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WILLAMETTE FARMER.
pliscEUfJEaUs
Tub GitANi) Canal op China.
For hIx or olghl hundred yours tho
Grand Ciinal, criming tho grunt plain
of Northern China, from I'okln, In thu
north, to Ilitiigclinu', in thu .south, lui
heen tho chief lino of coniintiiiieiitlon
and commerci' hclwccn tin
tho Mnithcrn porlioni ol tin- ( hliit'
By Telegraph.
EASTERN.
hffUf'i I'lnn.
CJlirt Ann, Dee. 1 In tlio afternoon spj.
nirni tlii.ro was n pretty dccidul drop, ami
cash closed nt 8nj.
Itiirqiiirtnltli.it Krcnu liai given out
, , iniu no mum ooh minimi, in carry more
iipltitl tllKlii,,,,,, ti,,,,!,,., , rr.,r,l to. and that h- be-
h- u ' it 1'iMiiut In' ni-id lur tin! iimni-v now
l.inliirc. Tlio i-iiiml proper h iimrc """" t - nrmir-. im.i tn.it in mw of tnc
' , , i i ii i i ' ilmiitv ol login r prum when navigation
than bundled mill- lung, and, ,,n n; ,.,t , J.,,,,,,,),,, tlit-..,nal r,r.
Willi its bralll'lll'i, it lid to -supply two I t only ol u u in nil loinippmi war III thu m-ir
ilwiiniul inlliw f unti.r.u.iv mill the! futuie. In- will hold his pun linne until next
int'iini fur irrigating "d ri'i'lulining
many tlioii-and Miiiuri' mllci of Ihlcl.ly
pi- iplcd country. During ruccnt ycurn
however, tho vast Minis appioprhitcd
fur tho iiiiiiuigennjiit and repair of the
Grand Canal Imvu been so largely ah
miiiiiiii r r until In. i .in in. ike laty vr cent.
Ilir Inns I'.iilllr l.nilnrM'it
Xi l)inisi, llui .1 'llio coniintri-i.it
r invention l-lidiilstd tllu Ti'X.ls Paclllu mil
road, ami rt'utuiinunliil congress to pjss tlio
lull now bofoiu it to irniiruntcu intenst mi
I tliu bonds of tlio coinpmy.
Itiiirlr.l ltn.1 iimiil tuiiln
curbed hy ill-jlimicst olllcials that tlio T,,m'M'' '''' '"?: r'' 'i"" v,u"1,'r
. ., ,...;, ...,., i, ...i, ,,, ,. pool, a half-breed Indian, who lives iu tin
(.-mini I. in iiul-.hiiu ni.uiti.,.j ...in .... u,nty, claims to havo Chsulcy Koss ill III
cointnerco lu many pans; winio tno
estimate cost of putting it In good eon
dltion is .so hopolosily beyond tho en
p.iolly of an omplro Impoverished hy
war, famine, mid olllehil rapacity, that
tho Imperial Government are seriously
conilderlng tho propriety of nb union
In? tho canal entirely. For tho llrnt
time hIiico thu canal was built tho food
supplies from thu south for tho support
of thu capital (lllld for thu relief of tlio of our iiiinistcri to CMIi nml Peru, from
'i no inn oiling nny pro
... .. . . tniwn ii v ' iiiiiimtvin ivor bim
nml west) luivu tun your neon lorwani- jm n,i u,0 Nutlicrlnmli, or for tlio ch.iro
ed by sea II much Speedier unit llioro , l nllnira t Denmark ami hultzcrlaml.
oi.iiMiiiiiliMil rnntn. no ilmilit- still, furl Thr ITmlilcnl l I Intl.
--" - i .., .... .
thu ureat plain ami lbs inilllons of in-1
luibitantH, tliucanall.su practical neccss
iiii'ocimkiii iliriitl.ni . Knui arriNoil iroiu
I'liilailolplii.i last nijjlit ami left tliis niorii
iii in voiupiny with Vamlurpool for Inn
pbie, nine links illit.uit, to iiivvnliti'.
slim In :i,lllilihiiilli-XiiliirJi'
WvsiiiMiius, Di'c. Ti. Tho consular nml
diplomatic apjiroprintion lull ai preienteil in
thu Inline, propoxcj to reduce tliu aalanes of
our Ininistern to (Jrcit llritaiu, I'Miice, Her
many and Itusnia from SJ17.WK) to .l."i,()0O
per annuuit tliou of lulunitern to .Sniiii,
Austria. Italy, llr.id, Mexico, Japan and
Cliiua, from tfl'.'.UOO to f 10,000, nml tlionu
r...,i.,i...,i i-l..l,.. -....I,.,.-, i.. !,,. .....II. 9IU.UUU IOM.IIW.
lililiniiui-niiiMui h;Bi,iim iu uiu n.,1111 . . ., ,i,.,,. r,.ll . l.
Itv. and. to let it lm to further destrui
tlou, will .seriously undaii?ur their
prosperity, if not their lives.
Heresy, or "liotorodoxy," l.s ever at
tractive, us it strikes an independent
chord of human Hoiitliuent. For tho
Mine reasons It is apt to ho eotibi?loiis,
New .lerney lias recently proM.'iilod
Nuveral markeil illustrations of these
factH. Tliu Itov. .Mr. Seo wan "chiireh
ud" for permitting a woiiiaii to preali
In his pulpit, and immediately ho had
a hoHlof wymp.itlilyerH and beeamo fa
mous. Tho Itov. John Miller utteied
doctrines at variance with tlio Presby
terian creed, and wasdeposed from tho
ministry; but be lias .slnco attracted
largo Hiidluucex, and his book, explain
ing his theories and vindicating ids
position, has had extensive circulation.
Thu latent caso is tnat of tlio Uev. N.
M. llagenmn, recently located In
llrooklyn, but now engMged In evan
Kcltciil work In Now Jersey. List
Sunday night ho preached to a large
audience In Park Hall, Newark, on
"Tho right and duty of uvery man to
think for himself." Ho (-aid ho "did
not helluvo in tlio proiunt Hystoni of
making ministers; creeds ntul theolo
gies liavo hecemo hhlehotiud, ami
Hemlnarlos graduated ministers Ilku a
machine." lie duiioiiuced tho want of
Independence among the clergy, anil
dotinted w'hetlier tho A,.ostlo Paul
would lio permitted to preach now-a-days
In any regular pulpit, llo i-ald It
was "tlio duty of uvery man to do and
think for himself, to assert tlio In
dividuality of one's soul and to avoid
sectarianism. It win slavery."
Ci.ovi.it ah llriiAN Koou. Accoru
lug to Hon. John .Stanton Gould,
clover has been used as human food
for generations by tliu Indians of tho
plains. Tho Digger Indians of Califor
nia eat It raw, and al.o cook it by
plnclnga thick layer of tho green clover
between stones that had boon previous
ly heated. When young onions or
chives and grasshoppers are mingled
with the clover, tho dish Is considered
a great luxury. The Apaches mingle
together clover, pigweed and dande
lions in a vessel, wlch is then tilled
with water. Stones that have been
heated In the lire are then thrown in,
and when they have linpirted their
surplus heat to tlio water, they uro
taken out and lepl.iccd by hotter ones,
until the mass is siitllcleutly co.iked.
Wasiiimitiiv. Dec. !.- Kuitrilii(f Archi
tect Hill ai thin afternoon tuapcuilcil liy
peremptory order of tho prcMilcnt, pending
trial on indictments found in l'hica"o. .Sec
retary I'.vartx ai acru to thu action, hut
thu priaiduit Han linn that an Indicted mill
nliould not h.ivoacci.is to and ch.irijo of tliu
rci urdi on . Inclt hli guilt depended.
Wmlr Hamilton mil nT tliumrr.
I'nvato diMnteliCHntatu that Wiulollamji
ton ii4 out of danger, and Mill rapidly re
cover. Tin-Vital liiroirliilliiu (till.
5VMilsiins, Dec. r. 'Ihuiiar.il appro
priatiuii lull provide fur tho appointment of
initorn to tho naval academy an matter ot
law, Instead of custom nml ihil;ii ai hereto
fore. It total in ahoiit IJ.'i.OlM) Urn than
that appropriated for tho current iur.
Ilir IHiiloniallr nml Consular lllll.
'I hu iliplotn.it its and conrul.ir appropriation
lull nn reported froui tho i-oinmittco H an ex
act topy of lastietiMon'i hill nn it limt.MLil
the liouiie. The ilian 'ei Irom existing law
n.iiu propimcd Ia. thu lo'iiuutteu conrintn
mainly of tidiictnmi tu mlane.i of liiuher
Iji.ideiof f.mign luinintirs nml tliu ilineou-
tlliuauco ol tuuilry small cniisiilitcs. llio
total Mvin proMised it nlHiut II.IMX).
1lir1limil.sor.1rii Orlrans.
N'l.w Oiii.i vss, Dec. I!. A main uiocting,
eoniposiil mainly of iiillui'iitinl vitizeun, uas
held hero to-uiut nml adopted resolutions
uxptunniug in thu most eloquent and em
pliatia manner thu gratitudu of thu city for
thu aid extended liy thu uriom sections
iluriii tlio prevalence of jcllow fever, nml
denouncing thoau wicked men who would
n.iiu for cllluli ends nrouio clamora of nej
lional ilitconl which thin generous overllovv
lim tclldiil to allay ft.coe.n Tli . !.....
"Wu iliclaru nn our iiiinuiuioui "ontiinout
with thu uuairicted sincerity of grateful
heart', that mi diUVrenco of lmlitical creed
rill weaken, ami no uvili of diisiiiing iiuli
tieiann never tho tic which bind ill by luott
s.icred nml tender mcmoricH in liomla of n
national lirothcrliuod, one and indisiolu-hie."
Ilir I'limmrrrlul onvriilluii.
Nl.vv Oiiu:.ns, Dec. 11. Tlio conimerci.il
louviutioii met thin morning. 11. 11 bench tu,
of Iowa, olUreil n solutions lor tku liuprovo
incut of thoiiiH-r Misaisjippi liygovcrinueiit
oppropn.ition.
I '.me, of 'IVxas, ollcrtsl .1 rosolutlun to mo
iiinr.ahn tonresi tint thu nilvir doll ir lio
iiiiTi-ated to full value and Is) received as
ligil tendcrsi referrrd.
lieu, laigeuo t'liderwood read a ri'ort
from thu comuuttcu on n.iv lotion of thu
Mississippi river, whuli w.n adopted, It
recommends vigorous action for acciiriug
levees and improviment of thu clnunel no
an to render commercu rkwtihlu even at thu
low est w nter, declares thu jetties a great
siicicss nml ures their completion,
.lelVerson Davis nudo a soeeeli and vias
fniiieiitly loudly applauded, llo simply en.
doraed thu re.oliitnins ami predicted a great
futuro for New Orleans.
Within a few weeks provision ha
been made by the Po-t-olllco Depart
ment for the '-ending through the
malls of articles not heretofore- mailable.
Simples ot tin boxes, made In u pecu
liar manner, are now famished the
Various olllces, b, the ti-i of which
perishable articles and artlcles.otlier'
who objectionable, If mailed in
ordinary way, may be sent with safety.
Tho boxes mtit be made at tho -coder's
opeiio, thoM sent to the differ-
krrur'n Ural
Ciiicviio, Dcc't. The Kcenc crowd .rem
to havo little inlluiiiro on 'ihatigi. .inco
Mr Keeiio came from New York prices havo
icicded n littlu i.vch di), and there has lieeu
no cxciteiuint. To-day it was riirted Hut
Inn hrokora werti illiiig in roiiaulcruMo
chunks for January deliver), but thu rrovvil
of ki.vlHni,iisually awavnl easily li) rumors,
did not fall into the current and sell also.
Had the) done so, it is unite hkily that tho
foiiiliuialiou vi mild havo taken heart, and
would haw pimuil their f.utli to tlio cir
Unit) of n ntriuic; i.i.irkit in .l.inuir), lined
on Iiimv.v overnlliug of the inirki t. 'Ihero
is acarctly a ripplu on Miuigo to da, and
I he general sentiment in tint Kuue ma), if
he iliimsis, Imy all tho gram that comes in,
and )it not injure anvlmdy on 'thaugi1.
Keeue is still here, and no far as known, his
uiado no further luovcn on the Milwaukee
markit.
I. n. Mrliulli' liivi-.llxullon,
Private New Orhaus advices state that
(),,.' tio. Nichulls is visiting all hulldoAd p.ir-
i.ius t imiij: iiniiiKCi hi irtini, wiiii intent
lo punish t thu limit of law all emit)
ol lorruptiug, iiittmiditiiij; or uiunKitug
ilntora.
.loiir llo) a Inn ul.
It is stated that lieu. Thus Kivimj and
orunt Po-t ollUvsheingmoiely for them
to pattern Irolll. Tills HOW order of uutor Jones, of Nev.idi, have punhised
things has not yet begun to "take" to, u j.hiim lliw rami ivauiwiucuiai m ir
any extent among tho ptiblle, probably , K"IU' iirmu's iur.
Ik'C.IU-o It lm-, not become generally , A private letter from lien, (.rant statin
gllOWH, tli xt In) still liiUinU lit travel eastvvanl
I through ludiv and I'liuii, and thencu lioniu
A prominent leak on a great many '" tli 1'acitio to San Kraunsco in ahout a
farms U found lu the careless manner ' l,,r- Mlinor , ,,f xlrMn omrrr,
111 Which the owner allows Ills stock, Uvuik l'.vvs, Dec. n. 'icner.il Truvino. .
t3 destroy hut h tho erow in? and ma. ' M uuau ciuunuiuicr, Msitcd tort Dun-
turetl crops, and it is no uncommon
thing wheru this kind of a leak is al
lowed on a farm to Hud. the farmer
flrst-ratu in helping to drain his neigh
bor's farm In the s.miio way.
In England during King Kthclred's
time A. I). St'al, thu following prices
voro lixed by law; A limn or Muve,
$5; horse, $7,ft0; u muro, f.'Sj mi us
or iiitilo $il; it cow, $1.25 uu o, $l.fl)j
awl ue, :!0 cents ouch; sheep, 25 cunts
can thin aftirnooii, and vva nccivoil at the
river liy a company of cavalry and iscort
ed to tlio (Kist with music ami sahos of ar
tillery. Marine llltntlrr.
Mvcinvs, Mo., )ec. li. Tho schooner
Calu lonu went ashoro on l.thhy Iil.ind'liia.
day morning. The captain and crew (.1) all
lost.
Han Ulllril,
l'M-mNTON, Pec li. -YcstenUy Hubert
Davis cvnio into town and gavo himself over
to tliu ollicem, statin,; that lio had killl a
man iituusl Jo Donnelly in tho mouiitaiun
a'jout 1'.' miles south of this elace. Tlio of-
ticcni, accompanied hy Davis, went after the
tatcd. Tho body was brought to town and
an Inquest was held to-diy. Tho jury
hrought in a verdict of justifiable homicide.
It seems that Donnelly hid just served a
term in tho penitentiary for theft, for which
service ho tilimvd Davis, as Davis was in
strumental in procuring Ids arrest at that
time. A charge of murder is now prefirnd
against Davis. Ho will have shearing to.
morrow.
Till- llrsiimiilluii ,,r hpe, r li infill-.
N'rw oim. Nov. 7. Tht -I'listmn.f the
iii-iimplioii ol spitiu pavineiits is attracting
moro attention us the tiino iImvk near fur
this importnnt ivmt in tho l.i-t r m lie
ii'iiiilij Thin-Inn grow in i ir in tlu
1 uhlii mind tlmt n sumption will not lw m -co.iiplnlud
n. smoothly n was l ik rally n
pe. Ud si.iou tiino since. Thin ,iii iiiiiloiibt
dl) loiittiiKincien tlmt inn) nn- tunluig t"
disturli moiietnr) nllairs in tl inlioii of
settlement the same an if ho had settled
under tho pre-emption laws. Tho lull also
provides that lands originally entered under
tho homestead laws, but not in good faith,
and lands abindoncd heforo tho tlnil entrv.
shall he subject to either homestead or pro1
.ttrrllax r I'nrllnmrnl.
I.OVDOV, Dec. H. Parliament convened
to-iliy. The Queen's speech, read in tlio
House of f.ords, was unusually short. Her
majesty regrets being compelled to summon
parliament earlier than usual, but the action
tmrr.ih'' Aty '. i be xpcted thu -artereooa or -to-morrow. fcJw-f.r?i:it ft-s-nr w , t
pissing from a iuj or to n gold ln.is, mid
thuiu is no iiicrc-asini.' disiioKitnui nmontf nil
classes to pursliu a very tonserv itivu policy
(uiuhtig tlio solution of tlili grnt llnaiiciil
jii-oiilcm. '1 Inn is purticillnrlv the msu with
tliuKi thnrouulily couversatit with tlio liu.ui
ces of lire.it llntain, wheru the cllorts of thu
It ink of Knjil.md to ri-sinnu were not success
ful until nftcr lln.uioi.il ilistress and pmio
had ensued. '1 hu antagonistic eiitiiin of
tho Now Yosk city banks im thu silver nucs.
tion has produced an unfavorable impression
on the mimls of many who, previous to the
anion oi mo clearing House, suppnscil tint
resumption would hu an easy matter, 'llio
treasury now has nbout SKIs.OOO.OOO m gold
for resumption, with legal tenders outstand
ing to tho amount of nbout S'HS.OtXI.OOO.
Thu ninouiit of gold for resumption will bo
reduced by tho payment of interest on bonds
iiuo .January 1st, hy aiiout S'JI.OOO.OOO.
Thin would Icavo nbout SI 13,O00,l00 in gold
for resumption. Should tho amount of cur
rent preenhacks bu reduced to this amount
it would, of course, havo an uuf.nor.ihlo ef
fect on business transactions.
To Ilir Miiiiiii ur I'nnsrrs..
N'uvv Yoiik, Doc. S IIiisiIii'm is ajrcc.1.
bly ilisaptiointtd by thu lint week of con
gress, and its failure to prcciwtitr wild
schemes, threatening commercial .mil finan
cial intervals. It si ems e vid( nt that thu
recent elections nru bavin:.' a dcciib-dlv con
scrvntivu intliiencc. Thcro is no longer any
ilangur of senoun attempts nt interference
with thu resumption act. .Many congress
men who nro opposed to resumption wntu to
friends that to attempt to throw obstacles in
tho wny of tho experiment now would be
fallacious and indefensible.
Srnsllilr Irnilrnr) mi Ilir sllsrr lur. lion.
(.'ongrcasioii.il viows on tho nlver ipicstiou
nru nlso materially moditlcd. The operation
of the silver bill has disappointed maiiv of
us original irieiuis, wuo need .enitor .loots
sadly to stillcu their backs. Others begin to
fi el thu silver dollar should bu mule sub
atiutinlly of ciiiinl vnluo with thu gold did
lir, nud tint if this leads to silver exporta
tion, thu uvil will soon right itself, and
meautiiiiu silver will havo found n protitihlu
foreign markrt thu samu an wheat and other
Aim ricnu productions. Others admit that
wu can't miiiitain n doiiblu standard, now
(hat thu International conference has failed
to bring us in accord with foreign countries
as to tho relative valuations of silver and
gold in coinage. Tliu talk of lighting the
banks for refusing silver except ns special
deposits has llattelied out, becauso it in seen
that congress cannot logically object, unless
it lirat compels thu treasury to redeem silver
legal tenders in gold, thu samu on greenbacks,
Itesides, Democrats iinil that they cinnot lie
united in such an attack,
slorr Talk .tlioul Ilir I'rrslilrnrj.
NV.w Yoiik, Dec. 8. -Democratic presi
dent makers for ISsO now suggest tlio pro
priety of tilling their cimlidates from impor-
UlllW .IumIlImI W.IUCS, -BIHw.mImm IIUhO.1 I
out, became Indiana is counted sum for tlio
Democracy, and Thu r man comes to the front
again because Ohio is hu uncertain. It also
leads to talk of Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
and revives tho holies of Tildon'a friends that
if bo fails to get thu 'Irst ilL v the ticket
I'larkson N. Potter, or sJjo Mlur Now
Y
'riiiirmaii
.enitor llruco (colortsli thinks that
( 1 rant's iiamu is such a tower of strength
among the southern blacks h it they will be
ne.irlv I'liaiaiuoiis fur him in the next na
tional convention. Maine is thu only man
probably that could divide that voto with
1 1 rant.
Tlio World forcibly argues that if OSraiit
is thu Iti'imblicau nominee, tho Democracy
can win by nominating lliyanl on a sound
bird money platform, by c.iir)ing Connect!
nit. Now York and Now Jcrtey with tho
solid south, , J
Thr ,urllirrn llnllrtNKts.
Nr.w York, Dec. 7. Montreal papers stito
that cousiderablo intereit U.'felt thcro in a
movement for the union of the Grand Trunk
mid aliasli railrovls, as it makes Montreal
thu outlet for an immense trade which now
limit an outlet at New York or llaltimorc.
Hy tho construction of a lino from the pres.
cut terminus of the Wabash at Toledo to the
(I rand Trunk junction at Detroit, and thence
to Port Huron, a total distance of I It) miles,
Montre.vlobt.iins a contfuuoun lino to Knnici
fit) and control of tho route for the purpotcs
of grain trade. It is stated that tho I i rand
Trunk hopes in this way to discount Vander
hilt's victory in thu acquisition of tho Mlchi
p. in Central and his cutting oil the Grand
Trunk from Chicago, 'I he Wabash, instead
of working for, wiifiuiw cumiK'to with tho
line, N. . Central, (5re.1t Western and
('amid i .Southern for tho through trafllc
Cmler the management of (larrison, whu i
also presideutof the .Missouri Paeitlc railroid,
tu ii of w hosu associates are directors of thu
St. laiuis, Kansas Northern road, the
WaUish will not only tiht tlio Chicago A.
Alton rovl, now building a competitive lino
to Kansas city, but extend Its present lino
from Decatur, Illinois, to Cliicngo, and try
to get possession of the Hamuli il A St.
.lose ph.
Pl.tnnif.l onirliils.
YtNKriiv, Da. IK'o. 7 -Tho li rand jury
ilisihurgcd to-da) found fort) -four uidiit
incuts ngaliist l.ivmgstoiie and otlier lndiin
ajients and goviriiment tiuploves. Living
stone, lcl.iiie, lllclurdsou and Itussell were
orr.uugucil to-da) on oue joint indictment
and will plead on the 'J.U.
J-al 'l.ieun.
Nkh Oni.r.vs-, Decs. -Private dispatches
report tho itestrictioii of llfty lioutts in the
business portion of tho tuwn of Macon, Miss.
I.os, two hundred thousand tlollirs; uitur-
auce, $10.I,t00.
Ihr thlur.r famine.
Utters from Cliiui statu that during tlio
nvcut famine seven millions ot jHSHile died,
live millions in the smiIo province ot hauil.
Tho amount of contributions from the eastern
states to NovemWr last was &.'J,ti70, which
was distributed judiciously, so reports say.
urisimuToi ity
l tiuaU lllll rr Hiinrtlrd Srlllf rs.
W.isuiMiros-, Dec. S. A bill intiwluced
b) Senator Hooth for the relief of honicstead
settlers, provides that any citizen who has
settled, or may hereafter scttU on public,
lands, either surve)cd or utiiutvejcd. with
thu intention of claiming the tract inulor the
homestead laws, shall be allowed tho same
time to tile his homestead application and
lwrfect his oricinil entrv in the laud oihco
as is allowed to settler under pre-emption
laws, to put their claim on record, nud that
etnptionrntr) hy the first settler who has I of the amter of Afghanistiu compelled thu
siiiuo, or sii.ui iiierc.uier sonic upon incmj ' willing ot nil cxpcilition Into Ills termor),
provided, that within siv months from the ami the earliest opportunity h.no lieen taken
dnlei.T rttliment he nhnll t il.i- tho noces- to call pirlnmcnt toother and nuking to it
sarv steps to bin the .unl uiuomiiktcd I loiiiliumieitioii ronuired bv law I'.nitrson
rnnerlli-il, nml shall piv i thr subje, t will bu l.u I before Iniliunont.
Assiinnci- fr l.u all foreign iwers nri
frii-inllv, ami l'im i iviiv i i mi I i In
lo Mi III it ;iir;iii. in. lit. f i tin piiiliatuu
of liiripi, inadi I';, tin- tnat) i. II llio.
will Ik itntisfaetoiilv iinndiut. A! lei full
delibrrntloim I oi.i. ointti r- vvlinh have led
hull i-stinil entrv
tu l.u d ol!n "hit in the coutist
l.'einllille in I l()lirr-.
J' i l iiu) in t' i-th it Pnltir (ouiinit
t i In v.- nun- ii In r ili'.iti' i-s sent li ll-i
pul'Ii in -n-iti'ii; nt ,i hid,,,, in houisiaiia
l!i puMii ins m-lit tl' it ln -i iliipati In n-fi
ool in the lining i i,iiirt'M Hi
leuisnnd vv In-tin r lb publicans i
wouiii iHi.irtli" uxH-nse.
I In- llollilnv Here..
The sK'il:rr nnd other prominent north
ern li.iii'icr.it. nru l.i)iug pi ins for a long
holid i leiess to Iijkiii iu latlynsthe I'.lth
or 'Jiith inst , nud to lut until tho lith of
-tauuary.
Ilnilrriniin
WtsniMiinv, Dec. I). -I.imlcrmiii's iom.
ihision exiuris to-morrow and it is doubtful
if his commission will bo renewed, Hu is
l)iug very ill hero nud ltl doubtful whether
lio recover.
To Ilir Point
1'ojtinistcr lieneral Koy to-day directed n
letter to bo iircpirid for transmission to thu
sneaker of tlio house of representatives fore
shadowing tho discontinuance of tho Histal
car servitu in nil pirtn of tho country on tho
1st of Jatunry next, unless congress shall
in tho meantime tn.iko an nptiroiiriitiou to
(.oiitiuii'iit.
Tlir Srvsnril Iminlry.
WvsiiiMnns, Dec. 7. -Thu invcstigiting
committeu of lleprcscntntivo .springer to ex
.iininu cliargn against (Icn. K. .Soward, U.S.
minister to Hiin.i, has determined to maku
public in ndvancoof tho crosn-uximinatiou
of lIx-ConsuKlcnoraKl. Wiley Wella, tho
content of a dejmsition received from Dr.
McCartie, staling tho purport of conversa
tions at his house with Soward and Bradford.
'I he joint commission considering tlio
transfer of thu Indian bureau from tlio civil
to tho military dcpirtmcut, to-day heard tliu
views of Col. A. H, Mcichain. Hu holds
that thu only solution of thu Indian problem
is iu thu civilizing nml educating thu Indians
that thoy may siipiort themselves In tho
past 'Jo) ears ho Ins not knoivnu rnso where
disturbances between whites nml Indium
hue occurred, except through tho breaking
of treaties by the former.
Ilir frep.ireil trim lllll
Can .viio, Dec. 7. -ATnhiino Wnshinaton
dispatch savs that the joint army ininmissiun
lias iiociiicii on me army loll, vvlilcn does not
maternll) clnugu tho lighting force but tliu
stair only,
I'iisIiiI I liniiftrs
WtNfiTov, Dec. 8. -Postollices citab-Inhc-1:
Cascade Icks, Wasco county, Or.,
Ashley II. Hill, luistinasUr: Milton, King
count), W. T., Wnltor 1). Cotton, postmas
ter. Discontinued- D.irdn lelles, .I.icksun
loiintv, Or.; ht. doaeph, Yamhill enmity,
Or. rostma-iters nppoiutedi Henry C. Cor,
Hood Iliver. Wasco county, Or.; N. Albert
Vlieelcr, Aljiown, Columbia county, W. T.j
Krcd. W. Wilson, Cuv eland, Island county,
W. T.
Thrtlilnrsr (lursllan
Wv-.lll.Miri)v, Dec. C li.-prcsentative
Horace Davis ns tho result of continued re
llectinn and further iniuiry concerning the
fueling of congressmen on the subject, has
arrived at thu conclusion that it would bo a
wiso policy for tho Pacific coist delegation
to procure nt the hands of thu house com-
iiioMiucation oftiio bin" cunccrntfitt'tft'in'tio
tmmigrntion which they havo agreed to ro
Kirt to tlio liniitu for action when reached in
the regular call. Tlio lommittee bill an i(
now standi, prescribes penalties of titic. im-
- . . - r i. .. !.... .!.
rin.i-imvni, loruiiurc, eic, .-lu.iuirv sou
lorii Cranbrotik, secretary of stato for
India, declared that ho ncccptcd the entire
responsibility from his dispatch and would
not withdrawn single sentence Ho tnado n
detailed statement in its justification nml
particularly pointed out that Lord (Ir.iiivlllo
in IST.'I declined to hitltnato to ltussia that
any agression of Afghanistan would meet
with British resistence.
l.'nrl (lie) moved an amendment to thn
idilrrss expressing regret that pirliament
was not summoned ns tiinii as possible ivfter
war lie. one piob.iblc,
Di k "f siiuilm-rait rnnlinll) stipiairtuil
th-- piom iittoii of tho vim.
M ir.jiu- ill saulsbury, soeretiry of state
i rilie t ii.i't, ibpirtniciit, npilliil person il
mug' in. ii nu n.oi iieccivcti parliaiuciit, liy
i.iti In - reti-r "-""eioiniiin i pi,i -'lain r- w nn n nave- leu niu i. in.ii nu o.oi iieccivcti parjiaiiicur, liy
n New dr. '" tliu onrly inn to g ,.i piiliniu-nt, nml , den) ing tin to had been nil) ehniij.e of policy
n tlio north after suit iblu nee-, p.irliuneiit should pro- toward Atgl.aiustaii. Ik- said that they
eeed to thu iniisiderntion f iiii-nsurr fur ' wvn-hmnglit forward hy I.oid lirauvillu to
tin-.'
linn '.in; or Iaudiii2 f mora than l,i Monco-
,'orl.r .oav LeVVhe aeeend . la o with ' '"'' ou"v.s.el. and Davis think,
hirmv V K ' witU .tho same ofijeet of ihscournsing and practl-
oily preventing tlio lullux ol (.iiincsccan
bo effected without those iennl pruvitioii
whlc!i in his opinion nro likely to prejudice
many eastern nieiiilicr against tlio wholo
mnvement.
Srlnir on Ilir Imll.in flnrsllun
Wasiiimiiov, Dec. 11. The joint commis
sion (oniidcnug the transfer of the Indian
bureau to thu military department heard
Secretary .Schurc to-day. Ho disclaimed
any personal desiro to retain control of the
Indian nerv ice under tho interior department
No branch of the department buciuesn is so
troublesome midtliankkss. Ho thought the
Indians entitled to humane treatment, and
that this could only be tendered through
civilization, education and kind treatment.
Tlio military were not tit to I for this work.
Tho secretary quoted from tho report of the
Sioux coinmission.sigued by (iens. Sherman,
Terry, Augur and oilier, setting forth in ef
fect that if peace with Indians was required,
tho management of their affair should lie
placed under the civil department of the
government. Now I agree with toco gen
tlemen on this point. There are a great
man) ollicrra of tho army who have excel
lent ideas alxmt Indian attain, but it is an
other thing to brine ideas into practical ef
fect. Tlui military arm of the government
he did not consider gifted with patient hbor
required to phco (lie hoc in the Indian'
h vml and teach him how to use it. He de
nied very emphatically the red tape sv stein
of reporting ludiiu outbreaks winch had
neiu asserteil was res,uirel uniicr me pres
ent administration of Indian atfain.
FOREIGN.
Tlit l'prnr of lUr tfulinn Mar
In the houss of commons this afternoon
tin under seen t.iry of stato for 1 ndii gave
notice that he would, on Monday next, sub.
nut a motion tint the evpenses of the Af
ghan war lodef raved from tlio Indian rev
enue, and Henry Pawcett, liberal, give
notue that lie would oppose the motion.
Ouitaril lo laluil
laiMHVs, Dec. S. The London Daily
New ..). To the column of which lien.
Itobertnis cominaudcr has Ih-ch committed
the task of forcing tho Piew ail pass. This
is tliu central pan of the three by which the
llntlsh army is inarching upon Cabul, Can
bah ir and Herat. Urow lie's force has pen
etratcd be)ond dellalalud, and has tent
hngaiie lor lorage ami to reconnoitre iiirougn
Ihitlt thcgreitaud little Kh)bcr pass, o
that lie virtuilly has now no nluUclc.be
twcc'ii him and Cabul. The forvo of (len.
iladdulpli may Is) callol the left wing of tho
army that is inarching through tho (juettah
pus towaM (.aiitianar, inruuijn a compare
tivelv friendly country. The uniiortaiit vie
tory of dener.il Kobcrt onens up the mtire
countr) oi v. aim 1 10 mo uriiisu. iu vil
lages of Peiwar Kottlaud, Shutar and Cur
dan are situated southeast from Cabul and
are on the line ot one of tho route leading
from the ameer' capital into llutish India.
The battld fought by Gi. Keborts wo evi
dently conducted on (scientific principle,
considering his own small loss of less than
HHI iu 'ii, and comparing it with that ot his
oppi ueuts, from whom he also captured 1.1
cauuou. (leu. Prow no is doubtless waitiug
for the tupport of Oeu, Iloberts' force before
making push direct for the capital by the
better known Kliybcr pa.
public benefit, which will then Im laid I
loto it.
'en. Itiilierl's lliiiriiirnts
LiiNlios, Dec. .". A dupatcli from t.v
horu says Hull. Ilohertn intended to ntta. it
Pelvvnr Pass by n turning movement. Tho
Afghans vvcro too strongly posted to nttael.
in mmt.
. Ilrlllsh tlrlnrj.
I.tllniiK, Dec..", -lien. Iloberts Ins itiined
' .1 I'flllllllitrit t ii'fiifU fil'rtm tin. ntsts ...j t ...,
" (-.w. .., j w.vs siij iiiuiii a n'lsW' "(
capturing Pelwir, Khotal nml nil tho Afg
han caution. Thu enemv's loss is he.iv);
llritish loss, Ml killed nud wounded. C.ipt.
Kelso, of tho artillery, nml C.ipt. Anderson,
Piutitir', ii ru among tho killed.
t Itnniiir.
P.vitH, Dec, fl. A rumor on thu bourse
si)n another coiiventinu between Kiigl.iml
mid Turkey cedos to Kngland Aiexandretta,
thu caiurt of North Syria.
t llnjiil Itrrpllnii
Hkiilin, Dec. .", - Tho cmiieror mid em
press rLnchcd tho inlaco in this city to-day.
1'ho routu from the riilwny station was
densely crowded with people, who give
them nu enthusiastic reception. Trades, so
cieties ninl public bodies generally paraded
past tho tialacn. Their majesties appeared
on tho balcony of tho palace, niuid thu nc
climntiou of thu multitude
llorils Irom l.ariti.ilill.
London-, Dec, 5. A illspitrli from Paris
siyn that (InriUildi writes to a Sn.ili.iu cor
respondent as follows- "The future of tliu
world is republican; say so openlvto Hieilinn
young men. I or tho present it behooves us
to support thu C.iirohn miiil.try,"
, t III. Imp lie. lull..
The bishop of Durham his resigned nn ac
count of ill licalli.
I I'rnlnn (iiiiiIiie.
I.OMHIV. Dec. 3. Thu IVnlan convict
Tii-rney, alias O'Connor, has been lelejscd
nml placed on boird tho steamer City of
.Hester lor iSuw ork.
.tnnllirr llniili I'll 1 1 lire. ,
fit iu.nu. II. .tMl... i'..l...l..ll ''ink
has toiiludeil to go into limiid if" '!' c!"":
.ohl,ugsomoof-''u,'V; '"
y of (ilas2ov . DeM".l" -'"""
Its paid tip capital it to a " """ ',
iiuincu oi lis lioliliug
uiu t il y oi ui.uzow.
tliu result of tlio fit- ul 'lw!'V "n
liiiuidatioti. ,
' 1l.nrm.ll I" enlr.il t.ln.
I.timiiF, l " AU 'loi''1 ' Kliybcr
piss, A rrciinuoissancu ha lauin inadu a
laras Peshlndak. Thuninecr is collecting
luvies near Cabul. (Ion. lludilolpli ban mb
vauced many miles northeast of Qucttali.
Tho advance m easy and thu native ore
frwmlly. ....,,
snips-rnr iihhhhi. ..rniiH,
Item iv. Dec. 0. Kinpcror William, in
alighting from tho railway station, was met
liy tlio assemuicu iciisiamrs aim umstn m
the government. Ho made a siieech thank
ing them for their ajmpatliy iu hi groat of.
Illction. and insisting that unhealthy spots
the strong hand of the law. In the parade
which passed thu palace there appeared n
lirgu minibcr of American bearing tlio star
and stripes. Decrees have been promul
gated announcing that tho empeior resumes
government from to-day, and thaukii.g the
crown prince for his successful nud tie
votod performance of the imperial functions,
and lii diligent observance of tho principles
laid down by thu emperor.
VI or Vlnllrrs In I'urllaiiirnl.
Lovpov, Dei. .1. Ill tho liouso of com
mons this afternoon, Vliltbrcad (Liberal)
gavo notice that hu would olfer resolutions
disapproving tho Afghan war, and asked for
the appointment of a day for it discussion.
The chancellor of the oxcheijuer said that he
could not jioitpono tlio discussion of thu
government resolution tlxed for Monday
next.
Ujion this announcement Hnrtington ap
pealed to the government to givo place
to Whitbread's resolution.
(iludstouo supported Lord Hartingtou's
appeal, but .Sir MalTord Northcoto stating
that tho government' motion did not nee
essarily mean to charge nil the costs of the
war to India, hu consented to adjourn dis
cussion. Chamberlain (Itadical) gave notice of an
addition to Whitbread's motion attacking
thu alleged unconstitutionality ot the gov
ernment' proceedings relative to Afghanis
tan. .tiir.trla ilun't llkr Ihr rvr Turkish i'nlil
nrl Vienna, Dec. 0, -Tho 'ministerial crisis
at Constantinople ha produced uvery un
favorable impression here. Khrirdidam
Pasha, tho new grand viier, is one of Aus
tria' bitterest adversaries, He urged tho
suit in to forcibly resist the Austrian occu
pation of Turkish territory, and ho is rrginl
ed hero a an unscrupulous scjicmer, capable
of hastening Turkey to her ' ruin. The
chmge of ministers, it is belie veil, is mainly
attributable to ltussi.ui intrigue.
A Hrn.llilr Slsu.
Home, Deo. 0. In the chamber of depu
ties vesterd.iy tho minuter of tho interior
combattcil the accusation against the gov
ment. He refused to fetter tliu prr and
allowed tho iisilessucs of suppreaiing clubs,
llrtialr In rnrllauirnl
J.OMiov, Dec. Ik- Iu the house of lords,
an address iu repl) to thu roy.il speech was
moved, and tlelkito began.
FUrl ( i ran v die complained of several amis
sion iu the ipiccit' speech, particularly the
aWnco of any mention of the war m Nmtli
.tnc.i, which was vicvveii wungrt.i;atixiety
by those best ncipniiitcd with the colony.
He said he did nut intend to move any
ameiHlmeut to the address, liceau.o of the
lateness of the publication of the correspond,
tnco concerning Central Asia. It could not
make any ditleruicu tu parliament whether
it met now or next l'cbruary, as far a any
intlueuco it could exercise on the war, which
has already Wen commenced. Nobody
doubts tho absoluto prerogative of the crown
to make war or peacei but it was perfectly
certain that the continued recurrence of such
surprise will seriously weaken the founda
tions oi tno prerogative, lie repeated tns
accusations that Lord Cranbrcok' dispatch
misrepresented the conduct of the Gladstone
government, and that Lord Lytton' com
munication to the ameer of Afghanistan were
harsh and indiscreet. He concluded sj fol
lows; " However unnecessary war may
havo been, and however much we tnay be
convinced tlutjyou have completely played
iuto the hands of our great rival, we urge
this house to co-oiierate lu the srongest man-
uer with the bouso of commous to nuke
most ample provision for the sake of our gal.
(ant troop. We trust the government ha
not made fsiUciou estimates, under rating
the expenditure oi the Abyssinian war."
Infract the lountrvs attention from thu
fact that his most attached political friend
were siding with tliu mciiius of tlic.tr coun
try. Lord Itic'oiisllcliltlictinddrcjscd tho house,
llecritluscd the attitude of thu opposition in
raising personal iUestions, mid challenged
tliitu to attack directly tho justicu mid poll,
ey of the war. Hu stated that thu iusiec
tlou of Cvprtm by bin colleagues showed
that the island surpassed nil thu govern
muni's expectations and would soon bu rec
ognized as otiu of thu most influential posi
tiims in the llritish dominions. Ho express
ed the opinion that tho result of tlio vtcto
rv of (ictier.il Iloberts In Afghanistan would
bu speedy nud satisfactory, llubclicvcdtho
worst ol thu commercial depression wasovcr
mid e.Xieeted that III a year tho position of
nllairs vv otlld Im diirereiit. i lo ndded in ref.
erencu to business prospects, that tho recent
vrordn of tliu president of thu United Stntrn.
coming from such a quarter on such a sub
ject, cannot bo treated with too much col
sider.ition. llnterpriso in America ro-a
on that of l.nglaiiil. I look forward .
miicii vouiiiiciicu to thuliillucnco of Ale
can industry and enterprise shortly juow
ing mure favorable result than woo
ustunito. nt WM ,
In conclusion ho said tho govcfln mw.
tirepared to meet parliament individual
ever it might allect tliu luiniiulu decide to
ly, but hu hoped tho luuic saiictiotia poll.
maintain tho empire, mul for vviwlom,
cy wbieh mistakes tiiu, t,y Pari druv was
riioaineiidincntJVe ndopted wi'thout
rejected, and tho
division. f)l tl0 n,l,lrt.M i;t,0 house
In thu delijj Mnriiuiinf Hntringtoniii.idu
"'""'""IfiimlUrtntliat of l.rd (Iran
niii ', "l'l,cr house, of thu intention of
villo irnlllj J,,, fntnd not to liimicr the
""Irnmcnt in the conduct of thu war by
KV attumiit to opposo the granting of nup-
plies. Ilusaidthat tho war having 1 en
commenced, if necessary for tho security of
India It should bu conducted vigorously.
(iladstoiiu spoke liriclly, expressing n hope
that thu houso would havo more information
beforu a vote of credit was asked.
Jlllllnrv .sin v rnirn t Itiimors
Lmioiik, Dec. 8, lien. Ilobcrtn is erecting
but in Peiwar pass for a portion of bin troops.
It In rumored that mi ndvanco on .IcllulaKul
had been ordered, and that thu ntneer of Af
ghanistan has fled toTiirUiat-iu.
Liver is King.
ti, r.lrAr U tlio lniriprlal nrsan of thn
wlmln human nystom.BH UcontrolH tho lllft,
lieallli anil bapplnes ol man. Wben It In
ill.itutbed In lm proper action, all kinds or
alliiionta aro tbo natuaal result. The illgoa.
lion of food, tho movomenUof tho heart and
blood, tho action of tho brain and uervoint
syHtotii.aroall Imuiodlatoly ronnoctod witU
the working of llio Liver. It baa beon hiio
orsufully provod tbatOfeen'aAiiKuatK lower
, ,,iiviri.iiM.s s..ii)c ! fs. noun ammtesi
with Dymirpnla or Liver Complaint, anil all
tho numerous Bpinptons that ronult from an
unliualtliy unudltlon of tho Liver and btoin
ach. Hninplo bottlea to tiy, 10 cents, 1'tw
tlvoly aold in all towns on tho Western Con
tinent. 'I bron dune will prove that It la juat
what you want.
HEALS'
BUSINESS
COLLEGE,
lit JVf Mrrrt,
.., KMrsr.
iU. IV.K1M, IV.
Impart a thorough and practical oducatlon
in all commercial and Kngllsh brancbea,
French, German, apanlsli, Drawing and
Telegraphy. Tlila acbool having greater
faolllttoa, and enjoying a moro extenstva
n.itronnKO than any almilar Institution on tho
1'aclllo Coast, continue to bs-so It claim for
recognlilon anil patronage upon the good
houso and enlightened Judgment of the pub
llo.
Mar qe jAACUMT.
K. P. Heald,
II. M.Htearna,
W. II. II. Valentine,
Mm. C. Woodbury,
Mr. A. M. Hatch,
A. I. Dulllel,
0. F. Morol,
F. u. Wocdbury,
a. n. uapp,
T. H. .Southern,
Mm. V. J. Hamilton,
I', Serrgnf,
Geo. Jtbeiit,
A. VauUernalllen.
ITS SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Tho attention to gentlemanly manners anil
correct business habits, and tho fact that tba
Ituslnena 11 ucnt Ion la not contlped to llonk
koeplng, Penmanship und Arithmetic, but
Impart nucb braad culture s the times now
demand tor a high position lu tho Mercantile
Community.
The employment of only flrst-clasa Tesch
era In ovory Uoparlmenl, and In antiinlent
niiinbofssoas to give jversotial attention lo -ovory
pupil.
Ita com plate ayatem of
ACTUAL HUSINESS hl.ACTICK.
bv which pupils are tilted to enter the Count-'
liiK-Houso directly from the School.
The high standing of Its Graduates in tbe
lHisliu-xs Community.
The Pains taken to secure positions for
Grdutlmln kooiI lluslnesa EstablUhmenta,
The Dibulasloii of puplla or both f exta and
of any aue, so that young boys are rend erect
moro manly by tho association of the puplla
of an older hub.
In hnvlnc the lament and best ventilated
and arranged Scbool.rooma, and the largest
vcarly attmidanco or any Itiuiness Training
School In Amerlci.
Tbe immediate notification of parents In
cae of absencu or any pupil, and the pain)
taken to keep Ihem Informed of the progress)
and deportment of their ion.
Tba Wot that each pupil becomes an ele
gant llutiness Penman before Graduating,
Ita departments of Modern Languages and
Drawing, In which each pupil can receive
Instructions free-of charge.
Ita complete Department of Telegraphy,
In which students are lltteu to enter at one
upon their duties aa Operators.
Does not Issue Life Scbolaisblps, but give
thorough Instruction at reasonable rales.
Invite examination from all Interested.
Tbe "College Journal," giving full partic
ulars regarding course of Instruction, terms,
etc, may be bad at tbe Office or tbe College.
21 Post street, or by addressing
E. P. HEALD.
President Duslnesa Colleire.Ssn Francisco,
J. A. STRATTO.V,
Attorney at Law,
SAL.KM, OREGON.
Mo on Stat Street, opposite tie Bennett Bogm