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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
OVER THE RIVER.

over the river they beckon to me-
IT, Loved ones whove crossed TO the further side;
Tne gleam of their snowy robes see,
But their voices are lost in the dashinQ tide:
There's one with ringlets of sunny gold
AND eyes the rejection Of heavens own blue;
lie crossed In the twilight, gray and cold.
n, And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
we saw not the angels who met him there
The gates Of the city we could not see,
Over the river-over the river
Ny brother stands waiting to welcome me-
Over the river the boatman pale
Carried another, the household pet;
her brown curls waved In the gentle gale,
Darling Minnie see her yet
Sns nd ef0ssea sa1 on be- bosom her dmpled hands,
we felt It glide from the silver sands,
AND all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
we ts,S Know she Is safe on the further side,
where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over the river-the mystic river
MY ehildhood's idol is waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale;
we hear the dip of the golden oars,
And catch CLEAN of the snowy sail;
A41 10! tney have passed from our yearning hearts
Who cross the stream and are gone for ave;
We may not sunder the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates of day;
we only know that their barques no more
May sail with MS over lifes stormy sea;
yet somewhere, know, on the unseen shore,
They watch, aud beckon and walt for me.
And sit and think when the sunsets gold
is flushing river and hill and shore,
l shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list for the sound of the boatman's g oar;
snail watch for CLEAN of the tapping sail,
shall hear the boat as it gains the strand;
l shall pass from sight with the boatman pale,
TO the better shore of the spirit land;
l shall know the loved who have gone before,
And joyfully sweet will the meeting be,
When over the river-the peaceful river
The Angel of Death shall carry me-
Money Priest
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
cOMMUNIcATED.1
SULPHATE OF LIME OR LAND
PLASTER AS A FERTILIZER.
Its Adoption 10 the Various Soils,
and fts Value I'm Culture of ALI
the Different Plants.

The grand object in cultivating the soil is to
derive from it crop of plants, and that it may
be accomplished with economy, we must raise
the largest possible quantity with the least out
lay, and without perma lent injury or damage to
the soil. Sulphate of lime very properly called
gypsum, but more commonly known as land
plaster, is among those very peculiar substances
that possess immense value in agriculture, and
yet its use has not become universal for some
reason most unacccuntable, whilst its cost is far
less than the most common commercial manure
found in market. There can be but one solution
of the question, and that is the fact that its uses
are not generally understood, and therefore re-
main neglected.
When we realize the fact that all plants receive
the greater part of their nourshment from food
in the form of gaseous compounds in the soil
we learn the value of substances that constitute
most of the supply of them then in order to
have and keep supply at command, we must
have a store house or depository, as well as
agents of manufacturers.
Plaster, or sulphate of lime, is composed of
two elements, lime and sulphuric acid, and is
constituent of many plants. The action of sui
phate of lime is to give fixed condition to the
nitrogen or ammonia brought into the soil,
which is Indispensable to the nutrition OF plants.
The carbonate of ammonia contained in rain
water is decomposed by plaster, and soluble sui
phGte of ammonia and carbonate of lime are
formed, and this salt of ammonia, possessing no
volatility, is consequently retained By the soI.
The decomposition is not instantaneous, but pro-
ceeds gradually, which explains why the action
of plaster lasts for several years
Another peculiarly of this fertilizer is, that
under no circumstances whatever, has its ap-
plcation any injurious effect 1t is suited to any
soil, and whilst its action is best shown in good
moist seasons it is never hurtful in dry. Its ma
ture is to attract and retain moisture, to hold
and yield, required by plants soluble and nu-
tritious foOd stimulating them and causing their
leaves TO appropriate greater quantity of car
bon from the atmosphere, making their growth
rich and luxuriant, developing the plant and
its fruit.
The use of plaster on Irish potatoes, corn, oats
grapes, and in fact all the grams and vegetables
cultivated in this country will be attended with
good results, and a trial will convince any per-
son. HIS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
He Wants am Unconditional Pardon
or Nothing. and Gives Warming of
the Wrath 90 Come.

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Guiteau has ad-
dressed the following letter TO the Star for publ
cation
/ tell the American people and its officials,
from the Executive down to the court in banc,
who are reviewing my case that l tell the truth,
!" and lie not" when | say am Gods man in the
matter of President qarfeld's removal and that
if q hair of my head is harmed the Almighty
will make the officials that do it pay we'll for it.
If was outside l would lecture under the aus
pices of some bureau, on religious subjects One
of my subjects would be Paul, the Apostle, and
kindred topics" If my time has come TO leave
this world am willing, but want the officials
that murder me on the gallows to understand the
issue. If they murder me they will incur the
wrath of Almighty God, and it will be long
time before He lets up on them and this nation.
The devils that crucifed the despised Galean
thought they were doing Gods service, but
that did not release them from liability.
They and their nation incurred the wrath of the
Almighty by that act and he got even with them
even with this nation and with the officials if /
am murdered on the gallows. / want an uncon-
ditional pardon or nothing, and l want the Ex-
ecutive to so understand it. l have set forth my
views fully on this in my book, The Truth and
the Removal" II the honorable jurists repre-
senting the Washington Court in banc decide
this case according to the law there is only one
decision they can make, and that is that they
have no jurisdiction. If they decide contrary to
the law the matter will rest with President Ar
thur and they will have incurred the wrath OF
Almighty God.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
GUETEAU's DOOM SEALED.
'The Court fm Bamc UmamfmOusly
Judgment of the Court Below.

WASHINGTON, May 22-The announcement
that the decision of the Court in Banc upon the
exceptions in the Guiteau case would be read
this morning attracted an unusual gathering at
the Circuit Courtroom. At 1915 A. Nj. the
Judges filed into court and took their places
upon the bench. Soon after the formal opening
of the court Justice James said: II am in
structed by the court to announce their decision
in the case Of the United States against Charles
j. Guiteau upon exceptions to the judgment of
the Criminal Court" He then read from manu-
script the decision of the court. At its conclu-
sion Judge James said that although the court
were unanimous in the views set forth, there
were some questions which it was desirable to
discuss more fully than could well be done in
the opinisn he had just read, and Justice Hagner
had consented to discuss those questions in a sep
arate opinion Justice Hagner then read his
opinion and Chief-J Justice Carter made the follow
ing announcement: 1.-The opinions which have
here been uttered are the unanimous opinions of
the court, that new trial is denied, and the
judgment below affirmed in the case" The
court then adjourned.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

A REMEDY FoR WEAK EYEs.-For
weak or infamed eyes, take Epson salts
and water in the proportion of tea-
spoonful of the salts to one tumblerful of
water, or, what is better, milk and water,
and bathe the eyelids with il, using >
small, soft sponge, or peice of old linen.
The most important act passed by
the Connecticut Legislature, which ad-
journed Wednesday, was that authorizing
national banks to resume their old char
ters "a State banks without changing the
amount of their capital IN case they do
not care TO renew their charters this fill
as national bankA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
Important Notice to Shippers Of
Produce!
CHARLES II. GIBBS.
MANUFACTURERS AGENT
AND
General Commission Merchant.
NEW YORK, April 3, 1882,

NEW YORK, APRIL g. 1882.
peg TO inform my friends and shippers that
aAse succeeded the firm of VIM. N Browne q Co.
Ena nave unsurpassed facilities for handling ali
s nnus OF produce and shall continue to give per-
vonsi attention to the sales of consignments that
~ De entrusted to my care. For the convenience
~ IN accommodation of those who may ship TO me-
1n s continue my account with Messrs. B. G. Lewis
ali OOos sbankers), OF Tallahassee, who will honor
o. ny orars on presentation. telegraph (at nv
Eo,s sxpenee) to shippers soon as sales are made
sDes.esn % nave yonr patronage, remain very re-
Ey, CHAs. III. GIBBS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
ginp,. Valley Letter.

EDITOR GAZETTE Nothing has happened
to disturb the quiet serenity of this valley
for several days. Not since our late snow
storm when we all received such blowing
up and such showing under as maae us
think of building snow houses after the
manner of the esnuimaux and retiring for the
winter. Now it seems as If Spring was
upon us. The grass is growing leaves,
trees AMI flowers are putting forth
their best cforts.
There has been considerable plowing done
and some sowing, Ii the weather is at
all favorable the farmers here will be
through seeding by the lst of May very
easily.
Last Saturday the Democrats he'd their
primary. The delegates are Messrs. David
Ramsdell, Hiram Wood ST., JEFF Frantz
and VIM. Burgett
Our new merchants are doing their best
toward keeping first class store. They
have just received large stock from Port
land which aided to that already on hand
enables them to compete with any store IL
the country either in prices or quality oi
goods.
The reople in this vicinity are waiting
anx ously for the Oregon Pacific II. r. Go
| to begin active operations anil hoping f''
| an early completion of the road.
Mr.. Wm Reid brought his road, thu
Narrow Gague, to within five miles @
Kings Valley and stoi:pca; and what th'
intention of TIE company is which nov
owns the roal, We do not know; but pre-
sumo that it will ultimately connect with
the Yaquina Road via Kings valley.
We hear the Hon. john ke,say mentioned
rs candidate for Governor at the comm:
election. AS Mr. Kelsay is a lawyer o
fine ability and a man of strict honor aae
integrity, he would certainly fill the Office
Of Governor with credit to himself and tt
the people of Oregon. BRuTus.
March 27, 1882.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
S.;aing News.

r. ON Jackson County.
T. L. Knox of Apple .;ate has struck what
promises to be :. rich quartz ledge.
Daley s Graves, mining on Calls creek,
the other day picked UP a nugget of gold,
worth about So5:
Many persons mining Oh gulehes are un
able to do anything yet on account of the
large quantities of frozen snow.
Parties from the north arc paying con
siderable attention to some copper mines IL
The vicinity of Waldo and Illinois river,
Josephine county, which have been relocs-
ted. Many thousand dollars were spent in
developing then several years ago, with in
;itfsroiit success, AMI there is some prospect
that tn Y will again he worked, On Il ia"grl
mi r,o.e scientific scale. There is Ef
.lcuht hnt what p.en.y CT sood ore exists
there. vet it Will take considerable sun
Of money to prospect the country and de
vel,li the deposits. Times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
THE OREGON PACIFIC.

The managers Of the Oregon Pacific Rail
road are making extensive arrangements
and all preparations necessary to COM
mence active work with large force te
speedily put the railr oad through from the
Yaquina. Some large contracts have been
let and more viii TO donbt soon he consum-
mated. Tn spite Of the bitter opposition
of Mr.. Willard to this enterprise and the
abuse heaped upon it and its managers hy
his Portland paper the Oregoniaa, this work
so important to the people of Oregon viii
soon lie in full opperation and viii b;
pushed with the utmost Tsor to conpie
tion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
THE FORD RENO RNED FALSI
FER.

The 01'eJonian has for a long time been
particularly noted for perverting the truth
and distorting and twisting facts into every
conceivable shape in order to meet its own
selfish ends and for the parpose of pleasing
the. one master whom it hazards every thing
to serve to such an extent that the people
no longer look for fair representation of
truth in its editorial columns.
She has taken particular pains to follow
this course i'll treating of the Oregon Pacific
Railroad and the managers Of that company
as well as all public enterprises of which
Mr.. Wizard does not approve. Some in-
stitutions as well as persons are so eonsti-
tuted by nature, however, that they cannot
refrain from falsehood when the truth Is
more easily told and will answer their pur-
pose as well. If the editorial manager OF
the Osegonian owed Satan debt payable
in liars and after a proper tender if lie
should refuse to take The Oregon;aa in full
satisfaction of the debt besides paying to
it's managers premium amounting to heI
full intrinsic value they undoubtedly would
be excusable for afterwards repudiatinG the
debt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
eREcTscT AyD COUNTY CONVENTION.

At a meeting of the Republican county
central committee, for Benton county
called to order by Hon. a. NJ Witham,
chairman, on last Wednesday, the Number
of delegates for the several presincts to the
county convention was apportioned on the
vote Of State printer odell, at the raio OF
enc delegate for eael. twenty votes, and ono one
also tor each fraction over ten, and one del
gate 1T large for each precinct, Witch r, re
suited in giving to he several precincts the
following number of delegates:
Soap Greek. 4; Corvallis, II; Willamette
2; Monroe, 6; Kings valley, 8; Alaeya, 2
Summit. /: Yaquina, 3, Muddy, 3; Phlio'
math, :: Elk City, q; Tum Tum, =; Lower
Alsgya, 2; Toledo, 2; Tidewater' l :, {,
It was ordered by the committee, that
,,reeinct conventions be held in each OF The
several prec: c:ncts, on Tuesday, the 4th day
of April next, at the hour of O'Clock IN the
afternoon, and that the county convention
meet at the Court house in this place. or
Saturday, the Sth day of April next, at the
hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon. 1t was
recommended that the County Convention
elect delegates to the State convention a.
the same time when they nominate fol
county officers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
THE OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD.

We had hoped that the unscrupulous and
disgraceful attacks on our railroad aud its
officers which so frequently disfgured the
columns of the Oregon;an during the last
month were the work of the young men of
the Office during the 'boss' absence, and
that when Mr.. Harvey Scott returned from
his holiday no more would appear. We
were mistaken. Hardly day passes with
out fresh fling, each one as defiant of
truth. as regardless of decency, as its pre-
decessor. The paper descends to pick up
day by day ii mud of proved and malig-
nant falsehoods, and to hurl them broad
cast, in hope that some may stick. Small
thanks to these defamers If no harm is done
by them If they could have spoiled or
stopped the Oregon Pacific. if they could
have poisoned the minds of its supporters
here and in the East and induced them to
withdraw their hands, if they could have
bIackened the characters of the President
and the other officials of the road, what a
Singer OF satisfaction we should have heard.
What hurts the Oregoaian, and not less
those who inspire or suborn it, is that like
scolding, long-tsngued shrewish jade, it
can only annoy and cannot iniure. Nothing
is better advertisement of the real merit
OF the Oregon Pacific than the increasing
efforts. of the Oregonion to cripple it. In
old times when the little Yaquina railroad
mas all VIC hoped for, the oresoatiaa only
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

By order of the Republican State
Central Committee, Repnblican
c,nyen,ion for the state OF Oreson
Is called TO meet at Portland, on
Thursday, April goth 1882, at II
o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose nom
mating candidates for Representative
10 Congress, Judge Of the Supreme
Court. Governor, Secretary of State
State Treasurer, Stale Printer, Sn.
,printendert of Public instruction
District officers in the several Jud.eIa
districts and to transact any. other
business that may come before the
convention.
The committee passed resolution
recommending that all delegates elect
I'd TO this convention attend personal
]y, SO far as possible, or by proxies re-
siding i'll the counties TO be repre-
scnted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
HE HAS COME AND THE VICTIM
IZER HAS GONE.

An exhange not far distant takes lively
interest in our welfare. The same kindly
spirit only few weeks ago before quitting
our employ generously wrote to Portland
without our knowledge or consent and
brought all the way from that place gen
tlelnan to take charge of the printing de-
partment of our otfi:c without consulting
us until after his arrival ami also after
promising to give us ample notice before
quitting our services in order that we might
be able to secure help satisfactory to us. We
did not bite at this act of generosity. We
iii not think this friends power by the
simple fact of being in our employ extended
50 far as to authorize him to take charge Of
our Affairs and deal out our positions to his
own satisfaction. In short, we did not
,leem 1t necessary at that time tohave this
party act as our guardian. Few other men
would have assumed to perpetrate such an
outrage on his fellow man. No sir, Mr..
Woodcocl1 is not tired of editorial honors.
After having been victimized for the last
ten months in almost every conceivable way
in the printing department Of cur Office,
Mr.. Garretson has arrived whom we have
thus far found to be gentleman in every
particular, and who is one of the best
Job printers OH the coast, and he will no
doubt materially assist us in making up the
time which has been squandered f, r
us during the last ten months at
the rate of from / to 2 and hours
per day and for which, during all of
that time we were paying high wages.
This, however, might not have been done
with view to wrong us, but simply from
the fact that sometimes persons are so
habitually constituted that they have a
general quarrel with work and do not care
to do much of it if they can manage to get
the money for it by rendering as little
equivalent as possible.
1t might also be well for other newspa-
pers to consider that unless their printing
office is managed more fairly, economically
and with less waste of time and material
than ours has been for the last ten months
that they may also have to send and bring
competent man from distance. who will
recognize it to be his duty to render a just
equiysie ient for his salary.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
Phiienath Notes.

The spring term of school at the College
,losed on Friday, with an examination Of
the class and public entertainment in the
evening to a large al iienc., where all did
well. The essays and orations were origin
al and showed great pains in their prepera
ton and delivery. Many of the students
have gone away, some to their homes, 9th
ers to teaching, working on the railroad,
ETC., and all with a full purpose to re .olenish
their finances and return again next winter
to parsue their studins.
The Democratic primary meeting was
held at Wilcoxe's hall. Ten Democrats
and fifteen or twenty Republicans were
presant. Mr.. E. Skipton tie Democratic
war chief of this precinct called the house
to order and stated the object of the meet
ing. On motion OF NJ. Fl. Parker, Mr.. S.
was nominated as chairman. MIR. Skipton
put the motion himself and declared lis
election. After balloting three times, the
following gentlemen. Were duly elected
delegates to the county convention viz,
joseph Iiggette, E. Skipton, j. Mays, Isalc
Parker and A. Belien. The chairman in his
zeal to roll on the wheels of Democracy
would nut the motions and then vote upon
them himself. So soon as the delegates
were elected the chairman proceeded to
paw the political ground and to make a
speech pointing in glowing terms to the
victories that await the Democrats in the
approaching campaign, said he had put Oh
the feathers and war paint and if the Re-
publicans were not warmed up it would be
no fault of his. The tried, true and ia tt.
full Democratic gentlemen who Were present.
and who have set around the council fires
of Democracy from their youth up, are not
in favor of elevating sore-headed Republi-
cans and new converts to places of honor
and trust in the party until they are fully
instructed in the principles of Democracy
and show by their works that they are in
good faith and not actuated by selfish and
mercenary motives. It will take at least
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-31
THE POLITICAL POT

Again comes to the front having the au'
dacity and brazen-faced impudence to claim
that the insinuatlons under that title were
innocent and that because some OF
County Treasurer Williams most active
supporters at the time of his election urged
that he was in very Strengthened clrcum-
stances, that, therefore, they had the right
to publish of and concerning him that
Treasurer Williams claims to be a county
charge and could not wag through this
dreary world without fve-hundred- dollar
salary from Benton" If such is a fair
sample of Democratic warfare or OF Demo
cratic journalism in Benton, we are glad to
know it. If this is can improvement undei
rhe new management as well as disposi-
ton to discuss all questions in candIl,
open and honorable manner or even IN al
honest manner, we are glad to know it. II
the best citizens of our county are to be
mali sned, vilifed, traduced, slanderet and i
al kinds of Ebeilous matter are to be pub
+ she'd about them in the coming campaign ii
like manner as in campaigns already passee
by sheet managed and run in the interest o
a few street corner politicians whose only
object is their own advancement to scm'
official position, regardless of any expense
to truth, honor or respectabiiity, we are
clad to know tkis also. Whether thesi
things are SO or not, as a public Journalist
we shall feel it an important duty to cal
attention to these at any and all times
when in our Judgment, any of our best
citizens have been wrongfully assailed, re-
gardless of the political persuasion of the
party thus wronged. A public journal owes
no futher duty to politics than to be honest
in its convictions and to advocate them in
an honest manner and the same is due tt
every good citizen.
Whether Mr.. Williams desires renou1-
fnation or not we do not know, and if he
does or does, not desire it, or if his most
earnest supporters said That lie was il
Strengthened circumstances, has nothing tc
do with the matter. If they said so, it wa:
probably true, for aught we know. Mr
Williams is no doubt a poor man, he does not
claim to be anything else, yet it is no oflense
to be poor, neither was it any ofense fol
his supporters to say that he was in straight
ened circumstances when they were telling
not an ofense to publish language indicating
that he woa' d become county charge unless
reelected.