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liUsnutt Jbrwcr. SALEM, FRIDAY, APRIL IS, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC. - i in.. v ' i New Orlkaws. April 12 The legislature met at noon: ' it. wu the most orderly for many yearn.' Tile' Conservative rueinbera were awern In. A resolution was adnoted In the bouse (referring the claim of, those In cluded in the, award to me ;cqniniutee on eleetlonst.wbloh will rttport to-morrow. Both parties seem to adept I tie award without op poiltlonj making i success. 'r .' Wilkbsbabhk, Pa , April 14. The miners of Lehigh and Wllkesbarre cuuntleare do-' tarminednoKtoreNiiuie work unloMtblr, de mand for an advauce of 10 per. cent, in Kraut- ad,' There are ten tbout.ud"meu . of this company alone Idle, 'and several, thousand, .. U.tA ..map..,... 'uk, A-tfrattina ttlh action ofthtfcompanles and miners. 'Nooat rage of any kind have been committed, and there are no rears of any In this mutton at present, Unless there .should be, an effort to To'e upon resumption, wmu wuuiu u jn rented at all hazards. Business Is badly prostrated throughout the valley on account of the long conlluued strike. Philadelphia, April 14. The centennial celebration "of tbe organization or the ami slavery society com inenoed this morning in Conoert Hall. Vice President Wilson called tbe assembly, to order, and in a short address stated tbe object of the mee'.ing and the his tory of the society. After prayer and sinn ing by the Hutchinson family, Dr. Wm. El-' der delivered an eloquent review of tbe career of the society since Its organization. Boston, April 14. Ten inches of Know lell here yesterday and fifteen at Fall River. All train from the south are delayed. , Washington, April 14 A very extraor dinary attempt at murder was made here last evening. Tbe parties are Geneial Sutton, v, ho wa in the army In the Mexican .war, and a man named Ross. Sutton and Row were about to open a large billiard room. Accord ing to Sutton's ante morteut statement Ross came to him this afternoon and took blm to the fourth story of the building they were to occupy to consult' with him about some im provements. Wnlle there Ross attacked him with a heavy hammer and a sharp Instru' jnent. After (bat everything was a blank to Mutton lor two hours. Then be revi.'ed aud crawled down two pair of stairs, to where tbere wus a workmau, who saw that he was covered with blood and nearly dead. The police, surgeons, and tbe district attorney were summoned. Th9 physicians said Sut ton must die. In his ante mortem statemeut he said Ross was bis murderer. Ross was found in bla room at the Metropolitan hotel, next to tbe scene of the murder. He was changing bis slothes. A bloody handker chief was found in his room aud bis bund was cut. Ross waa brought to the dy lug man and declared that the ante tnortttn statement was a lie; that be bad not seeu Sutton that day. Ross begged Sutton not to go to eterni ty with a lie on bis lips. The ali'tlr Is very mysterious. Both Sutton aud Ross are wide ly known. Tbe Postoffice Department Is in receipt of Information tbat parties who have secured contracts for a large number of mail routcn in the Western States, am systematically lof feriug to sublet them, thereby assuming, in effeat, the niwllion of mail route brokers. One party lu Kansas baa sent out postal card inviting bids for sub-letting specific routes, and stating in a printed rostsoript tbat be has sixty-five routes to dispose of, and will send catalogues on application. Tbe depart ment ban taken btepa to break up this busi ness. All clerks in tbe PostolHoe implicated in the recent mail frauds, have been dismissed by tbe Postmaster General. rne secretary oi me treasury writes to the Secretary or War, in response to a com munication from the war department on the 11th of Februarys ooverlug a copy of a letter of Captain J. B. Campbell, 4th' artillery, on Jie subject of smuggling in Alaska, reccom joendiug that a revenue, cutter be stationed in the waters of tbat 'country. t Secretary BrUtow says the Treasury Department has not at its disposal a revenue uutter tbat can. be assigned to permanent duly lu Alaska, but the steamer Welcott, stationed at Port Xownsend, W. T., will be ored to mane oc casional cruises into those waters, with the view to remedy tbe evil complained.of. Bottom, April 14. There are no new features in tbe wool market. Tbe demand Is steady and prloea unchanged. Manufactu rers continue to purchase in Ibta as wanted, aud appear to hi quite Indifferent about au SJcipaung their wants for any length of time ahead. Males of Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces have been at 2258o with' a fair de mand at these figures, amaH lots' of medium grades realizing the highest figures. Michi gan and Western fleeces are selling at 40 aiiic, and combing and delaine fleeces at J3fca 'OifxJ Super. uule4Woel continues iu demand, and grades most wanted are gooo and obofce st prices ranging from W to 75o for low grades. There la also a fair inquiry at 42 47c, ss to quality. la' California wool no Sbange is noted. Foreign is quiet and prices f Australian continue to rauge'lrom 503io, Jobbing at S780 for, 'cross-breeds, j , ; ' Lon'poj,' April. 14. Twenty thousand per Ma yetu-rday' witnessed experiments jpf Paal BoyuuU,witb bis life-saving apparatus n, ibe.parbor of Boulogne, , . 'New Ohlkahs, 'April 15, Tbe report of the committee ou elections, embodying the terms or the" award, was adopted In the House by a' veto of 82 to '16. Most of tbe members displaced made speeobes iniisaat lng aoquie-oeuoe. Perdexter, jof Assump tion, a uolort-d niemberouuted by the award, aid be bad tbe Miiaiaotiou nf giving up iiia seat ti bis old unasier, wiio had always bu joataad kind, and wouH take it as an honor which did not occur every day. A Joia: rssolniiou recognized tbe Kellogg Govern iBont sad pledging tbe members to support lbs eflbrts of tbe Government la that line of reform and good government was adopted pv we uouae oy.m vote mviob. ilo tbe Senate. Crosier, unlored) of Tene boane dUixluUe the only aueiaberwbose seat is involved. He will baetiaointeil by Gover aor Kelloarg wharf master and reaigu his eat in tbe Senate, and V. 8. Ooode will be eeeted In bU stead. This will perfect the terms of award, except reorganizing tbe House, wblehsrIM be doe las 'dy or two. Wlltz and Estellesre promlnsatly mentioned for speaker, and aouie think Governor Hahn will be retained. Congressmen Wheeler left for boms to day. He expressed himself satisfied wltlr tb rmialt of the aettoo. Sioux CtTV, April 15 Information at the Black UilU transporutioo office hre shows Lhat (Jaoe AeU7Ui over 300 meawM wagons asd 13 naok astoaaJa bays depextea and are jZw onthelrway to tbe HllWmall par ties onnilnue to arrive daily "and -ulirfOTJ ward to Jiio tbe mam body. Blde these, several other parties have gone from Yank ton and SprtmcHeld, and others are prepar ing to follow lrom thote places. It is not known lu what number, but It is estimated tbat at least COO tueu are now on the nay from dlllereut localities In lhla vicinity, Two ladles accompanied the last party that left here. Nkw York. AdHI 15. A dispatch from Havaua says W. J. Sharkey, a convicted murderer, wbo encped, from the tombs,, New York, arrived there In irons, from, San tiago deCuba. JUlRJullerssay be attempted to escape from prifou by digging his way.ont of tbe cell; tbat he bad made attempts .to slp from bis bands tbe cutis while on tqo way to Havana and also tried io leap overboard. ,llp leave, for Nework by the drat steamer.' ' , Reliable private .Cuban, adylceaauuonuoe continued .burnings to( Migar plaqtatlqns by, tbe insurgents, Also the steady aidvance of! the Iniurgents will briog.tbvm near ,Mtn za within a lew, week.; rf,-- , . i, Hosto-, April 15. Henry W. Dutton. sen ior proprietor of tbe Evanng lawscpjl,ibi this iqprplng, aged 7l; ,V'Hl'lu ne uiouilm Mr, DqUou lost hia wife and on, which, to-. ,Kther. with the deatb'pf Mr. Haxkel), editor, of the Tiwjucrij't, ludlrefllvcauneil bU death -Uilahlkstum, S, 0., April 15, The, Senato rial exottrslou party tarrived here last even ing, and. are to-dy,vliting Fort Sumter and other points of interest in tbe harbor, the United Spates steam revenue cutter being at their command. . They leave for Washington to-night ffjfJH , i WAaniNQTONj April 15. The President and Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris. General Babcock and Secretary Robeson left this morning eu route fMr.Massacbusetls to attend tbe battle of Lexingtou celebratiou on tbe lO.h lost., and will return Wednesday, bt-oretary Bel knap left laat night. Other members of the Cabinet will join tbe President in New York to morrow morning, ' Designs of tbe 20-cent silver piece .were De lected aud approved yesterday by H. R. Linderman, .dlreotor of the mint. Tuo ob verse design contains a figure of Liberty with tbe word "Liberty" inscribed ou the shield, surrounded by thirteen stars) beneath the figure, tbe date "1875." On the reverse, the figure of an eagle with the -words "twenty cents." Tbe edge of tbo coin will be perfect ly smooth, in order to distinguish it from tbe 25 cent ooin. Comtba, April 15. The warm, dry weather continues, and tbe grain prospect looks bad. It is now estimated tbat we will not bavo h two-third crop, and unless we have rain in a tew days not half a crop. Los ANQiiLEs, April 15. Wool Is begin ning to come in In considerable quantities. Receipts at the depot registered since Mon day are something over 110 bales. The lect ins among wool jpurcbasers la not favorable to strong rates. There is a disinclination on the part or producers to sell at low figures, and, the result will probably be the holding of ft good portion of the eprlng clip for a higher market. The quality of the clip o far Is very fair, but It will probably deteriorate and become burry as the grass dries off. Liveivmoue, April 15. Crop prospects are discouraging; but little grain will bo raised lu this vicinity without more rain. 8alt Lakk, April 15. Geo. Reynolds, sen tenced feeverafdays ago to one year's Impris onment and (300 fine for polygamy, waa be fore tbe court to day. Bonds were accepted for bis appearance before theSupreraeCouii, to which tbe case baa been apportleU, Gen. Crook, lately placed in command of tbe Department or the Platte, boadquartera at Omaha, arrived here lo-day on his way Eastward. There has been trouble" along Bltfet creek valleys for several days, earned by high water. Tbe Union Pacific traok has beou washed away in several places. No train came over that portion of the road to day, and none are expected for two days. New York, April 10. The President and Mrs. Grant, with members of tbeCablnet, ar rivctriast nigbt and left at 10 a.m. for Boston The committee of the Massachusetts Legisla ture met the President's party here. They all had to purchase tickets before entering the special train In which they left the city. uheat r alls, xs. ii., April io. Tne spin ners strike is over, the men returning to work on tbe terms proposed originally by em plovers. " St. Louis, April 10 Mrs. E. L. Irwin, a highly respectable young widow lady, of Hannibal, Missouri, Hod a clothes line arooud berseirand ber little girl, six years old, fast ened tbe other end to a stake in the ground, then took the child In her ar.-rs and deliber ately walked Into tbe oreek Both were drovned. Financial embarrassment and dis appointment in love, it Is understood, caused the act. Omaha, April 16. The 'high water which for averal days has deloyed trains on the U. P. R. R. has finally become so high that travel Is entirely suspended between Laramie and Ogden. Tbe water is six feet 'deep in many places and stlll'rislng. It is impossi ble to predlot when travel will be resumed. Tbe canyons are reported full of snow and it is well known tbe depth or snow which fell last winter Is tbe greatest tor many years. The locution of tbe present trouble la tbe Bitter Creek -Valley, three hundred miles west of Cheyenne; Passengertrains which lett here the 13th. 14th and I5tn are' lylsg at LaramiecCUy and : Rawlins..- Those which left Ogden tbe I3ih are lying at points west or Green riverj all in goodquarters and well cared for. " U. P. officials advise travelers for Utah and California not to start until aotlee of tbe blockade being broked'la given. A dispatch irnm Fort Laramie to-day eays Capt. Mix's -oompany, wbo were 'sent but after the mining party at 'Harney's jtesk, have secured tbe r hole of tbem, consisting of id men, one woman aad a' boy, ami will arrive at Fore Laramie oatheisib. Heavy spowa In tbe Black Hills and high waters everywhere. A war party ofSlonx andAra pahoes are reported to hate left for the Mho ahone country. ' - I Pottsvim:, Pa., April 19. A dispatch says, tbe secret of tbe long1 continued strike and mlnerii living so coaqfortably and beep ing up a bold front, Is lu the; credit system always pursued by insrobaata. Wholesale dialers have taken alarm and are refusing to sell goods io this region,, except far cash, aud without fresh supplies, the retailers will bave notblug for thsir customers but mntv shelve. One firm of general dealers is credited with 32,000 alreadv invented in the strike. Many others bave 5,0 to &t0 oa their books. . , John Liuey, Preatdent of the National La bor Association, is Quoted its sayiag tbe strike is ou Its last legs. Tbe Philadelphia aad Reading railroad has adopted tbe plan of running Pioneer Engines ahead of all passenger trains, roe miners are Decoaung very sick of tbe contest, aad are 'leaving in considerable numbers for other parte of tbe country. It Is said tbe way they anathema tize the Miners Union to something Kterral, but thsv know better than 'to bolt. Mot enough of then will leave io make any ma. terlal 'diflerence in the quantity of the coal Brine i ' i . ' , .i -. t J? Ynas, April 18,-Jqdge KaUsna aad lite aeanaai case lawiershsrsistaaeaa psu- Mary Clemmor Antes' ha been a guest of one of the Brooklyn hotels tor three or, four days, registered as Miss Mary (7. Richards, her maiden name. She Is under snbpena from B'wcher's lawyers. Chicago, April 10 The weather turned suddenly cold last uiuht. and early to-day fctbe mercury was in the neighborhood of zero. water pi res troze ana to-asy is ine a aay in December. ' '' . , ' ' ,,. LoxDoy, April 18. FonrWowd'ed revival's were held to-dey'JOh especially devoted to kinilanrii fi- f ha mlnta-rv t.iitlt nlurw at Rnnr. geon's tabernacle! - Moody deliverednan d-' dress on Christian work, wbicinwas nptur ounly appIeudd1trTbousada rpfwatbjia-in,, vltation iq' go Into ihe,,streeta,,anuJwpr(tlror. Christ. -, - " ! v JO lorfltn t AlIJhj Brblin, April 1(1. Tbe success or tho revi val inUsiou ofPerall Smith In this city and other towns In German IsaicreKstusv clin- inenHe crowds attnd,tbeiuevlinKa,and mem,v rritMul frtm Ml. AlliMti urtt.li IMn. Vm,1t: Rnil form The Fm nan Fjka.ncI'CO. April lo.-By the , overland, 2?VhaJiftL U.Il.t.7;i,--. train, last niRn?rthe&arieM A.- PMy( 1Pl$1&?! ..M.T !r:7f.tKl?tt8S J. C. Fowlerknd ArGouldjallofiNe1 York.' "?!.?'"'VI,J1 "rr"-.ftli"",J:?rf.j-' t. 1-..-...1 i...i. I... .k. .. c.. Durnose or maainir Fcreunnonowririiinn. xi. is BiwrM HWi'u.Puuifwr, '"'?.".., .j-k'JltUiJ'..'..li....J.l.l.. i i . riL. n.. .i ai blii iun Dial iiraii bluii unu iiir v t 'the' itew'dlreltora'e.nJenhinks comes to sn asen&v. ntirtet S. Cox retiring.,) Mr, Fpwlertis totake.tbe position of chief engineer,'; and Mr. Gould,, become iolnt auent: ' uoj I II . -it. Sax Luis Ouiwo, April 16. The, weathen is ravoraoie ana crops lire loosing wen. roe wool crop,,wblob is the heaviest ahd best ol any county-in, the Slate,, js, rapidly moving forward tor shlpmeut. Over 2,000 bales have beon shipped -this morithj1 and 'a large amount is awaiting transportation. ,-U M Sacuamenix), April 10 The two stages to and lrom Grass ' Valley were robbed this morning about 8 o'clock by two masked high-' waynieu. Tbe passengers of one stage were thoroughly overhauled, the robbers obtain ing apout $4o0. Aposeot eight men were alter them in half an hour after the robbery was committed, but had not overtaken them at latest advices, -,- . , San Diego, April 10. Assays of rock from ledges recently -discovered oni the Jumel grant gives (40 to $b0 to tbe ton gold and sil ver. The ledges are read 11 v accessible, Spo-' clmens receuily brought. ifroiu the Minerva mine, at San Ratael, are the richest ever found in tbat country. . New York, April 17. Groat preparations are making for conferring tbe scsrlot berre(a on Cardinal McCloskey. ' The sanctuary ol the cathedral is being enlarged to accommo date the large number of aicbbishops and bishops expected, and to give scope lor full observance of the entire ceremony. Ad mission to the cathedral will ue by ticket only. . " A dispatch from London statos that Chas 1j. ijawrtnee, tue auegou i irger ana smug gler of silks, who was arre-itod at Queeus towu while fleeing from thin country has been held for extradition. Tbo silks that Lawrence and bis associates smuggled are 'valuoo. at ovor a million ol dollars. Memfjiis, April 17. There was a heavy frost last night, killing vegetables, and seri ously damaging if not Idllluir fruit. ' Providence, April 10. The second triul in this city, to day, to elect a Senator and nine Representatives to tho general assem bly, reinlled in tho choice of the regular Hspubllcan' tfoke. supported bj the liquor Interest, by 350 msjjrlty. This probably se cures the election, of Henry Llppltt, Gover nor, and the repeal of the prohlbltloiiary and State constabulary laws. Several ar rests were made for bribery aud Illegal vot-j Ouicioo, April 17. Kaunas City advices state tbat 800 Cheyeune warriors crosslnglhe track of the Cblson, Topeka A Santa Fe rail road, Thursday night, 15 miles east of La kin. They were going north, passing through the State of Kansas. A company of troops was sent rrom rort jjoage in pursuit, and tho Indttn trail was ' followed about twenty miles, when It became evident the Indians'bad separated and scattered over the prairie. They are undoubtedly on the war pith, and bloody work may bo expected any Nashville, Tenia. 'April 17. A heavy west and northwest wind has been prevailing hero the last 30 hours, extenulng as. far, south as Montgomery, Ala. This morning there was ice au eight of au Inch thick at Corinth, MUs. All exposed vegetation was frgs.9U there this morning. It is believed that all the fruit, cotton and wheat of this an' adjoining Slates are seriously ) injured, if 'upt entirely killed. The thermnmeibr was down to "i here aud day completed its reorganlxatton by electing Trezyant clerk aud other consea alive otn cerr. The terms of the award were carrl.il out in the Senate bv unsealinK Elaui. Demo crat, and sealing Goode, Democrat, in the place of Cror.ier, colored Republican. The Joint resolution recognizing tbe KellOKggov nrnmrat waa adootedi 'with but tuo dissent ing votes. During the day, a large number Ol reiorra uuia were mirvuueeu. 'ChicaOo. 'Abrll 17.' 'A' "New Orleans special1 says the majority ' for' Estelle, for ipeiKsroitae(.reorganise(i-)tiouBe oi twyrn- sentaiiTea, was union larger tuan apucipaieu. Alter bis defeat Wlltz mdea violent," juteu pHrfeAsr;h, "aUscklng General Hberidan, Governor Ksllosgaod. Marshal Pacakrdand attributing bla dpUsat to, tbeir. maohtnati,ou.s. rextuenceor-Jiinire uoar.-w nose guest net. is while here: iThb Pullman train ol four, cars Mo to Um iesiaiatare ttt a eneeial to K"tve supervisors poweefurtber ta ooea penaaie jurors wbo bar tervtdover30dayi. 42 at Montgomery, Ala., this morning.' Chicago, lAprll' '17. The extraordinary cold-snap continues here, and reports from all portions of the Weit, South and Kist show it has beeu 'general. The fruit crop baa doubtless suffered very seriously, aud In many localllieait la reported entirely killed. Tbe thermometer liore Inst night was down to zero. Snow has beeu living all dayj Cincinnatti, April 17. Reports' ,from Kentucky, Indiana.aud PMio, abw that the weather during Jbejaat two, days,' has.-been tbe coldest for tbe season kuown In nmny years, tbe thermometer ranging from , 12 to & above aero. .Early fruits are thought to be killed, and tobacco seriouilyilojured. BortTOM, April! t President 'Grant' and suite arrived nt 0:30. An Immense crowd as sembled at tbe depot,1 but1 beyond bepsual surging and razing of the orowdj'no 'demon stratiou was made. The party entered an opea csrrbijre, and earorted by a squad of po-t lice, the proces)onmovBd-to-tiie Revere Hoik, ,A dense' crowd lined tbe sidewalks' anu tne oroua square in wbicn ins uoei laoea was densely tanked with people eager to oafcd a giiaapaeof tbe President. Some cheer ing was were inamgea io; uov. uaston waa la waiting iid informally received and wel comed the President aad parly. The Presi deat'a aaartmenls are quite luxurious and elaliAratety decorated with Mower. 'Thin evening inn i-resiaent auenaea mm. uobs .bySt benefit at the Globe Theater,' , i UoMToir, April 17. rrastdeut Grant tkla muruiug abauduned bla visit to Beaoou Park and gave private recefiiou, later, receiving cltieens generally, At ooon, tbe President's party were driven to tbe tMate House. Pass ing through a tile of cauett, the company en tered tbe iiulldlug and were ushereU'iuip tbe Kaeouilve Chamber and proseutsd to liov, UsMon. jsjnmbers of the Council aud Stale bttMols, lrom whence they proceeded to the Heats Chamber where tae President waa fbrsaally iairodncnd, and from there tbe party entered the House of Representatives wbera a similar introdocUoa waa made. Tbe banquet at tbe Parker House to-day giyea by tbe Commercial Club in honor ot tbe President and Cabinet, was a grand af fair. One handred and twenty-six guests were present. Aiex. rnee, rresiaeui or toe Club, presided. President Grant, Secretaries Robeson, Belknap, Fisb and Delano, and Postmaster General Jswell, were present, and a number of local celebrities. Toe Pres idential party leff tor Concord by special train. ;Npw Yobk, April 17. Dr, Brown Sequaf bss written a letter denying the story tbat tbe 'Presides accord fag to fa Is statement,' won't livs six months unless he change bis) bab;t New Ouusaks, April 17. The 'House to- raordluarvhMhrUt' or ,ww metres-ovnr ao,uuu leut.' imi oi tne aeroniuts 'Weresunucted"to" death', and when the balloon' reached tbe ground a third was, almost 'Insensible, ani) has alrioe beeu s6 ill f hat' his recovery Is donbtful. , - ' .'MarYsvill. April 18. Oscar N. 8mlth was arrested here yesterdy charged with tbe robbory of the Do wnleville stage on tbe Mtlnst., at Oregon Hill. Smith is. an old Jail bint, Uaviug served twos terms lu the State Prison tor graud larceny. The evidence is quite strong against him.' Ofiloers bave little 'doubt but they, have the right man. Smith had nearly a hundred doUara In his. possession when arrested. He says he can not tell' where be was 6n tbe day bf tbe rob bery. He accounted tor the money ;in bis possepslon.by say lng It belotiged, to a friend, but tbe friend dou't claim it. Olllcers lett here this evening lri'search of the treasure. Tacoma, April 17. General Mouurver breathed his last at i! o'clock this r. M. Uo was an old settler in Oregon and respected by all who knew blm. Salt LaIce, April 17. A lot or emigrant pastongoM walked about eight miles and KOt into the Green riveristatlnn last evening. Tho railroad company will Mart a train west from Green river with these emigrants this moru las. The'water In Ttntte creek instill rMnp, and Is considerable higher to-day than yoster day. There are three biblges gone, and Urgo portions of tho track wssbed out In dlllereut places. From ail we can hear to day it would not appear probable that any train can pass over tho road for a week yet, and even that will depend upon the weather. If the weather continues warm and tbe snow con tinued to melt, tho difficulty nt this place will be increased, besides eudangerlng the road at many other points. STATU NEWTS. A large number nf Kansas emigrants came directly from San Francisco to Cops Day on the steamer Empire. Tbe people of Coos county are Tory anx ious to secure a daily mail lrom Roseburg. Two new schooners afo to be built at Coos Bj,j t)jll summer, Tte Houry vll!o coal mints are now bolnit opened und hoisting works are being placed. Tbe property is considered valuable and will be worked with energy. Improvements are being made on a largo scale. Tbe fruit prospect In Linn county Is said lo be good, the Bjard of Dlreotors, of the Alba ny Alden Kruit Drying Company, met at tbe rooms of iEli Carter last Saturday, aud con cluded the purohase of tbe necessary ground .for building purposes, having socured a lot ust below Parker it Morris warohouse, fronting 7.1 feet on tbe'riror, and 72 feet on the railroad hide track, and 1U0 feet deep. The brick aud lumbor are contracted for, and bids will be at once invited for tbe labor of construction. Hit Carter was appointed Business Manager and Su periiitendent. Tho Company ,,vant to contract, tor 100 tons of, pumpkins aud squashes to' work up next WU '' ' E. E CooprJ Ohlof Euglneer of the Ya qulnaand Corvallis railroad has commenced the work of survey. The County Court of Ltlin county baa takoo steps to procure a copy of the entire field notes of tho public surveys o) Linn county, au act the County Court of Marlon and othor counties would do well to Inltate. .The woolen factory at 'Brownsville has Nlivpeuded work f?r want of wool and It Is opt, certain If'the mill will ruu tbe coming yeajrbraot. . Subscription Is being ralsod io build au academy building at South Brownsville this summer. B, FNeal a farmer near Sclo, was' taken one morning wltb a tainting fit, full into the lire and horribly burned before be was dis covered, j His, face and right arm were burn ed black. His life is dlspalred of. ,,Tbe farmers of' Linn county are straining every point to 'plow and' put In crops this pleasant weather. ' "Hi L. Rudd, or Peoria, Is building a largo, lino residence, and a SUiiS feet btrn to match. f, Harry U one of Linn's most enterprising farmers. n; Mr. H. G. Reed will exhibit his line stock at the Llnn County Fair next fall. Last Sabbath six persons Joined (he U, P. Church In Albany, aud about 25 united with the tVal vary Soolety comprising the Pres byterian aud Congregationalism combined, under the ministership of Rev, Mr.Stratton. Mr. Culver, of Coos river, 'Is going to put up a fruit-drylug establishment oa a largo scjb. , f J..E. TUIlev has been chosen Drlnclnal and Miss Ela Watt assistant of the Forest Grove public mihool, i J. D. Howell, of Washington county, owns a cow that has brought him live calves iu loss than 23 mouths. The directors of the Ullliboro sohool dis trict cannot agree on a teacher, aud the boys are having a long vacation. The Independent learns tbat Rev. George Chandler's son Is coming from me East to take charge or tbe BtpiTst church at tbo Grove. Harmony Lodge, No. 2, of tbe I, O. G, K-, at Cornelius, is in highly prosperous condi tion, having nearly SO members, 'ii nt whom are charter members. H, Tamoura. a Jananese student in the junior year iu faclho university, wrote some srueies on Japan to a suw orK periodical which were published with compfi'uientH''" remarks both as to tbe style and the matter. sad the publisher tect Mr. Tamoura iiiai an earnest of bis application, A t?" tojm ago Mr. H. Hawthorne while flowiog in a field near McMlnnvllle, passed near a swale and his !. m'J7ZTT., ISSF2&2S1S.!"!!. 2 HP " ttv One of them baaaiaa fr .hjx,,i. .-- other, and befor It wm released, was' drown- A correspondent of tho Hlllsboro paper says: "Tho Good Templars' Lodge at Colum bia Academy numbers 62 members, and is Browing at eaoh meeting. The Grange num bers about 80 members and Is still Increas ing. Last week Courtney Meek, of Tualatin Plainsptost a horse which choked Itself to death with a baiter, and one of his cows died from some cause unknown. The oartfea wh. purchased Mr., Black's farm on Tualatin Plains, reports some sixty famltle' who Intend coming to tbls State the' coming season, providing they write favora-, bl i . .Stockholders or Union Grange, Albany.wlll have a meeting iu Granger'a 'Hall, In tbat cltV'at 1 'o'clock r. M., Saturday, May 29th, ' 1S7J, ior the purpose or electing Directors and i for; trausactlngither business. ',.. KOn. Monday, the 12 h Inst.,Santlam,Char ter, U. D., of It yal Arch Masons, was organ- ' ld at Sclo with Comps. D. P. Mason as Mi E: H. P.! .1. A. runnabaker as E. K, Dri Martin as E. S., aud a fullquotaof subordla ate officers. , Sheriff Xozler informs tbe Independent that there is f 730 of delinquent tax uncollected in Washington cotitlty. Tuo Tinnsut of .the Coos Bay Indians had a graud pow-wow at North Bend last Satur day night, occasioned by one or the old mnri taking atrip to the happy hunting grounds. Corvallis has a postotMce and the postmas ter who Is a minister and the Outeite man . who is a Chief Templar can't ncroo aud "a personal difficulty'- has ooounwl. The post master doesn't Want1 anybody to criticise him.- Most of 'cm don't. Mrs. W. H. .iimalt and babe of Benton cnuuty were thrown from a load of hay tho i other day and soverely bruised. The startlnc of (bo snrvev of the Yaaulna .railroad made times unusually lively last Joo Emeriok has roturnod to Corvallis from Galico Creek In Southern Oresron and couldn't seo tbo richness of the mines there. The Treasurer or Euguuo City klndlv sent nord'.to tho City Council that ho would take $150 per annum hereafter for hN servloea and call it square, and the Council accepted the ltbaml oiler to find out afterwards that his fees had uovor exceeded J12J. a year. "The liberal soul shall bo made at." Tho Strttc 7iEiMrnn((Eugeue) says on Thnrs (1 ty of last week while plowing with a sulky plow, Anderson Harlow had the mlsfortiino to break both bones nf bis lett leg six Inches bslow tho Icobb. He had ruu out to far at one ond of tho Itnd ami eudeayortng to inalco a short turn upet, uettlntr his leg fast In the gearing near the hole. Dr. Sholton set the boue and tho patlout Is dolug woll. The Yamhill Jlcporter savs: Gan. Palnur oamo over from Salmon river one day re cently, aud he reports a vory bad streak or look for uitn?olt, llo bad a larce hand of cattle in that county, out nf which he has lost 150 head during the whiter. The Gen eral says a dead whalo, measuring 50 fret long, washed into (ho mouth of Salmon riv er a few days no, and It is likely that there will be some whalobodo in this county now. The Oregon and California Stsee .linn will commancoriinningoneummerscheiluletlme on the 1st of May, making tho trip from rail road to railroad in fifty .two hour. The Alhanv lieaisUr pavs: "Oneevenina . durlna the recent revival luoellngs whilst Mrs. Wm. Gird was at'eudiim the services. so mo miscreant entered tho frailly resldotice, corner of Second and llrns.dalbln streets, and tooK tlierelrora a small cabinet ot Chinese workmanship, which contained neatly all the family Jewelry, amounting In value to about f 1,000. PASSENGER LIST. The Oregon Steamship Company's atoamor Oriflam mo sailed from Sau Francisco for Port land Saturday at the usual hour,wlth the fol lowing list of rAMKNOEns : lion ft Goldsmith k J 11 Goldsmith,, family. Miss M C Wilson, Dr R H Towler, Miss Kate Macklln, S U Urowu, v u uyno, U D DroomUoUl, L James, J.V Farrar, .1 u J ay lor, EK Chandler, MlssCCurglll, Mis M Couoh, H C Loenard, HO Wllklus & wlfo, Sam Sellers, Mrs M ()uluii, G B Reynold, SMcllrfile, 11 W Whlte,t RS Vedder SPHa)J, '. D Wlluox, , HTolmAIfe, Mrs M It til ley, J B Lcavler it wife! Miss F Rnhr. Mrs L N Parkhurst, LG Wllklus, Miss M Scully, Mrs M M Lilies, lit Paddock, U S ,A, W Clarke it daughter, W D WheuUlotn, Mrs E R.CheAdlo .t laughtbr, F Tl Kenner, W S Ladd A family, MIhh Page, M O Wllklns A wlfo, Mrs R P Burns, Geo Helm, Cant Hoduey, U S A, A Darneburg, DAKIIoc, D Wertbeiuier, M P Walker, "V,J Clnvap,, , M H Fibson, T Evans, MsATIUoy, Mrs T A Pointer. ' i . i i- , " J SCHOOL bepobt: ," First.firade pst Salem .Publlq'Sohook for tbe month eudlORiAnril lu'.h, 1878. Tetal' No. eurollodf. ;.'...'..(..;.. &, Total Ifi'. daysjauglit In month... .;.... 20i' Total Np, d'sya at'eudanqe -y-, Total No.'days abatnoe i ;...., KI.o Average Noboloriglng..'..'...' .' -51.M Average No. alUndauce 17.05 Percentage of attendance on average No. belonging 01. The following named pupils attaining' an average of eighty 'per cent, and1 over, in de portment and scholarship, their' names havo been placed upon the ' holt. oi iiONon: ' Willie Chandler. Rachel Welch, Alfa Chandler, Jrwle Jones, Emma Frickey, Minnie Welch, Ward Adair. Gable OlarkV Mary F-mIsoiv Beuuy Wil.on, Angle BrlcigefV TheoVstt Wagner, Matlle Melson, ' The body of Cant It. B. IUntn -.. employed on the Improvement of tbe Unner nl..,l. ..- r ... . '"' r. flVu :: rTnuuuu any just beiow RsV. O k'iye, 6? New York State, will soon come loawist (be workof tbe Episcopal Cburcb m Oregon and will nmbabiv ha t. tloned in tbs Eastern part of!ibe State, bo says tbe Churchman. . ' A man namsil Saunders, a brotasr-in-iaw of D, A. Lancaster, of Portland.' was drowned baturday while' crossing' stream in tbe Bluo mountains ou astags oomny's sleigh. "Uo Ml oif aud was lost. -u f fill ' "' '''1 bufH-wAwu. wuliwifiw g. yjtyffB a.- f U )& flwallnA !Lg1!sasBiiiiiras