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Corvallis, Aug. 15, 1879.
V. B. CARTER,
EDITORIAL NOTES.
General Butler lias announced
his willingness to run tor Governor
again in Massachusetts.
Work on the canal and lots at the
Cascades was resumed last week,
with a force of 500 men.
The official census of Columbia
county, W. T., for 1879, shows a
total population of 0,S94, an increase
of 1,074 within the last year.
The Ex Empress Eugenie has writ
ten the Queen begging that no pen
alty be inflicted on Lieut. Carey who
had command of the squad which
left the Prince to fight theZulus alone.
The rajlroad and steamboat lines
have extended the usual eonrtesy of"
half fare rates to clergymen attend
ing the annual conference of the M
E. Church, which will convene at
Portland on the 17th inst.
There is a destructive insect prey
ing upon the h aves of fruit trees in
and about Walla Walla. They eat
the substance of the leaf, leave noth
ing but the skeleton, when the re
mainder dries up and falls off.
As the Indians have once more
raised a little breeze on the border,
it would seem to be an fjfiji'('11
time for enterprising DemonHVpol
iticians to limber up liu ir chins for a
frefih howl against the" army.
The 25O,00O recently bequeathed
to Jeff Davis, by Mrs. Dorsey, has
dwindled to $25,000. J. ffy may be
mccessful in leading captive silly
women, but he can't capture whole
families. Mrs. D's brother will con
test that will.
The State University at Eugene
has received a gift of the valuable
publications of the Smithsonian in
stitute, comprising t wenty-one octavo
volumes of "Contributions to Knowl
edge," and fourteen volumes of "Mis
cellaneous Collections,"
They were fishing off Newport,
when the fair one of the party point
ed to a sa'l in the distance, and ask
ed, " George, what kind of a vessel
is that ?" He leant d over, stole a
kiss from her lips, ami answered
calmly, "ThalV a fishing smack."
An Exchange describe a new po
tato enemy which is said to throw the
old potato bug far in the shade. Its
hody is shaped something like a
grasshopper, with a head resembling
a lobster. It burrows in the ground
and preys upon" the potr'tojtself.
Db. C. C. Cox, United States Com
missioner to the Australian Exhibi
tion, has started for that country.
The United States exhibitiors, who
number some 200 or 300, have teen
awarded one-tenth of the space in
the exhibition. American enterprise
is proudly displaying the products of
American industry everywhere.
The indehtedness of Marion countv
is $23,804 28. Last year it was
reported by the authorities to be only
$18,638 30, the difference being
found in the matter of interest on
outstanding warrants since 1872, not
heretofore Set out in annual exhibits.
The Statesman censures the former
administration for not explaining this
part of the indebtedness to tax-payer.
In regard to the illiberal effort to
exclude Jews from Coney Island, the
Board of Delegates of the Union of
Hebrew Congregations in the United
States, make the following just
declaration : " We may safely leave
our defense to the intelligent and
advanced public sentiment of our
fellow citizens, irrespective of creed
or race."
Just as we supposed. The father
of Hon. De La Matyr of Indiana,
spelled his name Delamater. So
says a newspaper in Alleghany coun
ty, N. Y., where De La Matyr, or
Delamater, was brought np. But
what's in the spelling of a name, ex
cept so far as it reveals the style of
the man who spells it. De La Matyr
looks so foreign, so distingue, yon.
know. It looks a good den like De
La Fayette, in print, and sounds well.
Mr. Piny informs the Dayton (W.
T.) News that he has every reason to
believe that badgers destroy that
pest known to farmers as the ground
squirrel-. If this fact was generally
understood., badgers would le pro
tected in agricultural distiicts,instead
of being preyed upod with guns,
ticks and stones whenever they
resent themselves. His knowledge
n regard to this carniverous habit of
the badger is based upon the fact that
he killed one, a shoit time since, hav
ing a partially devoured squirrel in
it mouth.
CONGRESSIONAL NEGLECT.
A Washington correspondent says
that probably the most poorly ap
preciated of all governmental De
partments is that pertaining to agri
culture, although it is second to none
in importance. Its chief object is
the introduction of every useful pro
duction of the earth that can be
grown in any portion of our own
country ; to ascertain the greatest
amount of profit of which these va
rious productions can be made capa
ble, and to encourage Home Industry,
the only sate foundation of national
wealth. Congress, with its multitud
inous cares and party conflicts, and
the necessity of keeping a conciliato
ry eye constantly upon the dear con
stituency, has neglected this Depart
ment in a most short-sighted and
reprehensible manner. Were Con
gressmen eligible to but one election
and that on their merits only, regard
less of monetary or other influences
---and did their one term extend
ever a long series of years, they could
then afford to think more of the
country's interests and less of their
own, and, not having the fear of a
coming campaign in mind, would
have time and energy to devote to
legislation of broader scope than that
which in these anxious days generally
engages their attention. Then, per
naps, the United States laboratory of
the Agricultural Department, which
now languishes in a fifteen by twenty
foot apartment, with inferrior appa
ratus and poorly paid scientists to
experiment therein, would receive
the aid necessary to place it una a
more efficient and beneficial footing.
There are in the State of Pennsyl
vania alone no less than seven labor
atories, each one far superior to this
supported by the Government, and
many private gentlemen throughout
the country have In-tter facilities for
scientific experiment. Yet, when
Commissioner Le Duo asked for an
appropriation of $300,000 with which
to build one that should be worthy
of the Government, it wai printed in
the bill $30,000, and that insufficient
sum was denied. It has been ascer
tained that nearly two hundred and
fifty millions of dollars are annually
paid for importing articles which
could just as well be raised in our
own country. It is these needlessly
imported products that absorb the
capital and depress the commercial
prosperity of the United- States,
wher'-a, were home industries prop
erly encouraged, idleness, with the
accompanying cry of " hard times,"
would speedily disappear.
THE HEART CFTHE VALLEY.
Prof. T. F. Campbell, in his edito
rial correspondence to the Pacific
Christian Messenger, pays the follow
ing tribute to our city;
.. "Corvallis the heart of the val
ley, as the name signifies U beauti
fully located in the west bank of the
Willamette immediately below or
north of the mouth of Mary's river.
The approach of the West Side rail
road, which will piobably be com
pleted to this point the present sea
son, has aroused the energies of the
people, and given an impetus to
improvements manifesting itself in
almost every part of the city in fine
residences and other evidences of
psosperity. A part of the iron or
the Yaquina road has been landed,
but the low water prevents the boats
from bringing the remainder of the
iron and the engine up. These rail
roads, when completed, will give Cor
vallis a prominent place among the
towns of the valley. It is surround
ed by a fine agricultural district. A
good substantial bridge acro.-s Mary's
river facilitates travel to the sonth,
but eastward travel is obstructed by
the ferry on the Willamette. This
ought, hy all means, to be obviated
by a bridge. No other improvement,
after the completion of the railroads,
would add so much to the prosperity
of the town, bringing in direct com
munication with a large and fertile
area of country east of the river.
The narrow channel and high banks
of the river at this point render it
comparatively easy to construct n
bridge, and the business tact of the
people will doubtless soon see the
importance of the improvement and
push it to completion."
Rpst in Lane. The Eugene
Guard says: The rust of wheat in
Lane count y is more serious than was
at first anticipated- Many fields will
not raise the seed, and we think that
what wheat is raised will be more or
less shriveled. Some of our farmers
are even now contracting for seed at
one dollar per busnel. It appears
that the fall wheat is slightly injured,
while the. spring grain is about
worthless.
M. H. Abbott has sold the Day
ton (W. T.) News to Mr. J. E.
Palmer.
FROM TKESEASIDE.
Dear Gazette : It will be three
weeks, next Monday, since, upon the
advice of physicians and friends, we
dismounted the editorial tripod, and
in company with Prof. Hawthorne
and family and B. W. Wilson, Esq.,
took passage upon the Corvallis and
Yaquina Bay stage line, with Mr.
Crow, an experienced reinman and
jovial traveling companion, as our
" Jehu." The trip was made in good
style, and without incident of note,
arriving at the Pionoer House, kept
by Mr. Win. Davis, in good season,
Atier partaking of an excellent sup
per, to which even an invalid editor
did ample justice, we .were carefully
stowed away for the night. Next
morning, at 6 o'clock, after a hearty
breakfast, our little company, with
the exception of " Bush," who went
down to Elk the previous evening,
were comfortably sealed on board
the little steam launch Eureka, and
were gaily steaming down the Ya
quina river. Unfortunately for us,
the tide was pretty well out, and" be
fore proceeding one mile, notwith
standing the care and watchfulness
of Messrs. Crow and Carr, we were
suddenly brought to a halt by the
propeller coining in cmtact with a
sunken log. Aft. r some delay, we
were transferred to a small boat a
skiff and conveyed to Elk City.
Messrs. B. W. Wilson and Mr. Al.
Igo. took in the situation, and imme
diately made application to Mr. E.
A. Abbev, for the use of his splendid
Whitehall boat, which was most gen
erously granted, and in a few mo
ments we were " floating down" the
Yaquina river, with Messrs. Mac
Crow and Al. Igo, pulling a " strong
oar."
Arriving at Toledo Graham's
about 11 a. M., we concluded to take
dinner and wait for the "turn of the
tide" and no belter, or more pleas
ant place could be found upon the
whole route. Miss Ann Graham,
the obliging posttnistress,tok charge
of the mail bags while Misses Lizzie
and Kate set about preparing dinner
for a hungry crowd. After partak
ing of a sumptuous dinner and two
or three hour's rest we proceeded
to Newport, in good style Bush
Wilson and Capt. Carr, lending their
" muscle" to the oars occasionally.
We are now receiving hydropathic
treatment by Mr. J. Surman, a giad
nate of the Mattock Bank Hydro
pathic establishment, England, John
Smedley. proprietor, at the resi
dence of Mr. L. A. Davis, South
Beach being more convenient for
Mr. Surman, who resides on this side
the Bay. It is not the "cold water
cure" process, but a more common-
sense atid effective treatment, from
which we are receiving great benefit,
already. Mr. Surman depends npon
" packing," bathing, etc., and entirely
discards all medicines and stimulants.
We came to the seaside esjiecially for
this treatment, and to be relieved,
entirely, from all care and business
and for this reason havenol attemted
to write for the Gazette leaving
that to onr most valueed and faithful
correspondent fi Kialto," whose able
pen, for the last thirteen years, has
been devoted to the best interests of
the western portion of Benton county
and to whose untiring, unceasfng
efforts much of the prosperity of
Yaquina is indebted. The " good
time coming, is surely nigh at hand.
Dnring our brief sojourn, we have
met representatives from all parts of
the valley, including Mr. Wallis
Nash and party; the Board of U.
S. Engineers, Gov. Thayer, and vari
ous members of the press. All seem
perfectly delighted with Yaquina
Bay and feel cofident that a bright
future awaits it. The Alexander
Duncan has fully settled the question
that ocean steampis can enter and
depart from Yaquina Bay in perfect
safety, hy her recent trip. With our
railroad completed from Corvallis to
the Bay, of which there is no longer
any doubt, Yaquina at once becomes
one of the most important points on
the coast between San Francisco and
the Straits of Fuca, whether or not
the breakwater is located here. Of
course its location here would mater
ially hasten the opening of this grand,
natural outlet to the Willamette
valley.
But, for the present we must desist,
as we did not intend to write a com
munication, but simply offer our
readers an apology for not writing.
We will simply add that we are well
pleased with the conduct of the Ga
zette, during our absence, and hoper
in a few weeks, to be so improved in
health as to return to our post.
w. b. a
South Beach, Aug. 9, 1879.
The laws of Illinois authorize the
court, npon granting a woman a di
vorce from the bonds of matrimony,
to allow her to use ber maiden name,
or the name of any former husband.
BAY NEWS.
Editor Gazette : The steamer
Alex. Duncan, with a general cargo
of merchandise for our merchants,
aud some forty passengers for ports
south, arrived about noon of the 8th,
and sailed about noon of the 9th,
coining in and passing out all right.
The Duncan is a success, and one of
the long neglected enterprises, left for
a man of Mr. R. D. Hume's peculiar
fitness to develope ; it required some
one of nerve as welt as business Raira
city to undertake the proper diver,
sion of trade requiring, as it does, an
outlay of capital with only prospect
ive profits. Mr. H. is satisfied with
the expressions of support everywhere
received, and he has purchased the
steamer Verana to run on the Rogue
river bar, Chcteo and Smith's river.
sn as to not break connection with
steamers at Astoria and Crescent
Citv. One item alone will illustrate
the benefits likely to accrue to the
State from this now well established
line of coast steamers: Mr. Hume had
300 barrels of Oregon flour to leave
at various points where California
flour has the preference. He means
to see flint Oregon raised wheat, made
into flour by Oregon mills, has at
least an equal chance, and is confi
dent of successful competition. In
like manner will the produce of the
coast counties find a readv market at
home, and the money which properlv
belongs in the Slate will go to build
up other industries and aggregate
wealth.
The Duncan is a comfortable pas
senger boat, furnished with excellent
prrwer, and capacity for freighting.
She is, in a word, large enough to
live, and living, keep moving until
the near time when increasing busi
ness shall demand a larger vessel, or
line of vessels. To those who insist
on possible things being impossible,
and Who have an- eye sighted for
faults and an ear always open fo tales
of discouragement, the apticarauce of
this ship and her busy, courteous
captain (Carrol), and her no less affa
ble and wide awake owner, Mr. Hrtme,
must, I believe, have a most happy
effect, and put to fi-ial rest the chron
ic grow ler's protest. " The winter of
our discontent has been made glori
ous summer," and if we had a goose,
it would at this moment be " high "
in the atmosphere of faith. We feel
that thih is the beginning, and that
steadily and surely one enterprise
will crowd another, interests will
push interests until tin- sun shall rise
on the full consummation of all our
hopes. We are happv, and consi
quently not selfish hundreds of poor
and landless people are invited to
come ami enjoy the delightful cli
mate of the coast, drink from its pure
mountain streams, be hearty and
grow prosperous. Uncle Sam has
many tracts of 100 acres to giveawav.
Only patient toil, such as our grand
fathers used in their day, is required
to make a comfortable home; study
economy in the start, and come by
the cheapest route; in ihis the emi
grant of to day will have an easv task
compared to the pioneers of this
countv. wl.o literally hewed their
way through the mountain parses.
Newort was favored on last Sab
batli by a sermon from Rev J. A.
Hanna in the forenoon, and Rev. Ben
nett gave the sinners a benefit in the
afternoon We are glad to know
Gov. Thayer was there to receive his
share of l lie general sinfulness l man
kind. Where such powerful preach
ers feai lessly scik) one shot after an
other, with cr ed near precision, into
a promiscuous audience, yon can't
have the common division too large.
Cjimpers are plelity, times lively,
anil better coming. Kialto.
Newport, Aug. 10, 1879.
Reform" in the South In the
Georgia Legislature, on the 5th inst.,
the House Special Committee report
ed sixteen articles of impeachment
against Controller General Goldsmith.
The articles allege a defalcation of
$1 1.000. This allegaion created sown
sensation, as the character of tl'e Con
troller General stood above reproach
House property in many portions
of England has depreciated 50 per
cent, since the commencement of the
period of industrial depression, while
the cotton manufacture has been al
most wholly destroyed. Mills are
either entirely closed or are run;. ing
on short time and operatives' wages
have been reduced 20 per cent. It
is estimated that in this trade, united
companies alone have had 110,000,-
000 worth of property lying idle for
the last three years. It is not strange
that the failures: are numerous, under
these circumstances.
Wheat in Link The Albany
Democrat of last week says : " Uncle
Jimmy" Charleton was in the city
yesterday from his home in Santiam
Precinct ? opposite Lebanon, arid we
regret to learn from him that the
farmers of his section are badly hurt
by the wheat rust. He thinks many
of the spring sown fields will hardly
pay for cutting and that the crop in
his neighborhood can't possibly reach
more than halt of what it promised
to be before the rust struck it. In
the lower portion of " The Forks,"
about Scio however, we learn that
there is very little if any rust, and
that the crops will be of the very
best. The fall grain, so far as we
can learn, is turning oat splendidly
all over the county.
lACIKIO COAST.
Ore son.
Two lodges of Workingmen at Albany
are prosperous.
Travel between' Astoria and Portland on
the ocean steamers is rapidly increasing.
The neighborhood of Eola, Polk county,
will produce more oats this year than usual.
The several large grain warehouses at In
dependence are being prepared for the com
ing crop.
A little son of Mr. Wm. Stump, of Polk
county, was severly kicked by a horse last
week.
Some enthusiastic Chinese hater threw a
sack of cats into the well of a Chinaman at
Dallas.
H. D. Hall died at his home in Buena
Vista last week after a sickness of seven
teen months.
Elliott Savage was prostrated by heat on
the 7th inst, while working in a harvest Held
near Salem.
Sang Lee, the proprietor of a wash house
in Salem, was convicted of selling liquor to
Indians last week.
The ship Iron Duke which? sailed fro the
Columbia river on Friday last for Liverpool
carried a cargo of grain worth $97,700.
C. M. Burkhardt, who resides a few miles
north of Independence, fractured an arm
last week while mounting a header bed up
on a wagon.
Chas. E. Lambert, Professor of Latin and
History in the Prudue University, Laf-iy-ette,
Indiana, has accepted a Professorship
in the Willamette University.
A. T. Cochran, who lives short distance
below Centerville, Umatilla county, got 312
bushels of wheat from four acres, and 38
acres averaged 42 bushels per acre.
Mr. Robert Tartar, of Lewisviile, Polk
county, has invented a novel idea for put
ting stacked grain to the thresher. With
the assistance of ona horse, two men will
be able to keep the largest machine in grain
with less labor than six men can do it with
forks.
Little spring grain in the vicinity of Cress-
well will be fit to market. A correspondent
says : While the scourge seems to be gen
eral yet some localitees seem to be more fa
vbred than others. What has heretofore
been considered our best wheat farms (on
dry, gravelly lands) the rust has done the
most damage. The fall wheat is good of
which there was more than usual sown last
fall. Oats seem to have es japed the rust and
bid fair to be an average crop. The hay crop
has also been good.
Dallas Itemizer : Mr. Gold Hubbard,
who lives about five miles northeast of Dal
las, this week brought to oar office several
stalks of wheat 'hi h bad bien affected,
and upon examination from one to three
worms were round in every one ot them.
They are of a yellow color, about an eighth
of an inch lonote&nd are to b: found in the
joints of the stalk. Mr. Hubbard gives it
as his opinion that the wire worm first com
mences the work of destruction by deposit
ing eggs in the roots of the wheat and that
the worms that ascend the stalk are the
result.
The wife of Mr. Cass Scott, who lives on
the farm of J. J. Wi.liams, near Lewisviile,
the "boss" squirrel exterminator of the
Luckiamute. During the present season
she has put out bve cans of poison, and hun
dreds ot the pests h ve been made to " sun
their heels " by her efforts. She has com
menced a war of extermination and the pests
in that neighbo:hoodehad just as well come
forward promptly and get their dose as it is
only a matter of time.
Washington Territory.
The potato crop in Eastern Washington
will be very large this year.
A boy. Harry Doolittle. fell from a horse
at Dayton last week and broke his collar
bone.
The houses of Messrs. Wood and Wend el
near Four Lakes in Eastern Washington
were robbed last we k by Indians.
A government telegraph line is to be built
from Pomeroy to Coif ix, and from Colfax to
Spokan Fal s ; thence to Camp Cceur d' Alene
and tort Colville. The people of Colfax
have agreed to famish poles to construct th-
lme from ColfaJHK way to b'-kaii rails.
Amono apparatus which may be
t-al I d literary aids writing, calculat
ing, and other machines - Seen at the
Paris Exhibition, was one which at
traded much attention, and which
has not yet been iiitoilticed into thii.
country, li is known as La Machine
Stenographique Michela, the name id
its inventor. The claims made re
specting it are very broad. In the
tirxt plaie it is dclared that altera
fort night's practice, any person of or
dinary ability can take down in short
bund characters any speech however
rapidly delivered It is a small in
strument, piano like in form, with
twenty-two keys, white and black,
and t he stenographic characters are
small and impressed on slips of paper.
Signnr Michela claims to have dassi
tied all the sounds which the human
organs of speech are capable of pro
ducing and to have ?it constructed his
machine ihat it shall report with tin
oriiiiir fidelity whatever is said, Ger
man, French, Italian, Spanish, and it
may lie taken fur granted that English
is also included, as the exhibitors an
nounce their intention of introducing
the machine into ihts country. The
inventor even believes that his ma
chine will do much toward the reali
zation of that philosophic dream, an
universal language. To what extent
the hopes of the inventor mav be re
alized of course remain" to be seen,
but the machine is cert: inly highly in
genious, and seems to work satisfac
torily Ambition Ignoble. Ambition,
"the last infirmity of noble minds,"
is the infirmity of a very second rate
order of nobilit, and is but. a poor
account of the career of any remark
able man. Men of real intellect do
not set out into life with a fixed idea
of conquering trreatness for them
selves. It is greatness rather which
finds them, taking often no little
pains to seek them out. Every man.
as he passes into manhood, has work
thrust upon him as he it able to do it;
and the able man finds himself, as a
matter of course, dragged up, he
knows not how, from thing to thing,
from step to -tep. employ men t after
unploytiient forcing itself into the
hands best competent to deal with it;
till at last he is on the summit of the
ladder, and the world moralizes on
bisambition. Ambition f The highest
step of that ladder in VVolsey's time
was but an indifferent place to be
ambitious for. There was usually
but one step more from it to the
flooring of the scaffold. The Anne
Boleyn's may be ambitious, but not
the Wokey'r
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Maryland Democrats nave nominated
Wm. T. Hamilton for Governor.
The first run of salmon on Fraser river
has ended. The total pack was 25,000 cases.
Gen. Miles has arrived at Fort Read,
Montana, having driven the hostiles into
Canada.
Mitchell George, the Columbia river net
stealer, was captured at Port Townsend on
the 7th.
Henry C. Kind, law partner of the late
Jame D. Fay, suicided last week in San
Francisco.
Eight friendly Nez Perce Indians were
murdered recent iy in Montana by a band of
hostile Gros Ventres.
Postmaster General Key thinks the result
of the recent election in Tennessee indicates
absolute repudiation of the State indebted
ness. At Fort Farfield, on the 8th inst., one J.
Bolier Who grossly assaulted a child eleven
years of age, was pursued by the people
and shot.
Republican clnbs composed of depart
ment clerks at Washington, which were
disbanded under the President's civil service
order, are bein reorganized.
The frigate Wyoming with the American
minister to Turkey on board, will cruise in
the Black sea. This is the first time an
American man-of-war has entered the Black
Within about two weeks the city banks
of New York have paid into the sub-treasu
ry the enormous sum of $55,000,000 in legal
tender notes in payment tor tour per cent,
bonds.
A ea1! has been issued for a Prohil ition
State Convention at Altoona, Pennsylvania
on the 9th of September. It is expected
that a State ticket will be nominated and an
address issued.
The American government is again en
deavoring to open negotiations for an inter
national arrangement looking to fixing a rel
at ive standard between silver and gold for
coinage purposes.
John Maguire, a convict in the San Qrten-
tm, tab, prison, brutally murdered IS. W.
Andrews, a fellow prisoner, on the 7th. be
cau -e the latter ha i reported the misdoings
ot some ot Maguire chums.
A report is revived that Lord Dufferin
will shortly be transferred from St. Peters
burg to Constantinople, with instructions
to insist upon the speedy execution of re
quired administration reforms in Turkey.
The State election of Kentucky shows a
tailing on ot over 5U,000 votes, as comp.ir
ed with the List Preddentbd election. Dem
ocrats elect the entire State ticket. R -pub
licans made slight gains in the Legislature.
Tennesste advices are to the effect that
the failure of a proposition to scale its debt
was due more to the influence of those wh.
tavor actual r pu liation than those who ad
vocate even a partial maintainance of pub
lie faith.
Spotted Tail has addeessed a " billy doo"
to Secretary Schurz, saying he is anxious to
have his people live like the whites ; he has
had enough ot the military, and wants th
Secretary to come j-nd stay a month with
him an I " see how it is himself."
A telegram from Para Brazil, dated the
21st ot July, states that 14.000 distressed in
habitants revolted in consequence of the
stoppage i f relief supp ies. There was much
alarm in Para and it was feared the town
mi h' be sacked: The militia has been call
ed out.
A dispatch of the 8th says labor troubles
between the English and French Canadians
have assumed an appearance of a war of
race. Last night prominent English people
in St. itoches and on little Kiver road were
threatened by French Canadians, and to
d iy asked protection from the civil authorities.
Reports of the Russian customs depart
ment shows that the export of grain during
May was 1,223,500 chetwerts less than for
the corresponding period of last year. One
million of this decrease was in wheat, aud
200.000 in oats. The export of grain for the
first rive mouths of the present year was
13,948.579 chetwerts, against 18,511,150
chetwerts fr the corresponding period of
last year. Three million chetwerts of this
decrease was wheat
A dispatch of the 1 1th from Memphis says :
Howard physicians and visitors report the
fever spreading rapidly in the suburbs of the
city, the greatest destitution prevails, and
notwithstanding the city authorities are
straining every point and hope to be able
to weatner tile storm without appealing to
the ontsiile worm, l venture the prediction
that within ten days they will be forced to
make appeal. JLhe Howard Association is
in the same dilemma. It is at the great ex
pense of over $500 per day, which is hourly
increasing, with less than 13, 000 in the
treasury.
The Trtbttne't Washington special says
the department of agriculture will publish,
in connection with its forthcoming report,
information gathered from everv county in
the Union reardinst the rate of wa,-es pai l
to farm laborers and the average cost of
living. Returns disclose in all quarters of
the Union excepting Minnesota. California.
Colorado, Oregon, New Mexico and Wash
ington Territory that the average monthly
pay of farm laborers declined during the
year ending last April from 3 to 15 per cent.
At the same time the expense of living in a
majority of the States declined in equal or
reater proportion, so that the relative con
dition of laborers improved during the year.
West of the Mississippi a slight increase in
the rate of wages is no'ed, the present av
eraae for farm labor being?23 81 per month,
an increase considered due to extensive min
ing operitions. Lare immigration has en
larged the stock of labor, but it is to a great
extent somewhat inefficient in character.
All who desire work can get it. No sur
plus is reported from any county in Colon
do. In the Pacific States the averas'
monthly pay of farm laborers is $38 22.
against $36 62 one ytar earlier, an increase
of 4J per cent., while the cost of living has
decreased fully 18 per cent. In New Mexico.
Dakota and Washington Territory there is
a demand for skilled and unskilled Ameri
can laborers at remunerative wages. In
Utah lahorers receive $28 87 per month, a
decline of 7 per cent, during the year, and
a surp.us of labor is reported.
NOTICE
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS 1
THE ATTENTION OF CLAIMANTS TC
donations of land, their assigns and le
gal representatives, is particularly called tcr
that part of section 6 of the act of Congress
approved July 17th, 1-854, entitled "An act
to amend an act approved September twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and fifty, to
create the office of Surveyor-General of th
public lands in Oregon, etc., and also the'
act amendatory thereof, approved February
nineteen, fourteen, eighteen hundred and
fifty three," which reads as follows, to-wit :
"All persons claiming donations under
this act, or the acts of which it is amenda
tory, shall give notice to th
Surveyor-General, or other duly authorized
officer, of the particular lands claimed as
such donation, within thirty days after be
ing requested so to do by such officer; and
fading the claimant or claim
ants shall forfeit all rightand claim thereto."
Now, therefore, the undersigned, being
such " other dulv anthonzed officer," do
hereby give notice, to each and ever per
son, his or her assigns and legal representa
tives, claimants of donations of lands, with
in the district of lands subject to sale at the
United States District Land Office at Ore
gon city. Oregon, under said acts of Con
gress ; that each and every one of them,
within thirty days from the 9th day of July,
A. D. 1879 (being the day of expiration of
six weeks' publication hereof), give notice
to the Register and Receiver of said Land
Offi-e, at Oregon City, Oregon, "of the
particular lands claimed as such donations ;"'
and failing such notice the"
claimant or claimants shall forfeit all right
and claims thereto. "
And each and every person claiming the
benefits of sai 1 act of September 27th, 1850,
and the leirislation supplemental thereto,
will, within six months after the expiration
of the aforesaid thirty days, cause to be'
filed in the United States Land Office at
Oreron City, Oregon, the proof, as required
by law, to complete their claim to a dona
tion of land, under snid act, - and failing
to do, such claims will be held for cancella
tion. In witness Whereof the Register and Re
ceiver of the said United States District
Land Office at Oregon City. Oregon, have
hereto subscribed their names this 8th day
of June, A. D.. 1879.
L. T. UARIN. Register
16:30w6 J. W. WATTS. Receiver.
A WEEK in your own town, and no
capital risked You can give the busi
ness a trial without expense. The best
Opportunity ever offered for those wil
ling to work. You should try nothing-
else until you see lor yourself what you
can do at the busine-ss we offer. No room to explain
here You can devote all your time or only your"
spare time to the business, and make great pay for
every heur that yo i work. Women make as much as
men. Send for special private terms and particulars,
which we mail free. 5 Outfit free. Don't complain
of hard times while you have such a chance. Ad
dress H. H ALiLLTT & 00. , Portland, Maine. 16:31yl
Ame's EProcess
S6S
KEEPS MEATS,
E.'gs, Vegetables,
FISH. BUTTER,
and Fruits sweet
a. l i good without salting, cooking, drying.
or sealing up. It also stops fermentation in
Cider or Wines, cures the scab on sheep,
and is excellent for other purposes. It is
not injurious to the health, and costs but a
trifle. Family rights 610. County and
District rights on reasonable terms. Writ
ten guarantee given. Money refunded in
case the Process cannot be made a success.
Genuine testimonials from prominent men
testifying to its healthfulness and success.
For further particulars inquire of
GOLDSON & MATTOON,
Corvallis. Benton county, or Albany, Linn'
county, Oregon, general Agents for the"
Pacific coast.
Corvallis, July 25, 1879. 16:30tf
nL
K OTICJE.
Land Office at Roseburg, Ogn.,
July 9. 1879.
VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the following named settler has tiled'
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and secure final en
try thereof at the expiration of thirty day'
from the date of this notice, viz : William
A. States Homestead Application No 2199
for the Lots 4, 5 and 6 and S J of g E J sec.
2, T 14 S R 8 W., and names the following,
as his witnesses, viz : James Spencer of
Benton county, and Thomas Phillips of Ben
ton county, Oregon.
WM. F. BENJAMIN.
16:29w5 Register.
SOUTH END
STOVEJIUHIBHWARBSTOIIE
J. H. PENN.
HAS. and will ke !? on hand, a full line of
cook, parlor, boi and office stoves, got
ten up on the lat si. improved patterns and
fuel saving principles. Also, a line of
GENERAL HARDWARE.
Worker ie copper, sheet-iron and tin.
.lobbing a specialty. Having had'a long ex
perience in this line, we are satisfied that we
;an give satisfaction. Ad work and stoves
warranted to give satisfaction.
WE WANT WORK.
Onr prices to suit the times. Call and ae
our Goodspeed Stove and Orient Range, at
Corner of Second and Madison Street,
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
16:2Gtf
JTEAtY a Tbacsical Evdino. Thr
P. C. Advocate says: "Hie camp
meetitisf at Slioal water bay rame ni-ar
having a tragical ending. Oil Wed
nesday moritintr a boat rontaminsr a
company of friend's from Chebalis
with several other who were accom
panying them on the return trip, was
capxized in the north channel of the
lav. There wen- 14 iieiMins aoari
including Kevs. Thos. MaGill and J.
Matthews, and the family of the lat
ter. The wind was strong; n.in Invest
and a strong ebbtide was running.
Strange enough, sill stt'eepeded in gain
ing the bottom of the capsized boat,
but not uiifil some had sunken twice.
The mail boat, Oapiain Stevens, hap
petted to be near, and succeeded in
rescuing them. Mrs. Matthews was
badly chilled and some baggage was
lost, but the rest of the company were
none the worse for the wettinjj."
Annihilate not the mercies of God
by the oblivion of gratitude. Sir
Thomas Browne.
NEW ARRVSQEMEKT8.
NEW STAJE COACH,
From rorvallis to Newport
CARRYING THE U. S, MAILS.
New St aam Launch.
A GOOD SUBSTANTIAL
Stage Coach, drawn by
?ood teams, in care of a cooJ.
Corvallis at 7 o'clock, . M., OI .0"'lJ.
rlava and Fridays, connecting with the new bteam
Uunch at Pioneer at S r. he Steam Launch ta
inu Pioneer on the first tide, arr.ving at Newport In
three hours. Onlv 15 hoars running through. Re
turning to Corvallis at 6 r. . Tuesdays, Tfiundays
and Saturdays. Through tickets S6 00; reduction Jor
families Good accommodations lor panturage at Pio
nwr Prompt attention to express business and fast
freight at reasonable chargos. Better facilities tor
traveling than have ever been on the route to th sea
shore The boat is managed by competent men.
na-iielv Ed. Carrnna iiacK urow.
We expect to receive public favor by flrtt clan ac
coodations and close gggggg
NlWBUSINESSr
LISTEN FOR THE BELLI
th OjrorarosEt) rsorosM to establish a
For the purpoe of juoplylng the citizens of Corraj
1U with Pure Fresh MUk at the very reasonable rato of
25 Cents pei Gallon.
He Intends starting a Delivery Wagon on or More
the 1st dav of June next, when he will be glad to
supply all demands for Pure, Froth Milk, t toe above
rate. Patronage is respectfully aolicttad.
jUten forthe Ball A. G. MULKET.
CorvaUia, May 20, 187ft W:llml,