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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

MR.. HEWITT as IN OBSTRU CTTO MIST
The natural defence for the obstructive policy
of the Democrats in the House is that it is the
only way by which they can defeat great in
Justice: that they must necessarily resort to
the methods they are employing in order to
prevent brutal and tyrannical majority from
overriding the rights of the minority and
trampling on the law. Mr.. Hewitt makes a
very plausible statement of it. Indeed, they
have shown great wisdom in putting him for
ward as the defender of their position, since lie,
by virtue of having taken in one or two cases a
comparatively nOn-partisan and independent
view has gained something of a reputation for
impartiality. Mr.. Hewltts argument-which, in
the absence of any opportunity for making it
in the House, through the filibustering tactics
of his associates, he has permitted to be drawn
out of him i'll an interviews that the Elec-
tons Committee has not given full hearing
to Mr.. Dbble, who now holds the seat by fraud,
and that it would establish a very mis-
chievous and dangerous precedent If the
majority were permitted to bring to the atten-
ton of the House that had been only
half heard and in which the rights of the mi
nority representative had been overrdden. He
asserts, in the first instance-and it can only be
asse ton. because the obstructonists will not
permit the case to go further-that it can be
proved that the testimony has been tempered
with. In the second place, he says, the COM
mittee would not permit proof of this fact to be
offered; and in the third place, he says that it
would be dangerous precedent to permit
case to be reported by "a committee upon such
suppression of evidence.
Mr.. Hewitt assumes. He does nothing else
but assume. Even if the facts accorded with
his assertions the House has no evidence of it,
Mr. Hewitts own knowledge of it is not OIL
cially derived. Here is a committee report upon
which the House is no further informed than
that it has been regularly reached and en-
bodies certain conclusions. The present par
liamentary struggle is not upon the question
whether the committees conclusions are Just,
whether it has admitted all the testimony, or
whether it has been guilty of prejudgng the
whole case. 1t is upon the question whether q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

committee of the House shall be permitted to
make q report and have that report with all the
circumstances attendant upon the hearing acted
upon. If Mr. Hewitts information is correct,
and there has been suppression of evidence or
n tampering with testimony, the House has no
official knowledge of it, any more than Mr.
Hewitt The minority of the committee make
bald assertion. The minority of the House ac-
cept it as true, and put themselves upon the
position that without further hearing or argu-
ment the House must accept the assertion OF
the minority that the majority of the committee
have been guilty of gross partisanship ana
injustice, and thereon order rehearing. This
is Mr.. Hewitt's idea Of the rights of a minority.
The minority have rights, to be sure; but Is 1t
one of them to demand that the House refuse to
listen to the report of majority OF one OF It's
own committees and condemn that committee
unheardY Have the majority no rights as
well
Mr. Hewitt is one of the wisest of partisans;
but all the same partisan. When there seems
to be but little at stake and it can well be
afforded, he assumes, as in the Lynch-Chalmers
case an appearance of independence and nom
partsanship. For the moment he loses credit
with the extreme members of the party. lie
can well afford it. For a little later, when an
emergency arises, he has strange capacity for
dropping into partisanship deep as ever plum
met sounded and reinforcing himself with the
strength derived from his recent exhibition of
impartality. He has done it IN the present in
stance. lie makes it appear that in this par
ticular case he deems it necessary to unite with
the obstructionists of his party in order to de-
feat scme great injustice or some very
dangerous precedent. 1t may all be answered
in single word. All that the majority of the
House ask-all that the minority are striving to
defeat, is simply a hearing. The only thing
the majority ask at this time is that the
Democrats in the House permit the case to be
heard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
THE INDEPENDENT CONTENTION

AN EARNEST ASSEMBLY AND STRONG TICKET
nv Trop. ina Phaddelphta Press IspJ a
Whether Republicans accept inc ac ,,s ar o.
tass iorce and sign ncanoe must be fully recognize
such body animated by such o spirit, speasing ior
such sentiment behind IL, has aoep me % a. ihn
Mitchell John stewart William Mchcnaei PHILIP , =.
Garrett aud others like them stana ct ~
Challenged when they feel mPssd ~ " nseh Rss%
,ne action ii il the evidence and the effect OF
,,nacniable abuses In Republican management i nS
Candidates Of tho Convention iuassrSeo ~ sp"' 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

The pleasant weather took a cold again yes
terday, and the result was relapse into No
vember dreariness. The change is worthy of
note for its cause. The Signal Service officers
attribute it to the great number of icebergs
now floating off the coast. Now let us know
why these icebergs are so numerous this year.
and how it happens that our weather which
comes from the west can be affected by bodies
lying so far to the east.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

The strange things that some people have seem OF
profess to have seen, in the heavens would fill q
long catalogue The latest observation which
must be added to the list is that of q large and
peculiar cloud seen by Mr. Jackson, of Philadelphia
on the border Of one of the great plains III the
moon. Such cloud would indicate the presence OF
an extensive atmosphere and considerable moisture
in the moon, while the general opinion of the scien-
tfc world is that the lunar surface there IS
neither water nor air The red spot" on Jupiter
seems to be permanent feature of that planet, but
Mr. Jackson's cloud it is toleraby safe to predict,
will be looked for in vain next new moon.
1t is our impression that the meanest and most
stupid newspaper in the United States has hung out
its sign as SUCH Several weeks ago q paper called
The Hestern Rurdl published in Chicago, printed IN
its columns and sent to the agricultural classes of
the West an article purporting to be taken from the
editorial columns of The TRIBUNE. This article
lampooned and abused the farmers of the West in
language which any newspaper man with an ounce
of brains in his head knew at could never have
been used by The TRIBUNE. We spoke of it
as o forgery and good-naturedly intimated
that The Western Rural had been the victim of q
huge typographical mistake We could not con-
ceive that any newspaper would be base enough to
publish such forgery with full knowledge of its
character 1t seems that were mistaken. When
confronted by indignant subscriber with our de-
NAL what does The Western Rural sayf The sub
scriber asked for the date of THE TRIBUNE contain
ing the alleged article and this is the reply he
ceives: "This is n very proper request to make of
49, We do not intend to lumber up our columns
with erroneous statements even against those whom
we most earnestly oppose, If we know it. We have
very many more truths and facts than we can publish
and have no room for errors. If the article qucs
ton did not appear in the columns of The TRIBUNE
we are sorry that it published in The Rural
But it will not answer to take THE NETWORK
TRIBUNE to our bosoms nevertheless" The Editor
then proceeds to denouDce THE TRIBUNE as mo-
nopoly paper and TO rchash lot of stale caumnies
on that subject. There be but one opinion
about performance like this. The Editor has
been caught in a lie; he says Tit was a lie he is
sorry he uttered it, but makes apology or retrac-
ton. and proceeds to give circulation to second
lie. A man who will do this will steal or commit
any other crime Indeed, his subsequent conduct
forces the conviction that he himself the author
of the forgery which he circulated against The
TRIBUNE,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
AN ACCURATE VIEW OF Mr. STEPHENS.
Erom ne SprinQneLd Republican lIndD

Alexander II. Stephenss Inc dlstincuVns
have been the ruin hI and he says that wnaI nc
meant by saving that he would obey the call OF the Peo
ple of Georgia that no would take Guoerhaors.
Nomination from the old Democratic party stcpben.ss
statue II he ever has ought 60 represent Jun WIN
his hand on the plough looking back That WAS hS AZ
Iitnde An 1861 and seems ~ be to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
PUBLIC OPINION.
,p,rrp FOR AYTLBLAINE ORGANS.
te'-- Ll-..ua Ihe Rnsfnn LoIirndL LRkDl

11s .Io,ynnI is by no means a Blaine organ,
,rt 70 nreyent The Troy Times excellent Republican,
nsner from being further deceived by the stories q
Ranmacratie papers relative Mr.. Blaine, we would
thai we know that the statement that 100 prom-
nent Republicans have refused TO sign the Blaine petr
tions when presented Ii a pure fabrication.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

1t is hard to see why the parish priest at
Milford, Massachusetts,, has announced that
he will not permit the Grand Army of the
Republic to enter the Roman Catholic burying
ground ON Decoration Day. Respectful trib-
utes from nom Catholics to those soldiers who
died in the faith and were buried in conse-
Grated ground ought to be grateful even to
the strctest churchmen. No objection has
ever been made to Decoration Day cere-
monies in the large Roman Catholic Gem
eteries around New York. The Milford parish
priest can hardly be called a liberal Catholic
The unsavory mess at the Union Club was
thrust under the nostrils or the unOlfending
public. The public verdict, thus solicited,
seems to be that it was hard to tell which of
the members, diligently engaged by letter, cir
cular and word of mouth in blackguard-
ing the other was the greater pro-
fcient The club itself appears to
have taken expert testimony on the subject,
resulting in the conclusion that Loubat is to
be expelled and Turnbull merely censured.
The moral of the discrimination would seem TO
be that fighting BLACKBOARD is the worse
kind. Or, perhaps there isn't any moral.
The slight fall in the price of gas stocks
within the last few weeks may be due, in a
measure, to renewed agitation in regard to the
electric light system. But that agitation can
hardly be based upon any marked financial
success of the electric companies lighting pri-
yate or business houses in this country. Much
more is doing by the companies in England
than here. 1t is noticed that in few of the
.boy.a and Of some nlacps of Dublic resort in
this city, electricity has been abandoned Gas
can be put to uany more uses than illumna-
ton. 1t is even now widely employed as fuel.
II electricity should come to be commonly used
for lighting purposes, the field of operations
for the gas companies will still be wide enough
to give them ample profits on their invest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
Duelness Notires.
"ALDERNEY BRAND
Buv always

"ALDERNEY BRAND - ,,,x
Buv AWAY,
To CoNsrMpTIvEs.- have been happy
N Give their testimony favor OF the use OF
codiiver on and Lime" Experience has PROVE 10 and
~ lie throat ana Lungs Manufacturer only Oy
o. ~ Wnhor Chemist Boston Sold ny all druggists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
amusemenls Go Night.

s..vy.s pax TIE TRE--" Foggs Forty.
Hns, r,rpI HOUSE The Lesson in Love.
GxRwASIA TuEArRE-"The Mascot o,a sb,rmates..
nAwsn,Y,s NiRros GARDES-"Uncle Toms Oapin
~ En- Sc,soo OPERA HOUSE." All at sea-
sTANpARD THEATRE" Pinafore.- so.ora,cntv.
s,,r Cov,ory-2 and s." seuattcr sovereigh'y'
3,s,a, sorIpr TuEArRE-" The Lady OF Lyons
W.II. cK's THEATRE" La Belle Kusse'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
III RIVER E.

surprise at the rapid progress of oul
town in that time.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Charles Bayliss, of Bayliss & Rob
ley, Wolf creek, is in the city.
%. Fl. Churchill and wife leave for
their home in Sun River valley to-day.
Frank Huy, who has turned wool
grower, came in from Wolf creek yes
terday.
Il. s. Corson, of Sun River, is in the
city on business. He has not been in
Benton for a year, and is simply aston
ished at the improvements made in that
time.
Jos. S. Hill went to Sun River yes
terday, and will return in a few days,
accompanied by Mrs. Hill, who has
been visiting relatives in that valley
several weeks.
Peter Mcdonald has received aletter
from Charley Dean, in which he says
that he got home all safe and sound, and
that he would start back for Benton
some time in December.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
PERSONAL

From Sundays Daily.
w. 8. Wetzel returned from Fort
Assinaboine yesterday afternoon.
John Killally, of Hughesville, is in
the city purchasing goods for hisstore at
that point.
Ed. Maclay and bride will return to
Benton next week, or as soon as the
Grand Union hotel is in operation.
H. D. Burghardt, superintendent of
the Clendenin Mining and Smelling
Company, arrived in the city yesterday
from Barker.
Maj. Bartlett and Lieut.. Steele ar
rived from Fort Maginnis yesterday.
The Major is on way to Fort Shaw, and
Lieut.. Steele goes to Helena.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. n. Churchill of Sun
River are in the city, and are stopping
at the Choteau House. MI. Churchill
is the republican candidate for Council
man for Choteau and Dawson counties,
and is one of the very bestJmen in. Mon
tana. This is his first visit to Benton
for q year or two, end he expresses much
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
NAUSEATING.

The way in which some of the demo-
cratic editors Of Montana have pros
trated themselves before Maginnis is
absolutely sickening to q person of or
binary intelligence who possesses a spark
Of manliness Or can feel q shame for
dependent, when nominated by the
democratic convention, declined the
prize for which he had striven, at the
bidding Of his master; the editor of the
Record worships at the feet of Maginnis
and calls Kim the creator Of Choteau
county and the savior of Montana. But
the worst instance of sycophancy comes
from the Husbandnaan, which pretends
to be neutral in politics but whose editors
are dyed-in-the-wool, unreconstructed
democrats. 1t says in substance, in an
article which is reproduced in the Inde-
pendent as another item in favor of Ma
ginnis, that ST. Martin himselfstates that
the Husb0ndnlan furnished the argu-
ments and the proof which defeated q
great land steal, but the editors of that
paper, following in the wake of the
rest,) seemingly afraid Of claiming the
credit of what they ought to be justly
proud, hand it all over to MaginnH-all
the same as the balance. This is as it
has ever been. Legislatures may petition
and memorialize congress, private citi-
zens and federal officials may have jour
neyed to Washington and devoted their
time, money and such influences as they
could bring to bear on that body, news
papers may have advocated measures
and used great exertions to secure and
publish facts and proofs in favor of the
same, but Maginnis claims and gets it all
from the fawning sycophants through
out the territory who are amply re-
warded and happy if they chance to
receive a smile or a pat on the back once
every two years from the great man from
Minnesota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01

particularly in regard to the four dollar
per lot, although that need not have
been paid yet. It is a proper precaution
to take a receipt for money paid out, one
that is taken in everyday business af-
fairs, and should be taken by every per-
son who files on lots. It is casting no
reflection OH the honor of an official,
and no one with a grain of common
sense would SO consider it.-ED.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01

The PRESS denies that Todd wrote
the article in yesterdays issue, but Todd
himself does not deny it. Todd Is prob
ably ashamed of his work, and well he
may be.-Record.
When Tattan gets back from his Sun
River excursion and apologies to MI.
Todd for falsely accusing him, we x
pect to see his echo PROSTATE himself be-
fore Todd and beg forgiveness also. The
present aspect of that journal reminds
is of Nast's cartoons during the Greeley
campaign, wherein he pictured Gratz
Brown as a little tag on Greeley's tail.
In the present campaign Buck repre-
sents the tag.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
Official Fees.

BENTON, October n, 1882.
Editors OF the RIVER Press.
Like many others, / filed my applica-
cation for two town lots upon the new
reservation addition, with Judge Tattan,
and was obliged to pay the sum of S2s
| before the statement could be filed. On
paying my money! asked for a receipt,
| but Judge T. at first refused to give me
| one, and had not I insisted upon it pref
ty strongly / should have gone without
it. 1 had always supposed that al Off
Ger receiving money was obliged to give
| a receipt, but / was made to understand
that the demand was equivalent to a
doubt of the integrity of his honor, and
/ was snttbbed quite severely.
Afterwards I went to the judges Of
flee and asked to be shown the record of
the filings, as I wanted to know the
number of my statement, but was told
it was not numbered. Then / asked
again, and was shown q sheet with the
numbers of the blocks and lots thereon,
with a red circle drawn around the fig
ures as the only record in the office of
the filing.
Now, what I want toknow. is whether
I was entitled to anything a. evidence
that / had paid over my money for GER
tain specified town lots? In case the
records Of the probate office should be
accidentally destroyed, / should have no
means of proving that I had paid for
any lots whatever, and in case the judge
should not be his own successor I would
have been in the same ~predicament in
reference to the eight dollars which I
paid for fees on the two lots, the receipt
for which was the only n / received.
I got no receipt for the twenty dollars.
Can you enlighten me and others who
have filed as to their rights, and how to
secure them. LoT pRE-EMPToR.
We would refer our correspondent to
section COL, page 536, Revised Statutes,
which provides that Every officer
charging fees shall, il required by the
person paying the same, give a receipt
for the same, setting forth the items, the
date of each, and the sum charged there
for This seems to cover the ground,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
For Sale.

The undersigned have twenty head of
fine thoroughbred Cotswold and South
down sheep which will be disposed of
at q bargain. PARIS GIBSON & Son.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-02-15
!AsLerRa 7iarkess.

RETAIL.
FLoUR.--Supcrfne 81 80: Extra So %
Corn Meal & cEt. s3 so: Buckwheat = cwt
s3 90.
BurrER-Choice roll. 30 10 3I1a cts. 2 D.
CHEEsE.-Clatsop dairy 2G92jc.
EGGs.-25 to 30 cts "A doz. Chickens, S4 90.
FRESH MEATs.-Choice cuts. Lamb. lee:
Beef s9l0; Pork 10; Mutton S9l0. BY the
ourcass Sc.
AEATs.-Breakfast bacon l4H@l6 per n;
sides lS1sSl41ac; hams lS11a9l9c; shoulders
iO9l3e; smoked beef l5gi6szc: corncd boei
slGsI2 r bbl.: corned PORK lOc = ID.
BEASs.-31s@6 cts.
LARD.-In tins and caddies l69lSc = II.
HoNEY.-In frames 40c in glass 50c.
ESUGAR. .-l12c alb We T prices.
DRIED FRUITs.-Blackberrie sc: Prunes
I21z9lGc.
MILL FEED.-Bran sl6 % a ton: chor
feed s2i&25; Shaits s2592T 30; Hay s2OG
SD Il ton.
oATs.-According to quality. prices range
| from 81 rs to 81 80 per cwt.
Observation-Disclosures 81 75 a 100 ms
Unions 2G3c n 10.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-02-15
san Francisco Quotations.
10y MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.l

BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.l
WHEAT-NO. /, $3.50 per GENITAL:
OATS-S1 50@l 55 3 ctl.
WoOL-Oregon, Valley 2S@31 cts. 2
ID. Eastern Oregon, 20026.
HIDEs--iieavy salted 101zc; light: dc
91E@10c; salted calf, 91G@1Oc.
FAMILY PRoyIsIoSs-Bacon, 15@15L
cts: clear Oregon sides, 13@1519c; hams
1I@19 cts.
BARLEY-Coast feed, 81 42@145T ctl
Brewing 81 5O@1 80 2 ctl.
EGGs-California, 26@28o q dOz; Ore
gOn, 22@23c y dOz.
FLoUR-Oregon extra, S5 90; Super
fine. IS 70.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE-Extra fancy
Butter, so cts, q ID; Fresh roll, good
to choice, 25@2712cts.P 1b. Cheese, Is
@20c.
SEBASTIAN, 2@21<c 2 Ii; Canary
3@3H c; Alfalfa, 16@17c; Timothy, SO
l9c = ID.
BAGs-Wool sacks, 44@5Oc; potato
gunnies, 1311z@l4c; standard grain nom
inal.
FRuITs-Dried apples. 5Jz@6 cts. 2 4
for qrs.: 511T@6 for Sliced; Pears, S@i0c
PumS. 5@6, pitted 13@15; Peaches, 11@
l3c; peeled, 17@20.
SALMoN--COlumbia river fish are
guotable at 81 50 p doz, lib tins OF
the spot; on the river, ST % 2 dOz. Sac
ramento 81 20@1 25'
SUGAR-Refinery, terms net cash
Cube, barrels, 111Sc; Crushed, 1l15c
Extra Powdered, barrels. 12c; Fin,
Crushed. bbls., 114c; Dry Granulated
bbls., 1l14c; Extra Granulated, bbls
1O1Ec; Golden c. bbls., 915c; d, bbls. O
Isl gc
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-02-15
School Tax Notice.

TO THE TAX PAYERS OF. SCHOOL
y District No. l, clatsop county Oregon
You are hereby notified that the assessment
roll for the school tax in district No. for the
year 1881, Is completed and will be in my
hands at my Office at Brown 6 Cos dock for
the next sixty days from date hereof Pay
your taxes In time and save costs.
j. G.. HUSTLER,
Clerk of School District No. /.
Astoria, Oregon, Dec. l6. 1851.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-02-15

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