, 1880-02-09


ADvERTIsING.-Some of our adver>
tisers think our rates too high in CONS
parison to the rates charged in the dali
les, and yet no country newspaper adver-
tlse at lower rates than have been estab-
lished here by ruinous competition
When Portland was not over one-third
larger than Seattle Is now, and supported
two daily and several weekly papers, our
receipts Tor advertising on one of the
papers in that city were over $l5, 900 a
year. That is more than is paid for ad>
vertising in all the papers in this city,
each one of which devotes more space to
it than we did. Several years ago a
Observation-Disclosures printer came here
from Tacoma and established a paper
with no other purpose or object in view
than to make money. Having no social
| qualities or gentlemanly tastes to CRAFTY,
or professional character to maintain, he
could live on garbage and get rich where
decent mechanic or artizen would
starve. He introduced the practice of
rafting" by offering to publish legal
notices at little over one-halt the stand>
ard rates uniformly charged by all res
spectacle newspapers, throughout the
country. He solicited business advertis-
ing at less rates, and thus managed to
demoralize and degrade the business to
his own standard, which makes it diff
cult, if not impossible to support re-
spectacle daily paper in the city. Our
Weekly has larger circulation and more
readers than either of the dailies and
hence as valuable to advertisers as an
advertising medium as either.
GONG TO WAsHINGToN.-COl. NJ, D
Ball, Collector of customs for the Dis
trict o. Alaska, passed through here on
Saturday night, in the steamer Califor-
MIA, from Sitka, en- route direct to Wash>
ington-having been SO authorized to do,
by telegraph from Secretary Sherman. A
public meeting was lately held at Sitka,
presided over by Major NJ. P. Berry, late
Collector, at which resolutions were
passed, requesting Col Ball to repair to
the Capitol of the Nation and urge upon
Congress the appropriate legislation for
Alaska. We have every confidence in
Col. Balls mission, and earnestly trust
our Northern ne'ghbors may soon rejoice
in Territorial form of Government.-P.
Z. argus.
CHANeE.-Capt. H. G. Morse, the late
popular commander Of the Dakota, has
been transferred to his old command, the
City of Peking, of the Japan and China
line. The numerous friends of Captain
Morse, will much regret his leaving our
coast, whilst all will rejoice in his deserv-
ed promotion. The Dakota is now COM
manded by Capt. Griffith, late first officer.
A CLACKAMAs COUNTY MURDER.-A
terrible shooting af1ray occurred Monday
afternoon at Molalla, village towards
the southern portion Of Clackamas coun>
ty, about sixteen miles southeast of Ore>
gon City, resulting in the death of Clark
Hamilton. For some time feud has
existed between Hamilton and George
Collins, saloon keeper of Molalla, either
On account of an alleged intimacy of
Hamilton with Collins wife, or on &C
count of some ISLANDERS uttered by Ham,
ilton against the woman. The enmity
between the men was so bitter that
neither ever went unarmed. About four
o'clock Collins went into the store of a
prominent merchant of Molalla, carrying
a heavily loaded double barreld shotgun,
which he placed behind the door, and
took seat near the stove. He remained
ahout an honr until he saw Hamilton