Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, October 24, 1879, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextWillamette farmer illamrite Jurnur. luictu i:vrr. raituY, nr C3Xi4.rtI3:3il t OXIAXO-, I'Ucuuei.s a.vi rr.or:iETor.. Term 01 Subscription! Onecopj oiw)vr (52 numbers), In advance.. ..2 00 0nectylx urentt(.C nautm),,,, 1 00 OnocoiO' tl.T'y tnonthl(13 mmUn) SO F0I1TI.AND, 01 T. 2 J, 1573. TELEGRAPHIC. KASTEHX STATES. l'riiiictls ."or riuleiliitr. Et. Lo'.l, Oct. 18. A dispatch frnni San Autouio, T'.uaf, nvys General Ord, corn, marxllng tho eUpaitnitut, letcived U10 fol lowing dispatch to-day: roiiT Concho, Oct. 13, 1S70. Colonel Hatch, commanding the elistrlct of N'tw Mexico, informs mo that lareto toil itH of well armed ApacLcti sro going South M'rntls ol tlio I'cojilc. , Wasiiinciton, Oct. 20. Inspector VT. 3. l'ollocl: telegraphs to tho Commissioner of ' Ttlfllflll AfTntra frnt. TUir. Pftln.4.lA .1' follow: "Tho Governor and leading citizens must bo returned from tho .State or externil tinted by tho Stale if not by Federal forces. Confidence, they nay, cau never bo resl'jreel, nun 11 in only a question of whether tlio Je suit bo attained at ouco or by sluw and tedi ous warfare." .Mlncriil unit stimuli I.nml Mntlitlr. WA&iitsoioK, Oct. 2R. A ctnlcmcnt pre. pnrcd for tho fotthcomftiir annuel report of tho commissioner general of tho land office thown that dctlug the hist fiscal yenr 319 mihirnl patents wero issued, embracing 13,. VC3 acies of mineral .hnda C22 ulneral en tries were tnade, nnd ivt tbocioso A tho fiscal year 1,012 runalnctl unrilsposstl tf. Dlght hundred of this mttuAer. hov.-ovjr. had been esamlned nnd suspended for f.ilther proof l'AClFIU COAST V rait Cult. San I'simi o. Oct. IS. At Carson Cuv to-day U he eVoie Winters colt Connor, t hero vnanlmously affirm that tho Indians! yeirs old, by Norfolk, earning debt pound- over rule weight, won a three-nunrter ihfb in 1:15(, the fastest time ever made by r colt of that age. Tlte ?letiitiirlin Otiilntts Mr.snoctxo, Oct. 15. J. F. Wheeler, i dentist residing here, was arrested last ntiU as an accomplice of theontlkws wboreeentH killed Countable Wright and others, Tky aro now known to be nil old oflonders, pti oil convicts nud desperadoes. They are still in tho vicinity. ' A posso is aftrr'them and the town kept well gnauled. No casualty Ln occured siuco tho tragedy of Wednesday, llorrlilr Dentil, Nvri, OM. 20. Last night D. 1). Hove, a intlvo of Virginia, aged -12 years, came to toward Texan. They aro probably renegades from tho Indian Territory and Mcuco, Hnvo nrr.inged to intercept them and rein force and concentrate force when necessity. Signed Gen. Oilcson. X lte places lo Mir, Hi'At.TA Qa., Oct. IS. Aecoutits of out. laws lu tho eastern portion of Baldwin county aro generally exaggerated. Tho troublo Ih political. Outlaws burned tho giu nnd cotton Louies nnd fodder stack of Mr. lltbion for tho purpoio of draw In;; him out of Lis house (o shoot him, killed n negro man for reporting them to tho grand jury, bnrned tho tannery nnd barns of J.ako ltob Insou, nud whlppid n colored woman nnd her daughter in Hancock county, Tho gang li&vo taken refuge iu tho snaraps of Oconic nnd Ogecht'C. Tho peoplo of Hancock comity nro Indignant nt tho outrages nud de termined to protect tho whites nnd black from futlb'.r outrages, nnd inflict summary justice oh tho,perpetrators. 'Hip rrsrr. Msmijhh. Oct. IS. I'lvo deaths since last night. Tho winther Is clear nnd cool. Tho thermometer at daylight had fallen to 51 deg. Iliu tVetiiiitcil Ilrnitzlil In, IUwmns, Wjo , Oct. 19. Tho wounded of tho bnttlu of .Milk creek at rived hero this nlttmoon with company I' of tho 1'ifth Cav alry, Captain I'.vyno commanding; company 1), Tiflh Cavalry, I.itut. ft'olfo commandlugj compntiy II, Ihtrd Cavalry, Capt. I.awsou commanding, ail company 1), Ninth Cav- nlrr, Capt. lut.W commanding tho whole1 oro being tiiitlcr tho command of Cnpt. Dodge. 'Iho wout.ded, 3:! iu number, wero nil doing well, They mho met hero by Col titimuxrx, me Ileal dlreitor of tho elepart uient of tho Matt und Assutaut hiirgcou e'emlg, of 1'ort Metle, and wire Immediately iilactd nu tho train for trans ort.illon to 1'ort Hteclu nud Itussttl. ('apt. Dyrno remains hero and is doing well. Major 'lhornburg's body wan brought by this party and was ihippe.l to Omaha, Win 1 1 ii ir tclimltlr Ttitir. CiiwcsiNB, Oct. 20. Camp on Whito river, three miles north of tho ngvuey, Colorado, Oct. 17lh, tla 11-iwliun, Wyoming This cfterucon Clcn.JIerrllt and command rctcrntil to this point, orders fiom Washing ton belpg to iuipeud operations against tho litis nnd await order either nt Whito or lliaver jlvcr, nt negotiations fornenco nro in progretM, It being understood that tho bos tiles have ngred to inrrtnder tho warriors engogsd Ja the Into iluprcdatioui. It is rolUI that the combuied commauds of lerrltt nml Gilbert will remain fcr the present nt this point, wtbotigh nothing defliiilo iu.tuonn ns to future movements. In tho ovtnt of jxaca being islabllnhcd, It I altpgithcr probublo that n permanent mili tary poit .will bo constructed either nt Dear ri'.tr or tho agency. iltnn Onftmism lu Xt Mrilfo. Kama FrrCc. 20. Tho hundred citizens who left MeskUa last Tuesday to relievo the neltlcmcnts of tfanU Uatbara nod Colorado from savages, jitorned ou Friday. They found tho botliic of 10 Ucxicaus U mllrs out. They bad been.Mllcd by Indians and their wagons destroyed mA teams captured, l'oar cthirdind Mexicans nnd tho body of Wn, T. Jone, killed on tho 13th Inst., were found. They also found sundry other Me-x-Icannuchmcti and traders killed byjndlans. Most of tho hostile) have lilt for theU'Iorlda inonnblus nnd Now Mexico, Major Mor row, xrho is p.ursniug, luteuds to follow them across the boundary. Tho victors have nupnrtutly been reinforced by Indians from ild Mexico, Tlu 'Vw liar, WAriiuiiToN. Oct. UC, Tlio folloTiiug ills- paicu jh puuiuucii ncro lo-iuy : Cuicjioo. Oct. 17, 137. To (icjurnl Khcrmnu : Clcn. Mertitt Mya in n ellspatch Just receded, that ho visited tho Indiana nt Grand river on Iho ICth, nud will go from thero to tho I'ucompagiip ngeucy, wh re ho requcits ktipplioii to ho lent, Hubtequrutly your dUp.itch of Ool. 13th wan cut hliu with orders to obey Iho directions therein glten, und presiiiuv this will stop him, .Your dispntsh should hne reached him quV.hr ISth. Gcu. Merritt nud (leu. Crook, thcdcpartuieut commauder, nro nt n loss to Luoir what lo do nud so nm I. There am 1.DQ0 or 1,000 mtii at Whito iher, Their ronil to tho Uncompague acoucy hi oMrttui malu riuigo of the Jlocky Moun tains and is very bud, nud tho dauger of being raugLt by Water snow should be ser iously tutertaiued. Wo went to the Whito JUvtr Agtueynt tho ollcltatlou U the Ju dlauburtan, whoso 4Kt was murdered, nud our men tro killed wad wonudid, nud we me now left In the lew t of Iho mouulalus with our hnmlu tied raid tho dancer of belni- noed lu ktariiig ns in the face, I nta not easily discoursed), but it looks us though we hud bctu prrtty badly old out la (his bnsicus. It is follv to ar that Ihe murltr. en of the agent and Colonel Thornburgh sunst puuiihed. Uov ar they to be pun ished ? Who is going to punish them, and how long nre the troop going to wait at tho agency for It to be doner I will direct Crock to throw Into Ihe agrnry nil the sup plier he pcUblv cud, M the only course left I'peB. (tilgutd), 1'. 11, Huimi'iv, Lttct, General, tiiute the receipt of the abov dispatch from Gen. BLeridan, he hs been directed by Gen. Bhrrraan to withdraw the troops under Gen. Merritt nud order them to thtir proper stations, aWng at the White llher Agency only sufflclent number of men to Baud Ihe government property. The troop now ut White Hirer Agency belong to the department of the l'latte, nnd will, with the exception of those left nt the agency, return to their riipective stations iu that depart ioeut A force will le concentrated at some print ou the Southern Uio reservation to conduct operations against tho tribe should n. ...... f ........... . n iit .Mi .1... i nw ii, n! I nr itn nni invnnA navi.. i.. claims on lauds wi'udr. un nt mineral re-! ue'B soalded in a bath tub elurlng the lm tnaiiiod undisposed of, but on 003 of them I porary absence of tho attendant lu charg. herrings have bion onlirod filO ngrlculttt-1 Tho nttudnut hnvlngbeen obliged to gie ral elnlms on wltheh-wu lands wore decided 'I(e waiLiug, calbd to hli nssistanco twt eliuing tho flhcnl year; 11.103 ncros of iumites who nro iu tho habit of helping tho nmp lands were certiUcd to.for tho Stit" attendants. When Hove was nearly stripped oi L'alllornlii in tho past U-elvo mouths,101 ciotuiug mo nucueiniu uenn: making n totnj ol l,e JC.1G3 binco tho f.tnto wai admitted to tho union. Swamp lauds patented to all tho States aggregated up to July 1st About CO.000,000 pcrcH. i'eifloii .Ml Hi linriiril. Bao TAanon, L. I., Oct. 2i Tho Montntik steam Lot ton mills bnrned this morning. Two hundred operatives nro thrown out of einplojment ; lo(s, $200,000 ; lusurnuco, $100,000. Till- IV sor. Muirins, Oct. 22, Two now cases, no deaths. Mtiirms, Oct. 22. Three cases wero re ported this afternoon. Tho chamber of commerce of New York Hcuds 2,000. I'urrlKii Hold, Nf.w Yomj, Oct. 22. Tho Mcnmshiti Wie- land from Uiiropo brought J 1, 113,000 French gold. This makes a total of $1,511,000 gold arrived from Kuropo slnco Saturday morn lug. Nearly SuC.OOO.OOO of specie has come Into tho country since tho resumption of speclo payments, and nearly ulno-teuths of tho whole amount nrrived siuco August 1st. Niierrsslnl MrJkc, Sr. Louis, Oct. 23. Tho membtrs of the coal exchange met to elav iu secret seas ou nnd after frco discusiou of their relations with miners In Iho IUllvillo, HI., district, and tho condition of tho real trade, decided to pay tno auvAUco eicmamledby tho miners, This practically ends tho strike, nlthough It Is not known yet what netlou the mluo own ers who do not belong to tho oxchuugo will take. Tlic no H.nr. .Su.Tl.AKr, Oct. 'J :. Tho following epo-lnl is rceelvid by Iho Tribuuo from its l'arh City correspondent: , Pawc Cjty. Oel.QJ. Doinlulck Diguou, Just arrived from J)uch leu river, rsports tho poonlo nt Ashley's Ford nnd I'intnh agency lu great elango; from Indiaus. US says tlio Snakes have Joined Iho I tea nud nil tho warriors htvo left I'InUh agency; nlso that they nro well armed nnd hnvo n largo supply of namuul Hon, having brought up nil there was iu tho neighborhood. It Is supposed that they have Jolued tho baud of Indians ou Whito river. It Is rumored that they number 500 warriors. Tho Inhabitants nrouud Ashley's Ford nro building a fort for their own pro tection. Thero nro 100 families with hardly any arms or ammunition. 21 ths Indians do como In that direction they will be apt to sweep everything beforo them, Mem. Weir Klllnl, Caupov Wuith JIivcb, three miles north of agency, Oct. 21, via lliwllus. Lieut. Win. II. Weir, orduanco officer, while out hunllug was niui'u nun luuiimicii vy jneliailS SOffiO HI miles south of hero. All available cav alry started ou iho trail this morning, A soldier of tho hunting party Is also missing. JW.tor Thoruburcti'a iMarral. Omaha, Oct. 22. The funeral of Major Thornburgb, who was killed by the Utes, took placo to-day In this city under Ihe aus pices of the Knights Templar and military from Fort Omaha, I'OUKIGM E1VS. the v.refnse to deliver up the parties eugaged iu thei.lllng of Major Thornburgb, Ueu. ilcKeiji.W, i demanding tho -1th Cavalry, Nlirillsli Arctic i:iritlllOM. Lonpon, Oct. 20. The Swedish Arctio ex ploring steamer Vtga, with l'rof. Nordeusk Jold ou board, arrived at Kobe on tho Utli lint. l.'ugllsli .Mivrki'ls, Inion, Oct. 21. Tho Stark Lane F.t press s.ivs that Imnorts of forelon uhent Inin London havo been ou a fairly liberal scale, last Monday's returns shonlug something inn ,u,vv ijuuiiviB, wjiuu Hiiuvcqueni ar rivals up to Friday luaounted to OS, 100 qaricrs. NotHlthitauding increased supplies, ac tivity nnd excitement iu tho market pre vailed. Tho week's sales hnvo been lirge, as millers bought freely and prices havo risen from 3s lo Is during tho week. Uuder Iho stimulus of Increased consumption nud speculation. Maize, on spot. Is still scarce nud Mixed American is scarcely to bo had. At the closo ou Friday Iho market stood at 22s Od per IbO pouuds. Flour has risen considerably, while oats frvorcd sellers a shilling to a shilling six pence per quarter. Arrivals on cowt have been moderate and juices havo shown n daily advance for heat. 1'he improvement up to Saturday was Us to 3 Cd. Subsequently, with a prospect of considerable arrivals, iheto has beeu a do-cldt-d pause. Make is In fair demand nud prices have advanced 2s Cd. A .very largo but somevehat Irregular bus luess we done in forward wheat, and prices werr ea- uiguer on mowees. a quieter tone howewer, was apparent ou Monday, and a part of the advance was lost. Not much business was done iu harlv i i .:.i i.. ..n.., '" uui (ii-ra ici;u iu sellers iSTnr, Sales of Euglisb wheat last week amounted ki 20,1 12 eirs at 19 Cd per qr, against 67,502 ?r at 39s id corresponding week last year. uiporU into United Kingdom week ending October 11th, 1,019,971 cwts wheat and iy.72ciUllour. Tarn Tfeaasaasl Uin Lost. Uipup, Oct. 22, The authorities say the loss of life by dooj in the districts of Mumov, Alicante, Almira and Carthsgena will exceed 3.000, Wsvraaa acalasi relycamjr, I.omon, Oct, 22. Attention having been drawn by the rscenl extensive departure from Liverpool ol Mormon converts, to the proselyting effort made by professors and elders of that faith, Major Oreig, head con stable of Liverpool, has issued a notice by way ef warning, reciting that there is rsssou to believe that the system of soliciting per sons to joiu the faith aud emigrate to Amer ica, extensively prevails, ami remiuding such persous that by American law polygamy U strictly prohibited, and that tho.o who 1 nn oulcrv iu n roeun nenr ny, wjieu no rusucit out, leaving deceased with two inmates nnd Iho tubpanly illlid with tepid water. ,s soon as ho went out, tho two men turned on tho bolllug wntct, stripped oil Ilovu'a clothing nud put him iu tho tub. Hero ho was found a mo inent after by tho nttendaut, who took him out fearfully scalded iu tho back and dhlrs tho skin peeling off. He lived four and a half hours. The coroner's Jury attached no blame to the attendant or c Ulcers of the asylum, VVoinnii'i Walking Mntrli. San Fiiaxcxkp. Oct. 22. In tho woman's walking match at tho pnvil'on last night, thrco hours heel and toe, Mrs' Maynard and Madame Tourtlllot each mado 13 miles; Sa die Donley lomtthiug less. Tourtlllot was declared winner, but charges being made that badio Donley threw off tho match, the ref ereo withdrew his decision nnd will invest! geto Ou Saelio Donley 320 was bet ogalnst $3 for tho field. riunfiirr Wins. Tho horso nud man match closed at tho nivl'lou nt 11 o'clock last evening. Horses, riuiifotp, 550 mllesi Nellie, 530; Dan Mc- drill), 510; Meguerro, .150; Drodlo, 2C2. Miielile if n Xeu York .Mrrcliutil. M. V.. Norton, a resident of NcwTork, who nrrivud In this cltr last Thursdar. com. milled sulddo by shooting himself iu tho ueaii ni mo ritiaco iiotel this morning, Tho suicide was discovered nt 0 o'clock, when tho bell boy entered Mr. Norton's room and found him I) lug dead on tho bed, Ily his right sldo was found n scif-cocklug revolvir of which one chamber was dis charged, nnd lu his right temple was a nolo mado by a bullet which had plcrcod his brain. Tho decerned was nbout 10 years old. Iu his Pockets were found note nud checks to the valtio of several thousand dol lars. t , National Business Collego, Portland. Tho appiovcli of winter reminds v.s that many of the young nun from farmers' fjinihts usually spend tho winter mouths in mental improvement and acquiring education. .All mill who aspire to bo something moro thau day laborers, need practical knowledge of business, oven in the mangemcut of their own affairs on tho farm, aud an undentaudiug of business methods enables -every man to un derstand what he needs about commercial matters and so enjoy life much better than he else would, and it also fits him for participa tion In public affairs, which any Intelligent man may bo called on to tako part in this country. Tho boy who has been to school and acquired the rudiments, after spending tho winter mouths In a commercial course, has an elegant penmanship through life, which of itself Is a valuable accomplithineut, he acquires a practical knowledge of business that will always stand him in good stead, and tho expedience of a few months in a great city gives him iutight into tho social aud com mercial features of tho great world. If he has been well trained there Is little danger that ho will bo captured by its vices. Messrs. Do trance k White, of lVrtland. offer all tlio iicceary advantages to their pu pils. Tlivir object is to impart know ledge that can lie useful in the practical, evciy-dvy af fairs of life, aud fair acquaintance with busi ness matters and methods. The) tcawli elou ble and tingle book-keeping, business arith metic, commercial law, business fi.rms aud usages, penmanship, correspondence. H is impossible to engraft such studies iu an onli. nary school or college course', and to bo learned well fiey mutt command tlio entire attention of the individual. They tako great care to provide their pupil hoard iu good families, which can bo had at W0 a mouth. I!ach iftuiUut is taught separately, and one can enter at any time. TIioaeiage com so of study requires three months, but a good scholar goes through sometimes in less, The terms for a full course are SCO, which insures a life scholarthip, and tho ttiidtut can return at any time to renew or perfect tlio instruc tions, Mr. White is one of the most clegvnt peu meii wo have over known and hasackuowl. cdkMtieuts of his skill from mauv til -li nuthnr. Ities, including tlio author of the .speccriau key. We havo know u theio gcutlemeii mauy ) ears ami can commcuil them to public pat ronage with entire cmitiJence. !Our Seaport -Town ami County. The travpiiig lorrcFjiotteli'iit of the -.in Frni.cUcn Itiiletin eli'Coui 'cA in n n .cut i'ue of that journal upon Clatsop cjimty, Oregon. Wo make the follavr m' extracts from his letter : I am informp.1 on whnt 1 comieler ','oil authority that nt liat half the ..ultivatablo area of laml in tho county ii open to settlement by pioeinplloiiainl otliprwiio. A large portion of the jood innel in tho county is withdrawn from entry under the provUioni. of a land giant hithcito mail" to tho Oregon Cen tral llailioacl. It is claimed that thin grant hai lopicel, but as a matter ef couno thi-s claim it not allowed by nt lai,t one of the hish oniractiii:: paitie. The pi ice of Innd fn Clatsop, wficrc it is fur sale, langes from 9o lo ?12per ncie, althousli 1 doubt if much ol' tho better class ef land is for salo at even more than the latter figure. .Some claims can bo bought at $2 per acio. Tiic roncsTs of chATsop. This county has an immense revrve of wealth in her tplviuliel foicts. Tliey "mbrace yellow fir (the Oregon pine of commerce), upruco and lioinlock. In size and grandeur they compaio favorablv with the redwood giants of Humboldt and Del Noit At present there arc but three mills at work at the million or moio of acres of dplendid timber in Clat sop, one with a capacity of Mi M feet per day, tho other two lii M nnd 10 J I, respectively. A boom of spruce or fir logs is a sight worth booking nt, diame ter of C, S or 10 feet being common occurrences. Tho trees from whence they came bhoot up in tho air, free from knots, gnarls or branches to a towering find almost gieldv height. The h'-mlocle trees of this section uri Valuable, not only as timber, but as producers of a Miperior articlo of tan-bark, which is ilcstiniel to form in time a fcourco of piofitable ex poit, cither in bulk or icditced toaliquiel form. Tho four beautiful little riverx, already named jn this letter, furnMi to gether nbout sixty miles of navigable wateis ami gives protitaido enijiloyinent to a number of sailing and steam vi-s-e-ls. Ono of them, tho Lewis and Clarke, is histoiic. A short distance above its mouth is the spot w'r.ero tho bravo pio neer.s after wLom i is named went into Winter camp on tho tei initiation of their perilous maich ncioss tho continent iu 131 1. The location of the touiist in this section, and much local piido is felt in tho spot ny the entire community. ASTOIll.V. Tho namo of this thriving young city is suggestive of a most interesting clmji- ronage UniatilU County. "W. A. D.," writing to tho I'endleton In dependent from Dry Greek, sa)si Our farmers are still busy. Nearly all are doue threshiug and are hauling their wheat to the lllue Mountain depot, and to the Milton, Weston, and l'endktcu mills. All these places are now overrun with wheati their warehouses look like tho wharves at St. Louis iu 1S49. How the little iron horse will ever walk off with the immense amount of grain l)ing at the lllue Mountain station is a conundrum, aud w.v-ou loads of wheat keen ccmiui- in from all directions. I promised in uv letter , to give the average yield of the differeut grains iu the neighborhood. Have not as yet the true average, but it will be about as Job lowsi Wheat, 31 bushelsi barley, IIS bush els, and oats 40 bushels per acre. Hoots of all kinds iu abundance here. Vleuty of fat beef cattle, mutton sheep aud hogs. M iRMi.iv-At tho rendeneo of the bride's stepfathir, Hon. Henry W.uren, Oct. 14, l7'. by i;ov. A. J. Hunsaker, Mr. J. J will prdbxtty le plactel iu charge of the practr it aro liatle to heavy floes and long Magers, of Salem, ami M u I), K, '-hraeler, h'tf r fcrec j u,an tt IrpiirBatat. of .VcMmuv 'le, Oren, tor in tho early annals of tho Northwest Coast. Tho reaeler is referred to the vivid iwiim of Irving for a picture of what it was moro than half a century n0. What it i, wlm ic akpiref, anil wlint it promises to ' is the subject under consideration. r beauty of lo cation and surround!) . jiio would have to travel far to f.m -s lival. lluilt partly upon tho north n slopo of a pjn insula from half a mile to thrco miles wiih, ami partly upon acres of piling coveted with tei'viceablo flooring tho up per portion of tho town commands views as vaiieel ami exquisito as ever Awakened the song of tho poet or taxed tho brush of tho painter. At its feet the majestic Columbia, widened into a bay from seven to ten miles wide, sweeps around to the se.v still widening as it di aws nearer to thn mighty llooel. .Moun tains wooded from bato to summit, in terspcrsing gladen, long reaches of shelv ing sand", still waters that gleam and fondling waves that flash in the sun light, and, at night time, the bcaconth.it flat cs from tlio fuithcst headland makes up n picture which oneo seen will fasten itself on tho memory and make ono wish to see it again. It is only when tho fog rolls landward from tho sea that tho pic I turo loses its beauty. Cloudy skies do ' but vaiy, not shut out tho exquisite pro 1 poitions of tho ever vaiytng panorama. AVTORIA COJIMKItClALLY. I Astoria aspires to tho position of a great maritime city. It lias n water front of three miles with a depth of from eighteen to twenty-fivo feet all alons tho line, and a channel averaging a mile in width. Its geographical pod. tion is such that sooner or later it must become tho entrepot for exporting anil impoiting commerce of vast dimensions. There aro to-dny not 300,000 people iu that vast empire of which the Columbia river is the natural outlet; that vast em pire which, in tho nature of things, must become the homes of millions, ami Astoria, sooner or later, will receive tribute from these hosts. There- nro twelve i.ilmon canneries, ono tannery, one boot and shoe factory (recontl v put in operation), ono saw mill and box factory, two or three breweries aud a numbor of minor industries in the town. During the t ast year about $30, 000 has been expemlod in the erection of new buildings. During tho hshmc and canning season not leas than one thous and whito men find steaely employment, the average wages paid 'being $30 and boarel per month. The population of Astoria during the fishing season is both cosmopolitan and picturesque, represent ing many foreign nationalities, among whom the Greek ami Italian are par ticularly noticeable. State and Territorial i:nl ill llic .vii)iiiilnlii. Tho yomig folks of Dayton, W, T., havo or ganizcef a dramatic aisouation, Tlio average daily attendance at t'no Day ton publio school hutmontkwai 110 scholars. Litest advice" eivo wheat buying at Walla Walla at 02J cents tier biulul, Ihiyers pay 55 cents per bushel elehvered at "n-vrso nwr, and 10 cents in Da) ton. A fire occurred last "ntielay foreman, burn ing a elry-houso belonging to J. W, trabb, living just above Dayton. About seventy pounds of peaches vv ere drying at tho time. Tho Columbia Chroniclo says: While Mr. Charles Hciby was riding on First (trest his horse slipped and fill with him, dislocating Ins light nulslo and breaking tho tone a few inches above. Tho Doiso Statesman tells rf the robbery of Schwabackcr !i C'o.'s store, the Inaking of thoeatc ami robbery or ?:i,oliU. l hero was .10,000 in tlio safe, but tho robbers got scaled and left iu haste. Tho Wall.f Walla Watchman says: A stove was stolen from Mis Thomas O'Drien, of tho ILvchatiM Hotel. The turtles returned iho next night nnd took a v'.ovo belonging to .Mr. James .McAUiti. Tho O. S. N, Co. rue now tViing from differ ent slilnidntr Points on tho I'luier Columbia and dclivcrinc in l'ortlaud and Astoria 2,000 tons per week, mostly wheat. For all this, much wheat will havo to bo kipt ovei the Winter iu this country. Hon. Thus. ii. Ilicuts, delegate to Con gress, left Walla Walla last Wednesday, ac companied by his family for Washington. Ho will go by way of 1'ugct Sound, where ho will jiass'a few days at various points, to learn tlio needs of his constituents. Tho Walla Walla Uuiou saysi In the Walla Walla market buyers aro only offering a to o.') cents per uusiici lor wneat, wmie it is really worth over 70 cents. This low prico is caused by the apparent Impossibility of get ting the wheat nuay this season, '1 "hero arc now about 13,000 tons of wheat at tho depot in this city, aud 0,000 tons on the Weston branch, and it is Apparently being hauled in at as rapid a rate as ever. Four boats aro conveying away from Wnlliila 2,700 tons a week. At that rate enough wheat is now at tlio railroad depots to keep them busy until tho middle of December by which time the liver may be frozen over. Ono of Col. l'ernard's troopers, after fa:ing bullets through tho last tno Indian cam. palgtis, fatally shot himself with his own ear biuo at Iloiso City last week. Col. Ilubo I'obbiui, chief of scouts in tho last two Indian wars, has been presented w ith a lino gold watch by tho citizens of lioile City iu recognition of his valuable services, Capt, lScndirc's gallant troopers have a tine company garden at Walla Walla in which they raised a potato v editing ,'2 ounces, which they presented to Col. Frank J. 1'aikcr, tlio noted scout and Indian fighter. Tho ColunilJa Chronicle says that an iuu iially largo nunihe? of immigrants have ar rived iu D.iv ton seeking homes and forttmei in tho far wot. They will lind what they catno for if they stay with tiie country. fcvcral patters have recently stated that eld 1'vgle L.vv, Uiiif of tho We:scr, wasainoiig the hostile! recently captured by Lieut. Far row. Tliis is a mistake, for his bones are now bleaching anion the black l'ines between tho Markey ranche nud tho north fork of John Day river, where his outfit was Jumped in July, 7S. Tho Wa'.h Walla Statesman ia)st He cently several adults havo died from what the p!i)siciaus call typhoid cholera. Tho patient is taken with "iolcnt pains iu tho bowels, and after suffering from 10 to 24 hours dies, ami immediately aftir death th body turns per- iccuy oiacK. it is a uneato never ueiorc known here. Tho Waitsburg school was never in a more nourishing condition tnau at present; has a full corps of competent teachers and good at tendance. Mr. J. C. Franklin, of lhitter creek, sent tho Kait Orcgonian a tot of as lino strawber ries as wo ever sw picked from the vine, last Tuesday, also a lot of blackberries. He has strawberries just in bloom, and in all stages from that to the full grown ripe berry. The Union saysi Tho early rains have put the ground in good condition for tho plow and hundreds ol acres have been plowed and sown with Fall grain, which in many fields has already sprouted. Tho prosjicct for get ting in a large area of Fall grain was never better. Kxperieuce has taught our farmers that Fall grain gives tho heaviest )ield, par tublarly on tho unlands. Aslorlre, From the Astorian, 0;t. 10th. t.ii, Canaiis lately killed nn elk whoso horns measure liv o feet nine inches. Distauce between tips, thrco feet six inches. This elk furnished 250 pounds of dried meat. He also snot a uucie eleer tliat dressed 151 pounds. Tiro a day is his average. Several members of (icneral Grant's party visited places of interest in the city Friday evening, including the engine houses, (icn eral (Irant himselt strolled through tho city, pneo at least in perfect freedom from the be hests of an eager, gazing crowd, watching ev ery oiinortumtv to neer into his faeo. II., n. Joyed tliat evening at Astoria highly. Mr. Ciis. p.entz yesterday caught a fortv pound sturgeon with tho hook, lishing from tlio deck ot tho schooner Amelia, at Capt. Ihvels wharf. Tho tish made lively work for three men to get it in. They first got the hsh into a small boat, then to tho schooner. 1'hisis the first sturgeon wo have heard of being caurht with the hook for years. From somo of tho party who came in Fri day evening wo learn that a good crossing on thevehalemhas been found, and that Colo nel Talcott is now ascending a small stream called spruce run, toward Gales creek. Tlisy are iu a elistiict of open timber, with but lit- .. umuiuiutii, mm win make rapid progress. Much good land was found on the Humbuc and ?vcha!em rivers. The business outlook for this season is not very tiatteriug. Yesterday we called on a number ol our merchants and in every in. stance we heard the same tnrv"th,i ,,!. was not as lively as it was at this time list 5 f'i n 1umbtr f r merchants said they wherein a saloon keeper named Kennedy knocked down Hogan, who was erasy drunk, and Hogan cut Officer Mill, who tiled to ni rest him. Fortunately Mills was not much hurt. The Seattle l'ost sas . Mr, Crtim lost nil the lingers on his left hand but tho little one, and Ins thumb. Di. Weed attended him nnd performed tho surgical operation of icinoving tho lacerated members. The other day as the 3 o iloik tra.n was on tho way to Xew cattle It ran into a h- iso hill ing tho animal and throwing the locomotive and tender from tho track. Tho accident oc casioned a slight delay, but did not damage tho train in the least. , SeiultK'ris Orcueiii. John Flamcl attempted felonious doings at Canyonvilli and after a sharp ehae by two sheriff ho was captured. Juhn Ulcncken, of Applegate, ono of tho pioneers of tho crat, died nt the Douglas county hospital em "atitiday last, A tent belonging to Dvniel Wnheer i'; Co., and containing several hundred dolla.s' worth of Ihtuici, was burned in tiio vicinity of praguo river the other day. Tlio lite was aechfental, "John II. Claw:, M. D London, Fngland," a protended Knglish tourist, Is the lvt fellow who bilked tho good people of Jacksonville, hiring horses, billing mining piopcity and cutting a big swath generally. ' Tho Times saysi Sheep aio now being di ivcn in from Summer ranges ami piovideil with Winter quarters. Loescs have been gen erally slight, though a few bauds were depop ulated to a considerable cvtent. , Tho Democratic Times saysi now has fallen on tho Kogv.o river road to tho ineon vcnintice of teamsters, who find considerable ditllculty in getting through to Fort Klamath, as the tfioroughfaro is becoming rough. On Thurselay, as Joseph Cissuawas rolling a log on tho car with a jackscrcw in Luse'a logging camp, near Sumner, tho hold of tho jackscrcw slipped and tho log camo back, catching hhrf between it and the leeway and crushing his chest seriously.' His collar bono is broken and his lungs badly bruised. Western Oregon Railroad. The extension to tho Western Oregon llailroad is being pushed rapidly ahead, material being sent daily to tl.o front on construction trains. On .Sunday last trackhiyiiig hail reached LaCieo'e sta tion. Yesterday Hon. J. W, Xesmith came through to this city from Deny and by S'atuuhy next thu p-ople of In dependence! will bo di ivcn ftantio with joy over ths arrival ot thy lion horso wiinin mo mum oi men- uv.-iy itiuo town. It will bo the ISivcrsid"'s turn to boom. The ircs'llo Prisoners Aaron F. Parker nrrivod in Walla Witlla last Sunday from the mountains;, whero ho hail been for tt year or moic. This Summer l.i was out with Tarrow after tlio hostile, nnd reports that of tho twenty-nine captured siwashes tlioro were only eleven bucks, tho retnniireicr being squaws ami children. They in clude Ilu-yah and War Jack, two well known Weiscr Indians, both of whom are positively known as being concerned in tho murder of 1 roily, Aluud.iy anil Grostclose, last Summer on the Favotte. Prosecuting on Official. Judgo Harding yesterday called in tho Grand Jury at Salem and read to them the Governor's appointment of Thomp. 8JI1 to prosecute the cases nj;.iinst tho late State oib'eials, including tho portion citing Prosecuting Attorney Whitney's refusal to act. lie then appointed Geo. II. Uurnett, prosecuting attorney,' to in vestigate the charges, and if necesary to prepare an indictment against Whitney for violation of his oath of ollice. A sensation was createel injudicial circles. Dr. JUlntle's Special Medicines. Are made torn the best materials obtainable, Thoy are not cure-alls. They are favorito prescriptions that havo been tried and tested for years in his extensive practice, until now they are absolutely perfect in the troubles for which they aro recommended. The XeriincTtcvM works wonder in Kid ney and liladder complaints. Tlioso suffering w ith dropsy, liright'sdiscase, Diabctes.Gravel, lUtentiou of Urine,, Fain iu tho Back, Iacon tinenco, or any disc-no of tlio Kidney and Bladder, will lo astonished at relief or.o bottle will afford. For Female wiakncss it is abuluteiy with out an eepial. For all derangements of tho Lives-, Use Dr. Mintie's Knglish Dandelion Fills. For Biliotiincis and Dyspepsia, Use Dr. Mlntio's English Dandelion Fills. For Fever and Ague, Use Dr. Mintio's Enulish Damli-linn p,u. Ds5ffiSMtw,tol' I.'.! ii : tho druKS1t' ' about Dr. Min- i A. cin,e" "Everybody speaks highly of them ,"-C. H. Woodward & Co., druggTsts. Fort and. "All un .t- .s. LI "J ?"v? tin-in ivcumiiienu- could sell large quantities of goods if they would sell them on long time, but they hid ntss than formerly. In Position. Tho two largo crib3 for tho head cf Willamette Slouch, were successfully put in position yesterday, and wcrk is teing raj id'y j usli d ab'eaJ. v Game is now abundant nur i...:. i party left the city on Sunday and returned i'n the eremng reporting suc:es. The Astorian sys that Mr. John Ryan was killed on his claim en Jim Crow creeK by a tree falling on him. He was chopping it him- mtet sssssU John Crumm, of the White river saw mill, bad his linger cut off close to the palm of his hand. The sloop Cresswell was lately stolen from Seattle and taken to Fort Blakely and aban dened, Fred. Woolsey, brother of J. H. Woolsey, or Seattle, was drowned in the Skagit river. A mail sent from Saa Franciscon on the 14th reached Seattle en the 17th the best time on record. The Fort tell cf a jutting affray at Seattle, .1. ,1 r . . ... niciii. jonn A I'l, T.i .in, :.4 i....i..i Messrs. Alraws Carroll, wholesale drug, fnni. x.lr?n?,,co' ,a' "We regard J)?, niii "'rhreticum as the best Kidney and rilauuer remnlv l,fnM l. ...n:.ii mi druggists keep these medicines. - 0axx POSITIVELY CUBED! ffiT",1?" ua"' orj-n with tW dlsssM jMloied to rttet htlltb ly my trt4ttu.nl,' in J VboS MtdiiinM sb to ill jure ct lh cousin-, uk! sil Hnwi uuwtrtu mroufb u "'!, t u. e.,r...,.,,Pt- Offlc. coMulutlon lrT iLt'h, IU First SI. I'ottljjiJ. Ortrcm. Cat this culm J Mud it la J our Pr letter.