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GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

A movement has been started in this city look
ing to the founding of a hospital to be known as
the Garfield Memorial Hospital. Last week a
meeting was held and the initiatory steps taken.
The following are some Of the names of the
gentlemen appointed by Mr.. Justice Miller, who
presided, as the executive committee of the Gar
field Memorial Hospital, pursuant to resolutions
passed at the mass-meeting held ON the evening
of the 9Th instant at Lincoln Hall: General W.
T. Sherman chairman; Hon. James G. Blaine,
Hon. William Window, General David G. Swain,
States treasurer of the fund.
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THE u. S. SUPREME COURT.

The Supreme Court of the United States con-
vened at noon on Monday, with bare quorum,
consisting of Chief Justice Waite and Associate
Justices Miller, Bradley, Harlan, and Woods,
together with the newly-appointed Justice Stan
ley Matthews, who appeared on the bench
for the first time. Justice Field has not yet re-
turned from Europe. With the exception of a
few unimportant motions and three or four adj
missions to the bar the court transacted no bust
ness, and at 1910 adjourned to make the usual
call upon the President
In the afternoon Alvin c. Searle, of San Fran
cisco, and Seymour D. Ball, of Lock Haven, Pa,
were admitted to practice, as were also Charles
n. Potter, of Cheyenne Wyoming and F. A. Nc
Conaughy, of Belleville Illinois.
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The Grand Army of the Republic.

Reports received from various sections of the
country show that the Grand Army of the Re-
public continues its steady growth and that it
has forgotten none of its past usefulness and
we are glad to perceive that there is general
revival of interest manifested by its member
! ship in the future welfare of the organization
| In opinion every honorably discharged
| Union eX-soldier and sailor ought to belong to it,
and there should be Post established wherever
there are sufficient number of persons possessing
! the required qualifications to form one. BY a
| little effort on the part of each comrade the
| present membership can be doubled within the
| next year. and as numbers are increased so will
the benefits to be derived from belonging to the
order be added to.
Those who helped to preserve the integrity of
the Union must, it seems of necessity realize the
truth of this assertion; and, having done so,
! ought without delay to add their support to the
cause for the common good of all
The objects of the organization are worthy,
and the substantial services it has already rem
dered to thousands of comrades as well as to
| the widows and orphans made by the war evil
dence what grand possibilities it may achieve in
the future.
All it needs to insure complete success is the
earnest support, hearty sympathy, and persistent
effort of every man who served beneath our flag
and these we hope it viii have and that speedily.
1t may be that some will find an excuse for
not joining the Grand Army in the fact that they
of ex-soldiers and sailors. To all such we would
say, belong to as many organizations as you
choose; only see to it that the Grand Army is
one of them and the one in which you take most
pride and pleasure. 1t is truly national in it's
character Its members constitute brother
hood the bond of which was heated in the hot
flame of battle and welded by the sledge-ham-
mer blows dealt by the enemy's guns. Grand
Army men may differ upon the minor questions
of politics but there is there can be- no difference
of opinion touching the question of loyalty to
the Union, obedience to the laws. Upon this
one point all may agree; upon this one plank all
who honorably wore the blue may stand, no
matter by what partisan name they may choose
to call themselves. We say, therefore, success to
the Grand Army of the Republic
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A BIG FAILURE IN PHILADELPHIA.

The firm Of Washington Butchers Sons, pork
packers, of Philadelphia, failed on the 10th inst
and it is said that their liabilities will amount to
S1000,000. IF all our assets were active" said
one of the firm, "we would be able to pay one
hundred cents on the dollar AS it is do not
think we shall have to scale our claims more
than 10 or possibly 20 per cent. The principal
losses will be in the East and West and in Phila-
delphia among the banks. The firm will not
suspend business, however" The house of Wash
ington Butchers Sons was established 121 years
ago, and the ownership has never since departed
from the Butcher family
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While God Reigns Give Credit.

We see that the Bowerston Ohio Banner in
its issue of October s. adopts its own the lead
ing editorial in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Sep
TENDER "a, and also makes use of the article upon
Guiteau, the assassin of our late President.
OF course we are gratifed to know that our
writings are appreciated; but, Brother Host,
please remember that while God reigns" you
should give credit for original matter transferred
from THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE to your own
columns
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No Truth In Tt.

THE senseless story recently set a1oat in the
newspapers to the effect that stupendous frauds
had recently been discovered in the Pension Of
flee is evidently the work of some clerk of that
bureau who has been discharged for incompetency
or other good reason. Those interested may rest
assured that the present Commissioner will see
to it that the affairs of his Department are prop
erly administered; and as he has denied officially
the report to which we refer, we are satisfied of
the falsity of the charges preferred and, advise
our readers to pay no attention to them.
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ALL IN THE FAMILY.

Hall Colgate, esq, father-in-law and private
secretary to Colonel Charles G. McCauley, COM
mandant OF the Marine Corps, at a salary OF S12S
per month, resigned that position last week.
Charles L. McCauley, aged seventeen, son of Col
Charles G. McCauley, commandment of the Marine
Corps as aforesaid has been appointed to the po-
sition. The place is thus kept in the family as
are most of the places in the Marine Corps. It's
a daisy institution
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NOT A STILL HUNT,

Ensign Ridgely Hunt, e. S. n, still retains his
desk in the office of his father the Secretary of
the Navy, although he was ordered several weeks
ago to duty on board the Tallapoosa, on which
he reported as ordered, and is now on sea pay
under that order. He has not yet sailed mile
on duty on board, but will probably be ON deck
on the trip to Yorktown. He does shore duty in
his fathers Office as before, but his "sea pay"
amounts to $500 year more.
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THE GENTLEMAN,S MONTHLY,

The second number of this valuable addition
to the periodical literature of the country has
been received, and are more than pleased
with its contents. We have seen no other maya
zine fitted to take its place. The articles, many
of which original well chosen, interesting,
and at the same time useful. We heartily COM
mend it to all lovers of manly sports, and to
others also who wish to keep posted in all mat
sers pertaining thereto.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will, during the
sessions of Congress, contain a complete synopsis
of all proceedings had therein which are of gen
eral interest, and also furnish full reports con-
corning measures affecting the rights interests
of the ex-soldiers and sailors of the Republic,
their widows, orphans. or heirs.
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{ Date. J
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NOTICE.

NOIICE.
Congress has recently authorized the erection
OF headstones over the graves of Union soldiers
who are buried in private and village cemeteries
This Will be done soon as the necessary az
engagements can be made. In the meantime the
Quartermaster-General, at Washington, is col
lectlng the necessary information as to where
these headstones are required. All persons HAY
ing any knowledge of the burial places of U. s.
soldiers In private cemeteries, whose graves are
not marked, are requested to communicate the
fact to the Quartermaster-G General and give the
regiment, company, and date of death OF de-
ceased, if known. Similar information IS de
sired from all parties in charge of such cemeteries
Of course, it is not intended to furnish mead
stones for graves over which monuments nave
already been erected by the relatives or friends
of the deceased.
NJ C.. MEIGS,
Quartermaster-General,
Brevet Major-General, q. S. Army.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March l, 1879
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THERE will be lively times in Washington
this winter; and soldiers and others interested
IN legislation, and especially that which relates
10 pensions, bounties, and other subjects growing
out of the late war, should subscribe to The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE if they desire to keep well
posted.
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Mr.. r. A. HARLAN, a son of Justice Harlan,
was last week appointed to 81 500 clerkship in
the POst-Ofice Department. We wonder ifthere
were any ex-soldiers applicants for position, and
if there were, whether POST Master General James
consulted section 1854 of the Revised Statutes
before making the above appointment?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE wishes full and early
reports of army Reunions, Grand Army, and other
meetings of general interest to soldiers, for pub
LEGATION, and asks that some of our friends will
please be kind enough to see that they are sent
20 us at the earliest possible moment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

THE argument of the attending surgeons in
the case of the late President may be briefly
summarized as follows: The wound was neces-
sarily fatal, therefore bad surgery was not on "
allowable but eminently proper
May heaven deliver us from the hands of a
profession that can consent to, or approve Of any
such doctrine.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

General W. T. Sherman has written letter to
friend in Ohio saying that "Thurlow Weeds
statement of his Weeds intervention with
President Lincoln and Secretary Cameron to
bring General Sherman back into the military
service in 1860 is all news to him, and that he
cannot remember that he ever met or saw Mr..
Weed till long after the war was over
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.

The troubles in the Apache country as yet
show no signs of quieting down. The troops are
kept actively employed, and it is feared that be-
fore cold weather sets in the outbreak may assume
even more serious proportions
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

Attorney-General MacVeagh is very anxious to
resign We think Mac ought not to be in a hur-
ry but stick it out until the Star Route cases are
disposed Of The people wish to know what kind
of reformer he really is
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Do Not Delay.

We again impress upon our patrons who wish
to continue their subscriptions to THE NATION
AL TRIBUNE the Importance of sending on the
additional amount of one dollar before the Doth
of October
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

THE defendants in the Star Route case now
before the District Supreme Court filed their
motion to dismiss the information on Tuesday.
From present appearances Mr.. James and his CO.
reformers will get worsted in the end
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15

IN answer to numerous inquiries we take Occa-
sion TO say that no can homestead more than
100 acres of the public lands If one homestead
has been proved up and subsequently disposed
OF, another cannot be entered by the same party.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-15
WHO is THE OWNER.

Wrangell Land, recently taken possession of by
Lieutenant Hooper, Z. S. n. on behalf of the
United States Government, and christened by
him New Columbia is claimed by the Dominion
of Canada
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GUITEAU.

The assassin Guiteau has been indicted, and
his trial will take place at an early day. Mr..
Scoville, his counsel, is now engaged in preparing
for his defence.
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HEADsToNEs FOR SOLDIERS, GRAVES.

For the information of all concerned we pub
lsh the following in reference to headstones over
the graves of Union soldiers. 1. The Quarter
master-General has decided that headstOnes are
not to be furnished for soldiers buried after the
passage of the law of February 3, 1879. 2 A de-
scriptiOn of the headstOnes is as follows:
A marble slab two inches thick, ten inches
wide, fifteen inches high above ground and
twenty-seven inches in the ground The stone
to be American white marble, of fine grain good
texture and hard, and fully equal in grade to the
slabs exhibited standards in the Office of the
Quartermaster-General at Washington, D. C..
These standards are OF grades known to the trade
as No. l, Average, and No. 2. .,--s
The part of the slab which will be shown above
ground to be dressed in the usual manner of fin
ishing marble headstones, and to have the top
slightly curved The edges to be slightly
rounded, to guard against nicking in transpOrta-
ton.
On headStOneS for the known are to be inscribed
the number of the grave the name, company,
and regiment of the soldier, and rank if any
thus:
236.
CORP. E. S. MILLER.
Co. A, 1sT r. /. CAv'Y.
For graves of private soldiers the rank will be
omitted. All authorizations in the rank Chris
tian names, States, and organizations to be made
in accordance with the lists of inscriptions to be
furnished hereafter by the officer in charge of
National Cemeteries.
On headstones for the unknown the inscription
is to be as follows:
235.
L. S. SOLDIER
Figures and letters are to be one inch in length
and one-eigth of an inch in depth; they may be
Ia relief or incsed, at the option of the bidder.
The style of lettering to be as above indicated.
3 The following is the proper form for an APP
plication for headstOne
To the QUARTERMASTER-GENERA UNITED
STATES ARMY, Washington, d. c..
GENERAL: The following is a list of Union
soldiers buried in the -- Cemetery at --,
whose graves unmarked:
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To BATTLE, AND For HIS
ORPHANS 's-ABRAHka LINCOLN.
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THE AMERICAN WINS.

The race for the Cesarewitch distance two miles
two furlongs and twenty eight yards came off at
New Market, England, October 10, and was won
by Mr.. j. r. Keen's three-years old bay colt Fox
hall. The betting against Foxhall just before the
start was to 3 He took up the running three
quarters of mile from home, and won in the
commonest canter by about ten lengths.
Ohio gives Foster Republican, about $4,000
plurality.
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Name Rank. Company. Regiment. Date of death

Here insert name, rank, &c, &C..
Very respectfully,
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Uhe Iadnttal Uribu,tf.

TIE UNITED STATES,
AUTHORIZED LAW, INCLUDING
PENSIONS INsURREc
TON REBELLION, SIC 4, ART
XIV CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-02
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SEQ. August. 2zlh. 1881

scro, August, 9th, 1881
Llftor Democrat
A few Items from scio may be Of it-
terest to your many readers. We are
visited to-day by gentle rain. We
hope IL will not continue, as II Will
prove very detrimental TO the farmers,
by causing them to stop threshing for
short time. The grain as general
thing Is Of a better quality than that Of
OF last seasen, and the yield is much
better the weather is fine the bulk
Of the grain will be threshed In about
two weeks.
scieis improving considerably this
season.
More improvements are reported for
next summer.
A. J. Houston's Store building will
soon be finished and ready for his stock
Of hardware. Mr. Chapman will soon
have his new dwelling completed.
Mr. chafer, farmer living near
ScIo, had two OF his fingers cut OF, by
getting them caught in the gearing Of
his seif.bInder. Wheat Is quoted nc Is
cents, bat very little has been sold at
this price. Farmers are expecting 9I0O.
Mr.. J. c. johnson II engaged in buy
ing wheat.
The grain warehouse at West Scio
will be completed In about a week.
The Blue Ribbon Club meets once q
month. Quite an interest Is taken In
the cause Of temperance In the locality.
The iron bridge across the North
Santiam will soon be completed.
About forty carpenters are now en-
gagged working on H.
Misses Lnlu stipp, Inez Curl and Mr..
A. J. Houston have gone east. The
two young ladies go 10 enter school,
and Mr.. Houston goes 10 visit his aged
master.
Our Public School will open Oct. 3rd,
under the supervision Of Prof Blrm-
ingham, assisted by =. Il. Cornell.
Prof Birmingham comes TO us well
recommended. lie l. graduate OF an
Eastern College and has had u years
experience In teaching. T. B. Cornell
is graduate Of the Willamette Uni
yerslty, and has had several years
experience In teaching. Let every
scholar ia the district be In attendance.
Our lively druggist. J. MorrIsis. kept
busy dispensing oil TO the farmerA
MORE ANox.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-02

The Woinar's Christian Temperance
Union has no further need to answer
the article from the pen Of the Rev. r.
i. Stevens, since bis brother Harris
has so commercially used mott of the
arguments which we wonld have adj
vapced.
Let ns through your columns say to
this friend q Of the good cAnse, that
the next time lie wants to set MP
straac man to shoot at, We hope he
will not imagine it to be the "Womsn's
Christian Temperance Union" for his
article although claiming to he aimed
at It, did not bit either les principles or
workings Besides, If he desires tn adj
vocate social drinking-in spite Of its
hofrors--let him do it IN straight
forward way.
We agree with him, that the pattern
Of life for every christian is CHRIST,
and recommend the brother 10 study it
well and see IL be does not find there
in more Of self-denisl than selfindnI-
gence. Eds. w. G. 7. u.
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We expect before many yearstp see
hat old Democratic loctrine Of ..Free
Tra.le and Sailors Rights btcome very
popular in the Western st .tss. Prote;.
ton won't de, aud the farmers are begin
ping To iin.l il ont. tnot only eauses
them to pay in some cases double what
= manufactured article Is worth, bot
also causes them 70 fail TO r-alize fully
one third ofthe value of their grain.
It is like INTO the two edge sword in
It's workings. Tie only class that reap
any advantage from the protective
tariff are the manufacturers n the
Fa1
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-02

The Idaho brought up on her last
trip ffomSa francisco to sound ports
|Si20,000 and l43 passengers.
Saturday lasta stepson Of G. Il. Che
ney, living in Mckee, was badly Bit
ten on The heel by a rattlesnake.
Since then Il has been hard worl; 10
save his life, and at last accounts the
skin Of the child had turned green.
A terrible accident occurred at Mr..
MaxwelI's place on Union fiat, about
twelve miles south of Colfax, on the
18th. Mr.. Maxwell was running n
moving machine ana his boy Artaur,
about ten gears old, was playing In
the wheat just ahead Of tho machine.
Mr.. Maxwell shouted to INC boy to
get out OF tho way, OF the Same time
pulling up tho team, but not quick
enough to prevent the sickle from
cutting through his ankle Joint, near
~ severing the foot from the leg.
The revenue collected ut the Port
Townsend custom house during one
year recently ended was Sl6,729.
During the same year the direct Inn
ports from foreign countries amount
cd In value to sl7, 800, and the ex-
ports 10 foreign countries 10 1902 900.
During the year o. foreign vessels OF
80, 700 tons entered the district, and
257 American vessels OF 1G7, 100 tons.
Nlneiy-thrco foreign vessels cleared
OF 81 600 tons, and 28l American yes
sells Of 40, 900 tons. The coastwIse
traffic of the samo period included
the shipment Of $4,000 tons OF coal
and 100, 600, 900 feet Of lumber, be-
sides oats, hops, oysiers, salmon, aud
all the other articles that 20 TO make
our lo,ai trade. These can only be
estimated, as no official report l.
made OF them. Tie foreign trade oi
the year was diminished by the war
in South America Chilli and Peru
being the heaviest foreign purchasers
OF Puget Sound lumber
The work OF thresaipg i ~ far
advanced IN UmatIlla county that n
general Idea OF the result may bc mr.
rived al. DR.. BlalocIs on hIs ranch
near valla vaIla, 1t seems, stands nj
the head of wheat producers. lie
has sold the enormous quantity ol
10000 bushels and someof his land
ran as high as so bushels to the acre.
The Prospect wheat fam stands next
and will produce 1000 bushels.
They are now thrcshlng the crop
there. Among our smaller farmers
the season has been equally favorable
Mr. Brown living on Wild iIorsc,
has 10000 or >, 900 bushels: J. G.
Long has 1000 bushels or more, and
TO look the wheat region over II
seems an insoluble mystery how the
grain Is 10 be gotten out % the coun.
TRY. No crop III the country 30 fai
as heard from has produced less than
30 bushels TO the acre.
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FREE trade Is becoming more popu-
lar every day with our Western farm
era. Even almost an IDIOT can under
stand that If our protective tariff was
removed or reduced to such m extent
as to allow English ships to bring
British goods to our shores instead of
loaling up with stone. the freight on
oar whsa a. from Portland to Liver ocE
need not be over half what It now IL.
Farmers nov have to pay freight indi-
.rec:ly on every pound of rock brought
70 Portland as ballast bs tbe wheat
e.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-02

The golden age Of Chinese litoratare
was oomtempory with tho eigth century
Of the Christian era. It's origin dates
back thousands oi years, fer 200 D. G.,
at the time the great wall built by
order Of Chy Choang-ty, who called
himself tho "iisst emperor, there were
many learned hooks in China, and he
tyrannically ordered them all to be
burned, including the writings of Con-
fucius; but like some other tyrants, he
was less thoroughly oboyed than he
imagined and many volumes escaped.
Having dim sort Of suspicion that
this might be the case, he ordered 400
Of the wisest men in the kingdom to be
put to death, massacre, however,
which came too late, as far as the liter
ature was CONSERVED, as the victims
had secured The safety of the precious
volumes by hiding them.