WILLAMETTE FARMER. The Grangers' Blow at- the Shipping Mo. nopoly. If Is hlulilv rsentlnl to (ho nxrluultu- ml Intcrcsta of Cullfornlti that tlit? wheat grown on her fertile nerc should llml Its j way to the markets of tliu world nt ti i inihinium cost of traiiiortiitlon. It Is1 apparent to all tlitittlie blissful era of low freights can never eoino except through free competition on the ocean, that great highway of mankind. We give a full account of the manner In which the gr.iln-cnrrylnir trade has hitherto been managed in this revion, proving conclu sively 'hat the fanners of the Htnto have lieeii for years past completely in the grap of one giant monopolist, who held ilietu as the cuttle-llsh holds Its helpless prey. How they should rid themselves ot tno incuuus nas uceu a ipiesiiou tuicu nskod, hut never .sttH'nutoilly answered. A gleam of light has appealed on the ho rizon. A year ago last Augu-t the linn 'f IC. K. Mokoan'S Sons appealed as a competitor In the hhlpplng market. Of the arrangement made ly them with the Kxceiitivo Committee of the Orange of California for carrying wheat, we liavo already spoken so fully that todyedetails hero would lie snpcrlluoiis. They have agreed to shin for the II range at certain llgurts, hut it other parties will cary low ( r, tliev will not allow themselves to be underhld to the detriment of the farmer. We do not wlh to appear in the light of special indorsers or supporters of the, tlrin of MoiiOAn'sSon", or of any other I firm or corporation. Itnt theie Is a great principle involved nerc, wnicn we uhhk the Grangers thoroughly recognize, as every reasonable man must, and that Is the encouragement of legitimate compe tition in great branches of industry. If another railroad could be thrown across thu continent to-morrow by some omni potent arm, would any one raio a voice In opposition? If a new network of tele graph could bo at once spread all over the country, would any sane man say nay V If the fanners of California permit the llrm competing for Its share of the grain trade, and now acting as an agent to see that their interests are subserved, to bo driven from thu Held, what can be plain er than that they will again fall Into the clutches of Frledlander, and with di minished hopes of relief. There has been some discontent mani fested, to which one or two local papers have unwittingly given voice, based on a misapprehension of the whole matter. The Executive Committee-have signed uo Irrevocable contract with any llrm whatsoever nor are they pledged to any .special rates. If the shipping llrm now acting as their agent does not act In n manner to suit them, they can withdrawn the patronage of the State (Jiange, anil bestow It elsewhere. Hut they have not; proceeded hastily, nor do they vet llml' that they have misplaced their eonll d.ince. It Is natural that some persons should be fora moment deceived by the .sudden lowci lug of shipping rales, and inls-apprcheud the movements of so sub tle a tactician as Kriedlamler. As he lias manipulated the grain market, so lias he been wont to manipulate a portion of the metropolitan press. There Is hardly a commercial reporter of any San Francis co newspaper who lias not at one time or another been approached by agents sup nosed to be In tlie Interest of the grain monopoly with tempting Inducements lo misrepresent the market In such u nian-i tier that while the merchant would lie beiiellted, the farmer could not fall to be serlouslv injured. The iiietlon now Is what deduction will the farmer- draw I from these preniNcs '.' Will they again nourish Into life a waning monopoly, or, will they, regardless of Individuals, linns i and corporations, encourage u healthy I competition In a branch of business with I which their interests are thoroughly identified V .V. F. VhronlvO . i CunI Prospect In W. T. Mr. L. W. Fellon, who has Justj-etiiriieii from across tho Columbia, furnlshos tho fol lowing Items about coal ami coal mining In our sister Territory : Thoso adventurous spirits who discovered tho nnthracito coal mliio near Ml. llainier, stirted out on Wednesday for another trial In tho sumo vicinity, to bo gouo a mouth. Tho Company hnroteu men at work on the s,kookum Chuck coal mine, which Is two miles from Toulno, forty-two from Tacoma and seventeen from Ulyuipla, where tho Company has its olllce. Tills vein Is said to bo about twenty feet thick from tliu llKir strata to tho base, but there aro streaks of gray sand which dlvldo tlio layers of coat which Is expected, when they cot well hi, to bo similar to the usual ipiallly of the soft coal of this slope. Still auothor prospect for coil Is being opened by, or uiuler, tho supervision of Mr. Cavendish with tour men. This Is termed tho Cbehalla mine, and Is located ono and oiio-fourtli tnllbs northeast of Chehalls Sta tion on the North Paclllo IWIrorul, which l tllty uillos from Kalaina and llfty-ilvo miles from Tacoma. Tlie workmeu at proeut uro eugagod on the faro of u vein or doponlt, or aro In a few fret from the surf ice ot tho do-isi-lt, with a view totest the quality by using h few tons of the bet. Fiom tho upier lay or to tho bod-rwektho whole U tweiuy-lour feet. The lower strala, nlKUt ieei, jmiguii; from personal iuspectlou, U best or any in ttio lot; then there Is a few Inches sand-stone, then coal and soiiiu slate. Tho layers aro , thluest near tho urn. It has a dip of 85 to i tho northeast, Is 300 feet above tho level of ... ii...i ...l it it .luw iriwn tf kiitutrlnrl llipnuirwui nu.iM nuwn ,.......,-..-. quality, and as tho miners get well in, It l-o-corns more solid, notwithstanding IUillttanc from iHirt or harbor, It might become or lima tlcal value. If found practical to work It, so as to ship to market, It location Is nearer Portland thau any mlua that would supply cjal. With an over supply from other mines and at barely living prices, with tho large shipments of abetter grade cosl from Aus tralia at almost nominal tlitures In lieu or ballast, and with tho abuudance or other fuel, tho encouragement for 0enlug new mines of soft coal, are certainly not promts lug. Oregonutn The expedition or Gen. Custor Into tho Htack Hills country has revealed wondrous scone and richness or land. Kery encroach merit upon tho untrodden regions ooutjrms the sau'o old story or fertility and product iveuess which years ago was told of Illinois, Mhinesota, Iowa, Nebraska and all the vatt region hich now forms tho great Swtos from Plymouth Uock to the Missouri. oh ' the skeeter, beautiful skeeter, filling M,ialr with melodious metrej under our hat, iaU tickling our nose, taking a b to through hola lu our clothes; in through the window, nnonW the door; tilling our chamber and singing tho sweater, ever is found the unilr lag jausKwtWi WILKjAJtlinTF VA I VERSITV. Proposal dates of Term, Vacations, Mutiny, Lecture, Anniversaries List oj Faculty for coming School i'ear -J:tc, r.tv. VAX term b(ulnsSiht.milAr 7. 1S71. State Kitlr vti&Uluu of one week begins Oct. i 11'. is.71. First lecture of Prof. Condon's course. Nov. , IS. 17I. tjunrforly meeting of Trustees, November IS. 1S7I. I Full term ends I)i?c. II, lS7t. i Anniversary of Atliontouui Soclctv, Doc. I 11.MS7I. " I liitnr Iphh becltis Deo. 1 1, 1874. Moillc.il i--;iiros bogln with a public ad dress, Dec. 15, IS74. HolMay VHcillon of ono week begins Dec. I. IJlH First Ippturo of Uov. 1. S. Knight's course, .Kin. IS, ls75. Quarterly mecllug of trustoes, March IS. 1S7.V Anniversary of Concordia Society, March is, 1S". Whiter term ends March ID, 187.. Anniversary or Alka Society, March 111, 1S7.i. Vacation of ono woek begins March 'Jd. Siuniiiortorm beslns March 29, 1ST.". (Quarterly nieotlng of Trusteos, May Hi, 1S7". Address of Literary Societies, Juno 13, 1S73. Annual sormon, Juno 'JO, 1S7". Anniversary of Hesperian Socloty, Juno ml, 1S7A. Cimiiuonrcinent of tho Medical Popart uiont, Juno 2, 1S75. Ahiinnl Day, Juno 23, 1S7A. Annual meeting of Trustees, Juno 2J, 1S75. Commencement, June 'J I, 1S7."i. Tliu following are tho names of tho Faculty taken from the proof shoots of tho forthcoming cataloKiio : T. M. Oatch, l'resldent, and 1'rofossor of Mental iiml Moral I'hllosophv. Ij. J. l'owoll, Professor of Mat hematics. T. II. Crawford, 1'rofossor of Natural Scl ouces. Mary M. Adams, Proceptross, and Teacher of Moiloni l.anguactes. Kllen J. Cliambn-lln, Teacher in tho Aca demical Department. tlertrude M. Miller, Teacher of Instrumen tal Music. Thomas Condon, Stato Geologist, Lecturer on Geology, P. S. Kn'lght, Lecturor on Ornithology. All Sort. FloroncoNlghtlugalo aud Harriot Martlneau nro among tho 13,000 ICngllsh womoti peti tioners for the right of sutfrago. Joaquin Millor's namo has been stricken ftoni tho mil of two I.ondou clubs, of which ho was mado au honorary inombor last year. ".Now," says the Now York .Ihtil, "wo shall get even with Kngland for sondlng Topper this way. Two professional bao ball clubs have sailed from Philadelphia for Liverpool," 'tho .'iocii (Spanish) states that Mr. Ar thur Hasiildeu. an l.ngllsh merchant has been seized in tho Sluria Moroii.t by armed bandits, who demand a considerable sum for his ransom. Wm. ltayward tho well known ballad sin car, who traveled several years with Usslan V.. Dodgo, has Just died at Capo Ilretou. Ho wits a uativo of Manchester, N. II., where his family still lives. Tho Detroit Free J'i ex professes to have dUcnercd ayoliug lady who blushos, goes to bed at nine, oats hartlly, speaks plain KiiKll-h, respects her mother, doesn't want to marry a lord, and knows how to cook. "Why did you leave your last place ? hi quired a young liuiiikceporalMut tootiKapt a new- servant. "Why, you seo, ma'am," replied Hie applicant, "I was ton good look iiU, and when I oHUied tho dour folks took mo for tho missus." Thero sro forty-three girls lu ijuhioy, Illi nois, named llets)V, but still what sweeter sound can bo hoard at eventide than nil old f ishloned mother calling out lu the old fashioned wuy : "Iletsey, If yon don't git down nll'ii that fence I'll maul yoto doathl" Outhonlht of tho tub, at Saii Francisco, In tho space of tin hour aud half, M nieto ors were counted In thosoiithwosterly roslon of tho heavens. Many were very brilliant. They seemed to start from one point In quick succession, and pur-oio almost a Uniterm course southerly, and soiuotimos tlo or six werexlsiblo atthosamo Instant. V, KKATIIEIirullll, j, w, WKATiicnroiin. Weatherford & Co.. Wbolofalesiiil ItfUII fli-alcrt In DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Patent Medicines, CHEMICALS, :E erfumery TOILET GOODS, Etc., etc PURE WINES and LIQUORS, For Medicinal iuqx. Medicines Compounded, and Proscriptions Filled. Weatlierford & Co., Mav C-v Coumcttlal atrctt. N.lLi:.lI. HOP ROOTS FOR SALE. GEO A. WELI-S i. CO IlfEN'A VISTA. WILL Iitie')).iui llni Knot fur alethli lalt.war. rautfdnbo tlie lar.'e rarlelf Adtlrtfl lOm-nunUf- Uva M aVav . , to U.ia au. ausi:n English Bankrupt Stock. l.0 lU'M'rslhle Olloman Shawls, $ ,W. English Bankrupt Stock. iU Pieces English Wnterproor, SI. English Bankrupt Stock. :II0 dozen All Mnon Ton els, ?l per dozen English Bankrupt Stock. i'JO dozen All l.lneirViiiiklih, 81 per dozen English Bankrupt Stock. t() pieces I'nbl. Table Linen, :!. per jnrd English Bankrupt Stock. Si pieces Ui'cli'd Table Linen, OOo per )ard English Bankrupt Stock. noo pieces All Linen Crash, 10c prjil English Bankrupt Stock. ;:! pieces Ileal Welsh Flannels English Bankrupt Stock. 000 Knxllsh Toilet Spreads English Bankrupt Stock. :I0 Colored Itcurslulc Spreads. English Bankrupt Stock. 2:10 doz. White Oitton lloso, !IOe pr tloz English Bankrupt Stock. 120 do. Iron Knuno Hose, 2 pr doz. English Bankrupt Stock. t!() doz. White A- Orny Corsetn, fiOc eudi. English Bankrupt Stock. 15 pieces Scotch Tweeds, 75e prynrd. English Bankrupt Stock. 110 pieces West of Knglnnd llromleloth. English Bankrupt Stock. 75 pieces All Wool Fine Empress Cloth, 50c per yard. English Bankrupt Stcck. (!2 nluecs All Wool French Merino, 70c per yuru. English Bankrupt Stock. '22 pieces French Silks, from $1.30 pr yd English Bankrupt Stock. :U(( French Felt Skirts. English Bankrupt Stock. '2fi20 yards Hlk Alpacas, from 'Joe pr yd. English Bankrupt Stock. !l,!lt)0 yds Fancy Dress (Joods, Wcpryd. l)iirlnr tho Great Salo wo will nNo sell 18 OASSS BEST AMERICAN PRINTS, My the Piece, nt !c per yard. 14 Bales Cabot A, Uy tho piece, at 10J cents per yard. 3 OASES DOUBLE WIDTH SHEETING Hy the piece, at 'JJe per yard. 70 PAIRS 104 lb. Gray Blankets, :?:! ,10 per pair. 45 FAIRS u-i MISSION BLANKETS, $.1 per pair. rfiT For tlio nccoiniiiodatioii of our Country Customers wo have purchased Lartfo Stocks of GROCERIES, CLOTHING. HATS AND CAPS, ETC., All of which we will sell A -t O o s t ! We fi-cl ImnouM l) an outrage to tho Inti-lll.-cncu of I lie public to rommi'iit mi tlii-.o lrlcr. Intrrvlnl 1'urtlt mjr f'uoh' pmih I" '! we ramiut f funl li .ell ro rhcip , lul wo plitlje nur.chc. to pro duce every article it Ihe pneu (Hi-niU. BRADLEY, MARSH & Co., General Importers, C'OIt. F1IIST AND STAltli STS., POaTLAND, - OREGON. WALTER JACKSON, -DKALKll IN- BOOK S AND S T A TION E 11 Y' Tojh iml lT,niy GuodM, Chickering &i Emerson Pianos, MASON & HAMLIN CRGANS. AFtlt.t. AND C MI'I.CTK I.IN'H 01' M'llOIII. ICOIIKN, .HIM'liM.AMiOlJ!! UOOK9 IllHiik IIiioltK, tintl l.t'iit-rnl Ml.itluitrr), aluiiit (mi luiiitl iiUom.i niton. Patton's Block, Salem, Oregon. JOHN W. IMfOIITUU ANll H) . ..ami French and American Calf Skins, Sole Leather, Harness Xjvtl3.x SKIRTING, BELTING, BRIDLE, AND LAOE LEATHER. soi.K aoi:nt nm 8. D. Seller & Co.'s Children's Shoes, irm jiucm t'AThxr rnoTKcriox toks. PlIJ-N ll IIIlfltOHt JVIiirl tot. lrlo ! Hides, Sheep Pelts, and Deer Skins, A XI) FOlt ALL HALKH, Mty . 1871. m !3? O) w sss TINWARE! T1NWAIIM! TINWARE! CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST! THE UNRIVALED CHARTER OAK COOK STOVE! The Celebrated Norman Range! OREGON MADE STOVES, BUCK'S PATENT 000K STOVES DIAMOND ROCK COOK STOVES, And v Sialoiidic?. ikaaox-txuoiit or IZontliiK StoroH. FILES ON PILES OP TINWARE, Ilrmtit nnd Copper Ware, Slieol Iron, Zinc, Coppvi' il I.catl. FOR.CB JkJTy XjiIIPT PUMPSi Lrtilmul Iron I'lpe, anil ndvncriil Htickiiflliiii sozjD cheap W l!ll unit fee in at (mr Hlnrt- mi Cuiuut-rcfnl Ml reel, u.Jwlf WOOL PACKING ANI! GRADING HOUSE. I'oiiTi.kNii, (mm"-, April -1, IH7I. IN tuk si'tttN'd i wit, i, i:yrii:.iHii a iiuaii tnniiil l'ii(kliii; lliiii.i) Tur Wool. In IliU iiliue. Hint miiiiI.I inii't tMriic.lly ii.k yuur UMipi-rulluii In Ilia miller. 1 fiu'l ji.iiml tint II will Im (if mlvaiitii-ii In vim In Imo jour Wool, in pikIi it plmiu nt llil plarn Hint yini mil iiiinnuiiit tlu lirt Jirlco Iliu iimrkrt Hlliiriln. 1 linw innilc nrritiut'iiii'iil. rur u (HtAIIKIt frniii Now Viirk. uhn (huh mnmmi-mlri! hy fin nf lint lifnt Wool llnii't'. In Hut illy, iiml r. 1 i-ur of tjlvlii iatl f linn In nil Tin' Wiml Maiiufjcliirrpi in llil" Mlntu villi tnkit all tin- r.'fil'U WikiI, lii.lciul nf nuliiu', ii liuivliifuri-. In Sail I'rmuLtn. I woulil inn.t I'ariii-.lly rccuiiuiK-iul that ynu iml niir Wmtl nn n. IK4N ua pii.lilf fniin I.Otfif: Mill' Oil ullRASK. tln-n-liy at ln- Irrl-lit nil .aine, m II will .'ill .luiki' nut ilurlni; "Mill.-. I .hall liu In riirlpl friitu Ni'W York r llio Marki-l l'rlrt-nr WihiI, Ivtlri-i-iicli ik. which will In fur llm IXFUt 1 I Vrt.V Oh' WHISK OXI.Y ulut A-n. Iktlrwhlii .11' .I 7'y, amlJurXO UI'IIKIl ITItl'OSh'. tiln lint hilclnl In HIT Oil HKM, any Wiml, ami, culm iiirntly, all Infurinatlnu I Ijivu lllliiifiirlhoiiM ufiny tiuluincra. Th Wiml will In' Packi-J In rnnvi-nli-nl hale, ri'iuly for liliuiu'iit. with tin urailf milk, nn rach hull. ITT iirtlti tan nilti mr at la 77.7." US, He. H. A. HKYHOtJlt, ManaKcr. Mrftf to Al.LICN it I.khii, JnilN It. KnTH. J MrCiiiKCN, ai)tMu-litiUwlf SALEM FOUNDRY, & Iatlilii Hlio( HAI.KM. .... OltKOON. B. P. DRAKE, Prop'r. STKAM KNdlNKS. HAW MILLS, (lltlrtT Mtl.l.S, HraiirinI'uiiilK, ami all klmln ami .lylm ul Ma chinery int li- In nnli-r, Alarlilnery rriiilml at a .hurt milieu I'altvni mikliuilnni In all li. varlnu. fnrm, ami all klii'l. nf lira., ami lnn t'a.tlinr rurii.ii-il at hnn iiotkv. Al.o, inaniiUiturrr i.f KNTrEltl'IIIHK l-I.ANKII ami MATClll'.ll, ami HTIt'KKHS ami HIIArKKS. Mavlwll V OAUU. TO Grangers & Wool-growers 10u;ouriiff4i Oomjxititloii!! THUY Tltn WILIAMLTTi: VALLKV WOtJLM tn .hip f"t- ami lira nd ll " Wlllamelte Valley Wiwl, Oregon," ami art UUImr prlco llutn any Calf. furnla wiKJia lirln I am. Ilirn f.jn prrparrd In pay all(illi:it ANll IIKITKft 1'ltK'K tliau pnrtlva hu Inly fur .alem I'lirtUtntt or Han fraiiclKu nurktla, a. Iha WllUmettu Vallev "Mil. am wmilM K-t.l tn maki lheflnv.lilu.illllcaurclutUuiieUlillllSKrt.at Clllia uf UiohlaU'. R. COHN, (n I LKKltT, MA.NUl'AtrDltKIt OV Sk 77Stl-!W rJALVLJFJ. m:i.r.it in ... KJXDN OF FUL'S. dt3m I'uriilnliliii; Ihnlnmv, nil of wlikh wilt lid poii o.xx. Halum, Orepin. L- MYERS & CO. FARMERS' WAREHOUSE. AT SALEM. IHIIALI. IIAVi: i'OMI'l.in'KII ANll ItllMlV fir ui- hy thu Hrt ilnj of Si-picinluT, unthu rlvtr hlllk at H lli-lll, (innillli'lll fur ll BtoauilDOnt ZiniictUi(, A liri:r Wnri'lniiiKi', wlnru all kiiiIii tun Iw .tnnit ami u u'iirr.il WAIIEHOUSE BaSIliXSS C'limliiitiil, I ri'pi'tfiilly .nllill llioputriiiiiKunf thn Iiii-iiM'i-h ol IWurlou Ami l.ljuliilii'.-liiiintl.'. nml will i-mlnimr tmlii llil'lr Ihi.Iiii'.k In Mm inn.t prmnpt inunm-r ami on thu tiio-l liM.iiiiunii- ii'rinx. J. M. JOHNS. Hili'in. AiiiMi.l 1 1H-.I ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. Patronize Home Talent ! rilllM Illnl.T.I.'Inil fli'. lidllri- In nr.iin iiiihIIii 1. Artllklil l.linh. iirnilii-i .iir.-nul iippllauie. tlut hu la iiii'piri-il tn ftiml.ti tln-nt tuonlt-r uia'leliiHa Uni, Orriin 'I liu arilcli-. arn wirninU'il tn hu cnual In wi'rl.m.iiirlilp iliirj'nllit pufitilun of lit, uml In t'M-iy olhvr ri'.poct tntln' iir.i Ki.nni mmli', uml na iii'r.niia piirchu.liitf lit-ri- :ir vni'it an uipi-n.hu trip Ki.l In .eium ii ifiuiil III. niiii'h nmiiey uml w-uittmn illiiappnlntini'iit aro .Jivil Alimi.t itry ilay rimi. iilalnl. urc tn-aril uf partli. nwnln Kaitern tiuutti llmli. thtt tln-y tin nut tit, ami ruii.i-ipii-utly iirv al imi.t If mil iiillii u.t-lf tu tin-in. Tliu linker rhoutU ... Ih t mih awl Jit tht Uiiiftlnhim Wu will lake, pha.uro In i-hiiwliu '"" llniln imw In ll.o In uny ono nun rrlii'il. ami iheerfnll uu.ivtr hi-ti-r. of Impilry rniirernlii tht-in tin imt fill tuultu ii. a rail litlnru .emlliu 1 .t. S. Y. OKASB, 1W. D. Hailu. .lunelt. 1MI il.Vulf BENNETT HOUSE. mills WKLLKNOWN I'UIILIO IIOUriB HAS Fitted Up and Refurnished, hv I ho iinnVrrlL-iiiHt a a I'lrNt-l'lMNNTtVU Illl lIOIINt). Board &. Lodging pr woek, $4.00 Tallin aupplliil Willi Ilia lifit tliu iiiajket alTunl'. Uvcrylhliih'iivM. New tprlni; beil. liimj rnom.. I3V;u YiiimIm 1i rX,MtiiiMtori4. MKALH AT ALL llOL'lts. JAMKS Ul'ClIAXAX. balcm J'jno II. U7l. UXwtf J. O. 8HELTON. XVI. X.. I)1IVKI('I.N A.NU M IIUIUW, HAI.KM, . Oregon, onice, front rudin ou .ucuuil duvr ci lit) N. 0, lVrrt.li brick. Commercial tn)l. 1U1 tlence, hurt bead corner front ami Hlvl.lua atml. iMuji a ereiliut of tbo l'hyiliv-.Medical, or Curtla Colli L-v, ClucliiiiAii, Ohio, wo uro purvly rviorm Innnr pracilie, tllt.rdlua aIU bxjiu mluerul and t,Ku,a,l MVU4, S3)