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V THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 18G3. NOTES OF A TOURIS A DeMtfol Trirn toe Uml EiTer Ijy Remittor Line. CAPT. SHORTS BAPTIST CHURCH The Beautiful Palls of Multnomah Flash Like Diamonds. I.UHK BOCK IS ACUOTSNTBD FOB Ooeont Oarn and the Devil's Gate way Oiant Portals of Dark Gray Stone Castle Roek. From the Coldwater, Mich., Republican. PAST ONB. In Portland we decided to take the "opposition line" and had no reason regret oar choice. Leaving Portland in the morning on the steamer Dalles City we reach the cascades at noon, where we connect with the steamer Regulator and reach The Dalles in the early evening. As the steamer leaves Port . land about daylight, those who desire can find pleasant state rooms on the steamer and avoid early rising. We take advantage of this privilege. seemed quits romantic as we went on board the little steamer moored at the ' foot of Yamhill street. It was a beauti ful moonlight night. We eat on deck enjoying the scene nntil all was quiet along the shore and 'a distant clock chimed the midnight hour. We were told of oar departure front the shore the following morning at daybreak by the screeching whistle of the steamer. At seven the breakfast bell rings. ' We find the -Dalles City a neat little river steamer, the tables supplied with every thing to tempt the appetite and the officers and employes most obliging and attentive. The early morning is gray : and foreboding, but soon a bright patch of sky i" seen id the east and beiore we are aware of it the clouds, mist and fog disappear and a more beautiful autumnal day could not be imagined. Through the kindness of the captain and pilot we are invited to ride in the pilot house and the journey throughout was one of inexpressible delight. Cap tain Short is a merry, good natured gen tleman, full of jokes and although pass ing over this same route so many days in the year he does not seem to be weary of the green clad mountains, the gray Bom ber rocks, or the cool, dark-shadowed canons. ' As we glide along over the quiet water he calls our attention to many points of interest and tells of many Indian legends in regard to cer tain localities. As we near Cape Horu we notice the queer shape of the rocks, rising hundreds of feet in the air. Those near the shore have separated from the main rock and resemble gigantic fingers pointing upwards. As we round the cape the pilot says : "There is the cap tain's Baptist church." I looked and saw that Nature had ahiselled in the rock, the exact shape of a church, "Why is it a Baptist church?" said I The captain said "I call it a Baptist -church because it is convenient to the water." The mountains are many of them covered with the green fir trees, intermingled with shrubs and trees. brilliant as the autumn tints, while - often there is nothing but the gray, bar- : ren rock cut into the form of turrets and castles and towers, looking like the ruins of some ancient city. Over these rocks in many places tiny mountain streams come tumbling into the river and again the water pours di.wn from dizzy highte, a giant stream carrying every thing before it. Multnomah falls is the most beautiful of any along the river. The mountains here rise to the hight of two thousand feet and from the midst Multnomah falls rushes down eight hundred and forty feet, an immense body of water flashing in the sunlight like millions of diamonds. From the steamer the falls seem like a narrow ribbon in comparison with the broad mountains by their side, but we are told the stream is fully forty feet in width. A huge boulder in the midst of the river has been called Lone Rock. The captain tells ns the Indians think that one of their giant warriors tried to ford the stream with this rock on his head and let it drop before he reached the opposite shore. After passing Multnomah falls the mountains are very beautiful. Deep, dark gorges and can ons where' the sunlight never penetrates, speak to as of the home of the bear, cun ning wolf and wild cat, and the captain points out the place where but a few days before a shy deer was seen darting in and out among the pine trees. . . Oneonta gorge is a charming glimpse of mountain wildness with Oneonta falls at the entrance, murmuring of the cool, shady retreat in the gorge beyond. The captain informs us we are soon to pass what he has named the Devil's gateway, thinking it a most appropriate name Two gigantic portals of dark gray stone, . exactly the same shape, on either side of a dark abyss, seem to form an entrance to ahnore w ild and blacker region. We pass Columbia peak and Castle rock, the latter 1,700 feet high, looks as though it might have been the home of some giant race in ages past.' Bradford's island is an old Indian burial ground. Moun tains 3,500 feet in hight over-shadow it ; on three sides the peaceful waters kiss I its shores. It seems so quiet and still here, the profound silence only broken by the occasional passing of a steamer or the rowboat of a. lonely fisherman. The shore varies as we advance, forming almost innumernble delightful pictures. Perpendicular Hues of rocks that as sume the forms of battlements, majestic ramparts, columns, shafts and castle walls rise with more than the grace of modern architecture. A. L. 8. PABT TWO. Often the rocks form a solid wall on either side for miles with here and there a solitary pine tree springing oat from the crevices with apparently no nourish ment for its roots. The sides of the mountains are ragged and percipitous, relieved here and there by a tumbling water fall or a dancing cascade. Oft times we look back and the mountains have seemingly" hedged in the path by which we have come. Soon we hear the rapids where the river has narrowed for two hundred feet. Here the water, dashing and rushing over and between the cruel looking rocks, forms a seething whirlpool ' through which it seems sui cidal to think of passing. But with our careful captain at the helm we glide safely through the narrow channel, five miles in length, and reach the cascades, where there is a fall in the river of forty feet and the water is foaming and splash ing in a mad tumble over trie rocks. The Dalles City stops here, as no boat could stem this rushing current, and the passengers and freight are carried around the shore on a queer little rail way, the distance of one mile, where the steamer Regulator is puffing at the wharf eager to be gone.. Immense locks are now being constructed at this point. When completed they will be of great benefit as the inland products of Oregon, Idaho and Washington can then be readily carried to every seaport under the sun. Such an interesting legend, of the cascades was told me by the captain, I cannot refrain from mentioning it. Long ago in the remote ages, there was natural bridge across the river. It was built for the red man by the Great Spirit and was very beautiful. It was like an arch on which grew trees and lovely flowers. Under it the river flowed calm and serene. The two giants, Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, many miles apart, sat ever scowling at each other. At last they had a terrible quarrel which resulted in a battle lasting many days. It thundered and ugntened ; immense rocks and boulders were thrown at each other and the air was filled with smoke. When at last the thundering ceased and the smoke cleared away, the red men returned bnt the beautiful bridge was gone and in its place the river was filled for many miles with the huge locks over which the water was tannbling, tossing and surging in mad fury. And so it has been since then, wrathful and danger ous, scientists agree that there mast have been-at one time a volcanic dis turbance bat it is to the Indians we trace this pretty legend. We are again favored with a seat in the pilot house of the Regulator, and the voyage is resumed with an interest equal to that of the trip below the cas cades. Soon we are enjoying an nnin tempted view of Mt. Hood, it rises white and glittering from a broad plain. In the foreground is the river and the stately pine trees; on either side the 'everlasting hills," georgeous in their dress of crimson and gold. We are in Bight of the icy peak for many miles, so white and perfect against the blue sky, Just at sunset, stopping to take ou some freight, we discover an Indian camp near the shore. In the dying light the faces of the Indians look dark and sav age. They are crouching in Indian fashion on the grass under the willow trees, lazily awaiting the arrival of the steamer. We are naturally anxious to investigate the camp and ask them if they have any curios for sale. But evi dently they are not posted as to the wants of the average tourist and gaze at us in blank astonishment. The moon appears over the hills, a a rein of silver, but very soon round and full, almost dazzling in its brilliancy. The river was enchanting in the sun- ght bat in the soft, mellow, dreamy moonlight there was an added .charm that no pen cbnld portray. As we near Memaloose Island, not yet discernible in the dim light, the captain standing at the wheel guiding the boat over the tranquil waters, telle us we will soon pass one of the most noted Indian burial grounds along the river. The Indians wrapped their dead in rawhide, laid them on the ground and built low, wooden houses over them, calling them dead houses. ( Here oa Memaloose island many of these houses yet remain, many also have been destroyed, and hundreds of Indian bones lie bleaching in the sun. As the lights in the city of The Dalles glisten in the distance, we realize that our pleasant journey is nearly over. This beautiful river, with its waters a deep green like the sea, so deep in many places that the bottom has never been touched, has often been cdoipared to the Hudson, with its hundreds of pic-. turesque villas on every hand, but It is entirely different. It is more imposing, more ragged, and fills one with s sense of giant strength in repose. The Rhine and Rhone have been cited. There are no castles, no vineyards,- no carefully planned effects on the Columbia; noth ing made to order. All is as fresh, as free, as natural as when first this mighty flood sprang through those frowning mountain bights and found its way to the sea. But the little steamer touches the dock, we say goodbye to our genial captain, and our charming ride on the Columbia river is a dream of the past. - A. L. 8. BLAINE'S CONDITION. His Physicians TIM mere is no Im mediate Danger. MUCH REFRESHED YESTERDAY. Dr. Loomis Agrees in Every Particular With Johnson and Hyatt POSSIBLT 8LAINI MAT BITIVH, BnfBelently for blm to ha Removed t Rom, Mora Congenial Climate. Other New. Washington, Dec. 19. At 9 o'clock this morning a reporter who called at Blaine's residence and was told the ex secretary was awake and his condition no worse than yesterday afternoon The physicians had not yet visited him this morning. The statement given out that he is no worse seems to preclude the possibility that he shows any marked improvement. ' Not since Presi dent Garfield lay mortally wounded by Guiteau's bullet has there been such i display of pnblic interest in the condi tion of a sick man as manifests itself in the case of Blaine. The room in the historic house on Lafayette square, in which the sick man lies, is one in which an attempt was made to assassinate Secretary Seward. Dr. Loomis, of New York, arrived this morning and went at once to the Blaine mansion.. He went into consultation with Drs. Johnson and Hyatt. He agreed in every particular with them as to the diagnosis and treatment- At the close of the consultation the doctors gave out the following: -"Although Blaine's condition during the last week has given serious anxiety,, yet at the present moment he is decidedly better, and in no immediate danger. It is im possible to predict what changes may occur, but his condition this morning gives a more hopeful feeling as to the progress of his disease." The doctors will not say, however, that Blaine is anything like out of danger; still, one of them said he had very strong hopes that Blaine might improve so it wonld be possible for him to be removed to some more congenial climate, presuma bly California, where the change wonld, he thought, be beneficial, if it did not work a complete cure. LatestConoerntn; Blalna. Since the dispatch was placed in type. which came last night concerning the condition of Mr. Blaine, late . informa tion is to the effect that the family have reluctantly given up hope, and realize that death may come at any time, When the physicians state that Mr. Blaine is better they simply mean that he is alive, and that is about the true statement of his condition. Cordials of a stimulative nature ana oiner nquia nourishment are given him at frequent intervals, and those alone keep him alive. He lies helplesB on big bed and cannot change his position without the aid of his attendants. Ir. Blaine may not live twelve hours, and he may sur vive three or tour days, out tnis is doubtful. Kansas fuel Famine. Kansas, City, Dec. 20.' A fuel famine is almost certain in Kansas, ine set tlers cannot burn corn because they did not raise enough last season to feed the stock. They are remote from any sup ply of fuel, and storms have made it im possible for railroads to haul enough to supply the demand. There -have been several hard snow storms and two bliz zards. The entire state has been cov ered with snow for three weeks, and range cattle, which gennerally forage until January, are deprived of grazing and suffering for food and shelter. Many head will perish before spring. . Blalna la Improving-. Washington, Dec. 20,. Inquiry at Blaine's residence this " morning elic ited the information, that he was improving. Dr. Johnston visited Blaine at 9 o'clock and remained a short time. Subsequently he summarized the patient's condition by saying: ''Blaine is as well as yesterday morning,, and seems refreshed after a good night's rest. Blaine has no trouble sleeping. There Is no basis whatever for the re port that he had hemorrhage." j SKTSTJLL WBDD1XQ. A Large and : - Mr. a Pleaaamt Assembly Great d Mrs. Patterson. The residence of Patterson was the Mr. and Mrs. J. M. scene of a happy throng of people last evening, the event being the Crystal wedding, twentieth anniversary, of the host and hostess. The apartments were beautifully decor ated with chrysanthemums, and all who participated in the pleasures of the evening will hold the event in cheerful recollection so long as memory lasts. A superb collation was served, and there was an elegant display of remembrances in china, etc. It is a remarkable coin cidence that the moniug of the day of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson's marriage was ushered by a fall of snow very similar to that of yesterday.. Among the guests present Thb Chboniclb representative noted the following: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Mr., and Mrs. B. S. Hunt ington, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Curtis, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Rinehart, Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Doane, Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Hollister, Judge and Mrs. Bradshaw, Judge and Mrs. Blakeley, Mr. and Mrs. Wint Lord, Mr. and Mrs. L. . Crowe, Mrs. A. M. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. R. F- Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. Smith French, Mr. and Mrs. Dan French, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Michell, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pease, Mr. and Mrs. Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kelly, Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Crossen, Mr. 'and Mrs, W. S. Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks, Mrs. Mary E. French, Hon. and Mrs. Z. F. Moodv, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.' J. W. Crawford, Pendleton, Mrs. G. W. Gray and Mrs. G. G. Lownsdale, Salem. TBB MISHIKO BOT. His Dlsappearanee Shroaded ay an Air of Mystery. -The boy missing from the farm of Mr. Jacob McReynolds, on 15-Mile, mention of which was made in Thb Chboniclb yesterday, is still missing, and his ab sence is shrouded in mystery. Eight men have hunted for him almost con tinuously, day and night, since Satur day. Mr. McReynolds came to the city last night, hoping to find some trace of him here, but was unsuccessful. It seems that be left the house Saturday in the forenoon, about ten o'clock, instead of the evening of Saturday, as reported yesterday. He found three of th,e cows he was hunting for which he drove up to the corral, and returned for a fourth one. He was riding agentle pony, with out saddle. Te pony was found in - a gulch Sunday, with the bridle still on. Tracks of the boy were found in the soft ground of the same gulch about 100 yards from the pony, on Sunday, lead ing to hard ground on a ridge, where they could not be followed any farther. The boy appeared to be well satisfied with his place at Mr. Mc ey nold's home, and was well cared for and liked by all the household. He was kind in dispo' sition. and showed no inclination to be "tricky." His name is Geo. Crowell He IB 16 years of age. He said he came from Colville, where his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain live. He said his parents were both dead. The whole neighborhood aboutir. McRey nold's place are interested in the search for him, and any tidings concerning him will be gladly welcomed. -- Praetleal Education. Mr. R. L. Warner, a Portland boy, who graduated at Cornell university last summer, is at present engaged with the Westinghouee Electric company: as an expert electrical engineer, and is tern porarily located at Jersey city, employed in the construction of an electric rail way. He is looking forward with pleas ure to returning to Oregon before a great while. In a recent letter he says : find that the shop training and practi cal work at Sibley, college place me ahead of men who have been in this business for some years, and I realize more than ever the keen foresight and magnanimity of Ezra Cornell and Hiram Sibley in building a technical school where the band and the eye should be trained to act in unison with the brain, where practical methods of thought and systematic investigation of fundamental truths should be .the main object of the work." Looks Like Poisoning. Helena, Ark., ltec. ZU. A week ago S. M. Abbereon, a contractor, brought over 100 convicts to work on the Iron mountain road. Many unemployed men are here, and they protested against bringing convicts here to work. Yes terday eighteen convicts were taken violently ill with all the symptoms of arsenical poisoning. Four are already dead, and three others will die. The s'omach of one of the dead men will be analyzed. , Liver Complaint Bllllonsness. The chief symptoms of this disease are depression of spirits, foul coated tongue, bad tasting mouth, disagreeable breath, dry skin with blotches and eruptions, sallow complexion and yellow eves, tired aching shoulders, dull pain in right side, faintness, dizziness and irregular bowels. This complaint in all of its forms can be readily cured by taking ur. (junn's Improved Liver Pills as directed, and a lingering spell or sickness will oiten oe warded off by their use. Sold at 25 cents a box by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists. . j win rn ta Pi in aiv n iiuu uu iv i iLu auk Rnaor That President Harriso. fill Called to Stanfori WILL DELIVER LAW LECTURES. A. S. Herder's Criminal Libel Case Cornea as In Chicago Tomorrow. ARKANSAS OOMTICTO POISONED. Blalna Improving- AeeordlngT to Dr. ' ' Johnson, Bepnrts to the Contrary notwithstanding. Washington, Dec. 21. It is rumored that President Harrison has accented proposal from President Jordan, of La- land Stanford, Jr., university, to become a member of the faculty of that institu tion. His duties comprise the delivery of a series of law lectures, which will call him to Palo Alto two or three times a year, and it is probable that he will make California hie winter residence, Senator Sanford, when interviewed con cerning the surprising and interesting news, said : "It is trne that negotia tions have been pending with a view of getting President Harrison to accept position as a member of the faculty of the university. President Jordan has conducted the correspondence, and seems mat president Harrison has ac cepted." Commissioner Merelers Case. Chicago, Dec. 20. A. 8. Mercier, alternate world's fair commissioner from Wyoming, and editor of the North' western Stock Journal, published at Cheyenne, who was arrested several months ago upon complaint of John Clay, jr., of the firm of Clay, Robinson & Co., who charges him with criminal libel, was given a hearing before a jus tice of the peace, who took the matter under advisement until December 22d, Will Use The Telephone. Chicago, Dec. 21. It is said here that the Rock Island will supplant the telegraph with the telephone, in order to outwit the strikers. Homestead Potaoalag- Ci Pittsburg, Dec. 21. The Homestead poisoning . cases are being considered, by the grand ' jury today. Edward O Christy, of the Carnegie Steel company says so far as the company has been able to learn the number of persons who died from the effects of poison is thirty- two, but many other workmen, some of whom will appear at the trial, are dying on their feet. He declares that the company, since it began its investiga tion, has been startled by the number of letters from non-union workingmen all over the country who became sick at Hoqiestead and returned to their homes, Many are still sick. Of 4,000 employed by the company, over 2,000 became sick, The coroner proposes to disinter all the bodies of the workers who died under suspicions circumstances, and cause chemical examination of their stomachs to determine whether they died of poi son. . ' The Boy la Fonnd. Elmer Underwood, son of P. P. Under wood of Boyd, came into the city through the storm this morning to in form Ths Chboniclb that the missing boy, Geo. Crowell, had turned up safely at the farm of J. B. Havely. He had unceremoniously left Mr. Reynolds, and said nothing to anybody about it. At Mr. Havely's he represented that he came . direct from Idano. It is about eight miles from McReynold's to Have ly's across the prairie, and the young rascal had slept in the snow Saturday nignt in his shirt sleeves, without cover or protection, which is satinfactory proof that he must be "tough." We are glad to learn that he did not perish and become food for coyotes, and the good people of 15-Mile are deserving of rich rewards for their sympathetic and unremitting efforts in his behalf. The proper place for a youth of his age, with such strange habits, is the state reform school, and that this boy is not there now, may, perhaps, after all, be attrib uted to causes assigned in the flrsj men tion of his disappearance; that he was possibly an "escape." The Medal Contest. Following is the programme of the fourth Medal Contest to be held at the court house Wednesday Dec. 28th, ex ercises to begin at eight o'clock p. m. Music. Prayer by Rev. Mr Whisler. Music. The Cry of Today. Prohibition Warriors Form in Line. Our Country's Cruel Tyrant. Prohibition Battle Call. The Boys of America. Young America's War Cry. Music. Judges Decision. -Music. ' Market Boris w. V "5ay' 22. The holiday i soi7- stimulated triide in dry goods J and notions, and the merchant are hav ing an active trade in those lines. In other branches, business is of the ordi nary unafacter for winter months, beinf strictly confined to local demands ao4 requirements. In produce th market U dull and prices remain unchanged. Kgga are scaice and prices must, advance. Good butter is more sought after and is not in as good supply. The deep fajl caf I snow nas cneczed trade and country products are growing short In ths market. , The grocery trade is steady and the former prices are firm. Coal oil has ad vanced 10 cents per can since the Regu lator line of steamers went into " their winter quarters. The grain market is dull and lifeless. The decline in Euro pean and eastern markets has been, seriously felt in our own and a sharp de cline has taken place. Portland quotes valley wheat at $1 12$1 15; Walla Walla at $1 OS to $1 10 per cental. The Dalles market is steady at 58 to 60 cents per bus. for No. 1, and 62 to it cents per bus. for No. 2 and No. S. Bablbt The market is nearfv lifaln in barley, prices are down to 70 and ' cents per 100 lbs. Oats The oat market is stiff and of ferings are light at $1 26 cents per 100 lbs. Rye 75 cents per bushel. MiLLsTurrs Bran and shorts are quoted at $18 00 per ton, mid dlings $22 60 to $23 00 per ton. Rolled barley, $23 00 to $24 00 per ton. Shell ed corn $1 25 per 100 lbs. Flodb Salem mills flour is quoted at $5 60 per barrel. Diamond brand at $3 90 per bbl. per ton and $4 00 per bbi. i e tail. - Hat Timothy hay ranges in prise from $12 00 to $15 00 per ton, according to quality and condition. Wheat hay is in full stock on a limited demand at $10 00 to $12 00 per ton. There is no inquiry for oat hay, and prices are off. Alfalfa hay is not much called for, and is quoted at flO 00 to t!2 no iw, ia These quotations are for bailed bay ex clusively. Ben eb Fresh roll butter at 65 to M cents per roll, in brine or dry salt we quuie w to o cents per roll. Jioos ihe egg market is short In supply and good fresh eggs find ready aaie.ni, ou cenis per oozen casn. 1oui.tby There is a fair demand for row is lor a home market and for ship ment to Portland. Chickens are quoted at $2 00 to $3 60 per dozen ; turkeys to 10 cents per B ; geese $7 to $8 perdue, and ducks $3 to $5 per dozen. Bbbp a Mutton Beef cattle is in moderate demand at $2 00 ner 100 weight gross to $2 60 for extra good. Mutton is held at en advance of laat rears prices and is Quoted at $3 60 ta io 25 per bead. Pork offerings -are light and prices are nominal to 5 to 4)1 gross weight and 5, to 6 cents dressed. STAPLB OBOCBBIBS. Co'pbb Costa Rica, is Quoted at 22 per lb., by the sack. Salvador. 22v Arbuckles, 25c - Sugar Golden C. in bbls or sac . $5 00; Extra. C, $5 10 ; Dry granulated, $6 00; In boxes, D. G., in 30 lb boxes, $2 00. Ex C, $1 85. GC 75. Sybup $2 00(92 75 pr keg. Ricb Japan tice, 67c; Itfland.-J rice, ( cis. Bbans Small whites, 4605 ci Pink. 4(344'c per 100 lbs. . , b alt Liverpool. 601b sk. 65c: 100 sk. $1 10; 2001b sk. $2 00. Stock salt. $16 00 per ton. ' Dbibd prints Italian prunes. 12c per lb, by box. ' Evaporated apples, 10o per lb.. Dried grapes, 9orlOc per pound. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. Potatoes Peerless, Buffalo whites. Snowflake and Burbank seedlings Quoted at $1 25 per 100 lbs. Onions The market quotations for A I onions is $1 60 per 100 lbs. Ohbbn rBoiTs Uood apples sell for $1 25$1 75 per box. Fall and early winter pears sre quoted at 6075c per DOX. HIDES AND PUBS. Hidbb Are quoted as follows : Dry, 6c lb; green, 22U ; culls 4c lb. ohiep FiXTS tHKooo ea. Deerskins. 20c lb for winter and 30c for summer. Dressed, light $1 lb, heavy 76c lb. Bear skins, $lw10 ea; beaver, $2 60 lb: otter, $4; fisher, $5(S$5 50: silver gray fox, $l0a$25; red fox, $1 25; grey fox, $2 60(i $3: martin, & 25; mink. 60e(pC5tc; coon, 35c; coyote, 60c75c ; badger, 25c; polecat, 25c(?45c; com mon house cat, 10c25c ea. Wool The market is reported off on wool, and is quoted at 10c15c lb. Want The Canal Bnllt. Panama Dec. 21. While the Panama scandal is being unearthed in Paris, the I congress of Colombia, in anticipation of a speedy return to earnest work on the enterprise, has gone into extra session for the purpose, among other things, of placing in the hands of the executive the powers necessary to contract with the new company without further refer ence to that body. At the latest advices the bill embodying such authorization had passed a second reading and may now be regarded as an accomplished fact. News from Ecuador reports I pidemic of small pox in the province of I Azury. No vaccine is obtainable and the disease is spreading rapidly. Tndlspnted Authority. The United 8tates Dispensatory says I that "Onions are a stimulant, diuretiol and expectorant : they increase theap-l petite and promote- digestion." The! luice made into syrup as in Dr. Gunn'lf Onion Svrup, hat a specific action on the I Throat. Lungs and air pasdaires, it now only cures Coughs, - Colds, Croup and! Uonsumption, but its stimulating enect,! strenehtens and builds up the system! afterward. As a tonic and reetorativer it has no equal. We solicit a trial in thel most chronic and stubborn cases. Priest 50 cents. Sold by Blakeley 4 Houghton,! druggist. - j Dalle ' 1 ' '-