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am-tWWffiSiwajaSEKJtlSSirBSS I WILLAMETTE FARMER. H tiUtftttttte Mnxmtt. ISSUED KVr.UT FRIDAY, BV rcuLi3UEiui amd rnorjiiETwts. Terms of Subscription! Oil cory one year (52tiumbcr), Instance.. ..2 00 Oat copy six montln(C0 nuinlen) - 1 00 Onecopy throe monUu (13 numbers) .. 60 POBTLAND, SKIT. 20, 1870. TELEGRAPHIC. L'ASTEBN STATES. Alter MnniiMlrr. Oalvlstok, Sept. 20. Cnpt. Courtney with a detnehtnent o( troops pursued n pnrty of Indians toward Del Norlo, capturing their horses nnil plunder anil breaking up a enmp evidently used as n relay camp (or maraud. lg lu Mexico. Ono Indian was killed. Ilullloit nnil I'olnnffP, New Yons. 8ept. 20. llio foreign bullion recoiled (or colnaga nt tlio U. H. nssay olllco in thin cltv (rom tbo lCth to tbo 10th, lnclu. bItc, aggregated Si,2VO,000, and tbo amount paid out mi bullion account (rom Kept. l!lth to the lUlh amounted to $7,833,500. 'Ilin Fever. Mritims, Htpt. 22. N'o now cnscH havo been reported. Two deaths havo occurred ulnco Inst evening. Mntr-iiii, Kept. 2.-CaFrs, 10; deaths, 3. I'nlnl i:ilolon. Ciiiwno, Sept. 21. Tbo tug 0.31. Parker, whllo towing tbo schooner H. A. Wood to Evanstou, burnt ber boiler at 9 o'clock tbls morning oft" Lincoln l'ark, Tbo following wcro killed : llobirt Leahy, captain; John Callngnn, engineer; Peter Bogcrs, flrcinin, nmnVilliam lltutou, cook, 'lboonlymnn on tbo tug who escaped was Win. Mcuulro, n dcckbaiid, aud ha was badly injured. I'rilrstrlniilsin. Nkw Yoric, Hept. 21. In tbo pedestrian conttst at !i o'clock tbo scoro stood : Wcs ton, r0 mites; 1 tow ell, (ttillnrcll, G'J; (luyn, 78; Until, 77; Fnnchot, C8; Morrltt, 07; Hart, 71; Krobiic, GO; Taylor, CI; Jackson, 05; Fcdirmcjor, G3. I'iiInuiii'iI lijr Tonilslnnls. I.-odisviu.p, Sept. 21. Thrco brothers named llurkley alo toadstool (or numb room this morning. Ono illod nnil tbo other two aro in n critical condition. Ilrpnly Mitrsluil Mini. Ciur.i.rsTos, Sept. 22. Internal Itovcnuo Collector Brnjlon has received dispatches (rom Hpartaiiburg, Mating that spiel ill dip illy colli itor nnil United State Deputy Marshal T. J. Davis, wan shot tlili niter noon by J. II. Panther, whllo nrvlng n bench unrrnnt Icsuid in North Carolina, but which liad been iimdo serviceable in this district by Judgo llrjnn. l'anlber was shot In tho kg by u negro nnil Is now in Jail nt Hparlaiibmg. Davis' thigh bono Mas badly broken. Heavy flrnlii I'lrm Nniprnileil. Cmcino, Kept. 23. H. Del lloudls A-Co., couiuiIhsIoii iticrchitnU aud heavy import ers of grain, limn suspended. Tiiey hud n branch housn in Ht. Louis. Western llrms loss bravily but llttlo of their linper was held In r 0. They had been selling whint hort. Wlirnl Aitvnntliitf nt flilrniro. Thero was u contiiiueil upward movi incut of prices on chaugo to-day, wheat innking n moat decided advance. November Billing as high as $1 08 during tbo nftcrnoou and closlrg strong at n shiido less than tbo best Jiriccs, Although prices bavo advanced dally or two wcoks with no retrogrado tuovemcut of consequence, tlio result luui not been dm- astrous oxcept in three case on chango un til to-day, when several small operators sus pended, but tho total amount of their liabil ities wilt hardly bo $2,000. Provisions aro also strong nt a decidedly buoyant feeling. Partners appear to bo holding buck their supplies (or better prices. I'ntratrlniilsm. Kkw Yobk, Hept. 211 A. M. Weston, 173; Howell, Uir,; Hnzaol, ISO; Guyon, 200; Enuls, ISO; Panehot, 151; Merrltt, 101; Hart, 103; Krobne, 1C0; Taylor, 100; Jack son, ICO; rerderiuencr, ICO, Atnnoo'cloik tho only men on tho track wero Kniiis, Mer rltt nud Hurt; the other having retired, norno to take n long rest uiid others an hour's p. fnriro nrilrnlii Is. Montiikai., Sept. 2 J, Tho propi ltor Albion ran ashore on I.nko St. I.ouls, west of I.n chine, last night during n fug. Only 2.T.00 bnshels of grain nut of a rurgo of 10,000 bushels, will bo saved. Minister Killed ly III Hiihii Wire. BTiiirroup, Conn,, Sept, 21. Itov. David L, I.ounsbury, rictorof Christ's church, was hot dead this morning by his wife as ho lay sleep, Tho woman was temporarily lusuue irtm sickness. Wlicntnt Chlrniro. Ciiicaoo, Kept. 21. Wheat declined henv lly ngiin to-dny. N'o, 2 red in P.M. call, was 11! cents lowir than tho highest price yesterday. N. I1. II. II. II I rectum Mrrtcit. Nrw Yons, Sipt. 21. Atthonuiiualmeet lng of the stockholders of tho Nortlurn Pa oitlo llullroad, held hero to-day, the follow, tog board of directors weru elected: Fred erick Hillings, of Vermont; Josuph Dilworth, l'ittsburg; O. 11. Wright. Joseph 1). Polls and J. Praltay Smith, Philadelphia; 11. P. Oheay, Boston; J. M. Deuison, Baltimore; Alexander Mitchell, Milwaukee; J. O. Alus worth, Portland, Oregon; Johnston l.iviug ton, Hugh MeCullougb, Weutou Ferguson and Jus. II. Williams, New York The I'ever. Hxurais, Bept. 21 Koon. Seven ease reporUd: six deaths bsvs occurred. Sept. 3110 P. M. Ten esses; two more dMtfcl. nvI Ball. Cutcioo, Sept. 23. A novel suit was be gan hero to-day, The widow of Hugh If e aonville, the man murdered by Sherry and CcnUy, for which the latter vera hanged, bagau suit for $10,000 damages under the tat law against the ownar of the saloon vhara Bherrr and Donley procured the liquor which got them intoxicated, against the vaer ol tha building and against the aftsnt who leaaed tha premlaM. rrtkto ralar. JaMMViiXB, Wis., Bept. 13. On ol tha moat brutal murder aver oammltted in this Cttte occurred on tha farm ol A. White, in tha town ol Porter, Bock county, at 7k'cloek ihU BBoniag. Mr. White lalt tha farm ear ly lu tho BOimlag to maka aoma purchase. aa4 whllo gone his little Ava-yaar old sou vaa Biased from tho house, together with o, Bartixtgarter, a Genaaa (ana hand. atuek wa inaUluted, aad at 1 o'clock this Moraoosi tho body ol llttlo Bandy was die MTorod lying under a auaagtr la tho aheep harm, with hie throat cat froaa car to oar, a waa oatlrely diaaaabowalod. Barrlngar aa had tod oa a hora taken froaa tho larsi. Xha ad waa aitanrarda captured, aad U IMtawlA FORKIGft HEWS. The World's Hnrplim When!. Londov. Sept. 20. The surplus wheat in America, Bussla and tbo Bob!, Is 5,009,000 quarter less than tbo nggregato deficiency in various countries. Tbo titock Exchange closed to-day (or repairs. American Whips fur ItiiMiln, LmnrooL, Kept. 20, Tho Shipping Ex press, speaking o( n contract (or Hussion corvetto cruisers, sav that Admiral Lesstv sky, Busslau minister of marine, is on the point of signing contracts with tno ngeuis oi American shlppim.' firms (or n number of cruisers, tho aggregato cost to bo 23,000,000 roubles lu gold. Opposition contract! nave been presented by uatlvo firms, but Amcrl tho otli Inst. Special dispatches stato that Ilin iroons of the carrlson plundered and burned tbo Governors honso nnd murderer tho cotntnanding general, who was a friend of tho Ameer. Tbo iidulr throws suspicion I on tbo loyaltv of Ajooli Knhu, n brother of tho Ameer. A special ditpatch from Lahore says that Afghan tribes occupying Jundv milk tbriaUn Dukka. Tho Cabul rebels are levying foKcd loans on iiierchautH. Anollier lliilrnue I'cnreil. Much annrchensinn is filt nbout the safe ty of tbo II tlllsli residency nt llundcl.iy, lltir mah. riiil nfn Millie. Lomiox, Sept. 22,lho sliiKO of colliers nt Ktaufordsblrc, has been ended by tho masters j Iclding. Ili'ir ni'iiliilMi' lti rill It'll, A dispatch from Kiiugoou trips It is gen erally beliotd that orders Imvo been scut to tbo ncting resident of Mr.udelay, Durmali, to leavo with his pirty as soon as ho can with out betrnying iindigniflad liasto or i.ppcar unco of fear. This inonsnra will ghe gen. cat satisfaction, us no iuti roourso exists be tween tho residency nnd tho llurmcso court without running any risk for tbo ncting resl-1 dent, but ordinary chillllcn ntid ntteutioiis duo the rcprescntitio of the llritish govern ment havo been studiously withheld, nnd bis' presenco had uo effect lu checking cruelties I still practiced by tho court. It is just possl-1 bio the ncting resident may think it less i dangerous to remain quit lly than to leave, but it Is not probable. 'I ho actual risk to I memliori of the residency is only slight, still nemo risk Is liipvltnblo so long as tbo king continues bis drliilmg orgies Miirronnded by I voitug advisers too igiiomut nnd hot beaded i lo .appiecluto danger of wnr with Biiglond. Tho llurmeso wero reported to bodiiohttd1 nt tho dojinrturo of Col, llrown, llritish resl-1 tun nm-iun, uniuK tu mu .....ou v.ui.wju.vU. uuiauto iuu iuijtuu wu lucucu jieauiug ell- JOSl'lIll JlUrgi'r I" HIO 111HIUIO MlllUy llllll of brlbM,hMo apparently secured tho order, rcct for the nuascar. A youna : offlcer seo-' from tlio Wilkerson Inothem, in I'roin Ariinnisinii. 'ing tho peril of his ship, leaped overboard. ' u ... i t c!...i t..iu . Lovnov, Kept. 20.-Thc Indian office con-, and meeting tbo torpedo, changed Its cotuso I n11 ovc,r Mxt ,n ' . &c1 Immh mc (l.H,o ronnrl nf nn nnllirrftk nt Herat oil oud It nassed under tho stern of 11m Itnn.nAr. L'OllO that ClltlllOt 1)0 lOUllll. J llO lllllllllis .. .! ini ti ii ninn ni mnni .iihIohxa i. .a. iletilj ileclanng tliclr only ileslro lo do leu , iii.rs nndciilraiiccs of tho building. Ampiad nlono to prrsuo their own policy without in- of thlily policemen wns detailed to k. ep tho tetfereneo of forelgiics. Tho Mna diilikis ' passago open. At nqiurtirto ono tho vol having forciguers ninr blm. I.vervtbliig Is ernns, federal nnd confederate, r.rrlved uimu reported quiet at MniiiUlny, although thu king' cruelties continued. KIllL" (Vleillljll. Advices from Cnpe Town to the 22d of August report that King CVtewajo was to I'liibirk nt Putt Dumford for Cape Town, Sir Garni t Wolsily was expected nt Utrecht em the fith iunt. JIi'Tlco Iteinllt, Citt or Mixico, Sept. lfi. Ono hundred nud thirty thousand dollars, tho nut in stallment of tho American debt, has been forwarded to Washington, Ilml Vtlirnt Crop III IViuire PAn. Sept. 23.-TI,o Bnlle.li, Do Shal.es I report new wheat threshed so fur tinsati' faetoty in jiild and quality, nnd deficient even in districts where it wns expected to bo favorable. In sovcral departments new wheat fetibcd from three to four franc nor quintal let tbuu old, somo of it requiring several months, doing before it can bo milled. Cnnniln Itnllnny Comliliintlon. Lonpov, Sept. 23. Directors of tho Great Western railway of Canada havo issued a special report on proposals for fusion with the Grand Trunk railway, which will be sub mitted nt n meeting of shareholder on tho 2d of October. Terrible Fire. Odessa, Sept. 23. Tho YJestuIck, news paper, publishes n letter from Kley describ ing n terriblo 11 ro which octtirred ut that city ou tbo 3d lust, whllo a furlntu storm was raging. Tbo fire bioko out in seven difler i ut places, Tho office of tho tiro brigade, chief pnllro station, n gunpowder magazine and four petroleum store wero Hlmultati rouily siit on fire. Tho los was enormous. Many liven wcro lost, Including thoso of sev eral children. Itiistlmi UrfWit. Hutu, Sept. 2J, Official intelligence h.is been received hero from two authentic source by way of Persia, confirming the now that tho Busslan advance column bns bien defeated by tho Turcomans at Geoklito with n loss of hiiven hundred killed, nud tlio Busslau falling buck on rutrmn. Knullali 'riii nml Mnrliet. LoNPos, Sept. 23. The Marl; I.auo I'.i-1 press snvs i Much grain has been ciuted nud stacked under conditions v.hieh render sprouting and loss of condition aluiot In eiitable. In Scotland tbo Agricultural nt- nation Is gloomy, Tho fields nro still quite uuiipo lu tho uphuds nud ns tho heuktui is too far ndvauced (or any hopo of miitshini', the chances of tho grain maturing popcrly are reduced to n minimum. Had n our bar-' vests havo been since lb7fi, it mut Is) ad-' mltted that thoprescut season's jleld will 00 uy nir tuo worst. Thero has besn material revival of trade iu foreigu wheat, nud tho upward movement anticipated a fortnight ngo has made n fair start in au advance of two shillings per quar ter which has been maintained during tho week, and tho prevalence of speculative transactions afford proof that there are not wanting thoscflwho couslder tho rrceut im- Erovement but the first step to materially en auce tho range of values. Miller nave shown an incllnatlom to add to their stocks, so that healthy activity has pervaded the grain trade throughout the United Kingdom, Flour haa shared the advance to the extent 01 a shilling per aaok and barrel, Feeding stuffs are held with increased firmness. Ar rivals at ports (or the past week have beeu aaaall. wheat off coaamet with good iuqul- Sr, and prices advanced 1W to lis, but the raited amount ol choice haa restricted busi ness. Mais waa also in good demand and twieea advanced 18d. Thero haa been very extensive busiueaa doao in wheat ifor shipment at rapidly im proving price, and oloalug salea indicate an advance ol 3 oa tha week with continued strong demand. Barley ia ateady with up ward taadenoy. Bales ol English wheat last week, 13,'JU quarters at 17a d per quarter, against CO, 456 quarters at 43a 2d per quarter (or the aim week last year. The imports into tho UulUd Kingdom tor tho week eading Bept. 13th, wero 1,513,12'J owls wheat and 174,115 owta tour. Jowa a KatfaaOs4. Bocaiaasrr, Bept. M. The deputies re jected tho motion to disregard tha provisions ol las treaty ol Berlin relative to tha etnaa cipatloa l tho Jaws. They havo also ro- lecled the mensuro stipulating tbo natural izatlon of tbo Jews bo Individual only. This leaves the field clear (or the introduction of tho government project which provides (or tlio immediate) omrancnisementof I, COO Jews. Kmrtncltmtlnr Jen. Maoiiid, Sept. 24. A telegram (rom Ha. 7tttia states that thrco slaveholders have cmnnclpated C,000 slaves mid contracted with them (or their servlco (or fheveass, Otnor slaveholders Intend following tiio ex ample, Dnrlng- Font. Panama, Sept. 1C Tho Star and Herald snvs that dutlnc the attack on Antnfnuaain. Chill, by tho Peruvian Iron clad Huascar, n torpedo was launched ogalnst tbo Chilian transport Abtao, After proceeding a short The captain of tho Abtao was rnmrird wounded In the fight nnd n number of his I the alleys nnd near the houses, nnd men and officers killed. I smt nm, horsM Umt t,py ,h(1 not tnko Ti,.,n I. nnfI'"!iPil?.r"i' it t. . ht" nnows, some of which will die. lliero Is not a dollar in the Peruvian u t t e .t trcasuiy nnd tho future has been anticipated ' I1'0611"' lis ni ogenenillynl.il nied fortlu-ir up to tho end of Novcmbor, nnd $5,000,000 l,,ioiml wifety. It'll men have golio in aro duo banks aud othors for war expenses.' pursuit, mid it'poit tho Ilidiulis hno mi Soldiers nro without payand promise soon j many hoises that they make n big tiail to bo without rntions. PACIFIC lUAbl't Urn n I Coining, Ran PsANcifco. Sept. 23. Oovcrnor-elect Perkins nud Kx-Governor Woods, of Oregon, waited upon General Orntit jcstirdny ou lug and nsked blm to start for Oregon on tho .Stato of California, on tho 1th of Oetober. After n long conversation General Grant said that ho could not docido upon nny day to go to Oregon; j ct ho hoped nnd determined to go thero biforo ho returned Kast. Hiilute In (Irnut. I Tbo soldiers nnd sailors of the lato war P''o W eisi r. find u Hiltitolti honor of General Oiiiutatl ' ' noon fiom tho sand lots. Gen. Grant In Oregon. 1 lie llmiiiieil inrt, i San I'liAhtmco, bept. 23. Tho Methodist rrcp.v.atlonstoatvoHiraaWorthy Uocop Conference, which has been in session ini .,., ,,. .., .,,,, ,,,. San Joso for somo timo past, called Inn body upon General nnd Mrs. Grant this morning. Bishop Haven mndo an millions of welcome. An hour was takou up befoie the piesentnlloiiH wcro concluded, The preparations .irouud tbo now city hall for thu forninl presentation of General nnd i Mr. Grant to the cltlrcn of San l'raiicisco wf ro of elaliorato character. Tim Major's office, which wns used ns n reception room, was handsomely draped with Hags. A tl.n I.mir f,.e !... .n.i.iln.. nnmn.i..i the crowd gicw denser, filling up thu corrl-1 mo saini lot liking up n position mar Mnrkit street. The first gun wai find it 12,30, tlio other 37 gnus succeeding t.ieli other nt intinuls of ono mlniitu. Peonlo wirolunssid nil nloun tho lino of Markul strict. Inn few minute tho ox-prcsldciit nnd party nrrhrdnt tho MoAllistcr htrcut TrT ia, '! liT'iC,Cii,Wi! chtetH' '' tbo Gem rat proceeded nlona tho jiavcuiout, escorted by tho Mayor, tbo enthusiasm ol tho crowd broko out of rish. Aloun the cor- rldur tunnlni' from tho lower outrauco to tho Major's office wero ranged tho nteraus, posted In two lines. Their commander. , Colonel Lyons, stepped forward a General ttt?t3.V. .S." old commnndir." Tho veterans responded with euthuslastio cheers. Tho party then proceeded to tho Major's offico where u com inltteo ol ladies wcro waiting to receive Mr. Grnnt nud nssist her. I'nrllle Const I.nuil f.ntr. Ban Fiuncuco, Sept. 23. The U. S pub lio bind commission, crested by act uf tha last Congress, will meet hero to-morrow for tho purpose of codifying the laud laws of tho Pacillo Coast department. It is in contem plation to recommend to Congress to abolish nil district lsud offices aud to consolidate the Bumo with tho land office lu Washington. Merloni Clin rices. A Los Angeles dispatch says: G. Wiley Wells, of this city in receipt of n letter from Col. Mokbj, consul at Hong Kong, by the last China steamer, which will be pub. Unhid in tho Journal to-morrow, to tho effect that before tho name of Baiter, lato consul At Ilfllin KnriL' WfW upllt In llm cenilln fnr I continuation n consul general nt Shaghni ho plcnstsl to chronicle hiith n glorious tho Secretaryof Stato was lu possession ofjic.sult. iron. J. W. Xesniith, 'who inn Consul Mosul's dispatch churgiug B illey I IU!nionnl ft fend of General Grunt, will, wiin eieingn iieniniier to tno government to n... ....,, .,r amniwv. anvnnn ..m. .. tho amount of $JO,000 or $10,000, with tho record of evidence sustaining the charge; that not until lifter II lily's confirmation aud Mcsbv's dispatch had been in part published in u Washington paper did tho Secretary of muiu iimu iiuuio ui iuu uiinrgcs. (Iniiit'a Movement'. San 1'i.ancisco, Sept. 21. This morning quite u largo delegation of ex-reiideuts of GaUna called upon General Grunt nud had a pleasant touulou. General Glint, nccoiup.iulcd by Mijor General McDowell, Judgo 1'ield, Mr. Gr int, u. r. iiraui, Jr., ami tlio receitiou commit' in', lunueiuaii'ii uller leaving tlio er leavfim tho producn exchange, vuri driven tu the Wishingtou street wharf, where tho party took tho steamer llener.at Jlcrhrrson, nnd proceeded to mike tho tour of the fortifications lu tho harbor. I he uteumer proceeded to Angel Island, whero tho General and party wero received by the officers In command nud show u around tho post. After passing an hour or so thero they visited Alcatraz. The General Inspected tho fortifications thero aud complimented tho commanding officer upon tho excellent condition of tho fort, and rem irked udou tho splendid defense of tho harbor iu general. The parly then took the steamer for lllnck Polut. Ou their Arrival thero tho battery fired a salute of thirty- eight guus. Carriages in waitiug took the party to tbo rosuicnco of General McDowell, the bauds of the 2d aud 4th artillery and 4th infantry playing "Hail to the Chlet" on the arrival, aud tho soldier saluting. Tour of Inspection. General I Tow aril, Commander of the Department of tho Columbia, Adjutant General Greeno and Col. Morrow, of tie 21st Infantry, left Vancouver today on a tour of inspection to Fort Townscnd, Thoy w ill bo absent on this duty several dajs, but the General will bo back iu Beason to tender tho left hand of fellow- ship his right hand having been shot oil iu Kittle to his old comrade, Gen. 'Gruut, ijK3ii his arrival in Oregon. o Xa tho City. Sheriff Kelty of Yamhill arrived in tho city this morning, having an insane roan in charge destined for the asylum. He reports everything as prosperous in his county. Court will soon convene with a heavy docket and business will bo lively about Lafayette. Mr. Kelty returned home this afternoon. Renegade Beds. Tno Hostllos Raid WoUer Valley and Steal a number of Valuable Horses Cltlzonu on tho Trail. A diijintclt leceived fioni Boise City on Sntuulny mivs: Tlio Boise Stntesninn leceivetl Ruvcrnl letters 1y this inoi iiingH ninil fioni jitoin int'iit citirens in Weisor nnil Inclinii vol leys, stnting tlint tlio Jndiniis rniilcil those valleys last Sunday night, stealing seventeen hind of lino horses from Jil i Jeweller in thu upper elley, n lot from l wove ctivmi'lv bold. L'oiliir nil thiouuh I nnil mi' t'lkinjr the wiino unite they ditl 'after the laid they lnndo last Fall nt the tinio Uill .iiutiiliv mid iinity loiiowtu them nnd were killid ninr the Pnvettu fall-. Tho tint tv in pursuit havo sent iimmnim Tbo m'ti-Tiiv lin nowHions. nmiitl?uiSAv lio bnii: lor 1 Iwiito these letteis nsk for tioons to be 'wilt to their settlement. Tiiev fear tlio Indiniis will bum nil the propel ty in the valleys nud nuiider tlio citizens. It is itiite piobnlilo that they may do so, ns this is tlio coveted countiyof the tene corao by ni:-3oiiator Ncinilth. isince On. Cirant left this Stato as n youii',' i.icuteimnt, his career has been oil') continued train of biilliunt mc- I ,...sws ...: j. occui(.(l the l.lnco nt the ' occujm u tni iiinto m tut I head of the American nation, a country I nml nonnlii imeiiimled in nits .eionce ' nn" l,pol" "tUqHUILU ill ruts, M.IOI1CI, iuditstiy or perwer.inco on tho face of the globe j tend with llo had ninny things to con the greatest of which vns Now hero in societv or union? .liOUN tin j," nernl jiitlilic cioei enlotisy fo in n !i i xist in ninoii',' thu oliicein of the in my, eniiimissioned nud nou-coniiiiis-siiiued alike. Dm itit; the waritciopped lout nt everv luiltle, nnd time and timo nnin, wt-io" lmireU placed whero they l"l ot liclong. An (Jen. (.rant bec.inie , 3 . , , . , ., ln0, "d mom eoii'picuoim by his bril- limit neliieveiuentH, tlio moio ho had to couteiul with until leaching the posi tion of C'oniiiiiiiiiler-iii-Uhii'f. Another ollicer who sullori'il from tho sanio cause nud had tho glory of victory stolen fioni through jealousy is Gen. O. O. Howard, of which mo could say much, hnd wo spaco nnd inclination. Gen. Grant is coining homo again, nnd should bo le eched in u manner becoming a man who has received tho most di8tiii''iiishoJ gift in tho power of a people that of President. To-night n meeting will bo held at tho Court Houso pursuant to a call from our .Mayor to uinko in raiigementH for n glad welcome. Everybody invited, regard less of politics or ci eed, to tnko part in the meeting nud nssist in making this thu most brilliant nlluir that has ever taken plnco on tho Koith Pacific. It is said Gen. Grant will visit tho Stato Kuir, svliioi will bo tlio salvation of tho btuto Agricultural hociuty, nml wo will i" . i. ,i. -if ..r i... :,. ,lli,,. n n,l on behalf ol the Hociety, iteliver nn nit- ill ims of wtiU oino. Nothing will bo left undone by tho society to entcitnin him whilo in their charge, but ns to his io coption and wuleonio luck to Oregon, Portland w ill make it of such grand pro portions as to lo-eelio throughout tho en tiro Ninth l'acitie. Broyman Bros., Salem. All pcrtous who vuit S'.alem during tho Stato Pair will find tho nbovo firm just sup plli J with .1 now stock of fall good, includ ing everv thing that iniiKes up tho sum of wants in fannir fat nlj. Mr. Y. Brejmaii returned from Sap I'mucisco this week, hav ing purchased an immune stock, and call not only furnish jou wit'i anj thing jou need but cau let you have it r.t .a bargain. Comitock & Pfluger. Thcso gentlemen havo been doing an activo business since their reopening, and still have in store a largo assortment of merchandise in the lino of staple dry goods, fancy dry goods, ladies' dress goods, clothing, hats, boots and shoes, etc. They consult the interests of the country trade largely in all their dealings, and a farmer coming to town to do business can hardly afford to neglett visiting their es tablishment on Second street, which is one of the largest aud handsomest in the city, where will be lound accommodating gentlemen reauy to show goods at a bargain. Bid Pjucx ior WliiAT. In bis after-din-ner speech at the Pioneer Reunion last week, E. K. Anderson said he brought the first wheat to this valley that ever came here. He brought it from Yamhill county in 1853, and sold it for 110 to 20 a bushel. Mr. Anderson put in a crop the same year, and the next harvest realized IS a bushel for what ho had to sell. It our farmers could have sold their wheat this year for f 10 or even 13 a bushel, them would have been many a Crcrsus in tho valley, Ashland Tidings. o Over 50,000 people gathered on Gar rison common, Toronto, on the 9th, to witness a review of troops in honor of Al.A M 1 wsiaBi am M 1 ail a 1 s S llio uviciuve uwniuii luih State and Territorial. Mlllmuetln Vnller. Lay ton Smith, tlioUlxcrsidosajs, left n val uable horso bitched in the street at Independ ence, nnd w hen ready to go homo could uot ll.id it. Dr. Watsrhoutc, of Monmouth, has !u his niirscrvn small plum trco onlv two inches in diameter, which boro this season "o pounds oi nlco plums. Mr. A. Jlcrthold, of Washington county, fell olf tbo water box Wednesday cNcnliig nnd stiscaincii soero injuries, which win iiy mm up (or somo time. Christian College, Monmouth, was opened on tbo 14th under favorable circumstances, a large number of scholars being present from this Stato nnd Washington Territory. Chis. Iniuc. of Independence fell from n scalTold, 111 (cot, and got ugly cuts nnd bruises, ami a llttlo son of Win. Ireland, of Monmouth, was thrown from a horso and had bis arm broken. Hollanders of the Black settlement, Wash ngton county, together with tho neighbors living near tlio tinforttinato Mr. Haugg, turned out en mauo nnd threshed and put un der cocr bis cntlro crop. 1 bo Ktigcnc Guard sa) s: Most of tlio har vesting will bo tlirough this week, nud from what wo can lcatu, tho crop is a great deal better thin was nt first expected. Very little w licit will bo burned in thu lieldii. Miss Kllcn ll.'alcston. n lounclady who Ins lis Lit nlinoM uninterruptedly nt .MOllim ivillosiuco her birth, wns tlio first lady pass- I cl,ficr M'10 ,,liuJo t'10 thiounh trip from that tun to iortlau.l nn.l back, upon tho occa- sion of tlio completion of tho extension of tbo roau loiuai point. llio .Tournal sayss Mr. Ward, who lives in thu Willamctto 1 oiks, lost quito n lot of sacked grain by llro ono Any last week. Ho had set tbo straw on llro nnil tho wjnd car ried tbo Humes to tlio pilo of grain and beforo it could bo extinguished, nbout three bun died bushels was desire) cd. Tlio Cornelius Courant saysi Thero has been somo complaint in this vicinity that tbo grain crop was short, that is, that tlio number of htsdicls to tho ncro w as below tlio average, complied with tho former seasons. Taking tbo evidence of somo of our most cxtcmiio grain producers wo find thiro is no cauio for such complaint. Tho Vnmliill Konortcr aj-si Tlio ware houses along tho lino of tho Xnrruw Gauga railroad nro full to overflow ilia with wheat especially at lbdwcU's, where, to aiiablu tho iiiauai-irs to stow-away tho people's irr.ain, thoy wcro compelled to erect ndditions to their buildings. Work at tho Mo.Minuiillo depot Is still imping nctivolj'. Kverj' evening's train brines a lot of material nud tluro nro noirscv- i ml piles of building stitfl on tho grounds, to bo used iu thu now station houscj nml now hotel which will probably bo well nigh com pleted next week. 1 hero nro probably in the neighborhood of li'O.UOO btithols of uraln on itor.i;:o iu tho three warehouses nt MuMinnvillo and tho hauling season has barely got under way. Tho first shipment of two car loads was made from Xuwby's on Wednesday morniiur. Cars nro standing on tho snlo track iu long strings, nud henceforward tho shipping business will no lively iliiriug tno gram season, hlilpmcnts from that point will far exceed all fiituru esti mates. It. C. Gccr's liophotiso in tho Waldo Hills. was burned un uu Saturdav list. Loss bclni SI.'-'OO. Mr. A. C. Bobinson. of Turner, recently had a very narrow cscapo from being torn to pieces in tlio machinery of his grain olovator. Noulliern Oresna. Wheat sold last w cck for 70 cents at Boso burg. Judgo Strahan shot a deer whllo gliding down tlio Umpn.ua iu a small boat. Boscburg grow so that they havo had to survoy more land for the town to spread upon. Tlio land bought by Douglas county for a county poor farm, has been redeemed, so that the salo is null. Jcsso Applegato's land in Douglas count)-, offered for salo under execution of II. . Dow ling, found no bidders. Immigrants from California in almost desti tute circumstances havo reached ltosoburgand been assisted by tho citizens. The Coos Bay News saysi Messrs. Clarko & Buyer, two of our largest sheep owners killed sixtecu beats aud two panthers since tho 1st of May. Bobert McCann was seriously injured at Packard's logging camp on Coos river, by a log falling ou his thigh. W. K. Mooro nnd W. A. Luso recently amused themselves by shooting a building full of holes nt Marshllcld. Thoy wcro taxed about livo cents a holo. Gilbert, of Lakoviow, whilo at work on tho new hotel at that place, lost his footing and fell to tho ground, a distance of LMJ feci, crushing both ankles fearfully. Tho Jacksonville Times savst Some mis creant tho other day stole a thousand pounds of potatoes from McCully i Mooro, who liavo the Humphrey ranch rented. The proprietors wcro both absent at tho time. Tho Boscburg Independent tells of a drummer w ho had the nightmare w lien on the Ashland stago and jumped out, aud not beiug able to catch up bad to foot it into Cam on Mile. Tho Tidings saysi Tho "sticky" land on llutto Creek is exceedingly productive and has lasting qualities not possessed by the lighter soils, and notwithstanding its un pleasant features in the rainy season, it is be coming every vcar to bo more highly prized (or agricultural purposes. The Douglas Independent saysi By ship, ing the Spring clip of wool to ban Francisco, his j ear, tho Grange at this place did a wise f .!.!- '.I . V .. . .-"" iiiiuj-, nun eecureu oeiicr pneca toan incl any of our merchant The average price paid the Grange for iU wool was 27 cents, while tlio highest price obtained by our merchant was 20 cents. Thatcher A Worden, of Linkville, were awarded the contract for supplying the Klam ath Inaian Agency with 50,000 pounds each of tlur and beef, receiving $2 75 a hundred for the former and $3 33 a hundred for the besf. Newman Fisher received tho contract for furnishing the corn meal at ft 40 per hundredweight. Ems of tho aatalao Walla Walla i sending down more grain than the O. 8. N. Co. can handle. -Tne , slr?ph J'M Dayton and alia V alia haa been sold to J. F. McElroy. The Pendleton jail ia complained of a inse cure and it is expensive hunting up escaped prisoner. r MajorGeorgo Manning, c! Lewiston, has fallen hen- to a fortune oing to the derniaa ol a long forgotten relative in England, Mr. Eugen Sullivan, a gentleman recently from Kansas, who located on Lower Powder, met with a double affliction last week. Hi wife wa taken sick and died oa Thursday, and while ho was attending tho funeral hia house took firs aad was burned to tho ground About tea days ago Mr. Divine came hero from Silver City, L T ahead ol his hand of cattle, which wan in tkm J kU 1L ..J J the hired bob, to sosk out a leeatiea aad iad a pasture for his cattle, and when ho had about sticcctlcil and expected his outfit to coino in ov cry day, lo, ho received wont that his wifo had sold oury hoof amlgono off with ono of tho hired men, ono too, whom ho con sidered a special ftiend. Quito a lively town is springing up near tho Monumental mine. Tho citizens of Yakima Valley aro going to organize a Pioneer society. Tho settlers don't liko tho idea of removing tho soldier ho) s from Kittitas Valley. An outfit of bents calling themselves show men aro bilking tho Baker county people. Chief Moses visited Bllcnsburg last week and invested somo coin in Winter supplies. A dwelling linttso on tho upper ranch of I!cn Snipes, iu Vnkima Valley, was iu tho carlj' part of last week destroyed bj' fire. In trving to stop n runaway team in Kitti tass Valley recently. Mr. Canaday rocoived injuries which soon after ended in death. A new mall route has recently been estab lished v la Crab Creek from Walla Walla to Camp Okamgan. Spokau Jimmy has tho contract nt tlio modest sum of $330 per mouth. A few davs since n shootinuscrnno occurred at Bllcnsburg, in which a well-known lady and gentleman figured as principals, tho former ns tho shooter nud tho latter is tlio "shootcc." Multcnl nttendanco for n shot in tho nrm was shortly afterward absolutely nec essary. Tbo Walla Walla Union saysi Last Mon day evening two wclt-ltuowu citirens had a disgraceful light on Main street. What mado tlionlfiaj' particularly noticeable, was tho tact that ono jtaco nlllccr watched tlio light from ncross tho street, whilo another stood by ns though to sco fair play, and nftcr citizens had patted tho fighters, this penco ollicer went ncross tho street and took a drink with ono of tho belligerents. It is a grand tight to seo tho enormous amount of wheat continually being unloaded nt tha depot. Never beforo in our history has there been so much brought to town ns thiivinr. Last w eik it enmo iu so fast that tho railroad company could not enrrj It all away by DUO tons, e.ajs tho Wnll.a Walla Statesman. They ship 111 tons to Wnllula cvciy daj 1 hej nro doing all in tliclr pow er to net nil of it, and wo havo but little doubt that tiny will bo nblu to send it nwnj in good time. 1'uiret Nniinil. Thoy haicnn excitement nt Seattlo over n report that thu resurrectionists have been tak ing up dead bodies. Prof, Jones, nt Seattlo. has been arrested. tried nnd lined 10, for punishing mi Bluer son boy, nud ho appeals, intending to prove that ho gaa only punishment proportioned to tbo ofiuutc. Tho houso of Mr. John Micrn, near Mud Bay, was accidentally burned last week. Mr. Miets was absent nt tho lime, nnd tho family saved little or nothing from tho fiamei. Chas. A White, tho well-known survej-or, who has been iu ilnrgo of ono of tho X, P. B. It. survey parties east of tho mountains, dur ing tho iast season, has completed his work and luturued to New Tncoma to make his re port. Tho Experiment has it that n now -comer says that thu Indians scattered over our ovstcr fields remind him of harvest bands in tho prairio States. Tho mud Hats nro. truly, tho harvest fields of old Lo and his numerous family! nnd what Is vastly in their favor, ojster harvest comes at u try ebb tide. Nothing Bhort of Unmistakable Benefits Conferred upon tens of thousands of suf ferers could originate nnd maintain tho repu tation which AYMi'H SviiiArAiilLLA enjoys. It is a compound of tho best vegetable alter atives, with the Iodides of Potassium anil Iron, and is tho most effectual of all remedies for scrofulous, mercurial, or blood disorders. Uniformly successful and certain in it remedial effects, it produces rapid and com plete cures of Scrofula, Sores, Boils, Humor. Pimple, Eruptions, Skin Diseases and all disorders arising from impurities of tho blood. By its invigorating effects it nlwajs relieves and often cures Liver Complaint, I'emalo Weaknesses nnd Irregularities, and is a potent renew er of vitality. 1'or purifying tho blood it has no equal. It tones up tho system, restores and preserves the health, ami imparts vigor and encrgj'. For forty years it has been in cxteusivo use, and is to-day tho most avalkablo mcdieiuu for tho suffering sick, anywhere For salo by all dealer. Hodge, Davis A Co., Portland, wholesale agents. Br. Mlntie's Special Medicines, Aro mado fm tho best matcrialsobtainablo. They are not cure-alls. They aro favonto prescriptions that have been tried and tested for j ears in his extensho practice, until now they are absolutely perfect in tlio trouble for which they are recommended. The Nkmiukticum work wonder in Kid ney aud llladder complaints. Those suffering w ith dropsy, Bright'sdiscaso, Diabetes, Gravel, Botention of Uriue, Paiu in tho Back, Incou tinenco, or any disease of Uio Kidney and llladder, will bo astonished at relief one Lottlo w ill afford. For Female weakness it is abolutely with out an equal. For nil derangements of tho Liver, Use Dr. Mintio'a English Dandelion Pills. For Biliousness and Djspepsia, Use Dr. Mintioli English Dandelion Pills. For Fever and Ague, Uso Dr. Mintio's English Dandelion Pills. Every family should not fad to keep the Dandelion Pills on hand. See what the druggists say about Dr. Min tie a medicines t "Everybody speaks hiahlv of them.C. H. WctfdW do.. drnswVt? 1 ortland. "All who take them recommend., them. John A Child, druggist, Portland. Messrs, Abramsfc Carroll, wholesale drug. fl'H'- Fwucisce, sayi Wo regard Dt. Mintie a NephreUum aa the best Kidney aad Bladder remedy before the public." All druggists keep these medicine. FOUTIVSLY GURID! M ftsASarsl smffairsmsl lns M .III. at. I a Ste&JSSTJ!5!!!& i&rr'zi.xz"or5?,? Mscii- stat to sU part el uiTaotrTaiTaH praps qMsUsa aaswsred Uuw(k Ih. tuU fir en- WrS"?- OsaweesuwKttoafie '" v- aava. uanntBL. Puiiuui - . Cui IU outu4 ssaiTliorosir Jl -'
