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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1873)
$2,50 per Yeur. in Advimce. NOTIOK TO St'USri.lUI'ltK. The dale appearing after tlie prltitrd numo on the paper la Ihc Unit' of the liXTIIlATION or miliKcrlplloii. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Chicago, March IS. A horrid mur der was perpetrated here nt u Into hour hiHt nlgiit. A natty of Iiishmcu who hml been freely celebrating St Patrick's I):iy entered n German Uall room, soon became Involved in n qnnr .iol, nnd n free fight ensued, in tlio course of which nu Irishman named Luke Haley received n knife wound on the side cf the licnd. Several of his companions caught hold of Albert Goet., n yniiiiK German, whom they accused of linvititf tnblttl Haley, and holding him tip, bent Ills head back while- Haley drew n knife acroxo his throat, cutting It from ear to ear and Instantly killing him. Exhausted with loss of blood f nh it his own wound, tho mtinlerer fell Insensible beside tho corpse of his victim, whero ho was found fry the police nnd arrest ed. Most oflliiley'scotnpanlons were also arrested. Albany, March 18. A document was presented to Governor Dix to-day, .sworn to by several of the Jurors in the Foster ease, stating that the con viction could never have been obtain ed, but for tho belief or the Jury that a recommendation to incn-y would procuren commutation of his sentence, to Imprisonment for life, and asking the Governor to prevent the nxecu tlon. Tho Governor said that he would glvo the document a nnreful consideration. New York, Mnrvli IS. The Irish laborers wlio were lately employed on the boulevards determined to clean nut tho Italian laborers, who took their places at less wages and so to day a large force of rioters inarched to the place where the Italians weie at work, but the txillce drove thorn away. It Is reined there will be trouble to morrow. New York, March 18. In Drooklyn to-day William L. Hatch, n detective convicted of perjury in a divorce suit, was sentenced to six years and three months, and David Dowd and Eugene Smallboy (firebugs, convicted of ar son, wero sentenced to seven years each In the State's Prison. Tho President has decided upon the following appointments: Collector of Internal Itevcntto Amos L. Frost for Fourth District of California; O. 11. Gibson, for Oregon. "Washington, March IS. The follow ing continuations have been made by the Senate: Daniel Chaplain, Receiv er of Public Moneys at La Grande, Oregon. Postmasters S. D. Smith, Walla "Walla; E. A. Clark, San Jose, California. Collectors of Customs "V. D. Hare, for Astoria, Oregon. John Goll'ortli, as Assistant Attorney General of the I'nlteil States, to take effect on April fifth: David Xoggle, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Idaho. Washington, March lt. Tlio fol lowing named persons have been ap pointed by the President to attend the Vienna Exposition: Practical Artisans Lvniaii llrldges of Illinois, and G. A. Wanlerof Ohio. A large number of honorary Commissioners to the Exhibition have been appointed, among whom are Js. Neunian of California, and Charles Smith of Oregon. Cincinnati, Mnrcii 10. The tire yes tenlay at Conterville, Ohio, destroyed the principal part of the town, Includ ing stores, shops and dwellings. Washington, Maich 10. In the SenntoMimo debate took place on the motion of Wright to consider his reso lution promising that the previous question may be demanded by a ma jority In conic modified form. Tho resolution was not considered, by a vote of !tt to 32. Tho Piesldent declared to an oftlcc reeker to-dnv that the rush forotlices 'Inco the -1th of March far exceeds that of four years since, when lie ilr.'t entered the White Hou-e, and what few appointments remain to be made he intends to dispose of at once, and thus get rid of the terrible pressure. Washington, March 10. The Indian Inspectors will not be appointed until after Juno 30th next, as no upnropria-, tiou will be awillahle during the present llseiil year for the payment of their salaries. It Is also probable that the oftice of Indian Superintendent will be abolished, as it is likely that the Inspectors will answer the same, purpose as Superintendents through out the country. Xcw York, March 10. There seeni to be little doubt that George Francis Train is insane. Dr. Hammond, one of the doctors commissioned by DIs- trlct Attorney Phelps to examine Into i his mental condition, says, with some reluctance, that tile Commission found , Train to be a man of good education, of brilliant intellect, but undoubtedly of unsound mind. When, however, the usual form of commitment was presented forslgnature, Dr. Hammond refused to sign It, as he does not believe Train to be a person dangerous or lllcelv to do bodily harm either to himself or anybody else. The usual commitment will not lie sinned, and of course he cannot be transferred to the Asylum. His latest assertion is that In thirty days not one stone in i the Uastlle will be left standing on i another, and that the streets of Xew Voile are to run wltu blood. Should this come to pass, lie may be dnnger- i oils enough, but his assertions are i regarded only as Idle words. Kt'llOl'IMM. London, March Hi. A fin lous riot between Englishmen and Irishmen occurred at Wolverhampton, near llirmlnghnm, yesterday. At least i 3,000 persons wero engaged. Firearms and knives Were freely used and much blood shed, though no caes of fatal 1 Injury are reported. From the Moilocs. Van Urenier's Hunch, March IS. Everything is unlet at the seat of war mil, excepting tho occasional moving of troop front post to iost, there Is really nothing going on. A squaw came front Captain Jack's camp the other day, and said tlie Indians were man at losing me pomen which Colonel Diddle captured. We have now In camp three batteries of the Fourth Artillery, two companies of the Twelfth Infantry, and one troop of the First Cavalry making In all about ii"0 rank and Hie. There are two troops of the First Cavalry at Dorrls' ranch four companies or the Twenty-llrst Infantry at Lost river, and two troops of tlio First Cavalry ift Clear lake. The total number of troops amount to about ,V,(l or coo. General Can by Is very reticent as to what move he Intends to make, for fear the Indians would learn his inten tions through the agency of some of tlio spuaw men. Fio in preparations that aru being made, I am led to believe that we will move en n tn before lougalid completely surround tlie lava-bed. There will bo three or four camps one on the bunks of (lie Tide lake, at tlie foot of the Mulls, about two miles due went of of Jacks cave; another at the loot of the lava-butte, about four miles south of Jack's cave; another at Landes' ranch, on the eastern side, and per haps some on the peuiiiMilii, to the to the northeast of the cave. Yreka, Match 1H. Captain J. A. Fahvliild arrived fiont tliu front this evening, fiom whom we learn that there is no material change in the Modoc question. Heis of opinion that the Modocs will not negotiate a pence upon any of the terms yet ollercd them, unless they are compelled to, nnd In that case a battle will be Ine vitable. Tho personnel of tlie Com inUsion had nothing to do with Jack's actions. He don't want to leave that country. He says that Jack told him the llr-t Interview he hail with him, that the Snakes had ottered him, that the Snakes had ollercd him sixty war riors, but he did not want them. He thinks now, from Jack's different devices to gain time, that he has ton eluded to take them. Several caissons nnd mortar", with Implements and ammunition, have been received at hondqiiaters and can bo used to good advantage in case of a tight. To Lkhano.w The little steamer Maria Wilkins Is under orders, to' make n trip to Lebanon, on the Snn- J tlnm. ' SALEM, OREGON, MARCH Hindrances to Slilppln?. l(eiirS muli' liy.liiiiv Misto heftm.1 the HiIimii FiiriiiuiV Chit,, March Ulh. Mr. President: The question is, " ltesolvcd, that tho present nivalis of transportation do not moot the commercial requirements of western Oregon." In taking tho nlurmntivo of this proposition, 1 do so in tho full belief that it Is true, and that It will remain true mi long as n city so far Inland us Portland remains the cen ter of our river navigation, tho end of our railroad system, and our chief .shipping port. The proposition Is true, if it can he shown that under our present system of transportation our commerce is subjected to heavy charges and costly outlays which would ho unnecessary had won gath ering point for our internal trade more easy of access for our ocean going vessels of all sizes (hut espe cially for sailing vessels of the larg est sl.e) than in the city of Portland. I do not deny that our present menus of transportation interior front Port land are good, and that so soon as the railroad up the west side of the Willamette is finished to Junction City, and the main line carried south to Jacksonville, It will be excellent. Hut I do assert that the present prac tice of unnecessary stoppage and transfer of river freight at Portland can and should ho avoided, and that the most necessary addition to our present railroads is a line sulllclently long to connect them with deep wa ter navigation, nnd the lower down on the Columbia river the better. In order to Indicate the extra cost which must be continually met if Portland remain tho shipping point, and present facilities of transporta tion lie not improved, I will use ex tracts from articles published in tlie Wii.i.amk'iti: F.vit.Mi:u over the signatures of James Taylor and O.S., the former giving a statement of tlio cost of loading tlie ship Hoswell Sprague, and the latter that of tho ship Felix Mendelsou. The latter ship, it appears, came from Hong Kong In ballast, and was 10 days from that Kirt when she readied the mouth of the Columbia, where she lay for ten day.s before she could get within the bar. The tiig-lxiat Asto ria went out ami spoke her once, but refused to tow her In because the wind was from the northeast. She was chartered by parties in Portland to carry wheat from there to Liver Kiol at tho rate of $21 per ton, said to be $7 per toil higher than average rates paid this year from San Fran cisco to tho same port. The tedious delays and tho great cost of getting In cargoes under present arrange ments, and tlie chances of .still more and greater delays by grounding In the river, and the pilot and towage charges, are manifestly tho enuse of, if they do not fully justify, tlio great (inference shown In this case against shipping from Portland, liy the statement of Opt. Sawyer, of tho Hoswell Spr.igue, that vessel wit thirteen days longer In getting iter cargo in by proceeding to Portland and taking in part there and the bal ance on her way (low n the river and at Astoria, than she would have been under tlie same manner of working had i-ho stopped at Astoria or some point near the mouth of the river and taken all irrcuijio at one place. Yet, acconllng to the Jlvl- 22, 18713. htlii, as quoted by Colt Taylor, she was loaded with " remarkably quick dispatch "; yet the cost to the vessel was !?,7tl more than it should have been had she loaded ut Astoria in the time (seven days) which the cap tain says would havesutllced for (IN charging her ballast and taking in, her cargo. Hut this does not, even under this favorable showing of "quick dispatch," show all that can bo shown against the present meth od. The shipper, as well ns the ship, Is subjected to extra costs, it is the usage for the littler to put the freight over the side or within reach of the ship's crew, ami where a vos- 'sel receives her load nt Portland and three or four dillerent points be tween that and Astoria, it must add greatly to tlie eost. Tudor the best of present practice It must cost as much for unnecessary whaifage, , dniyngc, storage, ami waste, 'ret would cover the cost of lauding the freight ut Astoria when once on board of tlio river boats. Taking a general estimate of our present methods, and allowing for iuo ex aggeration lit tlie instances given, 1 think we ure safe in saying that the present location of our chief ship ping port costs tho commerce, and , through that the producing labor of the country, $" per ton for outgoing I freight, mid $2.1,0 per Ion on iuconi-, ing freight, by purely uiinoeossnry , obstructions to cheap transportation. I have not yet alluded to the loss, of time to ships entering the Coliim-1 ' hla river. Tlio ship Felix Mendel son lay ten days oil the liar before getting In, she then being forty days ' from Hong Kong. Thus she lost as much time as would have carried her one-fourth of tlie way to China again, if such hud been her destina tion. From this delay, unless It can ' bo prevented, of course the com-' nien'oof Oregon must sutler whore ever the shipping point may lie. ' The Legislature of IHtis adopted measures for tlie establishment of .a steam tugut tlio bar of the Colum bia, Intended to prevent delays of this kind, and it effected the object for a while, but the tug-loat so sub sidised was owned by the company of pilots holding their licenses from ' this Slate, and liilllcultles sprang up between these pilots and the X. P. T. Co., because the latter adopted the practice of carrying pilots in their own employ and idwayn on board their steamers. Subsequently a still more serious injury lias been indicted on our transportation Inter ests by the establishment of u Imaril of idiots under the laws of Wash ington Territory. These pilots de riving their licenses from another source have It in their power to In dict great injury upon our com merce, by destroying the value of the franclilso of maintaining a com petent tug-bout on the bar of the Columbia, and they have done so. I am Informed that tho contract be tween tlie owners of tlie tug and the State is sought to be annulled by tho owners of the boat. Of course Washington Toiritory has a hundred-fold greater Interest in destroy ing the diameter ef the mouth of the Columbia as a shipping port than In building up Its character as such, tho chief hope of her people being in the building up of a groat com mercial center on Pugot Sound. Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Monta na, as well as eastern Washington Territory, have a common emiso with us, however, in linpro lug the facilities of getting into and out of the Columbia, ami I have no doubt If tho State cannot secure more dis patch in crossing that bar, an tipped to Congres would bo etfecllve. ' . v Volume V. -Number A Suggest Ion. l'lltor Will mutt. I'.ir.nor I would earnestly suggest to the delegates who may be appointed tit attend the various county conven tions, that, when In convention, they elect a enmity boanl of olllcers, to whom they will be willing to eontldo the commercial interests of their county fortheeiisulngyear, whether they are able to perfect a county or ganization in other particulars or not. Hy "iidlng these olllcers to tho State convention, they will lltly rep resent tho various Interests of their respective counties, and in case (In state convention matures a plan for an organization that will prove ae ceptable to the farmers, tills county boa id will bo ready to perfect their county organization without tlio trouble of again calling it county convention. I think nisi that eaeli county which takes a lively Interest hi (lie organization .should lie onti tied to one member upon tho State hoard; ami I would suggest the pro priety of ouch county convent lon'n choosing that man. Wo must, of necessity, for this year, haste our organization herealter we may ho able to take more lime In selecting them. All of which Is respectfully submitted by the undersigned. W.M. Itl'llliK. Fnit tiik F..sr. -our fellow clti zen, L. L. Itowland, A.M., M.l).,han genu to Ills farm near Tlio Dalles, from which place he purposes start ing to tlio Fast In a few weeks spending the summer travellngover the States. His particular mission, beyond recreation from his Incessant labors, will be to visit the leading' educational institutions, note what improvement they have made in tho past twenty years, ami Introduce their successes to tlie Pacllle slope. Or. Itowland came to this State when but a youth, mining tlio lint emigrations. Ileisuu Oregon pio neer, lit' nan the Jlrnt ioiiihj man irio left Oreiim unit went 'ant to !niihniii. Ills Industry ami talent have largely contributed to tho ad vaucemunt of our educational sys tem, which is so rapidly rising to competition witii Eastern lnstltu thins. Dr. How laud is respected n( home for his personal worth, and ad mired by all lor his scholarship. Wo trust to hear of the ('diversities ho may visit extending every favor no cessary to his purpose, that we, with them, may lie ntluinccd In the great cause of edu utloii. Wii.n I. ii i: in 'i in; Fa it Wiwr. It would taken column in which to rn illlieiate Ihc ninny desperate adveli lures recounted In this work, fiom the boyhood ot the author. Sllllleo It to ay that no such work has been Issued for ninny a year. The book Iscntlrely new, no part of It having ever been given to tho public In this form. Tho author recounts his extensive travels through Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, mid New Mexico, and Ills adventure with Indians and wild beasts the ritiuggle with the Flench In Mexico, and the siineiider and death of Max! iiilllau -Doniphan's ivinnuied inarch, and the I attic of Sacramento, where Ills famous order, " Evci man for his tin key," was given -nnrf many other wondcifiil Incidents. Thu book is sold b xiihscilption only. Mr. 1!. H. Aiiiln is tin only iiutlioilcd ngeut In this county, and Is now canvassing for subscriber! Those ordering the book, will not bo obliged to take it unless it concspondii wilh tlie description in vwry particu lar. Mr. Amlii Is also agent forStanley'n Livingstone, the advertisement of which Is in tills paper. 'i mi mutmm