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CAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL. 4. "TELE PEOPLE'S PAPER." SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, ATJG-TJST 8, 1801. "TO-DAY'S NEWS TO-DAY." NO. 131. EVENING NEW AND : FRESH ! A TOUCH OF NATURE. -JUST RECEIVED AT- N'S : STATE STREET BOOK STOICS STATE STREET. : ii. - A LARGE INVOICE OF BLANK BOOKS, CONSISTING OF RECOKDS, ' LEDGERS, OHDER BOOKS, ' JOURNALS, RECEIPTS and NOTES, CASk BOOKS. Memorandums of all sizes, indexed and plain. Burr's Combination, Patent Index for 1200 to 5000 nainos, best in use. Burr's Nt w Trial Balance Books by which a whole years business can be seen at a glance. im -mbi 9 (SUCCESSOR TO) CRISSMAN & OSBURN l&vjtVMwwunardeBsa&siBEStBeB NOT FURNISHING GOODS, of HI t HO E Itmami :WE ALiE HEADQUARTERS ON THE PACIFIC COAST FOR: -:- Harvesting Machinery ok Every Description. -:- Our Stock Comprises the Celebrated EMPIRE MOWERS, EMPIRE AND TRIUMPH REAPERS AND BINDERS. HOOSIER, DAISY, FAMOUS, II OLLINGS WORTH AND GAZELLE SULKY HAY jAKES. BARNES' REVOLVING HORSE RAKES, STERLING AND OHIO HAY TEDDERS. Keystone hay loaders, "Eclipse" stackers and buck rakers. Myers hay forks and carriers, and the Celebrated Steel Krm Randolph Header. -It will pay all farmers and dealers to call and see us, or write for quotations before purchasing elsewhere. STAVER &. WALKER, New Market Block, Portland, Oregon. A.trent for Salem, with office, store and warehouse next door south of Willamette Hotel. UY 1111 iSllil k ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. Is building a number of new cottnges ou large lota, in healthy location, near the Electric line. Thty arc for sale at reasonable nrieei. on easy terms. Call and examine plan; go aud see the property. Conespoudeuce solicited. OFFICE IN MURPHY BLOCK, SALEM, OREGON, UU AV Li 11 I At II JJllAUL iuUu V Uu '5 Successors to W. F. Boothby & Co. POPULAR Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers 235 Commercial Street, SALEM. OREGON. To sjet your money's worth in BOOTS SHOES Is to go where thoy buy eastern goods and sell at eastern prices. R. J. Fleming, (Successor to Jas. Dcnhnm & Co.) 118 State Street. BROOKS & HARRITT. NFW LINK- WILL Sfcto CARRIAGES. Silk rc mMmwmMA 1U1UUU. Y-rOffkCr frWRp"- II LLLLHl Dlllfu., BABY CARRIAGES. HAMMOCKS CROQUET. PWM GUNS, REVOLVERS, AMMUNITION, BASE BALLS, BATS, CAPS, Etc, FLAGS, FIRE CRACKERS. State Street; for Infants and Children "Castorla Is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." II. A. Abcheh, SI. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, S. Y. " The use of ' Castorla is eo universal and Its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse It. Few are the Intelligent families who do not keep Castorla within easy reach." CUbxos Hinrnr. D.D., New York City, late Factor Bloomlngdale Eef ormed Church. Castorla cured Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Dlarrliooa. Kructatlon, Kills Worms, elves sleep, and promotes d pestlon, Without Injurious medication. " For several years I have recommended your ' Castorla, and shall always continue to do so as It has Invariably produced beneficial results." Edwin F. Pabdes, M. D., The Wlnthrop," 125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City Tns Cintauu Company, 77 MunnAY Stiieet, New Yore. DRAYriAND TRUCK always ready fur orders. Bell and deliver wood hay, conl and lumber. Of fice State St.. onnosiloHa lem Iron worka. Drays and trtiekp may be fouad throughout tho dm ti the i orner of State and Commercial atrteta. Salem Truck 4 1) ray Co. When first the crocus thrusts Its point of golo Up through the still snow drlf led garden mold And folded green things In dim woods tindoM "Heir crinkled spears, a sudden tremor roes , Into my veins, and makes mo kith and kin To every wild born thing that thrills and blows Bitting breldo this crumbling sea coal flro Hero In the city's ceaseless roar and din. Far from the brambly paths I used to know, Far from the rustling brooks that slip and shine Where tho Neponsot alders take their glow, I share the tremulous scuso of bud and briar And Inarticulate ardors of tho vine. Thomas Bailey Aldrlch. A FAIR SOMNAMBULIST. Tlifi CAPITAL JOMAl. H0FER BROTHERS, Editors. BRICK AND TILE. For first-class hand made brick and tile, goto MURPHY & DESART. Large supply on hand. Nearfrilr ground, n ilem, 724 I 111 33r1faln i 61 i Commercial Street, The Best for the Money all the Time. J. F WHITER EXPRESS AND TRUCK LINE. Hauling ef all kinds. Best work. Wagon at every truin. Stock Holders Sleeting. The annual mretlngof the stock holders of the Gold Mountain und Dry Oulcli Goosoli d.ted (lold Pilfer Mining company will be held at the ofllce of said oompuny in Ha lem, Oregon, at 2 p, m. rlaturdvy, Augiut X, 11, f'ir thr purpose of electing (5) fle dlrrsuirs for the ensuing year, and for such oilier biln ns may properly come be. fore such itock holders meeting. 11. II. UANhU.N, IVtsldent. SKTII II H AM M Hit, Secretary. Halem, Ore, July I1.1WI. 71 A. W, BLACKFORD, House painting aud uipei hanging Good mstvriul ond flrft-oluw work IsmJ object. Ijcuve ordcrsnn slate, at FnrrarV store. J. H. HAAS? THE "WATCmiAILBB, 2l5Ji Commercial St., talent, Oregon, (est door to Kielus.) Hpeoialty of 8xetiele(, and repairing Clocks. WatoliR HUd Jewelry. GEO. C. WILL, of Will Ilroi., Albany nd CorvaUU. PisDOs, Organs and Sewing Machines. HFWINO MACIII.H JS and OUO ANtf RBPAIRBD AND OLEANKD At Your Ilpiiies Agents fotNortUwortlntijruupeOj. Two doors north of lostOHf, hulem, Or. ,S dies and new part, for all sewing .Simula 8S-tfdw "Second class, slrl Hero you nro, sir I" And tho speaker, n railway porter, opened tho door of a second class com partment on ono of tho Scotch mails, which was already beginning to steam blowly out of Poterboro station. The traveler addressed hustled into tho carriago with moro energy than dig nity of motion and sank back on the cushioned seat very red In tho face and panting vigorously. Mr. Joshua Mc Parson was an oldish man, rather stout and accustomed to move deliber ately. Hence the necessity of running to catch the mail had "taken it out" of him with some effect Indeed, it was fully ten minutes before his lungs re snmed their normal condition of respi ration. Looking round tho compartment, he saw that it contained only ono occu pant besides himself, a young lady, seat ed In tho opposite corner A second glance at her, as sho reclined with her head back, her eyes closed, aud her lips parted, breathing with monotonous regularity, showed him that she was asleep. And he took the opportunity of a careful survey. Sho was very pretty, and remarkably well dressed. Everything about her traveling appliances suggested atlluenco and comfort, from tho costly fur rug in which her foot were wrapped to tho sil vor fitted traveling bag which stood open on tho seat at her sldo. Close to tho bag lay a pilo of newspapers and periodicals, surmounted by a "yellow back" railway novel. Tho old gentleman glanced at the title, arid as ho noted it a look o. stern disapprobation appeared upon his face. Ho know tho book by reputation as one of dangerously flippant tenden cies, and being a pillar of tho Scottibh kirk, and soveroly puritanical in his views, ho regarded with scant favor even tho soberest works of Action., Of course, the scathing glance which ho cost at tho objectionable novel and then transferred to its owner was quite lost on tho slumbering young ladv. And Mr. Joshua McParson, feeling, no doubt, tho futility of thus wasting his "sweetness" on tho desert air, took up his Times and began to pcruso tho money market- Intelligence assiduously? Ho remained absorbed in this study for some time, too much taken up with it to havo any thought to spare for his traveling companion, until ho was aroused again to an active conscious ness of her presonce by hearing her mako a sudden movement Glancing quickly over the top of his newspaper he saw that she had opened hor eyes and sat up. Sho was looking rather hard at him, surprised very likely at his presence in the compartment, and won dering how he had como there. At any rato, sho did not appear to be trou bled with shyness, for, instead of with drawing her gozo whon ho looked up at hor, sho continued to staro at him in tho face with tho most perfect sang froid. And each time, during tho nest few minutes that ho peered at her round tho screen of his paper, ho found her eyes turned upon him in tho samo steady staro. Mr. McParson began to feel rather uncomfortable. II o had a constitu tional horror of boldness in women, and a nervous dread of being made tho object of any attempted familiarity especially in a railway carriago. Per haps this woll dressed young lady might bo an actress, or some abandoned crea turo of that description, and His speculations wero interrupted by another sudden movement on tho part of the young lady which caused him to peep at her onco more. Sho was now standing up, but hor eyes still looked straight at him iu tho samo un swerving guzo. Something, however, about them struck him this timo which ho had not noticed before. Thcro was a sort of deudness, a lack of Intel ligence in them, for, though they wero turned directly upon hUusolf, they did not appear to seo him. Could it bo that tho girl was blind? Ho cleared his throat, coughed and rustled his newspaper; but hor fuco re mained absolutely unmoved, giving no token that sho had heard tho bounds, or was in anywiso conscious of his pres enco. That was very uiJiko blind people, who wero always so quick to notice. Hesides as his eyo fell upon mo novel ami wio mugazines a uitnu person would not take works of litem turo for her traveling companions. No, Blindness oould scarcely bo tho explanation of her very strange do mcanor. Out if not that, what then! Was sho in a state of comut Or was sho, perhaps, a lunatiu? The notion of this last possibility mado him decidedly uneasy, and his heart began to beat with inuroasod speed In his portly breast Iio watched her narrowly aud urn iously. In a minute, steadying herself with ono hand by the rail of tho rack, sho began to walk slowly across the compartment. Then tho truth seemed to dawn upon Mr. McParson. Sho had never awakened at all, but was now -walking in her sleep. This conviction did not bring much (UinotndM! on e-oud lage.) "nVJirtf AXEACout one aero of land and I1 barn, with rtinnlmr vntttr In rfear nt barn. A beautiful location far a home. In. quire at second bouse on right band side or Asymni avenue After crosaing tiria uiu vjnmfium, FlJHUSUBUnAlbY.KXOEPTSUNDAY, Y THE Canltal Journal Publishing Company. (Incorporated.) Cffloo,Coramcrctal Street, In P. O. HulJdlng Kntflrcd at tho Dostofllco at 8atem,Or.,as E?ien6clRts n.Rlttr. . ........ BATTLE CREKK. Marion County's First Battle iucscenca of 18 10. Uem- rldre m In the early pioneer days of Ore gon, in 1840, 1 joined tho "Oregon Hungers," and was with them In mi Indian fight ou ''Battle Creek,'1 six miles south of Salem. I give tho particulars as I remem ber them, though perhaps I may be in error, which others can correct. Tho situation of Oregon In 1840, two thousand miles west of oven a house of civilization, in i Country jointly claimed by us and Euglaud, nud a mere handful of Americans jointly occupying Oregon with ludiun tribes und a settlement of Hudson Bay trappers dcmnmU'd some means of personal self protec tion, and among others, the "Oregou Hungers" wero orgautzed. With tho exception of missionaries and some who come with pack auimuts, tho tlrst Immigration of 80 wagons, under Whitman; aud 160 wagons In 1844, In which we came; and of, 1 believe, about 500 wagons In 1815, were tho sum total of Americans hero. I took up a piece of land on tho Siiutlum river in 1845, before an immigrant had crossed tho Suntlam to its south side. At that time only three families, Campbell, Ilolden aud Loouoy, wero living In the dantlam country. Iu 1810 others began to settle there. In this year about thirty young men organized as tho "Oregon Rangers" nt tho Mission Institute, as Salem was then called, for homo protection. Capt, Bennett and Lieut. A. A, Itohlnson wero tho officers. A bund of Walla Walla Indians wero rov ing through tho country, and Mr. Looney claimed that thoy hud killed some of his cattle and called on tho "Oregon Rangers" to nssist him In getting redress. In the ab soucoof Capt. Bennett Lieut. A. A. Robinson took command and wo met on tho Santlam. Scouts brought In word that the baud of Indians wero on tho movo toward tho Mis sion Institute, so wo at onco wont -there to Intercept them, After waiting an hour or two scouts brought word that the Indians had cumped on what is now known as Battle Creek, six miles south of Salem. Wo Immediately formed In line and rode out. We found Looney, Eaus and one or two others on tho first hill, and after consultation we passed over tho hill with our horses at full speed, down tho slope, and across tho creek to tho opposite llttlo pralrlo bottom where the Indians wero camped, and surrounded the camp with the exception of tho creek sde. But few of the buck Indians were In the camp. One old Indian was particularly excited in trylug to get out his gun. I noticed Mr. Daily, by my side, leveling his gun at the Indian ns Intending to shoot, I put my hand on hlsnrni and with otheis requested him not to shoot. IIo said ho would If that Indian did not put down hlsgun. The Indian saw the movements and, leaving his gun, waved his hand, saying, wake, wake, (no, no), Capt. Robinson called Mr. Walker out as Interpreter aud wo stated our demand or pay for cuttle killed. In commencing negotiations wo gradually becumo quiet In our places, promising wo would not hurt them. Robinson gathered the Indians before us in a body for a talk. Gradually a dozen or so of Indians caino In, ono after another, from ambushes in tho tall grass, weeds and brush outside of our Hues where thoy hud rushed unobserved us we hud been coming down tho hill upon their camp, We hud a long talk of uu hour or ho, tho Indians denying having killed cattle, and we insisting thut they hud, und demanded pay, At lust Capt. Robinson concluded to take two or three of the Indians us hos tages till pay was given. He ordered us into ranks, und ordered the second platoon to close In between the Indians und tho creek. Tho Indians suw our movements In re forming our disordered ruuks, und somu begun to promise to pay us a horse, then two, three or us many horses us we demanded. Ono or two IndiniiH hastily gathered bridles or ropes to go and get tho horses for us, Robinson did not seem to notlco these oilers, nor did ho check the movements of our men when tho second platoon bewail to move between I he IikIIuiih and tho brush on the creek, tho Indians made u nub for the brush and several of our men begun 11 ring ou them. It was crack, crack ull around mo. Indians immediately returned flro. An Indian fell not 20 feet from mo aud the others drugged bin) into the brush. Ono Indian wus bold enough to rush out close to us to flro nt ns as he kent dodirlnir. Tim others tired from behind the brush. Our position close to the brush was at Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Food Report. Baking Powder j& ABSOLUTELY PURE short range but tho unexpected ex citement of our situation was not fuvorablo for deliberate aim. Many of us did not seo tho call or necessity of shooting and I sat on my horse unwilling to shoot and not feeling tho necessity to bo shot nt. I looked around aud saw that tho second platoou ami part of tho first hud gone back to tho side hill boyond. By mc two or three of our men had dismounted to reload. As thoy re mounted we soverally rodo back to the main body. Soxtou, our color bearer, had tied his Hag around him, to givo him a chance to fight, aud with Dully and others thought wo ought to wipe tho Indians out. As we were coming together on the side hill some ono said Patterson Is Bhot, we turned nud saw him very pule aud just able to hold to the horn of his saddle. Win. Herring and Holt helped him otTaud ho was glveu water. Ono of tho Neal boys hud his horse shot in the lilp, other wise our casualties nro not mention ed. We wero a divided set of mon. A few wero for exterminating tho Indians, but most felt that the, shooting was hasty, uncalled for, aud unjustifiable, and would havo no hand iu tho fighting, and our warlike ones were to few to attempt it themselves. Our captain at tempted to talk with tho Indians but they said we had killed ono and wounded several other ludiaus, anil we had not kept our promises aud they would not talk. Bo after quite an amount of talk among ourselves wo seperutednnd went to our several homes leaving the Indians to them selves. Thus ended tho fight. Tho few settlers south of tho Hal cm Institute were fearful of a night attack from tho Indians aud somo slept out away from their houses. Tholndlaus,howover,stayed iu their camp, auu tno next day a party from tho Institute wont out and compromised with the Indians, as sisting lu tho care of tho wounded. Ono Indian, shot through .both t higha,Biipposed to have boon killed, dually got wen nud was paid a blanket. Others with lessor wounds wore paid shirts, so tho affair wus settled. Mr. Doty, who had a place ueurtho buttle ground hud gono to Loonoy'H to stay over night. Going homowurd In tho mornlugDoty met a bund of Indians, painted for wur, who rodo for him whllohoput spurs to his horso. Looney was alarmed aud hastily prepared to defend his family. When thoy rode up it proved to be a frloudly bund of Calupoola Indiana under their chief Louie who were themselves looking out for the same Indians with whom we hud been In conflict. Our chupter of Indian casualties wi.s closed for the time and wo resumed our pioneer labors. T. M. Rambdiii.i,. Ynquhin, Benton Co., Or. Tne the IS HESTlhli OASIIIl'K? Tlicre is Diffurciico of Opinion ns to I'oyonior Peniioyer's At torney Oeiieral. ThoJountfAhliuH considered it n public duty to ascurluln If posslblo whether. Mr. Chumburlulii, Governor Pennoyer's uppolnteo us attorney general for Oregon, Is still connec ted with tho Linn Co. National Bunk. Inquiry at a bank In this city whiuh holds stock In the Chamber lulu bank at Albany elicits the In formation thut as stockholders they havo hud no oUlelul Informa tion that ho has severed his connection, Fiom their bunk cor respondence thoy think however that ho severed ull connection July 12d hy a transfer of stock for somo real estate. It will be remembered that Mr. Chamberlain wus nppouted Muy iilst und entered upon his olllco June 1st The question of fuct involved is whether he wus still uu olllclal of the bunk ut the timo of his appoint ment or thereafter, Tho JouitNAi addressed tho fol lowing note to the president of tho LI tin county bunk) Sa1HM, OkWKN, July 21st, 1801, Mr. J, L. Cowan, Albany, Or. Dear sir; Could you Inform us when Mr. Geo. Jfl, Chumberlalii sev ered his connection with tho Linn Co. National Bunk, und whether he still husun Interest lu tho sumo, And greutly oblige. Mil, COWAN'S HKl'LY. The reply of tho president of tho bank wus lu two jiarugruphs ns fol lows i "May 1st, 1801. "Severed his connection und In terest In the Linn Co. Nut,l Bunk." " j.it. uowan, rrcui." TELEGRAPHIC D1SPATCDES. Associated Press Report anil Digests of all Important Ntws oiTo-Day. MISCELLANY. AuitKSKD von roitonitY. San Fkanoisco, Aug. 8 Biy urd Suvlllc, who wus arrested ou complaint of ex-Senator Jumen O. Fair, has been charged with obtain ing money undor false pretenses. Ou July 15, ho presented a letter of' Introduction purportlni? to be from ex-Socrotary Bayard, of Wllmlng tou, Del., aud ou tho strength there of Induced Senator Fair to Indorse a draft for ?o00 ou (bo 8eeiirlty Trust aud Safe Deposit bauk of Wllmiug- xi now transpires una tno iui- ton. ter was a forgery and that Savillo hud no money In the bank. IIo cashed the druft through thoNovada bunk of this city. Ho claims to havo studied law with Secretary Bayard, but was subequontly eu gaged in the comrntslon business, having houses iu New York and Loudon, A suit i'oh Dironou. Bayhuad, N. J., Aug. 8, Tho peoplo hero eagerly discussed yester day tho facts connected with tho punlhment of Johu Clayton by ylg iluuts, because he had been too frleudly with tho protty youug wlfo of Joseph Purker, who Uvea across Barueguteby, on Motedeconk l'oiut. Clayton and Mrs. Parker dlssopenred after Clayton wusduoked lu tho bay und then flogged. It was rumored that tho couplo had gene away to gether. Thoy started In a carriago In tho direction of Hlghstowu early lust evening. Clayton caino origi nally from Hlghtstown. Mr. Park er has goue buck to his homo on Mot eueeoncK l'onit, lie has BGCUbd tho services of ouo of tho well known lawyors of Tom's River and instructed him to instltuto proceed ings for an nbsoluto dlvorco. Mrs. Purker is uu uuusully pr tty woman, uud Clay tou, who Is nearly tou years hor Junior, becam deeply lufutuated with her the first timo he suw her, about a month ago, whon ho came hero to spend the summer. Tho couplo wero together day and night, uud two weeks ago Purker drove his wife out of his houso and closed 16 up. Mrs. Parker und Clayton havo since It Is alleged, been togethor on yachts in tho bay, uud iu cottages not oceuplod by tholr owners. Their actions led to the puulshmout In dicted on Clnyton by tho gang of vlglluuts organized by tho villagers uud summer cottagors. 8WINW.IU HIS 0U8T0MKHS. New Yoitic, Aug. 8. It wus honrd among (ho banks yesterday thut tho failure of Abruhum Backer, the note broker, was llkoly to bo followed by unpleasant disclosures. Backer fulled early in the week, and his liabilities wero put ut 1-1,000,000, largely contingent liabilities on good commerclul paper, Indorsed by him. He hud been u noto brokor uud a dealer lu coinmorclal paper gener ally, besides bolug tho capitalist of a cotton goods mill und a commission house. Ho hud gained tho confi dence of merchants, particularly Iu the dry-goods districts, aud the con fidence of tho bank us well. His fid lure was a surprise. Now that tho condition of his afiuiru bus been looked Into, somo of tho merchants for whom ho bundled puper havo been to their banks aud huvo ex pressed ulurm ubout the out como of their dealings with Backer, Somu of Backer's customers were: J. Pol look, of Mobile and New York; V. Henry Rothschild fc Co., of New OrleutiB nud New York; Rice, Stlx & Co., of St. Louis and New York; uud Horuthul, Whltehend, Welss intin it Co. clothiers, of Bend street und Broadway. Some of thefu firms and, It Is said, otlur firms also have ta'cn inquiring at bunks about paper of theirs bundled by Backer, and huvo reported thut they themselves did not receive the proceeds of tho puper. It wus said jesterday that ouo merchunt hud consulted with his lawyers its to the best menus of culling Backer to time, uud that Btiuker hud disposed of M,000 worth of puper for V. H. Rothschild & Co., und U0.OCO worth for Hi mun L!cu Iriislelu A Co. Other firms are re ported to be In tho same bunt. la ono cuse It Is reported that not ouly the proceeds of the pnper, but the collaterals put up with it, are unac counted for. The putrons uf Backer If the first naruk'ranb hud followed hunted Wall sticet yesterday todls- tho aocoud, and both hud been writ- cver tho whereabouts of their notes, (Concluded ou third ;uk ) ( Thl news did not get out until late .! $1 ;l I ?A 1 l