, 1878-06-08
Here and There.

Inc ". >. ". CpihfiHN uas iSSVtSu VIZ
wages OF employees TO the old figures. The
increase commenced on the tirst inst
Irishmen who propose TO pinch the British
lions tail for the amusement OF hearing hun
roar, should look sharp for his claws.
Baker City, Oregon. is not the most at
tractive place in the world, but 1t can boast
Of the finest brick stcre In Eastern Oregon.
Tom Merry will soon commence the publ;-
cation of :. newspaper at the Dailes. Sac
cess To him, and he can maze 1t Success II
he VIII only stick"
In the manufacture of locomotives and
passenger ears the United States excel all
osher nations. New jersey makes the best
locomotives. anu Delaware the finest cars
Our thanks are due 20 4 friend residing III
Georgia, for the present of :, one hundred
dollar bill The note Is IN confederate
money, hut as the viii is good we are Just
as grateful.
The huh cf the old steamboat Ohe0nta,
once the finest beat Of the O. ). y. COM
pany'S fleet, Is now serving IN the capacity
Of barge, and is 1T present ly!ns at the
wharf 1t the Cascades.
The great trouble with most Oregon pa
perS is that they are afraid to give express
sien to their honest opinions; and those that
have the nerve, have 10 opinions worth
Speaking cf
\ farmer in Ireland told Gladstone that
Lord Leitrim Was bad man and ought TO
have been shot long before" And why
wasn't he, them" asked Gladstone. Be
gorra. says the farmer, 1 suppose what's
everyhody's business is nobody's-"
A man who has no bills against him be-
lcn@s 10 the nobility of the highest rank.
Now, we want half dozen auNi0ns gentle
men 70 call at the STATESMAN office, and
contidvntiaily ask for the point Of this pun.
Boston Transcript gentleman who
has had an unfortunate habit OF interrupt
ing when others are taking was brought up
with a ronnd turn the ether evening by
victim. whG quietly said 30 ahead and tell
your story Gou may forget IL
Among the wheat producing states, Iowa
takes the first rank, Minnesota second, llii-
nois third and Wisconsin fourth. Ohio
raises the most winter wheat, and Illinois
the most corn and oats. Pennsylvania
raises the most rye, and California the most
barley.
Tie mill companies on the sound are
gradually working into the employment OF
married men III preference to the bachelor
element that has heretofore made up the
ranks Of the mill crews. This will conduce
To 4 better state Of morals about those mill
inn ports than has prevailed under the old
regime.
The senate, May 25th, passed without
amendment, the house bill requiring that
all notices of contest Under homestead, pre-
emptian aud tree culture laws shall hereaf
ter be printed III the county where the land
IN contest hes, and If no newspaper be
printed in such county, then IN one printed
nearest to s;.ch land
Alex. Stephens, ex-vice president of the
southern confederacy, and now a member of
congress, Is oat IN long letter against invest
ieating the frauds that led to the seating
Of HAYES In the white house. When that
investigation is had, it viii be discovered
that president I'ildcn WAS sold out by south
ern democrats, and more than one hailed
from Georgia. The truth Is, that politicians,
whether republicans or democrats. are a
scaiy set, and think only % their individual
profit.
The Portland Tcle.yram insists that the
most important business before the next Ore
gon legisla ure viii he the passage of a law
FOR the suppression Of qgacas, Undertakers
protest ar.inSt the enactment OF snch
law, rs It would bear heavily upon them,
and likely 10 reduce many of them t1 beg
aary. Ia this connection, the Tstegrln
intimates that one Of the physicians Of that
town was formerly a San Francisco barber
Thank God, We have no quacks IN Waiia
Walla-
One of the Portland papers, referring to i
recent excursion from that city TO Naneou-
yer. SAYS that the pleasure OF the trip was
married ky the presence OF number OF
s.fast women Mrs Duniway takes the
reporter to task and truthfutly says, that,
in view Of the fact, there were ten fast
men" on board 20 one 'tast woman, no
treat amount af damage cOCid possibly have
been done And again, as the excursion
took place on Sunday, she Is somewhat
doubtful as to the respectabillty OF the en-
tire outfit.
Two students in the University OF Hunts
Vile Alabama, guarreled last week and a
challenge followed Unlike the German
students, they meant business, and fought
with pistols, shooting at Will, and advancing
as they fired One was struck through the
neck and wounded III the heart, the other
through the shoulder, side and arm. The
chambers of the pistols being all discharged.
they grappled and fell One died InnedI-
ateiv. the other Is In precariOus condition.
\ Huntsville paper speaks OF the affair
under the heading of 'ibraye young men.
Their courage cannot be questioned, but 1t
ought to have been otherwise employed.
TIL. New York Heraifs Washington cor
respondent is responsible for the statement
that Gen. Field, recently elected doorkeeper
Of the hogse, by the democrats, Is repnDil-
can The writer saws: IL seems that Gen
Field settled in Baltimore after the war as
commission merchant, and was there known
as an active partisan Of Grant and the re-
nnblican ticket. HIS disabilities as a con-
fe1Arate did not prevent hin from honoIabiy
vntjpg the republican, ticket, as the four
teenth amendment precludes the confeder-
s.og frora holding OF office and nos from the
exercise of the right OF suffrage after
,,raSi.Isnt Grants inauguration cen Field
tt.,r,,. m Washington, and on the strength Oh
i,is ,,oiiticaI labors for the administration,
claimed an appointment to West Point Tor
his son. The application was hled, but
never granted. A few months ago, before
he was spoken Of for democratic doorkeeper,
Cen, Field was still so much OF a republican
that he waited on president Hayes and So
Ecited an appointment as United States
consul. In lien OF this he eventually ac-
cepted subordinate position under the re.
Dublican commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia, which he held until ne was taken
up for nomination TO his present place
OUR FAIR-SpeakinS Of our county fair, the
Erst Orepol,iaa says: The premiums are
quite liberal, and from the rules # the soeiety
published. we predict a fair d St ioution- Sue
cess TO the society