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rp-u rj-nonf Hmmtv NpW? 1 He Urant UOUITUy INtJWa. PUBLISHED E ERY SATURDAY MORNING AT CANYON CITY, OREGON. S. H. Shepherd Editor. TELEGRAP EASTERN. Brutal "Wife Murder. Bodie, Cal., Nov. 8 .lob Draper was arrested Saturday for the brutal murder of his wife at a point on the road between Bodie and Mammoth City and about four miloc frnm "Rrwlip Thficonnle had moved lothis new location Friday, and had not vet provided themselves with a house, After building a fire of sage brush Draper accused his wife of hiding his gun and a MIC. jug of whisk'. Woodchoppers who were trustee. passing heard them disputing about the Testimony conflicting Thompson tes matter, but, thinking it was only a tified: Willie Sprague fired at him. drunken quarrel, moved on in the dark- Jerome Gie.n was present; testified ness. The following morning Draper that he and illie were firing for fun and went to a ranch and stated that his wife Willie fired some 50 yards distant from was d6ad, and accompanied two men to the scene. They found the body horribly bruised and cut." Her face was frightfully mangled. Draper was arrested, but says his wife came to her death by falling out of the wagon, Garfield'g Majority fn .Uniue. Augusta, 2s o v. 9. The clerks' return of votes for the election of president and vice president are received at the office of secretary of state from all but six towns and six plantations, With the exception of adding somewhat to the total vote the figures from the remaining towns will not materially change the result, as follows: Garfield 74,005, Hancock-Weaver electors 64,832, "Weaver straight greenback elec tors, 4,079, Dow GO, scattering 12: total 142.991. Majority for Garfield 5019. plu rality 9173. Rumor Dcmlod. . Chicago, Nov. 9. President Hayes to day denied to an Inter-Ocean correspon dent at Washington that there was the shadow of foundation to the sensational story from Kansas that an attempt was made to assassinate him in Kansas re cently. Preparations for Inauguration. Washington, Nov. 9. Preparations for the inauguration of Garfield have already assumed an organized form, The execu tive committee having the arrangements in cnarge exieim a coruiai invitation to all military and civic organizations throughout the country to take part in the inauguration ceremonies. All com munications and enquiries on the subject should be addressed to Col. H. C. Corbin, corresponding secretary, Washington, 1. C. Suow Full. Chicago, Isov. 9. A heavy fall of snow is reported in central Michigan to-day. At Jackson the snow was so heavy Unit roofs of buildings are caving in under the burden. Self Accuncd Murderer, Chicago, "Nov. 10. Yesterday a rather prepossessing young man with red mous tache and neatly dressed, who said his name was John McManus, stepped into Chief O'Donnell's office and said he was wanted in Philadelphia for the murder of Bernard Kelly in apolitical meeting there about a year ago. After killing Kelly, McManus said he went to San Francisco and rambled about west for several months, coming here last July. The Philadelphia authorities n-quest the Chicago police to detain him, j-o there Fppms some ground for his &elf aecusa iion. Sitting Hull Surrender. St. Paul, Nov. 10. Scout Allison has raturned from Sitting Bull's camp, and reports Sitting Bull ready to surrender or to receive a proposition to that end, by the 20th instant, when he experts to hear from Maj. Walsh who went to mediate for him. The Indians are (mite destitute, and have 'J00 people. Tlic Grent Jetty 1st, St. Louis, Nov. 10, Capt. James B. Fads, accompanied by his wi.e and daughter, and others, "left to-night for Mexico. His mission to Mexico is to make a suivey of the Isthmus of Tehaun- posa and Inyo, which are full but not ofii tepecand to determine its adaptability cial, cive Pachero 15') maioritv. Ufiiciai for an inter-ocean ship railroad. Electric l.Ik1u. Salt Lake, Noy. 12. The Ogden city council this afternoon unanimously adopted a proposition for lighting the city by electric light. The manner of lighting is" similar to that of Wabash, Indiana, the flagstaff to be placed on the dome of the Court House, and an elevation of 200 feet will be had, from which four lights Ol ouuu canuie power eacn guaranteed 10 abundantly illuminate a mile in diameter. Ogden is the iirst city west of the Missis sippi to adopt the electric light. The Flooded Mines. Virginia, Nov. 12. It is now deemed certain tnat the accident at Jacket will flood the lower levels of both Belcher and Crown Point, as the Belcher pumps had before all the water they could handle, and the Imperial is not in a con dition to help. The probabilities are that no more prospecting will be done in these mines till Jacket's pumps are run ning again, which will be a month hence. J'emivlvniiin Olliclnl. Harkhbuhg, Nov. 12. The following is the official vote for President in Pennsyl vania: Garfield. -144,70-1; Haiian-k. 407. 4S-Weaver, 20,668; Dow, 10o0; Phelps, 44. The Fn.theJL-.oX imcKs. Piirrni:Li'iiiA. Nov. 12. The notorious Tir .r.ihii Buchanan was arraignc in court to-dav and plead guilty to tw charges of selling academic degrees, ben o tence was deferred. Struck OH, Sioux Gitv, Nov. 12. Petroleum oi tin- oiiMr .mil mmntitv was struck f pnilM "NTphriska Great excitement. 8t ZL S orul K.xt ... xt.. io a Wnshim.tnn " iew iouk, iuv. "P tne n0Pe of capturing the next house 0j.represefltativi Already notices have been served of j mr een contests, and as Clerk Adams has :he making up of the roll-call in the.M contests, gives great sig nificance to .Springer's recent remarks in this city, that u-lit n the complexion of the next hou?o w;:s di-eu.-.sed that, all he cared about was to know how Adams would stand, and the republican coi - gressiona). committee has been informt-d that the republicans will contest the fo -lowinc district..: First and second Ala bama: first and second Louisiana: third and ninth Missouri; first, second, third and fifth bouth Carolina; and the second and sixth Mississippi. There is no reason 7 to believe, however, that the republicans thing that was not tilled with child-like 14AQ. He wore a hat lined with rod vel toUI lnc thp I'Mt-.i rr ii nf t.hn hniiKP tlirnnrt, trust and hear tv crood will toward him. vet. h1 nvninnTitoi1 with a rich tilume these contests. The snrairur Fnmiiv Troubles. Providence Nov. 13. Willie Snra"ue. sou of ex-Senator Snraeue. was in court at Wakefield to day on two complaints one for assault with a dangerous weapon and the other for assault with intent to kill. Kobert Thompson is his mother's Thompson as tln latter happened along. Postal Changes. "Washington, Nov. 13. The following postal changes for the Pacific coast were announced during the week: Postoflices estal.lished Oregon, Gra ham, Clatsop county, C. B. Allen post master; Washington territory. Mondovi, Spokan count v, C. D. Ide postmaster, Postmasters appointed F. K. Smith, at Gabel, Colon' i u-s county, W. T., K. H. Averill, at Landman's Creek, Whitman county, W. T, Postoflice discontinued Yollcult. Clark county, W. T. FOREIGK". Tho Ijjvml League Trouble. Dunux, Nov.W. Four troops of hussars were dispatched hence for Dallinrobe by special train at 2 o'clock this morning. Four hundred infantry nave just arrived atBallinrobe and will encamp near Lough Mask. These precautions are taken in view of the intention of northern Orange men to send laborers to harvest the rops of Mr. Boycott. Lord KnaV agent, for whom the local pea an try at the instiga tion of the land liume, refused to work. The government ill protect a moderate lorce ot laborers, htk refuse to permit anything approach in; an armed demon stration, which wtudd certainly provoke a collision. A report is current tliis af- tnrnnntl t'mf tlli il .1 11 n i. cnno.ltnii ti v. rn,,vft,i in,i -sf;n (.v.m.cn. i town, if ordeied t do so. Miiinsts friuis. St. Fetkrsuuki;, rsov. b. -At the trial oeioretre mintai v inminai ail tne nut ist prisoners acknowledge belonging t'j tne revolutionary party. One named Sche-aufT admitted that he participated in the preparation of mines under the railway at Moscow in December. 1879. and two others recounted proceedings in con nection with the mine or Simphorapol railway. Klliillst Condemned. St. Petershui:'.;. Nov. 12. All Nihilists tried for plots agnint the czar's life were found guilt and five sentenced to death, eleven to hard labor in the mines at terms from live years to life. Three women were sentenced to fifteen years penal servitude, and the Court said it would ask a mitigation of one woman's sentence. PACIFIC COAST. Ilnncoclx EIoto'K 'Imjsoii, Fxcopt Judure Torr ttpiiIHcnit4 Have T clve Mi'Jnri l.y iu slie Legislature. San Fiiancico. Nov. 0. Official returns are not vet all in, but enourh are received to determine that the Hancock electors. except Judge Terry, have carried the state" by a majority "of 200 to 300, while the Republicans have elected 41 assem blymen, givimr a majority of two in the assembly and twelve on joint ballot. Pncliecv lected. San Francisco, Nov. 9. Official returns from all the counties in the Fourth Con gressional district, except Tuhuv. Mari- returns will make no materia"! chan-:es. and his election 1.-, .-etted. The following preparation, it is claimed, will render wood incombustible and impermeable: Sulphate of zinc, 55 pounds; alum, 44 pounds; sulphuric aeid of (10 decrees. 22 iininnl- wnfnr rr pounds. All the solid ingredients are ,;nfn n iin;w em.rniinnrr t.lm put 45 degrees C. (112 degreos F.),and as soon as thev are dissolved the sulphuric acid is poured in gradually until the mass is completely saturated. The pieces of wood are kept about five centi meters (1.97 in.) apart, and after three hours' boiling they are dried in the open air. The natural appearance of the wood is not changed. To whatever heat it is subjected it resists combustion, the surface being simply covered with a hin, charred coating, which is easily ubbed off. A 2s ew Fork, paper that publishes columns of lottery advertisements every day. saw. !' the natrons of lotteries: The boy or man who plavp policy is sure, sooner or later, to lose all of his money, and then if he can find within reach the money of aii3; other man or any property that can be tarned into money, the chances are about ten thousand to one that or he will become a thief. It a youncr man is uneasy while he has a little ic in his pocket, let him spend it .. .. i , 1 ' ., . . toohshly or even throw it .d o the - j l ii is buiei uo ue a ioui uiuu a ,u;flf Bill JTye. To-day I got shaved at a barber shop, where I begged the operator to kill me and put me out of my misery. I have been accustomed to gentle care and thoughtfulness at home, and my for, while others have berated the poor barber, and sworn about his bad breath and never-ending clatter and his general i i , -i ueartiessness, nave never saiu any I have called the attention of the pub lie to the fact that customers sometimes kad bad breath, and were restless and mean while being operated upon, and then, when they are all fixed up nicely, they put their hats on and light a cigar and hold up their finger to the weary barber and tell him that they will see 111 . m 1 "1 him more subsequently. Now, however, I feel differently. The barber no doubt had never heard of me. He no doubt thought I was an ordinary plug who didn't know any-, thing about luxury. I shall mark a copy of this paper and send it to him. Then, while he is read ing it, I will steal up behiud him with a pick handle and kill him. I want him to be reading this when I kill him, because it will assist the Coroner in arriving at the immediate cause of his death. The first whiff I took of this man's breath, I knew thai. he was rum's maniac. He had the Jim James in au advanced stage. Now, I don't object to being shared by a barber who is socially drunk, but when the mad glitter of Uie maniac is in his eye, and I can see tiiat he is debating the question of whether he will cut my head oft' and let it drop over tho back of the chair or choke me to death with a lather brush, it makes me nervous and fidgety. This man made up his miud throe times that he would kill me, and some one came :n just in time to save mo. His chair was near the window, and there was a hole in the blind, so that when he was shaving the off side of my face ho would turn my head over in such a position that 1 could lookup into tho middle of the sun. My attention had never before been called to the appear ance of the sun as it looks to the naked eye, and I was a good deal surprised. The more I looked into the very cen ter of the great orb of day tho more I was filled with wonder at the might and power tliac could create it. 1 began to Pme for ' cath immediately, so that I could be far awo v among tho heavenly bodies, and in a land where no barber ,,,;fi, ita tvinurrlM nnn nvm- enter. The barber held my head down so tht the sun could shine into my darkoned unde;u.auding. until I felt that my brain bad melted and was floating around and swashing about in my skull like melted butter. His hand was very unsteady, too. I lost faith in him on the start when he cut off a mole under my chin and threw it into the t )ittoon. I did not care particu- larly, be j at tho same time I had not de- cided to take it off at that Lime. In fact I had worn it so long that I had become a. .a hed to it. It had also become attach ed io mo. That is why I could not restrain my tears when !"io barber cut it off and then stepi)ed back lo the other end of the room to see how I looked without it. Bank of EugLiml Kotos. The amount of iabor and ingenuity expended upon the production of Bank of England notes is something wonderful. These notes are sliil made, as for generations past, from pure white linen cuttings only never from rags that have been worn; and, so carefully is the paper prepared, that even the number of dips into the pulp made by each workman is registered on a dial by machinery, and the sucets are care fully counted, arid booked to each person through whose hands they pass, most Wtt I llie prin ting is done by a curious process secret, ot course within the bank buildinir; there is also an elaborate arrange ment for providing that no note shall be exactly like anv other note in existence, consequently there never was a duplicate of the bank's notes, except by forgciy. It litis been stated that the stock of paid notes lor seven years is about 9-1, 000,000 in number, and that, placed in a pile, the mass would be eight miles high, or, if joined end to end, would form a ribbon 15,000 miles long. It is said that pencil drawings may bo rendered ineffaceable by this simple process. Slightly warm a sheet of ordi nary drawing paper, then place it care fully on the surface ol a solution of white rosin in alcohol, leaviug it there long enough to become thoroughly mois tened. Afterward dry it in a current of air. Paper prepared in this way has a very smooth surface. In order to fix the drawing the paper is to be warmed for a few minutes. This mettioct may prove useful for the preservation of plans designs, when the want of time or any other cause will not allow of the draughts man reproducing them in ink. A sim pler plan than the above, nowever, is to brush over the back of the paper con- taini the charcoal or p6noiI 8ketcU weak solution of white shellac m alcohol. oii,i uuruer ut uuruuim uuxiumb uiu wilu me on one side by the wards, on me ouier requires to get up a tine entree. utmost tenderness. I was, therefore, by a ring. Keys of this description were Exnerience is the name men "ivo to poorly prepared to meet the man who presented fev husbands to wives, and P ?n' tlie ! sorrows this morning filled my soul with woe. were returned again upon divorce or Ulfy ollies or 1 nt.oil ft I Sot Generally Known. Keys were originally made of wood, and the earliest form was a simple crook, similar to the common picklock. The ancient kevs are mostly of bronze, and of remarkable shape, the shaft terminating separation. Hats were first made by a Swiss at Paris, MOi a. d. They are mentioned in history at the oeriod when Charles VII y i . . - made his triumphal entry into Kouen in - of feathers. It is from this reign that hats and cans are dated, which hence forth began to take the place of chape- roons and hoods that had been worn in France. Previous to the year 1510 the men and women ol England wore close knit woolen caps. The cuslom of crowning the poets originated among the Greeks, and was adojited by Lie liomans during the em pire. It was revived in the twelfth cen tury by the emperor of Germany, who invented the title of poet laureate. The French ha I royal poets, but no laure ates. The title' existed in Spain, but lit tle is known of those who bore it. The tradition concerning the laureate in Eng land is Hint Edward III., in l.'U57, emu- - - . . lating the crowning of Petrarch at Home in 1811, granted the office to Chaucer, with a yearly pension. In 1G30 the lau reate was made a patent office. From that time there has been cession of laureates. a regular sue- The earliest mention of cotton among tho classic nalions of antiquity is by He rodotus, woo speaks of ij by the name of tree-wool, w lich name It still bears in German and oilier continental languages. Cotton was not known in Egypt until about 500 vears before Christ. Then it appears p.-obablc that it was imported, for all the cloths found enveloping the mummies of earlier ages proved to be linen. Cotton cloths are mentioned as naviug ueen imporieu into xjouoou m me nuuwiuugB oi uom tuu mume and manufactuie having probably been conveyed there by the Moors and other Mohammedan nations. The former wero the means of first bringing this manu facture into Europe. Kissing the Bihle. A Philadelphia judgo recently observed that it was not an uncommon thing in swearing a wit ness, to see him kiss his own hand in stead ol '.'ie book. Possibly that might make the oath a liLtle less oinding with some people, but here is another view of it :u the Pall Mall Gazette. A grand juryman recounts his experience: We shout 'hero,' and the clerk of assize counts us no. One is missing: it does not matte j 1 lere are onough of us. Then coircs tne swearing. Our foreman first takes . 'e oath, and then the oath is administerad to tho rest of us in batches. We are handed a number of greasy little oiacK testainen.j; we noia eacn one m our right hand, and then solemnly kiss the binding, it is not a tempting ope ration ; who knows how many lying and perjured lips aavo kissed that book be fore how many greedy and unctuous mouths have been pressed where mine is now to follow ? On the whole, I prefer opening the book at random, and kissing it anywhere inside "Philemon" will do very well. It is not likely that rnany had kissed that jinrticular page. Wendall Phillips in speaking recently of tho smallness of his library said: "I have had so many places to put my money that I could not afford a large library. Then a citizen does not need a large hbiary here, where we aro so well supplied with public libraries: one needs the encyclopedias, dictionaries and some general works of referenco only. Mr. Sumner did not have an extensive library, but when he wanted to prepare jin article or speech, on the slavery in Liberia, for evampJe, he would gather from all the evidences within his reach all the works on that subject, sometimes four hundred or more volumes. On entering his room these would be found on the table, on tho floor, in the windows scattered all over tne room, some open m front, some near tho close, others near the middle: and Mr. Sumer would ransack ever v one of them. The Xew Orleans Picayune saj'S' "Within the pasc six weeks ovei 2,000,000 standard silver dollars have been distributed by the Kew Orleans mint. Under the new regulations this coin has come to play a very im portant part in our fi.mncial S3'stem. There has been a steady flow to the country parishes, to Toxas and to the South Atlantic States. These coins arc coming rapidlj into fav r among the negroes throughout the cotton States, and the prospects are thai several millions will be absorbed dur ing the season, and become a part of the circulating medium of the in terior." Thej' are very well suited for circulation in rudely developed commercial communities. A capital anecdote is told of a little fellow who in turning over the leaves of a scrap book came across the well known picture of some chickens just out of their shell. "Mv comimnion examined the picture carefully, and then with a grave, sagacious look at me. slowly re marked, 'They came out 'cos they was afraid of being boiled.' " Dr. Sauftleben claims the following prescription as an antidote for carbolic acid: Dilute sulphuric acid, 10 grammes; muc. of gum arabic, 200 grammes; sim ple syrup, 30 grammes; mix. Give a tablespoonful every hour. SELECTED 3IISCELLANY. A square man deserves to have a large circle of acquaintance, Innocence always tones down to bravado, Any cook jnform vou what skillet check found it much harder raise bail. "When a testy old curmudgeon heard a buglo blast he muttered: "Blast the bugle!" Ourav was worth S200.000. He could not have been called Lo, the poor In - dian. You can never tell exactly how a ballot box is loaded till the contents are counted. Actors should be watched closely on election day. They are professional re- peaters. Cupid is not a low servitor. On the I . a 1 t l 1 - - T - contrary, the little god is decidedly kigh- inenial. Whv is the discovery of the north pole like an illicit whisky manufactory? Be cause it's a secret still. "I am satisfied with my lot," said a lval estate owner, who held apiece of city ground worth 5,000 a foot. The barber's apprentice is usually a strapping fellow. Boston Transcript. Why, this is our hone observation! Where did you razor? London Truth ha. heard that M. Ash-mead-Bartlef.te, 31. P., will introduce a bill next session to enable a man to mar ry his grandmother. A Boston theatrical company recently played a scene laid in a church so natur ally that to many of tho audience it seemed so real that they went to sleep. Tho following notice may occasionally be found posted upon tho door of a Parisian newspaper office : " Gone to fight a duel, be back in half an hour." A Yankee editor wishes to know whether the laws recently enacted against the carrying deadly weapons apply to doctors who carry pills in their pockets ? Even the wisest is sometimes a fool. For example, the philosopher who wore his spectacles when asleep, that he might recognize the friends he might see in his dreams. The snal e season opens well. Not a sarpinu yet killed has measured less than ten feet long and flourished twenty rat tles and carried a small hatchet on the, tip of his tail. "I think, dear, the dew has began fall ing," he said in his softest tones. "Yes," she yawned, ''rvobeen hoping to hear adieu for some time." He didn't call the next evening. "There are only 150 different ways ef putting up poaches," said a young lady to our funny contributor; "which way do you prefer ?" "I prefer putting them down," was the reply. At a London bazaar, recently, a lady handed round her baby to be kissed at sixpence each. If it wero a girl baby we would have paid the jirice and taken a bill due in sixteen years. Men who cannot whistle would die in a year if cast away on an uninhabited island. A whistler would live from twenty to thirty years, and the island would teem with peace and plenty. Corded beds, husk ticks, common yel low soap, tinned looking glasses, pitchers without handles and diminutive towels are the bedroom accessories of many suinmer rosorts iu New Hampshire, . Marked. The other day the writer and one of the best known medical practitioners of Lead ville, were talking over odd episodes in business, when the man of pills and plasters said: "I think, to tell the truth. I had tho' most singular experience of my whole professional career tho other da'." "What was it, doctor?" Well, I'll tell you, leaving out all names, for I expect the uarty will be recognized anyhow. It was just this: 'The m;ddlo part of last week one of the bes young liv'les of Lead ville she's sweet as a x,eaeu t came to my office in the evening, told me in a great deal of erabar rassmeut that she -wanted mo to help her out of some trouble. Well, from her manner, my ve.y worst suspi cions were aroused, aud I begau to ques tion her t 'osoly. And what the duce do you think? Well, tne confounded little fool had tho name of tho young fellow Whom she used to he engaged to tattooed, on the c.f of her leg. Now, she's just about to .ei, married to quite a different party, and bad senso enough to see that the marking would be likely to kick up a big row in the familv. She was aw fully distressed and ready to submit to anything, even a surgical operation, "to wipe or.o ihe damned spot." "I was puzzled at first, hut after studviug iw over for a little while I happened to remember that I had .read somewhere in some old scientific magazine that tatooing may be removed by going over the de sign with a needle dipped in ink. It was a forlorn hope, but 1 thought I would try it, and taking her little foot delicate position, wasn't it, for a married man I caref nil v went over the letters. It must have hurt, but she never whimpered, and when it was all over I told her to go home and come again in a couple of days. "Well, sir, when she came I had the satisfaction of knowing that the letters had faded into an indistinguishable blue lino. The operation is a perfect success, and she is the happiest girl in Lead ville. I got S50 for the job. Let's go and have a smoke." 1