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physical strength to extricate himself without receiving any great personal injury. During the present exciting senatorial election, Hon. Stewart B. Eakin has maintained an uneqiiivocal position, having been one of the very staunchest and most valuable supporters of Hon. John H. Mitchell. He was married in 1671 to Miss E. J. Hadley, and that their life may be as blissful in the future as it has been in the past, is the heart-felt wish of him •who writes these few lines.

HON. RICHARD B. HAYES-

In the tempestuous legislation which has characterized the present ses- sion, none have pursued a more consistent and calm, straightforward course than Mr. Hayes. He has ever kept the true interests of the State in view, and directed his every effort to accomplish the greatest good for the great- est number. In this he has been eminently successful, and he deserves the highest credit for the ability he has displayed and the honesty of purpose permeating his efforts. He represents Lane county, and is eminently qual- ified to advocate the views of the class of people who form the majority of the citizens of that section. He is engaged in stock-raising and farming and brings to the House that free, breezy disposition so characteristic of '* the men of the hills." He is one of those true lovers of humanity who believes in the integrity of man, and who, while exercising a certain amount of cool judgment in estimating the efforts of those who come in contact with him, does not regard his every day companions with the suspicion that some men are too prone to harbor against those with whom they have dealings. He was born in Warren county, Tennessee, in 1831, and went with liis parents to Missouri in 1839. During his boyhood he received the benefits of a common school education. Like thousands of others, actuated by a desire to dig for gold, he went to California, the " plains across" in 1850. He came to Oregon in 1852 and located on a farm in Lane county, where he has since remained. Mr. Hayes was honored by his fellow Demo- crats in 1871 by being elected a Representative to the Legislature, and he was re-elected in 1876. He was married in Lane county in 1858 to Miss Lucy Brown — that was also the maiden name of* the wife of our esteemed ex-president— so Mr. Hayes and his good wife, both before and after mar- riage, were the exact namesakes of the general and his wife. Mr. Hayes did good service during the Rogue river war as a scout, having served under Colonel Chapman and under Colonel Martin in 1855 and 1856,

HON. HIRAM P. WEBB.

Mr. Webb is one of those positive men who, like Davy Crockett, is first sure he is right, and then " goes ahead." He seldom makes a mistake, re- lying, as he does, on the dictates of his good jutlgment. He is a man who views every qiiestion in its various bearings, and acts coolly, almost apa- thetically, apparently, in everything he undertakes. He occasionally expresses himself on questions before the House, but he is, by no means, a lover of ^ong-winded speeches, and was the staunch advocate of the five-minute rule,