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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
THE SILENT MAJORITY

y general shyness Of trusting their
own judgment against vigorous and ag-
gressive opinion makes women, who in
their heart of hearts pay tribute to the
shrine of justice, seem Indifferent regard
ing the injustice which is practiced
toward those Of their own sex. What
George William Curtis characterizes as
'strident, thwacking, resounding criti-
cism" is terror to women, and dread
Of it holds more of them securely bound
in silence than all other forces com
bined. We often lose patience, as good
Mrs. Loughary expresses it, with
women who have youth, health, and
vigor with which to combat error, vet
sit In supine Indifference regarding its
relentless gasp on human liberties; vet
when we come to consider the terrible
force of unkind sarcasm and dextrous
ridicule, when We recOllect tile times
without number that we have grown
silent beneath their senseless and re-
morseless sting when we kneu that we
had justice aud right upon our side, we
feel compassion, rather than resent
ment, for those who seek the friendly
shelter Of assumed Indifference and hold
fast to their opinions in silence. In the
onslaughts on women who advocate
equal rights, truth and justice are no
more considered than are the feelings of
those assailed. Hectoring pompous op-
position and criticism will either pro-
woke sharp retort, or cause the recipient
to take refuge in silence. If the former,
what laugh Is raised at the irascible
tempers of "woman's rights advocates;n
II the latter, what chuekle Of conscious
power goes round, while the deft butcher
declares that women do not want to
vote because the majority Of them are
silent on the subject. 1t is indeed small
wonder II, pierced by the darts of ridi-
cule and misrepresentation, those who
advocate equal rights are wont to reply
sharply. OF the thousands who make
no reply, nor even venture to express
an opinion, though truth and justice is
strong within them, the world takes no
note, and pOmpous opponents ignore
them entirely when hurling the taUnt
at their more heroic sisters, that women
themselves do not desire an extension
Of their privileges. But when the bolder
spirits have paved the way, tbis silent
majority will come gladly to the polls
to discharge duty that, though hedged
in, they have long regarded as a plain
one-that of speaking by the ballot.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
RECENT EVENTS.

The Union Pacific Railroad will arm
all train men on express trains, owing
to liability to robbery.
The general expectation in political
circles is that the Senate will concur
with the House in fixing June 18th as
the date Of final adjournment.
The general deficiency bill aggregates
Sl,IOO.OOO for the payment of certain
claims under the navy department, in
CURED by Secretary Robson.
May closed with a record Of ninety
five failures in New York City alone,
the total liabilities being more than So
500, 600, and assets less than S1,OOO,OOO.
a cyclone carrying death and destruc-
ton in its path passed over portions of
Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa on the
ID. Fifteen deaths are reported. Debris
wss carried fourteen M lies.
The Secretary of the Interior pre-
sented to the House a recommendation
that the revised statutes be amended so
as to allow the executive departments
to pay the usual newspaper rates for
official advertising, as the prescribed
rate is too low for first-elass circulation.
The Times Washington correspond
ent interviewed Hayes, who firmly and
decidedly said that no attempt to unseat
him should succeed, except the only
lawful one Of impeachment. He had
received his Office from Congress in a
lawful and peaceable manner, and in
tended to hand it down to his successor
in the same way. He would submit to
nothing short Of successful impeach-
ment.
Under date of April 18th, Major Guido
Ilges, commanding the seventh infantry
at Fort Benton, informs the military
headquarters at Chicago that the hostile
Sioux, Arrapahoes, Cheyennes, and
other Indians, assembled at the eastern
corner of Cypress Mountains, and known
as Sitting Bulls camp, contemplate an
early invasion south of the boundary
line. Major Ilges considers the situa-
tion critical.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
TEMPERANCE AND LEGISLATION.

HdTPer's Weekly asserts that "the
most significant fact in the long session
of the New York legislature just closed
is sthe strength shown by the temperance
element in politics" A vigorous at
tack was made on the present exise law
of that State which restricts licenses to
inn-keepers. A bill to relax the re-
strietions Of this law was early intro
duced and ably maintained, on the
ground that the law is too severe to be
executed, and that more dram-selliug
results than would be the case were the
law milder; that such dram-selling be-
ing illegal, brings the authority of the
law into contempt and deprives charities
Of the revenues derived from license
money. Skillfnlly as this ground was
taken, it was found untenable. Direct
assertion was maintained that the law
could and would be enforced as soon as
il was known that it would not be re-
peaied while charities, which it was
proposed to assist by licensing the traffic,
were mainly the outgrowth of dram
drinking, and this being prohibited, the
occasion for charitable bestowal would
for the greater part disappear. The re-
peal Of the law was defeated, it's defeat
being one OF the most signal triumphs
ever won in legislative matters by the
temperance interests. It will now be
seen whether the assertion that a law
which does not allow or license unlim-
tied dram-selling can be enforced in the
large cities Of New York. Temperance
people will watch anxiously for the re-
suit, while as the journal quoted says
"the liquor power will encourage in
every way the sale Of liquor, in order, if
possible, to prove to the next legislature
that a stringent liquor law is practically
imperative"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
MBsMBRIsM AND OLAIRVOYANOB.

The following account Of Mrs. LOgan's
lecture, delivered at Good Templsrs'
Hall, on Sunday afternoon, has been
I furnished US by person who listened
attentively to the lady's discourse: 'The
subject, 'AIesmerism aud Clairvoyance,
the speaker affirmed, is one with which
the world will become better acquainted
in the future. Magnetism is considered
a remedial agent for the afflicted, while
mesmerism unfolds the faculty of clair
voyance, pOnderable bodies being no
barrier to this second or spiritual sight.
A knowledge of the Sc occult sciences
thoroughly demonstrated by the masses
would form connecting link between
all mankind, and have a tendency to
fraternize and harmonic the world.
Crimes would be lessened because IN
concealed. The clairvoyant could read
the unspoken thought, the intention Of
each with whom he comes In contact;
could not only behold things terrestrial
at long distances, but span with his per-
Etlllous the tua-u " utCu uANiute tue
spiritual and material worlds.
"NIrs. Logan related many incidents to
the point, one Of young lady who de-
sired to be mesmerized by her. After a
few moments sitting for this purpose,
the young lady was put into the mes
meric and clairvoyant state, saw and
conversed with her parents who had
died years previous, aud after awhile
her mother said: Daughter, your earth
work is not all done, cannot keep you
Dw;' when the poor girl exclaimed,
in anguish, 20, mother, don't take me
back to that cold, selfish world; let me
stay with yOu.' By the kind, consider
ate reasoning of her mother, however,
she consented to remain little longer,
her earth-life henceforth cheered by the
bright remembrance Of the brief glimpse
afforded Of the beautiful hereafter. This
and other incidents were touchingly
told, and affected many to tears"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
" BUILDING THE LADDER B,
WHICH THEY RISE"

Women are employed as State libra
rians by the legislatures of several
States, among them Kentucky and Mis-
souri,. Mrs. Bush, librarian OF the for
mer State, was the first woman Office
holder in that State, and has just been
reelected TO the position she has held
for two years, to the great satisfaction of
all parties. She thus demonstrates the
fact that she is not only able to do pub
lie service, but is able to do it aeceptably
and we'll. Iowa is also included among
the States that designate women to per-
form the duties Of State librarian. Mrs.
Eloise North, of Des Moines, has oecu-
pied that position for the past six years.
She is thoroughly acquainted with her
business, having mastered every detail,
and daily renders efficient service to at
torneys and others who come to consult
the law books. The law library over
which she presides ranks fifth in size
and value among the law libraries Of
the United States, and Mrs. North can,
at a moments notice, produce any de-
sired authority without consulting a
catalogue. The salary of her Office is
81, 200 per year. The Iowa legislature
has also for several years past employed
women in the capacities Of enrolling,
engrossing, aud committee clerks. These
last are appointed by the chairman Of
each committee, and receive a compen-
sation Of So 90 per day for service. The
former are chosen by the assembly just
as other officers are, and receive for
their service 81 90 per day. We hope
that the Legislators chosen by the men
OF Oregon last Monday to make laws for
the men, and women too, will have in
the aggregate an element of justice that
will cause them to give proper heed to
the fkness Of women to occupy places
and perform duties as clerks in their
body. We imagine the men OF Oregon
would be as 10th as the women them
selves to admit that Iowa, or any other
State where the experiment of employ
ing women clerks has been successfully
Ns@h bba1b VI AIolt OlultkEuL
women than can their own State. "The
crumbs that fall from the masters table
are all that women in the United States
(outside Of Wyoming) are entitled to
receive at public feasts and public ex-
pense, and these, wherever they have
been allowed to gather them, they have
/ so utilized as to make Of them a feast OF
encouragement for women throughout
the nation who, born in an atmosphere
Of freedom, have hungered long for its
full privileges and rights as accorded to
their brethren. Slowly building the
ladder by which they rise" they are
advancing, furnishing proofs at every
step Of their ability to discharge in an
acceptable manner the duties which fol.
low in the train of responsible, individ.
ual citizenship.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

Austria intends to concentrate troops
on the Save River
Russians are not relaxing warlike
preparations south of the Balkans. On
the contrary, they are very active.
The Pope is i'll in body and distressed
in mind by plots and cabals designed
to prevent the reforms he proposes.
The Porte has informed England and
Russia that it has agreed that Thessaly,
Epirus and Crete shall be annexed to
Greece.
A new protest of the inhabitants of
Laristan warns Russians that any ad-
vance toward Batoum will be forcibly
resisted.
The Russians have arranged for mu-
tual withdrawal from the vicinity of
ConstantinOple as far as England is
concerned.
In the recent fighting in Roumelia,
four hundred Russians were cut of by
Pomaks and all killed. -Four hundred
more sent to their relief are in a critical
condition.
The Voltaire Centenary was eeIe-
brated in Paris on the 3lst, and was at
tended by about 1900 persons. Ad-
mission receipts were donated TO the
Paris poor.
A commissioner of the Porte reports
MOhammedan insurgents numbering
10000 are well armed and impregnably
located. They refuse to disarm, as
Russians are powerless to repress the
excesses Of Bulgarians.
a collision between two German iron
clads took place in the Straits Of Dover
on the morning of the 3lst ult., which
resulted in a frightful loss of life. One
vessel went down in fifteen minutes in
fifteen fathoms. Over one-half of the
five hundred persons on board were
/ lost.
An attempt was made to assassinate
the Emperor of Germany on Saturday
afternoon while driving out. He was
wounded in one arm aud on the cheek
by buckshot He suffered severe pain
in the extraction of the shot, but no ap-
prehension is felt concerning his eondi-
ton.
1t is said that the Congress will be
composed of the following powers
Bismarck aud Count Won Bulow, foI
Germany; Lords BeaconsfeId, Sails
bury and Odo Russell, for Great Britain
Count Sehouvalof and NJ. Doutrel
Russian ambassador at Berlin, fol
Russia; Count Andrassy and Won Hay
merle, for Austria; Kroaddington and
De st. Nalier for France, and Count
COrti and Count De Larne, for Italy
II is not yet known who will be repre-
sentatives of Turkey.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
HIGH SOUNDING. BUT HoLLnK

President Hayes delivered the grafton
at Gettysburg cemetery on Decoration
Day, and, referring to the words of his
illustrious predecessor on a like oe-
easion, said: "Let US give heed to the
words of Abraham Lincoln. Let us
here nobly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain, that the
nation under God shall have a new
birth of freedom, and that government
Of the people and by the people shall
not perish from the earth" The senti-
ment is good, and the reference to
Lincoln eminently proper, but the
government of the people and by the
people" is twaddle when we remember
that one-half of the people have nc
voice in the matter Of government
while the other half are for the most
part manipulated by ring leaders and
trieksters, and have no will to do except
as their political masters bid.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
Coming to Oregon.

The afflicted will be glad to learn that
a corps OF surgeons from the National
Surgical Institute, fitted out with q
complete assortment Of apparatus for
the treatment of every human defOrm-
ity, will again visit Portland, Oregon,
at the st. Charles Hotel, from June
25th to July 1st, inclusive, 1878. This
institution, originally founded at In
dianapolis, Indiana, has extended its
business throughout the United States
and has attained a reputation for the
successful treatment Of spinal eurya-
ture, hip and knee joint diseases, club
feet. paralysis, piles, and fistula, here
tofore unknown to the profession. Refer
ences Of the highest order can be given.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
THE ELECTION.

The agony is at length over, and par
tisanship, with its attendant bitterness,
has already begun to subside. On ac-
count Of the numerous tickets in the
field, and the vigorous scratching of the
same in almost every precinct, the re-
turns come in slowly. The State Re
publican ticket is probably elected, with
perhaps the exception Of the member of
Congress. Present indications show
that the legislature will be Democratic
by a majority OF twelve or fifteen on
joint ballot. In this case, Oregon's en-
tire delegation in Congress will most
likely be Democratic for time.
We have in times past wasted much
vitality in partisanship, but we have
grown wiser in later years, observation
having assured US that national and
State affairs go on In about the same
muddled, corrupt, and extravagant way,
whether Democrats or Republicans are
in the ascendant in legislative bodies.
Croakers who prognosticste ruin in case
one party or the other is defeated are
merely laughed to scorn by sensible
people these days. In fact, we believe
the government and the people are as
prosperous as they deserve to be while
justice to one-half Of its citizens is a
complete myth. Offiee-hOlders are the
only persons who reap any reward by
political victories, and the only ones to
whom political defeat makes any mate
rial difference.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
SAD HAVOC.

1t seems to be almost universally con-
ceded that the present session Of Con-
gress will terminate soon enough to
cause, among other things, the certain
failure Of Woods tariff bill, the end OF
further financial legislation this sum-
mer, the defeat Of propositions to reduce
the tax on tobacco, to suspend payments
to the sinking fund, and the probable
defeat of the steamboat bill; also the al
most certain failure of all railroad sub
sidy bills, and absolute certainty Of de-
feat Of nearly every measure Of a private
character which has not already passed
one of the two houses.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
PLEASE RESPOND.

Mrs. Duniway, though much i'm
proved in health, is still unable to take
the lecture field. Bills accumulate, and
must be met. We have sent out in the
past two months a large number OF
these, accompanying most Of them by
letters asking early settlement. Each
individual subscriber could doubtless
respond with the amount due with, at
most, little Inconvenience. Each one
would do so, we are confident, if he or
she could understand the urgent neees-
sity Of so doing, under present circum-
stances. Do not wait to be asked again,
friends. This dunning cannot be more
disagreeable to you than it is 10 rs.
Remove the necessity for it by remit.
ting at once the amounts you owe ia
Mrs. A. J. Duniway, by post Office or.
der, currency, or, if the amount exceeds
one years subscription, by express. The
first method being the safest, is pre.
ferred when practicable.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE And Territorial.
abitants.

Seattle boasts 1889 inhabitants.
Wood is s. 90 per cord in Pendleton.
Curry county claims a population Of
1000.
Commencement at Albany College
Wednesday, June 18th.
Inward Of 10000 pounds of wool were
shipped from Penawawa last week.
Josephine county has now four lodges
of Good Templars in working order.
A deer weighing 80 pounds was
killed in Douglas county last week
There are larger amounts of lumber at
the Tacoma mill at present than ever
before.
The increase in value of city property
i'm Walla Walla over last year Is
SlSl, ,975.
About 100000 feet of lumber is cut
each year by the Port Oxford Cedar MIL
( Company.
The bridge at Spores Ferry, on the
| Mackenzie, will be ready for travel Dy
/ the Fourth of July.
Coal said to be equal to any on this
coast has been discovered in the foot
/ hills above Brownsville.
The schooner a. Alice' entered Yaquina
/ harbor last week, and for want of wind,
went ashore just inside the Bay.
On Sunday, May 18th, a Sunday
/ School was organized at Canemah with
three teachers and twenty-five pupils.
Holman, the man who attempted to
murder his wife at Walla Walla, was
sent to the penitentiary for seven years.
The Oregon State Grange held annual
session at Salem last week. William
/ Cyrus, Of Linn, was elected Master, aud
y. w. Randall, of Clackamas, SecEe-
tary.
a new well has been dug in the north
part of the State University grounds, In
which windmill will be placed and
the building supplied with water by
means of pipes.
The Indian appropriation bill now be-
fore Congress proposes to take $500 per
year from the salary of the agent to the
COlyille Indians, reducing his yearly
salary to Sl,50O.
The Seventh Day Adveutists will hold
their annual conference and camp meet
ing three miles northeast of Salem,
commencing on June 9th, and cOntin-
uing until July %.
The State Fair will commence on
Thursday, October 10th, aud continue
until Friday evening of the week fol-
lowing. Half-fare tickets will as usual
be issued by the railroad and steamboat
companies.
The new Episcopal Chapel recently
built at Canemah is described by the
: ChTchmdl as a "neat, churchly little
building 20 by 80 feet, with open roof
and pointed windows, and seating Ca
pacity for seyenty-five or eighty per
sOnsn
Rev. l. d. Driver has been essaying
; recently to drive the wicked into end
less punishment. A man named Wag-
gle was appointed by the State Unlver-
salist Association to stay such tOrturOus
. proceedings, and is said to have made a
complete failure. Rough on the wicked.
Two men, a woman, and two or three
children arrived at Seattle from
Stickeen River recently, having paddled
their own canoe all the way. They
, were two months coming down, camp
ing on the beach at nights and laying
: over on stormy days. The distance Is
about eight hundred miles.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-07
our LAR.MAKERg OUT IN FOROB.

Election day, in the common parlance
Of the press, "passed of quietly" For
several days previous crowds were to be
seen gathered at corners or filing in and
out Of saloons, expressing in language
more emphatic than dlgnified their
opinions of the various tickets and
special men thereon, and, judging from
comments freely INDUCED, there had
been great slaughter of "crow;"
though, from the voeiferous cawing, one
would suppose the unclean bird alive,
numerous, and in the most garrulous
mood. The wisdom Of the law prohib-
iting the selling of liquor during voting
hours was apparent throughout the
day, and while former elections COM
pared with those that have taken place
since the enactment Of the law shows
that il was almost a necessity, the very
fact that il is so is a sad commentary
upon the capacity Of men for self-gOv-
eminent, to say nothing of the usurped
capacity Of extending an unwarrantable
jurisdiction over women. Around each
pOlling-place was gathered a motley
crowd. Men with bleared eyes aud
noses afiame, declared with blasphe-
nous emphasis to other men Of like APP
pearanee that, if Caples were elected
Prosecuting Attorney, saloons would be
closed on Sunday. Responses indicated
that the obnoxious candidate who
would in all probability enforce the
law, should not be elected if they could
help it. Men, the rustic of whose gar
ments sent out villainous odors of vile to-
bacco aud viler whiskey, talked of
filthy Chinese, and execrated them as
''opium eaters" Men to whom man
ual toll has ever been a stranger
clasped many a grimy palm and spoke
eloquently Of the wrongs Of laborers, as
they insinuatingly gave out working
mems tickets. Men possessed of that
subtle power which makes the worse
appear the better reason, industriously
distributed tickets, straight, mixed and
crooked. Candidates upon whose eoun-
tenances anxiety had plainly stamped
(which shall it be ?" moved about un-
easily, anxiously wishing for the day to
be done, yet fearing to see it close.
Men unable to read the names on the
tickets given them sought aid of 9TH
ers, who eagerly manipulated the ticket
to suit themselves. One of these, more
wise than the rest, took a bright little
boy to one side aud voted by bis inter
pretation.
We think it scarcely possible for any
one to use bis eyes and his understand
ing on an election day without coming
to the conclusion, however reluctantly,
that there must be a new and better ell
ement introduced into politics, or else
the idea Of self-gOvernment must be.
come obsolete in seeming, as it already
is in fact.
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TROOPS To THE FRONT.

In view Of the recent hostile demon
strations by Bannock Indians in Idaho,
troops will be concentrated at Boise
City as rapidly as possible. Two COM
panies will be drawn from Fort Candy
and six from Vancouver. General How
ard will command the expedition in
person, and starts to-day friday for
the scene of difficulty. The column
moving forward will number about FIVE
hundred effective men. Department
lines are to be, by order Of General Sher-
man, ignored. General Howard will
use the utmost celebrity in getting his
troops in the field, and we hope with
such effect as will save him and them
another such a weary chase as they had
last summer, and result in chsstise-
ment that will be terror to the lawless
malcontents and mereiless depredators
of the border for all time to come.