$2.50 per Year. LATE DISPATCHES Washington, Aug. 12 The Houso com mittee on military affairs to-day considered the President's message relating to Increase of the army during pending Indian war, and agreed to a bill which parsed the Senate July 31st, providing that the President shall have power to increase the number of enlisted men in each company of cavalry to 100 in such regiments as may in his opinion require such increase, provided not more than J,000 enlisted men shall be added at any oie time to the 25,000 authorized by Iho act of July 14, lS7t$! adopted, with an amendment that so soon as hostilities cease the rpgimeHts shall be reduced again and original men muster ed out. Speaker Kerr's condition is such as to alarm his friends, and it is now believed he will not long survive. A dispatch recnlved from him, dated yesterday, from llock Bridge Alum spring?, nays: "I am much worse and hope is growing weaker." The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, as passed by both houses to-day, makes provision for a United Stales minister at the Sandwich Islands the House recoedlng from its proposition to degrade the mission to consulate The Hawaiian treaty bill, judging by pres ent indications, will pass the Senate by a handsome majority. The Indian appropriation bill was finally reported from the conference committee as it will become a law. It providos the Ubiial amount for salaries and pavmeuts requited Joy law and treaty stipulations, but appro priates only the lollowing leduced amounts lorlncidentsl expenses and all general pur poses on the Pacific coast, namely: For Cal ifornia, WO.OOO: Oregdti and Utah, $10,000 each : Nevada, Montana and Washington, So,000 each; Idaho, $.3,000; Now Moxicq, 1,500; Arizona, $2,000. The amouutappto priated tur care and subsistence of Apaches who have been or may be oollected on reser vations in Arizona or New Mextco, is com promised at $12,500. The legislative, executive and judicial Ap propriation bill, as passed by both Houbmh to-day, contains the following Pacific Coast items. The salaries of governors, chlof justices antlaacistant judges of Washington, Mon tana, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona Territories are fixed at $.'! 000 each. All other Territories are given $2,000. New York, Aug. 13 A Tnr.cs Washing ton special suvs the appropriation bills as finally passed made a gross reduction of about twenty-nine and a half millions below Iat year. The total sum appropriated by the rivor and harbor bill is distributed hi follows: New York, folS.OCO, ot which JjSOjOOD is for the Hell cjale improvement; Wisconsin, $JU,ti00; Michigan. ?3s7,O00; Went Virginia, JJTT.i'OO ; Texas, $247,000: North Carolina. SloO.tH.'O ; Ohio, Slb'.i.OOO ; Ylriztiuu, $100,000 ; Oregon. $144,000; Cjenrtila, 5137,030; Indiana, U07,jOO: Mineto'a, $100,000; Mis-ourl, $!)!), 000; California, $')5.000; Maryland, $25,000; Massachusetts, fTo.CHX) Arkansas, $72,000; Iowa and Illinois, $do,000 each: Peuiisvl vama. $00,000; Tennessee, StWOOO; Dolawure, $o2. tCO; ttbode Island, $45,0004 Louisiana and Connecticut, joo.OOOoacb; Vermont, $22, 000; Moine and New Jersey, $20,000 eaeti, and balance of the rive millions distributed among other States in smaller amounts. Ckicaoo, Aug. 13 The striking brakomen ou the Ohio and Mississippi railroad at Yin cennes today ran two coaches containing the officers of the road and a detachment of police on the side track, spiked the switch and drove the police acioss the Wabash rivor into Illinois. The strikers app.iar to laio potM-esion of the road. The Uovenior lias been strongly siiiiealed to lor aid. J-tschi:i'ho, Ya., Aug. 13. This morning a water i-pout struck the line of the Virginia MielHiiil Kailroad, mx miles north ot this place. The Hood extended over five miles A culvert was carried away, leaving a gup ninety leet broad and fifty febt deep, into whuh the freight trnin n plunged, Klllltg Keyo, tbo engineer, and Anderson, a brako man. The s'orm lasted oul v a few nunut. CHliAUO, Ailtr. 1" llin Iritoi-Ucemi i it OUX I lt special tA: All Imfl'Il biougi t uewb into Fori Tin lupsnn this afioruoiili ot a great tMtile reentl linn:! i by Gen Crook' couiionnil autl hming Ilnll' force. The n dtan wer iifriyall killed, riirsn who escaped bcalterod in all dlree ion; there Lot beini; enoturh lett to rtilst flic- soldiers. OmoHa, Aog 15, A teieuram from Foil laramiH to uav n s uih reomt ol i,eii 'ler-i ry' ntiht wiin Silting liu'i l continued , lhrmi.h Indians coining to .-.potted Tail SIf.lifi Hull woiiudeii. Heavy tires have ' been been from l-ort Lnrsmie lo tho east. It ' saved when ripe or prove a total 1oh. The 14 (eared the Indians have htiHcked rauches I ar,r ho depnnds on belling his apples to ou mul-H illb bottoms and burnt thtir huii-. . . ., , ,. plvnf bay. aiirverten milts of!, Is at the mercy ot his Chiiac, Aiiu 15 Th Tnt)c't Omaha I ciwoinor, who cu connol tho market in his bpVij nit.: I'ho ilinpati'li rwviveii trtiii!nii nj , by the c-r.q (nil or small. The ::ti?x'0 a'" -"" ruhi carrlts r u ? mono,, api:entcocririiihtlenat iijIUimiv hmclquar : oly and the larmr cvnnot depend on any ler-r.erw. There U uo newb oi ihe jtiiu-tiou j iuonoHly, but must in preference lake of Crook and Terry. CrooTcIeinampoiUhej, ,,, , ua n(IeiieiiiInt of It. iHll. iril, v,ia iif iiimii.il uu ,u.- iiu. 'CI4. WIHuus thinks from the ibn-itiion in w biub the Indiarsnre uiarchint; tiiat It most have been Crook that met mid whipped them. PrivBtedUpaletMM from J. V. Don, agency j.otuiter, i-uu tlui tie got from Indian aoitrcrh the ne (bat Crook had met and de feattii the .Sioux. Illspatcben from 11. I), TowEbend btate lie Ijxl no lit v from Spoted Tall geney thu Tony's troops met and vvnlctt-rd tne Indians. Wahi.sot-, Aims. IS lin. Sherman t; t.r hsa it-ivivxl t Mlinilar lepnrl, itoin ano'r.er direction, lo tluu puUIUbul tter , - . , , ' . '.I,,. V.iiL t..j i.i, "" 10 """f ,nJ m me owners oi sucii no- day, btaliiitt that a terrible bitllM h1 taken, " plVf betvtcii Crook am! ihe.Skinx, and that l,,rim puwln in the l-Altsiivi: a statement of the laUer had lri altn..t rnllull-d. it lniires rlono lo al ow the contrary, for we mm brought lo lUxl Cloud ageivcy and icni ' houI-J be glad to kaov, bsyond qnesllcn, to him from Laramie, therefore, he says there seerne to be more substance in the squaw's story than was .at first considered probable. OREGON FEUITS. Milwaukie, August 1 1, 1S70. Editor or the iOheoonian : Having read a letter in the Willamettk Farmer concerning the Centennial Exposition. My mind was forciably called to a cettain por tion wherein was stated that Iowa had far the best exhibit of fruits, that is, better than any other Stato injthe Union. If you have the space, pleaso let me say a few words through your valuable paper. We know that the amount of greon fruits from our young State is deficient at our great National Exhibition. Weknow that Or egon isthousands of miles from this grand af fair but should this dlscouragous? No,never; for our best varieties of fruits can be sent thus far with but slight damage. The cost for sending iruit by express is enormous. Cherries sent by us and weighing but 10 pounds, cost $15 30. Why will our Slato not assume the expense and see that our fruits be properly represented? The Centennial only comes once in a hundred years, and we will never behold tho liko of this again. Why not avail ourselves of these spleudld opportunities? Now is the lime lor Oregon to compete with'the world in fruits, and her chances aro lair to carry oil' tbo palm. So far, Iowa is ahead. Is it not worthy the notice of nations, or are you not properly stimulated? In Octo ber the exhibition n ill be at its highest; then is tho time lor $ ou to open your fruit exhibit to tho woild, and it, wo venture to say, will gladly contribute to tlie fruit exhibit provid the Stale will bear the expense. This is pro per, and should be attended to as soon as possible. Souio arrangements should be made immediately, so as to Rive fruitgrow ers a chun co to urepare their fruits. Oregon fruit-growers, let us do all in our power lo urge I lie Statu forward tdl its duty! Wo know thai our fruit is too line to forever1 ro: on uraou mii. Lmi us strive to nave a thorough exhibit of fruits open to the world in October. Our grains beat the world, why not our trulls? Hoping to hear from some of our most noted fruit growers upon this all-important buhject. I am, sir, yours, Wm. A. Luellino, The contract entered into by those who bind themselves to ship wheat from Albany to Portland by Capt. Cocbrans's proposed line ot hoalb, is substantially as follows: "We hereby agree to oblgate ourselves seve rally and separately in bonds to Captain J. W. Cochran it Co. to furnish them the auioaut of freight set opposite our respective mimes, for transportation from Albany to Portland, Oregon, (to be lauded on any wharf the shippers may designate) between the dates ot November 15, 1870, and June 1, 1877, lor which service we separately and severally contract and agree to pay ten cents per bushol for grain, or three dollars, thirty three and one-third cents per ton, unto the salt! J. W. Cochran it Co., aud no t-eparately obligate ourselves to furnish tho amount of grain lor shipment, and lu the manuer indi cated, and failing to do so within thofto dales, become liable for the amount of freight mon ey as hereinafter indicated at rates us above." THE VALUE3 OF OUR ORCHARDS. Large and Small Dryers. Those who are interfiled in having tho Al dim (ictorieR established in ovory county of Oregon, and anxious to sell county rights for that purpiso, are constantly making tho iiHH'Hlon (hat fruit-drying, liltu other manu- faeiurlng iiitcrui-ts, must be carried on largo- 1 Hi bui-cciid. They say and It is n favorite comparison tint tno farmer may as well woik up the iWecesfrom his or n cheep Willi tint fid tabh.oued loom, nsto try lo nmiiifac tur the applets of his orchard Into lined fruit 1 1nn toinpatibon is unfortunate, as can readily Lo t-hewn. Weed ib ft product that Is not ieribiibn, but can be stored aud marketed when the producer is satisfied therontrary. is very perlfhable and must be 1 be Alden rouu bay that they inako the on ly fruit that has a fair reputation. The Al den fruit cortaluly has a good reputation add la gtod, mi man inn diepulo tbat,and it may be pow-IMe that if 'suit can bo manufactured into a dried product on a large ecale,tfaat the Aldrti fai'torieM cau be made profitable, but alt that wo can learn of ihe experience of tbtve factories since tbey were ektablhibrsl In Oregon does not prove it, and we (.ball SALEM, OREGON, AUGUST that the Alden factories can be made to pay well. ' We do know that good fruit can be manu factured in cheaper dryers, and will com mand a price almosi, if not qnite, up to the best Alden product. We can show letters from Church it Co., of San Francisco, giving a critical account of their estimate of fruit manufactured by Mrs. K. A. Walling, of Spring Valley, six miles from Salem, which was sold by that bouse early in April last nt 14 cents per pound, according to their ac count of sales rendered and money paid thorefor, and wo invite comparison of Alden fruit sales, made in San Francisco at same time, In jobbing lots. We believe we have horo established the fact that an orchardist can manufacture good dried fruit in his own Oregon orchard, which is an nuBWer to the Alden sophistry. Mak ing cloth from wool is a complicated process that uquircs skilled labor and groat nicety of machinery, but the drying of fruit is a business that any family exercising common care and industry can carry on successfully with a good family dryer. Now the question is: cau a manufactoay that buys its fruit aud hires all its labor, compete successfully with family labor? Twenty-five cents is all a drying company can aUon) to pay for av er age apples, delivered In good order. This requires that fruit Bhall bo carefully gathered and hauled to the factory, requiring the use of a team, and Involving almost if not quite as much expense of labor, includ ing team work, as the orcbardist would incur if be dried the fruit at home, for the expense is not great. The farmer has choapor fuel also, and that is no amill object. Almost without a dollar of cash outlay, running the dryer when convenient only, and perhaps making only ovenlng work of it, he ponverts .bis apples into a prodPiij not perishable, and worth double, or more, what he could have sold the green fruit for, after hauling it a dls Unco. Also he can have a cider press to work up bis cores, paring;, and inferior ap pies, if be does not choose to feed them to stock. The time has come when the Oregon far mer should have a greator variety of pro ducts to depend upon. As It is, the gfeat majority say tbey won't haul apples and sell them at twenty-five cents we hear that said often. And It seems to us that the slterna live is, either that apples shall go to waste, be fed to stock at groat disadvantage, or that they must be worked up at homo. In case tho fanner cannot use a dryer him self, it is still true that machines could be run In each neighborhood by persons who could buy tho orchards around and gather the fruit thomselves. Certainly, in these hard ; times, the orchard of Oiegon should not go to wssle. Letter from Yaquina. Souni JiKACli, Aug. 8, 1S70. Kn. Faiimeu: The splashing of the incoming lido greeted us at Newport, Yaquina Kay, one afternoon throo days' easy drivo from Salem. Finding that " timo i,nd tide wait for no man," wo took our lime, and waited for tho turn ot tho tide till tho next morning, bo that wo could bo ferried aercus to the South Beach, whom Sslemitts reuerally go. Finding it necessary to stay at Newport one night, wo camped In an empty houo, with recklebs extravagance paving rout at the la'e of fifty cents a day. Today llnds ua with camp fire, tout stretch ed, lablo made, and all comfortably fixed, 'fho rosd over tho mountains Is, lor a mountain road, oxrttedlrigly good. An lm-men-o amount o( labor bus hern expended upon it. 'Jlioro aro home long pulls, but the grades aio fiucotli and easy. The most of tho way, alter leaving tho valley, the road winds and Iv.'lMh about Iho foot of the hill, following llio courbe of the Yaquina river, and is quite leiel. The lat fifteen miles fa mom hilly. Two long new bridges span tho tide land berori getting to Newport. The roughest road o found, was from ludeuiid euco to Monmouth, full of chuck holes. Ono noticeable (act In pasting along the old toll road, Is the frequent apjxaranco of deserted houses and homes. Small farmaJ with nice lilt le orchards aud meadows, re deemed (torn the ilonie underbrush, again growing up with the wilderness. We aur wised all sorts of reasons for this: poverty, uubralthlneHH, non nppearaiico oi the long looked for railroad, Ac. Upon Inquiry, wo fViMnri fliitl ll.fMf. rilr.u. liurf t i.lf-n ... "" I""- """ - , U,, a homeateada, and the grant of land to the , iuii juau c-urjturaiiuii lauiug upon iuee sec llona, the tettlers lost them. Miles and miles of rail fence fallinr. and tho young apple tree, lorn ami bruised by the cattle, guts a u, uaunieu loou to loo uuacarc. 1S1876. Many farms had escaped the plague of land corporation and showed nice fields of wheat, oats, flax Bnd'buokwheat. Buckwheat sug gestlvo of pancakes, and the many beehives suggestive of honey to put on thorn. The toll road has been thrown open for non-fulilllment of contract, so there is n question whether the corporation can hold the land a question that is now boforo the courts. At present tho road is a county road and kept in good repair. TursnAY. This morning tho camps diyidod up into foraging parties in search of tho various good things to bo had for the getting, on tho beach and wator. I should first say that Mr. Da vis, who owns this place whore we are camped, among tho plne-covorod b.-.M hills, is very kind and obliging, pilotine us about, and giving us the use of his boats and in ev ery way making us comfortable Our camp went out, led by Mr. Davis and Mr Ilicy mau, to cflg for razor clams; and came back loaded with thorn, besides two snipes and two sen gulls. Mr, E. N. Cooke and his nephew, Mr. Stuart, came In with any amount of rock oysters. Meanwhile the Gray brothers had got bait and all wpnt out in a boat and came back soon with rock cod. To-monow we go to got oysters, and next day to got mountain trout. Our horses are doing well horo in Mr. Davis' pasture, and we aro soon to take n drive on the beach to visit A I sea reservation. Thore seems to be no such good bathing horo as on Clatsop or Tillamook as the breakers aro too far nut. There tony be good bathing, however, farther up. II, Bridging the Little North Fork of the Santitun. At the Auguat term ot the County Court of Marion County, tho following order was matte: " Now, at this day camo S, A. Clarke, and presents a petition anu subscription, nat, nu merously signed, praying an appropriation from the treasury of the County, to assist in building a bridge across the Little North Fork ot the Santtam, river, on theMluto Pass road; and It appearing to the satisfaction of tho Court thai a sum equal to tho cost of con struction of one half ot bald bridge bad boon guaranteed by the citizens of this County, and that said bridge, If constructed, would be of great public utility, it Is considered by the Court that the prayer of the petition should be granted. It is therefore ordered that a sum not exceeding (foSO.) five hundred and fifty dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Count Treasury, for tho purpose of assittlng in the construction of said bridge, and that S. A. Clarke, in con junction with the County Judgeof this Coun ty, be appointed as Superintendent, to ad vertise, let the contract, Superintend the con struction, and when completed, roceivo said bridge and make report of his proceed ings to this Court. And It is further ordered that the contract bo let at public outcry, on the premises where said bridgo Is to be built, to the lowest responsible binder, and said contract to expressly stato that in no event will tbo County be responsible for morothaii ono halt tbo tost of construction of said bridge, and that said btlilge must lie built according to plans and specifications on tile in the Clerk's oflico of Marion Count', and be completod on or beforo tho first clay ol November. 1S70. Sheep Culture. Knnoit Faiimkic Kast tall we btirnndoir a plero of wheat sttlblo, mid ns It looked clean and nice wn concluded to try an xper iment In wheal culture, so wo sowed or rath er drlllod livt) and a half arms ol the piece with a bushel and ono halt of clean whu.il to t'-JOHcro. It camo up null, and wo pas:und it all winter ami spring until about the lOlh of April with sheep and calves. Wo cut and threshed HM Imtiholx, nmchiuo measure, ot a good wheat as grows tiotii thai live anil ono half acrc, lesteiday, which is pretty good (or this oason. I am satisfied that thnp ml tin c Is wla ciiismI tl'Ht Uuil to pioduco "b'j bushelsot good eh an wheat per aero wuh but onn plowing. Tho laud was well plowed in March, (871, ran over oiici with tho turn kll ler In August, miaii lu wheal with thu lillll.l, Hi Hcpiombor, ls7l, and 17' j hu-ihel of wheat per aura har listed Irom It In August 1 h 7." , and at least .10 IniWittls this year by weight, whichuiakes7h j buVhuls with hut one plow ing and onn ciililv'allutf. 11, C. iki:h. Sllveitoii, Aug. It), IH7f. Sji.vf.i.-Po. Thu man Nichols who had thu small-pox at l?abt Porllatid, died a day or twobluco. A man who came upon tho last stnamor, and stopped at Uorvals, was taken down with amall-pox a few days after his arrival there. lie was placed in an old building, and, as lie says, lelt for three days and nights without any attendant e, when he concluded to aban don auch an inhospitable community and make hi way to Halem where ho would ha taken earn of, The Ullv Marshall inut him al the outskirts of town, and provided him wj'h quarter ami attendance, on Chilwood Island. 'Jhe pal lent bald tbura was no dan ger of tiiH tioM) spreading Iroui him, as he avoided everyone ou his way up to town. Hon. if. VV. .Scotland wife arrived at Port land cu Wat altauier. Volume VIII Number 27. ABOUT A. J. DUFUR. A friend thinks that wo give tho en tire credit of tho Oregon exhibit at Phllndclnhiii to Mr. A. J. Dufur, in Inst week's Faumkii. Wo have more ly, however, givon that gentleman credit for sorving tho State and work ing for our interests for sovernl yenr-s, without receiving payment for his time. His travelling oxponsos liavo been paid to and fro, but ho has devoted, in all over two years timo to this work, for which timo ho has not had a dollar of rcmuneration,and wo beliovo ho is now paying his own personal expenses tit Philadelphia, as all tho money liber ally coiuriDiueu oy mo u. iv u. u. ii. Co., and privato individuals, was ex pended in froights and preparations, and we learn thnt Dufur and Burkhart borrowed !?500 besides that has not been pnid. Thoso things being so, and the Oregon exhibit proving a great success. as tho accounts of lions. Geo. P. Hol- man and H. Y. Scott, just returned, fully sustain, wo cannot any of us very well afford to crltlcho Mr. Duftir un kindly, for no ono among us would or perhaps could have undortnken and carried through tho work hoJias dono as ho has done It. If Duffur had not dono this work Oregon would have had no exhibit, which we consider tho long and short of tho matter, but at samo time, thoo who have assisted him should not fail to receive all credit duo them. Yhllo entertaining tho very.hlghost respect for tho service being- rendered, and that have boon rondored In tho past In this connection, by Mr. Dufur, wo regret that Enstorn correspondents have seen lit to reflect that no Stato, appropriation hns been mado, and have glveti Mr. Dufur all tho credit, whoro as three thousand dollars by tho Stato and two thirds us much more by priv ato individuals have been expended to advance tills cause and pay traveling expenses of the commissioner. Mr. Dufur could never have desired that thso facts should bo suppressed. ' Lecture on Oregon. Wo find In the Philadelphia Kvenng Tele ffiajihul' Aug. ith an interesting and lengthy sketch of a lecture on Oregon, delivered at Pacific Coast Hall, Centennial Grounds, the day beloro.by Hon. il.U, Oilfry, our towns man, being I ho fourth of a mrioa of lectures dollvered at tho Centennial, on the Itesour res of tho States. In this lecturo Mr (llltry gave a very complete description of Oregon and account or our boclsl condition as well as our resources '1 ho lecturer himiuin to havn moiit admirably covered the whole ground, iiiid showed a deslro to muko our advantages thoroughly known. Tin: I.ii.i.n: l'l.uvi l'irihii, I'l our col limns this week will lie found tint advertise liieutof the now Invention ol Mr. II. A. I.ll Ho of Portland, of which wo made roftronrn list week. Alttr examination of this ma chine, ami kiiowloilgn of Its performance, wo are dispo-ud lo ImiIIiivo thai it will perforin tint work of pitting all vuiielios of ttonn fruit-s with rapidity as well asMiccena In other ro-tpictH. Tim Invention ol thuso machines and of fruit-driers that can bti mado availa ble in private orchards, brings fruit culture, lor drying pnipiiMiN, more prominently for ward as a jionural pursuit thut can bo mado piof.tabli) beyond a question, Ar Vam'oi vkh. Uiirliig b day's stay pt aucouvor lait v.ick wu vliltod thu largo ore-bard and exlenslvo uiirberiu'iot Hon. S. W. Ilrown, who Is prejiarlug to supply a large dhiiund for fruit trets another season, and whoso orchard shows a good yield of apples, poars, plum, ami piunu", rather u letter jiulil, in fact, lhaii wo have hihii In any nth ur orchard we have visited, Mr. ilrown has i on ariitnlitlu atloiitlou to his buslneas, has a ravorablelia'atlou for Its pursuit, and, fur- , thonnnre, Is lortunately situated with regard to markets, as he cau lake advantage of the Portland demand, or oasily ship lo Califor nia, If rates will jusllllv. I'Kitso.NAi. Hon. J. it. Mcllrlilc, formerly Keproseiitallve in Cougfrss from Oregon, and now a resident ol Salt Lake City, was In Salem this wis k, on a vUlt. He returned to his homuoii Wednesday, llrlght Ee, lingular h natures and a itrace. (ill llguro lail to protltl'.'o thalr iIiih elleci It the complexion is dcifauml with plmpliM or blotches', or lbs akin is rough or limrah. To remedy lhe defects use Ulsuu'a Sulphur Soap. A if i i