,, j;,.s; emn Tho Tramp Arretted The tramp that stopped nt Hugcr'H houso tho night previous to tho murder, nnd for whom tho authorities have been searching, vai arrested on Monday last by tho assistance of Mr. Mummer, of East Portland, who recognized tho fel low. Slioritl Pillsbury was informed, and yesterdny probably returned with tho prisoner, who will receivo a prelimi nnry cxniniiuitton atOiegon City, Tho Dnlle Industrial Sooloty. A permanent organization of the Dalles lnduhtriul Society has been ef fected by electing tho following ofllcen : Charles Heed, President; J. 1J. Unnti-n bein, Secretary; K. Wingate, Treasurer; U. A. Stowelli S. M. Nye, Geo. Wright and Thomas U. Merry, Directors. Tho Dircctoro liavo concluded to give a course of five lectures. Hon. M. 1. Doadylms been invited to deliver tho llrst lecture. Stook Dyinc- A correspondent of the Statesman from Monroe nays: .Stock is sullering and dying. Mr. Nelson, whom 1 men tioned some time ago ns having a (lock of goats in the mountains, will lose nearly all of them. Other parties aronlso great losers. Mr. Jcmu 1 lanley, a farmer, two miles south of here, has lost within tho past month four of his be it woik horses, by what ho supposes to bo lung lever. Two other hows riri sick, and will probably die. Agricultural Outloolc. Tho prospect for an abundant liar est was never better at this season of tliu year in Iloguo rivur valley than at the present time. For a month past tho weather has been mild, Ujjte mill falling and tho ground being in nrrti condition to receive seed. Tho time has been im proved by the fanners and many hou mud broad iicri'4 of lich soil luivo been kowh in grain. A majority havo com pleted thuir work, and others are still engaged in enlarging tlwnroiof their prospective harvest. Circvu is growing iinely and stock is beginning to pick up. In fact, everything pertaining to tho fnrmw and tho ntoek miser piesents u most ohwrful nppe.irnnce. dneksonvillo Tlinw. Killed by r. Boulder. A farmer named Buwnmii, residing on Hock ei i"-!;, Wwwo county, lost hid Hf in a hoim-wlm peiuliar manner on tho morning of Thursday, March 4th. It is tfttfltomnry with farmer i who havo lnigo bouldent on their laud, to dig IiuIch and bury tli rocks sulliciently deep w ns not to interfere with tho jilov and other agricultural implements. l!ow man'ti farm was cuwred with u number of rocI:n, and in order to bury one of theso immense glacial deposits ho hail excavated a very deep hole. Whilo re moving tho dirt'lmne.ith tho boulder the bank caved in and tho hugo rock weigh ing thirty tons fell upon tho unfortunato man, crushing him to almost u shapeless must) and killing him instantly. Uoth legs, ouo arm and his ribs wcro broken. Deceased leaven n, wifti and family of children to mourn his demise. Contract Awarded Bids wero opened to day at I o'clock by Councilmen Andrus and Stephens, for boarding city prisoners for ono year. Tho bids were a.s follows: P. McFeely, Ifig cents perineal; 1). Hunt, 19 cents per meal; JI. J. Lynch, lfl cents per meal; Lowistoiiit Fretlaud, If) cents per nical and no extra clmrgo for extra meals. Tho contract was awarded to Messrs. Lowiston it I'lctlaud, and they immediately entered into 5,000 bonds for tho faithful peifornmnco of tho con tract. Tho littlo item of "no extra charge for oxtra meals" has quite a dig nificunce. Tho ordinance under which theso bids weio invited provides that city prisoners confined in tho prison idiall receive but two meals a day, whilo if they work on tho street they aro al lowed thrco meals per day, That clause in Lewiston & Frctland's bid hecured them tho contract as they aro liound to furnish extra meals at tho samo price as tho tegular rations. Col. A R- Edtlr. Tho Malta Times and United States duetto of Fob. 1st has tho following notice of tho death of an American army otlicer who was well known on tliN coast, nnd especially in tho military dejaitment of the Columbia: Col. A slier It. Eddy, of tho United States A tiny, died suddenly at the lm perial liotid in Malta on tho morning of tho 27tli inst. He hud arrived but tho day previous with his wifo and daughter from Cairo, where for Boveral weeks ho had been unwell, though not thought to be dangerously to. with tho Egyptian dysentfrj. Col. Eddy was bom in Ithodti Island in 1S-M, and graduated at the United .States military academy at West Point in the class of ISM. Jn nil his social udations, both among his mill, tary coinnides and his largo cirel of & tpjaintances, ho was universally unloved and respected. Jlis wife was completely overwhelmed bv the sudden and teiriblo beix-avement which had befallen on her. The milituiy comuvindant at Malta, the Hon. Major General Fielding, with die hearty approval of His Excellancs the Governor, Sii Arthur 15orton, kindly oiltral the American Consul, Mr. Hemy Uuggloi, r. military escort to th funeral .oitege, lttt the necessity of an iminedi ote burial ure entoil the accepiam o of tho kind oiler, l)y the death of Col. Eddy, deneial Hancock, of the United States Army, is the ouK survivor of the class of lo. ON THE GALLOWS Execution of Brown and Johnson They Pay the Debt to Outraged Society nnd Law. "itum r.mt tnrldrula In mid around ihr teurt Home Dorlnc Ibr r.xrrullou. This has been a day of gloom to tho fair city of Portland. Good citizens, though Miirwful for tho fato which has overtaken these unfortunate men, have felt that, dreadful us the penalty w, it was a just sequel to that other nwful day, tho 20th of August, 1872, when these men boldly entered a business place in thiu city in broad daylight, whilo hundreds of people were passing to and fro, knocked thu proprietor down with a nnnderous iron billet, robbed his safe and taking their booty ehcnpcd t" thestieetand, in face of an otlicer in pur suit, seized a grocer's wagon and escajied, after shooting at the ollicer and killing a young man Impp'-ning, by mhiio mys terious fate, to lie passing in tho track of the bullet. rm: lait sight Of the doomed men on earth. Oh! what shadows from tho past must havo ilitted before and haunted their sleepless eyes, for both men were rustles, sleeping but little, llev. Father Fieivns called on Brown and remained with him until 11 P. M., ongHgod in pious ministrations for tho good of the hopeless man, endeav oring to aid him in finding that hop in the h"i-fafter which robs death in any form of its terror. After the ;ood Father had dcp.utod with tearful eyes from the r.olemn veil, tho prisoner fcutuji busily vrhiug over fcheet after hhvot of paper till 1 o'clock A. M., when he laid down and tossed from sdo to hide till nearly morning. A littlo befero live o'clock ho seemed to bo sleoping Roundly. Johnson refused to teo Father Fierons and wid tliat he did not wish to talk with anybody, and spent an apinrently niori' restlwa night than Brotvn. nit; KINAL 1A. llutli men left their ImhU at ubout i o'clock and botii showed the terror of n u dreadful niyht, in pallid facva a weak ened voicn. Niiither one ate uny breakfast, IJrown seemed tlie more couqioed and scorned to bo making a heroic efl'ort to appear lcsigued and cheerful. AKOU.Nb Till'. COL'IlT HOfhK Light clouds overcast tho sky as if to deny them u last look r.t tho sun. Pre parations, for executing tho mitenec, made by Shcriti' Nonlen wero complete. Tho military consisting of tho Washing ton Guard, commanded by Cupt, Hora tio Cooke, the City Hides by Capt. W. A. Hart, tho Emmet Guards under Capt. Cox uud dipt. Tom Mouutaiu'n battery of artillery, assembled at their scparato armories at an early hour and marched to tho Court House, whore Copt. Cooke took command of tho wholo and dispersed them us follow: Captain Mountain'!) Imtterv, with loaded cannon, at tho corners of Fourth and Main streets and Fifth and Salmon streets; tho City Itiflcs in thu north yard; the Washing ton Guard in the south yurd of thu Court House, immediately near the scaf fold; while thu Emmet Guards funned a patrol on tho pavement around tho s(piar, outside o: tho fence. A large concourse of peoplo assembled in tlm vi cinity long betore tho hour appointed for tho execution. Ah tho foienoon wore away uud the dreaded hour approached the uuxiety of tho crowd increased, but there wax no appearance of disorder. With the doomed men the hours wot e tediously away. Johnson being violent ly ill and vomiting. IJrown ate a he any meal ut 8 o'clock and nerved himself to bear all bravely. TUB CI.OSI.VO SCUNDi, The la requires a certain numb-i 1 witnesses to an execution and the hlieril' had issued about sixty tickets admitting tho holders within the jail yard. Kewreud W. C. Cliuttin mn.uiu-1 with the prnoners during the entire forenoon. Doctors Hex and W. H. .Su lor were th attending physicfuuy, i.p pointed on the part of the State. Drs. .). I!. Pilkington, Win. Pf under and W. S. Ziclaud, of San Francisco, eru pu tut. As tho miuutcs tickeil oti toward two o'clock gentlemen present anxiously referred to 'their watches. Wo haw Shtritf C'rouen. of Wasco, Sheriir Jio gan, of Douglas, and Sheriil' I!akr of Morison county, among thov. present, Kepiesenlatives wero present from the Portland Uke, Oregonian, Standaid, West Shore, Dcutuher Jieitung, New Noith West, New York Police News, .Salem Statesman, Washington Independ ent, Frankforter Zeitung, FrMnkfort-oi.-Mair, Pdcific Life, San Francisco. At fifteen minutes to two Sherin" Nor dn and Deputy Sheriil' Church walked up the ktairs, followed bv IJrown and Johnson, lies. W. C. Chattin and W. W. Page. TltK rr.lS0ERS. AITEARASCK. Jron was neatly shaved ami dressed in a plain suit of black, and during tho rt-ading of the death warrant appeared as cool and collected as any man prei&nt, and the oidy outwaitl indication of. his awful jiwition was a .slight pale-r.c-y-. He tat with hib legs crosv?! and hands tlasjl on his lap. whirling on" thumb over tLe other Johnson woro a light brown suit and ornamented Blippcru, and snt curled uji and quietly cool in his chair, look ing very palo and weak. brown's speech. SheiiirNordcn asked Johnson if ho had anything to say, to which he an swered " No" in a clear voice. Urown, when asked, stepped smartly on to tho trap and said, "1 will try and say a few words in behalf of tho people. Six months ago I was tho chief of a gang of highway robb"rs in California. I camo up hei-e to see what I could spot. Tohiihou was not one of them. We wer" to make a raid on McLaughlin's bunk ; go into tho town on hoireback. I never saw the man 1 would take water from. 1 planned the loblsiy." Hero followed ten or fifteen minutes of rambling, in herent talk, exposing dark uud daring robberies planned aud executed. Finally the Shei llT nuked him if ho wished to recount tho actions nnd incidents of his life, and gave him until 2:30 to s,peak. IJrown resumed I will simply bay thatl'jave been tifainoushighway robber, and I close by singing u song eallu". James Kogcr.s, in which the chorus runs 'Come all you tender-hearted Chris tians." Ho hang it in a very clear and distinct voice, with good dramatic ell'ect. He then continued: ''For God's sal:, young men, listen to my ndvico and you will never come to this. Mr. fsheritl', I want to Miig another song." Ho tuned uji and sang u ditty on "Hang tho poor man and let the rich who have money go free." He forgot a verse, started up again then went on: "Oh, pshaw," and continued, ''Go on Mr. Sherifi', I am through. Go on if you wish. Let mo kco; just think of my poor father and mother to day, and Johnson's here. I believe 1 am reconciled to my God, but I don't know. Tli"re is a right nnd wrong; wo can't ul woyn tell. 1 thank those friends who have dono so much for mo ui.d have made cllbrts to havo my senten-.v oi.i muted. I am wiry foi the hu, and his father and mother. As for Mr. Spraguo, I tired at him with die intention of killing him. I don't see how 1 missed him. I did not listen to the teachings t my mother; If I had I should not lie hre." JOII.VSO.V (1ETTIM! UIPATirNT. Johnson interrupted him and Mv-mrd impatient nt thu delay, lie it'.ill talked on and seemed to bo talking against time to live ns long as jiosjililc. He saw Spruguo nnd told him he didn't be lievo he dared to face him with a pistol. "I hold no gruikii igainst tho Coernor. I forgive nil." Judg Page Mopped forward, nnd roach ing out his hand, mid: "Good bye, IJrown." Johnson inline liately sprang to his feet and said, "I wish to uiy I have been no highwayman and ir.no no notoriety, but I wish tho world to know that this is a judicial murder." Tie Sheriil' and his deputy rapidlv adjusted black cap. oer their foceii, shackles on their anus and wrisU, tho ooso in oacli rope over each hand. Nov. W.C. Chat tin ollered a brief prayer, nnd thu drop fell noiselessly nnd uuddeuiy ut just .'10 minutes past 2 o'clock. We havo seen scores of men die, under all circumstances, including tho most hardened nnd nbtndoucd u.cu used to thu demoralizing initucnco of war, but never expected to sao n human being go to eternity with tho recklessness of Archie. Every witness to the execution will now mostceitainly approve the firm htund t.ken by this pa per in favor of law and order. aitkii the TitAu:nv. Tho bodies wcro left huspended until within ten minutes of 0 o'clock, when they wero cut down uud examined by Drv. Saylor and Hex. who iiilirmd that tho neck of Johnson was dislocated and JJrown died from strangulation. In seven minutes from the time the drop fell Johnson's; pulso ccimud to beat, whereas that of IJrown continued to pul hato for fourteen minutee, Tho bluck caps that covered tho disturbed countenances of thu two men were not removed and wero placed in the colIins prerpied for tho re ception of the bodies, which then wero given to the friends in waiting. Tho great concoun.0 of peoplo attracted by curiosity then licguii to disperse mid moralize over tho guilt and certain punishment which crime is sure to receivo iooner or lator. Wo will add but little further concerning tho fate of these two malefactors They were the most depraves! and wicked of criminah, iin ertinent and unforgiving. IJrown was full of the mo't extreme bra .ido and vanity to the hutt moment, and notwithstanding occasional bpurts of contrition, seemed to gloat over hiti wickedness and tho fact that he was tho leader of a band of the most reckless rnbbeisand murderers, knowingnomercy, and hod no consideration or sympathy for their victims. He took u special de light in recounting his exploits nnd in tho opinion of diose who heard his ut tcrame, had no borrow foi mis deeds, though nt times hu unified lepentance. That he has been tho vic tim of dime novel and sensational read ing was plainly perceptible, and that the Jovo of notoriety was ouo of tho princi pal causes that led him to ttid.aujciul uud Afillotioa. During the last Spring Mi. White and his brother-in-law moved to Kastern Oregon. Tho families conbi&ted of tvelvu six of each. Whilo there industriously at work, tho dread diseasi diphtheria visited their families, ar.d in lus than two months but four were left. From there Mr. White removed w thf Wil lametto valley, and is at prevnt living at IJucru Vista, working at his trade, that of shoeiuakin". State and Territorial Union Is to linvc a Scientific Society. Sheep are poor and generally scabby in Southern Oregon. Over CO persons joined tho churches in Eugene on the Hh. Cougars and catumounts nre beliiK killed In Jackson count r. Whisky l raising a small war at Carleton, Yumulll county. A large colony of Oregon City peoplo aro said to have located at Tocomn. Wanner. Jackson county, votes a ten mill tax to build n $1,000 school bouse. A. U. Conloy, of Union county, lost n valuable ninre, found dead in the Held. There U a company of 27 members at Alkali Flat, Umatilla county; J. Jacks, Captain. It, C. Allen, of Weston, tho Leader says, died In that place or appoplexy, on the 2d. Tumor Station Is partly under water from oveillow of Mill creek, fays the Town Talk. General Mart V. IJrown made n rous ing temperance speech In Albany tho other night. It Is rumored that a $2,000 nugget has been found In Applegatu diggings, Jackson country. Tho Jackconvllle Times ays tho motley on hand will run their suhools through the year. Indignation meetings have luen held and eltlgles of Hayes and Chinamen burned at many places. Tho lteml.erays wheat was hi cents ntlJueiui Vista . The Odd Follow at Jcllerpon are to build u Lodge Hall. An Infant daughter of 1. O. Davidson, of Uucna Vista, died lately. The Lowiston Teller says Mr. .Swart, of Camas 1'ralrle, lost feOO sheep. A little daughter of Columbus Me Farland died at Tangent of dlptberla. The Democrat says the Uliio Illbbon Is becoming popular hi the forks of the Sautlam. The lilouo Gazette says the steel cablo on tliel'eiiawawa ferry was broken during the liluli water. Little Fanny smith, of Dayton, W. T., only seven years old, lately had to have Iter leg amputated. itaiicliuieu havo built a fort near I'llnt Hoeli, Umatilla county, and have mi armed company of r,o members. A small boat was navigated down 'ho Cailpooia, mid I'd miles atmv j; nun vlllo to Albany In rear of adrlvi-of loga. Dayton roughs tried to ludiiex the Chiiitso to 'go," iiflng weapons to em pliltbixa their feeling", uud gol tliu d ?-'" each. There Is soon to bo a uteam .i-ny ncrois tliu Columbia at thu Dalles. Ar rangement are completed for bilMlui; the boat. The excitement aliout rich pluecr mine Mippased to be found In tho l'u loufu country doesn't reeui to lei well totiudeil. Tho Ceo Uay wagon road was en cumbered liy fallen trees nfter thu lute htorm.s, and so were all other roads In timber country. The galvanized Iron cornice Is being put on the Capitol building rapidly ami oou It will look something belter tliiin a mere brick pile. Railroad surveys between Weston', Umatilla county, and Whitman's Sta tion, huve reached n point near the Wnlhi Wollu river. The new grade, which will dispouFo with two brides on Grand Hondo river Is being constructed. At present the stages ford tho river. Hev. L Uelulnger. of Dayton, will soon return to lilsold home In the Kust, iilsoiltov. Mr. Jones, or the Methoulst church lu the same place. Damage wn done at Mundiall's caw mill, on thu 1'alniiH, by tlm breaking away ot an leu gorge, that destroyed thu iliuu mid eiit loo"o liOO.OW feet of logs. Soap creek, Polk county, Is organiz ing u Iliuu Itlbbou elul and thu Grange organization Is lu full force there. In that notion wheat bids fair foru Hue crop. Entrance to Hoguo river Is oald to) bo favorable for shipping, with til feet of water on the bar, which Is an argument lu ftuor of u railroad with terminus there. Dtimugesult brought by J. I. Wllluby ngulust the City ot Albany lias been settled. Ho fell Into luliteh and had his collar bono fruetured which he thought wus worth $10,000 and got $1,VW. School District -J In Linn county now holds from Tuesday morning to Suturduy evening, so that tue children cut help the old folks ut home on Mon days, which Is wash day. So ays the Albany Heglsier. Wife DoatinK- .V -ae of wife hunting occurred in the .unity of tho Waldo Hills on last Friday evening, ulnih so inteiistl the people that they camo wry near taking the brutal husband out, tying him to a gi ub and whipping him severely. An Oreon Invention. Idr. Joseph Perkins, of Eugene, shows us sn automatic ventilator, invented by him, that can bo made of any size, and operates by the means of rigoliiio con fined, that it expands or contracts ac cording to temjierature, and so opens aud closes the door. It can be adjusted to work at any desired temperature. Mr. Perkins is 73 years old and liegins role of inventor rather late in life. There aro useful qualities comprised in his invention and it may provu valuable. AtttmsUd BorsUrr In Eut Portland. A. Goodnough, a gentleman who re sides in Holladay's addition to East Portland, had an unexcted visit from burglars last night. The hcoundrcls cut tho lattico door and tried to pry olT the lock, hut wero probably frightened away by tho wifo of tho proprietor, who hufl'ering from toothache, arosu from bed to apply some remedy to ease tho pain. Five houses havo been burglarized of late in tho vicinity and u gang of fellows camped in the woods aro nuspected, as they are idle, good for nothing charac ters who have no visible means of support WAKELEE'S PATENT SQUIRREL AND GOPHER ,.JT . M s. . " . f T VT T -r-B- r .! ItV "" 2 V- 7Z. " Hi fV SOLI) BY ALL DEALERS. H. r. WAKE- ':E & CO., PROPRIETORS., Corner i.ont:oracry :md Jush Sts, Son Prancisco, Cal, FARMERS, STOCKMEN, MBGHANIGS AND OTHERS Vi'f Miiu'.d ijK'ctfnll;. cstl nttentiMi of nil p.irtws inkritlccl m obtnlniiig jE322:t3?oi3a.o XjO'vtt IPricos ! 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XXO PIIOWT 8T,, TCAMt Sldo, IOIX'r21iA.lJX. Aftl.t Kl . IU rl'liiij r.uLUr Vuu'inU'lin,;tV"-tan). I'ull Auoilnantc' H(mJ other klmli'ol llw wi ItnUftt lv.il Tniti(lurciir A gooj J4wfluitnt cl t'cmtjril bt&fo Hmiumm. HUpihUxk -s ai. Uilt v f U-l vvi' t cu luutj Al-o, fcirtii' r&! owcrttucbl ol luiu !UnH U ftil fctniU R lt lifiit .r miitlj attituUJ to. JitiJUl 1.111 iiniioxurm rjrri tirBT'iTiTT'ga -