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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1875)
' PUBLISHED VvKRV FRUJAT, BY COLL. VANCLEVE, IN THE REGISTER BttltDIKO, Vomer Ferry and First Streets. TEKMS-IX AD VANCE. ..Vi.....w2 50 . i so One copy, one"yr.. One copy, six '",1l8- ..3 00 sinSumiVle of' LhVn' comity will be Ten cents clmc'od 20 cents extra-fs iqr. nieycar- ?l!at Is the amount, of postage, per. annum w loch we are required to puy oft each paper mulled by n. ' - - - . r - FRIDAY.. .JUXE 23. 1875. Ag-eu for ill Reg-later. , The follow In, named jrentlemen areanthor- - I .. . 1 -..mW . . , o 1 1 ii 11 1 i (2 17C I (tl IWllTJ (1.1.4 1 1 V . . 1 1 " .... ' . i.n m vttmTw tit 1 1 i t i.'-j mentioned : Viwi. Kirk .t Hume... - ,. n. il.. .. .. I i RmWllSVillft. Kotmrt iilifS W. P. Smith O. P. Tompkins S. H. Clnnschton A. Wheeler A IV. : Messrs. Smtth Brastiold J. n. Irvine Thoa. H. Reynolds W. Waterhonsc i. ..Crawfordsville. flulsey. HarrisborR. .llanoiu Sliedd. Junction l'itv. ...... . ...Selb. Salem. Monmouth. The headquarters of the National Orange of the Patrons of Husbandry, which have been located at Washington City since its organization, will probably be removed to Louisville, Kentucky, In a short time. At the iast annual session of the National Grange in Charleston (S. C-5, in February last, the Executive Committee wascliarged with the selection of a new location lor Iieadqua iters in one ot five Western States named the change to be made within six months from flie 1st ol March last. The Committee, it is understood, after due In vestigation selected Louisville as tlie most eligible location. Kentucky , stands No. 5 as regards the number ot Granges, having but 1,559. Indiana heads the , list with 2.027 Granges ; Missouri, 2,006 ; Iowa, 2,604; Illinois, 1,484; -and Kentucky, TWkH). The total number ot Granges in the United States is 23.500, with an esti mated aggregate membership of. 150,000. The total receipts of the Order from 13SS to 1371, inclusive, were less thau $15,000. while the receipts for last vear were $213, 331 . The Order at present has $09,000 in vested in Government bonds and $19,000 hi cash on deposit at the Financial Agency in New York. V The decision in tlie Tweed ease, although faking the public by surprise, is acquiesced in. as much probably from the fact that it l positively asserted Tweed will be ar rested on other charges as soon as he sets l is foot outside of the prison walls, as fmwi any belief that the decision ot the nn lit is good law. It is asserted that if Tweed should eventually succeed in being restored to free airland sunshine, he will find himself a beggar, his home despoiled, his old associates scattered, and his friends asltamed to own hitn. Information was received at headquar ter of department of the Platre, Omaha, yesterday (17th), that a war party of about 75 Indians was seen on the 16th, CO miles swtth of Camp Robinson, supposed to be going south. The commanding officer at Sidney was immediately ordered to hold his command in readiness to move at once, and as soon as he heard ot Indians to go for them with every man he could put iu the saddle, and overtake and kill . all lie could, and if any surrendered to bring them lu. Nothing has been heard of them jet. At the Bunker Hill centennial at Boston yesterday (17tlr the grand feature of tlie occasion was she review, by Governor Gas ton, of tlie entire body of militia. Gen.B. Butler commanded tlie review. The review lasted over an hour, and it is esti mated that over 20.000 troops were in line. Among tlie prominent persons present were Vice President Wilson, Gens. Shetv man, Burtislde and llrvwley, chief justices of supreme court, Governors and Congress men from several States. Gen. Chas. Devena was orator of the day. - The cathedral at Philadelphia, Penn., was crowded yesterday, 17th, on the occa sion of conferring the pallium upon Bishop Wood, and raising the city to art Arch Episcopal See. A-tiumber of archbishops and bishops were presented. "Archbishop Bailey conferred the pallium, after receiv ing' it from the hands of the papal obligate. About 300 clergymen were in the proces- At the Pioneer celebration on Tuesday, Hon. J. W. Nesmith : delivered a most entertaining addi ess, and as his . remarks were made from personal observation, the speaker haying -been one of Oregon's earliest pioneers, it is a most valuable ad - ditlon to Oregon literature, and should be preserved in some permanent form. The Baptist Association closed a very interesting session last Saturday.' There were fiftyfour clerical and lay delegates from the different churches, who - were handsomely entertained by tlie community around Turner. The meetings of the- as sociation were held in the church at that place. Rev. A. J. ITunsaker was moder ator ; Eev. C. H. Mattoon. clerk ; Mr. W. Stannard. treasurer. A visiting broth er from Canada, Rev. A. 15. M. James, was present, and also the Sunday School worker and Evangelist, Kev. M. Baker. The commission to treat with the Sioux consist of eight members, as fallow si W. B. Allison, of Iowa; TV W. Palmer, of Illinois; E. R. Armes, of Maryland; Gen. A. F. Terry, Hon. A. Comingo, of Missouri ; . S. D. Hiilinan, ot Dakota ; G. P. Beanoera and! J. R. O'Brien, ol . New York. John S. Collins,, post trader at Fort Laramie, has heeu appointed sec retary. The salary of each U $3 per day with expenses. . Says thorOteyoniwiT Ilea. A. JV Dufur, Oregon's centennial commissioner, who : returned' by the last steamer, informs ns . that artFKretents ot the most satisfac tory kind lsave been effected for the dis play of Ore r productions at the gieat internal onal exposition. Oregon pro ducts arstr be rciwived at anv time during the expaA'Jon. so we can send our perisha ble fruiS atid vesstables, and the like, in their seasons, and exiiibit them to the best advantf If Oregon foil to make the most cC..-croortuBSfey.toget ber varied resonnjes tt orotichiy advertised, it will be tiie Li'Sils if i;r "own - citizens. Let them se to it t'jtS 'Jmra betta failure Tlie Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com pany and the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany have come to an understanding and the war that has. been raging between them has ended. In the case . of' the express robbers at Memphis on the 16th, the jury returned a verdict sentencing ' Matt Morris and Ed Johnson, colored, , to 20 years, and John Woods to ten year im tlie eiii tentiary. . Reports from Lafayette county, Missouri, say that millions of toads have made their appearance in that county, and farmers are alarmed at the prospective damage by grasshoppers. and toudsH. Missouri Hienis to be catching it on every hand. An actual count of the mouey iu the U. S. Treasury vaults is to take place when the new Treasurer, J. C. New, assumes the office, on the 1st of July. , It is believed that ten or flftceu , experts can perform the work m one week. , From Halifax, N. S., we. learn that a fire at Burrasos, near ' Inogniche, - Cape Breton, on the Cth inst., destroyed five houses and Swept everything below there and Green Cove, a distance of nine miles, and totally destroyed the latter place, which contained about twenty houses. . Telegrams from London to tlie 17th re port the failqre of six heavy firms, mainly houses engaged in the East India trade with liabilities amounting to $15,500,000, Tlie fidlure of -other firms 4 are believed imminent, and a general feeling of disquiet prevails business circles Tlie Portland Press says that one Ste phen Grant was '"the biggest llar iu the State of Maine." Stephen sued for libel and $10,000 damages; the jury found lor defendant, and' now that gentleman enjoys the distinction of being the- champion liar ot that commonwealth. Blessed is tlie writer who can boii it down. The man who knows so well what he wants to say that he can come to it in a few short, picturesque sentences, is the readable and quotable journalist of these days. People cannot wait, with the' pa tience they nsed to have, to get at the pith of things. The railroad has educated them out of all patience with slowness. Tlie tel egraph has completed that education, and the. same time incapacitated them from the endurance of words. When we have to pay a fixed prio& so many cents for a word for every word we employ to ex press our meaning, we are apt to learn to husk the seutence down to the kernel and to value the art of expressing a thought with the husks off. 4 We want the naked idea. , . Words are nothing; Language would be nothing if there was anything brie'fer to take its place. But, since it cannot be abolished, bill it down. By the direct sanction of the President, the name of General A. G. Lawrence, of Rhode Island, has been substituted for that of Col.-James O'Bierne, and the name of W. II. Asliley, of Nebraska, added to the Sioux commission. ' A correspondent of the Leavenworth Tinvta thinks that in view ofthet-u-t that grasshoppers seem indigenous to the soil of Kansas, the liest thing the people of that State can do is to secure tlie best breeds of chickens and turkey and convert it into one vast hennery. The suggestion, though novel, is worthy ol serious consideration. When Slierin William Nye. of Califor nia, was about to hang Wall Lee, the lat ter, pointing to the rope, said interro gatively : --Chokee like hell ?" "Yes, " said William, solemnly, "Chokee heap, you bet; " and then they dropped him. How often are you irresistibly drawn to a plain, nnassnming woman, .whose soft, silvery tones render lier positively attrac tive. In the social circle, how pleasant it is to hear a Avotrian talk in that low key which always characterizes the true lady. Five hundred liead of cattle were lately driven from northern California to Clie wauean Valley. Lake county. Bans of cattle are also driven from Josephiue county to Lake county. The body of John Blackford, an Ameri can actor, who was lost three yearf ago in trying to ascend Mount ... Blanci without guides, is said by a Swiss newspaper to have been found in an immense block of ice which recently fell from the mountain. The body Is thoroughly preserved. Tlie ex-Federal and Confederate soldiers seemed to vie with each other at recent decoratioa jMfrviccS In dfferen.t cities of the country in endeavoring to toster amicable feelings and forget the sad past. This evinces a commendable spirit. -" f - It is statistically computed that 100,000, 000 nuts ot various kinds are annually eaten In this country. Which fac the New Orleans Pisayum thinks may account for the prodigious number of colonels. Vice-President Wilson has discovered a fatal defect In the great bridge over which St. Louis has boasted so loud and long. It is too high to fish from I , ; , It is not healthy to talk about ladles in Virginia City. An Italian woman there alighted upon -a fellow who had said naughty things about Iter, and cowhided him nearly to death, while two other male friends stood by with cocked pistols, to see lair play. , A Hideous trick was pjayed on a widow lady in London,' on Easter Monday., She received an Easter egg ol unusual beauty, but upon opening it to take out the gifts it contained, lol-a huge South African scor pion fell into her hand and stnng her. For days ber life was despaird oft' bucslw recov ered. The poison gift had been- sent-by a rejected suitor. General FUz John Porter has presented to the Washington- Association ot Morrte town. New Jersey, six solid . mahogany chairs which have a historical connection with the pcosoual life aud times ot Lufay. cttc NEWHPABAUlUPm. '. . - - .! . v 1 .' ' Chicago is going after the new U. S mint, to be built soon, strong. : W. D.' Thomas, a guide to Government troops iu Texas, accidentally - killed, him self on tlie 15th, near Satills ranch. I On the morning of the ,18th a severe shock of earthquake was felt iu southwest ern Ohio.; It alarmed the peonle .srreatlv. President Grant went to Philadelphia ou the ISth, to inspect the centennial grounds. John Carey was executed at Paris, 111., on the 18th, for the murder of his wife uear Eldridge, Aug 23, 1874; . Nathan Burgess was executed at Effing ham, 111., on the 18th, lor the murder of Jas. Robbihs at Kaskaskla bridge, 111., on 20th of October last. , - j, Major Tower shot a large shark, off the wharf at Empire City, recently. ' " 1' It is reported that a defalcation of $G0, 000 is discovered in the accounts of aU. S. naval paymaster stationed in a foreign port. , , . Five men were killed and six injured on the I7th by a collision of two trains on the Burlington & Missouri River railroad at Chariton, Iowa. The killed were Richards, Severus, Houston, Evans and an unknown man of Bridgewater, Mo. Portugal has prohibited the introduction to that country and adjacent islands of potatoes from the United States. A young ma,n named Kibley. recently fouud iu the mountains near King's Val ley, about twenty miles west of Corvallls, a gun, revolver and knife, laying together near a log, where tbey had evidently been laying lor several yearsl Presumption is that a bear had dined there, sometime, v On thursday of last week a grand Sun day School picnic, under the auspices of tlie U. P. Clmrch, was held in tlie grove near Mr. Jos. Hamilton's residence, in Linn county, about four miles east of Cor vallis. There were 500 people . present; orations singing, and all kinds of fun. Ben Cornelius' wheat is the biggest in Washington county; it is now two feet high, thick and black, and, if it don't lie down will yield fifty bushels to the acre. Miss. Louisa Freeman, residing five miles from llillsboro, is lying very low with consumption. Three daughters of Mr. Walter Freeman, just arrived from Iowa, , met their father for the first time in 33 years, at a recent picnic Mr. Freeman was so overjoyed that he wept. Prof. Condon will go to Southern Ore gon soon, for the purpose ol making geo logical investigations. An epizootic disease has broken out among the horses in St. Louu which threatens to become very fatal. Veterin ary surgeons call it an influenza aQecting the nervous system, and physieianv would call it in human beings cerebro spinal meniugetis. The stable keepers gave as their opinion that the disease had - been brought on by the horses eating poor hay, but other hordes belonging to private gen tlemen became affected, and it is feared that the origin of the disease is in the at mosphere. ' ' ; Donna Blanca, the wife of Don Alfonso," is actually called "the 'hyena of Cnenza'' in Berlin. She is declared more cruel than her husband, but nevertheless she fainted and had to be borne to her carriage when they were assailed by the mob of students at Graz. . ' The late Jesse D. Bright left ' all of his property to his wife, with power to dispose of it as she chooses, with fhe exception of $0,000 to each of his two daughters and his son. He is said to have owned valuable proerty in Western Maryland, Indiana and Louisville. Ex-Governor Powers of Mississippi was foreman of a Grand Jury recently which found an unusually large number. of true bills for larceny. After adjournment Mr. Powers louud that "one member had latrc eiulously found true bills to the extent of $75 iu his pocket-book. General Butler's new granite mansion at Washington will be completed soon, ami he expects to move into it next Fall. Cur rent reports says it will be the finest pri vate residence in the city. ; - ' The Pope, accordiug' to one of his medical advisers, is in perfect health, has no infirmities and may live still for many years. He now submits himself willingly to prescriptions, which he did not do for merly. j. ; . . Vinnie Ream has been taking part in the Church Fair in Washington, and lending her fascinating influence to attract custom ers to the Shalcspeare booth. She person ated a Shaksperian character. -; D. A. Macdonald, the new Governor of Ontario, has three charming daughters to discharge the hospitalities of- Government House. . . . Miss Maggie Boyd has been appointed to a position in the Faculty of the Western Female College of Cincinnati. She is the first lady graduate ol Ohio University. Senator Bontwell has resumed the prac tice ol law in Boston, occupying his old offices. i . Minister George Boker is said to be the only foreign envoy; who ever became, the friend of the Sultan, The Rev. Olympla Brown Willis has resigned her charge -of the Bridgeport (Conn.j UnWersalist Church. , - Mrs. Bloomer, inventor of the costume thus named, lives in Iowa and is a sincere friend of Susan B. Anthony. 1 Marshal MacMahon'3 daughter' Is of tlie tender ago of 12, , Belle Boyd, or tlie person who is lectur ing through the South under that name, detests the colored brother. Upon a negro entering a railway car in Alabama the other day; she arose and through tlie per suasive influence of a leveled pistol pre vailed upon hint to leave. The Ohio Democratic State Convention which met at Columbus ' yesterday. (17thy was tlie largest ever .held" hi the. State. Wm Allen was nominated1 for Governor ; S. F. Carey, lor Lieut. Gov. ; Supreme Judge, I. O. Ashburn ; Auditor, E. MS. Green; Treasurer, J. ischrlver; Attorney General, T. E. Powell. The "following platform was adopted : sacred adherence to tlw principles ol the Government put lu Wbat are Freemaaona T One of the late literary sensations irt France is the publication of a pamphlet entitled the "The Freemasons What are They?" which is scattered broadcast, by tens of thousands all oven the excitable country. Tt is issued by the library ot the military hospital of Toulouse. The author. solemnly declares that the I reemasous are possessed of a secret which is the. secret of the devil, and that they pefortn a devil's mass on the altar lighted by six candles; that every one after having' spit on the crucifix tramples it under loot, tlie diaboli cal ceremony terminating by each one ascending the altar and striking the holy sacrament with a poignard. The pamphlet also asserts ' that there are female Free masons of bad character. r This is bolder nonsense than the whole gridiron, greased pole and great traditions of the jocular popular stamp. . ; The wi iter ought to have reflected that Louis XVIII, and Charles X. and most of die nobles and noblemen of their reigns belonged! to the brotherhood This stuff is publis'ied in the interests of religion. It it does the-Church any good, all right. It certainly cannot do the Free masons any barm in rmy country . which promulgates such cnrre.it literature. Mrs; Rose, of Cqnmscticut, said she would hang herself if Kof-e wasn't home at eight o'clock. When be came in at night she was suspended to a. I earn, cold and dead, and he rubbed his hands and whisp ered : There's a ' woman who couldn't tell a lie! " This from the Salem Stat&snuvn will do : The Oregon City Enterprise cays the Statesman "shows strong signs of kicking out of the Radical traces." Willi who could nelp kicking out of the. traces or otherwise, when the editor of the ytnter- prise is all the time presenting hi insert in such provoking and convenient attitude? A Minnesota paper made a young poetess say Oh, for a heart full of sweet yearl ings !" The poetess wrote to the editor, declaring tha; she wrote "yearnings!" and that the printer who set. it up ,4yearlings" was a calf. A Cleavcland woman recently married a Chinese laundryman, and three days there after tlie unhappy Celestial appeared at a barber's shop and ordered his pigtail cut off, saying in explanation, "Too niuchee d yank." "Kill him ! kill him !" shouted a crowd in Virginia City as they gathered around a hotel. "What for?" inquired a stranger. "He's got on alligator boots and a velvet coat. Mash'Im." In the circuit court at Memphis on the 21st, two lawyers got into a regnlar knock down fight. The Judge called for the deputy sheriff, but as he was not present, bystanders parted the combatants. The Judge fined the lawyers $50 each, and tlie deputy sheriff $25 for not being present. The U. S. war ship Strriwic struck on the niid-cluinnel rock iu Seymours nar rows, Johnston's straights, on Friilay at 8:45 A. M., and sunk in an hour. The crew, 300 men, officers and passengers, were all saved. The vessel supposed to be a total loss. At the Portland municipal election on Monday, the Republicans elected J. A. Chapman, Mayor, and one Councilman, the People's ticket getting away with tlie rest. The Earopcan Crop Prospeeta. The latest advices from the Continent re ganhng the crop prospects are as follows : lu Jassy. Moldavia, the late rains have set in, vegetation is progressing finely ami maize culture h:is commenced. In Stutt gart. Pesth and Xureinburg with favorable weather, erops are making rapid progress. An average wheat, rye and fruit crop is anticipated. In Strolitz. Hungary, the crops have suffered for want of rain ; the heat has been intense but has benefitted the grape crop. A ne v lenna jrte I're&se nas trie ioiiow ing in regard to the crops: "The report of the Austro-llnngariau Minister of Agriculture, under date of May 20th, says iu Bohemia, Moravia and. Silesia crops have improved, as rain has reached thent. Wheat has mostly recovered ; rye, which begins to turn to ears, remains weak and looks poorly. ; Summer crops have been the most benefitted and look quite promis ing." ... In Gallicia and tlie Buzoya, wheat looks generally well ; it is still pretty low. Rye looks generally poor for- Summer ; the crops have come up well. In the Alvlne country and adjoining provinces wheat lis recovered and looks well. Rye has come into ear, but is thin. In the southern part of Tyrol crops, both Winter and Summer, are poor. In the Barate and portions of Transyl vania crops hok excellent; in West Hun gary and Croabia complaints are about the poor look of wheat and ryef Summer crops' promise well. - In the region Lissa, Rus sian Poland, the crops leave nothing to be wished for ; wheat looks excellent, but rye is not quite so good. Advices from Rome, under date ot May 17th, says that tbe warm weather which followed the rains ot tlie past we k had vastly improved vegetation. Wheat, rye and oats promise finely, and grass is likely to be large. All the indications are in favor of a line crop, still better than that of 1874. m LATE TEUBBaAfHIC STEWS. It is announced that his Majesty the King of Greece has offered to abdicate his throne. " The announcement is made that Mr. Delano, of the London Times, will shortly retire from the editorship of that journal. He bag been offered a baronetcy. . On the 15th, Hi the New York U. S. cir cuit court several new indictments were found by the grand jury against parties for complicity in tbe silk frauds. ' The Czar of Russia have written Presi dent Grant of the birth of a granddaughter, the President lias responded, congratulat ing the Czar on Jthe happy event. "Yesterday's California advices report continued heavy rains with strong south erly winds. No definite advice as to tlie damage done to crops. Postmaster General Jewell is visiting the great west, having arrived in Cliiungo on the- ISth, The Republican State Convention of Maine on the 15th noniluated Gen. ireldoii Conner tut Governor. .Jacques Carteer's bstnk, Montreal Can ada, suspended on the 13th. The cotton crop of the South i3 reported the most favorable iu five seasons save the season of 1872. , f ' 1 he crop prospects In Iowa are pro nounced good, the - grasshopper ravages navtng Deen confined to a few counties. Alex. Cott & Co.; Manchester. England, commission merchants, nave failed tor i. dw.ooo. SbandAS Co.. East, India mer chants, London, have also failed. An explosion in a Bost on fireworks factory on the 16th, killed nine persons and injured ouiers. Cause of explosion un known. ; Loss, $50,000. , i The lower house of the Legislature of New Hampshire on the loth, decided that Raymond and Harbiug, Democrats, were urn. cniiueu u seats. , ? .: s . On the 15th, at Newark, N. J Capt Joe Green was fatal Iv stabbed bv Mrs Murry, who accused him ot leading, her uusoanu to urniK. ; The liabilities of the defaulting lawyer, Abraham Jackson, of Boston, foot up $417,720, while his assets show only $151,- oio. . . ; ... . .-. A destructive tornado passed over the northeast portion of Quincy, Ills., on the night of the 14th. killing: one man and damaging property to the amount of $50,- UUU. " -.: ,' v - ; 3 . Senator Jones confirms the story of his losing $700,000 in Panama railroad stock, but says its a mere flea-bite, and that many. weeks will not roll over before be gets even. .. ... . . A Kansas City special of the 15th says a terrific wind and hail storm passed over the central portion of the State that even ing, greatly damaging crops. A cable telegram of the. 19th says the Pope is troubled with lumbago. An earthquake reported at sea on the 4th inst., which lasted about ten minutes. Lady Franklin is reported dangerously ill in London, and requests the churches in America to offer prayers for her. , A disastrous' fire reported at Grand Rap ids, Michigan, on tlie 19th, destroyed about $150,000 worth of property. About sixty buildings were burned. On the 19th, at Lowell, Mass., Sarah Daniels was shot by her husband, John G. Daniels, who afterwards fired .two balls into his own head. Jealousy and drink is the cause. Neither expected to live. A fire at Penn., on the 19th, consumed ,$65,000 worth of property. At Chcago on the 19th a most remarkable game of base ball was played between the Uartfbrds of Harttord, and the White Stock ing of Chicago. Eleven innings were play ed, ivheu the score stood one to nothing in lavor of the White. Stockings. Dr. Lore, editor of the Northern Chris tian, Adn-irxite, Auburn, N. Y., died on the 20th. A terrible rain storm visited St. Louis on the 18th. Basement cellars and lower rooms were flood ftd and families driven out iu to the street in their night clothes. On tlie 20th three persons died from the effects of drinking whisky at tlie fire. Seventeen are in the hospital from the same cause. All in Liverpool. The liabilities of E. D. Jewett & Co., St. Johns, N. B., are nearly $0,000,000. It is the heaviest failure ever known in that country. - V ,f John Miller, Secretary of the Contract Finance Co. of the C. P. It. R. Co., was arrested at Marysville, Cal., on the 19th, t anil taken by special train to S;m Francis co. It is rumored that he is defauler $20o, 000 stock speculations. Philip Shofer. of Salt Lake, convicted of the murder .of Henry Van Yalkenbnrg, under sentence to be hanged on the 20th of June, gets a new trial because two of the jurors, when drawn, were not naturalized citizeus. Wiliaitl Young, son of Brigham Young, graduated at West Point last week. A portion , of the Democrats of New York are opposed to tlie Tammany Hall wing, and propose to supercede it. The Maine Democratic State Convention met at Augusta on the 22d. Geu. Thomas . N. Roberts, of Bangor, was nominated for Governor. 1'AK.Mi It A3I U m. - Mrs. Thos. Young took the train tor Portland and home this morning. I i Col. Hogg. Supt. of Cascade Mountain Wagon Road, has been iu tlie city for two or three days. Joe Webber has got a magnificent Hard man square grand piano, purchased to-day, at his home. : ? Jack Bnrcaw opens a saloon soon in. Brown's building on Broadalbin street, we learn. . . ; Fob Fiasco. Miss Stephenson started lor San Francisco Uvday, where she expects to meet her parents. Bon voyage. Campoieeting' near Tangent closed on Tuesday," Ten or fifteen persons were baptized, and probably more than that number were added to the church. Mr. A. Bashwiler, of the Portland Evening Journal, came np last evening, re turning on this morning's train. . Bush. la. as lat as as anybody, and more too. Cinnabar. Mr. Frink brought a very rich specimen of cinnabar quartz from the southern mines it is the richest looking rock we have yet examined. Uncle George -; but come to think of it we won't mention his name. Any how he related some funny news in our hearing this morning. : If yon want to know about that fireman, ask, hi in that Is. if you can discover who - we mean. "It's the lunniest things does happen." Soap creek precinct, over , in Benton, is having a twist at typhoid fever. Several cases reported, and It is greatly feared there will be others. , A few cases of measles in the country west of this city, near Corvallls, in this county. There are, also, a few cases of typhoid pneumonia in tbe same locality. The Company running the Brownsville Woolen Mills, having secured a first class cutter, will soon commence the manufac ture of clothing from goods made by the Mills. We hope tlie enterprise will, prove eminently successful. Fou.Rent ok Sale. Mr. Luther Elkins has one or two-large farms which he is de-sirous-of selling, or renting to a good man. Here is an opportunity for some new comer to got a- comfortable home, with everything ready at hand to go right to work. ;. lis the first spring mosqoito- Heard humming alone, HUthiraty companions ... AVtH be-here anon. The Sheridan quarterly meeting is post poned nntU the 10th and 11th of July, at which time a wuupnieeting will be. held at WUiaautna. I Mr. Smith fcoloftjd) will not only be prepared to feed all who may call at his' restaurant on tlie' campground at Robert's bridge with all tlie delicacies the market? affords, but be will have a good supply of horse feed for those who go to campmeeC-' with teams. , A tremendous hail storm visited Browns-" ville last Saturday. No damage reported 1 Dodd is receiving new machinery reap ers and mowers, threshers, etc. , ' The following1 telegram was received at Omaha on the 22d, from Col. Dodge, com manding escort ' of, Prof. Jenny's Black Hills party :' ? - - Harnet's Peak, June 17 Gold is found in payinff quantities on French creek. Custer's report is confirmed in every par ticular. . Private advices received here say the command lound iuu miners at work tn Custer's gulch, taking out gold at the rate of $5 to $25 to tbe pan. .. The evidence is strong that there are many, more miners tn tnat country. 1 He gold round is coarse and sealv. but easilv nounded. Onartz mines are abundant, but no one has pros pected them., No Indians were seen by trie party. ' . , . " The campmeeting near Sheridan on the splendid new campground will commence July 8th, embracing the 2d Sabbath. It is reported that, rich gold mines have recently been discovered on tlie Clearwater above Lewiston, Idaho. , f Capt. Miles' company of soldiers from Colville reached Fort Walla Walla last week, where they are now quartered. Owina to the bard weather last winter. the sheep in Walla Walla do not tarn off uite an average crop of wool this season. Walla Walla county Is called upon to support an Indian pauper. Four ladies of Del Norte landed 41 larsre front in &n hour's fishing, and they chal lenge an equal number of their sex to beat it if they can. A Cow struck a little daughter of "W. C Painter, of Walla Walla, in the month with tier horn last week, knocking orrt two of the child's teeth and cutthig her lips badly. Eieht thousand bushels of oats were sold in Lewis comity (W. T.) last week. Thev are delivered at tlie railroad station now at 45 cents a bushel. It is stated bv lockers that larsre bodies of pine timber were killed by the cold in the foothills of the Blue mountains back of Walla Walla. Juiljie D. J. Toohy. lately one of the editors of the Salt lake Tribune, has made arrangements to start a tirst-class indepen dent daily newspaper in San Francisco The Territory of Utah already has five narrow gauge railroads. Thev all connect with the Utah Central and Southern roads, and run into the various mining camps. A prominent Mormon of Salt Luke lashrd his little boy with a black snake" in a most brutal and inhuman manner. The child is now insane, and will probably die. A Salt Lake mrjer thinks it nm'nst to nro- hibitfaro gambling, while in many cities the game of mining stocks is dealt in open day. and iu dealers dubbed respectable men U. F. Pasre. of Placervlll. andC. B. Denio. Vallefo.-are the candidates for Congress in the Second and Third Districts. California. Par has served one . term in Congress creditably, and Denio is a man of very consKieraoiy anility. ' i : salmon from Applegafe and Butte creeks are constantly Uing brought to Jackson ville and sold at 2o cents each. The riniiulealer says : The Chetco Wason Road Comnanv. of Jnckson. Josephine and Curry counties are steadily pushing their plans to perfection, and some of these fine mornings the railroad com pany, the Canyon road eompany.Ro''elirg aiid everybody else, will wake up to find, road opened and tin principal portion of the travel and freishtlnz of Southern Ore gon and California turned in that direc tion." Crop prospects in Utah reported splen did. The Trifmve understands that several parties tn Oregon have had their attention iiKNi the Pnyllup river, with a view to opening it tor navigation.- and that tlie matter is iikelv to assume a favorable ship; at almost any time. Several gentle men have been over for the more thorough examination into the 'matter. Tlie Pendteon Tribune savs the crickets are doing serious, damage to a few farms on Iintter creeki Mr. Doherty lias lot twelve acres of grain already, and the crick ets still keep coming. As vet. however they are con lined to a small piece of terri tory. . . .. . r i ..... Baker CifyAcademv. tinder tlie rharsre of Prof. Barret, has been prosperous ; but as the professor has been elected principal of the Dalles high school, tlie people of Baker City want to. secure a choice teseher as his successor. The Salem Storins and Shipping Comp any let the contract for Ihe construction of tneir wliarf to Mr. S. Hart, for $2,750. Work will be commenced immediately. The Grangers of W ill isms Creek. Joseph ine county, propose eeiebratiug the coming Fourth ot July, and, we learn, are taking steps in tbe premises. , . Owing to scarcity ol wool, the Woolen Mills at Ashland will stop for a short time. Those having wool are holding lor better prices. - . - ; , ... ... . O. F. Bell, Esq., has been appointed deputy district attorney for theconnty of Clatsop, by District Artorny P. Y. Thomp son, r , ' . A nihil named Jack Foster 'was held to answer to a charge of breaking Into John' Colvig's house, iu Jacksou county, last The Tacoma Tribune will soon remove to Seattle. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Gold in New York XVTXi. Legal tenders 85,Vi80. No change in home markets. We quote: Wheat, 80c." i Oats, quoted at 5060c Flour, $4 50$5. Eggs, 16c; butter, 20c " Potatoes $1 1 25 f bnsbeL Apples, green, retailing from stores at 75c per box. Chickens. $2 503 dozen. - Hams 12,,4c; shoulders 6c; sides 10c f lb. - ? ' Lard, in 10ft cans, $1175; Jn bulk, 14c Yti I 1 , White beans 4c lb. I - Onions scarce nominally $1 50 per bnsheltrom stores. . v. , . -i Beet, on foot, 3,0 ; pork, 5c ; mutton, sheep, per head, $2. .r v . New To-Dar. Tlretioy Orcaxia. y"-. ' -y: w; 1 I78TET OROAXS SOLI! AT T1JK M. E. PAF lioiiR!re, AllMtny.on tbe mont Cavornble tenn: The KhTKY OkUAN has ijeenprononmsed tin best tiy thd ntoMt eompclent.jsKijieH. lo,t Iniv any other until yon nave xeun and htri those bcuutiliU bialruments. L WilAOS. y BUSINESS CARDS. BOOTS & SHOES ! FOXt ETERl'DODV I I r EASY SHOES "Il ,'..';;".':.;., FOR oUS-15E' FAKCY SHOES PRETTY SHOES FOR I4AIKF.8- TIN Y SHOES : '.. FOR. SASHES '. JXIST BECEIVEB By Occnn Steamer, at . , loui Yreh".va:-3,o rmsT st., ceKjrm sboadauhs. Albany, Oregon, Cheaper than the ... i Albany, Mfrn-h W, IS7V28v7 loox to your imzzzzj? I. S J-V E . 1VL O TVT 33 Y t Old Reapera, Mawera and Thrmlirra Repaired and made almost as good M ne MERRILL k PIITSAH'S WEVSf Ft-IACHINE SHOP Is now prepared to do all kind of Wood Tnrmtajr, '""wing and Drcaafiur Aim. anv Ironwork and areneral Blacksmith ins th tratio msy demand. Kencing Pickets will be kept on band at all times. vM , - Here's Ihe Place ! Gldunlit ozx Has roc-elveU and i ofthrinjt for sale a well teuMock or . , GENERAL MERCHAKmSE I " Which ho is determined to sell i AT TIIE LOWEST PRICES t a s & , or MercMaMsPrciice! Please give m a call, and esamf no Goods and Prices. S. II. XAVSIT. tlirT Ixlwiion, Or. Hall's VC;ctalle Sicilian r HAIR RE NEWER Thil Stnnflarrf Krtlitlo 1m mnnanll .llh the Krearnn cure. JtKertecla uvu wonderfrri and sntiafiactorv a ever. It restores irrny or faded iialr to Its vmttbfnl . color. , ' It remore ell cruntfmvsr, (tchinir and lnn rdulT: and l"j Knlp by its vum beoomea wait -and clenn. 7 . . l . P.y its tonic f.r-x!rtlc It Tnntorew tli cnnfl lary irlands to tliin. no. ninl vtifor, prevent inir baldness, and making tie lmir grow thick and " stronif. . A a di-eswin nothlnl 'jus been found so effectual, or desirable. lr. A. A. Ilnyea, state Anraver of Mamacho ett,nyof it: "I conHhler the bemprrpara-' thin for iin intended purpose . Buckingham's Dye FOB HIE WIIISKEB . . . Ayer'a arnuparilla, . For p rlfjlMK the Klood. This fOinr)md fhe veetiihle altra fives, Ba.iwrrtiia lo.-k, Stilllnwia andT MniiMi-nke with t liw Uxlidco of PMasinu ii. id Iron itmkva a llltKt ctfetttntl riirt ,iof n series f com p)iiii't w liicn am vi-ry prcvnU-nt and afllimt 111a. It pniinmt th Ifood, pnixes ont thv ' hirklnar liuinnm in 1 1 systmii, th.t nntlonuhie ln lih nri'l snttlo huo. trouHli-topiiif diriordeiM. Krutlnns of tbe nktu mi' th BpiTi-oiice on th Miii-tiHwof bninnrw thnt Khnnld lie expelled from the !tood. In tBi-nsl diran:;tmiet are the tetiminUon of theno Fanm hmiiors to xouiidtilemai orKnn, or' oivans, whose action they fternnu. and Ivokv nllnro they din and dmi-oy. Aykk Saus.vi-ahii.1. a -jii-ii. tlB hmnors from the lilood. lVhen they amnnite. tbe dixordcrsthn ?iwinca diMpprar, such as Ulontfkm n tn: Empire JHxtixe nj th- AlhimVi Jifrr Jtixn or Ki-yx'ix-", llmtX. PwtttUe; JMvlrhrmi. Jtiil. Thitrnm, Tiitrr and Unit. 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