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VOLUME V III. ALBANY, OREGON, OCTOBER 1, 1875. NO. 2; BUSINESS OARDS. SAMUEL. E. YOUNG, I Wholesale and RetaU Dealer in DRY GOODS, j CLOTHiriS, GROCERIES, BOOTS & SHOES, i THRESHERS, REAPERS & LOWERS, WAGONS, PLOWS, SEED DRILLS, BROADCST SEED SOWERS, ETC. First street, AltMny, Oregon Terms - .Gash:-" H20V7 St. ' Charles Hotel, Corner Washington and First Sts., ALBANY, OREGON, Matthews & Morrison, PROPRIETORS. Honsa newly furnished throughout. The beat the market affords always on the table. Free Coach to and from tbc House. Exchange Hotel, Corner First find Washington streets, ALBANY, OREGON, E. S. Merrill & Co., Proprietors. jJUnder. .the new management, this popular Hotel. has been refitted and refurnished, and BO offers the traveling public tbe best aceom - lu oration, on the most reasonable terms. tsarFi-ee coach to an J from the House. 33-7 A CARD. All. BEkl.. PARKER, late of Orejron Cirv, beg leave ta-inforra the public that they have purchased the euire stock ot dr-,iss. med icines, Ac., formerly ownedby It. C. Hill A Son, and that they design continuing the business at the old stand, where they purpose keeping Iu ,he furure a full assortment of I 2rugs, Chemicals, Patent Sleclicines, Toilet Articles, '.. '.. . ... v... , .. -r .ifeifiitopVx and everything usually found in a flrst-i-lass drnz store. - While earnestly solieitins: .a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore extended to the OLD honse. wehope at the sam time, by fair and liberal dealir.fi, and careful attention to the wants of customers, to merit the esteem of any . saw friends who may favor, us with their or ders. .iParticularatcrirm will be pivcrtto the com pounding of physician's prescriptions and fain Uy recipes, at all hours of the davor nhrht. A. H. BELL & PARKER. .Successors to K. C Hill, A Sox. Albany, October 9, 74-nitf Here8 the Place ! Sm i EE. Glauglitoxx Baa received and is offering for sale a well selec i . ' ted stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE ( Which he is determined to sell AT XII K LOWEST PRICES Cash, cr MercliastaMe PrOunce ! Please give me a call, and examine Goods and Prices. 8. II. CMICHTOS. L3v7 Lebanon, Or. 1VC HARPER & CO., Dealers In Ctottatna;, Boefas and Sboea, ttats, Groce ries, FaaryOooda, Botlona, Ktiotarnna m4 Piatola, Hails, Rope, Mirrors, Wallpaper, Wood and Willow Ware, Tmlu and Valises, Pocket Cutlery Ac, &e., 8old very low either for cash, or to prompt pay nS3 Ing customers on time. v7 LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS ! MONEY ! Ol ttoanera, Hewers and Threshers Sepalred and made almost as good as new 9IERRILL A PUTSAM'S riEW MACHINE SHOP j Uawprepsjedodoanklndsof -Tosd Tumfna:, Sawlaar and Dressing:. AJss.aay Ironwork and general Blacksmith, tag the trade may demand. Fencing Pickets will be key n hand at all times. v7n32 Hath House & Barber Shop. rrHF UNDERSIGNED WOCID B. KCT X fully thank the citizens of Alban '. and vi etnity for the liberal patronage bestowed on " Mm for tbe past seven years, ana hopes for the future a continuation of tbetr favors. For the accommodation of transient customers, and friends to the upper part of town, he has open ad, a seat little shop next door to Taylor Bros. Saloon, where a good workman will always be FOUR-ACRE LOTS ;"?rOB SALE , TVltUn ONE ' MIXE of Albany Fartaas in want of Homestead Lots would do weU to call on W. H. IXJ)i A CO., before pnr ehaatoMr eisewaera. land rich and would make fine garden. - . - aTha whole can ho Irrigated with Tory lit tle expense. JySO W. n. DODV CO. Farm Sold. James Moore sold' bis farm across the Calipooia, a few days ago, for $4,000 cash. The farm contained 100 acres, about 60 acres of which was open land. Lip Cct. While Mr. Ike Banty was cut ting a limb from a tree on the 23d, and bending it nearly double to make it cut easy, the cut enci or me nmo jicv..i., and striking Mr. B. in the lace, cutting a terrible gash in the upper lip clear to bone. Dr. Plummer attended to the the wounded man in good shape. One day last week a Mr. Bone was haul ing wheat to the Peoria warehouse, having 70 bushels on his wagon, when crossing a bridge which spans a dry colon on tho farm of Judge Ilaley, the stringers gave way, precipitating team and driver some twelve feet down into the gully. Strange to say, Mr. Bone escaped without a scratch; the team was-mrinjured, save a little skin peaien on or tne legs." and only the neck yoke of the wagon being broken. Threo or four dollars was the utmost damage. A little six-year old boy living in Dixie, aicer uis customary evening prayers a night or two ago, continued, "and bless mamma, and Jennie and poor Uncle Ben nie," adding, after a moment's pause, the explanatory remark, "His name is Hop- Kins. Wm. Tally came over from Tillamook county the other day and swapped a few jokes with hi old friends last Tuesday. He says that lie undoubtedly has the finest crop oi iern ever raised in that section of couutry, Chas. Mealey came down from his 'Mountain Home" last Wednesday with a loau oi venuson. lie reports tleer in an abundance at his place. John Foshny, of the Albany Book Store, keeps everything pertaining to a first class oook store. II. Flindt just gets away with any other shop in the city wlien it comes to making iancy ana auraoie uoocs. The fragments of some kind of a four wheeled vehicle are scattered along the road from Salem to Dallas. The driver and horses have utterly dissappeared. Mr. Landrum, of the firm ot Landrain & Kogers, of Calilornia, has reached Sa lem. In a few days will arrive his large move oi a,iuu Agora uoats. A son of Mr. Smith, who lives near Ore gon city, trod upon a scythe the other day uuu cui uis loot to i ne Done. U.he money paid by the several Insur ance Companies to the BiifTSrers by fire at tjorvaiiis, aggregated about $10,500. Font thousand" bushels ol wheat were re ceived at Hubbard station last week. Saturday, September 23. Tongue Bkokex. While Mr. X. Xeltle who resides some seven miles soiiih-east'of this city, was coming into town with a iour-norse wagon load ot wheat, ny some means thn wagon became cranfrrsti, nrttl in attempting to straigiiten the wagon, the lead liorses took the start of him and swung rounci,.suapping the tongue square off. This Wagon was then tied behind an other which happened to be bfita short (lis tance oelnnn. and in this condition it was brought to this city. The load in the two wagons made a very nice little pull lor four horses ISO bushels. New; Patents. Through dispatches to Dewey & Co., Patent agents, S. F., we re ceive the following advance list of U. S. Patents granted to Pacifie Coast inventors viz : W. II. Harrison, Liveriuore, Cal.. elevated T-ail way ; A. J. Knapp, Half Moon Bay, Cal.1, side hill plow ; C. New man, S. i. Cal., process of treating ratan; F. V Clarke. S. F., Cal., force pump ; O. Collier. Sac. Csl. spring power regulator i J. B. Orecn, Elliatt. Cai.. harrow : J. W. Hunt, a. F., Cal., burial case : C. II. AaronS. F., Cal., amalgamator; J. Craw- ipra, . a ., tai., joint lor nydraiiiie nozzle; C. C. Redriioud, and If. H. Khodes. San Juan, Cal.,"gate. .... The Watkins Affaih. The affair in which one Whitemaii, seriously mutilated the person of a man by the name of Wat- kins, which created . considerable excite ment about two months since, was asrain brought to public notice on Friday by the unexpected appearance or the sunrer. The details of the disgusting affair have al ready been sufficiently" explained to the public. Mr. Watkius reports that he lias been back to his old liome in Iowa and re turns to attend to this affair. On his ar rival he swore out a warrant against White- ma n, in the Court ot Justice Johnson and Sheriff Shaw proceeded to arrest tho ae-r i ..- r i -k i . . ... . i . uuMiu. . ,keiuri jiiir in uib evening wiui uju prisonef the Sheriff introduced him to. tlie Court, who held him to answer (Saturday rooming 2oth) in the sum of fifteei? hun dred dollars. Failing to give the bond the prisoner was lodged in jail. So says the Statesman.. ' . Social Gathering. About twenty-five couple met at the residence of Mrs. N. II. Cranor's last Friday evening and passed a very agreeable time. Music, singing ana social conversation was indulged' in lor some tfme, and it was not until the clock had struck twelve did the happy throng think of disbanding It was an occasion that will long be remembered by all those tnai toon a part in tne evening's amuse ment. Masonic Funeeal. Several of our citi zens went to Jefferson yesterday to attend the funeral of a young man by the name of wno ten irorn tne trestle worK or the railroad this side of Jefferson some time ago, and has been, we understand, confined to ins room most of the time since tho ac cident. He was a member of the masonic order and was buried by them yesterday. Mrs.CC. English hi returned, after an absence of three or four weeks, bringing up a splended stock of new mlillnery. etc., m"?. an the ,ate8t styles. The ladies i onco her establishment, and get the first say. . - Billle Westlake returned home last Fri day from California. Oregon is good t0r,ihin,.,le nd that Albanj In the liveliest town that he has seen for many a day. I( n Ior Hulbertof the trained horse notoriety u?5lc,ty,ilnd "we understand that he bishop dUrfnS th Falr : The Farmers' warehouse has received, on ad average, one hundred and eiehtv wagon loads of wheat each day during the week -; :-' ' i . Tbe streets leading to the mill and ware- bouse of Jas. Foster & Co. yesterday noon were just , crowded with block each way. teams for one Dr. Gamble started for his new home yesterday over in the Yaqnina Bay! couu try. The Dr. likes his new home muchly. Tuesday, September 28. , Teertbi; Blow. A young man by the name of Davidson, who lives at Waterloo, in this county, and was working in the saw mill at that place, had the misfortune to receive a severe blow by the bursting of a wheel, known to saw mill men as the bull wheels ,,Mr. Davidson was standing near the wheel watching a log that was being drawn up theJog-way. The log was about half way up when the chain broke, causing the wheel to revolve with such rapidity as to burst, one of the pieces striking Mr. D. in the breast, and also breaking hi3 right arm. He was immediately, cs red for and at last accounts was doing well. Contract Let. Messrs. Bercaw & Mil ler havo been awarded the contract for the building of a fine residence on the farm of J. JI. MSConnel. one mile and a half east of this city.- The building i3 to be of the latest style ah?1 will lack nothing in the point of finish. Thtf lumber for the con struction of-the building" will be hauled from Cotrum & Clement's mJH, in Sweet Home. Valley.- The contractors are to fur nish everything for the building for tbe sum of $ 950. Mr. Bercaw informs us that this is the ninth building he has taken the contract to Duua this season. New School House to be Built.- Last Saturday the good people of Leb anon voted upon the question ot levyiug a tax ot $i,oou on tne scnooi district for the erection of a new district school-house. The vote stood forty-six for, to tweuty- nve against a majority or twenty-one in iavor oi tne tax ana Duuaing sucn scnooi house. Of course the Lebanon people are jubilant over the result of the vote. The Directors will proceed to contract for the erection ot a neat, comfortable school build' ing at once. Two ot the Drectors, Messrs. Cowan and McCauley, were in this city on Monday, examined the building recently erected by this district in the eastern por tion of the city, to see whether it' was adapted to their wants. Good Enough. Onesters had their et gine out last evening, playing from the cistern at the intersection of First and Washington streets. The engine, though not in good order, threw water one hun dred and nlty-tnrce leek, tnrougn an inch nozzle. Onesters are determined to win the horn offered by the Linn County Agri cultural Association, or make it red-hot for the fire company that does. Grand Opening Day. Mrs. C. C. Eng lish will throw open her millinery estab- tablilimerit on TlmrsdMy, when she will exhibit to the ladies the latest in bonnets, hats, triinminsrs, etc. She has some superb goods, and the ladies will look anx iously lorward to "opening nay." Good Music The vocal and Instrumen tal music at the Congregational Suuday School lastSa'bbath, was perfectly splendid. This is the first time that we ever heard of brass instruments being ued in church mu sic It looks rather odd, bin; it helps out the singing wonderfully. Comrrr Fair. Next week Linn County Fair opens, and horses and other stock are beginning to arrive or make application for room. Wc are inclined td think the stock exhibit at the -coming Fair Will be excellent. The Catholics who have been trying to purchase ground upon which to ereet a school building, etc., in this city, it is ru mored, have at last succeeded, the necessa ry papers having been made out a few days since. Going East. Mr. A. B. Griggs, ofScio, is making preparations to start for his old home, Qnincy Ills., in a few days, on a visit. Oregon State Grange Meets at Port land to-day (Tuesday), and quite a' number of Grangers from thU county, went down yesterday to be iu attendance. Hie Sheriff and his deputies and deputy Marshal Queener, are kept as buisy as bees these days, serving papers, etc. There seems to be an unusual amount of sueing this season. Quite a number of our farmers went to Portland yesterday to. attend the meeting of tbe State Grange. Wheat nominally 85c,' with no sales to report at that price. A small lot of wheat, at Tanrent, changed hands to-day at 75o per bushel. Geo. F. Simpson has purchased Vine. Circle's residence, on Second. and Jackson streets, paying" $ 1,800 therefor. Cheap enough. , , . .... . . , , It is npwr thought tlKsEvangelical church will be in readiness for the holding of ser vices before the winter rains set in. Twenty-one car loads, of . wheat were shipped from Parker & Morris' warehouse to Portland tbe other day. This put a lit tle money in circulation. Baker, at the Dollar Store, sells' more crockery and plated ware than any other store In" town. , Mart. Brigham was in town yesterday. He reports everybody happy In the region of Sweet Home. . The Ships City ot Hartford, Rosa Welt and Florida and the bark Delharree, are loading at Astoria. That assault of the Granger on tho Bap tist church of this city was entirely too thin. . Mr. Beard, out at Tangent, has been paying 78o. per bushel for wheat 'rip to' yes terday. --.: , Freight over the O. & C. Railroad, from Tangent to Portland, wo are informed; is $10 per ton. , Gus. Layton has just erected a fine large barn on his premises. A gentleman just from the east, talks ot starting a dairy near this city. It'll pay A Caruthers & Co., have a fine lot ot paints, window glass, putty, oils, etc. - The Congregational Churcn, last oaDoain evening, was crowded almost to suffocation. Mr. Westfell started for xaquma Jtsay a day or two since. Mr. S. A. Dawson and wuo went to Portland yesterday. W. H. McFarland's is the place to get your tin ware. OrLfiamme sailed from San Francisco for. Portland at noon Sunday. Mr. ueorge Knox ot Knox Butte, is ac present very low with lung fever. Talking about red wagons, look at Bill Gird's new buggy. . Johu Briggs lias inovetl into his new building and la ready to accommodate his customers with any article that, pertains to a first-class stove and tinware establish ment. - j . - . . . . Queener levied on a Granger's wheat the other day. The following night the wheat disappeared. If Queener could only get a clue to the parties who got away with that wheat! The O. &C. Railroad Co., intend to place n engine, the last of thU week, on the side track in this city, for the accommodation of our warehouse men. Regular fire meeting Monday night next for the Twosters. As business of Impor tance is to be transacted, a full attendance 13 requested. Ed. Carter yesterday invested all Lfe spare coin In a pair of long-legged rubber boots. He says that when things don't go to suit him lie can go up "the flume." Cincinnati, Sept 23. The roues' south ern special says: Parties- who arrived at Indlanola last night, and who were there during the terrible cyclone, ftilly confirm evcu the most sensational reports of the destruction of life and property there. Out of ihrpe hundred houses only five arc left standing. During Thursday night when the storci was at its hight, the water in the city rose over six feet in two hours, the wind blowing a g?Ie at the rate of 88 miles an hour, driving the water and breakers through the city at the rate of 15 miles per hour, sweeping everything in its way aud scouring the plain hi the rear of tlie city lor 10 miles to the depth of seven feet. Several small settlements numbering a total population of 150 are also swept out ot existence, making, with 250 lost at India nola, a total of 400 lives lost. The gentleman conveying the information gave a most narrowing account ol the destitution of the survivors. When they left Indianola on Monday. 09 bodies had been recovered. The stench in the city from putrefaction of tnese aeaa oouies, witu tne stencil irom dead animals, is most intolerable. Memvhis, Tenn., Sept. 23. Tbe follow ing special was received to-night from Jackson Mississippi: One company of whites were mustered into service ot the suite to-night. It is composed and con trolled by well-known Democrats. They had adjourned to select officers. Two colored compauies who presented them selves this morning their rolls not being made out, were not mustered in. The white companies were very much exercised at tne btate receiving colored assistance, aud hence but one white company presented itself; A movement was made to-day against the State administrations to pre vent the organization of the State militia. White liners have served an injunction on the auditor of public accounts restraining him from paying any part ot the militia appropriation. The petition sets forth that this is a time of peace, no riots, no insurrections, &c. Thu3 have tlie admin istration opponents again tried to prevent a peaceable and fair flection. . By enjoin ing the small sum appropriated for the Stale militia they think to prevent an or ganization whereby the State can enforce law and order. Sheriff Parker, of Amele, officially re ports to the governor that an armed body from Louisiana, on the 18th inst., were haled by the pickets. Tliey informed the sheriff that their force consisted of 100 men, armed withJWinchester rifle3. Nfw York. Sept. 23.-r-Mayoi Wickham yesterday received an appeal from acting Mayor Davies, of Galveston, for aid for the sutt'ering Gulf cities. Boston, Sept. 23. In answer to an ap peal fof aid from Mayor Davies,- ot Galves ton, Texas, Mayor Cobb Authorized him to draw for $5,000, to assist sufferers by tbe recent floods. ; New York, Sept. 23. The Peekskill Iron aud Mining Company has passed into the hands of Thompson J.Flint as receiver. Liabilities, $150,000. . . .. The failure of Drake Colby, grain ex porters, is announced. Detroit, Sept. 23 The schooner .27. H. Williarns collided with and sunk the schooner Eagan last night at midnight, near Thendcr hay, Lale Huron. The Eagan was loaded with coal, the Williams with wheat. The Williams is considerably damaged-: Two men were lost on the Eagan, thecaptain and a sailof.- Fobt Laramie, Sept. 2& The body of a man by the name of John Little, has just been brought into tins post. He was killed by Indians near the. mourl of -the north fork of Laramie, about 20 miles from this post, not far from V.M. Philips ranch. Seme ot his stock had been run off, and he went in pursuit ot it last Monday, which was the last time he was seen alive. His body was, found yesterday. The ears .are cut off," and his nose and chin look as If they were shot off. He Is also shot through the body. ..There are only supposed . to have been fSree Indians in the party that killed him. - Newburtport, Mass., Sept. 23. Dr. Norton, a dentist of Atnesqury, was called out of his hocse this' morning to attend a patient, -hen he was shot at twieo aud wounded; and afterwards chloroformed and robbed' oi a gold watch and $ 105. The chances are in favor ot his recovery. Washington, Sept.. 23. The . secretary of the . treasury to-day tendered the appointment of collector of customs at Chicago to J. Russell Jones. . T of Washington, Sept. 23. The secretary D the treasury has appointed Hon. O. W 0 eringto be custodian ot tbe new post ffice building at Portland Oregon, and Super tendent Higgins has been directed to tor over the building. At the Instance of Senator Mitchell the postmaster-general to-day increased the mail service in Idaho as follows: From Boise City to Rocky Bar, to and from Rocky Bar to Atlanta from onco to three times a week. Washington. Sent. 23. The Seeretarv of the Interior has confirmed the decision of the general land officer" In tho case otthe Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Mammoth Blue Gravel: Company of California.; in which it Is held that timber beimr or crow ing on mineral lands within .ten miles of tbe center line of the road Is granted to tbe railroad company, with exception of so much as may be necessary to preserve the improvements of mine owners upon, the land. Sacramento. Sent. 23. The first race on to-day's programme was the Occident plate for $2,000 for any horse that beat her own time 2:16 without break, but no horse offering there was no race.-. Tbe first race was a trotting race for a purse of $750 for tbe 2:30 class, $500 to first, $175 to sec ond, $75 to third. Entries were Hope, Lou Whipple, Alexander and Flora Shepherd. First heat Hope had the po)e, Alexander second, Flora third and Whipple on tbe outside. At the start Hone lea. breaking at tbe turn, but recovered himself without losing any ground. He kept the lead throughout the mile, passing tbe judges' stand elgt lengths ahead, Alexander third. bhepiiard fourth ; time, 2:30. In the sec ond heat Hope again led, and kept it throughout the mile ; half was made in 1:14, and the heat in 2:28 x. Lou WhiDole second, Flora Shephard third. Alexander lourtn. 'X he judges announced, before tbe race this afternoon, that the owners of Dan Voorhees were expelled from the track for angentiemanly conduct. Third heat, good start, with Hope again taking the lead, closely followed by Lou Wnipple, At the one-fourth Lou broke badly.. Hope took, advantage of this, and led by about four lengths. Hope kept ahead all around tne tracK. and came nrst under tho string-. wimiing the heat and race in three straight heats. Time 2:23. Lou Whipple took the secoud money, aud Alexander tbe third Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23. The Hernduii House, Marshall, Michigan, burned at an early hotrr this morning. Four lives were lost among them ClawlAvery, of Marshall. and Miss Eliza King. The hotel was en tirely consumed. Marshall, Mich., Sept. 24. A lire broke out in tho Uerndon House about 2:30 tbU morning, cutting off all outside com munication. It burned very rapidly, with ucuse suioive. ,- j ne names or tne lost are Claud G. Avjry, jeMeler; Antone Gouber, carpenter; mnza ning, dlninz room cirl MEiirms, Sept. 24 A -..Special to the Appeal irom liaiena, Arkansas, says: During the latter part of last fall two' men, namea ueason and tradcr naa a uimcut ty at Forest City, Arkansas. Deason shot btrader in the arm, causing it to be ampu tated. To revenge himself, Strader went to Deason 7s house last night to shoot him. Having reached the house Strader vrtmt to one ot tne windows, raised ins snot gun and fired, missing Deason, but emptying tne contents or tue gun into a young man 18 years of age, named Thos. Herton, kill ing him instantly. Strader then fled the country. . ;. Bangor. Me., Sept. 24. JVeariy com plete returns of tho vote In the 4th Con gressional District, give Plaisted, Republi can, a majority oi ya . , New York, Sept. 24. A man and woiaan at Robinson's hall, .last night, fell headforemost to the lioor irom tne ceiling, while attempting a trapez movement. Both are believed to be fatally injured. . Baltimore, Sept. 24. Mrs. Hogan has recovered a verdict of $8,000 damages against the Cumberland ana I'ennsyivania railroad, for the loss of her husband by a locomotive explosion. Suit was brought for 20.000. St. Louis, Sept. 24. R. K. Turner, who has beeen .charged with forging deeds was . . i . .-...-! t t , t i I uiKen irom uincy, xuiiiui, uiuuiiutum, Mo., on a reauisition from Governor Hard ing. He is charged with forging a deed to about $20,000 worth of laud, two years ago, aud it is expected some startling de velopments will ue maac at nis trial, which will be next Monday. New Orleans, Sept. 24. Mrs. Hern- don and family, reported lost at Velasco, ate sate. Dr. Alexander ana family, re- lorted lost near Lynchburg, are saved; they lost everything except what they had on. . An Austin special to the A'etcs says the contributions tor the sufferers on the coast will reach $25,000. - A San Antonio special of the 23d says Tlie storm which blasted tbe coast did no damage here, and, though very little rain felt, the wind blew a perfect eale.. The citizens of San Antonio, in a public meet ing to-day, appointed a committee oftlurty to solicit subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers. The Adjutant General telegraphed to the Secretary -ol War, asking if Govern ment aid, a in the Alabama overflow, can be extended to the sufferers on the coast of Texas. He replied that the Texas district inundated does not lie in the scope of country included iu tbe law authorizing aid by tho War Department and he can extend no assistance. Buffalo. Sept. 24. Ex. Canal Com missioner Alex. Barklcy was this morning arraigned in the Supreme Court, under a joint indictment found against himself, G. 1). ixru, Liewis o . ueunetr, xnaa . uavis, and Win. II. Bowman, for conspiracy to defraud the State. He entered a plea of not guilty, and gave bail in $5,000. New York. Sept. 24. The jury in the inquest of the fire ladder accident found a verdict .that the break was due to inferior materials and faulty construction ot the ladder. .The Fire Commissioners are cen sured fur not hoisting the ladder practical ly before allowing it to be used, and its further use Is condem'ned . New York, Sept. 24."-tA Greenville, South Carolia, dispatch, says: Suit, has J been enterned by W. E. Earl, editor of the Republican, against Johu C. and Edward Bently.' proprietors of the Etiterprise and JUtmntaineer, for $t0,C00 damages , for libel in publishing a letter defaming hi'ni St. Louis, Sep. 24. President GranJ and -wife,- aeooni'pa'nted by ex-Secretary Borieaud wife, arrived here. about .noon to-day. The President will visit his farm to-morrow to arrange for the sale, ot his stock and leave for Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday even ing, to be present at the soldier's re-union there. .The party, will then start for Denver, via Omaha' and Cheyenne - Red Cloud Agenct, Neb. Sept. 21. Contrary to expectations last night, no council was held to-day, chiefly on account of this being the day beef is issued to the Indians, who kill it themselves, as nearly all the Indians attending council draw rations here. Employes at this agency have been very buisy yesterday and to-day. It Is hardly probable the proposition to lease the Black. Hills will be accepted. The Indians themselves do' ii . look, favorably upon it, and the squaw men are using their influence against it. The council 4is to bo resumed at ten o'clock to-morrow morn- ashington, Sept. 24. -The President has mad the following appointments' Chas. Darling, of Minnessota, agent for In dians of Fort Berthold, .Dakota Ter.: Alex.. G. lrvin, ot Illinois; agent- for .Indians of Navajo agency. In New Mexico. Chicago, Sept. 24. A Washington special says one of the worst chapters In the history of this badly governed district, Is the recent exposure of the cor rupt management of the local courts. .The Attorney General is doing all in his nower to reform the former evil practices of tbe courts, and it given time will bring them up once more to tne levei or respect ability. Yesterday some of the friends ot young D isner visiteu air. x-ierrepotJ, aim tried to persuade him to show leniency In the young man's case. He in reply stated that Fisher must be ptfdsecuted to the full extent of the Jaw. ; Tbe young man's so cial position entitles his father to the full est sympathy, but all. considerations of this kina.wpuia .nave to loregone, who a officer wbo wod so wantonly prostitute h Is official position, 'rne case w now do lore tho grand jury.. In the .present state of public opinion, nothing' but a sentence, to tbe penitentiary will satisfy the citizens here t&at tbe ex-ass latent district attorney nas receivea justice. ... - New York, Sept. 25. A case of vellow fever was discovered in Brooklyn yester day. Tbe victim is a sailor recently from Cuba. . Private subscriptions to the amount of $16,400, for the benefit of the Texas suffer ers, was forwarded by telegraph yesterday, Carolina .Pells, the young , German woman who attempted. to swindle the Nas hua bank out of $19,300, on a forged' check of Warder, Mitchell & Co.,. Springfield, Ohio, was convicted and sentenced to two years anu a half In-the penitentiary. " It 13 announced that the Young- Men's Christian Association have leased Gilmor's Garden for. the winter, and thai Moody and Sankey will begin a scries of revival meet ings Auvewoer tst, wnicn are to continue all winter. . .. Jt?n5 decrease $155,000; specie decrease xAouy; .egi,, tenners decrease 451,000: circulation increase f 178,500; reserve de crease iSo'.5.4UU. New York, Sept. 25. Gold closed 1G aU; money. .!; governments steady: stocks, moderately active, stronger; West ern union, ru; tnicKsiiver, lo; w. t, 7g; Pacific Mail, 34?.; .JNew. York. Central. 102J; Erie, -17; Panama, 33; Union Pa cific, .73; bonds, 103J; C. A, 1051. imports ior tne weeKt-$u,zv:i,zia; pro duce exports; jt4,tzu,zdz; specie exports, $230,345; customs receipts.Jto-dyr$i2i,005; The, steamship Etliiapia, .now a. week overdue, which has a large number of West ern passengers on board, was spoken loO nures out ana is expected in to-morrow. She broke her maid shaft aud has since been under sail. New York, Sept. 25. Tlie steamship Ethiopia, which left Glasgow September un anu was disabled at sea, arrived Mere to-night. . New York, Sept. 25. The Convention or insurance Commissioners and Snuerin- tendents met in extra session this morning at tne mrxu Avenue hotel. The time and place for holding the next annual meeting was uiscussea, and it was finally resolved. to meet at mrrlsburg..Pa., on the 20th of September, 1S7G. The convention then ad journed, r;., ., , .- Chicago, Hept. 25. Tho Foirrth Nation al bank of this city, fo-day closod. it) doors and has went into voluntary liquidation. The. bank has been gradually reducing its business for some time, its entire deposits amount to about a hundred thousand. against which it has bills receivable for $300,000. It is not resarded as a disastrous failure, neither was it unexpected tv our local financiers.' - - -. . Troy,.N. Y., Sent. 25. Thomas and Madalene Stark, resldhuz on Green Island. took laudanum Thursday night,. intending to commit suicide. ... Thomas partially , re covered yesterday and repeated the dose, making two ounce3 and a half in alh.' .but even that failed to kill him. His wife died last night, and it is said he will end his life the first opportunity. He has been xnt cf work eigliteen months, and Laving expend ed all the money he had saved, he aud his wife preferred death to subsisting on the bouuty of friends. Both were Germans. she sixty and the husband fitty years old. CINCINNATI, Sept. 2o. At .New Albany, Indiana, early yesterday forenoon, Jacob R. Utter, a laborer, suffering, from tlie ef fects of bard drinking, killed his wife by crushing her skull with a hammer. He then set fire to the house and going into the back yard cut his own throat. , .Sever iii2 the wind-pipe with a pocket-knife. tlie couple were about filty years of age. St. Louis, Sept. 25. Miller, of the.U. S. Circuit Cour). lias given a decision on de murrer to indictments or Geti. McDonald, (Jolonal Jfoyoo u rui otUtB 1XK. ottieials and whisky men. AH points in tlie defendants' demurrer were overruled, but the uqestion of meager or whether the lesser offense was under consideration. G. K. Bndd, one ot the oldest and best known citizens ot St. Louis, died on the 25th. - St. Louis. Sent 2o. Gen. John D. Crof- ton. ex-Adjutant uenerai oi rue state, was a i rested at his home in Clay county yester day charged with forgery, in connection with war claims examined while he was in office. His son, who was his clerk, was also arrested for complicity in the offense. Tucson, A. T. Sept. 25. The eastern mail arrived nine hours late yesterday, de laved on account of a heavy snow storm, in the vicinity of Silver City, New Mexico. Snow fell to the depth of seven inches for a distance of ten miles. . ' New York. Sent. 25. The British shin Western Empire, Capt Bertie, from Pensa- cola, 11th inst., for Grimsby, with lumber, became water-logged in a hurricane on the 18th in lat. 28.53 N. long. 87.54 W,, and was abandoned. The Captain and crew landed on St. Vincent Island. -Anpaiachi- cola bay, Florida,' in boats. . In landing, one boat capsized and seven meu were drowned.. The rest, seventeen, including the captain, landed at Pensacola on the 24th inst.. in a destitute condition. Poughkeepsie, 2i . toept. 2o. I he ten miles trot between Maggie , Ma ney" and Ulster Maid was won by the former1. Time 34:48. - : . , JN EW , XORX, Bapt. -zq.j. ne international rifle match at Creed moor to-day between Americans and Canadians was won by Americans by 25 points. ; Newburgil Sept. 25, Three of the buildings of the powder mUls, four miles west of here, were blown np at o clock to-night. Cause unknown. No person ' seriously Injured, The explosion shook Dniidincs in tms.city. vreat aiarm was occasioned at the Christian - Association Convention, the large apdience .supposing from the shocks the building was giving way, started; for the doors, but were qui eted before any casualty occurred. PoRTER-nousE Steak. This term" lias an American origin. In 1814. a -hungry Pearl street, where Inpch as weil as drink could be obtaluccf,, Morison, the keeper, had nothing but the beef ordered lot the next day's family d'timcr, in the ehap4 f a sirloin rdftstlng pfeoa,' and from", this . he offered, tlie pilot a cut which he accepted. Alter ravenously aevouringr it. no wrneu to his . host, who .waj expecting dissatisfac tion with tfie order.' '-Messmate, another steak just like that.".. After having finished his steaks and porter, the old pilot ordered hi3 steaks to be "cnt off the roasting.pieoo j for the future," and soon his companions learned the irood that lies In the "small loin steak," andly,orrIson was obliged to in struct his customers, ana ine Dxitcner, ordering his subordinates and messengers,. designated them as porter-honse 6teaks,'" and increasing custom and extending repute soon established tbe term nojv so common in all eating houses of our country and New England. ,.- The Ladder-was Steady Enough. A few days since two couples frotn Davenport were in DesMbines, ana wbtle viewing tne sights inspecting tbe new capitol building. Just how they managed to reach the second story is unknown; tiie first thing the work men Knew ox weir presence was wnen tney were seen walking round at that bight, thirty-five feet from .the ground. Finally they completed their sight-seeing . and commenced preparations for a decent to terra firma. The way down was by ; long ladder, One ot the gentlemen ot the arty remarked to his lady: "III go own and steady the ladder.-" Then the maiden took nom of tho maseuitno Daven porter'B ear and remarked: . "Young man that ladder Is steady enough, you wiflt here till I go- down first." lie waited. ' VABIOtnS ItXSfS Men who stir up strife. are generally cowards. An anonymua writer Is careful to be non in any muss .himself. . .. . "I say, Jim, whjr .'donlfc roq; walk; straight:'' "How In thunder. Torn,- can m fellerjwaik straight after drinking crooked Whisky?; .-'-"- ,t , 'Dlgby, will you take some of this bat-' tcr?' "Thank you, ma'am, I'nifi Good Templar.-. Can't take anytbmgis9sg,' replied Digby.: , , (r!r r ,;, ; yy'.j'. ., If a boy with a bean shooter is a. mind! to buckle right, down to the business he can, make a whole neighborhood . respect bis opinions and seek his friendship, ( . " , r . The heaviest snorer we have heard of U the man whose wife woke up tbe other, nfght during j tempest, saying- aba did" wish be. would .stop., snoring, lor she wanted to hear the thunder. - , , , Bootmaker, who has d deal of troobte with hlr customer think, . slf, If yea were to eu t your corns, I could more easily find yon a pair." Choleric oldf. mntlsmin' -r'tSHt myeortri ll youtojft ne pairol boots .to. HJT leer, atrf 'Trf not going to plane my feet down to fit your bOOts!". .f..s. , . . "One angle more in heaven", U what ' county tombstone savs. Where la tin schoolmaster? . "... .. . Tlie iron shirt which has been invenfjad In Pittsburg will prove an excellent thing tor liard ware. " ' - - . ; : A little clrl. threa veara oltL brono-hfl our pen back the other day. and said abs wanted some juiice put Into It. v ., . ; Take very little account' of what tout neighbors think of you, pot think much of what God thinks of yo.n. -;; ; f A Fulton (N..Y.lchao went to church with his girl and hung his hat on ber bus tle, which came up oyer the top of the seat.'. Indiana death notice : . The cadaver of the late Willis Mitchell of Evanxvllle. con tains a dozen eggs,' a big cucumber arid a quart'-of whisky,-. . ,- t . - .?-? Somebody remarked to old BtlliAllen. of Ohio, that he would be tbe next President, and he said : . ."Well, it would be just air luck, to he elected.".. ,T ; . ! The Plattsbure Seaister says, "take cue of little things is the way fo get rich." All stuff the more little dunes a- fellow. has to take care cf the harder it Is for. him to get rich. ,- f -., . '. Sherman savs that Beecnor doesea't kiss nnv more tlian anv other nreachera. -TbU makes the annual number of clerical kisses in the United States 27.3G5.435. without eounting the legitimate. domestTc artieJe. l he subscriptions in uertnany to- laenu fv Prussian priests for tbe wltlwlrawal of State grants "amount to only $350,000, less man nan toe - sum -wiinarawn. - xne , no hope, of .forming a sutncient iunu xor disinherited priests. - - : -j ;"--'".!' . A Brookliri sick clxl cleared space around thirteen ears of greon corn , at one meal the, otneruav, anu picaeu mo ingnieuu irwa. between" her. teeth with a hair pin, T.observ-, Ing : "If ever 1 get well enougn, again . io- eat much, I think I could live on corn." Accordine to the United .States census report, ot 1870 Lane county had. in that year a population or o,Z4t; tne census, joss completed by the county assessor gives a population: or i.Kjs,. an increase in nve, years of 12321-, Tho increase from 18G0 to 170wasl,64o. i , . A little girl . In. Reading, Pa., recently, saw an old drunken man lying on -the door step, the perspiration, pouring off bis, face and a crowd of children prepalrlng to make fun of him. She took her lUCleaprOJa; . and wiped his face, and then looked op so pitifully to the rest and made this remark . "Oh, say. don't hurt him ; he's somebody's grandpa." ." rr:.-s- .ililf. Condenced Thesl One : of tne - lady, speakers at an Indiana Sunday-school In stitute copdensed her objections to tbe way. some speaker dilute the plain ,wosda of Scripture for children's ears into. one sufB cient sentence:' '.The .Bible does Indeed say milk for babies, but it does' cot say water the milk." . - - , At a school examination in Connecticut tlie other day, a girl of sixteen stepped for ward and began to read her "composition." It waa beaded. ".Tbe Beecher, Trial,.": n4. she was going on to say:' "Adam. and Eve. partook of the forbidden fruit,?., when rthe lad v nrinclrjal rushed forward, and led tbe astonished piipil to a seat, thus depriving tne. world) or wnat no aouot wouia - nave been a, valuable addition to the scandal Ut ueratre. . '. :.:,::,;-.;.,",; ..--.i! It lias neTer been our to rriake a boast; oi this count rV in tbe presence ot aii Irshman that he did 09;, ray, "Yi!, that's- so, but they JaVa foinef wap!? m - the onld countij7,,, Laist efhino; we were letting oat ' some of 6ut long': bottler) BentaBfloi, the subject of tne' bright tiiodnhgbt when JohYi McElwee, a baclsf-woodeman of Milesian decent.' kuockfed ftlF future poetry cmt of us bf anikiuncirig, "Be lhe crrea't croits. "tbcV1 have moorK1it nignts tue wnoie year iuhuu. in xjubj rick town, do yVtnbiiktthatrV: -. Tlie lbllpv?iug notice Is copptctioasly postoa over ihe counter ot a'tiQfs biSE in Clinton )?lace, New York? .,NTer stamap a chock before presenting ft ,toi the banTf," but give tbe teller two gists' and ask him to lick te'stMripfibd C'ia-' eel it. - Tbe. teller expects to liclr..Jl 6taraps, as it saves buyrng- Iuncli, ud -is therefore disappoiiited, whne '-VOf sX lowed to do so" ,ff-c-; . .-h?i A Portland tnan sang, 'IDotfi.l&iBsgrf with tne darling ,-while be , larnrpped her witb a sCirrup strap ; but she got tbe bulge on him, and stood on bis etomacb, whilo she strewed bis rbyperion ends about : tbe kitchen fioorV and - wstblal while she twined her FilV white .Lfiaea in his auburn locks,' Jarlirjg you,-sae growing bald''..,.: :-; r-i: The Missionary Board of tb Coram- bia Conference donated tbe fitrrrf of f 1S3T to aid in tti construction of rjwis? 'to the College building at OorraUs.- riti!s wing, which will bo nearly as large SJs the present buildinir. will be nomr,lted by the time winter sets ia, and is calcu lated as a chapel &cd aaditorixra. - i i Thesis is a Very active cJanuirl l-y money , writes a comroerc.. no understood tho circa n., this office perfectly, (-.:. Cabin' pasBage between rort' San Francisco has been tcJc. S30 to $20; steerage from (13 t v ' A bald-braded editor writ; eauae one fifth f alt 5 ,b .ftx the wotW. ', ',' '--' Cf ivWir: