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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-20

DANvILLE JUNCTION..
Giark,s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Ra
way Depot, M. w. Clark, Proprietor
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va or broad cover when working In the
sun. When much iItigusd do not 70 to
work. but Be excused from warm work,
especially after eleven O. clock in the
morning on very hot dayI, u the work l.
In the sun. II = feeling Of fatigue, diI.
Iiness, headache, or exhaustion occurs,
cease work Immediately, lie down in 4
shady and cool place; apply cold eloths
to and pour cold water over head add
neck. Il any one Is oyercons By the
heat, send Immediately for the nearest
good physician. While waiting for the
physician give the person cool drinks o.
water or cold black tea, or cold coffee, Il
able 70 swallow. II the skin IL hot and
dry, sponge with or pour cold water over
the body and limbs, and apply 70 the
head pounded ice wrapped in q towel or
other cloth. II there Il no ice at hand,
keep cold cloth on the head, and pour
cold water on 1t "a well Ss on the body.
aIf The person 10 pale, very faint and
pulse feeble, let him lnhale ammonia for
q few seconds, or give him teaspoonful
Of aromatic spirits Of ammonia In two
tAblespoonfuls Of water with alittle 50.
Rar.n
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suxsrRoKE-Ths following report Of
the sanitary commission Of the New
York board Of health has been approved
and published By the board:
asuustroks Is caused BY excessive beat,
and especially Il the weather Is muEgy.
Il is more apt TO occur on the Seeond,
third or fourth day Of heated term than
on the frsL Loss Of sleep, worry, e1.
element close sleeping rooms, debility
abuse OF stimulants, prediSpose 10 It. Il
Il more apt to attack those working 10
the sun, and especially between the hours
OF II o clock in the morning and 4
o clock be afternoon. On hot days
wear thin othing. Have a. cool IleeP.
ing rooms a. possible. Avoid loss o.
sleep and all unnecessary fatigue. II
working indoors, and where there 10 ar
tifciaI beat-lAundries, &c.-sse that the
room il we'll ventilated
eli working Ia the sun, wear Light
hat, foot black, ~ It absorbs heat straw
&C., and put inside Of Il on the head 8 vel
cloth or large green Leaf; trequently
lift the hat IRON The bead ADD zee thai
the cloth l. wet. Do not check psnpir'
alton, bat drink what water you need q
keep Il up, a Precipitation prevents thI
body from being oyetheatet. Have
whenever possible, an additional shad'
u thin unbsslla, when walking, . can
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rae CURE ron HARD TINES.
Saturdays steamers to Europe
Immense Exports OF Bread.
-HNnfHa and WNrehRnffiaR.

I4lAAAI 8l9 ~
The Aset Of transatlantic steamers
sailing from here today was somewhat
more impoaing as to numbers than usual,
comprising no less than eight vessels, Of
which three were dispatched BY the
Anchor Line. The eargoes on board all
the ships were fall and diversified, no
evidence Being presented at any Of the
Vharfs Of the pressure Of the "hard
times" Indeed, the Oldest freight agent
does not remember the time when busi.
ness was more active than At present.
Included in the mAnifests we're an ag-
greests Of over 200, 900 bushels Of grain,
81, 900. boxes Of cheese, and nearly 800
head Of cattle. The White Star steamer
had also on board 1000 cases Of canned
goods, apd the National vessel takes ont
200 bales Of domestic dry goods. A
special feature Of to-days business was
the shipment Of telescope ignAl
tower BY the Iotranto" for Hull. Il is
sent out BY the agent Of the Imperial
Russian Legation, and Is destined for the
use OF the Russian Government at St.
Petersburg. The instrument was mount.
ed on truck, being somewhat similar 70
4 fre.escape in appearance. It stands
100 feet in height, weighs five tons, and
cost about 5000. The principal items
composing the various catgoes were "a
follows:
Britannia, White Star Line. 5000 bush
corn, 5000 boxes cheese, 200 boxes
bacon, 1000 cases canned goods, so tcs
beef, 100 tcs pork, 100 bbls do, 100 hhds
tobacco, 500 pkgs butter, 200 tons fresh
meat.
Egypt, National Line: $4,000 bush
grain, 1.l75 boxes bacon, $50 tcI provis.
ions, 5000 bIs cheese, $50 bbIs
sugar, 200 boxes sugar, 40 bbls
ioOs, $50 bbls syrup, 1873 hhds and
81 tcs tobacco, go bales hair,
200 bales domestics, 400 cases canned
goods, 1893 pkgs sundries, Z horses, 40 tons
fresh meat.
Californi., Anchor Line: $1,000 bush
corn, ], $50 sacks -four, $50 bbls do, 1872
boxes bacon, 400 crates ham,, $50 bbls
beet, so hhds and 100 tcs tallow, 1910
bxs cheese.
Anchors, Anchor Line: 22.625 bush
grain, 3.025 pkgs butter, 1858 boxes
cheese, 500 boxes bacon, 600 bbls -four,
400 buckets lard, IS tierces lard; SO
horses, 800 qrs fresh meat.
Scandinavia, anchor Line: L, 900 bush
corn, ], OPS bbls -four, 2a9 pkgs lard, $50
tubs butter, $50 brs bacon, 100 pkgs oil.
cake, 2 122 bis cheese, so head cattle.
Nam, North German Lloyd Line: l..
$50 les lard, 275 bbls beef, so bbIs and $50
boxes starch, 100 bales cotton, 275 hhds,
800 cases and $50 bales tobacco, 100 bbls
apples, 200 hides, 500 sides leather, 500
pkg butter, 200 lbs feathers.
oIrauto, Wilson Lines, 900 bush wheat
SO 900 bush corn. 1000 bbls -four, 500.
bxs bscon, 1000 bx. cheese, 200 pkgs bat.
ter, so bbls beef. $50 les pork, 30 tcs and
400 pkgs lard, 200 head cattle and an OBJ
seryAtnry.
scholien, Rotterdam Line: 80, 900 bush
grain, 200 bxs bacon, 200 bbls beef, 200
tcs lard, 400 tcs grease.
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RED Hot Temperance Down al
Pnrkersburg.

From the Seutintl
An indignation meeting was advertised
for the Market House on last Friday
night. A small crowd was present, which
vas addressed BY Dave johnson, John
Hutchinson, Revs. Carter, Warner Snd
others. They indignaied because the
County Court granted licenses In the
county outside the city limits, As follows i:
WHEREAs, The County Court Of Wood
county has, BY its recent action in grant.
ing licenses, merited an unequivocal ex-
preston Of righteous indignation; there
lore,
RcSoFped, That We regard the said action
OF the County Court a. gross outrage
on public sentiment and upon the moral.
ity and deceney Of our community.
RSSofpe9, That the members Of said
Court who would lend Themselves TO
sueh chicanery, a. led 70 The packing Of
ths Court and the granting Of said
licenses In the manner In which It WA
done, are unworthy Of respect and ought
TO resign Al once.
Radpsd, That We hail With delight The
manifest disposition Of the Mayor and .
msiority Of Council, n shown In their
action last night, TO have the city ordi-
nance against The liquor trAfRe rigidly
enforced In The future,
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For the Ia.sirssselr.
DUB WALKS.

10 PRoT ". II. HLXDtS0, OF LEMON uSIyEESiTH
Do roo remember, Trend, the tins nov fsdsd,
Bot frsahly bIoominy yet deep in my s0uI,
when In ~, eARsr spihu throbbthg waited
For clearer light Of Zach our deslned eoalf
Oh, deTtst morn d life, the landscape hehly glow
viii u as.. ,u,oul. glen. With srOsr- sotuy blow
And 6Ifs;; from llunber waking. singing hymns
'AOng drkling ahAdss q rocking chestnut Hnbs.
Hou of the euIy shades Of morn have ioznd us,
1be dreaming iowa behind In IlesP's enbrlee,
We In the wooded dGllS with twilight 'Toand u,
BFneaIh our let the hTef's dJating haze.
The Erasy slopes IN eAgsf frsed0n We had mount
Our sorr, from hill to hIll repeating seAOs
sounded;
Ths siOtiOai rieh Tss,-poetst German lays
Gave Welcome 10 Old soFI hrt peeptng raIL
Remember ysu, hoy Goethe, Schiller, Helne,
The theme Nis Of our gIoriouI morning. Talk,
And hSE We FGng the sotg o. "Liebo Klcin0,"
With not word Of Enslilh In our waltz
And how We tsO war. caught quite Of quite oft
In ali sOriS Of upruariOus, bsathsnlIh, stormy
whies only Ssrved to steel our eager hearts
POI rEtny dGyIA and turnol AtgefE4fdL
And Oh, the specifies from our nubla!
Did not oar motbeTs, LiItsrS. wives,
In conversation hold them up a. samples
u Nhlt The IpPStites ahonld Be u vigorous HFss'
And ,be, Who cen then was busy quite With
writing,
Hn genius LIE an early violet ezreful hiding,
Awaiting bar own time Of tame ABd glory,
Got u iniEet up In some immortal Siory.
Bat ChKriis, where Is be, our iaithiuI Charlie.
Hha eft plrtook With uI In morning WALL
And eTleEed bic tongue 10 tollsons ioriiyn ptfly.
what has bte3ue q ChIIlis's tFoauru tGIL?
And where Ers they, our friends, the genial tao.
PSyyieIans
Who studied eArly, t-IlnE with warm ambitions
ThrUush 0lIendoff, quite ipjahng their IGws?
Alni theit beardI are mixed with hlyery moss.
Sometimes. oh trteDd your genial eye Is ,raIlinS
Across my path and memories Al The past
In Richness hs', the present., soft beSulllbF.
Oh that such mensn sEould bat logger ast.
And yet, Il surely teens thGt We are coming nesrr
Again, TO oue smother, 10 rsnsmbrlnes deArET
A dream pSrhIpGs TeIh1ps not all In vain,
Perhaps the old walks Will come rouad again.
AngEs's r. r. Junt .. 1875.
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Something for the Laboring Man
10 think Of. ,
From he ClaeiDnltl coansrclll,

kTom he Cndnnhu C2nmsFelI,
The value Of Democratic sympathy for
an oppressed and tax.ridden people
should be measured by the fsct that q
Democratic House Of Representatives
has increased the burden Of public ex.
penses by $50, 000, 900. 1t will be diff
cult thing TO make plain laboriug man
understand how this harmoniEss with the
cry for economy and reform.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-08

arc stIll the most thorough and search
ing cAthartic medicine that can DC
employed: cleansing the stomach and
bowels, and even the blood. In small
doses OF one pill day, they stimulate
the digestive organs and promote Wig
orous health.
AYERS PILLS have been known for
more than a quarter OF q century, and
have obtained q worldwide reputation
for their virtues. They correct dis
cased action In the several assimllA-
tive organs Of the body, and are 50
composed that distractions within
their range can rarely withstand or
cvade them. Not only do they cure
tho everyday complaints OF every
body, but also formidable and danger
Gus diseases that have baftied the best
Of human skill. While they produce
powerful effects, they are, at the same
time, the safest and best physic for
children. By their aperient action
they grippe much less than the common
purgatIvcs, and never give pain when
The bowels are not InAamcd. They
reach the vital fountains OF the blood,
and strengthen the system by freeing
1t from the elements Of weakness.
Adapted 10 al ages and conditions
In all climates, containing neither
calomel nor any deleterious drug,
these Pills may be taken with safety
by anybody. Their Sugar-eoating pre-
serves them ever fresh and makes
them pleasant 70 take; while being
purely vegetable, no harm can arise
from their use in any quantity.
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The National Finances.

The Detroit Post prints, a. fol.
lows, copy Of = letter addressed By
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary Of the
Treasury, TO Hon. George q. Hopkins,
Chairman Of the Michigan Republican
State State Committee:
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Are the most
effective and
congrnlal pur-
mtive eyerdis-
covered. They
arc mid, but
chcctual In
their open-
tion, moving
the bowels
surely and
without pain.
Although gen.
tie In their OPP
a~fin0 fhay
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Office TO BoNDHoLDERs.

The Coupons Of the Bond, of the clere
land, TusearsWAI Valley d Wheeling Rail
way Co., due July LIST, will be paid on pre-
sentation at the Flint National Bank,
Bridgeport. jyl
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an a Formidable Caudi.

Thurman q Formidable Candi.
date.
MsnpAi, AulEseAs lad.
ssnGtor ThurmAuis ldroit movements
In and about the Ohio Democratic Con.
yention have put Ohio behind him Tor
the Presidential nomination 10 1850. BE
show fairly on The front add 10 the most
formidable candidate In the West.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-08

The expenditures for the present tiseal
year will Be about $1,000. 900 less than
The last. In 1867 The interest on The
public debt was Sl4S 7sl sol 81; in 1877
Il amounted to Se7, l24, 5ll 5s,or : redue-
ton Of S46,657, 0s0S3.
Third-The public debt, less cash in
the Treasury, on March !, 1877, WGs S..
0ss, 7sl, l4S o.. o. June ], 1873, 1t WA
S2.GSS 6S7, $50 q, or q reduction Of s66,.
l4S 692 10.
Foar,h-sipee the passage Of The act
Of July II, 1870, authorizing the refund.
ing Of The nAtiouAl debt, bonds TO the FOL.
loving amount have been issusd In ex.
change for bonds bearing interest At 8 per
ceutum per annum:
&T7e,StS, ooo per ceat bonlI o. iSst,
6sGTiuS Sn isnnL intsFSIt oi.-.--.-. sz1,sf, 20
SIS 20, 100 ~ per eont bonds q
is9l, baErinS a EnnaLl Interest q alAitoe
80 sd 600 pr cat bondl d 1901,
bsni1S an LHnnAl interest oi--.--.-.- 1n+ot
Resulting In 3 reduction Of the Aanu-
al interest charge Of S9,0l7.4S0.
lam, very respectfully,
JOIN sHERMAN,
Seaaary cftss 1fsasary.
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Do Not Give Up

Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For all tho purposes ofa Family Physio ;
and for curing CoStiveneAS, JArndtce,
Indigestion, Foul Stomach, Breath,
Headache, ErysipelAs, Rheum8-
nSm, Eruptions and Skin Diseases
BIliouGne8s, DropSy, Tumors,
Worms, Neuralgia; as Din
nhr PHI. for pprit Wing The Blood,
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cEALED PROPOSALS.
cLux's oyyScE BoAHp OF CONTESTANTS. |
WHEnIHo, ". Va June ., lk1s.

cLuK's OVNcE BoAEp OF ColnISpoEE1s,
WHEun0, ". Va June ., is7s.
ssaIsa Proposals. Efs invited for taiins down and
Rebuilding the D0rth sbatnent d The Bridge Orei
Hhort Creek, 81 its m0ath. On the line bstEeee
Ohio and hook6 eounus Tia AGSonry vim con
tain between tive and three hundred cubic yard
Of nrt-eIAAs rAnRed rock work, lid mont and bach
10 full cement mnrtkf. the interior o. the VAL Y
Be thnrouKhly krouted 10 ame. The M1Sonfy Win
rest dIhsf upon grillAge d timber CT upou piles,
q The undsrIiEnSd may hereafter detsrmlpe.
The form Il ProposAli must b n follows;
Per cube yard q excavation above low r
HatCf marx 10 Uhio nTGT...........--...---...
Pr cubic yErd q AASonry above Low water
fnEfk.....-...-s...-...-.4.s-s.
Per cube yErd d AiSonry below l0v water
Per 100 lei board MEASURE q timber Laid
IN Foundation. not including piIes........J
Per pie driven and cut ofi.-...-...........---..
Tha meant Tupeutructure Of the Bridge 10 b
kest 10 posltion By tfeaSeng Or othsrNiSS, u The
oon1AetoI's hik and sIp0nse-
nDbGr and PlllnE 70 b q bed Ehin oak The
piIes 70 hIve not lea than 10 inches diameter nj
The saIlI cod.
All 9xeaTAtInu belJW loU Eatef mark, ali pump
log. bIiling and eoffdlminG. and laying and Inst
ening u ttmbsrA viii Be n the oonE1eiorl SxpSnse
BIDS thoaId b addressed % the upderiEned,
care Of C. Il. DdterI Clerk Of Board Of C0mmiRi0u.
ers Of Ohio eouniy, 10 this city, and must give post
once lddTot d hdder, and EAtiliAetoFy reiefGneel
q 70 his ehIraetsr and espaeiIy.
The Prop alIs viii b received Ht above addfesI
until RrSdiy, 18Th July ntIt, It+ ,. y, and Will
b opened On The following Day 1t the shnrI Geek
Hoase, mouth Of short Greek, Ia Brooke county,
% the 5oth day a July, n In.
The undaEEDod ressrTs the right to meet any
or all bldG
Farfuther information spply TO C H. Deitsn
- AboTe.
For Froole county-ABRAM WILSON,
For Ohio County -. D. WHITMAN,
JN0. W. Mcc0LL0CH,
WH. II. WADDLE,
iJi Joint Committee.
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PEEPARED n

DkcoH.-ha saEr cGrUd HEnh VtrtHi1
Id Rrsaktast nloon, e1En Curnd hhoaldG1IC Coz
9dA PiEIa shoaldG1, " q sulIH1t E.ress E ~
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cENERAL NOTICES.
.O4sH Dividend.

rhs Gszi- Hirs Iarznnos oossssy hs q.
slErsd Cub Dividend o. Five pa esnt payasli
On The so day d July, 1873, At tAs ores q III
Company, No - Fourteenth street.
ia p. RtEsrRR s.c,y.
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81. TELEPHONES!

For ,hort lines my Acoustic Telephone ia the
best In 0ss. bIys tsSt hoe mile In length thai
transmits the voice With Fpeh poser 10 Be- hssr4
IN 81 pGrts d an oidiI Ry loon. fend Ss for u
luStTsisd ctrenlarI- J. q HotcOx6, hLllsi
Creek. Ohio. iyl
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TRrAsrRY DErARrMrNr.
WAsHIsoros, D. G., June I, 1878

srR: In reply to your several inquiries
Of the 4lh inst. have 70 tate:
FiHt-That the public debt Of the On.
tied statss, less cSsh in the Treasury,
reached it highest point In August 1885
and amounted 10 $, 756. 4Sl, 57l43. The
debt, less cash in the Treasury, was, on
June l, 1878, S20S3, 637, $50 "a, showing
an aggregate reduction Of 1874, l2O
70.
secopd-For the last eight years the
annual net ordinary expenditures Of the
Government, including interest on the
.nLli. A.kA hun knon a knIInn.
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6SsbsRgiM AhnOas.o4s1ta-LsaVns hslIirS 4
~ m; nndgsPoTt 80. p u arrive a alsas
VsnNLls Gl6 p u leIrsI sSsbsa ,ills q ait Z.
brdgsport so = y arrITss q Bsli.i,a q
rs n.
TItkSEl md BsEsss cAs.a p IN pa,.ipaI
points IN he East and Wet e. b preslirf 4 -
unlon JeISt 05es, Mel urS HSasS Wksalna
and al ns4si oe0s n REide port
y. z kYERs,
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Aengssld Z. r. Jua. %, 1875.
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FINANCIAL.
jon Z. Bou1OlD, Prsst. elo. AnAr,, oaas1
BANK OF THE OHIO VALLEY

F1RsT NATIONAL BANK OF WHEELING.
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This marvellous preparation has cured hun.
drVdI Of the most Distressing Gases Of Chronic
RhsumltiEn and Neuralgia, even whom al
other remedies have fGiled. Il Is fast becoa'
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Acknowledged Antidote

for these diseases, and can be relied upon b
sufferers TO relieve them Of their pains an
eject permanent cure.
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TRARsFoRTITirR.

u coSDRSSED fLGG o1R6
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Or. RlC0Rp's ESSENCE OF LlFE

nMDs sEu-cslIlssa - 1sl,,Sss-IsSE
. ahs p 6 LII -
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05

guile. For miles around the
grass was waist high and Mr.. De.
ment has been a very successful
stock raiser, aud has built up q
home second 10 none in Oregon.
since his place was settled the
the country has been gradually
filing up, and now only twenty
fire years have elapsed but the
steam boats whistle can he heard
every day and the rich bottom
land that was then wilderness is
producing large crops OF gram
and vegetables every year. Three
saw mills are IN successful operas
ton, aud many Of the majestic
fir and cedar that was then sway
ing and bowlng their lofty heads
over the placid waters of the Coz
qnille, or the rough waters of the
Pacific, have carried the Amerl>
can colors to every port IN the
world.
The carly pioneers of Coos
deserve credit Tor the yea! and
perseverance, they manifested IN
their efforts to open up one o.
best counties in the State. Thi:
ls yet new country and al
though much improvement has
been made, there ls untold wealth
here that ls undeveloped.
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SALEM, october 8, 1878.

Last week | vote concerning
Senate Bill No. 81. which pros
vldes for the equalization OF State
taxes. The more thought / give
to it, the more am in favor of
the measure. It proposes to rem
sdy tie acknowledged evil of the
contil ued dimunltion OF each
counfy's tax III order to escape
State taxation, and to forbid the
assessment of some OF the richer
counties at half niihlonless than
they were. as the old song has il,
"twenty years ego. 1t provides
for State Tax Commisssaacr, as
before stated, who is required to
visit all the counties ~ the State
and officially note the values and
changes in constant progress, aud
TO eqnalize aud adjust the assess
ments of the several counties for
State purposes only. Herein was d
fatal defct in the old law. L un.
der.ook too much, for it attempted
to readjust every individual AS
essment IN the State, aud as a
consequence, great furor arose
against the law. This law pro-
ps,ses that the proper proportion
ate aIaeunt shall be raised for ths
county, aud to letthe county equal.
axe Is between the individuali
therein.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05

Law ard evidence did not lnfn-
ence his action. It was q design
on his part to compel tie city, AZ
he has the county, to aholder the
expense Of his personal fights.
The people Of Roseburg have
more at stake id this matter than
Mr.. abraham. With the law
aud justice against the measure
it is extremely doubtful whether
the city could compel Abraham
to relinquish the ground at any
expense. Besides, the ground as
1t now stands, Is IN a high state
ntimprovement. The action OF
Cnnn, Haynes and Langenberg
deserve nigh praise for tie way
they have prevented Fink from
using the city treasure to further
his selfish ends. With our cor
respondent. we recommend these
gentlemen as safe guardians O.
city int. Ssts. let Fink meas
ure his individual purse With tha1
of Abraham and keep hands ou1
of the pockets of the people. Tht
people will answer for Fink's tu'
ture official honors next Monday
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A PLAIN STATEMENT.

1t is always unpleasant to re-
fer TO dlsagi eeable matter that
IS past; but even this is necessa>
ry sometimes to show TO what
depth men will stoop to CRAFTY
feelings of personal aninosity,
and to put the people on their
guard in future. We cannot oth>
erwise discharge the duty OF a
journalist. We reter t, the mat~
ter of opening Washington street
through the premises oil Mr.. Sol.
Abraham. The committee ap,
pointed to investigate The pro-
priety Of the move reported in
favor of the proposition-FInk &
Grlsdale signing the report and
Conn dissenting. The PROPOSE
tlon was now put direct aud voted
down Fink & Grisdale voting in
favor and Conn, Haynes and
Lengenberg voting against the
measure. Fact and evidence
bind upon Fink the responsibility
of this move. It evinces on his
part malicious design to use the
power the people entrusted in his
hands TO take revenge upon. a
private citizen against who m he
entertains hostile sentiments. An
attempt to use official power 10
injufe rival raises the matter
into publicity, as it involves in>
terests of communities, aud the
press must condemn.
! Mr.. Abraham has had indis>
puted possession of the grounds
Fink proposes TO destroy fol
twenty or more years; and besides
by reference to the plot and sur
vey of the city oi Roseburg. made
By Mr.. Flint two years ago, aud
adopted 0y the City Council
it vii be seen that Washington
street extends TO and not through
Abraham's premises. In face o
| these iacts and against the advice
1 Of the city attorney. Fink 3 Gris'
dale voted to extend the otreet