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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1876)
6 54Jrpt? Whoa J-oh wish Posters. Visiting Cards, Business Cards, Bill Heads, Letter Heads Envelopes, Ball Tickets, Programmes Labels, PRINTING HOUSE, Horse Bills, Circular, Pamphlets, or to fact anything in the pall at the COBNES FERRY & FlRST-STd REGISTER FRIENDS! CITIZENS ! ! COUNTRYMEN!!! LEND US YOUR TRADE I WE HAVE JUST OPESED OCT A NEW and fresh assortment of GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Ac., In Dr. Tate's new brick, Fust street, where we would be pleased to serve you with any thing in our line. Our stock was selected in Sau Francisco, by MR. JOII2V BARROWS, well known in this city, and we feel safe in Griiaranteeina satisfaction to all who tavor us with their pat ronage. We will endeavor to keep on hand a full sup ply of Fresli Vegetables, in their season, nt all times. You are invited to call and sec us. TtLt:K Se TATE. Albany, May 5. TO-33 "7AXTEI. An fluent for this city and vicin- ity, for the sale of E. Butterlck Co.'s celebrated and reliable patterns. f4ood refer ence required. Address II. A. DES1ING 11 ; Post St., San Francisco, C'al. 23 m NOTICE. Tl5 THE LADIES OF ALBAXT'AVD VICTS ity : Mrs. 'Urtham and Mrs.rttbb have opened a dressmaking shop, one door west of Fox's store, and are now urepnred to do anv and all kinds of ladies' work with neatness and diMTnttch. Mrs. tchaiu is a thoronzh and accomplished dressuisiker, having been in the business more man twenty years. en, an we nave to say is, try us and be convinced. Thankful for past fa vors, we ask a continuance of the same" MISS BOI.ns and MRS. GRl'BB, at the same place, have a stock of Fancy Goods, and useful and ornamental goods for ladies' wear, - ThevrtnniV ! at reasonable terms. Also, agents ror the Sani- titrv Corset. the mnst lrijAlininnble ana liest in tary Corset the most fashionable aud best in use. tiive us a can. Albany, Feb. 18, T6-22V3 New Itlillinery Store ! MRS. 13. STEVENS, HAS moved into 1 lie store recently occupied bv Mrs. C. C. English, on First street, ad joining the City Drug Store, where she has opened out her select stocK oi Fashionable Stoel of Siillluery Ooods. Having had ir.anv years of experience in the millinery business in the East, Mrs. Stevens be lieves she can give the fullest swt intact ion to all who give her their ratronige,and wfenld there fore respectfully solicit a sbare of the same. MRS. D. STEVENS. Albany, Nov. 19-v8n0ml . R. X. BLACKBIRS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BROWNSVILLE, LINN CO., OGX. PROlfTT ATTESTIOX GIVES TO ALL business. v G. W. VIL,CO Homoeopathic Physician. "VFFICE with Dr. E. II. Oriffln.' First street, KS Albany, Ore ;on. cCuronlu, diseases specialty. 2t-8 J. C. POWtLL. It FI.ISK. POWELL & FLINN, Attorneys & Counsellors at Law and So licitors iu liaiicery, Atbanv, Oregon. Collections made and con veyances promptly attended to. 1-8 W. SI. GRASIAM, (LATE Or sriCHIGAIS) TVXei-eli.ti.ivt 'X'a.ilox, R E1C1S always on hand Doeskins, Casimcrcs Vesting, etc.. a larger and l-etter stock Umn ever before browrht to this marker. Cuts and makes to order all styles of Clothing for men and Ikivs, at reasonable rates, guaran teeing satisfaction. shop on First street, next door to City Mar ket, lately oecnphid by Dr. E. O. Smith. 2jv8 DR. PLUrelSriER, BKTJGGIST, Pure and Fresli DRUGS AND MEDICINES J Oils, Perfumeries, ' Toilet Articles, HIL'SJSES AXn SHOILDER BRACES. CaST Prescriptions carefully filled, 8-15 I II (E NIX Livery iPeei Stable COK.NKK WASniSCTOS ft FIRST ST8., AS. MARSHALL, Proprietor. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, HACKS & SADDLE horses to let on reasonable terms. Horses boarded bv the day or week. I will have some of the gayest rigs ever turn ed out of a Hrery stable in AUiany. , SfeS HEARSE and carriages furnished fbrfu ncrals. Give me a call when you want to ride. ANS. MARSHALL. Albany, March 10, 1876-25v8 . . HARDWARE! BOLTS, all size and descrip tion), Sc general S11I2L.F HARD WAKE- a full and complete as sortment. Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Hose. Tin, Copper, Zinc and Sheet Iron, on hand for sale. r CROCKERY WARE,. The largest and most complete assortment in V the city. ZJirtirtns; done neatly, at short notice, and WABATKi J.GBADWOHL. First street, Albany, Oregon. n27v8 GROCERIES & PROVISIONS, SEW STORE ! SEW GOODS I J VST OPENED, in the building on First St., east of Ferry (lately occupied by H. Weed), a new aad fiesh stock ot , - . Groceries, Provisions, Etc. . . . - a- . i. . nlt;n..ia rf Alt-Mtnv and fxiiv. rounding country,at fair living rates. - - I propose keeping a good stock of everything in my line, in its season, and respectfully ask he patronage of the citizens of Albany and yi city, promising ow prices and jjr jl4xjlTey. !jiarch S. 1876-24V8 --: S, C. STOSEj M. Physician and Surgeon, BKOWNSVILLE, OREGO'. OfHCE-AI the Drng Nre. 57S PUBLISHED IVEHY FRIDAY, BY COLL. VANCLEVE, N THE REGISTER BUILDING, Corner Ferry ami First Street. TERMS IN ADVANCE. One copy, one year t$2 50 One copy, six months I 50 T clubs of twenty, each copy 2 CO Single copies .Ten cents. Subscriliers outside of Linn county will be charged 20 cents extra S3 70 for the year as that is the amount of postage per annum which wo are required to pay on each paper mailed by us. FRIDAY.. ..MAY 26. 1876. No. One's Picnic. Last Tuesday was the day for Albany Engine Co. No. l's annual picnic. The day was very pleasant indeed, and aided In assembling a large concourse of people here on that day. The steamer Occident brought down lrom Cor vallis the fire companies of that city, together with a large number of ladies and gentlemen, friends ot the firemen, who came down to participate in the fes tivities of the occasion. Upon the arrival of the Occident at Simpson's wharf, the fire men and friends mi board were received by Albany Engine Co. No. 1. and Linn En gine Co No. 2, both in full uniform," and conducted to No. l's house, when parade was dismissed tor half, an iiour. Shortly before' It" o'clock a. m., the procession vas again formed, . when almost everybody marched out to Haukleman's grove, the Fire Departments of Corvallis and this city manning the truck of the Corvallis Hook & Ladder Co ., on which was seated little Georgia Vincent, the daugh ter ot Mayor Vincent of that city Reaching the grove, a beautiful elevation covered with monarch oaks, about one mile nearly east ot the city, the programme of ' the day was carried out, to-wit i Opened by prayer by the Rev. T. B. White, mem ber of No 2's ; short address ot welcome, by M. V. Brown, President of No. l's; mnic. by Mechanics' brass baud ; oration, by Rev. S. G. Irvine, D- L., member of No. l's, which .was pronounced a master piece. Aiter this came the toast, then the picnic dinner. We judge trom the pro fusion of good "grub" that no one went a.vay hungry, but that all were fed with in an inch ot their lives. Theu came cro quet, base ball, swinging, etc. A match base ball pa me between the Centennials and Lecticonians, umpired by Prof. Hen derson, resulted in 34 runs for the Lectico nians to 10 for the Centennials. After spending about four hours and a half very pleasantly, the procession reformed and marched back to the city, where the parade was dismissed until 5 o'olock p. m.. when Albany Fire Department gave a test of the ability of their two engines, a hand engine and a No. 4 Clann fc Jones steamer. We have only gave a faint outline, in the above ot the grand occasion on Tuesday, as time and space forbids our entering into details. Suffice it that it was a way up occasion, in which all who partici pitted got their moneys wortli "specially the hosemen. Nothing transpired during the entire day. so far as we are aware, to disturb t!j general har mony and pleasure. ; About 7 o'clock the Corvallis guests of the day were escorted by our Fire Department to their steamer, aud after the usual cheering, etc, etc., sent on their way rejoicing. It was a large day, and will be long remembered. A ball at night, at the Opera House, wound up the day's festivities. Arizona Minint News. Tlie Arizona Citizen of April 29th say," in reference to the new. Globe District now attracting so much attention : "Several immensely rich stratus and plancha have been struck lately, of nearly pure silver. The Ramboz series of mines look well, and work on them i3 progressing finely. The Rescue shaft U running night and clay shafts. The smelting works both at Florence and across the Gila, are kept constantly at work, on ores brought act oss the mountains on pack animal. The ores work from 50c to three dollars per pound. Among the Pinal mines, tha Silver King still loom solitary aud grand. A train load of ore lett this mine last week, which will average $1,000 per ton in San Francisco. Received. Through the courtesy of E. M. Waite, Secretary of the O. S. A. Society, we have received the premium list ot said Society, for the Fair of 1876, which com merces Monday, October 0th. It is a pamphlet of 152 pages, and contains, in addition to the premium list, the pro gramme, rules and regulations governing the coming Fair, the reports of committees and the Secretary and Treasurer, for 1875, and the list of premiums awarded at the Fair of 1875. The. printing was done by Mr. Waite himself and of course is a cred itable job.. . j- Boabd. At the recent election ior a new Board of Directors tor the Grange Un ion Store Co.,tlie following gentlemen nam' ed got away with it. A. Blcvins,S. A. Daw son, Mart. Miller, M, H. Wilds, Thomas Froman, A. S. Looney and John Blevins. The Board will meet sometime In June probably to elect officers. The business Is in a very prosperous condition, and the Grange Union Store is rapidly extending and widening its business. New Goods. Mr. Gi-adwbo! lias re ceived a mammoth stock of goods, includ ing stoves, hardware, besides almost every thing else you can think ot. He lias some new Style parlor lamps, never before in troduced in this market, very elegant ; baby buggies, and a great many novelties you wish to see. Don't forget Gradwohl's place, in the fire proof brick a few doors west ot Broadalbln on First street. The World's WOnder. Mr. James Sherrill. oi Harrisbnrg. brought down one of his improved Cultivators, on Monday, to ship to Polk county. Mr. Sherrill as serts, and we have no reason to doubt Ills word, that this Is the best combined seeder and cultivator yet offered the public It is well received by farmers in Harrisburg, who have taken all the ' machines Mr. S. has been able to manufacture so far. Fire Drill Monday Evening. About five o'cloek " Monday evening, both fire companies were called out to drill, No. l's being stationed with their hand engine at the cistern in front of the the Register office, on First street, while No. 2's with steamer were stationed at the cistern one block above, opposite the St. Charles Ho tel. Corvallis H. & L,. Co. kindly con sented to assist in the drill. At a given signal, the Corvallis Co. placed their lad ders and climbed to the top of the Register building iu a jiffy, carrytug a section of One's hose with them, playing from that elevated point. Twos reeled off 500 feet of hose, taking it down First street to where Ones were playing, and thence out Ferry street. The little steamer came dewn to her wok right gallantly, throw ing a stream that surprised even her mmt nrrlpnt admirers. Both engines done well, and our citizens generally are prouder than ever in the possession of two such excellent machines, and in the efficiency ot their Firo -Department. Everything went off very" pleasantly as well as satisfactorily, and" Chief Engineer Webber was about as proud as a man well could be and hold together, over the general efficiency of his department. . Resolutions. We have been handed the following, with a request to publish : At the . Linn County Womans' Suffrage Association, lield at the house of Mrs. Par ton, the President in the chair, tbe follow ing resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That it it was tyranny one hundred years ago to tax men without re presentation, it i3 the same now to tax women without representation. Besolred, That if our forefathers uttered the truth when they said, "governments derive their direct power from the govern ed," then woman has been unjustly ruled over, for her consent has never been given or asked for. Iiezolreil, That woman should be enfran chised, because it is necessary for the full development of the nation. i:emlttd That having put our hands to the plow of equal rights, we will not look back till every citizen, whether man or woman, ot these Uni ted States, enjoys equal fights and privileges. -- Mrs. I,. N. Pitmah. " Cor. Sec. Mr. Frank Wood returned from Green horn, the ' first of the week. Piping had commenced, and the huge banks of gravel were rapidly dissolving nnder a well di rected stream of water, through a two and a half-inch nozzle, with one hundred and filty feet fall. The huge reservoir is com plete, holding water sufficient for a days' run. Messrs. G. F. Settlemeir and Frank Wood returned to Greenhorn- yesterday. Mr. Dave Andrews, Republican candi date for County Treasurer, was in the city yesterday. Linn county has no better citi zen than Mr. Andrews. Upright and hon est in all his dealings, and possessing qual ifications which fit him for flllingany office the people may call him to fill, we don't wonder that his election U conceded on every hand. .' ------ Having a Pleasant Time. The party composed of Dr. Gray, Foster, L.'E. Blain, Milt Beach, with their families, reached Ogilen on the 12th, when they switched off and went down to Salt Lake on a spin, and to see Brighum. The trip had been a pleasant one to the entire party, nd they pronounce riding on palace cars as way up. A Bin Bore. Onr friend Geo. Dawson has secured a newly invented augur tor boreing wells, that puts down a three-fbot well In a jiffy. Mr. D. will soon be around with his big "bore" ready to sink wells almost any desired depth, right through gravel, in short order and cn reasonable terms. - According to Dr. Loe, the Corvallis brass band aud Mechanics' brass band of this city, when playing together, as they did on Monday, can't be beat anywhere. They certainly did furnish splendid music. We toss our hat up for both on 'em. The "Forks" are in f ivor of division, making a new county ont of that portion of Linn known as "the Forks." : We would be sorry to lose that handsome section of the county, still, if the people there de mand it, who shall say them nay. A boy of about twelve years, named Wm. R. Howard, was examined by Drs. Plum mer and Jones on Tuesday, and adjudged insane. Judge E. N. Tandy ordered that the commitment papers be made out and he was taken to East Portland. The political campaign for this connty opens to-day at Halsey. As onr farmers, who form the great bnlk of the voters, are generally busy putting in their belated crops, the attendance at these gatherings will doubtless be slim: ' ; Fox Valley Precinct is the name ot the new district cnt from the east side ot Scio precinct. Polls at the school-house, with John Fryrear. 8. M. McClain and John Track as judges of election. ; Capt. Scott lias refused all offers to sell out his two steamers, and will continue to forward freight up and down the Willamette at fair rates. Stand by tbe Independent Line. ' . .. " Messrs. Tyler & Tate, in Dr. Tate's new brick on First street, are rapldily securing a handsome and profitable trade. They certainly keep a splendid stock of groceries, provisions, etc. n..' At. J, H, Hadley's you can nearly al ways find fresh vegetables as well as sugar, coffee, tea, cheese, dried fruit, tobacco, cigars, etc , etc. A strip of country about six miles long by about halt as many miles wide has beeu added to Halsey precinct, increasing tbe vote of that precinct materially,' Varnishes. A. Carothers & Co. are in receipt ot a large invoice of varnishes, different manufactures, which they will sll cheaper than ever before. - JUDttE JOnSS AS A BOLTER. "Fact3 are stubborn things," and the following will serve to enlighten the public .with reference to the style of an Individual who is now before the people demanding their suffrages. Not farther back than the year 1870, Judge S. LA.. Johns, the present Democratic nominee for County Judge, sought the nomination for the same office at the hands of the Democratic party of Linn county in Convention assembled. He was then the acting Incumbent ot said office, to which he had been elected to fill tbe vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Morris. Judge Johns, was fairly defeated in said Convention, and J. J. W hitney was duly nominated for said office, and so declared from the Clmir. On the day of election following, it i3 known that the said Johns, holding a truly partisan spirit towards the party's choicef and now claiming to be a firm adherent of the Demo cratic party, and also claiming the undivid ed party vote, very deliberately but with out malice prepense, of course, erased Mr. Whitney's name from his ticket, and then and there emphatically declared that he was not bound by the acts of the Democra tic Convention or the Democratic party. Mr. Whitney received a handsome majority at the polls, and a certificate of election was duly issued to him, and he, in dtie time, qualified as by law required, and demanded the office of Johns, who refused to surrender it up, notwithstanding his re pudiation by the party in Convention, by the people at the polls, and the hearty en dorsement of Mr.. Whitney. Mr. Whitney instituted suit for the office, and was un successful, for the technical reasons given hi the decison of said case in Third Oregon. Immediately on the instance of the man date being sent down from the Supreme Court, Johns jumped at the delightful op portunity of further satiating his ravenous appetite for revenge, at once ordered an execution to be issued. The Clerk then acting expostulated with the Judge for his violent course, stating that Whitney was a young man of limited means, just enter ing the profession, who had 1 entrusted to his care and support his aged and widowed mother, and requested that he should al low him (Whitney) an opportunity of pay ing the costs without the further expense of an execution, observing at ' the same time, that the Democracy of Linn would not endorse his (John's) course in prosecuting Whitney out ot malice and making him unnecessary costs. The reply of Judge Johns was very significant and full of meaning, in this, that he asked no further favors at the hands of the Democracy of Linn but demanded execution forthwith. Will partisans support a man who will not support the party nominees, and de clares that he courts not the favors of the party? Will the independent voter coun ienance the spirit of revenge and greedi ness of gain which is so characteristic of the piesent Democratic nominee for the office of County Judge? Citizens, consider well your position on tl.e County Judgeship, and be careful how yon cast your ballot. Vim. 1.IVT OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office, Albauy. Linn county, Oregon, May 24th, 1376. Persons calling for these letters must give the date on which they were advertised. Cooper, Mrs S A Goetchens.Miss A P Cutting. Ira . Haskell, N C Dodson, R D Lemmon, J W Franks, Seth Maxwell, Mrs James Guerny, Snml Redmonns. Emerson Goctchens,Miss Abie Summers, MissAnnie FOREIGN LETTERS. Bowie, John 2 ' . P. H. RAYMOND, P. M. A notice of the marriage ot Miss Spavks appeared in last week's Register. Some people thought it was our "Nera Sparks," but we beg to inform them that such a con struction won't pan. Ou&Nora isn't mar ried, nor - don't intend to be till she gets ready. The roads will soon be in splendid con dition to drive over, when, if you don't own a turn out of your own, you want to go to Ans, Marshall's stables, where the finest turnouts in thejdty are to be had. Nothing sets off a fine span of horses better than a neat carriage, which you can purchase of Sam Miller and you will get the very nicest and best in the market. Hats For ladies and misses, for men, boys and babies, new, stylish and cheap, for sale or exchange for any kind of country produce that has a market value. A Wheeler, at Shedd. The carpenters have commenced work on the mammoth feed and hay warehouse of Mr. Jason Wheeler, on SJecond and Ells worth streets. : -.- ' W. P. Smith, Esq.j ol Halsey, called a moment yesterday. Halsey will give a larger Republican majority than ever be fore. Ror for Halsey. Universalist Meeting At the Opera House next Sunday morning and eveningr at the usual hogrs. Subject in tbe evening : The fall of man.. Messrs. Morgan & MuFarland have a rather handsome sign fominst their real estate office on First street. Number Three. This is a new fire engine company, and consists of youngsters from twelve or thirteen downwards. - " Mrs. L. Struckmeier and daughter, of San Francisco, arrived In the city on Wed nesday, on s visit to relatives. The citizens of Jefferson and vicinity have arranged for a grand picnic, which comes off tomortow, Saturday the 27th. .BUI Tally, from way down the coast somewcere, shot into sight a few moments on Tuesday, and then disappeared. Jim Sherrill, of Harrisburg, has invent ed, and is now manufacturing, tbe boss cultivator ot the Pacific coast Wild strawberries are ripe. A hook and ladder company will be the j ti te UU1UU" w ( .Born In this city, on the 24th, to the wife of Fred Graf, a daughter. Mayor Froman and party returned from the mountains the first ot tbe week., .' Judge Tandy was down from Harrisburg during the week. Mrs. A. C. Layton, of Corvallis, Is the city, visiting. . in " Mrs. Jos.' Speidel, of Corvallis, was the city the first of the week. in Mr. D. C. Nelson is selling stoves, tin ware, etc., at "Portland prices. Cold, cloudy, damp, disagreeable weath er yesterday, considerable mist falling. Dr. Plummer's soda fountain is supplied with ice. therefore his soda Is always cool and refreshing. Mrs. Lib. Story, ot East Portland, is at prcent making relatives and friends of this city a visit. Markets. Wliear, nominally, - 80c i eggs, 18c ; butter, 2225c. Busiuess'dull. Special Biotlees. Gone East. Dr. G. W.-Gray has gone Eest on a hea'th and business trip, expect ing to be absent abottt three months.- Due notice wilt be given of his return. , 33in3 In Every Town and Village persons may be found who have been saved from death from consumption by Hale's Honey, or Horehound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops cure In one minute. 20 A Widely Applicable Remedy. Few remedies are applicable to such a wide range of disorders as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and this not because It has special properties adapted to the cure of each such a pretense would be manifestly absurd but on account of its wonderfully improving effect upon the general tone of the system, and irs alterative action upon the organs ot nntrition, secretion and dis charge. Besides Its well-known properties as a remedy for Intermittent and remit tent fevers, dyspepsia, "constipation, tor pidity of the liver, general debility, urina ry and nterine difficulties, it invariably proves to be highly serviceable in overcom ing anoemin, hypochondria, rheumatism, insomnia, and many other disorders and disabilities originating in poverty or impu rity of the blood, nervous wiakness or over-exeitement, or au lniierfcct perform ance of the physical functions. may. - The Astorian of last week says : "Some the fastest sailing that has ever been wit nessed on this bay was noted to-day amongst the fishing boats, with a stiff northwest breeze. The scenes were grand. Equal to a regatta. W.W. Parker. Esq., has been nominat ed by the Republicans as a candidate for Joint Representative for Clatsop and Tilla mook counties. Last Saturday night week two saddles were stolen out of Geo. Brock's barn up near Gaston. It is supposed that the thieves were the same that broke into Marston's store on tbe night previous. The body of John "MacTinn. drowned last winter in the Luckiamute, was found Satur day weekabont half a mile below where he tell in the water. JVth hands were gone and his clothing torn off. Mr. Adam Cassidy, living eight miles east of Oregon City, killed a large black bear last Tuesday week. There was quite a party in pursuit of old brum, but not withstanding Mr. C.'s age. being 72 years old, he got away witli the "bar.1' The opinion delivered by the city attor ney of Oregon City In regard to the vote for recorder, wa3 the same as expressed by Mayor Charman "tliat there having been no election or vacancy, the old recorder held the office." The Republican county central committee of Washington county have nominated Hon. Geo. C. Day.of Cedar creek, as candi date on the Republican ticket for county commissioner, in the place of Mr. Paulsen, w!m declined. The Clear creek camp-meeting will be held at the old camp-ground at Monnt Pleasant, Clackamas county, commencing on the 8th of June. Ministers and members from adjoining circuits are cordially invit ed to attend, together with all others. The Orcas Island lime quarries appear to be doing a thriving trade. They ship a great deal at lime to Victoria and Portland, beside supplying the demand for that arti cle on tfic Sound. . The Olympla Transcript says Discov eries of coal con tl nne, the last being near the source of the Stuck river, on White river, on what is know as the Mnckleshoot Indian reservation, and saTd to be of good quality and ample thickness. 1 The annual meeting ot the ladles ot the First Unitarian society of Olympfa was held on Friday the 19th, when the follow ing officers were elected Mrs. W. F. Crosby, president ; Mrs. S. Coulter,- vice president; Mrs. J. W. Waughop, treasur er; Mrs. C. H. Hale, secretary. President March Informs the Independent that a company of fifty-eight Swedes came on the same steamer from San Francisco with him, bound for the northeast part of Washington nniy.- One family had ten children. Thi3 is a class of immigrants that we need ' here. They will go into our forest hills and hew out homes that in a few years will be more valuable th.m those of many men who settled here in '49. The bodies of Hon. W. J. Small and Mrs. Frances M. Dlcke were fished up from the Link river "spread," on the 8th inst. (near where they were supposed to liave sunk), by Dennis Small' and a Mr. Wood ruff, who were searching for them, and were burled in the Linkville graveyard alongside the victims of Modoc Dutchery, on the 8th inst. The body of John Dicke has not been found, and the impression now Is that it has drifted into tbe tales and may never be found. Last Sunday morning a woman who lives near Harris Bridge, Washington coun ty, took a heavy dose of some narcotic poision, opium, it is supposed, and was barely Saved by the timely arrival of Drw Pryce. Her father and mother had, dosed her heavily with mustard, . etc, which produced no effect, and the doctor gave her large and repeateddoses of powerful emetics before, her stomach would act. Her face was livid, her eyes fixed and her feeling entirely gone. Congestion of the brain and sure death wouWT have hurried her out of the world. The cause is said to be domestic trouble.. V i - . Mrs. Sarah Prentice, e Sarah Davis of Lafayette, had the misfortune to fal1 into a kettle ot boiling water, one day last week, while engaged In house cleanings One of her arm was severely burned, the flesh coining off with tbe clothes. It is now thought that the arm can bo saved, although at first it was thought that It would nave to be amputated. The Oregon City Enierprixe says : Last Saturday afternoon the Occident, one of the yv. ft. & L. Co. 'a boats 4,-ame into the lianln for tlie nnrnose of unloading a qnantir ty of wheat for the Oregon City Mills, It seems that the captain, contrary to the usual custom, brought his boat in under a full head of steam, and while passing tlo boneyard the heavy swells caused thereby threw the little steamer Dayton on a snag, knocking a hole in her bottom, and she sank almost immediately On Monday three pumps were put in her and worked from the Bonanza, and after pumping . away all day, they managed to i-aise her again. " , - ' 'The Ilillsboro Independeid says : "The prospect for a bountiful fruit crop In Wash ington county is better than it has been tor several years. Last year the severe winter aftd late frosts killed the fruit to a consid- .... crable extent, and there was not an aver age cmp, but this year the weather thus far has been quite fuvonrble and the trees are just crowded With bloom and voting fruit. Many farmer? have replanted their orchards and pruned the old trees and put them in a healthy condition, and lu a few years Washington coiintv will export many brfsbels of fruit. We need a fml$ dryer in the county now to manufacture . Our surplus product and also to stimulate H larger production." " . ' ? While riding ' in a wagon one day last week with several companions, about twenty miles south-east of J miction, a -young man by the name of Hart, aged about 17 years, was accidentally shot and seriously, if not fatally, . wounded. Tlie party were going through some tnick woods,; when a twig in some manner caught thei . hammer of the gun and, discharged it, the. charce enterinz vonnir Hart's rifrht side. immediately below the short ribs, causing; a frightful wound. The Dallas Trinme soys : "Three lam- dred and forty-six fat wether sheep from, Umatilla county came down on the cars last Monday. They were purchased by Geo. Brlckley, at !2 per head, from Sena tor Jewell, and were destined for Cassair. As they had just been sheared, and each fleece is worth not less than $1. it is evident tliat Mr. Jewell has made a fair profit off them. They were plump, gootllooking fellows, and will help to augment the ro tundity of many a John Bull In the British, Possessions." The Mountaineer says: "We saw on, Thursday morning passing up Main street air Indian man an womarr. There is nothing, particularly strange in this except that the woman was carrying fonr fifty-pound sacks, of flwr strapped on her back while her lord and master, the buck proudly walk ed in advance, carrying one sack. She could easily have carried the fifth sack had; there been room on her back for it. De grading as it wa, the buck condescended, under the circumstances, to carry one sack for her." . Tbe Astorian says : In the face of a gen eral complaint of scarcity of salmon thus, far the present season, we have the consol ing reflection that a greater, number of- cases packed, have been shipped, tip to. this date, than for a corresponding period ot time last year. There is this difference however, relative to the packing : Last year but a portion of the established facto-, ries on the river were operating so early, this season all are actively employed, with, the addition of four new large establish ments, and the remainder with increased facilities, aggregating a capacity much in excess of former demands, which does not lessen the catch by any means, but, on the. otlier hand, greatly increases it. Mr. Austin Savage. U. S. internal revev " nne collector for Idaho, has been appointed" one of the judges in the department of mining at the great Centennial Exhibition"" at Philadelphia. The appointment is a good one, because Mr. Savage was one of the first miners on the const, having work ed in the gold fields of California in 1850. He is thoroughly familiar with all the dev. tails and appliance for placer and hydraulic, mining, as he was actively engaged in, mining for over twelve years. A letter from Yakima dated May 11th.. says : "I have just returned from a trip to'. Yakima county. That country never looked more beautiful than it does at tha present time. The grass could not present -a finer, appearance, and the grain crop H full of promise for an abundant yield. The rains have been unusually heavy for that , country. The necessity for irrigation Is much lessened. The goverment store-houte at Wallula was sold at public vendue Tuesday week by auctioneer Whitman, to Wm. Stephens, for $150 currency, Mr. Stephens bid it in tor fhe-rnilroad companv. It Is a large, soiid building that must have cost several thousand dollars years ago. Lumber was very high priced in those days. "As late a 1S05, $50 per thousand had to bo paid for. lumber at that place. A letter from Oro Fino. Idaho, says that the mining interests are promising, for the, coming year. A great deal ot snow fell and lay on late, so that there is a good pros-.' pect for plenty of water. A new. creete has also been struck that pays well and promises well for the future. . , -i-.- The Boise Stnteman of last week nays i . "Mr. John Cuddy's resilience, cn tbe Weis er was burned with nearly all its contents,, at about 3 o'clock Mouday morning. Mr.' Cuddy writes that he cannot account for. the catastrophe, as there was no fire in the house after 9 O'clock the evening before. The mills and other buildings are all sate.' During a murder trial at Walla Walla, the otlier day. an attorney attempting." to quote Scripture, said that the Lord "dew dared" to Adam at the Garden of Eden, 'that the-wife should forsake her father and mo titer, her sister and husband and cleave unto herself. . Hugh O'Riley, a soldier who murdered a companion in arms at Walla Walla, sever al months ago. was convicted of manslaughi ter last week and sentenced to the peniten tiary for ten years, , , ( We are informed that the frurt trees all through the Walla Walla valley are in ex- -cellent condition and promise abundant crops. Peaches that last year were a total' failure, this season will yield abundantly. ; Upon a favorable report of the examin ing committee, Capt. L. H. Grim, editor, of the Spirits was admitted to the bar aa an attorney at law at Walla Walla last week. ; . a----. John Lee, of Silver City, Idaho, last week confessed to a knowledge of stage robbery, which led to lib own arrest and that of three others in Silver City, namely: George Bonklln. John Souder nnd James Trask. These four men were all arretted In Silver City on. Thursday of last week, and in the afternoon of the same day Chas.' W. Doney, the driver of the Silver City stage, and who was driving nt tha time of tlie robbery, was arrested in this city im mediately on the arrival ot the stage from. Silver City. The confession of Lee led tor " the recovery of a portion of the treasure taken from Wells. Fargo & Co. J. D. Laman returned to. Walla Wnlla on Wednesday from Colville valley.' He reports all things very quiet in that re- ' glon. The only excitement being tlie de parture ot the steamer "49" loaded with Chinamen and whites for tbe upper Col urn-, bia mines. A party of men who came into Colville last fall from prospecting . tour on the Pen d'Oreille, had returned to their claims prepared to work them during the spring and summer. He says tlwt the. season is backward in the valley, and that it is all afloat with melted snow and rain, water the mud being almost unfathoma ble. He came down iu four, days and a half. . . : - . : ".' Tlie Old f?chool Prcbrtflrians hsvc or ganized a church at Foit Lapwal njpnw which now numbers 470 member?, i Indians. v3