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SAL.EM. FRIDAY, AUGUfST 0, IS75.
HOOD HIVER VALLEY,
The following description ot thl quiet lit
tle valley, situated In the Cascade Mountains
near the base of Mount Hood, we extract
from n letter to tbe Oorvallls Gazette of lant
week:
This valley l uearlv twenty miles lone,
and has n nvprave width oi ten toiler. Well
watered, ind -ueh witerl nl'ered from the
eternal drtn of Hood. Iis"em w tltoruti
life would Iki-Vi rltli'g If we could always
have such a or rc drink. V Is aln heavily
timbered pine, ork. and fir being the nnt
abundant. 'Ibis im undnuh'odly n nlock
raixlnu country, the ranen brim; iinllniueii
and grans tllt'n. I: Is no harder to kt.op li ek
here than In anv other plare east of the
mountains, last winter being the tnimt Keveie
tor some yearn past; and there was little or
no stock lost, though ieeil being mired In
the velley to keep them. The valley Ilea
directly between Mount Hood and Adam
furthsr to the north ere aen the mow-covered
peaks of Hi. Helen and Rainier. Tbe
weather as Ihe present time, during tbe day,
la very warm the last four dava the ther
mometer Mood as high hhIAj" Intbenhade
hut the night were conl and pleasant,
Wheat dees well here, alxo vegetables and
fruits, especially melons and teaches, tbe
lust being considered tbe best and linen
aled in the Slate. There is only one doctor
la tbe valby, and he does not praclice, for
Hie reason that the praclice would not pav
fjr the license. Hood river, which Is foriufd
from the snows of Hood, runs Ihe lensth ot
the valley, and its waters antl the waters of
ls tributaries abound with myriads of tbe
finest mountain and salmon trout. He i
considered a poor fisherman, indeed, who
cannot catch from seventy to ore hundred
trntir in three or rour hours' rwiilng. uamt
Is very plenty, such as deer, bear, nnd elk,
and farther I auk in the mountains panthers
abound. Heretofore we have otilv cot our
mill once a week, but hereafwr will Ret It
twiep. It Is brought by the boat, which will
laud anv time for passengers. There is not
any wagon road from here to the Dalles, that
beinc the nearest trading point, and as the
distance Is only twenty-lhreo miles, a little
labor would construct n Rood road. There
are two district school houses In the vallev,
and should be two schools taught tbroo
mnnthsof the year, as it Is there Is only one
taught. There is also a good saw mill In the
center of the valley. There are yet several
pieces of government land thar ndaht be ta
ken up and made into comfortable homeu.
ALAS FOR IT!
I wish I was dead, and stovvad away
jo sluinuar in peace Mil tne J iingiatuu isay
Witti other respectable ajnners:
My appetite fails, and vainly I go
xo tne must irreproacnauiu dinners.
I "4innot enioy what I cannot digest,
I'm loxinir my reason, I'm losing my lost,
I'm fading away by inches;
I!in drowned lu a flood of moral slush,
Into which women and parsons rush,
And ohrit'-er like Inuattc finches.
The thing that has clouded 0V nvmry ily,
Until rnv soul's elhueiil ras
Arc faint as a tallow candle.
Ja vvi'4jered, and. shouted, aud moaned, ? nd
tunc,
By every mortal, In every lone-tip,
Aadb Knoisn us the Brooklyn Scandal.
At home or abroad, 'lis all tbe same.
ClMt cursed mixture nt folly and ntmnio
Jm even be turn "lur Ihc-;
And puns, and riddles, (.ndwretchfil riivmus,
Are said a..d sung at all snrs of t)mi,
Aud lu moat iaappropriale places.
X
My wife wan n prutle, aud sternly fro", ned
On woms ol Iiupropir or doubtlul bound,
With mouihuIv liiufgnatiuo;
She i.l iiioi d at IJ icimccIo's tales one ilv,
U-.i.i bale. pMn, then t.tinttd uw-uy,
In virtuous njlla'.iou.
At 1 as fi II ibelait' jolly book,
I ir,onglit 1 would dlu when I saw the lool
sjliu cjic tit the sad old leilotv;
The hair stood upon lieru'incfiul bend.
Her eyes turned green, and bernos.i nubrtd,
And bur cheeks ol a dbcenl yellow.
But now, flod help us! you'd sparctly know,
Unless an angel told you so
That my wile is a modest creature!
For all day ionii. bv the parlor tire.
She dabbles away in the Urooll n ntirp,
AUU gloats o'er e&uu pruiieiit leature.
Or with some spinster sour and (bin,
Who reads the 111 bin iu senich of sin,
And groans at Hie revelaticua,
She talks of luwardutss and of spheres,
Spritual love and clerical tears,
Aua otner aoomiuauons,
Her ple?aure. ho a over, Is D'.lxcd niih palu:
Tbe trial must Uuish, aud she would lulu
Have Us ihrilllutr Jovs eternal,
For she hungers, as if for tbe biead of life,
Alter gush, and lies, and Itmdneoi, uud strife,
And perjury infernal.
O ! would I might fly totbn realms of gloom,
And Iiik alone to the daj of doom
modermzfd sort ol Alastor;
With transports of MM I would bid adieu
Co 'liltiio and Woudhull, aud all their crew,
Aud llifcir well loved Plymouth 1'asior.
C. H. O. xn the New l'oi k Han.
TELEGRAPHIC.
UESERAL IXTEUUOEKrE.
July 2.
The following nominations were made
bytho Minnesota Republican State Con
vention: Governor, J. S. Pill'burv; Lieut.
Governor, J. B. Vaktfieltl ; Secretary of
State, J. S. Ingcn; Awditor, 1. AVhlt
comb ; Treasurer, Y. l'fi'ctidtT ; Attorney
General. George II. W1lon....The In
dian Cntnuilvainner while :it Omaha
made several Important lijcoicrlt as to
the way supplier h i vo been firiiMied lu
(liait. Out: miller IlMUIcs toliavln put
up 87 pounds ol Hour In s.ick, I hat hu
know wctp turned in at 100 pinul. A
heel contractor hut, by fixsviujj. 70 head
ot cattle tli.it the Itiilt.in Aaents gave l-e-celpt
for. People in this section b.ick
Prof. 31'Hli up. many troui pergonal
kuowletljje.... A severe storm passed oyer
M.itlctta. Ohio, l.i-t night, cati?in; heavy
lo nt ptoperty. The vvarchou-o of the
Mailttt.1 chilr f.ictorj', tilled with furnl
tutc, vva' blown down, and with the con
tents detloye.l. I.o-s, $75,000. The
whole country is siibnicied anil crops
greatly injtii cd .... The To!i lew Kxch nifce
l!.iiikln; Co.. of T.oui.vllle. Kentucky,
closed its doois yesterday. The intilu
tiou has been rcji'inled as ptccitioiH for
some time, and the present su-penslnn has
no cotinectlnii with the New York fail
uie....A freight titiili golttf; uottliou the
I,. N. & Chlcsigu Ilailio.ul this alteinooii
went tliiough a liestlo work 40 leet high,
between I'tttuim and Clovcrdalc, nnd
killed the engineer, coinltictnr and head
bicaktii.in. The tlrem.tu had one leg anil
an arm broken. ...Captain Sydney was
shot and Killed last night while sittlntr In
hit house at Oirhnndalc, Illinois. The
perpetrator Is unknown, but he Is -u.
peitcd to be one of the Williamson county
ii.'iud, as deceased liul been tlucatcncd by
them.
July ."SO.
The World fays: "Henry Waul Heccltcr
has doildcd to give up hlsiisii.il coiu-eof
winter Iccttiics, and will devote most ol
his spate time to the building up ot the
Christian Union, wilting for it every week
a series ot articles. When not occupied on
the paper, and tno trom church duties, he
w ill spend his time in completing his 'Ufo
ot Chi Nt.".. .The oilko of M. Mlvcr
hroglt, dealer in gold watches, chains and
iilated gooiH, -10 lliouluay, Xeiv Yotk,
lias been seized by theSlieiilt' on the al
leged discoveiy that the firm has been en
gaged in swindling opciations by which
various met chants have 'ulTeiutl tii the ex
tent ot $40,000. It is stated that SIUci
brogh is stationed in Mexico, wliciehesold
goods shipped by his agent .... An Indian
apolis special says a cyclone pa-i d tin otigh
Hnivcvsbnig, Fountain county. ludiaui.
last Sunday night, real ing houses to pliccs,
iipiootlng tree-, and sweeping tilings gen
etally bvfoie it. live women weie Killed.
Among the names ot tho-e Klllid, Ihus lar
ascertained, aic Mi. Sutner. Airs. Savage,
Sirs. P.ittei son, ii'itl a little child of Mis.
?0icis is :ilo amo.ig the victim.
tersof credit Issued by Duncan, Sherman
vtCst., vvhkh have been dishonored.... An
otHdil dispatch has been received t the
Spinisli ministry ot war aiinouncllig tint
a Isidy ot Cat lists. In council. Is concen
trated lu Catnlauii. General Martinez
Cam po lias taken the town of Leo Dewgct
by as,iult. The citadel tlll holds out.
but must yield to the heavy artillery of
the Alfonslst troops.... Twenty-two hun
dred workmen, employed on s"t. Gothanl
tunnel. Switzerland, struck to-day and
gatlK'utl tit the northern entrince of the
tunnel mill blocked It. The Swiss govern
ment scut a laiily of troops to the spot,
who illsper-eil the ilotcrs, killing two ami
vvoiiudiug seven.
AlFAtHN AT W.MII.mX.
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jiBiiiii'(Vi; ,isi).
.iciij' no.
A Caiio. I'aois, dispatch ays
inches of rain have foHen '"re simc yes.
teulay evening. Still .'f v0 Iow"- a'J(l
the prospect for fumtis it.nd health glows'
July
A ilisjiitch or .Inly 2S, Itoni Fott Bir
ranco, Klorld't. repotts live deaths tiotn
yellow lever, since the officer's rcpoit of
previous evening.... Tlte First Auditor
ami Trea-uier has completed the settle
ment ofat counts of Tteauier Spinner for
the qii:n ter eliding December 31st last.aud
rcpoit them cntiicly accurate.... Major
C. I). Conisfwk has been detailed by the
War Department to watch the woik of
Capt. Katies in ilecpeiiing tlte mniith of the
Slississippl. antl sec that the contiact is
propel ly fulltlled....The Comptroller ol
the Ciiirency atlvl-id the Secretary of the
Treasury of the issue ol $I,'j70,u90 nation
al hank notes, ciictilatioti for tlte month
ending duly 2Sth, eighty per cent, ot
w liich is to bo letlied in legal tender notes;
milking the whole amount ot legal tender
notes retitcd since t lie passage ol lite act
of .Inuti irr 14. 1S73, 5.7.244.S!)2. The
nniount of legal tender notes deposited
since July lt by iritlonal hanks tor tetir
liigcliciiliitinii,'$LS80.010. Wliolo amount
of legal tender notes deposited since June
20. 1874, $27.:iS9.9(!7. Total additional
national hank circulation Issued since June
20. 1874. IsiJ.12.871.4S2. since Jaiiiiaty 1 1,
1875. M.0.)(J.liri. Total national hank cit-
ciilatloii outstanding January 14, 1S73,
JsJJl. 152,533.
July r.o.
The Secretaiyof the Treasury lias di-
lectcd the letitcinent of $!l.010,J72. legil
tenders, that amount being 80 per cent, ol
the additional national bank notes issued
last mouth. Until further oideis. the out
standing legil tt ndel s vv ill be f:)7 1.755,103.
Intel mil levetitte teceipts lo-ilaj- ,2i!8,501;
customs icieipts, $418,S14.
itcvio. v.ioi. MAitKirr.
July 1!.
During the past tlnce days no move
ment of impnitaucc In wool has tians
pired. Supplies ate coining ftu wild quite
freely from the West, and there is now a
good stoi'k on the maiKct. Demand Is
almost exclusively for medium fleece,
and these ate the only grades for which
pliccs aio sustained with any dcgiee of
tirnuiess. i mo fleeces aic dull aud vety
little itinuhed tot. Salts of coinbiug and
dcl'thie llceces at 5255SJ,c as to quality,
for washed, 40S4H4c lor rmu:ilieil. Ohio
uud Peiisylvanl.i llceces range fiom 47 fur
X rt ml X-C up to 50 fortucdiuin. anil Wis
consin nnd Minnesota tit 15S48c pei
pound for X and medium. California
suiinr is in moiletatc deniiiud nt 2S7,:!()e
Two l"-'1' P"iiii(l, atiil for super and A pullid
'no maiKct is quiet at iiwi-uc pei puiiiui.
with small lots of eh ilce Kasteiti and
M.iijio super at an ad va nee on the latter
i.'itc.
They were escorted down tho bay by a
steamer containing distinguished clergy
and laity.... Henry Ward Beecher will
deliver the annual address at tho New
Kngland ami Xew Ilampshlreagrlciittiiral
lair, to be held at Manchester fiom the 7th
to the 10th inclusive. ...Kepoits from nu
merous points in Ohio. Indiana, Iowa.
Missouri and Illinois state tliefieqtieiit aud
In avy rains that have visited the nertli
est during tho pat week, have done
great Injury to the growing crops, and In
soino sections whole fauns arc flooded.
Wheat Iris suilVicil gtcatly. and it N fcat
itl this crop will be almost a failure in
some localities. On low lands along the
livers, vva'er Is sending so deep as to
prohlli t liarvetlng. oi cultivation. Crops
on high or rolling giound ate in better
condition, hut the ineragevvlll probably be
low even there. Diuville, Illinois, iepntt
all the bottom lauds along the Vermillion
overflow id, anil tint Ihe streams wctelbll
oflliritlng wheat. Sotueier. Ohio. s)(..
tial rcpoitsa (ttrltlc lull -torm this after
noon. The stones were tile sc ot a huge
hickory nut. with heavy rain. The Ki
qulter's speciil fiom ( itclevlll', Ohio, ic
poits Scioto liver vety lilgli and -till lisieg.
The bottom lands ate all under water, and
considerable danvige Ins In en done. A
special trom I'lluiii. Ohio, s.iys ernKsaie
swollen to livers and all Hit laud ate In
undated. Haiti Is still filling aud -ticams
rMng wlie.it is ulieady de-rioyul by rain.
and the in my vvoim i cutting wlaat and
oats. A special from Lima, Ohio, repot ts
set inns damage to eiop-iu that viiiuliv
from lain mid the army woi in. Corn is
bully beaten down by the wa'er. Di
p itches fiom vailous puts of Mi--otul ic
poit limneiisu damage to itops in Sptiug
iler bottom. Fanners aio damaged a
million aud a halt dollais.
irlnninii.r..ieiv ilav. Alinot i '!" Illctlel
of rain liavo fallen in this city this month,
which is four limes as much as umi il. 't
Oltiwii the in Ins hive rai'id tlieiivci nliniu
thtee feet, and done iiiiilIi d image to
fanners engaged in haive-tlng gi.iln. At
Pontiac the lain Ins completely vetoed
prospnts tor the mall gutln ctop. Wheat
and oats are. so bully dniiriged tint they
cannot be hancsttd. Wliat little of hay
and grain lias been cut still lies on the
ground, and is probably ruined. Tho tel
egraph icpoits heavy stoinisall ovirtho
southern put of the State Ileports
fiom Southern Ohio give gloomy actounts
ot tho lain (I image to ctops
V.iAI IMIHA.
July :i.
All.iv.mil letter saj san immense cou-
'oy was caplitiLd bj' uhels between
Pue n& 1'rlm.lpe and Gii.in.irn, halt of Its
c-cort b't'AI planJ hois do combat neni
Bemlt and '''" CitL'tiw dtove a Spanish
cohimn bad. to 'bell' cntieiichuients alter
ciptuilngtlieli b.igg-uoni.l mllltaiy sup
plies. The Spanish hist "'i thv' former en-
gagcnieut 15!) Killed. Including1 their w,,
niiinili'i. noil ISO (ll)'t lo oolil v sent..''-
iu-tilt lu the IhiiMi II ig"was petpelnilfil lohltiueii, home inleis :iti. I'ctj.'-i"?
ny the SiJiuisii (Uncials at J into i,!lo.
The Kngli-h mail steamer llldi r. touching
at mat pou was uioiiiit to iv u rsi i uiii
i:vuuii:an ai'I'aiim.
Anuiist 1 .
Broadwood Weaving l'aetoty, Bclt.itt,
Ii eland, was binned today. Damigc.
1750.000. Seyen huudud pei-son arc
Ihiowu out of employment.... The Lu
vint Herald statesthat the government
has atithoiled the ciiculatlnn ot the bible
In Tin Key.... The repot t made by "the
Bond of Trade court inquiry appoiutid
to investigate the loss of the steamer
Vickslmrc, of the Dominion line. Is pub
lished. Tho couit's opinion is, that If
when ice was lepottid at night on both
bows, the master of the Vkkshmg li.ul
hove to until daylight, in aceoitlaneo with
the company's iusttiietlons, the catastio
pho would in all ptohablllty have been
averted. The evidence shows neglect of
piactiee in mamiiug the boats. Had they
lieeii taiiiidont the boats would liav'e
been lowcicd eatlier. The lotut sfinugly
bellcycseveiy llle would have been saved.
Fin ther delay is attiihuted to the iiattual
lL'liietiinee ot the captain to abiiidouhU
ves-el while the hope of saving lurte
malnetl.... A cable tclegi im lioin Aitstia
lla niiiiimiu.es the Aii-ti.illan P.iillametit
has ratilletl the contiact with the Pacllic
Mail Steamship Company for tegular sc-vU-e
for eight vents at "500,000 per an
num. ...London spicials say tho lini vot
pro-put in Igland is Impioved, owning
to the pievalein.e of good weather. Tin iu
is a good sitjiply of foteign win at at pics
eut. Conthietital icpoits ate mote ti vol. i
li!e....T'lie Pi luce of Mil in lias gone to
VIi iiii'i. In confer with the foteign olllce In
legatd to tliti situ itinn in llcicgoviu i.
The Seivians hive opciud subscilptiuns In
aid of the itistiiicctiaii aud much exilte
incut prevails In the mliiciii.ilitv The
Times' financial tiittclu -i,b : We believe
airatigements to bo In" contetiiplatiou
which will result In the payment of Dun
can. Slieim in ,; Co.'s eliLiilar notes hi the
hands of navclers....Tlie O'Couiiell cen
tenaty (leinonstiatioii is :isstuuitig an nn
txpei ted political and diplomatic slgnlli
cante, einbaiia-sing to lihetals, liott.e
tttleis and the goMiiituent. The Lnid
31. nor of Dublin, it is tippo-cd at the in
stlgitionol F. Wiley. Caidhial Cullcii.it
pine clitttch ni'iii, cnlug nothing for l lie
meinoiy of O'Cuiiutll, has given tlieaH'tlr
an iiltraniotitane iliami'tcf, olleii'lvo alike
to lii-h and I.ngli-h liliei.iD. l'iotetaut
Leaks to Have Confidence. Our
stato ngent, Brother J. G. Otis, in a
neat little speech, delivered before the
Douglas county central council, struck
tho key-note when ho said that "before
ve ciin nttiiin any success in co-operation,
it is absolutely necessary for us to
have confidence in each other."
Wc most heartily concur with Broth
er Otis. Let u full and complete con
fidence bo established throughout our
order all over this broad land, then
will our social and fin mcial prosperity
become at once a glorious success.
Brother and sister Patrons, can you not
with almost prophetic eye see tho abun
dant prosperity that would seek us out,
and almost fuuo itself upon us if wo
should all so act as to inspire tho fullest
confidence?
Now, how is this tn bo accomplished?
Did any of you ever hear tho following
sentiments? If you did not, we want
you to study it earetully. "In our deal
ings with our fellow-men be honest, be
just; avoid intemperance in eating.
drinking nntl language; bo quiet and
peaceful ci:i.eu; feed tho hungry, help
tho fatherless and tho widows."
Perhaps a careful atttdy of the above
will holy ti-, to t-olvo the piobleiuol'liow
wo shall net so that full covfldnncc may
come. We want to call particular at
tention to that put of the sentiment
quoted wliero it says avoid intemper-
unco ir. language. Untold mischief
may bo dono by thoughtless words
spoken or published. We must learn
to control our tongues; wo cannot build
up our order nor usher in the day of
confidence, by growling and finding
fault, and picking lhws in the conduct
of othvr people. Wo do1 not wish to
prolong this article, nnd will closo by
asking the following: Is it because wo
cannot net in such it manner that our
brothers and sisters will have confi
dence iu us, or is it heiatiso wo will not
thus act? Kansas Spirit.
Dh. Haves ox Tin: English Po
i,.n Expedition. Dr. I. T. Hayes is
reported as speaking very favorably of
(he English exploiing expedition re
cently fitted out for tho North Pole.
It is better equipped than any expedi
tion that has over been fitted out by
any country for purely .scientific, pur
poses. Dr. Hayes says: "Their ships
are better, their appointments are bet
ter, antl besides thoy are suro to have
discipline, which tho Polaris had not:
yot, for all that, tho Polaris reached!
there without any tumble. In fact, her
wholo passage from Now York to that
highest latitude which any ship over
attained was as easily performed as if
sho had been sailine; from Now York
to Liverpool. l-Jvetybody acquainted
with Arctii! navigation knows that
drifting ice is very changeable, obey
ing with remarkable rapidity tho form
of tho winds, and in navigating tho
Polar fens, when ico is ahead, you have
only to wait for a favorable wind, lint
Capt. Hall discovered a 'pack' in Iiob
oson channel, by which ho designated
the extension of Kennedy channel,
and awaited an opportunity to push
through it. I believe as llrmly as I be
lieve anything that they could have
got into tho open sea, and .steamed away
it distance of remaining Kill odd miles
between that and tho pole without ob
struction. 1 do not believe land extends
very far north in that quarter."
5'V"i':1 V.W.
m.- '.it .... . I ii ma i lion was niouuui in i v a no in
"ii . .ton, . . - .... .... - ,, ., - ,
liver is lising at . rate of six inches per I pmnoai ami tne captain uniircneu to i e-
linn,. nod 1 1,7, Imttnni are all under w .iter. ! ' CI' lip pas-CHgefs 0V.n tlCCll-'cO bv
Time tlintisind tic.es of com between '.''V" "' ,""""q WlUllu panl-li l.y,. .".
Cleves null Liwieiicehurgiiieflnoded. At I u u ""'"".en llml llwi Bp uiish b.mk has
Mnnow. Ohio, a fenihle i-ilnl.ill omirrod ' "WJ ",Jofm ,llu v.iOV0ruinoiit niioiiier
inu milium gum, giving as a iiM'Oii tun
tioti-piyuciit of pn vious loans and csp, c
I illy l he, iJS.COO.ul'O only ! ,-iim.UU of w liich
hii I ecu ictun.ul to tlie btlik.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The Otter brought $5,000 In Kold dust from
Casaisr.
The thermometer at Llllooet town stood at
US" for four days.
Messrs. Donaldson, Dawson, and Malony
arrived in Vietorit In the sloop Leonede on
the 10th Inst., from a prospecting lour In Ihx
vicinity of JarvlH lolet. briueioii with ihem
sain pits from mineral deposits iu that local
ity.
Tho cold commissioner has taken iKissca-
siou of the Moore trail, Cassnr, and dsclared
It tree, aud the trail owner, actlin; un
der legal advice, keep a record of all tbe an
Imals and goods passlnc over Ibe road, with
tbe intention of presenting tbe little bill
about f50,00O to ibe government In tbo full.
Hop Roots. The Oregiminn say that on
the last cteamer Mr. X. Co tin received a esse
of hop roots direct from lUvaria, Geimauy,
"liich bo Intends planting on his farm near
Eist Portland. They are considered tbe beat
-luality of bop roots.
Lady Franklin, widow of Sir John Frank
lin, tlUai lu Louiloii, en the lS.b lost.
liiis cvcutiisr. The Little Ml nun rlvtr is
repotted llooulng Ihe own Ami vicinity of
ir.iilelhl. TI e iliiul Igc done by the stotni
on Wuliii'sdiy night is Immense. The
wheat aud ott eiop- an lepottid etitiiely
VMisliid iiwiiy. Tho Mu-Kingtim liver is
full ot graiti. lliln I- ivporled still tailing
nnd gieat ilimigo is now apnrelienhil
fiom Ihe fmlhur ovcillow of tiveis and
smaller sii:uiis. The ciops niu con-id
ered lost.... A s(.(.-;,il telegram fiom R0
out of 02 counties in Imlliua, and 25 of
the e.istei u counties of Illinois, furnish ac
counts of the condition ot the ciops. The
detiils of damage aie reu,aikahly uui
lortn, the be'-t showing for w licit being in
the extieme iinitlieni tier of Iudiiui
counties, KNewheic but i stnill portion
can be saved, it having sprnutul In the
slunk, ami at least t'.vo-thirth already
ruined.
i:i':ioi,i.'.:. ai'imirs.
JlllJ t!.
The bnmhitdinent of San do Prgel is
cnuliiiiieil. It Is icpottcd lheCarllts have
mutinied and ?piked the gnus ...A ills
patch fiom Paris iys the laililie of lJttu
cau, bherinan & Co. i-pic.id consternation
among Americans In tint city. TliuKotlis
clilldf govt notice early that they could not
honor drafts of the firm. They even at
tempted to recover moneys which were
paid to-day at their house hero before they
vverenware of the failure. Their agent
took a gentleman who relii-cd to refund
before Minister Waslibtirne, vv ho support
ed the latter lu Ids refusal. Tho feeling
Mu;u!5:it. (OAvr.
.Jui.v un.
A Sacramento di-patih bujs : The dl
lettois' t-tr of the C. P. It. 11. c.iii.u down
ti oni the end ot the Ungoii division this
morning, btinglng down I), I). Colton nnd
puty on their it tutu fiom a tin eu weeks
exiur-ioii, dm lug vvhhh tliey tiaveled a
distant u of 'J.OOO miles, hiving been all
thiouh thn Mate of (begun dining tint
time. Thenbjeit ot the nip was to in
spect tl.o Oicgoii to til previous to coiti
plitiou of negotiation pending for Its pur
chase and it is thought tint the baigaiti
will bo closed at an eaily day.
i-i.m:k ti. i.mi:m,iw..v:,
August 1.
A ICnoxville ilU) itch fays Scuator.Tohn
sou died at 'J::iU tills alteiuoou. He dc
slrtd that his winding sheet bo the 11 ig of
his country fudge, Jlanctt to-day ie-
fihcd to vactitc an nnltr of arre-t in the
six million suit against Tweed, or to re
iui.e his ball.... At Alton, Iowa, ThuiHilay
forenoon Alfred Van Sickle, a young farm
er living in this, county, while bringing a
load of produce to town, shot and killed
his wife who was accompanying him, nnd
then shot himself. Tho wife died Instantly,
btt Van Sickle was alive at last accounts,
though death was Inevitable. Xo cause
among Americans is very bitter. Stony s' .. --. ""-"
iclegrains are received from Americans in " al"l Kev. r. Ullde, secretary of tho
various parts ot the continent, holding let-1 Papal legation, called for ICurope to-day.
.Tui ::i.
The srlicouci' hKj l.uK ai t bed this mottl
ing mill hi lugs piitlc'ilais of the loss of the
bilk Cl.liu H. Sntllc, Cup:. (leo. Caleb,
vvlilih left this pint to'1 (Joo lisy. She had
on the 23th ot July, about noon, vcij
heavy seas, and wa tiuck by a ctos sl.i
undei liei iitiiiiter, wliiilitiuled the steiu-po-t
mill can-id the vessel to leak. The
pumps vviiu Kept constantly going, lint
the Captain, liiidiu the wilei gaining all
ilu time, tnadu icidy to leave the, vc-cl.
At 8 p. m. llnre weui live fci t of water in
I tii hold and the. vi's-el unmanageable,
when she went over on her side. The
ciew got a boat le.uly vilh some sm ill
stoics. In loweilug this holt she wascip
si.i'd and everything lot out ol her. The
lio'tt w.iA got aloiigsidi. again, and all
bauds got Into her without oirs, water oi
provisions. About twenty minutes alter
the ship tunic, I over and sank. All le
nt, ill. id in the boat four days and nights,
ultimo: anything to eat or iltltik, wit
thtoitgli all the lime, and no tnmpiss. On
tin) 2Utli.lll hands weie tal.cn on bond flic
Skylaik and In ought to San Krancl-co.
Al'JV.IItS AT VASIIl.tCIO.,.
August I,
Tlie Assbtniit Ticastiier at Xew YoiK
his been dluctcd by the Scctetaiy ot the
Ticasnry to sell gold dm lug the mouth of
Augustas follows. One and one-halt mil
lion on the first and tliiid Thursdays each,
ami one million on tlie second uud fourth
Thursdays each. Total, live millions....
Postmasters appointed Ki nest W. Cilclf
ton, Oswego, Clackamas county, Oiegon;
J. M. Whitman, Itmalin. Stevens county,
H T,; James iitish, Sipi.ik, King county,
ii.l.
I.li eimea.
Tin: n.uti'V KAOM:orTtr:i Istii
Mi'.s,. Two passengers lodging ut tlio
Kuilroid Hotel, kept, by .Mr. IUan-,llell,
started out to take a walk recently
along the sandy beach which leads on
tlte coast tn the oust of the cillroad sta
tion. One of them went into the thiclc
woods which skirt tint senshoio, and
fheie Mtwu laiuo hhd slttlnL'ou a ()y
branch of u tree looking very much like
a large owl. Mb wont up and hit it on
tho bend with a stn k, when tho bird
How at him, sunk its claws in liislueast
and in in, and extending its wings
'dragged him miiiio feet ovcrtho ground.
Ills Kf'I'I'.'llH llVOI,-hf lit- 'ill 1 1 ! I k ti.,1 I,.
1 bis assistance, and seeing what was tho
nnitei' luj allliiin'il IhO L'lnl with re
peated' blows "" -I'0 'l('1"1 ! ft '-Vf ft'011
its captive. They ifn."' tied tlw btiJ
and lirotight it with them hi tlie bolef.
whole it has been seen by severr.! pvo
ple. The hitd Is evidently ilio harpy
eagle (hnrpyhi de,tnietor), having a
Htmng hlaelv bea);, yellow tarsi, round
en wings, which nevertheless stretch
some six feet. Tho head Is griyiih
white, wiih long round feathers form
ing it crest on tint crown, which give lo
it an owl-lllco aspect. It is found in
fiuiaua and other parts of .South Amer
ica, hut it is exieediugly rare on tho
isthmus. It is about two and a half
feet iu length aud six feet stretch of
wings. JUiiamu Mar.
On the Dili or July tho English Court
oftjueen's Ileneh sit for tlie lust time.
Its tunctions will he-realtor be exercis
ed by one of tho divi-ions of tho High
Court of Judicature, under tho net
passed by tho law reformers of tho last
Pailiumcnt. Tho Court of (Jueen's
Hench, propeily so called, unless miiiio
fiesh change is made in the law, will
never hit ."gain, and has closed Its long
existence of at least J ,011(1 year.-', for it
Is curious that JiK mnt period fiiW
elapsed biuco tho lime when tho King,
In the person of Alfred, firt exercised
Its high jurisdiction overall tho magis
trates and superior Judges. Till, spo
elal Jurisdiction, indeed constitutes tho
exclusive) Jurisdiction of tho King's
Jieneh, which preserves the memory
of Its origin In its peculiar tltlo "tho
Court of tho King before tho Kim
himself." "
Dr. Peters, of Clinton, X. Y., an-
Tho recent warm Me4therilown'tiioonitoliMo I nouneos to Prolessor Henry the dls-
nnU'U-d tho matrimonial niailot, an eight eovery oi a i ow pi met ol tliu eleventh
llcriifcKweroiHMiodiJuriiis tho month of July "piiHilo In 17 hours :M minutes,
by the Cuuiuy cicii. , right ascension, south lia dog 21 min.
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