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" '- -J 'I Jf' THE VILLAGE AND THE COUNTRY. TIm Jo Field Bridge. A petition was presented to the county urf in IHiwiiiIm-t, Wi, to which over ICQ names vpre amicnutHi, roqucaiiiiK Iho court ''to conaiier tlio iicc'fHMiiy ui ftiflliiK ft brliluuttlio(ililiTOHnlnu on llmTiiuliUii river known aa the Joseph HiuM's briluu." Tho petition further dates: "Uy buililliiK hriiltfo-nt or i cur tho stildayld Bil. your putiuoners will, aa well as tlio piiblin amorally, leivuaboon for which they will ever jray, ftitd yonr petitioners would further rrprofOOt (lull tncro 1 gWKi mini hi ready made by tlio way o( aaid crossing mi'l there would huvo to be ft new rond I (tilt it Uio bridal was piacod t tlio mouth of the Tiuslititii river." in ae I'lirduiiiri) with tlio ruuucKt of tliu rti lion presented to tlio court, . nd on uiie-niiiit-of Iho nulMtuntial reasons there clyen. the brlilito over the Tuulitan Ih to UilocaUdlatthe Joe Field tiluox. It in calculated that it would cunt "M)00 to .,k)ii the rond if tint bridge was built at .1. I. ..I 'P.. ..I!,-., IIIU II1UIII1I I'l UIW liniilli, Murdering star Friend. For 20 years ft imir of fhh hawks hud Imilt tbi'ir neat and reared their younif iiiilho river's short at the fjlnckama iliiiu. No mortal liurnu-d them, nd - they.ln turn, hud not only eenaed to I ink noon m no hh their onomv but be lieved him their friend. They wore tame ii moHt. ami vou iuiiit rinvo kuocneu Ihcnm'ii hen over with ft stick as ihe sat on her nent. Tlie old settlor would have llmtiirjit it an ill ouiou if the an mint revolution of the seasons bad not iimui;ht the uirectlonaU) leathery ceuplc Imi'k in their iioiua on the Clackamas. Yt here comeH ft strainie hunter with trnn Who in angiona to kill some living tliinff , the niysti'r the bettor, mo snoots them (lend. If he had fired into ft pine iVuinp lie would hayo shown an niucn klrill mill valor but much Ilioro S011S0 r.nd hiiiiiunity. lie exulted in having shut two Urge, tame birds not wortli any ttung. It was morally a crime. , Wm. Knl'uhfn Kleclloneerlni. 'in TIIS KlJlTOS on THR t'oi'sits: The following id in answer to the ar ticle in John Hock's t,nHr' reflecting on me: Wm. Knight anted me, while com iiii! thn-uiili Nnw Km one day last week n the morning train, whether I had written Houiethinj about him in re .ril to the slit-tinn. 1 told him that what I had writt'-n was exactly the truth t I was informed, but individually I nllegi'd imtliifiy auiiiHt him. Ho did not ask mo tho ii'aino of niy hitorinant, aa John Kork'a artiete wouM indicate that he did. Whenever it is neceaaary, and riot before, will I reveal tlio name of the i.rrnou V.ho 'tilated to mo that Wm. Knight had mado offew to him to help Ida ckvtion.- W. X. JfttaE. .New Kra, Juno 10, lSf'4. . . fiirmcn, iloiwl Hil and Think. We have for salo in our warerooma at f Ueaon t'itv all kiiiilaof fartuiiif,' imple-iin.-iiM ntid nmnliiiiery of the Intent and iiKiat iinp'rowd natterna, viz., the Ccle )iruled l.a Hello Va"ii, Wood's Im ' proved Harvester with New Iron Frame .Twin; Uindnr; liitfonl'a Chill Plow: iJiifiifd'a Steel l'h.w; Collins' Cast-Steel Plow; Clod Mnahorn; Siir'ma Tooth l.trrowa; Spritijr Tooth Raitea; cdera jfif th.i :;irii'iis MiikfH, Slraw Cutters and ilm'i SevHpeM, p.ti. Weaisomnnufaeture ro:.d .''.'.r:.nM,i-.idi:i! to tho Judson pat I'if. th ".ludsoii Patent Hoad Cart" tin- i;i'! t r-.ifl in OniiSoii. II ' i''iVi not hi iii.l,',M, bud. piiuruulee all the line . . i-:ti:!'. -y we !!., . i.v)ioM) A I'ohtkk J.iTM-a M . Moore died at his home on the ip;wite si of the river on Wednei-(jlji-.j.l the I'g'i f 73'.; years. Jimmy was ijuiiu fiiiii.mii lu re- in hw prime, and -' i prominent in liiiriineas. The suits at Law he had : Minoetion with the estate ii.).iiNliiih.;i Kobert Ixirer.werc noto-rioiV--. ITr l.nSc a leading part iu the litigation (ihoiii tlic Cnruthera estate, and th( .liinltr of "Wreatling Joe" wh of the k'adui'ir, eharaetcrs in that in litrutu e:t-e. Me eauio to this state in 1S4," or I8-J8. and 'leaves a widow, n son inn: ii diiuiiliti.T. A' VV.i.hiiit'toii iliRimteh says: It' is piil! V coming to bo an established jrelitf tlir.l the democrats cannot carry New ,iiev and Connecticut on a low tari'T phi'i form, and counting those i-lutoH, even witiiont New York, Bluine ,-au be. clMcd. Thia lias caused the I'arU' advi'rso to turn their eye to the rai i.'ii! fwiKl in the lioe that gome plan may b Kugj;estei to wrest California Jroin ltlaine. Loading democrats are jtsftuivd liv California ineinbers of con reNs that because lilaine ia part owner in a West Virginia railroad and stock holder in otlier corporations, he will I -unfiivt with the paramount issue in 'fliifoMiu, and can be defeated there by Hotiiii iiiti-ni(uopolydenierat. Vaiious tiekeia liavo lief n suggested tacompass his result, on which two Californjans Jlgtiro' prominentlyj One is McDonald uml liosecrans, and another Bayard and S.'oueiipui.. These tickets, it is stated, tvould be.just as good from tlio Chinese nianrlpoint as ltlaine and Logan, and : in itch, hotter from the corporation stand point . ; '.' ' '.' ' ' .- f -r Tk Jo, ltrady dynamite club met in . Xcw York on tbo night of the 10th. .lamea JfcArdle wiid; "There is agita tion in England to get the Americans to jiit down on the Irish who favor dyna niite, - Wow vp thi'fic Knglish sympa thir.era, too, ther first chance you get. You have ft-right to use dynamite here in this conntry, if the government, gives von the leant cause. ;The' only way to make drnanifu thoroughly- popular ia to make it Miecessful. Let Kngland have one dowaright good slap that will make the dishes luce in (jfueen Vic's pantry, and her heart will shrink with fear; though I am against killing the old -woman." The New York flfuraays that W. W; . Ker, Uio well kuowo criminal lawyer of Philadelphia, a demurrat and n man of htainless reputation, who has no motive, ficn if hu hod the doniicio mbiatate facts, now phinily Ivrtifle that the prosecu tion of the star route cane was deliber utelv rijudur.teil tbrongti conspiration of "reHideiit Arthur, with Col. tieo.' Bliss lo debauch and strangle justice, so as to suppress essential testimony, break rtown the cases on techieal grounds, ami iiy bnf,k or crook, secure thu acquittal o1 i lie accused. . Mrs. Louisa 'A. Wooiis has been granted a divorce at San Jose from ex iorcrnor ieorg L. Woods, on the rouiid of aliandonmont. Custodv of tiie minor ehiid is u aided to Mrs. ' Woods. The parlies were married in Yamhill county, Oreuon, in 1T2. Aban ilorunont is alleged to have occured in Auaust, 1KS2. " ' , What are the desirable qtialitica in a whisker dyeT It must lie roi.venient ft i-se, easy to apply, impossible to rub off, ilcyoit 'in apiiearanee, and. cheap in price. P.iukingham's Pye for the Whis kers unites in itself all these merits. Try llem-r Vedder. thi weather proiibet, died at Montreal on the Pth, aged -44 yeitrs; Cyclones AB'I cloud bnrs will m w rease. " . . BRIEF LOCALS. lien Newman, contractor and jobber, Onigon City. " . Sinjnf Daliolom loo-Cold Lein jna Io and Ico Cream at lino., t ui-hs1, ' Mike Ouinn has secured ft position in ft railroad wareliouse at corvaius. The (nctory Iins ft large quantity of wool OU IIIIUU, anil HID wool inarau( in dull T. Dcy, at Canemah, will sell for f."0 rwo-ycar-old bull, Jersey and & diirhaiii, Mrs. John Clionoweth. sister of Mrs. Jake Howell, moved up from l'ortlund mat ween, Kdwln Hammond, who has a ranche at the foot ef tbo mountains, was in town on Tuesday, There are eight saloons here now one to (tack Pit) inhabitants. We are thirsty crowd.- Porter Intends- to make some more road carts, as the first live are selling with great ease. Scott Dev. John Brooks; Joseph Long, and Mrs. Toole left for Culifurnla . on Tuesday morning, Win. Hi Hirer has tho frog nond filled tin again with water, lins his mill run ning, and is happy. 'mt Kiindav. tho camo meeting of tho "sanctilled" near C'UckaiiitB station will be the place to visit. Three snoon hooka have been found here this summer in the salmon caught in the nets of our fishermen. - One of our local dealer states that ft lurg quantity of bams and bacon has been coming in town oi taw. Through an oversight, monsion was not made of the celebration of Decora tion day in Oregon City on May 30th. Will the saw mill hands have sacks of sawdust ready for Cole's circus T Maybe Colo is better customer than Harris Capt. Geo. 8. Mott, the hnsbanil of Aliie Talt, was in town. lie says he has ft position on the Uuecn of the Pa cific. ' -,. ... Fourteen fiuiiilies from, the East ar rived in ttils county lately and have set tled in the Kusselville country noar Soda Springs. Tho smoll of stinking fish greets the nostrils when von happen near the basin. Mind, fish are rotting in the hydrant water we urinK. Somctimo this month, the stockhold ers of the Oswego -Iron company will hold a mveling to (leuumine wliat tlieir future action shall bo. Gardner Caldwell, ft young man of 21 years, a cousin of Mrs. George Mott of tins city, waa drowncu in tho Spokane river qn the 7th iust. The eountv court has taken the mat ter under advisement of bringing suit against the delinquent subscribers to the linker's ferry bridge fund. Soma one placed a! beautiful bounuet on the gravo of Johnny Galnock on Dec oration day, Griep a barkeeper who was drowncu in the river July 4th two years ago. i Thj, farmers will have a jollification i Jill V 41 h at Clackamas station. Speeches will be made, there will be lots of good grub to cat, and fiddlers will Mddle fur tho dancers. A lot of wo-n-lookingsaw mill machin ery has been lying at the depot for scv- ral days. A cortuin Mr. Jones intends to start a saw mill with it ft mile and I lalf ti tho Abernethy. 7K. 1). lloynton has applied a hand- s une and substantial coat of paint to t.'unoipn Koerner's liouso. liovnton's its f-it colors. Not an ounce of rublicr paint lija been uwd on the job, biithon esfc material, . . . Mrs. (i. W. Parish, who went Fast vith the pioneers to visit friends in Illi- lois, arrived on her. homeward ionrney in this city on Tuesday. Her husband eame in on Wednesday with his team to ako liernome. .: Willis Wfttcnpaugh, Esq., is taking vacation trip with tho "Blind Nigger," ilins DuUd okinncr. a colored gentle man who was onco stowart on the river hosts.' David sells notions and soap and rntefully receives a kindly gift. You never hear the landlord of the Clilf House whining about the hard times. Ho doesn't think of it. The traveling public is alway. crowding Inte rns nostciry ana keeping him busy at tending to its physical and social needs. On Friday evening Inst, sonio one col lected a handfiill of 50 cent pieces from tho men around the street, whereupon the twnd was hired to make an hour's music for Jim Blaine of Maine. Two torches and a squad of Jim's friends marched up and down Main street with the band. Two cans of powder were wasted firing off anvils. On Saturday, while Sammy Stevens, aged about seven years, was playing on tbo logs in the boom at Canemah, he! lost his balance and fell into the river. The boys who were with him cried for help, and but for the timely presence of Rossie Spencer, ft boy of about 0 or 10, who was a good swimmer and plunged in after him, he would have been drowned.- ' John Krjjso and John Lewcllitn hare served the county faithfully during their two years or'pfliee and willingly lay aside their dignity of county commis sioners, as there' is,po mpftey in the office slid the dignity is not worth while. Frank'Ford and H.' II. Chase are. now asked by tlio majority of Ilia voters, to serve thp county. Tliey will put on the official harness in July. -'Mamie Charmnn proves by what she has . accomplished that she possessos considerable natural aptitude for fine art, and if she perseveres, being but "sweet sixteen,'' nor future as a painter of celebritv has a bright outlook. The two- oil printings in Howard's window by her pencil, one a view of Itokcr lake and tha other of Mt. Hood, novo maay delighted adinu-ers. , . . The author, ojf the letter, which, op ttcarod in tlie Cotiurn four weeks ago from Eagle Greek over the signature of "Hlipendyke," and who signed his nam Fred Gerber, is evidently an im i- it r. Fred Gcrber's handwriting and il: I . are vastly different. Unfortun ately, "Spoopendyko's manuscript has not been preserved, or real the Fred Ger ber would make this trick cost him rery dear. . . " . A wild womam was chasing tlie chil dren at Heaver Creek school, house on Wednesday. Her lung hair U -disheveled an I a few rags cover her nakedness. The children relate that they have scon her lying down by log asleep. Several men 'went out immediately to hunt for her in the woods hut could find no trace if her whereabouts. No human being of the femino gender is missed from the otighborhood, and where she eomes from is a mystery. ' i Letter I.ll, ' i he following is a list of letters remain tug in the iiostoffire at Oregon City, Oregon, Juno 12. If called for, say when advertised. J. M. Bacon, P, M. Bolma.LulieniaMrs-CIark, Henry E. Fennale, Thos. (2) Matts, J.M. McMuno. Mr. Maee, B. K. Potter. Alice A.(2) Raff, F.dward. Royal C. F. fcbaw, F. W. ' - Vanburen,MariaMrs wilanron, innic xiss. Platform tf the Republloaa Party The convention assembled In Chicago adopted tho following platlonnt The republicans of the United HI wm, in national convention assembled, renew their allegiance to tlio principles upon which they havo Jriurnphd In aiv .auo cessivo presidential elections, and con nrnttiiatji tha Amnrienn ncotile on tho at tainment of so uiuny results in legislation and administration, by wmcn uio rupuo lican nartv has. after saving. tho Union, dono so much to render its institutions Just, equal and bcncflclcnt, the safe guard ol llliorty ami tno einiKHinueut oi the best thought anil highest purposesof our. citissnus. The rupublican party nns. gained Its strength by a quick' i;nd faith ful response to the ileum m is qt trio peo- Die lor treeiloui anil equality oi an men ; or a united nation, assuring the rights of all citizons ; for the elevation of labor ; for an honest currency; for purity in leg islation, and for integrity and accounta bility in all departments of the govern ment ; and it accepts anew tho duty of leading in the work of progress and re form. - Wn lament the death of President Gar- fluid, wiioise sound statesmanship, long conspicuous . in congress, save promise of a strong and successful administration a promise fully reulizod during mo snort period of his office as presidon't " of the United States. His distinguished successes in war and peace nave en deared him to the hearts of tho Ameri- ean people. In tluJ ndininlstrfttion of President Ar thur wo recognize the-wise, conservative and . patriotic policy under which the country has been blessed with remark able prosperity. We believe his eminent sorvices are entitled to and will receive tlie hearty approval of every citizen. THIS TARIFF QOTHTIOX. 1 ., It is tlio first duty Of a food govern ment to protect tbo rights, and promote the interest of its own people.' The largest divcrsitr of Industry produO tivo of general prosperity and of tho com fort and independence nf the people.- We recognize the importance of sheep hus bandry in the United States, tho serious depression which it is now experiencing and tho danger threatening its future prosperity, and wo thereforo-respect .the demands of the' representatives of this Important agricultural interest for a re adjustment of duty upon foreign wool, in order that such industry shall have full and adequate protection. We therefore demand that the imposition ol duties on foreign imports shall , ho made not for revenue only, but that lu raising the, req uisite revenuo for tho government, such duties shall be so Io vied as to afford secur ity to Our diversified industries, and pro tection to the rights and wages of the If borer, so that active, intelligent labor. as well as capital, may have its just, award, and the laboring man hi full sharo in the national prosperity.' Against the so-called economical sriitpm of the democratic party, whum would degrade our labor to the foreijm standard, we en ter our earnest protest.. The democratic party ha failed completely to relieve the people ot tne otiruen ot unnecessary tax ation, by a wise reduction of the surplus Tho republican party pledges itself to correct tlie irregularities of tlie tariff, and to rcuiice tne supius, not oy tlio vicious und indiscriminate proeois of horizontal reduction, but by such methods, as will relieve the tax pnyen without -injuring the laborer, or arrest the productive in terests of tho country, . . .... ' foiieign roucr.- -(' , '. Tho republican party favors a poliri which shall keep us from ontaiicrlinir al liances with foreign. nations, and which gives U the right to expect that foreign nation slum refraiif tronwnieudling in American- affairs.- The1 policy which seeks peaco can trade with all powers, nut specially witn uioso oi tno western hcinisphern. , '- ,.- ..we aeinanq tne restoration oi our navy to its old-time strength and efficiency. that it may in anv sea protect tho riirhls of American citizens and the interests (it American commerce : and we call .upon congress to removo the burdens under : ,., .t. ' 1 wnicu Auiencan Hiiiipiijg fiu i.'cuiiua-' pressed, so that it. Jhay again bo truly said that wo have ft commerce that leave! no sea unexplored, and a navy which takes no law from superior force.' Rewired, That the appointments by tho president to offices in the tern-. tories should be made from the bona fide itizena and residents of the territories wherein they are to serve. . Wo have always recommended the best money known to thociviliised world,, and we urge that efforts.should be mado to unite nil commercial nation in the es tablishment of an international standard, ; which shall fix for all the relative valuo of gold and silvor coinage The regulation of commerce with for oign nations, and between the states, is ono of the most important prerogatives of general government, arid tho rupublican party distinctly announces its purpbso to support such legislation as will fully and effectually parry out tho constitutional powers ui CQiigreqii i;.;r iiuf-Bifjio com merce. ' The principle of tha public regulation of railroad corporations is ' wise and salutary ono, for. the protection of all classes of people, and we favor legisla tion that snau prevent unjust, discrimi nation and excessivo charges for trans portation, and that shall secure to the people and the railways alike fair and equal protection of the laws. we favor the establishment ol a na tional bureau of labor, and tho enforce ment of the eight hour law. We favor a wise and judicious system of general reduction, but adequate ap propriations from the national revenue, wherever the same ro needed. ' . . believe that everywhere the pro taction tar ft citizen of American birth must be secured to ciUaenwiiy Amoriciii adoption. r '... . W favor the settlement of national dillc-rouces by international arbitration. , FORKIGX LABOR, , Tlio republican party,, -having --it birth in a hatred of slave labor anil a de sire that all mon may be truly free' arid rqualr is uualterably opjiosed to placing our - wui;Kiiigiiieii i .vuRipuiuion mm any form- til porvile labor, -w hether at home or abroad. In this 'spirit we de nounce the competition of contract la bor, whether from Kurope or Asia, as an. onence against the (pint of American institutions; and we pledge ourselves to sustain the present law restricting Chi nese immigration, and to provide such further legislation as ia necessary to carry out its purposes. Reform of the civil service, auspici ously begun under a republican adminis tration, should be completed by a further extension of tlie relorm system already established by law, to all grades of the service to which it is applicable. The spirit and purposd of reform should be observed in all executive appointments, and all laws at variance with the 'object of existing relorm, legislation should lie aljolished, to the end that the 'dangeis to'' free institutions which lurk in the power of official patronage may be wisely and effectively avoided. The public lands are a heritage of the people of the United States, and should be reserved, as far as possible, for small holding by actual settlers. We are op posed to the acquisition of large tract of these laml.i by corjioration or individu al, especially where stick holding are in the hand of non-resident alien, ami we will endeavor to obtain snch legisla tion a? wiU tend to correct thw eviL u, ,t..mnn,t of eonirres lite ft'ievdy rrfoltnra of nil land grant wii haw iH'pgw ,v reaaon of non-cninpljane with ftittrif4'ororHUon, in all eaef where (nHJ.c rio'atjoinft, In fHW lr to-perform tho' conduce of wwh. grant. MiiiiikH hf tho imorican people are due to the Union soldiers ond mi una ki fit larA uriir hiiu liiv . I'uuiiv an party stands pledgod touitftblp. sions for all who were disabled, ftud, lof tho widows nd ornbons wf thoso who died in the war. The .republican- party also pledges itself to tho repeal of the limitation contained ih tlie arrears act of 187, so that -ail invalid winner snu share alike, and their pensions begin wiil.ln hn,tuiof dlMubilitv or disclirg. and not with the date of the application. lltttilvcd, That it iff th amy oi con ffrnuB to unnct such law as shall prompt ly and effectually suppress the system of polygamy wiinin our ujrriiurn.-, ui t.a nniiiiful from the eccUsiastlcftl nf il.o uwallod Mormon cliurch : ami that tlie law so cnacusu powuiu w r . . :. . l,.i.i.i I rigidly enforced by the civil authorities, if possible, and by tlie military, H need be. ' -': .-. ; TUB IlIUHTS OKSTATKS. . - f Tbn naonla of the United State'', In thoir organized capacityi constitute a N4- tio.v, and not a mere conieaeracy ui jitatei. The national government la su- nromo w in n tne fliinnraoi ic national duty, but tho.attrtes have reserved righU aiiii-n mioniii im iiULiiuiiiV. fiiainwiuru. Each should be. euarded-'with 'jealous coie, so that the harmony oi our system of government may be preserved aud the UIIH'U KV,VlUVIVtlVi - V The perpetuity pi Qt institutioiisreats upon the maintaining of a freehalhit and nonest ana correct reiurnn. w uo- nounce the fraud and violence practiced hv tha lumrtie iiartv in Sduthern state, by which the will -of -tlW voter Is defeated. dansrerous to uieiMeerr emnlv arraiitn 'the democratic" tfcrfy a being tlie gnuiy recipient oi wie iruua ui . ... .. . . . ..aL. ..,.- . such fraud and Violence.' We extend to the republicans of the outU, regardless of their former party affiliations, our cordial svinoathv ana pledge to- them our. most earnest efforts to proriiot thn passage. of such legislaUon as wui secure to overy citizen, of whatever race and color, the full and eotnploto recognition, possession and exercise of all -civil and political riuhts. - iv The resolutions were adopted' without discussion and amid much applavew, . r ' fACIFIU AMKRiaV; In about a niontH, the Orar Hsriwr Mcam amp uora win o nnisiieu, -ii. - W. S. I,add, tho banker, in piitBortipaia&yiOO barn ou uii farm neur r-un l'otunau. Mrs Cannon, of Yoncalla, la the mother of (rip let, girls, wolghlng tegellicr U.S piaipdi, -- John Wardlo. crlpnle, was shot niwr McMln villa on' Ilia 8th, by ills city marM.: KbuiIIjt quarrj. - ii.-... ..: .. . Tlie entire democratic leghtatlvc tlrkct of Lane ooUutv ban been olactud; (bo flrnt lane ift IS jroam, say.i tlie Oiiiu-d. .v.'-'.. : . Davo Campbell and ret tawlar fn nlatehed. to flijtit wlib nurd glove at the jJavllion, forl-laud-, 50 a idc, ''$0 .-'.'last wovk Thnreilny II. T. Tapreano conipany'i store, noar lake Union, wan burned by the expioa lon o( ool oU lamp. Unurauce ... The SouthejTi Orcgoii Agrli:ulturlK9orlel.v hii boenorKiml.L-djit HoiclniPjf. Ik will hold animal fuira. Capital tockDvethoaiiiitiikIUrt. v Mm. Jacl!on' ImM t fjmi'ilre Cifr burned no tho .'Will. Un IftOUO. The.SiitIii,'tf.Ori-.'i.a 1m proveiiient eompuny is lo bulla a nvwTulli and wharf nt Knipiro Cliy. .-... ... -, . ;'...' "A lively rntlflcatlon meeting wftikoldTiy Tnrt- laml rqintillcflim at thp cuiin ihmj Saturday nbrlit, fipt'echi-S ' w ro made wkHl Ihe eannon outuklu were fired off lu honor ol UNne, . A prrtou writing fr-im Union nJHi! Orrgmlnn oliilm.lhM railroad hi-iidii l-SI-iM Ul.-gai voien. in three preclnctH there, liMiUl liavo ntnt.-.l that ilic.'s nitn havo wurkot tMrv fur several month, v ' -. -, i In tho Ant davs of the praaeatl'iiiorith, .thc-e ban been a tinmbt r ofclgml bvnU til flv oat-or. luv-niouniaiiis cuiuu.j. uii'iKVMihB'm ,u.tt-r etixk tanyoiu wcrewept ua wjili i.dalB!tedrown Inn nieu und iiniliiul'i i Ti ,n. . ' The Orejtoit Iiomo, Jim Ren wwk. who won the three quarter mile stakes of Vat Jerome park, Itew YorK, on tno JUl, never unac au uirori un til the last furlong, whim hccinuieway and won in a big gailott by Ibiw'lemKM , t : . Pick Haves' ra IfnW raSkl.idlWjr.rrH.to mare wllj run a race on Fvhu Ittibte, "bout eight miles went nf Kugeiul n fiatllrdy, J.ilv 5th, for thesuuiofl.lliKI, MU l-T clla siclefiaviiiK already been deposited lu the Line coauly baak. . Moses lake In the Big Bend country Is said to have risen over twenty leutdiirlirttBelast twenty years. It covers a much largcf area of ground than formorlv. It Is sminrued souw aiibtarranean outlet lor Uio water haa been .closed, and that the water Is yearly Increasing MIMiMK ' At Sllverton, last week Krldavuijlit; at a repub lican rally, an old cannon loaifcir with powder, brick dust, etc., exploded and klcd ex-sheriff Hainshy's horse, Am yards air ay, ond demolished a school house. Though a large crowd was near, no one waaburt. A Dtirae of tloo was raised to pay fdr Ih borst; ' ' . ' f,..'- . The Hmulau Welrnmr asserts that full lioo men wero bought on olection day to vme the straight republican ticket. Tho influence f. ring gold and whisky spread like prairie tko about tbo dllter cut prerints. The nisionists kaA bragged and blustered atiout what thev W4UUV do to oooose cninipilon. bul tbey were too evyaidly to fpue the forces of Ihe rlutf at Ilia polls: i . A very disastrous water spout Happened at Last Chance ranch. Bridge creek, law Week- Monday evening at i o'clock. ' Mrs. Wilson tni three chil dren wereiirownea. several nrsiseawerewastica away and a number a horses VI tattle perished. Two teams loaded with freight wMB'caught by the water, near the mouth of erldre ereek, and washed about thirty miles dovti tfce John Uay rlvar. Nearly ali-the farms on Bridge creek are ruined. ',--. Uri: :l. Portland Standard: .Tektna ulbit Wtss from the vollng places, and reading rife aud ten tlcketjS at one time, recording tliam all s jHi many virtes aa read from one llaket, will probably be suftl eient grounds to throw out th( -rotc-ot Multno- man county, it tailed oy an nocst tribunal, a prominent faro dealer says that, nn Monday night his tabic was literally covsrvit.wtth new tf. !) pieces, and further Iher staid tt-re, too. They were put on the table by tbesctia M fortland. . .-' CIMomi.- ':':-'?'1 ''' . . ' --" - The while plug has been adttpCeAws the Blaine badge la San Francisco. ! i.i .v . In- rallfnrnla, the hews of tJis trpcrinalloa of Blaine of Maiue waa received wltti great elhnsi asui. When It became fcnowfciil ftiilf.t'riinclsco; It seemed as If Uietowa had golf jpad wlth-aatis-tactloa. Ktns wbisUea, Iwlla, Srtiuioii. anviK, everythinf whirls esuld make isiotse wore in I In operation, and for arvliHir tbcxly roared as it had not for ym Everywhew, Tamuirs were Hung to the braesa, . As sooa aa it dnrr tlie streets in all directions were ilhintbiated with bon-nras, each bluing pile teltig tla) senterM a excited, hu. railing crowd. Seeloek In, i erenlng, a procession 'Jil.r4atmiKwlth n ous bauds, titled up the immense &01b (cwt of Market street, bap 4WO (Sf7 w as-heard bul musio ami k bcdlavU,, thousaiKls of lliroBta.. .Thin cx.-Oo' Woods -of Oregon addressed tie half an hnur. Ilisjpoiicti r.asOlt'gt the erenlng, - 1 ..T-.-.'. ';' wiiotooif Knilgrants are forking Into H T. Six hundred a re en route to Tlie assessor's valnation of Seift an increase of nearly . 51) per ecu, The-crofis In all'jiartsof ftlo promise better than at any tla live yeara, . - , , ' - .- Th Wbatcora Rrrttllt pi Dames and adilrvsses of IM who were paid fur by one I Thef' rry eaW aoross on Ihe.Vli. JnoHtoukPiKil, and iff pa-k animals, wer IllsestlrnaittbttlK t'rto WaaiilngP'n Territ Paclnc railroad. In the i not (all short of Vivo.tr Vsncouvee Indrprr' lug propped up. to pi their loads; a lltlug ' ycaf- A miner writes ffoi Times are awful ditt The people lv-fe whs have got the world Isy for a big thing. The Wsllm Wall Jo anaugV f'n-merly a Is was weighty woman' M pounds, h'hewdrtt since and has yost rrtiu rtiea nf that alimate s away rjUwu ads. The new'treaty betweeft been -Igned. - 4 Lord HhalVHurr dory many voiain ti Enjlarf. f ITL' VU I k EAST AND SOUTH. The rttr.Anrlnn In Bovlnn nf tliu Maine and Cel. fX)rf (sWkylJ'pr;!! dcltaiitin i Viflr owl. ft liUaluf 5l6,uo(io bunliuli, ' (ton llrthi.v.l, lln. rintnila hlji frlAtul. hal ilrowuml afftbJ' ctMil itf Flurlil. Jjr UonM Iiuii alitniiitil control of Uio Central riwiiio uy pun limu ol ll cuuHKe. Tlie rwn of (Uorif W. Curlli kud the nenclt nf Nan will bo uwd in Hurprr't Weekly agnluit Ulalna. Hie now Torn 'MM, .Valla and TV-iil. Bo la... 17.....,., .tkl...... "IVu.. (V.. I, Inirliiii HcpuUiran uud hilliululplil TtMii will aiao oppoiie uiaine aiva viwaa. Hialne wh nominated oa Ihe rah. rucemtia Ml mtfH: Ai-tUur'7:'K.liiitliNlc4l! Iimimi 7: llawli-v olConnedcul MnVolnl, 0n. Julia X la;au wa nominated tiuauiiUouiily for vlce-iirt-tldeni. Blalnowaii received with untioiindud nlhiifj- aiui ui bin bme In Augimta, Maine. Umff IruliiN of earn from illll'iniil nartnof Iho tlateennio Ui coii6rii,tiUte him. The enthualamn auiong New Kngland republican,) Ii gri-al. "The Indenondent ninvemrnt dyien'l amniint lo anylliliig." nay a pMinliicnt politician In Wanh- inicton, "vi iiou uie eumpaimi uexina in t-arneil, run will find evur.v n-niilillrau. from llaine to California, aliuuting (ur Hialne.'- Mr. Pliirh-v. nf Maine, an IntalMoont ohRprver. aid in Waabinnlon: "themntli will nnlau dem-oi-eallc by dcnult, oi hcrclooro. The dt-Dini-rala win nave to waicii Virginia, norm caronaa, Ktorida and Tuniiumee, or tbejr will low tbini." An Inyoiitlvo Yankee ha been experimenting wllh an eloclrical loroodo boat whlrh never all to laxlen a torpedo to any vouiel tow ard whlrh It undoubtvilly one aj the nwit. horrible entluui oj mat- o.i uirai;io. it in awui auu huibuioh anil warare ever inveuieu. Coiiereuman Hnrr of If ohlirnn aald on the nth In a iiKHM-h at the f .'htaaanflonvutltinn : llod would not have put Ihe gold and coal and Iron In the boweli oltha land if he lhoiht the demiKratle mrty waa gotn,g W nrn ma uouiury ana auoiun A npei-lnl to the Qrtyanlon tlntea: The Sprlng leld Ki niMnni. (loiton Ailvrrtinr. N, Y. Urnilna hut and Timet wllloppoiw illnlne. Both In Manna eliimeltii'and New-Yotbani rom -Ai,000lo40.0OU In depeiideiil votert tHtt wllrnot vol, lb rapub: uean ticaei aa iney uiu necewiure. . The Oregon Central land grant forfoltiWblll was nned on the 3d lu the house yean 11 hays ineoill lorieiiing an iana granieu inecai Horn la and Oreaon railroad, extent surh lands aa were gaatedior that portion of tno road which wnaiioBipieteu nciore July i, irai, wuk pasaoa ia the bonso on the 4th yeas lM.,nayi M, Twenlv-one children were found hurled 4n' a small plot ombeoutak iris of Hammonton,,V.jit i mlsslou home. A sanitarium was opened several ears ago, by Mrs. Nevison, a middle aged woman, or the purpose of taking young children to raise, out of charity, II Ii stated that Improper food and care caused the death of 21 out m a. Adrian tllll of Illinois, a rawboned Individual. Is making arrangements for walking match from New York lo San J-'rancUco, for a purse of texc. The terms of the match are that ho is to walk fifty miles each day. The route will prob ably be along the Pennsylvania and Vamlalla mntetoSt. Imls. thonre to llenver and across the Rocky mountains and the great Alkali des ert. J, 8. Moor, the well ktiown writer on tariff mat ters of New York, says of the tariff planks In. the republican filatlnrm: "It Is unreservedly pro tection uhallenire to Ihe democrats. I am Very glad this measure Is squarely made, The demo crat cannot tioiige uunor inis cnauciiiie; iney will ell her have to favor protection in a vacillating way, or take up the glove In a chivalrous manner. I think the country Is ncrlectlvirlDe for this great battle." - - une report reads: Til'len haa told Pana In a personal Interview that he will have a letter writ ten by himself read at the state convention of New York on Ihe 1X1 h. stating that he will not be a candidate under any elrcumstnnees. Another dispatch Is the opposlto, viz.; 'i'lldcn will accept Ihe nomination if tendered him unanimously. Certain democrats are for giving TUden the noui luatlnn that he mat' ddblluti II. liosi Kelly la cror atlug confusion. . . . .. , Horatio Rovmour told a New York lrmfd In terviewer thai he thought Tlldcn was not-lneapa-clatcdby his physical condition to assume thedu ties of the presidency. "I have no doubt, if he de sires, that he will be nominated, and wnnld be reasonably sure ot ejection." On the tariff ques tion Kevmoiir Said, "There Is no need for the democrats to make the tori A an Issne; Dor Is there anv necessity for them to be divided on that ques tion. If tho republicans force tlietaritTquestio Into IhAciimnslen as a nartv thuv will take their aland on' high tariff. Thou wo shall beat them.'! Rr-nrcscntatlve Tnllv of California says lib t Butler docs not suit tlie politicians and could never get the nomination, tnougn lie won in be U'Ctd If.hcdid. Itcnrescntatlve Lovarlngof Mas- Uncbusctts Uiinks butler would carry all the New nglaud statuxexcept Mnlne and (ermont. He Would run welLlnfew York. If nomliinted Jie wou'll certainly bd cieeted. lllfllno will b? beaten nut hfslght ln Hi'elm)itf. ,Sitld another prom inent democratic politician, ''Whs we want Is a man pnaesscd of stuiliar qunlillos to those which make lllalne the tdnl'nf tfis'masscgt)f the repub lleun party. That man ts Butter." 7- : ' ' iroiiKitiJi.' ,' ..:' It Is rumored ot Cairo that KI Mahdi hfls gono toKhartoura. Ills surrender Is shortly. expocca. ft Is stated that Hammond, owner of the Derby winner, ct. unljon. una won ou iiieinriaiiriugiue past lew year.iiu,iMi, Agrnrluli outrages haw boon Increasing In Ire- land u llliln the last few dais. d within the la People Kre begin- nlng to trace conneeriou- between tneai ana toe Miy ii iwlla ekblostoua.. It Is roDorted that K hie -William of Holland hits beetle afuanceil his ilircfl vcniMitd dauehler. Princess Wllbonilna, lo Prince Brandnin son o fount rlanuers, neir apparent io mo inrone ot Belgium, In order to reunite Holland and Bel- glum. Bismarck has icnt his boy Herbert to waicu tne union. . ,. Knineror William said: "Tho last great work ol my reign Is to establish Germany's social pol- Bn.l tliA ul.rtr ixt niv fit." Ilirnivi, Pi-lnfw Frederick Wllhelin). The Gmporor gave a state banoiu t on the 41 b at Berlin lo the ttarlna of Bus- sia. Tbo Imperial family anil the Ctarlna at tended the 0K-ra ill tbo evening. 1 While Bismarck was leavlinr Fredrick s Riiheon the Mb. wurkingnieji In front of tho building shouted, "Pown with 'Bismarck I" Bismarck, who was sealed at a window where1 he could witness Ihe whole demonstration without-being sei ii, be came livid with nigo and' ordered, bis person ai servants to summon the police and assbit them to disperse the mob. When tho servants appeared inthotrevt,in Ulsmarok's livery, the tumult was ranewed. hittthn aiithnrltlos rinallv succeeded lu quieting the crowd, and the Journey "of the finnce s pany was resumeu .wiinoqi nmuer in orferonce, l or some hours after tills Incident nisiiiarck'coutrnued U b'vail file Ingratitude of the people ., ..... . AYER'S Hair Vigor rejtores, wlfa, the gles anil frcshpoas of youth, faded-or (ray hair to ' nstnral, rich brown color, or deep black, na maybe desired. By IU use light' or rd hair maybe darkened, lulu hair thickened, and' baldness often; though uot always, onrtil'.-' - . '' It eliooks fulling of tlx Iialr, ami ttinm Jatrl a wa.i)l and sickly growth to vigor. It prevents ain) cures scurf au'd dandruff, and heals nearly arerjr Oiseaae ieeuluur to. th aciilp. As a Ladles' Hnlr Dressing, th " Vuio Ii une.iiallt.l ; It contains neither o'. nor dye, renders tbo hair aoft, glossy, and llkon iu v K4rruw,nnd Imparts t delicate, agreeabl ".v....- . m ''. ,, ' si ia C3 c; :: lit-iis ie w ? ?4 M V -1 -i-i-iit-i-'iF'i jjai-.iiwiMfl?o 1 1. s it y ft v a $ i y y n g fe g rj 'U lM IS ' M t " s s: s -i c. w 9 q x -v is, g i 5 5 S 5 E 3T g-g-S0 Oh.W 1 : : 1 'I J : r:. !'H,',-i;!.vVM' ' i feg j.g $M!imzZ$5$2i& aSfe8g8gl8S.8S.1S888S8S.isfe88' ;tgSg'!Tg8g!BS8SgBiigSggiaii53 m IJWIWKK?WHIJ l-l Ol jfejgggfegStg3 sgasgsgijgfcgg 1 8tSgig.ftgggS8588gg3gB3fta8 w;j;5iMCil-oS-J.c)a;ioiiii04-CoSJ A resolutiou introduced in tho repu b- licun national convention unulinx tno delegates to support the nominco of tlie convention crcnted a war of ilisc-uanion and wa not adopted. The 272 vote that were caat ior tlie candidate oppoa- inir Mr. lSlamu linve lull IiUcrty to do ail the kicking they desire. Tire next Oregon losifislnturo will stand : . Senate republicans 10, demo crats 14; hoiiae republicans 3i, uoin- ocrats 25. liepi'blicau iilnjonty on joint ballot 12. Alvin Bullard, a young man, is very low with typhoid fever at his home on Clear Croek. Hermann's majority county is 181. in Multnomah . At Kief, Ruasia, 100 Nihilists were ar rested ; at Charkow 200. . The Union depot at 6t. l'aul burned on the 11th. I-osa $200,000. Oregon City Market Report. - The prlcoVquote'd below, except for grain, flour, meats, bay and hides are largely paid "In trade," The local demand for produce is too limited to pay all cash for the same: . . .. WHET-anc f bnsliel. Okm 15rti.'Oc bushel, without sacks. Fuiun Kxtra,f.'.0 V barrel; lo tbo trade, RM. Arn.aa Bun dried, luetic- y R,;. plummer dried, lc. " Bittkr xOc " tb: choice, IV. CuicaiMa S.oo(Si5..kl V doea, aeeordiag to age and sire. Kmis iWc dosen . Bicoa-SlJes, U.'.ef Hi; hams, lSHe; shoul ders, ua, Bekf tc gms, If 1 prime order; Scdrosscd. urroa I'er head Sl.lki&f.aDi aa 7sre5Hc dressed. ki,fs-2 t ft theusand. Very dull. -;ouutry, 1"0 V pound. . Tons Old, We in trade I Oregon THy. iireen, sc; nry, ir.4i7c V l; oiie-iniro d. miiaralii two-third! off. : .per -Ion; IinKldling, I'iS per ton; -in-wunoui aaeaa. .lncyib S. HUELAT, COCNBKLOli AT Us, or in Ijiancery. CITY, ORKGON, JIRG I ALBRIGHT. it )0LN BAKERY, OREiHiN CITY, ORKOON. 1y iitaee In town where yon ran oblaiu ead and fine pastry. ffh every day. A full IMje ol canned guods, choice . ' and selected, auJ staple . groceries, eoimtaut- ly(,b;u.t. and laundry soa-psy Ubtscatlery. kalrM, ' mMm wakr. - t Entire Stock In New. G.tsi we. tf!7 Tnmti c5rnrr. imxthxd ircncrsi Agent forth Kew fmpmved merican Hewlne Macbhie. o-.-c lo please.. tnted lo; Ore reus. lu if fxti t r AND '.I i r J if. v Ue'rnianiu Thayer. Fllnn V 8 35 ft S S Ty lor Dennett. Pillard. -. 8 lift ft a ' " n .1.1 William. .I'M -u Vaughan. Oeer. ! . -I 4 9 -1 1-9 S May. Noyer. Kaih.: Evan. Whitlock. Kelly. Knight. Pchccps. Swafford. Harding. Ford. Chase. Lewcllen. Hyes. IS f 4; Marquam. . Currin. Rainl. Rackett. McWrum. Randnll. Cooko. STEAF.1ER "LATOMA," Capt. J. II. Uonscr, Mns(?rt The steamer LATONA will make rranlar Irina between Oregon City and Portland, toucblai si way landings. TIME TADLE. heave Oregon City dally at.... A. M. Irf-nve Portland for Oswego daily at. . .IPiMI A, V. Uave Oswego for Portland daily at:. M:m p. Mi Uave Portland for Oregon City dally at 8:80 F, II. F0 FREIGHT OR PASSAGE Apply on board at loot of Taylor street, Portland, or, In Oregon City, oa board at- the- dock neat- cx neai 4Hml4 uio uric Miu. . IEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SALE of REAL ESTATE. V0TICR Id HEIKBT OIVRN THAT. BT VII ' tue of a lletn.a and order of the honorable County Court of the Slat of Oregon for Clacka mas cnunly, to me, tbo undersigned. In the mat ter of Ihe estate of Henry Holohs.lss, deceased, as administrator of such aetata, 1 will on Tuesday, a 11, 184. at I (t'claek, T. sell, to the blghast bidder, on the premises here inafter described, the following 'described prsut iscs. t-wit,;, . . - , . The north half of the'flnodall iTfc C. laT 1 a. R I K, In aecilon 19, Clackamas cout)ly, Oregoi, commencing on th aacllon Use 11K soda nosth ol Hie, w. simsi of aai Uon Mt; thencadua ks( !f ol a mile; Ihenc North ' roria; thane West 10 rods; thence North to rods; these West M rods to the. quarter poal; , thence Hnuta to tbi placeof bcginulng, containing 10 acre. , Also 12 acres adjoining the above described, In Washington Couaty, Oregon, beglnnlni o th meridian line rods south nf the quarter post be tween sections IV sad it. InTtf"; runnlngihenr -West 4 rodsr thence South It rods;- Ihenc KM W rods to th merldlaa Hoc; thence North to Ik placeof beginning. . .. - Terms of Hale One halt eaah, tb balance M six months credit on mortgai.t apeeceni I. tare. , H. EVHAVK, . Dated this Mh day of Hay, ISM. ' -Admlnlstrater. C. D. P. C. LAVouama, Attorneys. Slmll i NOTICE. IX TUB COCNTT COURT OF CLACKAMAF, Icountr. Stale of Orexon. - Iii the mstur,ol the estate of Nathan Graham, deceased. r ' ' -1 ' i t ' . Notice Is lierehy given that I base en duly appointed by aald court adiniulslra'rix of the aUtve entitled estate. All pursi.ns bvlug elaltna against sil l estate are therefore notiAeii lo pre sent them to me at tb ofllce of H. K. f :rna, av lorney at law. urcgnn city, nregon, wuniu tlx months from the date of Ih's notice, MAKCAItKT K. fIRAHAV, Administratrix of tb Ettet of Nathan biabas dccease.1. UayMh, 1H. : nil To the Public! VOTHTi IS nKfefr 5l M THAT MY WIKR, ivvfatv l. JTelln, new W illiams, voluntarily k it uy bed and Imwm on fiinebr,. and thai I ani nut n apniMlbte for any delns Ihe limy contract In my nsme. , It. LEW r.A.r.. prlnjM ater, Jtiae 7, V, . . v. lnjnw Mye. -r s ;i 'T ; I i 4 -r C 4 '4 v r J '.s. '"?','5svP.! r