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Year: 1868




The New York Tribune CON-!
menting on the late result in Ala
bama makes the following forcible
and sensible remarks:


We think Il should have been
foreseen by Congress that in re-
qniring a majority OF all the regis
tered votes to be cast for the Con-
stitution, they exposed every man
who voted to persecution and pun
ishment. Every person who went
to the polls at all is known TO have
gone there tovote the Radical tick
ct. Publicity like this thwarts
the whole design of voting by bal
lot, the object Of which is 10 enable
every man to vote so that his bal
lot cannot subject him to persecu-
tion. Every Rebel who stayed at
home counted as a vote against the
policy of Congress, and every
white or colorcd Republican who
could be driven, coaxed, hired, or
bullied to stay away from the polls
cornted as two against the new
Constitution. This blunder in the
act was clearly pointed cut months
before the election was held.


Taking all things into consider
alton. there is but one duty. We
are weary of the sword. II is the
manifest will of the loyal people Of
Alabama to return to the Union.
Congress must recognize this will
as a legitimate expression of the
popular voice. II we postpone tho
admission now we invite chaos and
remand the South 10 other years of
trouble and danger; We continue
military occupation; wo deter the
Union men from the blessings of
self-government, to crafty the
spleen of the Rebels. Congress
might have made the law sufficient.
1t tailed because it desired to be
generous. Its generosity has been
answered by terrorism, and perse-
cution, and fraud. 1t is plainly
the duty of Congress TO welcome
the members elect to Washington,
and at once to admit Alabama to
the Union. Ifthero are ten loyal
men in Alabama who desire to re-
turn to the Union, Congress should
recognize them, and them only, as
the representatives Of the State.
If the Rebels persist in their enmi-
ty, the work must be done without
them. Let US have no trifing with
these implacable enemies Of Free
dom and Justice. Alabama stands
at the door. Let her como in.
Year: 1868

Who ever acts in the way, and for
the purpose suggested, does IL at
his peril. The risk belongs 10 the
President in this case. not TO the
law. The plea in bis defense was
not the result Of inadvertence or
mistaken judgment. It Is that
with calculation and deliberate
purpose, be committed u high mis-.
demeanCr In order 10 secure
Judgment of the conrts. Sir, we
will crafty his desi-e by referring
his case 80 the highest tribunal
known to the Constitution OF the
Republic-the high court of i'm.
peachment To that augest tri.
bunal we will present this case, and
with it the law aud tho criminal.
i1e shall have his day in court, and
be brought there for his own good
and that of his successors in Office,
and that Of the United States.
Clothed with all the high powers
OF his official station, he is as coin
pIetely subordinate TO the laws Of
the Republic as the humbiest Of
its citizens. The public welfare,
the repose Of tho nation, the inter
csts OF our institutions. the safety Of
the Republic itself, require that all
persons, official or otherwise, shall
be soIe,nnly taught that the law
Of this land is no respector OF per.
sons; that tho high and low, rich
and poor, the public officer and
the private citizen, are each and all
alike amenable to itS imperative
demands. subject to its high com.
mand, suboi dlnate to its supreme
authority. The majesty Of the
law must be asserted, though it
strike from his exalted position
the Chief Magistrate of the nation.
We dep'ore the necessity, but we
must obey the v"Ice OF the law.


l lspeak not as Il partisan, but as
custodian of II trust whose sacred
character urges me to strict ob.
servance of my duty. will vote
for tho pending resolutions to the
end that the law may be vindica-
ted by the removal ofan unworthy
public servant from an official po
si;ion which he has dishonored by
his perverse disregard of duty and
his unjnst contempt of the suprem-
hcv Of the law.
Year: 1868




Ed. STATEsMAN:-Again resume the
pen for the purpose of saying that we still
live. Aud now that We have had sDme time
to look around this City, | will endeavor to
express my opinion of this part of our Sister
Territory. 1t does not require much time
to see Lewiston, but to form any correct idea
OF its natural advantages aud resources one
must look beyond the streets of the village.
The extravagant ideas of the early settlers of
Lewiston caused the place to grow for year
or 80 beyond its permanent resources, and
as a consequence tho place now wears very
deserted appearance, and hence everybody
says Lewiston is dead and so the superb
cial observer might conclude from the many
empty houses and deserted streets. But
hnd there is much business going on, and
many are making money while others are
making 6ne homes and good livings, aud
all seem thriving and prosperous. And how
Is itI Where does this trade and business
come from Lewiston imports large stock
of goods during the season of navigation on
Snake river, and now as the season ia far
advanced many small trains are down from
Orc Fino, Florence, Elk City, and Warrens
for late supply, who find it safer to load
here than to 60 to Wala Walla. We have
Travelled the last two weeks over the coun-
try adjacent and find in addition to this
mining trade there is quite an agricultural
interest to sustain business here And l
will here remark that the Captain was again
surprised to see so much arabic land still va>
cant. Along the foot of the mountains back
from Lewiston are many small streams or
open fats containing springs in which could
be located large number of farms, and as
the treaties with the Indians have been rati,
fed we suppose much of this land will soon
be taken up aud improved, and with a little
energy on the part Of the Lewiston folks the
place may again see the life and business of
1862 and '63. So may it be, for what is
meat for these people is bread and butter for
Walla Walla.


Many old and esteemed friends met us
here aud l must say l am glad to find them
enjoying SO much health and prosperitv
along may they wave"


Hoping you still survive, 1 will "douse
my glim." Yours, respectfully,


ORSPDupD
Year: 1868

PRosPEcrs FOR THE Next SEASON.
The prospects for the next season look unuN
sually hattering so far as business matters
are concerned. We speak now only in ref
ference to this valley and of the surround
Ing country Accounts from the mines, in
every direction, agree that the coming min
ing season will bring with it an increased
demand for labor and certainty of remu


neration to employers and employees. The
quartz mills in oil the camps above and to
the eastward, will be kept constantly at
work. while the placer mines, old and new,
will be worked with a perseverance by m
immense population that cannot fail to give
4 satisfactory return in the precious metals.
New mines not heretofore worked, have
been discovered on Shasta and Willow
Creeks, and rich digging' have been dis
covered on Sweetwaterriyer, which, although
some distance of, will get portion CT its
supplies from this side Of the Rocky noun
tains. Then we have mines IN the Deer
Lodge valley which promise to give EN-,
ployment to large population. In some
of the older camps, promising discoveries
have been made These facts warrant the
belief that the next season will be a prosper
ous one to the people of this section. The
mines must be supplied with -four, beef, ba-
con, and other articles of consumption,
produced largely in the Wala Walla Valley.
Our surplus products, it is confidently be-
licved will be all worked off before another
harvest sets in This should encourage the
farmers of the valley to prosecute their la,
Dor with rigOr when blowing time sets in.
We are aware that they have had 'hard
row to hoe during the past year or two, but
the prospects for turn Of the wheel of
fortune 10 their favor look too nattering now
for them not to be encouraged to 90 ahead
with their work with renewed energy.
Year: 1868




Form Portland dates up to the 25th alt.
we can CLEAN no news of special interest.
Portland seems to be in a worse condition
80 far as mail communication is concerned
than we of this section are. What mail they
get by way of the lower Columbia, is car
ried by hand over hard road TO travel,
from Astoria to the emporium. The Tele-
graph line southwark, is out of fix, and as
consequence no news gets through by that
medium The lower Columbia and the
Willamette rivers are ice bound, or were, up
10 Jan. 2jth BY way of Salt Lake the
stages have, so far, made regular trips, car
rying the letter mail and portion, If not
all of the paper mail intended for this re.
gion BY the last overland mail, VIC received
two papers from central Ohi0 published
Jan. Goth. From Salt Lake, we get the
Telegraph" regularly, and from that we
now get the latest news by telegraph. We
are decidedly impressed with the belief that
the overland mail managers are fulfilling
their obligations as nearly as it is possible
for them to do. 1t is surprising that they
have done 50 we'll, considering the cold and
snow by which they are bcsct. All honor
to the enterprise and perseverance Of the
conductors Of the overland mail line.
Year: 1868




Books The people of Walla Wala
and vicinity, are greatly perplcxed about
the mail arrangements made between Port.
land and this npper country, by Postal Agent
Brooks. Not day passes now that one
docs not hear more or less remarks made
not at all complimentary to the nforcmen.
toned parsonage. People justly believe
that they should have mails tolerably rcgu
larly from the lower country. The con
tracts award this and the people ought to
have their mails. As there seems to be no
distractions in the way to impede travel
between Umatilla and Dalles, and as there
is said to be a good pack trail from the lat,
ter place to Portland, it is difficult to ac
count for the manner in which the mails are
managed in any other way than to charge it
to dereliciness of duty on the part of Mr.
Brooks. If he is not blameable, he can easi,
ly make it known, but if he is, people will
say "off with his head" Speak out Mr.
Brooks, and let US all know whats the
matter
Year: 1868

[ reached my home in safety, where
my wife and little ones were over
.joyed to see me, but for many nights
afterwards l would set up in my bed
bathed in a profuse perspiration, and
trembling all over with some terrible
fear.


At the trial that followed soon
after the following facts were ascer-
tanned:


The man who had passed in the
woods driving so furiously, h a d
been in the hotel, and heard nearly
all the conversation between Mason
and myself. He was the old woman's s
son and together with his brother, he
determined to possess himself of the
treasure that | carried with me- He
it was that had dragged the old tree
across the road, and caused the light
to be placed in the lower window so
do " "oorssoc vu4 ~tte@tie., Thy,
also confessed to having decoyed 9th
er travellers to their haunt, and muir
dered them throwing their bodies
down the old well.


1t is needless for me to add that
the two met the fate they so richly
merited, and shortly after were exc
cuted on the scaffold in the presence
of large multitude.
Year: 1868

saw focks in the air still coming to
the roost. The rustic of the wings
In flying was one of the most peculiar
sounds we ever heard; a large flock
passing over our heads, we paused to
listen, and could compare the noise to
nothing but the futter of a million
fans, or the rumpling of vast pieces
of silk. Although the crows will not
abandon their roost, it is most an
noying one, the boys from the city
and adjoining farms frequently going
out with dogs and guns and killing
hundreds of them. On a dark night
they will not fly from a torch, and if
it is wet and drizzly you can hardly
start them up. A double-barrelled
shotgun or an old musket loaded
with slugs, when fired off under a
large tree, has been known to bring
down as many as forty birds. This
itNt,~r,e-., ,.a~~anr 10 frequently proetie
ed by the youngsters, who make bets
on how many crows they can bring
down at single shot. IF startled
out of their sleep, the crows fly from
tree to tree and seem quite helpless
losing in the night time all that Gun
ming which characterizes them in day
light. When the firing continues fol
any time, they will fly into the open
fields and there sleep until daylight
AS soon as the day begins to break
they quit their roost and go-no one
knows where 1t has been estima


ted that a crow will fly hundred
miles for his breakfast, and return
after supper, and we have not the
least doubt that many Of the crow;
who sleep in Kentucky are citizens of
Ohio and Illinois. We think thai
about one million crows sleep at the
rOOst, and about the last of Marcel
they will leave and scatter themselves
over the Northern States, returning
again in the fall to spend the winter
with us. A gentleman who has closel,
observed them for many years, sayt
that every year they decrease in nun


bers, that they are slowly passing
away, and, in time, like the poor In
dian, will become a defunct race OF
this continent.-C Cincinnati Com.
Year: 1868

The largest organ in the world is
credited to the little city of Fry
burg, Switzerland. When in full play
it pours forth tempest of sound
through a forest Of pipes seven thou
sand and eight hundred in number,
shaking the walls and the foundations
of the old St. Nicholas Church in
which it stands.
Year: 1868

The day is ended. Ere sink to sleep


My weary spirit seeks repose in Thine;
Father. forgive my trespasses, and keep


This little life of mine
With loving kindness curtain thou my bed,


and cool in rest my burning pilgrim feet,
Thy pardon be the pillow for the head


SO shall my sleep be sweet.
At peace with all the world, dear Lord, and thee,


No fears my souls unwavering faith can shake;
Alrs well whichever side the grave for me


The morning light may break
Year: 1868

BY WILLIAM h PABOR.


After all
In the sleep that comes to all,
Does it matter what befall
When we are beyond recall
Sleeping soundly and profoundly?
All the woeful weight of care
And our human spirits bear
In a greater or less share,


After all, after all.


After all
All the glory, all the sain,
So much chah, so little grain,
All life's pleasures, all Its pam,
Matching sweetness by its tieemess,
Only on the shining slope
Of Gods upland blooms the hope
That we cherish as we grope,


After all, after all


After all!
Therell be ships IN sight of shore,
Therell be sunshine on the floor,
There'll be footsteps at the door
When our sadness and our gladness
Are as were the babies twain
Covered by the birds in VAN
Where the leaves would not remain


After all, after all.
Year: 1868

TRIBUNE It's aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any
other newspaper and addition to this advantage THE
TRIBUNE will be found not only in NewYOrk and all Its
cities and villages, but every State and Territory
within the Union The advertisement should be made as
brief as will allow Of the advantage offered being clear
10 the reader We would especially dwell the fact


that the subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIB
UNE semi-Weekly and Weekly comprise individuals in
every profession business consequently advertise
ments in each disseminate among all classes. THE
TRIBUNE devOtes especial TO the reports OF rea
both in the city and in every part of the state


Thus adding greatly the value of its columns as an ad-
vertIsing medium The charges for advertising are as
follows: DAILY TRIBUNE. 25 cents per line for single
insertion: WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 81 50 per hne; SEMI
WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 25 cents per liue.
Year: 1868

From The Commercial Bulletin.l


The English papers by the late steam
er bring additional news respecting the
movement of the grain trade in that
country. The value of correct statistics
OF the quantity of bresdstuff5 now on
hand, Is now generally looked upon in
England IS a matter of greater impor-
tsnce than it has been hitherto regarded.
Il is beginning to be recognized that a
statement of the probable deficiency, or
rather the demand for foreign grain, con-
stituted the best guarantee for increased
supplies that would keep prices at min
imum. The publication of information
Of this Kind in respect to the cotton sup
ply has heretofore proved of the greatest
service In preserving the equilibrium Of
trade, and it is expected that public re-
turns of the actual supply on hand will
produce a similar effect upon the grain
trade.


A comparative statement of the stocks
Of grain, seed and -four In dock and in
private grsnaries in London on the 3lst
Of August, 1868, throws some light upon
the supplies in what may beeonsidered as
the great consuming center of the Brit
ish Islands. The following are the more
important features:
Year: 1868

From the Louisville Courier OF Mcnday.1


We are panied TO hear Of an accident
to Mr.. Coleman, Professor of Natural
Science in the Female High School.
During the recitation of the junior class
on Thursday, from some cause, the Pro-
fessor dropped q bottle of nitric acid
which he was using, and the fumes Fis-
Ing, got into his eyes and blinded him.
The room was full Of girls at the time,
and when the Professor threw his hands
up TO his face and exclaimed, Now my
eyes are gone,n we can judge Of their
conservation. In q moment the whole
room was III confusion, and the girls,
some screaming and crying, rushed pell-
nell down to the office OF Prof Chase.


The excitement was soon eommuDi-
Gated to the whole school, and the grief
of the girls, upon hearing of the deplOr-
able mishap to their much loved and
respected teacher, was intense. The
teachers fastened to the assistance Of
the unfortunate Professor, and found
him in the room alone, completely
blinded and vsinly endesvoriDg to find
the water bucket. They rendered him
all the assistance possible, and he was
soon 30 far recovered as to distinguish
objects, and though bis suffsrings must
nave Deen intense, ne would nor De SAL
isfsd until he had convinced himself
that none of the young ladies who were
sitting near, and upon whom the acid
had spattsred, we're injured or Liable to
injury from it. Several of the young
ladies had their dresses burned, and the
acid ate the whole sole off the shoe o:
one Of them.


1t was thought at first that the Pro-
fessor would lose his eyesight entirely,
but we are glad to state that at last Sc
counts he was improving, and now the
indications are that his Sight will not be
materially impaired, and that he will be
80 far recovered as to resume his duties
in the schoolroom during the coming
week.


This is the second mishsp that Prof.
Coleman has met with since he has been
in the school, his sight having been en-
dangered several years ago by an acei-
dent during some experiments. We
hope that it will not be long before the
Professor is again among his loving stu
dents, who are sorely grieved in conse-
Quence OF his suf1eripgs.
Year: 1868

Recently New Fairfield man forgot where he left his oxen and thought they were stolen. He immediately commenced searching for them, and even sent man as far as Newburgh, N. J. in search of t1em. m Finally on the afternoon of the Beth, four days after the discovery of the loss, the barn was entered, and there stood the animals where they had been hitched. They had received no food during the four days, and were of course, almost fam ished r
Year: 1868

Severe pain will not get out of fashion yet for 8 long time, and so long, people will need good remedy-Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil is just what the people need to cure headache, rheumatic, neural gic, and other painful complaints.
Year: 1868

The Abbie Migne has just addressed a
letter 20 a very honorable director of one
of the great seninaries of Paris, condem-
ming the use of tobacco and snuff This
letter furnishes us with an opportunity of
relating a fact that is personal to us.


Several times in our youth and ripper age
we have taken up and discarded the use
of the snuff box. In 1861, when writing
our mathematical treatises, we used snuff
to excess, taking 20 to % grammes per
day, necessarily having recourse to the
fatal box, and snuifing up the dangerous
stimulant. The effect of this was on the
other hand, rapid loss of memory, not
only of the present but of the past We
had learned several languages by their
roots and our memory was often at loss
for word. Frightened at this consider
able loss, we resolved in September, 1861
to renounce the use of snuff and cigars
forever. This resolution was the COM
mencement of a veritable restoration to
health and spirits, and our memory re-
covered all its sensibility and force. The
same thing happened to M. Dubrunfant,
the celebrated chemist, in renouncing the
use of tobacco. We do not hesitate in
saying that for one moderate snuff -taker
or smoker, there are 80 who use tobacco
Year: 1868

SWEET PorATo VINEs.-A correspond
ent Of the Georgia Telegraph states that
the vines of the sweet potato may be saved
during the winter and used in spring for
propagating new crop. In the fall, any
time before frost takes place, the vines may
be CUT in any convenient length, and placed,
in layers, on the surface of the earth, to
the depth of twelve or eighteen inches ;
cover the vines, whilst damp, with partial
ly rotten straw (either pine or wheat will
answer, to the depth Of six inches, and
cover the whole with a light soil about
four inches deep. In this way the vines
will keep during the winter, and in spring
they will put out sprouts as abundantly as
the potato itself when bedded. The draws
or sprouts can be planted first, and the
vine itself can be subsequently cut and
used as we generally plant slips.
Year: 1868

ADVANTAGES OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN
TIE SExEs.-What makes those men who
associate habitually with women superior
to others? What makes the woman who
is accustomed to and at ease in the compa-
ny of men superior to her sex in general ?
Solely because she is in the habit of free,
graceful and continual conversation with
the other sex. Women in this way lose
their frivolity, the faculties awaken, their
delicacies and peculiarities unfold all their
beauty and captivation In the spirit of in
tellectual rivalry. And the men lose their
pedantic, rude, declamatory or sullen man
ner. The coin of the understanding and
the heart is interchanged continually
Their asperities are rubbed off; their bet
ter materials polished and frightened, and
their richness, like fine gold, is wrought
into finer workmanship, by the figure of
woman, than it could be by those of men.
The iron and steel of our character are
laid aside, like the harshness of warrior
in time of peace and security.
Year: 1868

Humbolt regards the climate of the Cas-
plan Sea as tho most salubrious in the
world. There he found the most delicious
fruits that he saw during his travels, and
such was the purity of the air that polish-
ed steel would not tarnish even by night
exposure.
Year: 1868

Two libel cases have just been decided
in New York, the one in which Moses S.
Beach, Of the New York Sun, was sued
for $50, 900 damages for copying para
graph in regard to Mrs. Dean Boxer
Whose marriage some years ago excited
much astention), and in which the jury
gave a verdict for the defendant The
other case was that of the Nation, in
prosecution commenced against it BY
conductors on the New Jersey railroad,
for remarks on his conduct at the time
Of 4 railroad accident, resulting in the
killing Of Professor Dwight In this suit
also the jury gave q verdict for the de-
fendaBt. making up their minds to that
effect in Eve minutes
Year: 1868

BEN. BUTLER says he should despise
the Ten Commandments if they taught
him to forgive Andy johnson" Of
course the wretch would hate the Ten
Commandments anyhow, because one of
them says Thou shalt not steal.
Year: 1868

SPECIAL NOTICE. -Wewoudcall theatten-
ton of of our readers to the Grover Baker Ma
chimes Their reputation istoowell established
for us to attempt word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting gareliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying ga word 10 the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1868

Or those who contemplate marriage, who are sui
fering under any OF these fearful maladies shoul,
not forget the sacred responsibility resting upol
them nor delay TO obtain immediate relief.