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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-21
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First business after approval of min
utes was joint convention to receive mes
sage of Governor
House and Senate in joint convention,
Apperson Of Senate and White and
Stratton of House, appointed committee
to wait on outgoing Governor and in
form him of their readiness to meet him.
Judges of Supreme Court of United
States, Supreme Court of Oregon, State
officers and ex-Senators invited within
the bar
Governor Chadwick and Governor
elect Thayer entered the hall.
Governor Chadwick read his message
to the two houses, which occupied nearly
an hour and half.
Governor elect Thayer was then pre-
sented by president Of convention, and,
after the oath of Office had been admin
istered by Judge Boise, read his inaugu-
raj address, which was received with APP
plause.
Convention dissolved and House ad-
lourned till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House concurred in s. j. r. for COM
mittee on insane.
Three dollars worth of postage stamps
ordered for each member.
Following bills introduced and read
first time:
By Hewitt-relating to conyeyances
of real property.
Thompson-To anne Dd the charter Of
the city of Portland; ordered printed.
Gates-Authorizine Dalles city to dis
pose of certain lands; ,r Tered printed.
Starkweather-C Calling for full report
from school land commission.
Thompson For sale of Swamp lands
ordered printed
One thousand copies Governors mes
sage ordered printed.
Following committees appointed: Tc
visit Insane Asylum, Hewitt, Green anc
Starkweather; on rules, Stearns, Reee
and Chandler: to examine Treasurer!
books, Galloway, Stearns and Grant
Adjourned to 10 A. M. on the 18th.
FOURTH DAY, Sept. 18th, 1878.
Senate.
| Opened with prayer by Rev. M. Baker
| Rules amended to change the numbe
Of members of Judiciary committee from
three to FIVE.
! Bills of the following purport wer
| introduced:
i ByHaley-To amend assessment laws
ordered printed; also, to amend the cit
charter of Albany.
Il Watt-To more clearly define the du
ties of County Assessors, and to pre-
vide for appointment of deputy; ordere
printed.
Brown-To secure laborers' lien.
II Myers-To empower State Treasure
, to redeem certain outstanding Stat
bonds.
Colvig-To allow defendant in erin
! inal ection to testify in his own behalf
also, making husband and wife comp,
| tent witnesses for each other.
Fullon-To define rights and fix Iii
) bilities of married women.
3 Brown-To amend public instructio
s law.
!, Burch-To amend civil code regula
r ing attorneys fees.
/ George-To amend Sec. 3, Chap 6
a laws of Oregon.
< Palmer-To amend law governir
election of supreme and circuit judge
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State Penitentiay, and providing for
election of Superintendent.
RamsbyTo punish persons prcvok-
ing breach of the peace.
Forbes-For protection of game and
fish.
The Judiciary committee was instructed
to examine matter of assessments and
taxation.
Adjourned till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Stearns introduced bill to amend code
in reference to garnishment of debtors
wages.
The House adopted resolutions of res
pect to the memory of B. r. Grimes,
member of the last house, and adjourned
to 1880 A. M. on the 18th.
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Petition for fixing lines between
Baker and Grant counties; taken from
table and referred to committee on coun-
ties
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There has also been paid
warrants s. 726 N principal
interest Ont Of the general fund
There are also warrants of
standing that have been adve
ment. which have not been pres
ing to s., 45l q. to be paid on
fund, and the cash remains IN
be applied to this purpose.
In addition TO this last anon
sum Of s475 08 in the treasury
ment Of adj ertised warrants Of t.
to be paid out Of the outstan
fund
II the statement Of disbursam
past two years the amounts psid
Of old and new warrants {
are included. The report of
urer will contain statement o
bursements in detail ! resl1e<
you to his report and also to thel
Secretary of State for fp, infors
the finsnciaI transactions for t
years.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
POLISH INNS.

The inns of Poland do not afford good
accommodation to the traveller The stable
is the most considerable, and often the best
part of the house. 1t is literally true that
frequently, after proceeding step or two
within the threshold, you are obliged to
turn back to collect fresh air and resolution
before you advance. The interior is filthy
and wretched beyound description; the
floor is of earth and usually covered with
ilth; the inhabitants are squalld and In
rags; and the house is frequent half full OF
their wretched peasants, men and women,
who are getting intoxicated upon schnapps
"a sort of whisky). Even at the first hotels
in Warsaw, and in other large towns, the
traveller is frequently shown into room en-
tirely without furniture, except perhaps a
small couch in one of the corners, and on
which he is to spread his own bedding
Sometimes not even couch is found, in
which case the bedding is spread on the
door. An ordinary chair and table are also
brought him, and this is at once his eating
and his sleeping room, and that in which
he receives visitors Even noblemen often
sleep at these places in the same rooms
which they occupy during the day.
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rort Laramie, when we thought we saw
Indians coming down the creek tothe
right. Instead of camping there, we
thought it safer to water our stock and
go on into the hills and make dry camp
in the bushes, if we could not make Run
ming Water creek, where large camp Of
freighters were reported. .--
al had been sent on ahead up the hill,
just where the big stone hut stands, by
the road, and with boy named Kountze,
from Omaha, and sat down to wait for
the wagons, which were slowly coming up
! out of the valley. When the wagons
reached us started on alone through the
rocks and pine bushes to seek good
camp. A few hundred yards further on
looked down ravine to the right and
saw five mounted Indians ride across the
valley. / started to go back to the train,
when at least dozen Indians ran at me
out of the brush, and you bet l ran and
hollered for help. In a minute more two
or three of them shot at me. felt a
sharp, singing pain in my left leg,
and another in my left shoulder, and |
fell. Then they were upon me in a min
ute, and one of them put his knee in my
back, while another hit me clip with
club or butt of gun, l don't know
which, as had no time to think. All |
knew was that was being scalped; my
hair was held tight. felt a hot, red-hot,
stinging pain all around the top of my
head-being torn out by the roots-it
was too much; couldn't stand it; died
at least l thought l did. But my
scalp was saved just as it was being torn
off. The boys at the wagons had seen me
running; saw the Indians, and came
on-thirteen of them-and got up just in
time to prevent the red devils finishing
their work. The Indians, as well as my
friends, thought was dead. But came
to again, and my scalp was laid back
again. 1t was only half torn off, as you
see, and is growing again nicely"
The poor fellow was taken to Fort
Laramie and received every attention,
and as soon as he was able started for
his parents home in Milwaukee. He is
the first white man who has felt the
'1niun's" hand in his hair this year who
has lived to tell how it feels.-KansGs
City Times.
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STREET SCENES IN PAPEETE, TAHITI.

There are no such things as pavements,
sidewalks or cutters, and everybody
travels in the middle of the narrow
streets. You pass along and step aside,
now to avoid running into a crowd
of Kanakas holding confabulation, now
to avoid stepping on an old native woman
who is squatting in the street, intent
upon drying some tobacco with match
preparatory to having smoke. Further
on, at a corner, is crowd of men and
women lowering around the stump of
cigarette, which is successfully smoked
and tossed around on the ground for the
next one to take up and have whltt at.
On one side the street a Chinaman, with
nothing on but pair Of big-legged
breeches leans against doorpost, gazing
into vacancy. pondering on the wise say
ings of Confucius or planning five cent
swindle; on the other side dusky maiden
sits on a rock playing fragmentary
noise on a cracked accordion. Next door,
is a Chinese barber shop; the customer,
on the front porch sits bolt upright on
stool, with nothing to support him but
his thin back, while the lank-jawed artist
plies the torture. On the other end OF
the porch there are two or three native
women lounging, for John is popular with
the native bellies, not because he is hand
some, but because he makes an exemplary
husband; for not only does he do his
own and their cooking, but he washes for
them, too, and leaves them to eat, sleep
and smoke in undisturbed Incidence.
The next is group of half-naked boys
tossing pennies at cork set up with one
or more coppers on it. This is favorite
amusement, not only with the boys, but
with the mustached Kanakas. In the Quai
de Commerce the scene is somewhat more
business like. Vessels are discharging
and loading, and natives with handcarts
arr rushing here and there with freight.
Drays, trucks, express wagons, &C., are
unknown. On the verandas of the busi-
ness houses native seamstresses, seated
on mats on the floor, are busy making
calico shirts, dresses of thin stuffs, &c.
Beneath a spreading Duran crowd of ma
tives are having dinner of feiis and
breadfruit.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
ITEMS FOR THE LADIES.

Handkerchiefs with colored embroidered
edges are conver ed into "breakfast ties"
Canvas portfolios beautifully decorated
are shown at Macy for Christmas presents.
New chatelaine pockets are of black mo-
are made to match.
Small victorines las they used to be
called are worn again this year, and are
considered more elegant than bQas They
are made up in ali fashionable furs, and the
long ends are tipped with tails of very dark
fur.
Princesse dresses are now so elaborate
and complicated that dressmakers build
them upon a foundation or entire lining o,
muslin, which, after being carefully fitted
to the figure, is covered with trimming
and drapery.
At the marriage recently of Sir Lambton
Lorraine and Miss Broke, in England, the
satin and lace train of the bride was held
bv little boy, dressed in suit of dark
blue velvet, with square collar and rutfieS
Of Irish point lace.
The passant trimming is pretty and pop
ular. 1t consists of a narrow band, fodec
double which is placed along the outline
of the dress, trimming the corsage, sleeve
and revers. 1t is different color from the
material OF the dress.
The fancy ribbons that are used upor
evening dresses recall the ribbons of ON
grandmothers' day, with their brocadcC
flowers and gauze edges. Tinsel is inter
woven with some Of the satin ribbons tha
come in rich Persian patterns.
A very elegant Paris parasol is made o
i 1. u lr,N,
ace; the handle is gold and coral. Anothe
has green covering. lined and piped Will
white silk and an ebony handle encrclet
with three rings of diamonds and pearls.
The Pompadour and Marie Antoinett
overdresses have been revived. The bodice
are long and rounded over the hips, anC
slightly draped and puffed in the back an'
at the sides. They are of Pompadour silk
or else of satin brocade of a single color.
Lamp-mats are trimmed with giided lace
Bronze gilt, which is q powder, can be pul
. chased at the gilders also the LIQUID val
nish with which the powder is mixec
When the powder and varnish are we
mixed, coarse brush is dipped in and tn
: lace painted then pressed between tn
: leaves OF book.
Lace wearing and lace making are all tn
rage in Europe and America. A complet
work on this subject, splendidly ILLUSTRATED
will be issued shortly by Sharp's Publisl
, ing Company, which will not only give
history of ancient lace, but will teach ho
to make the modern. Every lady will fe
! interested in this announcement.
Painted fans being very fashionable, !
dies who have artistic skill decorate the
own with delicate limitations of daisies, Vi
> lets and other easily-executed flower
i Those who have little or no knowledge
t the art succeed very well in embellshil
y their fans with designs done by the proce
of theorem painting that the new intere
!, in decoration has resuscitated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
SIR TITUS SALT AND ALPACA.

In the course Of o business visit to Liver
pool he found lying in one of the work
houses huge pile of bales of no very at
tractive orpromising appearance. Through
certain rents in the packing protruded
handfuls of wool of remarkably long and
strong fibre, which drew the experienced eye
of Mr.. Salt. 1t was consignment of
alpaca, which had been sent from Peru in
the hope that some English manufacturer
might turn it to coed account. But no
purchaser had been found, and the agents
were thinking of returning it as a nuisance,
when Mr.. Salt appeared. He took out a
handful and quietly examined it. He said
nothing at the time; but on his next visit to
Liverpool brought some of it away in q
handkerchief. Once at home, he submitted
it to rigorous examination, securing,
combing, and testing it alone in his own
room and with his own hands, finally decid-
ing that it was q promising material for
for manufacture. At this stage he COM
nunicated his discovery to his father and to
friend, who pronounced a most adverse
verdict. But he had satisfied himself after
most careful examination, and proceeded to
Liverpool to purchase the whole consign-
ment at pence pound. 1t seemed an
adventurous step, hardly in keeping with
the usual judicious policy of Mr.. Titus
Salt, especially as it was useless offering it
to any of the Bradford manufacturers, and
not less SO to think of manufacturing it
with the machinery in current use. In
short, he had to wait till suitable machinery
could be made before he could set to work.
After many anxious months the process of
manufacturing was begun, and the result
was gratifying in the highest degree. The
unpromising wool was converted into q
beautiful cloth. A new department was
added to British industry, of which the pro-
ducts are known and priced in every region
of the globe. It may be mentioned that
the manufacture of alpaca had been COM
mon ages before in Peru, and that even in
England one Or two slight and unsuccessful
attempts had been made to introduce it.
But Mr.. Salt knew nothing of these at
tempts; he discovered its excellent proper
ties without help or suggestion from any
one, introduced it, and made it universally
known, and deserves therefore, to be re-
garded as the discoverer of it.-Chambcrs
Journal
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PERILS OF NEVADA TRAVEL.

A traveller, while crossing the White Pine
Mountains recently, came near losing his
life by waterspout that descended in that
vicinity He was following trail on horse
back down the mountain side, when he
heard rumbling noise above him, and
turning discovered that vast volume of
water at least ten feet high was rapidly ap-
preaching him. There was only one chance
of escape, and that was to jump from his
animal and climb oae of the steep banks
that arose abruptly on either side of the
trail, which he did just in time to save his
life. The horse was taken by the flood and
rolled and tumbled down into the ravine
some hundred yards, where the owner
found him, after the water had subsided,
lodged among the rocks and rubbish, dead.
The poor animal was bruised and torn in q
,frightful manner, and stripped of every
thing but the rope that was fastened about
his neck 1t was indeed a narrow escape
Iybo (Nep) Sun. ...
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HOW 1T FEELS TO BE sCALPED. \

There arrived here on the Kansas Pacific
train a party of three persons, direct
from Deadwood City, the new mining
town in the Black Hills. Learning that
one of the party had been shot and
scalped by Indians, reporter sought
them out and obtained the following in
teresting facts:
Herman Ganzio's head from the GEN.
tire of the forehead back to the crown Of
the head is at present one mass of
sores. The hair has been cut away by
the surgeons in charge at Fort Laramie,
but the pear-shaped patch made by the
scalping knife is thus made all the more
distinct. The poor fellow has been in
hospital since the 18th of April. Ganzio
said, describing his mishap:
"You see We were coming down into
the valley Of Hut creek, on our way to
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

Of difficulties attending the Presidential
election Immediately preceding. But
these amended provisions are
contessedly obscure and insufficient,
besides being cumbrous and circumlocu-
tionary in the highest degree. Two years
ago these provisions were brought to the
ordeal of practical test in determining
the right to the Presidential office; and
were found to be entirely inadequate to
meet the circumstances of that occasion.
expedient, in its nature temporary,
never before thought of and never again
practicable, was devised for bridging
over the momentous emergency, and as a
means of saving the country from a ma
tional conflict too horrible to contem-
plate. We barely escaped that fearful
catastrophe. 1t would be an insane pre-
sumption to conclude that we could do
SO again.
And yeta similar exigency may occur
again; and as yet we have no constitu-
w lhCCb LII ouSl SttcN
violence may become the last resort for
settling the question of disputed Presi-
dency. And this would be a public ca
lamity whose evils even the magma
ton can not estimate, nor the results fore
tell
For reasons such as these, whose force
must be patent to every intelligent mind,
we say again that we regret that the
adoption of any proper constitutional
amendment calculated to avert dangers
so imminent and SO frightful, should be
made the subject of strict party vote,
either for Or against. The need of such
amendment is most obvious. The pub
lie sentiment demanding it is unequiv-
ocal. We would therefore exhort all
Congressman to discard party feeling and
to defy party drill, and to raise them
selves to the height of this great ques-
ton in constitutional legislation.
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TOO MANY RABBITS.

A plague of rab is upon some portions
of the Australian colonies. Farmers shoot,
trap and poison them, and legislatures have
tried in vain to rid the country of the evil.
Poison is the most convenient and expedi-
tious agent yet employed, but it can be used
only in winter when green food is scarce
A man on horseback then takes a quantity
of oats that have been treated with strych-
nine, and scatters them through the fields
and in the woods. In a single night hun
dreds of rabbits have thus been destroyed
An ordinary trap is used in summer, great
numbers being set every night and man
is employed to watch them, and to reset
one whenever raj BIT is caught The
animals skins are all removed and packed
into bales for traAspurt to England, where
they sell for two-pence or three-pence pei
pound
Every barber In Denmark has to pas
an examination in the elements Of sur.
gerry.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

WHILE some European monarchs,
alarmed at the specters of assassination,
are spreading networks of protection
around themselves it is refreshing to see
that the King of Italy is not seized with
q paroxysm of fright. He has spoken
but very little on the subject of the at
tempt made upon his life, but the follow
ing remark, addressed to a member of
his Cabinet. certainly bears a manly
ring: eff the Signori assassins think
that they will induce us to pass reaction
ary laws, they are mistaken. One can
die once only, and the House of Savoy
will never decree the death of liberty
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
USEFUL FAMILY RECIPES.

Will some reader of the STAR please send
good recipes for cream cake, nut cake and
lemon jelly?
Loaf Cake-Two cups light dough, one
cup sugar, half cup butter, two eggs hall
teaspoonful soda, one cup raisins, and
spices to suit your taste.-LA. l.. NJ, Red
Bank, Ohio.
Glove Cake-One cup molasses, one of
bnttermilk, four tab!espoonfuls of butter
one teaspoonful soda, one of cloves and one
egg; -four enough to make stiff batter
[ A. L. NJ, Red Bank, Ohio.
Indian Bannock-One pint of meal, thor
oughly scalded in one quart of milk; when
cool stir in eight we'll beaten eggs, a little
sugar and salt and bake in a quick oven
1t is very nice.--[M. E. S., Tarboro, S. G.
Indian Cake-Two cupfuls of meal, one
cupful of -four, one cupful of cream, one
cupful of sour milk. one teaspoonful q
soda, one OF salt two-thirds of cupful o
sugar and three eggs.-[W. l.. S., Uppel
Marlboro, Ind.
sugar powdered is best), one-half cup but
ter, one cup milk, two eggs, yolks ant
whites beaten separately mix together
favor with lemon or vanilla; add two and (
half cups sifted -four having mixed in it on,
measure Banner Baking Powder bake il
iely-cake pans. For the Custard-Tak'
two cups of milk, when it boils a, {
two heaping teaspoonfuls corn starch
two eggs we'll beaten, one-half cu]
white sugar, flavor with same as il
cake, put the custard between the layers 0
the cake while both are warm.
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IT is usual to assume the habiliments
Of mourning in case of death, but the
Swiss Communist journals reverse this
manner of doing things They al
draped themselves in black because Gam
BETA was not killed by Fourton on the
field of honor.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

INDIANAPOLIS, having reveled in a
carnival of murders, is preparing to en-
Joy hanging bee. Merrick, the wife
murderer, will inaugurate the ceremo-
nies.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

city in Roman times. The leaden coffin il
the first found in Gloucester Of which therI
is any trustworth record. |
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

SENATOR THURMAN is positive in his
refusal to run for Governor
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

GOVERNOR HAMPTON continues to
improve.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16

The most popular ball and opera cloak is
of satin brocade in shell patterns, giving
the appearance of being quilted. They are
trimmed with white fur or swans down.