tf ' 1 I . ' - L l : $2,50 per Year. SALEM, OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1877. Volume IX. Number 35. TO SUBSCRIBED. We congratulate our friends and patrons on the prosperity (bat rewards the labors of the fsrmoraorOiegonand Washington, and we solicit thblr continued good will and patronage ior our papor, promising thorn that wo will make the Wim.amkVtk Fa it m eh all that tholr support will warrant. Wo havo purchased a largo pross, capable ofdolngjmuch moro rapid work, with tho intention of enlarging and Improving tho Farmkh whonover our circulation shall In crease to justify It. We havo many frlonda who roallzo tho groat necessity and advantago In having an tndopendont and fearless Journal dovotod to the Interests of agriculture, and wo solicit tho friendly sorvloes. of all farmers to In crease our .business and so enablo us to work more successfully for their Interests. Ihoro Is ft largo immigration coming into the State, and we hopo to recolvo' Increasod support from nil mich now coniora. If our old J r lends will holp us to make now ones, wo will ro ward tholr sorvlces bynllboral commission, and tiutnlc thum besides. Thero aro ninny who tiro Ju arrosrs, somo of them fnru long tlmo,and wo ronnoctfully urge all hucIi to romoiuborus now that pros perity is to gonoral. Wo dlsllko to send out duns, and hopo that nil thoeo will rospond without furtbor romlndor. Tho prosperity of this papor should bo an indication of tho prosperity of tho region it ropresoutn. Now, that our patrocH havo an abundant yield und llrst-rato prlcos for coroals nnd all other products, wo hope to rocolvo tho gonoral patronage nud good will we havo always trlod to dosorvo. Tho Pacllla North West Is nblo to support a good newspaper In tho Intrrci-t of agricul ture, and It Is our ambition to prove that fact beyond a question. Oucemore: We need nil the holp our ' monuelmRlvoiT5rflrrro"ftTrriH:rc"a(fO orclr culatlon, nnd wv need nil tho money that Is tluo u ou old account. Those who owo us for uiiro than ouo.yesrnro informed that we do not wish to bo forgotten, or toiiavoto sond thorn particular reminders. Washington County l'air. It was confidently anticipated by tlio mem bers of iho Washington comity Agricultural Society that the lltli unniial fair hold under their auspices, would jmivo equally satis factory aud successful in u financial jwlntof vlow, as preceding otitis. more was every reason foroipocllug that tho fair would bo iu ovorv particular uredltablo to tho ro- sourcosofonoof tho incut woalthy, prosper-. oub niiu luruiu uuuuiicm ui win mum, mill IU tho Agricultural society. The board of man agers had made extensive arrangouients for tho accommodation and oouvenlenco of ex hibitors aud tbotiO'Vbo should attond, and no effort to secure tlioo rio&lrablo results was omitted. Unfortunately tho weather proved so very uuproplttous, that the utteudanco was limited, and tho display -necessarily rn eager, compared with former years, bo discouraging an etfect did tho storniv weatu or produce, that the expenditures incurred oxceedeJ the rooelpts by ?iJ3 IS. Mr. T. W.l'lttenger, secretary of tho oclntj, fur nishes the following figures In relation to the fair:' Halanco In tho treasury. 3107; re ceived from trato fees, 11,12-': pools. 11; rent of grounds, ?0I: on slock, $5; for brick, (0; entrance lees, 3702 10; booths aud stauds, 8103: net receipts, f2,-!50 10. Expenditures: Premiums, 8.!, 121 2.); labor and lumber, .$520; net expenses, $2,717 25; oxpensosoyer net proceeds, 2S3 15. It was a misfortune that was unavoidable, and ouo which human .neenoy could not possibly provide ogalnst. Had tho weather been tine, as was confident ly hoped, tho receipts would have exceeded theexpomos by a baudsoino difference. Oregouian, ' i ' ' ' A grand ury at Canyon City reports that Grant, county owes (33,713 07. Theio ro Je liuquont taxes on tho rolls amounting to $7 000, half nl which it Is though: might bt col looted. It is recommended that tho legit-la-turo bo asked U pass an not authorizing tho county to bond the debt. Tho town of Colfax, W. T is rapidly 'plcklugup." It Is tho buslnss renter of Whitman county, which Is rapidly being pbopled with immlgiunlsof tho right sort good, hard-working farmers. AN 0PP0RIU2UTY FOR THE AFFLICT ED. Dr.J.M. Illnkle, of the National Fur-; leal Institution, with a competent corps of assist ants will vMt Portland, Oregon. Koom at St, Charles Hotel, Cvtober -Mil, in November 1st, 1877, Incluslvo. No other institution In tio world has hucco'srully treated so many cases of Spinal Curvature, Diseases of tho Joluts, Paralysis. Club Feet. Piles, Fistula in ano, Sorofula, Nasal Catarrh, etc. Patient from almost every country In the United States have applied to It for relief, either at the home Institute at Iudlanapolls, Indiana, or to one of its Grand Divisions at Phlladel pbia.P., Atlanta, Ga., or San Francisco, Cal. Tho aflllcted cannot 6 fiord to miss this opportunity of being cured at home. The Doctor mikes no cuarge for consultation and examination, and bis terms for treat i meat are within the reach of every one. BY TELEGRAPH. Atchison, Ks., Oat. 0. At 12 o'clock to night the western abutment to tho great iron bridge that spans tho Missouri at this point foil into the river with a terrlable crash, carrying 15 feet of the wall and about 75 feet of tho embankment. A gradual sliding of the ombankment. A gradual sliding of the work has been noticed for tho past -IS hours, and a force of men has been at work tearing off tho wall all day, ho that tho long draw span uilubt bo cleared nnd escape the danger whlch'throatened when tho wrcok should oom. They succeodod In swinging the draw clear at 10 o'clock. At 12 o'clock the httgo mass of boavy masonry and thousands of cublo yards ol earthwork, otllco aud brldgo approach, wero hurled Into tho Missouri rlror. New York, Oct. 0. Tho Sun's Washington special says It is stated pn undoubtod au thority that Kynrlo hns rolocted Thcodoro Uoosvolt for collector of Now York, 'and Gen Merrltt elthor surveyor or naval officer. John Shotrann desires It urMorstood that ho had nothing to do with Iheso appointments. NuWYork, Opt. 0. Tho examination of Tweed was rcsumodn-day. Ho said that in tho Sonato ring bo paid members 'for voting for n bill In comtnlttoo of Ilia whole, nnd nllowod thorn to vote as thoy pleased on tho final passjgo. The nnmos woro not rroorded whon voting In committee of tho wholo, but wero recorded on final ballot. Phlladel phis, Oct. 8. At a inoetlng of tho morchants who suffered louses by tie Into riots at Pittsburg, a committee of three was. appointed with power to employ counsel to represent all parties having loses; tbo ex penses Incurred to bo divided among tbo claimants In proportion to tbo amount In volved, . Chicago, Oct. 8. The Inter Ocean's Wash ington rapoit say tbo Secretary ufStute.ls to bo presented wjt!i tho President's nlessstrn next Moudar.' It fsvors tho Government's appointing a commissioner .with twrdvo as sistants aud en appropriation of $200,00fl to rnprooont tho Unltod States at tho Paris Im position. Immediate action will bo urged. Tho Elections. TunSttto election In Ohio yostorday ro sultod in the Domocratij olootlng tho Govern or by probably 10,000 majority. Tho Legis lature Is jot In doubt. Tho vo!o was very light. lows, tho eloatlon took placo on tho samo day. Tho Itepublloans olect tho Govornor by .10,000 msjorlty, and will luvo CO or 70 majority iu tho Legislature. FOREIGN. London, Oct. 0, From Mukhtar .Pasha's Iatotd!apatch It seems that the Husslans havo withdrawn from tbo right and center qthls lino and concentrated tholr ontlre army at Aktocbakala on Kara Isohat, fifteen mile s northeast or Kars. This Is undoubted ly .tho greatest aud most critical ellairofthe war In Asia Minor. Tbo object of the Itus s'lan attack is to out Mukhtar oil' from Kara, drive him under Its walls and shut him up there. If It falls, tho socond Russian cam paign In Asia will bo over. The army of tho czarowltch In liulgarla awaits the arrival of the wholo of its roln lorcements before venturing to advance either towards Rustchuk or across the Up per Lorn. Tho Ottoman army atHhumla can hardly makeanofJdnslvo moveuiont until its com mander, Sulolman Pasha, has arrived at headquarters. If tho woathoraud roads con tluuu good, heavy fighting may be exp&cted In this direction within a few days. The army of tho czarowltch will havo no longtr occasion to halt after tho rearmost battalions have crossed the Danube, and tho now Ol o man commander nwy attempt some bold exploit. ft At Plevna tho Roumanians hayo puhtd their tap to within a few yards of the coun terscarp ot tho second redoubt ot IhoGravitza ridgo. No trustworthy account Indicates that tho osltlon of Oman Pasha Ins been invested or closely blockaded. Tho army of Chef ket Paths at Orchsnle U reported reinforced by a portion of tho bat talions in Scnipka pass, 'Uio concentration of a considerable army iu Ojinau Pasha's rear may be the forerun, ner of his withdrawal from Plevna, If the movement is possible. An immediate mobilization of another Rtlsslan army corps for liulgarla is ordered, Constantinople, Oct. u All Salb, com manding the Turkish forces on the southern frontier, sjys the Montenegrins on Friday attacked Podgorltza Spuza aud thennall forts of Avnle Ismail and Dervish, aud tbo auacK was vigoruumy jcjjuimju. London, Oct. fl. It is the Intention of Sir Allen Young to have the steamer Pandora refittod for anotherl start for theArctlore glons next spring. 1 He will probably try the Spitzbergen route. Bucharest, Oot. 6 -Owing to the unhealthy tatoof Gorny Bttjden, the Russian head quarters will be transferred to Slstova. London, Oct. 5.-U3en.-Grant and suite are visiting Mrs. 8artorls, near Southampton. An olllolsl rccopttot will be given tbo Gen-, oral by tho town council of Southampton ou Saturday. Rome. Oct. 0. The " Hallo " says it Is au thorized to declare that Italy has concluded no alllonco with Germany. Constantinople, Oot. ".--Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs the porle under date of Friday, as follows; To day (be bulk of tho Russian forces fell back to the foot of Kara tool, leav ing only six battnlibaa ontronchod at Kala baka. Thov have thus abandoned tholr po sitions parallel with our linos. Thero is no traco of the enemy at Daldoran, Klzllvnn or Ghnr.lu, thoy having stuck tholr camp. The enomles Iomos during throo days' battlo at Yatillar.aulvermi and Alsdjav Dngh,aro Hstlmatod at 10,000 klllod and wounded. Our lostos sro about 2 000. Grand Duke Michael commanded tho Russians In porion. Provl. itnnco has happily frost rated tbo formidable plans of our enemies. IJorllo, Oct, 8. The Nord Zoltung con firms tho statement that no alliance has boen concluded between Italp and Germany. It sayr: Any negotiations which may bo ponding would havo no aggroslvoslgnlll csneo, but would tond to secure oo operation of Germany and Iialv snould thoy find ibemsxlvos after the French olocilons con fronted by olorloal and consequently nggres stvo France. Constantinople, Oct. 3. A tolegram from Otchaul slates that 21 TurkUh tMittallons.es coning a convoy to Plevna, defeated a Rus sian dolaohment sennto os thorn. llucbarost, Oct, 8. Fro nnd storms have rendered, the 81tovaisnd;Nfoopolls bridges Impracticable lor vehLle during tho last two days. Oornoy 8tudon. Of 8.-00. Prince Im erlnsky has been appond chief of the uen-raLMftoribe'ftiiMroamsntsn'wrmy"tir turo nevua. uen. y.atnrr tsking commanu of Gen. Iiuerjosky's army corps. A Shumla special says Suleiman Pasha took command or tho army of tho Lorn at Tchonm Vodgn on'S.tturdsy. llelgmde, Oct. ".Negotiations between S'prvlaatid Rus-iU aro not concluded. Horvla rtqulius a guarautee of lndepnnder.cn and prmulso of nxtonslon of territory In thodl rectinn of Itosnla, Tlio Iliisslsn envoy uwults further instruction Achmet Pasha will inko command of the Turkish forces on the Sorvhin front lor. Posth, Oat. 8.-Tho Pesthor (Lloyds) stato under reserve that the Prince of Rouss, Ger man ambassador to the Porte, has been In structed to declaro the Turkish blockade of lilack sea ports insutllclent unil thuroforo void Loudon, Oct. 7. Sir Stafford Northcoto, ohancollor or tho exchequer, In n speocb yosterday.BsId: "I cannot tielpthlnklng my self that there nisy bo a surprisq which may disappoint tho prophoclos or those who havo been declaring that the warcaunottermlrrato until aftor another campaign. Ono thing Is sure that both sides havo displayed such gal lantry that If an opportunity for rottlemeut should arrive they nilgutaccopt It without any loss of pros I go. A special from Frankfort says: "Accord Intr to Uuatwortny intelligence received hero tho rbrtrotses of the Franco-Italian border nre being hurriedly put In a ststn of defense. Fenestrella, Kxells, and Wlaudis aro bolng armed with new steel and bronze guns, llucharest, Oot. 8. There is, already two feet of snow In Schlpka paf-s. Troops are obliged to sit In frozen trenches anklo doop In mad. All reserves collected in Roumella have boen sent across to a now position which the Turks seem to bo preparing at Orchanl for Osman Pasha to fall back upon should bo he obliged to leave Plevna. Tho only ques tion Is w nether be will be able to do so. The mussing of Russian guards Iu tbo rear of the lluoat Plevna looki very much as If the Muscovites wero preparing effectually to clow tlio communication of Plevna by sond-Idl- a laruo forco acrnxs 'the Vld to tbo rear of the TurkUh position, A special from Poradlhss)H Gen. Gourko has boon up pointed to i.'otmnand the Russian cavalry In the rear uf Plovua. THE NEW PENELOPE. Tho nbovo l tho title of a new book by Mrs. Francos Fuller Victor, which has just boenjuiblisbbd by A, L. lUncrofi ,kCo. Hho has collected somo of her sketches of Pacific Coast llfo, mostof which have appeared hero lofora lu tho Overland Monthly aud other Western magazines, nud lias compiled them Wilder tbo head of "Tho New Penelope, td other s'orlos und pooms." Mrs. Victor Is al so the author of the "River of tho West," and " All over Oregon and Washington,', ucd thoid who havo read tliei-o boako will appreclat3 her newo&rt. '"Ihj Now Pen eloje" should most with suco&ss as .Its au thor Is a very plessint and versatile writer, aud has Identified horaelf with the literaturo of the Paolfln Coist, DlKD NVsr ktnMlniivllln.iif linlitliorln . .Sept. 231, lb77, Orena Jane, sgid a yrars auo 7 months; also Sept. 30ih, VTlf WlllUm llAlirtf. la if All 4 Vattrat R mnnlllsi n1 tt liarui son aud daughter or T. B. and Martha M. Carey. Blooded Hogs, vs. Scrub. I obaorvo nn nrticlo from tho pen or Q. "W. Hunt in which ho recommends a cross of n full blood bo'nr and a scrub sow. Now, from Mr. Hunt's position, bolng a leaning olllcor of tho Orange, and traveling around as much as he does, It gives Jiim a position to do much good or much evil, and iu tho articlo above mentioned, hid advice, if followed, will do an Incalculable injury to Oregon farmers. I havo had n good opportunity of knowing what kind of pork hogs Mr. Hunt litis put into mar ket for tho last twenty-llvo years, aud think I am about correct when I any lie lias sold moro hogs under 100 pounds than over. Ono season I got his pork and thoy gonomlly ran botwecn 81) and 00 pounds; nnd .tlio last two seasons very fow wont over 10Q pounds. I think Mr. Hunt lias made hut little progress in twenty-llvo years. I will ascribo credit to Air. Hunt In having good pork, well futtonod; butter for tho pur chaser than tlio farmor. This is all for want of blood. Now I ask a full sus. pension. of opinion or Judgmont until State Fair, as I shall show a common sow nud her littor, with a litter of pti.ro Herkshircs. Allow mo to say I had no intention of exhibiting this sow and litter until I read Mr'. Hunta article. 1 got this sow from Mr. Daniel Clark especially for a trial with my Doric slilro, intending to try them upon grass. Ontv rcuHoawag, this sow do 2olidcd froHTHWJw" fclven Mrs. Clark nnd which was' recommended as a choice breed. Tho pigs aro sired by a boar half Derkshlro aud u cross of ChoaU?r White, aud a good animal.. Ho will be also ou exhibition. Now 1 havo laid all prejudices asido ami given dif ferent breeds a fair trial, and I do not wonder farmers say they cannot niiiko money on hogs. Scrubs will not grow until thoy are about ono year old. A pig cannot bo fattened. The.eo sows havo run upon grass all summer, in the same pasture, wero put up aud fed at tho(Mimc time, and when tho pigs woro a week old, wero put In it lot together nud havo fed frmu tho Mitno trough. Tho common sow, I am io-iltIve,lias eaton nearly double what tho other has. Tho Derkshlro eats aud quietly lays down, while tho common ow Is all tho time running around. Farmers of Oregon, I shall bo pleased to havo you tako a little tlmo and call to see my hogs at tho Stalo Fair. You Mill ouo and all say J am still Improving, t havo long desired this opportunity and I will hero explain, whon Inriuly has been made of thoso living near mo about my hogs, thoy would say thoy wore good, but would not suit a farm er as con hi not givo them as rich food as initio had, boiled meat, blood, Ac, and nothing was so good for a hog. At such representations a number wero Induced not to try them, to their groat injury. Now that I am on the farm, my hogs have nothing but such as all farmers feed. If tho weath'er Is favor able, I will bo ou hand and Icavo you all to judge whether I am Improving, or show a lack of rlcliet feed than any farmer win havo, Now bring ou your pigs, young aud old ones, aud do not uy .you havo better at home. I feel gratified to i-ce interest taken in breed ing good hogs. Thero Is interest taken iu the hills south of Salem, and my slock will bo well represented by Mr. John Chumburs. Ho has raised aud will havo ou exhibition a remarkably flno pig. 1 will givo hjs weight, ami would like to see it beat. Ouo mouth old, lOjliis; two months, -ISlhs; three mouths, lOOlbs, and tho next week V2H, making a gain of U:illw iif seven days. Mr. O. lust Stale Fair showed a ijvo months old pig against those of nine and ten months old; and got a second premium. 1 hoard good Judges suy he wus tho best pig upon tlio ground, and was well worthy ueo;,pituko pre mium. Mr. Mclntlro has a litter of very nuporlor pigs, plggod last March, and I ain told they wolgh over 200lts. Mr. Dobort Hawloy is also trying his lnnd, and ho Is going to mako his mark. Ho understands tho points of a pig or hog well. Mr. L. Fullorton has also entered tho Held. Thero will bo tho best show of hogs that over was upon tho Fair ground, nnd it will pay any farmer or his wifo and daughter to oxamlue. I am spinning this out longpr than I expected, but I am re minded, In penning tho word daugh ter, of a promise I nmdo myself to givo a little dialogue that took placo ouo day at tho dinnor tablo, as It will sorvo to illustrate blood nnd host blood. It was at thu table of my old tlmo and c.-pocial friend Hon. F, It. Smith, u Judge of stoclc second to none, hut ho had gotten prejudiced iu favour of Ks sox, aud did not llko to givo them up. Ho had raised them for ten or moro years, and sold many for breeders, anil thoy wero pur blood to my own .knowl edge. Dul ho concluded, after so long, to try tho Derkshlro, and when his first litter wero nearly ready to kill,, his daughter Valleda was observing tho fattened porkers, Jand, with a keen eye, noticed a better lot of hogs than for ton years past. Sho remarked iu our conversation upon good hogs: "Fa, I was looking at tho hogs the othor ' day, and thoy aro much tlio finest wo ovor lmdji how dqea tfyat ItuitpaitT",, An X was present, nnd ho"-feoul&nntt!odifo tho fact, ho smiled, nud bald, ''Those aro Derkshlres." Hodd not llko to own It beforo me, for I had boen lecturing him for ten years to try them t's I'liiitl done. I am no a fully satlslled Dork shire is thu most profltuhjo hog font farmor, aud I will raise no other and want no Fcrub iu mine. Wo want a grass hog and havo him In tho Derk shlro. Tjio&..Uitos3. The Indian War. Anothor Battlo with tho Noz Percci. Surrondor of Joseph. Troops Klllod and Wounded, 57. Clilcano, Oot. 7. Tho following dispatch from Osnoral Mllus was received herd at 11 o'clock this ovonliiK, dated Iloadqiiartors DUtrlot of Yellowstone, Camp Near Roar Paw Mmintalu. Out. It, 1877: Uuu.A. II. Torry, Commanding Depart ment or Dakota: Unuoral This command moved anpldly to Hnsko creek, striking u ftosh trail of hostile Nez Purees coming out uesr Hear Paw mountains , at 7 o'clock on (ho :tOtlt, and surprised their camp atH o'clock, capturing a largo portion of tholr herd, about (!00 horses, mulns and ponies. Tho onKSKomsnt was nulte severe. Knclnsed Is u list of our killed and wounded. Tho Indians lost seventeen klllod, Including I.ookli'n (Has and Joseph's brother, and tlireo other chiefs, and forty wounded. Joseph Kavo mo his solemn plodge yesterday that he would surrender, but didn't, and thov aro evidently waltliiK for aid from other Indians. They saw that the Hloux aro onmlnK to tnolr aid. Thoy aro closely In vetted In Some ravines aud kept under, lire. To take thoin by assault would cost many lives, I muy wear them out and ovontually compel tboiii to Klvn up. They t)nht with moredosHrHtloii than 'any Indians I have ever met. I believe them aro many escaped villains In the vIIIbko who expect to bo hunt; when cuptiired. I bulinvo thero Is commu nication between this i-ump and Mltllni; Hull, and I havo used every i-Hort to prevent a Junction, I am exictluir tho oumpaulHs villi murals Income up, and will then en deavor to end the -d caudry romnuulrstn Itunton. I presume you do not with them to bo withdrawn whim surrounding tho Nt. Perce camp, I Intend to end my wound id to tho MUsourl snd ciiptuml stock to tho Yellowstone. I would rusptcll'olly surest that Information bu sotit lo Ihu llrltUn an thorlths to prevent any portion of the Ne. Penes trlbti crossing the IliWi, or to illssrm them snould thoy take mfiiKnon F.uidlsh -oil. Can supplies bu sent u.'aho Milk river mail f ir thoUd favalry. Plea send mri any Information or onhtr that should govern my movements. Very rospH-tlully, jour rditdl eut servant, M::.-o.v A. Mh.ks, Col. Mil Inf., llvi. Ma I'. S. A. The OregunntH says: The' follow luir dls. patch was iefelvedui hutdiuarlurs in Port land list uhiht. It Is dated "lUadtiarler Depuriineotof the Columbia, iu iho Held, Miles' Camp, Kalii creek, Oct. ft, IS77," und -iddreitsed luCol. Wood, assistiint sdjiitsui ueneral of thu department at PottUud, to whom we are Indebted for It: "Hostile Nez Purees' camp under Joseph, sorrendered to day atliilM p. in. Most or tho principal men are killed, InoludliiK Joseph's brother, I,ooklnKKls, aud Tu-lioul-Uah-uto, '1 he Camas prairie murderers are it w all dead k tiled in aotion." O. O. IIowAitn, lirig. Qeueral. mv " T r... .Km ' )i ; I. J '4 " i ' v lA . i ' i l