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Off AND COUNTY, Flood N(. a vi' M J"1 "'"'v" "'"i:""''' wn .rtJbrt",""'"ui", ' W11 , , ...lw.llt III.) curds nf WMOI Juli" " . j.. .1,,, riv r Imtmm north of ?Ztimo I. Sluddi-u's fini wn. covered witU sedimen Jii in I bo depth of four inches. n ll merchant have born si-lling SlTeed siujaronly ,u. "'"a". fl,",,ltitlt'. j MrClauuhan aUilcd for Forllau . moroiuil of last week iu a skiff wit rty of Tue. rrivfl at their de. fiMliuii "''''y ,w . , (inivs the) water lacked 3' V 1 iTi.i-hiinr tl 1HH1 stage Severn I iipuut wire ...H..H In vacate. OuJen b bail a number o f ""P" "...i. n D.H Surinc'tield bottom Tilna out drift from !be road. The work U Dennis v . ru. Linton deserves pram. ir his wwa ik. HiskL He rescued a number of f! Hi-Irwin their flissled bnuaes and conveyed , j,,..) op both side of the Coast Fork The raw . .. . . ,, till I require considerable liibor to place it in It condition ioi i"""- H.oorti from up tbo MoKenzie river state .v!i no bridge 'f nV importance wore .Redout. Shell Rock grade and other j- hadlv cot and damaged. pine - A vast amount of drift baa been left along tk. river banks high and dry. Persons own- IDS"' i:.,l Hi rit. -!,.. 1,1 imUM property "'j-" . -u.u " .ii.l ik. drift cut away aa it will con- Uitatoan rxoellont iirotection to the land uuutt future noons. repair train came frnm the South Sun . - i .. ika olmrnn nf Mr-. Hanucraett. ail wriotendeul of bridges between Ashland JnJ Junction. The conductors and brake- mtn on tbe division somu ui ivoseuurg ,m with the gang as laborer. Conductor Jm Kearney was among the number. Tb current has cut quite a channel fiou .. -lu. Apron's hnn vnrd thrrin;li !he bottom, coming through the alongh a riiort distance alove the Eugene bridge. The lorn part of the tail race that luada from of grave.1 the removal of which will cause nut espenae. Jamea Ebbert says that the McKenzie, at bii firm ail milra east of Eugene, during tba recent flnod waa 8 inches below the 'HI Bilk and i feet below that of (il. At A. D. n,j..'. ntuKA a short distunoa below VUItuu RnriDiiliolJ the Willamette cauio exaotly to V. - : In 'Ml The Cowt Fork bridge wished about half i mile and lodged and now lies high and dry. Tb timbers in it have not been broken to u; coiwiderable extent. The pier in the titer tashed out causing the loss of the bridge. The Taylor bridge on the upper Coa-tt Fork awung around nnd lies on the tank a abort distance below its former site. Tot kws of this bridge was also caused by a pier being washed out. In the building of future bridges some other plans for piers should be adopted. The Imi of every bridge in Lkhb county daring the flood may be attributed to defective piers. It may be uinm y in the pockets of bridge builders, but the pnblio suffer great inconvenience and expeuso ou account of the inability of the builders (o provide piers that will withstand the floods. The Flood iu Alaea. An Abtea correspondent of the lien ton Leader gives an account of the flood in the Aiwa. He writes: The water was teu feet biljhtr in many places than any high-water sutk known, the result buiug much loss of Sock and property. The volley was flooded and more than one-half of (be fencing is one. The bridge ou the .Smith Alsea is damaged $150. The road from Alsra to Fbilomntb can never be rumiii.d; there nre iiilen !uU'H iii the mountain Some of tlit-uj Mni:'g at thn summit iirnl oi mug tune uii j eross llm r nb' fv"iu llf'v ! il liumln it fi el hie. itini In w niu .,n s liny leel il-e. 1m H' liiji i.-i.-iml iihw sliiie Ibnil ihegrouiiii cn.i kcit ulv-t ti..l silllu.n lung the t utile fiuv i f tt- nit.unluiii li'mii lb Huinniit to the loo1 TIimkh hlidi ! I..iv ivnii iluwn i very flie.un tbul tli" mml ctonM-H, iiiniii'x in oik grind wishnil, ill!) evi rjtl.iljg i-ifiimlt t- di.,:ulire of Ate mili-h, tiiu'iili n iliose grooihof heavy tiiiibt-r, op' lin.g a e.;l im- liiimllvd 'ltd ule, currying nwny evi-iy luiilu wiili it- A jam eouiuieiiced on S. i.. Ifyci-raft's plc, and funned a drift one mid one-quiir-m milea long, changing the chnnuel a quarter of a mile to the north. Another jam formed below the covered bridge, shift H the channel to the south, and leaving a deposit of sediment ten feet deep and covet ing fifty acres, and stock attempting to cross ill mire down out of sight and there are no Imces left to prevent them from o doing. Tba great damage is to the road, as it will be impossible to ever rebuild over -this moving Boantain. Commissioners Court. Aller we went to press lust week the fol- k.inn .. . ...!. Plans and specifications for the repair of cogent bridge were submitted by L. N. Boney and accepted. Tuesday the court opened sealed bids for the construction of same, nnd L.N. Honey's bid of $2,850 being the lowest the contract was let to him wsaid anm. The plan is to build a Howe Tfoas 120 feet long to rest on a pile pier, "i"1 PPch of 180 feet. Thecoutract for furnihhing the lumber M of the span of the old Springfield bridge, tkich lodged serosa the river from Suiu'l WorJ's, on the bank of the river nt the 8ne bridge, was awarded to Snm'l A. Og J for the sum of $ 2.50 per thousand feet. Scprt'iaors appointed: Dist. No. 47, S. A. "Ijileu; 7, E b Anders; 61, It I'allison. Total allowances for term flU8S.23. Letter Litit. Litters for the following petsous remained JJlled for at the postoffice in Eugene City ""Son, Feb. 14, IBM: "'wck. M (pkg) liurtou, Mr 8 ce, w n Edtlli W v "fonneatad, Peter Hurwood, O L fcnnedy. W A Knadle, J M ?U U'nj Uckey, H H wood,Frauk Luvit, Mrt Ida . Jmuis, Hugh 2 Miller, Harry ""tors, Mrs Ullie Stone, Mr E B "Jlor, Mrs LoU Tninnell, Mm Martha 'lker, W H Willams. W S Wilson, Richard F. W Osbobsc, P. M. Honesty. is your chanet. K. C. Skiixicm, the tt aub maker, baa just "struck town" r1 lo be found at the City Iteetaiirsnt. jone wanting firBt-claau work done in the "elry or Walchmakiug Uue will do well to ''Skim a call. Away down prices for ibe tu months iu Eugene. - . t Jiotice. 'Periioria indebted to the late firm of rail"? i '''n nereuy requested to M the boot and shoe store of O. E. settle tbeir acconuta. For Kent. lnsinen room on Ninth street, with "patairs. Inquire of J. Davis the Cautionto the Public. Ail, U o ii Ui,,,",ll,' lu fnnlli Luu.ir i I) to-i "Oi.t y Ibe earue u- ikHk and to co other person. ij. .... . . Hrevltii'd. Heuderaott, dvutlsl.. I'nt Albany flr, lt (, ,lt (iraas fnd beef becoming scarce. Kga are U) cents per dozen at I'rfneville. Ciardcn City Hows ut Ch:ub. rs Jfc Son's. KlioeJ prs Hu uo lb at Kla.l.leii k R,. Walton? l"a " 1:"'!"ire '"'' on,;uW"drw,"""lit. Inquire at' this 1 alilH KVrini m. I., rr... .. . II . ....... , - i ') " guiou ai niuiiiiuu is rton. Sou''.0' tr'm' ,,arro''" ' t,ui"""' Unpitted plums 20 t),s for $ at Sladden aV sV u , Ask your grocer for Junction flour. It b eicellcut. Dried lilnmsje-nU ,,cr )nll,i , fiiu,. v hum m. uoitiKmitU pays the highest cash price foi Oliver Plows, chilltd and steol, at Cbsui bers & Son's. EKS' 23; butter. 25(330; potatoes, f 1.25 uunuvi, Get a lovely glass castor for 73 cents at A. Goldsmith's. Sv'e Shirr 4 GrifOn's new advertisement iu ims issue. C.n nn.l ann il.. 1 . I " 7 mo ueauinui uermauua ware at uomsmitn a. The Etijeue Mill Co. Las in advertisement iu mia iHKiie. iund it. ' A fine Hue of silk nlusbna In nit i.a.w and grades at F. D. Dunn's. Go to Go'.Jsmith's and e.t t lh nf i., and China tea pot all for $1.00. Golden Age rolling harrows and seeders. Chambeus A Sou. For cheap building lots east or west of the Butte call on Dr. Buelton. Just think! A fine tea set of 66 piocos ouly $4.00 at A. Goldsmith's. Hot and cold baths everv dnv in tha wuv at Jerry Horn's barber shop. Preston wants von to come and a liis sauiiies ana Dcavy team harness. C Marx, Barber Shoo and Ruth Hi First door uorth of Duun's new block. Mr Gen F Craw haa the nl unnni f,.p .il branila of the celebrated Tansil Punch Chjara Before storms or selling vnnr nl A V. Peters. Clean Chevalier barley wanted. E. C. Lake, marble cutter and dealer in monuments, Hhop on Eighth street, Eugene. Ladies Kiel and Peb. Goat Shoes from $2 a pair upwards, at the store of O. E. Kransse. Pure prescription (roods at D C. Harri son's Palace Drug Store, Odd Fellow's Tem ple. Bring your old scrap cast iron to the Eu gene Iron Foundry where you can dispose 01 11. You can buy mens French kip boots, hand made, at $5 a pair, of O E Kraussc: war ranted. Prescriptions filled at the Palacs drug store, in the I. O. 0. F. temple, at all hours nay ana niglit. The Eugene Dancing Club has been re organized under sume rules that governed tue old one' Iiemember while the clearauce sale lasts O. E. KrauKse is sellins shoes from 50 cts to $1 a pair reduction. I have just received from the East over $2,000 worth of cloths. Suits made In the latest aud best styles. J. Davis. Those lamps we told you about a fow weeks ago are going fast. A. UOLDSMnil. Richard Mount, practical saw maker. repairs all kinds of siws. Shop corner of Niuth and Oak streets. The Gentiles carried the election iu Suit Luke City for the first time in the history of the city, last Monday. Ennuire of vour grocery dealers for Eu gene four, a home production; best in the market at !m cIh. per suck. MaiTi'iipi licensLH this week: B. W. Bran i'i and I.i.'i- A. i'lcrMiire, anil Ilirvm D. Wlijiconib Hint Ali-e M. Luce. Z.ii'h M ime winlies to eiiliounie (list the rumor Hint ti" I nl .m . pi.- I Hi'- iioxitinn oi ili!-ciilcli'r is 'ilb:i!t (muihI iiinii. Wh' ti yon wiin' u delicate sud l-wlim; perfume, ("ill l 1) C. Hirrisnu's Puisne Dru ; Sturc, Odd FhI'ow'h Temple. Try our six inch Stogies.- They arn nmde lv white lnii.ir. Trii for '20 cenlK. Kcison nine vciluclioti to denier. Eueuo Cijjur Factory. S il. iri Slntesuiaii: If Eugene i Is all the rnilinnils nunc one 1ms projected for her, she will be a great city soon. She is a mighty good town already. Henderson the dentist bns roturned fully prepared to attend to all difficult cases of dentistry. Office iu same old quarters, up stairs in" First National Bank block. The new Masonio temple nt Albany will be dedicated by the Grand Lodge on the night of Saturday, Feb. 221. The temple is neariug completion and will be a fine one. There will be a meeting of the Pomona Grange nt Irving on the fourth Saturday of February, 1800. All delegates are requested to be present. By order of J. A. J. Crow, Master. Take warning all you farmers that have snmmer fallow to work go and get one of Paine's Boss Cultivators, and ston your fooling. The Boss does the biz and don't you forget it. J. D. Matlock has just received a full find complete line of Hats and Caps of the latest styles, which he is selling at astonishingly low prices. Go and see them, and yon will be convinced. Dr. V. V. Henderson has returned from Chicago, where be took a course of lectures and instruction in the latest methods of dentistry. Call snd see him at his office if yon are in need of work. Postal notes can be had for any amount nnder $3 nt a uniform cost of 3 cents. A $5 money order costs 5 oeuts. The largest money order yon can get is for $100 at a coet of 45 cents. S. H. Friendly keeps the largest and best assortment of clothing, ladies dress goods, baU, etc. He is continually adding the latest and newest styles to his stock. His prices are filed to suit the times. A beautiful vonng lady became o sadly disfigured with pimples and blotches that it was feared she wonld die of grief. A . friend recommended Ayer's Sanapanlla. which she took, and was completely cured. She is now the fairest of the fair. Aa I have purchased a Urge stock nf cloth-ins-1 will Pell uit t ys at a sacrifice. I noes at wholesale in order to make a ? aa I am crowded for room. Call early and a enre bargain.. Oro.. For the restoration of faded and gray bir to its ordinal color and t Hair Vicorn mains unrivaled. Ibis ine WOst popular end valuable toilet preparation it, the world, and who use it are perfectly satisfied that it is the best. 8 H Friendlv comes to the front this week with a Urge advertisement in the Gcard. Mr FrUdlT' ' clothing l. the lar ge, "med in Engene and now ,s th. Iijnt to examine and purchase your spring cloth- iDTbe .bird bridge at Willamette has ltn contracted and wi.l be computed in J.r. 1W0- I,'",T.? . p' oaebe. it will be 2,270 feet length. The tin delete ,o the Stale meetirz to be be d at Irving. In county, fS5 on the fourth Saturday of Fibrwry. 1. By o.A r of F. M. Sighaw-te. Biy Sute MiUr. liaru IiurneJ. The old aiablo ou Niulb street, two bUks east oi VilUm,.tte, ns destioyed by the unweii jininiHy uigtit at half past eleven o clock. It was fornirrlv nsed as ft livery stable and wa Minoug the first of the build ings erected m K.ugeue. It was used by E. I rosier mul AI. Churchill i a stable fur their horses, nnd bv K. C. Smith for the storue of boy. Mr. Smith had about 60 ions ol haled lmv which wua destroyed. His los is about fsut). Fraiier Jt Churchill had one horse burned to death, another badly burned and lost two bugRica and a road cart and a sett of harness. Their loss, exclusive of the injured horse will be about $500 which is covered by insurance in the raciilo Insurance Oompauy. The horse burned to death was valued at $120. Mr. Frazier r rived at the scene of the fire after the npper part was atlume and although the upper 11 or was dropping in, entered the burn ag limit the remonstrance of Mr. Holleubeck aud opened tho door of the stable where the young stalliou was kept. The horse followed him out, almost ruuuins over him, the blauket on bis back afire. At tcr running quite a distance the surcingle burned off allowing tn blanket to go free. His back, however, i badly burned, and the hair snd skin may come off. lie is finely bred horse, it valued at 12500 aud il insured for $lfld0. Mr. Frazier riskod his life iu saving the animal. Few men would have goue into the burning building. May or Hovey owned the building, aud he loses several hundred dollars. The origin of the fire is diiVjowq but as it bad been a rendezvous for tramps it may have beeu sccidentally fired. The Fire Department responded promptly aud soon bad tbtee streams on the building quickly confining the flames to the burning straw which smoldered for some time after wards. Some one, rang second alarm about ton minutes after the first alarm oausing many to believe there was another fire. The city council should pass an ordinauce making it ft finable of fense for any person to ring two alarm for one fire. Cottage Grove Items. moM OUB SPECIAL COHIICSPONDXNT.J Feb. 12, 1800. Frost and ice this morning and ruining at uiue o'clock. W. H. Medley left Saturday lo work with the bridge carpenters on the railroad Eakin & Bristow hive been invoicing for a weeek past preparatory to moving into Whipple's new brick building. It has been a good while since we Denned you an item. The la grippe, wind and Hood have all passed and swept our town and vicinity, the first did not prove fatal in muuy cases, but the two latter swept every thing that could possihy be moved. Silk creek was higher than ever known before, being nt its highest, Feb. 1st, washing out bridges, fences, &e until it reached here and swept the mill yard of Stouffur t Mark ley, and to the river whieh did not gut on its rampage nntil the 2d of February and kept ii ii h an uuy auu nigni. aeveral families bad to seek refuge ou more eminent nuar- ten but no residences were moved to any extent but quite a uumber of nuthouses were upset or wsihed away, Thornton's barn was let down several feot into the river, sidewalks washed away, old logs and Indian sweat houses unearthed that bad been bidden for (some say thonsaud, of) yearB. Mr. Whitsett sustained the greatest loss in stock, $700 will not cover bis loss. H, C. Veatch's farm was badly injured by ltow river rush ing across it. , II. M. Veatch's mill laoe, &o.. sustained considerable damage; also in fact everybody withiu the water range suffered. O F Knox lost a great deal of fence, llou day and Tuesday men ware busy repairing and replaciug bridge. We bad been isolat ed from Ihu outside world since the flood, no mail or telegraph, part of the time con sequently have been kept alive on rumor with arms folded viewing our ruins. Vswrii, Goshen Items. Feb. 13, 1800. The cry bus beeu "0, for some mail." 11. M. Coukliug's school closes on the iitU. Several visited the Sucuour Hutte slide last Siiiuiny. We have not hi urd of any stock whatever being lo-.t by the recent flood. "iaa benefit of a bridgo across the Coast Fork is now quite clearly seen. '1 Lu fmmers of the river bottom uow enju 'I) pulling rails from the mud and drills. (. K. intimates that we are the "old cor respondent" of Gosheii-nn iusiiinutiou not tukeu as a compliment. Master Homer Keeuey of Halsey, who is attending the publio school of Eugene, vis ited his uncle, A. J. Keeney, Saturday und Sunday. Shouldn't our director call np the matter of moving the school bouse into the village at tbe annual meeting in March 1st, and see what tbe general opinion is on tbe matter. The Pleasant Hill correspondent some time siuce mado an ambiguous statement concerning mails not being exchanged at this place. Tbe item was taken by some in this locality as un attack ou our worthy post master and we replied in bis defense, and Mr. "O. K." crie "injustice" on our part. Our response would have been uncalled for had be really stated what be now claim be did. ''Null' Bed" or otherwise. New Bot. A Cobbkction. The Guard of last week stated that the floods of 18C1 were on the 2d and 9th of December. It should have been tbe 1st and 8th. The flood of the 8th wus several inches higher than tbe first one. In ScspKNsit. Those who are "bucking" at tbe Louisana lottery aud tbelr names are not few, are in suspense owing lo the block ade of mail routes. In Eugene several clubs have been organized besides many individ uals who privately and stealthily lake chances in the gambling oiieration. Tbe drawing Tuesday took not less than $300 from Eugene. Many who look aghast at ordinary gambling game devote tbeir spare money investing in the delusive demoraliz ing lottery. Dbowneo.E. U. Bellinger, a prominent real estute dealer, was drowned in Mill Creek, Salem, Sunday afternoon. With hi son be attempted to ford tbe creek in ft buggy which was overturned by the force of tbe current. Tbe boy escaped easily to the shore but Mr. Bellinger bad received injur ies which disabled bim aud when the body was tukeu from tbe water but a few minutes afterlife was extinct. Whkai Pbicks. A prominent merchaul of Eugene, who is a large buyer of wheat, says that tbe bottom has almost completely dropped out of the wheat maiket. lie est l mat s that one half Ihe crop of 1889 in Lane county is in the bauds of the grower. Paiza Diivwia.-Xew Orleans, Feb. 11: The following are tbe number drawing Ibe principal prizes iu tbe Louisiana to-day: 1st prize, 24019; 2d, 44133; 3d, 4trtlU; 6tb, 71, 78; th. fXJ7; 11th, 87001. Fo r.KST Three Urge room for rent, fiirniahed or unfurnished. Inquire at Mrs. M. I. Underwood', comer Willamette and Fifth elreeta. Wixted. A Foreign girl or women to do general houaewoik. Inquire at thia oifiee. Fo Sali. Two newly built cottage for !. Apply to Joe Klein. Oais asp EABLti.-W.iilel at i'j Ea- gi-ue 11.11. ' WaxtH) Chicken and ef at Sladdeo t Son DISASTER AND DEATH. The Flood Most Disastrous on Hie Sittslaw hour I.Ives Lost The Witter lite lllirliwt ever Kiiowii-Suileriiiif May r.nsiie. Tho mail carrier, Mr. Taylor, from Florence, anited In Eugene Tuesday with tbe letter mail. He tells a tale of destruc tion aud disaster occasioned by the recent Hood, t rom the bead ot tide be cam ou fool accompanied by Mr. Whismau, Inkiug turns with each other iu carrying the letter sack. They clambered ovet drills aloug the etreama aud at time bad to climb tbe moun tains where Ihe road was washed away aud destroyed. Mr. Taylor think be has bad euougb of the U. H. mail carrier service aud will make Ibis trip bi last. From bis account, and letter received, in formation i derived that the flood aud storm on the slope text tbe Pacific was Ibe most severe ever kunwn. The waters arose to a height unprecedented within the memory of the oldest w hite inhabitant, and old Indians sav that within their knowledge aud accord iug to their tradition, nothing equal to it has beeu known. Mauy settlers were driven (rom their borne to the biiih grouud and suffered for several day for Ihe necessaries ol lila. The road from Lake ereek to Florence is blocksded with drift aud slides, and it is estimated that f'J.OOO will be required to clear Ibe road. The bridge across the mouth of Iake creek was carried away and landed on Geo. Millei's laud below Florence. It was built iu tbe fall of 18S7 by N. L. Honey at a coutract puce of J,.. It was a sub stautial bridge and was built on tbe bedrock. An immense amount o' drift was filiated out. Mrs Geo. Miller writes that the ocean was black with floating drift a far 'as the eye could see. A laud slide occurred Sunday Feb. 2d, three-quarters of mile above the head of tide whereby Mrs. O. Audrews, a dauuhter aged 2U and a sou of 12 year losl ibeir lives. An immense amount of earth, timber aud stone came from tbe bill above their home knocking the house to piece . and burying the nufortuuate persons beneath the debris, Mr. Andrew and ft son by tome strange ebuuee were carried iuto tbe river and cling- inir to t log were carried down ten miles be fure they were rescued from tbeir perilous condition. The slide dammed the river wbioh cut new chnnuel around it. The bodies of the lost bad not been found at the time the mail carrier left, and may never be, as in many place the original earth is cov ered to ft depth of forty feet. Tbe barn was also destroyed. Near Gleiitena postoffice ft young man named W. C. Turner was drowned Suuday. He had been across the river in ft boat to see if ft family imprieoued by tbe waters needed aid, and in return iug his skibT upset and he was drowned. Ue was 22 yean of age and was nephew of A. C. Barbour'. The body had nut been found at last accounts. Green Gay's bouse aud barn were washed away by the waters of Walton creek and lodged a short distance below; a large laud slide came from the mouutaius above cover ing his place and caused the water lo over flow. A son of bis was hurt but not seriously- Sbultz's saltery was washed away with about (3,000 worth of salted suliuou. It is thought that some of tbe salmon will be saved iu ft damaged condition. The road is covered with Urge slide at Tillon rock, and the grade below Antbouy's is washed out. At Florence the water was oueand one-half feet in the cannery building. O It Beau at the head of tide had two incbes iu his bouse. Further up there was 3 feot of water iu F. Uolt.'s bouso, 8 feet in Mrs. Funk's bouse and 10 feet deep ut Mr. Smith' house few mile above tbe mouib of Lake creek. Dr. Kennody bad to orawl out from the upper story of his house. Mrs. Funke camped ou the hillside for three days. Hurd & Daven port's store at the head of tide had 8 feet of water in it. They lost 2 wagons. Other resi dents were compelled to flee to higher gronnd. - Nearly every bridge and culvert between the bead of tide and the summit of tbe Coast range of mouutaius is gone. Mr. Francis, liviug near Gentenu, took his family to tbe hills and cbaiued bis house to a trtu with a log chain. Household ellivts iu abundance, feuces, out buildings and other property were seen to pass down the river. A large amount of slock was drowned. It is feared that the flood will cmise much ttiillcriug, as niuny families lost nil their pos sessions. Should Inter news substantiate piesent inloiuisliou us to the di-iistrons ett'i cts of the flood, tbe charitable people of Eugeiufund Line county should see that their unloiluiiHle neighbors do nut sudor for lack of Ibe UeCeSaities of life. Come llcud. Be wisp, Indies and and gentlemen, please call at the Barker Gun Works. If you see fifteen bam sitting around my Btore spitting tobaoco juice at a knot in the counter aud talking of hard limes, du not bo alarmed for they are harmless to everybody but themselves. Look, look at these prices, prices: Nice violin strings, 15o; wire lOo " " belter 25c " guitar strings 15o ' better ..25c " fine banjo E strings 25o " harmonica. lOo ' " belter 15o till better 25c " celebrated Lndwig harmonica. .. .25o " David Ball " ....40c My barns are the best thore are impoited. Fine two bladed penknife 25e Over two hundred styles of penknives at very low price. Flue accordeon $1.75 " guitara B.00 The celebrated New High Arm Davis Sewing Machine. It took and holds more Gold Medals from tbe Paris Expositiou than all others combined; is leading the world in Ihe sowing machine business. Don't be bam boozled into buying cast iron machine, when you can get a good steel one st th same price or leas. Nobody know wbat this celebrated machine will do till they see it work. It simply work wonder. It is as far ahead of ihe other machines as the electric light is to tallow dip Come and see it work or let me bike it fo yonr bonse and show it to you. I know wbat I am talk ing about. M. 8. musics. American Laundry. Mrs. E. Pritchett, Ihe celebrated polish er and ironer has opened laundry on 8tb stroet, two doors west of Lane' Hall. All work guaranteed and prompt attention given to order. Work taken from and delivered to all pari of Ihe tho city. Tha patronage of tbe public i solicited. For Sale. A well established and good paying busi es. Inquire at this office. Fin Uki.l Stiirpito. Th new fire Ml weighing-1""0 IU and coating io0 wan ahipped from Troy N. Y., on Feb. lat It will prob ably arrive her oo the first train. Half Biiirr Auaik. We are compelled to issue a half sheet this wr k. Next week we shall print aa uaual as railroad commu nication i about restored. BrnjATio Wastxp. A German girl, 14 year of age, desire ft position to do general housework. Inquire at tbi office. ' Boax. At Boseburg, Sunday, Feb. 9, to tbe wife of Fred Patterson, daughter, weight 11 pound. Boa.-In Ibis city, Feb. C, I8'J0, to th wife of T. H. brnte.ll, a tbireeo pound son. Serscta Bitti NcaeHT.-Kartlett pear tteet, t tsars old. ch-: alxfl cbtrry and apple trees. Address Ot Pbelp, Xueoe, Or. The Flood In flic t'uipqiu. Ibis burg exchanges: Iu Boseburg the damage by ibe hiKli water consisted iu the destruction of Ibe woolen mill, which although still held in place by the heavy urn cbiuerv, is total wrvek. Large log were driven entirely through the building by the swift current, and the niachiuery is iudis criminatrly niixed with ft mass of drift wood. Bose A Flook' flouring mill was at one time iu grt-at danger, and cousiderable dam age was done the buildiug. Several resi dences in dilTereut part of the city Were submerged to such an extent as lo cause the occupant to seek a higher and dryer alti tude, and aoiue damage to proerly in the lose of fencing ami out buildiuga is reported. Deer creek was very high, with back water from the river, aud rmidtuta iu that lection were much inconvenienced thereby. The wagon bridge over tbe creek ws injured by oue end rising and swinging few fet out of pise. Several bents were knocked out from mider the railroad trestle along tbe river uortb of town. Considerable dair.sge was also done to Thomas Farquar's peach orch ard ou Ihe islaud below town. The Deer creek wagou bridge also wuiil out. It cost $700. At Cauyouville Dan Levcns' flour mill went with Ihe flood. Two liri,l,- nn r.n. yon creek also weut out. Cow creek bridge aoove liiuiiu i iu very nail condition. Tbe bridge across tbe aloiigb at Gazley'a ia goue. The new wagon bridge at Medfurd was lost. The wagon brides acro the I'mpqua at Boseburg withstood tbe flood although the pressure against it wus immense. The loss to Douglas county in bridces was $15,0(0. Ileal K.stute Transfers. XII) INS. SItJunkiu to (leoDiosH, 2)'t lots iu Hums' addiliou; $750. Eliza L and Jeuuie L Speucor to Septimus S. Spencer, 2 lot in Skinner's donation; COUl'UO. S A Howe to Wm Vauduyne, lot ; $75. FLOBKNCK. Geo M Miller to Cora 11 Anderson, lot; $100. COl'NTHT. Geo L Gilfiy to A L Hi zlelnn, 150.80 acres; i. V S Williams lo Geo A Durris, , interest in 5.2 acres lying west of Eugeiie; 750. Mary ii Maxwell per admr to 8 M Titus, U0.21 acre; $Utl5. l. Septimus 8. Spencer to Eliza L Spencer aud Jennie L Spencer, 't of 250 acres; $1, Cbas Belshaw lo Juhu Belshuw, 2 acres; $300. comae annvK. Mary E. Sherwood lo Ellsworth S Hulder uiuu, lot iu Sherwood's addition; tlOoO. School Meeting's. The Annual meeting of Eugrno school district for tbo transaction of busiuess other than tho eleciiuu of school officers will be held at the Court House, Monday March 3, law, ut 7 p. ui., when tbe following ques tion will be submitted to tho voters: I irst, the question of erecting a new school homo on Fourth stroet and tho maimer of raising mouey lor tue same, becoud, tbe ques tion of levying ft tax on all tho luxuble pro perty ot the district eutUcluut to maintain tbo school for tho rnsning yeai. Third, tho transaction of any other business that may lawfully come before said meeting. The unwiii'g of the same district for tho purpose of electing a clerk and a director, will be beld at tbo Court House, Monday March 10th, at 1 o'clock p. m. E B LucUey, Geo A Dorrii and J M llodsou will act as judge of tho election. Touchers' Examination. Notice is hereby given thai the regular quaiterly teachers' (Humiliation will bo held lu the Court House, .uueue, commencing at 1 o'clock Wednesday, Fub. 20, WJO. All applicants must be present at the opening of the exutuiuutiou. Teachers eulnli il to slate certificate will please tnako application to tbe county examiuiug board at the lame time. !. U. MTKVKNSCrl, Couuly School Supt. For Sale. 1,000 FiPtH'h or I'ulitn lli-t-class jiuuling piunu tri es ut niiiscry to .!. Apply s-.ioii to Koins Humphrey. Jun." Li.it. llm following is the jury dr.iu n for the March tm in ui t ircu it court, 180u: E P Coleman, J li Cochran, Win M Bogarl, Willuuicttu; S N Howard, Juhu S Ogle. W It Mnlkey. Allen Fowl, Iivlne; W lt Diilard, .1 H Sloan, J 1) Hampton, T Del in i re, Geo Mariiu, Walter Kukiu, Eugene; John F Weeks, Creswell; W H l'urker, John Gmley, Lost Valley; J B Salsmali, 8 A Hut- lur, Biuburdson; Jl Wintrey, I'leasant mil; E Wells, L Pridmore, Springfield; C E Bus- II, Jobo Addison, hiuslaw: u r iiumpb- rey, Jasper; J T Wbitmore, Mohawk; J B House, Cottage Grove; O II Linelmngh, Camn Creek: Herbert Eakiu. Cottaue (Irovo: J B Crow, Junction; Grant Ilyland, Middle Fork; J Jj Simpson, uoyole. Gband Abut Enoami-uknt. General or ders No. 12 have be&o i.sHued from head quarters, department of Oregon, G. A. K.i at Sulcm, stating the reasons for postpone ment of the ninth auuuul encampment that wa lo have been held at Eugene on the 12th instant. Tbe encamp muut will be held at Eugene March 12ln. The postponement will not dimiulsh tho at tendance, or' decrease Ihe interest in Ihe annual meeting and all lire therefore earnestly requested to labor with great dilli gence lo make Ihe encampment tbe most successful and satisfactory ever held in Ihe state, A Foot Bbiroh. A subscription paper was circulated Wednesday by Messrs. Mat lock and Petors otnong tbe Eugene business men and a sum sufficient obtained to build ft foot bridge on Ihe eaat side of tho Eugene bridge. Persons coming lo town will no longer have to nay for crossing tbe river. This bridge will answer the purpose for the next six weeks by which lime the repaii on tbe wagon bridge will be completed. A Cum Call. Hon. George Waggoner and six other were on the Mary' river bridge, in Ihe city limit of Corvallis, when it began falling. They ran about 100 feet and reached tbe shore just ss it toppled ovi r. Had Irrey fallen all certainly would have been killed, as both aide (ell over on the bridge a it turned arouud and went dowu. Compbomukd.-Tbe litigation that bas been iu progress soru time belweeu Eugene school district and E. J. Crow, over lot adjoining tbe school house on lb east, bo been compromised. Mr. Crow deed lb district 00x100 fuet next the school bouse and the district deeds Mr. Crow 40x120 feet on Willumctte strcot. Cam RrACH Pobtlawp. A letter from J. M. Shelley gives the Information that Port land can be reached by way of Corvallis, The Oregon Pacific train will leave Albany at 1 o'cl'H'k p. m and connect at Corvullis with tbe West side road. By tbi arrange ment passenger can get to Portland by rail n one day. Oa ExummoN. -A part of our new stock of crockery and glassware i now on exhibi tion at onr grocery store. Call and examine it. A. Golpsmito. DusotvKp Pabvuibship. C A McDonald and U C ()urri-oo of th Ham. burg sawmill have dissolved partnership, Mr Garrison re tiring. L 11 Lasscll ,'akt bis place iu the firm. Mahmxu. -At Ihe residence of the offl eiutmg Justice. J. W. LaViu. Mr. B. W. Brannan and Mis Lizzie A. Burkshire, all of Lane Co, Oregon. I'lcnsaiit Hill Item. Feb. 12, 1800. Onr school will close for the present on Friday. Mr C A Davis was visiting in Eugene tbe first of the week. I'ucle Sum Baugbman has bought from John Illume five acres of land at this place (or 't0 per acre. lioru, Jau 30, 1S90. to the wife of J B Cmzsu daughter. All dolug well but "John Benny," but with care he will sur vive. "Tls mnsio in tho sinners ear" to bear Ibe whistle of the locomotive again, as we are one and all anxious to get our usual supply of mail matter. 8. n iiulmikor ,1- Sons now connect at Ibe river with Ihe U 8 mail, and carry it to Dex ter, aud always have Ihoirhack loaded with freight or passengers, Mr William Williams met with quito paiuful ftccideut lust Saturday. He wa driving a fractious team which ran away with him, breaking two ot his ribs and bruiting him generally. He 1 doing as well as could be expected. The severest loss that citizons in this part of the comity sustained in the late flood was tbe destruction of the bridge that spanned tha Coast Fork. The ouly mode now of crossing is in small skiff without any regu lar ferryman. O.K. l'ersoniil. O. E. Krausse, of Salem, was iu Eugeno inursiiay. J. J. Cibn Marled for Torlland Friday morning. Mr. 8. S. Spencer is quito ill at bi rest deuce near Irving, Postmaster Ostium visited Collace Grove last ibursduy nigbt. Henry C. Owen was in town Thursday. Il now lays claim to the entire Willamette valley, under the swamp land act, and Is cor- resisiniliiiKly bsppy. Ed Fcutou was a passenger on the repair train which came from ltoseburg Sunday, lie was cutight by the blockade and with four others came out traveling on foot, horse back and on baud cars until Boseburg wa reached. He says supplies nre gutting short in many houlbern Uregnu towns. Ashland is out of sugar. Three Weeks Yet. Salem Statesmen Feb. 13: Work trains carrying clearing forces have arrived in Ash land (nun both ways. The big slid In Cow Creek canyon la atill reMirtl a atnendnua as ever, and will probably be the mist difficult ulxtructinii the forces will have to contend with. It is reiairted that tbe company will endeavor to seek an outlet for the immense reservoir of the water backed up and covering the track to a depth of 7A feet for three milea, by use of ilvuaiiiite, but after the water is let nut their will be much heavy work to clear nut tbe Immense nisas of earth from the track, so that it ie probable that transfers will have to lie made around this slide after passenger trains get to tunning, fur a nnmlier of days at least, liailrosd ollluiali expect that in a few days the entire line tn Portland will be reopened, with the exception of the stretch tbnuiuli Cow Creek cuiiyun. Thle will delay oining of the road for at least tin ea weeka yet. HimH Tied Up. Theliulaare an badly damnired that ft month will elapse Mure boat tail pass throiiuh; a dispatch says: I'ohti.anii, Feb. 11. The locks will not lie oien for a month. I cannot say when th boats will start- .1, W. Thou?. Mr. Troup Is the port captain. The dam sko tn the locks consists in the washing away of the wind dam and the upper Hume, and these must be repaired before the locks ean be opened. Some of the boats are loaded for Portland, aud there Is no place to unload them, all of the ducks being washed out, those at Corvallis, Albany, lndeHHiilcnoe, Salem and Oregon City. Tbe boata will nut be able to do much business until after the locks are repaired. All Immense Slide. A resirt that reached here from (Hernials aya tliers w as an inuuenso slide on the rail mad bulf mile (1111111 of West Fork, in Cow Ceek canyon. Tbe slide came from a high mountain drnvn to the bottom of the canyon, a distance nf KHO or a 1000 feet, covering tbe track ami tilling thecanvnn. The report .says that trees are Handing ou the slide the same as they were when it started from th summit. The, water is backed up in the cauyon for a distance of three milea and is oOO fjet wide and from 50 to 70 feet deep. Tunnel No, 3 Is completely buried. The water in the creek is trying to cut through tbo slide, but th earth is dammed in so tliht that to far it ha not given away. Telegraph linemen built ft raft aud tried to get a line across th lake that has beeu formed. Sociable. The married ieople of the C. P. Church and a number of their married friends met at the residence of the Pastor on the evening of the 11th inar, for the purpose of organizing social society. After reading the Scripture and prayer the pastor briefly atated the object of the organization, which was followed by select readings by Mrs. Shacklets, Mrs, Lytl and Mrs. iliilfmim. After tbe reading th party partook of refreshments, consisting nt pie of allslzca aud coniHiaitions, graded all the way from the moat excellent to those tf tbe m at suspicious and aoubtful character. A permanent organisation was elfected by the lection of Key. Ii. A. Illalr, Pres.,; Mrs. 8. D. Holt, Vice Pres; Mrs. II IL Sbaeklet, Sec. llev, ('. A. Wooley, Eeporter. II lii Neck Broken. Portland, Or., Feb 7. A special d snatch from Walla Walla says. Th body of Nich olas Frozer, a wealthy young man who some lime ago was lost iu the mountain east of Pendleton, wa found to-day three fourths of mile from where be wa last seen. He bad slid down the side of ft moun tain, a thousand feet and bis neck wa broken. Tbe body wa brought np to Pen dleton to-night. Ho was an ouly son of Hob Isaao Frszer, aud of lamily well known in Eastern Oregon. His father i worth I-00-, 000. Dry Wood for Sale. 200 cord of seasoned wood for sale. 4 foot, 2 foot and HI inch oak and fir. No ad vance in price ou account of flood, Inquire at northwest coruer of Oukaud Sixth Streets, Eugene. 8. Mini ad. Land Omcx Bi'sinksh. Tbe laud office lu Oregon have all been doing large busi ness during tho past year. The business of the L Grande, olfice fur Ihe year averaged in round number $:l,0fi0 per month. Tbi is for ten mouths, for during the month of November end December, since th vacancy lu the Beceiver's ollice, business bas bus at ft standstill. In Ibe new office at Burn, Capt. Kelly, the receiver, look in $13,000 during Ihe first three months. Dsns Down his Nail. Tbe high wa ter raised and loosened niauy sidewalk al lowing nail to project. Property owner should see that they are driven down aa they are dangerous to pedestrians. A young lady had Ibe misfortune the other day to step on projicting nail, and her foot wa injured so baoly that ah conld not walk tor nearly ft week. Woop ro Salk. 200 cords seasoned wood for sale. 4 foot, 'J foot and 10 inches oak and fir. Inquire at residence, southeast cor ner Oak and Sixth atrscts, Eugene. 8. Mxbiad. School Mors Plas. Thos. Kussell ha prepared plans for th new school bonse that will probably be built in Eugbne this summer, and il is thought th director will adopt bis plans. STATE UNIVERSITY. Column of tlte Kntax.'an Society I.rjcv Gabol'tti Mabel Stbaiout Eprron Asst. Editob "LOOK-ISO FORWARD. Once th mist that veils the future, Parted to our wondering vision; Once its cloud swung curtains swaying. For our eyes were torn asunder. We beheld within those reiriou Where the eye of man descends nut Many strange and wonderous happenings Many odd and curious pictures, And to those who love the voices, Siwaking tn ns from the future, W ho will understand their echoes, And with us will pause and listen, We will aiug Eutaxian Progress, We will aiu Laurean greatness. Of the wonderous tranitormation, How they toiled and how they prospered, Iu the year they called 2000. In a lanre and spacioua chamber, Where the arched walls are frescoed, Where the Honrs, with Persian carpets, Sooth tbe leet of weary wanderers; Where the drapery nt the windows, And the busts of statues classic, And the mirrors and the paintiiijrs, Please the eye and charm the fancy, Sits a maiden un a dais: And, around her, grave aud thoughtful, Earnest, to their work attentive, Sit her sisters yet nnuunibered. By their inein an grave, and thoughtful, By the absent of all inurnment, Ity their aolier crave attentions, To the work that ia before them, We are certain, that we aee here, (lathered in a solemn council, , . Sisters known and justly famous: , i.t.. l, nan,. it,. l" 1 And aa siell bound atill we listen, ' To the aessi.ina erave proceedings, To our ears are borne the echoes, Of discussion deep and leugthy; Of a contest long aud earnest, On the question they consider. "Shall to man auain be given Bight of sutrerage once ta'en away!" Aud they tell of man's timidty, Of hia quiet, gentle, nature, Of hia guilelesa tender heart, Of the atrangers of the ballot, Of the sphere which he ahould fill; And aa misty grows the picture, And it fades away from view, Still tbe wild reverlwratinn, And tbe echoes falling, fading, Bring us words which sound like these: "Ballot" "puritj" "aphere" and "duty." Once again th shadow lifting, Bring the hall again tn view; It Is eve; and on the dais, Sits a youth the gavel holding. By the blush his fair cheek mantling, By his timid gentle grace. By the meekness nf his followers, By their whispered consultations, By the silence and the stillness. Here we know are Laureans gathered, And tbeir solemn earnest faces, Show the depth of thought and feeling; ' Hut the echoes of their voices, Do not reach us in the distance; And the shadows deepening, gathering, Hide their faces from our views. And with sorrow deep and lasting, And with sadness, wonder, doubt, W are wondering, we are pnnilering, What tbe subject of the council We shall never know its import, We shall never know its meaning Till the hand of Time unfailing, Draws the curtain frnm the future; Till our eyes shall scan the pages, Of the year ws call 2000. Dia. SOCim MOTKH. The election ot tbe Eutaxian society will take place Friday, all those wishing an ollice will pleas be preseut. Miss Hill must have bad something very rich to toll the society whoa Melissa called on her for speech. The preseut editor's name will not appear at the bead of this column any more as she 1 going to quit tbe tutverslty in order to attend Teacher' Institute aud examination. The Eutuxisu society is re-enforced by the rs-appearauce of Mis Ida Patterson, with all of her old time enthusiasm in debate. Can not some others join Miss Patterson ia thui expressing their interest in tbe Soci ety r W were glad tn see to many at the last meeting of our society. We alwayt have th senior eluas woll represented and if all of tho clnaa took aa luucn Interest a the seniors no we would have nothing of which to complain. Now let ua all follow their example in this work and be ready to take their places. The question: "Resolved, That England has a right lo interfere in the atl'uir o( Egypt," was debated on the alllrmative by Belie Chance, Clara Coudou and Ada Sharp, les; on ibe negative by Nellie Straight, May Miller and llattie Dunning. The points were so well answered on both sides that it was very bard to deoide the question, but after close summing up of the arguments, rresldeut liaiue ruudered bor decision lu fuvor of the negative. Tho luck of space forbids synopsis. MUOKLLANKOU. Tbe Senior are reading Hamlet. The briels of Ibe Souiors' oration are dua Tuesday Feb. 18th. Tbe class In Oeometry have finished it snd taken up Trigonometry. The Juniors have banded iu their orations for Prof. Carson' criticism. Jerry, who was the uuw Sophomore we met iu the ball tbe other day? Eugene ha been twice blessed bountifully. last week by water and this with fire. Tbe Junior bave completed the subject ot beat aud commenced that of uiaguetisin. New invenlionf?) telephoning by meant of blackboard; for patent apply to Mis Holt and Mr. Uudorwood. Oh that w all could study "Geometry"! W hear of one student being "lost in para dise'' while In that recitation. A student of Commercial Law must have been dreaming of tbo future when he said: "Tbe word dower mean tbe wife of lb husband." We understand that Mr. Will McCornack was uuable to enter the University on ac count of sickness' We hope to see him among na aguin next term. 'Lost yesterday, between sunrise and tains, two golden hours, each set with tii ty diamond minutes, No reward ia oli'ered, for they are lost loievur." When last beard from MiBge Lulu anil Bessie Sawyer bad removed with tbeir par euta to Deuver, Col., where they bave en tered young ladies' seminary. The old schoolmate of Nicholas Frozer will be pained to learn that after long and faithful search be bas at lust been found dead in the snow near Pendleton. A week sgo Saturday the Laurean editor bought ft pair of rubber boots. HU fellow boarder bad tbe ue of them, fof high water and compelled him to carry them out on bit back. When gentleman coes to church be should lay bis bat on tbe seat, ia front of bim, for safe keeping during song service (?). tor further preservation ot bats in quire of Elijah. A certain young lady was very much sur prised at beholding a facsimile of beraelf in th hall one day this week. Th reseiublenca was ao striking that she doubtleaa wa led to question her own indsuity. It i rather strange that tbo students do not know tbeir owu property when they aee it. During the rainy weaiher there were numerous pair ot overshoes and several umbrellas lost. Did Mr. Bronaueb bave an attack of ab- sent miadediiesit when be left a young lady tiauding in the raiu while be walked back a block, lukiug tboi umbrella witu bim, lo nnd something. A certain Laurean while we were reciting in tbe old buimng kept hi bands in bis pockets and some one made the remark that It would be a good thing wben we got baik to the new building a the Laureana could then stand over the register.