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OFFICIAL r.VFEK FOR CLACKAMAS COfXTV.
o Orson City, Oregon ,
Friday : : : Oct. 13, 1871.
o o Radical Figures and Falsehoods-
In the good old times when the Demo
cratic party held the reins of tbe General
Government, the old adage that '-figures
w'tfn'l lie." held good, but since the Radi
cal party has had control of the Govern
ment, that adage has become absolutely
obsolete. Figures are made to lie, in or
der that they may steal. Last week we
showed from the Finance Report of 1S70,
that on the same dale. Juno 30:h, 1S70.
there witf a difference in the amount of
o
the public debt as slated by Secretary
Boutwell and John Allison, Register of
the Treasury,amountmg to $01.313.S2S 07.
A Radical paper that had denounced
the statement of anv such difference, as
an ''exploded Democratic falsehood " af
ter having been referred to the figures,
virtually acknowledged the fact, but en
deavored to opoligizo by stating that '-the
difierence is one of 'form merely,-'-' aI'd
arises from the presentation of the ac
counts in different ways." We, therefore,
propose to-now show that if the diiferer.ee
is one of form mi rely,'- that that form Is
altered each year, as the relative defer
ence in the two statements changes, as
will hji seen by the following contrasts
furrasLcd by J)ojHw-1Fs statement on page j
23 of his report, contrasted with Allison's
on page '110, in the Finance Report of
iS70
ISC',.
.1 une 3". iVl.t I" r Allison . . .
Juno 30. ltbt pi r i'oatv. ell.
.f:"2..":)n.n;.; r,r?
JV.utwclI le than AliL-un.
IS-III.
June;:!). Jt.-bt rcr AP.ison
June tin. Debt per iloutv.t-ll. .
O
v, T.)
-w ,,- c. . ,
. 2,773,2:;,i73 a j
ixnmveU Ic-.ts man Allir-oa
t7.
JunSO. 1 -!. rcrAlIi.-if:i
Jiu.- ;i. i)oVt per l:u:itv.-: !I. .
lioutvtvll le. than Alli-oju.
l.8.
: l',ls'J,70.3
:-.!.(.;U2,l 00,2 1.3 12
2,(i7.s.P2t.,l(i:j K7
i i,u7;;,ni 2.3
.wcroo.oot C7
l'..il,7,V31 !)
Juno 30. Ik
it jee -vhi :o:i. . . .
J une SO. Jx-bt per i'-ue.t well.
J lout well less than Al
21,1P),
Now the table turns and Boutwell leads.
0June3. lel.t y-vr ii-Mwell.
J une 00. lK bt per A1H on. . .
...2..3S5, 1.32.21.3 !U
. . 2,lS',(i,w,iM.) .js.
Allison less than boutwell. .s
1870.
tttuia,;:
June ."JO. IMper 1 tout well S2,-Ha,(;72, S27 SI
J une 30. Del per Allison '2,.S!i,:.3H, 3'JU 7i
Allison less than I'.outwell. 01,.,.138S 07 ! account of the absence of the President,
Thus it will be seen from the above that i was postponed. At 1 o'clock the grand
if the difference is one of -form merely," j parade of all animals entered took place,
that a rtitl'ereat -form" is used each year. I The attendar.ee on the grounds to-day
But such an excuse is perfectly idle. A ! far exceeds any previous one. and is said
careful enalysis of the reports of the P.ad- to be larger than ever seen before en the
ical Treasury officials at Washington can ! third day. It is estimated that 10.000 to
not fail to convince the most skeptical 12.000 people- are now within the enclos
tbat they not only do not know what the nre. The booths and streets are throng
public debt really Is, but alsc. that they ed. Buggies, coaches, hacks and express
will deliberately alter figures to suit them- j wagons are d ishing pe'dme'l over the
pelves. To show that they do not know grounds. The half-dozen ' Merry Go
what the public debt really is, we will Rounds,'-' or what-you-call-cm, run by
tal.- .1 i f?'. t-. n f t-1 .... ... f.,.. T.,.. . .-. .1 . 1
vintitiii, ciaiuumia iui tiuiie ,o,
1S70. At that date. Botitvvell issued n
Ktatement giving the total of the public
debt at $2,177,172,1.39 20, Subsequently
be revised and restated, from '-the ac
counts o receipts and expenditures' by
'warrants.'' making ihe principal 2.C0I.
738, C72 7f. Then, in his December Re
Ioi9 to Congress, we have the amount
ploccd at $2.i.V0,t;72.-!27 81. Allison. 3
we have seen, placed ihe debt at 62,380,-
3.8,5U0 71, while Spinner, the Treasurer,
placed it at the same date at $2,307,;? 41.-
CIS 05. To make pbun, we will place
the d'.fterent stat
1S70.
June 30. h U r-.. r I
nts together :
v.-el', fust
st iitelu- lit
June;!!'. l'i b! xr J'.ciuv.i
June .");. I .1; i- i'.nxi', :V.,
q Juno.j1). ) :(tit .'j .
June ;(i. I j i i ,s. .iua.-r. .
....f.Vt:7.!72,b":) 2:)
!o. 2,i;-U,7:is.(:72 7 1
lo. 2, ;s:i,r-72, 127 si
. . . 2, "-.'., :!"is, 7 t
. . i,';;7,sii,; e.
Ihus we fiiul live stat. meats of the pub
lic debt, at the same period, each one dif-
fering horn the other. Do thev kn
ow.
O either of them, w hat the public deb! is '-
Again, these Radica
will deliber.iti !y alter
plainly that they luigh
J rea.-'u-ry ollicials
fiirures ami lie so
know that thev
would be cani;iit. lu the Finance i.Vf.nrt
of lb70, there is 011 js
!7.. a statement
of the revenue of the Government in each
year, in which table the balance remain
ing in the Treasury is given for each year
until ISOC. Then the balance is no longer
given, we suppose for the reason that they
thought it might prove troublesome to
them. olu u,;s table, the balance in the
Treasury lor the year ending June 30di.
" g'ven at s-32.170.5j-0 78. In th
e 1
cf iuaoce lieport for the year
page 21. the b .1! ar.ee in the
T
t
5 me
1
given
tsc-n.
.June ;!e. l'al.u.o
June :;y. .!..;;. ,
I 'iilv iciK e S2:, :".-;!!. j e;
Acaiii in t!:, !;,ii.i.r' it i v i... 1. .1
e " I f v tJ- ,uu" I Wheat Sereener.
ance for June 30.1), 1CG, is placed at j A. J. Banner had on exhibition Gor
$1G., 301. 051 70. whi'e on page 2, in the ; l.nns Broadcast Seeder and Cultivator,
Finance Report of !:n the Vilae" -it w!iicl combines sowing and cultivating
the -n,.,i - 1 "-..o-, - 1 1 !', ', j in one machine. This valuable piece of
Hit. a,.u ua.e Is i ,aced at i 32, , ,., 10 11 : ! SUoCiAiimn took the premium at. the Cali-
j,ir.c;;o ),-! . ,
1..., '.l , l -.vi- .lVA ('.7-i
rutir'o n
1' !' "
li)Torei-..
i .-! 11 -i in-. -.
ow w.:at can be the object for cluing-
S figures in that stvle and vvrr c-v
Slid lvinr- so
plainly ihat
,..-!,. , . ,. w .
"nui rmun ne
wi.uld becaugu;. u ;.s diSlcult to conceive.
Fvery e::e ki:..-v,s that in 1G0 theie was
no sucJ?' LaL.uce as thirtv-two millinr..
ever carried in 1 he
i reasurv. and the d,-
liberate n
Ll.iilUiJUi.a "i kuUSU iiuies il!Ut
. f 1. , . . r . .
have been ma le to npo'lgize, if possible,
for the Hol!chaess of ihe present Admin
istration i;i hold!
?uch large balance
Idle m the
iivusary. I roai tiie above
inures, it is iuconte,iib!v proven, 1st : H''11?' 9l twonty per cent, lighter
W .1 ,,..,. . : dratt than trie ordinary plow It w-
ttratthe Ra-i.c.d l.easury officials don't i (cS,f,.-.l to day. and worked toperfection
know irhat the public dtbt really is, and. j Ilses, G title, Sh;ep and Iog. The
2d : TU' thev uib deliberately alter and ! "P1 i;1 th5s Apartment was very good,
falsify j.pdciai records. u view of the ! TLe sUlbk's are aU ful1 of horses, from
above. Low much is Boutwell' t-eU"'it I the &ll'st rac'r to tue ll(?avy draft ani
in regard to the reduction of the public . laaL Tbe n,imber of cattle exhibited is.
debt ready worth ; i passilily larger than on any former year.
-" '. . j K. C. Stewart seems to have the greatest
Election RtT 1 axi -The itturi.s ii .e , nhh, ' number of bovine prodigies.
and I'enufvtvar.ia au -r. w
fa 10 nave go-.iL- Ra ;i.- ,
OLio is claimed bv
:,:-rV, 'r-. Th SUUtare U als
.irn.. ... ' . : r iaese urc ni'ly
i " "v '-'a-v be diueror.i tiualiy.
I sola Worth (?) has a bl
Ja5t issue uf the Y,e- r- . " ;iJl-
0.1, .Hi. - v. ...i.ctAt'. in revietv
'Ui i'.inn in H;..
lT Mr. (ioiTv'i e.jrt-. .... i. . ,
" - v-.ivii. evidently 5
anx.vjus to say something bat has not got
Jeady. Try again, d.ar Uulo.
:'i-j.w...'"
ELEVENTH ANNUAL FAIR
OF HIE
Oregon. State Agricultural Society-
REPORTED EXTT.ESSLY FOR THE EXTEr.rr.ISE.
FIKST PAY.
The Eleventh Annual Oregon State Fair
opened on 'Monday, October .8th, with
every prospect of proving a success. By
the evening of that day, the camp ground
adjoining the Fair Grounds was dotted
with the white tents of the industrious
farmers of our fast growing State, many
of the ruder domcils filled, and many
more speedily improvised. The day was
mostly devoted to entries, and prepara
tions of booths, the only prominent fea
ture being the races in the afternoon. We
give the as follows :
I'.ACES.
First race. Running ; sigle dash of a
mile ; for Oregon two-year olds. In this
race there were four entries : W. C. Scog
gin entered Mowitch ; W. J. Tennant en
tered Novice ; B. W. Phillips entered
Poorman ; W. B. Acker entered Lancas
ter. Mowitch took the lead and won by
three lengths. Time, 2:02.
Second race. Trotting ; best three in
five: three horses were entered, by Hart
ley, Bates and Asbury, of Eugene ; llad
ley's horse doubled distanced Ihe others.
Time. -l:f3.
SKCOXO PAY.
To-day was principally occupied in
making cn'iios, and the Clerks were kept
very busy. The attendance was much
larger than yesterday, and the various
bo
ths reaped a golden harvest.
We re-
serve notice of entries until to morrow.
KACES.
First race. Trotting ; best 2 in 5 ; for
Oregon bied four-year olds. J. Welch
entered "Maggie ; C. M, Bacon entered
M
ouie
O. Noble entered "Willamette.
Mollie took the lead in the first heat and
kept it easily. In the second heat Mo 1 lie
shut out both of her competitors, winning
both heats and the race. Time. 3:03 : 2u?.
Second race. Running ; for horse, mare
or gelding
mi
heats, best 2 in 3. Wm.
Gird entered Buckskin Bill ;
entered
Clameater ; Put Smith entered Prince.
Bnckskin Bill shut the others out m two
heats, winning the race. Time, 1:53; 1:52.
ti::i;: pay.
All entries closed at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. The annual election takes place dar
ing the day. The Opening address was
to have been delivered at 10:30, but on
j iii in, iii.i.e .oiu ,-;i'Liui ,'UiU'r, lire Kepi
bimiiy at work, swinging juvenile as well
as older Web feet merrily "around the cir
cle." Everybody seems happy and de
lighted. But we must leave the throng
ing multitude, to give a brief sketch of
the various articles and anlmils on exhi
bition. As our sp ice is somewhat limit
ed, we can notice the most important, and
those briefly. Ve. begin with the
A'JtllAUr.TfK VI, D E iY KTA' !CXT. Tliis IHOm-
1 ing a trial was m ide of Bobbins A Bt o.
j Traveling Thresher, which prove.! highly
satisfactory. This machine is intended to
travel with a "header" and thresh ihe
grain as it is cat. From the testimonials
of prominent farmers in different parts of
the State, we should consider it a valuable
i a von: ion,
li. 11. T little, of Portland, has on exhi
bition the Excelsior Mower, Strayer's Seed
Drill and the Goquiilard Wagon. The
Strayer's Swd Drill took the premium at
the 1,'nn County Fair. It can be easily
j converted into a broadcast sower, thus
! enabling a farmer to drill or sow.
11 awley. Dodd A" Co.. of Portland made
a good display of their renowned agricul
tural emblements, with which Oregon
! farmers are well acquainted.
! Knap p. Burred'. S; Co.. of Portland have
j Fish Pro-., and the Pain Wagons. Pitt's
j Horse Power, and the I niou Hay Rake
on exhibition.
The Howie Wagons, from the Premium
Wagon Factory, of Salem, presented a
very line appearance. Three different,
varieties were on exhibition farm wagons,
three-sprin g hacks, and four-spring car
riages, both open and top. T'nse vehicles
are finished in the best sf vie. f.nd show
j piain;y mat. uregou neeti uoi imjioii aay
! ''). on : thing in this line in the future,
t-'trv nt ! T. ( ainningham & Co., of Salem exhib-
ited
iiv
m
:o wer.
an invention o!
tr own State,
iuc a-ivan'a;
of which
e , , i
:.::-: i.
inter':? Grain St parabr.. bv B. IF
Rounds, of Polk county, attracted much
attention, as did Crvder's Champion
i lornia ataio 1 air an-i i:ie .Mecbanio
j Fair- a1 S;ln Francisco. It 15 capable of
i sowing from 12 to 30 acres per dav.
i T i' t.; ;.-..! ir , i , , c
i great simpiiciy and immense power.
i patented m June last, m tins Mate. 1 In,
i mgenio'.s contrivance takes the hav
from
1 ti
lie f-ilf-l.- -r.l'...: .... 1 1 .
i Ill 'ar.S ot an ntt.iMi o.l Iit-i-
1 IV v- I . IVt-lvn l ti vj
ba.es on a wagon. 1 1 is certainly a very
useful and economical machine." It was
put to a practical test, this morning, an 1
proved a success.
I. l.Mreet had on exhlbmon n n.m.-
yention. known as Butler's Strai"ht-Mold-
! board Sod and Stubble Plow, apecnliar
; looking institution. stron-U- r,-,-,mn,ij
i by the farmers of Oregon, "as bein- espe-
- auapiea 10 sou, stubble or fallow
Butteifield A: Co. have a large number
ol line wooiea sueep on oxsouiuou.
i Gouts and hogs oceupy a prominent
, L !l Z . '
O i nlsi, tn ih.i clnrk dpnnrtrnent.
i In the poultry Fine Mr
.1 . V.. S:
-tewart,
; has some verv fine snecimens of turkeys
and Mr. J. L. Parrish makes a good dis-
: 1 c i r .1 -fr
; i;,ay ,Jl cuicat-o, emozacmg iu
1 breeds.
T1IK r.vvn.iox.
! Tbe di'play ia the Pavilion was not so
: Peraily good as had been anticipated,
s yet iu souse dcp.u-lments it was unexcep
tional. This morning it presented a very
beautiful appearance. We give a sum
mary of articles which came under our
notice : , .
Fiokal DKFAnTMEXT. In thi3 depart
ment the principal exhibitors were Mrs.
McM. Dodsou. of Polk county ; Mr
Butler, and Mrs. Geo. Cook, of Salem ,
between whom the content for ftrst pre
mium will probably be had. I!.3.fr-
Creel, of Benton county, exhibited a
beautiful specimen of Iceland Moss ; and
Mrs. Adair of Salem, had a very fine coj
lection of mosses and everlastings. Alto
gether the Floral Department presented a
very tasteful appearance, reflecting great
credit upon Oregon ladies.
1'kl-it Among the principal exhibitors
of truit we notice in rder, A. Shipley,
L Bewellyn. and G. W. Walling, of
C'ackamas county ; and Joseph Hamilton,
of Finn county, the last of whom had an
exceedingly fine display of apples. We
noticed several specimens of dried and
preserved fruits, jellies, etc., which looked
very delicious.
I'e.iciabkz. This department is pretty
well filled this morning. Mr. Chitwood, of
Polk county, has on exhibition some mam
moth squashes, carrots, beets &c. We no
ticed a most prodigious potato, from the
farm of Jas. Meenes. of Umatilla county,
which is truly entitled to a premium. A
trophy tomatoe, entered by T. M. Gatch.
of Salem, deserves especial attention on
account of enormous size. We also saw
some excellent specimens of tobacco and
red pepper.
Dairy 1'rwLteis. A goodly display was
made in this department, but Oregon has
already established an enviable reputa
tion in this line.
Grain and tkidx. Some of the finest
specimens of wheat, oats, barley, rye.
timothy, clover and buckwheat, we ever
saw are on exhibition in this department
Patch ai.d Fancy Work. lu this de
partment the display was not what it
should have been, yet we noticed several
specimens of worsted work which were
faultless in every particular, and in fact
the few articles in this line which were on
exhibition weie of a superior grail-..
Typoyraphy.lUii few specimens in the
'Art preservative" were on exhibition,
among which we noticed some very neatly
executed work, by 11. M. Waile. t Salem:
a few specimens of job win k and a copy
of the Olynipiu Trnxscnpl. by F.T. Gunn.
of Olympia.' W. T.. and a copy of the
Democratic Era. of K-i.-t Portland, printed
on satin, by S. W. Baverley.
3I(ci-!!a!it(i--i. Quite a large portion of
one wing of the Pavilion was allotted to a
goodie display of Howe's Stan. lard Scales,
uf all grades. Upon a large one of which
manv of the Web foot nation were ascer-
faining th
exact (I.
ng weo
T
scales took the premium at the Paris Ilx
position. and possesses many advantages.
The Salem Chemical Soap Works had a
line assortment ol their manufacture-",
among which was a bar of comm mi soap
weighing '2,'Mj;i pounds; a bar of Wiusor
soap weighing 150 pounds, and two b us
of toilet Soap of a very line quality.
Weighing 25 pounds each. This tactory
will mmufacture and sell these indispensi
ble article at less than present Portland
prices.
The display of haraes.5 and sa dd'.e'-y
was rather meagre.
Job C.irr had on exhibition one of B 1
well's Standard Fruit Fryers and Heaters,
useful for heating rooms, drying fruit,
clothes, lumber, e'c. The heating is done
by a priui.tt ic cylinder, and it is said to be
a verv excellent invention.
J. B. Lake made a verv creditable di
play 01 i.is ureg-.m ma
, 1 ,
ov es.
-- 1
Boughet's patent churns. Several other
churns were on exhibition, prominent
among which seems to stand Ihe Walking
Beam Churn. IF B. Patfee. being the own
en of the right for Oregon. This inven
tion runs with more ease and possesses
more .power, we think, than any other in
vention yet exhibited.
In the furniture line wo notice with
pride a chamber set manufactured by
Parm-uPer k Bahcoek. cf Salem. It is
composed of five different varieties of our
justly celebrated Oregon mape birdseye.
immortal, curve !, wave, and plain. and
black walnut, very beautifully worked up
together, giving contrast and elegance to
the ftvrnituw.
The merits of the O. M. clothes washer
were profusely set forih by u:i ardent
champion of oppos'rion to Chinese laun
drymeu. The Uuk 'Weed had a place, and enough
to take the 1 heunt ati-m out ol an Oregon
winter, was on exhibition.
A very ingenious ma del for a sash saw.
invented and manufactured by a States
prison convict, at Salem, attracted consid
erable notice. The hi venter, who has
been five years in the Penitentiary, has
caused a patent to be applied tor. liis
time has expired, and ho was discharged
yesterday.
Several Home Shuttle sewing machines
occupied a prominent place in the Pavil
ion, as did samples ol Kitchen's Hollow
-Metal Boot Ha ls.
J. Buchtel. of Portland, exhibited a
fine lot of photographs. Sun Pearls. etc..
wiiicu we
richly Iran
idmired
j noy were
d and la
obil Iv ar;ango(
DuDois. of Portland, mad
a very eie-
gant display of furs.
Meusdoifcr was also here with a few of
his fashionable tiles.
A. O. S.ervenay. also of Portland, hail
on exhibition some beautiful silk umbrel
las, and a large assortment of parasols,
all of Oregon manufacture.
A very limited number of petraftctlons.
insects and birds were on exhibition, by
Henry Brown.
We noticed a" stone fireplace on the
grounds, compose 1 o; but seven pieces of
hewn stone, including-a hearthstone, nice
ly adjusted, making a verv handsome and
di
1 e
e. We are informed that
h was ks uImo.-t like mar
::.r Salem, in large qua ti
the Sir tor's Academv, of
this Lome, whh
titles.
The fair for
saleni, wa.s a very creditable affair, and
was well patronized.
A glass clock. evidbT:ed by J- II. Haas,
on which the hands moved over a glass
dial, vvphout any perceptible attachment,
attracted much attention, as a very ingen
ious piece of workmanship.
We observered many Portland dealers
conducting booths here, and all appear to
b.' doing a thriving business.
AMU SI1MKN TS.
Among the amusements upon the
ground and in Salem, we On 1 M ile Jeal
A: Co.'s Circus, the Pixley Sisters the Ma
dagascar Family, the inimitable and in
domitable Dave Long, with his Washing
ton Territory Fat Girl and several other
heavy curiosities, the Mexican Tom
Thumb Museum, the San Francisco Mins
trels, the Taylor Family and Barker's
Panorama combined. Madame Forestelle.
Yankee Plumer. Carl Bosco's Temple of
Mystery. Prof. Valentine, the 1'redesiita
tor. the Tyrolean Alpine Singers, and Bull
fights.
Susan B. Anthony has ''graciously con
sented" to lecture on Woman Suffrage
this evening in Salem, and to-morrow on
the Fair Ground.
The total receipts, as nearly as we can
ascertain them, have been about $S,000.
This afternoon examinations by the
Judges commenced. At 2:3.) there was a
trial of saddle horses ; at 3 of carriage
and buggy horses, and at 5 a single mile
running race, bat we were unable to get
the result iu time for this report.
J.OOAT, MATTEKS.
Salem is filled with an excited throng
Fvery body has -Fair"' on the brain. The
hotels and many private residences are
crowded, and still the vast multitude is
receiving daily accessions to its numbers.
Gamesters, sharpers and blacklegs are
having a sumptuous feast of filthy lucre,
and many a poor fellow qaiis their com- !
racy lighter iu pocket. j
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LUStuuu.,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Telegraphic Clippings.
EASTERN JiEWS.
A Great Flic in Chicago.
CrrrcAGO, Oct. 812:30 a. m. Tbe most
terrific conflagration which has ever oc
curred in this city broke out an hour and
a naif ago. having already swept over sii
entire blocks. It is still raging with un
abated fury.
Latkii 1:30 a. m. The fire is raging
as bad as ever. The block of buildings
on the north side of Van Burea street,
which an hour ago it was thought would
be saved, is now wraped in Haines. The
elevator is safe so far. The fire seems to
be spreading south, and it is blowing hard.
The light from the blazing buildings so
lights the streets for a half a mile away
that one can see to read. The Fire De
partment is now on the ground using al
most superhuman efforts to stay the flames.
The losses already run into the millions,
and the end is not yet reached.
Chicago, Oct. S 10 p. m. A great fire
is now raging in the West Division, the
alarm being given at 9:15 from the corner
of Halstead street and Canal Port avenue,
a distance of two miles and a hall from
the Court House.
Chicago, Oct. 811:15 a. in. The fire is
still raging with fury. It luis spread al
most with the velocity of the wind, and
has now reached West Monroe street a
distance cf more than a mile from where
it started and covers a breadth of near
ly half a mile reaching from the river to
Jefferson street. The district already
burned oyer involves an immense number
of lumber. yards and Ihe frieght depots ol
Chicago and St. Lou:.$ Iiaiir..ad and the
Pittsburg. Fort- Wayne and Chicago Ilail-
road.
The property destroyed already
counts up many millions- ot dollars, an::
par naps tue iiab is not, to. a.
arresting it seems four fold
it was an hour ago, r-nd mm
ore an ouinhei as to where
1 )iw tr.e li:ilf i not. In.:! The !:!,- of"
to.vU r than
dare vent
er when it
will stop. Brands from the fire were
blown across to the east side of the river,
and set a wooden building on lire adjoin
ing the Chicago Gas Works. The flames
spread in ever y direction the adjoining
buiidiugs being all of ihe tinder box kind
The pro eoeet. is that the Gas Works will
o e (ics 1
in daik
city wrap
A terribl
panic prevails
throughout. Ihe uholoeiiv.
Cmr.vGo,
is the must
city. The
Ol
-12: 1 p. in. l o-nigat
a w
i re
iui in the anna's of this
which commenced at !:!
adv swept over a space
. in.
three times as largo as that last night, and
is still rushing on its path of destruction
with the greaUftt of fury. The tire en
gines apnea'- to be almost powerless. Fire
Marshal Williams has telegraphed to Mil-
w.iukie for all the s'. -amors they Can
spare.
vast a!
ue cm:",
at lea.-t
.grati'Mi has ah
1 went v blocks
ady de
. nii'Siiy
bv the
OOlUpOSOu 01
poorer !. p
dwellings inhabi.e
.so 1 H'sS
.s !
li-.u 3:)o buii-l-
ing s have been destroyed, and more
that number ol families rendered horn
t n in
. l ss.
The wind is b!
south, and showe
brands are sw
threatening de-H
0 win
a
ale
from the
s or
ar.-is ami burning
dug over the city,
i'jiion on every lian-l.
commenced two addi
Mace this
report
tioua
ct
ot
in j
the Co
:rt House caught fi
e tn
n a
br.
Mlt
was (.Xl;
lower.
igui.-hed by the
No description
wai oilmen in
itcicn I ? 1 ! 1 .
can
seen
ive an a b-o-i 1
Tic fire st i
d.-a of tho terrible
1 in a row of low
wooden buildings 0:1 Dearborn street, be
t.veeu Jefferson and Clinton, an 1 spread
with rapidity. B-dore a single engine
Cauid get to
ic
ground, half ihe block
was in 11 unes and burning furiously
entire Department was so"i on
The
the
ground and at work. 1- or a time it seam
ed probable that they would succeed in
confining it to an area of four or five
blocks. The wind, however, which was
blowing freshly when the tire started, in
creased to a. gale, and suddenly the flames
seemed to spread in every direction be
coming entirely beyond the control uf the
Fire Department.
Chicago. Oct. 9. The simple fief that
Chicago is destroyed, that hundreds ol
millions of active capital has been ruined,
and that nearly one-third of the inhabit
ants are homeless, are enough. Any at
tempt to embellish would be but mockery.
As the day draws to a close, thousands
watch the dense clouds of smoke which
slid roll ever the burnt district, with evi
dent fear that a sudden change of wind
may fun il.e II cues. There is. however,
little cau.-e for apprehension. -in I reinforce
ments ot' firemen from 0! her cities are con
smnily arriving. Dispatches from the lead
ing cries announce that, aid is being for
warded for the sidfuvrs. The Mayor of
St. Louis telegraphs that seventy thousand
dollars were subscribed bv merchants: Cin
eiii'ici promises one hundred, thousand
?.!'...: M. .,-..!...-. 1 It vv.vriMi-i,
ami Cleveland
s. hut a great deal inor
v
O 1
oe
needed to relieve the imm-'duite
to".
ssing
wants. About. ihive-Jourih
of the United
St a 'es mails were saved. The progress of
ihe I' unes in the South Division was dual
ly arrested about one o'clock. This was
acfwiio h.-!:ed oy 1
i!o
1 1 1 w
ing tin ami dt
molishing of several
buihihu
on
W
Ave trie and Congress street, by General
herid 1.1. The district burned over in the
South Division embraces everything from
the main br unc-h of ihe Chicago river to the
Lake, including obout I'M) blocks. This
district contained nil the leading busbies
houses, banks, insurance o Slices, hotels,
etc. A large number of churches are
hurm d, including St. Mary's Catholic
Church, the Tiiui'v. Firsc Presbyterian.
Second Presbyterian. St-. Paid Swedenbor-
gian. etc. 1 no ..
corner of Wabu.- h
stree! is staved.
Church on ih" cot
Methodist Church, on th -
.Weni
'fie M
and Congress
in
an Av
enue
: of Mi.thi.
an A venue
res Hall,
are saved.
ano
: 1 ess
-. 0-1
reet. and (Joe;
mgress street
1:1 .
torn:
( :
Michigan Terrace, on Michigan A veil u--.
em bracing f he residences ot Lieut. Gov.
Bross, P. Scammon. S. G. Griggs, and
other leading citizens, are completely
wiped out. The Ttibunc building resisted
for several hours, but timilly yielded. when
.McViekar's Theatre, immediately adjoin
ing which had also wUhnood the raging
element, finally succumbed. In fact, all
the buildings in the district. which claimed
to be fire proof, shared the fate of those
which could make no suca claims.
It is
now ascertained that the waterworks are
not destroyed, and there is great, joy.
G -n. Shernun fasti) day telegraph d to
S'. Louis. to ihe Military Department there,
to send at once to Chicago one hundred
thousand rations. He also telegraphed to
Omaha for two companies of U. S. regu
ubirs. They will all be here as soon as
they can arrive' by rail.
Mayor Mason issued a proclamation call
ing a meeting to-night in the West Divis
ion, to see what citizens could do for the
relief of stiLferers. There are at least 10.
000 people who know rot where to get
provisions enough to satisfy hunger.
L at nr. A rumor from the North Divis
ion says the devastation is less widespread
than hitherto reported. Undoubtedly
many have perished.
CiNojxxvn. Oct. 0. The fire in Chicago
monopolizes all attention. Business is en
tirely suspended. Newspaper bulletins
keep people advised of the progress of the
flames.
The citizen's meeting, called at tha
Chamber of Commerce, was largely at
tended. Mayor Davis presided. Commit
tees on transportation and finance were
appointed. and subscriptions and cash pay
men's received. The Chamber of Com
merce gave $.-,.000 ; many leading firms
gave s 1.00 ) each. At half past 10 Mayor
Davis sent by special train three steam lire
engines and all the hose at command or
the c:ty, together with men necessary to
man them.
CiurA;o.Oct. 10 Noon. The railroads
east and sou '.h are sending no trains out
bits m-ji-v-'g. All the cars in the citv over
Sunday were consumed. In-coming trains
are all behind time on account of the fire
raging in the woods and prairies. Evening
trains will probably start cut on time. The
mails at the Postofffce were consumed. Of
course all the accumulations of mail mat
ter for two days delivery has been con
sumed. Mail for stock yards is taken from
in-coming trains for delivery here. The
water and gas works are both destroyed,
and probably for some time the only sup
ply of water will be from the lake. All
bridges across the Chicago river.from Van
Bureu street to the lake, have been de
stroyed, and tbe only means of getting
from one division to the other is by the
tunnels, the entrances of which are badly
blocked. Newspaper offices have all, or
nearly all been destroyed. No papers
have been or will be issued down town to
daythe Stock Yards Sun being the only
journal which escaped conflagration. This
morning a large number of teams were
sent by Messrs. Tucker Sherman to as
sist in the removal of such furniture' as
has been saved from the Sherman House.
Aid was telegraphed for to Milwaukee at
three o'clock Sunday morning, and a
number of fire engines were sent forward
by express. The banks have all been de
stroyed except the First National, and the
upper part of that is gutted. The vaults
are. however, intact. Hotels in the dis
trict from Van Buren street to the river,
and from the river to the lake, are all de
K'.royed, and guests sought refu'ge in other
parts of the city.
Union Stock Vards, Oct. 10. The vil
lage of Cassello, Indiana.on the line of the
Fort Wayne Railroad, about thirty miles
from Chicago, took fire irom the tire rag
ing on the prairies and was entirely de
strov'ed. Fires are raging near South Bend. Indi
ana, and there are fears of t x tensive dam
ages should the high wind now prevailing
cont inue.
Chicago. Oct. 10-3 : 10 p. m. Word is
j 1st brought that a fierce lire is raging on
Thirty fust street. This street is two miles
south of the southern fire line on the
s.mthern side, and a little less than that
from the limit on the western side. This
lias been set on tire for the purpose evi
dently of destroying the remaining part,
of the city, largely occupied by weal 1 by
re.-i dents. It is known that two men. who
were caught in the act of firing buildings,
have been shot, and others led oil' with
ropes around their necks. As the wind is
now blowing a perfect gale the end now
cannot be told.
Nnw Von::, Oct. 11. A St. bonis dispatch
mv. the Chicago tire was extinguished last
ui'jht, by a heavy rai 1. Kvcry newspaper
was destsoye I, and the proprietors are telV
traphmg Mast for power presses. The lire
extended to Twenty-second stieet on South
j street, and the whole of South between Wa-
has!; and State streets are in ashes. Over 2.",,-
j 000 dwellings were destroyed. An agonizing
i j.pp. al of the authorities goes out for help,
i aad the whole country is aroused to succor
the suhenng.
There wa's a re irful panic 0:1 Wall street
at Use loss by live in dev. iters, banks, hotels,
theaters, radroad depots, and warehouses de
st rove 1.
THE X. Y. DFMCCRAT1U CO.VF;A7
7 7 (AY.
K a'ur.sree, Oct. -4-. There appears to
be great satisfac ion with the action
iii !. '.i p f 1 1 tit nf
both the Tammanv delegation
and the
Couveitiori. While th
have defeated the di
! former claim they
termined etlbrt to
th-'ir power as an r rgan v. a ! i-.-u. t ne
feel that, they leave discharged their
s in purging their body ot any taint
!i was Sikeiv to attach 10 it by ufiili.i-
l.ltle
doth
wide
tin with the latter representatives. Per
manent organiz iiion of the Democratic
bv 1
electi " n
ot Ciurkson X. Pot
ter. President, wiih the usual number of
Vice 'residents and Secretaries. A num
ber of resolutions were offered.
Mr Tilden moved to proceed wiih the
nominations, and followed in a speech de
nouncing Tammany, and charging that
the action of the Convention yosu-rduy
was concocted at midnight. He then de
clared that he
would not supi
rt the leg-
islative nfmbiatious of T
if this was un-Democrati.
the Chairmanship of 1!
!i: v. ami said
ic he wou id resign
ihe Stale Central
to his plundered
Commiit.ee and return
fellow-citiz ms. A pplaust
;; (gnus ii oss v. :.s
ret rv 'd Staie. Th
Ut
tiled
for
-OC-
l;e"o:m delegation.
OI Wl!
a membe
aid
they would
prefer not to have
an v of their members
j on tne itcKot.
j
Piedrick U itlers wa
for Secretary of State :
then nominated
A. V. Nichols for
Comptroller: W. H. Bristol for Tie t-mrer.
The name of Charles O'Connor was pre-
sene
dele
A fie
d
f.ir Attorney General. Several
Mi
he would not accept.
nme 'i'U::.:e uie vote resaiieuui 111c
choice o! Marshall B. Chaplain by 'G to
12 Iui- O'Connor.
Van B.-Birhmond was nominated for
State Fngineer ; G. W. Chapman for Ca
nal Commissioner ; David McNie! for In
spector ol" the State Prisi n.
The lLr-.i!d and World think the ticket
by no meant; a Tarn tinny triumph, and
that the snubbing which Tammany got is
a victory for the Bef'urtmTS. The Ger
mans tire pleased at the selection of it Ger
m in representative at the head ol the list
of caild idates.
THE MISSOURI FAIR.
Sr. Loi rs. Oct. 5. The attendance at
the State Fair to day Is the largest ever
known. Fully 50.000 people are on the
grounds. The great feature was the trot
ting race, against time, for the first pre
mium. SI. 000, distance, six times around
the arena, or five miles and a half. Fila
Wiight. won in .":! 15. President Grant
took three premiums in the class of colts
for ail work.
THE :F If YORK FRAUDS.
The ,S'..ri of the ;"ih inst.. says John II.
, K,yu,.r appeared personally before the
j committee of seventy. Tuesday evening,
! and ie-tiiied iu his own behalf that he
! never received the sums of money alleged
10 nave oeen pain nun uy rue ciiy ior
work on the New Court-house.
GREAT FIRE FY 2IFYXFSOTA.
Sr. Fait.. Oct. fi. The great prairie fire
is still raging with unabated fury, although
a slight rain yesterday stayed its progress
a Utile. The course of the fire is south
east. At last accounts it had reached
nearly as far south as the Iowa border,
and east to the Minnesota river, which
will stop it. it, is to be hoped. The high
wind yesterday drove it forward at great
speed, and it was burning fiercely in the
big woods around Gleneoe. Lesure, Man
ikato and X.v Fine. Reports of its rav
ages are constantly coming in, though ev
idently exaggerated. The loss, so far as
is positively known, is confined to houses,
barns, fences, hay and wheat, and farm
stock. Only two lives have been lost :
those two were drovers 0:1 theii way to
Fort Garry with cattle, who were over
taken by the fire.
FIRE IX BOSTOX.
Bostox. Oct. f.. The fire which destroy
ed the Fitchbnrgh Depot caught from
sparks from an engine, and spread with
fearful rapidity, the flames being fed by
exploding cil casks. Miss Ada B. An
drews, copyist in the freight depot, was
surrounded" by tha sudden bursting flames
and burned to death. Three buildings
were burned. Total loss. S100.000. All
books and papers in the offices were de
stroyed. J VASIIIXG TON XE WS.
Washington. Oct. 7. The President to
day received Boutwell, Belknap, Cress
well, Bristow, Spinner and othera some
of them on business.
Cataczy. Russian Minister, was inform
ed by Secretary Fish that if when the vis
it of the Grand Duke is concluded he shall
not be recalled, his passport will be sent
to him, and the President would not re
ceive him unless accompanied bv the
Grand Puke ; and further, that the'Pres
ldent will at no time hold conversation
with him.
The President Las appointed J. M. Paul
and C. N. Meeker of Colorado, Commis
sioners to the Centennial Anniversary of
Independence to be held at Philadelphia.
The President to-day signed the Postal
Treaty between the United States and tbe
German Empire.
Major J. B. Wheeler of the Engineer
Corps is appointed Professor of Engineer
ing at West Point Military Academy, vice
the Professor deceased.
The report that Fish was to retire from
the cabinet after the Fall elections is in
correct. ARREST OF THE U. S. MARSHAL
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Intelligence from North Carolina states
fnat a warrant had been issued on Thurs
day for the arrest of United States Mar
shal Carrow and deputy for the illegal ar
rest and imprisonment of eight citizens,
and that the editor of tbe Sentinel was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of injuring
the Marshal, and held for trial.
SALT LAKE JVEJl'S.
Sat.t Lake, Oct. 5. To-day a special
conference of the Church ot Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints was held in the new
Tabernacle. About 8,000 were present,
the three First Presidents, Brigham
Voting, Ceo. A. Smith and Danl. W. Hill,
the Twelve Apostles, the High Priests and
other Church dignitaries were among the
speakers. Ceo. Cannon (who is to suc
ceed Brigham) and Brigham Young. Jr.'s
remarks were generally bitterly denuncia
tory ot the lederal officials, termed the
ring.
Caneon said that he did not anticipate
that the Mormons would have to leave the
Territory. They have noi broken the law
nor violated the Constitution. The prose
cution now inaugurated against them
would only enhance the interest and ac
celerate the progress of the work of God.
Brigham. Jr.. spoke excitedly. He said
the Mormons had settled this mountainous
region, and they were entitled to its ex
clusive occupation and enjoyment. They
asked no favors or assistance from any
source. They defied all their enemies,
the Government of the United States in
cluded. The Government officials now
prosecuting them were tools of ihe devil,
lie prayed God to cherish them all for
ever. Said he, with violent gesticulation.
"Trust to Go-.l. keep your powder dry.
and don't fail to have on hand a good sup
ply of ammunition'
The latter remarks were received with
a universal "Amen !"' and loud cheering.
Salt Lai-ik. Oct. G. Judge McKean has
just adjourned the Grand Jury. In doing
so his honor said: "Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury: You have presented to the
Court some very important indictments,
most of which are not yet made known.
You ask permission to adjourn for a time.
Yon shall have it. The Court, must re
main in session for some time yet. but you
may adjourn until Monday. Nov. 15th.
Come back then, gentlemen, and there
will be more work for you to do. Yon
have the thanks of this Court fur what you
have already done.'-'
Salt Lakh. Oct. 7. George Q. Cannon,
editor and apostle, and Henry W. Law
rence, a prominent Mormon merchant,
were arrested by United States Marshal
Patiiek. and hold for appearance at this
term of the Court on a charge of lasciv
ious cohabitation.
Thomas Hawkins was arrainged fo-iJy
before Judge McKean on an indictment
for adultry. growing out of polygamy, the
charge having been made by his tirst wife,
lie jdead not, guilty, and ihe United States
Attorney gave notice Ihat he would be
ready for trial on Monday.
Fvery ihing politically and ecclesiasti
cally is quiet. People ridicule the idea
of a disturbance or outbreak.
Business is very good at Fugene.
The Supreme Court has adjourned.
The John L. Stephens is due at Port
land. .
D. B. Hannah left Ogden on the 0th for
Oregon.
Josephine county is only in debt now
the sum of ttrolti 02.
The taxable properly of Jackson coun
ty amounts to svl.Cb8.707.
II. S. Jenkins was drowned in the Co
lumbia river last Thursday.
The bark Garibaldi will be loaded with
wheat for China, at Portland.
Wheat is quoted at $1 2f per bushel in
Dallas; in Monmouth, $1 1.3.
The Aj ix on her ht trip fo Portland
run aground above St. Helens.
A bed of coal has been discovered be
tween Pass creek and Suislaw valley.
Mrs. Bates Is said to be playing a very
successful engagement at Sacramento.
The new County Jail at Albany is near
ly finished. Il wiii be a ' strong box'
Some fellow was mean enough to sfeal
an old ax from the edbor of the Guard.
The cmer stone of the new M. E.
Church, at Salem, was 'aid last Tuesday.
A meeting of the Multnomah County
Teachers wug held at Forll.vid lst Mon
day. Four or five stores and a number of
dwellings have gone up at Junction City.
The track on tbe wesiside road is now
laid a distance of live miles from Port
land. The work of removing obstruction in
the Fmpqua river will be completed this
week.
A daily mail is to commence running
air the lGih inst between la!kts and
Salem.
The flax
this year.
Culling.
The Stoti
seed crop litis been very light
.iucn
of it has not, been wort a
'in savs that Key. A.
f ....
has purchased the
residence of Mrs. W.
M. Wilson.
The plans for the new police building at
Portland are drawn. The building is to
be 12x72.
The Albany Rcy'slcv com":
week enlarged, and otherwis
to m this
improved
in appearance.
J. N. T. Miller, swamp land agent, has
selected 1 .000.000 acres of swamp laud in
Jackson county.
Business is reported brisk at Ilillsboro.
The quo-lion ol building a Court house
is being agitated.
The IL-vvd says that it is reported t;,at
an opposition steamboat line is to hi put
on the Willamette.
The Bed Rock Democrat says that the
crops of all kinds in Umatilla' county are
excellent this year.
The Orerjornan says that it is rumored
that another evening paper is soon to be
started at Portland.
B. II. Bachus, bis wife and sisfer were
badly bruised br the upsetting of their
wagon near Albany.
Mr. Wm. Abrams, says the Guard, lost
two of his fingers by having them caught
in a planing machine.
A child of Mr. Inson, of Portland, was
so badly scalded on the !Uh inst. that it is
net expected to recover.
Tho Ajax brought up twenty-five or
thirty families last week who propose to
make Oregon their homes.
A new postoflice has been established
at Antelope, Wasco county, and one at
Konnewock, Yakima county.
Aiuiu tue iorvauis Gazette
that passage from Yaouina' 1!,,,'?
Francisco is on
1JS15, first class. Can
The Herald says that a new line n,
packets has been organized to run
tween Portland and San Francisco
The old Court House at Salem has been
sold and is to be removed to "-ive Du
for a new one. It is badly needed.
The Eugene Journal says that two per
sorts had been stopped by footpads and
robbed of small amounts of money.
E.E.Stewart, of Yamhill county, ar
rived from Canada, bringing with' him
line blooded cattle, sheep and i'owles.
The bark Rival, now in the Coluruhr
river, has two locomotives aboard for th
Northern Pacific Railroad, at Kalama.
The Rosebnrg Flaindcaler says ih
grass is ?pring'mg up finely r'a that region
and live stock is consequently improving
The floor of the City granary 0f ,
Eugene City Mills, gave awav last week
letting down about 40.U0O "bushes of
wheat.
The Herald says that Dr. Davenport bn
ceived from Japan a connh f i...
re
of the beautiful fan-uiled pigeons of vbit
country.
Tbe Orf.joi.ian says that there h at pro
sent over three thousand tons of merchan
dise on us way from San Francssco to
Portland. -
James Llkms has resigned his position
as depot agent at Albany, and propose,
to remove with his family east of lU
mountains.
The Dallas RrpvUican snvs ninety
teams laden wiih wheat unloaded at 1 in
crdn in one day last week -about V
000" bushels.
The riumlcalrr says that a gold mine
has been uncovered some ten or UvHv.
miles Irom Port O.xiord. on Flora's crV
iu Currv county. '
xhmocra-l s ivs that .1 mnn -
- ....... n Br-
rested at ;i!"y lor passing counterh-it
immcy. i le was laiU m builds of
for his appearance.
$200
Judge Deudy has presenled the Port
land Library with valuable "archives y(
Oregon'' Stale Documents, irom 1SH t
1 Si l), including '11 years.
A fire destroyed the residence of Lei
Wilson, valued at $1.1';);) ami a burn of
'iias. l.cgs-.ein. valued at :?l.()v);),
Corvallis, on the 7th ins'.
lit- nr
A meeting of ihe citizens of Porthnd
is to lie heid to raise funds to aid the Hif
ferers by the Chicago fire. Tins is wtmt
should be done iu every town in Oregon.
A couple of footpads stopped the rtag.
near Old's Ferry and relieved the stage
driver of Wells, Fargo k Co.'s express
oo. ji is noi stareu now much tu
ey ;j. t
wtih it.
The S ih.uii St-iicsmm has information
from Yaquina Day that Jackson Horace
stabbed another man T the Ocean IIoii-i,
Newport, and the Jusiic-e let him go be-'
cause no one appeared against him.
It is stated that an other stone has nr
rived at Portland for ihe U. S. CuUm
Douse. At the rate this building is going
up. ii may be of great benefit to the nnt
generation. It Won't Ibr the present.
A fellow named S. Culver, we belirc.
of Jackson county, is lecturing up tlx.
valley, ilis subject is "swamp land.''
lie h is a mania for speaking wherever he
can ibid fools enough to listened to him.
Five citizens of Oregon, including Mr.
Kobert Skaife, Mrs. Fugeue Breyman unci
.Mrs. Henry Picky, of Salem, as we learn
from the Statesman. "have inherited twenty
thousand dollars each from an uncle who
has just died in England.
We see from the Orc-joidan that Senator
Williams has made an extended trip
through the valley counties. Ibis W.
been fixing matters up for Ihe next elec
tion ''. Mitchell. Boise, Coibett and a liot
of others had better keep an ey e on him.
The Plaindealer says that the I'ailroaJ
Company have selected from a point near
Harrisburg on the north, to Canyon vill?
on the south 'Ifr'M'M acres of hmd. of
which 2.3,3.-111 acres are within the limits
of twenty miles, and 2fi.o0 are within the
indemnity limits.
The Jacksonville Times says : Dennis
Crawley, just in from Link River, informs
us that tho settlement on Link River is in
a most flourishing condition. He reports
extraordinary cp-ps of vegetables, plunt-
j t-d since Juiv. Th
e school at Link River
rejoices iu 20 scholars.
The following persons have been elect
ed Directors of the Oregon branch of tho
Home Mutual Insurance Company : Port
land. P. Wassermun. C. H. Lewis. B Gold
smith, Lloyd Brooke. P. Mac'euv ; Salem.
L. F. drover; Albany. J. A. Crawford ;
Dalles, I). M. French ; Lewisloi). J. Loew
enberg. The Orcanitian savs that (he ro!Iowin
are theroceip's of wheat and Hour at Port
land for tiie month of September: Wh at,
hO.JoO centals, equal to 113,7.30 bush-'s ;
flour. 4S. 021 quarter sacks, equal to 12.
230 barrels. The whole reduced to b i-b-els.
equals the handsome figure of 1741"' Off
bushels of wheat, or .3 s'.jd bushels for
each of the 30 days of September.
A man. says the Dalles Republican, en
tered the house of Mathew Neally, on the
Luekiamute. in Polk coiin'.y. A younfc
man of Ihe family, hearing a noise in the
pantry, got up to see what ii was. suppos
ing il. to be a cut. As he opened a door
leading into the pantry, a man fled through
a back door, and ran to the brush but
tew rods dis'tint. By the light of the
moon, be appeared to "h ive shackles on.
as something glistened in ihe moonlight,
and rattled like chains. Schubz again.
The Jacksonville Tina says that the
exhibitions ma le at the County Fair hvt
week, have demonstrat ( the fact tfiftt
Jackson county can sustain an agricultural
society, and can hold a county fair, which
will bear comparison with any in the
Slate. The exhibition of stock, including
horses, cattle, swine and poultry, does
great honor to the county as a stock pro
ducing region. The cereals on exhibi
tion abundantly proves the fertility of
our soil, while other departments of in
dustry represented in the pavdi n. demon
strate that, our people are awaking to the
natural resources of our cuin'y.
Last week we com pel led.
Ore Jordan
to acknowledge th it it bad made a ra?h
statement when it asserted that the charge
difference in
the statement of the
public debt was an ' exploded Democratic
falsehood." It acknowledged, though
most shabbily, and unhandsomely, that
there was such a difference, but claimed
that it arose from a "presentation of the
accounts in different ways.'' We this
week knock that prop out from under it,
and clearly prove, by reports in its own
possession, that the Treasury officials will
both alter records and either wilfully or
ignorantly make statements which wo
have clearly proven be filse. Now let
the Orejonian be magnanimous enough to
confess these facts, as it is compelled to
do, and then, perhaps, next week, we will
give it some more official figures to study.
We hope the confession will he more frank
than the last one.
TEar.iitr.K Futt:. We publish to-day the
fall details of a most destructive fire in
Chicago.