2 WILLAMETTE FARMEK. IWmponbntcr;. 1 price that (ho si.no mild be obtained law of Jndelitedne,"re6f laws, etc. j arguments are worth anything, this Ing the i.ry ( uocks, BJ nd f.. i.i.i...ii ir... r.. ,.? ..nmi.fn..f.,u''n.i ,.,.i.i,i,. in.' i.i ..., i,n im.wi.nf. snwliiff 'steamers jj nig ui uio iovee, sowe ..v... will IIUJIIIJUIilllT IIIUIIIIHIIIIS. ill ',, "f. - -v..yi.i.wv,i. ...... vw... -y ttUUtU HU, ..... " - -o cere ilrin Fur the WHUmett Firmer. Burning Tinker. There J? ono subject of great Im portance coneorlng which our State Legislature neglected to enact u law. Wo mean In regard toprotccMng the forests of tho-Criscndo nnd Coast ranges of mountains. It lias been, and htlll Is tho practice of hunting nnd other parties while in tho mount ains during' tho months ofuly and t docs no such tiling; such cvldcnco Is Friend Gcer, you seven or eight of which were totally wrecked. Kerne cargoes will provo a total loss. Ten, barges of coal were swept away and sunk. Tho loss of nnnl In S130.000. UMV til rod ilnvst nlirhlmrlrtfr tho Cascade mountains nlon'tr tho "uwsaffecng our legislature lor u t, best. butlt, Santia.n river, where lire, have not SoSloud thl fnimlnFof bene-1 It is no test at all; destroyed It. a beautiful sneclos of fleial. lnwrf in tim t,inn. Thrnuirh worth notliintr. . white pine can bo obtained, nnd suf- tho temple of minlery tho few rule, m lmvo to give something more flU,,niy 0f coal Is left In tho hands of uciuiiuy cicarnuu. sou to no uscu in , -v.o.. ""i 1 A Ji v itangioie tnau iniiiorn wmimiuu. ueiuur. nu lucimmw umwm, making patterns in tho foundry of ,ffi& Now. the conclusion of tho $$$ $$ Mft3 this city, nnd tho,proprlotor of that may be right, but, if so, I fail to see whole matter: Mr. Gcer says that ( tll, pric.i WS5 per barrel, Mitch will enterprise outaiucu some thousands " Jiy eyes aro poor, nowevcr. x no 13 hkc a tK)y mat conciuucu miw cause great suner.ng uuiong mo poor. mi effect, and wo are informed Mint for ! Y'Jf, that purpose It was excellent. It is used quite extensively by tho settlers in that sccdon of tho country for tho various uses they may have. Hut year by year tho annual Arcs arc dcrf- ustrato this bv a little Inci dent. A gentleman bought a tine owe, which soon gave birth to two Iambs., A llttlo son, observing It, communicated tho joyful news to his miner: 'imaiuaai oiu owes got iwo pasturage for wild game, and for do jnostie stock of portions who aro In the habit of summering their herds m tins numerous small prairies there lobe found. Hut, in reality, tho fires nro caused propensity oi somo men to destroy they like to see tho destructive flnmcs climb (lie valuable cedar, the 'tiujostic .spruce and pine, and watch with gloating eyes us they roar in Increasing fury and leap from tree to lroo Willi the speed of tho wind lambs!' Tho father answor'od, 'That's fill fieri 1t frf-stfrta ntAltl aa.i l.rtfiA A breed ofshecfi.'.'ilio lltfte fellow w'asrik, and Harry told him that the so elated, back ko went to tho owe , drill was the cheapest and tho best, aim lamns. iio saw ono oi tnciamns therefore ho concludes It Is tho best August tocUlro to the woods o troylllhI, lnoch nccdod nrtIcIo clearer tho timber, ns they sny, in , , m!stakc.n, thcro lsa order to Increase nnd Improve the ',, aintna ,. ,' .,,,, , .., !..... . It i t .. .. 1 u -w wikv' -. jit'jt.iy wi . mm.. W HIVIVIWIW HV VUHVlMUVg W -. M J destroying public timber but at the yn WoVranTnlnl ?h ff ' "l ,nI"? f " loU1 samo time if our Stato Legislature 'JJadJDadJoneofthclaiiibslsdcadT ,nbout tlio moon, Kvcrybody ays nati enacicd a law to puni-u men ror iiunor Miys, 'That's nil right, my those black -.pots that wo wantonly letting timer on fire, It I01M!It,!'? ow9!u ra,ou m1 ouc ifaceof tho moon aro a ma his mother was a bad woman because It is Impossible now to gl yj a reliable ovary body said she was bad .vThls jgggo gO" gj three is a very unjust conclusion, for any tho sinking crafts. , ono to pronounce sontcuco without Uoston, Dcc27. Tlionhlp Pcruvi- L 0,TrL. lihVsi.cdy&K'WcUi VWl uviun 11V H UVJI JLWI.i, 'go on tho man that was llllt fit Hlinllll) lli. tl ..,,. n --- --- -- rn. lllii Mil Jl. r. I 1 i :'"'. " '.?' "" '. l '. " . would .-ave the tlmberforfuture im. ,""?'""? ?"?.w A ."' ""iZ? " tmiiMmrtod there fortratherliiffstlcks ,tlvc' ny iiionniunii aim vicious i.,., , . , ,.,,. , .. , , r . ' ' ".niiawinooiueriiyiiig; iiooiu :,,,., ., , " .in, , ' TIim .,.. .....,... besides having a benellclal elfcct on i mi ,i,,.i,n, iii,,iiiiiinii on the Sabbath dav. Now this is, men; i . i-ii j nil llll'll villi v-oa -. . " - ......w... ...t-.. -..w., .,., --........ v.. .-, ., ,. ., . (iHh .iinILtiix ....1..II4T.... II. 1 . . i & Co.. of Mils city. r The value of tliQ merchandise burn ed with the freight sheds on Long Island wharf to-day Is estimated at $100,000. "i:w Yoiur, Doe. 27. The weather Is clearing up. A lew local trains from tho Immediate vicinity in Now Jersey arrived since ten o'clock, but only UY l'ie am oi scvciiu exinv iou- our -iinllnry 'oudltloti. A TltAVl I Kit. tu nrtitclitnrnliln KIlOTirlnry l&... -1... ...Au I... h..AM... n. 4l.A nl. nlli-lfrlif lininlii.1 ilmi'ii 4n iw trMU miiumiltnn ""'"" '." ,1"' .'V. V."""V. . 7" .... . niniovM imii .; ..v,... p.w,aui. BiJtWrt ll Tllit IIUIlllI H1IT1I11IPH III in II If Sciircll) of .Uonry Tnics-Ilml Laws. l-:i. Fahmi:ii: Why I .carco on the lambs are dead!' 'That yson; inecwe'ii get iiitanti nave a to generation, and friend Uecr mu mi iiecco on uer tins inn.' Jiiterest- ,..... ., ,i. . ,,., ed, tho boy run up to seo the ewe iigiuii, aim ioj sue was dying oon ,t .... , died. Away lie ran, bawling: ' D.i it.Mi:u: Why N money so Dad! old ewe's dead, too!' The ; tho Golden Coast? This Is man looked up, scratched his lie In tho fall of IK I!) nr .V there was ' an iiuimrtaiit question. With mines where It didn't Itch, and slid, rt lire set out in tho (Wade mount nlns somewhere near the Abiipia, and it ran .south to the south forks of tho Santlum, and ome say to the fiend of the Willamette valley, n dls mm man 00 ngnt, nut J can't tr iClllKllllUll IlOlt Mtlk.j old head Well, It. Ilroiiikiist, or tbc Drill 1 nil round u, why Is gold v hard to obtain'.' A .few reasons will tell. All we buy wo pay gold for. This gold goes out of the mouth of tho Columbia .-.. .. "....". . (jiikw, i.r ni i,.wi ,..,,. i....ir-i ,,.11.. I.. .,.,. -., ,.....i i i.. ''"' i-MiMi.it: mis is an excellent m, I ll... I.- III. ..r u., i i r. I i.. i. .i.i i r i . . .... lime ll ...... ., iii.ii.iui in in iimi ih null! K"""t ro uruilglll MICK lor us loimy. ten to twenty-live miles. For two Not a dollar is returned! Tho money nonius tlio names raged In a Uidy goes out, and goods como in. Con stantly taking out meal from tho tub leads to tho Inittoiii. We are now at the bottom. Merchant SOllL'O and bread, none being rvclovcd of the tormcr. A largo I'otcu of luborcrs aio clear ing Uroadway of snow Washington, Dec. 27. General Francis A. Walker has tendered the President IiIh resignation as Commls- utiiMiin tf Tmltntt A f1iitiu ti inXtn rflnnf. I 1 nil i si !! 4 1 n l.ilt lint tt i It .-.. -w i a iiiuiiii-uin.--ii.Mmi mu um, iiuiniui- on the 1st nl January, it is unucr standlngyour thirty-ouo years' ex-' stood his resignation has been accept- believe that thcro is really a man in tho moon. Friend Geer, you will ng: 'Dad! have to bring forward -.omothing more reasonable than this absurd noiisenso to provo that tho drill ii of tho finest timber in the world Tho sinoko was so den.e in (lie val ley that a farin-liou-e could not be seen scarcely a hundred yards away, and so strong that tlio pitchy Ingre dients could easily bo ilNcerued by taste. Leaves were carried into the , traders, speculators, tho steamers, Ac, aro all taking mo ney away in a stream. And, to keep up a Just c(pilpoio, Ju-t as much for tho fanner-, of Oregon, those long winter nights, when by tho fireside, to study and discuss ques tions pertaining to farming. My old friend Italph Geer has given mo con siderable of a drilling, and nearly ruined all my calculations about broadcast sowing. Italph is a brick when lie Is on It. pcrionco. J fcir ItalphV miiulV In trouble new. Miiy Fnniilriicc nan Ileal It; At il IT lir.iaik-a.t timing will nut On, Tt.np the I.nnli III drill tt. Jamf.s Fini,ayon. NEWS BY TBLSaitAPH. Ni:w ed, but his successor will not bo ap pointed until after tho return of Secre tary Delano from Cuba. The oulcial programmo forthoPresl deiit's reception on Xow Year Day is published. The Now York train, duo last night, arrived at eight o'clock this morning. Tlio Potomac Is frozen over. The weather has moderated. The ice on the Potomac is six Inches thick. l'ltn.ADKi.i'iirA, Dec. 27. Snow has blockaded all tho highways and tcm- valleya distance of twenty or more ' money should come in In n stream, miles. A great many of the inhabit-, as goes out in a stream. If this was iints of tlio valley were made .sick, so, times would bo good and money especially those predisposed to pill-, plenty. Hut, Is this the ease? Far moniiry diseases, and several claim from it. It Is exceedingly dilllcult tliattlielr disease was developed by to get money to pay taxes'. Tho In tho deleterious etreets or smoke. The ( boring ortlon of community aro mountain streams wore affected sorely pressed to make ends meet, also, a great Mrliou of tho water The fariners-tho pillars of the State ovajioiated, and tho remainder was -are in trouble. .Stock, grains, a-c., so strongly impregnated with ashes are low, and fow sales for cash. We us to cause Mm death of thousands or need cash to pay our taxes for no tho beautirul speckled trout. There thing but gold mid silver pays taxes was no relief until the fall rains set and how can we pay out what we In and extinguished the (lames, and can't Kot. Yt wn miwf iwiy our mil, mi men inn uio an- clear up so tuxes, Yoiuc. Doc. 27. The streets jto-diiy are banked with snow. No such snow-storm has been witnessed J In this section for upwards of twen- ,,rarlly suspended the receipt and ' fV ?Lyi- , I'aHt ,,lg,,t t,"rtPMV w'' delivery of merchandise. m.iii-u in ui mi viinj iiiuriii uie iJo.STON. Dee. 1!7. The bark Kodosh iiUMiness is no-iiyuspenil- i0f uston from Manila for this port. I sald'exceptingthe left-hand dig I ..sK" IJZ tv. Thou'S f"' S"IA"Ln,Fhlnt ii..!1 gave tho grain drill. Now I NiMtnlent .low., town at hotels or their iUInKnsTorc cans ml The Carta nothing against the drill whatever. "Wees owing to Inability to reach iffilZn woW I stated as my opinion that tho drill- :','.." '. .f Ti'" ..V' . .'i1 ' l""??." L . of the crew were saved Mr. Geer says he admired nllth.it U-'"I"K Ihislm sald'excei.tlngthe left-hand dig I LE"1 The machinery of Statu must not stop. Aro w-uot in a tlV There Is a screw loose some where. Again : Hanks break up, and keep out or circulation a largo Kirtlon of money lor a jmriionc. That nur- .! MM... lllil.l.in..liL,..M ln. In., rlrtti.l., I... . v J i I.U ..IVIIII.IItlt'..l lU-llll. Biillllin ng will not produce, as C. 1 on tin averago with yesterday-10 liurkhart and others liave. said, from degrees above zero. The storm told live to ten bushels per aero more !,,wiv,.l:f ",Km bl,.H,1"C8,p,1 c,,l'-'cln"y " ii.,,., tr.. .,..., i ....t.. v Vr ,no ''s'lny of niallti. There were no than broadcast sowing. Now, Mr. malls yesterday except thoso sent ear- Gcer, hero Is whore I .stand, and ly. The Postmaster reports that no where I Intend to stand until 1 s0e l,,n" ,,aM "rrlveil here lnce yesterday this thing tcsteii fairly and squarely, ' " MloW ,.0VcntC(, n K,aroh for tllc n.i a iiiini, ii. ).u v mil. vou iiuvo sain. Kins iiuriil in tile Centre-street lire. that you have not seen It fairly test- 'r,,e Superintendent of liullding, ands of bulhflngs In tho city more imi.geroiis ti.au me one uurucu m comer street ed. after an experience of thlrtv-ono ' "" '-', says there aro thous- that tho inhabitants could see across tho valley. Nearly every year since tho prim tico has lieou kept up, mid especially for tlio last six years. Most of your readers will remember that only last ,,., u to aid In making tho elrculu tioti (Y.s, and interest won. They gain; the masses lose. And is tills all? lly no means. F.vory fanner who travels or freights On the rail road imys tribute to Germany. The years, but bellovo what somo one has told yon. I will now examine the four reasons you give In favor of the grain drill. I. It saves seed. Now, The report of tho loss of llfu bv tho lire in Centre street is continued. Six girls uml one boy were known to be In I can sow Just as much or as llttlo per tho building at the time of the tire, Cincinnati. Dec. 27. Tho board of Trade has resolved to employ an accnt to remain nt Loulsvlllo and look after tTo Interest of members in the speedy shipment of freight southward. Li:i:u:s (Del.), Dec. 27. The har bor is frozen ovcr,aud vessels aro slow ly drifting out to sea in tho Ice. Mn.Mi'HiH, Dec. 27. Tho total loss by the sinking of the barks and i steamers hero to-day will not exceed $200,t)0i). Augusta, Deo. 27. Tho snow-storm continues here, with no signs of abat ing. LiTTi.i: Rock, Dec. 27. Tho city Is entirely out of coal. CoM.iNdwooD (Canada), Dec. 27. Cantain On nnd his chief cncrlneer. with four of tho crow of the steamer September, a dense mass of smoke hung over the valley like a funeral pall, entirely obliterating tho view ofourlH'tiutirulmouutalnsaud tower ing snow peaks, and causing much sickness, endangering the lives of hunting, prospecting, and rusticating partlesnl thattimo In tlio mountains, amleausii.gthodestructlouoreumigli valuable timber to supply the I'nltod States ror a century to come. These tires do not, except In a very Tow places, clear off tho ground, but merely kill all, and fell a small ikm- centagej but, in a Am years Mm trees .stato to bo run bv Jail, and places can now be found where It Is almost utterly Impossible to travel through, as tho timber lies In very direction, piled sometimes ten feet deep, awaiting tlio next sea son to bo again passed overaud artl ally burned. Valuable mountain roads from Mils valley to the Const or Fasten! Oregon aro annually damaged so much, that instead of being good Invest montx, are usually a source of Kink- ....u.v.. .v...r.i. ii . . ! i niiii it nii twtv tiiiiiii-. in a iinni.il . m-rvi.ii w.s.., so mere is very iniio tu ;',;""" .., ',.,".. Uumberlantt, which was frozen up.Ju advantage In reason number one.- I S ! S I JUiar Lake hi November, arrived list 2. It puts ,o grain In belter, because Utiles Inubie " " " Uw JiSoffi5 HcoversallthognilnaproperdepM,. 1Wh.i.iaImhi'oiit ilW, Dec. 27- h0 S.lrt" fiv?n?fert K This Is good, and no honest farmer 1,'"' !lh' .'.?,. hV.ni .yJf"'" tho Htcaincr In mfti quarters wfth tho first ...in i....V. ...... it .i , ' ,., lMptlst church In the beventh ward , ...,., in ..iinr.r,, ..mi Mm iou-nr,l 11 have any objection against this; ,.f the city, tho floor and celling gave JYowinlcM im two w.lteM on board nothing can bo bettor than to have way, prec1.ltatlm:ubout foiirliiiiVHl'mii'JsrJlL'ff.?! tho grain all one depth In tho ground. IS!.Kii,!Ii'i,-F-JS,SSrw ri i r aiul wld great prlvntlous li .1. It l (In. ..!,,, m.lf v... i.-.i.wi i te.cl1 Woro k,,.k',, alul ftbout forti J r their loiiir trainn of twontv davs. Al money goes there to bo used against nor ,,,, ,. f . V ..I " A". ' S !Z V,r'? ..",i!!l?. "W, , were more or less frost blftcn.. Elgh us to obtain more tribute. And is . ,1 ... . , '' 7 , r""l..auT!i 'V'p TYXn:sr t""u'' ': are stl on the way this till '.' Srtirei'ly. Hut enough on jr tins Kii.ii in present, nomoiiiiug an- .staudliiir other time. f,ir...r.M. Am tho administrations or city, ii.,,,,, ,,,,,.. i. T111....nr..i..v..m.i. Mr.. Roxey, MIks Kllzabeth llasUlngs county, and State Judiciously, Justly, ciIb, nmliv fiir ,, 7mv i-X t ",.VV-1",.I, ?""W- ... drills, ukmI them awhile, tut.l then Susan 1). Anthony and fourteen other III them as 10. Xmi' If Mr. Iliw ...it , inm uuiii hiihiii ror iiitoh a mu i iii-ui-.-H in uvery respect, t " ' I ... i ". . f iW. 'vr"" '" .uowu. Having oeen leit eignt miles Geer to tho contrary notwlth- JW, . . I. All or nearly all good Wer, Miss Fisher, a boy named , fZ, inlyBifto u'lui li.ivniisoii it... .uttt ....... Klttlnirer. the child of I.tnn McMiin.i. n. ' ,. t.. xA.w .r. ... II1U UHlllUV lunim. jii luiuiuuiumi administered? If so, why aro taxes so hlghV Tho vast machinery of only some, .say. 100,000 people. Yes, wo run It. Who controls? How can so few though tho richest on earth bear so heavy a burthen? Ami yot, accord ing to tho ' powers that be,' wo hiiw'. I), tho Imperial few! Our taxes aro absolutely heavy enough for a people ly voting, Vnlted States Commiss- ...,, i ,. i .1 . I, v voting, i titusi r-iaies LoniniisS' can't bring any better reasons for tho loner Stores to-day rendered a decls iiki. in inn n.r.1111 iii..ii nimv oi Avnitf. kinn i.i.niiiiir i.tii.ii n 1...11 in 11... mi. .it -. ...- t,. ....v. .... ,..,.,..- - v """p I""". .- "" "."; i negiumng to resume running, out .once oi tnirty-ouo years, then 1 siy ;,"',' ,1V., "J.'?.!' ".,,"" V"1 ' double teams. Hallroad trains he has L'iven It both rk'bt uml h.ft. 1,".,:. ,n "lv 1". V' ".'l".' still moro or les ilelaywl. Malls w I wouhl conclude, from these four'f" f'ttV?! !., co.mtr' tho churches, schools and other public rexorts arc c.oscu. Nkw Yoiik. A Washington special says Sumner's health is precarious. 1'liysleluns nro visiting him twice a day. various streetcar lines ure gradually With are lth much reasons, a grain drill Is not worth . ...VI.IUV. 111.I.H lU Jltll.l, 1IIUIIO AllU .. ,.. ... ... ... i. . some extreme western malls still to be T of .00,000, much less one fourth that ' llcMer m,s01l, fiir t"ll0 UMof lhc RbnUll xw W. Dc'e. 27.-Throo persons i 2& ta asWtTLJSfiS ""m,,t,r- drill, and I pledge my.,elf when it Is w.L'hf l"' fX,V" '" nr,H,kl n ,,,!,t School- mi tli" mo footing as XltS" Mad legislation has much to do fairly tested, that If drill sou-Inn- will mm .. ....m' . " ?.f i Three ocean steamers are still over- .. ......i i .... .. . . i --. ........ ... -ixw. 'iiiiviii v" i 1 1. ou- inr to i in nil. Minrm. per lu-ro inoro.cy'tjon, oehln.l tine. Ihu llostoni Various parties Intervstetl In the with tho present crisis of alfalrs. ' y(.ld threo bushels ro home maiiufactures encouraged? ' than broadcast sowing, 1 will sow no riintev to tho i-oriHimttiuw u-lm li.iv.. ...v wi.i.. .,v.....hv. ,, imumcasi s S2Si V, Zi K.-S.S.'" wl """ N wu a 'lK. ore broadcast. sjient largo sums In their construe Some men will say u ccptlon, behind time. Thu ltostoni vnrii express, due at 5:30ii, m. yestenlay, , ow,.w I nrrlvisl at eleven to-luy. mid tho Cen' iii - trnl Iviillroad, Chicago tralus, duo yes- " M, whip of property InCeuter street, reu.se 10 iiikc steps lor exiinm- ... Jl ... . A. . ..-.. 4... I.... !...... ........ ........... ..j I. ..I. ...!... .. . . - . . .. . ,------- . -, --. ri-...,.... T ..Hv .. , ill, ui.ipB ,u inn t irnwi n f,b l-nn tlon, Instead or a source of develop-. . ; -i mat .)ir. neer nas proven rairly that , u-niuy niorn ng, arrived at .eleven to-. ifoft of Health d Wl ice say tfiev mo.it to M. State and an InvM, Jl. 0 " ',0'T r'"" l,t'. tTL '"1 ' (,r"1 SW",R N ",0 fr Mr S,mn" & ,TlK"ngt" rx,n,, ha8 como I ? lciSl autholuy to"Xmo? assutaiicotothotmveler. It h i ?ff lff 2 V a man wishes to taKo a Uuul ot Ii . n . i " "" "v " "" ..,. nm,iuiu ms siory oi me siiooiiug, unit Stock to Kiislern llri.Liiti ho i-iin it.. rr ," s uimiii in, .inv Mien evi- 2y olSibl. monocles? Wore this the 'denco its this would not t iweivrtl tttCSh?r just udmlhlstmiiou of jnaay cirt In Ortgo; It amounts alnrouteH-llMriow'sriwilorthP l.el, "' T V 1 i ,' .. ,-f t0Mir. imlght tell friend Geer that i nave kuown the. first preiuium nwHntiHt for thu bot thirty acres of wheat to tho field that was sown broadcast, wheii tiiorb were drilleil fields compeUuc at the '$amo Unio ror tho same premium. If Mr. Oeer's iuion mountain ruul. If wo have not been mlsliifonnod, most, If not all, of tho cedur lumber mm by oar manufactories In this city s obtained from points below J'ortlarul, auU at almost douUe the l would bo plenty, anil taxes far llglit I er than they nrc. Tho 'people nro B running under opprewton under iwu which shield one portiona lew rascals of Uie comiaunlty at Mio ex pensoof (he other and greater por tion. Tho printing monopoly, tho . . r J v """"niifci ami I lUlmltted that he shot Kisk, but didt lT U ninoiilur thnr- tlin trim ainmn not Intend to kill him. He .ivew that ' ," ls slnr "o true source tho shooUiur was In mirkftuM..KUk ' of Mio great Snake river, IajwIs' fork hvvluK drawn a pistol to shoot him. I of tho Columbia,- was discovered only SeJ&"AKVr VSAafi cS8SS5tcSSi1a? TT; "S8; tradlcM the evidence of barker, gh-en,ake whitth was h'Urt ppoaed yesnlav-, and denies that he had to bo the source of Madison river, ever called FUk a blackmailer or The lake Ilea behind tho"Tetfln' threatened to shoot him Memphis, Dc. 27. An ice-gorre above Taooke broke this morning and came down with terrlflo fore, crush- The lake lies behind tho " TeUuu" (ronouncod tee-tongt) to your right as you go up the overland road from Salt Lake to Montana.