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ICXPIIIATION riilrrlptln.
NEWS BY TEiEORAPH.
Now York, Fob. 12. The crew and
passengers of the steamer Krle, which
was burned nenr IVrtininlnico on New
Yuar'u J):iy, arrived here Inst evening
on till' llrazlllan mull steamer On
tario. The Captain of the Krle says
the origin of the lire was a mystery
to him. It In understood tnat an in
"0.li"nJ,iL'2S!!l!.0
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day. He will be escorted to the steam
er by n number of temperance anil
other societies,
Lato malls bring new of tho death ,, , Nl.,;. Kmrhuul'the thcrmom
of J. S. Ifranee, nil eminent Irish ctt.rnuigl.., from 20 to M degrees below
miTf in i7uuiiii iuuiutu iwt 70 10 I
The day is generally observed hero HncoinI dispatcher give nceounts of
as a holiday, uud business everywhere , two' iIOrrll)lo murders-ono at llurn
N suspended. The I nlted rder of hWc Conn., nnd the other nt lletholem,1
American Mechanics paraded the Vcnu Tho r,L.(lm tlt iturnHltl was
principal streets to-day, in honor of ,m j, ,, ,,, , n ,c( T, Nation
Washington's birthday. 'Ihere were ' t on'tho Hartfori Jtnllroad. Ho
nearly 5,000 in tho precession, which M nttllc.e(l wl,e Kf)In,, home by
witnessed by vast thmngs. '1 he Mayor . tWo youths, aged respectively 18 mid ,
reviewed thorn at the City Hall. i0yiw, who Vnt him to death and
Flags were tlylng on the prliiclpnl , roi,e,i i,, 0f i d a watch. Tho
buildings tho whole length of llroad-l nethclcm vlctln was Monroo Snyder,
w1Jm i-i o. 1.. nu ....(. I mentioned In Saturday's dlspatohcs
Albany, lob.21-In the Senate to- ft weftIt,y resident who was shadowed
day It was moved to make an Inqu Iry on u trft,,-; from Xew York to llethle
aa to Tweed's qualification for Senator ,em by ft villain who followed him
In view of the charges pending against .,. ,cr, ,,, tralii,niii1 killed him '
hljii- . . .. ' with a sand-b.iK and threw the body
New. one, l-ci. si.-iinxeiiwijr, inu .
niiegoo murderer 01 nnce jmwisny,
who was reeontlv brouuht hero from
Sing Slngon h writ of error nnd grant
ed n new trial, was indicted by tho
Grand Jury to-day for murder in the
llrat decree.
Chicago, Feb. 22. The Time Wash-,
Ington special says tho Paollle Mall
investigation promises some racy de
velopments. C. K. Garrison Is liore, .
and, nettled at not getting his Hra.lli
an mall subsidy, hu proposes to tell
all he knows. 116 has a list of Con
1 on-
gressmeii who receyed money from t,,t, work ,,, raf,i,1y undertaken
the agent of the l'aclllc Mall Company , llVokliiir tho charltablo Judgment
and will bring on some fifty witnesses o. u mil)fl0 ,mo, , 0i,ncit.s7I)n,
from New ork, together with the' onibniressments; that I had,frlnds,
books and documents to make tho ( ,m of lem ,n official life, with
chain of evidence complete. I Is wholl, 1 lnVe i,t.on willing toshare
Mild that none of the Nev ligland ,, advantage and opportuultlcof in
Congressmen are Implicated. Several ' vestment: that 1 have kept W truth,
members who were upprouched on the ( ,ol,Ki, (tQll mid evil rei.ort, ilcnylng
Rjiblcct will come foward and give nti,fig, concealing notfiing reserv
thelr evidence. The House Ways , j,,,1,!,,,,,,. vi, will s.iy that 1
and Means Committee, which Is to ioiU. am to be ollered a scrlllce to
Investigate the mutter, held a t-ecret nl,.,ew t,0 public clamor ftr explato
session to-day, and will commence tf10 Hjlw 0f others? Not tintll such
the examlniitlon of witnesses next 0(ierlug is made will I bellbvo it pos
week. Over .0l000 arc said to have 8lllIo. bBlt lf tMlt ,(My Hi,All so order
been spent In ami mound Congress, tliut It cun be imivlm-i-tl ly the clioiro
some members receiving as high x 0f a single vltlm 1 shall accent the
j.IO.000. 'mandate, appealing with unfaltering
Key West, illa.i, 1-eb. 2.1.-1 he confidence to the Imimrtlal verdict of
fillip iMjrwoier, limn .M'w vneaiis iu
Klvcrpool, with cotton, jiut In here
to-day with her cargo on lire, which
has been burning since tlie,20tli I ti-t.
l'hcre Is no prosiHCt of sAvlng either
ship or cargo. .,,,,. ..' ixrson was mrfously hurt.
Washington, Feb 2.1,-Kx enc ve j Nou. York yeiK .Kx Quebec
preparations are making for tho in- Miecl.il -vs two men were killed nnd
angiiratlon vurciiiuiiius. U10 ill lur- f.veiel wounded In the election riots
ent military and civil organizations ou Ajn,.,v. One of the candidates
will form a parade only equaled by ; polluter, n,rro Iv escaped. A bullti
the review nt tho eloso of tho v:ar: ' la-"cl through 1i1hc;ii. Anothcrcan
Tho Inauguration will Ihi tho grandest ;n,llU. Huot, was' rcs.uod by his
everglvcu In tlie country. The l'rcsl- frlLniU fl0ln violence. At night,
dent, Nice 1'rcMdent, Cabinet Minis- k0tsof tlghtlng men, who had not
tore, Senators, Itepresentatlycs.forelgn bcell .ml(1 ror t1L.lr Work, would have
Ministers and distinguished ?,v,,1,.i';, , niUHiicl:il antl wrecked his household
from all lurts of the country 'will be ,ut for the police. On tho following
In attendance. Oo the .ith of Mareli j ,,nv t)u Dominion artillery was lasted
the Pre-dent. Secretary of War iidi'u.u.,i,u
Secretary of the Navv will review the
West l'oint and Naval Academics. A
that several of the broad avenues will
beoccunled by them in competitive
drills.
No members of the Hou.-o believe
that tho resolution of expul.-lon of
Ames and Hrooks can sceuro even a
majority, much less a two-thirds vote.
Soine.of .tut members ofJoth politic
al partita. exprchJ vtht' opluluu that, 1
instead, a
sure shoul
lwtion of 1'eniisvlvanU avenue will .,,. trains havu been snowbound at
be assigneil for their parade and mail- 0utotthfe-viiy l'laces (m h few duvrf.
uvpr. As numerous orgaiilatlons T,0 storm reused yesterday. It was
will li In atteiidimce, It Is probable i... ,..,r...t ..vi,.rl..iw.l in timnv
a general, icaolutlon f con-ijuit
uldI1ib,ip.U?d(r hnW'tlng all
of the Hout"ho:i)a.vu boon
membcre
tntercptcu Jn crctiit MoDiiler opa-a
SALEM,
I tlon. At least twenty gentlemen are'
prepared to sneak on the subject.
Kvcrybody antlel))ate exciting times
In the proceedings on Tuesday, i
Walilngton, Feb. 24. The lllvor
and Harbor Appioprlutloii bill passed
by the House to-day ap)roprlated $15,
000 for constructing the breakwater at
Wilmington, t'al.; 20,000 for the
Lower Willamette river, and SM.noo
for the Upper Willamette. It nisei
contains piovlslons for surveys at Han
Antonio, Santa Cruz, YM ro bay, Sa-'
lonns and San lluertvontura.
Thu Senate litis directed the Secre
tary of the Treasury to report upon
expediency of erecting a light-houso
" mourn oi me Linpqua river,
Oregon.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2l.--T-day was
thu coldest day of thu Reason.
New YorK, Keti. -4. At various
,, t,,0 Monocacy creek. The nssiis-
Hi M0 far hase.-cnped.
Washington. Feb. 2d. Ames. In
defense of himself in tho House yes
terday; after giving a history of tho
Union l'aclllc Itailroud ami of the
formation of the Credit Moblller, con
cluded as follows:
"These, then, are my olleiiscs :
That I have risked reputation, fortune,
everything, In an enterprise of IneaU
eulalile oenoiit to 1 lie wovcrnmcuu
from which tho capital of the worKl
ult,i.. tliitt T lmv.t umttvlit fit atr.tiilra
history for that vindication which i
pitijKised to deny mo here."
tluebec, Feb. 2'). The disturbance
-...u,;,.-!. riiiiv om Idllml. mid mw
T,,0 Ilt w-l rlf t cut oil' all railroad
o(,iiilt.i(lon uv.t of Ouebee.
xnerii
years. .Many lives, 11 is,Tieured, nave
been lost in thocountryptirlMies.
Chligo. Feb. 2:-Mrs. R 6. (5.
Willanl,' a well known advocato of
woman's rights, died at her residence
In this city on Saturday, from heart
illeasc
The Supniiie"Cfltirfcif IlllnrMslinK
rendered a docislon in a cuse
Involviinfi. life, voiiUltitionulity,,,of
what IVfcifown nVthe'rallroai! law of
thefttate-a law regulating paiseiigur
OREGON, MAliCII
and freight tarltlson various railroads
or tne state, mho cuo was appealed
from one of the Circuit Court", whole,
the case was rendered against the1
Chicago nnd Alton Company In 11 suit
to recover da miiifes for non-compliance
with tho law. The Supreme Court de
cides thnt the law Is unconstitutional,
Inasmuch as it lirohlblts any
discrimination Using freights, but the
Court holds that the Legislature
has undoubted lights to contiol rall
iimds In tho matter by providing
against Just discrimination.
Washington specials say that at the,
extra session of tho Senate for tho
4th of March tho President will
nominate for reappointment every
member of his Cabinet, Including
lloutwell, who proposes to retire I111
March It elected Senator from ,
Massachusetts. Secretary Fish has
decidud to remain through tho next
Admlstratlou, and will bo Included in
the nominations.
Now York. Fob. ilil. A lariro repre
sentation of Spaniards mot at the I
Malson Doreo last evening to celebrate 1
the establishment of a republic in
Spain. Speeches wore made, and in
tho course of 0110 by Senator J)o Conta 1
ho said lie looked tiM)ii tho establish-1
uieiit of a republic as virtually,
abolishing slavery In tho Spanish
dependencies. During tho evening a .
telegram was sent to tho Cabinet of
Spain congratulating it upon the
establishment of a republican form of
government, and convoying assurance
of tho hearty sympathy and support
of all Spaniards In America.
Portland (Mo), Fob. 23. Tho trains
on all the railroads have been dclaiiird '
I... .1 ..I;...... II l...t.... II....
ii inu mntM -nun in. ii i'viiik nil'
heaviest known In this section. i
From thr Jioilor loimtrj. ,
'rekn. I'eli. !.. The Yrekii.oHi'mi'
to-miirrnw mornlnir will contain the
following from the front : I
" TlioCommlssioncre mot on Ktinduy
niornliiL' last anil received lilttIoH.
report, III Hiibstauco as follows: llo
met or saw at tlrst tho Indians, some
twenty on foot, 0110 and a half miles
froai their camp. Tho parties
advanced within 0110 hundred yards nf
each other and dismounted. Tho
Indians laid down their arms and
came up and shook hands. Jack and
SoonehlH, with seventeen mounted1
followers, also camo up nnd shook
bunds. Whittle told Ills mission.
Jack said ho was willing to talk, but
wanted Steele, Hoseborough nnd'
Fnirehtld present. If his friends felt
afraid to come, ho also was afraid. ,
They would meet them on this Hat 011
Tuesday, as they could go no further
their families being there and all
their horses lame. '
" Whittle say, so wo arc Informed,
that tho Indians positively refuse to
talk with the CommlHsloi.ers, because
they don't know them, and say their
hearts may be good, but 'wo don't
know them ; wo won't talk with thom
unless wo can get Hoseborough, Steele
and Knirchlld, or-somoof ouivfiiunds,
to come with them.',
"The Comnilsslo'ners refused to
alloiv tho reporters for tho press to go
with Falrchlld ami Whittle to Jack's
camp on their visit, although Whittle
says tho JmUans wanted tliini to
come and get their report for the
papers.
"Tho Indians are all armed with
nccdlo-guiis, and some had at least 200
cartridges 011 their persons, which they
picked up after the light of tho 17th
ult. Thoy say thoy don't want to
fight, but can lire a dozen shots now
where they tired 0110 on tho day of tho
battle.
"Tho Peace Cominls-lon business
seems to bo a fearful farce, from tho
fact that the General In coin inn nd
could have made terms of pence if
desired Just as well as to pick out some
Oregonfans Interested in difficulties to
be sent here, as in thoca.eof Meacham.
The Indians probably anticipate that
thu murderers will bo cleared by tho
Pence Commission fioni the murders
committed on defenseless settlers not
engaged iu the difficulty, otherwise
thoy will probably light ft out, so that
H... ,Mil1ti- nnil llwlr uhettors will
sutler alike extermination, or unbuilt
to unconditional surrender tho terms
that ought by right to bo tho only
, ternia eMelldtsl.
"Judge Itoseborougli mid nliTio
I, 1S7;J.
startolifor the front to-day, the former
having been added to tho Peace
Commission, anil the latter at tho
request of both tho Commls.soiier.saud
Captain Jack."
Weather cold and changeable.
San Francisco, Feb. l'.'i. A special
to the llullrtiii from Yreka lo-day
states that Whittle and wife last night
returcd from their second visit to tho
Modoc ca mji, bringing "Modoc Dave."
Tho biitul, forty-throe In number, met
them one mile from tho lava bod,
heavily armed. All had necdle-guus.
They say they do not want to light.
They said to Whittle, "Wo have not
got mad yet. Your house is, lauding;
so is Dnrrls's, Van llremer's, Fair
child's and Small's because wo are not
mad." Captain Jack Is willing to
talk with Steele, Fairchllds or Judge
Itoseborougli. "Indian Unvo" went
back this morning, with a message
that Falrchlld and others would go
over to-morrow and arrange for n
meeting. I
Tho Commissioners gave orders that ,
110 reporters accompany tho mcsucii
gers to-morrow. When tho squaw sllrsl '
returned irom tlio l.ava lied tho
Klamath squaw said all tho Modocs
received her kindly and were glad she
had come. Tlioy wanted no more
war. Captain Jack and Sohouchls
were tho principal speakers. Tho
Indians sent no propositions, accord
ing to report, but tho woman says
Captain Jack will insist 011 having his
place ou Lost river as one of the
concessions the whites must make in
tho event of peace being concluded.
Letter from llurnii Vista.
Ilrn.wv Vista, Poi.k Co., )
Feb. 27, 187il. f
Kdlln' WllUnu'ltu Kurnur:
We have boon 11 constant reader of ,
your pnpor for suvoral years, and for I
tin equal period of timo wo have ro-1
gardod with astonlshnioiit tho poctil-'
lar kind of reading mutter generally ,
Indulged in by tho fanners of thu
Wllliiinottu valley. While a few in
dividuals have boon struggling to,
establish and .sustain 1111 agricultural
paper, designed to promote tlioin-'
terust.s of the couiinonwcidth, nnd
InvostiKiitu the numberless things,
that pertain to the woll-lwlng and ,
Ill-being of Oregon hiislNindry, the
minority of the fitriners scarcely
knew that such 11 paper hud tin ex
istence. In fuel, the Wii.i.ami.tii;
Faiimi:k has heretofore received 11
good .share of its individual support
from thosu who were not farmers;
while tho fanners, almost without
exception, kept up for their reading
matter soimi trashy political paper
.suited to their peculiar prejudice,
and spent their lout; winter evenings
reading dlHgiiitlng editorials and
fabricated calumnies 011 thu charac
ters of u Grunt or Greeley, or read
liigsonio other o!tt!cul imposition
which maintained Just ulmut the
.same interest for tho i'uriiiem' well
being kh the young hoodlum does for
the frtriiier'u Sunday cherries. J low
ever, tho tightness of thu present
times Una caused .some of them to
wake from this lethargy, and they
seem to reall.o that there js some
thing wrong, but what that wrong is
or whore It is, Is not easy to dUcov
er; hut, to be sure of a remedy, they
Imagine themselves In the condition
of the Ishinuelltes of old "every
inuii'.s hand against them, aiid'thelr
hand against every mini" tho .spec
ulator,' the miller, and iiilildle-maii,
In particular.
Now, blnce reformation is on tho
brain, let uvcry one have his say,
nnd ventilate tho subject as mj(cli 111
tfHihlc. I like to read such letter
'in sonic contained In the F.it.Mi:i:of
o
a.
Feb. loth, to wit: " Warehouses nt
Astoiia," signed t). S., also tho let
ter from Portland signed "Argus."
These letters have the right ring,
and contain n liberal amount of com
mon souse, that, If coupled with
careful mid prompt act ion, will after
u while produce the most happy re
sults. And, since husbandry is the
most undent, ami claimed to bo tho
most noble, of all professions, it also
furnishes one of the widest Holds for
.scieutille research mid its phllosop
ical demonstration is within the
reach of tho most humble gardener
or llowcr-glrl. On the careful study
and pnietlco of agriculture, too, de
pends the very existence of tho mill
ions that now people tho earth.
And ou the same depends greatly
their social happiness and progres
sion; anil I hud almost said that ag
riculture, Iu connection with trtins
IMirtutlon, is thu only legitimate
business of mini, mid the import
ance of u perfect understanding ot
nil that pertains to thu interests of
these brunches of business cannot bo
over-estimated. Wo hope that nil
persons feeling themselves to lio a
part of thu commonwealth will
think, read, write, figure, and net, In
the premises and do so Intelligent
ly. It Is useless to spend our time
In abusing the various iuonojR)lio(i
mid rings that we imagine are suck
ing out the substance of the produ
cer. No civil law ever condemns
1111 Individual without a bearing, and
we do not think It profitable to pn.sw
sentence on 11 freighting agent with
out 1111 impartial investigation of the
transportation nusinuss. Alter this
is done, we eau pass sentence Intelli
gently, without mistakes, ami savo
ourselves tho ridicule of those who
have had years of experience In the
business. Wo wauled railroads and
stoauilioats we contributed of our
substance to survey railroad lines'
we dhl the same to induce the build
ers to coino in reach of our existing
towns. We have now what we ask
ed for, ami what wu contributed our
mite to obtain and with It wo have
qiilckeVand cheaper transK)rtiitlon
yet we complain; yet Wu heap untold
anathemas ou the creature of 0111
own prayers and purchase.
Now, we do not wish to bo mis
construed In relation to what wo are
writing, for we do think thai to pay
2.1 cents per cental for freighting
grain from this point to Portland In
an outrage without a parallel iu the
history of el villed husbandry. Hut,
at tho same time, in order to know
that wo are Imposed on mid to what
extent, it becomes necessary to
know what amount of capital Is re
quired to perform 11 given amount of
service In freighting, what the ex
pense of labor, etc., and the dura! Ion
of tlio flouting or rolling agent, as
tho case may lie. Now, if some Prac
tical person, who has nt heart the
well-being of the eomiuoiiw'eiilth,
will take the trouble to enlighten
tho people on this subject by giving
llgures based (wo will say-so 11s to Ihi
understood) 011 the building ofu
steamboat of 100 tons, more or less,
freighting facility, and the necessary
expense tor keeping her iu got si or
der mid running for 11 term of tun
years, and what she will likely ho
worth at the expiration of tlio time
if some Individual will do this im
partially, taking circumstances tin
they exist not based ou thu by
gones of llfty-cent liilsirtind two-bit
whisky we know the Intelligent
people will return many thanks.
Hut, as wo have now spun out our
letter to 11 greater length than wo
anticipated, wu will ask pardon fui
the intrusion, IT It lssuch,unilirom-
Iso to write to you soon ngniu, tt nun
Hulls fjvnrat yourhnnd.
It. M. KMir;.nMv,
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