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EX. CAITTEUnURY, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
; 1 CORVALLIS, OREGON.
UOffice, B. R. Blddlo's Drug Stow.
T hotH6S v4n!3tf
ALBANY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
THE- NEXT SESSION COMMENCES
faOSDAY, SOVEMDEU 23d,186S.
- To? particular adJrcsa
v ! HEV. H. BUSHNELL,
aal-JrSnSiyl Albany, Oregon.
, ; ; U W. GRAY. D. D. S.,
iCBJLD JJ.TI OF TKI ClXaNSATI DtSTAL COUIGE,
. rrrouLD invite all persons desir-
: Vi t-. Art.floUl teth and first-class Dental
..T "
r.. n ir nim Mil.
Spimen of Vulcanite Base with gold plate
llninis, and oilier new styles or work, may be
!ims U his office, up stalrj in Parrusb. Co.
, Brick, Albany, Oregon. '
rt Rendenoe, corner of Second and Raker streets.
V prir63v3n34tf .
J. C.OWM.i. I..TUSS.
POlVELXi fc FLIX3T,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
ZAW AND SOLICITORS IN cviaic. .
(I Flian, Notary Public.)
LB ANY, Oregon. Collections
and convey
oc20n!01y ances promptly aucnaea iu.
JDFFICE OF COOT! SCHOOL SUPERIXTE.VT,
I X WATERLOO, SIX MILES ABOVE LED
A .v- R,nm. Pot office address,
Lebanon. ,
TfnUly
I ... ...
J. W. MACK.
Co. School Superintendent
O- C3-- OTTIRX.,
J ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. . : SALEM. OREGON :
Will practice in all the Courts of this State .
will attend the Circuit Court terms in Lum county
lad the e.ttro DUtrict. Office in Watkind 4 Co',
trick, up Stairs. T-n48jl
D. B. BICE, 31.
"Surgeon and Phys cian,
ALBANY, OREGON,
TH INKFUL FOR THE LIBERAL PATRON-
re received, continue to teo.ler bbj services
to the citizens of Albany and am,adinS coun
try. Office an 1 reideaM, oa Second street, two
blocks east of Spread's hew Hotel. v3n-tr
JOHN J. WXIITSEY,
'ATT0E5EY IT Lltf A53 5CTART FOlIC,
ALBANY.
OREGON.
Bailding,
' Office.
opposite the "State U:;hM Democrat
F. 31. W VDSWORTIl,
CARRIAGE AND ORNAXENTAt
P A I N T E Ft V
SIGN,
Over McBrlle'i ''.Ta-oii shop, o
twen Firat and
Seeond, on Ferry street .....
Firet-elass work d ne on thort nUuce.
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X. II. CBAXOB,
VTT0S5ET: A5D C0C5SEIL0B AT LAW
Office In Norcross' Brick Building, up-stairs,
V. . HILTABIDEL.
T. H. BEDF1ELD,
h t;i nii,TABIDElV at CO.,
-wpirT.M TV GROCERIES AND PROVI
Lr sious, Woo.1 and WUlow Ware, ConfceUon
ryC Tobacco, Ci-ar?, Pipes, Notions, etc. Store
Jkr- . . i:..;n;n thn Kmreil oface. Al
ton XIVXIIIO HIOCl, UJU..0 e
tbany, Oreg-.n. . e2Sv3n7tf
, . BEXJ. UAYDES,
Attorney and Counsellor at law,
r STRl tttend to all business entrusted to h'ua by
citisens of Polk and adjoining counties. '
Eola,-July 25, 1887. v2n51tf
BaBBJWI, t..LAIS, g. E. TOCHG.
J. BABBOW A CO.,
GENERAL '&cV)hnSSIOX 21 E R CHA NTS
TfcEALERS in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods,
JJ Greenes, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery,
Coots and Shoes, Albany. Oregon. y
Consignments solicited. ocCnStf
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!
rUHB UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
J. fully inform the citizens of Albany and v
liity tlui he has taken clrge of thu Estabhsh
taent,anL by keeping clean yooulj nd PJ
trict attention to business, expects to suit aJ those
who mar favor him with their patronage iiavmg
Heretofore carried on nothing but
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
t 6Tntii ta trvn entire satisfaction to alL
SCLildien and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and
shampooed.' " C 'JOSEPH WEBBER.
" apr4v3n33tf ' -
WHEAT AND OATS WANTED !
THE SUBSCRIBERS" WILL PAY TIIE
highlit cash price for whpat and oats deliv
aattht ir Warehouse ia Albany, Also wheat
0.n& oats ' A
ni SMpped at the lowest Batei!
.(Joods cf all kinds received and chipped from
tteWhari ? SIARKHAJ1 & SON.
- r3n52yl 1
r. r. bi-sjell;
Att'yatLaw. ,
JAVZt ELKIKSf
NoUry Public
E:TJSSEL.r & EEKINS,
Oflce In FarrisbV & Co.'s Block. First Street,
ALBANY, OREGON. "
Having taken into co-partnership Jamas Elkins,
Esq., Ex-Clerk of Lina county, Oregon, we are
enabled to add to our practice of law and collec
tions, supt rior facilities for -
Conveyancing, Examining Eecorda,
, V ." . ;. i '. .- ' i ." .. - . . I..-, - ; , ."
CV., ..j,.., . .... AXD ;, .:
' Atte liin to Probate Dasiness.
Deeds, Bo ads, Contracts and Jlortgages carefully
drawn. Homestead and Pre-emption papers made
and Claim i secured. ' Sales of Real Estate negoti
ated, and V.ans effected on Collateral securities on
reasadable rates.
All basisss entrusted to them will be promptly
attended t. RUSSELL & ELKINS.
See. , 18SS v2ni6tf
ADVEltTISEMKNTS.
n. C. HILL.
B. MAXSriKLD.
D. MANSFIELD & CO.,
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
ALBANY, - - OREGON.
IN FOSTER'S ONE-STORY BRICK, OPPOSITE THE
POST OFFICE.
THE ABOVE FIRM TAKES PLEASURE IN
notifying their friends and the puMio gener
ally, that they are
CONTINUALLY RECEIVING
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE, &C.
"Which we will Exchange
FOR CASH OR PRODUCE!
XT THE
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
We respectfully ask the public to
Call and Examine car Stock and Prices
Before purchasing elsewhere ; and we assure all
that we will give
ENTIRE SATISFACTION TO PROMPT CUSTOMERS.
Albany, Feb. 18, '87 vn27tf
PACIFIC HOTEL
THE CNDEKSIGKU Kbtofhui ,uui
informs the public that this llouee
HAS JUST BEEN FINISHED,
ASD IS
JNT O "W OPEN
for the mccomaoditlon of all who may
favor him with their patronage.
THE FUKNITUllli
is entirely new in every department,
and is of the latest .and
tnoat approved styles.
THE TABLE
will always 1 supplied with the bert the market
afford, and no pains will ie spareu
for the com fori and conve
nience of bis guests.
ers'ns arriving ty Loats acouimodated at all
hour, day or night.
Spits of rooms and superior accommodations ir
fauiilics.
4 Un? exrxirknce in tb loinc?s warrants the
nmt.r'u-tnr in r.romiyiaar fatifactin to all who may
favor him with their patronage, if it can bu douo
by bountifully, eupplica Uble, ptcaatjt r'orn.
leanlT beds anJaiuuous aueanon w usir wa j.
J J. B. Si'RENtiKK.
Albany, June 6, 186S. v3nl2tf
WILLAMETTE STEAMBOAT COS
NOTICE.
-I71ROM AND AFTEIl TIlIo UAli. u.aai.
further iiotice,
THE STEAMER
JtdZk. WE5AT !
WILL LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY DAY,
(SUNDAYS EXCEPTED),
FOB OREGON CITY,
At 8:30 A. SI., connecting with the Steamer
SUCCESS,
On MONDAYS and THURSDAYS of each week,
For Salem, Albany and Corvallls
and all intermediate points j and with the
STEAMER ANN,
On the same days for DAYTON.
RETURNING Will leave Oregon City
at 1 o'clock P. SI., except Wednesdays and Sat
urdays, on which days she will await the arrival
of the steamers SUCCESS and ANN from above.
For Freight or Paseagc, apply to J. H
SMITH, at the American Exchange Wharf.
sep26v4n6tf. JH. IIAUN, President.
ISA A. MILtEB.
A. p. MILLER.
MILLER & BRO.,
(Succejiior: to TkiVp MitUrJ
R BLEW OHK S
ALBANY, OREGON.
MA
Shop on Washington, bet. lit and2dSt's.
THESE GENTLESIEN BEQ LEAVE TO IN
form the public at large that they are now
prepared to furnish ; . - , '
JIAKBLE MONUMENTS
'; ' , ', ' -ajid : '
G- R A V E - S T O K E S !
. . ' OF EVEHV -8TTLE AND PATTERN,
At tlip JJost Be8onaIIe rrleen.
TonusToriEs cut to order
'"" On the very shortest notice.
Mar7v3n29tf . '.-r,.. MILLER BRO
: ; notice ! ;
LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS! JUST RE
ecived t a very large stock of '
DRY, GOODS AND GROCERIES!
by steamer from San Francisco. I will sell for
cash or merchantable produce, at low prices, my
entire stock of Goods,' to make room for more.
Call and see for yourselves.
R. CnEADLE'S ;
apr4v3n2JtfJ Cash Store, Albaxry.
V O K T It Y.
WORKING AND WAITING.
gjj, BT AtUll ISAACS Mtt.NKK.
LooV on that form, once fit for tho sculptor!
Look on tlTnt obcok whero the rono.1 have died!
Working and waiting havo robbed from tho artUt
All that his tuarblu can show for his pride. , ,
Stiituo-liko sitting
Alone, in tho fiittiug
And wind-haunted thndowslhitt people-licrbcarth.
tlod protect all of ui
Hod shelter alt of us
From the reproach of such things on the earth I
All tho day lung, and all through the cold midnight,
Still tho hot hcedta she wearily plies,
Haggard and white as tho ghoxt of a rpuined one,
Sewing whits rubes for tho chosen out's eyes.
Lost in bar sorrow,
But for the morrow
Phantom-like speaking in every stitob.
Ood protect all of us
(lod shelter all of us
From the eurso born with euch sigh for the rioh I
Low barns the lamp. Fly swifter thou needle !
Swifter thou ap for the breast of the poor!
Else tho pale light will be stohn by pity.
Ere of tho vital part thou Im.-t made euro ;
Dying, yet living
All the world' giving
Barely the life that run out with tho thread.
(Jod protect all of us
Ood shelter all ol us
From her last glance as she folio i the dead t
What if the morning finds her Hill bearing
AH the soul's load of a mcrei! lot ;
Fate will not lighten a grain of the burden.
While the poor bearer by man is forgot;
Sewing and nisrhlng
Sewing and dying
What to such life is a day or two mere?
God protect all of as
God shelter all of u
From the new day's lease of woe to tho poor.
Hasten ye winds! and yield hr the ier-y
Lvinr In sleep on your purified breath I
YUdd her th mercy, enfolding a Messinjr,
Yield her the mercy wb inet is death ;
In ber toil stnppin.
See her work dropping.
Fate! thou art mcrnful ! l.ifu ! thou art tUne !
God prrte-t all of n
God hdor all of n
From the heart-break ir.g, and yet living oa !
Winds, that htvoomltedberrtr!! ye the story
. Of the younff lifo of the no!! th u bled ;
Slaking its brtdye over dcatls uodles water,
Out of a swayln? and sonl-ntting thread.
Over it goloz.
All the world knowin.
Thousand's have trod it, fo.t-tUe ling before;
God protect all t.f n
God helier a!l nf
Should she look back from tbcoppo5ta hore !
REPORT OX YAfU'INA HAY.
The entrance to Vafjuiaa Hay U situ
ated oo the Coast of Oregon appros :
lut. 44 40' "JO", Loo-. 1240.i'V;
105 miles south of the xuouth of the Co
lumbia river.
Ia approaching it from ft, fchouM it
he a clear day, uaviprators will firt make
out a peculiar square topped mountain,
covered with dead riuc tree?, trivin- it a
whitish color. 1 his mountain, known
a. Alsca mountain, i on the head waters
of the rircr of the ganjo name and w from
sea. apparently to the south and cast of
the entrance to Wtuina.
Mary's peak, a conical, shaped motu-
tatu in the interior, will a!o tthow (dark
blue in color) to the north ol Al-ea.
On nearinir the shore, if comi v: from
soutlfWard, a cluster of detached ruck
will be seen about a mile from the find
beach and outlined against it. These
rock are called the Scal-illc-he's or f-'ca!
Uocks and aro fanprox) S miles below
the mouth of tho Vaquina, and between
it and the Alsca river.
Three and one half (SI) mile to the
N. W. of Yaqu'tna Head is a rcmarkablo
cape or point known as Capo loulwca'h
er. It is perfectly bare of timber, ex
tends 1 mile out from the beach, and con
sists of two conical hills: the inner one
407, the outer 300 feet above low water
mark ; and terminates in a tongue or
point of rocks, with one large detachcd
imlct IvtDS oil its extreme enfj. itiw
cape being a very prominent land mark,
and unlike any other on the co.ist line,
will identify the position ot lafjuina en
trance at oocc if the mountains are not
visible.
The north shore or " Head" of Yaquina
entrance consists of a bluff 120 to 130
feet hih, of sandstone formation, show
ing yellow from the sea. This bluff is
crowned with au isolated grove of tall
pine or fir trees, some dead and eouo
alive. On its Beaward face n beacon or
signal has been erected, ihc base of
which is 12G feet high. Directly under
it and extending towards
tuc liar is
.1 Mi.
largo flat rock oblong in shape.
: The South Beach is low and sandy,
backed by sand dunes and still further
back by a low range or hills bare ot tini
ber. on the highest of. which a Flagstaff
(158 feet at base) has been : erected for
celebrations, etc. Jl his Jlagstau has been
boarded up '60 feet from the ground to
serve as a range or beacon . tor entering
the Harbor (to be mentioned hereafter.)
Back cf these hills there is a long 'ridge
covered with a dense forest of living fir
trees. On the point of the South Beach,
seen from sea, the roof of a large ' house,
new,18G8, will show prominently.
Th first danger in approaehiug tho
Harbor of Yaquina, consists of a ledge of
rocks running parallel with, the general
trend of the shore ll a"d distant; from
1 to 11 miles from it. ( This ledge, (as
far as surveyed) culminates iu ,?0
miles from shore and 2 miles S. ?-
of the North Head on which there is but
12 J feet at mean low water. On this
rock . the sea breaks at low tide and in
heavv weather. Running from this rock
to the northward the ledge' sinks., Op
posite the entrance it
again
rises, the
shoalest spot being but G feet below the
surfaco at mean low water. The extent
of - shoal water is about :G00 yaruVJn
length, the reef then sinks again rising
in isolated spots to 13 feet , belowr the sur
face untiL it terminates at Cape, Foul
weather. Between this reef ; and the
bar there is a good chan nel over G00
yards wide with an average depth of 24
feet (m. 1. w.) , ' '' ! . , . I V
i The Bar is formed partly by a sand
spit making out' from the South Beach
and partly by a double reet of rocks ex
tending from the North Head. The "out
ermost reef starts from a .point 838 1 yds,
north of the large rock before mentioned
and ends with n lino of kelp on tho nortl
edge of the channel. COO yds. from its
shore end, and 100 yds. Irom tho edge oi
the channel, there is a rock awash at low
water. Tho inner reef starts from the
largo rock and runs 220 yds. out, termin
ating at the edge of tho channel, also. Be
tween the sand ppit and this reef, runs
tho north or rather the only well defined
channel exist tng at tho present tuna.
Through this channel, choosing tho best
water, vessels will not get a shoalcr cast
than 0 foet at meau low water, or 101 to
17 at mean highwater.
As its most narrow part, there in a
width of 108 feet carrying 0 feet; J20
feet carrying 8 feet j and 000 feet carry
ing 7 feet. The shoal water ia GOO feet
across in the channel, vessels getting 17
and 18 feet up to it and inside.
On tl.o sand spit befuro mentioned,
there is, in some places, a depth of only
2 or 3 feet at low Water, and the sea
breaks on it almost coustautly. The ves
sels formerly running iu and out of the
Bay crossed this sand ppit. On their
ranges we found 2J feet in the shoalcst
spot at mean low water.
As better water has always been claim
cd for thc.HC ranges, I am inclined to
think that tho sand Hpit is shifting and
would probably kIiow on increased depth
of water after tho winter gales. The
main current of the river sets very strong
ly towards this spit at ebb tide. The
channel on tho contrary may shoal some
iu winter, but having one rocky edgo
will, it is probable, regain its depth in
summer.
The shoal water in crossing the Bar
through the channel continues so short a
distance and the channel itself is so
straight and well defined in ordinary
weather, by the breakers on each side,
that with a pilot or chart to guide them,
vessels drawing 10, 12, or even IU feet,
can by choosing the time of the tide, en
ter, and depart with juried fcalcty.
In this it lias a uect'Jcd advantage over
the more tortuous channels of other
places on tho coaht. Should the harbor
become of f ufilcicut importance to justify
it, a steam tu could take vessels out and
in drawing even more than tho above
mentioned depth cf water.
My Hcport 1 1 the Superintendent of
the Coat .Survey on the completion of,
our work, will embrace a recommenda
tion for the placing uf buoys on the fehoal
?pots of the outside ledge of rocks, and
should he deem it justified by the import
ance of the place, it will be forwarded to
the Light Iloue Department for action.
This ledge once marked and defiued thus,
will be no further obstacle.
The accompanying chart docs not of
course, embrace but a portion of the work
already completed, but sufficient to jdiow
the char.ivh r ,f the bottom. Profiles of
t f the bottotu arc placed on the chart and
their positions in Jicatcd.
The soundings are all reduced to mean
low water, viz: a mean of the lowest of
low waters observed during the progress
of the burvey. TLc mean rise of the
tide i 7 feet. At the
full and change
of tho tuoctt the
high waters will rise
low waters fall lower
higher, and trie low waters
than the above, and consequently the
depth of water on tho bar will be
greater at high tide, and lower at low
tide. Accurate tables of the exact rise
and fall above the plane of reference
(mean low water) will be given when the
chait is published. In heavy north west
or south cast weather, the tides arc sensi
bly affected bv the wind. The highesi
tide ever kut - a here from that cause
rosy 15 feet above the plane of reference
A beacon lias been erected on" tho sand
dunes back of the South Beach to be kept
in range with the Flagstaff to enter the
north channel through the best water.
SA1M.NU IjIHKCTIONOS. .
Vessels bound for Yaquina Bay, after
making the land marks before mentioued,
should not run iu'closcr than 12 fathoms,
until they get the signal on Light House
Point (or the North Head) to. bear N. K,
i E., then run ( for it until range signals
are on. .
The range signals aro' a bcacoa erected
on the saud dunes directly,back of the
Beach, nod tho Flagstaff on tho hill be
hind. These arc to be kept m range un
til the water-deepens to 3 fathoms; and
the slide or diamond shaped hill on the
north side of tho bay bears N. by K.
K., then run for it until opposite the town.
Anchor above the houses, in tho stream,
and as close to tho shore as the vessel will
swing; lower down the holding grouud
is bad and the current on the ebb very
strong. A. W CHASE,
U. S. Cost Survey, in ch'g Survey of Yaquina
Eey. . '
A. Good NimiT Kiss. -Always. send
child to bed happy. Whathever
cares may- troublo: your mind,1 give the
dear child a warm good night kiss as it
goes to its pillow. The memory of this,
in the stormy' yars which may bo in store
for the little' one, ; will be like Bcthelo
hem's stiri( to the bewildered ehephcrds ;
and welling up in tho heart will rise the
thought: , - "My father, my mother-
loved mo l" Lips parched, with fever
" ... ' ' ' . .t .1 Mt H
will become uewy again at mis inrui or
1 ; T.?- .1 M 1
setul memories. , ivisa your mue cnuu
befoi-e lt goes to sleep. .; f"
il 5'
: 1ST The 'Wickedist Man' revivals in
New: York are "abating." J ohjiny Allen
now repents himself that he drer "repen
ted," and says that the;preachcrS:arp4.80
hard on .the poor;i prostitutes,, and;, paint
their sins with such mortal blackness the
forlorn ccatures are discouraged in all at
the dance-house' and rat-piti unfortunately
are' :tcirbmg but to be counterfeits ; and
the reason wenft to be that those'engaged
in making them seem to be more' anixous
to advertise their ' own immaculate good
ness and philanthropic, dispositions "than
to' really improve the. conditiou of their
degraded fellow creatures.
tempts at reformation x preferripg hell-fire
in the future, to'pharisaical scowjs ' in the
' The ne w issue of Christians from
Fpctal Correpodenco of The Crbiin.
Nouni AMi:nicA iiii:.omi;a.
A BRILLIANT DEKCttllTlVE LETTIfR.
Arica, Pf.ru, Sept, 18, 18G8.
Dr. William Trttntt, Culumlu t
"When I promised, a few weeks since, to
wrno you irom wio sunny lanus oi mo trop
ica, I hoped to have sent plcaantpcn photo
graphs of tho southwest coast, and to havo
led you with me among the orange groves,
to look upon tho people of Peru as they arc,
courteous,-hospitable ana kind to tho stran
ger. But I had scarcely arrived within her
boundaries when that terrible convulsion oc
curred, which has shaken the Pacific coat
for over three thousand miles, and obliterat
ed towns, provinces and communities forever
from tho face of the earth. The general
features of the catastrophe have doubtless
appeared too often in the American press to
need present repetition. A more vivid idea
of tho action of tho earthquake will,
perhaps, bo formed from a sketch of iU re
sults as they here present themselves in all
their fearful reality. ,
Arica was tho most attractive city of the
whole Peruvian coast. Kivulets of pure wa
ter flowed through its streets ; its northern
boundary was a mass of fuilagc, where the
strange bnt delicious fruits of the tropics
grew in profusion, and tho traveler, either
from south or north, was wont to bear with
him pleasant memories of a scene so much
in coutrnat with the barren and rock bound
coast on either hand. To the south, imposing
and majestic, rose the morro, a huge cliff, a
thousand feet in height, crowned by a bat
tery, and at wboxc foot elccp the mummied
Incas or an age long past, ihe railroad to
Tncitii skirted the bay, a handsome Custom
liouao of stouo and iron I routed the mole.
and being tho tnlreixA ot the south of Peru
and of tho bay of Bolivia, there were every.
where evidences or buy trade, wealth and
refinement.
Uut a swift and sudden doom was hang-
.... . .V . ,1
m;, liKC the sword ot uamoeies, over the
unconscious city. At a little after five, on
thfj afternoon of August 2.'5rJ, the solid earth
heaved and shook like a torm-tocd vessel,
a roar deep and hoarse, a of subterranean
thunder, was heard, and in the initmct of
scJf-preacrvoat in, the frightened inhabitants
tied to thetrccts and plazas. Tho delay of
a moment was fatal ; for. torn from their
founda'iona, as though by a giant band.
house, churches, factories, all went down in
ono undifdittgnifthable mass of ruin. The
huia pillars uf the Custom House were toss-
el about like pine-stem, and fragments of
fctone and hue blocks or masonry were hurl
ed like pebbles from a sling. Thoo who
could, fled to the sloping side of the Morro,
Mtuinblifig and reeling like drunken men
upon the heaving surface of the troubled
earth. Thick clouds of dut aroo, and the
darkness multiplied the terror of the panic-
utrtcken fugitives. Mine few, bolder than
the rot, remained behind : some to extricate
a loved one from the ruins; some to save
some little from the gr.cral wreck : but
nnttn n roar, louder and hoarser than. that of
tho earthquake itself, was heard ; and the
sea, crouching, a though to make the leap
more deadly, retired from th ebore, and
thundering ou In one unbroken wave, forty
fet in height, dahedduwn upon the devot?
ed city, and completed the annihilation of
Ar!e:i. Siyen ttms the wave retired
even times they flung theniMdvei, tiper
like, upon the unresisting victim. The
artli ull swayed to and fro, and moaned
ilko one in JitrMK; and the houdes,
homeless, dcsulaied groups kbelt Kbivering
upon tlc inountain-ide, and with white
faces nn l quivering lips, prayed for.mcrcy
In tbo harbir were anchored the U. S. 6
Waterec, the U. S. Storothip Fredonia-, the
Peruvian frigate America, and a number of
merchant vccls. Toed like corks urxjn
awhirlpod, now stranded by the receding
wave, now borne swittly torward upon its
crest, their situation was terrible, and made
ten-fold more so by tho utter darkness that
soon shrouded the scene. The merchant
vessels were hurled upon the rocks and ut
tcrly destroyed the Chanarcillo having
rolled over and over and . wrapped around
her one hundred and twenty fathoms as upon
a spool. Tho America was crushed ; her spars
earner awav, and a large portion or cer or-
ficers and crew swept into eternity. Tbe
Freionia, moored stem and stern by four
anchors, resisted for some time the pressure
of tho elements, but finally was torn from
her moorings and utterly destroyed, with
everv soul on Ioard.
The Wateree was commanded by brave and
cool officers, who took every precautions-
battened down tbo hatches, secured the guns,
ran lines from everv available noint. assem
bled all hands on the hurricane deck, and
having done all that human foresight could
suggest, cnlrrdr awaited the result. ' The
foTcc and velocity of the sea may bo faintly
imagined from the fact that she was swept
along at from twenty-five to thirty miles an
hour, dragging with her 120 fathoms of chain
and her heaviest anchor. Seven times were
they carried back and forth by the resistless
flood, not unmindful, even in such moments
of fearful peril; of tho duties of humanity;
but gathering in to their hospitable deck such
unfortunates as floated past in boats or on
fragments of w reck. 5 The waters thundered
upon the crowded deck, nut the precautions
taken were effectual j and when the Wateree
finally settled gently upon tbe sand, and the
roll was called, .not a solitary one, of her
complement was missing, ouu lies on an
even , keel, her bow pointing seaward, her
taper masts as upright as though she were
at anchor, and her hull apparently uninjur
ed ; her flag floats as saucily, and is hauled
down as punctually at sunset, as though she
were sun a rormtuaoie uoaiing uaucry. nut
her cruise is up ; she lies half a mile inland,
and will henceforth serve onlv as a sorrowful
monument of the power of the elements.
The scene, as 1 rode slowly along the iront
of tho city, can better bo imagined, from
what I have said, than intelligently ' descri
bed: lor miles tho beach is strewn with sad
mementoes of the catastrophe. 1 Iron chests,
gun carriages, coaches, boxes of tea, masses
of twisted track, maps, bookf! papers, broken
boats, lurniture, anchors, &o., &o.t were
mingled in wildest confusion, while tho angry
sea muttered threateningly, as though in
wrath at the remnants of prey snatched trom
its remorseless grasp. t ' ,
while; in such emergencies, the noblest
traits of" man's character are at times
brought out, so are the darker features of
his - disposition otten thrown i into promi
nence".: While the , officers or the Wateree
Wore clothing the naked, feeding the hun
crv. sheltering the homeless, , helping, the
wounded and burying tho dead,' troops of
human vultures were prowling among the
,. v j - -n;r j r-j
ueons iur piuuuer, uuciuuoiiauy sciuou uuui
their unholy, work by the uncovering of some
dead face,.. or the more; intelligible; warning
hf n. ro(kfid revolver. . The verv nieht of the
ruin, while the waters were still in a state of
unrest, and the earth still sobbing; at inter
vals, like a fretful child, the glimmer of
lights upon the -shore, and the sound of
heavy ; blows, pointed ouc to we watcners on
tho bill whero the work of plunder had be
gun. " The iron safes were rifled, cases of
merchandise broken open, and their con
tents carried off openly by tho mule load.
But ono strange and solemn freak of the
earthquake was the splitting off of , huge
stratum from tho Morro itself, disclosing
some three hundred huacao. or Indian
gravcA, dating long before thj conquest.
1 heir inmates at in grim immobility, in a
crouching posture, their faces towards the
sea, each with some little memorial by his
side a string of colored sheila. Tit A a twwiV
line, ajar of wine, or a clumsey trinket
of beaten gold. There they had lain for een-
lunv.,, a eucn perfect preervation that it
seemed hard to believe they were not cotem
porancs of tho present race.
I propose visiting the interior in a few
days, and will write you whenever incident
or sufficient interest shall present itself,
trusting that I shall never again have to
paint so painful a picture as the destruction
of Arica.
Yours, very truly,
C. S. R.
THEY WO.VT TItOUKMJ
YOU
Children grow up nothing on m.ffi
grows so fast as children. It was but yes
terday, and that lad was playing with
tops, a Douyant boy. He w a man. and
gone, liicre is no mora chihlhrl fnr
hm. D1 for us. Life has claimed him.
. Wbeo a beginning i mi ; .
ike raveling a stocking? ttiVK hv
... . n f mrwmm mf J
0VII LtTCB WaV Illl Ail ,a .r. 'I I. -
nouse nas not a child in it. There is no
y j ,vuv. i uw
mow doiso in the hallboys rushing in
pell mell; it is very orderly now. There are
no more skate or nWu i
, - vii( vans VI
strings left scattered about. Things are
neat enough now.
There is no delay of breakfast for n.
folks ; there is no longer an t.ilr
you of looking for anybody, and tucking
up me ocuciotnci. There are no disnntcs
to settle, nobody to get off to school, no
complaints, no importunities for impossi
ble things, no rips to mend, no fingers to
tic up, no laces to be washed, or collars
io oe arranged, i here never nrl,
peace in the house. It would sound HL
music to have some feet clatter down the
front stairs. Oh; for some children's
noise I
What used to ail us that we weri linwli.
jog their loud laugh, checking their noisy
frolic and reproving their slamming ami
banging the doors ? We wish our neigh
bors would lend us an urchin or two to
wmv a. uuw noise in mese premises.
Al .
a wome without children ! It is like a
lantern and no candles : a tnrden and no
flowers; a vine and no grapes ; a brook
and no water gurgling and rushing in its
channels. Wc want to be trier! tn L
vexed, to be run over, to hear child-life at
work with all its varieties.
During the secular davs this is enon-rh
marked. But it is Sunday that puts our
homes to the- proof, lhat is the Christian
iamily day. The ittervalag of public
worship are long spaces of peace. The
family seem made up on that dav. The
chiidrcn are at home. You can lav vour
uanas on tncit ieads. Thev seem to re
cognize me greater and lesser love to
. . . . . . "
Ood and to friends. The houso is peace
ful, but not still. There ia a low and
melodious thrill of children in it. But
Sunday comes too still now. There is a
silence that aches in the ear. There is
too much room at the table, too much at
the hearth, lhe bed-rooms are a world
too orderly. There is too much leisure
and too little care.
Alas ! What mean these things ? Is
somebody growing old 1 Are these signs
and tokens? Is life wearing ? Ex.
G rant Speaks a Piece. In response
to a serenade at Galena, on the Gth inst..
Grant made the following speech :
"Friends and fellow-citizens of Galena:
Thanks for this additional mark of kind
ness. Sufficient has now been heard of
the result of the election, to show upen
whom has fallen the great honor to ad
minister the affairs of Government for tho
next four years. I suppose it is no ego
tism in me to say that choice has fallen
on niB. The responsibility of the position
I feel, but I accept it without fear, if I
have tho same support which has been giv
en me thus far. I thank you and ail others
who fought together in this contest a con
test in which all are interested personally
as much and more than I. I now take oc
casion to bid you good-bye, as I leave to
morrow, for Washington, and shall probably
see but few of you again for some years to
come, although it would give me great
pleasure to make another pilgrimage to
tho place : where I have enjoyed myself
so much; during the past few months.
At the conclusion of Grant' speech, a
crowd proceeded to, the residenco of Con
gressman Washburn, whomade a striking
speech. .
What Railroads do for Farmers.
To haul 40 bushels of corn 50 miles on
a wagon would cost a least $12 for a team,
driver and expenses. A Railroad would
transport it for $i at most. Allowing an
average of 40 bushels per acre, the crop
would bo worth $8 more per acre, or 8 per
cent., on the $100w As the relative ad
vantage is about the same for other crops
it is clear that a Railroad passing through
a town would add $100. an acre to the
value of the farms. A town ten miles
square.j contains 64,000 aercs. An in
crease of 100 . per acre is equal to $6,
400,000, or enough to build 200 miles of
Railroad, even it it cost $32,000 per mile.
But 200 miles of railroad would extend
through twenty , owns ten miles square
and cost but $5 per acre if taxed; upon
the land. These figures are given merely
as an illustration. : If the farmers had
taxed themselves to build all the railroads
in the country, and given, them away to
any .companies that, would stock and run
them, the present increased value .ot their
lands would have well repaid tbe outlay.
" ' '' 77-" i!;vr -.
An old lady who" recently visited One-
dia, N. Y., was asked on her return if
the canal passed turougu mat place. , fche
paused awhile .and answered : .,."1 guess
not : I didn't see it. If it: did . it must
have gone through in tho night when I
was asleep."
OltKdOW.
In climate and soil, in its general adap-
tabil'tty to the purposes of agriculture, 9
portion of the ?lorth American Conti-;
nent surpasses Oregon. On the Pacific''
coast, co equal with California, it is the
extreme limit whither the; "Star of Era-,
piro takes its way." Yet superior to Cal
ifornia as a land whero the farmer may
flourish scarcely a year but what he will6
havo a bountiful supply of rain to moist-,
cn, and ample sunshine to mature j
garner his crops a soil that will repay,
many fold for its culture.
Wherefore, though settled to some ex-"
tent, for the last twenty-five years, has
the merit of this great North-West been,
under a cloud? Wrhy that many of our
Eastern neighbors scarcely know its loc-
tion 1 The wherefore is easily solved,' if
wc assume that .the people of Oregon'
have taken a negative position, and post. .
uveiy wan ior time, wnn tne marcn oi
progress and slow immigration, to with
draw the curtain and disclose to tb
world a territory of unlimited resources
mineral and agricultural; and water fa
cilities sufficient to yield motive power to .
every public work now existing cast, of
the Rocky 3Iountains. Candor will dead
us to confess our Southern neighbor, Cal
ifornia, infinitely superior to us in mani-'
festiog enterprise, in that she take ncC
negative position. True, the . riches of
her placer diggings first opened to the'
world the Eden-like valleys which spread
through all her borders, in climate, in
soil, in the production of fruits and cere-'
als, a paradise. Allured from home
from friends, from old associations, by;
the yellow ore, once through the " Gold-'
cn Gate," trial being made of their for
tunes, disappointed in the mines, the
thousands wandered through those en-"
chanting valleys. They came, they eaw,',
and they were conquered; but in their turn
to conquer, not valleys alone, but through
their fertility, homes, and that fortune
which first led them to the Pacific shores; '
that fortune which Providence vrouhf
consider most honorable to man. Such
was the manner in which California be-,
came celebrated throughout the world,'
and in the short rpaee cf a few years, wa.
known as fully as the oldest State "of:
America. But were her adopted citizen
with this contented ? . Did they permit
to rest here the fame of a country which
had done so much for them? By: nof
means. The naturalist was sent forth to
explore tbe vast extent of her area, there-;
by gathering data, the subject matter cf
the countless pages which have been 4
strewed over every civilized country. '
So the florist has collected and made'
known the various species of flowers
which adorn her lands, high and low.
The patrons of agriculture have commis
sioned the chemist to analyze her soil.
The variety and character of her timber,' r
the extent of her rivers and harbors, have' r
given rise to volumes and all this was
accomplished by public and private n-'
terprisc. What if all this had been done
for Oregon by HER adopted citizens?1.
Has the State an arrangement for pub
lishing a volume of valuable statistics, re '
lating to the valleys of the Columbia and .
Willamette, and of their many great trib-'.
utaries, those noble rivers over; which1
Mounts Hood and St. Helens, snow-"
crowned, cloud-capped guardians, watch- '
ing day and night, would teach us to re-';
gard with admiration and awe as soma of (
natures noblest scenery, those beautiful1
and extensive valleys, which, in some re
spects, those of California may equal, but,
taken as a placcof abode, arc inferior?
Arc there published statistics relating to
those, which may be cheaply circulated ,
among the hardy, toil-worn, laborers of
Europe and our own country, seeking ,v
home where God will bestow upon them; ':
as a recompense for tho weary past,' the '
blessings they, of all men. are best entif
tied? Where can they find such a horns...:,
as "they would in sparsely settled Oregon?
AVherc a home, in which, with so little 11
labor, their table will bo supplied withr'
abundance ; where, for the strength they
exhaust in one day ill Europe,' they might
enjoy the luxuries of life for a month ?
and where, with a few years of such la
bor as that through which they are ne
cessitated to pass in the Old Countries,
they would become independent, and free
from all want. Such an immigration will
enrich the State as well aS themselves.--Have
we any societies in our midst to thus
Sromote the' welfare' of Oregon, and in-,
uce the honest bnt careworn people of
other nations and States to settle among
us, by means of hooks and copious ad-
vertisements ? Had California the ad
vantage of rich diggings -to attract imxnU
gration, and yet deemed necessary to ad-
vcrtise her resources the foundation for av
great and prosperous State, much more
Oregon has need of resort to the same,
means, never having had an inpouring of T
thousands of gold-hunting nomads 1 :
Now, unbss we bo selfishly inclined,
aud would keep our resources husbanded
and hidden from the world, should not ft" -system
be inaugurated of making knownf
thoso various great resources, in many re
gards equal, in many superior, to those- ,
of any other State in tbe Union., Im '
migration will then come
Oregon
will
have its complement ; will assume a po
sition, and will keep it. Try, Oregonians," "
and you will never regret the day.
land Commercial.
Bondholders made their purchases
at fifty cents on the dollar. ' Their inyesl-,,
ments pay them, f therefore twelve i per1
cent, in gold, equal to hfteen per; cent.
in currency. They are exempt from : taxa tion
and thus gather very nearly twenty
per cent on the price of blood. Senator
Henderson says that they interposed to ?
delay reconstruction, ; their purpose being; v
to prevent the possibility of the speedy ?
extentions of the funded. debt of the t
country. T-iey would now make the five-
wenties 1 run' through forty years, and ;t
thus make Vaeir children the hereditary;;"
aristocracy of America. -; To perfect this A
scheme the States must be consolidated v
and the Union converted into an empire