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t CITY AND COUNTY. KILLED BY LICHTNING. DRICF JME.VriO. fc Property still "booming" in Eugene. the Oriole building are propelling rapid. , jtad th reiki estate traatactluns la this u4- . ..Water baa been turned iuto tie thill race , ,.. . . .. v Hop picking will cmnmeuce in about three - . Grouse are (aid to be very scarce tliii seuon. The watermelon lifteth up hi head iu the distance. , See the advertisement uf the Long Turn taw mill in a'.nthcr column. ., i Eugene Hook and Ladder Co wtl meet at Dunn's Hall Monday eveuing. t , Attend the eutertainmeut at Lane'i Hall nejit Tueidiy and Wednesday evenings. I Billy Acock killed James Morey at Tort land last Tuesday night, in a gambling row. r n ir v.. 1 I ni ... v- 0il1 V MAMA, MM UVQIt Ml lr hMC past few days, we learn is rapiclly-recovering. t If yon want to buy lumber it will pay you ,lo read Mr C II Varney'l advertisement in another column. .i.ti-.'! lli; !' v Dan Ue,tello's circus, has ..gone a the :Sound v 'eVre not .informed whether they lotcnu Tiinng i.ugnuv. . i Mr Walker Young favored this office, . with a prancjfc ol bops o(,.mo J-.arly Cluster variety. They are a very fine sample. . .(( , The Jacksonville Times has just reduced (tbe size of its type, and is the best paper published in Southern Oregon. I, Gus.RisJtm has been hauling this week lulled iay from his Loat Tom ranch. A load drawn by four horse averages three tons. Trot Condon has returned from a visit to Southern Oregon. He wu a passenger ou the stage at the time of the recent robbery. A nice shower of raia fell here last Wed. nesday morning, the first for several mouths. Anothershower fell yesterdsjrnorning. . Mr W H Abrams went til? lcu;;b cmnty last Wednesday evening tv, the purpose of purchasing apples s'.'itable to make eider from. Artbfta connoted with the Wert Shore vere.li) town thi, week taking sketches uf Oflr, principal business buildings and resi dences. , . A new sidewalk has been built jon. i'illam tttestreet j frt ,,( Hendricks, )i"-'My, et 1 stores. It is a great impMvcinent, and was much needeiL . T,he ilarrisburg Disseminator has discon tinued publication for two weeks, to allow its editor and employes a chance to rusticate at the seaside. Swift awid Co have had the partition .re moved from the rear mrti"u of. their etic, a)id intitnd putting in cuanteri and shriving in the addition. I'rof Wm lk-i&or, late of Iivra,. tv.hu Ins recently been elected to a 1'rofe.Mtottldp in the Agricultural University, has been "Tiit-iJiK friends in this city during the past week, , , i;,.The Corvalli-' Gazette, alleys that t'.ie Oyni) is guily of "crihbin'" it'nu. We will wager,, new hat that that sheet steals two Hem t. mir one. Selah! J ,., We hotice ,y tHe Portland paj-rrs that a liiarrmgo license was issued to Mr C P Richards and Miss Nellie J Brysun, July 31st. Both aro well known iu this city. We call p.cial attention to Ike card of Mr J E Fenton in another column, lie is a gen tleman of sterling integrity, anil one whom can be trusted by all who may hare business with "!..; j, Miss. Katie , Buick, the atteutive and accom plished telegraph operatress.at Myrtle creek, is anticipating attending the State University (or two or three years A good idea,- Kiwe burg Independent. The first Oregon Statesman ever printed was dated aud 5 .postmarked Orego n City, O T, March 28, tai It was was published weekly at $7 a year by Ashael Bush, with the the mot to "No favor sways us, no fear shall awe." J It Todd, the man arrested fur robbing the itsge near Wolf creek last week, has retained ex-Attorney general Williams, fieo H Durham, H YThornpsonand J GCI apman to defend him. Todd hod worked 011 r Sharpies' much, southeast of here, several mouths. I- In last week' issne of; th$ .( card a cop respondent stated that Mrs Samuel Itickarcl, of Junction precinct, was. ly'ng very low with cancer of the throat,, ller attending physician, Dr Sharpies, inform us,, that the lady ha nqt been affected with a cancer, l)t)t instead with a throat complaint, add that ha i rapidly recovering. Richard A. ItnMfKoii Killed by m Mtrokp of llsht iilnn; lasit Wrdai'MdHy .Moruius;. tOHONllK's INgi'KST. , Last Wednesday new' wu brought to town of th killing of Uiuhard A ltotmson, who lived about six mile northwest from Eugene, by lightening. The geutlumaa waa one of uur best citiavns, aud wo respected by all ho knew him. He leave a family of four children, who live with the ductaied sinter iu Cnda, hi wife haviug died in this county four ycr ago. This i to flrst person that ha ever been (truck by Kght' uing iu Lane county and it wa generally, thought that this country was eirempt from. .such, although lightning i known to have' struck two trees within the city limits of Eugene about one year sjo. V believe aj man was killed from the saifie cause neurj Albany, whils riiling, several year ago. , The following is the. testimony elicited) before Coroner K W Osbui u: I Dr. A. W. Pattirsos, Examining- phyii.' cjan, being first duly awgru, tcxtied a fol ( Iowa: Tlivre ire.ftn woundn nuon the body 1 111 any part except some slight bruise uponi the left temple, the forehead aud the face,t .with a flight discoloration of the scalp, neck 1 breast and back. The bruises seem to havi resulted from falling upon the face, iu whici .position the body was found. It doubtlca, wa caused by a stroke of liglktning. L I. 11 Hooinkon, Being J ret duly swor.D testilied as follows; The nam of the do' ceaseil is lliuhnrd A Kobinsoii. niy nejihew The last time I saw him alive ho was carry a ing a sack of wheat down the lane, betwccr.g seven and eight o'clock this (Wednesday morning, August 1, ISS3. It was thunder-',! iug heavily at the time. About half an1' hour later I fouud hi 111 lying on hi fact in3 the lane, dead. VKitmrt'.or coro kr'h jukv. We, the jury empaneled to enrpjiro into ) the cauxe of the death of Richard A, Robin son. whose uoiiy now lie before n. hud front thejoftiinony that death resulted from a stroke cf nxhtnint;. , . J. C. Yiics, J. M. KrrciiEX, James Luren, JoirN InwaLl, Ira'Alles, James lions. Cottage Grove Item. (FROM OCR SPECIAL COR HE8P0NPKNT. I ' . .v ' Angnst 1, 188. ol Mr Frank Carey, c Amity, Is here, visiting 111 relative. Mr T J Cheshire of Eugtn City Wu In town last week. '1 r Born, July 1883, to th wife cf Mr Call ,1 SUvens, a daughter. j1 Another self binder t wu taken to Bius'aw Fireman's' Besekt. We call the atten tion of qqr citizens to tle advertisement of the Orovep Cpmfidv C9ny)aoy, w hich appears in apc;ther.cplu'mn. , This company has gen, trouly voiuc'teefed' the Firemen , a benefit on very favorable term's, the proceed of which, tha accrde to the Firemen, will be ed for the, pnrppse offilruhlpg the new, npeeting room for tte Fire Comtiame in the City Hall We bespeak for the benefit. liberal patronays as our citisens,are inter. cs,ted in the, welfare yf the Fire, Department., T, he eptorUjnment is strictly Grst-clus, and, the programme will be entirely changed for the second night Nrw JiBX. We call th attention of our readers tp the pew advertisement of Messrs McCornack and Collier, who some time aiuce bought ot)t, the firm of. Ctjlison Bros. They have jnst received a large invoice of alt kinds of books, Utipriry, etc; they hare also r cehred large invoice of all kinds of fine and fresh groceries. Give teem a ealL ,- - ,Fa'ir Yield. Lut Saturday Mr Wlker Yonog threshed a field of barley which averaged 32 bushels pit acre,' and Geo Armi tage has also threshed abonY thirty acres f barley which yielded ahont 32 bushel to th,e acre. We have not beard of any oats or wheat being threshed yet. ,Dua Jfser Junction City, August 2, 1833, o( consumption, Mr Geo W Snatbwnrth, aged 40 year. Capture cf the Convicts. S.VLEll, July 30. -Sheriff Pur l.ini of Doug las county arrived here this afternoon, having in charge BradshaWi und Glenn, tlio escad convicts, coj)tureil '. j him Katunlay iiio-ning last, near Oakland. The particular of the capture are ns follow; On Wednesday even ing last he received a 'i-ter fnnn an ex-convict signed "A Friend," who reNirted to him the prcseiKttjiif the convicii in Dinighis county. On receipt f the new he itn mediately wtarted iu aesrrh of tliein,in ronipnny with A J Barlctv and Joe Kennedy. ..'J'he.V; took itho t'aii to Drain's sUtin, iv!i" ll ey lrr .Mired a hnk and proceeded to Jiee'.i h'll, wli.:re,they got 0:1 the track and disco-vpnl that the cn, ictt bad taken tile Mad leiidii g to old O.iMaud. I.eav. ing the lack at f 'rcciati Ik-u I they traced them to a ravine a shift distanur front town, in which grew a thicket of oak grub. Here they lost track of them, hut met Tom JSatlcy, who said that he had tc-u the smoke of a enmptire in the ravine, and that he would go nter and ee what it w;w, under tire prctene of looking for a cow, and according!- did so. It proved to be Glenn and l'radnhaw, the men they wuuteil Barlow, Kennedy and Batley watch el them all ni,dit, while Sheriff l'urdom pro ceeded to Oakland, a mile or more away, and gathered up a ponso-nf fte men, wlnwe nauieii are u follows: J !' M.iloney, J H Howard, Peter McCragger, J 8 Beck nnd K P Beck, to assist him in capturing tho convicts. They then proceoded to the scene of action aud sur rounded the convicts, the Sheriff and part of the pos?e going up ou the hill back of the camp, and some of them beinir stationed on the roajl. They then pot as close to the camp or ic'ille . without giving an alaim and con cealed thpn'sclvea behind some brush where tliiiy could plainly see them. The convicts were In the act of washing their faco und I1.1r.da. Howard went to the camp and told the convicts who inquired of him, that he was out hunting. Just here tlie Sheriff and posse rushed down on them, telliug. them to throw up thoir handH) which they did, seoiug they had been catig in a trap. Oregoman. A Flea in Their Ear. Another Tragedy. On Tuesday afternoon at Canynnville,. V'm Edding shot Wm P Thomawn twice. Mr Thomason wu on tho porch of Wollenherg B:o's store, when Hr Edding approached him and a vary few words were exchanged, when Eddiiigs drew a revolver end shot Thnmason twice. The first ball entered near the right breast bone and eame put under the left arm, snd, the second ball .entered the left side and cvnie nut nt the Hlrt side. Either of the wounds are nlm.ist H0 t?.itily fatal. Mr Ed dings was taken into custody, but his .prelimi nary exau;i. ation v;? n-ii bcld n.t Cacyonville, on accourt of wall founded fears of disturb nice. Mr Charles Beallinan of Canyonville broui'ht Edding on the '.rain to R.'sehurg thia (Friday) morning from Kiddle, and he is now lodged in jail. The shooting is the result of an old feud, u bad bh od has existed be tween the parties for long time, about cattle arid range In th Flk creek ranuntains. . . Mr W P Tlvur.uon is an old veteran' Cap-' tain of the Mexican war. lie is an uncle of the famous James brothers, brother to their mother, for the proof of which we have his own statement in writing, made some time ago. He hu lived for many year at Elk creek, about thirty miles above Canyonville in the mountain, and is well. Known by every body in that section aud by tuany old eetUers. Hi eonVnrl fa a native maiden' of tne forett, by whom he hu a lap-e family. -.Plajnrltaler. Since the above va written -e Kirn that Thomason hu died. ,Eddiqg is well known here, having spert the summer in Eugene. v Fisbtxo ox.jnt Kicsu.w. There will be three firm ngaged.ic salmon catching on the Siuslaw this aeasor. vil: Bergman and Co, Daine and Co. ao. Woodmanee, Webster and Co. Bergman, Mooly and- Co., who tome since were reported to be preparing to run the Florence tabnon cannery, have abandoned the idee 0. saucing this season, but will carry on !' business ef saltinr on a Lug scale. Mail. i W would nggeiit for th benefit of our Eastern friends and visitors, ho come out here with the impression that we, of the West are ignoramuses, that they were never more mistaken in their lives. Time and again we have observed Eastern "professor" or shyster lawyers, or possibly clerks who have scraped together enough shekels to reach this North western country, and then assume such an air of imiiortanco u to thoroughly disgust nro gauts on this coast. Western people have a good, solid, practical education that cannot be required in tho Eat. Wo have virtually grad uated from the school of experience, and it looks silly and absurd to see these eastern "trn- ler foots," com! nut here and asstrne that they can learn us "a thing or two." A little more modesty on their part would be far lrettor ap preciated and would serve them better in the end. Sometimes they try to leave ths iin nresiion that they are "eastern capitalists," whsrvthe truth is they have not money enough to pay their wash, bills. It is ridiculous for them to imariuo they can fool tV keen old veterans of the west, even slio ild the "tender foot" aapiire a little newspipar notoriety. W W Statesman. The above is so sound that we publish it complete. E igene once iu a whils bu expe rience !u such mat' era. Coon Range Items. August 1S83. Mr T B dshaw has purchased a piece of Mr King's farm for building purposes.,- .; Potutoo vinos on Coon Maud arj live fco high by actual nieastiromont, notwithstand ing the (!rV weather of the, sumnicr., . .; , E lgar Parsons and D Linton caught 150 salmon trout iu a little over one day in the Siuslaw river. They were very line. These fish are about a foot in length, tho meat being red like a salmon.. Wo have visited acveral hr-p yards nnd find Palmer Ayurs baa the boss hop yard in Lano county. think many of tho hills will yield 10 po'.rul to the hill. This yard is situated on the southwest sido of C0011 Island, and is cultivated by J Boyd. Mrs J II Rrown ca.no near meeting with a serious accidont, as she camu to her father's last wock. As she came around the curve of a hill she was thrown out of hor buggy, the, wheel passiug over her body and arm. Her little girl was also UiioiOu . out, a wheel passing over her arm also. Tho acci dent resulted iu bad bruises to both. . , ; Niimll. Villard's Koucational (Urr. By a let ter recoiveihin thia city from Henry Villard, It is learned that lie hu received the resolu tions passed by the Regent of the State University, accepting his gift of $30,000 in first mortgaga bonds of the Northern Pacific Uailroa 1 Company, ar.it that .he has trans' forrod the same to the agent ol. the regent, Henry Failing. This i the final net iu the matter,and Mr Villard' donation to the u dowment fund of the University is now an accomplished fast. , The jpft ai'ds to the in come of the University i J3,000 per year. The term of the gift require that $100 of the sum shall be expended annually on the library of the institution. .Cosiplimesiait. We clip the following, which explains itself, from the Koseburg Inde-pender.t:-';Kev Mr Richardson, of Eugene City, occupied the pulpit at Oakland last Sun day evening. He is one of the most forcible speakers to which we have listened for many months. He hu an influence for good wherever he goes, and will bs instrumental in having a commodious church bouse erected at this plare. Nothing adds more to a community than good churches and good schools. Oakland hu a splendid school and now let her shake off her lethargic slumber and erect handsome build ings for their member. Will Locate. We are informed that Dr. J W Bean, who hu been in the gywrMMnt employ at the Cascade, hu corfc&d to locate in Dallu to practice bis innffmim. Dr. Bean is a young man of fine aVairmente, hav ing graduated from th Jefferson,. Medical Col lege, and having ucooisfnHy practiced si'no coming back to Oregon. .He is a brother of Judge It S Bean, aid it a pleasant gentlemen" u wall u a good, physician. . W gladly ' com him. l!!u I'lmiwr. lut week from here. jl air u narton and family or ugne were visiting friends here a few day agts Mr Harry Wynn had hi team inn away 11 with hi wagon demolishing a bay rack. ' :, Mr Andrew Lane and family and Mis Nan .ny Small of Lake county are here visiting .,-eiauvc ana menus. Oft Mr A J Barlow and Mr Jo Kennedy of this iudae and the Sheriff of Douglu captured two "'two of the es-aped convict but Saturday, j j Dr Kobt Osburn and wife, of Freno, Califor- jfuia, and Mr Lan Harding, ofGervais, Ore Lk-on, l've been visiting with the Messrs Whip ple of this place during the put week. A black ipot on the face of th sun wu seen several morning lut week- Tb smoke wu it .dense w could look atth ana with hurting She y, and the spot wu quite visible, Mr Lovt Allen met vrith a painful aoeldsnt 411ut Thursday, by getting hi feet caught In the cylinder of a threshing machine, but luck j,ily no bines wore broken. His feot slipped and f wu caught, crushing th heavy boot he had io and mangling th flesh badly. Runaways are quite common e! late; Mr Uasleton had thessaa team run away with ilhisself binder a 'e day ago that ran away lut t year and threw the old gentleman off and ' hurt hiin sobadlv. He came out luckier this I time; got off without a scratch; o we are in utormed. We had heavy thunder thia morning, but Hh rain wu onlya light shower; just enough ''io.eUle th dust It I th first rain her ince th third of June. Aril. ''A Distinguithed Author and Actor Com ? inr to tueena. 'In drama'.ic annals of the put twenty year no one has figured more honorably and con spicuously u playwright and manager than Leonard Grnver. And hi work, covtring a quarter of a century, i u familiar u house hold word all oVer the American continent In recent year he hi. written "Our Boarding House," "My Son-in-law," "Lispet," "Ced," Papa Burleigh," "Viva," "Th City,"and oth er plays; while as manager he hu controlled the leading thoatres in Niw York, Chicago and Washington, D C. Hi latest enterprise is the Leonard Grover Comedy Company, or gnniind to produce his own plays; and how sig nally successful h hu been the season in San Francisco bears witness. Appearing there In a round of his p lays they gave 129 performances, altogether the most successful engagement known in that city lor years, and the closing performance took the shae of a benefit to the the highly accomplished and successful author. The company now close their wonderful suc cessful season on the Pacific cout by a visit to the principal place of interest Eugen is to be among th first, and the company will ap pear at Lane's Hall for a period of two ninhts commencing next Tuesday evening. Ths per formances iu this city will be for the benefit of the Euge.ie Engine Company and tb Eu gene Hook & Ladder Company. Belknap Springs Items. July 30, 1833. Firu it still raging in the mountains. Fish and game are plentiful in this region. Mr John Settle caught 49 trout last Wed nesday. .LB. Cart or, of Sodaville, is here for hi lieoLh,,j I(e is improving. Mis J. V Hixsnn left for Eugene City lut Saturday, tp vitit friends and relations. We hope she w.U have, a pjeasaut time. Jamej Wycoff f awed here a fow day ago, with a "Bad Buy," to. 'v.t)rki ou,, the road, They were employed by Wm Osburn, Super intendent of the road. , ; 1,... ,. j , Messrs M O LownsdaU, II Burntsll, and Mr and Mr Todd Bingham arrived her this week from Portland. They will atay at the Spring about one nioith. . , , , MoUNTAis Boy, Arreted. Lut. Sunday evening the dwelling of Mt J M Weel:, who live near Creswell, was entered and the sum of $31 50 stolen .tborefroin,., .The robbery wu dis covered by tho.. family the name evening, and Sheriff (Campbell wm notified of the ta.n eatty Monday morning, and he immediately started tip pursuit of the supposed thief, whom I'.e succeeded in arresting just thia ide.of Harrisburg, th individual giving hi came is Jams Barrett Tuuuday the cat wu called before Justice Elliaon, and th pr'ioner plead "not guilty." After examin ing the evidence in full, Justice Ellison held the prisoner to await the action of the grand jury in the earn of 1300, which Barrett failed to raise, aud therefore hu taken quar ter in the county jail for a tay of about three month. There i hardly a doubt but that he i the guilty party. Bar Survey. According to the pro gramme mapped oet by Sengteller, the United State enrveying schooner Yukon wm to leave San Francisco for th Siuslaw last Monday. He will meet Uie schooner at the Siuslaw and proceed with, the survey of the bar, while De Vemer wilt remain on the Umpqua and go ahead errth the" shore line of that ri.Yer. Thee.Upc will, be extended 7 or 8 millet tho season beyond where they were run la.7ear. ViAfr-the'sTev of the Siutlaw tar, the Yjknn will then go to the Uinpqna to survey that bar. The Ynkon i provided: with a tteara" screw, lac nch, carry ing a 63-ho.-se power engn This is the boat used by Sengteller'e -party Lut yarr and Una steam machinery wu added to it since they went below Inr fa!t Ma-'!'. W. C. T. U. The .Won-an's Christ! Tem perance Union-will meet fa the Presbyterian church, Wednesday the 11th, at 4 o'clock, P M. "High License" wtU be discussed. There will mUa bu an interesting esmy. All are earnestly invited to be premnt 'Warehomf Pi'KrHAHED. Mr L Solomon hu purchased cf Mr It V Howard th June. tion warehouse, payinf $4,000 for the urn Personal. Judge II C Humphrey went to Portland yesterday. ' ' J W Brittow wm in Portland several days this week: Mr Nelt Itoney paid Engens a short visit this week. r Dr T W Harris, of Albauy, paid Eugen a (hurt visit this week. "H.hTy Walton, of Harrisburg, was in town lut' Wednesday. A . " " 1 Mr Ed Hews aild wife paid Portland a short visit tllis wsld. ; ' '( Geo S Washburn wont to Salem yentcr day 00 professional business. . MrJIUtesin, on of th visitor to th Foley Springs, has returned home. " Mr Geo F Craw has returned from th Foley Springs,' niucli improved in health. Mis Mary Hill went to Salem yesterday morning to visit relative and frieuds. Mr Geo Collin, of Salmi, 'hu been visit ing friend atCoburg during the ut week. Mr Jan-es MoCla.tn and family have bean visiting Victor!, B C; during th past week. Messrs Marion Martin snd Scott Chris- man, of Cottage Grove, were iu town yester day, lie Unci Jimmy Wuhbnrne ha been In Eugene visiting relative and friend tbi week. . . Messrs J B AaVxandtrand Geo Alexander, bav returned 'rom a short trip to Eastern Oregon. r '- Mr Jo II Shinn U here, having just arrived from Arkansu; he intend locating in this vicinity. Mr Agusta McDonald la visiting at the residence of hsr parents, Mr Wm Osburn, in this city. Mrs H G Hadley ahd Mr SB Eakln, Jr, have lieen visiting relative this week in South em Oregon. Messrs T C Judkins snil PrvT E ;E Burke have returned to Tortlaud from the Aluka excursion. ..... , Mr D D Prettymsn has been licreV dViog the past week collecting samplos of fra'n for ths railroad, ' I ! '-1. Mr W T Peet, of Roneburg, paid his many friends here a visit on Monday. He returned home on Tueaday. ; Mr J G Gray .and family left yesterday morning for the Foley Springs, to be absent about two weeks. ' " ' Mr Clem Hodes and family have relumed home from the Foley Springs. He report having had a aplendid time. Mr John Stewart, who hat been lying nt the point of death during the past week, we are pleased to learn ie improving. Judtfe Smith, lately from Minnesota, and Gen 'Lish Appelate have associated them selves for the practice of law at Ashland Mr Harvey Huff, who hu been firing on an engine on the O and C It it front, Iim been visiting relatives in this city this week. Mr E L Rristow, of the Portland Stan lard, made us a vdetwant call this week. The Stand ard Is one of the ablest exchanges we receive. Mr Charic I-auea. family are at, Pwvwdnn Springs, -Douglas connty. Mr Lauer1 will cd to the Spring 'thi afternoon, and return Monday morning. ) A party consisting of Chief Jjs'.ice Iird, E J iiumuon and others passed through Eugcno bound for Southeutern Oregon via the Military road. Sir Knight Horace Crain, accompanied by his wife, left for Kan Francisco last Tuesday, nherehegoes to attend the Triennial Con clave of Knights Templar. Mrs C W Fitch, accompanied by her daughter Maud; loft for San Francisco last week, where she goe to have a surgical operation performed on the daughter for deafness, , Mrs Mark Stevens aud Miss Nellie Stevens, of Cove, but formerly of Eugene, passed through Portlaud Thursday morning for Fort Can by, where they gn to atay until September. Mr R C Collier, of Colorado, i viaiting at the residence of his brother, Prof Geo Col lier. He oame to the eout to attond the meeting of the Triennial Conclave at Saa Francisco, and for the purpose of visiting rel atives. We acknowledge a call, and find him a pleMant, agreeable geutleman. He it accompanied by two ton. Dexter Items. .. A-iifi DiiTtft, August 1, M83. Th "drive'' at saw ' log hu been ttarted down the riveft ., . . .: '' D Matthewe kilkx! a large black bear lut Sunday. ., . .' ' Mr D Whiting arid family havs become res idents of shis plaoi. "Ohrfor a lodge in some vast wilderness," Wear then ia Us snulce and dust Messrs Briatow and Maxwell, carpenters ' of Springfield, havs been at work for some weeks at this place. Mr A L Roney found in a hollow (tump lately, where a hen bad "stolen her nest, a brood of young chicken s, almost 10 days old,' with no mean of exit! Will tome dn who Is versed ia ehicken-ology pleis "rise and ex plain" 'iow tHey managed to exist to long without food? ..ii. i A young lady who 1 well and favorably known u one of our beat choql teat hers baa leased, for a number of years, 4 tract of land and ha planted th tame with hop. We'll bet a new bat that all the yonng men will want to "pick hups" there. To any young man who may have dofibti of hi ability to manintain himself, to "uct permit us to suggest that 'her is a prise worth striving for. . JL A 8. . Fim CAI.f.rMr "Walker 'Yoiing received one day this week, a yearling ' bull Durham calf, from Mr Geo W Diinick, of Marion county. It b' a fine animal Mr Young should' be encouraged for hi enetgy in try ing to improve on tb common breed of cattle. . Runaway. Mr J K Seller' team, Wd nesday, took a spin down Willamette street t i Eight, where it ran into Henry Gate wagon, upsetting both hiele. Luckily the only damage dona wath breaking of Mr Sailers' wag' slightly Real Estate Transactions for July. R M CallUun to D G Gay, 5 acre, consider ation ItK). Phoebe B Klnsey to J C Lawrence, lot In Eugene; con S0. Phoebe B Kiey to EE Cbllson, lot la Eugen; con $900. T A Goodputut to Thurston Goodpasture, interest in 100 acres; con $300. James Robinttt to Martha Hoosier, on-haU acre; con $310. Hannah Conger to E D Lowll, 1(3 acretj con $500, J F Henderson to T J Smith, lot In Kutnei con $11'0. Phoebe B Klnsey to J L Tege, lot in Iu gene; eon $100. 11 V Howard to II II ErlUon, 9 acre ctm $123.' J A Steven to M E Brownie, lot in Eu gone; con 500. J H McFarland to Emma Manning, lot In Engenei'con $100. E I'hKheiter to F Poplin, lot in Eugne con$12H.. John McCallister to W W Hinton, 60 aer con $300. ' -" Robt Calliwn to Joshla T CallUon, 320cr con $3. Henry Bond to J f Cnl'.'ton, 1M .acre; een $1500. " - i' ' T Poplin to E 0 Farririgtoii, lot in Eugenj cori$tC0. , .. ..... ,! Jacob' Center and wlf V? It G and R M Callison, lot In Eugen; eon $400. ' Mary Porter to B P and F F Demlng, 119 acre; eon $1700. , "-"" Eliiabcth' Conr to John 0.Brln, lot In Eugene; con $150. ' ' ' " to S J Laird, 26 acres; com Lydia Pijkey 1 Holloway to Stephen Bmead, 29 acM $150. Lydia Tilkey to J M Cprncllui, aerer; con $500. Geo Clark to Martha Clark, intortst ia land con $1200. Phoebe B Klnsey to Corolla Lowell, lota I Eugene; con $280. U V Howard to Louis Solomon, lot la Junction; con $4,000. C J Sears to Ju LMeudell, 36 acre; eon $300. Phoebe B Klnsey to F M, Fnton. lota la Eugene! 'con $200. K V Howard to Ju M Bhauf, 50 acre; eea $2500. r ' A A King to The Be'shaw, on acre) torn M ' ' . "i WL1 ciniuu. D S Jordan to Mary M Jordan, 4 acrtt; eon m. -'" ' ' " " " "r" II C Hiinli'lire'y to Chrlttian. Hanen, lot In Fugenej eon$750.' ' " -' " Andrew Hunt to America F Pearce, lot ia Eugene! con $900. Wnl Hollandsworth to F M Nighswandr, 33 acres, con $300. - " P F Cutlcman to Stephen F Caatleman, 25 acre; con $5,000. J L Jeans to Ben JeafasJ land; con $500. V D BehcYns'Charlottn. HI Won, t al to D M Rlsdon, lot In Eugene; con $EJ. 1 " '" " Milton Latham and Win Norii Trbsteea, to Richard U IHxaott.'lOO acrtt; ;eml $207.' ' Stat uf Oregon to C M Horn, lot in Eugene, con $1250. n " ' " J A Beach an.W 1v" Beiach to Oregonian R R Co, right of weyt con $50. rhoeba: B Kinney administratrix to Clifton Cleaver, lot In Eugene; con $500, Alexander Drlskill to Joha MeAllbter, eor reotin ft deed; con $L . F C Ird to A P Hotaling, lot in Junotlonj cort $3oa State of Oregon to Ju G Hunt, 201 acres; con $403. II Smith per J R Campbell, Sheriff, to Wm Delaney et al, land, etc; eon $4,600. N L Packard to T W Sheltou, interest in land; con $1280. Phoebe Klnsey to T W Shelton; tarn. Pitney heir, by Referee', to J A PUney, 170 acre; con $1034. Elixubeth Mansfield to O R Co, Limited, right of way; con $17. Bute of Oregon to Alfred Brsttain, 40 aereaj con $80, ' State of Oregon to Alfred Erettala, 12$ acres; con $1400. . I A F Pearoa to Mary Shelton, lot In Eugen con $800, - ." ' ' SUti"of Oregon to J G FurrcWs, 80 acre; con $100. ' Amos Dunham to 0 R Co, Limited, land; can $25. r ' Win Wadara to Wm Linton, 110 acres; eon $1,000. . ; ' ' Wm Cosper t al to Coburg Mill Co, Iamd. mill, lege, etc;, con $f, 000, -p WH Abraih to J M HooW.lok hEa, geoj ceo $3600.. 1 (. u Chinahah Died. A Chinaman who has been working for Mr S Wuhaner, died very suddenly lut Saturday night It appear that he went to bed in hi usual health, and died -sometime during the night The remains were shipped to Portland Monday morning for berittl,, by tbe MongolUna eJ.lbAs.sity. A Gooh Viml -Wtrt Durfr;; 6n "hi 'this week, eolil t W jR Glliry, a eow eted rtalr 1 month old pigs'for the sum of $125. I'ssog. were of cMamon grade, and merely sold for their weight ... 1 :f 'un! 1, . Rrsidkmcb Sold. Mr P II Farreif lest Wednesday told to Charles Baker Ws'jrttl dence on Fifth street, forthesnni'of ll.Nl. A splendid, bargaiuj for the purchaser, Rested. Mr C W Fitcr. bu rented one of the (tore roonV irf MV J J Walton's new brick trtrildlfrg', to? a fancy dry goods and millinery store, 4 . v 1. ., I Money 'to Loan, On easy terms, on approved security. Insur ance etfected on all kinds of property, la the beat of companies. 1-1 orncii In the building formerly occupied by Hovey k Humphrey. Cbab. Lacks, Belknap Spnncv Mr J W Hlxon hu rebuUt. the stilfe acres ; tb river to thes noted spricgitt'd hat al ' put the waKon road tn eacVlient shape. , He ie busily engaged at pseunt renovating the hotel, bath house, eVv Ulvehimaeall thi Summer. WeCKLEN'S AKXICA SALVE. Tln Erax Salvb ii the world for bruit. Ortr?ire, Ulcen , Salt Kheum, fever Sore. 7 M . Chapped Hands, Chilblain, Corns,aad all kimU of Skin Eruptina. Thi salv is guar anteed to (rive perfect satisfaction in vry caaa or money refuu.leil Pric 35 et pr box. Fee jJ l.v WiLKia'a. th Druzeist Enrme City. k Mulh-dland, Juiction flt.