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SALEM, OREGON, AUGUST 10, 1873.
Vol nine V. Number 28.
notici; to m:hm:iuiii:ii.n.
The dnte nicsirln nllrr llio iirtnlrd
iinnir on tlic tiipor In thr lnlc or tin
HXI'IIIATION" ofxubixrlpiloii.
NEWS B7 TELEGRAPH.
Oreal Fall-, N. II., August O.-An
unfavorable change was report-l yes
terday In tho condition of .lolin I'.
Unit1, convulsions linvliiis flliviil tho
attack of congestion or the brain, lit
is, more comfortable to-day.
Washington, August -". Tin back
n.iv of Senator morion lias been re
oofved by Treasurer Spinner anil paid
into the Treasury.
London, Auj;u-t, 2tl. The storm on
Sunday was unprecedented in severi
ty. Accounts from Cambridge, Peter
borough, Newark and other towns rep
lesent the lightning as appalling.
Thotnands of people refused to go to
bed lest their nouses should be over
t urncd while they slept. Numbers of
tires were kindled by the lightning,
and many deaths are reported. Chll
derly Hall, near Cambridge histoii
callv connected with the reign of
or Charles I., was struck by lightning
anil burned to the ground.
The Dank of Kngllud forgeis have
been found guilty and fccntoneed to
penal servitude for life.
The Spanish licet have begun the
bombardment of Cai thageiia.
Lisbon, August 1M. The expedition
for laving the cable between tills and
Itlo Janelio, after having preeeeiled
;tS3 knots, was stopped by tlio discove
ry of a fault in the wire. Lists have
been made from which It Is believed
Hint the fault Is near land. The expe
dition will enntiuuu paying out until
it reaches Maderla, when the cable
.steamer will probably havu to return
to repair the fault.
Vienna, August y,.-0( the .10,000
medals awarded to exhibitors, at the
Imposition 400 co to America. There
i much dissatisfaction with the re
sults of the Imposition. It Is charged
that a number of articles which were
never entered for competion received
medals, and that several llrms who
had none or their goods on exhibition
were awarded diplomas through the
Juries. The quantity of goods and
specimens which will ho returned
home from the American Department
will lie very small.
Antwerp, August tM. A gercat con
llagratlon was caused hero last night
by lightning, which set lire to one or
tho largest warehouses in tlio city.
Tills witli the surrounding buildings
was soon wrapped in Jlamcv and an
entire block destroyed.
Victoria, August IS. The CotonM
says that Immense gold deposits have
been discovered in British Columbia,
at tlio head waters of Stlckceu Itlver,
and .Mo miles backfiom the coast line.
A quantity of the dust was brought
down to-daj .
1'iiom Four Klamath.--Yicka,
August S.-From II. W. Walhrldgc,
who Just arrived from Port Klamath,
we learn the following:
The order for tho execution of tho
Modoc prisoners bail not In en ic
eelved when be left.
'1 ho Klamath Indians express gieat
Indignation at tlio llbeities allowed
Sear-faced Chaileyand tlio suiutswho
deserted Jack and helped Central
Davis, declaring that If Jack anil the
others that were con vie led are hanged,
Scar-face and the otliei scout- should
never leave the country alive.
Not long ago Sear-faeo anil Pogus
Charlev were armed and sent after a
couple of desertors.whom they caught.
This lias incensed the soldiers, so they
xwear vengeancu on those two worth
less. There Is some fear of tumble with
tho Klamaths when tho Modoc- are
executed.
Capt. llasbroiifk, with a detachment
of fifteen men, ha gone to the scene
of the massacre of Copt. Thomas' com
mand, In tho lava bed, on the liTth of
May, Tor tlio purposo oi uuiik"k ""
umalns of Lieut. Crnn-ton and other-
to Fort Klamath.
Kmirn.T. The Ice factory in Pt.it
land, belonging to Charles Drown,
which was destroyed in the great lire,
will soon be in o)cra(iou again.
WlIKAT AM) Fukhuit.s. Mall ad
vlces from San Francisco report the
Freight market more or less demoral
ized. The very unexpected rise in
Wheat has disconcerted the plans of
many who had chartered vessels to
ai rive at full rates. At this writing
no new business is ollctiug. Wheat
has now advanced to that rate where
it Is Impossible to execute F.iigllsh
orders for grain at anything like pres
ent nominal laics. Shippers now
talk about .(.'J tOs to a direct poll, and
it would not bo at all Improbable to sto
Freights down to '.i before the elo-e
of September, Judging fiom tho large
licet now said to bo heading that way
from Australia and other port. Tlio
general linpre-sion of the San Fran
cisco press leads us to Infer that tho
Wheal eiop In that State will be sadly
delleleiit as compared with last year.
California farmers have icceiitly
shown a disposition to m1I grain at
tho present enhanced rates, and It
looks now as though the bulk of the
crop would soon pass into the hands
of shippers. liullctin.
Snao Piri.t.int. The Ming puller
belonging to I mole Sam, ami built for
duly on tho Wlllnnictlo river waa
moored at tlio Salem dock yestenlay.
This boat commenced woik about two
months ago at Corvollisand has taken
out all the snags obstructing naviga
tion in the river between that place
and Salem. The boat will proceed
down the river to-day and will attend
to anything in the way of snags be
tween hero and Oiegon City, on Its
way down. The Captain of the craft
informs us that bo expects to lie
through with this work In the course
of another mouth. This boat was
built out of the money appropriated
last vear for tlio use In clearing the
Willamette. The amount we believe
was $10,000. Th Is year another appro
priation was made bv Congiess of
$:i,tXH, which Is Intended to complete
the w-oik of removing all snags in the
liver between Corvallls and Oregon
City. NliiUwntni.
Tin: Dain.s and Tin: Citor.s. The
unusual frcqucunt ad hoary showers
for this time of year In Oregon which
have prevailed since Monday have
done a good deal of injury to crops
up the Valley, on both the east ami
tho west sides. Persons In troni Yam
hill by yesterday afternoon's train
Inform us that whole Ileitis of wheut
and oats Just ready for the reaper were
lodged, and from the other side of the
Willamette we have similar reports.
In town here some of the showers
Were very violent, although of but
shoit duration, and during the after
noon yesterday thunder and lightning
accompanied the rain. Pelweeushow
ers, however, the teinperatuie wa de
lightful and the atmosphere eU.ir.
SulMiii.
Om:oo Cnv. Tho annual meet
ing of the stockholders of tho Oregon
City Woolen Ma mi fact u ring Company
wan held nu Saturday, August Sid,
and (lie following named Directors
were elected for the ensuing year: It.
Jacobs, J. Jacobs, W. S. I.add. After
whkh, (lie newly elected Hoard or
ganized bv dieting tlio following
otllcers: It. Jacobs, President and
Mauaulng Agent! J. Jacob-, Vice
President; W. ri. l.mld, Treasurer; M.
A. Stiattnu, i-tcrulnry.
Pi. i .Mm. (i.W. Walling A Sou at the
Willamette Nursery, OiWego, have
four aerosol peach plum trees, from
which lie lias dried tho present season
about eight tons. The trees me all
eight years old. To pick, dry, aid
puck this laigo quantity ilfty hand
were loni-taiitly employed fur twelve
diiju. Walling A Minuau one of tin
largi"t nureiie in the Mate of all
llul.- ut fruit tree-.
is Mk.moiiv. A handsome imuble
monument U soon to be erected over
the remain- of the late MoJ. Francis,
winch now lie In tho military ceme
tery at Vancouver. Tho monument
will be about twelve feet III height.
Kuropcnn Immlgratlou.
There Is no subject which more nf
' fects tlio interests of the country nt
' large, and the prices of farms and of
' lireadstull's, than that of Kuropean
1 Immigration forovory person brings
some money, mill always, brings nius.
I tie; ami it Is not too much tosay that
, u part of our prosperity is duo to ne
, cessions from other countries. Tho
' number of Immigrants that arrived
List ye.tr was ll!i,(l((i, ami from tlio
following countries: Oioat Hrilain,
1 including Ireland, l."7,00.'; Cerinany, '
1 1),V'0"; Sweden and Norway, ''l,!)!i;t;
France, 1.1,781; Italy, 7,!tl!); Ausfro-
Hungary, ll,i:Wj Switzerland, -1,0:11 ;
, Uussiu mid Poland, il,!)Si; Denmark,
,!I,7M; China, l.Olil; Dritish North
America, mostly in transit, ;i2,t)('!).
Tlio total isan iiicrcusunf itAiicr cent,
over tho year previous. Tins year is
to witness. unequal lucrea-e, perhaps
a greater one. Among that which is
noticeable is the certain arrival id a
part of .100,000 known as Mcnnonitos
'from Kii-terii Prussia ami South
western Hus-ia. They woio former
ly from Oct many, mid they settled
in ltussia about 100 years ago mi the'
condition that they should never he
subject In military duty; but now tho
agreement Is to be no longer observ
ed, they uro coming to America.
They have peculiar religious view,
being radical Daptlsts; theyaro op
posed to cnpital punishment, are in-dii-trioiis,
and ure mainly farmers. ,
Somi'oftlieiri lass settled in Ceriiiuii
town, I'enn., nearly L'OO years ago.
A committee lias already arrived in'
Philadelphia to make locations for
over fail) persons now on the way.
They w ill probably go West, possibly
to Kansas. Theyaro all intelligent,!
and will form the best class wc have
yet received from Kurope.
V.vi.t i: or i'Aiiis. 1 cannot too
strongly urge upon the fanner, ami
producers of the State tho import
ance of attending the local ami Slate
! Fairs. These should ho great festal
, days, not only for relaxation and
j amusement, hut for social culture,
I and to stimulate ami excite Honora
ble emulation among producers, in
all that relates to jirogre-i in their
J particular department of industry;
days for comparing exhibits nf Mock,
grain, manufactures, and other pro
! ducts of tho county or State, and to
encourage an active ami healthy
competion which may lie productive
of great good.
, if Mr. A. has a superior animal or
'article on exhibition, Mr. D. natural
ly wishes to know how each was pro
duced, so that ho can do better in the
future. A man w ho is a mere looker
on tills ear catches the spirit of ri
valry mid competition, and Is .stimu
lated to exhibit net year, ami carry
oil' tho reward if ho can, for no one,
possessed of that spirit which Miould
actuate every producer in the State,
is content to let hi- neighbor do bet
ter than himself, with the same op
portunities. -,S' h'i '. til in W'hntmin
Aijriciiltiii'ul S'ichty rjmrt,
FlNi: Paintimi. We have itcelsed
fiom l M. Wnlte, i:q., Seeietnry of
the Oregon State Agrieiiltuial Society,
one of thu handsomest po-ters ever
printed for the Society. In book, Job,
and divoiathc piloting Mr. Waltc
-trlve- to excel.
John II. Smith, Ks'j., of l.lim loan
' ty, requests all thos.) who hac me
morials to Congress for the Improve
ment of the Willamette river, to
; forward them to II, dold-mlili, Kq,,
j at Portland.
I Deed's Panorama will be on chl
Ibltlou at the Linn County Fair.
DtisTt'ATi'i.i: rou Fatti:nin(I. -In
order-to fatten cattle with satis
factory prollt, nothing is more im
portant than a proper selection ; at
the same time nothing is more iliftl
cult to describe than how to dolt.
A-k an experienced and skillful buy
er how to select cattle and sheep for
feeding, and ho will tell you to so
led tlio-i" that will feed well and
fatten easy. A-k him how to tell
such nutn
to answer,
best in format Ion he can impart Is, Massachusetts from J.l.'i to Mi
that he lluds It a matter of practical I Michigan from ',1 to US
evperience, Judgment and skill, '"wa rm!" ' ,0 ''j .,,
...i.... i..... . i... " ..i. .r i .,!.... Minnesota from it to '2,
i.uin-i moil no- n'.-mi in im ui'lliinr i I II,..,,. , t.i ... nw "
rules that can bo repealed, or do-1 ' vf VA't C
scribed mid explained. Still It i ' ro. , PM t, W
foumlthat themalu point Is to get ai"1 '" 'r "" '"V f ' ,, u .
good thrifty animal that lias ifivor' l ll oxcepl lio Southern State,
boon checked nor stunted in growth, ' the increase has boon equally aston-
hut Is of good size, whether youngor' is), iK,. tho latter tho growth ban
full grown, and has a goo. , healthy . . ,...,,. ,.,,,.,,. ... l.111IMl.llmieo
Mien nil animal will, " . .
lut. Protection Don.
The llguresof the last census are
Just appearing In u classified form,
and are unanswerable proof of tho
value of such protection as secures to
a nation its own manufacturing. Tho
growtli of public industry in tho nov
erul States is almost incredible. Dur
ing the past ten years the following
llgures will show the Increase of 1870
. 4i- i hud in ten ., , ., - ,,,,.
, , . ,. i i,. ,., over the production of ISiiO:
mis, and he lluds It dlictilt ., .. ', - .,-,,, -,,- mt .
' . ., , . ,., New ork fro u li l o 7).i i llluns.
nu me Miosi.uice oi me iviin-ylvanla from L'OO to 7PJ "
ii
ii
ii
i
tiiiiii i!irtitfii
I'l
have good quarters, round barrel, oi me general impoverisiinieui occa
well ribbed ami good ehe-t, with siif- -U"l by ho war. tieorgla nlono
lleient room Air good, lieallliv lungs. I1 doiihleil the value of her inanii
The hair Is rather tine ami sort, T'''u"' ut all over the West am
and tlio hide has a mellow Com-li, ! Nrjh tho lnrrc:iM nf iiianufac ured
neither too loos nor ll.ihbv, nor anv-' products has been enormous. Under
iiii,,,r in... i.i.i.. i,M.i ii. ...... m. i a continuance of nrolecllon no one
iiiiiiu um Mini) ui'iuitu nil . tlllil . . . .
,r.,,..r.,i ,,,. r,l..,,.rii,.. , ,i,,.., i ,i. ciiu say wiu'to mis inuiisiriai pros-
note quiet and eontented hablls, ! pi'rtt.v Is to stop. Its great progress,
sliowing that noeon'iderable portion fmwever, cleaily forecasts tho tlmo
oi tlio teed will lie wasted.- i:.r.
Kconu.my or Timi: and Lahoii.
This Is something which has yet to
be learned by the majority of farm-
as coming when this country will
! cease to e. port either bonds or spo
!ele, and when the balance of trade
' will be in our favor, .'jruiiuji:
I I'll fanner's productions uro of re-
ere. i ho scarcity and high price of j y K0, quality, as they .should be,
labor, in-doors iiml out, is graduidly I they will be sought in preforenco to
teachlngamiieli needed les.ou. The i what others have. There) is (lie
time is speedily coming when there greatest dltloroneo in tlio world be
will be the same skilled devices with ( tweeii choice butter and middling;
thisvlewasthereare in the median- between assorted well-kept potatoes
le arts when "hard times" will 'and haphazard lots; between grain
have thinned out or decimated the that is ripe, clean and pump and
great army of tliiMightless, uoncalcti- shrunken foul grain, ami so on
biting plodders who call themselves i through the whole list, and when n
farmers, but whoiirouslitlleontitleil i character Is established there will ho
always men willing and anxious to
1 pay extra prices.
An Imi'outant Tin tii Ui.imsat-
i:n. Farmers have to compote with
to that title as a monkey is to he call-
on a man.
Capital ami brains are yet to con
trol tlio business of production Ju-t
as they do now that of niauufactur-
!. ?., !... .. ..!,....! ...i.l ..... I.......I1.. I
iiiu iu-?iiii-"i liumii linn rvMi'iiiuiir ' i tt a i .it i
business management on a farm are ra,, ,r.' '""'' roau; auu
qulto as sure to prove remunerative Unit man will make the most money
as in any men untile or mauufactur-i who can raise the best article ut tho
ing business, provided the same In- ,.st ,.,,, f (hero are any unjust
telllgent kmjwleilgeof the theories ,tws, t inos, or monopolies injurloti
ami pracuca iieiaiis m ngriciiiiuie to agriculture let us do all wo can to
are super-aiiiieu 10 100 iiiisiuessiiiai
Illcatious. I have seen miim exam
ples which prow what I here u-aert.
I limit AVic Viirxr.
remove them. This is simply our
duty. Itul in the me.iutlmo let u
not forget to Improve our farms, our
-lock, and our. elves. .. Hani., in
Amrriniii Aijrli'uUurhl,
'I'll i: New York iiriihl ays: W.
I'. Machcu, who was in the United
(aching a condenser to the rooster. Stale-Senate, dosing up the term of
A pound of collce w III yield an aver-1 """. Carrot Davi ol Kentucky,
ago or about -.'.grains of callelne.- - d"''"' December i!, 1871!, to the .id of
eountryaiiioiintMooine''..,0(0;irthls lUl,u )ri,.( tjustlfy the-tenl In allvu
saving could be elKtcled on all tho column letter.
It is propo-eil to save the eallelne,
tlio iiio-t of which is now wasted in
the process of masting collce, by at-
coffee roasted, It would amount to
about ''"' toils annually of this most
valuable part of Ihv berry.
ANOIIII.IlOllANI. I'aiik. The N.
Y. Iltrulil jiubllshes a lepmt that
the State Park Commission apiolut
ed by the last Legislature favor tho
coiiversiiui into a State park of an
Immense tract of land almost entirely
In the Adirondack", much frequented of Octobi r nixl
by tourits ami covering alsnit Kit,
Cosj.i:.ssi;(,i it Am u i.i,s. Syd
ney Smith once lemarkud: "After
you have written an article, take
your pun and strike out half tho
winds, ami you will be surprised to
see how much stronger It will be."
Faiii ai Si. ii i. i.. The third
annual Pair of the Western Washing
ton Agricultural A-sociatloii will but
held at Seattle on (he l-l, '.'!, and t'd
Ills esilmnted that the fanners of
Iowa and Illinois have saed about
the Ciilted States tu" millions of dollars In purchasing
park on the Yellowstone.
which, when finished,
ho the large-t park in the
ll. it-lil 1 .1 1 1 inn. 111. I'ul
,,,... ..... ..,(
ooo acres,
would
Roods through I bo fiislruuientality of
the Oranges this season,
Poini.ANK.-The. workof ii building Seventy thousand m,uu.Is of wool
the burnt district of Portland is going mv K.,.n Mdpped from tlio KiiBcno
on at a very lively rate. dej-ot tills season.
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