The weekly Oregon statesman., April 13, 1877, Page 3, Image 3

WEEKLY OKEGOTST STATESMAN.
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UTEST DISPATCHES.
Very Lat33t News Reports.
EASTERN NEWS.
Tim Tiil Kl rmnU.
New Voi.K. April 2. Thcro lire omin
ous foreshadow lugs in private circles here
of Rturtling di-closures to follow Tweed's
release tills week. It Is understood lil
coiitcslnn exposes no criminal net t llie
association except Mich where the statute
ol limltuticm bars prosecution ; nevort lif
les there l innehaetwition anions friends
of parties whiwe reputations lire likely to
suffer. Ainina tliene U a vveli known
newspaper editor and publisher whoe en
dorsement, will tie exhibited uimn Tweed'x
check fur timnv tlmlnantls to the joiirindlz
pr' order paid to silence opposition to ring
legislation and tiny votes.
Int'l'd Admit All.
Y r corre-poiiiUni has authority tor
the Mateiuent that Tweed tins surrendered
all his property and i? fleets and made a
complete assignment, lie refuses counsel
and tins allowed hi case to go hy default,
ilo ha written to Clmrle O'Connr that he
does not Intend to resist or oppose any
suit that may lie tironcht mrnlni-t liiin in
llie nam of the people. Lust Saturday
wa the lied day ot appeal in the great suit
against till".
The Teleiluu.
There was an exhibition or the telephone
here this evening. A piano performed on
at Philadelphia 100 mile til-taut w as dh
tinetly heard in Ntt Inway hall.
Jtitt Keen?' I.mdk.
N'KWVoiiK, April 2. The Sim Says it
I reported that Keen, who noon lea vest
tor Europe, cleared over $700,000 hy his
bear campaign in Wall tr"et.
Erie KnilroiMl Airnlra.
Jewctt, ot the Erie railroad. Raid to
day that the conference on Saturday was
meroly an informal talk on the present
condition ot the freight business and
didu't result In any agreement. Another
meeting would probably lie held, lint he
did nut know when. VVm. "11. Vander
bill Mated that the a fi ll r rested eutiiely
in tlie hands of the Pennsylvania and
Krie.
fnnauta Rillrnd Affair..
The annual meeting ot the Panama
Railroad Company took place today.
With the exception ot Joseph Ogden
elected Instead of Thos. Clyde, the bourd
U tlie same as last year.
H'hj HmI I tied.
, The Express Bays the secret of Hall's
sudden departure Is reported to us as
growing out of a call lor a f 100,000 as his
part ot the grand fund to lie restored to
the city. Hall, It 1 said, answered that
be had no such um to pay it It was jut
to pay it. A report comes to in Irom Al
lny that a Senator who put through the
Tweed charter to the tune ol $200,000.
will refund to keep his name out ot print,
and there is also a report that another
Senator received 140,000.
Inquiry at Hall's residence elicited the
information that the family had heard
nothing whatever ot the missing man.
They are bewildered by the account! pub
lished of his arrival in Liverpool, and If
it really be he, they cannot account tor his
continued silence.
A Little Mood In l.lenao.
Chicaoo, April 2. The melting anow,
falling of rain and Increasing warmth of
the weather tor the past few days, which
culminated yesterday aud sent the snow
off rapidly, has had the effect of flooding
tlie southwestern portion of this city to an
extent equal to 7 miles square. The
water which the sewers and drains could
not carry off with sufficient rapidity lyis
riten In some cases to first stories and
driven from them the people, who are
now obliged to make way about in bunts
improvised from floating timber and side
walks. Damage to property is very great
in that section west of Western Avenue,
and soutli of Harrison street, and far out
into the country. Wate' this afternoon
receded somewhat, but it will be several
days before It leaves entirely. No lives
lost as far as heard from.
The (Iuiungij inside tlie city limits is
small compared with that to the funning
lauds along the Chicago and Alton rail
road and the Despanes canal. Tlie water
-in the canal, which Is six teet higher than
the ordinary level, has broken through in
seve'al places aud flooded the low lands
lor miles to the south aud east of (he ml -road.
' At a late hour to-night the water
was rising again, and reports from the
surrounding country are to the effect that
all the streams arc lull and the water
gaining. No trouble will be experienced
n the business portion of tliu city.
The now' Trmrli.
The story ot Tweed's escape and wan
derings is full ot exciting and romantic
interest. lie disappeared lieccmber 5, a
year ago, and was concealed by prclcssiou
al criminals, In actual sight of New York,
aud subsequently at the lonely rendezvous
of burglars on Staten Island until towatd
the middle ot I'ehruary following. Thence
he went to Florida where he remained till
midsummer, part of the time in the const
light house, whence he proceeded to Cuba,
and thence he started lor Spain in
the vessel from which he was captured on
her arrival. Weighing nearly 'M0 pounds
in Lis palmy days, he shrank to IG.'i, but is
now rapidly Improving.
bleajr Klecllou.
ViitCAOO, April 3. Returns up to 1
'o'clock Indicate that the vote lor city of
ficers will he light. There Is a general
Impression that the Republicans will elect
most ot their ticket. The contest for
mayor Is expected to Ik very close, but so
fur as known Heath is ahead.
Krpubllewna fcuri-eanfiti In uiIrmmiI
Cincinnati. April All the election
returns with the exception of one precinct
are now In, and elect the entire Republi
can ticket, the majority ranging from 1,000
to 4.000. Moore's majority for mayor la
1,500; Caldwell's for board of public
works. .1.000. Force's majority lor judge
of the supreme court msy possibly reach
a thousand. The Irl-h scratched the Dem
ocratic vinilidate for mayor, while the
Germans supported him.
'1cvIii1 '! rierClon.
C'i.uvki.anu, April 3. Republicans
elected the mayor, 13 ol IS couiuihiieii,
and the balance of their t'uket, with the
exception ot city soliclto.
Columbus City l ien Km.
Cot rum s, O., April 5. The Ih-mor.-ats
elected their candidate for mayor hy rc.
dnced majorities, and the balance of their
ticket except police commissioners,
lol ! U J I. lection
Toi.kdo, O., April 3. Tim latest re
turns trom yesterday's election show the
Republicans have elected their entire city
ticket, with the exception of mayor, by n
majority ot probably 300. The council
wiil be Republican hi both branches.
LoulMtlllr 411' I lection.
Loi:isvu.l.F, April 3. The election
yesterday was quiet. Tlie Democrats
elect the mayor, the Republicans elect
treasurer and city recordu'.
Denver City l.lertlwu.
Dknvkp., April 3. At the city election
here yesterday, the Republicans elected
five ol the six aldermen; the Democrats
one.
llenty ftM.
New Yf'IiK. April 3. The cost of the
prosecution in tlie ring suits was not quite
one-third the returns. The cost was J22G,
711 to recover Jb".0.8-lii. The highest
sum received by any lawyer was 57,81,
and the accountant received $(!'J 330.
KfMittiern AtTalra.
NkwYoiik, April 3 The Herald says
All's well that ends well," and welcomes
most heartily the news that South Caroli
na to-morrow or next day will be regelat
ed to local self-government. The Presi
dent's hesitancy is inexplicable. and an ex
planation would be well. The editorial
hopes that Packard w ill profit by the South
Carolina deci-ion.
Held ly Femoanl MwrurtlNin.
The Times' Wadilogton special says: A
gentleman recently trom New Orleans
m.ya l'ackard's funds ate exhausted, and
his only support is the. men w hom he
holds around him by bis personal magnet
Inn. The Commission will leave to-morrow
at 6 o'clock, and expect to iie back in two
weeks.
Letter trout Pine bbark.
A letter has been received here within a
few clays from l'inc.hback, now in New
Orleans, In which be states that before the
Commission reaches New Orleans a large
number of colored members will leave the
Packard Legislature and join Nicholls".
This will make tlie work of the Commis
sion easy, as far as securing a quorum ot
returning board members is concerned.
Pinehbaek also states that Packard cannot
hold out long, but will make as formida
ble a stand as possible, so as to secure fa
vorable terms for his adherents trom the
N Icholls government.
Hideo's tuo Wari-nato.
Xkw Oklkans., April 2. The Times to
morrow will contain a statement from
high Republican sources that it has beei
recently discovered that the eight electoral
votes ot Louisiana properly belong to
Got. Tilden, and that testimony will be
lurnlshed him In the prosecution of his
suit under a writ or quo warranto.
Elll on l.ouliilana Affairs.
Representative Ellis has sent tlie lollow
lug dispatch to New Orleans:
I hoi the people will by no act give
even col ring of acceptance to any decis
ion of Louisiana matters by tlie commis
sion. We must prepare to resist the de
cree It it is unfavorable. The House is
unqueationab'y Democratic, and will
never give one dollar tor the army until
our people arc tree. Patience and a hold
assertion of our rights will bring victory
In 1 he end.
f ederal Appolntiurata
Washington. Arpll 2. It is expected
that R. C. McCormick, assistant secretary
of the treasury, will enter upon his duties
on the luth Inst.
Edwin A. Howard, of Michigan, has
been appointed agent for the Ronca. Indi
ans, Oakota.
Letter nireefln- tlie Iannneer tlie Or-
arr tu M ItliUrHw the I rixiin.
Washington, April 3. The following
letter was written bv the President and
sent to the Secretary of War to-day
Executive Mansion,
JU877. !
Washington. D. C, April 3d
Sir : Prior to entering upon the duties
of the Presidency, there had been station
ed, by order of my predecessor, in the
State House at Columbia, S. C., a detacl
ment of U. S. Infantry. Finding them in
that place, I have thought proper to delay
a decision of the question of their removal
until I could consider and determine
whether the condition of affairs in that
State is now such as to either require or
Justify the continued occupation of the
State House. In my opinion, there docs
not exist In that State such domestic vie.
lence as is contemplated by the constitu
tion as the ground upon which the uiiliia
ry power ot the national government mav
b- Invoked for the defense of the State.
There are, it is true, grave and serious dis
putes ut to the rights of certain claimants
to the chlet executive olhce of that State
but they tire, to lie settled and determined
by such orderly and nmicable methods as
may bo provided bv the constitution and
law of the State. 1 feel assured no resort
to violence is cou'c inplated in that quarter.
hut that on the eontriny the disputes in
oili'-tliin are tu he ettlell oi-lv bv Slid
ieiicelnl icine.l'e tis the (! it if ut ion and
iatt ot the tat-c roviiit . Coder tlt-s1
circumstances, and In this confidence. I
deem It proper to take action In accord
ance with tlie principles announced when
i entered on the duties of tho Presidency.
Yu are therefore directed to see that
proper orders are issued for the removal
otsaid troops from the State House to
their previous place of encampment.
R. B. Hayes.
Hon. Cr.O, W. McCkaky, Secretary ol
War.
The Secretary ot War states that the
order for the removal ol the troops will be
sent bv mail, and that the actual transfer
will not lake place until about tho 10th
Inst.
Tiooprt Ordered from I lie (oliunliln M:tc
limine
WaI! Dl.PAKT.MrNT,
Washington. 1). C, April 3rd
To (Jen. W. T. Mir.UMAS. commanding
I". S. Army General: I enclosn n.r "h
copy ot a com mviicatioii n..i n.e
Prcident of the Culled States, in which
he directs the detachment ot l .S. troops
now stationed in the State House at Co
lumbia, S. C, to be withdrawn and re
turned to their previous barracks or com
pany ground, i ou are hereby charged
with tlie execution of tnis order, aud will
cause I he withdrawal to take place ou
I'uesdav next, the 10th April at 12 M.
Very respectfull your obedient servant.
O. . Mtx iSAKV, Secretary ot w ar.
Tlie OriKinnl Order ( oiuumiiUIiik the
Mountain Meadow mtthsnrre.
Tfcsosr, Arizona!, March 2. The Star
prints the following: The following is a
conect copy of the original order given
concerning the Mountain Meadows massa
cre. The order, with, three affidavits au
thenticating it, was found among the pa
Iers ol ex chief Justice John Titus, ol
Arizona, and formerly Chiet Justice of
I" tab:
srrXTAi- oi:ikk.
Salt Lake City, April 19. 1S.17. The
officer in command ol the escort is herebv
ordered to see that every man is we!?
prepared with amunition and to
have it ready at the time you see
these teamsters a hundred miles from a
settlement. President Young advises that
they fchould all be killtd to prevent their
returning to Rridger to join our enemy.
Every precaution should be taken, aud see
that no one escapes. Secrecy is required.
l!y order of Gen. Dan'l H. Wells. ,
James Feugtson, Assistant Adjutant
General.
The original order, with the affidavits,
are in my possession, and 1 have had fre
quent conversation w ith the late Judge Ti
tus, my former law partner, in regard to
the matter and be nevnr doubted the gen
uineness ol the order, or the guilt of Brig
ham Young. L. C Ul'GHE.
Kliode Island Elcetlon.
PhovipeM'E. April 4. Present returns
Indicate that the Republican candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor are
elected bv from 400 to 600 majority, and
the remainder of tlie Republican State
ticket bv from 1.000 to 2.000 majority.
Tlie general assembly is undoubtedly Re
publican.
The Bender Faintly.
Little Rock, April 4. The Gazette's
special from Alma, Crawlord county, gives
the latest in regard to the Bender family :
George Keafcraud family, supposed to be
the original family of Benders, ot mur
derous fame in Kansas, were arrested here
to-day by Kansas detectives, who have
been shadowing the Keafer family for
some time and are confident that they
have captured the right parties. The de
tectives have been lor some time past
working as farm laborers in this country,
quietly watching tlie movements ot their
quarry upon whom they sprung (he trap
to-day.
Railroad Hold.
The Peoria and Rock Island railroad
was sold out, with all appurtenances, to
day, at auction, under a decree of fore
closure of the first mortgage bondholders,
to R. R. Cable, of Rock Island, for $.Vo.
000, subject loan encumbrance of $150,
000. name kohn.
-New Y'OKK, April 4. Christian K.
Ross, father of Charlie, the missing bov,
.. . , . .. ,'
as at pui.ee ueauquanc.., waiting in-
quiries about a boy answering the descrip-
tion of his sou who was reported to be in I
San Francisco, and correspondence has I
passed between the chief of police here
and the authorities there in rezard to the
matter. Ross still believes tlw child lives.
and has not given up all hope ot his re-
covcry.
chamberlain ihiiic to Xe Yurk.a
, . . . . r r.. u
i"1WM'' pm. uruv. c.iiamoer.
lain lelt tins evening tor Jew ierk.
The MIh Kewttou.
r, , .
respecting me rumor tnac it was the
President's intention to call an extra ses-
sion early in Mav, instead ot June, on
account of the extra amount of ,,.
legislation, the President says he told the
Pacific coast Congressmen he should call
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i pon me strengm oi another action,
under tlie forms of law, Senator Patter-
son has had an Interview with Hampton,
and promised to work for peace and bar-
rnonv in the State. ineuaoie umnn ou .-muii. oi uir no.
the depth aud purity of tone; the exquis
Chuuilierlaln I eel. Katll, . ,te )tltenst; delicscy of color. Peace and
Chamberlain speiks privatelv vei v bit- stillness fall upon them like a benediction
terlv ot the President, who. he 'thinks. l,as'out of ,''a,ve"'1 'Ue 'comei as,"!f.0,
been gro--.lv deceived bv bad advisers. j ros- wlU m,T a'!d tt,"e some ,,n"
" I giving gleam ot light: the water deepens.
A l ittle CiuiHrd . i darkens; high above wavering palms.
Chic ago, April 4. The Tribune's J floating in a tremulous atmosphere ol pale
Washldgton special says: These is a cur-hlIu n':, rUei tl"' ev,'"i"8 r.-rrou.
. ,. 'Kismet,
rent gossip that a clique of officeholders i
under President Grant ate laying wires! Gentlemen do nut make a mistake.
for his second renomination. It Is sent
tor Its face valee.
totoiii Klu IHdeel.
'Vtie powerltil cotton ring lias just met
its first detent miller this administration
t.v the vindication of Xoen. of tlie divU -
sion ol .he hnreaii whleh niv oiielaims.
nu'ilnsl nh.Hii rlmrg.-s liitttr.!d tic tin-
ru j; M i' pudi rod
Will Corbln Contest?
There is a general belief that Corbln
will not contest for a seat In the Senate
from South Carolina. There Is not much
doubt about the admission of lluttler.
The Pit I en I Office Crow deal.
The recent marked Increase In the niim
lier of applications tof patents is noted at
the patent office and considered Indicative
of a general revival of business through
out tho country. The receipts ot the of
lice last montli were $7.j0.OO0. lieing $12,
OIK) more than the total receipts riming
Fehrnarv. aud f 20.000 more than Ihere
oeit.r "v.
Anuj CIihiikph.
The following changes, in station pay
masters of the army have been or.iuic:
Major J. R. Keefer will report for duty in
the department of the Columbia; Mnjor
I. A. Wasson in the department of Texas;
:,; jnr J. B. M. Cotter in the department
of California; Major J. W. Whan in the
department ot Cheyenne.
.Seerelnry of tfnnt"nfl.
The President has appoiiiicd Jos. H.
Mills, ot Montana, secretary of the Terri
tory of Montana.
AsslslHiit necretary of the TreHsnrj.
Gov. McCormick entered upon bis du
ties as Assistant Secretary of the Trea
sury to-day, Couaut retiring.
Uen. Miermnn and the Order.
Gen. Sherman went to Baltimore to-day
to attend the wedding of Miss Barry,
daughter ol Gen. Barry, and In eonse
quence the formal order directing the
withdrawal ot the troops trom the state
House at Columbia will not be issued
until to-morrow.
It me ol Making Aipolutateut.
Washington, April 1. lu making ap
pointments the President has adopted the
general rule that where an otllcer has
served in a satisfactory manner, the char
acter of bis official services will stand r.s a
recommendation for re-appointment un
less there are well sustained objections of
personal or moral character to the re-appointment
ol the incumbent. Where
however an officer serves tor eight years,
this period of servitude will operate
against re-appointment, tlie President
holding that eight years is tlie maximum,
provided an equally competent and meri
torious man is an applicant for the place.
The rule is to be specially applied to the
appointment of postmasters, whose sal
aries exceed $1.00U. and who are commis
sioned by the President. Tlie rule will
not be applied with the same rigor to post
masters whose salaries are below $ 1,000.
and who are appointed under law by the
Postmaster General. As to these post
masters who are commissioned by the
President, there are about 1,000 who are
required to receive their appointments
from the President, and over 38.000 who
are appointed by tlie Postmaster General.
AKCTIC (UI.U.
Lieut. Payer, who gives an account ot
the Austrian Arctic expedition, slates that
on his sledging excursion to Fronz-.Josel's
Laud, the cold was so intense that, when
one ot the party wished to take a draught
of rum, he knelt down while another pour
ed the liquor into his mouth in order to
prevent the metal cup touching his lips
and freezing to the skm. The effect, ot the
cold upon the articles ot food and drink
carried by the parties is thus described:
'This rum, though it was strong, seemed
to have lost its strength and fluidity. It
tasted like Innocent milk, and its consist
ence was that of oil. The bread was fro
zen so bard that we feared to break our
teeth in biting It, and it brought blood if
we ate it. The attempt to smoke a cigar
was a punishment rather than an enjoy'
merit, because the icicles in our beard al
ways put them out, and, when we took
them &ut of our mouths they were frozen ;
even ttie shortest pipes met with the same
fate. The instruments 1 used In survey
ing seemed to burn when I touched them.
and the medals which my companions
wore ou their breasts telt like hot iron.
A Klf.E ntSSKT.
..j1R c13riging western lights had flared
and flamed into one splendid mass of fire ;
a Srea! Slor? ot, col'T ,!1It'd ,l,'e air' T'
burned and glowed along the rivers
engtn. North, south and east, the snlen
dor rose aud tell ; on the pylon's top they
seemed floating in delicate names ot rose
red lire. As they sit there lu silence,
watching the changing sky. deep purple
edges oegln to dim tlie glory ot the clouds
The warm red light has suddenly fallen
from off the temple walls ; within the last
tew minutes the wan pale look of gray olo
2e has settled on the lonely ruins. Mean-
time, the wind has all but died away
vv'nen the boats set sail once more they
drift but slowlv past tho lonely Island
making but little headway against the
rushing Alio. The sky has faded to a
paie primrose color behind tho belt ol
palms. Here ami there a few delicate
touches ot purest crimson are floating
hlS" 111 ft,r' Presently they begin to deep
e!'' row riiteiOriBiiter-untii a
fleiir pHow light floods the horizon and
turns tlie river to pale mollcn gold. On
the lartljer shore the mimosa trees are of
a pllid grayish tone, the young wheat at
their teet still telling as vivid green in the
reflected light. The moon rises while the
Utter - glow is still brilliant. They see it
lilting large and white above a du-ky vio.
let sea, high over tlie top ot tho shadowy
!-' range. No words can render the
JihW Davis is as much of a Renubiieaii
as lien Untler is a Ieni(HTat.
I 1 la ii.l ..u.M.wUcv rliut Ik itiukftufiuir .f
tl?re,s K10H, imve 0iji.ity when
' s(, many ( ongressinen have so liltle.
1
I'lie I.oi,d,.n I lines insi-U that (lie ail-
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i""iir- i- li unj'ii.it d lv'g!i h -I'sK.
Latest Experiment in Sowing Wheat.
A farmer in Modoc County, Califor
nia, lms been experimenting with
wheat, and contends that the old way
of sowing from 100 to 15(1 pounds of
wheat to the acre is wrong; that more
grain can be raised by sowing only two
pounds. A correspondent of the Sun
Francisco Call thus describes tho ex
pcrinient and its results;
On the 8th of last April he bad one
eighth of an acre carefully measured
in the presence of witnesses. It was
subdivided into spaces about 10x.'l7 in
ches apart, and two ounces of seed
were planted, the grains counted and
the ground spaced so as to take but one
seed in each place. It was then irri
gated and cultivated like Indian corn.
Now for the result, as harvested in
the latter part of September. The
number of beads per stool was from (it)
to 118 well developed beads. I send
you a sample stool, one of many from
the plat, which contained i:if heads,
11S of which were fully developed.
The number of grains per head in this
stool was 80. Over one-half yielded
100 grains each. Owing to an accident
Mr. Hissell failed to get the accurate
weight or measurement, but making
all due allowance for that wasted, the
yield was ten bushels, or at the rate
of 80 bushels per acre, 40 more than
the proposition called lor.
JNow compare the above result wan
an average crop sown broadcast. I am
assured that the average number of
heads per stool in an average field of
wheat, sown broadcast, is not over live,
of 40 grains each, which would be not
less than 333 bushels per acre, if all the
seed grew. What becomes of the seed?
In the held where this little plat grew
there was sown broadcast, at about the
same time, 100 acres. It was irrigated,
as was the other, and harvested at the
same time. It was put in good shape,
had the best of care, Bnd at an expense
ot $300 for seed alone. The yield was
not over 20 bushels per acre, or 2,000
bushels fir the crop. Had this 100
acres been planted and cultivated as
the eighth of an acre was, with like
results, the outlay for seed would have
been, at three cents per pound, the
price of the grain sowed, $3.00; the yield
8,000 bushels. Mr. Bissell informs me
that he will plant 35 or 40 acres next
spring, using the seed -planter and cul
tivator instead ot the broadcast sower.
The facts I have given can be well at
tested, if desired. Should any further
information be wished for, it will be
furnished by addressing I). O. Rissell,
Willow Itanch, Modoc Co., California.
The Marvelous Force op Grow
ixg Vegetables Even the appar
ently soft cellular fungi will lift enor
mous weights; and almost every reader
must be familiar with some records of
their displacing huge tlagstones or
bursting the arches of cellars. About
two years ago Mr. W. S. Clarke. Presi
dent of the State Agricultural College
of Massachusetts, assisted by a number
of the officers and students of the col
lege, conducted a series of experi
mets to ascertain the expansive force
of vegetable tissue. It would occupy
too much space to describe the experi
ments in detail and the apparatus em
ployed, but the results may be summar
ized in a few words. The plant em
ployed for the purpose was the
mammoth pumkin, Cuvvrb ila maxima.
The fruit was the one confined to test
the force. The seed was planted on
July 1, and the plant grew with such
extraoru; ary rapidity that by August
1st, the lemale flower was artificially
impregnated, rne young pumkin lm
mediately began to enlarge, and on the
17th it measured 27 inches in circum
ference. It was then confined and con
nected with an apparatus for measur
ing its lifting power. The weight lifted
increased from sixty pounds on August
1 to .0OU pound on August lilst. I5v
the end of September it raised 2,015
pounds, and on Outooor 2lth, the
weight was increased to 4,120 pounds.
The last weight was 5, 000 pounds, but
this was not clearly raised, though it
was carried ten days, on account of the
breaking of the apparatus. The root
system of this pumkin plant was souk
thing extraordinary. After carefully
washing away the earth from it it was
measured in all its ramifications, the
entire length being calculated at htteen
miles. It was also estimated that ;(,
000 leetot roots must have been pro
duced at the rate of l,00t feet or more
per day. A second plant of the pump
kin in the same bed was cut off close to
the ground when eight weeks old, and
attached to a mercurial guago to meas
ure the pressure of the sap. The max
imum force attained wasoual to a
column of water 4S.rl feet high. Nuin
merous other experiments in the same
branch of inquiry might be quoted, but
they reveal only the same phenomena
in diflcrent plants. Juunutl of the istt
cit'ij of Arts.
ihe -Mountain Meadows massacre is
traced to the door of the temple in
which Iiilgham Young ofliciates.
Wells, his first otiieer, appears to have
issued the order for the destruction of
the emigrants. There is no likelihood
that tiny of the principals to the mur
dor will ever bo brought to justice, but.
the facts which have been brought to
Iilit in connection with the trial and
execution oi joiin i. i,ee, leave no
room tu (biubt that be was merely the
ageut of the chief of the Mormon
church.
only the fullest and most perr-ct
seed should be sown. V should al
ways reject the small and imperfectly
formed grains of corn on ouch end of
thecals. Seed may I' constantly im
proved and production increased by
constant care in this direction.
In t'.ra.il diamonds are found on
' mountains tl,non feet nlxice fhe o,i.
'This is what iu.kv them so high.
LEGAL.
Sheriffs Sale.
1y vmrcE OK TWO EXECUTIONS ls-
Riiwl out of tlie Honorable l!niintv I'ourt, of
lie Mime of Orepon, I'.ir the countv of Marlon, an -the
27th iluv nt Mar. li, 1877, bolh"ai:alni't JarntH
Mitlihiw, ilct'endiiiu; Hid one In favor of Joan
llnlM-K, (ilaintiir, liir UN, in tr. f.. gold coin, and
it ;ia-l(Kii'.iwu. toxnihor wllh nn per cent, per
mondi iiitcri'xt ninl nixmlng coat, and tlio oilier
In t'nvor of 11. V. iM.-.i'iiulcy, ilalni If. for Ihesum
of jhs i'i In V. s. gold coin, and .'!7 Hli-100 oosu,
and one piT cent i.r nionlti interest mid Riv.ru-Iiik.-osik,
1 liave lei ied upon ami will soli at pno
io auction on Saturday, tlie nth duv of IHov
ls77, at ioV.hvk p. a . at Itm Court. Il.'iuse ilooi .
In MiliU-nmity uml Shite, all Ihe riitht Mile iind in
tiiiwtol I lie di I. lames M.rllhee In and to tlie fol
lowing )fA!rllitil premise to-wU; Lots X
three, ci! four, III live (f, ami t, In blouk
No. len (tin in do. II. Jouum' addii ion to iho oitv
of Salem. In Million county m il sialu ot Oreew.
as shown 1 the recorded plot of mid addition In
Ihe llei'order'H ollke In the.'.nmilv of Marlon and
slate of Oi'i-Kiin. a so the undivided one-half In
terest in the west half of ihe premises bounded
nnd ilanvrilwl hy hiinniii;: at a poim, in the eat
linn of ihedoiindon land e In tin of iho late Thou.
I). Kei.iii iind Mary, his wile, said point heina
N l'J, ftj, W intttehaln finm the aoutli-east uoi
nerol said claim, uml running thence west to the
wel Ilii5 of said claim; them e northerly alnnit
Kald west line chains, thence ca-t to the u.t
I ne of said claim, i hence, nlonjr said east line,
south 12", w . east 4:!l chains to he place or be
iflnnlnK. contiilniiiK 21) I27-1W) ucres of land, ami
bnliiK in T 7. s It M W, of Willamette meridian. In
tlie county ot Marion nnd Slate of Oregon, said
west lialf uonialnliiir 11 3'.-lno acres or so much
therein as w ill mtislj the ueinand of theplainlilT.
J. A. KAKfc.lt,
, Sheriff Marion Comity.
Salem, Ogn., April ,'ith, lH77-4w.w.
Sheriffs Sa!e.
1Y VIRTtE OF AN KXECUTIOX ISSirEO
J out of the Honorable Circuit C'ouir
oi ihe State of Oregon, for Ihe countv
ot Marion, on the 27th daT of Mar. h, 1877
in favor of I,. K. Orover, Governor, i' t had
wick. Secretary of Stale, and A. 11, Brown, Stah
Treasurer, constituting tlie Board of School
..and Commissioners for tho State of Oregon
piamtllls, nod against John A. Johns and Jiiiln
A. Johns, his wife, defendants, for the sum
three Hundred dollars ami thirtv-nlne aud o10
dollars costs, together w- h interetat the rae of
len per eent. pur ami urn nnd accruing coils, I
have levied upon and will se I at public unction,
on .Monday, the 30th day nr April, 1877, at 1
o'clock I". . it., at the Court House door, in said
counly and Si.ne, all tho vijrht litle and Interest
which the said John A. Johns and Julia A Johns,
his w ile, had on or alter the Dili day of July, liiiat
in or to the following dcscrilied premises, to-wit
Situated in the city of Salem, Marion connlr"
State of Oregon, and known as lot No. eight Oil
... CILll Ol. (J . j . IV fc, K,
Sheriff Marion County.
March 29th, 1877 - 4w-w. '
Sheriff's Sale.
BY VIKTtTE OP AN EXECUTION ISSUED
out ol the Honorable i.ir.,nit I1,, ...
State ot Ore-on, Uir the county ol Marion, on the '
lbih day ol March 1S77, In fnvorof Ai Coolidce,
i.in...iui, aim against o. f. Shirts and Ellen II.
Hlirts. his wife, defnnrlania. tn.. rh,.
thousand two bundl ed and thirty-eight and eietatv
one hundredth dollars. In V. Si gold coin, anil
lo. ty ami tnirty one hundredth dollars cOoCa, to
gether witli ten oerceni per annum Interest ami
accruing costs, 1 have levied upon and will sell at
, .lo.icaucu. h on snturuay meilst dav of April.
18i i. at 2 o clock P. M.,at the Cour. House dno
in said County and Slate, all tho right title and in
terest wh-ch the hbW O. P. Shirts and Ellen I.
blurts, his wife, had on or after the 17th dav of
.-uiomuci, im,,, iimnii ule loiiowing deseribed
premises to wit: lieziunina-i n,. v w
.r? W,''.';!lr'-'1:nf lhe N K quarter ot section 32.
I B- fs R 1 W, ami running tlieuce North along the
boundary lire ot H. Reed's donation land claim
48 rods, thence West 211 rods; i hence South 4 rods:
thence East 40 rods: thence North 1(1 rods: the.-..
W - est 2U roils to the place of beginning, and eon
Wlning ten acres, more or less, inii.i.. ..i.i
County and state, tlmt certnln tract of land sold
Kteilto Jos. Engle and Sons, and describeii
a lodows, to wii: h Being all of that part of said
H. Keed s Donation laud claim, which lies on the
South side ot Pudding river, and the same being iu
tlie southwest con.,..- r.r i.i it u
claim, containing ten lcves more or less. Sale to
i.e ma.ic auuieci toa prior lien in favor of E M
bugle and B. F. Englu, as executors ol the estate
ol Joseph Engle. deceased. iiii ii,BU.,.r,i im
In U. S. gold coin. win. i..i.er,.jf -
$8fH)of said gold dollars from the 1st day of July,
i'7i.m tfnf'iI'oe,".t,",T '"" "'! tlie sum of
i74 2lolsaid gold dollars and Interest thereof at
ten percent, prannum from theS'h'Hvof Feb.
o, n Sherlfl Marlon County.
Sftiem,Ogn., March, 22, ls77:4w
Executor's Notice.
To whom it mav concern:'
'piIK UNUEJWU EL), HAVIXfJ BEEN
X duly appointed executors of the l hi ..i
testament ol A. It. Cosr, deceivseii, notice k.
hereby given to all persons having claims against
tlie estate ol the said A, B. Oo,.per, deceased,
to present the une within six montIn Iroio th'
.a.c w. ..us iiui.ee, ui ine iitioersigneil at the
idence of P. 8. Knight, in the' citv of s
Marion County, Oregon.
M A H Y J. C.1SPKK,
March Hth, 1877,
x. o. iv.-vmiiT,
Executors.
(4vv-w.)
Sheriff's Sale.
1V
VIRTl'E OF AN hXECKTION ISsrvn
Xr out of tlie
Honorable Circuit i:n.,ir .r
Siato ot Oregon, for lliccouniv of Marion, on the
l'.itli .lay of March 1877, nnd a decree If fore,
closure 'therein in favor of Imniel Pavton, plain
t It. and against Janus M. Kicker, defendant, for
the sum ol two thousand, two hundred and nine
teen dolUrs, In V. S. gold coin, nnd one hundred;
and seventeen and thinv-iive one iumdrnlili dol
lars cost.-, together widi one per cent, iier month
.merest and accruing costs, I have levied upon
anil will Mil at public auction on .Monday, the d
day ol April. Ih77, al o'cl.vk e. m., at ihe Court
ll jsc door, iu s.il'1 county and Siaie, all ihe lieht
litle and inierot which I lie said lames M Klcke
h'l r al. er I he mil dav of October, 1871, in or
to t he lollow inn described premise lo wit: Situated
In Marion county, Siie ol Oregon, and being lol
No. one (II of Mviion ihlrty-twu CM) in T 7, SR2
. ol ihe Wdlainene nieriili,in,coniainiug il and
il-lim n. ies ot Inn I, also the following travstut
llie
nonii-weM ' Imiuiiiuu v line ol th
iH.un,,,!,, ,,v IIV JO Oilliit v. I,u-u
nooaiion laml claim ot If. A. lipaiie.- i,,r,.-.
feels the north b.iuinlarv line of Ta.sKiW
and running ih .,icc west along Ihe town dil line
aliout chains iodic li Ui.iiniiarv line of tlie
donation laim c aim ol James Kicker and wife
thenoeSM ,5J Walongsaid Itickev'sSK boundary
lin,il::i(icliuius,tlieiice soiuh ;in ; 18 ,eud ;i bunt II -4;ichalusio
lhe N W hoiinilarv line id iheilonatlui
laii.tclaiin ol Tliniuas ianlev, thence N 47 Is' n
along said Stanley's N W boundarv line alHiui
l:t. cliains to the lnnst westerly corner ot said
Oesners claim: thence " 4"i , IS , K along said
(iesnur's N W bounilary line about :0:!Hi cliains to.
the place of beginning nnd cintuiiiing about
iSand .iii-lnu acres of laud or so much llieinof
will saii-fv me demand of pliiniia'.
J. a. JtAiic a,
.. Sheriff lUaiiuu ..aty.
bal in. ire., March 0-ii, !S77:4w.
In Ihe Itecorder's Cour', lor the ( It (of Satero.la
the County of M iriou and siam of iiregou.
CIVIL ACTION Tu KtiCiiVEU:
C. M. Painienterand K.J. Hancock, HaintttN
VS A, C. Angell, Heteinlanl.
T i A. C. Angjll, tlie di fenda rt above named:
IN THE NAME OF IHE STATE )KOHEiOX
jou arc hereby rcipilrcd 10 apK'ar at the ol
lice of the iinilersigne I, Lifv Kecoiner and ex-oi-H.ioJ.
P. for II ec in of salcii, aforesaid, on the
tiirsi dav o I.M.'n . A. i.. 1-77. .u i i.Vbvk P. M
In answer ihe above name I plalu.llls in aclvils,'!
lion-au.l II you fail soioauswer lOr uaul tbere
lhe pliiiniiils niii lai,e judgment against von
lor llie sum. I Ei.rij linllais.i.KjeiherwIih lnlerest
llieieoi since Se.U uii.li-Win s;, at the rale of
leu pri ceiil ier aniline and lor the costs and du-
biireineut-..i 1I11.1.1 'Jherl.ve of the onler
forei mcc In pnU i. a .ou is Alaich i7ili. A, O.,
It . W. HOWIE,
llecuril.-r aud e-i flic ... J. p
Tii.k l.e. ii' i..i I'laimiii...
Lots in North Salem.
IWU.l.SEU. lU.Ot ksIR t.ulS (V NOHTH
Ntii-ui. lower i ban have .n i,.rB.i M "
.., is I he ck.a. ... se. re , ,m w V.l
-i.nii:.,.J; to , . w,n.AJij,.
ware l '