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A
Jnatly PnnUhcd
Amos C. Harvey, tried in the U. S.
,J)istrict rourt for selling liquor to Indians,
was convicted and sentenced to the ncnl
tenliary for one year. It was Ha'vey't.
thifd offense, which accounts for the
severity of the punishment.
Temperance.
Dr. .1. W. Watts is meeting with
great success in his lecturing tour ui tin
valley. About 1,-UlO have already
joined the iJ'uf itibben clubs that lie
lias ipir i .:. I. "'ft"! t' prcsp N are
litici i.u- :i good inuM .1.!' vii tirol.li.: i
the li-nj-'i-'ii' in-'. F.iiretieOitv in
the. hi. gist. Hub. the
hundred members.
being about si
The Last Mnrdarar.
Tlio jury to whom was Hubmittcd th
caao of Jackson Grunt, after delibera
ting sis bourn, returned last ovening at
8 o'clock with a vcrdictof murder intho
f first degree, lie will bo sentenced on
Monday, and doubt loss Friday, February
7th wet as U10 timo for his oxneution to
gether with thu two Chinamen, Charles
.Lee aud Ah Lee und Brown and John
Sou. Ob Ball.
Tho preliminary trial of Jos. O. Gas
ton, Esq. came off" at Dallas as per pre
riotis announcement on Tuesday Inst,
and resulted in the discharge of the de
fendant, but for reasons not satisfactory
to tho parties in interest, a now com
plaint wtui filed boforo a Justico in In
dependence, before whom Mr. Gaston
was brought on Wednesday, and waived
an examination and was released 011 a
bond of $1,400.
Soteld ofHnBamtoa-
Thc Junction Republican nays : Mrs.
Charles IJanton committed suicide this
morning, January 11th. They livo on
tlio Albert Humphrey farm, near Simp
aon'a chapel. Sho got breakfast for tho
family. Ho went to plowing and soon
was called to the house by tho screams
of the children, nnd found his wife dead.
Sho bad hung herself and was cut down
by her little daughter. She leaves livo
little children to mourn a mother' low,
and a husband.
From Aunmvllle.
From M r. Calvin Ncal the Statesman
learn!1 there was nn enthusiastic! meeting
held ut Aumsvillo on Tuesday last, to
take action in the mutter of building n
narrow gunge railroad lYom Salem in
Aumsvilln t-i Springfield in F.me county.
A committee of n. wa amiomteil t(
canva;j thuvill.iwnnd Miuwn.ilii.geoii!!-
try to solieit subscript inns, consisting of
Ilenry Smith, V. II. I. wis. .lunu-s
.Smith, .John Downing, T. 11. I'atton
und Shaw,
Jo; nud Sot-low-
On Wednesday afternoon at Salem
Mr. John Dolt, nn r nterprisini: young
druggist of that city, was married to
Miss Ncllio Ilneklenian. The ceremony
was hcarcely concluded when tlio sor
rowful news was announced that the
mother of tho bride, an estimable lady,
bail passed into eteruitv with it smile on
lior lips cnused by the knowledge of her
child's ussurisl happiness. Deceased hud
bceu ailing for many weeks aud w;is in
daily expectation of the dread visitor's
arrival.
Returned-
Capt. L S. Seott returned to Salem
on the morning train yesterday from it
brief visit to his father in Iowa, neai
Omulm. Thu Captain hud not visited
the " old folks ut homo" fir "Jit years.
Tlio Captain is of the opinion that 11
visit to tho Mastern States will erne an
Orcgoninu of "hotuesiokiw.-s" very sud
denly. Mo greatly t-njiiy. d hi-, visit,
but in fully pursttiuh-d that Oregon is
tho tast place out. With ice on the
ATier.M.ti.i i-iv.ti- lttrn fi 'wente tni'h-i.
thif!:,iuiiniievimU.lowJim-...M'.nouali
Jo fretr.e the limb-, oil of tl..-k at-ubs.
and corn ut tbiiteen cut, i r lundiel,
wheat liftv cents, and p-ik v. two cents
1H.I- pound, maW I-..t and Nebraska
sootl Status lor raiiueri emigrate
from. In the eyes of the Captain it is
:m unpardonable sin t be disc attested in
Oregon.
I'rozan to Death,
Last Monday, says the Walla Walla
Union, John Ross, a Scotchman about
47 years of ajc, who has been working
as a shoemaker ifuring the t-ast year anil
a half for Foot A Ilcaley, of this city,
left here on foot to vhit two of bis old
country friends livin; on Wild Horse
creek, in Oregon. Next morning hi
body was fuunl on the side of the road
about a qu.vier of a mile from Milton.
From appearances he had lost his way
and waudcied around until overcome
by cold and fatigue he hid fallen down
and froten to death. When found he
had some 1 6a in money and notes and
J-certificates oi deposit to the amount ofjnmouiit claimed, Sl0,71'i whs paid; a
v $900 more, and part ot a bottle of whisky j decrease nf $:(10 on the amount paid the
on his person. His body as taken to
Milfn and the coroner of L'matilla county
summoned to hold an inquest. Mr.
Ross wa- a native ol Maybell, Ayreshire,
Scotland, and. a single man. JIc came
to this country about 3 years a;o from
Kew Xcaliml uiihtMr. J.U.Scott and adleton. 8i'J". Dalles, SI'.OO, tioidendale,
Mr orrison.of Wild Hore creek, with 1 S7.000: total i-penditiii, 9.972; an
whom he was :,'oing to spend the holi
days, and who took charge ot the rema ns.
Mr. Ko's who was a very intelligent and
resprctcd man, has a brother living in
the Province of Otago, New Zealand.
Sixty-ouo "regis tei ed. letters were issued
ttt Salem oil the 13th.
All Richt.
Mention was made last week that the
steamer Champion had been disabled
near Half-moon bend, above Albany.
The damage did not piovc as disastrous
is va3 as first thought, and after a little
trouble of lightering and repairing, she
proceeded on down the river
Yamhill Ahond.
Deputy treasurer 0!ds pud over to the
Stale treasurer yesterday the sum of !",
enj" 67. '1 his includes the total amount
o this year's taxes, which amounts to
-VI ' . 7 f ) I -yJ, the lest being delinquent
Ircm I.i.-t v-.ir. This is the First county
j that his paid her taxes in full.
S- and S- Narrow Ona-is Railroad.
Savs the Statetmart: The subject of a
a narrow guagc railroad from Springfield
to Salem seems to be getting pretty tho
roughly discussed in Linn and Marion
counties. Meetings are being held at all
the towns, and farmers are really begin
ing to come to the conclusion that we
must have the road, and ere long we ex
pect to see thr'line surveyed and work
commenced in real earnest.
A meeting was held at Crawfordsville
on the nth Inst, and considerable inter
est shown. After the meeting a subscrip
tion of something over $500 was taken
up. This makes over $3,000 from
Crawfordsville and vicinity.
Railroad Itami.
Tho Albany Democrat says: A nar
row guagu railroad meeting was held at
Crawfordsvillo last Saturday, and tho
sum of $500 subscribed.
Thero will bo a meeting at Lebanon
and vicinty ut that placo next Saturday
in tho interest of tho narrow guagc.
Wo understand that Col. Hogg has
made tho proposition to the Brownsville
folks that if they want n narrow guago
to run across tho valley and connect
with tho Yaquina road, and will grado
nnd tie tho road bed, lie will furnish thu
iron and rolling stock.
When last heard from tho peoplo at
Brownsville nnd vicinity had raised
about S10.000 for the railroad fund.
OrKon Narrow Gango Railroad
K. G. Hughes, Ksq., writes the
Brownsville Advertiser that subscrip
tions to this enterprise progress favorn
bly, that Salem is doing well in uidiug
the work und other points on the roud
are well ulive to its importance und will
do 11 full share. .Material will be or
dered when HtUo-riptioiiH justify it. An
half the subscript ioi. is it gift, he argues
that ull interesti-d run suli.cril e.i.s ni'ieh
as they nntiri.at.' ben-fit fur the next
two years, wliteli wi. lie t!ilhl;s, equal
." cents 11 busliei tor all niiii shipped.
It is eNpitJi-d that grading will be most
ly done with plow und semper, which
will require white labor. Thu Adver
tiser thinks thu umoimt isspiiiid from
Browusvil!" will be subscribed wi'.hin n
week.
Now Military Pott.
Mr. it. It. Hood, who accompanied
Captain Ileum und J. B. Huntington to
the Kititas vnlley in search of a loca
tion for a military post, we learn that
the selection was made in the Kititas
valley, about "0 miles west of Priest's
Rapids. The location, he .ays, is 11
beautiful one, with plenty of wood aud
water convenient. Mr. Hood reports
having hud n rough time on account of
tho snow und cold weather, ittul met with
a mishap from a balky team, by which
ho broke his wagon aud hud his right
leg badly bruised, and to tluish up tho
trip, on Sunday last, in crossing the (Jo
ltimbia on tin- ice, his horr.es broke
through and came near being drowned.
By the assistance of it number of gen
tlemen who wen- skating and siw the
accident, the horses were got out '.ill
right.
Columbia Ciiufornnco-
We
are hi receipt ot a ni tt.y I Klsteii
''; of the Minutes ot tie' Columbia
, Hiver Cuter. .,.. eouq rising Kwrte.-u
Oregon, A ushiieoi. ui.d a portion of
j l'1"1"'- xs " u? ,t!a; fll"W'" '
. ' ' statistical table, for ho yar
endins September, 1 "
l'roUttloueiv., Mil ; full members, I,
711; total, ',07'J ; in-.-rwise for the war,
127.
There Is stt ittvirose for the year
in the value of church property of S!l,
J00. There U u falling oil' in all the eolloo
tiou but this is titcoiiiitud for when wo
remember that this eotiferer.co was tho
seat of tin- Indian war tumble lastj-car,
which seatteivd ninny soeietiu.1 and pre-
vented iiiucli ot tlie reyuiar worK.
Then an- iA Sunday schoula, an in
cieae of 0 for the year; ldtf oilicorsntid
teachers, nn incit-ae of 3t; 1,0W sehcl
urs, un iir.Tease of 19-, II-"' of whom
only are church members: 1,000 volun.es
in libraries reported.
The clniiiur'for minist4ria! supjiois
were i;i,tWU, nilecroitsooi -.'0-.'. Jt tie
previous year,
ruder the head of building and im
provement, Can von Citv reports nn ex
penditure of $1,000; Witlla Wrlla.it i.
:00; Walls Walla circuit, SAGOO;
Dayton, S-VI7: Wnitsburg, ,110; I'eu-
increase tor t tie year ot ?j,ioi. mere
is also an increase of indel)tednos on
churches and parsonages of c.'i,l7-, Hie
total indebtedness being S9.972.
Whilo hauling from Ilrownsvil! to
HalseyWm. Finley was thrown from his
load und came near breaking his ".eck.
Shootlnc Affray In Jookion.
A. J. Wall, of Table Rock, and John
Sizcmorc had a difficulty, and when the
latter undertook to apply force in response
to bad language. Wall drew a pistol and
fired so close lint Sizcmore's face was
powder burnt, but the bill went through
his hat. Wall was arrested and bound
over.
Suit for Vl.ODt).
The public will net have forgolltcn '
that seven or eight years since, Dtidgct
Gallagher won a'suii for damages against 1
L. M. Starr l'.n Now the fame Rridcct
(iallacher, or Nihcn, has instituted mit1
against the same L. M. Stair, for the
maintainancc of her son, claiming 87,000
as the amount necessary to educate and j
support the boy, of whom she alleged
Mr, Starr is the father. The papers have
been filed in the Stale Circuit Court, and
the 3uit will probably be tried at the next
term. Mr. Yocum has been retained by
the plaintiff.
f 1
A Doctrnetlva Fire-
The house, barn and outbuildings on
Mr. Slrange's piacc, about three miles
from Port Townsend, were recently con
sumed by fire, with their contents, con
sisting of hay, harness, wagons and gen
eral (arming implements, A Mr. Simms
and wife the wife having been the for
mer Wife of Mr. Strange have both been
arrested on suspicion of having com
raided the crime above detailed, and
were taken before Justice Learned, where
they waived eximinatiom, and in default
of bail were committed to jail, to await
the proceedings to be had in the matter
at the next term of the district court.
Seattle Tribune
Am EloaaataBt
Not many months ago the wifo of ono
M. J. ltickert obtained a divorce from
her husband in tho courts of San Fran
cisco. She was allowed tho custody of
their two children and provided for them
as best she could until making tho ac
quaintance of a bellows maker named
Swott whom she subsequently married.
Tlio woman and her husband came to
Portland, where they resided for a time,
then moved to Hast Portland, where
Swott went to work at his business, and
by industry nnd economy endeavored to
make them a decent living. The
woman's first husband kept posted us to
her whereabouts aid followed her to
this city under the assumed name of M.
J. Itei'.ly. He engaged as a sewing ma
chine agent, nnd while pursuing his
daily routine, found nieuiis to communi
cate with hi former wife. They met
secretly nnd continued u eliindcstiiu- eor
rcKpet'duiioe. whi!. -uliniutitcil yes
terday i:. the woman's forsaking
her m-w el.uiee fur the old love
with hnm she hud floped to tlieronxter
nation and dismay of Swett. The latter
has been out of employment for awhile,
und last Weilnesdiiy, rrccising a letter
purjiotti;.'.' to oiun from a fishery on the
Columbia river and promising him it good
job, he took the boat nnd went down to
accept. On his arrival, ho ascertained
t'aj letter wns a forgery, so "smelling it
mice" ho returned yesterday, only to find
that his wifo aud her children had !o
parted 011 the steamer Oregon with her
first husband for S.111 Francisco. Swett
is inconsolable, und bieathes vengeance
on his betrayer.
Murder In Jaoliaon County.
The Sentinel gives un account of the
following murder; Kvi Sebring and Sam
ltath lived on .luckson creek, near
Jacksonville, both married Indian
women who were sisters. Uath hud a
dillieelty with his wife, who went to
Soliring's for refuge, ltath onleiisl her
home, and liiuliiu- she did not go, wuut
again with a gun and called her out.
Stei.pii(g to the ilooi she perceived her
husband stiimlin;; at the end of thu
porch with ids rule in his hands, aud im
mediately jstreitttd inside. Sebring
ti.-n sU'iiped out and remonstrated
qi.ietlv will, lluti., the latter still hold
ing his gun ir. u threatening position
ud deciari- g li.i-. h- was goii.g to kill
inmr'oJy. S-'Ving iid, "Why Sam,
vol: would n.t !;i:i lue wi.uid you?"
Rath replied ''iio," and hardly w. re the
words uttr.-i when he shot S' brine;, the
ball striking l.itn ;u( llw the left
r.ipi !e, .laini'-.K upward ,1m.i! thelie.trt,
11t.1i iiinitttug 1 mortal v.iui. jir.
Danfoith w.m ml'.tsl, but the iinfortunute
mat; was uut earithly succor and ex
pires! :;bout i.iiduiht, ciiparing that the
deeil win entirely unpntvoked nnd
asking tha l.n inuid';rir might ix-ceivo
11 fair trial, ltath was itrrestcd und
bound o.r ithout bail to answer the
charge of munler. Sobrhig leaves four
ciihiren who are destitute i means.
The Hill of Lite.
The roads leading over the hi i of life
are numerous; tome people take theJ
road which is bright and ga. on which
lion era of the brightest hue arc blooming
bat they find, that before they are half
way, the (loners are faded, all is bleak,
they are wearied, and are glad to lie
down and die others strive to go over
the steep bank '.0 fortune and fame, but
the paths on which they tread are weak
and;rugged; tome siop at a steep preci
pice over which they are unable to pass;
the foothold of others give way and they
are hurled to the bottom, while only a
few reach the coveted goal; but the wise
man choose the road which goes over
the hill with a gradual slope, on which
here and there are sweet (lowers which
cheer him on his way until he arrives at
his jource's enJ, where dwells peace,
happiness ana contentment.
Italy proposes to build '-',500 mile of
niv railrord, to cot ?150,000,000,
MET DEATH GLADLY.
Tho distinguished savngo who lately
sull'erod death at tho hands of tho law,
and the end of a ropo paid for by
Umatilla county, is not so much to bo
pitied since the Kast Oregoniiui says this:
"On Saturday last Ouit-it-ttmips' squaw
brought him n scarlet suit and nn elabo
rately beaded pair of moccasins, in which
to be execute!. On receiving them the
doomed Indian said ho was ready to die
nt any time." Tho question arises
whether this happy condition of mind
was the result of' personal vanity at
being prepared to take the field in the
futiKii hunting ground with nil elaborate
costume to make the spirits of tho de
parted just before him envious nnd ns
tonislt tho Cnyuso chiefs who left the
range a hundred years ago chid only in
fuss, feathers and skins, or whether the
condemned Siwash felt a thrill of emo
tion nt being thus remembered by his
faithful squaw, who jsjrhaps worked her
fingers to tho quick by firo light these
short winter days, to prepare his last nnd
most elaborate toilet It is even possible
that tho faithful dame gave a sociable or
a sowing 1km-, nt which tho Indian
women of the trilsj brought their skill in
ncedlo work to bear upon tho subject,
and no doubt tho scarlpt cloth was pur
chased by contributions fioiu admiring
friends of tho condemned, who meant
thereby, in heartfelt tones, to givo him a
good send oft". Quit-it-truraps I was prob
ably the exclamation his friends uttered
when they saw him swing. It would
havo been a disgrace to have him hung
in shabby apparel, but beads and scarlet
mado the atTair creditnble to all con
cerned. Even his widow must, by this
timo, bo looking out for another whom
sho can hope to see hung with equal
eclat and self content. Tho point wo
sco in this is that hanging is no punish
ment to an Indian who can swing in
beaded moccasins and a scarlet suit.
His vanity carries him through tha
ordeal aud thu fame of his good clothes
lives nfter him. Some mora satisfactory
end than tho and of it rope must bo
found, or else Indian women must lo
prohibited from tho purchase of beads
and crimson cloth. Let this business bo
come fashionable in Cnyuse circles, nnd
wo shall have murders continually com
mitted. If wo value white men's lives
some precaution is necessary and some
action urgent. Indian e.xcutious have
especial value to newspapers in search of
items, but even that should lie held sec
onds.. v us compared with the lives of
really lit -t elans citizens.- Portland lice.
ALASKA-
T'.e Ronnl of Trade last evening
adopted a memorial to Congress, setting
forth that the Kiith of Alaska have
drawn their chief supplies from this
city; that during the rule of the mili
tary there was 11 semblance of authority
there nnd security for trade ; that with
out any law for the colhs.-tiou of debts
our mcrchuuts have sold goods to mer
chtintjfthrrc, relying on their good faith,
with thu expectation that such tmib-rs
should have military protection ;
since the withdrawal of thu nrniy theii)
hits been no protection in Alaska for
life or property, much to the lobs of
trade in Portland, ns the Alaska mer
chants have been obliged to withdraw ;
some of our citizens have mado eriua
nent homes then-, canning salmon or de
veloping mineral resources, etc., ami our
relations are necessarily intimate for va
rious reasons, and under these circum
stances tho Hoard of Trade ask thutsnuio
form of government be enacted for that
territory, to givo protection to is-nple
aud guarantee of safety to trade. The
Hoard proceeded to endorse the rrenm
moudutioti of the Hon. Secretary of the
Treasury for better form of government
and the construction of un armed vessel
to arry out government orders; also
the bill introduced by Senator Mitchell
appropriating .?!7.r,000 for construction
of slab it vessel.
This memorial covets iiuiHirtaut
giound, and the facts presented an- so
obvious that Congress must lecogniei
tlio need of action to secure good gov-1
eminent of Alaska for piotectiou of:
lives and pios-rty, and encouragement
of trade. If the territory has any value '
whatever, it should be protected and en-,
conniged by proper safeguards for life
nnd property. Portland Hee. j
HKKirr DALE'S ACCOUNTS SET
TLED. H. D. Dale's bondsmen have, so far,
paid 8'5,.7.r of his defalcation to Vain '
iiill county, mid tho sum of S9 I 7 re-'
mains unpaid. The amount for which
thev weie held under Judge liniso's rut-1
ing was SI 1,000, and of this .H,000!
was for tuxes delinquent during his .
kerviee, that it was held the Sherill'
should havo collected. Of this sum
$:i,000 or 51,000 can yet be collected,
add to this tho $7,.ri00 for which the
lounty court has oU'orcd to compromise
the ease and tho f jifayettu ( 'ourier thinks
the county does better than to take tho
case up on appeal with a chalice of re
versal. Portland llee.
Mn.llTV Pl.HAH.VNT .Misic. The din
ner horn i thu oldest aud mot sakred
hoin thare i'. It u set tew inusil: and
plays "Home, Sweet Home" about noon. I
It haz been listened tew with more lap-,
turous delite than ever any bund huz.
) 11 l.an lu-ar it turtlier than yu I'.un one
uv Rodman's guns, It will urrest a man
and bring him quicker than a sheriir's
warrant. It kau outfoot uny other
noise. It kuuzc-s tho deef to hear und
the dumb to shout for joy, Glorious old
instrument ' long may yure lungs lust.
I Josh Hillings.
STATE AID TERRITORIAL
Severe hail storm at Asloriu.
Ilarkcutino Wcbfcoi gone to sea.
Now church at Oamblo is nearly ready.
A grand meteoric nppcaranca ut
Seattle.
Captain M.i.-.s .ho was ill at Astoria
is better.
The diphtheria has notyct disappeared
from Seattle.
The S her ill"
.$"1,000 tao..
Frank R.-l :
cut lii.s loot I'.
Plumbing ik
l'matilla his collected
, r' Monroe, l.inii Co.,
.i.itermg are going on
nt the Statu Cnpt.il
Potato rot in tho Puynllup valley
causes loss to farmers.
Tho Olympia rango was covered with
snow at last advices.
Mails wore lately sent to Southern
Oregon via San Francisco.
Clara Myrtle Pike, infant daughter of
W. A. Pike, of Zenn, died last woelc
Tho Seattle Post says tho rovonue
cutter Wolcott lies off tho coal wharf.
Tho coal shipment from tho port of
Seattle for 1378 amounted to 128,582
tons.
They are building a small steainor
at Centerville to run on the (JltohalU
river.
Money order business at Junction
during the past year amounted to
-S9.871!.
Mr. Wilson, of Vancouver, slipped,
fell aud fractured a leg bone; resting
comfortably.
Fall sown wheat looks well in Wasco
county, ami stock are doing hotter than
in some other counties.
An engine collision occurred on tho
Seattle railroad. Some damage done,
but no ono badly hurt.
Money order business fcr Seattle post
office, lost quarter, $16,300.90; gain of
$3,r00 over 1877 same timo.
Tito Mountaiueei says tho store of
Hodge ik Wilson, Prinovillo, burnod
with all its contents. Loss, $15,000;
insurance, ? 10,000.
Mr. II. C. Struvo contemplates a
change of residence early in the Spring.
Ho will probably niako Seattle or Port
laud his future home.
TheTacoina Ilci-.ild says n man, com
monly called Shorty, was lost in the
woods Sunday last, and it is teured he
srishel. lie had nothing to start a
lire with.
John Stone dropptsl a lighted fuse
into the hole of a keg of jsivvdor he was
carrying, aiel threw the keg nway just
in time not to blow to flinders lie vrus
bullied som.' m . it wa.
A large g.iry wolf that had ninde hint
self obnoxious in the vicinity of Xena
Poll: Co., was hunted down by to men
and un innumerable number of dogs and
killed by Chnrles Anderson. It measur
ed 0 feet 1 im-h from tip to tip.
Whi-at is worth Ml cunts at Indepen
dence. Only one train a day between Tacoma
and hitlnmu.
J. C. TrtilliuuT huys his mill was
worth $18,000.
Little Katie Snow, ugod -1 mouths,
died at Seattle.
A. A. Smith and Isrena M. Hanson
married at Seattle.
The Coquillc river froze over recently,
the first time in years.
Mr. Hubbard, of Forest drove, has
l)ceii very low.
lirownsville woolen mills have shut
down for repairs.
Swans tut more numerous than ever
down the Columbia.
There are four vessels now loading
lumber ut Port ('amble.
J. L Hyde, and .Mrs F.lmu L Taylor,
of the Dulles me married.
Motley .V llentlyof Albany now own
tho htuge line to Corvullis'.
It is ruiuoiisl thcro will soon ho u
iiewxpapci started in Scio.
Tin co inehei of snow fell on 1'pjier
White river, Puget Sound.
The Daily Artoiiuii says Spring sal
mon has alieady been caught.
J, S. ( 'nopcr hits sold his resilience in
Independence to V. Y. Mulkey.
Kirk .V Croft are to have a brick
building erected at ISiowusville.
Theie is no stage between ('orvallis
and Philomath havo to go afoot.
Thu Albany Democrat is chock full of
local news, as all ipcrs hliould be.
I. (i. Megler will soon have u linn
dairy much at Itmokfleld, near Astoria.
I .urge boilers have been set in Had i
lett's cuuiiurv, Astoriu, and it waits for
Hsh.
Corvullis (inzetto says u little child of
W. W. Dow's, ut Monroe, died lust
week.
They huvo iliscovciwl in Philomath
that flurry Uoyil is ".1 livo business
man."
Coal train from thu mine to Seattle
thrown from thu truck, ouu man slightly
huit.
The Presbvterinn chinch, Albany, is
trying to M-eiyo Ituv. Mr. Cundit as their
pastor.
Tho libel suits pending betwot-u lie
Hah llrown and .1. W. I'rosch wero dU
missed. (iuiiia Sigmas are to have ijn enter
tainment ut Forot(iiove, first Friday in
February.
.!. II. Lyon, uftcr prospet ti.ig 1. '.
ward for two yean or more, his rct-.i-nc-i
to Astoriu.
Tho Idiho Statesman sayn Norman.
Uuck, t. H. District Attomoy, Is ill and
in a critical condition.
Mrs. J. K, Pitgh, of Port Discovery,
let an ax fall, and her linger was nearly
sevens! from her hand.
Corvailu has a now firo engine, and
dipt. U. 1'.. Soott carried it up tho river
Scott free. Just like him.
The l!cd Hock Democrat flatters itself!
that the trou hone is coining to Powder
river valley. The coonei- the txittcr.
The C003 Hay Now 3 says that miners
at N'-wpnrt Inve sMsiok for '1 cents
hum ;';, . i'i. mines huvo closet!
down
1 iii v. ; under.- ci dogs killed nt Seat
tle by tjouiviuiuiters. Chincso owned
them, and tfier paibably are too poor for
sausages.
The Sentinel says good prospects havo
been struck on Indigo earth, a tributary
of Illinois river and tho diggings appear
extensive.
Bed Rook Democrat man wants A or 5
tour of hay of his subscribers. What
an eater he mu.it bo 1 Nebuchadcnezar
was another,
" Shorty," who was lost in tho wood
near Tacoma, was found agabi, but found
a cougar in tho meantime, but his dog
befriended him then.
Iudeiteudence, Polk Co., is said to bo
rapidly improving, as why should it not,
as it is the. chief river towu in that vi
cinity. It Ls to havo a uowspapor.
The Iteraizer publishes interesting
letters from a son of Dr' W. II. Rubell,
who is in the English army in Afghanis
tan, and writes homo of his moving ac
cidents by flood and Hold.
W. M. Turnor Li again associated
with tho Oregon Sentinel. Lost wo
know of him ho sont us word he was
dead and we marked hit subscription
paid. That's the way William did us.
Cyrus Jacobs, of Boiso City, manufac
tures flour, bacon, Ian! and whisky. '
What else do thoy need for uso up
thero! Smokes his bacon with com
cobs, and besidos all thin keeps a store.
Supremo Court.
Whdnksoay, Jan. 15.
Kunico N. Hues, appellant, V3. Ocorgo
Roes, respondent ; appeal from Wasco
county; motion to dlsmiai appeal, nnd
cross motion In iimunJ certiticato of ser
vice of notice of appeal; cioss motion
allowed; opinion by Kelly, Chief Jus
tice. Case of A bner W. Smith, un infant,
by John H. I limes, guardian, appellant,
vs. .I0I111 I Ian is, lojuioniinut; appeal
f inn I teuton county, urguod and sub
mitted.
T. M. Itissl, appellant, va. S. M. Gen
try and John Coppitt, respondents; ap
peal from Benton county; argued anil
submitted.
Court adjourned till 0 A. M. to
morrow. TituiwiiAv, Jan. 10.
Francis K. Brooks, appellant, vs IT.
Ankeuy et ul, respondents; appeal from
Marion county ; by agreement of pat tied
this caiiKu was plants! at the foot of tho
docket for the third district,
W. D. Reushaw, appellant, vs Jacob
Nash ut al, respondents ; appeal from
Benton county ; cause 011 trial.
Adjourned till 0 A. M. to-morrow.
PttUMY, Jan. 17th.
Win. D. Reushaw, appellant, vs Jacob
Nash ot al, respondent; appeal from
Benton county; agreement concluded
and case submitted.
Henry Maxwell, appellant, vs Jos.
If. Boatty, respondent; appeal front
Luiiii county ; motion to dismiss appeal
aliowed.
Court adjourned till I -10 Moudiy.
ThoUaric Buy.
An old lady now living 01. the Little
Colorado, who has uttaiecd the com
fortihlu old age of ItIS ye.ir, was 110
years of age at tlio time of tho dark
day, of which she h, 1.1 a vi. id recolh'i.
tion, nnt! recalls many interesting inci
dents that tool: placo vith her people,
thu Spanish, mid also 'lie Indians, who
weie more luipersMtious. The Spaniard'!
buried all their saints, of which they
had a goodly number, while the Indiana
took to feasting upon dog.i ir.d other an
imals. Tim " dark duy" was so called
011 tic'ounlof thu lemai'tiible ilirkness
that extended throughout America. Tho
obscuration commenced abo 1' 10 o'clock
on tho morning of May 1'Jth, I7K0, and
continued till tho middle of tho next
night, Birds sung their evening wing,
disappeared nnd reu ained tiih-nt ; fowls
went to roost, cattle nought the b'irn
yai 1 and caudles weiu lighted in the
hoiisia. Tho true nuse of this remark -able
phenomenon is not, und will piolu
blyuuvir bu known Arizona Miner.
She was an alig'dic bluud1 . a id tripp'-d
through tho market ui.lil -.h reached a
stall where n hauiU'imo Icju.Iilt stood.
"Havo you it heart'" nlm f-ii'K blushing
timidly "Havo I a Iwirt, mis J" to
spondeil tho butcher "Do you think I
can watch you day aft-r day nnd H"t
your oyus drooping as they meet tnh.u;
that I feel your velvet breath on mv
j chunk as I Muop ovoi to wrvu you, and
1 nut have 11 heart! Ah1 mjudeii, I am all
h'art, und you ask m hajn I onu"'
'Yus," . iihu highud futvtly, "this is
Vwtiful, this is divine, but it ain't th
kind I want this morning, no givo me
bullock's la-.irt, ipMiok, ii'm uin it for
stufliug, or my old imin'!1 b- raiding
a... if his dinner tiiu't '.ioi;-il '
It is laid that Jamas ! u Ion IJ..-ue., U.
w "' bu abroad oiil'' si-; vvmUi