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$2.50 por Year. SALEM, OREGON, JANUARY 19, 1877. Volnmo VIII Number 49. l'or the Witltmclto Firmer. OBSERVATIONB-No. 2. IV NKWT. IIIIIHH. tyr. U. U. U , In the Farm r.n til" .Inn. fitll, lUlvIsCS US t() HOW WlH'Ilt III till) Hurliif, JWIntor plowing, NllrrhiR tho luiicl with tlio common cultivator only. Now our Irlond may lm a far mer of experience, but wo will voti turo tho insertion that ono hull" who follow this itilvlco will not ho sattsllud with th- result. On tlio vory cleanest and richest laud, a scratching with a cultivator will mmwer Tor a plowing. In othor words, wlion no plowing is re quired, it will do to plow with a culti vator, hut at no othor time. The culti vator, no called, was llrrit mud In Or egon In tho vicinity of H.ilotn. Wilt Homo of tlio old farmurs lu Salem or Howell I'mlrlos toll what they think of It for stirring land for Spring nowlngV Ask them, plcaso, and tolt us what tlioy Buy. They told your huuihlo hor vant, Huvural years ago, that the vory experiment which 11. K. It. advi.sos had cost them thousand; of dollars;. In this county (Yamhill) tho mime com plaint is heard. Tho cultivator is good for Htirrlng Humuior fallow; ho Huro though to now your Fall groin before tho Fall rains, and run that implement Into tho dry; greiuo tho shovels and give It no inoro attention until tho next sunimor-fullow requires stirring. It Is no pleasure to differ no radically from Mr. K. Ho has written many excellent articles for tho Fakmiik, and that ho ha Judgment is wull eshihllsli d. Wo may both ho right to some ex tent. In Ltuie county they have a dif ferent ttoll from what is found lower down tho valley, nnd gonerally it is not ao foul. This may be tlio wholo difference Mr. it. Is surely right about tho time to sow. Tho bent month to sow wheat or outu In is April. Ground that will bring a crop sowed any othor time in the year, will bring moro sowed In that month. Flow for tipring sowing whou tho ground In flu good condition, nnd mow oh soon oh possible after plowing the sauio day If you can. One week often mukos a dlfforonco of live bushels to the aero in tho yield, Sow on n fresh furrow In tho Spring. "Hook llaplds" wo reach for his foro-top too. Wo differ with him on the goat question. A man who Is ooouruto In figures and can estimate the differ ence In tho valuo of "8MB grade gout" and a "2-04 grndo goat," can oaslly figure out a neat fortune on paper, but, Jlko tho "Jack o? Lantorn," thongh it eoms near, whon a man goes to pos sess himself of It, he finds it hard to bag." Tho goutiiuslness Is yet nu experi ment and it in not best for all to exper iment on tlie same thing at tho wuuo dime. Our friend figures out five thou sand dollars In four years, with only ono thousand Invested. Gentlemen of our ucuualntauue have had more than ono thousand invested for moro than four years, and huvo not made, the fourth of live thousand dollars. I don't wish to injure tlio trade, however, but "JKovky," tell us, confidentially, have you mado these largo sums on goats, or js it an experiment with you. Of -tho valuo of Hhoop in Oregon choro cun be no mistake. The United fitateH Sot many years will not rulue wool enough to supply homo coiisuinis tlou. Tho prico here has loon fluetu utlng, but wo aro fast establishing a reputation, und soon Oregon wool will be iugrcutdomnnd in all Eastern innr Jtots. Xt us tako ono hundred head of jiheep. At thu valuo our friend places on thoui, they would cost $200.00. For those figuros wo could buy a Hock that would shear at least seven pounds to tho head, worth two hundred dollars. )no hundred lam us inako a flock of fifty owes nnd fifty wethors nt the end of the first yenr. Wool ns profit $-Ml). Second year's increase, lf0 lambs ; wool from 2H) sheep, $100; "0 mutton sheep, nt y.fin, $I12". Total profits for second year, SfllKi. Third year's In crease from 'lift owes, 'li!'t Iambs; wool from ewes niid'mutton sheep, 000; for mutton sheep, !?IS7.f0; total for third year, $787.50. Fourth year, wo have !t:i(! ewes und titf wether-.; wool at $'J.(I0 per head, $11.2(1; mutton $iil:!.r(; total for fouith year, SlJ.IJ.fiO. Wehao received in cash from our flock whlc.lt cost only one-fourth as much as your gouts S-,7l."i, and have one thousand sheep on hands. Don't that beat your goats? This Is not an "ignls-fatuus." We can fnrnl.sh figures fiom netual transactions which show oven better than this tho first stock cost less, tho amount lecelved for wool nvoraged better, and tho Increase more than doubled the stock and kept up all loss es. Mutton sheep ono Spring in par ticular, sold for $4. oil, and tho wool nv oraged seven pounds, nnd sold for over fifty cents por pound. Give us actual transactions In the goat business. Letter from Coqoille. Coquii.m: City, Jnn. 11.1B77. Eu Fakmi:k: Wo have hud fino weather down here, so far this Winter. Vory llttlo ruin and only n few frosts: Hourly nil the time one might workout of doors in his shirt sleeves, nnd we have tide-water in tho river here, tweuty-fivo miles from the eoa, ao far, nearly all Winter. Tho Democrats held a large mnBS meeting here, on tho 8th lnst., and passed " resolutions " in view of the Presidential muddle. Considerable in terest was manifested and everything passed off harmoniously although one itopuhllcun came very near being "counted in " whether he would or no. A new river steamer has been built hore, to run on this river. She Is a stern-wheel, nnd Although small, is a good, nice, well-running boat. She will run regularly In the river trade. Tho tug Katie Cook will rtm in the riv er trade also, when not ongagod in towing on tho bur. A good district school is now taught nt this place by Mr. Mares. Mr. L.D. Wolford our former teacher is engaged in private teaching on the coast at the mouth of the rlvor. Mr. Mares is an excellent teacher, and tho school is prosperous under his charge. A llttlo religious revival has been had here this Winter among the de nomination known as Christians (Camp bellites) and quite a number huvo join ed that church. The Unlversullsts are also rousing, nnd " putting on tho wholo armor," Ac. Itatherau unique Sunday School has boon run hero during tho Fall nnd Winter, non-professing persons having had exclusive control, and with tho help ot ono or twolndlos, and two or tlireo saloon-goers, have kept tho thing going, whilo tho professing christians have looked coldly on and extendod no help, though appealed to to do mi. Tho tu'hoot is still prospering, but is now in churgo ot tho Univorsallst Society. M. MARRIED: At the resldenoe or the brides father lu Clackamas county, on Now Year's dov. M. t. arown and Mian n. v.. Hnwi. Aiir uiaonamas couuty. in iirownavnia, joeo. s5, R. V. Starr and Miss Joule Driver, la Oorvallls. Jan. in. A. I Vnnm rwl Mrs.M. K.Kunk. ..?er..ol6nc0i " 81. liana Cram aud Win Ulggenbothaiii. In Lakevlow. W. 'J'.. Jan. I), Giintav Brain. man and Alias Bertha Locko. In CoWlllE Prolrie. Jan. H. Lnillut Ornnlnr and MIbs Mary Uenyot, lu Lane county, Jan. d, Olios. Wand and Miss Anna Bllderbaok. lo Columbia oouutv. Dan. 25. hv T. NLmv. art, J, P , Hatn'l Galloway aud Miss R-jbaooa rerry. BY TELEGRAPH. Wamiinoton, Jan. 13. retltlons from Irmriwii btm, und bxarliiK uoaily 4,.r,W) hliiiurs, Iihvo lieen rocelvrd b tlio Natlnrml Woinftii'H Huflrago Abkorlatlon, and will te prtfcMUml locongrcnH HfcKini; lor a mxinentli iimiiinlmotit to tho conntluillon of the United StHivk, prolilbitlns any Mtato (rom dlhfrnn LliNIti); U S. cltlriins on nccolint ofwx, Olor 2.000 001) of lUllclPiii v utmropria- tlons nro ruporlwl lo tbe prenent uusslon ol CmifrexH. JMonburfr, Pa , Jot 22 buildings from lu litmlrieks rontor, by tire, Saturday uigtit. A man him child tvero burnnd todnnth in their dwnlllnR at Cranberry I'aik, N. J., on Halurday laHt, Tho PrMldent has reappolnlrd Wm, J. Murtnph to the Wuslilngton board of Police C'ommls'iomirH. A Held of llontlUK Ico tbre fourths of a mllowldn nnd four miles long npjit naot i. iiihviiio, ivy ., tin uuciay. Kx-Ulstrlrt AtlornnyCuas. O. nbor, re cnntly comloted of abntmctlns; rourt nanera from the ottlcn of the chirk of tbo court, was Iartiona 10-uay ov ine rresicient. N)- wOiii.EAjis, Jan. 14. The Democratic Lt'glhlature is ealnine eroucd bv tbe acres- elan of colored mem Iters who desert the oth er side. Pinchbeck has taken sides with Ilium and Is using tils Influence lo add to their strength. All sorts oi rumors are al'oat concerning a oomprcmlse. One Is that )i Casey Is elected to the Senate by the Demo crats Grant will recognize tbe Nichols gov ernment. The Renubl loans will nrobablv suspend to-morrow. Judge Dowlng, of Earn Feliciana, testified before tbe Senate com mittee that ho was compelled to adjourn his court In 1875. on acoount of au Imminent riot, and that be bad never held a session of tbe court since. W'AHHiNnTON, Jan. 10 The President to dav read leleurams from Gen. Auser. con. vevlng Information that Gov'. Packard had applied to him for asalstaooe to reinstate tbe Supreme court In the building of which they usn sun nisrn rsaea, Ami to tncrewitu enfuroe Packard's proclamatioo, and that ho had informed Packard he did not understand his Instructions as authorizing the nse of troops ror any snob purpose, but he had re ferred tbe matter to tbe President. Tbe President replied to General Auger that bis unucrHanuing ai nis lusiruoiions was cor rect, and that the forces under his command are not (o be used except to prevents breach of tbe public peaoe by either of the opposing political parties. KmrYojuc. Jan. 16, The Htrald'a Wash ington special says tbat tbe fear that tbe Nichols government, ir It should prevail, would undertake to recauvasa tbe electoral vote, moved the Republican laedara kera to extraordinary exertions iu behalf of Pack ard, and it Is probable tbe administration will try to keep the Packard Rovernment in exlstenoe at least until after the electoral vote la counted. After that. It Is an onan sn. oret bete, leading Republicans will let Pack ark take care of himself, tor they are hearti ly tired of maintaining Houlhern Btata cnv. ernmeuU by Federal Interference. It Is no ticed here since tbe Deniooma declared Houtb Carolina to have gone for Hayes, there is very little Republican sympathy for Chamberlain. Cincinnati. Jan 15. Tbe nresent hssV. up of loe in the river has been tbe most dis astrous on record not on It at this place, but at almost every point between here and -iuauur we lowest eaumeiea damage here is $250 000; the highest, WO ,000. The heav iest losses seem , at this writing to be with coal dealers. There were 75 loaded and 150 empty barges sank or carried away from landings at this plaoe. Most of those not actually sunk have been left in such a con dition tbat nothlag can be done for them, and they will be eventually lost. New Yoatr., Jan. 15. Tie WorUV special from Pittsburgh plaees the loss there by Hosting ioe at 3,000,000; 0 coal barges and uiueateamboaw destroyed, The lues of life was small, only three or four fatalities being reported, but there were many miraculous escapes. The ioe piled up 20 and 80 feet pla ces. Alleghany river did not break up. This circumstance saved millions of proper ty aud many lho. as both rivers iconrini; at once would have submerged large portions ui x-itumurgu ana Aiiegueuy. of the pro Russian party gaining tho ascen dency. The Rflrlln correspondent of the Times comments on tbeextremoly hostile language of Russian (vfHclsl papa's In rpgnrri to the protlsmutton of Qtiw-n Victoria as Km press of India. The Vcilcmnili asserts that Afghan istan is arming 3f alnst Kneland. Lomxiv. Jan. IS TIih Vienna correspon dent of the Timim says ad vIcph received there confirm tho iuiprestion tbat the Porto will at the vt ry Ust momcut acceptthe compromise offered by ihe Powers. Tbo compromise will probably prnvo to be that tho Porte be asked to accct the programme, not as some thing unalterable, but only as a sort of basis for discussion. I.om)N. Jan. 14. Tl.o India office pub lishes a dispatch, dated Jsnuary 12, trnm Lord Carnarvon, acting Indian secretary in the absence ot Lord Salisbury, to Lord Lyttoti, governor peneral of.'ltujla. It ro rjursts that a weekly nirairnry, be henco iorth sent by telegraph, giving main facts in regard to the famine. Lord CRrrmroii, mm ming up tbe inforinstion he had hitherto re ceived, considers it alarming that 840.000 pr sons are already employed on the relief works in Madras, and 'JO.OOO in tbe Bombay government. Kstimales show that the (amine In Rombsy will gradually increase, reaching the maximum in April, when a million persons will require relief, after which It will gradually decrease. In Mad ras the prospect Is proportionately worse. The districts affected in Madras cover eighty thousand square miles, and contain a popu lation of eighteen millions. In Bombay, the famine stricken territory covers 51,000 square miles and has a population of eight millions, live millions of which aro in districts more immediately affected. Tbe rimes' special from Calcutta gives a later summary of tbe situation. In one ot the Bombay districts, Sholopore, tbe crops totally failed. Tblnga are nearly as bad In two otber districts. Already two hundred and eighty-seven thousand persons are on tbe relief works. In Madras famine pre vails In twelve districts, and now a million parsons are on tbe rel lef works. The cost to the State t -estimated at over two millions sterling la Bombay and four tnlllloni In Madras. London, Jan. 18. A special from Vienna to tbe Jtaily JV'rus asserts tbat tbe archives of the Rnssian embassy at Constantinople have arrived at Odessa. Tbe Berlin correspondent of the Times says Ihe reason each plenloptentiary made a separate declaration to the Porta at yelter- aayssiuiDgoi toe committee, was to pre .V ... - .h.h.v ,..WU HVU VIMUg JC, rep-all resented as undertaken In oebilf of all Europe. PjjrA, Jan. 10. The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with the Hnlun.vhnh disposed to accept all the conditions pf tbe amended scheme submitted to the conference. Constantinople. Jan. 1C The several plenlnoptentlarles have reauested an and). enoe with ihe Sultan for tbe purpose of tak ing leave. Tbe grand council of Turkey to ueciue on me rone's reply to tne last pro. IKisaie ui me powers will n Ibursday. I meet te-morrow or F0REIG5. St. PKTEHsuuna, Jan. IU The Oolos says It Is believed the Porte a simply play lug with thoconlereuoe,aud further concessions by tho Powers will ouly Increase Turkish arrogance, Russia's self respect deuiauds that negotiations be prolonged no further; Hint energetic measures, suoh as General IguatletVH K.oall, t o udopUd. The. British fleet came to tbe Uosphorus. A VIenus diapalch asserts that the Porte lias relinquished the idea of making further oouuuir proposals, as he doea not believe they will bo accepted. Tbe Standard' i Bel grade telegram auoouuoastbe arrival of M, nnnuuvu iruiu ot. I'tuersDurg. The Standard's Borlln dispatch aays it Is reported tbat two divisions of tbe Russian array are approaching tbe Roumanian fron tiers. , The Vienna correspondtnt of the Times sayst Tho quarrel between Turkey aud Rounianln requires a uior solemn declara tion that her status will got be uttdoted by tbo Turkish ooustitutlon tlian a simple com munication to the Roumanian airent at Con stantinople. Unfortunately, this difficulty Iian arlsou Just as the part who wnsoptos. od lo a convention being made with Russia iur isciiitauug tue passageoi uuseian troops through Roumaula has. t0.fr a hard struur. ale, gained tho upper lund. The present dlltltiultv has. iu a ormat ineasurA. nhanir aH I this, aud there arc uunitatAksble symptoms OREGON'S ELECTORAL VOTE. Washington, Jan. 13. John Parker, of Albany, Oregon, one or tbe electors appoint ed byCroniu, testiiled tbat he was not arm ed on tbe day of the meeting of the electoral college. Ben Slui peon, Suryeyor-Genermi of Oregon, testified be oou eraed with Governor Qrover. iu relation lo Watt's ineligibility about the miaaieoi govern oer,ana tne Governor then stated lie bad reoelved two or three snthnri. ties in relation to the Watt's oase from tbe ttast, out that toey oonmoted with authori ties whlcn he (Orover) had looked up in oonneotlon with tbe oase of Watts. C. C. Jordan, oasbler of the Third National bonk of New York, testified this morning in regard to the Oregon check, lie ordered Martin & Kunyon to draw a check for 13,000 on December titb last, for Ladd & Busb, Salem, Witness ordered tbe check at the in stance of Col. Wni. T. Pelton, Secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Wit ness did not know wbat tbe fs,000 was to be used lor, but infsrred it was for political purposes. Only knows now the check was returned unused, oamuel J. Tllden is a di rector of the bsuk of which witness is cash ier. Tllden owns f8,000 worth of tbe stock lu tbe bank. Witness was personally re sponsible to Martin A Runyon for tbe $8,000, and Col. W, T. Pelton was personally re sponsible to witness. Witness (Jordan) related substatially tbe same tacts testified to by Ruuyou and 1)1 mon. Pelton (.ate no reason why be wanted tbat check. Did not go to Dimon as directed because Peltou asked witness to procure somebody else to go there. Witr ess request ed Runyon not to place tbe matter In his books. When Runyon was subpoenaed he oanie to see witness, sud requested him not to mentiou his (wliuatB') name. Advised Ruuyou to see llsrnson, a lawyer. Pelton oounseled that wituess advise Runyon to see Harriaoa, and said be (Pelton) would tell Harrison tbat Runyon would oometo aee him. Peltou did not tell witness any thing about any other draft Bent to Oregon. Tbe amouut of tbe check was not charged in tbe books of the bauk to anv one. Pel tou assured witness he would be repaid tbe co,uw, juemoueywas returned in a lew days. Witness did not know anvtblns abbout the draft cubed f irCrouln by anoth er banking house. When wituess made himself liable for tbeSS.000!iehadaii under standing that there was a special fund pro. vided for political purnsAs. On the even ing previous W. L. Scott, a member of the Democratic uatloual committee, told wituess ue wouin ne responsiDie ror twenty thous and dollars. Johu Parker, one of the elector appointed by Cronln, testified Mr. Bellinger, chairman of tbe Democratic central committee of Ore gon, told witness two hours before his ap pointment ho would be called upon to act with Cronln. Dr. Watts testiiled that le wrote a letter to Senator Mitchell last July, in which he stat ed the facts of his (Watts) being a postmaster of a fourth-class oflice but received1 no reply, as tho Senator never receiv ed the letter. Witness examined tho con stitution and came to the conclusion bo would bt ellgllloto tho otllceof Presidenti al elector, if ho resigned his position of post master before tho meeting of tbo electoral college, and he is of the sime opinion still. Witness sometimes preaches aud lectures, and during the list political campaign made il speeches. senator Mitchell at his own request mado a stattmeut that he never received tho letter which Dr. Watfs testiiled to navo written him last July. Never heard from any fourco that Watts was Ineltgibleas Presidential el ector, until his arrival in San Francisco seven or eight days after the election. Geo. A. Steel was examined Was at Salem on tho day tbe vote was counted; saw Bush, of tho firm of Ladd it Bush, at tho capltol building; saw him meet Bellinger in tho hall leading lo the senate chamber, and shortly after tbe State Treasurer came up? witness made tho remark to Judge Denny, "Whf tare they raising moreyforJ" Bell inger, Bush, and tho State Treasurer want- to obe latter's omc3 ; the actions of Bushe wrre rsuspiclous and tbat was why be mad tbe remark about money being used; Bush came up tbe capltol steps in a great hnrry, between a walk nnd a run ; was told Bush had been sent for. J. M. Johns testified tin was present at the canvass of the vote which was made bythe Secretary of State In tbe presence of the gov ernor, who was out of humor. The secretary of State told witness the governor was mad? because be (Cbadwlck) did not count tbe vote as he desired. Witness understood Graver wanted Cbadwlck to count Watts out and Cronln In. Cbadwlck told witness Grover wanted to ahlrk tbe responsibility and get him (Chart w!.!k7 to refuse Watts a certificate. Judge Denny, of Oregon , testified. Saw Secretary Cbadwich pass tbe envelope con taining tbe certificates of electors to Cronln. Saw Busb, of the firm of Ladd & Bush, at tbe capltol on the day of the meeting of tbe electorsl college. Saw him go into the oflice of the State Treasurer with Bellinger, chair man of the Democratic Stale committee. W. M. Turner called, and certified that the vartiea telegraphing the 8,000 from New York to Oregon had told tbe committee ailr and more than he (witness) knew in relation to that transaction. He stated further that be knew nothing In relation to 117.000 bebuc sent from New York to Oregon. Senator Morton stated to tbe committee tbat Dlmon had left a transcript of his books and papers with tbe committee. Since his departure he bad examined the transcript and found an item, December 15. showing Dlmon paid Kountz A Bros, of New York l'.039on account J.N. H.Patrick. Goy. Grover at his own request was allow ed to make a statement disclaiming having any conversation with Secretary of Slate, Cbadwlck, relative to counting out Watta and counting In Cronln. Recipe for Diphtheria. A subscriber calls on ua to say tbat ha ' thinks he has a reliable remedy for this dis ease, which is doing suoh terrible work among tbe little ones of Oregon. A friend of his says he has tried it with success, and we give it tbe more readily because It ap pear harmless. Take equal parte of fat, pickled pork, Bad onions, mashed, and applied a a ponlUo to be renewed every few hours, and plaoe in tbe mouth of the child a small piece or camphor gum about tbe size of a pea. This, conrse followed is said to give speedy relief. Our friend bas beard it so highly recom mended by a reliable man who says be has often seen it succeed, tbat be wishes to make It public. llAHiusuuiut, Jan. 12, 1877. En. Fahmkii: Tbe following is a list of officers duly installed by Charity Grange, No. 108, on tith day of January, by our Worthv Master, Wm. Cyrus, for the ensuing: year: F. M. Kizer, M.j S. E. Gray, O.j J, Al.Tharp, L I). D. Michael, H.; Heury Price, A. S.; Bird Wsggener, O.j P. H.. VVigle,Seo; A. Cnndra, Treus.; J. Ssnger, G. K.; Mrs. Mary Dddelmon, ).; Mrs Nancy Waggener, P.; Mrs. Mary KUer, F, Miss Agues Waggener, L. A. S. P. H.WIgle, Seo. Lank County. Mr. John A. Isbam, writ ing from Lane county, sayt: We have had a tine winter, so far, and tbe farmers are turning up tbe soil In all directions in this, part of the valley. There will be a lara-ar acreage of gialn sown tbe coming spring than, ever before, as quite au amount of nev land is broken up. Cant. C. Lton, aged 5S yearo, died at aklma City, W.T., ou tbe ltlth of last mouth . Deceased was an early pioneer to this coast, having come here in 1S13. Ue is said to have beeu tne first American settler north of tbe Deschutes river, haying settled iu Chambers Prattle in ISM. A meeting of the Natloual iUecutlve com mittee ot tbe Greenback party has been call ed by Moses W. Field, of Detroit, to meet at Springfield, III., Jan. 2Jd. I ftl 5 ? U k 'a t .A Jd ;i&tHtrM'!i&ti - . -- "te S tt-i unJtSfc K.s
