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TELEGRAPHIC.
KASTEK.N STATES.
rhp Public flcbt.
WAsmnoTOH, May 1. Tlio debt statement
shows tho Incrcaso (or April to be $10,202,
gold certificates, $15,772,000; silver certifi
cate, $l,077,0'J0j certificates of dopoait ouU
standing, $31,035,000; refunding certificates,
$3,10t,00j legal tenders outstanding, $30
681,010; fractional currency outstanding,
$15,013,009; U. H. notes, hold for redemp
tion of fractional currency, $808,440,338;
called bonds not matured for which four per
cent, bonds have been Iisuod, $171,310,100.
Urernbaskrra Divided.
Tim National Greenback mombcrs ot tho
Houko held a caucus of thrie hours to-day
on tho subject of tho presidential veto. A
general interchango of views occurred, but
no dcflnlto action was reached. Information
obtained from n trustworthy source, indicates
that tho meeting was not altogether harmon
ious, thero being great diversity of opinion
as (o tho propor steps to bo taken. Tho fact
was developed that the National party will
not stand as a unit on tho question when it
comes beforo tho Homo, but will divide,
Boino sustaining ths veto, others opposing it,
and third faction refraining from voting
cither way.
)miii!llr Coming.
Tho Homo committee), to imiuiro into tho
couio ot tho present depression or labor,
f which llcprcscntatlvo Ilcndrick 1). Wright
is chairman, has arranged to Icnyo for Han
l'ranclsco on tho 15th of July, and tako tes
timony regarding Chlneso labor. Tho com
nilttco will, during tho Hummer, visit nil tho
largo cilics cast and west and tako testimony.
A Now ItMllrond Hrtirmr.
It is reported horo that Jay flouhl will soon
comiiloto his transcontinental railroad by
building n lino of 60 miles bctwocn Toledo
and Datrolt, which will uivo him conuso
tlons from lloilon by way of tho (Iraul
Trunk, and from Now York by wny of tho
Krio road to Han Francisco Itnlopondent of
thu Yatulcrbllt lino.
Tritiipmirn Ilind.
Nitmtn.i.f, May 1. Two-thirds of tho
holders of Htatu bonds having accepted tho
proposition of fifty cents on tho dollar and
four ior cent. Interr-it, tho (lovcrnor will
unbuilt tho proposition to thu peoplo for rat
ification. Colliery Clim'tl.
1'iTTHTOH, May 1, Tho Hcncca and Twin
rollcrloH, operated by tho l'ittstou and
l'lmlra Coal ('oiupany, at this placo havo
closed operations for an Indefinite torru.
Tho couiany call buy csal at their selling
prico cheaper than thoy can at their wlno
and ship It. Hoveral hundred men and boys
will bo thrown out ot employment.
Minra anil Mlnlua.
Wasiiiniiton, May 'J. Tho IIouso com
mittee ou mines and mining met to-day and
after considering tho subject of mines and
mining very generally, determined that It
should bo thoroughly looked into with a
view to preparing maps and statistics show
ing its vast importance Tho commiltco will
ask permission to employ n special clerk,
llcniorrnia nre t'nrlona.
Wabiiiniiton, May 'J. Tho wholo question
ot tho uso of troops mid federal officials at
elections for Congress, will como up iu tho
rase of lllchon, contestant of Klnsleln, n
New York sitting member. KichofT simply
bases his claim to I'lnstcln's scat upon tho
facttliathowusdofraudoilof election through
interfereuco of federal officials, Tho IIouso
election committee will make a prccedout of
this case ut ouro by summarily ejecting
Uutteiu ujvon proof of lVdcrallutcrferenoo.
A member of tho joint committco said. "We
proposo to give it to Hayes hot and strong
utter this.' Them worn a lot of Democrats
who wero timid the lust tlmo and allowed
tho Republicans to count us out bocauso
thoy hud tho odds ngalnvt us, but this tlmo
wo havo tho country in our hands, and so
euro as thero Is a (lod In heaven, otcry Htato
will bu thrown out where theno 1'oderal laws
uro enforced.
Intmllno: Indian 'lrrrllorjr.
Thu principal matter of consideration at
tho cabinet session was tho threatened Inva
sion of ludlau Territory by the whites.
Later information received by tho Decretory
of tho Interior indicutua that the movement
is mora formidable than at first stated,
1'artles aro being formod in various portions
of the country. It was determined that this
incursion should bo prevented as far as
practicable.
I'olygniniin rouiiu.
Tho appointment of Delegate (Gannon, of
Utah, ou the commltteo on Terrietones is
tho first time it Mormon Dclcguto was ever
usalgued to any House committee,
Male era KallroaU.
Montuomiut, Ala., May 'J. Tho Mont
gomery and Eufaulu railroad was sold to-day
lor me oonoui oi uoua nomers, oy oraer oi
tho United (States Court. It was bought by
Wu, V. Wadloy for $ 'J, 120,000 cash.
Yellow vr.
aUuvuis, Muy U. The sanitary connsll
horo has taken measures to ulp iu the bud
yellow fever, which may appear anywhere
In the Booth this season, (Ireat taruest
noss is mauifested.
Killed by n Woiamu.
Wuicioo, May 'J, Last December Mrs,
Ada HberU filed a bill against Theodore II.
Weber, a member of a prominent boot and
shoe firm, charging Weber with seduction,
and that ho had promised to pay her eight
per ceut. on $5,000 annually during his life,
ou roudition that she would support their
sou and keep silence; that Eduiuud Jutaeu,
his luwjcr, was appointed trusteo of the
fund, but that Weber had uuaccouutably
stopped these payments, Wtber filed uu
swvr lint month, alleging that blackmail had
been pructicod uud coutessiug that certain
sums had been vxtoited from hhu; but the
woman having failed to keep silence, he had
Moppvd puymvuts. This 1', SI,, as Weber,
Mrs. Ituli.iu iiutlJum.ru, wire in tholatter's
ulUco taklug Welur'a testimony, Mrs. Hob.
erta suddenly drew it pinto) ami shot Weber
iu the, abdomeu. He wm takeu heme bleed
ing iuwsrdly ami will die probably to
uight. He has made a will i.nd claims that
ho is innocent.
Theodore II. Weber, who was shot by Mrs.
Ilobvrts )ekterday,died at 2:151', M. to-day.
Mrs, Kobe its was held on charge of murder.
Weber's wife w a lit Europe, 8be has no
children.
Mellalou ir not l'rateetlou.
Kkw Yoax, May 2. Ar.hbiihop Nestor,
j f the Greek chimb, with an archdeacon
and suite, have arrived from St. Petersburg
en route to Alaska, of which ho is tho episco
pate, iio says that tno sco oi Alaska nas
about 7,000 Kussinn Servians, Montenegrins
and other communicants of tho Grcok
church. It embraces both Alaska and ad
jacent islands.
Ilorrlblo Child .Murder.
j jjoston, may -. uuns. i irecmen, oi
x uta&Hoi, itinHH., ycsicruny hiucu jua iivu
year old daughter. Tho man is a Second
Advcntifit and has been attending roviral
meetings. About n week ago ho claimed to
havo received wonderful rovolations and hag
not enton or Blent slnco. Ho says that tho
Lord directed him to snerifico his llttlo
daughter and declares that sho will rlso
again in three days. Yesterday morning ho
sent word to his neighbors that ha would
mako a revelation and offer an orthodox sac
rifice. In tho afternoon a numbcrof Second
Adventists assembled at his house, but tho
child had been killed and tho little ono was
transfixed with a knlfo and her blood poured
out upon tno tauio improvised as an altar,
Freeman has driven every ono from tho
house, locked and barred tho doors and
windows, and , having firearms, threatens
ucatn to any ono wno interferes. Alono with
tho dead child bo goes through horriblo in
conditions which ho says in thrco days will
result in tho resurrection of "my beloved
child."
FOKK1GN MEWS.
also called, but was objected to on tho ground
of being n felon.
Miss Owen was also called by tho pros
ecution, bnt tho admissibility of her ori
denco was questioned and on argument en
tered Into, consuming tho romaindcr of tho
day.
Niipiioscd Itolitirr Arreitcd.
Skattle, May 2. Chief Menlck has got
tho man, It is thought, who committed tho
robbery and outrago at tho Leonard house
night beforo last.
A Illiniums Mnn (Skip "'
Cant. John Suficren. nronrictor of tho
Pioneer drug store, disappeared night beforo
last. It is said that ho left tho country. I to
had been criminally intimate with tho wifo
of a man named Iloss, and ltoss was about
to institute criminal proceedings against him
for brooking up his family. Huflcren leaves
u wifo and family behind aud his business is
unsottled.
Civil Tronblr In Rnssln.
Bt. Pktkiuduro, Mot 1. A fcclina of
gloom prevails. Itigorous polico regulations
respecting watohlng houses nnd visits and
searches by night aro to bo made still moro
stringent. Af tor nlno in tho evening nobody
will bo at liberty to show himself In tho
stroct without a certificate npon which must
bo writton and attested tho placo from which
and to which tho bearer is going. General
Gourko, govcrno rgencral, planned this
ordinance Boon it will not bo ncees
unn tn Unlit n nillft 1i..ftj. 1i1f-M4sl hL.
yet at nlno ovory ono mast bo in doors, and
after 10, as in barracks, avcry light must bo
out. Notwithstanding Insecurity In Ht. Pet
ersburg increases ovory day, grenades aro
exploded in tho streets. Tho intention of
ths nihilists, it is believed, to bo to kocp tho
ponco in a stato oi constant oxcitemont, tiro
them out, or lull them asleep with tho Idea
that danger has bcon exaggerated, Hinco
tho attompt on tho lifo of tho Czar, troops
havo been hold in readiness day ami night.
In ovcry regiment, two compaulcn Iu march
ing order, equipped with ball cartridges, aro
kept constantly under arms. Uattcrles ntund
ready horsed and mounted iu tho barrack
yards, n squadron of every cavalry regiment
stands in constant readiness to mount, and
day and night divisions of Cossacks patrol
tho street.
Most remarkablu precautions wero taken
during tho czar'o icccnt journey to Livada,
fiontinolri wero placed along tho wholo
lenath of tho lino. Trafllo was stonnod and
atl access to tho lino prohibited for :M hours
beforo tho departuro of tho royal train.
Hlorm at Mreceillu.
Prsiii, May 1. A violent hiirricauu at
Hzegedlu ytntcrday destroyed tho works pre
pared for restoring tho railway nnd filling
urcaencs in Die dams, llargcs lined with
bnildlug material and earth were mostly
sunk, Tho storm caused extensive breaches
in tho railway ombankmont and laborers are
in great danger, lionet liou been Bent them.
The War In Alrlen.
London, May 2. A Capo Town dispatch
ot April 15th says Duballuangl, who led tho
attack on Gluglclova Vordinst, and auothor
chief with n largo army following, havo prof
fered submission. Lord Chclsmford prom
ised thos personal safety and possession of
tholr cattle, but pending tho war they should
be located ou llritish territory. John Dunn
having pledged his word for their safety, tho
chiefs aro expected iu at onco. Tho head of
tho Intelligence department has moved for
ward from Graytown to meet ropresontatlres
from Cetowayo,',but tho sincerity of his pro
posals is suspected.
Tim Ilerllii Kxpotllluii.
ItiiitMN, May 1. Tho industrial cxpoil
tlon formally oponcd hero to-day in the
presence of ministers and other distinguished
personages, togothrr with tho principal au
thorities and a large number of leading per
sonages. IMCil'IUttfAbl.
Nllter Hnli mid f'oluitiir.
Han FiuNriHco, May 1, Tho Hank of Cal
ifornia has sold tho government 100,000
ounces of silver for delivory horo at 110,','.
Coinage of tho Han Francisco mint for
April: Double eagles, $2,510,000; standard
dollars, ono million, The Carson mint was
Idle during the mouth. Treasure shipment
per City ot Peking, fine silver, $208,200;
trado dollars, 11,00(1; Mexicans, $53,011,
gold coin, $'.1,130.
Tim Trraoiiry Trouble.
Treasurer Hubert's bondsmen havo agreed
to make good the aitacbohm deficiency if
tho commissioners will reinstate tho treas
urer. Judgo Wright holds that the dofalca
lion is only technical, and that tho restoration
ot the money is all that tho law can require,
Iu this opinion W. C. llurnclt, city aud
county attorney, v concurs, Tho mayor,
auditor and county judgo havo taken tho
preposition to relntaato Hubert under adviso
ment, aud it is probable that ho will lie re
instated ou the payment of $25,000 by his
sureties,
A Had Man.
It has been uncurtained that Wni. Treen,
clerk ot tho city criminal court, las ao
acouded, leaving a number ot creditors to
mourn Ills departure. It seems that he has
takeu none ot the public money with him.
but has victimized privato parties to the
tuue of several thousand dollars. He left
some davs aco. ostensibly for Los Anceles.
but in reality for New York. Telegrams have
ueen sent to sseure ins arrest,
Brlllan Columbia.
Victobu, II, O., May 1, The secession
difficulty has been tided over by Parliament
wuicu was prorogued immediately upon sat
factory awuumuco ot an intention to com
meuce the railway this j ear having been r
celved from Ottawa.
Nrnsallan in Nau 1'ranelsra.
Han Fuancisco, May 2. The Chronicle
tbia morulug, under staring head lines of
"lllaek Death, " "Fat.il Case of Plague in
Hsu Francisco," gives an account of the
death ot a young woman by an accuto dis
order ri presented to be identical with the
llussiau plague. Inquiry at the health office
shows uo ground for any sucu report, and
the ease is iucrted to be one of typhoid
fever, Tho health officer jeers at tho report
of it buiug a case ot plague. The Impression
seems to be that tho article was published
with u view of scaring the peoplo from tho
polls.
After thi Mormons.
Salt I.auk. May 2. Daniel H. Wells,
first counselor of tho Mormon Church, was
called iu the Miles polygamy case this
mornihg. Ho testified to having been en
gaged iu marrying forty-five couples on the
day Miles waa married, llclag further ques
tioned as to the oeremouy and dress he flat
ly reiuseu to answer, and waa held iu ooa-1
tempt, the court giving him till 10 o'olook
to purge himself,
Geo. lleyuolds, couvleUd of polygamy, wu
FOItTY-SIXTH CONOKESS
Senate.
Wasuikoton, April 30.
Consideration was resumed on IIouso bill
providing for certain expenses of tho present
session of Congress, and for other purposes,
tne pending question being whether it was in
order to amoud, as proposod by Plumb, a
clauso appropriating $130,000 to pay mitcago
of tho present seasion, Tho amendment
was decided iu order 33 against 23 was
disoussod and agreed to. Thu bill then
passed, nnd tho Henato considered tho bill
to provent tho introduction of contagious or
infectious diseases into tho United States.
Hamlin opposed tho bill and moved to
rocommlt with instructions to frame a codo
of rules and regulations to carry tho object
of tho act into effect.
Kornan opposed tho bill.
Garland called attention to tho fact that it
required aUtho rales and regulations framed
uy mo niiuuuii uoaru oi iicaun 10 no uni
form, and bo subject to tho approval of tho
President. Tho commltteo did not want tho
bill recommitted, as they had already done
all they could to prosent it in acceptable
shapo.
Howe and Conkling opposed tho measure.
Tho Henato went into eiccutlvo session and
soon adjournod.
Ilonsf,
After tho reading of tho journal, tho
Speaker proscntod tho veto message af tho
President upon tho army appropriation bill,
nnd it was read by tho clerk,
At tho conclusion of tho leading of tho
mssago, Sparks offered tho following:
Ordered, That tho messago of tho presi
dent, Just read, bo entered at length In tho
journal, as required by tho constitution ot
tho United States, and that tho IIouso will
to-morrow prococd to consider said message,
and thoroaftcr reconsider tho bill making tho
appropriation for the support of tno army
for (ho fiscal year ending Juno 30th, 1880;
aud that said messago bo printod and adopted.
Tho following bills wero passed
Apiiroprlalluu a rcnuisito amount to nav
J. 1). l'adcs, sums duo and to becomo duo
for constructing jetties at Honth Pass.
Amending tho section of tho roriscd stat
utes prescribing tho penalty for conspiracy
against Iho United States.
At 2:10 tho IIouso adjourned, and tho
Democratio caucus was announced to meet
forthwith.
Ncualp.
Waiui.noton, May 1.
Consideration was resumod ot tho bill to
prevent tho introdiictlonf-f-contanlous or in
fectious dUcases into tho United States. '
Hell oflorod tho following resolution which
was agreed to:
Itcaolvcd, That tho secretary of tho treas
ury be directed to inform tho Henato of tho
amount duo nnd nncoltcctfd, if any, nndor
section 8 of tho act ot August G, 1801, en
titled an act to provide Increased rovenue
from imports to pay interest on tho publlo
dobttnnd for other purposes, nnd to stato
reasons, if any exist, why tho samo havo not
been collected agreeably to tho provisions of
said act,
Wallace, from tho committco on appropria
tions, reported a bin to proviuo tor tno pay
ment of county and back pay to thoso who
wero denrlvod of tho samo by frauds with
which they had no connection,
lidinuuua inquired when the Henato might
expect tho commltteo on appropriations to
report back tho legislatlvo appropriation
bill.
Davis, ot West Virginia, replied that tho
bill had just been printod. Tho sub-corn-mlttco
had been nt work ou it and might re
port to the full committo to-morrow.
lMmunds inquired whether it was not tho
same bill that was acted ou at a former
session of Congress, exocpt iho matter ex
trauoous to tho appropriation.
DavIs replied that it was, but it was known
that thero wero somo members on tho com
mltteo who wero not in tho provlous Congress
and therefore tho entire subloct had to bo
considered irrespective of former action.
Adjourned.
Such a Joke.
"liridgct," Haiti a lady in tlio city of
Gotham, ono morning as bIio was rccon
noitenng in tho kitchen, "what nqtiun
tity of soap grcaso you Iiavo got there.
Wo can got plenty of soap for it, nnil
wo must exchange it for Homo. Watch
for tlio fat man, nntl when lio comes
along tell him 1 want to fico him.
"Yes, mum, nan! JJridcot.
All that morning llridgct, between
each whisk of her dish cloth, kept a
bright lookout from tho kitchen-window,
and no moving creature escaped hor wist
ful gaze. At last her industry woa re
warded, for down tho street catno a largo,
portly gentleman, flourishing a cane, and
looking tho very picture of good humor.
"Sure, there's tho fat man, now,"
thought Bridget; nnd when ho was in
front of tho houso out sho flow, and in
formed him that her mistress wished to
speak to him.
"Speak to me, my good girll" replied
tho gentleman.
"Yes, sir, wants to speak to you : nnd
sho says that you would be kind enough
to walk in, sir."
This request, so direct, was not to bo
refused ; so in a stato of somo wonder
ment up tho Btcps went the gentleman,
nnd up tho stairs went Ilridget, and
knocking nt tho mistress door, put her
head in and exclaimed :
"Fat gentleman's in tho parlor, mum."
So saying, sho instantly withdrew to
tho lower regions.
"In the parlor 1" thought tho lady.
"What can it mean 1 Bridget must have
blundered," But down to tho parlor sho
went, and up roso her fat friond, with
his blandest smilo and most graceful
bow."
"Your servant informed me, Madam,
that you would liko to Bpcak to inp. At
your service, Madam."
Tho mortified mistress saw tho state
of tho caso immediately, and a smilo
wreathed itself about hur lips iu spilo of
herself, and sho afterwards explained :
"Will you pardon tho tcrriblo blunder
of tho girl, my dear sir? I told her to
call in tltn fat man to tako away tho soap
grcaso when sho saw him, and sho has
nnulo a mistake, you sec."
Tho jolly fat man learned back in his
chair and laughed such n hearty ha I ha I
as novcr camo from nny of your lean
gentiy.
"No apologies needed, Madam," said
he. "It is decidedly tho best joko of tho
season. Hal ha I ha I so sho took mo
for n so.ip-grcaso muu, did shol It will
keep mo laughing for months. Such n
good joke."
And in all tho streets nnd around tho
corner was heard tho merry ha I lial ha I
of tho old gentleman, as ho brought
down his cane, every now nnd then ex
claiming, "Such a joko I"
' ' "
How Old is tho World?
Geologists, astronomers and physicists
aliko havo hitherto been baillod in their
llmm,
Tho bill reported from tho coinage com
mittee, amending the statutes relating to
coluago and to gold aud silver bullion certifi
cates, camo up. Tho pending question was
on ordoriug the main question ou n resolu
tion postponing till baturday next. Con
sideration of tho bill was ordered yeas 1C5,
uays 107. The resolution wasthen adopted.
Sparks called up tho order mado jester
day to recoualder tho army appropriation
bill. A vote was takeu upon the question,
nodebato being allowed upon reconsidera
tion. The ltouse refused to pass tlio out
over the President's veto, the vote standing:
yeas, 120; uays, 110 not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. It was strictly a
party vote. Only three of tho greenbackers
voted for the bill and nine against it.
Adjourned UU Saturday.
atenate.
Wabuinqton, May 2,
Johuston introduced a bill amendatory
und supplementary to the act to aid the con
struction of the Texas Paciflo railroad. It
authorizes tho 'company to extend its lino
from its present westeru terminus to El Paso
thero to uuite with the Southern Paclfio rail
road. The lands granted to the former aro
transferred to and vested iu the latter ex
tending along its portiou of the road. Each
company is required to complete its road
within six jears. Provision is also mado for
other railroads to uuite with these roads at
Kl l'ano, the object being to complete the
hues to tho Paclfio from the gulf and South
Atlautio States.
The bill waa referred to the committee on
railways.
Tho resolution of the committee ou priv
ileges aud elections, to investigate the claim
ot Sponord to Kellegg's aeat, waa taken up.
Hoar offered a substitute, declaring the
actiou ot the Senate In seating Kellogg.fiuol
aud conclusive. '
Without disposing of the matter, consid
eration wai resumed of the bill to prevent
the introduction into the United States o(
contagious or iafectious diseases.
Your profea&ioual pedestrian may bo
wid to '4 a man who prohU by Ins ex
tieunt
attempts to set up any satisfactory kind
of chronometer which will approximately
mcasuro geological timo, and thus givo
us somo cluo to tho nntiquity of our
globe. It is therefore worth nothing
that Mr. Mellaril Itcadc, of Liverpool,
has lately contributed to tho Itoyal So
ciety a cry suggcstivo paper, in which
ho endeavors to grapplo with the ques
tion by employing tho limestone rocks of
tho earths crust us nn index ot geologi
cal time. Limestones havo been in
courso of formation from tho earliest go
ological periods, but it would appear
that tho later formed strata aro moro
ralcareous than tho earlier, and that
thero has, in fact, been a gradually pro
gresaivo increase of calcareous matter.
Tho very oxtensivo deposition of car
bonate of limo over wido areas of ocean
bottom at the present day is suflicicntly
attested by the recent soundings of tho
Challenger. According to the author's
estimate, tho sedimentary crust of tho
earth is ut least ono luilo in averugo of
actual thickness, of which probably one
tenth consists of calcareous matter. In
seeking the origin of this calcareous mat
tor, it is assumed that tho primitivo rocks
of tho original crust wero of tho nature
of granitic or basaltio rocks. By tho
disintegration of such rocks, calcareous
aud other bedimentary deposits have
been formed. The amount of lime-salts
in waters 'which drain districts mado up
ot granites nnu basalts, is found by a
closo comparison of analyses, to bo on an
avcrago about 3.73 parts iu 100,000
parts of water. It is further assumed
that tlio exposed areas of igneous rockr,
taking an average throughout all geolog
ical lime, will bear to the exposures of
sodimontary rocks a ratio of about one
to nine. From these and other data Mr.
lleailo concludes that the elimination of
thn calcareous matter now found in all
tho sedimentary strata must havo occu
pied at least 600,000,000 of years.
This, therefore, represents the minimum
ago of tho world. The author infers
that tho formation of tho Laureutian,
Cambrian and Silurian strata must have
occupied about 200,000,000 of yours;
tho old red sandstone, tho carboniferous
ami poikilitio systems, another 200,000,
000; aud all tho other strata, the re
maining 200,000,000. Mr. lleado is,
therefore, led to bcliovo that geological
timo has been enormously in excess of
tho limits mged by certain physicists;
and that it has been ample to allow for
all tho changes which,on tho hypothesis
of evolution, havo occurred iu the or
ganic world.
In street car. Iady iu shabby dress
to animated tailor's model standing in
front of her. "Will you please ring the
bell, sirl" "Pawdou, madam. I'm not
the conductaw all." "Iudeedl What
aro yout" He gives it up.
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
In nn interesting and valuable com
munication to tho Standard, Mr. Wm.
Keid, iu tho light of tho wreck of tho
Great Republic, reviews tho facts relat
ing to tho Columbia river bar nnd makes
tho following points:
Tho entranco is wide, the channels
havo suflicicnt depth and aro ntnply
buoyed, and tho mouth of the liver was
carefully examined by tho hito Captain
Mnginn, when President of tho Now
York Board of Pilots, who was in
structed fr report his opinion ns to tho
merits of tho entranco to tho Columbia
compared with tho entranco to Now
York, whoso report is quoted to tho
effect that in comnarisrm with NW
York harbor tho preference is largely in
favor, in every material respect, of tho
bar of tho Columbia.
Tho report of Captain Maginn extends
its parallels of comparison to tho ac
cessibility of tho harbor in overv re
spect; width of channels and "their
straightness; distnnco from tho sea;
depth of water; roominess in tho possago
and good anchorages, all being largely in
favor of tho Columbia river as a harbor
proferablo to Now York, oven tho winds
hero being regular and steady, whilo at
New York they aro variablo and danger
ous. This a most rcmarkablo showing nnd
establishes tho good character and safety
of tho Columbia river as a harbor be
yond a question.
Iho record of disasters at this point
is also cited. From 1852 to 1874, 22
years time, 9.GC3 vessels have crossed
the bar nnd soven havo been lost. Four
out of thoso sailed in in tho night timo
and without pilots, and all tho other-it-tempted
tho crossing when Hi ought
not. Every ono of them w4 without a
pilot and had no right to attempt tho en
tranco or exit as thoy did.
Mr. Ilcid goes ou at length to snow
tho characteristics of tho bar und en
tranco and tho opinions entertained by
experienced Kcainon who havo mado
passage to tho Columbia river. Bee.
THE RAILROAD IS COMINS.
Wo hoar a great deal about thd
iNortncrn l'acmc rauroau nnu tiiero is
rejoicing nccauso worK is to oo comJ
menced on tho Upper Columbia thL
Summer. Tho need of railroad connect
tion with tho East is apparent to nil
anil oven tlio construction ot twcnty-Gvr
miles ot roan is naiicu ns nn ovent ot
niafiiiitudc. Wo also hear speculation
concerning tho Columbia liver and Salt
Lake road, which is considered a dor-'
liiitnt enterprise by many, and wo aro
ourselves surprised to learn what will'
astonish tho public, that tlio work is
proceeding moro rapidly than the con-i
structionof tho Northern Pacific, on the!
West, so thnt it promises connection!
from tho Columbia river to tho Union!
Pacific road two ycuis from tho present
Bummer.
Wo havo read with interest of tho !
progross making on tho Utah Northern, :
road, which has already reached Fort
Hall, in Idaho, and according to neir
paper reports that havo reached uu.
to bo pushed up into tho mining re'onB
of Montana. Fort Hall is oti?n.ak
river and wo judgo will bo ;Pom; o
llinnlinn f l. 1 tlim? intO
Tun other day thero was n cyclono at
Collinsville, Ills., nnd nftcr tho cyclono
thero was not much left of Collinsville.
Thero wero fragments flying in tho nir
perhaps for a week afterwards, and tho
wido distribution of tho pieces prevent
ed tho easy patching up of tho town.
Thoy havo that ability, over tho other
sido of tho Itockics, that thoy can en
joy such a brcczo onco iu awhilo, and it
generally drops upon them in too much
of a hurry to bo very patiently criti
cised. Wo remember nil old lady from
Minnesota that told us nbout tho "bliz
zards" thoy left behind them. These
wero gales, storms of wind, or cyclones,
that toro nrotind till thero was nothing
left to destroy, and then wont clsowhero
to demolish. It was a prudent thought
in Naturo to leavo out tho blizzards nnd
cyclones when planning tho climato nnd
characteristics of this Coast, and wo no
tico that thoso who wero acquainted with
them "back in tho States," don't seem
to regret their absence. Bee.
Kindness to Animals.
The Lieutenant-Governor of Michigan
writes the Elmira Husbandman con
cerning the treatment of fractious animals
embodying the following excellent ideas:
"I propose to give your readers the
benefit of a discovery that I made long
since, that is not patented, is free to all,
coits nothing; saves time, annoyance,
irritation, rage, profanity; a wcik and
futile effort to subdue by brute force;
intense perspiration mingled with ex
treme madness, and finally failure, mor
tification and suirender. It is a matter
that I hive tested thoroughly in practice,
and I have learned that animals that are
treated kindly are not apt to be vicious or
ugly. Treat them kindly always, young
or old, let them know that you will not
hurt them; and more, teach them that
you are their best friend. It is very easy,
and alto a very pleannt thing to do, and
if you do it the chances are that jour
cows will be kind and gentle, your steers
and oxen and your colts and horses will
be so also, if it is found that any ani
mals can not be made useful by kind
treatment it is best to get rid of them.
Trealed kindly from the start they yield
to it easily. Prof. Miles, when going
around with me to see my sheep, said:
"What is the matter with your sheep?
They do not run when they soe you?"
I could only say in reply that they knew
me, and had come to regard me as their
best friend. I should feel that something
was wrong vith me ii my domestic ani
mals did not welcome me and appear
pleased at my approach.
Dullness Caused by Hi-Health.
Without doubt a great deal of dull
ness owes its origin to ill-health. People
wun languia circulations aro seldom
vivacious or amusing, and it is hard to
bo bright and lively when suffering
pain; but indigestion, on the othor
hand, often makes its victims amusingly
ill-natured and uncharitable. Of the
vices, selfishness is productivo of dull
ness; but malice, slander and false wit
ness, with all their heinousness, often
afford entertainment to listeners. Those
who invariably shun dull people make a
great mistake, for dullards aro often very
trustworthy and true friends, whilo they
aro not unusually well informed on cer
tain topics. If amusing people are tho
most popular, dull ones aro often tho
best beloved. Mcphistopholcs was an
entertaining companion, aud amusing
men are too fond of asking their friends
to back their bills. The associates of
either have had cause beforo this for re
gretting that they had made dullness
the great bugbear of their lives. Eng
lish Magazine.
mnction
Montana nml nlor. 10 to tno
Columbia river. It r surpriso nnd
gratify Oregon rcadp-a to ,carn tbat tlM
Columbia rivnr l.rtnch is not only pro
jected, but is to bo j-P pushed. Wo
oven hear that r contract; nas occn ict
for tho const -aCt'on l''o present year of
ono hum10" ll,u twenty-fivo miles of
road com Frt If nil, down Snako river,
tv tho Wicscr, about fifty miles this
sido of Boino City. It is said to be tho
intention of tho company to push tho
work f through to tho Columbia river
within two years, and nt tho rato of
progress contemplated for tho present
Summer, it will not bo difficult of ac
complishment. Tho ultimato destination
of tho road will bo tho city of Portlond.
Another fact thnt strengthens tho
ltnlif wt ..m .mnnlA ... iti.a ..inllnw .ml
gives confidenco in tho enterprise, is J
vino nut, uiu oiiuiu wuiikuiioin wuu uvtii
our valloy railroad tho Oregon Central
anil Oregon it California roads aro tho I
owners of tho Utah Northern. A well
known and prominent Salem gentleman,
who was passenger on tho Elder with
Mr. Villard, and also saw that gentle
man in San Francisco, at tho Pnlaco
Hotel, is our authority. Mr. Villard is
well known its President of tho roads
above named, nnd he gave our informant
tho particulars above cited, and showed
plats of tho route contemplated for tho
road down Snako riicr to sovcral
gentlemen who wero familiar with that
part of tho country. Ho also slated that
ho and others intoicstcd would soon pro
ceed up tho Columbia to select and so
curo n river site for tho terminus. Tho
road may striko the Columbia nt some,
point not far nbovo Umatilla landing.
iho facts nbovo presented constitute,
tho most important railroad nows pub
lished to tho peoplo of tho North Paciflo
in many years. If a railroad connection
can bo efl'ected within thrco years, wo
shall sco a stream of immigration sot to
wards tho Columbia river that will rap
idly fill up and develop tho wido region
of hills and valloys of tho interior, nnd
doublo tho jiopulation and wealth of tho
coast counties. The cnterpriso is in tho
hands of capitalists, who already have a
deep interest iu our region and so havo
every inducement to build up tho coun
try nnd perfect a railroad system for it.
Wo havo experienced decided benefits
from their cnterpriso in tho past, nnd
whilo nil coqiomtions aro said to be soul
less, wo must recognize their manage
ment has been beneficent, and welcomo
further cnterpriso on thoir part as fav
orablo to tho best inteicsts of tho wido
cgion in which thoy operate Bee.
WAR BETWEEN CHILE AMD
BOLIVIA.
Wo hear of tho Bolivian ports being:
blockaded by Chile. Bolivia has no ves
sels of war, and her ports so blockaded
aro separated from tho rest of tho coun-
tiy by a desert waste. Hack of them
aro nitrato mines owned by Chilians
and thoy aro prevented from shipping-
the nitrates, which aro becoming a great
staple of commcrco, by an export duty
imposed by Bolivia, contrary to direct
treaty stipulations. It seems that Bo
livia is jealous of tho wealth tho Chil
ians aro making off these mines, and as a-
measure of self-protection for iter citi
zens Chile has blockaded tho ports from
which tho nitrato is shipped, and will
probably retain them permanently. It
is a portion of the coast that is disputed
territory between tho two poworsand
Bolivia cannot march troops across sv
desert to reach them, and haa no fleet to
resent an attack. Seven-eighths of the
peoplo of the disputed territory are
Chilians also. These facts aro necessarr
to an understanding of the present trou
olo between these two nations. Bee.
Gauiiuldi was an invalid whon g"
went to Rome and had tho appearance of
agnostwnenuioy uoro mm iromuie uopot
to his son's house. Ihey wero anxious to
know what he camo thero for,nd even
King Humbert, of Italy, camo to eeo
tho republican leader and soldier. Gari
baldi has got well enough to express
himself, and what ho wants is to have
the people of Italy rise as a unit in favor
of universal suffrage. A Democratio
lcaguo is formed for that purpose, that
proposes to go to work )eaceably to ef
fect it, and the chief's manifesto to th
peoplo of Italy surnificautly inUmalM
that it won't be healthy for the powdta .
that be to compel the people to resort to'
otner man peaceable means. Tho old
hero doesn't intend to die until his work
is done. Bee