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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MAS SACRE. Jocti V. Willie. Jntpph V. White, bi-lngim-ii. lo'titli'il ic-Fiiciing tin- nia"auu tu llie kiiiiu cH'oct as heretofore publUheii. He currohoiatcd KlinM-n' Smith' testimony tilioiit bi-lrg cut by llnlpht to ji.icil'y tins pfoplu mid tirc, tlicm ; wltnc Mormon :nnl li.-t the cinl;t'ilit p.i . jiimI tlio uli-orliflir iippc-iraim- ot I.u with otilur to tliu coii- tivo wagons drove down to them ; paw Leo and emigrants loading hi stiill'; saw wo;- iled and children in the! wagons; Leo "tarted with thu wagons; women, boys and girl followed : then the men, marched out and went up the road to, Cedar; when they got oppn-Ite the H uith Iniih;im1lt anil iiMiiulllintilit-t with diertguns wem tiled : don't know who I the: corner' broUeii oil tU-li. eonveitlng it into a stonti clil-ei. In hi ld elotlilng a- toiitid onu iac kiilfV with llvo shiv teeth for flitting tar, twenty foot of lialf- rccelved nld to escape jail became so sure as to Induce a sndden search. He was ac cordingly suddenly removed from the cell, and It was se.iri'hed. IIo had hi his pillow a liuirp Imtilicr knife: under the tiiiitti;i-c two eonipase.to drive In the wall and climb uiioii: over the door casing, a tig hatchet liaiy. (JinxK-rsmiiinnttiw, ( aill beliini to the Mormon Chinch; the Indians were excited ,'ind hid been sending out limners; aid the emlgraiita had poisoned the piing at Corn Creek; the Indians were much ex ;iled agiilu-t tlit: emigrant"; there a tir ing between the emigrants and Indians 'Inline the two day the tionpl:iviiiiiiinp in iht of the eniLrant; we did not In tel fere: the lender did not dbcuis the miit ler with the men; we held a conteience with the Indian; I think there wi fllty Indian there. After recess witue White lo-iiint'd. Kxhlbited diagram ot scene, iiiiidu by himclf; I did refii'e to meet de lendaiits at n cess to-day. Counsel direct ed cillicerx to obstruct defendant's comi-cl talking with witnesses. Aiiiih KIlKHUflli llnee -Sworn Lived at Ilaimony In lf."i7; was In a meeting called before Lee and the In dian; stated the ltiasacre to all the peo ple there; wltnets named iiiinilic prceiit; Lee spoke and opened the meeting; ald the emigrants wcro gentile; that there wcto 'ome families among them who per secuted the Mormons at Xauvoo tint could be cut off; he told Ik: had been to I'.iiow-m about It; had con-ulted with Haigb't and Rime; that some of the emigrants hid ca-rou-edat Cedar City and iti-nlte-1 Ilaight; had called hlui out of the hou-c and 'aid they wore going to California and send an army back to slay llrlgbain Young, llalght and the chief Mormons; Ilaiglitaud Dame had counseled that they be destroyed; and he (Lee) wanted a vote of the Saints about it; Hum the Saints held up their hand; then Lee "aid all contrary vote no. hut only one or two cthoi. voted no. and dropped their hands quick: then an express was ent olVto lliigham Young; then Lee :it the head ot the Indians and soldier". ct uU'l'or the emigrants after the niasacio a meeting ot people was called to hear Lee's lenort: he stood up and siiil he wanted tim Indians to iuh Into the tent' of the emigrant, but they would not; then hn got help and matched in sight of the emigrants l.ce put a haudkcichicl on a .tick, a man came out and said. "What do vou mean?" Lee said peace, thathepiom-i-ed peace II the emigrants gave up their arms; and they at lint agreed to it and marched out alongside of the ohllor. who !iot them down at signal-, and the Indi ans killed the women; lie -aid one man held a hibv in his arm after the llr-r tire; Lee said, "Hive up that child;" the man lepllcd, "It I die the child die with me; I know yon, -lohn I. Lee. despite your paint;'" Leo said he had to shoot tiie child, and thought thu meeting should hold him iilltl ot innocent hlood. bocaii-e be "onlil not kill the man without it; while l.ee was vet leporllng. the return expres ft inn Young an ived; -aw I he children In wagons In fiout ofthe ineetiiig-liou-e; one hoc, eight yeais old. pointed to Indian .loo .-mil said, "That man killed inv papa; he' got inv pipaV .intV on now;" neor aw (he hoy alter; Lee slid we should not talk to the children, he wanted them to forget .ultout the niassacie. 'Iliuiims I. Willi awoin Siw gootls and iiiiudeied emi grants at Cedar City, IS or 'JO wagons and lilt) or SOU head of stock ; lieu d llalght beloiv the attack a-k my hither the het way to atlncl. the tialu ; f.itlier told him it he wa going to make the attack to do It while thu ti.iiu was moving, llalght thought het to hill e the Inilitin do It while ihev'wcie in camp. lather -:hl it tliev attMck th'iii in camp the. einlgi.int wniild whip them. Alter the ina-.icie 1 .l the piopelty of ihecuilgiant. Indi an hid on elotlilng full of blood and bul let hole-. The wagon weie In ft out of the Tithing lloti-e. Indian's wa-hid cloth ing hi the ditch at Cedar City; r-aw d'U dien : III"lieo lind .1 boy eight oi nine vcaioid; my In other h-rJ one and Knr- dock one : saw tlictii all In 17)11 at tlio In dian ic-eivatlon In cam ot Dr. 1'oiuey; thu .Mormons had a military oiiraiiiatlou of men : all ill tiled on Nittmlay ; the hovs dillled If they wanted to : hefoie the iu:iacii the (hill weie not eiy fieipleut. lint we bent them im ultei the m:i.ic'ic-: ihu onlv Indian I ti were the Cold Cieek Imli.ui : the properly of the eml- grants at tlieJTlthliig lloust- was -old at auction by Lee. John 11,11 r.v MIIU Swotti Am n biother of the lat wltue; lived at Cedar in '37 ; wa utdeied out with the tialu to llambliu's latich; they brought elglit children who were let out to folks around ; (heir ages were honi tluee to, peiliaps, six jears; my onlcrs came by letter IVinii Smith, the UMiop, to go and get thu children ; llalght told me the einlgiiiuts weroall killed except the chil dren; saw Indians with emigrants' prop el ty ; saw u good many strange Iiull.ui In t.'eilur City before the massicre. MIIIIhiu Mntliera Sworn Went from California to I'tali in 1SS7 ; returned in August of the Mine year; heard of emigrants at Corn Cieck, ahead of mo ; at Parowan heard of the massacre trom Dame; so I stopped tuy train at Summit ; saw Dime again at Ce dar Mountain ; loaned him mi mules to go and see about burying, the dc.id at Mountain Meadow ; akrd him if the road wim elear fur ii ; lie miIU It wa, and we went on. Willlnui Youtur Ail li.valld, very lecble, sworn Was In sight ofthe massacre; saw there Lee, lllgbec, Kllngeii Smith, James Maugon, Slade, John Clttik, 11111 Stew-art and Geo. Aclulr ; saw flag of trnco carrlinl by ISatcuian to the emigrant camp presently lerv unwilling; don't know where the white men weiewhen thegitnswcre tired; heard the filing and saw the emigrants dead : won't swear who tired ; saw the In dians kill four women : saw the Indians kill a baby in It mother's arms with a knlte; .iw mi Indian ilah a rock on a child' head and kill it;aw an Indian drag two girls In among an Indian crowd : saw them no more; saw u boy J3 year old on the ground when an Indian dashed a big rock on Ills breat: saw the Indians pntxie women and dash at them with knhe and other weapons ; we camped .'10 yard that night from where the women's bodies lav ; next day went to the emi grant corrall; there was no property theie; 'aw Bishop Dame and llalght on the road going home. Civtt-exmHtHetl I lived in Washing ton countv ; the Indians there were very much excited : Washington is southwest of the Meadow, and hi an opposite direc tion from Cedar City; the Washington settlements were unprotected and the peo ple were alarmed about the Indians; on the road to the Meadows met Indians with cattle, and they acted as though they wanted to tight us ; met one wounded In dian. (The defence offered to how here that Leo did all he could to quiet the Indi an: that the whites were In danger of their live unless they Joined with the In dians in killing the emlarant. The Court held that It wa not cro--examlnatloii. This theory excited In Court and town almost im veral smiles. The ieopIe -ay that llfty Mormons witli titty men ofthe emigrant could have whipped nil the In dian in the Siutliwest ; alo. that till theory I a coufes-ion of the basest cow ardice.' ShuiiifI Fullurk S'lfimi. Was at the masacre, fiom Cedar; saw there Bob Wiley. Win. ISatc nnn, Lee.IIigbee, Klingin Smith. Stewart, Chaile Hopkins. K.ri Curtl and Thoma Cattwrlght ; went by older of Curtl, my ollleer in the militia ; was there three day lieforu the massacre ; when 1 arrived I found the emigrants sunoimded on all sides by Indians : all the white men I saw were about twenty-live, at u rough gue-, molly aimed; was in camp two day, then the Indians withdrew fiom ight ; the white went toward the emigrant camp: aw a tlaggo out ; aw a mango to meet it ; then the flag jtrty went to the emigrant camp and stayed two hour ; saw wagons loaded and leave camp fol lowed by emigrants on foot, come up to tin. soldiers, who marched witli them ; as they turned an angl' ot the road, I heard a volley of hot, looked mid saw a cloud of smoke and the Indians rushing on the emigrants; thought then the Indians would spare none; went on tne ground the next clav and nw men. women anil children hutcheied in a honible manner ; some ot the chlldieu's heads were mashed In with rocks ; we went to bmy the lioil ies ; did o : the ground wa so hard that wo could not make the hole deep ; gener ally four feet each : buried them in tlio gully of thu stream. rro.n-coniiiiii'tl. Between -UK) and S00 Indian weie there ; my party did not Ore on th emigrant ; had not a how ; when waordcied out I was told by superior ollleer that the Indians had attacked the enilgiants. killing many, and wo were to go and save them If polible. if not, then then to bury the dead ; wo were told to take gun. hoeI and pick; Lee came on tiie "lound with two Indian Chlets alter the inaaeie ; tint wagon and teams were t il.en to l mar c ity ; smiiii nun cuarge in them. llolici I Her!m Sworn Siw the enilgiants when they pacd tlnoiigli lletncr. They had thhty oue wagons and numbered over a bun died. They IkuI oxen, looe stock, horses and millet. Ceotge A. Smith, Bilgham Young' counsellor, cuuo to Beaver and aid not to trade anything lo the emi rnnt under penalty ot being cut off from thu church. John Morgan old them a ehee-e and In two weeks was cut oil" from the chinch. Mnlth went south ahead ot the enilgiants. The emigrants came to the garden of wltne and wanted to buy peas, onion and general vegetable. Ho letu-ed to ell bceauo lie had boon foi bid den to sell to them. Mnlth spoke on the public siprire in Beaver. Setli Dodge wa at the emigrant' camp 1 Beaver warning people not to tiade witli them. Smltli ald Johnson's armv was coming and tlio people needed all the -upplles they had. as Ihev might be driven Into the mountain. We expected to tight the at my. 1 was a Mormon : am not now. JiuiieH riciee Sworn Was in Tay.-ou in September, 1SS7 ; aw the emigrants there; they weie pimclpally men; aw the train again at Mountain Meadows ; went trom Wash ington ; they were coi railed theie; went with a party; had a gun ; there was talk that the train had oeen stopped ; I was a stronger there; had Just come trom the north, o as the ciowd was going up I went along. It was aid that some of the old mob that mobbed the Mormons in the wet were there; alo. that they had pol-oucd spring and outraged thueople ; that some of them hel'ieci to kill old Joe Smith, and were going to California to rale an armv and come back ami right the Mormons. Mosof us didn't know what eve were going to the Meadows tor ; some thought to arres the emigrants; some thought to kill the in : saw Lee there ; af ter being there two days moved out of camp towards tlio emigrants; 1 was sick and didn't go ; heard gum tired. When tliev came back they said tlio emigrants were all killed; saw lots of Indians theie hurrahing around, jiow-wowlugalso. T ho morning alter the massacre the Indians dlsapiwarvd from our camp. Ln AlMMMt Nsltn Ilia EMa-M . At noon to-day suspicious of Lee having inch rope, a small thin ca-e knife without handle, a large gimlet and one hoxofeip. lie had over the window one heavy thieo conierod tile. The J ill is a email square stone building, tiie cell windows opening out of door. Gen. Maxwell has mounted two extra guard) and ordered Lee to be searched every time he Is moved from jail. One of I-eeV Him Asnnll III Jwller lle I IMuee-l In Double Iron. After the discovery to-day of Lie's prep arations to break jail, orders were issued that no one be allowed to vi-it him in jail but his attorneys. This evening, Emma. one of his wive, an Kngllsh glpy. de manded admls-ioti to the jail. The jailer retued, quoting tits order. The woman began a disturbance, and tlually assaulted the jailer with n rock, knocking him down. A warrant wa lned and Kinuia lodged In J-ill. The state of affair are such here that Oeu. Maxwell has oiileied Lee into double Iron. The state of the public pulse is anything but agreeable. Afli'lnvilti lo-Tth-xrn-iti line A-luiittnl. Sutherland, counsel tordet'eiie. present ed an allldavit by telegram, ot a physician in Salt Lake, that Brigham Young and G. A. Smith were too-feeble in health to come- to Beaver. Judge Baskiu atd an allldavit by tele graph was novel and Inadmissible. Sutherland then served the V. S. Attor nev notice to.annear at Salt Lake at noon on" the 2Utb, to take the allldavit, and of fered to pay all expenses ot It. The coiu'tr said the old rule was that no depositions can be read. The statute changes the rule only on consent ot coun sel. People are here and refuse consent, sjutherlai.di urged the matter further. The court again decided agains him. savliicr that- It was iuiuoeslhle to giant It. The statute did not permit it. When men say they are ready for trial they know who are to tie witnesses. It i too late now to come in and ask for affidavits, even if the statute allowed It. Defense akcd till to-morrow to open thell eai-e. FHOM AIII.A. .Tnly ao. Kverytliing in the vicinity of Prcsoott denotes prosperity. Bullion is being brought In from all diiectlou. Reports from Lynx creek placer diggings say the late rain did a woild ot good. furnihlug ample sluice head by which miners are maklnir from &'! to &10 nerday to the man. Seven! large nugget, some going as high as H-rJ, have neeu luumi in I'mui camp. ntatj: of .Mr;viA. July :io. Thi morning about 4 o'clock a cave oc enrred in the Eureka Consolidated mine at Bnby Hill, which resulted III the death of Gates, Patrick Leahy. Edward Duffy. Timothy Leahy and Ileniy Beckstead. The bodies ot Gates and Patrick Leahy have been i (.covered. A large force of men aie employed In search for the other three. LlSTOrjLKTTEKS. llc-iiuilnlng In tlio liiUilaVc, Sulcin.al till dale, l'cr-otn eallin-r fill lliue lctteia imtT glie tl-u- Into on wliK.ii lln- aieatlceitlscil: Ucll, Win llenlini. llUL'unc lleuks, W W IlimlU-, J V lUllhiviie, Altiel llciitoii,T t: IUIU-J, Win llelilrn, ltim llianlslej.J (J lli-iin'ley. O.ir llenlnu, il'.ltim lliitle,Ml-Alk-o Uiw.(ni.in. .1 1. Til o ii, sun I lliialle, f-Mlney t'alilv, Win Caini'iim, Dan Cirvkelt.X Ii'1 C'ounpll, llclim (niii((vk, C W Hums, I.Hluim'i l)lon. K C Dniikln, HI! llunlioi. .1 1' l'lle. Mik (illimne. J 1"-' (iue, I A (Joel. C'li.i (iorcclUk-, MIsh Jennlu ll.iw K-s. .r i; tliive,. I'mui lli'iulik-k. Illrain lliiillMin, .Ml M llclse. IMmtiii ll.inilllt-, .Ml John IIhuiiHkii. .Mr 1 : 1 1 - llniiU'i'. Mi('ante lliilj-nn, Win Js.U.lM, Jul Ju. llulVniMli, Mm i; I. I.ewl,TF Lee, Imiik. I.iUHlnnil', (?w l.uilinm. Jo 311lk-r.,tnlin Mills., Jtis Naomi Wllllj-.in, -MisA Mailln, luiviil tiiiili-..VH Mcl.mi;lillii, Join) ilcClnlllii,Jiiu Mel Ju, Jim McCain-, Matthew Vlic!i, All In I'ai ker, W II Ilii-lier.T U K, .Mli-9 Uigit. (iiirnptl Unwell, W 3 ltnbliipgn, J V Miort. MM J Swank, Mli- Nam-' SteiihL'iis Ja Miine, Ml-s AlU-e Miillli, M.-S.I V. Miillli, 111'-: Mill III, Mi UK Smith,.) II Miillli, Mrs.MK Miillli. Sirs St J TIiiiiiii.si)ii, Mr SI A Whim-Kin. Mr-ltetli Wiule, Sirs silllu Win", Mr X J WIiIIciikiu. h.l I. Weleli.sn.ili M'nll. A T. It. l'lt'Kl'.V, I'. 31. Sir. K. SI. W'.iite, SccroUty of tho Oagon State Agricultural Society, iiifuinis us that the follottiiijj lieiscs. are iu training by Sir. Jame T. 11 bee, at tlio fair Ciroiiml, lor tlio coining Statu Fair. Tho. thorougbriil race homo Fos ter. b LexhiRton ; Itye Straw, lv h h Liuday, hu liy'l.oiiitaii ; Captain Jack, by Jack Miner, out cif Kate, hv ltilleiuan; Brown tulyliv import ed llereuie, dam by l'ortlauJ, liu by lhtlimun ; an Ori-umi to cear old, brotlier to HyeStiaw and liillr lllgbam, also a line buy stalliuii, Daino nitliliiM tortlie jireseiit. The tiack is hi lino condition tor training, Mr. Waiw pioiaisos to give us lor publication, a lull account of the eUmikhe iniirOTenients making ou Ilia Fair (Irotiiitl, at- soon as thoy are coinnleteJ. and lie desires us to add that llie indications for a lino ilUplay and largo attemlanca at the Fair this -.car were never to good in the history of the Society a they are at present. tern Hill Wheal. l'rof. U. J. McCraw has showu us some ipeci mensofu heat raised by Mr. Audrow Stout ou tho Fci ii Hills of Clackamas county, fourteen miles south-east of Oregon City. It lias lieeu Kenendly suppoKcd that this laud was worthier, as a grain-producing region, but Mr. Stout's tlrst crop ou this land will axfrago 25 bushels to tho acre, wlillo some land nhicii ha has had un der culthatlou for 'JO ,eaii pitnlucca S3 Innhels per acre. Oood crops are encouraging to th farintt. especially when he gets tbsm from land which has heretofore been eouiidtred of no account. JUDICIAL. jSuprrnio Court. JIOXDIT, August 2. Court met Bnrsuant to adjonrnnunt. l'ieent, full Bench. , . , Ilouliaui, C.I.. mmmim-i-d tlio eniicluslnu or tho court: That lifter heal hiiJ the iuii"e 'U P- peal fiom Ihu Tiftli l)ilr.et. tho Siipremp Court would adjourn, thus lel.il mi tin .il'l- Horn tho Thlul and Fouilh Uisiiftia imnl tt.elKum- '"Hlaleof Oregon e rol. .1. W. Climeli np:-1-fantvs. M. Irtistin u-spondclit. ArU il alul submitted. . ., In the cae of the First National l'unl. of I'm l Inndnpp llantf cs. A. It. Jter.iiine Jiul -l. U H.iclev, rehpoiuleiits. Opinion liy McAi timi. - IU'ld,l Tliat in pleading lu Iho ans r. a cim tract m.ule conenrrently with the piomiiwry note siieil on, it is not ncees.iry to allege tliat tho s lino was in.-rriting. 21" th" aliseiiee or a bill ot exceptions, alter veniict it will Iw in tended that the eonlract wan leg.d and tlio evi dence competent. There being no otiier ipuw tious presented bv this record that tins court can loview, the hidgnient is affirmed. In the c.ie nt 1. U. annicr ei iw., ttiiijeii;iii,, is. John U-hnherr ct al.. lespondents. Opin ion bv Bottham, C. J. Held. 1-Tliis court will not icilicallv onforco uu agreement to convey lanrl afu e iln-"lnnha nt ton vears without sucu delay is explained or accounted for. 2 That llie agreemeni to convey wumu iu , -," - un.iH-nitv(iri)rnit uithout the Dlaintilts nnil. leturning to LehnheirS.VK), jiaidtiy Lehnherr to the administrator of the ancestor of plaintiffs, upon the attempted ieeision ofthe agreement sued ou. Theplaintitl liadthebiiietltof atleast S2fiU of that monev and eipiity would not per mit them to take the land ami reiaiii uib "'""'.,' I'o ul,n ueeku P.milV lllllMt do eOllitV. .') TllO piepondeiarieo of tlio evidence is agiint llo plaintiffs. It shows tliat neither ihey nor their nncxitoni had complied with tho agreement lied on so as to be ill a condition to ask lis spe cific ptifoimancoby defendants. Judgment. if hrmed. , , In tho caso of State or Oregon respomiem vs. Carolina lirigg appellant. Opinion by Iliir n.e .T. Held. 1A mrtv d( sere ins n bill of exceptions hcmld irfect the s.uno dming the term at w men tne case is uieo. or jhociiic order to bo entoied on the record by tlio coin t 'luring the term, extending the time for oilK-t-in tho same, 2 A bill or exceptions signed and filed utter, the leim at which tho cause wa-s tried without sueli an older haling been made and after an appeal has liecn peifected, is no part of the record, and vtill not be noticed. an. such by tho Supreme Court. Judgment al tirmc-d." Adjourned to !) A. M., Tuesday, August 3. Comity Coinrt-J. C. I'eebles, Jmljfei. Mondiv, August 2.. Tho following eases are on tho docket tor trial! Ii. M. Wado vs. John Dunham; action to re cover monev. O. O. Savagfl vs. William Kesbit; action to re coior money. J. B. Congls tm. Taul Baudiee and II. Tieard-. By consent of parties testimony of J. B. Congio taken, and cause set for lie-aring on Tlmrbday at 10 o'clock .1. yc in enoncTE. Estate of Jano B. Demon, deceased: Adminis- tiator filed leport of sale of personal propety- uud filed jxitition for liavo to sell reaiestiite: healing set for Monday, Soptcmbero, 187o, at 11 o'clook Ai. 31. r.statB of John T. l'oujade, deceased: Pi-oof of will taksti in open court and L. H,.l'otijodo appoiutod udmiuistiator with tlio will annexe il. HALF 1'AltK TICKtrfN. We are in receipt of the following latter Jiom the Superintendent of Public Instruction, winch, will best explain itself : Ollltl OF Stll-'T Pt'KLIC iNSTIUIl.TKn!, SALEvt, Oregon, July SO, 1873. t To,all teachers und County School fclupcrin tendsats : It gives mo pleasure to be anthor ieel to state that E. 1. Itogeis, lq.. general passsuger agent for the, O. A- C. 11. It. Co., J. biaudt. Jr., MipeiintcncUnt O. CO. B., J. D. Ili!c s, Esep, agent for tho O. S. S (Jl , and li. Goldsmith, Esq., Piesident W. It. 'P. Co.. liavo generously consented to gi ant half-til o tickets to all selieiol teachers and County Snpeiiiite-nd-c-sts who may elesiio to uttend oiir Distiiet and State TeacheW Institutes. Hits teachers who apply for this favor aio rtquesftrd to huu their petitions (iidoiseel liv thobehool Superintend ents ot their lispectivo eounlii'S. 1,. L. liowuiNn, Sup't Public Iiitinctiou. From him l'riiuelco. Tlio Oregon Slcainsliip Ciimpany's steamer Ajiis sailed fiom S.m Fraucisso vesterday morn- inir with the following passtngcia : F S Aiken, JK Gill, L K lleiiuan, L Waller, D P, Thompson, G P Seals, D OoexlsCll and wile, 11 Sleet, J 11 Phillips. J AV Slecpei and wile, Miss L Williams. Mis V J Allison and sMcr, n' F Hariington, FH.Toluison. T Cilehlleld, W II Thompson, J Farmer and wife, F Uognrt. H Hist. O F Smith and wife, J ti Martin, It Mc Ceiv, E M Wheiiton, X liindloid, E P Gilliland. J II Adam end familv, Geoigo Sinulln- mill daughter, Jlis Y Ihliy and daughter, J II O.a dlcbaugh. 11 W Caijsntir, D.m Holton, A I. Stier?el, X J Hardy, A S Knox, F Jl Wade and wife, J C VVoatheiloid and wife. Sirs 8 L Wude, T DiClaik. Slis E Fannher, Mis lCBanghninn, .1 A lliiihou amt wile. llnllly llruUcil. Hon. T. r. Campbell and ladv, a day oi two, since, while riding from Monmouth (their home) i to Independence, met with an acc-Huit whereby both weie badly bruised, but fottiuiatcly notiu-1 jurcd. The wind wa blowing and was about to ' take Ml. 0.' hat oft, when lie suddenly diopped the Hues to secuio it. iiie leins got out oi ins i each and the hoi set, started en a inn. tliiowing both Sir. and Sirs. C. out and breaking the bug gy up badly. A naiiow and providential escape fiom snious accident. lire In I'ulk C0111U3 . Thohousuof Slis. ltidgway, awidow itsiding about seven lnllfo west from Dallas, on tho load leading fiom that town to Grand Hound, and near the Sllll cieek crossing, was burned last week. Some ot" the funiittira was saved, but the building was burned to the giouud. It is said to have leen one of the finest residences in the county. We have not W-cn able to learu how the lho oiigidated, or whether the building was insured, IjuiiI Nolo. At Dallas, on list Saturday, was sold at auc tion the estate of tho late Wni. Murphy. Among other items wai apoitiouof laud, forty-eight acres, lving near Monmouth, which averaged about lit tx -live dollars per acre. This is a pret ty fair puco tor land at ail auction sale. Messrs. bent ley and liodwcll were tin- purchasers, each gelUng twenty-four acres. Part of the land brought sixty-two dollars per acre. Cbureb Dcdlcittlau. The new church diflee which has been erect ed on Piety Hill by the Christian denomination will Ik) dedicated next Sunday. Services will begin at 10:30 o'clock a. M., and Iter. D. W. Kldridgo will preach the dedication sermon. The public are invited to be pieseiit. Sol CouiIiik Hark. Prof. T. M. Gatcli, President of the Willam cite University, has received a telegram from Miss Mamie M.Adams, which states that (he will not rsturn to Salem. The telegram ni dated at Virginia City, Nevada, at which plac Miss A. has acctptad a position u kacber. Sa lem loses Virginia City gaioi. LEO WILLIS, (SUCCESSOR TO WALTER JACKSOK.) 'eit Wholessle and Itctall Dealer in Soliool and ilx3cellaneouB Stationery, and Fanoy Goods, MU I', and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PATTON'H BU30K, - - STATK HTRKBT Milt-lit, OrKfiM- Kocpa For flaloi PIANOS, ORGANS, Arion, The celebrated C'hlckeritiff, ESTEY, Emerson, and Hallet, Ettvls & Co. Mason & Hamlin and other styles, on hand, at manufacturers' prices. ii every Bcyic, and at lowest prices. HaJem. April 18W-wlJ f ure-"-red Fowls for Pale. LIGHT AND DARK nRAHM8. BUFF CO i chins. H.Hiclaos, Sliver and Hold 8iaiiRled Po unds. 8iverpiii.'fcd llaninuri!, Blaek-Ilreaslei Kud sme. Kuit'lsh Dorking. Whhe China Oecse, Lare llnmze Turke-m. Hen BeK. $3 per dozen. White C'hlnii Geese Eirg. '"' P dozen. Pure- -red Sheep and fonts. Stunl'li Mer no-. Nw (isfocd'hlie and Cotswold Cniss, ami Merino Oiades, Tlimii 'hlired and i.mded Anjsim Ooais. J.li.PAKttlH. Siilem Feb. 1. IW,. m MOUNTAIN BALM TbB Great Oregon Rttmedy for CHRONIC COUGHS, COLDS, AND OXUIB DliiCHc't ol'tlie LiinfrN, IS PKRFBCTLY HARMLBSS-OANNOT INJ.URB 'the most delicate. The pure syrup a besacitul arltclo pleasant to the taste prepared with, eroat care cau be bad at both FllIKUMAN'S aud COX & BKLT'8 Drier Stoies Haloiu. f.Mtf C.A. Heed, 1 Saleni. f j Gko. Woodward, 1 Portlaud. Real Estate Agency. REED & WOODWARD, HAVE AHV!OClTErTHKMKr,VK-S TOeKTIl er for the transaction of a Itetl Jistatu tiusluess, vtttli prtlu;d office at SALEM, OREGON. We have, al tho present time. Choice Farms for Sale. All persons de-sfroeue uf making purchases of land or Keat Kstate are Tq)wti to cull and examine the ludncemeuts we cua oIW 111 the way of Town Property and Parmlnu Laud, Psrtles wishing t). sell Unit will do wcil to give ur a calt hefore placiue their property In lho hands oi other agencies. REUD WOODWARD. May 14, 18T3: wtn To t3a.o Patrons of Husbandry OF ORSOON AND WASIll'OTON. mtlE NORTHWESTERN SHIPPING STORAGE, M. and ChuuvIssIou Company, P. or U., are the ONLY AGENTS of the celebrated Iiiipro-vocl MUm FARM WAGONS In Oregon and W. T. These wnaons-arn made of tho BEST WOOD, and are well trowel (living heen de-ctdedly Improved since last year and ar Imported expressly lor the P. ol II. nf the Jnrlsdlctlon. They will be furnished to raera hers of the Order on the best postdMe terms. Tno Company have als arruued to supply Granges with Grain and Wool Sacks A8 CHEAP AS ANV ONE Ef.SK can purchase ol tho Agents, and on terms to suit the purchaser. Ail o -uirs ur inquiries muse ue aunressea w I A.J.mJFUIt, 1-rc.ldcnt, ' Or In T. J. 3I.VTI4OUU, Nee. ol the 'o., May ft. PORTLAND, OR. ifninger copy. Kellogg's Oregon THIS PLOW 18 THE INVENTION OF A. B. Kellogg, of Kellogg's P. 0 Douetlas county, Or egon and he has received a United States patent there for. This is not merely a new plow, but an Improve ment that can be attached to an old plow, lr desirable, as well as constructed as a new one. It " consists of a point, land-side, and share on the land-side for cnt ting under the land, constructed of one piece of stieet metal, cut ont In suitable form aud bout In I he shape required." Attached, and part 1 f the Invention Is an upright cutter curved so as to cut the sod and gather all stubble or trash and guide It off to the right to be entirely covered up by the fnrrow. This Invention has three distinct advantages: 1st In l-elug adapted to an old plow with little expense; 2d Iu laying the etuMde In the farrow to be el tlrely covered by the eui th: 8d The share on the land side, which projects laterally, cuts under the next furrow and prepares it tu case of roots or fern for easy turn la" as vt ell us styes the wing of the share from wear, and malting tho draft of thu plow both steady aud straight. The proprietors Intend to have a limited number of their plows made by good mechanics, without charge for royalty, to prove thetr value, and those who desire to examine same, can do so at Knight's black smith shop, Foundry Block, tialeiu, or at L. L. Kel logg's shop. Oakland, Oregon. Our improvement on plows wilt be mannfacrured acd for sale by Louts Killer. Albany; and by Irwin, Uacey, and Schooling, aud Woodbury, at flnrrlsburg; and by Sloan Brothers, aud Polndexter & Pugh, at Eugene. Addreis communications to L. b. KELLOGG, March 10. 1875. Smw. OaUtnd. Or. SALEM FOUNDRY. & Afachlue Shop, ALKM OREGON. B. F. DRAKE, Frop'r. TKAM ENGINES. SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, 3 Reapers, Pomps, and all kinds and styles of Ma chinery made to order. Machinery repaired at a abort notice. Pattern-making doue In all Its various forma, and all kinds of Brass and Iron Castings furnished at short notice. Also, manufacturer of ENTERPRISE PLANER and MATCHER, and STICKERS and 8HAPER3. Ma4wtl TIL.MON FURL), Atteraey and Couaaelsr at Law, SALEil, OBKGO.Y. Office In PatUn-'i brick baUdloc, up lUtra, apl ... rinC. . -C-1 , ...... -rri.'i. ,. 1irl -i-'iyyT 'ffisai" Z02 O w o H3 3 3 W 3 a 1 O o o 3 m H O jrVI .JPW V I'. J t 1frmwfmpxBA-V!7rs$f! sasaatasaiuaBiauma
