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BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN.
NewYork, June 22 Interviews of great
Importance bave recently taken place be
tween Schouvaloff, the Russian ambassador,
and Earl Derby, In which Iho latter naked
the former to put on paper the assurances In
regard to Constantinople, which wore inado
verbally and somowhat vaguely. The am
baaeador telographed to IiIn government for
Instructions aiiti received a dispatch from
the Russian Foreign office empowering tilm
to do so. Russia will propose-a temporary
ooonpatton of Constantinople, undertaking
to evaouato tho Turkish capital on rroolvlng
Indemnity for expense of tho war and pro
per guarantees I hut tbo reforms proposed for
tho administration of Ttirkltth provinces
hall bo faithfully curried Into unoratlon,
and tho proposition Involving Mioh .orifice of
tho TurKisu maritime lorno in iuo jiirck en
will bo rejected by Groat llrllaln. The qiieH
tlon of tlio totnporary occupation ofOoti
atantlnoplo has bcn dUcuwd nl several
cublnet council nlrriulv without in miy In
Blanco ooinlngclo a decision. An arrango
mont has been iiMVovd by which England,
with eminent of tlio Khedive mid not In op
position lo tlio Stillnn, shall occupy Eitypt
England Ih to settle tho tlnio when tho move
ment shall bo begun. A British f'nren Is nl
ready told otl' lor occupation ntul ulll bo tin
dor command of Men, Mir. TIich. Steele. It
will ooiiHlxt of 20 000 men. Not only niv
troops roady but thecJinpiuiil allolhcr nee
ossary arrangements havo hotn mndo In
EirVDt.
Aiuonir Ilio probable rinnnrN Ih ono Hint
I tbo Sultan has hoped to innko p icons miou
j aa Russian succi'M'K t-tioiilil sufficiently dls
, plrlt his people to enable tho uov'i ninent lo
sustain Itsell'ln hih-Ii h, nutty. Thi terinw
. talked of aro moderate, ouibrao'ng k cession
4 of Batouin and nsrt of Armenia with tbo
V -froo pnssagonf tli titril tnollt'M tor Kd la,
I tlioNurraudor of 1'itrtor nil ol tlio Turkish
".' It. a kul nKiiiiuiir. uf n aioftltaltlik tllil um nil
In money Installment, but thai ih.wt Inrine
will eventually b.t obtained by Itns.la Ih
gonorally bellttvfd, nIiioo It Ih apparent (tint
no European oomlilnail'in hruImhI her Ih
now nrobiibln. IfpnrMhluiditt liccomiNdul-
ly more cecum from outside intervention.
London, Juut'2l All authorities ctnMouo
toaBsert that tint crossing opposite Ibrall It
Intended merely as u diversion, bcnuo ili
pestilential climato and tloodod condition ol
Dobrudsalil f.irbld operations on.snexlou
)tvoaultf. "
Latest accounts from Ibrall xarco with the
Galatz correspondlit. in showing that Iho
fighting Wits rluuut tbo crosslnir opposlto
Qalatz and Ibrall, A corresponded tele
graphing Friday uii(lit,VHa ltuttlan doctor
who crossed with tlut lirt dntanhmnnt of
800. In firms mo thai Iih dns not btdlevo out
of this numbor, twenty uroluft ulivo orun
urt.
A aorrononilont t Itzinl. under dato of
unrt 22ii, Hiiyh ou tho nlubi of the 22d Inst,,
,500 infantry crottitd m It till In front o On.
,u on too -isi, 'J. oou rrnct-ru uuriiiK iuo tmv
Ith cannon, and rlnfurrinpntH aftorwurda
rlvod from Kent hikI (itittr.. ivm thou
nd RiiHslaui inirticlpttiid lu tho occulta-
Hon of the lilK'itn iKtiuiuaiiillutr Mitlcliln.
.tjunoia A Np-oitti iriiin inii:nareteiiti
aatea that 11.000 HihsUiis trossel at GaUtz
d Ibrall. Icapptturn that thn Turks tiisdu
attempt to cro-i from ompolanka loto
tin Wallnuhla: detttllH iiiiknown.
Tbo succosi fill attempt of tlio Russians lo
as noir Ruuuituu im- ih-hi loiioweu oy n
era battle on tint Utitubh, In wblahTutk-
cunboati h.ivo tMktn un'ivo purl. I no
Mrn of Gluruovo, oiipoitUo Itnthutiuk, ocau
id by KUHsUiitt, ints iiciin mil on urn oy
Arklsli nliolU. IUmv.v tlrlu? Ll II itnlnu ou.
frAn Ibrall corripudtut iflturaps Friday.
H It IH OVIOflll 111" KrilTIM ITlimillK vl"
in to morro inornliii; atuayllKUt. Iho
le llusslim inrc.t utro win onuot on mo
goundtho RuhhIhuh will thus eWabllhli
UHelves tlrnil v' ou tho other bide ol tho
nlin.
'be English cabluot Iirr, after duo dtlllxr
I, dlsapprorHii iiortotiaKOti a oecMia
aa lo RuKxia's j'ollny In thn RikIoih wht,
the EuclUli uuverumoia twa resolved
to llor or.'ii a innip irary rccupition of
suutinnpiH tiy mnsiaiw.
nhtauiiunpit , -iitne -l m) oiuoihi
muiit inibililied hern Htvu n ctrtaiu iiiim
bat of itiissUns biivrthNoerosKt'd tlinl)iniibf
la'tb diteutlon of Karadaiob, below Jlir-
Tlio Chamlwr of nannies in Mcretaelon
a'l lor lilt, llimni'ti nr inurniiLi', ovtit it
lEuropo eoiiiblut-H nuMlnnvTiiikey.
irvian rikMifi on n.iiiiriinv, uuui.htni inn
nana iuvii-iiii; iitioTiiii huh uruvu nifiii
,llA lltal I tltd
iyiisiil,JiiiidSl TIih iu.sinuHliit)ieon
iiiinut heiitti) lSiar.lil and Indlobit
tl-fitalt (I vs lib a loin of -150 oval.y auil
'uMii'ry.
olll-Ul dlfpUcb from rodgorltZ4 an.
ii'OH tint mi. mi f tho divisions ot Sulel-
I'ltsha rxinl All Mm ttun are ucc.f
ndvuuim.ir in M"iit"UBt;ro Mon'im
liavoitvitfHHtwHVtili j-. 3.H00 oui.d
xa neon removed I bonce lo Cnttnro.
irall, Juno m Vile Turks have retreated
ird Lodidjo, on tlio lino or too nustauu
,ilway. Tbo whole of tho north end of
ruu-oua lattuinaoneu, moy wm iruun
make u Htand at thiu plats". Anotbor
npt at rrussiUK the Danube between
Kovo and Turner Is llkelv.
it..i,uL-. .inttn ai. Tho Russlaus bave
lo a second crnstiiiK l Herzo va. A force
,000 men pa.-fed over, ami uas euoo.eu
(ton wun iioiacuuioitit cuujuih ".,
ihln. tnd will to-morrow march acalusit
'urkUh lino of uefouo uetweou uzeuu
and Kuslondie.
iriarouin, June 20 Tho bombirdnunl
'Kars Is ery Hbvere; tbo garruou huuor-
uthclmk, Juno 2S Sunday night tlio
bard men t or :nw towu oy me iusiau
ec' iLEM,
becamo terrible. The Turks stood Are with
great oi.olness, replying vigorously aud witb
good aim.
A Rustebuok dispatch says one hundred
people bave been killed In the streets by Rus
alati nholla.
Erzernum, June 25. After the battle at
liorrdekar, June 18tb, the Turks, having
fallen back on Oellbabn, the Russian left
took possession of Lellbaba pass and fortifi
ed It. Tbo Russian in L'ellbaba 1'ass num
bered 20,000, 'with live batteries. Several
skirmishes were fought Juno 20th and on tbo
21st. Mtikhtar I'asna attacked tho pass,
(tabling from 0 o'clock in tuo morning untl.
8 in tbo evening. Tho Turks opened n terri
ble arllllory tiro and compelled tbo ltumlans
to fall bank with heavy losses; 400 killed
and about tho aamo number wounded. It Is
reckoned Hint tbo RuBAlan loss Is at least
double.
Ou llio22d MukhtaroKAln fought a sovoro
bsttle. Tho Rohslan (rivalry wore plKced lu
an i utrotuihmeiiltn act ns Infantry, but till 1
inately Hut Turks drovothem out nud pur
Btied thoin; tho IlUMi.lHns retreating In ills
ordir InrJiolittll), wttpro Dm lllitlni; lasted
tlilrtt-eii luilirH. TbitTiirklah )os, itcoordiug
lo JxttHt pccouiiIh, wiik upward:! of 2,000, unit
III" RussUiih mtiuli lii'HVlor.
Til (i TurkMi hcadiiiartera urn Ulll at
Hnwen, sliero 21 IihIImII'ius nud 2 batlerlos
oi'utipy mi uxiolleiit pokl Ion, tiiKiHiallnbio In
front. Ou Iho 2.1(1 (I.C00 HiiMdaus bigau to
ndvniico ngalnst Ibis position.
(,iiiDlnutlnoiili),.fune2.". A Turkish nnws-
pnpor announces the ciipitulatiou of tho Rus
flails nt It tyHzld. 'I hit mtmo p tner states that
JiiillliH'n 1'hmIiu bus (intern) tlio capital of
Mniiloneuro
l)irvl-ti 1'ashn tolruriuilm from lSttoum,
Juim'J:t: "Wo h.ivii rpnl-cil vtyoriu ttttitol.a
ol llm Husilatis and Dually compelled them
to witltdr.ttv their butteries rind retreat with
I, MM killed and u- ld.
UniiiMi, J iinn 2j. .Hvor.tl tclrprauis deny
tint report of Tnrldsli niciK-.sttH, and ibu
J'liiOtlon of Stilimuii PiiMba itud All Sulilli,
l'lun dlip.Volios u to oinaldurud inurusc
wort by. s
HiiciiRrps. JiiiiH(i.sluiiiitanoously with
tho crossing into Drobudsohti, nows comosof
a general inox iitnnnt of llustlan troops Df-
tweoii biaiina and AiexuiiiiriiKinwn in imii
libit. Kitrnexl bombaidtuent contliiin-d
Hlnug tho whole Unit Sunday, including btl
terloaiit Altolelza, lUcuol, Grobovaatiu Kill
ttfti. The Turks are reported propsrlntr to
conof ntrntn tlmlr fore a ou the lowvr Dan
iibftanit fortrosKesTormlng tlio quadrllorato
of Huh scliuk,8lleirlti, Sbniiilaatid Varun,
lt-Hvimr I b n Wlddln force InoIhIhiI.
TIih Servian lulnloier of war baa ordeied
out for early camp drill tlxt-eu Inttallons
who served in (ho xtandlng army durlutr 1S7U
also batalllons of regulars aud iiiilltla otlloera
hitherto available, are lo be taken again In
to autlviiNHivlce,
London, June 20 England's neutrality lu
iho existing war Is now considered absoliito
ly avHiired so long as Kusla keojis her
nlrdk'es not to li)ttrlrn with llrlilsli Iiullnn
Inturvstt. or routea. It is also assumed here
that Hussla will demand, as a condition ol
iwscf. ihocfhslon of Weivla and IJnsnla to
Austria, a portion of Armenia to tho Czar
and the cession of Iliil(jrla to Roumanla, to
be crooied Into Indrpendeut hlalce, lo bold
the mouth of tbo Dumbo under Internation
al guurantepH, as Ileluium holds Hut mouth
ot the Rhine. Germany probably will not
objetit to this arrangement but thoonly ihlng
apparently certain Is that the continental
poworri xprct to settle thit new boundarlns
wliboul reiard to England who Is In fueh a
position Ibat her dlplomaov l.s praCllcaltly
Mtwerles to stlect the questlou. This creute.s
b nun iincat'lness liocaiiin it Betns In leave
England no choice huiab'toliiinarqulesrouce
or remorjhtranee by means of nugrosslve war.
St. Joseph, Mo., June 21 A dostruotlvo
wind stonn passed over the oily about 10
o'clock lant night. The storm was about
eight blocks wldoatid pasted dlreotly through
Miecenterof the city, i'aclflo hotel, Tontlb'a
Opera Houto and a largo number of busi
ness bouses were unr.-of-d. Numerous
bulldlncH, innlutllnu dwHlliugM, v,r badly
ilamaped, and inanv N, fences, Iimch, A- .
blown down. Eoiiih or iho MneM weie
blocked by roofy, awoliiN- trees, itn. Sev.
rl persons wero more or Ust Injured, but
none aro known lo be fa ally hurt.
Chicago, Juno2r A vOud and rain s'orm
which apparently starual in tint vicinity ol
Ksnas City, Is now raulnir In northwestern
Missouri, over the i tidro stato of Iowa. In a
Iwrtiii proortlon ol Illinois end a Motion of
Mlcliigsu. 'leiegiapn wires aro prosiraieu
In every dlrcotlnn. At IV"rla the wind lll'ietl
tint tin root olf the obHUibvr of commerci
and iIih rain flooded the iuterlorof the build
Ihk. Sevrrn ball ami lltflitulnir prevail alnnu
ll.oNurthvri stern railroad In Illlnuls, Tlio
Ind amounts almoi-t to a tornado,
.Wck'ODville, III , Juno 2.5 The daniairo
in wheat In this onunl v bv yei-tdrd.'y's storm
Is estimated at 8100 000 There Is iniinh oth
er damaue, All tin creeks mo oveitlowing
and Inwlardu UnoJf d
Ohsmpelan, III., Juno 2."5 Tho surround
ing (s untrv ciit)'er d Mtver. ly by the storm.
Probably ono hundred houses and buildings
wore damaged here. The rain fell in tor
rents and trees aro uprooted by soores.
Flrebaugh, III., Juno 2.r. The storm com
pletely destroyed the unfinished Methodist
church; Loss, 87,000, A number of other
bulldlngH wero unroofed Bnd moved from
tbelr foundations or blown about.
Dwlght, 111 , Juno 25 Tho wind carried
John Loin's bouse, 18 bv 2S In sle, about 20
lttt from its place, but injured nobody.
Hrookville, III., June 25. Fourteen build
incs unroofyl Vbtlrday
U.tlo-burt', III.. Junu 23. Crops aro heavi
ly damaged.
Dos Molue, Iowa, Juno 25. The rainfall
Is heavy and the outlook for crops Is gloomy,
but no sneelal dsmace is done.
Kankakee. 111.. June 25. Tbe east bound
express for Cincinnati, three miles east of
.
OREGON, JUNE 29,
bere waa oaugbt by the wind yesterday and
the locomotive and cars were thrown from
tbe track into a dltob. Of tba ifteen passen
gers all were more or laas bruUed but none
seriously Injured.
Choyenne.Jnne 35. Yesterday's tornado
of heavy tall and rain, with wind, extended
north of Slonx city, south of Kansas city and
east of Iowa.
New York, Jnne 25 Five hundred Mor
mons Just arrived from Europe, leave this
afternoon for Salt Lsko.
Washington, Juno 24 Dlsoontlnuod Bol
knap Springs, Lano county, Oregon. Post
masters appointed Win. A. Stubbs, Molal
Ih, Claokamas county, Oregon.
A FATAL MISTAKE.
Monday we mentioned tba faot of Hio sud
den doath of Alice Townsoud, a young lady
living noar Sublimity, axed about 17yoars.
without giving any particulars of tbo sad
occurronce.
From Dr. E. R. Fltko.nf this city, who, In
Ids ofllrlal capacity as Coroner, visited tho
noiiso or death yesterday, wo loiunct iuo
following fncls in relation to her iiullinoly
death, as brought out lu tho testimony before
tho Coroner's Jury.
It seems that Miss Tnwimond wlillo In
ptteudnncs Httbo l'louenr'a Rminlou In this
olt.T, tvl'ok beforo last, caught a severe cold,
which culminated In simnthlng like a con
gestive chill last Wednesday. She was
attended lu hor Illness by Dr. S I). McCau
ley, n well known pli veloliin of Htaylon, and
ono who has almost tlio enllro practice, and
as fares wo know, tho fullost confldeuco of
the people lu that vicinity, tlo iidiniuls.
termini tint time hoiiio powders containing
qulnlnn and oaloinol, which had the ellnct lo
lellovo lier. nud sho appeared on the Sunday
following, (tho day of her doath) cs well us
over.
On tho ovonlng of (lint day, bowevtr, Dr.
McCauley who wasvlMtmg patients In that
nelithbarliood, was called In In proscribe for
asUtorof Iho decimscd, who was qultouu
well. After administering to her wants tho
Dr. felt of tho pulse of his formor patient
and oxamlned bur longuo nud detected
ay mploina 'if a recurrence of Iho chill. Ho
fixed up ii powder similar In apprfranco lo
those given her before, but unfortunately
u Kid morphliio Instead of quinine
The powder was aumlnlaiored.vhout 10
o'clock Sunday night, much again? tbo wilt
or tho nufdrtunato ulrl whodeolurod sho was
well and did not need it. A lew momonts
after talcliu: tbe fatal draught alio complain
ed of fooling dizzy and of haying an unoon
trolable thirst which she vainly endsavorod
toniieneb with largo draughts of water.
About 11 o'clock she heoimo calmly unoon
solnus and her breathing more dllllcult until
shorn half pat 11. when her spirit took lis
flliriittotbo unseen world.
Tho post mortem examination revealed
moll a Btato of congestion and enlarged
sploen and llvor that tlio ury thought that
poslblr congostlon might havo bad soiuo
tlilnir to do with tho cause or her death.
Without any oommonta iiou tho affair at
it resent, wo clve the verdict ot tbo Coroner's
Jury, i mpsuelod by Coroner E. R. Fliko, of
tuts city.
the VKitniirr.
Wo. tho undersigned, a Jury of Inquost,
oalleil lo liuostluato the cuseof tbo death
of Alice Townend, on Sunday night, June
21th, uexr Sublimity, do find that she came
to her death bv an over-drse of Morphine,
administered by Dr. S. 1) McCauley, and
that sr.o was at the time alo threatened with
a i-onutisilvn chill, and bow much Iter death
may bo duo to either oauso wo aro tinablo to
tell. Okoikd: S. Downino,
Niciioiah Lamiuuit,
Hadlky Hoiison,
P. GI.OVKU,
J. W. TilAiti,
O. W. Cusick,
Coronoi'd Jury,
THE ALBANY CELEBRATION.
Extensive preparations are being made,
and Albany will without doubt bave the
Unrest celebration ever held in tbo valley.
Fillolnk are tint officers of tbo day:
I'resldeiu, ltv. Dr. S. . Irvlno.
Vlco I'resldi-niN, O P. i.'oshow, of Drowns
vllle; Dr. E. It. Geary, of Eugene; J. L.
(.'ohii, ofL-banou; Sam May, of Harris
burg; Judun llurnott, of Corvallls; D. P.
Mason. cfSitlo: Jos Pti.ri. ot Hulsev: Win.
Cyruit, J. II Sri I.li and Jos. Hamilton, of
tim county j i it. Mouits, wl Sulom anuj.
II. Lon,nf Por:laud
Oraior, Hon. Geo. W. Yocuin, of Portland.
IWdnr, Mart V. Drown.
Chsplaln, Itev. T. II Wlillo,
Chief Marshal, Jus. R Hermit.
ArranaemuitM are being made to havo an
excursion train urn betKii portlaud and
Albany ou tho Fourib, and persons along
the roiitooai. thus uyall ibeumolves of rt
duuI riifsof fuo.
Several mllimry and f.ro companies are
expected up from Portland, which will add
agret deal totho display ou tho oivjslou
ilfhldi a tboo from abroad, our own Depart
uieut havo iigrtod lo turn out In full uniform.
Several hundred dollars worth of tiro
works havo ben ordered, aud aro uow being
manufactured to order at Portland. Our
people oinuot afford to miss this feature of
tbe day (or rather night), as It will be tbe best
exntoition or uroworks that lias ever neon
seen In tbe State outside of Portland,
Morton, Saulsbury, aud tbo other mem
bers of tbo Graver Invesiliratlnu Committee,
will bd invited and will probably
aiienu.
We learn from Mr. Itrandt. Jr.. Superin
tendent of tbo O. A O, R. It., that a special
train will leivo Portland on the morning of
tbo Fourth of July and run through to
Albany, arriving there about 10:30. Half
fare ticket will bo bold at tbe station in this
city to Albany and return, also to Turner's
and return. The special train will return
1877.
in the evening. The exourslon will be a
cheap and enoyab!e one. The Albany peo
ple, who never do anything by balrea, will
have a way up celebration.
Callfoaata Kaalgraata.
Tbey are coming from California. And aa
the Mountaineer says, one of the most sug
gestive sights lu the world is the spectacle of
a Callfornlan, who hasn't before aeen rain
enough for a year (o lay tho dust, standing
out in an Oregon rain with his hat off. and
enjoy It as anuatlo fowls do a Summer snow
or. Oregon has been sneerod at aa tbo rainy
country by California: but they aro not
sneering now. Tbey aro hunting a country
where It rains enough, and prefor tbe ver
dure of Oregon to tho blight and dosolatlou
of California. Persons now arriving toll us
that Immouso nutnbors lu California aro pro
paring lo move, as rapidly as thoy can they
will conto to our State. A great many are
comlmr bv wauons overland. Every steam
er Is loadod to its fullest capacity by people
who aro sneKinga country wnoro crops novor
perish of drouth. To thorn, exaggerated
roports of Orcuou rains aro no longer a
terror. Our cllmato tbey Hud, Is proferablo
to drouth, doserta and starvation.
Tho Now Road Completed.
Last night at -1::10 o'clock, Commissioner
R II. Price izavo tho uow ro.id from South
Salnm lo connect with tbo Leabo Ferry
Hud bsyomt tlio NjwoII hill, tho lust "lick."
A spin over tho rand with Col. S. F,
Mathews of tho Ohomckuta hotel, sallsllcs iih
that Mr. l'rlco lins tuailo morn than a ttood
Job of It. Tho road passos along tho bank of
tiiosioiigii mosi or mo way, nnti tnoro is
not a pltoh ou It flint tin ordhury tram can
not pull a cord and a half of wood ovor It.
Thin rond shortens tlio distance lo Leabo's
Ferry, Independence nud Monmouth about
one in llo and makes all tbo farmers and
teamsters happy thnl havo to pass over It (o
tho Salum market. Tho road bus bren
cheaply and Hubstuutlally built and reflects
great oredlt iitoii Mr. Prlco. May his
shadow never" bit less.
Aiiayer and Metallurgist.
Tho many rocont discoveries of rich quartz
In this country has Inoroased tbe busluoa of
assaying greatly, hiid In order to keep pane
with tbo times, Mr. J. II. Flak, of Portland,
basjuht complolod tbo work of putting up a
llrsi class chtorldlzlug furaaba andqoartz
mill at IiIhoIUco lu that oily. IIo In forma us
by letter that ho is supplied with all the new
Improvement In amalgamating, and Is pre
tared to work and treat any and all kinds of
uro, from one to ten tons. In a thorouab and
economical inannor, and guarantee correct
results.
Sadden end Mysterious Death.
Intelligence reached this city this morn
ing or the suddon doath of Mlsa Alllo
Townend,ged about 17 years, near Sub
limity, at a late hour loot night. Sho was
complaining Friday and Saturday, but yea
forday whs feeling much better and was up
most of tbo day. Lato in tbo evening Dr.
S. I). MoCauley, of Stayton, callod and leR
her a soothing powder, which she took about
10 o'clock uat boforo retiring, Shortly
after taking the powdor she becamo deliri
ous aud at 12 o'clock she patsed from earth
to eternity. Dra. Fiske and Jessup went out
this morning, tbo former In his odlclal
capacity as Coroner. Upon his return tbe
result of his investigations will be given.
Drawer aud Contaata Rofelsd.
Last night Mr. Joseph G. Fontaine. propri
etor of Iho Congress Hall saloon opposite tbe
Chemeketa Hotel, wont to tbe Wyman's,
leaving an old man In charge of tbe saloon,
and about $29 lu tbo money drawer. About
half past 10 o'olouk, while the man loft In
nhargo wns playlnu a gamo of card with a
ohanoo customer. In tho baok room, the bar
room waa entered In front aud the money
drawer slipped nut and carried off. Tbo
drawer, with tho money, throe pocket knlyes
and a gold pencil taken nut, waa found this
morning In the alley biok of tbe Star bakery.
Tho thief or tblevos bave not been appre
hended yet.
Estimated Poputatloa.
Tho following are tbe estimates of the pop
ulation of Oregon by counties. Tbe eatima
Um were made by tbe various county clerks:
Hiker. 0,000; Denton, 0,000; Clackamas,
H.000; Clatsop, -I.G00; Coos, 0,000; Columbia,
1,(KK); Curry, 1.000; Douglas, 8,000; Grant,
4.000; Jackson, 0.&00; Josephine, 1,000; Lane,
10 000; Lluii, 11,000; Lake, 1,500; Marion,
13 000; Multnomah, 17,000; Polk. 0,000; Til
lamook, 800; Umatilla; 6,700; Union, 0,000;
Wasco.' 4, 000; Washington! 0,000; Yamhill,
0.000. Total, 110.700.
Going After Arms.
Gen. Mart V. Drown went to Portland on
the afternoon train, en route for Vancouver,
when be uoes bv direction of Governor S,
F. Chsdwlck, to ro:eive the 1,000 stand of
armsdirnsieu ny tno necreiary or war to ue
turned over to tho State of Oregon, The
arms will probably bo deposited In the Port
land armories, aud tbo Stato Arsonal In this
city.
Tbo news from Idaho shows that tbo hos
tile Indians havo separated, and part gone
north and part towards Southern Idaho, but
that does not appear certain. Tho Indians
hostile do uotfconm to number over ono hun
dred, most of whom are of Joseph's band of
non-ireaiy nez rerce'j. -jnere is nu mann
ing indication that other Indians think of
joining tho hostile.
A groat many lUnnackH, Sboshonos, and
Yellow Stone Indians aro on Dig Camas
t'rtmo, Boutn or mo jtoi&o river, winieu
have held a talk with those, and tbey pro
fws tlio most peaceable Intentions,
A large numbor of troop are being accu
mulated under Gan. Howard, near the senna
of action, but they cannot follow tbe Indiana,
and there is no prospect of an lminodUt6
continuation of hostilities.
TUffWlJffl HSCW
Volmne IX Numbor 20.
The Gorernment and the lailana.
While it la true that the present Indian
dimoulty waa an unprovoked outbreak aa
far as the eettlera were concerned, It la alto
true that the whole difficulty comes from
Inefficient and improper conduct on tbe
part of the Government towards the Indiana
In general and the non-treaty Nes Peroea In
particular. Tbe main portion of the tribe
have always been friendly and perfectly
loyal to tho whites. At the time the first
treaty was uiado with thorn In 1855 by Gen.
Palmor,of Oregon, aud Gov. J. J. Stevens,
of Washington Torrltory, all tbo chiefs
stgnod tho treaty, though a number of thorn
did so unwillingly, undor a sort of friendly
of amloablo coorclon on tho part of the
whites. Tho tnlsorablo policy of tho Got
eminent is established by tho fact that tho
troaty was not ratlllod aud carried into oflbct
for four years, much (otho disgust of tho
Indians ooncoruod, who very rightfully
considered tbeiiiBolvcs trilled with.
Tho initios of Salmon rlvor and Florouco
croalod a wonderful oxcltomont in 1601, and
catisod a groat doal of trospasslng on tho
Ncs PercoH reservation, on which tho mlnos
wero lu part located. A now convention
was callod with tbo Nes Pomes In 1803, and a
now troaty adopted by which all of tholr
territory In Orogott was stirroudorod, and
much of that In Idaho. Quito a numbor or
tbo chiefs who slgnod tho troaty In 1855 re
fused to sign tho Hooond ono, as thoy did al
so a third ono adoptod lit 1808, and thoy have
always Insisted that aa thoy novor slgnod the
troaty and havo ovor rofusod to accept any
bonoUts from It, that thoy still held tholr
Interest In tho land surrendered by tbe oth-
ors, and this has led lo all tho troublo about
tho Wallowa valley in Oregon aud the Sal
mon river settlement in Idaho, where the
murders of whlto people were lately com-'
mfttod and tho battle between Capt. Ferry
and Joseph's band took place.
All tho non-troaty Indians do not seem to
haye ongagod In tho late fight only Young
Joaoph and Whlto Bird and their bands
anil tho dimensions of tho war are most
probably over-estlmstod. There is not very
muoh reason to suspect continued war or a
large accession to tho hostlles from other
bands and tribes. Josoph tho older dlod not
many years since and loft his parting In
junction for hla pooplo not to give up their
rights. It Is truo that his people have not
acted friendly, but they bave acted on their
traditions and belief of tbelr rights as they
understood them.
Tbe lesson to bo drawn from these out
breaks Is that the Government polloy to
wards tbe Indians Is In great'part a failure.
They should be strictly governed and kept
In subjection to fixed rules, and all possible
and reasonable moans should be used to civ
ilize them and Improve tbelr condition, and
tbey should be comfortably provided for In
somo measure commemurate with tbelr
rights aa human beings and our duty aa a
Christian pooplo, but tbey should be held
strlotly amqnable to law and made to under
stand tho powor of the Government.
Last year Col. H.Clay Wood, Asa't Adj't
Gen'l on thostaflof Gen. O.O, Howard, pro
pared a history of the Nes Perce bands and
of the treaties made with them, showing the
facts relating to the j non-treaty Indians,
This able resume of tho Indian situation
with regard to the Wallowa valley , etc., was
published in a pamphlet form, some loaves
of which, furnished us through tbe kindness
of a friend, afford muoh light on the subjeot.
Col. Wood blames tbe Government for not
acting fairly with these Nes Perces aud pre
sents tbelr case In a forcible inannor. We
are obliged to draw the Inference, from all
tbo facts at commaud, that this difficulty,
which has boon brewing for years, might
havo boon avoided with no loss of life and
with muoh less expenditure of money tbau
will be caused by tho oflbrt lo subduo tho
small barfd of belllgoieuta. Wo havo not
muoh faith In civilization for tho best of In
dians, but we believe our Government
should treat' thoin fairly, rigidly fulfill all
contracts, and permit thorn to fade out of ex
istence with no serious or Just csuso of com
plaint against tho race that has dlsiobosied
them of both lauds and privileges.
PimxMA'm Citucim.i:, Wo havo Just ro
reived tho first number of tbo Philomath
Crucible, a papor Just started at Philomath,
Denton county, Oregon. It is published by
Messrs. J. D. Horn and J. O. Leasuro, both
graduates of tho Collogo at that place. The
Crucible presents a good appearance both
editorially and tyKjgrapblcally. Tboyoung
gentlemen deservo great credit for tholr en
terprise, and wo hope they will receive the
support tboy deserve. The paper is J', 60 per
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