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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
The Grandest Canon in Colorado.

= 3 z asH z =
The Grand Canon of the Gunnison.
which begins only short distance from
town, is equal in grandeur and wildness
Of scenery to the Canon Of the Colorado,
and throws the Canon of the Arkansas
into the shade. 1t is upwards of forty,
miles long, and the mountains rise on
either side to the height of upwards of
5000 feet. As yet, the trout alone
traverse the cleft mountain pass. The
quickest way to send or get a dispatch
from the outside world is via Lake CITY.
The time consumed between Lake CITY
and Gunnison is one stage, or twelve
hours, while a dispatch from South
Arkansas requires five days to reach
here, as it follows the present very cir.
cuitous mail route, and takes the back
track to Pueblo, thence otozAlamosa,
Lake City and Gunnison, over 800 miles
out Of a direct route Thus. a dispatch
sent from Denver to Gunnison via South
Arkansas would take two DAYS longer
to reach its destination than would a
letter from the same point. The
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad peo-
pie say they win be in Gunnisen before
the snow Of this year covers the prairie
They are coming by way Of Arbonr4
vile, over Little Cochetopa Pass, strik-
ing the Monarch Pass toll road at the
mouth of Marshall Creek. The survey
ors are now working down the 'Tomichi.
Work on the extension will begin at
once. No town ever gave company a
more hearty welcome than Gunnison
viii give the Denver & Rio Grande.-
Gasanison NeWs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
Eye Memory.

Look steadily at bright object, keep
the eyes immovably on it for a short
time and then close them. An image
of the object remains; it becomes, in
fact visible to the closed eyes. The
vividness and duration of such impress
sions vary considerably with different
individuals and the power of retaining
them may be cultivated. Besides this
sort of retinal image thus impressed,
there is another kind of visual image
that may be obtained by an effort Of
memory. Certain adopts as mental
arithmetic use the minds eye'' as
substitute for slate and pencil by hold
ing in visual memory pictures of the
figures upon which they are operating
and those of their results.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
- -ozov- BELLEVUE, IA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 $780,

the first day by strolling leisurely up
ana down Broadway, hunting up a few
Old aequaintances and being very idle
generally. The next morning dressed
myself with much elaboration, having
Plenty OF time on my hands, and de-
scended to breakfast, taking a seat by
an open window at one of the side tables
IN order to get the benefit of the soft
summery breeze.
Next me sat lady and gentleman,
closely engaged in conversation. Thev
mad not yet ordered their breakfast and
the lady's chair was turned little, so
that she had her back toward me. Her
voice, however, sounded somewhat ia
mlllar, and l ransacked my memory to
know where l heard it before. 49,
A waiter came along before I had dis
covered whether knew her or not, and
the gentleman called him.
:" Are these pork steaks nice?'' he
asked, pointing to the bill of fare; I" if
they are bring me some-well done, a
little fat'' - s ssal
! never think of pork steaks,'' said
the lady, 6 without remembering dear
old lngleton and our pleasant friend at
the banquet House." III
l knew her at once-it was Daisy
Fleming. She bent forward as she
spoke and l saw that the gentleman
with her was her brother Jewett.
l touched her shoulder. {.
Don't you know meP" said /.
The meeting was happy one. Like
myself, the Flemings had just returned
from travelling and were about to settle
IN the city. We renewed our friendship
OF two years ago, and when we had ta-
Ken permanent quarters, met each 9th
er often. Daisy and I were much to-
gether-Jewett encouraged us. have
already said that am susceptible, and
that Daisy was favorably impressed by
me, at first? What more can saw
1T came upon us by degrees;
81 We saw its shadow ere it fell.'' aes
And when it did fall we owned up
like two. sensible young people and
plighted our faith in a few expressive
words. ~
l am looking forward very earnestly
to next autumn. l expect to give a
grand party next autumn. I expect to
be excessively happy and to make
great fool of myself next autumn. And
Daisy expects all this, too. She is as
much interested in it as I am. don't
know, dear reader, whether you see
anything extraordinary in the contem-
plation of next autumn, but to Daisy
and ME it is sort of millennium. We
are to be married next autumn.
) Fat Pork, bless thee!-M. Y. Mer-.
cury.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
MZP4H.
.1ora watch between me and thee when |
SlF kkssnt a from anotherg' - s ! "A

watch, between ue and thee when
a q sss3'tsas Ca sss rom anot6sts' u I ';
: n .sr,ad gold band engraven
Ao'asr g;tf word OF Holy Witt Nec-f}
va R,.1 the bond and token
aEasish aah love and prayer e hath hath lit, ID .ox
hp. n'er mountain. vale and sea,
~ Tord. who guarded Israel, '''25 p
" Taep watch tween me AMI thee. .3,
s..onyh days of light and gladness, sa
aTsraIlgh days of love and life,
usSacA smiles aud Joys, and sunshine, :
irTbro1iph days with beauty rife; 81
usan absent from each other,
FER aer mountain, vale and sea-
ma lord of love and, ,gadness, .tss
N ITssssrflwatcff 'twesri me and thee. -
o,oucb DAYS Of doubt and darkness, q .f''.i
Iafesr and trembling lreatha ss@Ess
xsiSf fnfsts Of sin and sorrow SSA Il
'Infesrs, and grief. and DEATH -; War
ma ield of life and glory, .yi,,;,. ~ - -.
'sS 'Tbe' King 81 earth and sea, y
M Iord, who guarded Israel, 'Ss'h " -s''i.'
Keep watch tween me and thee.
The Argosy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25

Mr.. Bjornstjerne Bjornson was
pleasantly entertained in Boston, and is
now proceeding with his studies of the
American political system. Nobody will
ever proceed to study his name on this
side Of the water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
..sHenrya Holtenburg, had black hal

;4-Henry Holtenburgu had black hair
and ruddy complexion when he mar
ried Miss Schwatz, at Nashville, a wear
ago. She supposed he was, aboHt forty.
though he made no statement on that
point. The honeymoon was scarcely
over before'his hair became. gray his
cheeks lost their color, and he showed
at least sixty years. The fact was that
he had discontinued the use of;dye and
rouge. The angry wife wanted to sue
for divorce; but the lawyer told her
that the. grounds were not sufficient.
The worst she could do was to desert
him, which she lost no time in doing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25
Q 4 wedding Postponed. III

"a William Parker appeared to be- o.
young man OF ftwenty.fivewith antopen4
-countenanee and p mind firmly .. sot,''',
but on the latter point the audience were
soon undeceiy Cd. One of the spectators j.,
in court was a father with bad, squint
to his left eye. Another wasta mother
with fingers hooked 'jusf fright. to se,s
cure a firm hold on a broomstick. A i,
third was a young woman with a sharp
chin, red fcurls landl great sorrow. ~
Little by little the truth was unraveled.
That there William Parker was engaged
to marry that there girl with a sharp. ,
chin, Indeed, the day had been set :
and it was Yesterday Her parents Z
had gone to- an expense Of fifty dollars !,
for q bridal feast, and the minister came
and waited and talked and waited, but
the groom came not.l 8aG0.d 4sa.I xo.
u Six hours before he was to be wed
William read a magazine article to thesi'
effect chat q wsdnan with. q sharp, chin
could make ahusband so miserable in
four Weeks that he wbuld welSome9
death as arelief Il The. artieleI further,
said that .father-in-law with squint
to his eve wasa Y bad old man td Loaf on,
and he put this and that together and
made up his mind to escape the moose
ready to slip over his head! ,fWkile the
bride awaited William was growing \,
drunk at the rate, of ten feet an hour,
and When the Clergyman walked home
he almost passed the alley in, which, the =.
.recreant. groom lay sleeping.
= ''Were you ever here bef6re9' = asked I
sais $40 honor. OF >, .seis
/. ssNO, sir :2s.t.x ~, Ss;s,aI ada ,,,.g4
:" Do you think you can keep sober
after this psss3 Si@ Sssa3ala bfe .s4 a.gaa,fe
The prisoner looked over his shoulder.
at the three accusing witnesses and then f'''
whispered: sai5 10 sala stEiTqeTqaa ss
Say, !, Judgeossnd me qitf qpi fol- 9th three q! !,
'"Well, If you can behave yourself sI.I
think IN. let you go,,''' continued the
Court. ''"' Ses''iil''
'"No! noLsend me tpy' n0isss.ss, 4
! "But don't come, here gain.''' an
;swered, the Judge, as he closed the
docket and reached for his hat. sssa.3is. j
William was boxed. =, He went out of
there surrounded on all sides, and when
the trio got him out ofshe neighhorhoodi
they either changed his mind on, sharp.
chins or killed him. = Detroit Free Press. iss
SAM "a x stfsfl La -sl4. ~ ysn{f
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
Aaiammen $4.772. .297 $40

gs fcinnt Ica,it auf cine @ileubabn.
meile ein capital Don fait 100000. gaad
ben ilbereinitintmenoen urtbeilen Ton
8abminnern liebe Fb Elm gilen5abnues
BON steihsr 3inse wie Da5 ieeise NIT
$25, 900 per Wteile berIts(len. Ser Ye.
uoiferuns mub li1 beSbalb Die Traae auf.
bran3sn, ,parum lle flr 8 Yrit. All Snte.
reIisn nno Oioioenoen fiir elm nit $6O..
900 bemertAetes @isentbum auftommen
nnb, mibreno oisieS @isentbum per Wei.
le tbaiidbltd nur $3.50 900 wertb ift {?
Die panoelswelt n,ub ipnit bpbe larife
,abIen, UNI $50, 900 per Wei(e ,u per,in
fen, mabreno bic Tarife balls 10 aroe
ien maroen, tuenn fie nur fiir ie $50, 900
aubutommen bdtte. Die Sanoelswelt
bat oemnat fiir Die @elopsrld@enbuna
bein, Ban Der gabnsn gu biiBen. Die
au5orbsruasen, bic ourd cine icld,e 81.
Observation-Disclosures an bic 5aneelsweli
/ aeltsut meroen, iinb lomit ieauDal5s. Bej
ein,slnsnjBabaen ino lie ic ,ar am icanoa.
lSleaen. Nebmen mir 3. y. 3mei Babner
YanperbIlts, bic New Yort Central uni
bic gate Sbore.
BON eleien bat:
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
3uiammen $2I4.729.532

Su1dmnlen $2l4, ,729, ,532
Ote baaptlinlea btefer 5eipen 0abnen
ltnor 800 Reien lang. gS fca1n,t ionsit
auf cine GlleaNapnneile Elm Capital BON
$24l, 900 uno mug bic oanoe!swsIt pa
flir ELI @issntbum pcn $241,00o per
Wlells nit s Drp3eat alifouMeu, nierenp
iie, lpenn beia. Ban uno ber @elbbe5haf
funS Der gabnea ebrlih unb aewilen,
taft UcrBeaat3en srproeu wire, fir s;et.
leidt Eur $50 80 900 per Wteile nit 8
proseut auf3utummen ba6en wirDe. lin
otele Beginning oar9 UraAten Don gbi.
caso na4 Nsp Oort gu ermSslihen, ba.
rem bstoe 9enannten Babneu itrc Earifs
fllr le einen eentuer ppu Is auf 40 geuts
erboben ulitnen. So srldeint ioa,it als
liar, bab bic 5anoelSlpelt fir Wertbe be.
iteuert miro, bic Gar nid,t eriitiren. IN
ben ermdbnten 8a9nen bat iib ber 81.
le1babnfSntg Wn.. u. Vanberbils fa6el
bait beretdert, oenn feiu 8aru,Saeu be,
lduft lid auf iiber $500 Wfiaipnen. Das
Nano mub allo Steuern aablen far bic
uniunlmen, bic bic @iienbabntSniae Der.
oleut baben. l1m oas TarifIpltent nod
mebr fir Die @ilenbabntSnise aus,
5uteuten, baben feb tirStia Yanberbilt
uno Sim @oulo pereinist. |
Die @iieababufSnise alIein beltiu.n,teu
tt9atlaalta, mas Der 6anoel gu aablen
bat. Seoem BoltSpertreter i'm goaarsR
u'ub iid ba init 9eeht bic 5rase auf,nin.
gen, pb bic Gonititutipn Der Ser. @taateu
ben giieubabnfSnisen, oper ben, @onareb |
oas Hedt seseben bat, ben Saabel smi. |
l@en ben GinSelnit itaaten gu resuliren, rb !
oaS 9anb fir Die Giienbabnen aueia oa 1T !
unb .oS Der eSweHantbeil bes wirtblbaft. |
!'asn aufldmanss ben gabuen 3ufaaen |
ioQ,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
StdatS= NiisEba(1neu.


6inan3n,inilter Sherman iast in Ieinem
Sabresberidte an iensr 5teue, NO er
ilber ben einbeimilden 6anbel ipridt;
W.etr ais 80 Brc;ent ees inneren Dan.
eelsperfebrs wiro iebt burd bic Giientab,
men beiorst. Die @oncurren3 ripalilirenoer
Ghenbabnen bat au pihtisen Streitfra.
gen bln(t4tlid oes interifaatlidem Sanoels
9sfabrt. Dieie 6rasem he3iebea TA baupt.
iddlid anfbie Sradtrateu, reip. auf bic
ben eiuielnen speoitionssefsuIb ae.
mabatsn yeraaaliisunsen leiteus Der 81.
lentahuen. Sc lino rein rationale ssras.n
uno srheiidea cine rsfdltiae llnterluaana
ieitens ees Gonsrenes,
sGie mon febt, iiest bis auf 10. Wst.
fer gauge Binnenbanoel ber staaten
in ben 5anceu ber GiIentabnen, unb es
niirbe id,cn ben Verbdltnifen arlein eut.
lpsehen, bab o.e nationale @elebse6uua
eiae se1pilIc GoutrcIe auf bic Iraasport
anlfalten ausiite. wenn niat aud, bic
SerTahups pev Der. 9taaten liar unp
oeutIid Die 0fedte be5 gcnsreNes int ur
titel 3 Der Settton s teltimmen wiirpe,
no es heibt:
Der ecn5reb bat bic Wadt, ben San.
bel nit oem auslanee, inter ben elm.
aelnen Staaten unO nit ben Sneiauerifam,
men gu re8ullreH.
Der 5anoel smii9en ben Giadfaaten
wiro bis 5ur 'pDae BON 90 Bst. pcu ben
Giienbabneu beicrst. y8etd,e gapitals
nladt III ben @!Ienbabneu liest, cine ga,
pitalsmadt, bic iiteroies rpn elmer (e0r
tleusu 3abl bon g'ieababnt5aiseu uoa
lianois gu ibrem ansiAliebliAsn gcrtpeil
contrclirt wiro, sei9t Elm Bid auf III,
ednSe Der giieababnen am gnoe 1873
uuo ba5 nah ben Nu5w,ilen Der silen
babn9eieaIdaften in cenetbcn nedenta
Capital.
Die aa5Ueiie iinb folsenbc
Meien5at! Der giIenbabnen. 80, ,33l
actiensaaital ..-.S2, ,292, ,257SS7
gono ,5a,ulben " 2,297, ,79O,9l6
Nnbere Shulcen :. l82,24S.556
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
asmsTener Srbauns mad ssrlhiseeasa
MiGtnuaen bin ben Wlab 3u YerlaTsn.

H'Wt NSHet StpHHub HulV ptt lAtsPtHti
Nidtunsen tia Den Wlab gu YsrlaTsn.
geGtrenp bss Gsbe.Q Qetes tatten BIZ
Dsmofratsn fh suufanbg rubte or.tal
ten, o5ne tbre @teuuns ,u perGaoern
Grf tetm Sdlub selltsn msSrers 5rilsr
pfstfhsn !ihsr ben slab, wIs folae b..
9laatwddtern gum Nlarmfsnal bisnea
Damn trat Die scsi5s @tiGe wieosr Elm
Csuu rabreue man In eapessa 9ag:r te
Der unter3sihnung Der Qaref(e yar, Ypa
3og Htt audi bier RAID uno unbttntsr
Elm aletdsr Wet.
Nuf Der breiten lfstuernen 8sunuen
eIntaiIuns lag pas omia0fs 5ariftitad
aussfbyeitet, unc In iYaematifder Sre
nunS Rr6mtsn audi bier bie. uatar;si1ns,
al uno su.
Dr;iben bate fb Der plab nun beinabs
gang eeleert. Sur nod perein,elte @rup.
pen psrIisssn bas &atbbaus, unb u6ne bi.
ger insfe NotI, Bon ben se1ebtpibrieen
yursansen 3u ne6men, bic fb bort telm
grunnsn 3utrussn, ssrldwanben bic Nis,
slisser bes patrtotilaen gsreins In eense1.
isner 3altuns bonn Sdauplab Der beutl.
6en Besebenbeiten.
Cine aDeile 1dpn rpar bic pom Gomn,an,
btreuben eeiebte 5rif ssrariaen, a6er rod
mar man betm Brupnanraao In betarr.
lt&fsr @drifttbatisfsit unS sur @au>
muns bes plabes wurben ni9t bic g.rima.
fen Inifalten s.trpfea.
Da pl6b(ia brGbnte gang entfernt,
bann rdber unb nabsr fpu,,nenb, militia,
rtlher Marl&ldrItt anf bent YFaaer.
uno eeSot' ein paar Iinntsn ssrainaen,
blibtfn Die 8aYonnstts ber iib auflet.
lenren 5snppsn IA bes aus tsiiten glc6el
shnRsn bsruarbrehenbsn Mittagsioune.
Der Stabtratb mar fdpleunisf int Natb.
baufs sufammsnsetrstsn; ben glreermei.
iter an Der SsIbe, uuttrbanoelte man NIT
Dem Com Hanoanten, wel&er tnefB ale
@sssnsorfeflunssn suriidmtss. Cine Sea-,
taitTopbs tpac baser nnabnsnbbar. Ser
0snsraf staabte Slsleidt anfanas ielbR
nod burta BEN blossn Nnblid ber Erups.a
eie Iafirisslsr sIn,ul laaatsrm usp ,um
gSeidssn 3u brtna'n. Die soroeraeu
95iatsr mattsn aud fbsia6ar Wtene
sa;u, als ls fnrs aufseforesrt .rusoen.
(5sOrlsgans foIat.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
Tiir 0eShdftsIeute.

50 1T nod nidt aa,em:in btfannt, bab bic
8adbinetrti nit @aem, mas ba3u gst6rt, aese 4.
t.drtis ta Gan antonio 10 gut ausstflbrt mirb,
dle in trstnb elmer anbertn S.att bsr Inipn.
Die 9rosen BON linitrttn 4lanftaGern, reI&e
bier ssssnmartis ssbanbsn tperosn. 10 mit aGe
aancern Ay'sn scn artetttn fur 8ef&dfts9dnftr
bet Nu0fbsfte, 8dhsr caer Mrt, Sournale &c. tn
tnrsefer Belt. @eftaf.S> uns Mepcfa enftrmen
t6nnen Nrpbtn be,eitnen unb al s. 3 Nrommer,
San antunio, acrsiiiren. abiadsaasen rerbta
prompt semaat.
6. s. Tromm :,
Budbinber unb 9lanfsl4r >Gabritanf, fss.
s,lo.7s.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-02-14
(8Orllsgane foIat.

- Sn Deutidlano 1T segenmartis bic
Fabrication faiidsr 3weimartfiids lebr
int 5duunss. rOie Wtense mug es
brinaen !"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
TmEY ARE ALL HEEE.

What has become OF the rest OF the
Bilyeu family In Linn County? There
are ouly six delegates 10 the County
Convention bearing that name, and
the supposition Is that the rest Of the
tribe are either sick or leaning 10 the
other party. If they don't put in an
appearance by tho time the Republi-
can primaries meet, an investigating
committee snould Immediately be APP
pointed with power TO send for per.
sons and papers. -Euge,se Journal.
Don't alarm yourself about the Iii:
yeu family, Mr.. Joi,Tglai; they are all
here, AS YOU will find out when you
hear the returns from the Forks Of the
Santiam next June. They may be
''sick, but as 70 leaning 10 the otuer
party" they don't do that, and it is our
humble opiuion that ii any Republican
investigating committee goes over into
the "BiIyeu Den" for "persons and pa.
per-" they viii be foreibly convinced
that this interesting family enjoys very
good health and possesses considers
ble amount Of muscle. II it was moi
for such families as the Bilyeus, Cab
trees, Afillers and Affords our Demo
cratic majority in Old Linn would moi
show up very we'll.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
EIGnT YEARS IGxoREp.

The men who are running Grant
for third term and an empire pre-.
sent tho record OF the candidates
career In two chapters. The first be-
gins with Vicksburg and ends with
Appomatox. 1t deals with his mill
tary operations In tho field. The
second chapter begins with GRANTS
departure by Red Star steamer from
Philadelphia in 1877, and contains
the history OF his wanderIngs over
the hace'of the earth down to date.
II records the honors said TO have
been paid him abroad, follows him
around the globe, and enters minute
~ into the particulars OF his appear
anee, behavior and conversation in
Europe, Africa. Asia and the West
Indies. The ihird-term men would
like TO have the country believe that
their record Is two chapters Is COM
plete.
But there Is another and a very
impnrtant charter which they leave
untold. From 1869 TO 1877 General
Grant was President Of the United
States.
What sort of President did he
make? Did he turn his opportuni.
ties TO good purposes or bad? Was
his administration honest or dishon-
est? Did he cali around him honor.
able men or scoundrels? Was the
history Of the eight years during
which Grant held the Office of Presi.
deut, history upon which good
men dwell with pride or with
shame?
The.third-term shouicrs are silent
about these eight years. But thC
people have not forgotten thcm.-Y
| J .c,,.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
TILE nAnnoM aAre:. nA.nMAr.

We this week received tho following
from VIM. Reid, President Of the Ore.
gon Railway Co;
This evening | received no less than
sixteen letters from farmers between
Silverton, Waldo Hills and Lebanon.
stating that rumors had been circulated
to the effect that the capitalists in Scot.
land who arc providing the moneys
necessary to build our narrow gauge
railways in these places, had been in
negotiation with, and sold out their en-.
terprise
These rumors are false in every par
tioular Tho narrow gauge has not
sold out, nor has it any such intentions,
and tho only way that can account
for such false rumors is tho fact that
Mr.. Henry Willard, the president, sent
from New York Dir. Brotherton, the
general attorney Of tho o. & q. Il. K.
and Western Oregon railroads, to Dun
dec, Scotland, to negotiate with and in
teryiew the owners OF the Narrow
Gauge Co. in that city, and endeavor TO
get them to stop our railways from be-
ing proceeded with. Mr.. Brotherton
arrived Mt Dundee, Scotland, ON 23d
Feb.--and was immediately informed
by those gentlemen that having previ.
ously committed themselves to tho far
mers of Western Oregon to build these
narrow gauge roads on tho east and
vest sides of the Willamette valley in
return for the promised support Of the
people-they intended to proceed with
the enterprise, unless and until the
people of the Willamette valley indi
Gated that they did not desire such new
roads TO be built, and would not sup
port their narrow gauge railways in
Oregon. Finding that he could not
succeed in stopping our enterprise, and
the Scotch capitalists were firm in theii
determination, Mr.. Brotherton the nexl
day, 24th February, lef. Scotland fol
Germany with this refusal in his pock
ct aud now that every attempt hai
failed to stop our enterprise, false ru
mors are purposely circulated among
the farmers of Waldo liills, Silvcrtof
ami other portions Of the valley in OF
der to discourage them from eivini
their support to the narrow gauge.
Ohr road to Silverton on the cas-
side will certainly be completed beCor,
the 30th June, while our western ex
tension to Dallas (now under construc
tion) will asauredly reach that town be
fore the Goth MAY. Fifty miles addi
tional will be built elsewhere before th
cnd of Septembcr-thc evidence Of al
which lays in the fact that one Of ou
vessels is now loading with iron an
rolling stock Mt San Francisco and vii
+ reach Portland in few days. Other
will follow MS noon as the iron is mad
and rolling stock arrives fiom th
east
The written obligations which "
have given TO the people Of the vale
will be faithfully performed 10 The strie
letter r-notwithstanding all false rumor
or opposition from interested parties.
WILLIAM REID,
Presiicnt Oregon Raiiteay Go,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
THIT "RATITY.~

We haven't much space TO speak Of
the Republican ratification meeting Of
"Wednesday evening. The crowd was
largely composed of ladies, who were
doubtless drawn thither by the conspic-
nous hand-bill announcement that Hon.
+. Williams, of Portland, was TO speak;
but 10 their evident disappointment
they were compelled to listen to tame
and silly diatribcs from the smallfry
local politicians.
d. Froman presided with his usual
elegance Of grace and dignity of man
ner, and Capt. Humphrey opened the
trouble with "a rather funny little
speech, which didn't mean anything,
land We don't think The Captain intend
ed it should ,
Then things got warmed up, and the
bloody shirt was brought out and sue
cessively waved by poor old Caleb Gray
II. II. Hewitt and j. +. Backensto
The latter gentleman made n knowing
speech at least we judge so from the
fact that during its recital about one
third Of the audience moved ont for
home.
The Albany Brass Band and Glec
Club were the principal attractions o.
the mournfnl occasion.