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WILLAMETTE FARMER.
JOHN G. WEIGHT,
Healer In
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Crockery and Glassware,
Wooden and Willow Wine,
Tobacco and Cigars,
coMiUkrciabj struct.
Balem, Aiill!W. Vm. ''""...
Pacific TTnivcrsity,
fojib:st uitovc, uk.
FAflUIsTY I
Iv H. II. MATWII, I). I)., President, and 1'rofcrs-
or of Intellectual lMdliMnjitay. , ,
llv. IIOKAUK LYMAN, A.M., Professor of Miot
"'(farr'nm 'll.il. LAMSON, Profcrmr nf Math
"jOH.'w. MAItHH, A.M., l'rofcfsnr of Latin ami
J. II 1101111, A. M , I'rlnc'pil of Academy.
Him MAIIV H. MACK, Preceptress.
.1. W. MAIPUI. A M Librarian. .. ,
Minn HAUAlt 1IUWI.UY, Teacher nf Mulc.
fhoro aro llirro tonus In Iho Cnllrclnta jear. The
Fam. Taint begins em Ihe llrt Wnlne-sdiy In "e'pt r
Thn trillion l, Iiillm Academic ilcpnrtnu-nt. ..'HI,
ml In the College llu, pr year, pajnlila per leim
A circular, and any desired Inforinithiii. vlll bo fin
nMird, iiiim application, by the President, null.
Storage at Portland.
WK A 111: lMlKI'AlllCIITOHTOIIB Ctl-.i3
on the liuift ravnrubte terms, i-lllier In our ilre
pnmf Mere, r In nnr frame' WHnlioiii'ouii tin1 wharf.
iUtiriulco halo nut tumbled grain or, Hour In el
llier. I'ur further p-irtlcularf apply t
J. MoCRAKEN & CO.,
aiiHir
PoilTLANI), Oil
RAILROAD NURSERY.
Prunes and Plums made
a Specialty.
209,000 FRUIT TREES
I'ur Halo TIiIn Ncunuii,
coNMiirriNf) ov
Apple, J'our, Quince), J'Iuiii, l'runo,
J'imiuIi, Cliurry, Griiiu vlmm, Currant,
llluckliurrics, Jtii3il)()rrlfH (ulglit vurl
olios). BtruwhurrloM, Chestnut, Mul
berry, liltick ami White Wnlnut,
,.l(lukory, Sueur Mnplo, Honey Lo-euSUXoniburdy.-I'uiilur,.
-Mountain
AhIi, Wetiihiir Willow, SnowlmllH
and Lllauhs, lloneymiuklos und Ivy.
JiJverjjfi'ei'nt.
Ailior Vlltc, Itallnn 0. press, Clolilon
Cyprom, very tlno, I'lnes, and Cedar
lVmlnr,Inrleutithus,Jiip(nii'ii or Kiro
True, furty varieties of JCosuh, Flow
orliiir'HIiriiiM and I'lantH of all kinds,
EtiKllfh Haw hcc(Ih for hedi'liig. also
I'iikIIhIi l'rlvet I'lantH, for fancy
31 edges.
Now J call special attention to the
- Amsden June Peach,
nrteen days earlier than any other
J 'each known. I have only about 200
yearling trees of this I'eaeh. J'riiro, SI
em:h, $10 perdo.. 2,000 dormant Imds
of this I'eaeh; price 25c each. $- per
hundred, $2011 per thousand.
J also havo a few trees of the
Hnunt Vernon X4ii.r.
Jhls Pear is one of the most viduahlo
now J-V.l l'ears in cultivation, l'ricu of
trees, SI each.
Oregon Champion Gooseberry.
This berry la worth all other Uoosobeorlcs fur prof
It, a It I a Ano larpo lrry. and the most prullQc
beirer ever known. 1'tle.o of plants, $1.60 per do,,
fib per hundred.
Red Warrington (iooseberr) .
This I Iho luruat nf all Ooosoberrl-s, and la a
titoutl ml, vciy ornamental, and an eicel'eut berry.
l'ricu of pUnls, Ml cent each, f 0 per doxnn,
Pouch (Hoocllixaiai,
Pur hundred. 1 1, per tliousaiid, $9U. l'rlao 1.1st
ant free to any address.
rium nml I'rnno Trees on I'enrh Knots.
I claim tint the l'oich root la fur superior to Plum
roiUH lorgralilutf prunoeaud plum on, for vtv rta
on: l.uiindvur bavo any rpruut,, to destroy the
lllu ol y,Mr trem, 2. The praue and plum vuccvd
better on peach than on plum. ij. 'Ihe prune and plum
twaryciintfvrou pcarh wot, and the fruit lonf better
ciuallty. My brother bait n rruno orchard of 401) treti
on pe.ich rout live yenrr. old Hut bud lorty poundi, to
the tri-" IhU .eaon, llli treoM are very thrifty and
ftD, Icnsbv" any ni4n ptacbrooln that are twen
ty llvo years old, perfectly found and healthy,
Testimony In unororthe l'cncli Koot.
MrMlXNVH-i.B, Oct. !M, I (rift,
II W. I'ltRTTrsuiN,-Dear Hir: oiir nolo In regard
ti ritim tree on Pvacb rootp, la a', band. I havo a
number of larue, healthy l'lum Irei a rwuuty yenra old,
Krafted on peach roolD They Imo inner iiprouted
ud bear eitriinely well. I would not hivun plum or
prune tree unleira ft wna on peach roor.
Vour, roipicltiilly, W, T. Niiwnr.
Aurllta fur lllf Nliraorj'.
D,f Maltrkoy. rortlaHd: Wixuley iUi,, Oorvtiln;
I, Michael, Wlieatlacri; Mra K A .ludklna, Kuireue;
JS W Whipple, CotUlKO (Irove; H Uerry, McMluuvllK.
H. W. PRETTYMAN,
l'roprletor of Itallroad Nnrery,
sovlOtf KAST I'Oltn.ANl), Or.
RAILROAD LANDS.
Xatburul
J.OW FHIOKM
XurniM!
1.0 NO VlltlKI
i,ov iNxi:iticsxi
TIIK OIIUOON & CAMl'OHNIA IIAH.IIOAll (M.
offer their Laniln for rale upon tho followlm: libe
ral ternic Due lenth of Ihe price In rath; Intact on
the balauceit the rate of r-even per cent, one year
nflor ali and inch follow Inn year one-tenth of the
principal ami lulercat oi. the luilauce at tho ratu of
oven pur ceut ioranuui. Iloth principal nml Inter-
at ayoblo In II. H. Currency.
A dUcount of tn per cent, will no allow ed for rirh
UT I.etUr. to bo ,ldri-ul to 1, bCUULZi;, Laud
Uejil U. A V. tl. 1( l'uillniid, Orccou.
l'rom the Dally WtatMmar,
THE MOUNT JEFFERSON PASS
WACON ROAD.
J. V, IIKtllrtOTUN.
HiiB' rlilliiK In OrcRoii during tho month nf
January niljflit liorcclioiiud na tolerably tilca'i-
ant intltno If It wuro tint for tbo mini. To lm
aliro, llicru lun't niiicli mini; It oxlala only In
abort HtnlcluH nf a roiiplo of tiillea or no,
vtlilcli nrn Joined by nrlnrn rotitirollnn. I!nl
Tilion yout nnilu laja out llirouxb tlio Waldo
1 f 1 1 1 h , llui kiiii laalilnluK brlKlilly nwrlicail, tbo
InrliH urn itbiMiiip; on u ly alilu, nml the ynniiR
lunilii urn HMfipiiiK nbniit In thn jiwtiina, thn
uinil l lorijotton, ami jnn Knlijj that nllluiiiKli
Itli inlil-wlnter, e areinjilii(!;irlii(,'. l.euv.
Ina Halom at 111 A. ., u remind
tPIITU'H l'llllrt
At II v. M, Ikiii wo i'lo wclcointil by Mr.
Jua. X.Hiiillliuinl bin li'Hpllaliio wile, whom o
found In n (,'onil laalth niic i-xo llr-nt Hiirltri
na iiaual, Mrs. Hinllli kmiii prepaicd tta olio of
bcrrxrullnit Mipimia, nlilcli no wsro not alow
In Relllus on tbo onlnldoof. Tlio locality Is de
cidedly on tho Improvo. Tlioro is ono Bnicral
luorclmttillao atom dolnR ft vory fair liuainoaa,
and niiutlici la to la) ntamnl In tlio apriiiR. Mr.
Huiilli iutdiila to Htnrt a aaw mid print mill next
aeaion, und an tlic.ru iacomiilcrublonliQiitrnlatd
In tlio vieinllj-, mid Iliti country l rapidly aet
tlliiR up, tho priMprclK lor the mill doing it largo
ImaiiKu Bri)K"il. An excellent water power,
with n fall of III bit rnu be bad from BkooUinn
crooKion whom lainlia acirdl finlciiiitrs on
cantiHil Initt auniimr. Tliu goiural l.caltli i
very (,'ood, nut n KlngU) coao nf aickncM cxinting
In tho neighborhood. Hut them aro
WltOMD- Willi it Mimiuuit. lIKlltTIll
In iipiril In mull inattuia. There I iiultc n
ao'.tlenii lit building hji hen, and tliu acttlera
nitt bavo tntir.vi.lnlciigwny, toHtajtun or Tox
I'.airli.aflei their mail. Considerable coin,
ii aiut i Hindu r.bcut ti.e l'o 1'ralriu rnatofllcQ
lu icg.ndlo rccuWiig nonainicM. Tlitrottlu
BiM'tidrigular anln-crlbcu to tbo HrATUUAN,
I'.uniii rnd Oitgonlan. und cverj wi-ikarinu
ouu falla lu num. llulr pniiet.lmt got ittl.o
following wit '.., Willi tbo licit heme. Tlila is a
nutter ot considciablo aimnjaiici, and Iho I'.
M. at l'nx rrniri.1 abnild look to It. A
rontGlV.co iiu(i,i lit BiuIIIi'h I'tiry, and tho
probal lllty la that ono will booh bo catilllalinl
tlioro. Hub locnlil) will ilonlitlraa bo ono ol tlio
prominent I'ointii on tho route when tbo road
over tbo mountains la tlnbihul. Among tin
new aottlcih Ii
A WOUktMl WOMAK,
Whoi.0 tnurgj' and aoll-rcliancu aro to be nil-mlri-d
and conimcndid. Blio ban lecently ar
rived from MiBoiiri, and ban ecttkd upon a
tract of H) acrea of bruah and leacrdam rail
road laud. With Il.o nolo ai-aialauco ofber
three amall chlldrf n abo baa commcncid clear
ingupllio wlldcriHua, Willi tliu determination
of making u home forberaelf and family. Jlcr
log lioubu la almoat flnialiid, alio and her chil
dren Iwiug the architects and carpenters. Tho
micceju aliu deaorvea undoubtedly awatla licr.
Tlio acttlera gcncmlly aro ulwaja ready to di
rect and uaalst iien-comcra In iclectlng land,
Of courao, tbero aro a few old croalicra wlio
would. lUitta buUd, & Cblotss wall around tke
country, tut ILcy arollko tUoolil fellow who
TfUhcd Hut cer body except himself and wlfo
were tUad, and then Uiey would go to keeping
hotel and publishing directories.
a Jionx amid im: itorsTAtMi,
Provided it la tho right Mud of a morning, end
you gnzo on a accno of beauty, HUnding on
the bluff near Mr. ritulth'a homo, tho radiant
raya of the morning suu ntnj.im tbiougli tho
tall forc-ilaof tlr, whoso sombre green prcaouts
a strong cuiitra.it to tlio beautifully frosted,
leallcas liruba of tlio balm of (.Ulead and cotton
woods w lilcli aMrt tho rook-rimmed shot o over
tbo way, tbo roaring rjantlam lion Ing by at
your feet. It la just tho kind nf morning to
enjoy a wall, up to tho now bridge on the Little
North l'ork o( tliu Santiain. Tbo air I crisp
and bracing, and you liud firm looting
on a frosty Irniuonurk of mud. On fiery
side you can bear tlio atroke of tho settler's axe,
ovcrnl strong at ins bciug busily engaged lu
WLtKLMMI Tilt: W lMlEltXEMH,
And carving uttt futuro tarms. You puss
through inlclicB of lautadtically-froated fern,
wlillo tbo mergreou loavia of tho aalalborry
bushes am! muuntjiii mosses, covered with
froaty diamonds, aparUlo and glitter in tbo ra
diant raya of tho morning sun. Tho brldgo wo
found In lot substantial structure built last
summer by Mr. Middaugli, of Bulom. All the
settlers in tho vicinity are highly pleased with
it, aud it is a great Improvement for tbo local
ity. It will probably be covorcd next season,
and the load well graded at tbo oast cud, is
two milcH from tbo Ferry, and on tbo direct
oourao nf the future mountain toad,
1'KRIMTIttiT l'llOsi'MJTOnB.
itoturning to rJmith'a Furry, wo mot Joo llan
dolpband party, who bad Just returned from
Quart.vllle. Joo reported that there were
tlmu muii at work on tbo bars of tho Buuth
Fork near (linrl.ville, prospooling for jilaeor
diggings. Tlio water was rather too high to
work to any advantage, and tho men expected
to come out lu it few wcoka,
TIIU HOAt) MltKTlKIl
At Hinilh'a Kerry waa very well attendod. The
settlors cunu in from every direction, and Mr.
Huiitli gao them Ireo ferriage durlug tho day.
Mr. I.oliear aot"d aa chairman of tbo meeting,
and Mr. Walrus (secretary. Addrosaca were
nndo by 1'iaiik Cooper, Henry States and
others, who explained tlio natural advantages of
tho pass through tho mountains, aud tho great
bcnorlls which wore en re to follow tbo construc
tion of a wagon road through tbo Cascades.
Tlio seltlurs seniued to bo fully alive to tbo in
terests of tbo country, and adopted tho follow
ing resolution:
ltesolvod, That we the citizens of tho North
H.uitiam, aro in l.uor of the Ml. Jcflenon l'ns
Wagon Hoad, aud In favor of rendering all tho
assistance in our power to push tbo tuiterprtso
through, and wo believe, this In bo tbo most
practicable routu to KaHteru Oregon.
Tbo stock books weio then opened, and In a
very shot t space sf t Imo filiates to tho amount of
$l,MR)ciii sold, and much enthusiasm was
manifealed in tavor of tho project,
AT hIAVTON,
Many new building' lmvobeen erected lu lids
lawn during tho p.it jcar, but considerable
trouble Inn been rxpoiiouccd with the water
turner, tho mills havinj hid to ahnt down
Jtrgojuxtiou uf the time, oviiiig to tho dam
washing away. Thorn Is llttlu doubt but that
Iho mountain road will lw of vast lienefit to th
town, but tho rillens havo walor on Iho brain
Jusi now, and havo mi tlmotntalio an Intercut
In opuiiltiK up a road, consequently no moot
ing was held, although some stnek hat been
taken. Tbo Brass Hand Is making rapid pi o-
gross and tho soul-stirring all sins of martini
music lloat far out in tbo evening air. Apia-
card on ono nf tbo buildings announces Hint
Tim BUton Lltuniy Sonety" mentann Wiel-
luwlny evenings, Tliu artist who gotltnptvi-
eVntly goes in for saving Ink. 'I bo se hue, Is
taught b. MattioL. I'oiull, who lim nlwiut 5'l
pupils enrolled.
MhTACF8AM) ALTITt'llls.
I'rom Bull in to Smith's 1'criy is !i7 mllos and
14 chains, l'lum there to lie linexs', the last
rcllhinint on tbo North l'liik, is 12 miles.
This much nf tho road Is already built, and
win n tho remaining 62 milts Bit- compkltd to
IJlnck Dull!', u will have a good road connect
ing Hale in with Kjslorn Oregon, Ih-m.Uh open-
lit; lip a latgu ixleni ol miuirai, stock ami
agriculluial Is ml. This ruiul cnu lie mado pass
lablo at all times of the year, aslhcrois bat a
very short distance cf deep snow lino. Tho
bunch grass cattle can bo elrhcn right through
to tho Willimotto valley, and eventually a rail
road will connect us with the Hint by way of
this pass. The dlstanco from Balcm to Wlnno
miicca, Nevada, over this routo. Is only 421
miles, while by tbo piwu.t routea of travel It is
ever 1,210 miles, moro than half or which is by
ocean simmers. The altitude of Sherman, the
highest point on tho Union Pacific; It. It., is
8,21.! feet ubovo sea-level, uhllo Iho highest
point in the Binras, nil Iho C. 1'. It. 11., is 7,(117
loot, Tliu Jcllersuii 1'iws Jtrmtl will ciosa
IhuKuminit ol the Cascade s at an altitude of
ul.out -1,1)1)1) fict. which is lower tl. an veiiine
111100.1, thoidtitudu ol tbo latter Ijting 1,3.11
fett. Tho Hut thing to dei is to get imagon
ror.il across, Mid In due lime the pull of I lie lo
comotive will bo hctud along tho banks of the
mating Baiiliam, bringing tuliui into llcwo eon
Iiit'tioii wtlb Hit Il.-mtern Mutes.
U'ruin the 1'nlly statesman. J
LKTUCU.
Tho IoUbI from tbo Bather initio Is up to
Wednesday last. At that tune the mill was
limning along uninterrupted, and doing excel
lent work. A "cleun up" will lw mado about
tho last of the present mouth, and some fmo
icsults are anticipated. The miners aro at
wnikontbo lower tunnel on a ledge over tile
feet in width, instead ol three feel, ok reported
by the I'laiudealir of last week. Eight diller
tnt assays lnvteiietn made from rock taken
trinn this level, and the assays show Unit the
ore runs all the way fioni ?l in gold per tun to
Silt in silver, acrooa the ledge. Tho last ledgo
Is well dulintd, and gives fuili ciiilcncu as tu
lead to tbo conclusion that it is the main lode,
and is rich enough to make nabobs of each in
dividual Btuckholiki . Bucb a prospect In either
of tbo Nevada wines would cauao stocks to
rauo thirty dollars per ahare as soon as discov
cicd, and must, even in Orr gon, give the Earner
a place with the, leading mines of tho coast. A
few mure as vaaable atriLes in tho bamo neigh
borhood would soon build up a second Virginia
City about the Esther and Lucky Queen mines.
'tusxnQVtts.
from Col. TVJJ. Itickey, who returned from
thiamine last Tuesday, wo Jcarn that work is
progressing in (bo tunnel, anil two luitl are
kept running. Tso mill was expected to bo in i
ojwration jceUriiy, and stockholders, Wore
tho ruiildlo of the, coming month, confidently
expect "much bullon." There is none of this
stock in market for sale, but we quoto the price
at SI .50 pur share.
CAPITAL.
Tbo Hoard or Directors of this Company held
a meeting in this city last Tuesday, for the pur
pose uf making arringcmctits to push ahead
the work of developing this largo and rich mine
in tlio spring or earlier, should this warm
weather continue,
MHREBl'LL.
Wo learn that tboro is a prospect that work
will commence on this ledgo oaily the coming
month. Mr. J. 1). Jordan, of this city, lias Just
relumed lrom Quartavillc, and reports tho
weather there nice and comfortablo for work
men, and tho trail in good order clear through,
for pack animals.
CASCAMS.
Work on this mine, which lies a short dis
tacco from tlio Capital mines, has been sus
pended for tbo present, but will be resumed in
a few weeks.
iilack band e-ojireST.
ThcCoqullle Iilack Band Milling Company
haa tllod articles with tlio Secretary of Btato lor
an Increase ol its capital stock from $400,0011 to
S750,00a.
jAsri.n.
Tho Jasper rmartz mine, Bakor county on
Iliiriit river, owned by h. O. Stearns A Co.,
turned out last week $110, being a )teld of fll
Hir tun.
In Illemory of Oracie Watson.
During Iho tervices by llev. P. 8. Knight,
which were full of pathos and comfort, ho read
tho following beautiful verses, written by Mrs.
Hello W. Cuokc, of this city, suggested by tho
touching death-bed scene of tho little ono beforo
them.
"I nm going to elle to-night, Mamma," .
bald our little d irllog tlr.ve,
Aa wo flood bcoldc hci'lboil ol uln,
And wntohed thoelear, f.itrjfaco.
"I am going In Ileal 011,1 o Hie, Mamma,
And then sou and IMp.i, tots
Will eenio and tee me, by and by,
When all your trouble's -through."
"I nm wallln for a song, I'apa,
Anil I wish that you would bring
The 'Old, Ohl btory,' lht 1 love;"
Hut the father oould not sing.
'I am'froiug up higher, higher, Mamma,"
Were the last'swoet words alio said,
And the calm of Heaven came down to her,
And oar lovoly llraeo was dead.
And wo smooth her u.ielidsilonn gently,
And wo Mel tlio Illy hands
And etir little maiden, (.olden Hair,
Among tho angola ttuiids.
And we laylierrunitoiettnully,
1 ike n mow drop, pine anil siiooli
Ami wo shall II ud her, while and fair,
When i lu I mi nhall meet I
Vlie liiiaalim l'le'tit.
Tlio ralun Ailiulml 1ms decided to
rendezvous lila tleet ttt tiic iiayy yard.
Late Dispatches.
Iiotrun n INilmer,
Timet' Sirinjl!cM, Illinois pcclnl cayt
It i prohibit) lliit II I.ogin Is not tloct
(il In-inormw. the Ocinocralt will tin
lo ill l'almcr nml noinlnatn .IuiIrij Diylt.
IteiEir tt It (In) l.ntt Verdun )1 die line I.
Tlio Tribune piiblMie'S what It cnllnl
tin) truth ol' the duel glory. It sa3't May
llreii before' the- woiel wns Ive-n, Htnl that
liemictt llreil In the) nlr, crj lug out. that
In' fill's May Iij lil'ii. IleniK'tt unit bis
cl.t( r silli'il 'or lliirnpo in tbo C'llv of
I'urlln.
.Tutt in 1 1mo.
The Wnilei't U':i-lilngIoii tpcclat fayt
Hint AVrllt nml AiiiIvioii, members of the
Lmii-diina rclariiing board, airiu'il to-el.iy,.
with all the; return In IlieJ lato cinv.i".
Tlie tivnciiiin to Wn-blnctoii to procnt
tliu xlt'jalioii toOrnit ami gain liU tmi.
port for tbp I'm'krd government, but
tbpy reaclied liero (n-l in limo to go under
arrest under the oieltr of tho IIou?c.
Cointnenla or tlioI"rr,t.
The Tribune rcganls tlio plan of tbc
cominittco tevolutioiiary and dangerous.
Tbc iVmld dciiotincet ibe contrivance of
tlie coinrnlttcc on counting tbc electoral
vote.
The Pun ronimenelt it.
Tbc llurilel don't know enough ol (lie ile
tails to gHu tin opinion, but finds gicit
vitl-facttoti in tliu tact that the committee
has agt ceil.
A Mrutrsle lor rieetloui.
Jlciity (J. Itcmictt, ex-pcnIon agent,
convicted of cmbt'7..leiug gnvernmtnt
money, was brought before tbo V. S. Cir
cuit Court at two o'clock this afternoon
lor sentence. His couri'cl moved tor ar
ret of judgement on tho ground that the
Indictment did no: 'tate an oD'ensc under
tbo statute. A motion was al-o mado for
n new trial, on tin- ground ol lnulllclcncy
of evidence to ju-tlly tlio verdict. Judge
Sawjer said bewmild examine tlie matter,
anil tbo MMitencc " ould stand over until
l'rlday mornliis.
Kitibeyzle r In four! ,
San Fi:anci-co, Jan. 1C Horace X.
Clail;, defaulting cleil; ol Gttltard it Co.,
was arrainged in the police court thi
morning on tc veil charge-! ot embezzlement
aguin-t him. The uniouuts alleged to
bavo been Molen aggregate $2,370. He
waived examination 'on all tbo charges.
IIo wai hold to answer with a bail fixed at
1,000 in each cae.
lirriic-li or I'romlxo.
Aim Donovan commenced a breach of
proml-e suit in a justice court to-diy.
agiln-t one Judge, to recover tbo sum of
$!!) 00 damaces. The jury gave a ver
dict for plalutltT.
llic Ahlitnbnlit DUntter.
C1.1.V1XAND, Jan. 15. An Ashtabula
ppt'cial says: IJefore tbo coronor's jury
Joepii Tomliuson testified: Had esaui
lned tbo bridge sitico tbo accident; round
evidence that some ot the braces had slip
ped out ot ,-ilaeo before! the las; painting,
tome of them na tnm-h -as-'Uirco Inclioj.
lie says tho braces should have been fast
ened to augleblocUs so that tills could uot
happen.
Trnlo rjfl.ijul.
Chicago, Jan. 10. Mall, passenger
and cxptcss trains on all roads to-day are
from one to twelve hours late. All trains
hive been dispatched from Chicago at tlie
ti-ual time. So accidents reported; light
snow still falling; uot Ies than two feet
of snow now on the ground.
Auuilnltlrntton Itloekeel.
New OitiJUNS, Jan. 10. SheruT Han
Ov refuses to recognize tbo writ of habeas
corpus issued by Judge Shaw for Assist
ant Se-igeiiiiU-at-Arin for the Kepubllcan
beuatu wlio are in the parish prison.
A I'rollluble Mine.
Sax Ki:Aatco, Jan. 17. The Sierra
Nevada Mining Co., held their annual
meeting to-day. Tho old trustees were
re-elected. Tlie only income tor the year
has been ftont assessment, of which live of
$.100,000 each have been collected. This
but been expended, and there Is au in
debtedness ol $23,400.
! uf the Iloitftnxn Mines lle-electa.
Tlio ntiuual mectlngol tlie California to
day was a very tamo affair. Those who
went expecting a repetition or the scenes
enacted at the recent meeting ol the Con
Va weto disappointed. There was no op
position and no speeches, and the secretary
vat the vote tor the, old board of trustees.
IMi'hefo.WlKirlutou Mill llnnir t'lre.
San KjsancimCO, Jin. 1C The l'acbeco
Wiggititon in tndamus;ease was argued be
fore the Supremo court to-day and taken
under advisement.
San KkajiCIsco, Jan. 17. The Supremo
Court has rendered no deeWlou in the
IMehecei-W'iggliitou case. . Tbo general
opinion ot tho bar is that an elaborate de-ei-iou
Is bfliig prepared widen will be a
fluidity in the case.
KurtlKiualic.
A San Diego elu-pitch reports a heavy
earthquake 45 miles southeast of that city
about noon Saturday. Vibrations were
lrom east to we-t. extending thioughout
the mountains to the bottlers ot Cajou
valley.
l'i:w Yoisk, Jan. IS. Tlie Times'
Trenton special thinks it more than possi
ble, that Phelps, Itepubllean, will be
elected Senator fiom Xcw Jersey.
'I ho I'rews on tlie t'ouiprouilae.
Chicago, Jan. 19. Tho Inter-Ocean ed
itorially does not like tho compromise on
tlio electoral count. It Is simply a round
about wnv of to-sing tin for tbo prlzo since
on tho chiileo of the tiftb Judge will proba
iiie ilonend the whole matter. He can't
hardly be cho-en except by lot as each of
tho two liepuinicuiis win insist un iw
publican for the tilth place and Iho Demo,
eiatt len K Demoo-nt. TbU may be plac
ing Ibe lowest estimate, on the diameter ol
the luilgci, but we have no mure confi
dence in tin in settling on a iiolltlial ques
tion limit .leuatois or Kei'ieM'iitatlu's.
The Inter-Oiv.in Intther ineiillom the
pinna tinwoithy its origin ai.d wotdy
imd.cblldUU.
The Origin of tho Great Lakes.
At tho rooetlnfrof tho Scientific Aair elation
In IlutTtlo a paper was read by Trof. J.H
Nnwbeiry nttcmptlnLT to oxplaln tho origin
nrthe great lakes of this country. IIo states
Ihnt tho neeiiionco of eventt in the formation
of tho Rreat lakos pe oint to have beon some
what as follow.; '
1. Tho I.nure-.ritlan bnlt north of tho preat
lakes, which has beeti a Mnd surface slnco
tho beginning of tho rhiozoio era, was
formerly a hl?h (nountttn range, tho degra
dation of which brn KU)ipllcd th(mochanlcai
metorlals which eninpntj the Bbeets ol'I'alie
ozole rock thatstirrouu.l it. Tho erosion of
fieso hUtilands has poi'tinuoel unlnterrupt
nelly (111 the present di, ind was spclally
rapid during thn period
2. Preylout lo tho Rlielal period, tho elo
vaiionolthit p-ir'.lon oC tho coutlnent was
consldarably grittar thn now, and it was
drained by a river sys'een whleh Howed at a
much lower lfvl than at present. At that
tlmooiir cluln nf UkiM Ontario, IJrto, and
Huron apparently feirmoJ portions of tho
valley of a river which (subsequently bo
camo the St. Lawrence, but which then flow
ed betweon tbo Adlrondaekt anil Appala
chians, in tho line of tho deeply buried
channolof tho Mohawk, passlug through
tho trough of tho Hudson, and emptlng Into
the ocean eighty miles southeast of Nov
York. Into Mlohlgvu wai apparently then
a pirt of a river course which drained Lake
Superior and emptied into tbo Mississippi
the straits of Mackinaw being r.ol yet open
ed. 3. With tbo approach of tbo cold period
local glaciers formed on the Laurenllan
mountains, and, as they increased In sire,
gradually crept dawn on to, and bc;:un to
excavate tho plateau which bordered on tho
west and south. Ihe excavation cf our lake
lisstns was bepun, nnd perhaps in largo part,
effected, in this epoch.
4. As the cold Increased and reached its
maximum degree a great ico sheet wns form
od by tho enormously increased and partial
ly coalescing glaciers of tho former epoch.
This many lobod ico sheet, or compound
glacier, moved radiatingly from tho south,
southwest and western slopes of the Cana
dian highlands; its Ohio lobe reaching as far
south as Cincinnati. The effect of this
glaoler upon Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
would be to broaden their basins by Imping
ing against and grinding away, with In
conceivable power, their southern ;margins.
5. With the amelioration Jof tho climate
the widespread ieo sheet of the period of in
tinsest oold became again local glaciers,
which completed tbo already begun work of
catting out tbe;iake basius. At first Jtho
glacier, which had before ilowedover the
waiersbed in Ohio, was so far reduced as to
be unable to'.overtop Its summit, but deflect
ed by it, It flowed along Its base, spendinz
Its energies In cutting the shallow basin in
which Lake Erie now lies. -. , -e.
The meltlngtor .-the glaciers wasjaccom
pan'.ed, perhaps'occaaioned, by a sinking of
tho continent, which progressed nntil the
water of the Atlantic flowed up tbe valley of
the St. Lawrence to Kingston, and up the
Ottawa to Arnprlor. Tlio St. Lawrence and
the Hudson were connected by way of Lake
Champlaln, and thus tho highlands of New
England were left as an Island. It is also
possible that the sea water penetrated to the
lake basin through tbo valley of tbe Mo
hawk and though that of tbe Mississippi,
but of this we havo no evidence In the
presence of marine fossils in the surface de
posits. The great area of excavation In which
the lakes lis was probably at this time tilled,
to the brim with ice-cold fresh water.
The Windings ok Rivers, Prof. James
Thompson, at the meeting of the British as
sociation, exhibited a model to illustrate the
action of rivers in modifying the forms of
their windings. He said that most treatises
on hydraulics speak of this action as if water
consisted of particles impinging against tbe
outer side of the bend, and so wearing It
away. This is objectionable, as water does
not impluge but presses against tbe outer
bank. The action is more properly as fol
lows: Tbe stream lines of water flow less
rapidly from the centor to tbe outer, and
more rapidly from tho center to the inner
side. In consequence of this and fluid fric
tion, there Is a flow of water at tbe snrfaoe
from Ibe inner to the outer side, and below
from the outer to the Inner. This causes the
earth at the outer side lo be transferred along
the bottom to tbe inner bank. He illustrated
thete remarks by the behavior of threads at
tached lo pins Uuik in at different parte of
tho bond of the model river, Tno bottom
threads inclined towards the Inner side,
while the upper threads Inclined slightly
towards tbe outer. The actual state of mat
ters could also bo seen from the mud raised
by tbe flow of tbo stream in the model.
Ossian K. Dodge, tho well-known vocalist,
died recently in England, He was born in
Cayuga, New York, October 22, 1S20. For
many years he taught vocal niusio in the
schools of Massachusetts, was at one time in
the show business with Mr, Covett, and as
tbe leader of a company ot vocalists avo
entertainments in almost every town and ci
ty in New England and tbe Middle States.
He mado himself conspicuous on the first ap
pearance of Jeuuy LInd in Boston, by paying
the highest price for a ticket to her concert.
About this time be also had an Interest in a
literary newspaper lu Boston, called the lloa
lon Museum, (with U. A. V. Put man. now in
Nevade), which dleel on his hands. Iu 1861
lie went lo London U!f R delegate lo Iho
World's Petoo Coiiventh'tl. He Kva up
uliiging, route twenty je-ais apo, ami went
into buhine'. at ClovidamJ, Ohio; but tho
it n or twelve ytara past ho lived In St. Paul,
Minn.
A man who tli-Ink lightly U now
"e'.illoil n Diirli'im" (."'.autf lit. Is of Iho
"short h'iiu .hrvvd,"
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