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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
ALBAN Y, FRIDAY, OCTOB'lt 8, 1875.
wwwJWl CONGRESS,..,
I1EXKY WARREN,
OP TAMUIIX. .
Information' received at- tbe Navy
Department from ' San Francisoo is to
the effect tbat fraudulent certificates of
clerk to Pay Inspector Spaulding of
this city, amount to $75,000, bnt the
loss will fall nton individuals and not
upon the Government. -
There never baa been a time in the his
tory of Lafayette that so much improving
And the erecting of beautiful and substan.
tial buildings as has been done this sum
mer. Kew bouses have sprung up in evrp
direction, aitd improvements have been the
order of tlw day all over the town.
The number of legal voters In Wasco
county is 1,67$; males of 21 years and up
ward, 1,133; males under 21 years and over
ten, 475; males onder 10 years. 583; females
of IS years 'and upwards, 759; females uder
18 years aud over 10,319; females under 10
.years, 537. Total population of the county
3,S55. . . .
For the benefit of newspaper offices
not yet provided, it may be mentioned
That two devil iish are on'eshibition in
a can rraDcisco market- i bey meas
ure twelve feet from end to end of their
arms or tentacles Each has twenty ot
them, and the strongest swimmers would
be lost if clasped by even three or four
of the arms.
A German chemist savs he has made
a compound which, in the concentrated
- term of a powder, possesses all tbe quail
ties of lager beer. One ounce of it put
into a era lion ot water wilt produce
oeverage that cannot be distinguished
from ordinary beer.
MAI I. FACILITIES FOB EASTEBX ORE-
CON.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, left
"Washington for Portland October 4th,
i f t: n:. J xr" . r
Ljy way oi jjuus: wju iaovcuj siw
gon. ,; ille has secured an executive or
ler giving the right ot way for a wagon
road from. Walla Walla to the Meacbam
.road. The new road will open that
ipart of the connf ry to settlement and
cafford additional mail facilities. At this
his instance the mail service on the route
from Antelope valley via John Day's
river, Butte creek, Lone rock and Wil"
low crock, to IlepHer, and also on the
route from Hot Springs via Crooked
creek, Chewancan and Summer Lake to
;Silver City, Idaho.
' Mi. - - - i. . mm ' in ;
r A SCBJURI5E CITX.
A Kingston, Jamacia, correspondent
of tbe Buflalo Courier says: "In the
'latter end of the last century old Port
Royal disappeared beneath the waves
in an earthquake, leaving no other me
morial behind than these few patches of
'reefs. In calm and clear evenings, when
there is not a ripple on the glassy sur
face of the sea, you may look down into
-fifteen fathoms of water and see sub
merged houses, towers and churches,
-with sharks swiming quietly in and out
of the open windows of their belfries.
"The work of centuries was destroyed in
a few moments by one single convulsive
throb of tbe thin film on , which man
ihas lived and speculated for ages past.
.An American diving company, instiga
ted in their enterprise by tales of nntold
-wealth buried beneath the sea by this
-sudden shock, rescued no treasures, bnt
: a big bell suspended in the bell tower and
-donated the same to the museum of the
Island, where it may be seen, with
'-many puzzling inscriptions upon it
-which nobody as yet ' has been able to
decipher - ;-: i '-, :."'-.
Inhiax Agent Sinnott, of Grand
Konde reservation, has sent after the
' 1 -remains of Charles . Back, the Indian
v ho Was recently drowned in the Will
- tnette a . short distance, below Salem,
and the remains will be removed to the
.reservation.. . The deceased, bad about
418 on his person when found, and also
" owned three horses. He was buried on
-Chitwood's Island, and the parties who
put the body about a foot onder the
ground wanted to charge $40 for their
services, but finally consented to reduce
, their charges to $10. Their graveyard
-financiering is only equaled by their er
oessivemodesty. - -
. Wing ; Dam . Comflktbd. Messrs..
Parquet & Son who are the contractors
for .constructing a numberof wiDg-dams
aVihg the Upper WUlamettej says the
Oregoniany have been bnsily prosecat
. ing '(the work since tbe 15th of last
month. A few days ' since the wing-
daci at Union bar was completed, and
the contractors are now building one at
Lone. Tree'bar. This is good news for
the people op in this section of country,
The Flaindealer calls attention to the fact
' that an error was made in the published.
report of the assessment in Douglas county.;
. It snookl be : Valuation ot land, $1,275
. . 489, Instead of $275,469 as reported ; vain-"
' V atiosi of horses and mutes, $108,686 instead
'.pf. $108,608 : valuation tt sheep, $229,519,
- Isuioead of CS.iS.M9. Total taluatioa of
fitorty, $2,743,138. - ... , ,
TTII AJUXV'AI. FAIK
) OF THE '
Linn Cow Agricultural, Association.
I Tuesday, Oct. 5Ui, 1875.
The tent annual meeting of the Lion
County Arlcultnral Association opened
tills mornig. The rains of Saturday and
Saturday ight were sufficient to "lay the
dust" for ie time being, and tlie roads are
in good coditlon. Tlie attendance to-day
is larger tan for the first nay of the last
annual rceting; and tho prospects so far
lead us tdbelievo tbat the present will be
the "Boss Fair of the Society, in many re
spects, tlie entries are also unusually
lareo for be first day, aud tlie officers of
the Association teel greatly encouraged at
thcoheerlu, prospect. Of course tlie first
day is the Preliminary or "skirmishing'
day, and tin entries and gate receipts of
said day are carefully noted, as giving an
indication atleast, of what is to loliow. As
before remarked, comparing tbe entries and
the general attendance of to-day with the
first day of receding mecetlngs ot tlie
Society, tbe indications certainly point to a
successful IssueV 'So mote it be,
STOCK, IN SIGHT.
Tlie stock on exhibition to-day already
excels any former meeting In quality and
number. First on the list we mention those
on exhibition by Mr. S. G. Reed, of Port
Ian 3. Mr. Reed has some 17 liead of splen
did cattle, .that attract attention : 13 head
of Berkshire and Poland swine, all line
looking animals ; 30 head of sheep ; and
the two fine stallions, "Autocrat" and
"Marquis," tbe former a Patchen, and the
latter a Clydesdale. 'Autocrat is certainly
"one of, if not the finest specimen of torse
flesh ever brought to the Pacific coast. He
left behind him in the East a number ot
colts, none of whom, we are informed, can
be purchased for less than $2,000 each, and
probably not even at that figure.
There are a number of "goers" on the
ground, some of whom contested for purse 3
to-day. Jas. -Welch enters Blue Mountain
Boy i B. B. Acker, Eph Mayuard : G. J-
Baskett, Xapa, and there may be others.
There are swine tbat are way up in size
and weight, Merino and other breeds of
sheep, and a fine collection ot Angora goats.
As we shall necessarily be compelled- to go
over this ground again when all the entries
are made, giving as full a list as is possible
to secure, for the present we pas3 on to the
PAVILION
i and the show in its Immediate vicinity.
Mr. Pfnuder, of Portland, has on exhibi
tion in the Pavilion a fair collection of
rare plants. Messrs W. II. Dodd & Co.,
and S. E.. Young, both of this city, have a
good display ot agricultural implements.
SHOWS, ETC.
There are the usual "humber of catch
penny shows on the ground, and other
alluring places for catching tlie nimble
bit, but their encouragement is still to
come. There is the Menagerie, a much
more commendable institution than is
usually ' found at such places. Messrs.
ItockYell & Hulbert' have their stud ot
finely trained auimals on the ground a
rich treat to any one, and they will doubt
less be well patronized. "
'I'M Pavilion will doubtless be decora
ted to-morrow (Wednesday) with the usual
show of products of the soil, domestic
manufacture, home work, works of art,
flowers, preserves, etc.
'. ' ATTENDANCE.
the musical prattle cf the geese and the
quacking of ducks and the boisterous gobble
ot tlie turkey are yet to be heard on tlie
ground to break tlie monotony of-t lie
cackling of hens and to give a, variety as
well as add to the number already there-
lu the-
AGlUCrLTCKAL DEl'AKTSIENT
there are but One or two more entries
in this department tlian reported yesterdy.,
F. AVood, of this city, lias several pieces o
farming implements, such as drills walking
plows, sulky and gang plows, and a folding
liarrow. We did not learn the name of the
other exhibitor, but his implements were
just about the same as those just reported.
Going trom there down to tne suuius, we
find the side shows, with the fronts of their
tents glowing with different colors and
scenes painted thereon of lands of some far
off country, iuhabited by the most mucous
looking beasts, and unknown to anybody
but those who are running tlie shows, and
every one ot them can be seen 'just on the
inside of the curtain, for tlie small sum of
half a dollar." Ten-die game, chuck-luck,
and pool wheels are snugty anchored
out In tlie kindly shade of eome tent or
stand. But whether or uot all these show3
will make a fortune , we are unable to say.
At 2 o'clock, accowling to programme, a
minninc race, single dash of a mile, for
2-year old colts, for a purse of tlOO took
place, and the following colts were entered:
Geo. Schmadck ehters Limber Jim; James
Bybee enters Oregon; G. J. Baskett enters
Valiant. These colts were all pretty aui
mals and were pretty equally matched,
but Oregon was a little too fast for tbe
other two and crossed the score first, win
ing the race and money in 1:58 Thl3
wo call pretty good running. for two-year-olds.
After this came a neat race, 2 best
in 3, mile lieats, for a pnrse of fl30,
free for all Oregon and Washington Ter
ritorv raised horses. The following are
tlie list ot horses and by whom entered.
Wm. Gird enteres b. g. Bill Gird; Ja3.
Bybee enters g. g. Rye-straw; aro G. J:
Baskett enters s. g. Witham. After some
jockeying the horses got a very fair start,
aud tlie race was pretty hotly contested
throughout, Bill Gird crossing tbe the score
first and Witham secoud. Time 1:51. Af
ter the usual time allotted between heat
races bad transpired they were again called
to tlie line and tapped off, Bill Gird taking
the lead which he kept the entire race, and
crossing the score with Bye-straw close a
his heels; Witham being more tban dls
tanced. Time 1:54 considerable money
changed hands as to the result of this race.
After this race Messrs, Bockwell & Ilurl
bcrt gave an entertainment with their
trained horses out ou the track and free to
all, of course they were well patronized.
It is triily wonderful what control these
gentlemen have over their horses. They
comprise one ot tlie best features of i the
fair in tlie shape of exhibitions. The array
of fine stock is just about the same as re
ported in yesterday's issue.
Of course there is a great dissatisfaction
among the youngsters, owing to tlie fact of
there being no circus on the grounds It Is
expected that by to-moirow noon tbe crowd
will be pretty much ali on band. . We met
several campers on their way to the ground,
and the indications are very favorable for a
jolly good time. Following is the
StTCCESSFlT. OTES1SU OF THE BASK
OF CAIJFORSIA.
The Bank of California remained
open until 1 p. ir., Saturday, October
2d, an hour beyond the usual time of
closiig Saturday, i Receipts during the
day exceeded disbursements by abont
three quarters of a million. Bank offi
cials express surprise at the result, sup
posing that the' actual needs of deposi
tors would have caused a greater de
mand on tbe resources of the bank.
They state that the receipts of the day
were nearly equal to the average Satur
day's business, drafts beius much less
than the average.
' Couldn't Beh.tve II era el r.
A Saratoga correspondent of the New
York VortnitKrcial Advertiser overheard two
ladies talking and this is what tliey said :
"Is ell, I'm going Lome to-inorrow.' '
'Going home to-morrow? What for,
nrav r" "
.
vuecause l can e nenave
mvself."
Jennie. What
have
The average price ot. farm labor
throughout the United' States, has been
reduced since the year 1869, 22 per cent,
according to the returns-of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.. This reduction
seonis likely to encourage rather than 1
reduce fanning enterprise, not" only by
making it possible for farmers to hire
and so increase their products, but by
driving the better class of laborers to set
np business for themselves, thus putting
the elcill into management and toil, and
the raw hand into toil under skillful
advice. :
Collector Shauijon, of San Francisco,
has been victimized by some clever ras
cal who forged the signatures of a cus
tom house naval officer and his clerk to
an order drawn in favor of J. C Merrill
Jb Co., for $4,800, whxh Shannon
signed and the United States Treasurer
paid. The police have been put on the
track of the forger, but as yet he has
elude! them. .
fiVell. out with it
you been Uolng f v y
"Lots ot tilings.
"Well, given the first." ;
"You know Frank Keunedy, Sell?"
"That soft simpering fellow that always
tells you how 'chawmiug you look ?"
"Exactly. This morning I saw him
coming and made up my mind to take
him down.
"I put my "diamond brooch in a chair
pin upwards, and asked him to sit down."
"He sat, of course, and wliat then?"
"He jumped up and yelled, 'Oh, my .,
Wliat's the trouble, I asked. i
Nothing in particular, only. 1 thought of
an engagement at this moment; you
must excuse me. And off he went, and
would you believe it, Nell the brooch wa3
sticking to him." .
"That was awful, Jennie," and the two
irirls ffiaacled together for five minutes.
broke thu snell hv riamnnrtlntv "Whit I
next?" Why.vnit wag talr"- i G?Y. Liccner, tlcnry C
: 1 C3 I 1
viiut Jvuiig sprig of a clergyman, the Kev.
Tom. Parsons. Wo had nearly talked each
other to death, when, as luck would have It,
he made some remarks about mosquitoes.
I was on my native heath at once, aud
began to tell him of my experience at
Rockaway. 'Did they bite very hard?' in
quired the Itev. Thomas.' '1 wish, Mr.
Parsons,' said I, 'you could see my legs
aud judge for yourself,' "
"Tlmt was a horrid speech. How. could
vou sav such a thine?'' ; "
VWhy, Nell.it popped out before I
kuow it." , . ; - .
"And what did Mr. Parsons say?"
" "He blushed clean to tlie eyes, and I ran
away
CINCINNATI. Oct. 2. The Commercial's
Meadvllle, Pennsylvania, 6peetal reports
the burlng ot the Jamestown, ana wyjicvoi
Jamestown, New York,; on Chattaqua
Lake, this morning. The rteatners were
valued $40,000. Insured for $22,000. Sup
posed Incendiary.
Des Moines, Iowa. Oet, 2. A , special
from Wintersel says tlie fiue court-house In
that place, which was coniiaratively new,
and cost $110,000, was destroyed by fire
to-day. The fire broke out in the up
per story of the east wing, and in thirty
minutes the great dome, reaching 180 feet
iu the air, wont with a crash into the
court-room, and in one hour the fire had
finished its work, and nothtng was left but
gloomy ruins. , : The prisoners in the jail in
the basement of tlie court-house were all
rescued, and the county records were all
saved. ' The building was not insured.
Nashville, GA. 2 Business in tlii3
city is generally suspended iu honor ot the
Obsequies of ex-Presldcnt Johnson. A
large number of distinguished personages
are present, among whom are; Senior
iuerxi.;un, AU.nitani un. Townseud, ex-
Yamhill county is in
run between
A Lakge specimen of petrified tree
will be received at San Francisco in a
day ot two, from MarysvilU?. It is in
tended for the centennial exhibition. It
consists of a block four feet long and
seven feet iu diameter, aud will require
and 8-horse team to transport it to this
point. It is hard to dislinguish it from
marble. I
' To-morrow will not, of course, beOie day
ot the Fair, but we confidently look fur, at
least double if not thribble the attendance
of to-day. People are coming from every
quarter of the country, and our. hotels are
already overflowing with sight seers, all
bent on "gjvine to de Fair." The greater
portion at least, of the entries will be made
to-morrow, and the real business of tbe
Fair will commence.
Below we give the result of to-day's
TRIALS OF SPEED. -
Trotting race, two best in three, three en
tries : Jas. Welch names Blue Mountain
Bov: Wm.Glrd names Antelone ; B.-B.
Acker names Eph Maynard. First heat
von by Blue Mountain Boy, In 2:42 An
telope, second, Eph Maynard third. Sec
ond heat and race won by Blue Mountain
Boy, in 2:43 Antelope second, Eph May
nard distanced.
- Then came a running race, single dash
of a mile. Wm. Gird names block horse,
Bill Gird; G. J. Baskett names sorrel horse,
Napa. Won by Bill Gird, in 1:55,
V i
- Wednesday, Oct. 6th.
SECOND DAT.
, Tlie day opened with a heavy fog liang
lngover the city and up to 10 o'clock
there was but little stir on" our streets.
About ,10 o'clock the people from tlie
country began to arrive, and the rond be
tween the Fair ground and- the city pre
sented a much more lively appearance than
on th day previous. - New camps were
made and tents stretched, and everything
begins to look as though the Fair would be
something more Uiau anticipated. Tbe pa
vilion has a much better showing, owing
to the numbeeof articles' placed on exhi
bition, but still there is an abundance ot
room. Several articles of fine, clothing,
nnderware aud sucli, together with spreads
and coverllts ot a most beautiful pattern,
and shows a great deal of care and taste
displayed by the "makers. Some fine oil
paintings and wrested work, togetScr with
some shell frames adorn the walls. In tlie
. t VEOKTAMJS DEPAETMENT, '-. j
we found quite an improvement , In tlie
number and quality of that ot the first day,
several large pumpkins presented a very
attractable feature, and' on tbe left they
were flanked by half a bushel of the finest
potatoes that we ever, saw iu tbe State,' and
would' make the; mouth of any "Sphud
eater" In the land, water at the sight,' and
to tbe extreme' right are several piles of
parsnips, carrots and turnips of different
varieties and sizes. In one corner there
are some of the finest specimens of sun
flower stalks and blossoms we ever .saw,
some ot the stalks will go well on to 15
ieei m signs, wiuie uie blossoms orf beajjs.
of some will measure something near 3I8
inches in diameter Several varieties of
tomatoes also form a part of the collection
In the poultry : line there " are but a few
cages of chickens as yet out there. And.
Thursday, October 7.
TIIIIiD DAT. j
Weatlier splendid but rather wann. The
attendance at the lair to-day somewhat
larger than yesterday. No additions to
speak ot in tlie way of entries or atti-ac-ctions.
Tlie dust begins to be intolerable,
and old clothes look about as well" as bran
splinter new oues after passing over the
road to the fair grounds. . f
. As we are pressed for room we shall de
ter further remarks at this time, j hoping
that to-morrow will witness a larger turn
out and more interest tlian to-day. ;
' BACKS. '- 1
The first was a trotting race, two In three.
J. L. Harris names Rob Roy ; Bill Gird
names Levina; Al Faro names Light Heels.
Levlna won the first heat in 3:42. and
tlie second in 3:40,l, llob Roy second in
each beat. - . - . . ;
The second was a trotting race, three iu
five, for which there was . four entries :
Blue Mountain Boy, Eph Maynard, Capt.
Hogg and Antelope the latter, to go
against time. But three auimals contested.
Following is the time made in each heat :
Fikst Heat Antelope 2:45J ; Blue
Mountain Boy 2:46 ; Eph Maynard 2:51.
Second Heat. Blue - Mountain Boy,
2:44J4; Antelope, 2:45; Eph Maynard,
2:49..-
Thikd Heat. Antelope, 2:40; Eph
Maynard 2:43; Blue Mountain Boy, 2:40.
- Fochth Heat. Antelope, -2:43 ; -Eph
Maynard,' .43; Blue Mountain Boy,
2:49., ' 1
Antelope won tlie race and flGSj Blue
Mountain Boy second, and $85. . 1
- Fair Pih'm" T-day. V,
Exhibition of Stock At 10 o'clock A.
m., exhibition of stock, 'v, y, J
Pacing At 1 o'clock p. m., pacing, 2 in
3 free lor all. ' Purse $60. ; 1st horse, $40 ;
2nd horse, $20. Each beat to be made in
3 miniates or no premium will be paid, and
the entrance fee will be forfeited to the As
sociation. ." ':'" "i.'.'siiiK.; j , ','',.
Running At 2 p. m., running, free for
all. Purse $250. 1st horsej $165 . 2nd
horse, $85. :v??-!."': -. 'X-:-- y.-'X ' -i J ''-y
'1-KiAi. of Fire Engines At 2:30 p. m.;
trial of Fire Engines.;. .
TOWN IN NEW SIEXK'O DEHTKOTF.O
" ir WATFJK KPOII IS.
A correspondent of the GloLc-Dema-cfaty
at Tas Cruees, New Mexico, says
a treme.idous water spout suddenly ap
peared iu the lulls about a mile back of
town about 3 p. m., the 11th ot Septem
ber, and before the citizens had time to
comprehend tho impeuding'calamity it
was upon them. The tall, dark column
of water and dust approached with such
velocity that no more than 10 minutes
from the time of its observation, and
before ten dollars' worth of property
could be saved by any one, 63 bouses
were hurled to the ground. The streets
were soon covered four or five feet with
water, and the current was ot such force
that boulders ot large size and cor
repsondins weight were carried
away. Two hours later rain fell in tor
rents, lastine several hours. In all the
wreck and ruin ot fallen houses and
rushing waters, strange to say, not a
single life was lost. On Sunday the en
tire popnlatiou were out repairing dam
ages as much as possible and eudeavor
ing to have the homeless cared for.
Tlie work was kept up 011 Monday and
everybody began to look cheerful, when,
at 4 o'clock, another water spout ap
peared from tlie exact spot at which its
predecessor was observed, and came on
with equal celerity. ' Sixteen houses
fortunate enongh to escape the previous
visitor, were tumbled down and their
contents totally destroyed. This flood
lasted three hours. The damage by these
storms will amount to $150,000 at the
least calculation. Four houses destroyed
were valued at $5,000 to $10,000 each.
A TROTTING" WONDEK WITHOUT A PEDI
GREE. The buckskin mustang, Don Eliplia
is expected to arrive here to-morrow trom
Ios Angeles on the steamer Orizaba. This
wonderful horee, without a pedigree, has
an interesting history v lie was tor a long
time worked in liauling stages in Arizora,
and has done considerable cavalry service
in that country. ;? One of tlie feats perform
ed by this half-breed while iu the cavalry
was'the carrying a-soldier one .hundred
miles in one day. lie was purchased by
smith .& Billings, of Ios Angeles, two
years ago, for a mere song, and put In
training. He has trdttcd five races in the
OrangeGwve-City, ami when he scored
2:30 he shut himself out of future contests
in that locality until tbe racing stud shall
be Improved. This la tlie bestfrecord made
on any course -in Southern California.
The last race won by the Don was a two
mile race for $2,000. ' A brilliant future is
predicted lor Don and it is expected he
will yet go me strings unaer tne twen
ties. S. F. Vtatoin. ,
Xast week, some parties oh their way to
Tillamook, camped just beyoud K. McCnl
loughV saw-mill,' Yamhill county, and
when they resumed their journey next
morning, carelessly left 'their fire burning,
which soon communicated with the adjourn
ing timber and, but for the efforts put forth
by the mill hands, the mill would have
been destroyed. This is tlie second time
within the fast two months that they have'
baa to ngnt tne nre to save tne mut. - '
Mr. L. E.Etes, of the Ooquille valley,
met with a serious accident at the Parrott
hill, south of Roseburg. . It .appears that
he had been engaged In hauling wheat from
Camas valley to the depot, and bad a team
of young horses using., . The team became
unmanageable on this hill, and he jumped
from the wagon down the precipice, about
30 feet, bruising himself terribly. ,
There are 120 pupils in the i Jacksonville
distrlcf school, , s ; 1 - .
,. Has Arrived! -The Oregonian of
the 6th says: The noted race horse
Twenty-One arrived here last evening
on the steamer , from San Francisco, in
charge ot his keeper and trainer, John
ny Faylor. Twenty-One will be on
hand at the State Fair, and give lovers
ot turf sport a test of speed.
The Consolidated Virginia Mine is
sending forth a steady stream of ore
worth $2,000 per hour, or more ; than a
dollar every two seconds. The stock of
this mine is quoted at- $225 a share.
Three years ago it was selling for $26.
In one week it leaped to $76, and later
to nearly $80. Such are the vagaries of
Nevada minining stock.
Malheur City has three stores, two saloons
one hotel and one livery stable. . Pack- J
wood & Carter's ditch at that place is sup- ,
plying the miners with about 1,000 inches
of water dally. ...
All the Indians have been ordered by
tho common council st Victoria to get out
of the city.
Circuit court for
session this week.
A two-horse stage is now
Baker City and Boise City.
According to tlie census the population
01 Jacksonville is aoont uu
Tlie re will be a concert and literary en
tertainment at iatayette tms cveuuig
An Indian girl, in a camp near Dallas,
was burned so badly that she died in a few
hours alter.
Twelve thousand bushels of wheat were
raised on Mr. It. 11. Thompson's tarin in
Yamhill county thisyear.
nops are quoted in Kew York at 1820c
and in San Francisco at 2025c. Oreeou
has produced a large amouut of bops this
year.
The annual pamphlet of the pioneer and
Historical Society of Oregon, a book of
thirty-eisht pases, Is now ready for distri
bution. ' - .. '
T migrants still continue to arrive at the
Dalles. Tne larger portion cross the river
and so into the Klickitat country, wliere
they find homes.
The religious lawsuit between the Bishop
orcoiuniDia anu uean uncige eot .!fi,2iH
in court tees, which tbe bitter lm been
called upon to pay.
The small pox hits broken out in the
lunatic asvlunt at Victoria. An Indian
patient has died and tlie superintendent
has been artnekeu by it
R.Flulayson, of, Victoria, and ethers,
are about to commence opening up the
Baynes Sound call mine, and woik will be
pushcu aucaii to a speedy conduction.
Mr. Jas. Kennedy Is a temnerance candi
date for tlie legislature in New Westminis
ter city, lie seems to- oe a "rrce lance"
among the politicians, but is a strong ad vo-
cate or tetotaiism.
McDonald, Btmibam and McCann, of
Salem, have struck a ricn quartz ledge iu
the Granite Creek voinitrv ami will scud
some 30 tons of it to Sun . Fnmcisco to be
worked, mid we hope vt may turn out to
meet tlieir expectations.
A Slllldav school tins honn nmr.iu'i-xtHl
at the Seattle co;il uiiiied andarnuigeuicnts
made for religions services. Clergymen of
tne various uenoiniuations take turns going
out th;re from Seattle, weekly, for tliat
pnrpo.?e.
Tlie Seattle Coal Company is crowded to
Us utmost capacity Dy the quantity or coal
detnatMled for shpnient. Several vessels
nre waiting for an opportunity to load,
and still tlwy conic. .1' pward of 300 tons
per uay arc Drought in trom the mines.
On Monday, the 2Sth ult., the" clergy of
Seattle ami vicinity completed their min
isterial association by tlie adoption of the
constitution and by-laws.! They meet on
Monday of each week at 10 A. M., aud
tlie pastors of the several Protestant church
es unite In tlie enterprise.
. Monday evening, of last week, a little
step-son of James Green, of Lnfyette, re
ceived a somewhat painful though not dan
gerous wound from a . vicious cow. The
little fellow was feeding her through the
fence, and as his arm protruded through,
the cow made a-lunge and ran one horn
through his arm tearing the llesh all loose
from tlie bone, . - ;
On the evening of the 7lh of October
there will bea grand sociable and entertain
ment at Amity and ou tlie next eveninar a
grand bull, both atfiiirs to take place in tlte
new sci 1001 ouiiuing prior to its being
turned over to the directors of tlie district.
After running tlie Baker City Jferald ore
year, W. S. James wound up the business
of the concern and gracefully retired ou
thezutbult. -
The Masonic I.odgo at Amity lias pur
chased a lot anu tlie old district school
building; at that place Thev will move
tlie building upon the lot and fit it up for
a iouge room. ' -
A hop yard of seven acres and of two
years' growth, at Eola. beloiisrlnz to Mr.
Bccket, turned out 10,000 pounds of bops
this season, which broucht the owner $4,000
Pretty good for bops. Tliat is paying busi
ness, larmcrs.
The editor of the evening edition of the
Oregonian has received an extra head
that is to say had a 'nead put on hru''
at tlie hands of Maj. Johnson, of Portland,
and the paper will probably present a bet
ter appearance hereaiter. - The paper gives
a rough report of the ,,set-to." , ,
' Captain Kelly. Informs the Sirtiinet-Qvxt
they are taking quartz of a superior quality
out of their mines on Grave Creek, and
have been running an arastra for tlie last
three weeks, but have not yet made a clean
up. lie Is sanguine that the ore that tbey
are now crushing will yield handsome re
turns. - . , ,1 .
The Bismarck Tribune says : A. Ver
milllon Jury has outraged justice by turn
ing the murderer Wintcrmute loose with
out punishment. On the charge of murder
they return a verdict of not guiljy-.fJTo
midnight assassin ever perpetrated it more
cowardly murder than was Winterhiute's
Willing ot McCook. But the murderer has
been loosed by twelve men who evidently
regard human life of little value and justice
is left to weep over the insult put upon her.
The citizens ot Walla Walla held a meet
ing to consider tbe subject of deviding the
county last week, and concluded tliat If a
division be made the line should bo as fol
fows : Beginning at Snake river at a
point where tlie range line between ranges
38 and 30 cast of the Willamette meridian,
intersects said river ; thence running south
between said ranges to its intersection with
the Touchet river; thence following up
Touchct river ItSouth fork to the line
between Oregon and Washington Territory
Carr of Philadel
phia, and many others. The procession.
fomnrisinfif thirteen divisions, will move at
: 1 - . . . . .
two otciock, uuuer ine supervision 01 we
Chief . Marslial, Brevet Major I Gen. G.
Pennypacker, of U. S. A.. Major vm.
Klchards, chiel of staff, and thirty-seven
aids. Kx-i?enator 'ovier win deliver tne
memorial address. - I -
CnEYESXE, Wy., Oct. 2. President
Grant and party arrived here, by special
tram, at s o clocK tin 3 morning.; brcaKtat
ed at the Inter-Ocean hotei, held a recep
tion, took carriages and drove around the
city for an honr, alter which they took a
special train and annul proceeded on their
journey westward. j ' 1 ' '
1 he commissioners to treat ior tne jiiacK
Hills reached Fort Laramie from Red
Cloud to-day on their way East. The at
tempt to obtain tne liius was a ratinre, tne
Indians holding out for- fabulous sums.
Northern Indians were leaving, and very
bad temper prevailed among tlie several
bands. - -
New York, Oct. 2. A dispatch from.
Johusboro, Georgia, reports trouble brew
ing between whites and blacks growing
out of the conviction and sentence ot
George Spelr, negro, to be hanged for olit-
raginga white . gin. cuosequent 10 con
viction another negro, who had eoTnniitted
a similar crime, wns foun3 dead, and
Spier's friends claim that he Is innocent,
and both crimes were committed by the
dead negro. Monday night the armory of
a militia company was broken into and 21
guns abstracted. "Twenty of them were
artcrwarus round tinmen in a scuooi-nouse
belonging to the blacks.
New York, Oct. 2. Loons decrease,
$2,774,000; specie decrease. $823,300;
legal tenders decrease, $831. 300 ; deposits
decreased, $5,035.800 ; circulation decrease,
a. -fish - T(wi err
The United States assistant treasurer at
New York lias been directed by the secre
trry of the treasury to sell $4,000,000 gold
durtue tlie present month, as follows: $1,-
000.000 each Tuesday. -
CixerxNATi, Oct. 2. E. u. Dyer, ot the
well-known firm of the Lane & Dyer
Manufacturing Co.upany Hamilton, O
suicided in tlie works of that company, at
thai nlace. this morninsr, by shooting him
self in tlie riaht temple. Cause unknown.
Newtort. it. 1.. Oct. 3. Jiayor tsio-
cum. ot .Newport. loroiu tne nu liiver
committee to solicit aui 111 jNewportior tne
Fall River strikers', and ordered them ar
rested if Ihey attempted it. j
New York, Oct. The nark commis
sioners refused the application of Swintou,
ward and others for the use or Tompkins
square to-day to hold a meeting ot New
York workingmen to sympathize with the
Fall River strikers. 1 -
Tlie Spanish Minister at -Washington,
now here, received a cable ; dispatch- from
the Spanish consul at Kingston, Jamaica,
that tlie cargo of tlie steamship ITrutjum,
consisting of arms and ammunition tor the
Cuban insurgents, had been seized by tbe
authorities there. j
New York, Oct. 3. Tlie lamons trot
ting mare American Girl fell dead yester
day.afternoon in tlie first heat of free tor
all ages. "I
Baltimore. Oct. 3. S. League, captain
ot a tugboat, to-day approached the sacris
ty ot St. Patrick's church, Broadway,
while the service was going on, aud, draw
ing a pistol, attempted to shoot tho pastor.
Father Gaittley, on account of Fatlier
Gaiteley having put his (League's) daugh
ter iu a Catholic convent iu Indiana.
Lcajnie was arrested and committed for
grand iury.
Boston, Oct. 4. In tlie U. . S. circuit
court tliis moniinsr, Geo. Miles and Wm.
Smith, convicted of murder on board the
'schooner JefauaoH ItoitiestJ. were sentenced
to he hanged January 4thj They received
their sentence without emotion.
St. Paue. Minn.. Oct 4. II. Y: Cliat-
field, iudjie of one cf tlie district courts of
this state. died to-dav at Belie Plain.
Judffe Chat fiehl was brother of Hon. Levi
Chatflcld, former W a well known Dcm
ocratie politician ami attorney general of
New York aud. was appointed to one of
the territory judgeships j ot. Minnesota by
tranklin fierce. 1
r aix Kivkk. Mass., Oct. 4 An excess
ot help reported at all the mills this morn
ing. A orcaK in a steam pipe at -Mercn-
ant's mill caused a stopage in tlio new
portion. Tlie old portion is in full opera-
firwn I
Bostox, Ovt. 4 Vice President Wilson
has been coiincilcd by hi medical ndvlsers
to abandon his intention to lecture this
season, as it would prove a more serious
shock on his constitution than he could
stand in addition to his official duties and
the completion of his work.
New York. Oct. 4 The third annual
Convention ot Engineers of the fire depart
ments of the United States, met in Fire
man's Hail to-day at noon. The body was
caiieu to oroer Dy ijiner 11. uiay sexton,
of St. Louis. He said tbat if these conven-
. Uons of chief en gl tiers served no other pur
pose, uiey niaue utem an acquainted with
one another. Tliey would also consider
matters which were of interest to th(
partmeiH.. 1 rtiuci x . jj , aynio"-' . 0t
Cambridge City, read the. aii for the" meet
ins;. Chief f i Bates, of tills city, was
elected permanent chairman, but declined
on the ground of having to attend to lm
portant business. A committee of five was
appointed to nominate officers for the ensu
ing year, as follows : Messrs. Matliew
Bcnner, Chicago; Martin Cronln, Wash
ington; W.H. Green, Boston; L. A. Gib
sou. Rochester; and A. C. Ilpudrccks, New
Haven. Tlie secretary then read an invi
tation lrom tlie old volunteer department
of this city to members of the convention,
asking them to dine in Blocker's building
to-morrow evening, which was accepted:
A number of communications were then
read from delegates unablo to be present
expressing regrets and naming substitutes.
ITrSBUBQ, Oct. ' 4j Shortly after 12
o'clock tills ; morning i a fire occurred at
Marsbfleld, Pa., on the Panhandle Rail
road, which destroyed O'Slica's block and
fetor tenement houses. In tlie former, the
first floor -was occupied by DiiiT&Co., gro
cers, O'Shea's jerocery. mid several empty
store rooms. Tho upper story Whs occu
pied as a tavern and opera house. . Loss
about $20,000; partially insnred. . 5
Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 4. A fire,' Origi
nating from spontaneous combustion, oc
curred at Washington Mills to-day. Loss
on stock , aud machinery is estimated at
$50,000; 011 tho building comparatively
trifling. !..-:' !". .- ';,,:-!.....
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 3. A destructive
fire broke out this morning at Aurora vil
lage, supposed incendiary, destroying a
tavern, the store of II. B. Miller, and three
large buildings of C.J. Hamlin, of this titv.
Less, $10,000; Insurance, $16,500,
Copenhagen, Oct. 4. Tlie Sweedlsh
steamer- L. J. Ateyen. miming bctweeen
Lubeck and Copenhagen, has been burned
in the Baltic. Twenty-four passangers and '
eleven of the crew perished. The steamer
was a small one and was built In 185S, at'
Gittenbergh.
Beegbade, Oct. 4. The Servian Minis
try has resigneil. Perfect tranquility pre
vails. Beijgkade. Oct. 4. Tlie ministry ha
resigned in consequence of a declaration or
Prince Milkin, made at the sccrectsiUhii
of the council. A coiiacivativc ministry U
forming. ? " j. ' " . ' ' ; ...
Madiud, X-t. 4. Tlia Epoat says roill--tary
operations in the North will be re- -sumed
as soon tlie government Is able to
send 80,000 men to reinforce tlie army.
San Sebastian, Oct 4. Tlie Carlists-.
demand -100,000 to discontinue the bom
bardment of the town. ? - r r t'ij
Havana, Oct. 4. The Spanish -war vca-i
sel Tornado has chased tlie Uruyvay, former
ly the Octaeia into Port Royal, Jamaica,,
where her cargo was embargoed. . 5
SliKrkey, the murderer, sailed for Spaiit
yesterday. - . . 'ii''i'lSi ,
. NvwY.W- rt. t. B.-The IT.' S lJT"1 .
TCuer Club call a meeting at the Cooper
Institute on the 13tb inst., to form a Demo
cratic Legal Tender Stn Central prganlza-
tlciiiCAGO, Oct, 5.A Wa3hlnfetf special!
.,.r Anf VnrnoV. WliO m WSIIU -
out to investigate charges against A
tenburg, former. marcM C "
gives a grapliio picture" of the ormoii
operations of the Denver ring., r orney
lett here with four accounts that lsd beeu
submitted by Schaffcnburg at the cfose 4
his marshal's term. j oruey wenii ont ior
the purpose of comparing the accounts aa
submitted to tlie treasury tlepai tinent. witlr '
tlie original records ot the court, In oroe- -.
to discover their falseness or correctness. .
He tound the four accounts fraudulent an
had secured payment of bulge ' sums of
money to Schnffenburg, tbat amounted to
robbery. One of the principal swindling;
features of ihis, mail's style of keeping Ac
counts with the government was charges
for keeping prisoners. Every man who
was arrested was made to figure u s
prisoner in the accounts, whether lie saw
the inside of t he jail or not.' A responsible
citizen would he arreted for some trivial
infraction of the. United States law, an I
would be, perhaps, relrnsed on bis wu
recognisance. Such as tint were maile' to
i ihnvre.undar Schaffenbnrg's inanipoIatkn .
as prisoners in the jail rroin three io - ix -months,
reqniiiug the payment of $1 60
each a day for their subsistence. II. V.
AHoman, district attorney, at tbe time
Schaffenburg was marshal, nwidc himself
very unpopular by bis persistent arresting
men for trifles and carrying tho cases up
tor the fees'; yet ho' never -arrested-a man.
bnt Schnffenburg- made a jailbird of hlmr
and made out n bill of subsistence.. Some
of the best men in Colorado, without tlielc
knowledge, have been placed In 8vhalfei
burg's accounts to the treasury department.,
on a par with thieves and murderers. Dur
ing tlie last six years tliere have not beeu
over 200 prisoners confined by the United.
States authorities, and yet Schaffenburg.
during his reign, sent In accounts ch.irgtng.-
for subsistence of over 2,000 prisoners. An
other means ot stealing from the govern
ment was to over charge for mileage. This
was done to such preposterous extent that
were it not for the importance ot tlie ci rmr;.
it could but excite levity on account ot the
barefacedness ot the steal. He would fend:
out a deputy marslial to arrest a man, anils
whether tlie deputy succeeded t finding,
his man or not, Schaffenburg would tako
the nabie iu the warrant and enter up a
prisoner for whom he not only charged
$1 SO a day, but also added mileage for
transportation ot the piisoner from what
ever oiut ttie wandering deputy saw fit
to bcicvr. vnte or me hmjpc vrigitina. wjt.---
was where SchoffculjurgarreslB himself audi
charges- tlia government fop- subsistence.
At one time be, in company with some
ring ; speculators in Denver, vwent south ot
that city, and through rollnsioos- with, tlte
register of. tbe laid: olice,. totfc twwity'--
threc sectious otiionicsteals threughflctrcP-
ous names being nsetl-' in the- entries. All '
these laucU were sftcrwaww sold to Davidii
Moffatt A Co. of the rins. 1 hen thei gov-
erntnent got word of this, and besaWJ suit
agaiust the fictitious men In tlie iltW'fM)
scllino their homesteads. Then it was Mi lift
Scliaffeuburg arretted' himself and crowd;
causing warrants to be issnetl for all tlio
aliuse used iu tlie fraudulent land .transac
tions, at onoed placed the imaginary crowd
in jail, and charged up a Jot oi oiucers
mileage, ' guanls' expenses with regular
rates ier tlay for a long time in jail.'
A !iGri.AR Exi-mtTTlOV At t.h llAnnr-
tng of Frank Sniitb, colored, which took
place recently hi luiitagnu County, Tex
as, a large crowd gatlicred at tlie place of
execution, and after the prisoner had off
ered up t prayer he addressed the people
in great penitence, and exhorted them all
to meet him In heaven. The Slierlff llien
adjusted the noose aliouthls neck, nnd: tliio
guards crowded up to bid hi in good-ny.
The. Sheriff ordei'ed them to stand back.
but they refused to do so, ami 'cocked
their guns, swearing that tliey would bill
him good-hy. Sonic one called out to
shoot, tlie rope," "Let him go." "Liber
ate him." etc. .The createst excitement
prevailed. and it was evident Unit the sym
pathy of tho entire arowd was .with the
doomed man. The effort to release him
would have been successful had it not
been for the doomed man himself. : He
was tlie only man tltnt was firm aud self
possessed, lie exhorted, his friends, to
desist. "Let the law take t its course."
said he, "I am a mini and can die like a
man. . This is no time tor a row ; let n
not disgrace ourselves in ' this -"niajnnerjr-
Ac l... . ... ' - u .
and as he stood upon tlie platform, strong
ami powerful, ahead aud shoulders above-any-
of tlie others, he certainly presented,
a picture of no ordinary, interest. . At a.
signal from the sheriff tlie preparations
.weretcompleted, the trap- sprung, and ho.
fell and" died ' without a struggle. The
crowd soon, dispersed, but still mattering;
ngaiusi me executioners.
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"Texas
PBbSlTr;rrv.aA Ci
P01". Vil reViei'''::t.- i'rui hnstnAiu of that nrt
aging tiling, that there is estimated to be
Iu Is ortbvrn Texas alone.' at 'least ninety
flouring mills iu operation ' tveoy-twu
being counted iu one eomity alone. This,
growth te a Rreet result of the. Nrpeti
bagger," and the enterprise tliat acccmpa
nios him. The oensns- of 18Z0, gives but
20 miles in tlie whole States w4lo;biK
nnt 52 haud., who rcc-ive? Mat year h!
14,R00 in money, or $230 per C0T
I-he capital inves was $f29.300? the
pioouct lielng valuci at $2U.0GS. ThU
growth Is but part of the State, aud In tlie
roaafjrv
, There has always been a great lack in
the construction of chairs in" matins
them comfortable. t .The backs are not
of right shape and tho leg! hot of proper
length. - Common chairs may he consid
erably improve. by shortening the hind
legs by one and a half to two inches.
1? or average size male adnUa the front
of the chair had better be sixteen to sew
entcen inches high; for grown, full ab
women but fourteen to til Icon inchcs,atid
ess in proportion for children. -
Agasslz, sort t'L5. "N".s
vncani, Uet wit, A ter-ihij.
Agasslv of
b !.!.. .
Monday last while oiling the wheels of a
"' "S''lne. I T appears tlmt bl
shirtsleeve caught on one of tlio oogs, and
his left arm ww crushed, sS tlwt
on his arrival in this city', it was deeinwl
advisable to amputate tbe arm just bldow
the elbow, which. W43 accorUingly done.