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, 1875-06-05

The LscTURE.-We must confess that we
fell ashamed for our people when we entered
the lecture room, Saturday night last, and
found such beggarly attendance. Even the
front seats were not filled, and the rear of
the room presented the appearance of q de-
serted hall. This in face of the fact that the
lecturer had remained here nearly week in
order TO afford our citizens an opportunity to
hear him, and full notice had been given Of
both time and place. The class aspiring to
the position of " leading citizens" and who
pride themselves upon their wealth and as
sumed respectability, were notable for their
absence. The trouble is, that many of those
who ought to be representative men and
women, are ignorant and uneducated, and
hence they have no taste for an intellect
nal ntertainment such as was presented
them by Calvin B. Mcdonald. Had it been
lone horse OPERA" or a "nigger show"
they would have been out in full force, but
it being purely historical and learned dis
course, for them it had no attractions. For
tunately we have i'll our midst few persons
a very few-Of culture and refinement, and
these were out and enjoyed al intellectual
repast The subject of the lecture, as previ-
ously announced, was the Massacre of
Glencoe" ari 10 say that it was able and
instructive Is faint praise. We had read
Macaulay's version of that dreary episode in
Scotch history, and had been charmed by the
eloquence and beauty of diction employed by
that polished historian when describing the
bloody scenes that attended the massacre. In
the matter Of word painting Macaulay is al
ways exhaustive, but We have no hesitation
in saying that in beauty of diction and power
of description, Calvin B. Mcdonald is far in
advance of the great historian. 4 finer piece
of composition we have never heard read,
and as the lecturer turned over page after
page we imagined that we were listening TO
the rippling of mountain stream or the mur
mur of molten silver. Softly and sweetly the
sentences We're turned, and over an hour
slipped away with the audience insensible to
the passage of time. At its close, the feeling
was that it was too much short, and we be-
lieve those who were present would gladly
have remained for hours listening to the witch
cry of the lecturers voice and his beautifully
rounded sentences We understand that
Mr.. Mcdonald will revisit WalIa Walla at
an early day, when it is not unlikely he
will repeat his lecture to a larger but not
more appreciative audience.
, 1875-06-05

MASONIC CELEBRATION 1t will be no
ticed that our Masonic friends propose to
celebrate St. Johns Day by a grand process
sion, Grafton, ball, sc. Gov. Ferry, the ora
tor, is an eloquent speaker, and in that part
Of their demonstration the Masons have been
fortunate. This celebration will draw many
strangers to our town, and for that and
many other reasons not necessary to enumer-
ate our citizens should assist in making 1t a
grand success.
, 1875-06-05

PUBLIC SCHOOLS perinteudent Sweeney
informs us that fault is found with the "local
papers," that they do not devote sufficient
space to the subject of "public schools. -
This may be true, and yet we think the
teachers are vastly more to blame than the
editors. We have published paper in this
county for period of nearly ten years, and
during the whole of that time We have never
received communication from a teacher
which was even passably written, or il a
shape fit for publication. In all such cases
we have endeavored to correct the urthogra-
ply, grammar, punctuation, etc, but in many
cases the labor has exhausted our patience.
Let the school committees endeavor TO secure
a higher order of talent, and the teachers en-
deavor to improve themselves. and then,
perhaps, there will be no occasion for COM
plaint on the score of neglect.
, 1875-06-05
Justices Summons.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,

TFRRrroRY OF WAsHIEGroS, &C
County Of lTGHd HaHG,
In JUSTICES Court, Jsfore j. D.. LamaR, Justice Of tie
Perce.
TO LAWRENCE ISELEY :-Ton are hereby no
L tifei that j. II. YINNIGERHcLz has filed CON-
plaint against You in said court, which VIII come on
10 he heard al my Office IN Wala Walla city IN Walla
Walla county, W f., on the 7th day Of June, A ..
1875 at the hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ, and unless you
appear and then and there answer the same viii be
taken as confessed and the demand Of the Plaintiff
granted
The object and demand of said complaint IS TO re-
cover from you the sum Of Twenty-fOur Dollars and
Fifty cents and legal interest from December lst,
1874, for board and lodging
Complaint filed May 9Th, lS.j:
J. D. LANAN,
99-5 Justice of the Peare
, 1875-06-05
LETTER LIST.
,,,,, the Source of Happiness.

The relaxation OF the nervous system, s!iiCh =
1e ne an ;nj,srOsiti7n TO mental or bodily action, Is
F very frequent occurrence 1t IS found fhat Ior. r
pa H'e' .' s,nIes For Years DR. HESLEYs $ CEI-E-
Illg \, l. BrTTETs has been successfully usei
hiiaI,t the United States, as an uniaiilhs re-
md healthgivins medicine anu
st'r]l- those organs 10 their original strength
lnvlsoi1 s;Ied to restore 10 health and rcInVloF-
IL hts ne eSaIa system Dyspepsia indigestion ana
ate ' nf appetite general debility rheuat5s; feTr f
nd sre, disappear with It's use As a lfaii poni
disease. an el,Ial They ara composed OF an
II pure ifFGslve stlmulant Ineiteo VII; VII
and juices of the most effective io,'
an5 ahS ~lprove safeguard against the ATTACKS sIm 81
-, and liver complaint
, 1875-06-05

The CONCERT, Thursday evening, was
well attended, and the entertainment emf
nently satisfactory. The new hall is vast
improvement upon the building heretofore
used for such purposes, and is well adapted
for concerts, theatricals or public meetings
, 1875-06-05
Bankrupt Notice.

IN he Disfrct Court IF The United States for The FRS,
Judicial District Of Washington Territory
In The Mater Of LUTHER 4. NEWBY, Bankrupt.
7 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. That second general
L meeting OF the creditors of LUTHER A NEWLY,
Bankrupt viii b held in the City OF Nalla WGlla,
SAID District on the 2Sth day OF june 1875, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, at the Court House IN sad District for
the urpose named In the 27t Section of the Bank
rupt Act OF March d, lS67- o. 7. LACY,
a4-3w Assignee.
, 1875-06-05

endorsed by the Medical profes-
iihi ~r W.. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
-, 1T-yfss cures Coughs Colds and Consumption, and
=. :, -. Of the Throat and Chest DR. TOWN
SLEY'S IOOih->O-- 10y
MINI-IE.
, 1875-06-05
SEEING THE TRAIN.

Meanwhile the other meeting an
nounced by Mr.. Halsey was held, at
which the stock that had been reject
ed before elected the following as
directors, being the old board entire :;
Ben Holiday, w. L. HaIsey, j. n.
Dolph, Geo. W. Weidler, IL. W.
Scott, NJ. Crawford, J. Castor. The
old Board summoned a posse Of work
men from the dock, proceeded to
Fourth street, Intercepted the train,
elected the conductor and other en-
ployees of the new Board, and put
their own men in charge. Upon hear
ing this news the farmers Of Wash
ington county rose in great numbers
and held an Indignation meeting.
, 1875-06-05

VALUE Or CHARACrER.-W hear of a
man who never drinks, never smokes, never
chews, and IL fact has no vices, going into a
saloon the other night, presided over by a
female, and remaining for an unprecedented
length of time. His, friends finally became
alarmed for his safety, thinking possibly
that he might be going through on a game
of draw poker and entered for the purpose
if need be of rescuing him. As the friends
entered the front door our moral gentleman
lied ont the back door intending to jump the
fence, but was brought back by the lady,
who holding him by the collar said: " You
came in by the front door and must go out
the same way I'm woman. of good char
acter, and am not to be compromised by the
likes Of Won - Those who were present say
that the victim went out of the door looking
very much " like a reed shaken by the wind. J"
, 1875-06-05
DIED.

,..--.H-on Friday, May 2sth, 1875, Harry
.5 aysd years and months, youngest son
al asIls plsvia Ashpaugh, of this county
- ,r',;forn,. Oregon and Iowa papeEs please copy-I
, 1875-06-05

Horse FARRIER-Stock men Will read
the notice under this caption. Mr.. McDou-
gaI has enjoyed rare facilities for becoming
ecouaintei with the diseases peculiar 10
bors,s and those having sick animals will
do well TO entrust them to his care
, 1875-06-05

New CHUECH.-Several. months since the
congregation under the care of Rev. H. W.
Eagan secured the lot on the southwest
corner of Poplar and Third streets, for the
purpose of erecting thereon suitable church
building. The society has now progressed
50 far that they feel warranted in proceeding
with the erection of church edifce, and to
that end they invite the assistance OF the
friends of religion and morality. A sub
scription paper was handed around IN the
early part of the week, and we are gratlned
to state that the subscriptions were exceed
ingly liberal. DIR. Blalock headed the list
with $500, and other gentlemen followed
with proportionate amounts, the whole foot
ing up handsome sum.
, 1875-06-05

TIE Oldest in,labitant says he has never
L,owu sneb "dull times" He thinks that
If this is the effect of a single Immigrant
hoard. one or two more would ettectually
lii the country. Fire la hHnbug
, 1875-06-05

FOURTH OF JUIY.-We understand that
our Dayton neighbors contemplate a ceIebra-
ton of the Fourth of July, for which they
are already making preparations. At Wes-
ton, Oregon, there will be a celebration and
most likely at one or two other points IN the
Valley. 1t now looks as though there VIII
be no general celebration, but the day VIII
be observed BY different neighborhoodS, and
thus appropriately hOnOred. At Walla "aIia
the fremen are arranging for a celebration,
to which they invite the general pu6Ic. In
this matter our citizens have been backward,
and SD the firemeu endeayor TO make mp Tor
their short comings.
, 1875-06-05

..., ,gnrraars AND PEAs.-We are IN
,,u-. Frank Orselli, vegetable dealer
..g.- Of strawberries and peas, the
=. frs. Of the season, and all very
IT, nr-IIi il always ahead in the line
.,,s,.s. and leads his competitors both
..----rl .nl.ItY.
, 1875-06-05

Tr.x. formerly of WaIIa Walla'
j '.' ,.,.n,Ir Of Los Angeles. has re-
.ta. % Z. . c,a, Bay, Oregon, where he is
.rT.l " 81 # 5rel, and reported to
1- l,grshiu- business
, 1875-06-05

,,.,,r-Nss.r-, Cation & Nash have
"s', -, law office to Third street,
''a...' 81. .....,. the STATESMAN building.
l.'>' l,r. a fnI suite Of rooms, and
.a.a,r wiki clients without beng s@-
f..su,,lle ,r-u'Iny-
, 1875-06-05

-. I've Learn that the divorce suit
III .. ...,,,., .,,, very considerable attention at
'.'. ,.'.,5r- ..., term Of the District Court is
IN. reconciliation of the par
i'.: >r.. we'll hat ends we'll
, 1875-06-05

TIMES IN CAIIFORNIA.-A correspondent
writing from San Luis Obispo, California,
under date of May 21st, has the following
Times are very dull here, and there will be
but little grain harvested in the country.
On account of the shortness of crops and
hard times generally many farmers will leave
here for other localities Please give me
general description of Washington Territory
and the country around Walla Walla, to the
end that I may know the inducements your
locality offers to persons seeking new homes.
We shall endeavor to comply with our cor
respondents request, but deem 1t bad Pollcy
, 1875-06-05

.urwauNG.-The Union Camp meet
r.fru.r,.u and Waitsburg circuits, will
a. .a Friday, the 18Th Of June, and
h.l At the handsome grounds, five
.ar. Wait~burg, and an equal dis
am Dayton. \ new and elegant
.....a.a tae T1uchet, has been selected,
r..a will probably be purchased and re-
,-.. tr- -unr meeting purposes. No hux-
..-a .>.-. allowed: but all persons wish
mgr. rr.y. god, and all christian minis
-.-..-. invited ?, sttru!.
e.. ", KENNEDY, Pastors
, 1875-06-05

egrrx. Associate Justice oil WASH
'r''r ,I-...,v. Dl,, is visiting his friends at
is-.a .,,' I'm q, this date we have not
v.a Te'a. BE-. . d; making nj his acquaintance,
, 1875-06-05

,,or No. 34.-The annual
n'5'... Friday, June llth, commeno-
tIsri'' ''''' w. ,s,sral invitation extended
;a. a' y \. .a3 MI, others to attend,
, 1875-06-05
BORN.

H.Rrm.S.-May slst, 1875, to the wife OF N.
Hartman, Esq a daughter
, 1875-06-05

me- ',,---- NEws,-Mr. A. Kyger,
...--. ... l.. jas. H Fruit, Esq, furnishes the
We. items: The crops are better than
sit 'sl early IN the season. Barley
av-. -'.a' hal: crop, and corn will
In, .as average, The grape crop was
- y lie late trosts, but will not suffer
,..- ;, II viii not be a hard year for the
MI -' Whatever the farmers produce
- l good prices. Mr.. Kyger is better
mi WIN the country than on his first ar
Aas,-. Immigrants are erowdipr into Los
,aan ). . nun all parts of the world The
Up, aa3 - a is.ylns fast, fine buildings going
al rsr.s - -', ,lleSts being graded. Property
talsjr.s .s'y high, and with all The new
Si,h9u. ,,,-.,' ~ house to rent. For the man
,-al si,b II Is hard place, but to the
.~.Qas.a+a'a, q small capital it presents many
, 1875-06-05

% .,-,rru-. late Of woIIa Walia' is
cr t-,S'...,. 1s'..., opd is nffording the news
5. IN -,.... much useful information
Ia' Ia',. ,.., .' .'..,. 70 tie walla WallA country
, 1875-06-05
New SfyEe. just Received.
The Railroad Coming !

EkMES WHEELAN calls the attention Of Far
- uers Teausters and Others 70 his large and well
assorted stock Of
Harm and Sa Id / @ -.
Concord Team and Buggy Harness. Mems and Boys
Riding Saddles; Lady's Saddles; Curryoonhs and
Brushes; Whips and California spurs Copper RIyets'
Psct Saddles. Boston Team ani Concord Collars /:
Saddlery Hardware, and Leather Al! foE sale cheap
TO the trade and everything else usually kept N a
frst-cIass Saddler Shop. Call and see ne.
Carriage Trimming done cheap: hep&TrIng OF a.!
kinds done with disyatch. All oE which viii sell
cheap for cash wheat beef hides, or wood delivered
at my Shop, next door 70 schwataeheE BEos.
% an JAMES WHEELAN.
, 1875-06-05

I. ''-,"N.-Saturiay last, Mr.. W.
--,Aa lad his Clydesdsle stallion in
bis is The same horse we noticed a
ID -', X. ''aae' then the property of Mr..
Al, i''" This stallion was foalod in
-, ...'-'y California, and was brought
-s -.''E when five months cid. He is
..-.t, 71', DID, weighs 1850 pounds, is a
.-a[ =. 1-' ''7 the general purposes of q
... am ''aas.er, is one of finest ami
r--.. -, country. Messrs. Goodman &
r.-v IN. .. NE owners Of a large number of
: ~ -. brood mares. and with the
,-- ms .-'.' C'yieSiale stallion, they are
-.,. t ,-.-1 10 market a highly desirable
z....r..2+Ss>' 80 such as Will alway command
sc d, c-lumaratinr nrices
, 1875-06-05

''."s1Np FrvEE.-Already We hear of
-'.'.. .a'e- Of chills and fever, In each
..- Ivy ease 'As-s attacks can be traced to
~." ot s,a-n-nt water, used for irri-
'.a- purposes. Water that flows freely is
.a. whenever it IS sluggish and
We'd 70 accumulate in ponds it becomes
lra- Of disease, For several years our
'- has a.a toriousIy unhealthy, and
b, We believe through allowing pools
' 10 SIAN. and tester in the sun. The
.' -.a-As isom this cause has been
a.. '..-., .... aai now if the proper authorities
,r.... .'N. 4e,'9a II the premises we NAV
-' >-s 'aT Population decimated.
, 1875-06-05
Railroad war I'm Oregon.

The following is substantially the
state of the railroad war in Oregon ::
Friday afternoon, May %, a meeting
of the stockholders of the Oregon
Central Railroad, was held in the
company's office, which has resulted
in the proclamation of war. Joseph
CASTOR, Secretary, called the meeting
to order, read a certified list of the
stockholders, and stated that the Pres
ident, Ben Holladay, was absent, and
that there was therefore no person
designated by law to preside. 1t was
necessary for the stockholders present
to choose some person for President
Of the meeting. He moved that S.
Coffin act as President, which, being
seconded, W. L. Halsey, as Vice!
President of the company claiming
the right and duty to preside, demand
ed the reading of certain sections of
the company's bylaws, which was
done. He and Mr.. Castor disputed
the point. When the question was
put it was voted that General Coffin
should preside. Mr.. Halsey orally
protested, and J. N. Dolph, who ap-
peared as his attorney, filed written
protest. Mr.. Halsey asked if the
names of Milton S. Latham and Will
liam Norris were not on the list of
stockholders, and was answered in the
negative.
, 1875-06-05
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

There was some wrangliug about
stock held by these gentlemen. Mr..
CASTOR and the President of the meet
ING insisting that it was not entitled
to vote. For some reason the stock
was decided to be crooked, and was
not allowed to vote. Part of the
stock held by Holiday was decided
crooked. Dolph also claimed to have
stock, but this did not appear on the
list and he did not vote. The voting
for Directors proceeded quietly, re-
suIting in the choice of a Board of
Directors from among the origina
stockholders, viz; S. Coffin, w. Il.
Newly, Henry Buxton, Robert I'M
brie, ID. G. Lewis, O. II. kimball and
Joseph CASTOR. Mr.. Halsey gave
notice verbally that as soon as that
meeting, which be considered unlaw-
ful, should adjourn there would be a
lawful meeting held for the election
of Directors. Resolutions of censure
against Ben Holiday were adopted.
, 1875-06-05
.,rIRDih

~. Monday evenings July
:s 'h.o i ,nss 5 Fl. from both town and country
, 1875-06-05
MEMS CISTOI.MADE ROOES,
of excellent material suitable for Farmers and Team
sters, TO whom / also Offer
The Clipper, Champion and Collins
CASE-STEEE. IEOsYS.

The Seneca Falls celebrated THINRLE SKEINS
AND BOXING, direct from the Foundry. WoSten
holns, Rodgers and Wilson's T. ABLE AND POCK
Er CUTLERY. Assorted kegs Of No. , ; and Bur
denis HORSE AND MULE SHOES New LCndun
L. b. Putnam and AUSable brands Of HORSE SHOE
NAILS Tire, Round Square, Band and hoop Iron
all sizes. PlOw Spring and Pick Steel; CaSt-Steel
for Harrow Teeth, Drills, etc. Single and Double
Gun Locks, Main Springs, Tubes, Bar-Lead, Shot,
sporting and Blasting Powder, etc.
Enamelled Drill Ducking and Leather, suitablefor
BuggIes, Spring Wagons and Upholstery use. Car
rage and seat Springs Anvils, Vises and Bellows
Wagon-Jacks, BoraN, Pulley Blocks, and great
variety of other Goods too numerous 10 mention
IN abridged detail
A Kirby Combined Reaper, Mower and Self-Rake
on sale, Bargain.
, 1875-06-05

And a miscellaneous variety of other Merchandise
consisting of FRESH GROCERIES; Linseed, Lard
Castor and Lamp Oils and Turpentine; Crockery and
Glassware Also
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-14
CoRRUPTION.

One Of the most shameless attempts
to suggest and incite corruption is
found in the following extract from the
Pioneer:
As for the majority of the members Of the
LeUislature who engineer themselves INTO
their seats on occasions OF this kind--tAsy
,oont to b bought, aad they sriu be boss9:
and candidates who refuse TO buy them will
be hopelessly left out Of doors, to Illuminate
on the vauities of this wicked world, and on
the incratitude to which Legislatures and
Republics are 1t this day subject.
This is from Bill Kings paper;-the
shameless advocate Of = ruined man,
whose political morals were expressed
Is above. What does it mean! Sim
ply to drive men to sell themselves t.
Alexander Ramsey. While King Y
hiding from the wrath to come for cor
rupting Congressmen, his organ IS seek
| in9 to incite members Of the Legislature
| tn similar degradation
| Shame. shame. on the man who wouls
thus seek to debase human nature
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-14
THURSDAY, JANUARY IA, 1878
NOTICE.

Subscribers to the ANTI. MoNoPoL1s1
will please remit with their subscrlp.
lions Twenty Cents for a year S postage
after the lst of January next, or ten
cents for six months, or five cents fol
three months. All subscribers, whose
subscription expires the early part
of 1875, will please remit before the
LIST of January next, for after thai
period all postage on newspapers mus
be prepaid. The subscriber will no
pay any more postage than he doe'
now, but he will pay to US, instead OF a
his local post Office.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-14
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.

II is painful for man Of social and
gregarious instincts to find himself ap-
parently standing a,one on great issue;
and nothing but his sense of duty can
sustain him under such An ordeal. This
is the case with ourself in the consider
alton of the railroad issue.
The ears of the Legislature are filled
with all manner Of sophistries-
l. 1t is charged that the Changers
have produced the present financial re-
vulsion and consequent hard times
What could be more absurd There
were financial revulsions and terribly
hard times in 1857 and 1857. Tier,
rsrs no Grangers taen. Ergo, ther,
should have been no hard times Eag
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-14

There is one point upon which
we are compelled to take issue with the
Governor. He has represented the con-
dion of farmers in altogether too ro'
seate light. The farmers are not out
of debt; the great majority Of them are
deeply in debt, burdened with mort
cages, high taxes, store bills, harvest
bills, and all manner Of Indebtedness.
It is true that they are holding over
large part of their wheat, but how is
that done! A farmer owning ], 900 BUSH
els of wheat and owing 81, 900 of debts,
hauls his wheat into his market town,
stores it in warehouse, goes to the
bank, or some money lender, and bor-
rows $500 upon it at II, Is, l8 or "a
per cent per annum. Then he COOS to
the merchant, machine man, &C., and
by paying one-haif the amount due
them gets an extension on the balance
until The following spring. This is the
whole process. The wheat is held over,
but not by the capital Of the
farmers; it is held over by
the capital of the bankers.
1t does not represent SO much wealth
but SO much credit. If it sell at 81 90
per bushel on the first of June it may
pay the foatiug debt Of the farmers
but it would still leave an immense
amount of mortgage debt unpaid. OF
course in the older settled counties
there are a few men able to pay thei,
debts and hold their wheat, and still
smaller proportion able to lend none,
to their neighbors but the great bod!
of the farming population Of Minnesota
are in the condition we have described
| Gov. Davis lives in St. Paul; he i
not a farmer he lives where the cream
of life rises to the surface of society
he does not see the skim-milk of power
ty and struggle which constitutes tn
portion of the great majority of tn
people he hears only the glowing *
counts poured out by railroad men an
capitalists, and hence he has fallen int
This very natural error.
But apart from these defects we n
iterate what we have already said, ths
the message is . lucid. luminous an
. able document; and creditable alike t
+ its author as rhetorician and state