$2.50 per Year.
BY TELEGRAPH-
"Washington, April 22. ThoToslofllco
cpartment lias concluded to wlnco tlio
null service upon tlio following now
outcs, and will rccclvo proposals until
Juno utli, for contracts to run from 1st
Jay of next September to June 30th, 1878.
In Orecon: .From Canyon City via
Samp Harney and Alvord to Camp Mc-
Jorinott, isevndti; irom uooso Lnlto via
brooked Creek, Cbntanooga and Summer
jnko to l'rlnevlllc: from Falrvlew to
oqulllo; from Sparta via Iittthburg to
5ilubrln, Idaho. From Gray's river W.
'., to Astoria, by steamboat. wasUlne
on Territory From Olympin to Elinn;
rom Snohomish to Fall City, from Col
x to Pnlouse; from Tacomu to 1'uyallup;
rom Seattle via ltctiton coal mines to
,ako Vuishlncton: from Coal Klines.
daho, to Hook Creek; from Marsli 11a
in to Kclton, Utuh: from Idaho City to
ianncr; irom luigio kocic via iiurcii
reck to Junction. Montana; from llutto
:ity to iJouiucr vaiioy.
Tho followliipc postal chnugos have
eon made. Nnmu of site chanced
Cellogg, Douglas countv, Oregon to
imttii'si'crry, and A. H. Langdon np
ointed postmaster. Appointments
iVm. Cliance, Astoria, Clatsop county,
regon uco. nurse, Llnkvlllc, j.aKo
ounty, Oregon; 11. F. Houston, Mo-
lawk, Lnno county, Oreuon; Mrs. Julia
Hayes, while 11111, Lake county,
recon.
Omaha, April 20. A llro originating
n Pioneer block last nlclit destroyed
icarly tho ontlro block. C. F. Greed
nnn, druggist, loses building and stock,
.nlucd at 150,000; insured for $20,000. J.
'. jucnmnn, pawnbroker, loses building
nd stock valued at $18,000, partly cov
ral by insurance.
St. Louis. Anril 22. Thos. ILWll-
inmsoii, formerly n stook broker In San
raucisco, committed sulcido by shoot-
tip dlnn-oif through tho head at 0:30
his morning. Ills wlfo was divorced
rom him seven years ago. and caiuo
lore about a wcok slnco from Hot
princs. whom ho had been for his
icalth. He attempted to affect a ro"
onclhitlon with his wlfo with n view i
emarrliiMo, ki.t falling in this blew his
rains out.
Yki.ica, April 22. A man named "V.
1. Scott was found on Snturdavmornini;
bnurdered near tho summit of tho moun
tain between Strawberry valloy and
(Bquaw valley. Ho was evidently shot
liy a man in ambush while ho was driv-
ngnlongtue road. Alter being Killed
ils Horses were uniiltciicd irom ills wng
n and attached to his body, and it was
lingged into tlio bushes to somo dls
tauco from tho side of tho road. Tho
lecoused was a trnpuor and lived in
Iuckloberry valley, whoro ho also had
omo stock. Ho was In Yrekn on Thurs-
ay selling vonlHon. Nncluo haa been
ot discovered to his murderer.
Ni:w Oht.i:ans, April 23. Tlio morn.
ig papers win contain tno loiiowiug:
xkci'tivi: Di:i'ahtmi:nt, Stati: ")
oi' Louisiana, J
Ni:w Oiu.ka.ns, April 2t. J
By direction of tho Fiesldont. tho V.
, troops nowstaUoricd In tho vicinity of
151. Louis Hotel and elsewhere within
tho limits of this city will bo removed to
heir usual barracks at noon this day.
I'ho welfare of tho Slate demands and
i'fiy ofllolal honor is pledged that tho car
tying out of this order will result In no
13, 1 .la.ul.-i ..ft nan! tai fnvMin.minii limnnP
..Mll.U..IIV.t,', mill III iiuiiivianv.u iii.i.ui
I request and urge ciuzons oi Louisiana
to nuisuo their usual avocations and ab-
taiu from congregating In tlio nelghbor-
ood ol tno bi. .Louis iiotci.
FiiANcis T. Xichoi.i-s,
Governor of Louisiana.
San Fhancisco, April 21. Yesterday,
no i . H. t ircuit court, v. uuizioi, oi
o ,au lrauclsco .Mall, brought suit
alnsl tho hnterprlso Publishing Co.,
recover so0.000 for two al eced libels
iblljhed In the Territorial Fnternrlso of
Irsi'dt City, Nevada. Tho articles
lured to bo libelous wero published
arch 17. 1S77. as follows :
11" tho editor of the Mall is not a convicted
u transported KnellBh thtel, ho una never
own papers to Drovo the coutrarv. and bo-
ro D. Dalzlol of the San Francisco Mall
kes any mora appeals to gentlemen, wo
uiuRURKosuuat it would only uo lair lor
io jmuiisu wuat ms rigni name was in
land, and what he was transported foe,
FOREIGN.
The Human Armlet Moviag.
ISCHINEFF. Anril "1 Tlin T"miwmr
Russia yesterday reviewed tho 9th
y turps at umberenka and JJlrsula,
Iresslng the olllcers at tho latter place
r-uiiieror said: "if you should eu-
llter tlio Cliemv. Mmw vnnrlvns
vo and uphold tho ancient glory of
ir regiments. I bono tho vomit? men
lOUg veil Who have not Imnn nn.W
It, ,. .,lot show themselves inferior to
ir eteran comrades. I trust you
K,p!! reluru cvcred with glory
mo tninerop nisn nM-.En,i i. m
LQf tho llth cavalry division. Ho
SALEM,
said he hoped their regiments would dts:
play tho samo brilliant courago as over.
Tho greatest cnthuslatm provalls every
where among tho troops and people.
Tho Emperor sleeps to-night at Tlrcs
not, where a review will bo hold to-day.
His majesty afterwards goes to Uncheui
for another review tho samo day and will
return to KichlnclTabout midnight. -.
London, April 21. The News pays tho
long expected war has now practically
begun.
Tho Times says If a lingering hopo of
pcaco swaycu in any mums it must bo
dissipated by to-day's news. A dccislvo
step has been taken and llussia may bo
said to bo virtually at war with Turkey.
Tim Tolccranh savs llussia has at
length committed n direct act of war
and plainly revealed herself In lieu
wonted character of aggressor. This re
fers to the arrival of a small llusslan dc
tachmcu nt Bucharest.
St. Pirrnitsitimu, April 21. Tho Gov
ernment Gazctto states that tho begin
ning of tho Montenegrin war Is delayed
by Peter Ovitcli, Montenegrin envoy at
Constantinople, who has been appointed
commauucr-in.ciuei, naviug emwi. lor
his return homo a circuitous route.
rCiiiscnuNiHT, April HI. Tho advanco
corps for crossing thoPiuth will bo 23,000
strong.
W asiuxotox, April 22. Ex Congressman
Long (eolorod), of Georgia, ox presses him
soirns fully satlsilod that tho President's
Soutliorn policy Is noedod to bring nbout
about good fooling among nil Southern io
nlo without rogurd to politics or color. In
Uoorgla, ho enys, colored pooplo lmvo no
causo of eouiplnlut; tho feeling botwouu tho
two racoa Is irlondly, and nil nro Hccurod In
tholr rights. II o spoko of tho llborallty of
tlio Stato In providing educational means for
eolorod as well as whlto pooplo. In his own
city (Macon) whlto and blnck unlto In select
ing tho beat uiou to ofllco without regard to
politics,
Aloxnndorll. Htovons rodo out to-day for
tho llrst tlnio for eovoral months. Mr.
Stovons callod nt tho exocuttvo mansion nnd
had n talk with tho Presidont. Ilonaldhe
was glad (o soo tho Prealdont pursuing uoh
a course tui would bring togother the discor
dant elements O'f tbe-nonnlj.n linrmuiiy,
and .hot nil tho rrosldeut had to downs to
perform his duty to prod uco thai deslrnblo
rosult. Tho Prosldout lh roply ronmrkod, It
was his purposo to pursuo tho couo ho
dootrtod best io servo tho InteroAts nnd har
mony or the ontlro country, thinking tho
tlmo nnd como when ovory ell'ort should bo
nmdo to that end. Ho expressed his ploasuro
in milking tboacquntntnnco of Stovons, nnd
thntgontlonian roclprocnted tliocoiuiilhnont.
April 23. Tlio Plrst NiUlonnlllJnuk, Wash
lngton,vs Whitman, orror, to tho Supremo
Court of tho District of Columbia. In this
ctto It Is hold that tho prayer of n check
which has not boon accepted by tho bauk on
which it Is drawn cannot maintain nn nation
upon It against thobnnk. Payment ton
strungor upon nu uunuthorlxod endorse
ment docs not opornto as nn acceptance of
uiociiecK, i-o ns io nuinon.o an ncuon uy
uio reui owner :o recover u amount ns uion
nu noceptod chock.
Vins.v.v, AprJl 23. A correspondent of tho
J'Vee JYciic, under dato, Gnlntz, April 22d,
glvos n dotnllod account of tho Kucslun
movement, IIu says ono division of Infantry,
n brlgado of Cossacks and throo batteries of
nrtlllory lmvo nrrlvod nt Kuber nnd Kital,
oloso to tho Houmnulnu front lor. Those nro
bohnvnd to bo tho advnnco guard of tho 7tli
and 10th army corps, which form tho llus
slan loft wing, Tho right wing is i.1m oh tho
frontlor higher up on tho Pruth. Vughcnl
andSkuyenl.whlthor the stall-lmvo remov
ed, nro at tho Junction of the llusslan and
lloutuauinn rwlUvays. Tho bulk of nrtlllory
and lnrgo bodies of infantry nro hlrcadycon
contrated thero. When tho houthwnrd
march of tho army begins it is bollovod tho
liendqunrters will bo transferred to Puzos
nud afterward? to Plopjeioht.
Wastk or I.ANH, 11 n farm of 1C0 acres Is
divided by l'tuces into Holds of ten ncrcs
each, tlioro nro llvo miles of foncos, If each
fonuo, row, is ono rod wldo, uo loss than 10
acres of tho land nro occupied by them.
This Is equal to O'f por cout. of tho farm,
and tho loss of tho land is exactly equal to n
churge of GJ-. per cent, on tho wholo valuo of
tho farm, liut nearly ovory fonco-row in tho
country is made n nureory lor wcods, which
stock tlio wholo farm, and makoan immoiiKO
amount of labor nocessary to koop them from
smothering tho crops, Much damage al
ways rosults to tho crop from those weeds,
and If these expensos aro added to tho llrst
oue, tho wholo will oasily sum up to 20 por
ceut., or a tax of one-flllh of tbo value of tho
farm. To roiuedy this, wo would have
fower fences, or we would clean and sow
down the fence-rows to grasn or clover, and
mow them twice a yoar. Ten acros of clover
or timothy would at least supply a farm
with seed and a few tons of bay eyery year.
We would, lu short, consider tbo fence-rows
as a valuable part of the farm, and uso them
as such. American Agricultural.
l)nowNi:, On Thursday of last week,
Lieut. Kuapp, U. S. A., Dr. Andrews, and
Mr. Moore, started to go from Astoria to
Fort Stovons, in a small boat. Slnco then
nothing has been heard of the parties. The
boat was found tho next morning on tho
beach capsized, and tho occupants wero un
doubtedly drowned.
Tho Palolgh Xeu-s reports tho death of
IJonj-miln Johnson, of CVdUam, N. O., at tho
ago of 120 years. Uo lived to sco his grcat
BKaVgrandchildren married.
OREGON, APRIL 27,
.p
Clearing off Brush Land!
Ed, 1'AitMKn: I notice an article In your
papor In regard to olonrlng off brash land.
My oxporlonco In tbo matter la thli: To
slash In tho right timo, and burn in tho right
tlmo. lho right tlmo for slashing In this
part of tho country Is Juno and up to tho
mlddlo of July. Lay your brush all one
way; trim tho limbs of tho largo brush, and
lot tbo brush lay ns closo to tho ground as
possible; nud burn In tho dark of tho moon
in August, it poptdblo, and you will havo no
sprouts to show thouisolvcs, and in a few
years thoy will h11 rot, so that you can plow
thorn out with a spnn of horses, or ono yoke
of cattlo. I slushed olyht acres llvo years
n,o of brush hind; I slnshdd iu Juno; I
burned lu lho dark of tho moon In August.
1 hnvou't soaii a sprout in nil of thatolght
acros; Hio growth was crab npplo, hazol,
willow, nldor,nah,chlttlm. nud vino niaplo.
I hnyo fouud Juno nnd July to bo tho boat
tlmo for slushing. When you slash early
tho uudorgrowth of vcgotntlon comes on so
f.wt Hint It prevents tho nlr from circulating
through tho brush to dry It, nnd tho llro will
not run so woll wlion tlioro Is n thick growth
of green vcgotntlon. Tho main .thing in
cleaning oil brush laud Is to got a good buru,
nnd In the rlRlit tlmo. Now, If you think
this will bo of any beuollt to tho rondorsof
tho Pahmimi, you can insert It In your
impor. 1 urn trylug to get up n club for tho
Kaiimi.i.; I hopo 1 will succoed; If not, I shall
toud ou lor myself soon.
A word In refurd to tho society In this part
of God's creation, Wo havo church to-day,
nt Lewis lllvor Grnngo llnll, for tho llrst
tlmo In six months. Wo havo graugo moot
Ings llrst nnd third Saturdny orosoh iponth.
Wo lmvo n literary dobatlng socloty, thoy
moot ovory Saturday ovoulup; thoy spoil
and havo rooltnlions. and dobate. Tho
quostlon for next Saturday ovenlng is.
"Hosolvod, That woman's Intolleot Is equal
to that of man." Lcadors afUrmatlvo,
Luolln Pozartb; negative, Wm. Htratton.
J, S. Still,
Poklu, Cowlitz Co., W.T.
TiiixOciioco Minks. A letter from Ooho
co to lho Mountaineer haa this: The mining
fover still glows with a steady, JUmv. I
gueaa that thoro -Is no longer any dumb as to
there bolmr nloutv of sold and 1 hi.ro.
TM only quwllnn It nan It l rnnd la uil-
oioiimunmiium vo nny io worn, inoro np.
pears to bo a broad bolt that assavs td to ?35.
Almost nny of (ho dirt will show traces of
silver, uutnonooi H Dig, tiiat is, ovorijao,
but thoro has boon uo prospoctlugatall dono
yet to amount to anything, but undoubtedly
thoro nro somo very rloh volns soniowhore,
nnd when thoy nro struck I think Camp
Crcok will bo tho richest minos over found.
A letter from Prluovlllo to tho Dalies 7Vi
(unc, spcsK'H thus of tho prosjitcllvo mlnos:
Tho irtuh Is (lint thoro has boon but ono
shutl started, nud Hint by Mr. Wcddoll on
tho Greenhorn ledgo, which hns probably
boon lowered to tho denth of twontv or thir
ty foot, uhlloiho best assay yet inndo was
$000, and tho best averago on nny claim,
taking tho dlilorent assays together, wns $50.
Hut you must mind that those wero obtained
from (ho surface. No ouo has yot oven trlod
to nrospect their claim: nil nro widthm- un
til milium will como nnd thoy expect to soil
to them. Thcio will bo tho llvollost limes
hero Jumping claims ovor hoard of. Thoro
aro somo poisons that havo from llftcon to
forty claims located, that havo never wo r Ic
ed them nnd never intend to, us (hey took
mom up io son.
RUmatilla roi'NTV. From tho J.tt Ore
rtoiui,: Dr. Dialed: bus purchased a largo
body of laud near Milton lu tho eastern part
of Umatilla county, nnd Is now in the midst
of gigantic improvements: n saw mill in tho
mountains In now cutting lumber with w hlch
ho proposos to construct a llumo about 12
miles lu length, which will deliver fencing
nud other lumber ndjAcont to his IminotiHo
Held of 2,000 acres. Ho now has eight gang
plows at work ou tbh tract, nud will thor
oughly proparo 1,000 ncros of It for plnntlng
this fall with wheat; from which ho will ro
nllzo from 30.000 to 35,000 bushels. Ho will
require lumber fur 10 miles of leuciug to
IiicIoho his Hold; and wilt havo n suillcicnt
number of artoslan wells Lorod to Irtli.nto
tho ontlro Held If uoccssory: Hlthough hero
toforo tho sHino character of lands lmvo pro.
duced from 30 to CO bushels of wheat to tho
aero without Irrigation, when sown as thoy
should bo, in the fall.
Western district I'matlllii cnuuty,' will
build n 3,iun school house, Two tchools
aro now taught In tho district.
Prof. Goldw In Smith, writing of (ho Uni
versity cxtouslou lu I'ugland, says: "Thero
is ono modo of extension ngnlnst which
trans-Atlantic oxperlenco emphatically pro
tests tho multiplication ot universities.
Tho cllects of tlio 'oue-horso university1
system in tbo United States nnd Canada
havo boon ruinous to hiRh education and to
tho valuo of degrees. Whon a college, after
obtaining from a niello Legislature universi
ty powers, falls Into decay, It keeps powers,
which unhappily retain a pecuniary value,
though their literary usefulness has ceased.
Three unlvorslllos aro enough for Kngland."
Heavy sums wero wagored lately a upon
Katllir In Natal, who oll'orod to run against
a horso in a tivo-mile race. Tho race was
ruu on the road, nud though tho animal
was nowhoro during tho llrst threo miles,
his enduranco proved tho greater In (ho end,
end ho won nmld great applause, by ten
leugths,
Mrs. Hayes receives her daily callers at
tired In a plain blaok silk gown, with her
hair simply drotsed, and wearing no Jewel
ry, and (ho fashionable ashlnKton womon
who llvo Inoxtravuganeoon money borrow
ed or stolen by tholr huibaud., don't Hko It,
187
Breeds of Stock.
A correspondent of tbo Now York Worhl
thus rovlows tho qualities pf tho dlilorent
breods for tho dairy or for meat:
Avroshlro Good size, n Rood feodor, well
adapted to hilly farms, producos n Rroatllow
of milk of ordlnnry richness, making good
outter nud cnoese; ami ns a dairy cow is
hlgbly osteomed.
Holstolu This browl Is of Dutch origin, is
larger than tbo Ayroshlro, nn enormous eat
er, with n vory largo How of milk, exceeding
all other breeds, and of good quality. This
brcod is better lor beof than tno Ayrshire.
Short-Horn Tins Is (he brcod tor good
beof, docldedly tho belt that oxlsts; and tho
most beautiful In form of nil breeds; nud In
slzo nbout ns lnrgo ns tho Uoltoln, but do
not equal Hint breed lu tholr How of milk.
Tho short-horns aro not ndnptrd to hilly
farms and short pasture, nourishing only
whon highly fed.
Jersey This breed nnd tho Aldernoy nro
now rated ns tho samo breed. They aro
small, and unlit for profitable beef. Tholr
now or mux is small, nut oi astomsning
richness, tuaklug two pounds of butter from
tho samo quantity of milk that makes but
ouo pound from other cows. This brood Is
mostly kept by mou who want but one or
two cows, nud prefer quality to quantity In
milk.
Mrs. Crawshey, whoso scheme for tho In
troduction of "Lady Helps" created some
morrlmoutnt llrst, has proven tho utility of
her Idea, Tbu Loudon agoncy cannot meet
tho dom anils upon It, nnd employers ac
knowledge tholr perfect satisfaction, Sovor
nl provisions nro created for her proteges.
Por instntico, no ono can bo ongnged singly.
Thoro nro strict guarantees that they shall
not bo nsked to make fires, carry coal, scrub,
wash pots or kettles, or black boots; that
they shall havo a tnblo to themselves, n
room in which to rocolvo tholr frlendi, tho
uso of tho piano and freo opportunity for
ohurch nttondanco. How muuy liundrod
wouion do wo know to whom such n llfo
would bo a paradise, If they could only
bring tholr prldo (?) to that point wheu thoy
could'roallzo that paid labor, oven in nuoth
or's household, Is less degradation than
bolpless depondouca nt homo.
Walla Walla Vallkv. Tho Union
y. Kram October 1st, 1875, to April 1st,
1S70, tho total rnluinll lu this cltv wm H.81
Inches, From tho 1st of April to the 1st of
uctooor. lHTO, uio rnui'iuii was z.vi iuciips,
of which amount 3 HI Inches fell during
April and .May. Last year tho (train crop
was considered a vory good ouo, tho averngu
yioid was largo, whilo tho berry win geno
rally plump nud woll tilled. Prom tho Int
ol October, 1S7(J, to tho 1st of 1S77, tho total
rainfall ban been 10,23 luchou, being mi ex
cess of 3.00 Inches or rain over (lie total fall
from September, ls;5, to October, 1870. So
far this mouth tho ralti-lUU has been slight.
Hut enough has fillen during tho past six
months to insure good crops.
Ho.vrox, April 21. The wool market con
tinues very dun spring California arriving
lu inoro liberal iuantltleii and moots with
somo attention. Pall dull nt oaUor prices.
Thirty thousand pounds now spring wein
sold on private tonnv. At lioslnii tho wool
market Is moro active, nud tho sales of Cali
fornia lmvo boon larger than for sometime,
nnd Is chiefly fall, in rango of H'CISc, nt
which prlco a largo llliodo I shunt houso
mado largo purchases. Silos Include 75,()0
lbs now spring at 21f2ric; 31,7000 lbs fall at
lay-ic.
Agontlotnuu wheso acourncy In vutichod
for, who lives near Niles Michigan, says
that ho has kopt an actual moasuremont of
tho snow fall tho past winter, nud up to (ho
IStli, tho snow lull had leou 11 feet and I
inches iu that section of tho State, At llrst
thought tho llgures seemed lucrediblo, but
when wo stop to lomemhor that snow has
fallen moro or leas', for fil or 00 days since
Docoiuber 1, one in Is Inclined to bellovo
them accurate. U mml Jlapiiln JJuhIc,
Mcsrs. W. S. Mooro and Prank Klco lolt
Ibis morning by wagon for tho Klamath
Iloservailun, lu Southern Oregon. Mr.
Mooro Is to lmvo nliargo of the oarpontor
and wiii'.nu uiiikr'ii shoji under tho new
iiKont, Kov. I. 11. ltoork,nnd Mr. Illco tho
lilrti'khiiu-li hop. The road Ira fore them Is
a loi'g on", but with god wr.nthnr mid lho
Improved oonduion of lho l.lghwnyn tho
trip eniinot but be a iliasni.t ouo.
TliorilJoht iuhabllautnf l.oguusport, Ind..
says theio has been nu such weather ns that
of the present season experienced in that
neighborhood since tho vcar IU 13, whon, on
the 22d of Pebruary, tho snow was two foot
deep, and six horso teams crossed (ho Wa
bash on tbo Ico, drawing heayy loads ol pro
duce as late ns (ho 0th of April,
Hawley, Dood A: Co. aro on hand with
their spring advertisement, which you can't
help but see, and which though not very
pretty is decidedly strlklag. lUcognlzing
that Oregon Is on tho ovo of a wonderlul har
vest, they bavo mado every preparation to
supply machluery to till overy uso a farmer
has,
The north-west dairy region is understood
to be the north half of Illinois, tho south
west fourth of Wisconsin, tho north-oast
fourth of lown, and thosoutli-oast fourth of
Minnesota. Iu this region (he chorso pro
duct of lost year is estimated nt .tf.OOo.OOO
pounds, while Ohio ot Itself produces 11,000.
000 pouuds per annum,
H. J. Preston, of Green lUy, has reonvorod
1201.80 daumucs for tho loss of n horso which
was fatally injured by falling Into a ditch in
ouo ol tho streets of that city,
Volnnio IX, Nnmlior
11.
DISTANCES.
Tho .Woiim'rt.'iicer contains tho fallowing
tnblo of dlstnucos, which will bo vnluablo as
n sourco of futuro roforonco:
Tho total dlstnnco by tho Columbia nnd
Suako rivers from Portland to Lowlstou is
101 miles.
Portland to Vlotorln. by way of Northom
PacIIIo llnllrond, 20(1 miles.
Portland to Astoria via Columbia rlvor
110 tulles.
Astoria to Low ston via Por laud, oil
miles,
Portland to ltosoburt: via O. it C. 11.11..
200 mtlcH.
Portland to St. Joeonh via O. C. 11. 11.. -IS
mllos,
Portland to tlio Dalles via Columbia rlvor.
131 miles.
Portland (oSttkn, 1,I'0 miles.
Portland to Olympin, 2& mllos.
About this time tho squirrel killer should
bo nbrond In tho hill country, whoro tlioso
posts havo led their winter harvests nud
linvo already commoucod eating tho young
growing grain, fairly digging It up by tho
roots. Wo havo had strong assurances that
Uodgo's poison is death ou squirrels nud
gophers, nlso Wnkolco's is woll spokon of,
nnd Ifolthor Is usod It Is probablo tbo pests
will bo destroyod. Many proparo poison
themselves. Any wny to bo ell'octunl nud
mvo tho coming crops.
Knnpp, llttrrell it Co,, send us n cntnloguo
of tholr goods nnd maclilncH, with request to
inform nil interested (lint they cnu rocolvo
tbo samo on application.
Guav'h HAitiioit, Captains J. D, Piles
nnd Chariot Holuiau, with .Mr. Polk, leavo
this morning for Olympin whoro thoy tako
stngo to tho headwaters of tho Ohohallsund
(houco by boat to Gray's harbor. Tho In
tention Is to loam tho prospoats of trading
with tho farmers on tho Chohalls nnd G ray's
harbor, nnd finally with tho oystermou on
Shoalwator bay. If sulllclont oncourngo
mont Is given tho Gnsslo Telf,lr will bo
placed ou the route between Portland and
uray's harbor, tukliig iu Sboalwnter bay,
Qreyonnm.
Mr. l'nrvluo, of San Pmuclnco, n uontla.
man Interested In tho now process uf deal
Ing with re factory ores, and which process
Is now generally used In tho mines of Mon
tana, sent J. G.Wright, President of (ho Cap
ital Mining Compnuy, tho rosult of two as
says mado by him of ore front (ho Capital
mine, Inst week. Prom nro taken hap iiii.
ard from tlio dump bo gets $S3 00 In cold
nud silver, nud Irom i elected ore fi77 10.
Thoso assays does iml liu-ludo the lead,
which was in tho ore iis-uyod lu sulllolont
quantities to p.iy lor working (he mine.
Tun Giii.ati.st Woman Tiiavi:i,li:h.
Madame Anna Iluhon, lho Pm.llsh cautn-
trlco, linguist nud (nivoler, has leturned to
I.nglaml. nticrasucccsslul tour arouuil the
world. .Si mo. IJishup Is tho greatest femalo
traveller now living, If not tho greatest that
ovor has lived, rot excepting tho Into Ida
I'foltler. Thero Is hardly a (own of note In
tho civilized world she has not visited, nud
it bus been her good fortune to slug be
fore a greater iiumbor of pooplo during her
professional career, than any other artist
living.
Tho Mercury Htys lload Supervisor Price
will commence work In n low days upon tho
now county road, loading Irom South Kitloiii
toward Pettyjohn', lorry. The now road
will avoid somo very bad hills, is laid iixm
belter ground, and will Intersect with tlio old
Leabo ferry road somo live mllos south of
Sulom,
Mossrs. Thompvuu V Mead, Walla Wnlla,
who shipped 1 10 ImIch of hops of Jnst yenr's
growth 10 l,lverpool, told (he lot there tor 33
tents a pound. Hut the eostu wore enor
mous; tour cents toKau Pniuclseonnd above
fifteen conts to unil In Liverpool, It would
havo boon belter to soil at homo.
Hereafter a steamer will bo dispatched for
Portland overy live lnyn, distend of overy
seven days ns formerly. This will ureossltate
employment of three vessols, tho Geo. W.
Klilor, Cltyof I'licster, nnd AJax,
Mr. Porter, nshcsor of Marion county,
says be will endeavor to collect a poll tux oil'
nlitlioChlunmou hoenn Hud lu tho county.
Tho road supervisor of H.ilem district Is also
going to make thorn work tho roads.
Tbo DciQcrat tays that on Mondt-y of last
woek, ladsuii, sou of Nathan llarrott, living
uear Jordan Valley, was thrown from a
horso, and sustained n painful fracture of his
loft thigh.
Carriages with blue glass windows aro
quite fashionable. Thoy euro ovory thing ex
cept jealousy and envy. Por this aHllctlon
ouly green glass should bo used,
Fanny Hester Is tho namo of a Ilrooklyn
woman who caugnt a burglar and hung to
him till a policeman catno. Ho loosenod all
her tooth, but she wanted thorn out anyhow.
Hon, J, S. Smith and wlfo, who havo been
visiting in California during the past winter,
returued to their homo lu Portland last week.
Itov. f.. M. Nlckerson. of Sulom, nnd fuml
ly will soon remove to tlio Klamath Agoucy,
Tho Iliisslans lmvo over 3.000 torpedoes lu
tho HlHokHon.
Tho population of Ilerlln has doubled in
seventeen yeors.
Tlio crusshoppors have hoard of Tuxes and
aro appealing there lu largo (.quad'j, '
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