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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1872)
wiiillMette 1farmee. e mtllixntam, . j The "Ocean queen" Mutiny. Col. Forney, in his " AneedolcH of public Men,"' relates ,thpjfoUltjg incident in Iho wrcor'of Corhinoilofo Daniel Amnion, now (!hlef of tho Huron u of Yard-uind tfoeks,.iii con nection with tho mutiny on lioard iho Culirornlii Hteainor, tlio "Ocean fjucen, in May or JS04. ThWevont, though of recent date, hu. been lit orally sponged from tlio ."Into r tlie general memory, though wtill pro- Ncrvcd among tlio records of the. navy. A contingent of over HOD men, nui"t of them "roughs" who hnd wrvod In tlio army, and had volun teered for nnvnl service on tho Pacific-coast, wero Hhlppcd for their ile,tiiiiittnii on hoard tho "Ocean tltieen,',? In chnrso, of C'ommodoro Atmneii and o subordinate officer. There uero over u thousand other passengers. Including many ladles and children. .lint Ice Field, of tho United Htutes Hupromo Court, ,Mvan among tho' cabin passengers. Tlio vosiol Itself was commnnded by a lino old seaman, t'apt. Tlnklcpaugh. On tho first day out, tho now recruit begun to ."how dissatisfaction with tltelr accommodations and food, and it was moil evident that, under the counsel of two or tlireo desperate leaders, thoy wero preparing to seize and rltio tho steamer and tlio pas coffers. Tlio Captain proposed to run Into ono of tho nearest ports and got "rid of tho dangerous conspira tor, but this was resisted by Ooin mouoro Amnion, who had tlio tur bulent men in charge. lie quietly reasoned with them, and assured them that in ho was responsible for their good conduct, ho would seo to tliclr proper comfort, but that if thoy resorted to violence they would Ikj -Hovcrely punished. Ho was so cool ond kind s ho uindo this statement that the lid not think him in earn est, and proceeded with their plans, "l'liolr chief, IColloy, was n young follow of six feet lour inches, very athletic and determined. When the llrst demonstration was made. Com modore Amnion was in a distant part of tho vessel, and on hearing tho iiolo ho proceeded to the ncono of action. There lie found Captain Tluklcpuugh In the bands of Keltey, who was surrounded by tho other THK CHICAGO. FIRK. . ,, if .The annual reportVoftho Mondial of the Fire Department of Chicago has been published. It covers the time of tho conilagratlon, mid gives of muW Jrtercstlii Tliu following id a brief summary 1 .Tho rctKirt flxoa tho origin of the lire in tlio O'Lcnry premises, and re lates tho spread of the flumes and the necossary Impotence of tho ef forts of tho firemen.'7 Originating (hiring n very dry" period, and in a iiuarter filled with wooden building-', during a Jlorco g.ilo, too, the lire could not 1)0 nut down ut once. The Ignorant persons in tho comparative , tbc British army was vielnlty'of the O'Leary h()iise, seized ld foMtlvft, ,vcn ol Viu ii iu ii k, iirtiggi-u iiiun injuning and furniture, all tho Inflammnble things thoy could tlnd, out from their threatened homes Into the , street. Tho heat arising from tho lire, and tho nature of the burning material, enucu a vast ascent ol xiMirkR and larger burning masses. j ikim ten nero mid mere among mo stntw and feathers that hnd locn curried into tho streets, and tho pan ic Mas thus the . means of widely sprendlngu th6 nctunPbvU. nsi panics almost Invariably arc!.1 'Tho sijme thing' being ropented ns tlio firo'nd vauced, soon mado it too great for mastery. This is a sensible explana tion of tho way tho tiro outgrow con trol, and throws tho blumo upon the state of tho weather and Ignorance of tho population rather than upon the department, a conclusion which seems Justified by tlio facts. The report sums up the losses by tho fire as follows: Hulldlugs. iJM.OOO.OOO ; personal property, of all sorts, $1!18, WO.WO; total loss SIOO.WII.COO. on which thcro was an Insurance of about SM.OOO.noo. This enormous destruction, involving tho loss of i,000 building", spread over n sur face of 2,000 acres, was accomplished in twenty-eight hour". Tho report offers many useful suggestions as to safeguards ngnln-t a recurrence of such calamity, among which are great caro in tlio rapid rebuilding, and tho establishment of a floating braneii of the flro department, to op erate In the Chicago river. Tho burnt district is likely to Imj entirely rebuilt before summer Is over, and tho character of the btilldlnirs will dctennlno tho combustibility of tho now city. Out of tho fi!l,(KM build ings inai consiiiuicd mo oni unicn- go, -Is.iiH'J were or wood. IUu.iioad M.vrri:iiM. We Icnru uutineers. all evidently undor his ira-lnim mill fnmlv fit itrujtftil tntlm worst extremities. Tho crisis had I froi tl,u Hn,HTliileiiilcnt of Oonstrue como, and Commodoro Amnion, free- tlon on tho Oregon and California lug that prompt action was necessary ' railroad, that the road has been coin- tosnvothosteamor.nndperhaiwtholj.ietidto Kate .Station, forty miles lives of tho fomalo passengers, drew Ii.....,..i v ,u w.i.. .....i..... his revolver and shot Kclloy dead on I . ,.', . .,.,v;:i- ,, - ,, L. ilw.Mu.i. (iiiliriiUlimnMltnlnr..l. entire distance of ll.l n lies from the' tie ARNOLD'S TRKASOX. A noted man used to inquire, when ever ho heard of the porpertotlon of any great crime, who tho woman was. From the expulsion ot Adam to the fall of Jim. Flsk, " women have mado much trouble." "We wero reminded of this remark In reading an nrtlelu on Benedict Ar nold's wife, by James I'urtnn. She was tho daughter of Edward Bhippcti, an opulent Philadelphia merchant, who was: "Inclined to tho King's sldo!' during tho Involution. Margaret Shlppcn was a reigning hello In Philadelphia in 1778. when there, and at a grand festival given on the retirement of Sir William Howe from command, sho was ono of the beautiful young la dles dressed In Turkish costume. She wnro In her turban ono of the favors for which tho knights contended In the tournament, and Andre was one of the knight. After the Urlllsh loft, Arnold assumed command there, and married Margaret Shlppen. A year after, he was in command ut West Point, and when tho treason of Arnold was dis covered, sho appeared to bo frantic with grief. Tills is Colonel Hamilton's story. Hut Colonel Burr, who had known her from infancy, declared in his old ago that, she knew all about Arnold's treason from tho beginning. Ho also said that when Mrs Arnold was sent from West Point to her fa ther's houso, sho stopped at Mr. Pro vost's over-night. Colonel Burr was there, and she told the Colonel and Mrs. Provost that sho had deceived General Washington and Colonel Hamilton by her frantic outcries, and declared that sho not oulyk now of the treason, but that it was she who In duced her husband to commit it. This Is Colonel Burr's story. The authori ties of Pennsylvania believed with Burr that sho was a traitor. Charles ton (W. rn.) JreraM. KKCOMMKNBATIO.NS. A gentleman advertised for a boy to assist him In his offlco, mid nearly fif ty applicants presented themselves bo fore him. Out of tho whole number bo In a short time selected one nud dismissed tho rest "I should like to know," said a friend, "on what ground you selected that boy, who had not a single recom-1 inclination." i "ounre mistaken." said the 9to $vMk 7i yrz&Ofmtfr affe-rori3cuealme. eewesFtfK&rXefwice- 5.000 AI.KHADY 123. XJse ON THIS COAST. mfmMKF' f m-LL UNRIVALED 4 ASA MOWER TJNEQTJALED ASA xcZttsi,v&&a,fein Lreoefr j mt0U& REAPER rfirMe. jiwJ WGMueto VJre eaTJlm&MyfuAa G0ff$i?estJrert0s?desirca7&je&ftire? & i4&ZdrtzJ'tJ& '&tGljyC hjih wtjFrrmmfai-a rrr n l a nHHI0 K w w mth?ttw)$ Jftwnrs win kllbvl tit tho snmo time. ' rHt Wile cleiiot. Construction trains man. "ho lias a itrcat inanv wiped Ills feet when bo eiiiiin In. nml I'lio oll'ect on Iho others was Install- are runulng.bcyoiid Kugeno to tho end' cloisl tho door after him. Hiinu-imr liUieoii". I'hoy hjiw that tho nulot ' of tho track, carrying lmssenRers and that ho wan pnnfnl ii m.. i.i!! -, - - ... .,. - mf m.m m j lm mm At tn malls, to etlcct a connection with the Cat liistutitly to that lame old man. stugo lino. However, regular trains HhovIiiK that ho wai careful uml man who had them in charge was iomiI veil to etitnrco hi authority, And they quailed. Ho then briefly uiidrcsicd them, telling them of his will not be placed on tho road until . -- , - -.-.. .- ... . . , i .1 I . .... .,!.. (leieruiiuaiion, exiiortcii iiiem lore- ine inicK is mm in uukwiiuv ;inni meiuber their duly and their Hag, wllj bo accomplished by about the and wis greeted with three hearty .llrst of June, should the wcathei'provo 'liiHini. utter which, under Ids au- good. The road Is now being cOn- vlco, they went to their dinner. MructeU inrougii inn ruggetl canyons in IU-.1 wriTK. i 't iiii-iriwiini; n- grosses very slowly through this re gion. The lino, emssos the creek a number of times, and several largo bridges am required to Ik built. Three no eonsiruutco iinin.'a iiutauce road", owiu ni ii". wivtelutl condition, ami are almost imp.i"-ahlo to team", for tho mud. Orcatdintculty is exiorlciieed In get There was. of inur.-e. great etui- riteruatloii among the cabin pisscii- fters, but they wero mkiii reinsured ty the calm demeanor of Column- litit A it 1 1 t 1 1 it 1Ilktiwtth.liiti tti o (n go "tralght an'iong'tho'iomalnderof "! lo)?'ri'" ?',?!?, tlio mutineer.", nml to call out the , ' ' ' "! !V:)'!ir ."l"1 !iJW. l"0!u-t ' Ihe'lalo ,S omthuied ill7 ui llllf llliunijilt-vi ill 11-r.ji, ifiii , when tluy saw that ihey would s.)iiu l:e made to follow their dead companion, who had by this time1 boon froWod in canvas and cast over board, they submitted. Tho whole nllUir occupied very little time j and tho commander, crow, and ia.v.en gcrs were so lmiires.ed by the reso lute courage of Commodore Amnion that they Joined in a hearty com-1 mclidutinu of his cour-e. Justice Field himself addressed strong" letter to llu lloiiartnuwit In eurne-.! . vliiilii'iitluu nf the wisdom and en-. "I thoughtrul; ho took otr his cap when became in, and answered my ques tions promptly iaud respectfully, show lug ho, was pollto mid gentlemanly; ho picked up the book which I had pur iHisoly laid tqion tho floor, and replaced h on mo luoie, wiille all tho rest step pod over It or shoved It aside; ami he waited quietly for his turn, of instead ' pushing and crowding, showing that ' ho was honest and orderly. When I talked with him I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair In nlco order, and his teeth as M till.. Ill (tllllr I .. 1 1.. . ling tho timber on the ground. The ,,"',".,,! V V liackhasto bo laid, and tho, .bridge; 1,s ,mn.u '' ollw' thathlsllngernalls rely cftattaed)rec0its7racted.'mfAra?tiallte oddiflfxS'0rca?tuHaar&ej?. Aeavier ;Ble-: &mJe&$tte iwlng to are hi a matorhds iHinvcyisi In detail to the re qiilrcil spot". Pivllminary surveys for the lino have been mmlefrom Oakland, beyond to tho ltoguo lllvcr Mountains. This range of mountains Is the blending, mi to speak, of the Cascade and Coast miigci and constitute by fur the most M'rloiiH obstacle opposing (lie progress in irom run in the road soutl mil. orgy or his nctloti. Commodore Am- ' ' ."1"V"S " ow, Irnm " iliiuiiulii1 i,iu'oh, ami Kiumto ? tliclr iutil lUMuamiiMi, ( ... ... ' i,.!,..,.; .i.u.iivlii. u ii. ...... .......,. ...... ... ... I'mpijua and ltogue liver valleys.. To luuatroad through thcao. mountains will requlio time, treat labor, and an immense expenditure of money. Ac- ineirs printed ilcrcmo ('"urt-inartlal. which he Is a model of candor, and wa fid lowed by hi unanimous acquittal. -Had ho been weak or Impulsive, (he mcuu would huvo onded in n grand trageiiy. ami perhaivs luinilivils of. ..onllnu to tlio latest survevs. two long 1 t..il III. Ivk tin iimaIi ll.l.. I..,. I.I. i. I ii I ill via ii in w uuni umnuu'. pi'iuvi IlllllK'l'ht hod. per-ons would have Hr- L . Z1 Tol)l.riio TllKCl'i t .miii.i; Hi (.. A strong solution of hendiouseana nure say one iKM-k of the matturo lo ono and a half gallons of wnter ; let It stand twenty-four htnu-, and sprinkle the tort-unset. l4auU freely with it nf- TiiKitKurc 0,000,000 ndtoii ."pluillw nowIno)eratlonlnthoUnlted8Utc of which nwrl'fttolMu uH running on cloths for prii)Bg,and prydiicr VQ,i XH,0O0ynnlh p-r uiinuni. numerous e.eiislvo stndehes of tivs llework. The summit of thin range atUlivtuuRltituiWor.tOO teot. TbU wIM baovercoiue by a tretch bfroid aliout twenty-live miles long, exceed ing In many place the maximum trade, 80 feet to. the mile, 'tills grade will bo varied according to the char acter of the country, and the romdiv ; uieiits of the road, iiowcr, etc., us 117 leet per ihIIo t allowed jelien the dec livity of. the cvuntry.rvndcra i, e".s gr0e Impracticable.-. Orr&ntlel A There are said to Ikj eight huudnsl d I trcrcii t wadiiiig uiaeli I lies tateiiteii at Waahlilftaii, tbree-qurter lielng of New IQattaod origin. wero clean, Instead of beliiL tlnn.,1 with Jet, like the hauiUouio little fel low In tho blue jacket. l)out you call thoxe things letters of recoininenda tlmi? I do, and would give more for what 1 can tell about, a boyj by using my eyes ten minutes than all tho flue letter- ho can bring." Hunt! Home, The recent Iron advance In Knglaud and America has made fortunes' for manv holders. It Is estimated that ouo iniNirtng llrm alone has made ?1,.V,(HH on the rise In metals, chiefly Iron. The American rolling inlllr. are four months behind on thlr nniow and are refusing to record any new or jInh at tlxel prices oratated deliveries. 'I his is natural iu view of the uncer tainty In regard to the future prices of pig iron. The manufaturers of hard ware, both here and in Kuroiie, are al nioU conUntly advancing prleet. 1 lie consumption of Iron all over the world ha InoreaaeJvniucb faator than the nnshictton; and thti has been imr tlcularly the case within the last two or three years. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE VIBRATOR THRESHER. SOMETHING NKV-I..T1ST IMI'IIOVKMKNT I.V TlinESUINO MACIIINKS-SIMPLK. EFFKC TIVK AXI1 lOMI'LKTK. ! ,- Don't fail to see it before Purchasing any other kind. :.ri?w?edMJyalh$efAc,Msf; THE MXTOHELL WAGON. Ttahart . X ta MM I M M Mi MI M W i Books and Stationery. 8A1EM,IE01IW0W&; B. f. dxakk; prof., SALEM, : : :J : : OREGON. STEAtf ENGINKS. BAW JItt8. OBIST MILLS . . llvapvr. Iumpf, d4 ll ktadi of MTlrtof in-i-hlncry nude lo order. MacWiwry rcpUrtd'st s hort iiollci. lstin nsUnc done loniU,rl on. rurm, ud U kint of Brt and Iron OutUa furnUliwl l fhoHBoUt. 'T:tf. CAMronsiA. From all parts of the btate the most cheering report arc received of tho proeent oeudition of the grain crops, both early, and late own ; and wtth,lmt,a moderate show or or two the preview-to the 15th, no better crop Ihani will be protiieeil could well be aiiked fcr.-Rural Pre, GILL fc STEEL, lSucmir tu llarrlt A lli.'.min,) Tib Uttrty rnlm4, rCoa, Importer?, WhuU-alti ami l! 'illDuK.r In School Bonk. Miscellaneous Books. tubai. KSTAtE ioWXNbNOTABTruB. la. . . - X lie. iMM,'iuntag,aafirpwn,vi uvr- iu't dran. ApsnowiMgaaay rai Blank ftMks. and TATiONKRY. 'iolrMnvlLlZnakfe tih jl "r',"mr'3 ; ; t i rrM urorv. uitwhi. abb m sn.m. ,t SSBwBpiW ABWff a BO0K9 o.nJ In the Slate, and al LOWEST rae. JanT-l.