the Outside World
Suspended.

On Monday last, the river at this
place began to rise, and on Wednesday
reached almost to the high-water mark
OF last winter The lower portion of
the city was almost inundated, and the
ferry at this point. as well as that at
Albany, was prevented from running, on
account of high water, and the river
being full of drift wood. The stage
started for Albany, but was compelled
to return, as it was found that Stewards
Creek was not crossable. During the
day the river maintained the same stage,
varying but few inches. The tele-
graph line parted on the stretch across
the river at Albany, and thus, for the
space of thirty six hours, we were COM
pletely isolated from the rest of the
world. Every one seemed to feel a sort
of sombre melancholy and loneliness;
business was exceedingly dull, and
when night came, without a mail, the
wretchedness of a community without
these modern inventions of mails and
telegraphs, was most truly felt. On
Thursday, however, the stage was ena-
bled to reach point short distance
above Albany, from whence the pas
sage was made in skif. Thursday
night we received double allowance
of mail, which, with the fact that the
river is slowly. receding, had the effect
good feeling.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

Boss TwEED's criminal trial has
been coanenced in tie New York o yer
and Terminer Court.
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11
NEW THIss
PATRoN1zE HOME u
THE CALIFORNIA
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE co.,
OF SAN FRANCISCO.


OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Capital, Q. s. Gold Coin 800, 600 90
Guarantee Fund -: 25O, 600 90
Assets. January I, 1871 SAG, ,245 IS
Liabilities 155, 7SO ~
THOS. A. BALL, R. G.. SHEATH,
President. Vice President.
HOME OFFICE, sss CALIFORNIA ST.
THE CHEAPEST RATES OF PREMIUMS
CONSISTENT WITH ENTIRE AND
PERFECT SAFETY TO
THE INSURED.
Loans all Surplus Funds Upon Real Es-
tate Security wsthin the State.
OREGON DIRECTORS
w. S. Ladd, W. H. Efinger,
W. L. Halsey, W. B. Cardweil,
Hamilton Boyd, F. A. Bancroft,
y. r. Parrish.
JNO. A. WAYLAND,
General Agent, y First Street, Portland.
w R. p r. Iv e II II.
Agent at Corvallis, Oregon.
2:3Sy1 Eas5-.,,
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

The entire Republican State ticket
was elected in Arkansas, according to
the count just made by the Legislature
The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11

THOS. A. BALL, / r. G. SHEATH,
President. Vice President.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04

We have a poetic production FROM
one of the craft. Tt is entitled, "The
Printers Love-" 1t commences:
"And will my loved one leave me thusl"
We can not say. She may or she
may not. Much depends upon the
personal attractions, circumstances or
habits Of the poet. If he writes such
poetry as this, we should say that she
could leave him at once. We are
equally puzzled about the thus" She
may leave him thus, and again she
may leave him in scratched condi-
ton, or minus his hair. Or if the g thus
refers to her manner Of going, we may
suggest that there are several ways by
which she might leave him. She could
walk, or ride, or hire a wheelbarrow.
On the whole, we would rather not
have such questions.-Ne,rspaper Re-
porter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04
A Lucky Name.
Fortune Of a New Hampshire Mill Girl

Fortune Of New Hampshire Mill Girl.
A New Hampshire paper accounts
for one of the large fortunes of that
State by relating the following pleas
ant little history: Several years ago
one OF the young working women of
the cotton mills at Great Falls, Sarah
Butillon by name, was recalled to her
home by the sickness of sister who
had contracted a dangerous fever.
Her faithful ministrations availed not
to save the life of the invalid, and with
the shadow of death in the humble
household came such legacy Of do
mestic responsibilities for the mill
girl that she was obliged to give MP
all idesof returning to Great Falls
and devote herself to the care of her
poor and aged parents. With cheer
full filial heroism she accepted the
change in her prospects, though be-
ieving that it debarred her from the
ultimate improvement Of her worldly
condition, which might have resulted
from an Independent self f-mainten-
ance; but there was in store for her
from the hour of her self-renunciation
Il destiny more wonderful than her
own hands could ever have wrought.
Certain small articles ofpersonal prop
elty which she had brought from the
mill were wrapped in a newspaper
from one Of the cotton growing par
ishes Of Louisiana, and when having
decided to leave home no more Miss
Butillon removed said wrapper, her
eye was caught by the appearance in
the print of the latter of her own fam
ily name. A Mr.. Butillon was men
toned by the Southern paper as hav-
ing been one of several prominent
citizens taking part in q recent public
event at Natchitoches; and as the
| name is rather uncommon one, its
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04

The Territory of Colorado, which is
now asking to be admitted into the
family Of the States, would seem to be
a thrifty young sister. In seven years
she has trebled her population, has
now nearly five hundred miles of
railway, to which will be added two
hundred and fifty next year, while the
assessed Value Of her property is over
thirty one millions of dollars. In addi-
tion to all, she is entirely out Of debt,
and has a snug little dowry Of fifty
thousand dsllaryat her bankers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04

A topper got SO much on his stomach
the other day that said organ repelled
the load. AS he leaned against a lamp
post vomiting, a little dog happened
to stop by him, whereupon he indulged
in this soliloquy: "Well, now, here's
a conundrum. / know where l ate
the baked beans, l remember where I
ate that lobster, l recollect where I
got that rum, but I'm hanged if l can
recall where l ate that little yaller
dog" s4mse ys .1s.s.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04
What About Cubal

The reYolu&ion 81. Cubs & : curious
affair even to the. Americas peeple
who stand almost within cannon
reach of me diatuEhazice. 1bs Edv6ls
against% Spain asheganssAixsysasssage,
and it is of larger proportions nOw
than it was on its first outbreak. The
rebels occupy q, glester surface Of the
island, and their forces are more ef-
fective than at any other time within
the last SIX years. Spain has seut
forty thousand troops to the island,
she has displaced halls dozen COM
manders, she has employed q largo
navy, she has resorted to all tho
known means Of war, and yet the
rebels do not allow her 9nFfis0As to
live except in q state Of siege. Whea
it is considered that Caba 10 only
seven hundred and fifty miles long
by about forty wide, 1t seems to ID,
who have lately had something 70 d.
with sappressiDg reyolts, that Spain
ought either to have beaten the rebels
in Cuba, or she ought to confess her
inability to do SO, after such siege
as she has had. In q recentfnterview
with Cespedes, the rebel chief, h6 DE-
clared to q semi official interlocutor,
that the revolution was stronger than
it had ever been, that the soldiers Of
the patriot cause were better armed,
that their supply of beef and reots
was enough to last for years. Unless
Spain, then, can make better head
way than she has done for the last si1
years, both in pacifying herself and
in overcoming the rebellion In Cuba,
perhaps the world will justify tho
United States in relieving her Of tho
task Of attending to the latter. Pres~
ident Cespedes says he has given up
all hope Of help from the Americana,
but this does not diminish his hope in
the ultimate success Of his own plan
Of giving independence to his friends.
This encourages the partisans IT Cuba
in the United States, that despite tho
government at Washington, the cause
Of liberty still makes ,headway on this
continent, as it has ever done.-M @.
Republican. 80
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04
The Press Of the United States
"a ON Louisiana Anairs. s.....,.a..
From the n. O.. Leuisiansa.}s

,s From the n. O.. Louisianaa.ls Sis
As far as is revealed, TIE, ,majoeity
Of the best aud most reliable and infu-
ential papers Of the country sustain
the attitude assumed by thci Fcdofaa
Courts and the Federal GeyeEnm6ns
in the vindication@ Of the outraged
rights Of the Repubi sof Lesisiataa.
Not only is It regarded asa justi6able
piece Of sharp practice and giving :
= liowIsnd for in Olisef,a ~ meeting
coups 6etat with similar oou1feeace
tions, but squarely and manfally dis
cussing the legality of the conduct OF
Judge Durell, Attornsy General
Williams, President Grant, and Con-
gress itself in the matter, the oeaels-
sion has been forced on their minds
that there has been no overstepping II
boundaries, no encreachment On the
vaunted Estates Rights" " figment in
listening to the appeals Of theoppres-
sed, and enforcing DEGREES issued for
the exclusive purpose of preventing
the consummatiOn of fraud before the
appeals could be heard. Had the Re-
turning Board and Governor Warmoth
obeyed the orders Of State Of Federal
Courts, and refrained, not only from
sanctioning the unwarrantnble acts Of
subOrdinates, and from using the po-
lice force to violently eject men from
office, and threaten by every attitude
to overawe the Legislature itself, there
could net, and there would not have
been any Federal interferenee but
any man of reason must know that
however sufe it might be to drag Judge
DibbIe ont Of his Court, it was Z vastly
different thing to conteInn tie author-
ity Of. Judge Durell, behind whose
legal actions the tremendous powers OF
the National Government stand, read
lily and willingly pledged to sustain
and enforce. - ss''<t
It is nonsense to talk of outraging
the rights of the State by this course,
No State has q right to oppress and
defraud it's citizens when the majority
of oil the Ststes themselves havo net
only emphatically declared that +
"sllall not" be done, but has also en-
dowed their Representatives IN Con
gress with ample power to enforce that
decree by appropriate legislation; and
these Representatives have passed laws
which Judge Durell is administering.
If some people will not interpret the
logic Of events, why, in the Language
of a distinguished Washington Judge,
they may rest assured the "logic OF
events will interpret them." And that's
all. sssi 7ss2 a#s. *zfk#ssf' s1s