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THE ASHLAND TIDINGS ENGLAND AND THE WAR IN THE EAST. SIKES WORDEN. H. M. THATCHER. [Fr m »be Tim*».] WHAT BECAME OF LIEUT. WRIGHT’S WATCH. THE LAKE COUNTY GRAND JURY. THATCHER & WORDEN F t . K lamath Ogn., Deo 18, ’77. The oommunication from » Linkville It would seem that England realizing E ditor T idings :—Hiving seen an correspondent of the A shlynd T idings , the danger of a conflict with R’ ssia. DEALERS IX hak been for a long time quietly pre- article in the T idings called “Incidents that appeared in that paper some time A MISTAKE. i paring herself for any emergency. It of the Modoc Campaign." in which the ago, charging the officials of Like Thoae who read the Jacksonville | i is said that during the last 12 months! death of Lieut. Wright is meutioned, county as composing a ring and rub Times of last week doubtless saw the ships have been constantly carrying also the biding aud constqueut loss of bing the Treasury to the tune of J?4,- statement, fonnded on correspondence stores to Gibralter and Malta, where his gold watch, and as it is generally 000. conld only be begotten in maliee from Lake Co., that there is a plan ou . there is now a vast accumulation of war believed that the watch has never been » rhe Grand Jury tn their r»-Jort did not foot in that county to run an IndepeL- I material. Orders have been received found. I thought it would not be amiss in the leant brai d the officers of Luk« dent ticket next year in the Mitchel i at Woolwich for the manufacture of to throw some light ou this sul j-*ct, county with dishonesty. The compar LINEVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, OKI interest, in the hope of overcoming the 16-pounder field pieces, and it has also stating that the watch was found, and atively small discrepancies found to Are now receiving iron) S«n Francisco an ex ei.sive slock of goo» exiet iu over-allowances does notin any I . Democratic majority, and that “O. C. been determined that four eighty ton who is the possessor of it. exactly suited to the trad»- of the At the time of the massacre, (as I way implicate the officials with cor Applegate is understood to be fore guns for the Injlcxible are to be c'uam- most in the movement.” There is not a bered at that place. It is also reported cannot denominate it by any other rnption or justify any one iu making particle of evideucein the possession of that considerable credit is given to the term) I was a sergeant of Company G, such charges. We would not for a moment believe any mao, friend or foe, that we are at otatemeut, in influential circles, that 1-t Cavalry then under Maj-»r Jackson’s the head, or at any part of this scheme England contemplates the purchase of command; the morning after our arrivul that any of Ibe officials would misap Which 'hev are prepared to sell at prig's th itcc.unot [ ■.'.! ♦o satisfy customers. Bw or of any other political scheme. We the Porte’s suzerainty over Egypt, thus at the scene of the massacre, T propriate a dollar, and we will further sure to call and »«e us and 8« e for y ourselves. know nothing of any such plan and are securing a more posi’ive and substan was detailtd with five men to Beared etale iu justice to those gentlemen and not interesting ourself in political ma tial footing in the East. It is evident fur dead and wounded. Amongst the people of Like county that their neuvering«. We propose to address that England considers the danger of the men I had with me, was a general deportment as ci*iz -ns and of I Ci our attention to the management cf | war imminent and tbut in such an man by the name of William Warner oi fleers will compare favoiably with any the A shland T idings , making it, to event Bhe will be found well prepared. Company G,l-t Cavalry. The first dead that can be found anywhere. ------ the best of our ability, a non partizan we found were Lieut Wiight aud three The probate record we found com other men, who were lying or rather paper, devoted to the bast interests of [From the H ilton (K«.l Recorder.] plete, reflecting credit upon the Coun Do not forgot the Old Pioneer Store of the Laks Country. ASHLAND, OREGON’. sitting, aa all of them wers in a sitting ty Judge, especially during hia first Southern Oregon, aud as such, equally acceptable to both political parties, posture in an inclosure surrounded by term after toe organization of thecoun THATCHER & W6RDEN November 19, 1877. rocks; »n oversight by which they all ty, considering the luefftoiency of the and ths people need not tear that we E ditor R ecorder :—I tbougLt, in lout their lives, for if they hud gon» Clerk. are a ravening wolf in the fleeoe of a asmuch as I bad written to you before into the rocks instead of the inclosnre, lamb. That Lake Co. correspondent We, members of that’. Grand Jury, I bad become acquainted with ibe pen tkt y conld have kept iff all of the Mo endeavoring to discharge out duties should be more careful hereafter. pie of Ashland and its surroundings doc tribe until le tnforcement arrived; faithfully, were materially assisted by DEFENSE OF CHINAMEN that I would again address you a few but I do not care to criticise the affair, Baid officials, who freely manifested a as I cannot but feel b.tdly whenever I wiliirgneBB to uncover everything un Information has reached Washing lines. I find the society out here, on this think of it, for from torty to fifty valu reservedly. ton that San Francisco attorneys of the coast, better than 1 expected. Last able lives were lost by the imprudence Chinese Companies have not only com Let this forever put these charge-» Sunday, Rev. Hurlburt again appealed of a commander. I w.ll tell yon what at rest and etamp the character who is pleted,various printed documents in op position to the proposed Congressional in the Academy, and ¡»reached an in I know about the watch: As I was in guilty of originating that falsa produc Main Street, Ashland, * aotion on the Chinese question, but teresting sermon on "The Progress of the lead of ruv party. I was the first iu tion. that numerous copies will soon be for the Gospel,"—text in the Song of Solo- discovering Lieut. Wright’s body. L It would bo condescending indeed to i mon, G-10; after «which they beat up was in a siitiug posture, his back to OULD Announce to the people oi Jackson and Lake counties warded for usa and distribution in give any notice to a character who j for recruit», resulting in seven unit- wards the rock; his hands folded on his Congress and other official circles. seeais so devoid of hoce-.t principles, that they have commenced receiving their iit-w kali Mock, ■ ing with the M. E. Church by letter abdomen; his coat unbutton-d; bis pis were it not that the outside world can and that every day will witness additions to the largest block of — — -------------- W estern E nterprise — “A rabian I In the evening Prof. Skidmore preach- tol lying across his legs; be was shot not sea thfBe things as they really are Bov” S old .—W. C. Myer, of Ashland, efi to a large congregation, an able and through both bunds aud through the Aud it is also that justice be done iu Jackson county, Oregon, the Pioneer interesting sermon, on Lake 23 43 42. body. On examination I saw that be the premises that we make this state Importer of Percberons on the Pacific They have a fine organ iu the Academy : bad uo watch ou him. After I bud the ' meet. 8. C ampbels , Foreman. Coast, and owner of a valuable stable choir meeting every Saturday evening. bodies carried over to camp, I was or J. O. E lder , Juror, of thia stock at his ranebe iu Southern The school iu the Academy is full this dered by Mt jor Green to take fifteen J. IÍ. S herlock . Juror. Oregon, visited Chester county recent- ■ winter; about 200 students iu atteud-j ! men and go back towards Gillems J ohn A. S mith , Juror - jy and purchased of our neighbor.J. J. ■ance. camp, where I would meet Docter Mc- Parker, importer of Percheron horses, We now get tlio Holton Recorder reg Elderry with a pack train loaded with IL p. ''Arabian Boy," son of imported Rosa 1 ularly. It comes to us iu seveu days water aud medicine, aud escort them iu Bonheur and Jenifer Arabian, and we from the dute of its publication, and is Iu getting my men together I could Standard Cccds. Seid at ike levasi r.arktt price, believe the only cross between the a welcome visitor iu our family. I am not find tbut man Warner, so I went pure desert horse and the pure Perch- much pleased to see the accounts of without him, I met the pack train about eroo, in America. Mr. Myer was’ in the large crops of corn and other farm three miles from cuuip, aud when I duced to make this purchase on ac products, spoken of iu the Recorder. brought them in, it was ne-ar sundown; ARE NOW CONDUCTING count of the many valuable- qualities These ure jiiet such capers us Jacksuu then I heard for the firat tirue about the in the Percheron, being derived from county is able to perform, aud those watch, that a party were looking for il. the Arabian, and believing that a fresh large potatoes placed ou the editor's but could uot find it. About dark, we infusion of the Arab blood would be a table are charming to all lovers of the retraced our steps to G.lh-m’e c/.c’p, “1" valaable acquisition to his stable and potato family;but as I love the name of' carrying tho dead aud wounded with MEAT MARKET the horse stock of the North-west Pa Jacksou and to speak of its good qual- ' us. cific coast. Learning of him through ities, I must give you a few items of About four months after the Modoc the Centennial Commission from Ore what Jackson couuty ou this coast, can v war—I was then Lt Sergeant of Com gon, who hod seen “Arabian Boy” at do, and, as I have been speaking ot ■ pany . G, 1st Cavalry—I noticed a gold • tho Centennial show, and the Jenifer the potato crop. I must give you facts* watch aud chuin with private Warner;! Arabian, his sire, and seeing also a ou the aabjeet, but I hope anything 1 i my suspicions aroi-e as to wbove it was, Step!e ar.d Fancy Gceds, Greetrits. Fnc?.T.rp. Cktkirr, £co:$ notice of them iu the ‘Mmeriron Ayri may say will uot hiuder your worthy I but ou ai-kirig him, he tul.l me that the bhoes. H¿ts, Ceps föikifKr>öC(i I rtSG L’cccs. Cisc'.eiy, culturist," he resolved to add this val subscribers from bringing iu their big watch was his; that before he enlisted Glass ar.d Ìiiìware, Si.avvlt, Wreppirs, C10» k C > uable colt to his Stud, at “cost what it potatoes and other tar in product», aud he left it in Sau Fraucixco with a hotel would;’’ ao he wrote to Mr. Parker, re piling them ou the editor s table till it I keeper for board he ow< d, and showed < r fats cf all questing him to telegraph to biin im groaus again; but. I hope my old' tue a letter uud receipt from San Fian- mediately if “Arabian B >y” was alive friends will do better after this, than c : bco . I was satisfied it was his, until ; and well, and that he would come aud to take in their little oue-pound-niue-' the company moved to 8un Diego, I see him. Accordingly he made the ouuce potatoes, for three-pound pota- where Warner was discharged. About ; journey of over 3,000 mils» principally toes are an every day occurrence here two weeks afterwards, I got »the ap — a i l i . i . i.iXE or— to get him. He succeeded in purchas —even four-pouud potatoes are not pointment as Commissary S rgeaut »nd ing him of Mr. Parker, and we feel as looked upon with any great curios »ty 5 i was ordered to Arizona. The night be sured that Oregou farmers will iu due ' but when they come to their five-pound- j fore leaving the company, while to time reap the benefit iu the improve era, they begiu to find their way to the I gether with sever:;l men of the com- meat of their stock by this expensive editor’s sanctum; uud those ueighiug ioneer otel maud, one of them, a particular friend but creditable enterprise of Mr. Myer. five pounds aud a hulf become of of Warner, aDd the only one who knew — cons : S’l'ING OF— “Arabian Boy" shows the Arab in a still more notice, and find a place in of the watch, iu the course of conv?rsa- Linkville, Lzkc County, Oregon marked degree about the head, neck our county papers and county clerk’s tioD, nnguard'‘dly told me, that War-1 I and shoulders, and in the body aud office and other public places. Oue ot ner had lost all his money and Lieut, j The subscriber is again in charge of the O ld P ioneer L ot ¡4, of the quarters the pure Percheron. Ha is a those ldrge potatoes was given to oue Wright’s watch to a gambler by the Lake country, and is determined yearling past aud a perfect beauty. of my uearest neighbors, a few days mime of Kit Burns of San Diego, whom to make his guests Mr. Myer visited the stable of Colin ago, with the request that they should J well knew, but us I had to leave eaily Cameron, Marietta, Pa., the present use it for their first meal, as they were tfienixt morning I could do nothing Comfortable and Happy. owner of the Jenifer Arabian, aud pur jux>t going to hoUackoepiug. ilo tolu ' ! towards the recovery of the watch, as I chased a pure Percheron filly, which me that they diued from it, with six in ■ Give him a call and rest assured intended to do. WHEAT—OATS— EARLEY- bacon and lard he will also take West with him to the fdunly, aud bad potato left. The Arriving at Coup M'jive, Arizona that he will make you feel at gether with several imported Sbetlaud ouions, also, grow very large, here, [2-29tf. j Territory, I spoke to the Q iart« rmas home ponies from the stable of A. J. Alex three being placed on the scales, their’ GEORGE NURSE. i ter, Lieut. Geo S. Wilson 12 h Infan ander & D. Swigert, Kentucky. He weight was found to be seven try, who is well acquainted with Mrs. v2n20 f.J •L M. M< < ALL ¿ <dP*| J. Wl.LLH left Oakland ou Friday last fur Pitts aud a half pounds. Cabbages weigh Wright, and told him the history of the burg and will then take the steamer ing thirty-three pounds ure uot among watch, and as he went to San Fraucis- down the Ohio fur Cincinnati, where the largest, and the pumpkin that took co on business, I gave him a letter to he will take on the pouies. From the premium at the State Fair is said Mrs. Wright, wuli the history of the thence, he goes direct to Omaha, then to have weighed 3U0 pounds. The ap watch,also describing the man who lias to ReddiDg, California, the termiuus pies, peaches, pears, plums and grapes it aud where he lives. I aho «ent a let of the Oregon Division of tho Central are very plentiful, aud some of tueru ter to Col. Bernard with the circum Pacific. He will then make the re are so large that I fear to give you tue QxegPös stances, but unhappily the Col. was mainder of his journey, 180 miles over full dimensions lest you think I urn away on furlough. Lieut. Wilson told land, over two ranges of the Siskiyou exaggerating, but we have had apples (°) me on bis return from San Fruncisoo, Mountains, the northern continuation iu our house this fail, that measured of the Sierra Nevadae, to Ashland, in fifteen inches iu circumferauce; peach that they tried to get tho wutcb, but ALL PERSONS OWING THE A Larsje and Fresh stock the gambler wanted sixty dollars, the o Rogue River valley, hi3 home.— From es, eleven aud twelve inches; pt-ars, at amount he advanced on it, although Wagner, Andersen & Farmer's Dry Goods at the the Villayc Record, BLf Chester, Fa,, fifteen to seventeen inches; grapes in PIONEER STORE. PIONEER STORE. tho watch and chain is worth double Mill Company Ven. 1st abuudauce—a single buueh weighing ■ the amount, but it seems that Mrs. three pounds. Some of idem are ou ¡Wright is very poor and has not the Are hereby requested tti C» 11 ai.d fettle with either < ♦ >- Ex R oute . — We have just received cash or note, by February First, the v.ues yet, for wo have hdd but lit a few hues from*our euterpnsing horse- A Fine Assortment oi Fancy W agner , anderjon ,& co . I sixty dollars, and so the watch of Lieut. 29 fj man, W. C. Myer, dated at Bass Sta tle frost. Goods and Notions at the | Wright adorns the person of a gambler tion, SbaeUCo., California, ou Curi&t* Tiiis is the busy season, here, among j at Suu Lhego, California. PIONEER STOKE. mas day. Ho reports a big rain ou the farmers. They wul plow aud sow A S oldier . bauds, and say« he caunut say how * ♦ ---- soon he will be at home, as that will up to the first of April. I n J acksonville . — Wo were one of I must clooe my letter; I did not m- depend on the roads uud weather. He sujs the little pomes are the chief mat ' tend to wntu bo much, so you may du a party of fourteen Ashlandites, who ter of luterest in the outfit, as they just »is you chouse with it ■ attended a ball given iu Jacksonville are so extremely small aud yet almost on Christmas evening, by the Social Respectfully yours, perfect iu form. His nuraes are all in Club of tbit place. Of course the af- II. M c B ride . good fix. -- ------ --------------------- I fair conld Dot help proving a success I nstallati ou,—At a meeting of Ash F or F ort K lamath .—A s per tele 1 Rince the club, under the auspices of land Lodge, No. 23, A. F. and A. M., GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, PAINTS AND OILS,' beid ou Dec. 24, lbi 7, the following graphic instructions, so says the Ore- which it was given, includes among its officers were installed for the ensuing yoniun, tbo commanding olticrisat Fort , members many of the most prominent “ Cheaper than the Cheapest Masonic yeur: W. H. Atkinson, W. M ; Vancouver wilt send all itilrsted men al ■ citizens of Jacksonville. The supper T. O. Andrews, 8. VV.; A. 8. Jacobs’ that post for Ft Klamath, Oregon, to H at Mrs. Vining’s was also a decided J. W.; J. M. McCall, T.; J. 8. Eu , I success. We were all favored with that Bring on ycur Produce and Exchange for Goods. banks, Seo.; L. \V. Rjbcitsun, Ty»er; their station io charge of a suitable i kindly u't<’nt>oiy and courtesy which we Dauml Gaby, 8. D.; il. Fux, J. W.; man of the party lanced for the pur ’ never fail to roc- ivo at the hied* of the J. Weils aud O. C. Applegate, Stew pose. The post commauder will report > citizens of the “old hittoric town of MfiS.M. W. KARGAOIKF. v2a44,—If ards. Southern Orpgon.” ou the arrival of the men. FRIDAY .................DECEMBER 28, 1877 A 2 .. a ■ .1 A I» .•» Gi A loci 10 VN I ZN 1 1 ' _ ^.1 -.4 K'lunn TF 1 <a ulun li.il Beef Cattle, Hides nd Wool taken in ex- change for goods. f i « » I turn, •¿ r litten P H . 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