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Year: 1868

The New Orleans Republican, in chapter de-
voted to Julia Dean, and in speaking of her con-
nection with the Rochester Theater, of which
Edwin Dean was the manager, tells the follow
ing story:


One little episode connected with her early
| days in that little theater over the canal has
never been made public. AS one of the few who
knew the facts as they transpired, we give them
now when there is no longer fear that the publi-
cation may awaken memories long stilled in her.


Among the girls engaged in the ballet by Mr.
| Dean at season Miss Parsons, the only
daugher of poor window, who had also two
sons. The older of them, Frank, a lad we'll on
in his teens, was accustomed to attend his sister
| to the theater at rehearsals and in the evening
He soon became madly devoted to the youthful
star, Julia Dean, and he and others cognizant
of the affair believed that his boyish affection
had awakened corresponding sentiment in her
heart. The of his sister was soon turned
over to the younger brother, Frank walking with
his inamorata to and from rehearsals.


| Mr.. Dean was rather irritable, and at times
gruf and unpeasant-especially towards Frank
whom he did not view with favorable eye.
One morning Frank late, rehearsal being
over when he came upon the stage. To his
question: where is Julia ?'' Mrs. A., the
''old woman" of the company, and lady who
delighted in teasing, replied that she had gone
home, adding that she had given her father
promise to have no more to say to him. At this
moment Julia came upon the stage. Parsons
asked, 'FIs it as Mrs. A says?" The gay
young girl gave laughing affirmative, and went
out no doubt believing that he would come too
Instead of following her for explanation, he
waited moment, than bade Mrs. A good
bye, and left the building.


An hour so after he reached home, COM
planned of headache and retired to his room. s.
few hours later his mother, going to his room 70
ascertain his condition, found the corpse of her
son stretched upon the bed, an empty vial which
had held laudnum telling how the unhappy boy
had found death. This is the story as that
mother, some months after, told it to us and
we have reason, having known all the parties
intimately a lad knows his associates, to
doubt its entire truth.
Year: 1868

To CONSERVATIVE UNION MEMO party is
perfect, and party is without unprincipled
and impracticable members. But in times like
these we must overlook small things and en-
deavor to maintain great principles. Speaking
of the rebel sympathizing Democracy and the
Union party, the Portland Oregonian says =
- Between these parties the citizen must choose
There is no halfway ground between them.
And though there may be, and necessarily must
be some who do not approve of every measure of
the Union party, let them ask themselves what
they the country have to gain by rejecting
this party of tried principles and approved fidel-
iy to the country and placing in power those
whose principles notoriously dangerous to
the public peace, and inimical to the very prn-
ciples on which National Government is found
ed. The Union party doubtless has its mper-
fections, but shall we be such fools to call in
an enemy to the substance of any system to re-
move its corruptions, to supply its defects or
perfect its constructon?' ~


SOMEBODY WILL GET THEIR HAIR PULLED
In her new novel, d" The Malediction,' Mrs. E.
D. N. Southworth makes one of her characters
speak as follows 90 Cleopatra was thirty-eight
when Marc Anthony lost for her the world
Anne Boleyn over thirty when King Henry
sacrificed his conjugal and religious faith to her.
Jane Seymour younger when she sup
planted Queen Anne, and Madame de Mante-
past forty when she fascinated and mar
ried the most fastdous monarch in the world
And l, at twenty eight, with my beauty unm-
paired, and even much improved-if l cannot
win back my old love-the only man | care for,
or ever did care for in this word-aye, if can
not win him back will know the woman why
For the reason will be a woman. And she had
better keep out Of my way -
Year: 1868

LET JUSTICE BE DoxE.-We particular
ly anxious to put upon record entire COM
mendation of the Governor of this State in his
refusal to remove Mr.. Cummings. the architect
Of the State capitol, on account of that gentle
mans political sentiments. We are told that
Governor Haight informed the persons who
waited upon him Cor that purpose, that he could
not think of changing his family physician, or
the builder of his private mansion on account of
Offering with him in politics, and he could see
NO good and sufficient reason for acting differ
emily in the State capitol. 1t was conceded that
the present architect was an exceedingly compe-
tent man, who was doing the work TO the salts
faction of all. He would not endanger the bar
moDy of the structure by appointing new man,
who, no matter how skillful, would necessarily
have to study up all the plans, and might err.
The public interests would be best served by
continuing Mr.. Cummings in Office The Gov.
ernor deserves credit for his very sensible view
of the subject. Such instances of regarding the
public veal above party considerations
TOO scarce to allow US to pass this over, notwith
standing the Govern or is political opponent
Dutch Flat En0uirer
Year: 1868

HoRRoRs OF GAMING Every
morning at sunrise there is squad
Of men seen searching the forests that
adjoin the famous gambling resorts
at Baden. They are appointed by
the Government to hunt out the
bodies Of suicides. Scarcely morn.
ing passes that several are not found.
A short time since, at Wiesbaden, a
young English nobleman lost his all
at the table. He blew out his brains
then and there with a revolver. His
body was carried away the gamblers
wiped Off the blood from the table
with their handkerchiefs, and remark
ed, "Gentlemen, we will not delay
the gamep The game went on as
usual The ladies did not faint
they were too much absorbed in the
clink Of the gold. bpal sioln
Year: 1868




When trade grew slack and notes fell
due the merchants face grew long and
blue; his dreams were troubled through
the night with sheritf's bailifs all in sight.
At last his wife unto him said, "Rise up at
once, and get ont of bed, and get your
paper, ink aud pen, and say these words
unto all men: My goods wish to sell to
you, and your wives and daughters too;
my prices they shall be so low, that each
will buy before they go.o He did as bis
good wife advised, and in the paper
advertised. Crowds came and bought
Of all be had; his notes were paid, his
dreams made glad, and he will tell yeu to
this day how we'll did printers ink re-
pay He told US this with knowing wink,
how he was saved by printers ink. The
other, in place as tight contented was
the press to slight, and did not let the peo-
pie know of what be had or where to go; q
levy on his goods was made; the store was
closed until the sale, and for some time he
was in jail. A bankrupt now, without
cent, at leisure he does deep repent, that
very foolish and unwise he did not freely
advertise.
Year: 1868

INTOLERANCE A letter received by an
old resident of Iberville parish, who was a
member of the late Constitutional Conven-
ton, advises him that If Grant and Colfax
are not elected, it will be unsafe fer him to
return or attempt to reside there. Men
born there are abused and derided as seal
lawags because they are Republicans, even
by ladies who call themselves respectable.
A terrible spirit Of intolerance prevails in
Iberville parish, which renders it difficult
for Union men TO reside there. The unre-
constructed seem to be acting upon the re
commendatioRs OF the Democratic State
Committee TO bold no intercourse with Re-
publieans.
Year: 1868

ROMANTIC WEDDING.-We have heard
Of all sorts OF curious weddings as occur
ing in all sorts Of curious places, and
under all sorts Of strange circumstances,
but we don't think We ever before heard
of a couple being spiced in buggy
while driving along G public road. This,
we are assured, actually occurred in the
county OF Chesterfield a few days ago, and
we may safely say it could have occurred
nowhere else on the top Of this green
earth. AS the story goes, young couple
had long been engaged, and the day was
fixed when the nnptial knot was to be
regularly tied at Mount Herman church.
The afiauced bride visited Manchester,
and perhaps Richmond, to select the
wedding dress and things" When she
returned by rail, and reached Coalied
station, she was met by her lover with
a top-buggy, to carry her home. On
the road they met tho pastor Of their
church, and as the license had already
been obtained, the impatient and too eager
bridegroom insisted upon the ceremony
being performed at once-the preacher on
horseback and they in the carriage-with
q farmer and his wife, who happened to
be present, for witnesses. His wedding,
be declared, must be unusually romantic,
or he would not marry at all. And so the
ceremony was performed, and the happy
couple went home TO surprise their friends
with a description Of the Wedding in
Carriage"
Year: 1868

THE WEATuER.-The weather yesterday
was somewhat in contrast to the few days
previous. The day opened very cold.
About 10 o'clock a disagreeable rain fell.
In q short while the snow contendcd for
the mastery, which it gained, and fell
steadily all day, and is falling while sc
write this paragraph.
Year: 1868

THE JOHN DAY TRADE.-We have already ad.


rerted to the importance of securing the trade of
the military posts that have been constructed for
the protection of the miners on the line of the
John Day. Hitherto the supplies of -four and
other articles of produce intended for the use of
these ports have been freighted from this Valley
to the Dales, and thence teamed through to the
places of consumption, This roundabout way
is altogether unnecessary in view of the fact


that Walla Walla is nearer Canyon City than any
point on the River, and produce can be freighted
from this Valley at a lower figure than is now
paid for freighting from either the DaiIes or La
Grande. In proof of the correctness of this
statement we submit the following table of
Year: 1868

THE RAILRoAD.-Hon. Avan Flanders writes
bill granting the right of way and other privi-
leges to the Walla Walla Railroad Company will
be brought up the first week in the session, and
that it will pass without delay The interest of
our people in the railroad continues unabated





and just as soon as the requisite legislation is
secured, the work will be prosecuted to an early
completion. The present is an era of railroads,
and no community that expects to keep pace
with the times can afford to be without them
Year: 1868

The BRANCH ROAD,-A correspondent writes
US that the engineers have examined the Pass
near the Summit House, on the Blue Mountains,
every reason to believe that the projectors of this
road mean business, and that within year or
two Salt Lake Valley and the Columbia River
will be joined together by the iron rail. The
no way can this be so surely done as by building
a branch road from the Central to the Columbia,
AID thence to Puget Sound. This road will give
our people free communication with the rich
mining districts east and south Of US, and as
Consequence we feel lively interest in its early
completion.
Year: 1868

WAELA WALLA.-TO the stranger, who has
been accustomed to the noise and hustle Of mia-
ing towns, WAlIa Walla presents rather a dull
appearance but in this case the old saying will
apply" Appearances are deceptive" Indeed,
we doubt whether there is an outside town on
the coast that enjoys greater degree Of pros
Perity than Walla Walla. This prosperity, too,
is the result Of local development, and for its
continuance is not dependent upon auy Adventi,
tious aids from without. At no time has the
growth of the town been rapid, but each and
every month witnesses some new improvement
that speaks Of steady progress. On Main street,
there is possibly fewer stores than few years
back, but whatever loss we have sustained in
this way is more than compensated for in the
establishment of founderies, workshops, mills,
&C., all Of them giving employment to large num-
bers of industrious artisans, and keeping the
money at home that in former years was shipped
away. With the progress of the past few years,
we have in great measure become a self -sus>
tAiuiag people, and hence the field Of operations
for the mere trafieksr In merchandise has been
narrowed instead of enlarged. It is owing to
this fact that possibly on the line of Main street
half dozen, unoccupied stores are to be found,
whilst tenement houses are in demand, and scarce
an unoccppied house suitable for dwelling can
be found. Outside the city limits we have the
same evidence of substantial progress. Almost
daily and hourly settlers are coming into the
Valley, and either taking up new claims or buy
ing out those who from any cause desire to make
change. From the immigration of the season
just closed, we gained large numbers of hardy
and industrious settlers, and from the Willamette
Valley and California we are constantly gaining
accessions to our resident population. The ad1
vantages of our Valley as an agricultural and
stock raising country are just beginning to be
understood abroad, and as these advantages be,
come known the current of immigration this way
increases. The progress of the country is even
in advance of the town, and this gives an assu-
rance of stability that bnt few towns the coast
possess. Travel which way you will in the
country and you see new fields being brought
under cultivation, new residences arising, and
large and constantly increasing focks and folds.
On all sides there is an air of health, thrift and
prosperity that speaks we'll for our Valley, and
gives an earnest of bright future.
Year: 1868




A HORRIBLE AFEAIR.-On "Wednesday, of last
street, above the bridge, was missing for an hour
or two. Her mother grew uneasy at her pro-
longed absence, and started out in search of the
child. She had gone but a short distance when
she met the little one in company with a strange
man. As soon as the mother came in sight the
man dropped the child and made off in a hurried
manner. On reaching home the mother discov.
cred that the chld's clothes were dsarranged
and other evidences of an attempted outrage
From description of the person who was seen
in company with the child, man named Kelly,
was supposed to be the author of the attempted
outrage. Search was at once made for the sus.
pected man, but he had disappeared, and this
fact strengthened the suspicion that he was the
guilty mau. On Sunday last it was ascertained
that Kelly, who is blacksmith by trade, was
out at the Touchet, where he had been inquiring
for work. On affidavit of the father of the child,
warrant was issued for Kellys arrest, and
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Fall. The
officer at once proceeded to the Touchet, cap
luTeu uls prisoner WltnOut ulnculty, ana brought
him back to town, where he arrived on Wednes-
day last. On the afternoon of the same day be
had an examination before Justice Lacy, when
it at once became apparent that there was mis-.
take. Mrs. Smith, Immediately on seeing him,
testified that he was not the man she had seen
in company with her little girl. Other witnesses
were in attendance to show that at the time of
the commission of the alleged outrage Kelly
was many miles from the scene. Under these
circumstances the prisoner was honorabiy dis
charged, and who was the real perpetrator of
the outrage remains mystery. What gives this
case of mistaken identity peculiar interest is
the fact that when the outrage first became
known it occasioned great excitement, and a
party started out in search of Kelly with the
avowed intention of killing him ou sight. For
tunately the man was out of the way, and thus
these volunteer avengers were spared the sheds
ding of an innocent mans blood. Had they
found him at the time, there is little doubt that
he would have died the death of a dog, aud his
innocence most likely would never have been
made apparent. The whole affair teaches les
son of warning against undue excitement, and
shows how important 1t is that the punishment
of crime be left to the duly constituted legal
authorities.
Year: 1868

Government AYIMALs. - Some five hundred
government animals have already been brought
into this Valley to winter, and several hundred
more are expected to arrive within a week or
two. These animals are in charge of s. D.
Smith, the Government Agent. These animals
were engaged in packing olt to Camp Harney
and other military posts during the last summer,
aud are brought here to winter, for the reason
that feed Is more abundant and the climate
mider in this Valley than at any other point in
the Northern country. Facts like these should
weigh with those who are seeking new homes
aud desire to make permanent settlements.
Year: 1868

The radical newspapers, in their
efforts to confuse an honest and we'll
meaning people in regard to the
public debt. produce from time to
timea complication of figures. ar.
ranged after fashion that would
have puzzled Euclid himself. Fig
ures and statistics are not pleasant
things to encounter; but Z few may
be gratifying 70 the people who have
Year: 1868

Has fitted up an eating room directly
opposite the brick block, where he will be
happy to meet his friends and the public at
all hours, of the day. Oysters served to
private p arties in every style.
Year: 1868

TRIAL; OF Mr.. DAvIs.-By the terms o!
his last recognizance, Mr.. Davis is required
to be present on this the last day Of the fall
term of the United States Circuit Court
1t is probable, however, that the recogni-
zance will be renewed without his personal
attendance.


The trial will come off some time during
the present month. or as soon as Chief JUS
tice Chase is through with the impeachment
business. His absence is the only reason
now given for delay, as it is thought that
under the new Indictment, with such jury
as will be obtained, the conviction of Mr..
Davis will be inevitable. Judge Under
wood and Mr.. Chandler have been to Wash
ington to confer with the Chief Justice
not with the Attorney-General about the
matter
Year: 1868

F1sHING.-The fishing season has been
fully inaugurated here, and our young
sportsmen are creating sad havoc among the
fnny tribes of the James. The fish are
biting splendidly, and the lovers of the
sport should take advantage Of this beauti'
full spell for day of recreation. We sa"
two boys returning from the river yester'
day afternoon who had during the morning
caught bunch of over hundred very
pretty perch.
Year: 1868

Our OF ORDER.-The combination lock
on one of the large safes in the vault of the
First National Bank got out Of order yes
terday morning, and could not be unlocked
The bills receivable falling due on yester-
day were in the safe, and it was therefore
necessary to send for workmen to cut hole
through the back Of the safe and take OF
the lock from the inside before it could be
opened. This was accomplished about four
o'clock in the afternoon.
Year: 1868

Printers are unlike other classes of men. Their vocation iinparts to them

 an intelligence that does not result from

 any other business. Dealing with lan- guage exclusively, in its combination

 of letters, words, sentences and para graphs, they are constantly brought into communion with thoughts and their working, and thus insensibly be- come imbued with ideas of those minds whose creations they help to em- body into those forms that give them to the world. They literally get gram mar at their fingers ends while picking up the type that form sentences that arc grammatical. Spelling comes to them as natural as breathing, for they fall into correct orthography through force of habit. The characteristics of printers are not SO favorable to personal thrift as those of other professions They partake of the nature of artists in some degree, and are liberal to a fault, thoughtless of the future, and frequently improvident for the future flush when in good situation, and dead broke when on a tramp. They may be said to be tho working Bohe- mians of the world ofoperatives.--[Ex Ex.
Year: 1868

It is no longer secret of the chem ist's laboratory that clear golden syr- ups can be made from starch and sul- phurie acid; that delicious eines and brandies can be made from beet root with cthers for flavor; that barrel of peanuts can be transformed into excel lent coffee; that lard can absorb an enormous quantity of water in certain conditions; that, in fact, there seems no limit to the adulterations that an intelligent and dishonest chemist can not practice upon his fellow-men. All these marvels of chemical science have in these latter days become degraded into mere tricks of trade, and their chief beauty is in their capacity to ena- blc interruptions dealers to tighten the pockets and destroy the stomachs of the confiding and consuming public. Concerning the article of champagne, a writer in the Portland Star tells us that it is made from a thousand differ cnt substances--even refined petro- leum. Yes, from the fiery benzoles q sparkling, bubling, foaming champagne can be produced, which will delight the eye, tickle the palate, gladden. the heart momentarily, but quicken our paces toward the graveyard. This is a new use for petroleum, which those who have been cxpc. alenting with it as an agent for generating steam have little dreamed of. Who can say that the Pennsylvania oil territory, now considered mostly worthless, may not be regenerated into the great cham pagne producing country of the world.