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XTSWS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, Sept. l'2. An Immense
crowd visited the Capitol grounds,
Brooklyn, tills afternoon to witness the
departure of the big ballon for Europe.
The lnlhuintlon commenced curly till
morning and continued till ten minutes
past four, when the ballon maidenly
uwayed to the north and ripped half way
round, with a great tearing sound, itud
fell lint upon the ground. The Immense
volume of gnu which hud been pumped
lnto it (nearly four hundred feet; escaped
. nt the sumo time, neatly suU'ocating
thoso who stood near. Inspector Folk,
Mr.4joodscll and Police Commissioner
llrwgs had hut mi instant before shifted
their position to the eastward, and thus
escaped being burled. In the netting and
canvas. (Xhe erowd made a general rush
toward tho ropes with tho Intention of
tearing thofattvoa Into mnall pleccH and
enrryiug ineni on as mamcMtocs,
hut n strong foreo of police drove them
hack. Mr. Stenler, who had a contract
to fill the balloon said that It would be
fully to attempt another Inflation, as the
balloon was not made of proper material,
so' tho tntcrprltfc Is nbamloucd for the
present.
New York, Sept. 13. Professor Donald
son, the aeronaut, who was to have fail
ed for Europo yesterday In the ilntpMr
balloon, sayatliat immediately upon the
collapse of.thcilrst experiment liondcll
ofl'erecl to begin ntv once tho construction
of anew balloon of sill;, provided Doit
aldsan would engage to nuike thu Kuro
pean trip ln'ft." The oiler was excepted,
and the balloon will probably be ready
for him about the middle of October.
The car, life boat and lustnfmeulsvhlch
lmd already been provided will be used
Washington, Sept. 13. Preparations
for observing the transit of Venus are
proceeding with much vlgdr at the Na
tional Observatory. Instruments will
Minn bo entirely completed. Prof. New
comb, who has uluiiuu of the sclent Ifle
Hoetluu, in now in Europe on a mlsaiipi
connected wllh the work.
Philadelphia, Sept. 12. The wool mar
ket Is active, but, not quotable higher.
uainornia uno.nieiiciin, .iuo;ioc: cantor
nla conrto, '.'oiW.'Wu lb
Now York, Sept. 10. A Washington
dispatch says ox-President Johnson Is
, expected in that city to-day, for the pur-
" pose of taking part in the controversy
now going on respecting tlio trial and
execution o Mr. Snrratt. lie wlll.lt
It supposed, endeavor to controvert the
statements of Judge Advocate Oonoral
Holt oil the point as to whether the
Court' recommendation to mercy was
preseneed to him or not.
Loudon, Sept. 13,r-Numbers of emi
grants who left England for Itra.il have
returned, bringing accounts of their
treatment, They declare that they have
experienced great hardship ever since
their departure from their homes, and
that tho promises mudo by agents of the
lirazilliau Government were broken.
Hoseburg, Sept. 13.' A serious accl
dent occurred licro thU evening. As
the gravel truln which has been gravel
ing between hereund Oakland was cross
ing tho Winchester )rldge, four miles
north of Hoseburg, It was thrown oil' the
track by a brace which had slipped out of
its place, breaking Mr. Haliett's leg
uud otherwise Injuring him. A Chlnu
man was aUo hudjy hurt, supposed to be
fatally,
. Tho latcht advices from Shrevport
(La.) represents the' yellow fovcrua un-
" abated, and the distress In the elty is
uuducriliablc. or tno six men in tlio
telegraph ofllec, five havo taken tho
fever and two died. lntcnncntH aver-
age thirty orfortv,daily in a population
ot not over 4,0W. All the physicians
mid nurses are worked down. Tho nco-
pie of of the country should know these
fact and send aid to tlrts suffering city.
The feaver Is still racing. The weather
is unfavorable. Sixty ier cent, of tliose
attacked die. There is great suffering in
all cluseu of sock ty for want of proior
nursing. The citizens are doing all in
their power to check the disease. The
'interments cm the Ulh numbered !S1.
There were ninry dentin, night before
last.
The wildest rumors prevailed Monday,
at Memphis, with regard -to the yellow
fever. Trains leavlug on the Narlous
road were crowded with persons lice
lug from the scourge.
The President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company has ordered all
managers of the company to send tree
niesiuges relating to tho relief of the.
Jilll.ni. l?l. ....... 1..I.I tl ... !
butions of money be received and trans
ferred by telegruph without eharge.
A young man named Y. M. Yarbrough
had Ills leg broken near Clarke's Mill, in
4Uols Valley, last FriOayvby fractlou
MmuRm m waariaing rearing up
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PrrchcroH Hones. mower, iiml hauling in tlio grain and
K,ll.o, wllk,ii. FVsnnTrT I l,a' T1,P h,n ,ml ,,atl '"'""'f " 1i,
During tho past Miring ami Miiiimfr!l"y,r ami did not appear to .sillier
I havo mot sovonil crcntloniiMi who n-
inarked to mo that the Perehornn hor.e
was proverbial for poor fuel; that it had
boon provon whe'ro they wore bred in
the West j nnil that tho Clydesdale."
were hotter in that rc.spi'ct, &c My
question was, How did you got your
information? Havo you soon tho hor.ses
spoken of in tlio Wostorn State? No;
1 saw it s.0 s-tated In tho Am. Ayrivttl
hirM. It was :i wonder to mo that the
editor of that paper should condemn
the I'orchcron horso after roeonimond
ing them for years, and Imvlng Mr. Du
IIulJ's work on tho Purehoron liorse, to
his govertunont, tr.inMuted from the
I'reiieh for tlio American public, so
they would lonrn tlio real worth and
history of this stock of horses: a copy
of which I have, and will givo some
quotations from. I put myself to the
trouble to hunt up the urtUlu, iiikI found
it in number for February, ISTit, page
t as follows:
"Tin: Pntcituitox lloitsi;. After
extended trial, tho I'ercheron horso is
found wanting in tlio inot desirable
qualities that would tit him forgoner.il
tiso on the farm. In the Western States
he has been tested thorouirlily. and
found delleieut in snood, soundness,
sliced, and Intelligence. He fails In i precocity, ami produces by Its work, us
those points where failure is fatal to 'a two-year old, ntoro than the eonl of
profit and usefulness, namely, the foot ils feed and Keep. Indeed, It hives
ami legs; Air a horso unsound in his and shows a real aptness for labor,
feet is practically a dead horse; and the which Is the lot of all. It 'knows nei
heavy bodies and soft bones and yield-' ther the whims of had humor nor tier
ing tendons und muscles of this class vous exclleineiit. It bears for man, the
of homes, predispose them to disease, companion of its labors, nn Innate eon
Tho Clydesdale has been found prefer- lldenee, and expres-es to him a gentlo
able to the Port-heron, where heavy ' familiarity, the fndt of an education
horses are deirud, as being hardier for many generations In tho midst of
and of better constitution ; but ooreli- hi family. Women 'ind children from
mute, rendering, as it does, llghtuev
and activity of body, good wind, spirit,
and endurance indispensable, at the
namo timo renders the slow, unwieldy
annual quite unlit for our needs The
inorougiiDrett eros.ect on our nest anil
largest nutivo mares will give us exact
ly tho qualities wo need for lite fanner
or for tho road, and will produce an an
imal that will outwork and outlive
twice over any of tho large Imported
stock."
The above does not appear to be edl-
.lit-- tiii .
torlal, hut furnished by somu other
person, as I soo on pago on, same mini- of the hock, and, where It is raised,
her, an Illustration of a trotting stallion .'flavin, J.irdon, hone sp.ivln, periodical
eillod " 'IVirfnl " the s-iinn hh-is nn ' 'ulluiiiiimtloii, iintl oilier dreaded iu
tancu i c.iriui, tlio s.imo Ideas are ,irillUu..s itr(, uvt ,.miwi, ,.,.,. ,,y HHWl.t
oxpressod. After .spoakingof the mer- j This truly typical nice would seem a
its of tho thoroughbred to produce our myth did it not exist In our midst.
trotting stock, ho sjys: "Course, heavy lut every day wo see, every day wo
animals am hlow niilntolll.ront wnrV l,allt"B 'ls treasure the munitlccnt
nnimais are slow, uulntel Igeiit work- Kft of Providence to tills favored re
ers, heavy and unprofitable feeders, ..i..,,. to enuso iiLTlenltine. that " mirs-
eontlnually fiiihject to unsoundness in
Joint and limb, ami of such failing eon-
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tlrely free from blemish or disease."
uno owner ot leariui," to wtioso
Interest, no doubt, tho above articles
woVe written, is a wealthy banker of
New York. 1 liuvw no issue with him
alsittt the thoroughbred to produce ra
cers, trotters, and light fancy driving
horses, hut when he says "In thoAVest
the Purcheron, after extended trial, is
found wanting In tho most desirable
qualities that would fit him for general
s that would fit him for general tlnguishos the Arab; hut it n
farms, and tho Clydesdale 1,'uo forgotten that for age he
i it f rni.i.. t 1.... i employed for draft puriwises, ii
.lc,"c. Tills I know to be i.niJit hnvu Imparted to h
uso.on
preferal
f.ilM? in every particular.
Tho have been breeding the Norman
and Pcrcheron horso in Central Ohio
the past twenty years, and In Illinois
the past thirteen years. They havo
fMvi.n heti.rwitlsfiintliiiilinii inn-ntin.r
largo horses ever used, and find always
a ready sale. It is true they may not
havo as good
or pretty a foot as tho
thoroughbred, hut as to being vrorso
than tho Clydesdale I know is not so.
Their limbs, bone, foot, and general
formation will show to any unprejudic
ed person. I iinvo a pair of umrqs ono
full blood, in good condition, has
weighed near 1,100 pounds; tho other,
three-fourths blood, in good condition,
will weigh l,80i) pounds ; each has had
colts tho past three springs; and both
have done work en my turn, nlowlncr.
harrowing, working to reapen andJ
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" ineonvcnioiice.
1 will now quote from Du lluij's
walk, thai thu public? may know their
reputation and history. Tho American
compiler, In the preface, snys:
Tho I'ercheron horse no doubt stands
Dot among tho draft breeds of the
world. Ills value has boon thoroughly
tested In this country, and tlio fact N
established beyond a cavil that, with
careful broodlncr. and nrohabl.v anocei-
sIoiimI renewal by the Importations of
iresii iiiomi, tuu rcrciicron muintaiiH
his superior ohuraetoriMlcs and lin-
presses them upon his descendants of
only one-fourth or one-eighth blood to
a very marked degree." (This 1 know
to ho mi from personal knowledge w.
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On pages 7 and K of tho Niuui author
wo have tho following:
"To no ordinary strength, to vigor
which does not degenerate, nnil to a
a conformation which does not exclude
elegance, it Joins docility, mildness,
p.illonce. honesty, great kindness, ox
eelleut health, and a hardy, elastic
temperament. It's movements are
quick, spirited, and light. It exhibits
great endurance, both when hard work
ed und when forced to maintain for a
long time any of Its niitur.il gifts, and
It poo.-sos (lie inestimable) quality of
niiivtiii' fust with lii!ivv IhmiIm It Id
lurtleuiarly valuable for lis astonlshlnir
miom IuimI.h it is fed can approach it
without fear. In a word, If I may dare
speak thus 'V i tin honorable rucr. It
has that lino oriental gray eo.it, the
best adapted ot all to withstand the
burning rays of the sua in thu midst
of the Holds a eo.it which pleases the
o.ve, and which, In the darkness of the
night, allowed the postilion of former
times to soo that he was not alone
I that his friend was
loyally before him.
making his way
It is exempt, (a
ouiim) of everlasting Jeuhiuy among
f tut Ikmliihj iC jktliits timui tilint nv
i ihu iiirv.n;i.j wi wttivi ntver. in ti ,-i -,-
,.innt from the hereditary bonv defects
lug mother." to flourish, and. with atr-
ricultiire, peace and abundance."
Also, on iugo till " The IVrcheron of
the primitive type has a gray eo.it liko
n,i Arab, and, like him, an abundant
anil silky mane, a lino skin, and a large.
prominent, ami expressive eye, iiuroac
iroiipmi, wi nwxtM, anil
dilated nostrils, and a full
and (loon elicit, although the L'lrth.
with him, as with the Arab, is always
lacking in fullness; more bony and
leaner limits, mid less covered with
hair than those of other draft-horse
families. lie has not, It Is true, the
flue haunch and lino form of the shoul
der, nor that swan-like neck which dis
tinguishes tlio Arab; hut it must not
lias lieeii
ud these
marted to his ismy
inline an anatomical structure, a com
bination of levers, adapted to the work
he Is called upon to perform, liu has
not, I again acknowledge, such a lino
skin us thu Arab, nor his prettily
rounded, oval, ami small foot; but wo
must reiiiunlier the fact that liouve.s
g" ? '
.coverinc a thicker skin and a warmer
enat, and that he has been for ages
stepping upon a moUt, clayey soil."
It is claimed In the work tho ulnive
quotation Is from that the Purcheron Is
of Arabian origin, and has become a
confirmed nice or breed, hence his mer
it to stamp his oWqirllig with his pecul
iarities. If 1 inn correctly informed,
the KnglMi and American thorough
bred, that has become a confirmed raco,
and by careful breeding has produced
Uimo of tho fastest UtWsc In the world,
orifriimtcdy trout the Afablan (to glvu
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20, 1873.
stamina and solid form ami constitu
tion), and the Spanish (more after the
greyhound style, for speed.)
It is a settled point that the thorough
bred turf-horse is the only family to
produce racers ; but, for trotters, car
riage, stage, hack, omnibus, street
cars, and good saddle-luirss, wo want
a dash of thoroughbred with somo
heavier stock, and this the I'ercheron
offers, as they are, as quoted above,
considered to have the best action of
any other largo hordes known In the
elvlll.ed world. w. ('. M.
Ashland, Oregon, Sept. 10, IS7.1.
w MwunwmijB mi
h'enn Units.
The Atheiuoiiin, a Young r.ntlies' l.it
eiary Society eouueeted with the Uni
versity at Salem, has elected the follow
ing ollleers to serve during th present
pieseiil term: Mary Starr, President;
Sarah Cole, Ylco Preslilent; Oertle
Holmes, Kccordlug Secretary; Sarah
(lesuer. Corresnoudlug'Secietary; Elba
beth Kinney, i'reasiiier.
Tho Statesman wa Miown on Friday
last at the olllce of the Secretary of State,
a pair of socks manufactured from the
wool of Angora goats. Tho yarn was
spun ou a lla-wheel, ami the sockn knit
by an old lady "(I years of age. Careful
Inspection of the socks show them to he
superior In every if-qu-cl to those of the
ordinary kind, and from appcarnnces,
they will wear a greater length of time.
Karrel Heeler, l-'ormeilv of Linn Coun
ty, now ofOuhoco, had the misfortune to
be bit by a rattlesnake, while ho was
binding grain a few days ago. Ho de
scribe the scie-atlou nl the bile as akin
to the shock produced by an electric bat
tery. Ilowasseveral hoiirsgctllHglothc
house, though only a short distance from
It. Il Is thought ho will recover, ai he
Is now getting better.
A force of fourteen men are at work on
the scow and pllc-drivcr of tho A. K.
Com puny tit Aslnrla. 'I hey Intond to
cottipliti- It lv the '.Mill Inst. Die -eiw
will befsi feel long, 'JO t'cet long, i-'t) In I
hcam'and :Ufcct depth of hold. Tlio
gins of the pile driver will be ai fcot high.
On Thnrsdpy evening of last week.
Deputy It. P. Oldsorgatilfd a (Iraugont
Mlitou, on Walla Walla lllver, I'matilla
County, e.ilh-d the MlltoM Orange. I). M.
Driimtieller Is Master, and Thus. IC. Mc
Coy, Secretary.
II. 11. I.iise, advers,) claimant of the
town sltuot Marshlluld.as a gainst Mu srs.
Jiaekrr and Webster, has appealed the
case to the Secretary of the interior at
Yvaxintigioii.
Sam. Tlllaid, Using
eiut of Albany, raised
of wheat ou one acre
about live miles
lltty-llve bushels
of his farm this
year.
Lieutenant, iloutelle, for many years
eouueeted with the military at Fort
Klamath, bus been ordered to b'ort Lap
wal, Idaho Territory.
Henry Myers, of Albany, who was run
over by the llre-eiigiue a short time ago,
Is not II ki'ly to recover from the eileets
ftheaeeldeiit.
Mr. O'llara, near Weston, Umatilla
county, has raised a crop of oats tills sea
son which averaged fully I'S'i bushels to
toe aeie.
The Orange movement Is piogrcsslng
llueiy in Walla Walla Valley. I'p to
InU Satiirduv four Oranges weio organ
Izedaml In roll operation.
Mr. lUndall, civil engineer, expects to
get through his survey ou the Hog's.
Hack In two or threudiiys.
The new steamboat being built oppo
site Toledo, for Yiiipilua Hay, will be
ready to run in about two weeki.
Tho distance between Astoria and Capo
Disappointment Is llfteeii miles, nnil
from Astoria to Clatsop, seven miles.
(.'apt. I 'In vol's new pile driver com
menced work ou Mr. It. Hohiou's new
wharf, at Astoria, yesterday.
Mr. Sulos, of Young's lllver, raised an
onion ou his farm which measured four
teen Inches, In circumference.
Mr. Charles Huruham, of Wiishglntou
County, had his arm badly injured by a
threshing machine a few days ago.
Jonathan Cevid of Ynqiilun Hay hail
his leg broken In two places last week by
tho falling of u tree.
The frame of (he new steamboat at
Marnhfleld is going up rapidly and shu
bids fair to be a lino looking craft.
The Northwestern Stage Company will
pay out In Eastern Oregon this Kail, for
grain, liny and straw, about $00,000.
The yield of oats ou liurnt It Ivor Is
about fifty biiibols per acre.
Seveuty-llvo students are in attelldelico
ut the Statu Agricultural College.
The l.aiio County Court has made a
tax levy of seventeen mill on tho dollar.
Tiie Ashland Woofyn.Mlllt.arc .offered
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Volume V. Numlic
The Congressional lltrrtlon.
IVl.tnr Wlllnim'.lli furnii'r.
Arc thn Issues that are rcnllynt stake
in the coming .election sufllelently
marked In party progmtnme. Is then)
more than one greav Issue, and Is thnt
well delluedV Do not your readers, tut
tlio farmers and producers of thlsHtuto,
know and fool that this SUtu and tho
nation are involved in a contest greater
than tho ono of black slavery through
which wo have Just passed? that M
Iron-clud monopoly, more heartless,
Miulless, terrible, than the man-scourging
demon wo have Just tlnlu In tlio
South, Is now plying its lash over (ho
hacks of tho white men of the NortliV
The II rst monopoly, the United Slates
Hank, struck tit the eleetlve liberties ol
thn people, by contraction and iullatiov
of eurrency, by corrupting UnlUa
Slates anil State oflleinls. nml goiioraUr
" by placing money where it would d
the most good." Tho llomnn flrmnc.
and great name of Jackson, sustalne'!
by lliu people, was sullUient for tbo
hour, and that groat monopoly perish
ed, leaving tho people free, and btlll
vigilant for their freedom.
Tho Railroad power, under national
and Stale? charters, is the second attack
of tho money monster upon the liber
ties of tho people. In Illinois, lown,
California, and other States, (he jtcopto
appreciate thn issue, and aro striking
for freedom. They have; to contest with
Credit. Mohillcr swindles, with "money
put where It will do the most good,"
even In tho pockets of our most eonso-
crated ami trusted Christian statesmen,
with buek-p.-.y grubs and Itiereasuo'Hal
arli", with eoirupled courtu and overy
..ii-:.. I nf logMullon captured or be
helged. No wonder that Newton Hootfi
cried out to the people ofiCalifornla, as
lie saw tlio perils that eneomiUHMxl
then), "revolution was left lotliom,"
i liar "timy were two nmuireii tliou
dred thousand, and tho railroad king"
weie hut three."
Tho parlies have put forth their can
didates: will either of them go to
Washington and work with the will of
a patriot to put the transcontinental
railroads under proper control of law?
to legulato freights and passage, ko
that thu people miiiII have clump trans
poitatlon, In pay for the concession ol
their patrimony, the public domain, to
the building or tbo-e great public (not
till vnte) ways? Will either of them
help to establish the principle, by de
claratory law, that wherever private
property Is taken for public use, th
publlt, by legislation, shall control Unit
use? Wo want tiiat principle, and th
practice under it, thoroughly settled
and established by tho next Congress,,
and ul-o within this State by the next
I.egMattiro of Oregon. Will our can
didates speak out upon question, so that
tho voters iniiv know. Tho platforms
are weak, and do not come square up
to the issue or the times. For myself,
I hold my vote to the last hour, to cant
It for tho rtrtmyeitt unll-miviopollnt. J
will not know any other Ismio while
this great question is before the coun
try. J euro nol fur the person or dm
party of Smith or Nemitth. If Nes
tiilth Is tho strongest nati-mouupoliijt,
and I vote for him, I do not umlorsu
the doctrines und practices of the Dem
ocratic parly, nor abjure tho principle?!
of thu Republican party. These olej
party matters are now hNtory : the;
cannot he voted fororngalut. II Isthit
country and its dangers that I am look
lug to. Men and parties sink Into in
significance in this hour, nail the fartif
ers, producer?, and laborers of Orcgoi
aro fur abend of conventions oud par
ties. If the people eaq find whuro to
strike, let the veto of Oregon tell our
feelings on this occasion.
O. W. Iaw)N.
Tlio Hawkevo says: "lum-iliii; h.
about over in Uine county, yd tho far
mers are easy, inonveiugo grain yield
perucrowuM latger than former yearn.
We heard a farmor say that the wheat
llelds of this county would average ;g
bushel per aere. The furuirr are hap
py." The Eiiceno (jiiard says: Last Satur
day u little daughter, almut debt yenra
old, of Mr. David Coleman, of Sluslaw,
was seriously Hurt, hliu was rldliig a
horso und leading another, both with thu
hurncHii on, when she fell between tbein
nutl WHt druuiced about a huudrml vanln.
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