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BOOTHBY & STAPLETON,
Manufacturers, and Dealers In
Sash, Doors, Blinds, and
MoiaingG,
BTO.. BTO.
BRACKETS,
And all Kinds of Soroll-Sawing.
HAVING THK BUST FACILITIKS ANT) THE
Intes' Iptprnved wdod-wufklm? machinery to
mannftctnre the ahure article, will offer Inducements
tocuetoOTfT", Mo,
wooivro RNINO,
In All lt varieties.
Orders from tUo Country
Promptly attended to.
Office and Minnfai tory. cor. of Front and Mate ctreets
W"i ALKM. dwtf
NORTH SALEM STOKE.
A T TI1B IlIllOG STORE. IIA8 JUST RBOBIV
' od full Assortment of
General Merchandise,
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Boots & Shoes,
Hardware,
Clothing
Jslrnlsicd for the Cityand Country Trade. Ronirht as
ow. .nd will be Mid at as SMALL A rilOFlT, a
Aos who SL'LL T COST. Hch(0!9 delivered to
v nan ot Inn rltv fmn ot charro Nnvfev
CASH PAID FOR. HIDES.
The Highest Market Price
PAH) FOR
Hides, Pelts. Deer, and Elk
Skins,
Ami all Kinds or Fcu-x.
JOflNW. GILBERT,
Ocr. 1, 1873. SsLKM.
ATTENTION
GROWERS!!
A SURE CUHE FOR
Screw "Worm.
Scab,
Foot Eot,
AND ALL
Parasites that infest Sheop.
TT IrS 8AFBII BETTER, AND VASTLY CHEAT.
THAN ANY OTHKK EFFKCTUAL REMEDY FOR
THE TREATMENT OK 8IIEEP. IT
Improveo the Health
'OF TOR ANIMAL, AND THE
QUALITY CP THE WOOL.
tW OiKjallon Is cnonsh for one hundred to two
hnnlrcd Hlitcn accord mir to their aire. :rei'tli. and
condition.
It Is put epi In FIVE-GALLON CANS Price. 13
per can.
semi tor circular, to
T. A. DAVIS & Co..
FORTLAND, OREGON,
AVIiolnlo AkaiiIn for tlie Ntato.
Or to vour nearest Ritall DrUKffist. mj6
SALEM FOUNDRY, &
ItlA-edUiuo &lio.
ALBM.
OREGON.
F. DRAKE, Prop'r.
ITKAM ENGINES. SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS,
Beapci. Pnnipsr and all kinds and styles of Ma
cntnery made to order, lli.chlncry rcrnlrcd at a short
notice. Pattern-making dene In all it various forms,
and all klndd of Brass and Iron Castings furnished at
abort notice. Also, niannfr.cturcr of ENTERPRISE
rPLANKR an HATCHER, and STICKERS and
SHAPEKS Watiwtl
J. O. MMMX.TOJR. X.3..
PV8ICIAN AND MJRttKON, SALEM
jL Orecon. Office, (rent roou on second floor c
the 11. O. Parrisb brick. Comuercial street. Ktal
deme, northeast corner Front and Division sirens.
B-tini; a graduate of tho Phyelo-Medlcal, or Cnrtb
Course, Cinrlnnati, Ohm. we arepandy refoini lnoni
practice, discarding alia sjoth um-eral and vegetable
sotsr.ns )t
To Farmers and -Others.
IMMIGRANTS ARE ARRIVING IN THE STATE
by evory steamer in searcb of tnipjoyment, and
tae lloardiaiid difficulty in jjetioiTacan;lfs lor them
W tliertiore earnestly reunot I'.trmou and others
who require Faim Hands or labor o' anyAiid, to lin
aMdlHti1!' eommunlcate ulth nv unl ve Hill kukiIv
tug-fily them with such labor frt'i" of chtize on our
jiart. Pleasortatetbe waves offered. thseU'tsolnien
yihi unnt, and for how Ion: emplon fi't will be
Rives. Toe Abr'sUnt Secretary is ill (laliv'flt. -inland
l;it the Board luoms, AukenjV Bufldlnn' U itland,
rora 10 to 3 p. in each day, to whom all letters
tbould beaddiciajd.
W. 8. LADD.
II. tiOLDrMITII.
II, W. COltliRTT.
C. LKINENWEllfK,
WILLIAM RCID.
State Cfc-nuilsfloners of Ironusratlnn.
. ALL ABOUT GARDENING
?orlIOMBueaudfor MARKET In ROOT'S OXR
JBN MANUAL itractlcat, rotated and thorciigh
cotita'nlneohc-luilfasmncK matter as fl 50 books on
the subject. Oardcnvts throiishont 'he countocora
meind its practical Iahor-aluK inetl'ods aslmalua
htetpthem. Sent for 10 reus, which ill bealloned
on thi first order for seeds, J. U. ROO'l', Seed Grow
cr.Koekford Illinois. itllnlt
aM MsndiliM )tit absAlntsTr and
rfhftlilyrijml.rsini rnab.!cltr.
tmd UMmp fmr prtlcn'srfl. Dr. Carl
u i Tt CMiafOia frl-i VUtWi
y?VgHEEF
mSj! . b if)
BY TELEGRAPH.
rtilncae Kntonnce.
San FRANCI5CO. April 1 1. The Senate
coiiiiiiisiilon to lnvetlgnto thu Chlueso
question tfMliiy jccelveil the nioitf tin
ulMiiiniltteei who were ocvuplttl yester
day In niiil'oreiici! with the. Clilne-'i! cum
pnii!c mid In an Inspection ot Chinatown.
Tho (oiunilttcc lonntl iiliout l."i0 (Jliluc-u
pimlillnj: house?, nil of wlikh mo now
elopil. owln: to Ihc recent vigilance ol
the people. They also nivi Mined tiimi
the oiiiteinriilo of the peeinl police thtit
about .-isty linii-ea of pro-lllulion weie In
exi'tencc. iiltliniii;li their sphere id ieliil
lw Inttelly I'erii tnneh clu-nni-iilhetl
ly the ueilvlly of the police. The enm
initlee were prolomiilly Impre-'ed wlili
I he ovetemwilinjt tilth iind iniuhoUonic
h.ilm-ol life they .(w (Unlii; theli tout
null expiful tlielt Inability to tmdei
fliiinl w hy e.-tileine did not eii-iie. ,N
to the ipic-tloii ot leiiileilng (.'hinatown lit
lorncviipitlim hy white'. In thilr opinion
the only t liii jr 1 tint would lender it Inbit
able would be Its destruction and tebullil
int; of new material.
In conference with officers of the Chi
ne coinpiiiile. the latter stated Ihey were
merely agents for the people at lurjje, lie
lug elected by a popular vote, and hiving
no control whatever over the Chtnefe.
They stated that their record allowed
that about 148.000 Chinese had lauded here
since the Immigration began; about 00.000
being the pi e-ent population of the State
lialfot whom wete concentrated in S.in
Fr.inciH'o. In answer to questions as to
as to their ability to break up thu
gambling deu. they asserted that such an
attempt would be attended with danger
ous coneiiienecs to themselves as the par
ties engaged, hi the pur-nit werea danger
oiibse' of desperate and lawle-schuacters,
and would t-eok revenge if interlerreil with".
To-iiioiiiiw the piesideut of the Chinc-c
companies will appear lefoio the commit
tee and testllly. tnougli tho opinion ex
piesseil by individual members ot the
committee to tho etl'eU that tnelr testi
mony will be ol little value in point ol
legibility.
Urector tr ItniiiorH on Trnilc 111 Ncn
York.
The Kuropean war rumors aro claimed
to lie effecting speculation In cotton. bread
Mulls and piovWous. To this is ascribed
the In ealalnwn in cotton Inst Thursday in
tlie face of other chcutnstauces fivorablo
toau miMinec. Thlsal-o Is Mippo-ul to be
tlie tausc ot tlie tecent huge business In
i ye, which is rarely bought in large lots
except for expoit. The World etliloiially
says some months before the Kianeo-Ger-m
in war broke out mi active (leniund for
giain s-piung up in this market lor ship
ment to Germany, when there was noth
ing in tlie mm kfts t that country to war
rant the leiiewnl theicot. The expoit de
mand for cured meats is aNo to be notic
ed. Imp it may have no relation to milltaiy
supplies. bliould hostilities of a feriom
nature occur in Europe, tho immediate ef
fect upon the United States would bo very
mniked in reversing the drift which prices
and "peculation have taken In tlie pa3t
few weeks.
Arrltnl of the Emperor or Brnxll.
Nhw York. April 1,1. Tho steamship
Hevetlus, bearing tlie Kmpeiorand Kmp
i ess of L'rail, enteied tho lower bay at.
about noon. The batteties llred a Milnto
ol a hiiii'lied guns in honor ot the loyal
party, and the Brazilian Corvetta liono'ied
the Iinpeior by a royal salute, as did also
the United States frigate Slinnesota. Sec
retaries Fislu Kolieson and Taft, Vicc-Ad-niiral
ilowau, Geuetal Sheiman, the Bra
zilian iMini-tcr with tha Brazilian Centeu
nial coinnii.ssii n rs and a large party met
tho Kmpcior's .steamer on tho way down
tho bay on tho Alert. The custom house
and city ollicials went down tho hay hi the
government cutter and delivered tenJers
of the hospitality ol the city.made through
Mayor Wieklum. The marine band on
tho Alert giceted tho Empeior with the
Brazilian national hymn, and Secretary
KMi made a brief address ot welcome.
Tho Aleit was sailv decked with fluirsatul
tho Brazilian liuneilai vn!gn was ran to
the maintop. The lings on all the public
DiiiKtiugs anil hotels are Hying in honor ol
tho Emperor's arrival.
Knoll to (he Hlacll IIIIDi,
Chicago. April 14 Tho Time's Sioux
City special says the steamer Carrol will
leave hem to-mnnow for Fort Benton mid
Intel mediate points. Sho has about fifty
passpugeis lor the Black Uills. The
steamer Beu'ou lelt to-day lor Fort Ben
ton. Captain BobertK will leave Spring
Held, I). T.. next week with n company
ot 40 men with teams for tho Black Hills.
This Is Ihe largest company yet formed In
this pait of the country for the mines lnco
tlie excitement began. The roads aro now
pa-able, and tho i uh for the Hills Is on
the Increase.
Mexican Insurrection.
Xkw York. April 14. The Herald's
Brown-vllle special says: Diaz po'iesscs
the entire frontier opposite to the Ameri
can territory. Ills troops. 'no paid to date.
I.eb.irra and the Mexican customs oUlccts
aie on this side ot the river, l'art ol hit
command leave for Monteiev to-moarow.
The Ameiieaii officers aro morally assist
ing Leulo." All quiet.
A. 'I'. MVHllrt'N Will.
New York. April 14. The will of tho
late A. T. Stewart was tiled in the Surro
gate's olllce thii evening. In It ho be
queaths nil hh property and estate to his
wile. Cornelia 31. htowart, and her holts
loicMjr. and appoints Henry Hilton to act
in behalf of the estate and In managing
hlsnil'alis. Asa mark of regird, 3Ir.
Stewait bequeaths to Mr. Hilton tho miiii
of 1,00U,000. lie appoints his wife,
Judge Hilton, and William Libby his ex
ecutors. The Mibsi-riblng witnesses to the
will are Win. B. Smith. W. II. White and
K. K. Marcy. 31. U. Tho will boars date
of tho 27th of March 1S73. He al'o di
rects his executors to pay a number of be
quests, ranging from $2,000 to f.OOO.
To the employes who have been in service
ovr 20 years ho leaves $1,000, and those
over 10 year, &5U0.
UHiuace (nimeU hjr nn Ice Jam.
Ottawa. April 14. The Ice J.tin In tho
IiidUiLX river broke tltis mornlug and
carrleu Kwaf two buildings near Sr. .Pat
rick bridge. One of the piers of Jho
bildge was jiatuy u.iinageu by ice.
ttouih enrol!. Deltffiiiiou for Blaine. beJirnor oftlie American name and pre
TUe Herald's Voshltigtou special says; rent lire uutlunal election of the ccutcnnl-
AVcIl Informed South arollans pay the
delegates from that State are open IrlcmU
to Blaine.
ATery Scnlcncril.
St. Louis, April W. o. Averv was
called and answered, ni.il the fortclturo of
his bonds declared a lew days since. wn
set aside. Judge Treat then civerruleil the
motion in ane-t ot judgement In this c.i-e
and sentenced the pil-oncrtotnoyears 111
the peultentliiy and hv a tin- of a thons
and ilullar-. the minimum penalty. .Mr.
Avery was inimodWtely t-ikeu to the
couuiy jail to wait his tian-fei to Jcller
sou city.
riillrnetlon lleiuiimleil.
Bn.iiRAli:-, April Bl. Aii'tiU lias de
inamled snilfnctlou for the insult olfeied
to l'rlnce Wrede heie. hei repiesentafive.
on Mini! iy. by the pnpnlice. St-nia Is
prepired to -atisty this demand.
A N'ienna dlspatcli -tates lint the Ser
vian giM'iimient npologieil to Prince
Wfrde Mid pioml-ed to prosecute those
who look pait In Ihe iii-ult, and the allair
lisilthd.
t'ui lllnu: ol Hie I.lueoln Mntiie.
W.!-iiiMiroN, April It. Tlie unveiling
of tlie Lincoln statue in London Squire In
the eastern poitlon ot the city was the Im
portant featuic of to-day's legal holiday.
The colored population are out in lull
foico. The pioc'sslon thither was large,
including the cnloied troop-, tlie Knights
Templais, Knights of St. Augustine. Ssjiis
of I'luity. Sous of Levi, flood Ssimailtnus.
the Labor League and other iiiitinifeinied
benevolent associations, stecoinpanied by
intisle. Tliere was pievious to their arii
vilaii immense assemblage at the public
Square.
I'lrst Iniln Oxer tlie liinifr nun Itli
(mule ItllllHOJ .
Trinidad. Col. April HI. Tho Hist
pis-enger train over the Denver and Kio
Grande Kailwav fiom 1'm.bloto Kl 3Ioio.
reached that point at one o'clock to-day.
It was a special conveyance, taking ox
Governor Hunt, several prominent Chi
cago business men. a iiuinber ol gentle
men connected with Denver bnlue-s hous
es and representatives of tlie press. The
tun of eighty-eight mile wa made hi loss
than lour hours, and all were delighted
with the condition of tlie ttack. which,
for a new one, was pronounced by all un
surpassed. The raid I now open for pas
senger and freight trallle to all points In
tlie South and West.
l'reMlflpiitlnt fiintims.
Washington. April 15. The presiden
tial canvass continues active. Tho most
significant currant indication In thu polit
ical world is tho surprising weakness of
Moi ton in the South, wheie his strength
was especially supposed to lie. Some of
.Morton's friends attribute tills to the Ad
ministration woik for Conkling, hence
their antagonism to the hitter. It Is
thought among active, earnest nud
thoughtful politicians tint Blaine is con
stantly and surely gaining in strength
more than auv other man who runs sbuare
iy with tho itepuldlcans, as distinguished
from tlie Administration machine.
Whether he grows rapidly enough to se
cure a nomination, remains tobopioved,
but his stock continues to rise now. Conk
ling, too, develops Improved strength, but
nothing promising enough to oveicome
tho widespread conviction among cool
headed men, Ihat if nominated, nothing
hut tho clearest Democratic folly could
save the Kepublicans from defeat at tlie
Klls. Brlstow continues to be talked of
inoro and more among the people, and
Blaine and Brlstow begin to be named as
the tlekat anionptfio-pHftjsyoikers. The
efforts to damage IHalnW By imputations
nfcorriiption have missed Jlre. Nobody
here doubts his slmple,1flat;denlal, espec
ially as all the parties to tlie pretended
transactions in Arkansas bonds, including
I'. Morton & Co., the bailkjF, through
whom it was said to bo made, sustained
the denial. Much teellng Is excised hy
the conviction that these imputations or
iginated in Morton's camp.
Mllriler-Dod.y t'onilil.
Mi'MPHis, April 1.1. The bodv of Win.
A. Harding, a prominent ultleu ot Gads
den, Tennessee, was found near here lust
Thursday In a ravine. It was wiapped
in a couu'erpano and seeieted in the la
vlue. It bote unmistakable marks ol
violence. Jlr. Hardiugs had been miss
ing for several (lavs and his neighbors in
searching the woods found the body by
means ot his dog. A mini named Joe
Houghley. lately employed by Hauling,
who suddenly left. the countryis suppo-cd
to be thu murderer.
frenCriicv or the Oookcd WlilHhjIlcN.
St. Louis, April 13. Tho following
sentence was passed to-d.iy by Judge
Kiekei of tho Dl-trict Court, at Ireflertoii
City, on tho persons convicted in this
couit of connection with tho whisky
frauds: John L. Blttinger, ex-gauger,
St. Joseph, two vears in the penitentiary.
$2,000 line; Simon Adler and Abraham
Fur.-t, distillers and rectifier. St. Joseph,
each one year in tho court r iall and $10.
000 line; John C. Shnhin, distiller, eight
mouths in the eounly iall. from Septem
ber last, ami $1,000 tine; Henry It. Hnrt
wig, brothers, St. Joseph, each three
mouths In the county jail, and $2,500
lino. Jaino K. Maish, ex-sratizer. Kan
sas Ciry. lx month) In the county jail
and $1,000 line.
notion of
Dcrlny In Avery's Unae lie-
lilseil.
Sr LOL'is, April IS. In the Circuit
Coiur today. Judge Juo. 3L Kriim mado
a motion that the cjint would delay com
mitment In the case ot Avery, as "a peti
tion hid been tnrwanled to Washington
requesting his transfer to Mine Eastern
penitentiary. Judge Treat refused to eon
(liler the motion unless It came Ironi the
dlsfriit attorney. Col. Dyer rufucil to
make iho motion, saying Avery eouhl be
tniiiilnrreil after commitment a well as
bcloie. iiceoidingly tho commitment In the
cases of Avery and 3IcDnnald were made
out, and they start lor Jefferson City to
morrow. Nntlounl Conference.
New Youk. April 15 A call has been
is-ued for a conference to be hold In this
city on tho 15th day of 3Iay to consider
what may be done to secure the election
of men in tho national election to the high
est offices of the public whose character
.IHll IllllllfV Will. SiltlslV flm nvl.wi...l... l
the present condition of a flairs, protect
ul j ear from becoming a incro choice of
evils and satisfy tho peculiar delres lor
genuine reform. The call I signed by
Win. Culleii Bryant. Theo. D. Wol-ey.
Alex. 11. Bullock, Horace White and
Carl Schnr.
AtteiniMed stnice Itolibery.
Fiocni:, April 13 L'hl morning the
Uuconl eoiiialns the lollowlng account ol
an attempted stage robbery last night.
Tho Hamilton and Euieka lagt wa Mop
ped by a lilghwayman last nluht about
tlnee 'miles fiMin rioehe. and Pal ity.in.
the driver, was onlered to thiowdown
tlio box. As the -tnge was atnpKd. Kit
gene Blair, the mos-niger, dinppid down
in the t'lont boot with his doubled Iniml
led htlgun. l'nt Kmiii threw an empty
box to Hie lo.ui .igt-nt. wlio, as lie grablwd
if. enllid ntil. Itvau. is tint the ilglit
one:-" lt.utti iivide -nun' teply which lie
do 1't recnflect. a jilst nt tint time lllalr
find at the inbhtr. who. without doubt,
leceivd the hot hi tin-side. a it turned
him ptrtially ti'iind. lie reluinei' the
lire at oniv. " iut a ltyan emumeuied
wliljiping up the lnnes." Allir Ihey had
goneasfiuit ilitau'c. tlii-v were hilled
and Blair getting down went luck unci
the box. which lie found: but the robber
hid in.iiiigtd to get away. There Is no
doubt, however, "but what ho will be
caught tins time as the shotgun wound
will bciray him. Blair ay) it was an
lilsl tu. lie recognized tho biogue.
l.o AiikcH'h Disllllco ixc.
San Franci?co. April 15. The jury In
the Lo Angel' ciooked whiky else,
have agieed on a verdict tiudhig tlie de
teudanis guilty on the lirt count, that ot
tciunvlng lour thniisand gallons ot spii Its
lioiu the distillery to tho refinery, in tech
nical violation of tho law. On the other
counts which embody only orloii crimi
nal charges, a verdict of not guilty was
tendered. Tlie punishment for 'lie offense
above stated. Is a line of $500 or double
the amount of tax on the spliits so remov
ed The com t, on motion of the delend
auts. granted a siuy tu proceeding for ten
days to give them time to prepare papers
asking., new trhl.
I.tiiic County llpniornlle Contention.
EfGUMiCiTV.Apill 15. The Democrat
ic County Convention met here in-day.
They nominated county officers and elect
ed dolcg'ite to the Democratic State Con
vention. For Senator, John Whiteaker ;
Kcprescntativc, A. J. Ciusan. Edhuitou
licdfotd, it. U. Hay. County Commis
sioners. C. Holt, C.T. Halo ; Sheriff. J no.
Stewart; Treasurer. John Day ; Aesui,
George Kinsey : Coroner, Dr. 'Bowlln.
Delegates; Whitenl er. Coelunn. 311111
roiis, Hays, Withers, Veatch and l'oludex
ter. Sou tli Carolina lteullicnn Con Vent Ion.
Coi.L'MiUA. S. C. Apill lit. The Be
pnlilicin convention adjourned this morn
ing alter an all night session. Gov. Cham
berlain was elected a delegate to tho Na
tional Convention at Cincinnati alter a
hitter struggle. Also Senator Putter-on,
Collector Noithlngton, Congressmen Itai
ny, Smalls and Wall ice and ox-Congressman
Klllott. ltesolutions were adopted,
expressing tho appieclatlon nt thu high
character, statesmanlike, ability and con
sistency of Senator Morton, and thanking
thu Pre-idont for his faithful execution ol
t lie laws. The delegation wcie lliiiiistiuc
ted. Indian Fljfht.
Fort Laramie, Wy., 111. A man by
the name of Uow.e, who used to belong
to thu lUh infantry, arrived hero yester
day. Ho reports tliathn and his party of
live men weie mucked by Indians just
south ot tho -.Cheyumioi? river on , the 7th
hue, when returning from Custer City.
Ouo of thu party named Norman Stoir.
fiom Iowa, was shot, tluough tint body
and killed, ltoivo was shot through the
shoulder; but nut s(.-i lou-,ly . Tho Indians
were very numerous in that section, and a
great deal ot stock had been mil oil'.
Tlie Vii'sent Itolimon .Tclotfrmus E.
nlalntd.
Washington, Apill III, Tlie two tele
gi mils from tiargciii to Secretary Bobesim
w lilch have come into tho possession nf the
coiiimlttFu tuyestlg.itlug tho Secretary's
business tr.in-actloiis with Jay Cook. 3k
Ciilloch it Co., aro explained as follows:
The llivt dated Stu Francisco, June (itii.
1S7J. iLqiwstlng Bube-ou to telegraph ,iS,
000 to tlio chief of cou-tructio.i fur this
mouth to 'top suspension, was sent to pro
erne a remittance to keep thu men at woik
at .Mare llmd navyyanl. The allowance
lor that mouth being then on the point ol
oxhau-tio.i. The other dispatch read
as toiiows :
.1IIsnIjinI;i Itterllun.
Memphis. April l.'l. General Alien,
from Bolivar county, -Mississippi repot ts
tiint thu leveo was broken on .Monday
night in tioiit nf Duck Itldgc landings
and w hull he lelt thu crevasse was over
one hundred y.ird wide and washing at
both ends. This, will overflow all the
couutiy between Lake Bolivar and tho
river, Including Cattish point, thu Wil
liams bayou country and thu upper end ol
Washington comity,
OtiHcqiilc.n ol'llic Intr A. T. Mrnurt.
New YoiiK,AprU Bl Tlio funeral
services of tlio late A. T. Stewart were
Holcnuiied this morning nt his house
mill .St. Murk's church, HlMliop Potter
nnielatiiig, uiniitisl by ti number of
clergymen. The llnr.if deeoratloiiH at
eucli place were inngnitlcent, and
crowds were in front nf the house and
church. Ailiiiitluneu was by ticket,
and holpcrs included the leaders in
several branches of professional unci
political life, (lovernors Tihleii and
lileo headed the pall bearers.
Umi'Clireeiinoud'H IIiiiIiiiiiiIh llelillllter
New Youk. Apiil l.'l. A Washington
special to the I'o-l nys the chief clerk of
tiiegeuer.il olllce, L, K. I jppincotf, Grace
Greenwood's liiishaiid, who was summari
ly dismissed by Secretary Chandler some
weeks ago for ilcliaudlllg the governnieul
hy means nf fraudulent Chlppew laud
script. Is missing, and elfoits to acertaln
his whereabouts tailed. He was indicted
by the grand jury, hut before h could bo
arrested he fled, and Is supposed to have
taken refuge hi some foreign country. A
full Investigation of his ra-crllllo shows
that ho was paid about $25,000 lor nasinz
1,000 fraudulent claims fur Chippewa laud
script through the general office.
Tlio Sanllam ditch at Albany waa aoM at
HlierirT tala last Hatiirdar. Mr. John L'raw
lord wu tlio purchaavr, pa)in 3i,'JO0 for Ibt
MB.
tKrom tlio Dally Platcnian.)
JUACnilTHsN AMI ItKOIlRtT.l WF
NAHKtN COIIVfY, OHKtiON.
Marlon Is ouo ofthe best, If not the best
counties In Oregon, It Is bounded on the
west bj Iho Willamette river, on tho south
by ihc SantWin liver, on tho cat
by tlie Summit nf the Cascade Mountains
and cu the north by Clackamas cniMty.
or, piopeily speaking. Willamette meiidl
an: Pudding liver mid Butte Creek. It
hasautiiea ot nboiit 1.700 square mile.
Thu.-nt! isiich IVnin tho Willamette river
to the top of Iho innnnt'iln, and well
adipled to the production of all kind of
vegetables, Irults. hop and tobacco. Tlio
topography of tlie county is very divrcil
lled. not only lull and dale, but plain and
mountain. The Xoiih-western part of
tin' county I what I usually called level
or ui.ituliitii g. ihe extern half H hilly and
iiioiiui.ihioiis; the -ouMi-wcstcrn portion is
level and hilly about venly divided: tlio
-miiii pirl. on' the JMUttam river, Is level
i iinil'ilailug for twenty miles, or you
might say. into tlie mountains. A person
til it could not lie sa'isiied with the lay of
tlie land, us the saying i'. in -Mai Ion coun
ty, would be hard lo please, for he can
gut a farm as level as thutirl.iconf a lake,
or nt an angle of foity-niiie degrees, or
any intermediate degiee. niid all the laud
is lich. whether undulating, hilly nud
mountainous, hut It Unsettled tact tint tho
hlllv land his tho best and deepest o1i
.Mailon conntv Iris lour prairie districts,
llrst, French Pialile. in the uortheist putt
of Ihc county.ha btcn settled a long t'.me,
noted for I at go crops of wheat and oat; it
is a singular praiiie, level in tlio central
poitlou and rolling on the border, having
snips of line tin.berou all the steams tine
ai c numerous. All onoldo and cud aio
washed by tlio Ix-aiitlful Willamette river,
navigable' all tho year round, which enables
the laimcr to get the highest tu-trket prlcu
tor tin lr products at all times. Liud.tliat
lias been farmed toity or fifty years in all
section of tlio prai iu now produce a lino
wheat a ever grew hi any country with
out manure ol any kind,
Salem Prairie isinoro rolling and just as
lich as French Pralile lies cast of south
east and noi theast ot Salem surrounded by
beautiful timber n1o bonleiing on tho
Willamette liver. It too Is noted for largo
crops of grain, vegetables and Ihx. Tlio
Pilirio is well watered, each Innu hiving
from ono to live wells ot never falling soli
water.
Howell Pr.iilo is situated In tho folks ot
Pudding river, about lx uillus northeast;
of Salem or French Praiilo. It is small
er than either of them, but better in qual
ity. It is thought by lomo to be tlie gard
en spot of Oregon -nn minded with lino
timber in great nhiud.iiice. It Is noted
tor extraordinary huge crops nf wheat and
oats. It is iu "a high fate of cultiva
tion. Also noted for high fences of very
largo rails. Howell Pralile speaks for ltelt
31111 Creek or. sintl.tm Pinhlcisa level,
and hi some pirts gravelly, i loll tract ot
land, between thu Waldo and Delany
Hills. Splendid for grain and grass both
'native and tamo grass of all kind, well
watered but not u convenient lo limber
as either of thu other. Tlio Salem ditch
gives unlimited water power, plenty ot ull
kinds of good thither on tho Santt.un
river on the outh ol tills prairie. A
stranger p.i-lng over this pralrlo would
pronounce many puts of it worthless on
account ol the gravel which predominates
hi Us composition, but that gravel Is pro
ductive, -and nn mistake. I was once trav
eling through tint pralrlo with Sain Col
vnr. of Gahnrg. and he a-ked mo If t
thought that laud was good for anything. I
told him tint would produce largo, crops
of anything tliat a firmer wl-lied to raise.
I knew by the large hunch grass that then
nearly covered the ground, or rather grav
el, for thero was very little le but gravel
there, Sam sworo I wu mistaken. 1 told
him to get over tlie lence and dig u hill ot
potatoes that had giowu there without ma
nure of any kind, on wh it Is now Peck's
farm. near'Atinisvllle. Sun Immediately
jumped over thu fence and pulled up a Mil
of small vines and took out 1(1 or 20 lino
potatoes; lie appeared perfectly atoullied
and sworn the potatoes did not gro-iliern
but after Dying lour or flvo hills with tho
same result, gave it up that "gravel "
would grow potatoes in uiegou. out nn
where else on this eat III. But enough
about the prall los of Mil ion.
Now, between tlioo praiilo thero Is a
large scope of country called hills and
hi mil laud; tho brush l.njd Is generally
level or rolling. Jay all niMViil Hli'l be
tween French, Salem anil Howell prairies',
a great deal of it Is covered with Hue tim
ber iind brn-h together, and omo wttki
bril-h and but llltlo timber, but all Just usi
good land as the prairies mid oniu think:
better when brought under cultivation.
The hills west of Mill Creek aro known us
thu Delany Hill?, and are higher mid more
broken, well watered with springs and
brook, and aio growing hi favor with tho
farmers, the mora they an; cultivated.
Thu range of lull extending from Butto
Creek, on tho north Hue of the county, tu
the Santiam on tlio south Hue. and known
as tho Waldo Hills Is thu best put of .Mar.
on enmity, all things considered. I know
this N a broid nsi'itloii, but I believe It li
trim or I would not make. I In so my
opinion upon a close oh-crvatlou ami ex
perience of 2i! yens, it is lluiily watered
by thousands ol lluotioug springs gurg
ling, sparkling hi onks and cricks of pine
clear, cool, soft water, besides thieo ot
four line mill streams which (low fiom tho
mountains through the hills to thu valley
below. The climate is as gooil anil puro
as iu any p irt of Oregon, or any other
'Gon." Tho scenery Is lovely, (ho soil
Is easily worked and geucioiis, yielding
largo ciops of all kinds of grain. vege
tables, grass ami fruits, all nf which ought
to render the Inhabitants nf this favored
section happy. .More about the Waldo
Hills some other time.
The resources ol .Marlon county are so
great that to enumerate them hi detail
would be too tedious. Shu has unlimited
water power, exlniiisiloss forests of lino
timber lor building or manufacturing, and
soil and climate fur producing all kinds of
grain, fruits, and vegetables of this lati
tude to perfection, and as profitable as hi
any country under the sun.
I have, perhaps, spun this artlclo too
long already, so I will "qnlt."
K. C. Okkq,