Willamette farmer., March 07, 1874, SUPPLEMENT, Image 11

CITY AND COUNTY.
Fkiday, Feb. 21.
DcsTnrrarr. Ftrnt.At twnn'MfvV IM. mnm.
ing. Mr John Btewart discovered thn rrsMcncA
of E. J. Phillips, on Ftont aticot near the gas
works to bo on lira. When discovered, the Are
raging fiercely In tho kitchen and upper
' portion uf tho hotiso where the family were
, sleeping, and Mr. Stewart roused tho Inmate
,ln timo barely to escapo from tin llamcs. After
ftho alarm was riven. Canltala worn tint at tlm
Itccnc, and then tho Hooks, which did Rood ser
vice with buckets, In keeping tho tiro from
spreading to adjoining buildings. Tigers got
iii, nmir irum iiicirciigine.wnicn wasionowod
by a stream from Canitals. hut thn flm lia.1
tuuch headway and could not lw extinguished
uum niu uiiiiuiiigwasaimosicniirerycoasumcu
considerable or tho most Taluablo furnlturo
was ard while tho Iho was confined to tho
aiicncn ami unner nortion or thn i.nii.iincr i,i
fall tho boddlng and some other furnlturo was
destroyed. It is understood that the houso was
Slnsure-el for 7730 and thn furnltnrn fur inn
?Thli, however, will not cover tho loss by $300 or
i WOO. There are sov eral theories as to tho origin
fof tho lire, probably the most, plausihlo being
that it originated from a defective line, as it
Cbroko out aboro and below at or about tho same
Fjiime.
New FnONT We saw Tosh-nlar thn Hsslra mt
front elevation, for tho building on tho corner
of Comuicrcial and Stata streets uwnnd hv 1. 11.
and J. 11. Moorcs, and drawn by Mr. V. F,
Doothbv. The nrchitecttiro fa nf tin tissHi-nls.
il Slyly, but ft uiixturo of several. Tho lower atory,
1r u iuiiii irum, win uo (ii iron ami glass, Willi
Corinthian columns and largo plata glass, win
tint ntnl lltn ii.iii.iv ut..... iwlll I... ..... ... fl..l.t.
....... , ...... ...w ..j.v. n.uij nu UV illUSliU UIUSI1
and of tatty design. Tho now front will tako In
ine stores or lary IJrothcrs, Souther a drug
store and Ureynun llrotliers, and when com
pleted will maku Moofcs' hlllldlnt- nnn nt tlm
! finest appearing In tho city, and will add great
ly to tho nppoaranco of tho street. Iho stairway
- wen lu ouiiiuur s illllgsiuro will DO laKon out,
1 and tho spico which tlut occupies thrown into
the store. Fur access to Iho upper story, an out
lildo stair will bo erected on Hutu tlreet. When
the contemplated improvement is madn tho
building, besides furnishing as elegant and de
sirable a set of storerooms as there is In tho cltv,
will contain on tho second lloor a number of
convenient and pleasant rooms iiiitablo for
otlicos. Tlieso Improvement will bo mads dur
ing tho coming season, nud Messrs. ISoothby
aud Htnplcton will commenco the work a soon
as tho weather becomes suillclciitly settled to ad
lultoflt. New Music This ofllco Is In receipt of a
lino assortment of new music sunt with compli
ments of Mr. Ilenltz. manager of Gray A Co.'s
Portland muslo establishment. Wo notleo tho
following songs "Tho Farmer and his Roys" n
quartette. "Sleeping," "Come my Soul thou
must be Waking," "Flv forth gentle I)ovo," and
"Tho lung whlto Seam" also tho following In
strunieutat pieces; 'Humming Illrdit Song,"
"Robert" from Mayruliw-r i "Sunlight tlinuigli
tho Mist." "Hunch of Roses," 'Storm," "Swa
blau Maiden," "First Kiss." Hodden express
ing our obligations for these valuablo favors, wo
would call tho attention of all lovers of mniio to
tho fact that M. dray hat a first-class mnsio es
tablishment at I'ortland, which It is our Interest
to sustain, mid Its business manager, Mr.lk-nltz,
win iw imiiiii in every respect o pleasant and ae
commoiUtiiig gentleman.
New Ski.kct He-noot, Mrs. Llndsey, of
mil eii.i , miirr in iiuv. ,. jtycra, is anoui 10
open n select school in tho city for small girls j
and for this purposo has hid a room titled up
In Iho old Court House. Tho loom which torm
crly did service ns County Clerk's ollleu will lw
feirulslietl with the mocssary seats and desks,
aid Iho school will, upen on Momhv morning
next. Mrs. Lthdscy is sild to ba thoroughly
competent to conduct a school of this kind, anil
wo nude island that she has already secured
twenty-live scholars, the number sho desires to
teach.
IironT!vr Him:. Tho sale at Dtnlel Dels
liy's plaeo eight mile- southeast of Salem, tewk
plaeo csterday uud was well attended. Wo learn
that tho property all sold remarkably. Cows
brought $.10 to S.U each, and the bora's all went
at a fair price. Hay in bini Sl'J per ton j wheat
$1 per bushi'li Tim terms of silo were nlno
mouths credit. Tho land consisted of '-IS. acres
of excellent nnilltv, with improvements, and
wis bid nil at sl'i 2 1 per acre, aggregating $10,
010 2.1, terms, otic-fourth down, balaucu In nine
mouths, Mr. McKiuny, of Turner, was tho
purchaser.
CurtK Of all tho brass and cheek to lw
found lying around loosu In this vicinity, com
mend us to "Slaughter," who having graduated
"from groccre-o to giocerl" ami turned tho busi
liess of auctioneer oer to tho HherilT, now wants
to tako thu Sheriirs olllco away from him. Wo
can say this much for "Slaughter" that we have
no doubt that If he is cle-ctcd SherllT hu will pay
at least one-half Iho lees of his office to tho
tchools of this county, if not more.
The Sriiin IlKKr. -Tho Orcgonian savs Mr.
Walt of Day tun. Wall i Wall t eouutv, W. '.' goes
to California to tnvestlgato concerning tho cul
tivation of tho sugtr iwi't anil the manufacture
of ui;ar thorefrom, with a viow to IntroduciDg
such cultivation aud manufacture in his county.
Schools to Cmisk. All tho Iho I'ubllo schools
ill tho city will close two weeks from to-day, in
consequence of an insufficiency of money to
conduct them longer, and thereafter common
schools will hocairledoii by uh.crlillon only,
Hkcovfiikii. Tho many friends of Mr. 11. F.
Drake will lw plenul to learn that ho has so far
recovered from his rce'ent fevere illuehs as to bo
ablo to bo upon tho street again,
ri.Wl'IIIUV, I'd). !!3.
UIIMsOM tlKMl'1,
That tho number of patents granted to Oregon
inventors for thodise-overy ot nuw aud useful
articles will exiual, In proportion to the popula
tion, the number granted to some oilier State-
we do not know, ns we have not the statistics
before us for ascertaining. Hut wo do know
that in thuchaiaete-rof the live ntiuns. and the
value of tho articles invented, our uwu inventors
may take their plae-es pioudly in the frsnt rank,
with tlioe of any other Slat In the Union. Ami
it Is a notable fact that tho most valuable Inven
tions mailo in Ongon have Wtn madebylsivs
r young men in the toinmou walks o'f lil'e,
whose advantages havo l-en the most meager,
and wbeiao e-aiiiugs have Unit in directions en
tirely difisrout trom II.OM in vthie-h their inves
tigations havo led tlulil. Within thu last two
years two application, have been made for pat
nts lone ol which has be-in craul.JI in the
application of steam power, both bv voting I
uit. v, w..f,wM. (,ii riiiiri vi nilieil is SU1
ticleut to revolutionise this power all oi.r
tho world. Tho Iotof tbiw Inuntions is ro
tary steam engine, Invented by Jacob C. Cooper,
a )0uug man be-twe-cn twenlv-ilve and thirty
years of ago, residing it llvthil, In Polk
county; and for which he sent on his ap
plication tor a patent day before yesterday,
accomiuuied by too necessary model and draw
ings
have
:. lluudreils of nievhanics and, others
re (or vears lals.rcd in yatn to get a su-am
'111 il, fit.. .l.r minMltls Sl.aS .linMll !. .
engine on thei rotiry paiueiple that should 1 a
lucccess, there be Ing, lu the slU)jU)car of 1)173,
eleven patents Issued for rotary en tinea ; but it
has never )vl bueti aeeuutplUlH-d to the en lire
aatsfactlou of laacluiiisK aud tugunwrs. His
thonglit, bowvvsr, by uersoua in tons ally of rx
Is3fiik ud kuowUlgs U tUI Urn, that Kf .
Cooper has reachcel to a nicety, in his mexlel for
luimi j engine-, wuai nas so jong uceti sought
' "' uireviiuii, anu urn very nine iioiitu is
entertained by them of Its complete and speedy
success. Messrs. Ureyman llruthers and A. L,
and Frank Gilbert, have interested themscltes
in the matter, and aelvanceel the amount neces
sary to put tho application through tho proper
course to secure a patent. This has been ap
plied for on a rotary steam enghic.w ater wheel and
fan for either of which it may lw useel and a
supply, exhaust, revcrsiblo valvo cock. This
reversible supply aud exhaust valve will prove
to bo almost as valuablo as tho cnglno itself.
Wo glvo in tho following, a very imperfect de
scription of tho machino : Tho model Is made
or zino, witn a diameter of four inches, and
depth of steam chamber one and half inches.
Within this chamber is what tho inventor desig
nates a slotted hub, forming a clrclo ono Inch
less in diameter than that formed by tho chain
ber Itself. This hub, which torms tho head of
the drivim; shaft, revnlvns nnntt lt mm pi.titnr
which is exactly half an Inch below tho com
mon 'center, or center of tho Bteam chamber,
thus bringing the circle of tho hub in Juxtapo-
iiiiiuii nuii mai vi me sicain ciiamocr at tho
lower aide, cutircly closing tho spaco so that no
steam can pass between them beneath tho hub.
In tho slot of the hub is placed what is eallvd
tho piston bar, ono inch and half in depth and
exactly tilling tho steam chamU-r, which revolves
with the hub, playing backwarel and forward
In the slot as Its position is changed. Tho conter
of Iho hub being below that uf thocylinelcr, and
tho piston bar revolving on this center, it
Will lw readilv seen that a lisr nf thn nmivr
length to till tho outer clrclo when lu a hori
zontal position would lw too short to fill
it when standing perpendicular, lly forming
anollpsonf ono-eighth ef an Inch upon a circle
tho size of the model cylinder, this illnlmiltv I
obviated, and tho bar is mado to till exactly In
all positions. There is always an equal pressure
of Hteam upon a given surface of this liar, the
greatest amount of spaco and tho greatest lover
ago being obtained when In a perpendicular po-
iiiem. i no reversiuio supply anu exhaust valvo
Is located at tho lower side, and without glr
ing a miuuto description of tills attachment, wo
will say that the re are two steam ports connect
ing with the same cock, through which are ono
direct and two oblupto passage's; and through
this single cock passes, at tho simo timo, tho
supply and nxhatut of steam. And by the sim
ple movement of a crank, backward or feirward,
tho tngiuo Is reverseelj tho two steam ports act
ing alternately as supply and exhaust ports. In
an actual tost of tho mode, a sixteenth of an
Inch Jet of steam was conducted Into thocvllnder
from the oil cup of another engine and, though
tho model was made without any attempt to
mako it steam tight, between six ami seven hun
dred revolutions of tho shaft were obtained per
iuinuts. As the power comes directly from tho
c) Under to tho driving shaft, It is easv to see its
advautago over other engine's In th.it particular.
It is estimated that an e nglno of this kind of SO
horso power, would probably cost In tho neigh
borhood of ono hundred ami fifty dollars.
lIisntnsoN'ii MKriiou or Cat-cui-A-mo. J.
A. Henderson, A. M., author of tho Intellectual
aud Practical Lightning Calculator, In response
to an Invitation, vhitcd tho Wlllatnctto Univer
sity yesterday afternoon to present some of his
methods of calculating before tho Faculty and
students of that Institution. Mr. Henderson
liegati his address at ono o'clock, and continued
for more than on hour, nrrsetitiiu! with
practical demoiiilratlons on tho hlackboird his
more important method, lz: Computing In
terest, Involution, ami Extracting Scpiaro and
CiiIm Hoot. To those not famihr with his
method! of handling mimk'rs, it is inixmllile
to convey the remotest Idea of tho simplicity,
eao ami rapidity, with which ho treats iiiiiuIkts
under tho above heads. In Justice to Mr. lie n
derson. wo must say tho njicratioii are greatly
simplified by his methods, and cannot but tlnd
a general acceptance) with thu Intelligent and
business publlo throughout the land. President
Hatch and I'rof. Powell expnsseil the mie-lvis
highly pleased witli tho simplicity and raro
beauty of tho methods pn-scntcd, and wo have
no doubt this sentiment was universal.
Wk Tiiiiow it the HreiNor. Oregon, with
all her prolific soil and climate, with all her
vaunted frnitfiiluess In all things, at last has
found an overmatch, and lu onn thing at least,
must yield the palm to Ohio. A Journal pnli.
lUhcd lu that ritato is reswnslbo for the follow
ing: "On tho 11th of August, Mrs. Timothy
Uradlcc, of Trumbull county, Ohio, gavo blrlli
to eight children, thrco lwvs and live girls.
They are all living and are "healthy andipiitu
small." This is certainly, not only good enough,
but tho best in tho world, as farm numbers go ;
but while Ohio will doubtless do a vast amount
of crowing on the strength of it, tho circum
stance still wears an ugly fiaturc. It Isevl
ilcntly a symptom of tho rctnyradatiou of the
human rae-u lu that section, on tho Darwinian
principle; and wo can thank our stir that it
iH-gnii In Ohio, and pravvrfully hotw that It
isn't contagious.
Ili.ixnoi or OrnrEiw. At a regular meeting
of tho HcsK'riau Society, held last evening at
viiiianifucfl university, ino loiiowing were
T. C. Jury, Censor. Tho Society Is In athrivinL-
oondltlon, and its inemUrs are reaping gnat
beuetlt from its discussions aud other eterci.os.
Tiik Famxik. Tho steamer Albany was
brought up yesterday to assist in the work of
raising the Fannie, and liberations are in active
progress. Hiilldie-ads are blng built alsiut tlm
hole, after which the water will lw tminivisl ut,
tho Iwat rslsod and tho bole stopsit siillieieutly
for her to lw taken to tho dry -dock at Oregon
City.
Mondat, Jlardi .
li:ttl'IIATI' Itl.I.Ml.lTKH.
The Democratic primarites wero held Satur
day afternoon in tho four precincts of Salem,
and tho following wero chosen delegates to at
tend Iho County Convention, to lw held at Ha
loin, March Tth inst,:
mouth sei.r.x,
John Savage, Gideon Parker, Win. Herren, J,
11. McClauo, Win. Appleby, (I. N. .Seal.
MIT SALKSf.
J. M, Scott. John F. Miller. T. II. Jackson,
A. M. Hell, Win, Waldo, Win. II. WalkUda, M.
i navag, nsmilei nass, .11, J, llliawl.
B. Hermau, II. 1), Iloon. Hi nrv Janknsky. T.
II. Cauii, Paul Oberheim, Luuls lltriic, S. l)ur
bin. HotTH Hei.tH.
Charles Crangle, Uv Maumy. Joint Chara
bois, It. II, Dearborn, Iiuis WesUcolt.
Fbch Jirrr.nio.x,Our rorrixpomleiil at Jef
ferson sends us the following items from that
plant ; The Grangers held an encampment Sat
urday, In the sniiiiil story of tho building In
rhifh Is TV V. Tltnnn..' .h.r. 11,.. ,1... Hl.t..l.
u,.y kliidli-4 lu tLe room was' bv some meatus
communlcaM to tho building, 'and eamo very
I. .. .. . .. . ,. '.
tear re-suiiiiig uiaasirousiy m iim unuuing anil
th stock of food in III lower pari. The meas
les, which broke out in tlm Tillage betweuu one
and two weeks ago, continue to spread; and the
aahools are still suspended In coiuouvncs; Tba
now which was on IW grouiaJ titar a fw slays
go, bsvs all sUaappasuad.
elected omceirs o! the Society for the ensuing
term: P. II. D'Arey. President; II. ,. Foster,
Vice President : W. H. Allen. Secretary ; J. W.
McKlnney. Treasurer: ('. W. Shaif. Librarian !
RcrcnxED.-Hon. Elijah Williams end wlfo
returned by the steamer AJax. arriving in this
city yesterday, from banta Clara, Csl where
Jim. vt imams nas Deen spcmllng several months
for her health; which, wo regret to learn, Las
not been ao much Improved bv her sojourn there
as her friends had hopcel. While at Sauta Clara
Mrs. Williams stopped with the family of Dea
con M. Mvcrs, an old and highly resiH-ctcd citi
zen of this city, who reiuoveel to that place somo
four or llvo ears ago, where ho has slnco been
engaged in tho hardware Iraele. Mrs. Mvcrs ae
compan'o I Mr. Williams and wlfo home for the
purposo of visiting tho family of her niece, Mrs.
W. W. Martin, and her numerous friends In tho
city, and will remain about one month. Mr.
Martin's family and tho friends of Mrs. Myers
who met her yesterday wero as much sutprised
as pleased when sho camo In on them without a
moment's warning.
Fmr Ai.aiim at Oobtalus. At two o'clock
Saturday afternoon Corvallis came near havinc
a ore. as mo school nouso whom Miss lam
Hlmpson teaches caught tire in tho roof, fault of
a pijw out ot order, rue gallant nremen wero
out uiitantcr, lmt tho wate-r supply was Insnfll
clcnt and tho lire was extinguished by buckets
with lltllo damage'. So wo learn from a private
lettor frtmi Mr. J, M. Garrison.
Hksvmptiox. Capt. I,. 8. Scott, our popular
ex-grocer, after being out of tho business some
thing more than a year, has at last yielded to
tho force of his old habits and resumed tho bus
iness. Ho completed a bargain of purehaso
with Mr. Thrall on Saturday, aud this morning
takes chargo of his old stand on State street.
Mr. Thrall will remain with him for a time.
Imi-obtakt CilAxnr. Tho Salem Dray A Hack
Company last week cnVcteil the purehaso of tho
establishment and business of W. H. Anderson,
Esi., and the transfer was made Saturday, This
Company wilt run both stables, keeping the
hacks at tho one Just purchased, and tho drays
and trucks at their old stable. Thi v are urn-
pared to do all business In their lino on Iho
shortest notice.
PntcifCT Omcr.ns. Tho Democrats of East
salem prevliict mado tho following nominations
for precinct oftlrcrs, at their meeting Saturday
afternoon : Justice of tho Peace, ill. Mclson ;
Constable, II. Cave; Procint Committee, F.
Hcnchel, Joseph llolman, J. M. Scott.
Btili. rr.nllr.Kr Mr. Adam Drown, on thn
LuoUmnto, Polk County, has eight head of stall
fcelbeef cattle in first rato condition which aro
for sato to somo butcher who wants to supply
his customers with an extra article of meat.
Ti'iHAr, Mariiin.
COAL.
.Mr. Cunilou' Ntstunlny .M-Iit lrtnr.
We havo seen that tho circle of Inorganic for
ces Includes light, heat, electricity, magnilm,
galvanism, and chemical reaction. Mechanical
motion Is generated by heat, and electricity is
cicri men ti-d on and will probably. In course of
timo. si rvo as a motor. A necessity exists for
fori In compact form, and wo find stores of coal
bedded In tho earth. Coal is the concentration
of the sun's rays stored up millions of years ago
for tho use of this ago in which wo llvo. It is
to-elsy the main spriliR nf commercial activity
and mivhauical structure; u nation's power It
Measured by Its supply of coil.
Wo havo a right to sav that Underrated II, but
Ho did not citato it in tlm form wo find it, more
than Ho created tlm loumlcil stone uf the brook
Inthos'mt where It Is found. Hod creates I the
world, but tho slow iiroei ss of centuries and
ages was rrrpilrfil to prepare It III Its pn sent
form ami condition. God; created tho shells wo
Hod bedded in tlm strata of by-gono wiinds, but
Uo create d them elsewhere than in the solid
rock where thuy ntv louiid to-day. God did nut
criivtii tlm leaf In the rn.il where wo rind its Im
piession; so with this piuo cone mid tlieso wood
libers that are V liable.
Theories relative to the formation of coal are
that rivers have cairled down wins! ami created
huge drifts, which Is not iveelvcd to any great
exit ut; also that coil hasK-en mainly llmgrovvth
iifKat and innis boels. Tlurouropat IhiIsoii
tkeside-snf mountains in Germany which are 20
fi ct deep.
Autliiacitt- e-oal has kin subjected to an
Imminso !rissunwhlrh has fore-eil nut thn oil
existing in tho ih posit which thu carbon re
main!. Another coal Icrmiitlou Is tho graphite
or carlwiintn of iron, condensation uf corlwii
once In wood.
Iho lecturer described tho iUiiso growth of
vegetation liitheearlHinlferous rIod, whin thu
atmosplurii was steaming, and wee-els grew to gi
gantic slo and fell down, forming a uiattiil sub
stance of great thickness which time and )n-s-sure
hav o loruiedfntouurls-st coul deinisifs. Tho
sun's rajs were thus stored to Illume and warm
I lie world minions nr . vi ars afterwards. Ji
foro that era tlm air was iioUonoui and ani
mals lived onlv in ttmwatir. After that, Iho
carlHiu U ing taken out ol the atmosphere purl
lied the uir and tho world saw races nf laud, nlr
breathim: animal. There is evidence) that pres
sure turns peat to lignite. Great moisture and
rank growth characterised thu e-arhoulfcruus
era.
Tho coul found In tho Hock Mountains was a
product of tlm in hid lu period. So or that which
exists in China. A great part uf theiarthas
now existing may have Ik-cii under water in the
e-arbiuiti rous era, and much then known as
land may now lw submerged. Ilede of coal
were ilKilid lu the cretaceous period, but
tin re was not tho pressure slnco tin u to fren tho
oil and ciinto the K'troh inn n-irvolrs that are
now found e-oniiiotcd with tlm coal he-ds uf thu
carboniferous i r.i. Some or tlm coat found on
this coast has he-en Miljcct to pressure enough
to give it tlm aiithacltn character. Hu con
tended that much of the (id found In Oregon,
Cihis Hay, Vauciiincr's Island and llutto Creek,
mar us, wasnf gMl ipisllty.i-viu though scient-
sis say wo i-auuoi nave goisi i -o.il
Iliie-fiwesl with a sKrte-li ol
liu-ln-eil with a sketch ol thu vast reia! Ilelds
1 h exist ill the Unihil Stabs. 'I hose of thu I
wild
i.imi: maki:rs v 'i hi: ocka.
IdSt evening was iiadonbtitllv as uimlrasant
as any wu bavn bad this winter, ami though n
great many were k Id away from Mr.Coadon s
leeturo liy llm lerrllilo storm, by light oelia-k
there was ipiltoafalr audienco presiul. Thu
huhjii't whleh boil lx.ni aumiiiueesl for lids oc
casion was "Ongoii's Surfae-o Facts," but as
waiiy were absent who would Im greatly Inter-
still lu that lecture, Mr. Condon stated that ha
would speak of Iho "Lime Makers," aud di liver
bis Oregon lerturo last. To allow mure timo
f,r llmanillstw. ln..ll,.rls.r,,r I... n,. ti.
era; the coal or the Hooky Mountains was do- l ''." ''""n A!',1?.', t" ,.'1'VI,, .Ci,llVi'"
iwsllisl later, and hb-st ol all, that uu this coast. ."W.""" ,)",1,, ' ,( U'' H" M",u,r "r uf
It could be louiid along tho Case-ado Mountains i ta,1'! lr"1l";c' w '" ''"J . ""' '' t'irruil fmni at
in many places, where tlm best ,,f ynlcanio tires V"'J1B N't.loii of llm .Nalloiial ( range at
I...I ..... l-. Mm I i St. IjiiiIs, Wii feel that Oregos lias been w
: ii i"i Vi ii "."loui wiin a nie-K new lauin; ao pas-wugnrs osn
speak upon Ida stibii-cl. ho ,JIij.M, a niiinlwr kM ,,,,,,, f th ln whlls. crossing, lbs mbiu
nf lntres Ing ml.cellanums iie.tions .uggi-sUel , u , !!.,. ,,,, . lIuok , IU,U u ,,, ,lh
by himself and different i-rwiis In thu rwun. ut II)11(.n lnre ririir,,, ,.tl inifu,,
bfwikiugnf neeaiis Hmu makers, iiueiiumer-l , . , , ,, ., , , ., ' .
aud the mall rials with which thv work, such I IsAsZ.-Jiibii Martin, living In tlmDayd
as clav, rock, isitash, si.U, etc wbtdi are ills.
solviit and carriesJiluvvii lie streams in luiiuriis
quantities to the Ocean, He shwWcd that llsae
aiibslaue-e-s, if e-arrtssl into a lake which has no
outlet, cause its waters to beoma so salt that
animal life rannoi exist in Uiem. In thoow-an,
tlu-ir dunaity is mudifltsl by thu continual u
ply of friah water, aud by lb provision which
u made Io rob Die ouran'a water of Its salts by
snaking Hmdi'IdIo roek da-posits on Ha l-d.
Tk aife wksicli prodaeu thM rock dapvaslk
are what he calls email's lime makers, and are
tlcsiguatcd protozoans an zo-eiphvtes; the latter
prenlucing tlm coral which abounds In different
locations. With certain of the former elans these
salts are taken up aud secretexl in tho form of
shells; with the latter, tho secretions are in tl
form of Iwne. or coral; and these agents, llvlin?
and living In these salts, Iraro their remains to lw
como lime of future ages. Mr. Condon then do
scribed the kinds of llfo which tako up for
deposit the different properties of the salts eif
ocean, and last, gave a elescrlption of the prewess of
formation of the coral Islands or lagoons ; after
which a few more ge-neral questions from per
sons in the audienco were answered, and tho lec
ture closed.
FonTMrPExnr.NTiAnv DrnulvSherlfTHath.
burn, of Multnomah enuntv. eamo no vestcnlar.
having In charge Win. 6'Nell, sentenced at tho
present term or ino circuit court or that county
to three years confinement In Iho Penitentiary,
for the larecnv of innr.. nf mild rain. m
time ago. which ho snatched from tho bar or a
saloon when tho bar trailer had lurniil his head
for a moment. O'Neal Is forty-eight years uf
age.
Ilroiirm or the Soci vnt.r Tho total ro
relpts of Capital Engine Company's sociable last
Friday evening, were 187 25 ; and tho afTilr
netted after paying all exx-nses, J151. The
e-ommltteo of arrangements are more than satis
fleil with the eveninc's success, and riiiiuiMit ns
to extend their thanks to all who assisteM
In'"
welling the proceeds of the occasion
LrcTmrs oh tiik Mokooh Wet received n cir
cular which state that our townsman, Mr. A. II.
Meacham. is now rncaceil In nrrtiirlaa a work
on the Mixloo War and Indians of the north
west, their history, customs and liellef, and also
that ho Is deltverlne lectures nn thn same sub.
Jects. His work Is io bo handsomely illustrated
and wo hope to hoar that all his labors are
crowned with entire auce-css.
Wkiinksiiay", M .ml i 4.
HKI'ORT OF M'HOOI. t'LKIIK.
reillowlnc la the annual renorlnf Mr. M. h.
Chambrrlin, Clerk- of ScIiihiI District No. 'J I,
Marion e-onnlv. Oreuou. ri-iideresl to the County
Superintendent ot Public Instruction, for Hie
vearlH7:f;
Ko. legal voters in District
" iiersons nvi r 4 ami under
'.HI, males. ... ,
" pupils enrolled during
year males .
" Persons of school ago at
.... 'S21
.VTJ, female's ,U3d
nit
" ilO'J
0(V,
mo
.fi.la" til
. .1JS H7
. l,:ii'.d 4i)
914 01
tending private school
" of persons of school age at
tending no school
Amount taxes levied and collected.,
" " rollrcteel on luck list,,
" rcceluil from Slate ftpKirt'mt..
" "from e'onuty apiwrt'iut...
'i T,n r.n
Ii nn ii
' o i ?.i
' ,u! Vl
"IH IHI
o Jl
"TTZTV,
?l,iU7 o.l
Amount paid to teacheis,
" " lor repairs
" paid Incidental exsiises
" em hand
Hesivctfully submitted.
M. L. CilAHiii'.iit.ix.
DlMll'I'KVUKII. Vi-sterdav nflrrnnon It w.an re
porleil on the sln-e-ts that George Spong, n rs
pi ,ee had' !! K.7 . re i
tlw found An nlsrni wis idem
II rt ! a numlwr'of S wiigWend"
in in ui mis
and could not
on tho lire In II and a number of Spong
st.irtnlout to srirrh for him. He was mi n nn
tho strei t n .Monday e veiling, in a considerably
intoxie'iitiil stito, ami inaiiv rumors who lil'e
concerning him, A hat similar to tho one
worn by him, nml which hlswlfj aflciwiinls
rii'ogulAsl as his, was found on tho river Kink,
close to thu water's idge, at tlm root or Court
strut, From this It was infi mil that Im lud
lu somo way got Into tho rivi r aud was diowned.
This inoriilng others Joined In llm search, nud
tho river h is U-en dragged near tint sisit, but
so fir In vain. The si arch Is still U-ing prose
eiilisl ; ami wo limit rstaud that Mrs. CliamU r
lain, the ti'sl meillum, w.is to muko a diagnosis
of tho e-.iso this afle riiiHin.
Haiimno Wiik it.- Messrs. KinnryA Co. havo
had threw teams i-tnplov id for sound days lu
removing wheat from tho old warehousu iilsivo
the hoit landing, where they had upwards nf
twenty thousand bushils slorid. Wlilln thn
farmers were bringing In their wheat so rapidly
last fall, this firm was ohligctl to find slorago for
their iniliu use purchase s where ever an av allablo
building could lw found ill tho city. This is Iho
last lot stonil in Iho e-lly, away f mm the mill,
ami they are grinding it aUnit as fast as It ran
lw brought to them. It will all lw removed to
day or to-morrow.
DnrHfow, February was lovely lu lis llfo
ami Its last day was tho loiighest uf all. Muieh
eamo lu with all Its bluster uud himw Hew olsiut
ranging from tho sioof a gnosuiggtoltss than
abu-dnlbiil.it. Icsterdsy morning wo had u
show of beautiful snow to eat bnakfssl by, uud
a friend from Iho eounlry, living in tlm high
hills tonards Jeffirsou, says snow laid on them
six lllfliiailcep. March Is evidently deterilllllld
to furnish us witli Item as will as weal In r.
Aiii'ai, Eiiiiiiition.- Wo urn reipn-sliil In
aunnuiiro that Iho AIU and Atheiiiiiui SiH-iitlis
of WillaimllK I'liiversltt, will bold llielr unniial
i xhibillnii nn l'rldiiy evening, March Hllh, Th
ruU-rUiliiiiiiut will lw musical and library, slid
will consist of gissl musical selections, isiavs.
nvllatlons, nralioiis, ami the reading or Sueii-ly
punis. Full lurliculais will Isigiwu in due
time.
UMirwiniMi llii-Alii. Thn stauiir l-'niiliin
l'attou. which Hlruek n suag and was Is ached,
Just l low town, last wie k, was rulsi-d Saturday
and has Isan taken to Oregon City, where she
Is iimhrgoing n pairs in Iho dry-dock. The
flmiiiii'A Itt llm mIi. n, tii r si. inil mi .1 rl.i.u l.,,l
tl,,, it U, ,a,lly mr(( ttllli llu H ,,,
R tr, , ,e riur Thursday.
repress Mitl at that lmmrlant sessiuii, ami aru
plikse-d to notice thai the hardship of his win.
tor's Journey has not niudu uu iuiireasluii on
him.
Fun
shirlnl
Eshtwiv OiiKnov. Tho Sain Hrnlhers
1 this mornin-' with tin Ir bhasbil stock
for Ladi ru On uou. Afb r se-lllui! nut what the-r
have on hand, thov will gntast, reliirillngsome.
timo ilurim; Ihn hummer with a largn nuinlmr
of lino brrsl slurp for Oregon aud oilier parts
of the roast.
Nfw Csnix.- Thu ferry boat which plies h.
tsrien this placai and Polk county lias Issin
ll.r.. ,.,.!. ll.u I. ....I. .. .1... .r tA. ... f
".""""-" . . ....i-ia, .uu siimrs
"' ihwhstikhm in mis roiinly, agisl forty-
tbrrsiyruis, wassdjudgesl iiisano yrsttriby; and
Clmrlin Mao'i, nf this rity, aged iiiiotien, was
also aslludgisl inssiin to-day. ilolh were taknn
to tlm Asylnwi at East Porllaud Ibis afternoon.
Minn. Mr. J. V, Ik-nitz, tlm nianagvrnf lh
lausia store of Mr, Gray, isillid on na in person
yesterday and bn annlher cholro sollocl'on ol
wuabi fur our acceptance. Wu again lake pitas
urn In onmnienihiig that Iioum to huouadaii
and Ubsiral isttrouagv of Ui ptsinla.
'JllUliSlUT, Slatclir..
Kl'RFAC: 1'ACTN Of UlllUO.1l UEOLO
U.
Mr. Condon's Inst levturo was delivered before
a large ami attentive audience.
Tlm mountain ranges were Iho roost prominent
features of Oregon, beginning (Willi tho Coast
Hange. near the ocevm; (licit the I'avado rango
N-yond tho Will imelle valley and the llluo inouii
lalns which oivupliil iniicli ol tho Interval east
ward, lying In Irregular mases whvo eourso Is
oblique as comirod with thu other great ttis.
hi-av als.
He had stoo.1 on one of the snow summits nf
the Case-at!? range and seen this wide valley, Ilka
a large farm, below him. with Iho Willainitlo
river llVn n nnrrnvv irit: wlmlliiiy ll.mi. I.
To the wet roso a wall licit fenced tho valley
fl.,1, I I... ..... .I....1..A. .....a. .. . .. I ..a ......... I
from ihn sen.
bovtiinl tliodenres-lon ofllie I'l-vhuli-eniiddolm
iiiu .insst iiii'.iii.iiin j 11 ine I'asi,
:,:' "" j. no mw mo sujiBfiing in ies ei ino
J :,n,.;";!r" .,"'". ' nirUijniid.il elevation wa.
"'I110 "'. ' hn' is.lgllle.1 lltlghl to lliKcril tho
Klho "".oibI f"auw".fhc ilreilesl Inlere.t Is
found bv tho din-sions helw.vn the rntiRes
formed by tho vvah and iho noouniulntiil ilcllrii
of all the ages, lie reviled Iho theories as to tho
i.Miiiiiiiii, ,n mis inner ana ino unci lor plains,
snunou inn me pn-ai lake whl.-li imcei-overeil
Iho John I lay eounlry, was '.Moo feet devii and
that tlm deep gnrires cut through Urn la vers of
soil and lava now, mid the lmalt rook, did not,
llmiich Soto fe-e-t deep In kiwo place- re-nch tho
porphv r of tho mldillo s-rlod, ami in n,ese gorgea
were loillid the liilriislln i-eiiutlns nf uni,..u i.
eseil. Ho preilktiil thai when Hie streams
minis vaney siiouiii wear uee'per sikli lenutns
would lie-round here.
A great depression ixvurs again, rast of iho
nine iiioiinlalnsaiidreae'hhig to the great lles.ky
iimuntain range.
Tlie-e) lulaii'l plains wero rich sell, and bad
lk-e, ho thought, Iwon e-ovurtsf villlin growlh or
limber and vcxe-tallou. Tho roll Is A oril leet
deep o high and dry hills. Tho Interc-ning
inoimd foimatlon which ess en-t nflhe Dulles,
In John 1 1) (region, he U'llevod vvein lotnied by
wuli-r acllon mid ho gavo n Uiscnpllou ol Ihoui
as they iiovvexl.l.
It Is not easy In a brief sketch Io review Ihn
levturo or give an Idea of Us Inierml and u press
ol oilier matter i-oiuiajls us lo le-uvo It utmost tin-nolli-esl.
Theiiiidlenci'votislihelr Hunks Id (ho lecturer
and lie expiessed luniself as pleased with our
city.
UKAiiitATisi. t-:t:iiistM at iiik
mi.i.A.vii;i-ri: umivmuiiy.
Tho excrcise-s last night at tliofliapvlof tho
University connecliil with the confining of tho
degrvo nl Doctor of Miilicino on tlm Ihrew grad
uates, Messrs. lleaoh, llerndon, and Miller were
Very Interesting.
'I ho sddroas by Dr. Hall contaiiiid iiiiu'h that
was Instructive, ami was particularly inmost In
its warnings to tlm students against 'iho chirlat
Ism and quackery of tlm pnsiiit diy nud elo-nouuee-il
fn most forcible terms thu thousand
ami ono "isms" by which scieneo is dis-j-raciil
ami tlm medical protission lom nil.
"'ll0 rllllfK" b Iho fins deliveml by Dr. Car-
I"'' r' ,,il"1 "r "'l' 1'aeullv, was plain, se-nslbliv
ttml rrv'"""1 "'"'Ii . If henleil, will I Kill val-
uihlo guldo to tho )oiing dootoi who now i liter
nn their profession.
I Tliodegrirs wero cinferuil by Professor T.
I M. (latch, in elissleal uud sonorous Lulu, and
, s,..i'm ,1-Miiuii Mini I'luiL-sniiinai loiin in inn pni
IVIillllgS. Mr. A. P. Miller win usslguul tho honor of
delivering ino vulcdlctoiy which was coin-elvisl
" R"! .'. T, Zl"r" ' ,7""" f "
lliowlmhl proCevdlllgS Wi ro eill Veins I liv till
r'."!0' Kt'l Vi" """'i" "f l1".'." -.."
Iiiiudi . and I lieucis. llm mix horn of .Mr. II us.
Dan .Muiphy's llule, and Mr. Hakir's doiiblo
Kiss, Alter tlm businnss was terminated, soiiin
tlilug more than it humlud iuvihsl giusts ail-Jouriie-il
to the Cheineke-ta, where thu evening
teriniiialeil very pliasamlv over tho good supiir
provideil by prolissor Gravis, thilluarv Din-tor
tor the occasion, although iho bil.irily of tlm
galheilng was sulslucd, ami the i-UHtoni-iry
siMivbcs nuillti-il fioiiin llioiightlul legaid to
Iim vi rv sick man nveihead, Mr. Fliisclimin,
who to llm ngretof llm wholiihiivn still coutiii
lies lu great danger, the company ne-t-oidliigly
ihsperstdat uu early hour.
I'llOIIA'ICt-ol'lll-.
.Ilnrrli 'I'eriii -lerry, Jmlur.
Momiav, Mavhai, 1S7I.
Ill the math r of Hum stain nt 'I bos. II. hiiur,
deeiaseil: sale of laud mado bv Win. II. II. Ke -
ut, adiuiiilstriitor, on the ifib dayof l'ebriiary,
eiiniiiiiiiti,
III tlm matte r of tho rat tin of Win. Cosgiove,
diililwil;nlo or land by G, W. laiwson, ndmlll
Islrator, uu Iho llth uf l'e binary, lonllrined.
THKsn.r, March n.1.
In llm milter of llm gnaidlaushlp uf iho mi
nor In Irs of Ch is. A. Milb r; Isind of A. W. Jlc
Nary, ns guaidlan of sjiI.I Illinois, piesintisl hi
ind upprovisl by llm (,'uiirt.
. , WruNrantv. MarrlHtli.
In llm iniitirnf the i statu of Tims. D, liiiur
dixinsisl; final account of Win. II. II. Kelur,
administrator, was lurseiilad ami Ills .1 fur tlnaj
si tth iiietil; and llm beariiig of objections there
to was llii-d lor Apiil Dili, lti7l.ut lllu'elock A.M.
Hap or Onioioi, Mr. 1'iiink (,'ooier, agent
for Hals rsham's ucwSietiuiiiil nud l.'ouiily mail
uf Oiigon, has pi iced nun Isiiiud in im-kct forin
uu our table, Tlm map is rninpilcil by It. A.
HaU ishain, ami piihllahiil by J, K. Gill A Co.,
of Puillaml, It is bamlsiimrly colonil, nud
Isiiinl lu H-ke fnriii or iiiouiitiil on lollene
with linen bauk. It contains tho latest laud
siirvi-js. In townships niiilsivtious, nud showiui:
thn railroads, e'oiiijib-til and proje-etnl, stagn
niiiti s, i itent nf river navigation, gold and coal
mines, and tho nacl location or ult towns and
postolllcis, it is tho must laluabln imp wo Imvo
evir had. lliilsu euiilnlusu Inliluiif shitisliex,
showing the ipubitiiii of tho State, nun of
tluils r, agrieuliiiiid mil gialng binds, with
wiulln r ru-ord, etc. It Is essrjy vuliiiblo In
srple In send cast tiululr frli-mls, as limy i-au
mark the mart sn-llon nf tin ir location, and
lliosn coiitaliilni; ihairahlo lauds, Tlm mail I
nlsu for sale ut llm l-mk stores In this city.
Wkatiihi Ilnonii. - 1'ullowlngls tlm moulldy
record of thowealhir, fur Fibriiary, furnished
us by Mr. 1'. Peure-w, nf IVilv. Ongnii: Mian
w nas-rulure for tlm mouth, 42.01 ih grim ; high-
st, il ilegrns, nn the. lib ; lowest, .'I J ibgteeM,
on tbuUIlb; amount of riliilsll, si.'ii liiilus;
char ila)s, 4 ; cluudy, II ; snowy, :i ; genarul
dilution nf winds, fiom tlm south, Tlm reeonl
for February l7J. slums l'i rainy nml snowy
Isys. with 4.10 linht-a nl wall r, 7 clear uud U
rlnuily iluys. Mean Ii ins ratiirn fur tho month,
. di grins ; IdghiHil, 44 ibgries, on fhv .lib ;
lowisl, 'Jb degree's, on thu 1st,
I'oxc-Knr I'osri-u.NMi. Tlm managers nf thn
M. j.. Cbiiri-hroiicirtrriUi-st Usloatitolhat tho
sis-ond anlerkiliimiul, aiiiiouiieod for Friday
uniiig, has Is-e-u Kt(siunl until Weiliiiadny
iveuiug of ant w,rk, uu senium nf tlmlndlslw
sllluno several nr the (.'rfnrmeia. 'iho elm.
r.-r will given at that lime, however, and if.
forts I lw niksui tit mako a siiriiasi tho fink
In atcalleiiee, '
Wiihak's Her rtuoa CodvitKrioK. W are re
nuenWel Ui aimounee that the. Woman'. Suarag
Oj ra UoaM, HatareUy at f, u,
nMrnlH"!'"?! ?? .' M Ut "'' loan-
nonilM kl lha rrL.a,. i,r 11. ii im. i .. . 1'
thai Is. Mk.i .u .. .-.I..:"! ".' . -'wo.hubw,
liT.'r- 'T" "T?1"' "". aaw us) waa a
Ma MOt-liiaw. wiMl STtantoma rn.r.u.