WILLAMETTE FARMER.
8
JOHN G. WRIGHT,
Dealer In
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Crockery and Glassware,
Wooden anil Willow Ware,
Tobacco and Cigars,
coMMmniL. stiu::t.
Balcm.-Aprll Jfl, 1TTV
lUwtl
RAILROAD NURSERY.
Prunes and Plume made
a Specialty.
200,000 FRUIT TREES
Tor Sale Thin Senson,
rONSlxTlXO OP
.Apple, Penr, Quince, Plum, Prune,
Poach, Cherry, Gr.tpe line-., Currant,
Hkiclcborrles. Kaspberrie (eight vari
eties), Straw tarries, Chestnut, Mul
U'rry, Black und 'White Walnut,
Hickory, Sugar Maple, Honey Lo
cust, Loinlnrdy Poplar, Mountain
Ash, Weeplin; Willow, Snowballs
uihI Lllnchx, Honeysuckles mul Ivy.
J2v!flJl4Cll.
Arlior Vltie, Italian Cypress, Golden
Cypress, very fine, Pint's, mid Cedar
l)codar,P.iricnntliUH,.TaponicH or Pi re
Tree, forty arletie-i or Itosv-., Flow
rltitr Shrubs ntul Plants of all kind-,
Kuglish Haw needs for hedging. 11K0
Kngllsh Privet Plants, for f.mcy
J ledges.
Kovv I call special attention to tho
Amsden June Peach,
Fifteen days earlier than any other
Peach known. I have only ulKitit t!0()
yearling- trcos of thli Peach, Price, S-l
.tt!h, $10 iKirdo.. 2,500 dormant buds
of this Peach; price i'x; each. 23 ier
hundred, $200 per thousand.
J nlso havo a few trees of the
touiit Vt'riKin lcnr.
This Pear Is ono of the most valuable
new Kail Pears In cultivation. Price of
trees, $1 each.
Oregon Champion Cooscbcrrj.
Till ttfrry 1. unrth all other Gtm beortc. for J rof
lt. Mill a fins larpn berry, and the tnmt pmtlec
bearer ever knowu. Price of pUnla. fl Id per doz ,
f 10 per hundred
Bid Warrington Goosrbcrrj.
Tlil.l" the Unrest uf all Ososeberrlta, and 1 a
baud ml. vciyiiruaniciual. anil au excel est berry.
Jricc ur plant., SO cents each, (b per Uuzrn.
qpcoli BecclllnsB,
Per nuLdrcd. 1 1; per tsou.aud, Je. l'rlc List
cct free tuiny uddzcr .
riuta and J'rtins Trees on reach Roots.
I claim tlut Iba Peach root 1. fnr .uperlor to Plum
ruut. fur irr&rdii prune, and pluru. tin. fur these n t
un: 1, i nit notct hare any ...rout, to destroy the
lite ut your tree. 2. Tli prune end pluru rucreod
better ou peach thai ou plum. X The pr-ineaml plum
bear yona. r on prad. rout., and tlio fruit i of better
juahty. Mr brother t-a. a Prune orchard of 4bu trrtu
on peach riMit. five year old that bad forty pound to
the tree thl. .latou. 111. trie are very tnrlflyand
fine. I raurbow any mau Peach rdi. flat are twen
ty five year. old. erfrcily Hiunil and hialtby.
Testimony lnfaturorthe Vent U Hoot.
JlfMltKTlLir, Oct. K ltCC.
II IV, Ilstm k,- HcnrMr: lour note In n card
to Plum trw . on Peach ruoi., I. at hand, lhaica
iiDmter of large. hcatiLy l'ittirt tree, racnty year. old.
grafted on peach root. 'J hey have never .prnutcd,
and bear i xin iiicly welt. 1 would not hai o a plua or
prune tree unit.. 11 w n. on peach root.
Vnurt.rc'ptcllully, V T Ktcr.
Ascnta rr my Nnrncry
PJMalarLrr. Po'tlant1. oti.ley X ki. f.ervolt
L Michael. Wheatlai il. Mn & A Judkllm. Kul-iiil-,
XV, V tipple, Cutta.a Oruve. b llerry .McMtncrlUr.
H. W. PRETTYMAN,
norllitr
rronrletor of iUllroad NnpM,rr.
EAB1' I'OIITLANI). Or
INDEPENDENT LINE
Willamette Steamers.
Cltsr ol Salem
ASP
onio.
FREICHTTARIFF.
ArTKll JKlM..f J.T. JiT7. THE KOLIO"'.
lus wi'l be the rale, cliarued by thl. Company :
Ur. Dowry.
Portland to Salem, pr ton, &J.00 $2.50
Portland to Albany, a.5i) ii.00
Portland to Corvallis, l.(K) 11.50
Portland to Hnrrislraij:, 5.00 -1.00
Kpeciiil rates on Wool, Hay, Lumber,
Shingles, Purniture, Agricultural Jm
j'lemutith, and Machinery.
To the People of the Willamette Vallej :
We hnvc introduced on your tvt tlu tylt of
toumt-oAt Uy wbkb yo'ir jiroJurc enn bo trm.fiMirtl
tuMirkuint nUrtiifuiia 01 tho eur. and In piitllcWmt
fjDaiitttlL1 to moct the rui;ulrtmiitt vt mUwn
4ur Imii r tbi llUleft i (1 mttvt Wwi'trmi
tuo ftiMivr rates ur iru'ui, me tuwiri ti wintn w 4u
live; and, n the fdCu uf n pt rfii monopoly, wobu
livvo wo (lvcm, ft iil will Kt't, )tmr tttlU-t tuijKrt.
U. B. SCOTT & CO.
Portland, Ie- ,m, KKO.
RAILR0 LANDS.
J.OW I'KICKS!
LONG TI!IK!
low iNTi:tti:rrt
nllK OHKC.O.N ti t'ALlrOUNIA KAIMWAl) CO,
M offer Ihclr Lai.tl. fur ule upua the lollnwlnc libe
ral Uirtn.; One tenth of the prki In ca.h; Interi'.t on
the babiiice at the rate of .even per n ut. one year
after aale; and each following yar one tt nth of the
principal anil lutercrl on the balance at the itu of
asvon pr cent per auuu u, Iloth principal aud Inter
frl payable In I'. U. Cuir'ucy.
A fliicouut of ten pur cenl. will ho oJlon-ed fcr rafli
tV Lvllcra to bo nddre.aod to I'. hCULTZE, Laud
fctfcjil o, A v. It. Km IVitlacd. Ofteou.
IKrom McCormlck'a Almanac for 1817.1
THE CLIMATE OF OREGON.
Th love of Ufa, tlio tlro for hpalth onil
rvaxxlpti for noaitli, Hrothrponf IhnitronKwt
rwh tltatopomloln llin brBtor tli human
lmlly. Vhorerr llle ran lii most prolntiK
ch), health bdot Mcnrtsl, nd wnnlth mont
nailly aoqulrnfl, tlitiro tlio 110a of cmlpruiion
unit iiptilntlon 1 a. mure lo flow hh lun
tu-fHlIn lKilnld lo ih Nortlt I'olti.
It la too (,'towlnc Vnovi Irxlen that nil litis
latrnonf Orcfon tlmlla nui-li)i; It UiBltmi't
mi timcli pnlillr Hltoullnn antt ilrnw ho many
rariniTs, 'mlKrHiita, tourlMH ami cnpltnlbit
to mine and tjiy Hiitl prullt hy llit'in.
Hip alinii-inioni of Orton U Hitn nml
ohwrful, tm and Iwliiiy ; life Ih lonunr,
lutillli Ih lihitrr Mul iiiniH -nJojall, )ittl
th'i (inllrHr.v lwn of miu.'i hih etKU(lcl to,
tlian In anj'iato in tlio Unluti, or In any
tionnlry In Knrtipo.
Tlio xoln ut Orison nrn not burnct tip
four nmniliK In minimnr viut Irczen nr rnot,
il in nl months In winter, nor million of
t rHirty ie'(t ay in n ultht by m'r-
liolnilnK tliodM atid ilovaatHtlu litirrlcniif ,
i tlioy iriiitifiitly Hrp In the lUiletn mm
Wiwtorn Miri of th Union. They do not
live In fear of IoIhr carrlt4 to untimely
praveH In hundreds liylh amnmnr feoi
that prevail in tho Southern Mates, nor of
biilUK overwhelmed hy narthquakea that
visit California oviiry two or threo year1, ntir
yut liy its lluods every tifth or leuth year,
not dried up by Its drouRhls mery tbln) or
fourth year. The niiiimnr ill.enr.es eo des
tructive In human lilt anion;: children in tbn
Atlanllo StatCH nre almost unknown in Ur
ejron. In Southern and l'talorn Oregon, ombrac
In ir twelve rniinllos ol tho Mate, there are
nine montlis or spring sutumor nnd 111
mother that are not curpwewl auywlmro
for all that Im dtwlrablo (ir a dollRhlfull and
healthy climate, and kcaresly any lliea,,
exct'Iit that brought by invalids who coirm
from other Sta'ii to be restorwl by the tile
plxltn: poworof a oliinale not stirpand on
tho plobo, to iMinefil by thn beatlne power of
the warm and mtnnral baths ot Southern
Oreson.aud to lii.tirlftt In the dellphtln!
frulm that exrol In f-tmh variety, quanta v
ami qualltj. Tho months of w liner ure Ib
tittptiiKhid for llsht ralu, drv i.uo-, little
frtistii and luaclrp i.f ino-phrrn.
The Inhabitants of Northwect and Western
OreKon, IticliMlini' tuelto coumlis of the
Stat', and embracing tho prea' valley of the
WtlUmt-tto nud in. " Inrlta," onloy enMn
months t-f print;, summer and autumn
weather that ureulmon tqtiat to houthern
or Haatern Ortpfm for brspht and cheerrul
wrather and a brxclns und healthy atuicv.
pbere. The Ue winter month, from Nov
ember to March, brine a bountlml rain, that
produftw, in doe season, un'slling iropj.
Tliese rains retnrti, but scarcely prevent Is
lor cuUlde, in any ilep.irtuieut, and i-f IH)
days of winter, at least n third of tbem are
drv and brlcbt,
Orepon, the Queen iitnio of the Northwest
lm!d in her rlpnt hand lonu life and tinusn
al health, anj la her lelt priat wealth and
jov,er, and imitt, thelnUustrir.ua from all
parts of tho world to come end partake of
tbem.
The State is protected on tho west by tho
Const range lrom the strong pales of the l'a
cltlo ocean, and on tho oat from snow storms
nnd cold winters tiy the Cascade lUnpo.
Tho trado winds ot the IViclflo, from the
northwest, beep the summer months of Or
egon sufUrloully cool to ltnpirt vii;or and
enorKV t body and inlnd. Tho .rdo-w ludi
lrom the southwest In winter, tud the w arm
currents of the l'acifiu ocoan, are anQcient
to keep the winter months rulld.omfortablo
and healthy; tho one protect from extremo
beat and the other from rxtrf t cold. And
the inagnlflcxut suow peaks ci Mount Hood,
Mount Jetferson, and their companlocB,
stard an faithfal tcclic:!', en lLo CsfcaJo
"Ahfi, roidy if. wan aa tLa sun poes ilovrn,
to cool tho labor rnd toll. The Coast, Cas
cade and other mountain ranpos, the ocean
broexes, the ocnr.u current, ami tho moan
snow tHiaks, are worth all tho doctors in tho
United Stales lo the people of Oregon for
leugthonlnc life and securing health. They
are so many physicians that are in constant
nttendauto to guard end protect the health
of tho people.
Caretulut'ScricLton and mlnuto luvfitli
llon by compttont persons, private and offi
cial, oelabllah tieyond successful contradic
tion that Urepon is dlHiinsulahnd tor I ho lar
pest number of children to n family end
the fewest number of deaths to the popula
tion of any -Slate In the Union. There is
more lover aud ague In Sacramento Valley,
California, in ono year than tli'ero is in tho
whule ot Oregon. In Now !upland the
deaths lrom fovor are one in every SS3 of tfco
jKipulalion; in theorem V'e-t the deaths from
this causo are ono iu ICtl, aud in the (South
west, such as In bt. IiOtils, they are ono iu
113, while in the Statu of Orepon tho deaths
from fever ouly axerago one in every 52i'c!
the onti'e population.
The mildness of the winter months of Or
epou will bu seen when it W known th.t the
moan temperature, of New York city la 31";
Albany, N. Y U 8.'!; while at Astoria, the
mouth or the Columbia, it is 42 41; und, at
Con all K the centre cf tho Willamette Val
ley, It is 3'.i3 15, It is the eeimes of tern
Iierulure duriuplho whole year that consti
tutes one of the many unarms of Oregon,
and poes so far to make it the healthiest
Suite in tho Union.
Weather Beport for 1876.
fTTijlriS?'? i.S
Month.. ? Ss?feV6itlf :ir
Jan "a is5 m I" 7 ta I 4 Hi ' v sT
Kehruary I'l 41 4UI1S LIT 1 Is
March .VI 33 41 HI Id 677'.. IS
April ti 111 U7.'iS IS ' S.'I7 4
May UJ It. Itj(u '.il, 7 i:
Juni 711 VI .Wit". 7 I 114 IS 7
July 75 M o-hSI S , S
Auuu.t ... ,73 'i Im sr.l a ., i.
htptui.ler. .. Iso r.7um si in
OcioUr.. . 71 4'. Ml 71 13 S V , a
Nl.viulxr. . 31 SUiJI 41 7l. 1 I Iu , s 4
IKcem'KT lis 81 'Ma.Ul t. I KJIJll U I i
I1M'3 371II17 SIM
N. II The lo,-ry day. nutlud lu thl. table n fir tu
lho.e day. when the nllrt- cay ua. foi!i;y, obrcuiini;
tiio.kv. And the niiiivdai. liiclade lho.e day. on
which both ralu aud inot lelloiithu .atned.y
oobrertatlon. vtrv Ukin ontliH 17, lb, and 111 of
June, my hoi re batmi; burned ou the lntti.
Kola, January 1, 1x77. T. l'rii.cr.
To Iiadloa.
HHI. I1II. CICAIU la sow prepared to re
celvu patient, at her olf.ee. lu baleui. Uarlngtbe
pant year rho ha. had cxtun.lre practice at Dr.
Adam.' tiopular Medical Inrtitute at 1'orUand, In
trutlug ladlia, and fuil. coutldeut of atlordlnt; relief
lu mo.t casta of u chronic cnaructer, tlpiclal atten
tion paid to female ueakuc. and nertoufprortratiun.
In connccUon with In r treatment, .he nu tho cele
brated Medicated Klectrlc Vapor llatln, which
aid va.tly In eRectlng curie. Office and rerldence,
t. e. curner of L'eiiU r und eiuumer etrtetr, Halein,
lloUNU OvKii. llunaw, one of tho fellows
who was arrtumid fur sulllm: lhinur on the
vaiiiji-KruuuJ here last June, was Isiund
over ut l'oriland last week lo upiar before
the U. ti. Cirnnil Jury at Its next convention.
ou the ohurco uf .olfltu; intuzicatlnx liquors
without the nectary liceiue. Itwitrr,
I.I1TTEH 1-KOM U(KYI)1'K:y
Kditor Statiimvn: HaIng noticed
nil article In tire Dalit Kyi'iilng Standard,
of tho fclh hit., rcrteftlnj; upon tlio Lucky
Queen qiurtt mine, aiul the good filth of
the company opcmtlns tlio same, I lrlm
to niaKo it tew fUteuients tlirnugb your
column In nniwcr thereto.
The party, one Oco. Hf. I.lniWy, states
that wo rommi'iiecil operations In nn old
ileilncil inlmv, two miles wivt ol Ciiiiyori
vlllr; tint while there uc prucitnil speci
mens of preat richness lrom i Ncul ore, nd
rxliitilllut: thtni to tliu oi kl, proclaimed
thvm to bopurt ot tho hidden treasmoot
tlip fabiiloti'ly ilth teln on width wo were
wviMiig; tint after continued anil ilv'pur
nte nttttnpts lodccchc tlio public m to
tlio riclincs of our ore, we saw up in de,
spalr and nun nl lo lii Mi mote remote
lioiuthceju of tlio tratellng public, and
made our luturo ba-e ol ojieratlotii on
Jump OH' Joe.
This monslrotn deception U chimed by
Mr. T.lmlsly to liao btcn prictlced from
May, 1S73, to June, IsTiJ. I cannot ro
limlii silent in view ot Mich and other
statements, without pronouncing tlicin
laNo ami without any touiuhlloii ol truth.
To prove the utter f iNity of the state
mentsthe company. It U well known,
did no; organlzo until Januiry of WG, as
how n by the p.iper on tile at the ollico of
tlio ecrttnry ot ttate. As icgittlj ho
work done, at Coiiyemille, as the writer
tla ins It is f.ile, f.r the I.utky Qii-cn
Jllnini; Company ncter did Work nt any
other plate than lit Jflnip Off .lis.', Jaik".
son county. Oregon, where commenced
o.i -May 12, ls7b, anil ctiil rtinulu lu the
same plact.
The -Uletnent madi wili regard to our
pifNfiit -cene of oiivrJllnin, I will auawer
iua lew w(itl: Tho rielo was liefer
tunneled is Jir. I.itiiWv ailepe-. until we
isiuinienctil upon It. but a etirfice tut na.
worked iicms tlio top of the ridge, as an
lie i-ten in many plaits ortr the motm
tah.s, where no pretentions were eer
in.iile to initio lor iptartr; this surface cut
is the "old nhsuUomd uine" whidi Mr.
I.lnd-ly dwells upon. Iho Lucky Queen
mine I .'!0O feet below, li which we hic
titiuieltd 12S feet In -olid rock.pt-Ins four
Mjams ot quart. No 1, is Is inthe-; No.
2. Is 12 Inchcf; No. 3, ii sis inches and
No. 4, was the feet tnd sis Inches in
width. 1 have run a fide drift "outhwe-t.
IIS lift, and northest hO leet; air shut TO
feet to tttrfr'co and winze, SO It-ct In depth,
which will connect with the lower level,
now in 17.1 feet, where we aro working
the sanio quirtz, which is of an averane
width ot three feet, with well dellt.cd
wallv four feet aparf, coulaluluc good
gold 4nd sliver titarlng lock, and ocry
tliliig Indlcjllne; a tool and permanent
leilpe. and for the work on which wo feel
conlldcnt wo will be amply rewarded.
Tlio color ot the rock Im changed from a
ro-oto a white and Mite quirtz, but Its
aluc remains tho same, ami 14 not en
tirely barren of g"ld, as .Mr. LinJsly
asefti. I feci coulldeiit that any one
Icellnj; interested or ctiriotis to know the
farts conutctcsl with the true history and
the prevent diaractcr'oT the ledge w ill be
lully t atl-fleil alter nn examination of the
sanif, nud any asaUtsnco that I can j;Itc
to further hli I will take plensuro lu giv
ing at any time, or to any person. To
tho picdictlon which Mr. Llntldy his
made as to the future of tho ledge, I feci
will neither advance or diminish its truu
value, or change its chancier Rn lota; nor
will any impartial bcrii, knowing his
Llndsl very limited experience In mat
ters pertaining to quartz which is con
fined to n few months' work or his cliar
acter, or gi neral reputation for truth and
veracity, will be la any way Influenced by
his statement. The charges undo by this
man, on belug rettmd when applying for
work, h.is evidently protuptcJ lilin In
insklng the lale statements contained in
the letter under his signature but which
was written by one James 1". Girley.
We could not teal tho Canyonvlll Toll
lloid from parties, which are interested
iu the Lucky Queen Jliniug Company.
You will oblige me by publishing this let
ter In your Daily and Weekly. Oregon
papers please copy.
SCl'UllM'I SPENT.
Urnnt "oil I lie Harlrn t'nnnl.
Ni-w Yoiik, Feb. i:i. Tho Tribune's
Washington special speaklnp- of the Her
ald's story tint Grant would become Pres
ident ot the N Icamgui canal project says:
Grant says It has always been a rule of his
not to undertake anj thing unless he feels
he possce? ability to maka a success of It
and that hi this cise be bad no such (eel
lug wlutcver. What engineering knowl
edge bo acquired at tho Military Academy,
he has forgotten lu tho luld.t of more
important and Immediate duties. Tho
Pre'ldent of such an Important enternrlse
should bo an able financier as well as en
gineer, and Grant's e-eperiunce In life has
In no way tended to tit him lu this repiet
fur the position. AM'Ju lrom the nh-unl-lty
of the reiioiC alluded to, he sild ho
docs not know whit he can ilo except to
u 'e his inlluelicc to bilng negotiation to a
Mircvfltil conclusion. Of this ho now
doubti Iho ixsibillty. He will not. how-
hit, nbjiulon all hois- of completion of
tliCNA-iiiy, nnu piiouiii iiegouations prove
fucccrNlul, ho beiieics theru will be no
tiouhle hi raising the neevs-nry catiltal to
comtiuct the cmil. Ills ilslt to Knrope
is contemplated nioro especially for re-t
mill relief fiom the cares and uiiNltles of
sixteen years' uninterrupted public services.
It is proposed to connect Shoahvatcr
bay with the Columbia river by a canal
24, 651 tect long, with guild jocks at each
end, aud to dredge u channel 1,000 feet
long, 100 feet wide, and 11 feet duep at
ordinary high water, to deep water In the
Columbia rlur, and abo a channel of sim
ilar width and depth lending to deep wa
ter luShonlunter bay, a dhtanca ot about
tliroo and a halt miles. It estimated cost
islt70H,lB3.
Prom the cattlo Tiibuuu we learn that
ten coal ships sailed thence for San Fran
cUco lu January, currying in the aggregate
10,001 ton ot coal. During January oi
last year the quantity chipped was 3,110
tons.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NiwYonit, Fob. 17. The Timet Wash
Inp on spec! ti says: Tho prosldout and cubl
noi, after lull discussion, Imvo deelded to
ollleiiilly rr-copnl-'e tho Packard Gocorninetit
hi Louisiana us soon as tho I'rcsldmitlal
fount Is completed. I'er contra thn H'orW
Neiv Orb ims; ss elal qunleis Senator West as
writltitt to Stale Senator linriaux that al
llinimli tlajes will probably bo l'rnsldetit,
the Nlrliolls Gocrninnnt would not bo iIIh
turheil. Bishop Wllmer, of Now Orloans, celled
on President Grant to-day to represent the
absolulo neetsslly of rococnMnp tlio NIc
bolls pnvernuiptil tnpieserio pwcnamlrn
s'ore prosporlly l.j Ioiilslana. The Packard
iin ernment would ereato revolt. Tho Pres
ident pave no definite answer, but lelerrod
Wllinar lo (,ov. Hayes. Wllmar surtoil lor
Columhii" to-nlRht.
Wasiumiton, Feb. 18. A numbor of
Soulhern memhnrs of Conpross, toKelbcr
with roprei-ontstlio men from tho south,
will call nn the President to-morrow and re
quest him to take no action on thepulerua
torlal questions In Louisiana nnd SoutnCaro
llnna, out to leaio it to the determination of
his successor.
Sew York, Feb, 17. Petitions receiving
numerous and Influential slpuaturosaro cir
culiitlnp here, approv inp the bill (lending In
Congress appropriating $30,000 for tho execu
tion of tho plan of Captain Howpate for Iho
location of u colony In tho Aretlo ropions,
that tboy may be successfully explored and
the north !olo lwdi'divered.
Tho II'diW.j Wnshinplou npeclal eajs: A
meetlm; of thecltlrens of Wsshinpton will
probably bo called this week to make ar
raupnmeuta for the Inatipuratlon of the now
I'rt-iiili nt on the ."ith or March. Althouph
the lnlti".tliihasb?eii tsl.on by the Repub
lican club, it is announced tbo ceremonies
will take place, no milter who is declared.
Commutes have already be-n nppointed to
prnvido seccMiimiidatiuns for viltor3, nr
rAupedetiils ot the lmiaumir.il ball. Al
ready n dozen volunteer ami civio organiya
tlons have sent word of their dosiro to pal
ttelpate. Gov. Grovcr's Denial.
San rrtAKCi'OT, Fob. 17. Following dis
patch just received :
Sai.i:m, Orepon, Feb. 17.
To Agtnt Asiocmced I'icm: 1 desire to
stnto ihrougli your eslumus that 1 havo
neor sent to Gov. Tilden anv leleyrams
sliined "Gabblo"or" Governor,'1 and I de
nounce all such pretemld telegrams ns baso
fF.bri'atlous ns lar nn I urn concerned. I
have never used .i e'piier nor a ficticious
slsnattiro in letter or dispatch in my llfo.
(Signed) L. V. UltoVKR.
FOHEIGN.
Loxdon, Feb. 11, An Englisli physician
w-iili rdukbtar l'asha's army in Trebinjo
writes respecting tho army, that it Is in u
dreadful state ou account of iusufllciuncy of
hospital accommodation. Twenty to thirty
soldiers are dyiup d.illy. Dysentery and
typhoid fever hai e appeared und are spread
ing rapidly. '
A dispatch to tho Standard from Vienna
says the Servian diplomatic a?ent there has
Intimated that tbn Crar.on the 24th lutant,
will order the mobiliz itlnn of six mora army
corps, itussla has already decided upon hot
line of action.
titxXA, iob. 11. Advices from St. Peters
burp, Kishinev and llsrlin, indicate u de
cided tendency in the tliitctlcn of war. It is
asserted tho CMrovilch bay declared the
commencement of war is imminent.
KicifiNEY, Feb. 15. The Hussian army
hero nnd roidv to inovo agiinst the Turks,
number i:0,OC0 infantry, B,690 cavalry and
42'! guns, two corps at Odessa, which would
make a total of tho army of advance, 180,000
infantry, 12,000 cavalry and 720 cuns. A
thousand horee-i have be;a bougut for the
train-bridge lying boro, which Is capable of
passing tho whole army over tbo Dancbe in
?. day, There are also tb!rfcen enormsus
stoum launches', two in go barges, eeron
smaller boats and masses of other things,
oven to the smallest detail. Mobilization
has proceeded so satisfactorily that within a
mouth four army corps could have crossed
tho Pruth.
Bi.Lon.im:, Feb. 15. Setvla's appeal for
advice lrom Kussia remains unacswered. It
is surmised thst tLo Servians hare bean
abandoned by Kus'-ia, as the price of Aua
trU'sacquleeceucH nruvxlstance in Ituss'a's
policy, LKXiuse IfServiais quieted, b g:eat
cause of restlessness nmocg theSclav6s In.
Huopiry would be removed. It is probable
ltussli will not ue'ept a similar cour?o to
ward Montenegro, but will put hor forward
ns the champion of Turkish christians.
European Grain Market.
LoNnoy, Feb. 10 Leading grain circulars
lay the markets were tinner this week for
both foreign wheat ami dry qualities of Urlt
lh wheat. Somo markets quote an improv
ed laluo and better consumptive demncd.
rjoittup trade Is also improving. This mar
ket has experienced a renewed steady inqui
ry, esi-eciully tor California, ot whish there
is a good quantity of frosh arrivals for tho
p.ft three dajs. To-day there was a Uir
thouph not large business in wheat, while
realizing au advance of 26j3d, but red, being
already higher in proportion, improved only
Id per cental. Flour is held lor extreme
prices without much doing. Corn was more
readily salablo and a shade higher than ou
Tuesday.
Livmu-oor., Feb. 10. Ureadstulf. llrmer.
Corn 25s lor old mixed Western; Hour, 22s
OdfeJls lid; for Western wheat 10s 7il(5.I0s IM;
lor average California club, 10(lUa lOd lor
red Western spring.
Sax Fr.ocisco, Fob. IS. There was a
wiuhtIou in theSupieme Court, this morn
ing vbun the ease of Foster vs. Weeks A.
Maallek sss called. The plaintllf, Mrs.
Jannette 11. Foster, came forward and stated
her Intention of representing herself before
the tribunal. Tn can Involved title lo
some 2W) acres ol lanil In AInmeda noiinty,
aud hud been dec'dixl lu the .11 District
Court In favor of the plaintilf, wlioniletend
antH took it to the Supreme Court. Quite a
cro a il o f lawyers and others were present,
und iho general opinion bceuied to be that
the lady made her points hi lucid aud
)werful manner, and was making out a
good ease. Kx-Gov. Halght appeared for
the defendant. Mrs. Foster is a lady be
tween 4U Hud M, and has heretofore essayed
the rolo of lecturer lu various places hi the
State.
The LugcneCity Gunul, In speaking of
Ango.a giats, aeys: Mr. 11, Hbea, J who
bought a number of Augora goats from Mr,
Land rum last summer, is well satlsllnl with
bis investment. A sample of wool brought
iu by him is over a foot hi ieugt. 'J heir
cajiacity tor gi iibbiug w ouhl make them val
uable In many loualit'es, if them were no
other reason. In three yenr?, a buudrtd
head put uiHiu a bundled acrib of rak grub
laud will Wear it oil ami make It lon'yfu
the plow. 'I hero no llousjinl of ncrevi ot
hill laud lu Lane County lhat might be
brought into cultivation by I) e introductlou
of these animals aud at profit to the ovveur,
for the Hock would bo of much more value
at the cud of that lluio than tV, thy beylnnini;.
Selling Liquor to Minors.
For tbo bonolltoftho public generally wo
publish tbo following law, onactod by tho
last Loglslnluro and approved October 17,
1S70:
lie it cmtctrit In tir I.rtf illative Atiemtjhj
of the huue uf Uicyoii, Hint section 1, title
LcfchuptT iS,gmierl laws of Oregon, be
ing section fiMl, fimpior H, of criminal eodo,
as published In 1871, by authority of Logisla
tlvn Asremhly, be amended ao as to read as
tollows:
sx:tloii 0S5. That If nuy pornoit shall sell,
give, or cuno to bo sold or given, any In
toxlevitliig liquor lo any mluur In thlsstntuj
without ll'-bt obtaining thoronnent of such
minor's paronts or keuardlun, In writing; or If
any keeper of any bullion, bar-room, orothor
vender of splrlutoin or intoxicating liquors,
wlibln this slnti, shall harbor pormltor sut
ferany minor to loiter or remain In or about
such saloon, bar room, or other placo whero
such spirituous or itKoxIcatlog liquors are
sold or kept lor sale, ur to engage In any
game of cards, bllllarrlK, bogatollo, or any
other game, lu such saloon, barroom or placo
aforesaid, eUher jt ainu'einent or other
wise, such pontons shall ba doomoJ guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall bo punished by a tluo not exceeding
one hundred dollar.', or by imprisonment
in tho county Jill not exceeding six months,
or by both, at the discretion oftbo court, and
shall also firruit any license such porson
may havo lo roll splntuous or intoxicating
liquors iu less limn ono quart, or lo keep
such saloon, bir-rooui,or other placo for tho
salo of such llqtmr. A Justice court shall
have jurisdiction of tho cases herein dolined.
At a bauqtiol iu Liverpool, on Thursday
night, Sir Snllord Northcote, Chancellor, of
tho exchequer, midu tho fillowlmr very
triendly allusion to tho Americ-in Presiden
tial question: "Nobody can wliiic; vvltnout
sympathy nnd a certain amount ot udmlta
tlon the conduct of the groat mass of tbo
American peopl9 under tho dlfilcultioi lro
seuted by the Presid'jnt'al quefcton. Wo
Leliovo thoy hav e a constitution which they
aro able satislactorily and bouPbtly to won:
out lor themselves. Anil ovoa lu tho prci
eutdillieulty wo cannot help ioeiru; that
tbev are endeavoring by honoot exertions to
tind :i constitutional solution. The matter
must coino to .tu cud shortly. Tho unttlo
mentlhopo will be vjry beiirncent to the
TOinmerclal condition of tbo United Slates,
and tbereforo also to that of England. I am
happy to think lhat good feoiiop exUtn ba
tvvtcn Hugland end the United States."
The Dsllas Itemizcr gives the following ac
count of a bold robbery j orpctrated lu Polk
county: Last Wednesday nlghtabout seven
o'clock, while between Monmouth and Iu
dopendenco,, tVm. Iiiker vas stopped by
highwaymen, knr.ckod down, gagged and
tied and robbed of$3ioin grcenbtoks. ile
was bound to a troo and left, where he re
mained for Fevers! hours beforo ho could
work himself looo. Ho llnally got lcoso
aboall o'clock. Mr. L. W. Itibsrtsoti, of
Indspenlence, Mr. Hiker's brotier-ln Uw,
otlers 8100 regard for the arrest and convic
tion of tho guilty partios. This was the most
daring robbery lhat has beau committed iu
thU county for many a day, and should tho
parties be found, should to punisbod to the
extent of the 13W. Mr. P.akor was just mnr
ried last week, and will no doubt leel tho
loss sustained.
The Dkatii or tuji 'Horram. Iteports
from all parts of the state aro to tho cflect
that nearly all of the eggs deposited by
grasshoppers had hatchod during tho recent
warm weather, and that the storms and cold
weather of last week was the means of de
stroying tho young 'hoppers. The reports
aro so well substantiated as to leave little
doubt that we will be relieved of much of
ths trouble anticipated from these pests nes."
spring. We have talked with mou from allt
parU of Sallno and from adjoining counties,
who assured ts that tboy had personally In
vestigated the condition of the egg deposits
in their localities, aud tbey bad tound that
in most cases tho eyo, backs and legs of
young grasshoppers had formed, tint llfo
was apparently extinct. The Indications are.
that this section will bo comparatively tree,
of the 'hoppers in the spring. Saline Kane.
fas) otin-eiL
The Virginia City (New) Jjnu-rpnsc ril
lutos Ibe foillug anecdote ot the late Senator
Nye: "Nyo went lo Sccrotary Siantor onco
to make a petition for souiedead soldier's or
phans. It was iu tho darkest days of tho
war. Stanton snid, 'I have not time, Mr.
Nye, lo seo to what you want.' 'Suppose
you take time, Mr. Secretary,' eald Nyo.
'You are unreasonable, Mr. Nyo, In pressim;
such a thing at this time,' said Stanton,
'Permit me to say thatyuu aro the unreason
able man,' answered Nyo. 'If you woro
not a United States Senator I should say you
were very impertinent,' said Stanton,
haughtily. 'If you were not a Secretary of
War I should bo tempted to say you are
making a il fool of vourself,' leplled tho
old Oray Kagle, with eyes blarlug. Stanton
looked ut liitu a moment, and theusofioulng,
said: 'Maybe 1 am, Jim who knows?
come inside, and tell roe all about it' 'Now,
Nod, my boy, you aro growing sensible,'
said Nye, and the business was quickly ar
ranged." For tho rich Willi few cmldreu it may (In
lo buy a shoo w Ithout Tips, but to those who
aro blessed with many children und little
money it is ruinous to buy any other than
SILVKIt TIPPL1) Shoes.
Also try Wire Qulliod Solos.
liroiicliitu.
Fiom John Flagg, Kq,, of Hanniugton,
N. 11,
"Three yenri slnee I was very much re
ducf d with a drfudful cough, which resulted
in Ilmnebltis, ellcc-tlng me so severely as to
render it difih tilt lo speak In nn audible
voica. To this was added severo night
sweats, and I was fearful ol goiug into a de
cline. Alter rccouroo lo various lemedles,
to nn purpose, I mado use of Dn, Wistah'u
Hai.sam ns- WiMi Cirmutv, a lew bottles of
which lully lestored me to health. Since
that tltL'o I nave had several severo attacks
ol cough, but tbo Hai.sa.m baa always re
moved tbem. I always keep It by me, and
should not know bow to do without it."
Sold by all druggists.
The Peruvian Nyrup.
Vitalizes and enriches tho blood, tones up
the system, builds up the brokendown, curea
Dyspepsia. Liver Complaints, Dropsy,
tibrnnlu Diarrhoea, Hulls, Nervous Allectloii,
Chills ami Foverj, Humors, Ioss of Consti
tutional Vigor, Diseases of the Kidneys and
llladder, Female Complaints, and all diseas
t originating In a bad stuto of tbo Wood,
or accompanied by Debility or a low statu
of thn System.
UAinior, ISostiro iou cot tho PmmviAN
Svmip. Ono dollar and two dollars a bottlo
Prepared by bum V, Fown: it Sons, BU
Harrison Ave., lloslou, Sold by drugglsm
generally,
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