The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-24

give them they know not What lhey
do"
The Ashland House, where we found
comfortable accommodations and excel
lent food, is kept by Mr.. and Mrs.
Houck, who made our sojourn at their
hotel decidedly pleasant The we'll
known mercantile firm of Mccall &
Baum have a eommodious aud hand
some brick store, where they do an i'm
meDse business, their trade ranging
from darning needles to HaiDes' Har-
vesters, and from chewing gum to tons
after tons Of staple dry goods and grocer
les. We had not time to visit the
wo0len mills, though the neat, painted
buildings looked invitingly at us from
their location under the hill but we
called at the Office of the "Ashland grist
mills" which were established here in
"a, and which have grown from small
beginning to a mammoth enterprise.
There are a number of small dry goods
and grocery stores, a drug store, hard
ware emporium, a milliner's store, a
( Kept by Mr.. Klum), a jewelers. corner,
boot and shoe shop, etc, but not a
single groggery or house of i'll repute.
, The contrast between the reception we
have met from tie prominent gentlemen
Of Ashland, as compared to that ac-
corded to US by the ring-leading,
: whisky-pandering element in Jackson
5 vile, that thinks it owns the city, is
just what we might expect from the
= different moral elements of the two
places. Jacksonville is ruled by lies
2 and rum, Ashland by truth and sober
ness. The Ashland TTdings is a very
[ creditable weekly paper, of which Mr..
p Leeds is the present editor. There is a
q large liberal element both here and at
Phoenix, and the morals of these towns
speak significantly well in favor of free
religion. II we wanted to settle in an
inland town, we know Of none where
, there are greater promises for the future
than in Ashland. The decent citizens
of Jacksonville are anxious to get away
from their modern Sodom and settle
here, where they can send their children
> to school without fear Of their being de-
: coyed into wickedness by a riot produc
ing mob.
:, Our last lecture was finished in Ash.
land, and, amid the enthusiastic good
byes Of scores Of excellent Christian la.
dies, we took our departure this Friday
= morning for Phoenix, where we hav,
spent the day at dear Mrs. Colver's il
&c needed rest, and are now ready to TAX,
u our departure for the city of the Philis
tines, where we are appointed to speal
j, tonight, and thereby beard the Jack
. sonville mob in its den. You shall hea
- more anon. y. S. d.
2. JACRsONvILLE, July 10.
IN Dear reader, we know you are anx
re ious to hear the result, so this morning
a Saturday at five o'clock we are awak
ID and ready to try, though we know W
as cannot do the subject justice.
nj AT good Mrs. Winnings hospitabl
in boarding house we were warmly we
~ coined, the brave woman being all IN
H. daunted by the threatening mans right
n mob, which was waiting for the comm
or darkness to begin its raid. But we d,
~ clined to risk exposing her home to tn
k violence Of the rabble by remaining
ed it, and, gathering up our baggage, "
,v entered the carriage, accompanied b
10 Mr.. Colver and Mr.. Casio, from Phenil
.aI an1drove through the crowded street an
an bowling rabble to the home Of Mr.. an
ar Mrs. Plymale, who, like all the other n
.es spectacle citizens Of Jacksonville, wei
an afraid to venture out after nightfall, T,
of fear of the mob aud the eggs. Here OF
its baggage was considered safe, and v
NO left it till after the lecture, which WI
a. given in the Courthouse, the gentl
manly Sheriff. Mr.. Bybee, having,
ad the risk Of his life, lighted il up for OF
of use But, so far as we know, not OF
in resident Of Jacksonville dared to after
re the meeting. They bowed before Il
,c- press aud the mob like reeds, so tho
no oughly intimidated that, but for Il
~ presence OF about fifty brave persoi
IN, from the country, of whom a dozen
,sa so were ladies, we should have had II
nd body for audience except the coun
lse Sheriff.
The lecture over, we explained tn
Gle we scorned to remain over night as
HE guest in 8 city that dared not protect
yes truth-telIing missionary Of hum'
nd rights from a bowling mob. We wou
lev spend the night in the country amor
nv the good people who could not be owe
,es ruled by prostitutes, mans rights al
nse whisky.
nm Mcpherson, who is to be editor Of t
arv Sentinel for the next month, attempt
the to defend the citizens Of Jacksonvil
Ike but the effort was too thin. Actio
,eir speak louder than words. If the go
od- people, and there are many in the tOw
ass were brave enough to deserve col
nd mendation, they would not yield to t
nd. success Of a riot without protest
rses But we were not disturbed except
rry. yells and threats, as, after the lectu
ued the country carriages drove through
principal streets, on the way to NJ
,on- Wright's pleasant home, five mi
rios from the corporation, where we ha
the spent the night in sweet serenity, {
cen joying the sleep Of the righteous.
,nIv day Saturday we go to Willow Sprin