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" TELEGRAPHIC.
', EASTERN STATES.
' Hensttar Nlittcr anil tbo Hlwmli.
Wasiunoton, April 7. Senator Blater to
day inlreduccd'n.fclll for (ho transfer of tho
control of Indian affairs to tbo war depart
ment which, In somo respects seems to bo an
JmproYcmont npon all measure mtnerto in
troduced for that purpose This bill pro
rides that from and after July 1, 1880, tho
Secretary of War shnll hnvo tho samo gen
eral power and jurifdictlon over Indian af
fairs an aro now possessed by tho Secretary
of tho Inlorlor; that ho shall detail nomo ar
my ofllcor of rank, not Icsj than colonel, to
net at commissioner ol 1 union auain, mm
mako such dotall of officers, not below first
licutonant, oithor from tho octivo list or re
tired lint of tho army, as way bo niconrv
jrom tinio to tluio to administer tho uTalrn
of tho Indian service Commundliij! ofHccrs
of military department)) nro to lio ix-olllelo
In charRO of Indian matters thin in, niid Iho
inspector ceucral of tho army in to bo in
upector of tlio Indian Kervice, mid to mako
nn nniiaal report to CotiLreBH ill tiio number
and condition of Indian tribes. Tho bill
requires nil contracU for aupplii-H or trans
portation connected with tho Jndluu Hcrvico
to bomndo in Iho Kama waiincr, an far an
practicable, nt tho same tima ah army con
tractu. Officers of special commissions, Hit
licriiitcndcnls, boards of Indian commission
era, and inspcclorn of Indian allalrn nro to
bo nbolishcd from mid nftcr July 1, 1SS0.
Amoiii'oth(r things it is provided by this
bill that nil religious tlciiumiimtious hhitll
enjoy Iho froo nnd npial rl;ht to erect mid
maintain church and hcIioo! bulldiiiRS In any
nnd all Indian reservations, and shall not bo
molested In their rolifdous or philanthropic
efforts to ndvnncii tho Indians in mural, ru
JlgloiiH and literary culture.
Murderous Mynterj.
Masiiai.i.tokn, Iowa, April 7. A terrible
doublu tragedy occurred to-day nt OliiTmd,
n small Ktallon on tho lown Central Kiiilroad.
John Hell, station nfjcrit, l'J vears old, do
libcratoly shot Mis ItohbluH, his lady friend,
through tho heart, uud then telegraphed for
tlio rullronil ofllclais to send anotiicr oper
ator up, an ho wits KItf to hill himself.
Hhortly after hcllrid two shots into hU ab
domen, and In now in a dyinf- condition.
Tho olrl wan n most cstimablo daughter of n
prominent merchant. No catuo assigned.
Ttm Army Ulll.
Witllaco and lllalno, oh it sub committee,
nro eousldurinuj tho army appropriation,
which in cipcctcd to bo reported back to tho
flennto to-morrow.
Territorial lUltfnu.
Tho Territorial Delegates, who bavo nn
association and committee room In the
House, to-day ro-elccted Magluuls, of Mon
tana, na their chairman, a position ho haa
filled in tho last two Congresses. DronU,
of Washington Territory, wntmado secretary
of tbo delegation,
The Portland Bridge BUL
Bcnator 0 rorrr to-day Introduced Mitchell'
1)111 of last session confirming tho authority
granted by tho Oregon legislature to tho
Portland llridgu Company to construct and
maintain n briduo norosn tbo Wlllamcttu
river betwoen l'otland and IVwt I'ortland,
Propound t'lnHiiclal Ih-kUIhIIuu.
Waniiinutov, April H. ltcprrscntativa
Kcnnit to-day prepared fnr circulation it
petition rcquctlU John ,1. House, chair
mau of tho Uoiuooratlo caucus, to call Iho
caucus for Friday nrsului licit, in tho
liuiKtingu of thn petltlun, "with it vluw to
providing by lobulation at tho present
Hession for iho freo cniniigii of Mirer, tho
Issuo of bullion ccrlifloiitiw based on elthet
silver or i;old, tho Hiibstitullon of gruu
buds for nutlonal bulk circulation, mid tho
prohibition of nuy further incrutso of tbo
lionilid debt of tho povcriiinciit." Undir
tho Domucrittio ruin JUiiiombirsiuro iihuIU
clunt number tn proriiro n enll fur it caucus.
Tliu pitltion linn ulrendy morn than CO
uiKtictH, mid uulicatioim urn that It ulll meet
thu npprotal of such it number nn to Monro
tlio iiioviiiiuut Immi'dlutvly mi thn unnouueo
ir.nt of I'ommitlrrs, in tho dirnrtion of
tho tliiniiiiiil lecUlution uulicnted
Tnrbuleut TflM.
(lu.vnrTHN, April H. A Ncwh JeQ.-riuiii
disinttcli nitH; Iant H.tturday ovming, at Mt.
Veriiun, Hobort Morgan, whom tho HhrritT
left in clurKQ of Uio Jail, won nsoiislnuteil by
alx men, who, after Iho murder, ittttmptcd
to nvcuo tho piihouorit, lut laiirti,
UlCltt' l ( llrt linn.
Ouaiu, April ,- JiuIro Dundy, of tho II
H. district oourt, on application of T. N. Tib.
blen, (jruntod u writ of habeas wrpus dl
rocliHltti llrlK"Ucrllcucral Oroek.i'Oir.iiHU.l
in,; him to uliow cjuu why ho held thu
I'oiicn Indium prUonem at l'ort Oiuulut
Thtso Iiuliann wtrr arrested liuiler an ordii
from tho iiuthoritlfH at WashiiiKton, ti be
returned to tho Indian Territory, uhuico
thrytlid to savo their lltm on account of
sickiirsi. IiOadliiK laxyirsof thuritatu hato
volunteered thuir Hemcen for thu ludiuim
Tho lgnl fraternlly regard tt .w tho niest
Imporlaut cuso iu tho Uutled rilules court
ilueo Uio Dred Kcott decision, and think the
result, If successful, will forco a changu In
tho Roverruuent' Indian jH)llcy. Ovueral
Orook hita tclrKrophftd to WashliiRtou for
Instructions,
ICjwU ru UMilloMit,
The ilwllons that oecnrwd jMterdsy,
April 7, show an fellows:
lUpublieaui carried Cleveland by l.fiOO
majority against rombined Oieenbucker and
Dcanoerats, aud town on tho rene show
Ilrpubllean ictorits. t
ItepiiblicaiiH cair Oineiuuitl, ilecting the
entire IlcVit by it roo1 vote on a wry heavy
IOll.
lUpubllcmu curry Ooltimbuit, rhvtiuu
their candidate for lluvor by 1,700 majority,
being tho first tliuo it lUpublieau Major hits
been electe 1 iu that city tluco 1WS.
Dimocruts elvit K. K. Moan Mayor of
Bsndiiiiky by COO luajoiity. lUpublican
iliel p,irt of tho tiektt,
llaittord, Couti,, showtt partial succos by
both patties, ltepubliiaus holding control of
the tiiy tomull
(miKil Itlulfs, Iowa, tumt tlp.U tluctien
rtsuliinl in it druu
Kn,lvtiU tlected uitiru Kepnblicuit tlcktt,
stvo Un tirti uUtcU itldi rinu.
Detroit, Mali , elided Clitpi'itu Jiuto of
supreme loon nt tlmt city by 1,611 plurulit)
ami U ii j iriiy ou KepubliuiiM mid
CinuiUu l.i , Mujuiity on th l!iputilu.iu
hlutx liiUt t t urn itixl ut f,00ut,i UtHHi
ovi r th' O i.it lieu ticKil.
Wahhikoton, April 9. Tho IIousc, by n
voto of 147 against 97, rejected tho proposi
tion to require three-fourths to suspend tho
rules, and substituted for thin proposition a
provision authorizing tho committee of com
merce to report tho river and harbor bill nt
any tlmo, tho namo way as otcr annual ap
propriation bills nro reported for tho com
mittee of appropriations. Tho House, by n
oto of 130 against 109, ndopUd n proposi
tion to allow financial measures to bo ro
ported from tho banking and currency, wayn
ond means and coinago committees nt any
time, and bo assigned for continuous consid
eration by majority vole.
Au luiDortnnt Court Unrtlal-
New York, April 9.A court martini to
trv charcen ncslnst Qoncrals Hazen and
Htnnley convoncd yesterday at Govcrnor'
island, rue lonowing merauers wero jjikb
entj Generals Hancock, I'ope, Marcy,
Aosrcr, Col. Vodgcs, Col. J. O. Davis, Col.
J. II. King, Assistant Paymaster General
Drown, Col. I), II. Grierson and Mnjor
Hwaln. BUnley was represented by Gen.
Mnrtin MacMahon. Union's counsel was
Itiehard V. Merrick, of Washington.
It in slated that Hcnator Carpenter as
sisted in making up tho case for Stanley and
will bo hero to tako part in tho tri'I if ho
can get away from Washington. Much in
terest is already exhibited in the trial. Tho
number of witnesses will bo largo nnd tho
investigation long.
lAthimi Trniilorlntloii.
A lengthened conforenco wan held yester
day between tho ciccutlvo cominittoo of tho
l'anamn railroad nnd it special committee of
tho I'aclflo Mail ntoamship company, to try
and arrange n basin for tho Buttlrmcut of
dillcronccn Ietwccn tho two companies. It
wnn annnuiici d by Trcnor W. l'ark that tho
basis of BOttkment had been substantially
ngrcid upon, but that details would not bo
completed until Thursday, whon another
meeting -v. ill bo held. Particular of tho
ngrutmcut would not ho mado publio until
llicii
llooil t'rlAny.
'Iho produce exchango ban ngrccd by n
voto nf 850 against 1 'JO to adjourn nil bus!
iics over Good l'riday.
'Iho Texim 4'otv ItoyH,
Omaha, April !). In tho eclobrated Olio
murder trial nt Hastings, now on its ninth
day, tho jury vtnH finally completed ntUl M.
Two hundred men wero oxamimd litoion
Jury was obtained. Judge Gishti innirulu
tho nowspapors to refrain from piiliiu!iiii'nr
coiiiimntinu on tho evidence during tho
trial, nH it might iirorn prejudicial. Ulhos
and Pisbcr'M trial coinminco to-iuoriuw
morning. Tho olhir flvo defeudunU will
bo tried separately.
1 0KKi(i.N7:vis7
Cnllle HMihhp.
Viknna, April C. ItindcrpcNt iticrcai-os iu
Dobcuiin. nud several hundred places aro
now airectod. Agrlculturo in many parts Is
nt it standstill, draught rattlo being locked
up viherover tho disease occurs.
Till Zulu.
Ioncon, April 0. -Cftownyo's wish for
pence in said to bo it mere pntciiio to gain
tlmo until tho harvest i gathered. Only
unconditional surrender will bo accepted.
t t'ablo to ATriea.
Tbo etcamcr Kangaroo, with part of tho
cnblo to bo laid between Natal and Aden, will
leavo to-morrow for Natal via the Buez
canal. Tho Natal and Zanlbar section will bo
open for business In July. ThU will place
Houth Afrien wltkln ono woek's communica
tion with Ixindon. Tbo remainder of tbo
lino will bo completed befor i too end of the
prccent year.
Coatbridge Uoat Wlirn.
Tho 3Cth raco between tho Cambridgo and
Oxford University crows took place at noon
to-day on"trD Thames river, over tho usual
course, Putnoy to Mortlake, about four miles
nnd two farlunasv Tlio tlmo of race was Jl
minntcs and 18 seconds. Tho Cambridgo
crow led from tbo start, nnd tbo result wan
never douhtfnl. Oxford won tho ohoico of
positions mid look tho Harrey aide. At
llnmmersmitli bridge, ono milo nnd Ihrco
quartern from tho starting point, Cambridge
twts tbrco lengths ahead, nud continuing to
guilt vt on by six or iioven lengths. This is
tho 17th victory foi O unbridle, Oxford win
ning ID times.
i'.illln IlloriiMp.
A dispatch from Kawal l'cndeo roporli
that tho outbreak of tho tattlo dUiai.0
tlirtnteiit to seriously imbarusi Hritisli
coiuiuissarliiUi. Cattle nro dying by scores.
Mlulllllllerell t Xllluo.
Oaih Town, March US, tin Capo Kt. Vin
ci nt, April H. A lonvoy of NUppliei pro
oeodlng from Derby to I.uncbirg, escorted
by Mil men m me ftuut rrgiiuciii, wan nt
taoked nt da)break March lUth on tho bankn
of tho Iutiimho river by 1,000 X.iiIiih under
llmlxiliiic. Owing to it previous alarm, tho
llritish wiro under mum, but wero uvir
whelmed by tho enormously superior force
of tho enemy Cnptalu Motlnrly uud -ID
men wern hilled nnd "0 nro iiiUiing. The
futont tlio Mi;;on drivers Is iiiiliiuiwii. I.iiut.
Harwoml. Willi to men suteoeihsl in ri ach
ing IiUiitberg. Onu huudreil nud fifty men
of tho lHth regiment, aube.ueiitly pnu'ccdisl
to thu HCeiiu of tho tight and rxcovered n
quantily of toeketn and uinmuultion, and
biiritdthe dead. A p.irU of volunteers lmo
visiti-il Iho batthtleld of Isandula nnd found
llmt tlio Zulu had lift 1U0 wagons there,
but Ii id n inovi d nil gnus ami ammunition,
Onl) 15 of Captain Moritrity'it men rscapid.
l.ntMr lllolt IVnreit.
lisi-os, April 9. Miners iu the Hough
ton nud hrutiAlii districts have determined
In iliaiiov projirrl) 'Hie owners nud mau
ai.irs liiie lutioned one hundrtd police in
Nuhitiii halt uud it cuutlkt is imminent.
CollKry iuuuunr are tenting or barricadiu,;
Iheit luiues.
There were serious nets but ulght iu Col
liervllle, In Durham, near Consetts. Hixtetn
policemen protecting the uon striken were
Injurid and houses were wricked, ltlntiug
wus nsuinfd to-day.
The Sola War,
Additional advices front Cape Town about
tho disaster to the llritlish convoy on In
tombo river Msnh 12th, rvprrU that besides
tho troopa it is thought 40 wagons, drivers
and followers were killed. Twvnty-fivo
Zulu corpse wrru found ou tbo field of bat
tle. Itinbtlteved many nioro wore drowned.
Tho Zulus bad ample time to get uews of the
convoy, its it was delsved ut the fori three
days by heavy rains, Iho font was only
four tulles from I.uneuhert; It U thought
there wa griat t un IrsHnrkM iu selecting tho
positions of the tamp, aud tirglectiug to
aeud a lurgnr forc from I.uuenberg to meet
Iho centos Colonel Prou signals from
Kkoi tlutt he isu hold out 10 days lougcr
till tho 4th of April. His provision only
are ktinrt lie Hits plenty oi ammunition.
Scouts n port that the Zulus are couoentrsled
iu lame ius.ri) 11 ttiiUs uotth of the Tug-
lar titer. They are iu n dinar jungle, and
Ihilr umuler lire ttuascerUinablr.
Mlinl Vtliel hi it lllafiiuitt.
solutions wero unanimously adoptid by
thn ptoduoo i vil.ttiio CftiriUy lb it any
ei:tiU mule imvtimi of whito wheat vtith
r A tball l ilwoentiuiitl by reducing tho
Hllie panel b low the griu'u of the lowiht
r i. v la ut n tlu milltn
rACIFICUOAbT.
Comlus; Crisis.
Victobia, B. 0 April C Tho relations
of tho provinco with tho Dominion aro ap
proaching n crisis in conseqnonce of tho
now tariff nnd of tho tardiness of tho Cana
dian government in announcing its railway
policy, canning much uncasinvnn, even
among tho friends o the confederation.
Dr. Asb, n member of tho local jftrllameut,
has given notice of the following motion:
That tho Itouso is of tho opinion that the
tariff of customs duties now about to bo en
forced, will bo injurious to tho interests of
tho province; and that unless tho building
ol tlio tianada Paciuo Hallway is immedi
ately commenced in this province, and vig
orously carried on, it is unjust to rcqniro
that an incrcaao of taxation bo lovied to pro
vido for tho construction of publio works
and for tho protection of industries which,
without direct railway communication, can
not possibly serve them, should bo borno by
the people of British Columbia.
British Columbia Mine.
The nnnunl report ef the minister of mines
for tho year ending December 31, 1878,
states that tho total yield of gold from all
parts of the provinco was-$1,276,201; thn
tho number of miners employed was 1,853,
no less than 1,085 of whom1 wero Chinese.
Tho number of claims worked was 308, of
which 1D7 wero in the Casslar district.
Tho total output ol coal for the year was
171,000 tons, an increase of 17,000 over the
preceding twclto months. In raisinc this
output only threo lives wero lost a fact
which Bpcahs well for tho management of tho
mines
Niilclile.
Pktaluma April 7. William Carpenter,
Ron of it prominent plnsician of this place.
wan found in his room jcstoi day morning in
it dying condition llfTortt to rcsuscitato
him piovol unavailing. A nolo left by him
dlscloM.il tho fact that lis had taken n doso
of morphine with suicidal intent.
'I lie HorKluini-Hiiclirrn.
Balt Lir.ii, April 7. Tho Mormon nomi
nnnunl confertuco Is now in session in this
city, aud has a dally attendauco of about
bOOO. Yistcrdny thu principal speaker was
Geo. Q. Cannon, delegate to Congrcsn from
Utah, who upheld polygamy nnd Hitid that
every mau should marry nnd keep marrying
till oviry woman had n husband. Ho rea
soned thUH as ono of this great family of
Mormon pohnaiiiints. nnd not nn a member
o! uotigresn, una nail a ngul to say as it
father that his daughters should thus marry.
'lhiHwashis rolljlou and ho would iniiko
his children swear to live up to It. Moses
'Ilialchcr, of I,ogan, was elected ono of tho
tAtho apostles to fill a vacancy occasioned
b tho doath of Orson Hyde.
Ilrnve Holiller to thn Itfsene.
Ban I'iu.vcidco, April 8. At nbout 3
o'clock on tho morning nf tho 7th Inst, it
soldier stationed at Port Alcatras heard tho
cries of n drowning man in tho water near
thu island. A bontwan lowered nnd manned
by soldiers, tho wind blowing strong and
heavy nud tho sea running ut tho limo.
They failed to find tho man nnd ho was
probubly carried to K'n by tho btrong cur
rent. Tim Vnkuonn Itend,
In tho yard of tho O. P. 11,' It,, corner
King and Channel Btroots, nu engine mak
ing up n train ran over an unknown man,
killing him instantly.
Tbo body of an unknown mau was found
floating in tho surf at tho foot of Buchanan
street this morning. It had been In t lo
water about two weeks,
Tbe Tlda at" Ksalffrattlon.
Hkattu;, Aprils. Immigration Is pouring
in here from California and tho Kust this
season at on unprecedented rate, Booros of
new farms nro being looated on tho govern
ment domain In Uio neighborhood of tbla
city. ThcKentuoky colony association have
just csttbliahod tholrlcadquarUtshere, and
havo already on tho way fjom tho East n
largo colony of immigrants to settlo on tho
Bnohoinlsh river, bolow Heattlo.
Honors to n Nn Captnln.
Capt. ii. G. Morse, commander of tho P.
M. H. K. Oo.'ri steamship Dakota, was pre
sented with it $400 gold watch last evcuing
on tho ov o of tho Dakota's doparturo for Ban
l'rmuisco. Thu watch was prcscutid on be
half of tho citUens of Biattlo nud Port
Townscnd by cx-CJilcf Justlco Jr It. Lewis,
who was called upon by James McNaught.
Ksit,, to mako tlio presentation speech,
which ho did in it few will chuseu remarks.
t'oinproniNIni; Willi Creditors.
Bis 1'iun Cisco, April 1). A sherifl'rt salo
his been held of the stock of Oodilnnx Bros.
K Co. Illume, I.ovi .t Co., .ho vrro tho
first to itttaih, on money loaned, wero tho
purchasers nt $'0,000. Tho auiuuut duo
them wus homo $HO,000, nnd they expect to
ncciiro tho rist out of book iiccooiits. Tho
partitM buvini; have replaced the old firm's
hIrii with their own, but statu tint they havo
no intention of continuing tho buitldibs after
tho stock on htud in void. The n muiiiin g
creditors havoK'iii ufU red tcne ntoustLo
dollar by Godchttix A Co., nud if satisfao
tory iudorsirs can bo obtained that sum
will bo uicepted
J. J, O'lltieit has flntlly stttltd up his af
fairs by giving his notes with light follow
ers (or tifty cents on thx dollar nnd tin
cents cash. He has moved his branch store
fiom Oakland to iho main Mora ou Market
street
Tho creditors vt B. Mosgrove have oficrod
to I'oiuj romise nt fifty cent with good iu
dorsirs, but the latter Mr. Mosgrove has
been unable to obtalu as yet
Jon, 1.. King L Co., stock broktrs, report
they aro rapidly getting their aicounts tuto
good khspo again nud eeot to resume busl
ucss hOOII,
Daly A Hawkins' alTalnt ure stilt iu chargu
of a receiver and not much proire toward
final settleniriit haa beelivmal.
lllun-Cp.
The Giant Powdtv works, mar Golden
Gate Park, which blew up it fiw weeks ago.
was tho sceue of auothrr eiplotlon at Si'iO
P. M. It is suppcseil that u siutrk of lire
struck a washing tub Utneau the mixing
hou and thu washing hou... Tho latter
was demolished aud tho roof o( tbe mixing
bouse stove iu, and tbe glass in houses iu
the vicinity smashed. Nobody hurt aud
damage less than $1,000.
I'sttsU rail.
KouxkA, April P. At the' ltkhuisnd raise
last evening, when the shifts were changed,
mlur known as BirDa Sallivaa, while
walling at the raouth of tbe fifth level for a
cage, waa caught as it was atoending aud
dragged to the fourth level and tneu fell
back to the ninth. His head was crushed
be ond all recoguttlou. bulllvan waa a
married mau but separated from bis wife,
aud about &'- riant old. A coroner's jury
returned a verdict of no one to blame,
Crnsbeil la Dealli,
Sikeiu Cm, April 9. Yesterday eveulng
while Nicola Ginrotkh, n native of Aus
tralia, nged 33 vtars, w t work iu a bank
mining ilnitu, about three miles below Sierra
City, tt Ure rock stidJiiily dropped from
the bank, turcw him on his back nud rolling
his entire length, cruthed him aluiettly in
stantly to deith,
Utbci t.ieii -. i , ni .i i ii)p. i urn
Spokane Indian.
ITicro is n high bench of land near the
Bpokano liver, lying between tho old Antoino
Plant placo and tho mouth of the Little Spo
kane river, thit has hcoti occupied by tho
Indians for tho lost 20 years. They farm
portions of it in n small way, raising potatoes,
oats ond vegetables. Ilcccntly n whito man
commenced building on n picco of land
claimed by an Indian called Bpokano Jim.
Tho latter notified tho whito man that that
was his claim, but bin ownership was disre
garded and Imuso building proceeded. Jim
nnd some of his friends razed tho structuro to
tho ground. This has caused'a littlo bad feel
ing on tho part of the Indians as well as tho
whites. The land claimed is railroad land
being on section twenty-nine. The Indians
say that tho country has never been sold by
them, and that they shall claim that small
portion until tho titlo to tbo samo shall havo
passed from them. They ore willing that the
whites shall occupy tho lands that they now
hold but they aro not willing to have all their
valuable Lands taken from them by force.
Chief Geary says ho is glad to havo tho whites
settle in tho country, but that Indians do not
want their littlo farms wrested from them
simply because, tho whites aro tho stronger
power, Tlio Spokancs aro friendly, but n
littlo caution is necessary to prevent a rup
ture. Great harm often results from such
small beginnings. Walla Walla Union.
Eureka Flat.
null., n tintnlirp nf f-nmnnf rnt Inilrr, nrn
' i.l.i 1 f. 1-...-1.. tl-t. 1.. ...... I ,t.n
uiKiug nji laims ou ijiircitn i-i.iib, ii-juiiu mu
Touchct, and liordcnngon Snako ltivcr. Tho
flats Ltnbraco about forty hquaro miles of
slightly rolling and perfectly flat lands,
covered with bunch grass, nud hcrctoforo
entirely monopolized by stock raiccrs. tho
soil la caul to bo excellent for wheat nrowing.
Tho dillltulty in obtaining water lor farm
purposes is tho only draw-btck. Thin hai
Ik en ovcrcumohy thu construction of cisterns,
which can bo mado at very nearly as littlo
expenso as tho digging of n moderately deep
well, 'iho nvcrago distance to b'nako ltivcr
is about tot on miles by an cosy grade, from
which fencing, fuel and lumber can ba hod
cheaply. The freight on grain from points on
Knako ltivcr is three dollars per ton less than
from Walla Walla. Mr. Simmon, formirly
with Dr. lllalock, tho Uly brothers, Joo
Mnvlirv. .Mr ('ox. tlio llird brothers. Mr.
Gitlnm and many others nro breaking l.triro
,i4un iui lull pimiiifj. ,? ,1111, mi i.ngr a ,iu.u
put in last fall looks as vt ill nt thonvimgu
in ims vauey, nnti somo ileitis lower iiowii ai
well as tho best. Wo venture tho prediction
that lUirokn l'lat will hecomo ono of tho
richest sections of Wall t Walla Comity.
Wnlln Wnlla Statesman.
Resolutions of Condolence.
Tho following resolutions wero adopted by
Tualatin Grange, No. Ill, of Clackamas
County:
Whorcas, death has transplanted Brother
William Sharp from tho Mundane Grango to
tha Ccl'ttial Grange, which is ono of tho
events of human life, thcrcforo, bo It
llcsolvcd, That wo deeply sympathlso with
his wife and children, who must henceforth
lose tho benefit of his counsel in their liehalf,
and submit to tho sundering of tho tics
which bound bim to them.
llesolvod, That in t Acn of respect for our
deceased brother, tho Grango Hall be draped
in mourning for three months.
H. K. llATM. )
TiiOMAH BeckxAN, ) Committee.
S. H. Caiitxb, )
Union County Agricultural Society.
Tho stockholders of tho Union County Agri
cultural Society met at La Grando last
Saturday, and tho Mountain Sentinel says
elected J, I Cavincas, President; II. J.
Kodgcra and S. A Ihinel directors; W. J.
Suodgrais, Secretary, nnd Mr. Sterling
Treasurer. Tho secretary reported tlio in
debtedness of tho society to bo nbout Ihrco
hundred dollars. On motion, tho directors
wero authorized to expend, not to exceed
$100, hi pltntinout trees and othcrvtiao im
proving tho groundt. Another meeting will
lo held to-diy to nuko arrangements for
carrying out tho with of tho stockholders in
regard to such improvenirnui,
Salem and tho Stato Agricultural
Socioty.
Wo leant from Prvtidmt Wilkint that tho
icoplo of Salem aud Manon Couuty generally
feci n deep inteieit in tho sueccsi of tho
Stato Agricultural Society, and ore deter
mined to do their full share towards relieving
tho Society of its ludcbteducss, as well ns
towards tho erection of a now pavilion. If
tho Stato Pair ia a liencCt to any persons, it
must redound to tho credit of tho people of
Salem and vicinity, and it is gratifying to
havo those, who denvo actual benefit shown
disposition to bo liberal towards tho Society
ia timo of need.
A Home in Salem For Sale.
Any person wuhtog for a good home in
Salem, at for tnttanco some family from the
country wishing to educate the children,
will do well to look at the residence lately
occupied by S, A. Clarke editor of the Flit
urn, advertised for aale in this issue. It is a
very comfortable home, one of the most
desirable and healthy locations in that
beautiful city; the well it sunk forty feet iu
bed-rock, and furuiake pure aud delicious
water; the stables are extensive, there is
abundance of choice fruit crowinc on tbe Place.
and in all a full acre of ground. Head the
advertisement.
Choice Place Near Salem For Bale
S. A. CUrle, editor of the Hakmek, offers
for sale a place iu the hllh), overlooking the
nver. one mile ana a ball soutn ol .Salejn.
oonUintng sixty-throe acres of land, Ou it is
an orchard ol U.UUO plum and pmuu trees
that Itave had several ears cultivation.
Fifteen acres in wheat, on land newly cleared.
An unfailing well on tho place: and fmoed
iu three fields. The orchard will soon yield
a Handsome revenue, Ming ot tbe cnoieut
varieties of fruit for drying and canning.
Tbe soil ii best hill land, and the place com
mands one of the most beautiful views possible.
To any person desiring a pleasant location
near town tms place would prove very
ileMrable.
A b&sliful young tuait could iletor the
inomentouH tiupttiou no longer, bo bo
hUmuietvd : "Martha, I 1 -dojou
you must havo nro you n.wnru that the
pool look say -or, Mys that it u not
i i-good that in man should bo ulouol"
'Then hadn't you bettor run Lome to
our mother T Miiitlu Mif.-jjoatixl.
Tho Winter of 1878-9.
Tho testimony from different localities in
relation to tho character and severity of tho
winter just past, is varied. Thoro seems to
exist n great adversity of opinion with regard
to its favorablcncss to tho various industries
of the country ot large. When summed up,
tho universal impression 1b that tho winter of
1878-9 was rather severe in every phaso which
It assumed. Tho testimony of ono stock
raiser is that his herds fared well, nnd all
things considered ho could not with for a
winter more suited to his business; his
neighbor over tho way coucs to tho front
witli'afar different story, to the effect that
ho lost all his stock but ono or two old lows,
and they are on their "last legs." Such con
tradictory statements aro unite frequent in nil
branches of rural industry, hut wo aro slow to
belicvo that n winter equal in temperature nil
over tho coast could bring nbout such contrary
results without the interposition of somo
other potent cause. A man with plenty of
feed for hit stock can better face four months
of severe weather than can a man aco a mild
winter of two months' duration who has not
mado tho necessary preparation. Wo cannot
find a better means of deciding on to tho real
character of tho past winter than to scan its
effects throughout tho land with an unpreju
diced cjc.
Wo know that tho snow-fall was unusually
great, and that much of our stock perished
thereby; wo know that tho spring frcshits
havo done more damtgo than has been dono
for j ears; wo know that many effects aro still
accruing and yet to bo cxpcriencid from tho
w inter just ended. 1 ho Columbia is tho wasto
;ato of n gigantic oxpanso nf country, nnd
tho snows which ho to n great depth nil over
Iho vast licltla wlncli nro drained oy iuo many
tributaries of this great nver nro jet to
roll onward within thu confines of its channel.
Notwithstanding all this, tho outlook at
present for 1 '.astern Oregon, Washington
Territory nnd Idaho is excellent. Tho wool
crop promises to bo large, and thu grain crop
will ixcced that of any formr yinr, both ns
to quantity and iiuality. Wo oxpect n largo
immigration, vtitli mouiy plenty, and times
corrcsKiu(Iingly good, Dallus Mountaineer.
Skagit River Gold Diggings.
Tho steamer . nriphino will start for the
head of ntv iga'.lon on tho Skagit on Monday,
April I , bavin r. on botrd a party of miners
bound for tho (.old fields. It will bo reinem
Imrtd that Mr. Armstrong, who Iivcson thu
Skagit, nnd a number of others prosjuctcd
the locality lait season, and wire prevented
by snow from further operations. On their
return they reported a good find and signified
their intention of going back as soon as spring
opened. Tho party going on thu Josephine
will consist of Mr. Armstrong and his two
sons, Mr. Taylor of La Conner and others
who nro experienced miners nnd know what
thoy nro nliout. A largo number havo signi
fied their intention of accompanying tho
expedition, and thcro is no doubt that tbo
Jotcphino will lo well loaded with miners
and their effects. Thcso mines aro what aro
called placer diggings and tho gold is report
eel coarse, ot excellent purity and easily pro
cured. Seattlo Post.
Harbor at Cape Foulweathor.
A Salem paper sayst A careful survey of
tho bay north of Capo Koulwcather by tho
United States engineers has demonstrated tho
fact that such an harbor already exists tbero
formed by naturo and that only a small out
lay is neccsaary to mako it cutiroly safo, easy
of cntranco and amnio for all practical pur
poses. At this timo there is a sufficient depth
of water to float tho Great Iastcrn in perfect
safety. Our readers will understand that it is
not Ynquina Hay proper, hut a littlo north of
that, somo threo or four miles, and is simply
n largo covo with good cntranco and good
natural protection. An expenditure of $050,
(100 will mako it entirely secure, while the
smallest estimato for any other point sur
veyed ou this coast ib over 3J,000,000.
With thcso facts lxiforo us, wo certainly can
not hcsitato to urgo tho proper authorities
to adopt tho point nt once, and commenco
under tho proxentnppropiatiou to iniku tho
necessary improvements.
Nest llrokon Up.
Hy tho arrest and couvition of Win. George,
in Yamhill County, for tho burning of tho
Wibfoot church, it neat of thloviu has been
broken up. Ho says that thcro was nu
organized band nud that thoy wero in tho
habit of driving into fields during harvest and
hauling Away grain, and committing othor of
fenses ot liUo naturo. Ho also sajs that him
self and another party vtoro engaged in the
burning of the church. Thoy toru tho lublo
up in order to Btart tha firo which thoy built
ou tho insido of tho church. Kfforts nro !o-
ing made to capture thu rest of the gang.
Gold! Gold!
Mr I- Quitch nnd fivo or m other gentlo
mm will start from Oljinpia soon for their
quartz mines situated on tho eastern slope ot
the Cascades. They w til proceed via Portland
aud tho Columbia Htver and tako with them
a small quartz mill with which they proposo
to work tlio mines this summer. They dis
covered the ledge last summer and threo
different specimens assayed $35, $20 and fSO
per ton respectively. They nro backed by
men of means and reliability and refuse to
sell any interest iu the mines at any prioe.
Seattle Pott;
Patrons of Huibandry,
A Salem paper sayst Pomona Grange of
Marion County, P. of H. met in Good
Templars, ball in this city, on Friday last
and continued their meeting until noon v ester
day. We understand that there was a good
attendance and tho session w as very pleasant,
and that considerable important business was
transacted pertaining to the good of the
Patrons.
Valuable Property For Sale.
I oiler for sale my homo iu Salem, oue of
tho most desirable locations in that city
very comfortable dwelling hmit with oi
aero ot ground attached, valuable fruit on the
place, good stables, excellent well of living
water, sunk deep in the bed-roek. Prioe
12,600.
Abo stxty-three .- one mile and a half
from town, one-fourth in plum and prune
orchard contains 3,000 trvts iu good culttva
tion, one-fourth in wheat, ground newly
grubbed.
This is a valuable property, with a will of
living waUr on it, fenced in threo fields;
cahiu and stable, r'rom it thcro is oue of the
most beautiful views to bo. found in Oregon,
l'rice $X0 au acre.
Term of lLivmrnt tim Ini imaiIm ...iv nn
both thee niecxa ot property.
Address, S. A. Cuviiek,
1-armerOmce, Portland.
Or 1). W. CfcAio, Parmer Orbev, fc'alent
RAILROADS TO THE SEA-
Nnrrow gaugo railroad projects nro be
coming very prominoni just now and
their importnnco cannot bo doubted
when wo consider tho isolated condition
of tho Umpqun nnd ltoguo ltivcr vol
leys. Tito pcoplo of both theso sections
call attention to tho need thoy havo for
connection vith tho outer world and of
fer to do nil thoy can nfford to further
tho respectivo enterprises.
D. Herman furnishes tho ltoseburg"
papers n long communication that shows
tho cost of construction, as well ns tho
probablo support for a road to Coos
Bay. Ho claims that loss than $500,
000 will build tho road, of which the
greater part can remain a lien on tho
ro.ul, drawing 0 tier cent interest and
tho people only bo required to furnish
less than $200,000, and much of this, it
is urged, can bo subscribed, pnynblo in
labor or lumber. Perhaps Herman's
figures nro soinowhat sniijcuine, but no
doubt remains that tho loud is much
needed nnd if the people thcro can com
pasi its construction it will provon grvat
bli'ssinir to tlicni. i
Tlio Oregon Sentinel also Hpcalu of a
railroad ocheiiiu. It daunt that chancer,
f.tvor tho construction of tho harbor of
lofugo at Orci.ceut City, and saya Stan
ford, of tho Central Pacific, oflbra, if it
is so located, lo build a nnrrow-gitugo
road f i om Crescent City to Jacksonville,
if tho pcoplo intcicstcd will grado tlio
roail and furnish tho tics. This propo
sition, however, looks to tho locution of
tho harbor of rcftigont Crescent City as
its dependence', nnd it does not seem
probilile, from present appeal nnccs, that
such a location will givo them much of
a foundation to work from. If Jack
sou and Josqihino counties could bo
thus connected with oo.mii navigation,
wo might expect to sen thuin nssumo po
sitions of relatively greater importance
than thoy havo over occupied.
The most favorable aspect now at
tends tho construction of tho road con
templated from Corvallis to Ynquina,!
and if that point is selected as the si to of
tho harbor of refuge, wu may oxpect to
sco the road pushed r.tpidly to cotnple-,
tion.
TIMES AND PROSPECTS-
Times aro undoubtedly dull one!
money noirco in this portion of the
country. Business is backward, owing
to tho peculiarities of tho past season, is
somo degree, causing a lato Spring trade,
but mora owing to monoy atringenoy that
prevails through tho country, Tho crops
wero light last year and products did not
figure high. Tho prosperity of the
country indicates tho general prosperity
of tho State, and tho tnvlo of Uio metrop
olis boars Wiliicss to tho gonoral
condition. Wo liavo certain elc
mentn of growth, and tho city will grow
nnd thrive, nnd so will tho country, for
wo hrwo a great wave of population
pouring in on overy steamer, nnd now
comers invariably bring money with
them. Thoy buy land, Bupplieo, and so
put money in circulation, nnd they build
nnd improve, both in town nud country.
Still it is not ono of Uio most s itisfuctory
j ears with us, and wo can rejoicont tho
indications that tho year to como
promised to lw exceptionally productive
Crops nro looking will and an iucrcasod
nrcit will bo in cultivation. Noxt Fall
wo hhnll undoubtedly mo a great surplus
f w heat, nnd when it is marketed tho
farmer will bo in funds and nblo to pay
his dolits
Oregon prosperity has novcr received
uny hoveni check, und with tho
certainty of crops and tho advent
of population which wo enjoy,
wo can look hopefully to tho future.
Tlio improvements now making in this
city nhow that mechanics aro finding
work to do, nnd no doubt building will
increase as tho foobou progresses. Tho
Pall tnulo of 1879 will bo greatly tho
largest over known in tho northwest.
Tho area of country that ia tributary to
Portland is simply enormous, and even
whilothero is n temporary complaint
that times aro hard, it amounts to no
mora than that times are not so prosper
ous as wo could wish. Perhaps it ia not
too much to say that no other Stato of
tho Union has such prosperity as Oregon,
oven whilo wo think we have cause for
complaint.
This space will t Mounted asatweck
by I)ll JAMKS KKCK. who is nuk
ing great cures of Catarrh in this
tfitate. sol .
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