FIlANCO-AMEltlCAN
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT,
01TOS1TH THE
Odd Fellow's Hall,
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Travelers find rcddcnl borders will One
D
BSD AND BEDDHfQ
Placed In firtl eh order. and In every
Way m cnor to any In this M-ctlon, and
iurpacd by any In th'c State.
HER ROOMS ARE MIULY FL'RMSIIEP,
Ami plenllfdl supply of "' u1 of every
thing tbe tnatkrl affords wilt be ob
tained Tor
II 13 It T ABLE.
No Irnublcd will I spared lo dcervc the pat
ronsge of the trawling as well a, tbc perma
nent community.
Jacksonville. March 31. 1 gf.fi. If
Peter Britt,
Photographic Artist,
JACKSOXVIU.E, ORECOX.
Ambr oty po a,
' Fhotographi,
Cartoa do Vislto
doxe ix run fixi:st srri.E or aiit.
l'lclurcs Itciliicril
OH EXl.AHOEII TOUFESIE
B aTloaii saloon
HI. A. BKENTANO
COTDXJCTOT?,
Cbolee l.l-uor and GlRir always on band.
THROUGH TICKETS
Q) OKNTtt.
NEW STATE SALOON.
DKIN'KS 12J CENTS.
Tlii- Ihiniu public ore Informed Hint l'rr.
Htvtw ofin- NI.W RTATB .SU.OON will
que icb ihrlr Miri with the mnt choice Im-wit
m-w to be found In Ji.ckonllle InrONB HIT.
-ipi-ei In In money by H, bnl time tin
hard, mid we cannot pooplo go Mirrfy
CxVl I'AI'K A BAVAUK.
DO HUSH & JlcAMSTEI.'.
DENTIST J?.
701, Miukft Cor. Krnrnr
San I'hanci.xco, Cai..
TVII.MrAI.lrVrF.il. f Ihe above lim. alll
) vlFlt JnekMHivlllr MMiiillnm In Aiibii
netl, mid will ntlind lo nil bil,lliis 111 bl Inn
He will ulve nitllci of tbc limn of bl return
tiirniiub Hi column nl Ibl paptr.
O. p! S. PLUMMER,M. D.,
Suvgcmi & JJliyoicirtu.
lUrliiK iwUbllili'd my leleraptilo ln-ad
iimrltM at -lank-ninlll-, I will upend n rr
ii it lion or my (lm In your mld-t. mid will nl-l-wl
id ncb Mimical practice a may pir-i-iil
;UliiKcrpicUUU',iiilon tullie Mimical treat
r iiii'iil of fi'ituln inatadlca.
October 9. IsCO lira
DB. A. B. OVEitBEOK,
Pl
sicinn& Surgeon,
jacksox nun. warns.
Offlcr at III rwldenci', In tbe Old Otctbcck
llniltl. on Op'yon tltrrct.
DR. E. H. GBEENNAN,
VIIYSIC'IAN AXD SUUGKOX,
OFFICE-Corncr of California and Fifth
Streets, Jacksonville, Ogn.
tin u'tll nriiettce In Jurkron and adjafcnl
conotior', and atti'nd ronihlly to proft''lonal
call. fi'bltr
OR. A.. OVERBEDS
33A.TTirtOOMS,
la the Ovorbcck Hospital,
WAKM.COIJ) &.SHOWKK HATIIS,
SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.
lilt. LRWIB (JANUNC,
IMIVSICIAN & SUHGEON AXD
fOlomtotvtolTtx,
WIM. nUcinl In any w bo may rwjiilre bin
prt Ice. Ofllcn at II. K. Dnwo l' offlio.
on tb Kat aide lid Slm-I. Jac4ionTllle. no2tr
n r powkia '.. n. watson.
DOWELL & WATSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonville, Oron.
DR." L. T. DAVIS,
OFFICE ON PINE STREET,
Oppoalte tUo OW
AHKANSAS MVERY STABLE.
Jackronrlllc, Oregon.
?00U
VOL. XIV.
Wo
. .1 JM i'JI .
Tub following numbers ol llic Skn
ilMib nru mising, nml lor every live
numbers I will (! a year's subserip
lion to thu Sk.vh.M'.i.. I wish to get
lull files, mid I hope the friends el the
Skntinki. will look them tip, nml lor
vwml tliom by mnll. Send one ol tlicin,
if you have no more. I will give 60
cents n piece in cash for tiny ol the
milling number.
I. Vol. Xos. 1, !2, n, 20, 21, 25.
i!. Vou All mining.
.'I Vol. Xb. 8, IS.
4. Vol. Xo. 10, in, 14, 15, 10, 17,
II), 20, 21, I'M, 21. 25, 20, 27, 211, 3H, 01,
aft, no, 07. ay, :i, 10, 41, 12, 1,1, 4 1, 45,
10,47,48, It), fiO, 51,52.
f. Vol,. All iniojlng, except X'os. i!
20,21,27,00, !..
0. Vol,. Xos. 0, 10, iniMiig.
7. Vol.. Xoh. 10, 57, 58, 60,00, ini
Ming. P. Vol. Xo. 17, 80, mining.
J). Vol. Xo. JI, lushing.
10. Vol. Xo. 18, inlnxing.
II. Vol. Xo. 25, inlying.
NEW GOODS.
'Pin: snwmiir.iis aiii: Ninv m:cr.iv
L I112 mi rxlinlc npply of d'oodf In llicli
lilif or limine. cuiivll"i)l in patl ol
tV Slow, l',uhroHil Hoj Simh rf wimii
'.ilcrm. Xnih of all Mitt ; Amilol lion
nml Strth 7imc Mofi ttmf Swift ''
Iron N'.ii'i Kallt: HnU UvaH, SUIiit
awl l.nh, Ttn Ktllltt.nml Unit Viihi:
limn mi' I'mwitltl Killlti and
Siut l'tnt (Vt"plmg Am,
IIcoJ .lit', 7(c flnii llolltr
CkiWiii Sliovihiiml Timgi,
Firt Ihfiu Stunt Fuilt,
SJioitlt, Ikor Unit, Hull
ami Strap liiigtit Kaivti
ami Fuikt, Spnont ami Lullttt
Mrat Cnlttrr, S,ul liant, I'olnhwg
iiont, I'otltt K'niti, Sinart m.J
S'ltnn, Pitttiil Crtit ful Sunt IImL
anil Html Mnrt Viituti awl Lmltrnt to-
Stl'ier tft'ia fullui)tmtiltf S'lt'f IImJwc
Tbre rump bave b en fully toted, and are
ncknolcd lo poe ndiantuKe nvrr all olht-r
I'mnp In u1 S "''' l Manufaclurcr'a prlc,
wltbfrelBbt added
Fuse anil Cup. IU.-tlnr and IliH '"'''"
Shot and l.-ri t l.lfl Tump and Lead Tip.-1
It,,..-, firlod.lon... Older .Mill, Ctdar Tub.
Iluckit. and Willow lUakcli.
TIN-, COPPER-,
AND
SHEET IRON-WARE
Of every deicrlptlou always on baud and
made to order.
Hydraulic Pipe,
Paint. Oil. Turpentine, VaruUU, Window
filauaud Putty.
We Invite tho attention of Farmers lo our
Stock of
: -Ma 9 -w m9
Cultivator, and Harrows,
Of tho mot approved patterns, and highly
...VL'.? Zl siir Shariicnlnu Straw Cutter
Hill"".., ..- ... -.
and Uay kiilvw.
HOFFMAN & KLIPPEL.
Jacksonville, October 10, 183.
Admiiutrator'a Notica
Kstnto ef A . !' eael.
Tun mbacrlber ha tejn appointed Aflmiui
ator(V if f 7,.l '?' L'l'iSX
trator
bavlm
liatlncUllilira"',l,l"w,e,"rB"-. ' .
naviiiK im"". , .... .....mi. ami
,,, prrM...--. "-'' nll,j . m,i,o nairnem
nt timm amy ""","" 1 'v. :. ,:
fJXlib io lb. .briber, at the .tor. of
Hoffman A KPtfAFp,, AN, Adml.l.trator.
Jackwnvllle Oct, W, '.Bn9,
IIIDES MIIIDESI
flSHB IIIOIIKSTOAHH PKIOEH PAID FOH
F HUles of a kind, dellyered at tho market
oflheunder.l.ed,mk.oovll..N6RTi
DKcnbtrStb M9. M
JACKSONVILLE. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1SG9.
Tin; mm M!vii:i:i
l'U(lM6lli:U
I'.very Satttnlnv MoruliiK ''
B. F. DOWELL,
OFFICE, COIIXEII 'V U Tllllll) SWEETS.
Tr.ltMl Ol' Nt'll.HCllll'TIO.M
Kor oni year, In adrancc, four dollar ; If
not paid within lb? I1rt ll mouth of the year,
(he dollar ; If iml paid until tbe Mplrallon
of IhiMcnr. lx dollars.
TKUMH itf ADVItHTlMlNtll
One niu (10 line or c0. firl Insertion,
thrrc dollafV ; racli tiiliMqurnt lnerllnu. ime
dollar. A iIIkoiiiiI i( fifty jvr cent, will Ic
inadf In Hum. who adrcrtle by the year.
I.i-cnl Tciidfirr'Cclvrd nl current rlr.
'5f0 MY WIFE
Say, darlinir, did you ncwr Wiilcb
The thiilun lliAiifrom cloud do fall !
Add did yen niTrr try to eatob
Thd4 ihaduwi on Ihe wall ?
A inlflly a mcli hadnw fly,
My happy iUyliaienrrflwn,
UVr tnci' that day. when Irntn on ht;h,
(oil ipuke tour heart my o-m
A iffntlrftrciin 'nenlh mny btnk.
Ilm Ixrn our llic' til oiiMurd lluw,
lleisiiu with prayer nnd cnrd with thank,
Our glad yar come and o.
And when lh hill of life blt cait
l.iin j; t4'l(m In tin tnle Iwluw,
And thai our d ty of loll I pvt
T.'ioto lrtij;tbealiiK hidowi ihow
How b1it wrrewc, If, hihd to band,
Thi folnnti ilvrrjifl bufotr,
We CiIkIiI logrlhcr icnch Iti alraud
To crou our Juid.in o'er.
IIk lire not half a life who llvei
lllmrlf hi firl and end In llfi',
He lite n Ihriduld life who Rlrtl
lllnixlf to (10J and wir. t.J.
Gold DUcovery in Alaska.
Wv annex the following intcrcs'.ing
item from the Sitka 'June of .Septem
ber Ith :
'Gient excitement was created in
Sitka lni Tuesday by the arrival ol
aomo Indians Inxn the Tacoo country
who hrought specimen ol gold which
wns taken from a river that empties in
to Awk bay. The point whero the In
di.iiiH diseocrcd the gold is not firdis
Inut from Tacoo, mid 'about ninety
miles northucht from .Sitka. On rpu-s-tinning
the Indian a to how he cime
to diseovei it, he told Gunerals Davis
and Thomas that ho had seen Aim r
icaus mine up the .Slickccu river, and
that he had'done the same, tludiug that
(pointing lo the gold) and flue hand,
which lin had given to GenoralT'ioums.
Tho "old U ot'n very lichnualitv, 11ml,
to judgo Iroin it nppeiir.iiioi', wo should
say it is woith f'.'O an ounee. We
were always s.ttMicd that Auiska u a
rich mineral country, but, owing to our
having a military government, it is al
most next to nu'imjioysiliiliiy to induce
practical miners to come and pmprut,
and yet General Davis does all he can
in aid it. If wo aro to judgn Irnm
what wo havo seen, Alaska bids fair lo
1... .-.I !..!...,. P.... !....!..., :.. .1...
no 11111- 111 inu rum-Pi- ii'iiuuum in
Initcd Stttes. Iiumediately nl'or the
discovery was inado known, our citi
ztii tug.igeii n lew men to go out ami
nroMH-ct whero the trold was found,
taking a'oug the Indian who found it,
and yesterday morning tho p.nty star
ted bv the revenuo outter Lincoln,
which is bound for that Kcolion. N 0
1 egret to state that the parlies who
liavu gone know but little, il anything,
about mining. They will, however, do
their best. Tho Indian who found tho
gold worked about three hours, and in
his utile way took out from $1 to 81 25.
This wo consider very good pay in
panning out with n shovel. Wo do
not wish to creato nny undue excite
ment nbout gold being discovered as
yet, but ol ono thing we nre satisfied
that in u vory short time Alaska will
bo tho While Iiuo ol this coast. Gen
eral Thomas has takon the sneoimens
found to Sail Francisco, nml wo shall
doubtless soon learn if our impressions
aro correct."
Income Tax-
It may not bo generally known,
though tho lact will (To o gonernl in
terest to most income tox pwors, that,
ns the revenuo law nowVand, tho tax-
on incomes will cease to no coucci -i
after next year. An nmendmont to tho
llOth sooiion ol tho law, adopted In
1807 is ft follows t "That tho taxes on
incomos herein imposed s'inll bo levied
. ... .1... Xfornli mill tin (lllO
on mo jsv iiy " ,-",
mi n.v ... ---v -- - . ,- , .30, .0 t ,0 pi-npr otor noovo to uso 1110 w
nd paynblo on or before 1 tho 30 ,,,,! t0 thu 0xclu-
$ZL f 1 ftll Unless there-1 "Ion of tho proprietor below, a'prono
i870"'. ".i,nr Runoff onac St U.o Incon'sistaut with tho doctrne
,orc, Y' ,,'" "'.i-n' ,,? thla Taw tho
fl'ih
Snthis country after 1870,
-Jnbrtrti(l.riB-t8-"
I Commercial.
J Jv 4 ll'JI'Ji'l IJvJi
Water Rights and Irrigation, No 10.
HV t)0VKt.T. A WATSO.V, ATl'YS AT LAW,
Jassosvii.Lt:. orxoun.
'The right ol flowing water U now
welt futll.'d to ho n tight inciilunt
to the pioperty in the Intnl. It U a
right pullici juris, ol such n chnr
acter that, while it Is common !inilrom that part ol tho .Slalo ami the
cuual to nil tliroimli whoso laud
it runs, and no onu can obstruct
or diveit it, yet, as ono of the
bencfienl gifts ol l'rovldenco, each pro
prietor has a light to n jimtnuU reason-
able use ol it ns it pnes through hi
land, nml so long ns it is not wholly
obstructed or diverted, or no larger
appropriation ol the water running
through it is mado than a just and lea
fonablo uc of it, it cannot be said to
be wiongful or injurious lo n proprie
tor lower down. What is a just and
reasonable ue may olten bo n diflicult
ipic'lioii, depending oil vain us cir
cumtnceM. ,'To tako a quantity ol water from n
large running stream for ngiicu1tttr.nl
oriiMiiulacltning purpnes would en'i'e
no sensible or practicable diiuiuuatioii
of the benefit to the prejudice of a
lower proprietor, whurca, taking the
same quantity from a snnll running
brook, pis-dug through many larm,
would be ol great and manifest injury
to thoe below who need il for domes
tio Mipply, or wateiing cattle, nml
thcrcfotu it would be a uureasoualile
ue ol the water, and an notion would
Ho in thu lattci case, and not in the for
mer.
It i". therclore. to a cnnider.iblii
t-tcnt a (pic
a miction ol degree. Slill tho
it.,.i ZA, .,....!,.!,. nounced that it will purchase $Ki,o00,
that each p.opr.etor' ,Qn u hmU J,, 8lO(n00(0(0 ,,
rcnhonablo uo of U L.,1,1 ,,rg Xoveinber. Thu litnm
1 ule is tho same,
his n right to a
lor his own benefit, lor domestic use
and for manufacturing nudngiicultural
purposes It has sometime been
undo a question, whether a riparian
proprietor can divert water from n
running stream for purposes ol liriga
lion. Hut this we thlnd, is an abstract
,, , c.,,,,,01 w T,.
eilht-r 111 tho nliiun-illvo or negative, as
a ruio nppiicauie 10 an caces. 1 uai "1
portion 0, tho water of a stream nuy
bo uud lor thu purposui of irrigating
laud wo think is well i-stnhlicd as on
of the rights ol the proprietors of tho
soil along or through which it passes.
Yet a proprietor cannot, under color
ol that right, or I
lor tho actual purpose
, , 1 11 1
own land, wholly "
of irrigating his
nracl or divert the watercourse, nr,.,r.,tjvi.y vma. The city gives Chi
tako such uiircasonablo qttintityol wa-'ilcn 7,7BO, Adams l.OKI, Clianiberlain
tvr.ornako such iiiitciisuimblu uso ol
it, as to deprivo other proprietors ol
the substantial beiulit which they
might tleiivo from it, il not diverted or
uieil unreasonably The light to
the tfti of (lowing water is titblicijuri,
tfl coinmou to all tlio riparian proprie
tors; it M nut an nbsuliito nnd exclu
sive right to nil tho water llowing past
their land, so that any obstructions
would give n eaut.u of action, but it is a
right to thu How and enjoyment of tho
water, subject to a similar right in all
the proprietors, to tho rensnnablo en
joyment ol tho name gift ol Providence.
It is only, therclore, for nu obstruction
nnd deprivation ol this common bene
fit, or for an unreasonable: and unaii
thorired uo of it, thnt an action will
lie. But for such deprivation or un
warrantable uso an action will lie,
though there bo 110 actual, prcstnt
damages.
"Two things, however, should bo kept
In mind in considerlngthis subject : 1.
That any Mvcnion of water, properly
so called, oxoent for domestic uro or
purposes ol irrigation, is a violation ol
tho natural rights ol property in tho
riparian proptictors below 5 and, 2. As
seems to bo more than indicated by
tlio cases already cited, a riparian pro
prietor may not stop thu (low of the
onliro stream by a dun, nnd pen the
same baokr for tho purposes oven of irri
gation, if thereby ho substantially de
prives other proprietors upon the stream
of tho natural flow thereof. 'Whether
ni-tint In tho lnnmia'u of Ilairis. J..
In Van lloosen vs. Coventry, topoited
in 10 Barbour, 'a tUvem'on of water is
reasonable, is a question not so inuoh
na mentioned liv any writer or judge.
Tho very proposition pssninps tho right
.1 . ....''. .1. ...... i ... tl.n u-it.
universal y adin ttod, us wo navo seen,
that all thyo proprietors havo tho same
to db co.vnNPJtn.
NO. 43.
Into Telegrams.
Washington, Xov. 1. In tho Su
tircinu Court todnj Chief Jutice
CIipo (lctivcrcil nu opinion in the e:sc
ol Thornigton 5. Smith k llnxlcv nml
decided tlcil 11 promissory nolo given
in payment ol pioperty purchased at
.Monl'gomciviii 1S04, when the author-
!... ..,.(... l..!.li I.. I.. II.
!tv nl tho 1 niloil .Statt'H wan (i'liiilid
only currency in use was Lonledvrala
Trc'iioury notes, is payable in Conled
eiate not oh alone, and that the V. S.
Courts posos power to enforce the
Mine, Hid Loutt nlso ruled that eon-
tracts hlipulating lor piiyments in that
currency cannot be tcgarded as made
in aid ol loreigu iiiniou in onu case
ur dome-tie liiMirieotion in the other.
They have no uecessnrv relations to a
hostile Government, wfiother invading
or insurgents. Tliey nre liunsactiou in
the ordinary course ol civil society,
though luaile indirectly and propose
end4 tiulawlul, Government is without
lilumc, except when it js proved to
hao been entered into with nu actual
intention to fuither invasion or insur
lection. Corinne Xov. I. J, II. Ueadle, edi
tor of the Utah llfjwrtr, whileattend
ing Probato Court tod.iv.nl Itiigham
City, was set npoji by .Mormons and
bin'lcu ileal ly to dcalh. Thu oaue of
the attack is Meadlu's writings iigalust
liolyg.iniy. The principal nmnilnnt is
u sou of tin? Probate Judge who stood
hiokini! nl the attempted asaination
Trouble is apprehended to-morrow.
Xew Yoik.Xov. 1. An ugroement
for the cniiMiildation ol the Central ami
Iltid-on I liver H.iitrond, was ratified
lo day. The eapilnl stock is l.l.ooo.OOO,
15 per cent, to tho CVutinl nnd xft per
cent, to Hudson Kler Company.
Vanderbllt is President ol ihe con
solidated companv mid August Hchull,
Secretarv.
Tlio ' nwury Dopartinent to day An
says this announcement caused groat
disgust among tho cprculalors in gold
nml gold bonds. The rc'idt was lice
sale nt lowur prices for both, Somo
.peculator throw overboard all their
gold and bonds to bocomo bears.
.St Louis. Xov. 1. A Gorman So-.
cioly ol 1-reo llilnUers 01 tins city nave
aj-?ISJTc3
f K T(nk,.ls ,0 i, .tl nl
Naples on tho 8tli ol weceiniicr.
lloiton. Nov. I. Ilinnony Hall, nt
Gro'ten .1 unction, was burned yesterday;
t)f.S, 8,000.
Secretary Houtw't-ll has wiitlcn a
gold biok'-r hero thai his reason for
,; aclliug gold at lloston is, that the
receipts ol gold nt tlio lloston uusioni
! ouo do not exceed the payments,
hence ho can tscl gold there,
,",,... v0... .,.1T10 volo u coin-
(woiklugiucn s camiiiiatei, (110,
(icorgu .M, Brooks Is elected
eoruu .11. nrooKs is eiecien 10 von-
. ...-
.t-... tn ilm Ttli DUirlnL in the nlaee
ol Boulwell.
Xews liom tho election says seventy
lour towns foot up lor Clntlen 20,082,
Adams 11,310 and Clianiberlain 4,020.
Thu complexion of tlio Legislature is
undecided, but nt 8 o'clock tho Antl
prohibitionists wero out iu.loice with
bauds of music. Thu indications are
that tbov havo carried the Legislature.
(Jov. Clntlen is leeleeieu ny a piuniuiy
of ten to flflevn tliousaud. 'Ihe vote
in 107 towns nnd cities give Clafien 42,
Hft, Adams !I7,I50 and Clianiberlain
10,fi00. Tho Legislatiiru Is claimed by
both tho prohibitionists nnd license
men, and is probably pretty nearly
divided on iho Ihpior question, lho
Heiuiblicans havo n btiong majority
in both branches.
Wheeling, Xov, a, Full returns
from 00 counties in West Virginia
.i.nii'i.1 ItniiublieiiiiH. Illiberal Ilenub-
lie 111, nml 21 Denu-crats oleeted to tho
House, ol Delegates, with 11 counties
to hoar from, which tho Democrats
estimate will ok-ot a Republicans, 4
i-iiwunl lieniihlicniiH and 4 Democrats.
Tim liliorals Incliido such Ileimlionns
as favor repealing tout oaths nnd dis-
. ... . . -PI... Uo.int.i
liancnising moasiires. "u
xtunds IB Itepublicnus.to 4 DenlncratH.
Kight of thu llepnbliosns aro regarded
as liberals.
A C'oiiHi'.rnoN. Afemt. Editor of
the WuKhlniton Star: Will von havo
lho kiudnecs .o correct a htnteinent
tliat a ladv has been refused an intor
viow with Presiiloui Grant on account
ol tho slylo of "lho covering ol tho
mortal coyle." .,,.. ,
In justice to tho Chief Magistrate ol
Urn United States, I deom it a dutv to
statu that I have not called nt tho Pros
tilimitiil Mansiotij!fieo his inaiiKitration,
and should feol sorely, giieved to have
tho stnioineat roiorreu 190 ueneyyu; m
it vyoiild carry the, Idea Hial wo are
.,., it.n litmlhllfittn count iv. wo so
proudly boast ol no, not even tho
half Uepubllcan country, which, we
aro in reality,, ,
Ydnrs, patnptirally, .
MaiiyE. Walker, M. D.
Wasblngton.D. 0 Mareh 31st, 1880.
Correspondence.
" What ream of paper, and flood of Ink,
Arc wnled by men who never think."
A great number of correspondents
might profit by remembering the above
couplet, but then, I suppose that edi
tors nrcjvilling to publish n grcAldeal
of chaff" for n few "grancs" of nowi.
Kocburg nlonc Airnishcs but low items,
but then we nre nurroundco! by a grtat
country, groat lor Its arable lands, it
mincnl deposits, etc., if not for stall
ling news Horn. The snrvoylng par
ty, A. H. Flint, surveyor; havo 6
turned, after spending several weeks in
surveying and locating n practical
route lor tho C. B, Wngon I.ond, front
this point to tho tidewater on Coos
iHav: I understand that tho road will
" . - ...
bo comiiloti'd ns soon ns possible. Tlio
Myrllo Crook mines, south of here, arts
yielding somo flattering prospects, I
hear il repotted that men ate making
from seventy to eighty dollars per day
to thu hand, with rockers; this is only
in small gulches and rich deposits. Xo
doubt, there nre rich mines in thnt dis
trict, but from tho scarcity of water
they .vill never amount to much,
A considerable number of old bridges
throughout this county arc being torn
down and replaced by now and sub.
slant! tl ones, greatly to tho satisfaction
of tho traveling public.
A bed of coal ha been discovered In
the mountains, some distance north
west of here. Il is said that the dis
covery was made by a couplo of in
gros. 1 believe tho " lllg Hoy ' ol tho
ICutiyn has an interest in tho '-coal,"
although ho is not ono of tho "niggers"
that discovered the '' conl bed." Hear-
iiijj ol tho discovery, "Hig llooby"
mounted n mustang nnd started to
pronjKvl lor coal, hoping to "be pleased
10 bo ablo to statu" nu "assertion"
when ho relumed; nnd, suro enough,
nl'tcr two days riding in the mtjnitnins
ho returned, very much "plcned to bt
able to stntu" one ft that week
"anthracite coal" struck in tho Ump
qua valley I "V-Ytfn" Is obliged to
tho iW,';j-uiaii fur examining tile
docket and giving notico that thoro
wero two divorce granted hero at tho
Into term of Court, I overlooked that;
he can bestow ns much attention to tho
"grass wildcni"nsho likes, provided
they nro willing to bo bilked. Tho
AWjn-fcllow lias conceived tho Ido'a
thai no correspondent should send a
letter from l.clurg, us ho U tho nu
cleus ol iiitclliiaict for this valley.
Last Sunday I had tho jdcaktiro of
visiting General I.ano nl his country
homo ; age has luid his finger on tlo
old mini's brow, nod silveioil Ids head
with gray. Ho has retired to his coun
try sent and privatu lifu among tho
hills ol Uuipqua.
During tho past week I noticed Hon.
Httfiis .Mallory in town; ho did not
speak publicly whilo ho was hero, I
do not know whelhor ho is nenndidato
ngnln or not. Howover many candi
dates thero may be, southern Oregon
must not bo Ignored.
licspectfully, Furrus.
Roseburg, Xov. .1, 1809.
A Sao Sionv. Ono of tho saddest
stories in connection with the power
nrdent spirits havo over a man is told
bv n woman in Milwnukio, who has a
husband whom sho has not seen for
nineteen years, but recoiyes letters
from him regularly. Ho is n baud on
a Liverpool packet, innking regular
trips from Xow York and back. Every
time lie shins from tho former port, he
wiites to his wifo that upon his arrival
In Xew York next time, ho will cor
tnlnly conio home. Tho ship arrives,
but 110 husband. Soon comes tho in
evitable iettcr with tho pamo intelli
gence, Ua did intend to come, but
was paid off, got Intoxicated, spent his
iiimiev. nnd en mo to his senses not en-
ly penniless, but shipped on board tho
paoket again. Ho declare sho will never
bo fooled ngain, nnd goes to work with
tho idea of obtaining menus to return
home, and tho next trip is repetition of
lho old 6tory. Mennwhilo, tho wife
toils on, nnd lives in bono that somo
day tho truant husband may corao
back,
Tnu Sri'.VKXs Battkky. It has boon
discovered that the Stevens Battery,
which is building under General Me
Clellnns's superintendence, will be 250
feot in length, 30 feet in preatHb, and
will draw 27 fret of water, BrU fp
bo plated with foui-inch iron platM,
nnd her deoks will bo mado pnj. jrelf of
thnt metal. Tills marina monster will
carry four guns of great calibre, which
will throw a nolid shot weighing ,700
pounds. Sho will bo completed in 187L
A Neapolitan has invented an instru
ment which he calls an auismograpb,
which shows thy vulpcHy of a tvesaW,
tho changes in' hof direction, and u
deviation of tho eon) pass. .
A Terope fancb ticket has beerfplaokti
in the field in La tialU count,' Uli,
mnkliig four distinct tickeU-JfiMaK.
Mean, Democratic, Workiogmen'!
Temperance.
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