EUGENE CITY GUARD.
XI VAnriiKl.li. Proprietor.
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
A solution of copperas applied to
wool will render it very hard and dur
able. Tbb President has nominated 0. J.
Denis, of California, to be Attorney of
the United States for the Southern
District of California.
The first iron boat ia said to have
faen built In 1777, on the River Foos,
ia Yorkshire. It was fifteen feet long
and made of sheet iron.
Oold-dbatino is about the only trade
that has not been affected by machin
cry. The work is done to-day just as
It was three centuries ago.
Thi cattle trust of Denver has just
closed a contract with the French
Government to supply the French
Army with 150,000 head of beef cattle
Annually.
Tm world consumes 2,165,000,000
bushels of wheat annually; so the
yield of the Tacifio Coast is only a
drop in the bucket, with its 60,000,000
to 75,000,000 bushels.
It has been asscortainod, through
reports from the various County Su
perintendents, that the number of
persons frozen to death in Dakota in
the recent blizzard was 109.
TELEGRAPHIC.
in Epiiome of the Principal Ereoii Nov
Attracting PaLLic Initrcst
Kine Humbert, of Italy, has given
ta.UUU to flood tutlerers.
Jacob Sharp, the bondler chief, died
at his home in New York.
L. II. Urnuorf, a brakeman, was
killed at Heaton, Arizona.
General Jerry lias been placed on
the retired list of the army.
Fred. Lay ton has donated $250,000
to the city of Milwaukee, for an art
gallery.
The jail at Friar's Point, Tenn., was
fired by inccauiariei, and five prisoners
perished
Clarkson, the famous base ball
pitcher, has been sold to the Boston
club for 110,000.
The Venezuelan Government has
issued a decree placing barbed wire
on the free list.
Laura Colvert, 22 years of acre, was
burned to death near Waco, Texas,
She started a fire with benzine.
As the result of a domestic quarrel
at Kansas City, Ellsworth Setzer shot
bis wife and then killed him cell,
At Lima, Ohio, Patrick Hughes,
Dave Gallagher and Jumes Stokey
were stabbed to death in a fight with
two colored men.
Kate Warner, the pretty daughter
of John Warner, a wealthy farmer of
Schoharie county, N. Y committed
suicide by cutting ber throat.
John L. Evy committed suicide at
9 . t m i .a ...
Lancaster, i a. mat brought the
number of suicides in that county
wiiuin six weeks up to eight.
Tim r,rnl V;in, nf Tt.H,n ,.
Jpdob Stbattow, of Lamar, Mo., murdered by a native. The Ameer
as decidod that women temperance ordered the murderer and his accom
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest in a
Condensed Form.
' The vote of Wallowa county is be
tween &00 and 000.
Grant's Pass has an elevation of 065
feet above sea level.
A postotfice has been established at
Fern, Curry county.
John II. Mires was killed by a fall
from his barn near Oakland.
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests of Farmen
and Stockmen.
The Young Cow.
Some cows mav be naturally vicious
but nearly all viciousness is the result
of ill treatment. Calving is a severe
nervous sirain and leaves the cow
nervous and irritable. If the calf is
her first one she is very much afraid
tlint it will be injured; in this she is
like all young mothers. Milking is an
The salmon run at Astoria is light,! entirely new operation to her; likely
but the fich are larger than usual I drawing milk from her udder gives her
The residence of George Anderton, pain. Her condition, her fears, and
near The Dalles, was destroyed by fire the operation, all call for the exercise
workers may dispense free coffoe and plice to bo executed, and they were
- .... . . . . .
andwiches at an election without be- l,urlM mm a towcr lw,ect Ul8u
inr accused of intimidation or bribery. l P'1"'. Arizona, the roof of D
rf' H 1 1 , taring w. Mu.MnMnA ..II
- - . Miiy n j o nuui;o i voiutuv u Jell
Johs Finnucan stole a coat in Do- burying Mr. llewley, his daughter and
I . r r i . i i ,
Irolt. and ih V r.l.mn.nll i,. Bun- "wlt7 a,,u "lugmer are ro-
iact, selling the name
jnereupon jonn finnegan sued the Mrs. Tillie Sipp, aged 35, while in
paper lor libel and recoverod $1,500 fit of temporary insanity, threw hor
damages. 12-year-old son George out of a fourth
story window in new York cay, and
20,000 acres of jumped after him. Buth were fatally
nun.
Califounu has
orange trees and Florida 80,000 acres.
The crop now ripening on California
trees is estimated at 1,000,000 boxes,
whereas Florida's crop is placed at
1,100,000 boxes.
It is stated that Cluus Snreckels, the
California sugar king, will build
sugar refinery in Philadelphia to cost
$5,000,000. The capacity of tho pro
posed refinery is put at 7,000 barrels
or 2,000,000 pounds per day,
At Texarkana, Ark., the throe-year-
old son of Dr. II. It. Webster swallowed
a portion of tho contents of an aconite
Thousands of blind crows were scon
ia the woods and fields noar Chatta
nooga recently, and people had no
difficulty In approaching and seizing bottle and ihd in twonty minutes
4i t i i. aim .ii 111 a i .i
mem. no one Knows what caused wo oincr cniuiren urank the ro-
their blindness. maindcr, but were not affected
-- A Chicago Alton freight train was
uiiuiui.ni buuiu uouoiuu ncr boarded by three thieves at Ch eairo,
population in the ton years since the and Watchmen Eli D. Kreigh and
last census. Tho enormous sums of l)an Brawwill, who attempted to put
them oil, were llred upon, k remit
was instantly killed, and Braseill was
niortfflly wounded.
money spent by tho difl'orent counties
and cities in advertising abroad has
been tho causo of tho vast increase in
Mpulalion.
Dki.kuatk Duiioih states that ho has
At Macon, Mo., three small childnn
wero burned to death in a ham. oThe
fuller and mother wero ntiHcnt, and
four children, 2, 4, 0 ami 8 yea old,
received many protests against red up- went to the burn to play. They had
tion of tho tariff on lead. Ho says if H"mo ""itches, and in some way tin
il. tariff li,.t ,.rti,.lu l. ,.,.,,u.l , ",lr wen mo ignue.i. uuiy mo ohlcsl
iHiy iscmocu, mo outers noing cre
mated alive. Tho motner is so din
reduced to tho extent proponed, it will
have a disastrous effect upon tho min
ing interests of Idaho.
Iraeted that it is feared sho will become
insane.
A moni'.ment which will cost $2,000,
000 will soon bo erected in Panama to
the memory of Uonoral Bolivar, th
liberator of Bolivia, Colombia, Teru
Ecuador, and Vonciuela. Each of
the five Republics will contribute
1100,000 for tho purpose
Thk Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to the Houso estimates of
the coct of collecting the customs rev
enucs for tho fiscal year ending June
' 30, 1880, aggregating ffl,800,203. Of
this amount $.V219,C13 is for salaries,
and $1,070,683 for miscellaneous ex
penses. Tho expenses of the port of
Hew York are estimated at f 2,lt8,Pl7.
Tm Governor of Texas has an
Bounced his intention to call an extra
oaaion of the legislature fordetermin
ing what disjMwilion shall bo in ado of
the Treasury surplus when the $1,000,
000 of indemnity just voted by Con
gress reaches Texas. The surplus, by
tho time of tho regular meeting of the
Legislature a year hence, will be more
than $3,000,000, and the Governor
does not feed justified in carrying this
large amount.
Linos quantities of antimony come
from tho ancient mines worked by the
Romans for gold. It is probable that
theae mines will become in future the
chief source of this metal, so far as its
eonsujipti.m in Great Britain is con
eeroed. Antimony ore, however, is
trry widely distributed. It is gener
ally found associated with other ores,
more especially with lead, lino and
silver. It is a constant source of
trouble to the smelter on account of
the difficulty with which it is elimi
nated. Antimony is chiefly used as
an alloy with other metal. Mixed
with lend it forms type metal ; mixed
with tin it is employed for music type.
It is also alloyed with copper for bear
lags, and is found in pewter.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Chicago, Milw.inkeo A St. Paul Kail
road near Newhampton, Iowa. A
bridge had been carried away by a
gorge, and a passenger train plunged
into tho stream, while running at full
speed. Tho engine and three coaehes
went into tho crtek, and wero imme
diately submerged in the torrent of
water which overllowed tho bunks. A
scene of tho wildest confusion ensufd.
There were about thirty people in the
smoker. Four were killed, so far as
known, besides the engineer, who was
crushed between the cab ami smoker.
The fireman escaped unhurt. There
wero from twenty-live to thirty live
wounded. Tho belief is thato several
bodies aro yet under the wreck.
A special from Celaya, Mexico, tie
tails a terrible catastrophe When
tho bull ring was crowded with specta
tors of the general national sport, fire
broke out and a panic seized upon the
vast assemblage Tho pluz whs con
structed of wooden mast, reeds, etc..
and it was due to this fact that the
majority escapod without injury, being
able to force an opening to permit an
exit at different point, but many
women and children juniptd from tin
top, a distance of twenty to thirty feet,
and over 100 poisons wero seriously !
wounded. Eighteen lives were lost.
Tho sides of the plaza being lined with
matting as dry as tinder, and there
being a slight wind blowing tho
amphitheater was in a blaze in a few
seconds. Fifty persons in escaping
wore knocked down and trampled
upon by tho panic-stricken throng and
seriously injured. The bulls, mad
dened by the roaring of the (lames.
broke loose from their stalls and
rushed wildly through tho surging
mass ( f Immunity, tossing aloft and
knocking over all who stood in their
way. lwo women were lirst gored to
01111 ny the bulla ami lluir bodies
afU Twards burned. Tho scenes in the
neighUirhood of the catastrophe were
sickening beyond description. Women
and children, divested of their clothing
and crazed with suffering from their
burns, ran aimlessly through the
streets and could scarcely be overtaken
or collected by friends. Several jver
sons lost their reason from the severe
mental shock to which thev were i ob
jected. The fire was incendiary.
The little daughter of Ben Franklin,
at Bandon, fell and broke her right
arm above the wrist.
A new postofCce, called Crater, with
D. A. Findley as postmaster, has been
established at Upper Deschutes.
There are 159 licensed saloons in the
city of Portland, 12 in Albina and 13
in East Portland, making a total in
the three cities of 183.
The manager of a creamery at St.
Paul, Minnesota, who was in Portland
recently and stated that the annual
sales there by his establishment foot
up $150,000.
At Oregon City a plant for the man
ufacture of cement is being put in at
a cost of $10,000. 1 he rock is found
n Douglas county, and is said to be
inexhaustible
The Indians on the Klamath agency
met in council recently to consider the
advisability of taking land in severalty.
The result was that COO voted in favor
of the project.
The gross receipts of the Portland
postoffice for the year ending March
31, amounted to $88,573 42. This is
about $10,000 more than tho receipts
of any previous year.
The Democratic State Convention
at Pendleton nominated J. M. Gearin,
of Portland, for Congress. Cleveland
was indorsed for President, and Gov
ernor Pennoyer for Vico-I'iesident.
Postofficcs have been established at
Aurick. Benton county, and at Giove
City, Malheur county. Jas. A. Wood
and John T. Tilson were appointed
postmasters of the respective offices.
Andy Hickson and a companion lost
their boat, traps, blankets, stores and
$500 worth of beaver skins on the
Nuhalem river, and were threo days in
the rain, with nothing to eat but raw
potatoes.
At Paisley, says a Lakeviewcpaper.a
son ol Mrs. Miller was accidentally
shot in the shoulder with a shotgun in
the hand of another boy. Physicians
amputated the arm, taking off part of
tho shoulder. The boy died the fol
lowing day.
The stockyards now being at The
Dalles bj the O. Ii. & N. Co. will bo
the best between Portland and St. Paul,o
savs a local paper. They will
thirty carloads of entile, aro Tixed for
taking care of sheep, will have shed.-.
for horses and arrangements made for
tine stock. Nearly 100,000 feet of lum
ber will be used in their const ruction.
Dick Wells'fatally shotp himself at
the farm house of M. A. Walker, near
tVahlaml. TheJiullet pnssed through
the stomach and lungs, and cuu-eil
death in a few hours. To his mother
of the greatest patience and gentleness.
But instead, her solicitude for her calf
it resented, if she shows shyness when
it is attempted to milk her an opera
tion which she knows nothing of and
which her instincts to nourish her
offspring would cause her not to sub
mit to readily she is scolded ; if the
pain caused by the milk being drawn
leads her to kick, she is kicked in
return. Thus her fright and nervous
ness are increased and soon she is
angered. If this treatment ia contin
ued she is made vicious ; and we have
never known of a heifer being "con
quered" in this way. After her tor-
montor has worn himself out she is yet
ready to kick, or to use her horns if
need be. It does not do better to tie
her head or to put her Mween poles ;
this only frightens her the more. Her
temper is ruined ; and a cow, no mat
ter how liberal a milker she may be,
is fit for the shambles only if she is
vicious. It is no rare thing for a man
to throw $50 to the wind by striking a
young cow.
COAST CULLING5.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California,
A successful poultry man says he
spades up his "run" twice a year.
Fifty years ago the average weight
of beef cattle was 800 pounds; now it
is i,4UU pounds.
Kaw milk digests in a shorter period
than boiled milk; hence milk0 for
young stock should not be boiled but
warmed.
It is the advice of a prominent dairy
man to farmers not to keep cows that
give less than GOO gallons of milk a
year. '
Robert Schroeder, who has 500 acres
in Franklin county, N. Y., devoted to
hop culture, is said to be the leading
bop-grower of the world. He has
thirty inon at work cutting poles for
use in his hop-fields, and expects to
obtain 200,000 poles during the winter.
Do not use any munure when plant
ing young peach trees. Simply re
move the top soil, then dig holes for
the roots. Set in the tree firmly,
throwing the top soil next to the roots.
Firm down the earth well, cut the
trees well back, and stake them if
there be d mger of their being severely
shaken by winds. ,
In some of our northern counties
hold i !ro has been as much a 350 bushels
of potatoes raised to the acre. This
was on rich land, but with tho right
kind of fertilizer and good cultivation
our common pine land will produce
from 100 to 200 bushels.
K itation of crops ba tiles iu a mens-
ure the root-enemies, both insect and
fungus, that prey upon them. Each
plant has its own peculiar enemies,
aiyl changing of plants removes them
to fields unoccupied by such enemies.
mi. I .itlwird 1 1 a aoiil ulw . it i ir iim a
.. . O . O ' I Thill u trim ,.f ll... ., ! t .1
not an accident; be had been wanting i 7 '- ui huovi-
odieforo three years. Fu.ther than Kr,"u' Browiu ol plants to un im-
i a in uave nn i-i'iison for i is r.is i iiel i '"' "I'S'.
o - - ' "
Deceased was 22 years of age.
Alfalfa and apricot leaves make first
rl'isiM trrnmi fiwul f.. a9 v.,1t... .,...1 '
M.s.Nmcy Kyan, aged 19 years,! " " n , ' .
met with an accident while riding a ! ' la' A ir. L . '""V"B
, , , , , ,i : t " "' meuiifr iiiiu easier 10
rse to the crock from her husband s : ,,; ,,, , "
.ouso on Three Mile0 creek, resulting j know , a,u, "
while the apricot primings (cut any
time after the fruit is ofl) come at a
time when other green feed is excep
tionally scarce.
11 her death some hours later, savs a
Dalles paper. Her husband was going
o his work in the field and his wife
was riding tho animal to water, when
he bocame fiightentd and run away,
n'EKing her a distance of 200 yards.
The stirrup broke or her foot became
Who, ami she was picked up in an un
conscious condition. Everything pos
sible was dune to resuscitate her, but
sho remained unconscious about tin
hours, when she died.
fOKTLANO PKOIlC' MAKHKT.
BOTTKR
Fancy roll, f tb
Oregon
Inferior grade
Pli kled
California roll
do pickled
CllKKHH
Eastern, full cream..
Oregon, do
Calilornia
Kous Fresh
tmiKl) Fruits
Apples, qnt ks aud bxs...
wu VANiurum
Governor Pennoyer granted full par
Ion to Pearl Page, recently sentenced
to a year in tho penitentiary for rob
bery, the reason being assigned as fol
lows: "Whereas, the jury which tried
tho said Pearl Page, brought into court
a verdict to tho effect that what s:id
Pearl Paso did in the matter charged ! Apricots, new crop
against her she did under the in.lu- j SKfe
riiK v vi I'ociviuii 01 auiMiier person ; t'ltusd cherries.
and, whereas, as tho said jury has
unanimously petitioned for the t xer
cise of executive clemency by the
grantiug of a pardon ;" which ho does,
"upon the express condition that she
shall immediately leave the State and
remain forever therefrom."
Ijst fall, says the Wallowa Signal, a
camp of thirty-four Chinese moved on
one of tho bars on Snake river, just
aiHivo ine junction ol the Imnalu with
that river, to spend the wintor mining
for gold. When they moved there it
was known they had' a large boat and
a god supply of provisions, and, it is
eatimaied, about $.10,000 in gold dust.
The bur on which they had eneamed
is very isolated, and t.ineo spring h'i
opened a parly of men passing one day
noticed no one around t he camp, anil
ou investigation found the bodies of
two Chinamou who had undoubtedly
been killed by shooting in the head.
and the otherChinamen wire nowhere
10 be seen. Their tcnta wero blown
dowDnd after being taken up revealed
a large amount of provisions and min
ing utensils, which had betu used but
very little. The boat was missing, and
everything looked as if it had been de
serted for some time. On the bank
near the river were found several small
piles of cartridge shells, which seem to
have been thrown out together, and
with which the awful deed must have
been committed.
ruusd cherries
Pitted plums, (
Figs, ill., In b,
Cal. Prunes, Ft
80
15 20
18M 2i
8 85
16 (a) 20
H (A 10
a 20
& 6
6
18 (4 iS
124(3 14
10
40
U
8 W 10
id a m
Oregon
bus and lixa. .
Cal. Prunes, F'rench
Oregon prunes
tLOUK -
Portland Pat Roller, ffhhl 4 00
Salem do do 4 00
White Lily bbl n
Country brand 8 50 (ft 3 7S
SiiperHne 8 60 75
1 -.'1(3 1 25
1 15 (A I Irt
1 12)
ZU U ( M UU
47 (A 60
46 (is 47
10 1 25
Wheat, Valley, 100 Iba...
do Walla Walla
Barley, whole. If ctl
do ground, (f ton
Oau, choice milling If bush
do leed.iroed tocholce,old
Bye, 100 1U
Fkko
Brau, ton 18 00 17 00
Short. ? ton IS 00 C 19 00
Hay, Ion, baled e18 00
Chop . ton n 00 2.i 00
Oil cake meal f ton 8a 00 teS3 0C
Frkb Fruits -
Apple, Oregon, f box 1 25 a 1 50
Cherrie. Oregon, drm...
Lemon, California, bx.. 4 00 a
Liniea. 100
RiverMlde oranges, if box. . ,
Los Angeles, do do . . ,
Peaches, If box
IllDKS
Ory, over 16 1U. If ft
W et salted, over 55 ttw
Murrain hide
4 50
1 25
11
(4
7 a
12
6
8
;77: - i w
P!1 10 25
ce STABLES
fabhaire. v lb.
Carrots If sack
Cauliflower, f doa
Onions
Potato, new, f ICO lbs..
Vooh
II A
18 a
51
IN
1 10
7o
An unknown man was killed by a
train in Sacramento.
An unknown tramp was killed by a
train near Gilroy, Cal.
J. L. Smith wa? shot and instantly
killed by his wife at llailey, Idaho.
Frank Thompson commitUd suicide
at Los Angeles by cutting his throat.
There 259 dogs of various breeds on
exhibition at the San Francifco bench
show.
L. C.Oeiser, ticket agontat Tacoma
was bound and gagged, and the office
robbed of f 243.
A man named Edward Newer was
run over and killed by a freight train
at Merced, Cal.
Annie WesterfielJ, two years old,
was run over and killed by a train at
San Francisco.
Col. Robert O. Ingersoll, wife and
two daughters are on a three months'
tour in California. .
Manuela Gomez, a Mexican woman,
was fatally injured by a runaway team
near Los Angeles.
An old man named Teter Olsen was
kicked and fatally injured by a horse
in San f rancisco.
Cash on hand in the United States
Rub-Treasury at San Francisco on
March 31 was 155,170,000.
The streets of Traver, Cal., were
flooded to a depth of two feet, from a
break in the levee of the 7G canal.
Lottie, the four-year-old daughter of
II. N. Gastiu, of Chico, Cal., was killed
by a suck of wheat falling upon her.
Gus Ilanson.a sailor on the schooner
Robert and Jennie, fell overboard and
was drowned in San Francisco bay.
Enoch G. Kellogg fell down a chute
in the Lexington mine, at Butte, Mon
tana, a distance of 100 feet and was
instantly killed.
Mrs. Pyle and Jemmy Heller and
John Hern, her sons, were arrested at
Walla Walla, charged with setting fire
to the Aurora hotel in that city.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Tash
was killed in a runaway accident near
Sacramento. The parents were taking
I lie baby to church to have it baptized.
Jenny Kimball, a young artist, com
mitted suicide at Colton, Cal., by tak
ing morphine. The Coroner's jury
found that tho causa was unrequited
love.
Frank Nedro eaptured a shark on
the beach on Guemes island. W. T..
which measured seven feet in length
and weighed between 200 and 300
pounds.
A Walla Walla paper says it is
rumored that John Steinbach and John
Edgar, who went out on a winter's
hunt, were found in tho John Day
country frozen to death.
The work on the Ilwnco & Shoal
water Bay Railroad includes 3,000 feet
of trestle and roadway at Ilwaco, 1,000
feetoalong the line, and the removal of
05,000 cubic yards of earth.
Hattie WoolsUjin, while on trial at
Los Angeles for the murder of Doc
Harlan, attempted to commit suicide
in jail by knotting a handkerchief
about her neck and fastening it to a
bar. Tho noise of her choking attracted
attention and the attempt failed.
Joseuh Shannon was shot and killed
near Steamboat Spii'gs, Nevada, by
Charles Urappc. shannon was the
owner of the mine he was dojreloping,
and his slayer was working with hin
on shares. The tragedy whs the re
sult of a dispute over the management
of the mine.
THE LAST BUFFALO.
A Question In Whirb Kfrrf Mtia, M
Muntann I lHtratl,
It is quite dilllcult to find the ninti la
Montana who didn't kill tho hwt buf.
fulo. We encountered the first one whj
did away down In the corner of th,
Territory on the' little Missouri river
He was a stockman, and ccme along
wliero we were camped one night ua
tho way to his ranch.
"Are you fullers huntin'f" h
askod.
Partly," Briar replied. -t
" Expect to find any buffaloes?"
" Well, no. They're all gone, aren't
they?"-
" That's what I was Working up
the Sweet Grass Mountains a year ago
an' one tiay i struck a buffalo and
run him 'bout four miles and killed
him. Ho was tho last wild buffalo
there was."
A few days later whilo we wcredri.
ing along" uear the Powder river one
afternoon a cowboy came riding ncros
tho range from toward a little buneh
of stock, and when ho came within
about forty yards stopped his pony and
called out;
"Say, you might as well go back
you won't git none."
Won't get what?"
Buffaloes; I plugged the last one
with my six-shooter up on the Milk
river two years ago!" And he iodt
back ajain.
18
19
The election held at Willows, Cal.,
to issue $750,000 worth of bonds, under
the Wright bill, was carried by a vote
of seven to one. This will construct a
ditch this coming summer sixty feet
wide, live feet deep and fifty miles
lone, and will put under irrigation
200,000 acres, with abundant water
from the Sacramento river.
At Centr.ilin, W. T., the 9-year-old
daughter of Mr. Beach, while outplay
ing with other childreu, took a newly
sharpened butcher-knife to cut a
switch. While returning to tho house
with the knife she slipped and fell
upon the point of if, which pierced her
breast near the heart. She lived but
a minute, d)ing without a struggle.
A collision occurrrd on the South
ern Pacific road near San Fernando,
Cal. West Held, engineer of a con
struction train, and Brooks, fireman of
a freight train, were killed. Engineer
Teasle, of the freight, had a le so
badly crushed that amputation will be
necessary. Fitzgerald and Geiroria.
graders, were badly hurt,and Bernardo,
Mexican, was probably fatally in
jured. Three large engines and many
cars were totally wrecked.
The steamer Bob Irvine, eneaced in
general transportation and towing
business, was blown to pieces on the
Skagit river by the explosion of her
boiler. 1 he steamer Lily happened to
be in hearing distance a t the time, and
went to the Irving's assistance. It
was found that the latter was wrecked.
and that by the explosion the master
and owner Captain Olney and his
fireman had been killed. TheenRineer,
a deck hand and a Chinese cook were
badly injured. The steamer was loaded
with nay and oats, which were scat
tered in every direction. The boiler
was hurled completely out of the boat
and lodged on the bank of the river.
The head of the captain was severed
from his body. No traces could be
found of the remains of the fireman.
There is some doubt as to the cauoe of
the explosion, but it is believed that
the water in the boiler was allowed to
get too low. The report of the explo
sion was heard for some miles in the
surrounding country.
At Miles City wo got into conversa
tion with a man who kept a karu
shop.
Its too bad, he said, "that the
buffalo has become, extinct."
Yes. it is."
But it's a fact, though the last
one has gone I got him myself out'n
uie Dim jitiuis last Mil in r. hv ry
body said it was the last one of tho
ast herd."
When we were near Billings a man
got in to ride to town with us. He
said he was an old hunter, and soon
started on the subject of buffaloes.
V hen I was up on the Saskatche
wan a year ago there were a lot of
English hunters got after the last hand
of buffaloes, an' thought they cleaned
'em out."
"Didn't they?"
" One of 'em got away a monstrous
big 'un."
"Do you suppose that one is up ia
tho Saskatchewan country yet?"
"There yet?" and he looked at us
with a pitying expression. "Didn't
1 suy I was there? No, sir, he ain't
there yet I sneakud up on him an'
give it to him in the right eye. Ev'ry
bmly 'round here knows me as old
Pizen Brown, tho man that killed the
last buffalo on earth"
We afterwards went down, from
Livingston to Cinnabar on the train.
On tho trip 1 occupied a seat with a
minister from Helena, and asked him
it' ho could account for the fact that
the peoplo of his Territory wero so
anxious to have it thought that each,
had killed the last buffalo.
"1 don't kunw why it is," he re
plied. ' It does seem as if most of
ihi'in are willing to make liars of '
themselves for the sake of this distinction."
" Is it known where the last buffal
was killed, anyhow?"
'(), yes, there is no question about
it whatever, and that makes it all the
more inexplieahlo why men should tell
a story of which it is so easy to prove
the falsi y. Yes, tlio last buffalo was
killed up ou the F.athead river. I
was up there with a small party of
inoiniiient Hel.na gentlemen on a
deer hunt last summer. They wort
all out except myself one day when
they ran across the. last herd of buffa
loes about a mile from camp. They
managed to kill them all except one,
and what did that one do but come
bolting right into camp on the run. I
picked up a gun and shot it through
the heart. Yes, sir. I'm the man who
killed the last buffalo myself. It was
a sort of a scrubby buffalo, hut I
dropped it just the same. I'm sure I
don l know why people will go right
ou lying about this question when
they must know that I'm tho inao,
who did it."'. 11. Carruth, in Chkaq
tribune.
A Cargo of Monkeys.
A French paper relates a good story
about a merchant in Marseilles who
wrote to a correspondent on tho coast
of Africa asking him to send him at his
convenience two or threo monkeys of
the rarest and most valuable species.
As chance would have It the merchant,
in stating tho number, wrote the ou
(or) between the figures two and three
with a very small o and a diminutive u.
How great events may issue from small
causes will appear from the sequel. A
few months passed over, when at last
a messenger was sent from the harbor
to inform the merchant that his me
nagerie had landed. "My menagerie!"
was the astonished reply. "Yes, a
menagerie; in fact, a whole cargo of
monkeys have conio for you." The
merchant could not believe the man
until a letter was delivered to him
from his friend in Africa, a person of
the most scrupulous exactness, in
which he gravely apologized for his
having been unable, notwithstanding
all his efforts, to procure more than
1G0 monkeys instead jf 203 aa ordered,
but promised to forvard the remainder
as soon as possible Imagine tho feel
ings of the merchant on going down to
the port to convince, himself with his
own eyes of the existence of hi 160
monkeys, which were all comfortably
housed and which grinned at him
through the bars of their cages. Pari
raptr,
The only dairy which does not use
water to excess is the dromedary.
Pittsburgh Chrvnidc