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About The weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1872-1878 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1875)
THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN Issued Every Saturday Morning. A. W, WATERS, Business Manager. $3 OS 3 00 TERMS J Tor year, by Mail or otherwise Tor six months, by Mall or otherwise, Subscriptions, in every Instance, to be paid In ail va nee. Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates. fM0tf VOL 25. MUORMON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1875. THE DAILY OREGON STATESMAN. Issued Every Vorrine, Except Monday A. W. WATERS, Business Manager, Served by Carrie.-, per week SS (.' Sent oy mail, per year... frw't by mail, six months . . Subscriptions by mail orexjresi must be palfl to advance. The Journal, of Portland, calls it a "bloody shirt," when almost everybody thought it was a Moody nose. How Is It, Sir. Bushwtfer? AT llOMK AUA1X. Hon. Ben Ilolladay arrived at his home in lornanu, on me evening m hj in-t. ! KU-.BLV CALL. ' Wm. M. Prink, Esq., Insurance Agent from Sacramento, California, called on ns yesterday. He Is a "stickler " for chris tbi ' Ideas ami is much pleased with the Statesman. the impkoiemext Ol the mouth of the Mississippi is pro gressing rapidly under the superintend ence ot Capt. Eads. It is expected this work w ill open a permanent channel to Xew Orleans, which city has been cut oft" lrom heavy shipping for some years past. Of Salem aud the State at large, will re wive a large share of the attention of the Statesman in future as in the past. Our factories will be carefully looked after aud m.-re capital invited to come to this remu nerative point for investment. AU per sons interested in the development of our new State should have the Statesman at hand, . FEKftOVlL, W. E. MoKellip, Esq., of Junction City, called on us Friday. He says the people of Uis district show a great degree ot care lessness about the coming election, but the interest lelt in preserving our common schools, viil indue many Democrats to cwie out and v-'e '' : veil is an artist ; -v, -.i-.---': u the THE ALBANY KEUISTEB Shows much enterprise in giving complete report of the late county talr. It is a live and reliable .Republican journal. SAVE, H HAK! Shades ot departed prisoners, protect Governor Watklnds trom ail Kinus 01 in sects! and from whole menageries f friglitful looking beasts, good Lord deliver him. Mercury please copy. ELDER BR1STOW. Of the Democratic p r-.su.nlon seems to be one of Governor Watklnds' principal clerks, but, is not entrusted with heavy business. He Is a very clever gentleman but has such liberal inclinations that Ids Governor fears he is a Republica.ii. He will doubtless vote for Mr, Warren. 'Me" ! polit i- cal "situation 1 ot his to"i. He shows i sc me fine stock at the State Fair. "CAKPET BAGUER Has been constantly applied for ten years past, to all those "boys in blue," who inarched with Sherman to the sea, or in sny other manner interfered with the plans and purposes of the Democratic party. The name has become respectable among people ot sense, and to have H ap plied by leather-heads who have not learned that the war is over, is decidedly honorable. BET. MR. ICfi Is still traveling, and is laboring t con vince the people that he is a blockhead, when the point is already established. The Statesman Is a strictly religions and temperance iournal and would gladly aid any candidate representing our ideas, but when Henry Warren is nominated, none but an aetual enemy to the cause of Christ and temperance would undertake to de crease his majority by drawing off a hand tull ot votes. . THAT SCHOOL tl'KSTHS(. Mr. Lane denies that he Is opposed to our common school system, but In such a manner as not to offend his friends who are opposed, and stand on that platform as enunciated by the Lane Democracy all over the State. The denial is altogetlier too thin to be tskuu down by any.rt uking. citizen. - ' .. , ?. - - political avoibucpoi. ' General Brown is rated No. 2 as cbam pion of "light weights" politically speak ingsince the Mercury has developed so much Ulent. Good day, General, we re grret to part company with you, but you are literally eclipsed by the new Daily Mercury. Your work was not done, yet vour column is broken and your brethren mourn. ii.: ATITVI.. Carl SoLum lit "hard money'' ad-drc.-s ha evidently drawn largely trom re cent articles from Gov. Watkinds' daily, and given no credit. These able articles in a Democratic dally going back on the party in Ohio and Pennsylvania, nicked the great brain ol Gov. Watklnds' clerks for many days and little men like Mr. Schurz should not thus appropriate the re sult of such labor. BASE EFFBOSTEBT. The e 8 arts to injure- Hon. Henry War ren by reports ot dishonesty, Know Xoth- ingism, etc., on the part of the small Democratic sheets, are teo contemptible to elicit a reply from respectable Journal. But such a condecension on the part ol the Albany Democrat is wholly without ex cuse, and merits the c.idemnation it frill receive at the hands of its own party. Such conduct will insure Mr. Warren a large ma'ority in Linn county. WA'ERtTL DISCOVERY. The San Francisco Examiner has just discovered that Jefferson Davis was not aware ot the ill treatment of Union sol diers while in the Andersonviile prison. This is important, it true, but the matter has long since been settled that he did know all about- it, ard has passed into his Jtar?, from the j:age orVl.-reti t Exam i ;er ean never erase it. One ot the prin cipal supporters ot the Davis party in this State is now a candidate far Congress. Let him be rebuked. POL1IICAL 1SUIBI.W. The little paper under charge ot Gov ernor Watkind's its other name Is Mercury is most terribly frightened about a "grasshopper.'' Our Capital Guards wiil no doubt nrorect him and his little "pets" at the State Prison, against incur sions of all kinds of insects, until he can secure the year's pay, which is probably the milk in that political coeoantit. It any "grasshopper" attempts to injure Gov. Watkind. he should be "spotted on on the snoot." THE PEM1XATIABT OKGAS Is fighting Den Ilolladay, by stating thr.t he lost $100,000 in the Bulletin newspaper. It might also state that he lost much mo ney by building new railroads in Oregon when he might have bought them much cheaper m more populous States; but Mr. Ilolladay being a large property holder in this State is aiding in building up our ma terial interest?. If the Penitentiary and Mercury ring could drive such men as Mr. Ilolladay away then greater profits might be reaped tor feedinor escaped prisoners. PER f ::- ?--. l.TSOJI. The Portland auuday Welcome says : We lar it rumored that the daiiy and weekly Bulletin i3 soon to be rescusclted under hotter and abler management than that which caused its downfall. This is welcome news. We cannot see any reason why the Kepublican party is not able to support one organ in a city the size ot Portland, and to be left without a mouth piece during a campaign like the present one, speaks badly for its success. We hope the statement that the Bulletin v-iH soon be revived, is correct. If not, a new paper should be immediately estab lished . PI RE JOlRAEISM. As a religious journal the Statesmax lias no eunerior in the State. It labors assiduously in the cause, and the "world, the flesh and the devil," in the form of little Democratic papers, bark at bis heels, but it turns neither to the right nor the left, believing that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," and further, that "tribulation and anguish shall come upon every son of man that dnet-h evil, but glory and honor unto htm that work-nth good," and it moves on hi the ( v. n tuor of its way. Subscription to the .Weekly only $3.00' per annum. SEW PAPER. The Statesmam rejoices in the appear ance of a "Helper" in Its labors In the moral and christian vineyard. The "Hel per" is the name of a very neat and ably edited paper, the first number of which has just reached us lrom the office of pub lication in Portland. It is issued under tlie auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association and is certainly creditable to all concerned. It will render important aid to the Statesman in its efforts to chris tianize tlie world. SIXUl LAR COl'BSE. In taking a political dinner the State Printer is left in the fix of a young man described in the following item: Here is the dinner a bashful young man enioved at the nicnic Saturday, given in the orilpr of tl eonrses : A mckic. oi-ii ct .v tveam. ham sandwich, rice pudding. niiilpd onions, srtonae enke. another nickle. frosted cake, rlate of beans, plum pudding, and a glass of ice water. During the night he lost his bashtulness to some extent." XAS1IOTH ox. Speaking ot the mammoth ox trom Klamath, the editor ot the Granger says: "Last Monday we measured him, and found that he was actually 1S hands high on the rump. He girths 8 feet, and measures OU' feet trom root of tail to the forehead. At this time he is only a nuncti of bones, the long drive from Eastern Ore"oa .having tnkeu off all his extra flesh. Come to put four inches ot blubber all over his carcass, there is no telling how K.mJi the "critter" will weiirh. Koll in the corn and oats, and give bira a respect able anDearance." He will be at the State Fair. LKACCOl'KTABLE DELAY. Our one o'clock mail was delayed yes terday, because, a5 was stated, a railroad mao-nate w-to., i he train. If President LIVELY JHSCrBRIOS. When General Nesmlth takes the stump for Mr. Lane, Judge Caples win on wu him. Tlie discussion will be decidedly !n terestlng to everybody. THE KPinNlllC. This terrlblo disease has appeared again among the horses of Cincinnati and has already disabled two thousand. No cer tain cure seems to have been discovered up to this date. A Sl'WOESTlOX. The Young Men's Christian Association should have regular services on the alr sroiimls during the present week. Dr. Chattin and others should be there to con duct tho services. That sprightly little sheet the Jackson ville Sentinel, estimates a good majority in that county for Mr. Warren. From all parts of the State the same kind of views Is reaching us daily, and the prospect Is favorable for a round majority for our candidate. THE LAFAYETTE fOt'RIER Is one of the ablest Democratic papc ,n the State but like General Brown, 19 ed itor Is very sparing of the truthbout ums. pending canvass. It undertake to show j a majority for Mr. Lane, when there can not possibly be any snow ror nis cieciiou. Cosokatctjltioss ot clergymen and others, are very flattering, and the States mau will move forward In the even tenor of its way. As the only religions daily on the coast, we are receiving extensive accessions to lists, both daily and weekly. and hope to accomplish great tilings. ' LITTLE TWSEY," Is the common name of a very little fellow- at Oregon city. When lie spends a whole day looking up tlie private charac ter ot some reporter on the Stateswak, he should call on said reporter, when he can get a -vast amount ot iutormatlon to a short space ot Uma. The Statejmas is furnished weekly at f3 per annum. JCOT KKU1BLE. An exchange says : "Herbert Spencer advances a theory singularly consonant with some popular impressions. All know how enervating is the damp "muggy" weatlier. This debilitation is due to the difficulty of carrying on tlie nrmal evap oration ot tlie bod v. when the air is al ready loaded with moisture. Spencer finds that it is the hot and dry regions of tlie earth which have produced the smart est race, while the hot and moist have produced the Eiheoplans. The great rain less quarter extending across Xortli Afri ca, Arabia. Persia and Thibet, has pro duced all t hiloonqueringrace J.if tlie world. Th Tartar. Arvau. Seuieticatid Egyptain races have all sprung from tlii region and forth to oono'ier the arth. On this continent It la the rainless region of Mexi- j eo. Central America and Pern which at tained high development in ine pie-ms-torte era. Livingstone and bchweiufurt attribute blackness ot skin to the uhiou of heat and moUtuie." In this State where we have so much rain, how have we developed great men like Governor Watk'u.ds and General Brown ? There must be some mistake. KCLES FOB SPELLMe. 1'rom the Journal or EilucUion.i The fillowine rules should be carefully committed to memory, as the knowledge of them wilt prevent that hesitation about the spelling ot common woras which fre quently experienced even by the well cated? . . I monosyllables ending in i, witn a . r . it .i li- , . . i. Si...'5- ""'V Jl ociore it, nave uouuie i ai mo close; tll. U yllables ending in I. witn a double V efore it, have one 1 at trie closr; wt ail. Monosyuat.'es enmng m i wuen com pounded, retalu but one 1 each; as fulfil, skillful. All words of more than one syllable ending in 1 have one 1 enly at the close, as faithful, delightful; except recall, Detail, unwell, etc. ' . All ilrlit!Kin from words endine? In J have one 1 only; as equality fiom eqnar; except they end In er or 1J; as mm, inn W: toll, fuller. AH participles in ing from verbs ending in e. lose the final; as have, having; amuse, amusing; except they come from verbs ending in double e. and then they retain both; as see. seeing; agree, agree ing. All verbs in lv. and nouns in tnent re tain the final of their primitives; as brave, bravery; refine, refinement; except juug mpnt. acknowledgment. All derivatives from words ending iu er retain tlie e before the r; as refer, refer oiim exnt hindrance trom hinder; re membrance from remember; disastrous from disaster, monstrous, from monstei ; uvmrimn trom wonder: cumbrous from Ali comnound words, if both end not in 1, retain their primitive parts entire; as mill-stones chargeable, graceless; except MANUFACTURES IN SALEM, TELEGRAPHIC. The WllMuwett Woolen Mill. Among the important Institutions In the State tlie "Willamette Woolen Mill" hold a prominent place, A visit to the establishment recently, convinced us tliat It Is much greater than many of our owu people suppose. Wm. Appleby, Esq., who has been en gaged as foreman of the carding and spin ning room for eleven years last past, was serving his last day, having resigned his place to open out In a business ot his own in Portlaud, took an hour's time. In which he eondoeted m trom basement to garret and explained tho uses of the varied ma chinery employed. THE COM CAS V Is composed of some of tlw most substan tial mcu ot the State, and represented by the following efficient officer: President, W. C. GrtswoldCSccretary, S. It. Irving; Superintendent, Jos. floyt. A Board of Directors ha general cliarge of the business and property, under tlie advice and direction of whom the above named otlicers perform their duties. THE Ul'U-OlXGS Are c-.K ciotis, the main bunding leing two hundred and eighty feet long and fifty-four feet wide, four stories high. A "dry house" oue hundred and flit y by thirty feet; a wool house sixty by thirty feet and three stories high; engine house and Other out buildings for various pur poses needed In the work- BECUVtXG K00US. When the raw material reaches the fac tory it t received by David Mathews, fore "., ni tb Hisnrtlnir department where , " W3 it tosses through a careful Inspection, and ii .mriM imm No. 1 to No. 7. and each tmt in its respective bin. This gives em oint ment to Bcveral bands, all of whom must be skilled In handling the article The fiweman has teen accustomed to the work tor many years and has his force well organized. From this room the wtel Is sent to tlie WASHING ASD HVEISO UFfAKTUKKT, where it is first treated to a warm bath, regardless of tlie season of the year or temperature of the air. An immense bath tub Is kept filled with a liquid calcu lated to take all dirt out of the wool, Into which all kinds and qualities are immersed each in its order of course after which it U vigorously "rinsed" in cold water, and then placed iu a machine, which, by rapid rotary motion, throws off the water through a sieve sided machine, till the wool Is nrettv nearly dried in a few minutes of time. After the washing process all i fi that quantity which It is necessary toceior, j is bathed In large kettles filled with proper materials, which only Henry Croft, tme mau, knows exactly how to compound, then dried, aud with the white wool each in Its order Is sent to tlie fourth story of tlie building, by means of an easily worked elevator. This upper story is called tlie 1TCKINQ ASD MlXtsa ROOM. In this Immense roem all the wool is again assorted, "ptctea ami regrauou. Machinery f Ingenious make Is employed, aud mixtures ot wool effected to carry out the numerous designs on the trestle board of the designer of styles of fabrics. " ben fully picked and mixed according to prnns each lot is deposited lu its respective bin two rows of which run tlie entire length of the building and U put llirougti a amll liati-h. as occasion requires, to tlie carders, in the story below. THECAUPKK3 Ast) SinSSEBS Here take the "organi.!"' fleeces, as di vided and mixed. Tina room presents a lively appearance. Six sets of machines, three in each, first haudle the wool, op fives actually weighing all that pass tlieir stations not for fear ot abstraction but in order to regulate the size of threads. Ti; numbertof pounds ot wool sent through a Very LMtext Blew Report. Ike MIMiiikMipitl Troubles. Memphis. October 7 The ApeaPs Fri ar j'Oiui speciui, uus morning, says lieu. Chalmers continued in pursuit of the ne- frocs under yen. i;caee colored, on Tues y evening to Schnfordsvillu. Frank Scott, white, waj ambushed and fatally wounded by lu-grot s near Surrounded Hill on Tuesday. A fjnad of white cavalry. tinder tVptuhi uili I.e. afterwards charged the ucgroel 1 who .were iu ambush, killing tltrep, ivottctliiig oiHi, who In tlciibtlnss dead, and : ?mxiid. d- lu capturing JJel f,i:ivill, Un .lout--, and Ales Xiuu.-, who lire now In jail. 1:1:1, Henry and .Ionian Thot were captured near theTttitlco enmity line and put in jail here. Chalmers iwiuDiaud f S5U cavalry has not yet re lumed- Forty or fifty of his nirauiHiiit reiwiiued I t-ii'ht at Clarkesdale to watch ihe tiogroe that direction, as-H"v eral places were t'lrcutcni'd. Chalmers, with tlm rest, proceeded last niI.t to Jonestown, It miles nortln-ast of here, where the negro s under General Bill Pease, are reported in force, ubout 500 Hrong. Information Is received this morn ing that Chaluteri' pickets were within flight of their out t-. but no light had occurred when the courier left last evening. Veeiw arts lo r ttoried hi force at Lake Alcorn. VI lv'Tfi.!.a irerc. 1 Fighting Wa n-iiorted ItS"'"!? tlH-re, hut the e- port is nncourii iin .1. I here are about 300 armed citlwn who picket tlie town ar.d will remain unlit -! disturbance and se cirily to life and prnerty I secured. The people hardly know what to do. Tlteir houses In tlie country ate unprotected If Uks iH-groei ofier "violence. There Is a tearful sMW of att'airs in till motility. White men re determined to disperse all mob, hut are piu ieut and act on tlie de fensive. While the illturbaiK-e was caused by Sheriff Brown -d trther Itepiiblicans, the whites, IK'imn r it and republican, are united iii opposing the itt-groc. A caval ry company leave here this morning lor Jonestown Indtetoieiita ei..Mt I rmwirj Thtcvn. WAPlirsoWN, t t. 0. Among the true hills returned by I'm grand jury are eight In connection with the recent roooery oi the Utiitt State Treasury of over $47. 000, as qiows: Again! Beufamhi B. Halleck. J,-o hidit tiuents. one each for lar ceny udUubeazl.. neni; iViiliam U. Ott tuan, thrf i indletiii.-nts. grand larceny, re- virinw iileu iiroiM riv and receiving em- mpvr.l. n. lirnwn. inrec m- dictmeirf -grand hwnr. receiving, con- ,f,Un(. attemntinr to co-iceal stolen m , , .. " 1 ; .. . 1 U reeiviii5, cKiwri"s a eotKiat i-moeazieu money effect tliat several of the dispatches relat ing to the disturbances at Friar's Point are without foundation, and that there is no cause ot alarm for tlm peace of thit eouiity. The mob has dispersed, and it is thought will remain quiet. There is no question of politics in this excitement. The disturbance was originated by a party ot eeveral hundred negriics. who had been excited by the ill-tempered Sheriff. They marched on the town, but were readily dispersed. Transportation Nrheme. Rome, Ga., Oct. 7. The Mobile and Tennessee Water Route Convention ad journed to-day, after adopting a resolution recommending to Congress and the Legis latures of Tennessee. Georgia and Ala bama, legislation to aid In the connection of tlie Alabama and Tennessee river?, also advi-ing the lour great wafer route proposed t.y Wlndont, and calling upon t tie Government to select tins aty as the site ol the proposed southwestern arsenal. Muodj- nurt Kaiikey Propose to t'leanae lUOOklj tt. New York, O.. 8. Moody and Sank- vy will Uglii their revival woik October Slstrln the Brooklyn rink, which has a capacity of seven thousand to eight thous and. Services will be on the same gen eral plan pursued In Great Britain. Ktmfclj fiimU through Jllxmannse- UoiSaday Kvt I--en on hand he would not -,iiv i - rai'i'.ed tlie delay. Newspapers always, also, deplorable, although, almost. n,u niili-oads aid suDDOsed to live forever, admirable, etc but operators and builders die. Mortals possessing talent and all that ennobles hu manity, must pass away and give place to those "who come after them." The influ ence or great minus mac cwiiwiyc i carry out great schemes, will forever re main as a part of the name ot the founder of any enterprise, but the kind of name given by future generations depends upon their own action. money. tempthr knowin; belated eon fine than se tlian f Tb The ai of Gel! chit-fly t partmei make a man's. purpose given at is by tJ-j publish. Bald wit, Chicago, Oct. 8 The iron propeller Merchant, which left this port Wednesday afternoon for Bulftlo, having tin Uiarit 80. 000 bushels of corn, and 1.200 barrels fliMirtstrtM.-k a sunken rock on Kiciue reef, and sunk about nine o'clock that night iu nine fathoms of water. Tlie Mcrcliant i one of the nnest boats in the Anchor Line, and was making her first trip of the season, which accounts, possibly, for tlie had management or the vessel, as there is apparently no excuse but that of bad sail ing, for tlie accident, the dangers of Itaclne reef have been poiuted out by the Government authorities and the press, aod unless a vessel becomes unmanagea ble, which does not apmar, no otiier can can be assigned for the disaster. The Ittatk Peanlfy. lkiSTON, Oct. S. (!. W. Peroberton was hangetl this morning In Charles street jail, for the murder of Mn. Margaret E. Brig ham, In EM Ikwtoti oil the 2'2d of March. He was Httle afli-ered, eilin wiuiont being stolid or indifterent. Hw dath was in staiit&Deout aod was caused by concussion of the braiu or shock of the fall. At 10:30 the doors were orc-ned and tlie execution was over, the whol- time lic-uig exaetly one hour. - The So Surderer. XEwYoKK, Oct. 8. The police think they have captured tlie murderer of James N. Xoe. but are very reticent about it. Their captive has been recognized as the man who pawned Noe 'swatch in Brooklyn tlie day after tlie murder. Who Is the t ninlnt na ? A Washington special says it is reported on good authority that a new SMi-rc-tary ol the Interior will be announced to-morrow. and further, that his name lias not ap peared In the speculations bete o:bre mace concerning that appointment. Sfore Whlakey Fronds. Wa?hikgtc Oct. S. The treasury de partment was officially advied to-day that parties in tne uocnraiie uisiuiery, oue ui the lareest In Chicago, were last night caught in tlie act ot withholding spirits uti lawfully rrom tlie cistern room. Ijtnd Office DeelfoB. Acting Secretary Cowan lias affirmed the decMon of the ireueral 'and om in the matter of the Ranche Hussii.a. direct ing a publication under the act of Januaty the rauche mace in survey was maue in l;io9 the authorities did nor publish it. out set it aside, and without paying any re gard to it made a new survey. The decis ion just rendered directs tlie 1359 survey to be jaihlished, and places he whole ques tion back to that date, regardless of sub sequent surveys. BtobsralBt OHicer Sued. The district attorney to-day entered suit in the district court against G. W. Bul lock tor JIU.OOO balance due ou a special efr!inir or UU accounts as chief dis- llie safety ff the Republic and the cause of I bursins ntfieer of the Fn-edmcn's Bureau. era! Jewell and acting Secretary Cowan to-day stated that the new Secretary of the Interior would probably arrive on Monday, and at otiee enter tqion the dis charge ot his duties. They botli declined to divulge the name of tlie appointee, or what State he Is a resident of, stating that to do so would be a violation of confi dence. A Railway Kinnxli-up. Rochester, Oct. 9 Between 3 and t O'clock this morning a lonp, empty freigh train. going west on the New York Cen4 tral Railroad, and running forty miles an hour, left the track near the depot, in this city, and dashed into the walls or the de pot building, demolishing a portion of the walls and a general smasli-up of the loco motive, tender, and a Dart of the train. The engineer and firemen were instantly crushed to death. Xo otiier person on tlie train was Mured, as it had broken apart four rnile west leaving the conductor and brakemen on tho rear part. Dnmage to the property is considerable, as the depot Is partly iu ruins, and the engine, etc., a total rnin. Postal CtaKBa-es. Washinctox. Octobers. Office discon tinuedRye Valley. Baker county, Ore gon. Name changed Rattlesnake, Lane county. Oregon, to Trent. Postmasters appointed George W, Davis, Peoria, Linn county. Oregon; A. J. Winner, Owensburg, Whitman comity, W. TV Wester veiraNroteuee. Philadelphia, October 9. In tlie quarter sessions court to-dav, Judte EI cork sentenced Wctervelt. cfiarged with tlie abduitioti of Ciiarb'y Ross, to seven years in the Eastou peiiitent'.-iry. at soli tary confinement anil a tine of one dollar. Westervelt received the sentence calmly. ardUiul H- Iosmcjt Knj CJttod-Kye. Rome. October 9. Cardiual Mc:iokt-y, who is about to depart for America, bade farewell to the 1'ope and Cardinal Antnn elll witli much emotion. nestraetive InaxtntiMi in I nirtmcf. Losuos, October 10. The recent rains have swollen the rivers and streams, and caused disastrous inutidations in Jjelces tershire aud Warwickshire. The destruc tion of property Is very heavy, and some lives are reported lost.- The railroads are badly damaged, and traflie U generally guspemied. BritlKb Fleet Ordered to t'faino. According to a dispatch to the Press Association, it is reported in Portsmouth that ail Her Majesty's chips in Japanese ports are oraereu to i niua. Troops lor t'uha. t to have lieeii stolen and em rTlK; idleiise is piiliisliable by j,l In tin- Peui'entiary not more jVears. or by flue of or more i, or ix.tn. tet I.Jlerory Mensatloa. I'umeeni' iit of a lengthy review own-Mir Memoirs maue up h nflicia! record? of the war de- reachi J here to-day. It will Mimic s large as one of Sher- nili,.i,il AIpi f-r tbr. mnkhiiF tins compilation was ie tieiwirt.neut to the airthor. It al H. V. Boynton, and will be iu a futnight by Wilstaeh jsf Ciuchiuati. har!ejW"h'r r,,r Haleas I or pus. To-daC hi the criminal court, Judge Wright; next tru-nd ol C. G. Fislier. lnr Assistant IMrict Attorney, and now in Jail toting t. i il, filed a pet inn lsft. of thtmrwf of writ of habeas corpus representing t Uh- Wuen UiaJ ?u er as belfr of unsound mind and "ot re- authorities di SKnsible ror ''is acts, jnoge Mt-.uiur will beaQJie application Saturday. Boloo-a V t Frohlbltloolsts. BoATii Oct. 0. Tills moniiug a nieet Wnf Prohibit ion party was held m Tremor Temple. The body of the halt was well filled, and unite a number of la- ili. wre tirpscnt. Rev. D. C. Eddy, of Bo-ton. was i'residciit. The Committee on Resolutions rvimrted. the most huport- snt of wliich was in euect resoiveu mat UOOB BEHICl: BREAKFAST. "f lived with fiirti niin fcen year." nay an Indiana applicant for divorce. "(11111 all the dotbes lie ever bought me was a bunch of hair pins and a tooth brush." You can see by this what a hard time ilte l a J to keep well dressed. An Ohio boy swallowed four or five of fhe wheels of an eight-day clock, and lie has kept the whole family 'running" ever since the event. Noting the pncnt of a silver cup to a brotlier journalist, a Wetcru editor xay : "He need-i no ciiji. He can drink from any vessel tliat contains liquor, whether from the neck of a Louie, the mouth of a ' pickle jar. tlie epile ol a keg, or a bung of a barrel." A Wyoming jury,- composed of seven men and five women, were shut up for two days and two nights and yet tliey couldn't agree. It U said that if ttiey h id remained out for seventeen year tliere would have been no verdict, as tlie five women talked the seven men deaf the fir4 six hours. Brooklyn Argus. . A Tenth Warder, rather under tlie Influ ence ot liquor, approached an acquaint ance the otiier day and remarkrd: - "See here. Bill, they say vou called nica sheet .... thief." "Yes. I did." "Well, you've got to apologise, or I'll lick you." "I'll be happy to sjiologize. I catted rt a sleep-thief lnt I mi-p"k myelt t want to ay that you had been iu jail lor stealing a hor-w "Tliat" uniitr." sai l the Tenth Warder. Inke a tlrn.k. I knew you didn't think I'd pick u. any thing sinaller'n a lnr-." fietroif Free Press. There are some coniiiliug jwonle 1. ft in Troy. An apple woman uithatcity wi I trust an aldcrm-i il over Sunday f.r fifty five cents' worth of fruit, bnt ft ttny Its added that site' around mighty- early Monday morn'iij; Tlieie don't ajear to lie much limit to a fartn laborer's hours. A null who lias been working for a New Canaan fanner, putting m thirteen to sixteen hours a flay, quit on Saturday. -Wliat's the matter? don't yon like the plnee? asked tlie fann er. '-O, yes. I like tlie place well eiMMiph.'- explained the hand, "but tlie nights ar getting so long i m afraid i cau i u a nut day's work." The farmer miiiled like su invalid. Oanbtiry Xews. It is seldom easy to see the hidden bene faction in that which is an apparant anlic tion, A boy who was confounding" e inoinito was told by bis pastor tlcit doubtless the iu-cts are iimile witn a Madkid, Oct. 10. One thousand troops goofl cud in view." when ttieyiauigMMiip embarked at Cadiz for Cuba, aud 1,000 more will sail on Wednesday next. A Heavy Verttfrt. Ottawa, Oct. 9. In tlie else of Ed wards vs. the Ottawa River Navigation Company, for des! ruction of the mills at Rockland last summer by sparks from a steamer, the jury gave the plaintiff a ver dict of $ -2l0,000r Close of the Xerbantm Fair. Sam FRAKCIFCO, Oct. 10. The Mechan ics Institute Fair closed last night. The attendance yesterday was greater than ou any preceding day. The cash receipts at tlie uoor during the season have been, m replied. "I can t see if. Wlic-ther it is in view or not. At any rate, I don't like the end I feel." A tramtMiiB' urintrrou the route between New York and Xewburgh, is accompanied by his wife. When asked tlie otiier day bv a country editor, why tie carted her around with him. remarked Jiat she took him for better or worse, and. Iiavtug had a good taste of the latter, w-as endea vor ing to una eut wtiere tne vtner came m. Job printing?"' exclaimed an ohl lady. the other day, as "itie pepped over la-r spectacles, at tlie advertising page of a country paper "Poor Job! thrv've kept round numbers, $90,000, about $40,000 of him printing, week after, ever since I laruf. which is net profit. Son Fuadttt fctoeh Market. SAN Frakctsco, Oct. 9. Justice Bullion 42, Seg Belcher 00, Overman 43?,, S Nevada 13?j, California 57 li. Confidence 13', Con Va 300, Imperial 9, Imperial Mill 5 Alpha 17, Kentnck 11. Belcher 1 to read; and it lie wasn't the patientiest man tliat ever wa, he never eotiid liaye stood it so long, no howl' pa W. T. DEMOCRACY. In the House of Representatives of the Washington Territory Legislature the fol lowing item of business was done : "A magnificent stuffed engle was pre sented bv Hon. llenrv A. Webster to the Legislature, and a committee appointed to prepare a suitable answer to the communi cation accompanying it." If that is an American eagle, the Demo- c ats of Washington Territory will ex clude it from the public buildings. Mr. Lane ot this State should be called upon to talk that eagle down. PCX IP, OR SHIT UP. The editor of the Oregon City Enter prise still boasts of his wealth and of be ing an "old settler," claiming thereby the right to apply that Democratic epithet "carpet-bagger" to any man who came to Oregon after 1857 the date of his advent, If he can show all the wealth he indicates m resting upon his shoulders, in addition to the fact that lie is an "old settler," then it may be all riglit to call a settler of 1852, a "carpet-bagger." We have the private history of that individual at hand but sup press it, as our readers care little about it, j thoughts. THIS SJONSEXSK. Several Democratic papers are engaged in manufacturing most base and unfounded charges against Mr. Warren and then de manding a denial of them. Mr. Warren can not thus be forced into a defensive position which would occupy his whole time, when the regular work of the canvass Is before him. As "a fool can ask a question which seveti wise men could not answer," so lit tle Democratic sheets can manufacture charges which no respectable candidate will undertake to meet. The character f Mr. Warren is infinitely removed above the vile attacks ot little men and little newspapers. He can safely smile at their efforts to blast his well earned reputation for honesty and efficiency as a public ser vant. THE STATE FAIR. Immense crowds gather at our State Fair, and good results from association and comparison of products, etc., follow The neonle of a srreat State should meet r i at least once a year and compare notes, A ship-bullder at Coos Bay is interested in agricultural productions at the extreme eastern portion of the State. It his ves sels do not carry the produce, he is bene fitted by the addition of wealth to the State. A farmer of Eastern Oregon is alike interested in seeing tlie splendid for ests ot Coos Bav transformed into fine ships, because it is wealth to the State, So it is in all departments of industrial pursuits, aud those who meet at the State Fair nrofit bv the time spent. Associa tion of ideas and combination of talent, have accomplished all the great things which attract attention to the pages of history. Our great men meet at the State Fair and compete for premiums, not for the value ot the premiums, but for the purpose of association and interchange of All monosyllables ending iu a consonant with a single consonant before it, double that consonant lu derivatives; as sin, sin ner; ship, shipping; big, bigger; glad, gladder. Monosyllables ending lu a consonant, with a double vowel before it, do not dou ble the consonant in derivatives, as sleep, sleeping; troop, trooper. . ah words of more than one syllable, ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, ana accenteu on me nisi syllable, double that consonant in deriva tives, as commit committee; compel, compelled; appal, appalling; distil, dis tiller. Nouns of one syllable, ending in y, change y into ies in the plural, and verb? ending in y, prececiea oy a cousouaui, change y into ies in the third person singu lar of the present tense, ami ies in past tense and past participle; as ny, mcs, I apply, ne applies; i repiy, or uave re plied, or he replied. It tlie y be preceded by a yowel, this rule is not applicable; as key, keys; I play, ho plays; we have enjoyed ourselves. CompounrJ worus wnose primitives euu In y, change y into i; a3 beauty, beauti ful; lovely, loveliness. WHY ESULAAM IS WEALTHY. England is a manufacturing country. No raw material is shipped from tier ports. Nor does she produce the material to be worked up in her own factories. She buys raw material abroad and works it op. She buys tne food ot ner operatives auroau and navs the freight on it across the seas. And vet she is rich. The countries that sell cotton, and wool, and breadstuff's to England are not her creditors, but her debtors. When they want money to de velop mines, to build railways, they bor row it from England, provided they cm j show satisfactory collaterals. How is it that the countries that produce the raw material and sell it to England have less money than she ? It is because the labor bestowed upon the material by the manu facturer exceeds i value the material in its natural state. It is because vastly the largest proportion of what the consumers pay tor the goods they buy is paid for tlie labor that prepares it lor use. It is be cause, to take a farailiararticle for Illustra tion of the $20 you pay for a common coat owe dollar goes for the material in its nat ural state, and nineteen for making into a rsint. The manufacturing countries will always be the countries to which the money will flow. And since the consump tion of manufactured goods continually increases, the relative advantages in favor ot manufacturing countries must become greater. This feet lies at the bottom of any sound system of political economy. The first condition of prosperity in any country is the building up of its manufac turing interests. Qregoulan. me!r if in a given tune gives a certain size of thread. Each jiouiul of wool alter . . , i- . i.. r.. l.& inr a Ultra iiKicnuie is reouv iw .-spinning jack," ami Is placed lu position to be taken In. At this stage the wool na been separated into very small divisions and needs but little "drawing out" to le duce Htoa thread. Six hand, and two self operating "spinning jacks," each hand ling 240 threads at a time, then take the wool as furnished by the carders on large reels and the twisting is performed with but liUle labor, the degree being easily regulated by the machinery. One won derful piece of machinery in this room attracts universal attention, that is for pn -paring threads for what they term "silk mixed" -goods, and one little girl twelve years old Miss Ella Cole handles ma terial amounting to one hundred dollars per day. Alter leaving the spinning jacks the threads for "warp" are '"spooled" by little girls and boys, the machinery for the purpose, being easily operated. THE WEAVTNQ DEPARTMENT Is managed by John Kelly, Esq., who has given his whole life to the study ot the business, commencing In a large factory in Rhode Island, but has been sevsral years in the Willamette Mills, and U toer- sectly familiar with all the peculiarities of the appointments. . lie is the genius wno uosigns all the patterns of goods for tne o-Avp-ntnent ot weavers, and watclies the movements of all that mass ot tutrieute machinery, which must work in every part with the precision of a watch. So perfect IS the machinery of these looms that one operator manages two of them and keeps everything about their work in order. Miss Fanny Holt manages two ot the machines and It Is safe to say accom plishes as much as fifty persons working with the hand looms of former days THE FINISHING DEFABTJ1ENT Is full of curious machinery. The fabrics are brought here trom the looms and put through a "scouriug and fulling" process. machinery accomplishing the entire work Each piece of goods tlwn passes through a "knapping and shearing" process, ts tuen passed through a "measuring machine, when it is marked with a tag indicating number ot yards and value, and pissed to the store room. Fred. Palmer, Esq., has charge of the finishing, and t ie excellent quality and beauty ot tlie goods turned m,t attest his skill in the work. From the STOKE KOOM the goods are shipped to variom market lare orders now being filled from mer chants in Chicago. The superior quality of the products of the Willamette Mill and its reputation abroad, insures a mar ket for all the machinery can turn out.and we are very glad to learn that the business is very remunerative to uie eniei-pi isui: owners ot the concern There are many points of interest which we would like to have noticed in this item. but omit on account of space. At some future time we hope to be able to come nearer doing (be subject justice, ..mhihitiiMi denend noon making tlie party a unit for the ristht which can best I se cured' Iw defeat in Alexander H. Rice. TIh! eriniittee appointed to report a can didate r Governm i.nenred thf uume of John .lv Baker. f Hcvrr'y. The report was adapted and the nominal ion maue uimiiinfous. Lnhor K.-f'riH Contention. Woncr-STEit. M:l.. Oct. 6. About thirty delegate? aiv holding a Labor Re - -,a tfciivention in this city, M. Chamber lain, J Bo-tou. presi.ling. nesoiuiious ere rl ported from Hcuiinuiee m m, in filtration t l imns lor a reouciiou ours of labor, denouncing file Fall iianufacturi-rs. advUiug the work- to keep away from all present io- artie. favoring tne substitution ol nds for tin- 3 20s. and tlie making backs leg:l tender !r the pay dutiesand all debts, and denouuo- ie the .national mm j-m the greatest swindles on a patient people. Tlie PcBliody Trustees. Xtt- Yoiik. Oct. . fhe annual meet- ng ot the Board ot Trustees ot the Pea- IkkIv education fund was begun to-day. R. A. Winthrop. of jlost.n. oeenpieu ine 'hair. Tho session was strictly private. The Trntees pre-ent were Chief Justice U'Htrp. Wm. M. I'.vart-s. ex-Governor Aiken, of South Carolina; llisliop v nip ple, of Minnesota; General Richard lay- or. ot ixmisiin?; ourg"' i"-'irmi n-j.-,w.s and S. . t tiuore. ot .ew lor; H II. Watkin. of Tennessee, and IJov, Dr. Leant, of Virginia. Tlie mem- Wanf the Board of Trustees absent were President Grant. Hon. Hamilton Fish, AlBxander Stewait. or Virginia, ami u. W. Rig", of Washington. A committee, of eaiyt of thrfl RiverU lugmi litica! 3 03 f of grM luent pV ii composed of Wm. M. Evarts and Alexan .! sroii-iirr. were iinnoinicii uit-i"M, suitable resolution on the death o f ex-Gov t'slBE Public JSmtejs. HAliinsHl KO. P i . Oct. 7. At the ses sion of the State Tn-asiirv Investigating Committee to-day. 3tr. Gerst. euitor oi the Lancaster -Exprfss. testified lie bail in formation that the State I reasurer stackey had drawn 4 pr cent interest on an aver age deposit of f -20.000 in the bank ot steu nSiii. Clarksoa & Co., Lancaster, in 1SG9. Gerst declines to give the name of his hi- formaiit. unless compelled by law. so other witness to-day. O. A. G. Wadded, Chief Clerk oi uie Auditor-General's Department testified tliat vouchers for disbursements from June. 1873. to June. 1371, by S. II. Wal ters, deceased, late Superuitemk-iitol 1 UD- lic Buildings and Grounds, amounting to . - ,. , . i.. ;...- ...l.n.. !. ss-iiiiou. were Kent in me oiuce iicu nn Aniiitor-t.eueral temnorarnv took cnargu, and can't be discovered after tliorongn search. The absence of the vouchers make it Impossible to tell how the money was applied. IfOOO 111 XI in . Harteoki). Oct. 7. Rev. Thos. Ryder, nflstor of Strong street Baptist Church, Vnttinphain. England, was found dead iu his bed this morning at the residence ot Mrs. Harriet Beecher tstowe. Mr. Kyoer was traveling for bis health aud probably died nf lieat t disease. He met Mr. and Mrs. Stowc at Twin Mountain House in August, and liad called to visit the family. 1 he Jf ollles at w orK Pottsville. Pa.. Oct. 7. Last night an attempt was made to destroy the large West lirooksiue nreaker, owneu oy ine Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.- The blacksmith shop, tan house, carpenter snop anu on nouse, con nected with the bieaker, were burned down, but the employes succeeded lu sav ing tlie breaker. West IJrooksuie is in me southern Dart ot tlie region, and has tilth- ernor Graham, of North Carolina, one oi erto been quiet auu iree irom violence i tiu, Tmstpps. Dr. Sears, general agent, hiceudiarism, road his renort. which will be acted u poll by the Board to-morrow. The meeting adjourned until lo-morrow. Secretary isll is expecteu m mrivu i"c Xfw Ynmc. vlet. 7. The Trustees of the Peabody educational fund were again In nr l't HCSSlOII liMiay. 1 lie pruicipili bnstnes under consideration Is the report of the Treasurer. Reinforcements for Cuba. Mati!ii. Oct. 0 .Nine hundred soldiers sailed trom Barcelona Tuesday, for Cuba, and 3,000 more arc now embarking lor the same destination. Kunnisti Wnr Scan- The Carlists have apparently abandoned their batteries before ban babastian. It is officially announced that the car list General Saballa has entered France. i ,nMov Oct. . A sn.M-iHl to the l lines from linirneres de Luchon. 111 the Pyre nees, reports there has been a general ris ing in the inhabitants of Arran valley against tne carusts, on account 01 me actions of the soldiers, and the latter have been compelled to lake refuge in the moun tains. When the Cort-s will lie opencu. The Cronista. ministerial organ, says it has reason to believe Ihe Cortes will be opened January 111 h, 1875, the anniversa ry of King Aiionso s entry into aiauiiu Tlli'ki .tl Affairs. PAHIS, October i A dispatch to La Liberie says the Turkish army has received orders to confine it -elf to the defensive. A snecial from V ienna says the Porte has instructed Serva Pacha to demand un conditional submission of the insurgents. Another Vienna telegram asserts that tlie insurrection In Bosnia is totally quelled. Wnr Liberia. Lokdon, October 7'. The Times lias the following: War ha commenced at Cape Pelmes, between Liberia and the aborig ines under command of several educated natives. There was some fighting on the 17th of September, in which titty were killed.and wounded. The Liberian gov ernment has sent troops from Monrovia to the scene of action, aud a great battle is daily expected. The Mississippi Troubles. Memphis, Oct. 7. Senator Alcorn has telegraphed the Attorney-General to the Fora-er Canghf. Milwaukee, Wiss., Oct. 7. A man calling himself Cbas. Oaniels, presented at the t irst national joaua uere cuuuid- ieit letter of credit for $3,000, purporting to be trom the New York agents of the Rank of British North America. He va arrested, and is in custody. Tho KotlooaJ Telegraph s.teiuc Ucesn : WW. . CiNftrsNATi. Oct. 9. The Cincinnati delegates to the Board of Trade, in their renort to the Chamber ot Commerce, rec ommended tlie Chamber to use whatever influence it has with members oi congress to tlie end that tne general government purchase the existing lines ana manage tlie WflOie leicgrapu utismeas "i i"c iuuii- try. A resolution was offered iu opposi tion to this, declaring the Chamber doei not commit Itself in favor of the project of a national postal telegraph. 1 his que tinn has been the suniect ol many earnes discussions on tlie floor of the Chamber which have oeeu aujinu neu irom muu i M-irhout. final action tieinjf taken. The nmttnr came ui for final discussion to-day and drew an unusually large attendance of ...amhers. Considerable skirmishing eu- .,o,i ilnrW which a motion tor further ,r.,o,,(.mciit was voted down, and tl JcTni-.tion asiilnst committing the Cham ber In favor of postal telegraph was car ried by a handsome majority. Another Kuit Aulut Ross Tweed. New York. Oct. 9. Another suit was begun yesterday in the name of the people against Tweed, to recover ;M.i.oiuaiieK-u to have lieeii fraudulently paid on six war rants certified by Tweed", and which form tlie principal allegation agaiu.-t Peter B. Sweeiiev. An order of arrest was served rtpliir. returnable Oct. 2lst. Ball was put at $1,000,000. The Beecher Jurj Demand More Fay. New Yohk, Oct. 10. The jurymen in the Beecher trial, who contend they are entitled to extra pay for their services, have not given up the hope of getting it. Th.-y have recent'y held severai;ineeliiigs, and at the last a committee was appointed to draw un a petition to tlie Board of Su pervisors of Brooklyn. The petition was signed by all the jurymen but Whalcn and Jenries. The Oreat Secret.' Point 21 H, Jacket 61, II & X 40. Savage ia. (.hollar bJ. Mexican 20J4, G X C lii'i, B & B 4!i, Ophir 551.', B & E Id, Eu Con 15,'j, Prospect 5, Maryland 20c Morning Star 4, Florida 4, Pacific 1, wells fargo toe. carson l), ceviattian i. Mint 20c, Andes 3-5,', Sheridan 1. A lag Hi. Woodville 17. Bacon 3k I'tah 2, Caledonia 18, Knickerbocker1,. Globe 90c, Baltimore 2. L Bnon 40c Julia ( -. Succor 1. Union Con 8, Occidental 3?V Darton 3'i. R Island ., New York ?t. Gila 2?4. X Belle 30. flussey l,1, Valley 3. Greenbacks 53'3 sv-. Kafiway Operations. Los AKUELE3. Oct. 9. Tlie Los Angeles and lndependriuce railroad will be opened though not formally, to the public ationl the lith inst.. that is, the section betweci Los Angeles and Santa Monica. There is some delay in getting passenger ear ready. Temporary ones will be riged up for the present. 1 Ins earlv opening oi tlie road is done at the urgent retriest of the traveling public. Dfclo't Lose by Plnnejr. It having been reported that the Nation al Gold Bans and t rust (o. bad lost lieav- ly bv the fraudulent voueliers of Geo. M. Pinnev, late clerk to Naval Paymaster Scaultling. the President and Cashier of the bank state that it nas no sutti voucher- or any voueliers or certificates of indebted ness,.and that it- has not lost one Uollar oj tlie game, or bv Pinnev individually, i l.e bank has occasioiiallr made loans on army and navy voueliers, but ail have lieen paid. and the last toan matte to l n.iiey on Spanlding's certificate was paid iu full on the 23d of March last. The bank officers assert they bad no knowledge ot fraudu lent voueliers or certificates iu connection with the naval office until alter Pinuey liad run away, and the newspapers had pub lished the facts. The OM Thiuir Salt Lake, Oct. 9. Semi-annnul con ferenee of the 'Morman Church closed to day. Brigham Young was elected Presi dent also lrusteem l rust, in place oi George A. Smith, deceased. Daniel II wells was elected nrst eounseior. Plneer Mines in Wind River loan try Some miners lately returned to Green river station, on me cnion racine rail road, report good placer diggings in streams of Wind river and Big Horn Mountains, about 100 miles north of Camp Stambaugh and the old Sweet Water Oid mines. Some ot tiie men have come out for the winter and will return m tlie pring. Others will remain there during the winter. COl'LB-Vr REilAYE HERSELF. A Saratoga correspondent of tlie New York Commercial Advertiser overtiearu two young ladies talking, and this is what thev said : "Neli, I'm going home to-morrow." 'Going home lo-morrow l What for. pray can't Denaye my- Jennie. What have imply becanse I self." Well, out with it. you beeu doing ?" "tots ot tilings. 'Weil, give u- tlie lirst." "Ton know Frank Kennedy. Nell 7" That soft Strnpernrg ir. iluit l-aj tells vou now Cliawming you k - Exactly, f'his uiorinu I saw bun coming, ami tnattc ti my niinu 10 tae iliui down."' "Well:-" "I put my diamond brooch in a chair. pin upwards, and, of course, asked him to sit d.nvn." He snt. of c urse, and what then ?" "He iuniix d tiji aud yelled, Ofi, my -W hat's the InarMc, "l asketl. Nothing in particular, only, I thought of an engageiHci.t at this moiueut; jou must excuse me. And oft re went, anu would von believe it Xell tna Droocii was sticking to him. That was awfu!. Jennie, ami Hie ! rirs cru.ricil togctia r lor nve nuiiu.es. Xell brok the sj-;ll liy dem inilmg M hat next?" U hv. yon se: f was t.tiK- iiiJ- to tliat youi.i sprig in a c. igi i , the Rev. Toui. Fsr.us. We had near'y tiiked e:ich otla r to iW ark len, as IikK would have it. he mailo- some remarks about niosquitocs. I was on my native lieiiii at. once, auu berau to u II bun my exp,r-ee ai r"Ca- wav. -Did lliev bite very liarl?' iituirel the' Rev. Thomas, i wi-h. Mr. Parsons, said I, 'von could sec my legs and juge for vourselt.' " i'bat was a horr.d speech. How cou.tr - rou sav such a thing v ,v. N ell. it iioppeu out DfcM're knew it." "And what did Mr. Parsons say ? "He bluslied clean to tlie eyes, and I ran awav. 1 A I.I Tl I.E MILL Iii Wesministtr, British Columbia, they have a Sheriff' who sets such a respectable estimate on his service and spends otiier people's money so freely as to justify tlie suspicion that his education was perfected in some municipal office of this city. A few months ago a well-known wliolesale liquor merchant ot San Franciseocommis- sioned him to collect a bill of 323 from a delinquent creditor at Kiremoos, British Columbia. On Monday the. merchant re ceived the following bill, which needs no explanation: Steamboat fare and meals from estnnnister to iioic, 1 1 ; notei ex penses. $12 50; paid tor provisions from Uone to Kiremoo-i. 18 87: paid Indians Cisco, have nnaiiy yieiueo to me many ur- ......tj,,,, to Kiremoos ami back. t.tl; hors , I hire, from Kiremoos to HK-k t'wk. $3 2 J; EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RELIEF 0FJTHE AFFLICTED. fhe surofeons of the X'ational Surgical Institute, located at Indianapolis. Indiana, Faeifie Branch. 319 Bush street San Fran- imnt anneals to visit Portland, Oregoi the benefit, of the people of Oregoti and Washington Territory, lhreeormore of the surgeons will be at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Portland. Oregon, on the 1st. 21, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th ot November lSia. They will have wftn them a great amount ot surgical apparatus, appliances. etc.. and competent assistants and work men to change, fit and make such appara tus as may be required. They will eome esoeciullv prepared to treat all surgical eases ; Paralvsis, all kind ct' deformation of the Face, Spine and Limbs Diseased Joints. Diseased Eyes Catarrh, Private Diseases, Piles, Fistula, etc. On account of the great expense attending such a thev will not make another, therefore all who wish to avail themselves of the ad vantages ot the Institute, without tlie long journey to San Francisco, or Indianapolis, must do so at this time. No cases will be taken without a fair hope of relief. It is needless to say that the Institution Is en tirely responsible, and largest and most popular of the kind in America, curing thousands annually. Remember tlie time and nlace and come earlv. LfVSeud 10 the Institute tor circular. Wabhb?gT01, Oct. 9. Postmaster Gei STOI'KMU TIIE .Alibi AM iUVl.UV We learn that there are lieiug hitched at the Pitt River fisheries a milium sal mon, at the expense of Governor Stan ford", and wliich, by his order, are to be turned loose in the Sacramento river; and that there are being hatched at the same place half a million young salmon, at the expense of Chas. Crocker, wliich, by his order, are to be divided between Lake Ta boo and Kern river, about halt going to each. This will not only keep up the sup ply in the Sacramento, but will stock with this most excellent fish other great waters ot the State that have not yet known their presence, and such acts as these are to lie commended. The ferry yesterday did the lirgesfc day's busi ness on record. meals at Rock Creek. ?j 2.i; proisions for return to Hope. $15; hotel expense at Hope. steamer. 3; stage. $2 ."0; six teen davs' time at $ a day. $'.; man iu possession 145 davs. at !'. a day. $; tia'tliir. 2."0; execution. $7 .VI; )m.,iu tage on $'2."i0. $37 35. I'otal. $1,275 a. From the sale ot goods seized tlie tluilry official received $325. which he appropriated, and now he demands II 3.1 as the b dance due for the expense of his trip. Even for a prov incial Sheriff', such nat'rvo mod esty is startling. From the Philadelphia Presbyterian. From the World's Dispensary Printing Olfioe and Bindery, linttalo, N. Y., we have received -The I'eopW's Commi'ii ieiiie Jfi-ilicat A.lvisnjr, in plain English; r Mediciim ISiiiiplifieJ. ' by R. V. fierce. M. D.. Coniiselor-in-cliief of the Boai-il of Physicians and Siirie-oiia at the World's DispenMUV- Wlio-vvr lu-lpa liiiiiumty in its strim'siie w.tli its inh -rent ei!ii'S.se- a.i.l diseases, U bear or a:e. is its hoif --t..r. Ig noranceiauotoulv o; i. 11 a cause ..t liwe and mortahtv, Ixit u ia til- eii-niy f e iy ef fort to euro or mitigate. N .timet will m i l ilv remove tins eanso aa knowledge ( m eio nieiitary one at least) of the ili-as to wl.i -,i we are heir, as w. II aa tmwu op.Tnidiusl l- mr owu impruiu;u.-e. a,r- r-.T.- ic- len:d. in our jiulKient. a lioneurt tr aer .ee. l,it.li to the affiicud ami to tlie proiei..n, in ina diagnosis of the diseases treated f. and in he mtmentation ot tlie p.niosopiuc pnin-iiii. involved in tlieir eatise and removal. Ha is sparing of remidiea, anil usually prescribes snch as are safe in unskilled lianas. As a book merely of abstract know ledge, it is exeee liogiy readable and intoreatinf;, especially the follow ing : Cerebral Physiology, Human Tempera niTuts. Pseud vHvgiue, the Nursing of t' - Sick, Food, Vmtilation", eto. In one chapter on an other subject, so delicate iu its nature tbat it is shut up beyond the domain of warumg to all but physicians, so accursed in the in its result iu modern society, he is most explicit, and alike true to God, to virtue, to life, and to society, shows the truth as preseuted in the teaching of Scripture that life begins with conception with great force, to which is added laithtul warnings. - . " Price of the Medical Adviser is $1,50, sent post-paid. Address fte autlwr t Ptt4, Jl. i