Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, September 24, 1875, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti $3.00 per Year, in Advance. Astoria. -v iSAIorUl Corrccpumieucp. ASTOltlA, Sept, 11), IS". Twenty-five years ago to-day, If I do not fall in memory, the brig U. V. Ken dall, from San Francisco, foimil lier way, after n long and tedious passage, ncros tlic Columbia river bar, and anchored at Astoria. It was with no especial re membrance of tiiis (tuarter-eeiileimial anniversary that I, ono of tho passen gers who lauded here in September, 1875, made my way back heio to keep the day in appropriate remembrance. IJut hero 1 am, and the memoiy of the. day comes bade and forms a pleasant link between the present and the remoter past, for it ties the careless ycais of youth, that 4; new so little of labor nml responsibility, to the earnest efforts, struggles, and cares of uiaturcr life. Twenty-live years ngo we found Asto ria a rugged point, whose mountain sides were covered with evergreen forests, and whoso shores were comparatively barren of commerce and knew only wharves and warehouses in expectancy. At tho lower town stood on blocks the wooden Morehouse of " Leonard & Green." so labeled in black lettering, where it'stnuds rotting to-day, the faded lettering le Jiiaining, though Leonard and Green have long since moved away; wharves, warehouses, and other structures stand mound it, and a new and more vigoious growth is visible, but one likes to see a landmark of the past waiting to remind him of the time when, lie, us well as it, was more flesh and vigorous. Astoria is glowing rapidly, and must soon become an important point, or ra ti) or a much more impoitaiit point, fur its importance cannot be denied or ques tioned. Upper Astoria grows also two extensive canning and packing estab lishments are erected there, and other j . , . . , ... jxHiiiuveiui'iiia must, noun loutiw, mm inc ,. . , ,. . . . ., ,, time may not be distant when the mile! rf.1 wliril., Itlv,.i. Mm lliktwit- '1,1,1 1(,liT,- town will be tilled up with needed im provements, and form a connected, busy murt of commerce Within one year the population of As toria is said to have doubled, and it is afe to say that Us business has also been doubled within the same time. The Tho growth of Oregon coiuiucice impels Astoria to greatness. As the Antorlnn of late date says, the construction of the canal and locks at Willamette Falls made possible direct communication with the wlieat-prodiiclng countries, and formed one ot tho chief causes of the impetus given to Astoria's prosperity. As a result of this opening of the iuterioi we see about half a milo above the lower town the magnificent wharf and ini- J jnensc warehouse of the Fanner.s' Com pany, at which boats and barges are constantly unloading, mid at which lor- edgn ships ate loading that cither cannot goto Portland, or, if they go, have to )inji!ete their cargoes hero on their re- turn. I Tho ronu!ation of Astoria, inrludlmr thu numerous workmen employed iu I sl'"Mlll'B PIuet is being shipped below, building new structures, or in making ,Mr- pauow, formerly of Salem, is con new wharves and loadwnys, iiguies ..p''"' vrith the establishment of JJooth it is claimed, nearly two thousand. ij '-"' lodo back with him to Low' fiu.l here mechanics from other part.) of er TolV1'' hl.Ui boat whu" "'' yl "'" Oregon, who inform me that they have constant employmeiit. Not only are! tliero new wharves and new store!, and ,,,eatio" '"' a k''H tl't overlooks the warehouses, but there arc also ninnv livt'r' ,ow" u"1 hn,1)"ri aml has an out newly -constructed prlvato buildings lo(,k ",ut 1VJcIu"i uvl' to tile ocean, .standing to testify to giowth and pros-1 '1,lwo ih -r''"'l"K wido and broad, as perity. The hills that rise as a back- i ground have a forbidding look, but fliey are of friable material, not dlllicult to pull down, and there is some satisfaction in knowing that material in abundance jsithandto till iu the tide-water land on which tiie business town is built, founded upon piles of course, and which will need a moie solid foundation in course of time. When the hill sides are graded to underpin the water lots, thru the town will be in more pre-ontablo ehape, and that is i m itti-r to lie ii: guat j..rt left to tin. K Vi, though th.if in tore uiuy jor L'l i ,. Ii j' irj', . .s '. ' is i' , ,,J ' U'kJ lv. C v t -i is I i- A Four-Pago Supplement with the Farmer this Week, -J p jfe5L''Csags MiV9JV 155 V$w"'r'-i "' '' SALEM, transuded, but commerce will fast stretch up that way. Piles are diiven for n roadway over (he tide lands to connect it with the Lower Town, which will be done in u few weeks, when a result may be expected that will bo fiivorablo to the tiansuction of general business above Its present location. Last year business at tho Farmer's whaif was satisfactory, and was ably managed by Mr. S. D. Adair, sccietaiy of the company. Mr. Adair and Mr. Cherry, cleik, showed me over tliu picmiscs, which consist of a wharf 0-10 feet long soon to be covered with wai chouses. It only icmaius to buiiil one additional stiuctuie. It is claimed that tiiis is the botand most substantial wliaif on tho west coast. Lust winter, when the ice was running furiously, ten vessels were moored to it and went through the ordeal in safety, Last year at tiiis time 400 tons of wheat had been received against 200 tons received at the present time. The city of Hankow, East Indiamaii, is now loading there from a large barge, and another barge is deliver ing her cargo into the warehouse. The Farmer's wharf is parallel with the shore, and is reached by a lengthy road way built out to it. The piospect is that the company will do a largely incieased business the present year, which is cer tainly to be hoped, as an indication that I the countiy is lcaiizing tho fact a very important one that Astoria is a natural !s--a port. I cannot but thin!: it an tiu- , natural tax upon the commerce of Oieg- ou, (one too, that as a matter of course, falls very heavily and entirely on the producer,) that requires ocean vessels to load one hundred miles tip the river and would prevent the loading of larger ves sels that can always carry ft eight to bet ter advantage, and consequently at a re duced pi lee. Hut I will leave that for future discussion. Tho Fannel's ware- house is successful, whicli was cf course .. , , . .., ! a matter of doubt until p , i i. . t . ? I n,Mv..l I... ,v.,li I ' I J I the support of the pcople,us it isaninstru ment or vehicle for facilitating the tran saction of our commerce with tho world. At Upper Astoria I visited Mr. T. P. Powers a veteran Oregonian and Astoi ian, who is largely interested iu the growth of tiiis place. I found passage in a row boat with Mr. Itussel of that place, who was homeward bound mid gave me a seat, inero is at Lpper Astoria a large tunnel y, conducted by Mr. Leinen weber; which tuins out the Dot of woik because hemlock bulk is here cheap and abundant. Tho cannery of U.idolott A: Co. did not mil last year and w.is rented by I'.ooth & Co. The latter have the largest canneiy on the river and their year's woik will sell for about 17o.CUU, the to tal prociuls of the. iiiiiioii lisheliesuud cnnnelles on this livtr it is estimated will reach one mllion and a quarter ot ",,l'i gnwcui n. it Is anticipated that llic' llluJllt:'if"' M he still greatly In cieased anoiiier yenr. At the iircscut time all woik has ceased aud the last om" r. "wws ines on a very cliarming "l" '"S. "' sucn a location vami bttcli a view. .Steamers arrive that brim: Oregon increase of population from va rious portions of our own country and from foreign nations; White sailed ships come gliding in, with their wings wide spread, that arc from distant parts of the earth. They come to convey our pro ducts to fnieigu lands, and it marks an era of substantial progress when these messengers and curriers of commerce havo karnid that we huvo products worth ci-Liltig after. ')W niy-iivo j ears ago when I first iaw 'no,. . j jiivtiri were v.a.ti , .i j . Ut u--. rciu?, aud hut aiiprcirtiiLg OREGON, SEPTEMBER now after many days. There Is evidence of prospeilty that promises much for, its future, and what that will be is depend ent on the imsiovements of communi cation that may be effected. In time theie will be railway connection witli the wheat pioducing counties of the Willamette. In time theie will be some way of surmounting the obstructions to navigation in the upper Columbia ,and that will open to couuueicc the wheat fields of Kastern Oregon and Washing ton and Idaho, and swell the pioducts we export more than we can tell. In a short time the wheat fields of western Oregon will yield three-fold their present surplus for shipment, and before a score of years shall pass foity million bushels of wheat, besides other important products, will pass out of the Columbia river and much of it will be shipped hero at Astoria. A natural locatiou of trade and commerce cannot be smothered forever and Astoria must in time assume her place us a great commercial empoiium, for the growth of the Columbia river region will certainly compel its developcinent. Of one thing 1 am convinced us lime passes, and that is that with such a river and such favorable facilities for ingress and egress there is no sufllcicut reason why the commerce of Oregon and the region east of tho Cascades should ever be perman ently diverted toward Puget fcjound. We can and must maintain the super macy of our State and our river. s.a.c. Flax and its Manufacture in Oregon. From h)1 ecan le-.rn, tho cuPuro of rtix in this IStato lias deniiiiiHtrRtcd thitt it will py. Tho crop, whero proppr Btlentinn is yivnn its cultuie, U sure, but l'ko v(i"t nd otlifr cnrr-alt, if not propprly cultivated tho yield is lulit. In tho beginning ot its cut mra herd, fxporunfliits bad to bo made so as to learn tlm bettor nnd surer wrj' In 'vlilch n lorgo crop could ho had; this litis boon ascer tained to the satlffacliori of paitleslritore.ted. It is not at nil unlikely but II ix will ad nnee Iu value tliroiichout Knropn and In th Utst enough to Iustify a still giontor Httontion to its culture in Orocon. In Iroliind, whi U has beoriand is still regarded the largest tiX growine country, there has be n u rapid tail ing otl'lu the uutnberof twtw utvlor oultlva tion. According to the ItBglstor General's report, the Lumber of acres put in rUx In Irtland in 18lt, was SOl.li'H, uud this year 101,205 nearly two thirds less. This is n most remarkable fallini; olf; us to tho causa or causes producing it, vr ure not advise but of one thing wo via rmt Assured, that with tho laud ouco lost to (lax cultiiro it will bo diuleult to bo again devoted to it without a stimulus by way of very high prices, and, of course, high oriues Iu Ireland in.'sna high prk'.'S in other produouifj couolrles. Tho quality of "x gtiSttti hero i-i tqual to tuc very best oUuwIhuh. Tiie oil inanuGwtured from it is by many, given tho proforoncn Over Imported. Willi the llix ctpahle or prod lie Imra Siipfirfoi nudlicy of oil, it Is uot nt all luiprobiiblo thai UHimCictorUs cm turn out from lis fibre a superior attlclo of all kinds of manufactured linen irotil. W'u do not re gard tho cubivatimi of ilax in this H'nto oth erwiethun in its iufurjcy, fir tho roufump tive demand has only about sot in and with tho establishing of linen nianufu-torlps ir will be very grei's as it is. it Is onlv a qum tion of lima when i mnufH(v-iry to proilueo linen goods ill lie ostublislied htre-oven now it will piy, givinir n tliusi, w ho nuiharl: Into thu entorprisH a lair loturn upin miiwiy lneted. Acooidlng to tliHofllciil iport ot the liarcsu of Stdtlstiesfor tho Usual year end ing with Iiioh this yi-ar, ihn valnoof imoori ed eoods n)anui'ij.(.'iiirrtd from Jinx whs jlfi GOJ.TT. tt!iring up m tlits Mihjecr wo Kilt taut that alrt-ady a prtv Is eiigtued hi Jef lersou I'i'y in the inannfauMiro of llhre and A'itti great MiH-fiws, Krom his roport to a cuutlomsn in tiiis iiy, wo obulu tho follow Ing: "The coat in Oregon, of llax-growiiig, sleeping, etc.. reily for marktt, Is about lifly dnllr.rs to tho ucr). Tho iold per aero excf e Is six hundred nouuds nml irnnoraliv avHrases torno hun dred pounds when Kiiropean s'ed is used and tho Kofi w.11 tilled. Tho tibro growR froai four ana it half to live feat In height Tn II ix Ulire of a surierlor (iimlitv nan ho delivered to the spinner at twelve aud half cents a pound and lavo a good pront to the grower the s.'iilolilog tow has heretofore beon iiDMaleable at ev.in one and a half cant a pound. Labor for mill operatives can be bd at a fair rate per day. Water power is abundant and wood for steam purposes can be had for two dollars a cord. "The consumption on this cot of twine and thread alons is enormous. From all In formation at band, seventy-five tons of sal mon twine is used annually. Then take the consumption used In sewing grain sacks, be- slues considerable quantities or llnon thread consumed by ehoaiialters, saddlers and bar aessraakers, tailor and domeailn list all of which aro IirotM-ttd by a taritl of forty r cent mi valorem, lo mo uiiiy add coster blipinrr, coiiiiiilexi-in, torVK". fctu., and i in tlei' (lin n W ,roi!uu-d In ttds tiH'i t. f iv i p r e I c'trirr -Ii .n In Iro "' I, t''o in ir-'o fior t On .11 u'".! fjfit t 1 1 x -- t ' i ' 'vj', ' V.'iuj- I .'-it.. ,li , r'nja. hi Dundcj 24, 1875. who thoroughly understand 'ho hii-hisss ar ready to build "it nmntifaosory wl'h nil Hie latest improved ina',hliiory--prnidi,d ono hnlfo( the capital Is stihwibed tor the pur pose 111 this Mat. Till- lirnposllion, we think, is worthy lli cuiisldei alien ol" those of our oiilZKiis having the welfireof our oily and SiiOh it lutut., hs-iilns living llo'tn a firgo le lira iif.mii in uiev Invosfd lly poelil net of (!t)gr. , machinery for thy inaiiufacluie of flax nod Jtlle can ha import ed Into tho United StAlos firm, from duty lor the next two year, alter whujh limn It I- probable tho nrlirlunl doty will then be re sumed, Coiixwercittl llrjo ter. Mail Kouduh Caimukkii. A tolezram from J. ii. Cndorwood to Tlios. Cox an noiiLces the oipture ut Sin Aiilonio, Texas, ofthe mall robber, On, Smith, and his ae complice, Mis. Xloutgouiery. The hlslor.v ot Ibis case is that last December, wo bo lleve, a sack containing about $4,000 iu gold dust, and other valuable packages, was lost somewhere on the routo between Portland snd Sacramento. About time weeks ago Montgomery, one of tho stage drivers from Ko-tfiburg south, was arrested and disclosed the facts in the case. The missing aaolc was found sunk hi tho Uinpu.ua river, and con tained some currency and a package of gold dost worth about $'). From information given by Montgomery, Mr. Underwood at ouco started on the track of Dan Smith. At San Francisco he lound where a Mrs. Vartis had bought a ticket for herself and otalld to Washington, Iowa, Satisfied that this was Mrs. Montgomery, he at ones proceeded to Washington, where be lound that Smith and the Woman bad been there tor some time but had recently left lor Sr. Louis. APer tbeir arrival at Washington Smith went to Phila delphia una had his gold dust coined. He made no Htumpt.to conceal his money, stat ing lo tils relatives that he had mado bis "pile" In sheep ralving In Calllornia. Find ing his birds tlowii, Mr.-Uiuterwood con tinued (its search aud came up with tliMii t Sn Antonio, where they had located. He left there with them on Friday, 10 Ii in-t and will probably reach hero n,xt week. The capture of Smith does ciedit to Mr Underwood and will folly exonerate that otllcial and Mr, Thus. Cox, pt whM. doors tho robbery has been charged, purtlcnlaily to Mr. Cox, though in Justice to that centlo mini, wo may say tha' no person who has known him during hi- long residence in Ore gon ever had a thought that ho knew ought ofthe missing sack. Kuijcnt Oily Gntmt. OxATsoe CouirY. We copy the following trom the vls(oran ot Sept. 18th: At amsodngol the Masters and Matrons of I'latsop county. Sept. 11, ls75, at Patrons Hull, on Clatsop 1'lnliis, the following repre sbiita'ives fortlii county were elected to at tend thn State Ui ango. P. ot II,. to assemble at Portland, Oregon, on tho fourth Tuesday, l!7ih day, of September, Is75. Patron A, II. anil Matron .losophlno M. Sile, Worthy Master and Pomona, of Yutings itlvcr Grango No. 172, Youugs Kiver Grange, No. 1?J, P- ofH., Otters ns a premium, a seed drill, or some o'Der suitablo agricultural implement, to tho mart or woman who will produce tho beHt hixloi, fruinactu 1 observation, of tl.o habits ofthe Army Worm, and the best means for pretem'ug its work of destruction. This Is a stdti iu iie rliht direction. This ofl'or will bo publicly announced by the Glance in a short time. The variations of thn mucnotic itc-dhi in tho rcveat surveys by Department Sur veyors Iu till.. MurT7 '" PVituve proof of the existence tifu hrge body o"iruoro in the violulty of Lswis aud Cltrko rlvw, wl.'hui VJ miles ot this city, llcie is n chhi '.t for tlg devolopin'ol of LidJen u-ourtei, A now township ol 1 mi h.vsjust Lein uir veved in this county near tno lit nil of Uiwifc and Claike liver. It !. rnpoitod lo h i good bottom lauds along the riur, ind lovol table lands. !loo Ii a chance lot 111 families to ttcuro hoiiies, en a tm Tahiti Mrum ornjitj nig into the lliitst harb' r hi tho 'orld, iicui one of iho txiA iiiarkuts on the coist. Tho n eaiiier l.ener.il t'tibj , Iiuuclied i'l Sooth Hsnd, Hhoilwa er biv, lust MuiiJay, rtent to Portland yoMerday for InspuntLn. FionT wrrn a Qiiii.v Wo are Indebted to one ot Astoria's young mi-n, lor this stnto moia of an incident ulnou occurred to a party of Depaitiuuot Suro o-s. under the leadership ot li. a. Pershtn While at work in Co,.s county near tho Jtoguo river Monti tains, was surpiirifd reuently, ly tladiiig themelta at the meiey ol a lingo (lrllv, 'ihnrlrat tuwault was mode oulhoaxo man, who Immediately rntreatod. Tho bear, not wishing lo bagottld of that easy, charged on Die parly, and wes met face to fuce by a ohauimau armed with a nlxehooter. wliolm. mudiiuely discharaed two shots full in the tacool biubi, at Jos than two janls distance, whicli soerned only lo Infuriate the mon"ler. end drive him mid, and with wide exteuded jtws he sprang frightfully at tho men, re viving, as he came, thren more shots, but to no effect, apparently. To run was useless, and to fight with empty arms wasstlll worse, bttt a fearful blow from the axe man and the last shot from one of the revolvers, caused the beast to flee, much to thejoy ofthe party. Attotian. Moowv ani Sankkv. A lady who Ins heard Mr. Moody twenty limes In Knglaud has hoard Ihesamo discourse every time. Ho tells the same stories, get up the sumo amount of pathos In thn same spot, and then Saukoy bursts forth in hlHtrenit-ndoiis lungs witli lljos-ng called "Hold the Tort." It'.. n... iihi.i.i thn. iImn That I'm ip PhiHi.is, ''tho KWlol N llt I I f wlm l. d iin,n f d r ," i of I i i i - (siriKll . k r r "M I) I fir ol f Irr Mir -,, r l i rci r - , 'hi l ii IJ 1 1 s !f t ' , l J I.J j i,. j l ... ('I i Volume VII. Number 32. STATX1 NEWS. The assortment of Linn countv for tlm year 187" is completed and the lax levy made. Li ytar the tunable propmty of tho countv, as roiiirnod by theHsSfsor, fooled up3l,ull", 77(i; and the levy was l.i'j mills on tho foMnt, of which aunui'i the Mute diluted 5 j mills, and the sc'uiol fund ." mills, leiv Iiiir 7 mills lor cmn'j pirpises. From that nun of 7 mills (tie nunty iiutliccitlis pild over $jy,IW" of inlet, edno-i-. and !t the closo of the lined yosr eudin; July 1. Is7"), h-ol 11,170 77 itftiulnm i in the noi-iiry, Tiie nxatiln property for t1 syc.i is ivliirurd h" inti ai'sorai i.'.'v. i"i uo'tig ?s , ,.u io'-s Minn lost j car; bar. u nuts-, im .-Hineiuwrod that tho pro-vi'y of l.'nn o'unty w.ii last er nsss..eil lu";lier tl nil ilmost nny ntlur ooiinty in tht cto whilo this year fr looks a liuls like the sve r had gone to tjio other extreiini, maKii. the iiaRes"iiiut rynurka bly low. The IWinacrat so siys, The MoMinnillle Hipoi ter ssys: "There is greit vtlvlty about our t,rahi "marts thonn days, and four horso teams, hnnllii 73 and lU'J bushels at a load, are unusually numer ous. Our grain nearly nil goes on through this place, either lo si. Joseph or Dayiou, Tho closing of the Commercial Mllla madon serious breach iu our homo trafnc, and one which we very innch regret to see. Prices have ranged, during tho week, at from !)1 to !," couts per bushel." The residence of Mr. Oeorae Simmons, of Waldo, Josephine county, was destroyod by tiro on Thursday, Sriit. D.h. The fire wss discovered between the rolling and the roof. about twenty feet from the stove-pipe, wild's tno tamilv were at dinner. It burned so rap idly that little or nothing whs xaved. although Mr. Simmons was badly burned about the aead in lilsondeavniato extinguish the llro, or stvo some of his household effects. Tho Mcrcuit approximates tho average yield of wheat and osts in Marlon county, poracre: Fall w IichI. Ill bushels; Hpring wliosl, 'J7i outs, 1. In Howell 1'mirio, the yield poracre was; tall wheat. Ill bushel: sprlnir wheat, -'I; outs, 3'J. In French Prai rie, the l.ilo gram yielded poorly being sown rather 1hi, and Ihn heal, being Intense. Mr. jHflHrso'i, llv'itg east of tlm inoiintains, brought some valutlilH horses lo Albnnyto sdl and placed lln-m in a pasture of Mr. Westlake, wliere It appears there was an un covered well, into w hlch one ot tlicin wcrtli about tf'Jth) managed to tall. T. M. Hluns. ot Fortst Grove, has threshrd 1,101 bushels ot wheat trom '.'" acrei. He thinks no Inu about oil bushels owing to diMiipi'CXN, malting about Iti bushels per aire, which Is u piolty good j'ltld foi spring wheit. D, T. Phillips ImMn.tod this yar a crop ot spilng w lieiit uveiAging :'.U bushels for acre. On the Millie ground, Uhl year, he raised 10 buhela of tall wheatand thu land Iscoimunn fern land at that. The receipt ol the treasurer ofPolk eouuty dii'lug tholat lisciil ye.r, wore jf.lO'ill) coin, mid ji()0 ciirroncv. Iljiendltiires ir-'M-U coin, leaving a b.l men of $1 HI coin, snd fwi'i currency In the ireneurv. The second eesslon of the I.siim -ountv Teacher's lnsti :io will bo held in Kj-ioiie City on Friday and fjaiiirday, 1st Hiid d days of Odol.sr, JS7.",, Piitilin ex.iiiilriHtlou it te.cliers Th tirsili.v, the HO h d-tv ot Sm- teuiber, A new town iliipiifland has put been stir vcycl in Clutsop c.iiinty, near the head of Ltwlv -'nrt tllarkn river. Illsropoiled bi be goo 1 hot!',!' lurid 1 'i tl.eiivr, aiel level table liudi'. Mr. John Uronor, of F.iimhigtou, Wash ngton f.ouutv, ban O'cti oli'irml W.VM tor His epiing ciop, but rofiiMsl, III-, wheat erupnver,i,;eil SO b,isiuds per acre. Mr. Cotimablo, wdio livis a tew nuit from IIIiInIltu, iliiisltftl his liarvosllaH' wiel: 111 bud ion hiioj wi.i.-h hiM Venioil -IS bushel i lo i.'io acre. TIi-j hil'V.'.f on Dr. Ilillnv's farm, near Uiilsboro, was liMltlii d up I.I-.1 week nidi a yield rd "7 bushel, of wheat to the acre, ami of oatn, IVi. The iMiimiteil j idd ot rraln in Linn c tuii ty tins j oar Is about a million end a tislf bushel", and the average about twenty-due bushels per acre. Kim;. We leirn tliat Hie dry boii'o bo longiug to Mr. Jesso Walker, living some ten miles inuthwost from Coriallls, was burned on Kndy, the lOih iii'-t. I ho fun iiy wore abf-eut from the hoiiso, hKvlng.it that partli'Ultr lime go no to a rllllMrniil pirt ol Mr. Walker's laruo faim, wln-n tho 11 o uii);hl, as is fuppoctd, fiom a d 'i c'-Ko tb.e, and n on tho drv-hou.ti and list' icetit-i '.mib risliud U ashen. The tiro w is dl-fovertu. by the family, mid Mistor Johoiy W.i line look a tioixo trom tht) limn, uud riding M tho h iiiso ariived in IIuih to prevo'il the. I liming ot lilt dwelling, valun was a', o'lU time In Imminent dnvor of ileslruatlou. The lo-s to Mr, Walker is considerable, as the dry-house contained a largo (paucity of fruit, whloh. together with the building, is a total loss. Ptiiujerat. Dallas. Tho now brick building was commenced on last Monday. Tho corner stone was laid, and the llulktin, .Stutiiimi, Hirmcr, and Jltuxiicr, were t urled with it. There U a good force of workmen employed on this structure and wo may expect to sin It finished Initio coins') of a mouth or six wetks, about ten or twelve feet of tho wall being UP HOW. Mr. Jiolter Intends to imxn lltW.S 1 I lIJ llf.f' I'ltgiy mi il P Is o'lmpli.. lot ,.,! 1 1 1. o-jf he p,i i , . . in ) r n 1 1 ii i t ..i