GUARD.
KSTlliHSIIF.lt FUR THK OISSF.MIS'TIOS OK DEMOCRATIC I'liiv H'l.ES, INH TO MM 11 ilOStSTLIVISli BV Til K SWEAT OP IBI BROW
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EUGENE, OR., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1889.
NO, 19,
THE
EUGENE
CITY
jut tfugrur (City Guard.
p0HUUEl) EVER. SATURDAY.)
I U OAMPBBLL,
MbltailM ' IToprH lor.
jfbK Seventh and KU-htU Street
TKBMBOrSUWOBIPTION.
... 'i so
... 1.25
... .75
L , Jlolim--
ntlR OXLK
,rBg OB ADVERTISING.
t,... Hue or leiw mm '
laU-SSo- It OMh nqu'iti
iVlLkiii will be charged at the ol-
W"
. ju isltti .1 sr. on
I" .mere three tnnnina " g
tf3Ks ill months "
p5S2f!S. veer : 12 00
.drtinK . , rolluS DBJTUT.
All I"1""""
CEO. B. DORRIS,
0rMV and Counsellor-
at-Law i
w-i-inK IX THK C H'UTS
ir11jhe icondJudlotalI)lrtriet aud In
I M "' 1 . . .. ..f ikt. st.it...
I in "r"i,iifce
L BIL'.EU,
-Attorney and Counsellor at Law, -
B0UHNB CITY. OREOON.
. ......- irtmitl 'lit 'IMS ait
I l . .. I ... ... .(.. matters.
. .1 ,. TC. " II' ." I
L inlIed'Olls ' "
A. C WOODCOCK,
Aitorney-at-Liiw,
. . ORRftOK
Ml IBS.'. Uli ii
oKKU-K -U.M.iiiH 7 & Mi Ihi. 1. Building.
lUI ttentinq given to Clleott.l
Lg,! I'r.ilute htiiueii.
pORGE A. DORRIS.
Attorney-at-iittWi
uuhMMlV. OBEGOS
OiriCI-Ia Ui'ter lihick.
j.j. WALTON, Jr.,
AXTOHNF,V-AT-LAW
ELHiKXK CITY, OREGON.
. 1 i fpn
It'll. 1. l'U.U THI'. l- mi.
Courts of the State.
Special attention given to real estate, col-
Ktim:, and probate matter... . .
I OoOaSOOg "I' sUWl "
IVniteil States C.overiniient.
(Ittice in Walton unci; moms i ...m.
Beymour W. Condon,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW,
-DUNN'B BUILDING,-
Kiigcnc, - - Oregon.
GEO. M. MILLER,
Laney and Ccunsollor-at-Law, and
Real Estate Agent.
U'liEN'K CITY, - OREGON.
MIm Lane Co, I'.unk Building
A.E. GALLAGHER,
ittoroey-at-Law.
Itl'tiEXK CITY OREGON.
BssolsJ attention given to Probate bwble"
u.l Alti:wt of Title.
OrncE-Over Lane County Bank.
T, W.HARRIS, to. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
office
Wilkin's Drug Store.
MMN on HI th street, wnere ur .-meii,"
""nerly rssi.led.
DRS. PAINE & M'DONALD
physicians & Surgeons,
Kl'GKNK, UUKGON.
Special alliulinu mi. I to Suraery ami
lifetime diseases.
Dr.W.T.McMurtry,
lyacian, Surgeon and Gynecclogist.
I id Year Experience .)
Omit -Over BmnnUli Store. Willam-
Wm street.
OREGON.
PR. J. C. GRAY,
DENTIST.
ynCKoYB fUUXGB UTOHB. ALL
v-r s ... .......i
, , . . 1 1 or-..
Lywwi . admiubtercl for painlw
pi ' teeth.
Dr. G. W, Biddle,
DENTIST.
l!- i K WiiRK v .lavtil TV F.N
1l-'"" ami rtllin eseeute.1 iiy m i'-
E? "Wi,l k...l. .1, I.
U 1. -vii ,
iT" - Orrict-Titiu !-. ofjjoe bour
fmm h (J .l.re.
for Infants and Children.
"CMtortai.MweUadapteJtoeWl.lrenthat I
1 'wonuuend It ee euperior to eny pitscnpuoD I
mown to me." 1L A. Aarntn SI D I
Ul 60. Oxford 81, Breokdjrn. N. T. WltlouVnyurioui meiUcetioo.
Tin Cistai it OOMMin, H Murray stnwt, R, Y
am,7lt0MT,7vB?norSEDoyoustmilkc
Sh:va.vt-( iii, every liit as well, Ma'am
I.Aliv OK tiib IIoisk Why, how do you f
hKUV AXT Well. I don't hnvn to u-nteh
hnMffnl i i, ,m in i .v. I v . " v .
now cm nil yo l h.ne to will u I ak. d custard,
"i.Ii111.1. Tlier. 'sno trouble to rook nice Willi that store.
";"" hi ii wiiii a i .ik u rnstaril, t s so apt to hum on
brooch, lie Charter Oak hakes It perfectly Without any lai eof
oasu. g a turkey,! have to keen butloVlt tytn live minutes It i
erfrctlv
I'j'ttirkjj '.I dnnt have to keep baHtliiL-ltevery live minutes. It roasts he'autllullyhrown
i-i ,'iin
I lie wire fauze own door I kn.ov they wouldn't I e near as nice. I liopo I'll iierer have to cook
jnv.he.eaBaiiiwherethuyhaveu'tgotaChart.rOakStovoor!Kaci
STARR, GRIFFIN, & BROWN.
SOLE AGENTS FOR EUGENE.
NEW GOODS.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
BEAUTIFUL DRESS GOODS
From the Cheapest to the Best at
prices according to quality.
A LARGE STOCK OF
BOOTS and SHOES
From the Cheapest to the Best. All parties can
be suited either as to Price or Quality.
Our assortment is Complete, from the lowest Price up to
the Finest can suit you if yon "
ouITstock IS
firFrec
v
I.nnk us over; if
wit do ll"t you
Bell to you low.
A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES
MATLOCK)
Has just received direct from New
York and Chicago, the argest
and best stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
Ever brought to Eugene.
THIS IS NO IDLE BOAST,
call and price th
t
But
ic 1
I Eighth St
Rnck. corner
AY ri etl- am
KuykendaU&Paytoii,
fta&HWtai Surseons
D..-e i and 6. Hovey's Block.
nuuiiii
into li, 1 to '
uxi 7 to
8.
Cattorla em Cefte, ffwlltinll 1.
Po,lr '" '' ln -n. Eructation,
BUi orroi, EiVM ana prumo
.li-
Charter OakStoiv a, well uwhmwe
the
lieeu usetl to.
Ju9t look at that roll I 1 uever
xiilnln It?
, , 1,1,,., . i. . ,. l . .
, Ictti uurn. ion Know
It Is so ant to hum on ton tBsM It B hake.1
nitllllllt anv ilHIH.er ,,l tturaili... A...I ft.,. In
and MyliMi.,:
""""')
will
miiko wini- one
(lac
F. B. DUNN
l.r th- i. e. : I lie .xe
Thrw Story
- -- ,
. r.u'.n-t.ny. ijJn-gon
Iiowel Troubles, mi l ' ramp, Colic, or
any Internal or Externa! Pain. Ask your
. druggist for it.
pi
uuu Hum 1 un
(itvo TkM it t liunce!
rktt l to aay, MM tugfl Also all your
bmtllllH niachinery. Very woml. rfnl
tuathiuery it Id. Not onlv the larger air
ptMgH, hut the llHMWHKH ( little tuln'a
and initie livliug from tluui Wheu
thiM' ire elon.d auil choked with matter
which ought uot to Ih there, your lutipi can
not Jo their work And what they do, they
cannot do w,el. Call it cold, cough, croup,
pneumonia, cataiih, ronsuinplioii or any ol
the family of throat ami iiom' and head and
lung oUl ruction, all are hud. All ought to
he got rid of. There la just one Mire way
to get rid of then. That is to lake Una
rher'a Girmau Sirup, which any druggist
will sell you al 75 cents a Mile. Even If
everything else haa failed you, you may dc
ptM upou this for certain
What is It?
That i roduci s that tieautifully aoft com
ph vion and leai s no tnu'in of Us applica
tiou or iuiurious eBMItr The answer, Wie
dom's Roliertn aeeoiupliahes all this, uml
is pronounced hy ladies of taste and refine
ment to he the most delightful toilet article
ever produced. Wurrauled hanuleaa and
malchleiw. P. M. Wilkius, agent, Eugene
City.
advice to MOTBMB. "
Mils. Winhi.ow's SiMiTHiMi St ttlf, for chil
dren teething, i the prescription of one of the
hcut feuoile nurses ami physieiiius in the
I'nited States, and has Wen used for fort)
ytur with never failing smcess hy millions ol
mother lor their children. During the pro
cess of teethim; its value is incalculable. It
relieve, the child from pain, cures dysentery
and diarrhoea, iriuhll in the DOWfle, and w ind
colic. By givini; health to the child it rests
the niolhrr. I'nce '.'." a Isdtle.
Ttkc NotiMi.
That A. (iol.lsiuilh has the hirgesi, tlneat
ami best stock of tjm ciiswarc, Crockery am)
Glassware evi r hroni;ht to Eugene. Give
lino i cill nt.it If Mil! prove II t" vou.
Combine, the juice of the Blue Figs of
California, so laxative and nutritious,
with the medicinal virtue, of plants
known to be most beneficial to the
human jvstem, forming the ON LY PER
FECT REMEDY to act gently yet
promptly on the
KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS
AMD TO
Cleansethe System Effectually,
10 THAT
PURE BLOOD.
REFRESHING SLEEP,
HEALTH and STRENGTH
Naturally follow. Every one ii using it
and all are delighted with it. Ask your
druggist for SYRUP OF FIGS. Manu
factured only by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.,
San FaANCitco, Cal.
loctsviLL,, Kv. NswYo.K, N.V
n
A VINQ RECENTLY REFITTED the
Did Gram.' Store nre nib-ring
SPECIAL
BARGAINS
In
Dress (iomls, Ltidiei
and Genta Under
wear, Hoots, Shoes
mill all classes of
lRY G00D8,
J. L. PAGE,
-DBA LBS IN
Groceries
WING A LARGE AND COMPLETE j
XX Iteoh "( Staple and Fi,in y Ol
boiiKht in tli best market
EXCLUSIVELY FOR CASH.
Can offer the public better
other Iioum
price than any
IN EUGENE
Pr.shive of all kind, tak.u at market
Sportsman's Eporium.
HORN it PAINE,
Practical Gunsmiths
n. .
0UN8, R1FLI
Piling Tirklt nrf Siltriili,
NrwhiK Marhlni-w wild .11. .il
All Is in. U lor SmI. !
Ketiairing ikme in the neatest rtyle and war
ranted.
Guns Loaned & A t Furnished,
Mh; ! won,
An owi Dmotntl IliMkiflTlH'
mUCWtlLM am Rinxn to Tim hum n
"btatk nam" n an tova not.
Why do I shout like a Modoc?
Why do 1 roar like a hear?
Why do 1 paw nt the gravtl,
Aud routiiiually rip and tear?
Bote! and Hestow have got there
Thirty-six year we were out;
A derrick will do for it lifter
While I raise au old lime shout.
Throw me an acre i.l flapjack,
Soaked in wild goat crcatu;
Hold M a minute, waiter.
While 1 shriek one lusty scream.
For I've been wailing, yes wailing.
Thirty six yiars on a fast,
Hut now we've got 'em, yes got em
The Democrat theie at last.
Oh, for a bite at a pumpkin
A big as a mountain lop;
On! for a torly-hoiae biscuit
Dipped io some ilcpbaut sop.
Once we were down at the bottom ;
Hut now we d.ince on top
A Hawkeye man for nluely lwo
Will ee old Iowa Hop.
Let me give thanks for a million;
Let me level in songs and wine;
Lei me feed till my month uitisover
Giving thauk for right) -nine.
ROM me a b ar aud bisou
From the track of a Western plain;
Hung me a buffalo bleeding.
For the g. o. p. is slain
Send out a 'coon and a 'possum;
tWer them clam juice pour,
For my fast has been so lasting
I could eat for evermore.
Hut eating is what I am here for,
Aud rich indeed n my fare;
I'm a goal, I'm an old hymn,
I'm a wolf, I'm a grizzly Mat
Throw me a JrtVeraou doughnut,
Smothered in Jackson juice;
Give me a saw and a hatchet
While I carve a Republican goose.
Iowa State D ui.HMt
Dr. Taylor's 7 Oaks Compound, purely
veg table, lHiHitively cures rheumatism, neu
ralgia, toothache, alch headache, cranio col
ic, cholera morbus, complaint peculiar to
(eniab s, cold or cough, hive., chills and fe
ver, pain around the heart, erysipelaa,
phthisic. GioiiuK Taylor.
Sold by Oabiirn A Co, druggist.
(ii'ti. W. Kiiisi'y, AMluUfW,
I
When you want your goods, ho, inhoM
leu. W. Kinsey, the pioneer
and most sm
essful auctioneer in Lane County
ile will
attend to
mission.
all ale on
a reasonable ram-
Parents should he. careful that their chil
dren do uot contract colds during the fall
or early winter mouth. Such cold weak
en the lungs and nir passages, making the
child much moro likely to contract other
cold during the winter. Il i Ihi sueccsa
ion of colds ih.it cause raturrli and bron
chitis or paves Iho way for consumption.
Should a cold be contracted, lone no lime
bill cure it a (uickly as possible. A fifty
rent bottle of Chamberlain' Cough Remedy
will cure anv cold in n few days and leave
the respiratory organ Htroug and healthy.
For sale by Osburn & Co.
Beauty
i ' uid admired by all. Among
- i on h may best be done to
enhance personal
I., .mi I tho dully
Ml Ol Aycr's Hair
Ylgor. No mutter
what the color ot
Ihe hair, this irepa-
ration glvaa it a lus
tre MM pliancy that
itdd greatly to ill
charm. Should thu
hair tic thin, harsh,
' tlry, or turning gruy,
Ajer'a Hair Vigor
will reatore the
color, bring out
w new srowth, ami
render tho old aoft aud shiny. For
keeiilig the scalp clean, cool, and
healthy, there is no bettor jircparation
Iu the market.
" I am freo to confess thnt a trial ot
Acer's Hair Vigor has convinced me
that it i u genuine article. It us., haa
not only caused thu hair of my wife and
daughter to be
Abundant and Glossy,
but it has given my rather stunted iniia
lache a reapeetabhi length and appear
unco " - H. BllttoB, Oakland, Ohio.
"My hair was eoafaig out (without
any aaaistanci, from my wife, either).
I tried Aycr's Hair Vigor, using only
one bottla, in I I now lie a lino a
head of hair as nny one could wish for."
-It. T. Hchmittou, Dlokon, Ml
' I have used Ayer'i Hair Vigor In my
futility for u ntiiiiW of your, and re
gard i a the Ixwt hair preparation I
know of. It keeM the scalp clean, the
h i i s,,ft and lively, and preserve the
in :nuU color. My wifo hu ued It for
a Ipflf lime with moat atlfv tory re
mlta ' -Benjaali M. Johmton, M. D.,
Tobotnae Hill, Mo.
" M v hair win becoming liarh and dry,
but after using half a bottle of Am i s
Hair Vigor il grew black and gloy. I
i . moot ex pre the jov and gratitude I
d el." -Maliel C. Hardy, Delavan, III.
Ayer's Hair Vigor,
rllKI'AHKli i.v
Dr. J. C. Ayer fc Co., Lowell, Man
Bold ty Druggists and perfumers.
Cloverdale Dairy.
I will open a Dairy
at cloverdale, Lane Co.,
Or., about July 10, 1889,
and will manufacture
HP Auyone wanting Cheea will please or
der of my agent, M C Close, Crewwell.
A VatUODC, Prop.
Ul'
the tl
fCs
MttfiMini
The following i au extract from a letUv
of ike Surveyor Gcnetal to ouc of hia cor
rcKUomleuts. makinu imiuiriea a to (he
mode of procedure iu asking for a survey of
public lands:
The appropriation made by eongres, for
public survevs for the current fiscal year
(which commenced on Sepleniber 1.) wa
tt'.'tkJ.OtH). Tht under the law ami regula
tions, must be expended for "townships oc
cupied, iu whole or part, by actual settlers
with improvements, and the survey, shall
be confined to lauds adapted lo agriculture
and line of reservation.
in order to secure survey, the department
retirement is that application thereto should
Iv addressed to Ibis oftlcc.
The settlers living upon the unaurveyed
lauds iu the vicinity ah mid unite in a
petition which should bt accompanied by a
slab nieiil showing the uumher of bouafide
aetllers, the character of the uusurveyud
liuds, the nature and value of the improve
ment and the an a under cultivation slatiug,
if possible, the I wnship. The approximate
general course ol such valley hould also
be noted.
For aeveral yeut pal it has beeu Iho
policy of the General Laud offlot to prohibit
the survey of her forests or heavily timbered
bin. Is, but it may lie necessary under the re
iuireiuctits of the Approximate Act (Second
Session Act, Fiftieth Congress, chapter III,
page 1I.V.M lo make some, modification of this
restriction. Tin r-' are in some localities fine
agricultural I inds which although heavily
UBbeted, are occupied iu part by actual set
tlers, who at great loss aud expense have
made for themselves permanent home, to
which. Ihejf are anxiou to make title
Whenever such case arise, all the facts as to
th.-1 Intruder of the lands, ami the kind and
quality of the timber, iu addition to the iu
foruiatiou as to Ihe number of aettlei and
the character of iheir improvements, should
lo fully presented for the consideration of
this utltcc and thu general laud office.
I'ho II n. Coiniiiissioner will allow Iho
awarding of contracts for the survey of tint
ber laud win n their value for agricultural
purposes is well established, and aalisfuctory
proof is given of their occupation hy bona-
tide settlers who h ive made iieiin inent im
provement.
Cpon receipt of Ike petition 1 will forward
the aiitue lo the general laud office with au
estimate of the cost of Iho dnaired survey!
and audi n commendations as this office
may deem proper.
In th" event of Iho suivey being ordered
by Iho Hon. Commiasioncr, the expense
thereof will be paid by tho government.
BnllbTtd the IVnalty.
BMKM Onti Or., Deo. II John Oilman,
uiurderer of Mr. Ktionhover and her child,
was hanged yesterday iu the jail yard. He
mounted the acaffold at I o'clock with a firm
sli p, murmured a few indistinct word and
bade the crowd farewell. Dcilh was instan
taneous. Oilmati leased laud to Ktionhover. The
two ipuirrclcd anil Oilman wuuted his ten
ant to vacate, but the lattor rcfuaud to go
until Iho experaliou of hia lease. One day
when F.lionhover wa away at work Oilman
killed Mrs. Ktiouhovor and her liffle child
aud dug a ii.no fur Ihe husband. When
Iho latter came home and oallod for his wifo
to coma and row him across a river which
painted Ihe I wo bundles' residences, she
did not n spoiul, lint Giltuuu appeared aud
offered lo lake Ii i i ii over in his (Oilman 'si
boat lie had a club in the boat with which
he bad planuad to kill the man, but failed to
attack liiiii until ho got across. ' Then a
struggle occurred, the noise of which at
tracted ihe neighbor. F.tioiiliover waa
Imdly used Up bill recovered Search for
the missing wife and child resulted iu tho
discovery of their remains und Ihe open
uravu t ti ii t awaited Iheir husband and father,
rheu Oilman confessed. The object of the
crime wa to regain possession uf the leased
land without walling for Iho lease to expire.
Full particiilai of the ciiino was published
iu Ihe Gi'amii some time ugo.
Indians are allowed hy law lo kill deer at
this time, and. as a lesult, they are selling
hams lo the whib s of Eastern Oregon. Th
attention of the A Ipine Club is called to the
fact that on the desert near l'rinoville white
moil slaughter deer for Iheir hides.
Change is one of tho irresistable laws of
nature, and fortunately lb change is almost
invariably for the heller. As au iUHtauce of
this, St Patrick Pill are faat takiug the
place of the old harsh and violent cathar
tic because they re milder and produce
a niter effect, licmde Ihey are much
more la m tidal in n moving morbid matter
from the Hyslem aud preventing ague and
other nidation diteases. As a cathartio
ami liver pill they are almost perfect. For
sale by Osburn U Co.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A Barrel of
Duiity. strenitth snd wboleonienes. More
eeonomieal than the ordinary kinds and
not be sold in competition with the uiulti
tude of low test, short weight, alum or phos
phate iKiwder. Sold only in cans. Koial
Uakuo Pownn Co.. 106 Wall Bt., N. Y.
&AKIN0
Mau Shot Near Sublimity.
Salem Journal. Deo. 10.
Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock,
a terrible tragedy occurred near Sublimity,
Ihe detail of which are of a most shocking
character. The circumstances were about
a follows Mr. Thus. Hammond aud hi.
twelve year old son, Oral), who live at 8tay
tou, went to the farm of Mr. Hammoud'i
father two and one-half miles northeast of
Sublimity. There they were joined by Mr.
Win. Higgs, whoso farm joins Ihe Hammond
place. No particulara are known except the
story of Mr. Hammond, which is a follows:
A band of ipiail wa started up and Mr.
llammoud hot one bird. Then his son
wished to have a shot at tho rest. To Ibis
the father consented, and as he and Mr.
Rigg were directing the boy how to shoot,
the latter stood to tho left of the boy, and
almost at Ihe end of thu gun. A the hoy
raised the piece lo fire the father ay be
was very nervous, not being used to shoot
ing, and as Ihe bird llew lo tho left the boy
hastily aud excitedly find, lodging the en
tire charge in Ihe right side of Mr. King's
head and jaw, blowing one side of hi head
entirely off, and causing instaut death. An
inquest wa held before Cyrus Clark, jus
lice of the peace, ami tho verdict of Ihe jury
wa that "deceased met death by Ihe acciden
tal discharge of a gun in Ihe hand of Orau
llammoud.''
Immediately after the iiuuet both Mr.
Hammond nud his sou were attested aud
held to uwait examination Ihi afternoon at
2:30 ou the charge of manslaughter. This
action wa brought about by the friends of
Mr. Rigg declaring that hu and Mr. Ham
mond bad had an altercation at Sublimity
Sunday morniiig.caused by Rigg' stock tun
ning on the Hammond farm without con
sent. The ouly witnesse to the terrible
tragedy were Mr. Hammond aud hi son
hence any evidence or testimony agaius
him must necessarily be of a circumstantial
nature. llammoud deuies that ho and Rigga
had ever had any trouble, und emphatically
declares his innocenuo of Ihe bloody deed.
In an interview with Mr. Hammond he in
sist that if ho had intended lo commit the
tragedy ho would uot have been so carelena
as to take his young son with him. II feela
perfectly easy n to tho outcome of tho mat
ter in so far a fastening any blame to him
or his sou, except, perhaps, that they may
have beeu somewhat ruleless iu the use of
thoir gnu.
It was discovered by those whom Mr.
llammoud railed lo the acenu where he had
left his son with the dead man, whilo he
went to Mr. Riggs' homo for help, that both
barrels of the gun wero slill loaded. This
fact leads to tho suspicions which caused
Mr. Hammond' arrest. What could have
been the motive for reloading tho gun, or
whether other weapons playod a part in Ihe
tragedy is unknown.
I'lii) whole thiug is a terrible blow to tho
community in which it occurred, and all
joiu iu tho hope that Ihe verdict of the coro
ner's jury may not be reversed. Roth the
gentlemen seem to be highly respected by all
thoir neighbors, and Iho outcome of the case
will bo looked for with intense interest.
A Cold-iVater Oazell.
A lady paalm-aingor of Linkville is always
inging the following psalms:
Tho man whojook on wine's that's rod,
is just tho man I'll never wed.
The man who chews tobacco leaf, will
find my heart to him ijuitu douf.
The until who gamble even a bean shal'
uever hold me as his ipieon.
The man with beer stains on his vest.
shall never fold me to bis breast.
The mau who hits the opium pipe, ia
hatdly worth his weight in tripe.
And Ihu man who smokes thu cigarette
must keep off my side of the street!
I'bo man whoso breath with cloves is
scented, shall wed not mo till I'm demented,
Through my affectioua if you'd wade,
drink nothing slrouger'u lemonade.
Hut tho mau who has a prohi. wizen, may
just ask pa and I'll be bizen.
Portland Examiner
In the sixteen cases brought by the farm.
ers of Polk county sgainst the South,, -n Pa
cific railroad conipauy for negligently allow
ing sparks to escape from its locomotives
and set on fire and destroy their property
last July, judgments wero rendered at the
present term of thu circuit court at Dallas
against the company and in favot of the
farmers, in all to Ihe aggregate amount o'
tU.HtOGTi. After the fire Ihe company
offered, aa a compromise, to pay tLa farmer
in foil of Ihe damages sustained, $5,307 56,
which the farmers refused to accept und
biought suits on their respective claims with
the above results of over seven tbousaud
dollars more than the company offered to
pay for the damages on account of Ihe fire.
Salem Stuteemau: U. C. Agee, sheriff ot
Douglu county, brought three of a kind
from Roseburg grist of tbe circut court's
crimiusl jatisdiction. Tbe three year men
selected bouses, and the two year man an
office for au El Dorados. From the train
tbey were a toll hack load, with one honeat
man. Tbe trio wa made up of Fred Allen
aud Jamea Howard, under three years sen
tence, and Henry Broche, carrying two
years.
The National Democrat sayui "Letters
received from Oregon this week indicate the
swindler who goes by the usme ol F. C.
Taylor, has collected a Urge amount of
money on account of subscriptions lo this
paper, viaiting a number of different lowua
We hope he may be apprehended and prop
erly punished."
The statement that Sheriff Combs ot
Crook county, is the youngest sheriff in the
state is disputed snd a new candidate is in
the field. Comb is 28 years of age, bat
Sheriff W. A. Meeker, of Columbia, i
thought by his friend not to be ovat 3S.