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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1879)
tilfamiftx JFaniur. jbubu rvrnr niiiiAT, by otiAnnj!! en ouaig, lVDLKursJi axi ri.orMnt'iJ'. Term of Piibscrlptlosii Gnt tcrj on year (62 numl rn), In i-hainT....f 1 00 die copy six month (M numbtrs)..... I 00 Ontfopj Ujtm menUn(13 tmmUra) SO PORTLAND, OCT. 31, 1S70. TELEGRAPHIC. EASTEHN STATUS. Mormon Immigration, Wahiimhon, Oct. 26. The Stnto depart ment hnmtdvlcis that the llrilinh nnd Ger man governments Ijbto favorably received iho ncont circular issued by the United HtntcH calling attention to tlio determination ol this government to prosceuto nil persons Mho havo violated the federal law ngninnt liolygnmous marriages, and informing them of Iho presence ol ngents i.mong thoir ub jcotn making converts to polygamy. It ad pcArH that nhout thu timo of tlio Issue of this circular tho number of protiljtcs skipped to thin country v as unusually large, Itcji'jrta from consular offices nt the principal poInlB of shipment of Mormon converts ulnto that tho polico nro cncrgetict.lly at work to Mop sneb emigration by forins.1 notification that our government 'M Arrest and prosecute emigrants of tln'it nect immediately upon their nrrivu, do. Kicrotnry F-vartsnovv fiels con fident that wllh tho co-operation of tho gijv- rninents addressed tho lnllow of Mormon proselytes from the old world will bo almost entirely cut off, and with tho ( norgctlo incus- iuch cuw being enforced m I'lah, that tho vholo pyMirn will speedily crtnublo in piece h. I'iiMiiI lliMi;r, Festal thangts for tho I'AciCa Coast were roftdo Innt week. OfllecM ttnblisLcil Peru Hill, Clatsop county, Oregon, Mrs. Mary A. DtnniH postmaster; Colton, Whitman cunnty, W, T John II. Standloy, postmaster. Of. cch diiicontinued Williams Creed, Jackson county, Oregon. Postmasters appointed Mins A. I;. Strinnhnn, JJ"d It'vi , Wnsr I cosnty, Oregon. nncl llccnvprril. Wahiiihotov, Oct. 'JC Secritaiy Srhnrz lit n lato hour to-night uctived u dispatch f rota npcrinl Agent Adams, dated at camp ul While river, October 'JUh, via llawlins, 2Sth. f Jen, Adaum also n ports that after leAVlng tlio liostlles' country no met Juillan runmrs who reported that their "look out" bad a fight mi tlio 'JOth Inst wllh a hunting party Irom Merrill's camp, brought on ncci dentally by itcoct firing on tho Indians, In which a icant unwed Hume, I. lent. Wtlr nml two other whiten and two Indians wcrq killed. Scout V. "uoii catoo !nto fatup on she rJth, He had been attached by o dozen Indian and corralled all night, escaping with dlfllcully. Tho cntup is surrouudul by pwnll bands ol Indluus, who am run nlug off horses and lying in wait for stragglers. Tho body of tho chief of tho scouts, llntntn, was found by tho cavalry on tho 123d, and burled. Ho had been killed at tho time Lieut. Weir fell. Tho body of Lieut. Weir will nrrivo in ItawllnR Jtbaut tho la! of November, A Cghl ih ro ported at tho old battle ground on Milk creek betweeh Utts aud ranchmen. No par ticularR rcctlvtd an yit. A pack train with supplies reached Merrltt's command on tho 'J'-il. Tho command Is very much in need of nil kind of supplies. Another talk will bo held with tho Indians in a few days. I.itiVP litiliilirrnllnsi. Nl-.v Yoni:, Oct. 20. Ono thousand and twenty iuitnlrnntH arrived at (hullo Garden thin morning. During tho present year tho Now York tiulgrntlou commissioners havo btlpe.l about twenty thouuand immlcrnutB to (;et to tho Wttiru HUtut, aud not ouo hai retnrncd. Olilu OIIUUI lirtiirni. ('ci.uuui', Oct. '.'d.- -Tho cainasB of tho olofor uiciubtrHof tho(encrul assembly, cant October 11th, Miowh that tlio Itipiilifi rami elected CU aud tho Democrats -IS iscm beis of Iho Homo. Tho llepubllcaiiH elected 22 and tho Uunooratu IS immbers of I mo ncuaic. mo JtepuoiKnn majority on joint bnllut m'Jl. Tlic l'fr r. Mkmiiiih, Oct. 2C Ouo rake reported to tho board ol health. I'udcitakcM riport tbreo interniintH, 200 ubnentetB rilnrnod tliLi afternoon la tho LouUtillo road. Tho Howard will dl.bur.d their uiedkul eorp. to-iuorrow. ttiKrnMllnc SiixiiiIiiI. Lmn. Itciu, Oct. 20.-Tho oxrentivo coiniulttio o( tho Mat o board of Heulth Ims tt'llrvcd nil health olUctm and (ilikils froiu duty, and authorized tho ruiinlr,: of all mil. road trains. Tho only riktru lions arv upon Hl('ipii;o of trains at 1'orint Cit) and rttilpt of frt'l:lit or pArnen( rs. fkiiiiuiy'n Iniouir I us t'nur. Kr.w iiLk, Oct, 27.- Au orRiumiit took pluco in tho U. S Clro lit Court l dnv on n diuiurrtr to thu bill of dUcomy flli.l by tlio Kovcruiuent iiilhomiit AKaliitl H. J. Tilib'ii for unpaid iiicouio tiu. Judgo lllitohfurd Cao n diclsion inritulluc tho ilonii.rnr nnd ilili'etid Iho plutnlllf tui.ino his proposed foiiu of order. Itisi. mpil in In flriiilil. MturiiiH, Oct. 27. 'Iheio wurtH Kenornl itKuiuptlou of htnducsx Ibis uuirnli'i! in nil brauchcK of trade. Htoreii that had Itru closed hIiico last July wiro upenrd by Unit propilttors, who havo returned tothoiil). m Iho wheels of lOiiuurri'ti uro onco kIii mnvini; rapidly uloii):, Through tratiia on all rallrouds exceptluj; the Llttlo Kook routt nrrhrilkiid departed. Tho fctntts priBi in their wonted auunnted np)(araiu't. Tho cotton exchange U opru to lilors ami members, and tegular ipintatlous, m-tipl and hipiuuts will bo poatid us htrrliiforo Hut ono cato of fovir has been n polled. llmiMiiK iiikI Kaeliniii', 'llitro wus this tuorului; an inforiual nui t iii(; ol tho priBlildits ut novernl balm, banks o coimider the relation lit banks ! tho Ktork echan;o, A eommittto was np polutid to vonftr with tho (!ntriiiut; i'oiu luittio of tho ktocfc tit banco H reftruico l tho iht..bllbiiHiit of .i atotk I'kurlii Iioiim Tho lmn It cummlttto toinikts ut 1'rjo, n tin llank of Now Yoikj lit) re, ol tho Dnmii und Tappau, of tho (lullatiu, Tho Hitter llullnr. Wasiiinoion, Oct. 27. H'nmUrd Mltn dollars culm d to dute, $ 1 1, ttiU.HuO. Ot Ihi number $12,221,010 nroiu eircidatioii, uiio tho lomulndir Is in Iho In usury. liolloil TiiII'n liiillitiin, Kiotx t'ttv, li)tt, Oct. S8 A up.rl b. bent rtttiltd lliut Hpoltid T.nlV lmli.un i. vouthHthUlK IMbula lii'i n Kt lit ilk in in, hihtxutk, A warrior klmt lloiirt mi $ ;;rnej unplojo, rlaiuiin: II hi i - ' tad fu iti luooriili'it for In ' Ai;tnt fMll Hint!, d llu h d in thu uillio nl lit hiscouirii llicd on tho roup ami i Nwtll lu urudtr h ni H rcmovd tho eccaptd warrior. Tho troops aro 170 miles away. I'lrn In n Tnnnrl. CirMiiRMJi.ND, Md Oct. 28. Tbn fito in 1'inkcrton Tunnol, I'lttatiarc and CorineUa. villa railway, Is still burning, with no likeli hood of belnc extinffnisbed soon. A portion of tho tunnel has caved in. Fnlnl I.'xploslnn. OonruM, Me., Oct. 28. Tho corainc; mill of the Orivntul powder mills eiplodcd this afternoon. A man named Blokes was killed and Btanton Mabcrry was eeriociily injured. : Tho camo i unknown. Dkthoit. Oct. 28. Tho steamer Amazon. with about Cfly passengers and a heavy load Hie Vtv tnr, Lob I'jko". Oct. SI. Just arrived from Indian camp on l'lat'iau creek. Tho women and children of tho Whito river agency aro ftafo at Chief Ouray's bouse. They stood tho journey well, and Jtrs. Meeker has Im proved in health ovtry day rdnco wo started. Tho Meeker papers wcro burned and what monoy aim. Mtckcr Lad was tucu from her by Douglas. Tho intention wan to kill tho women aud children, (is tho window., of tho room in which thiy firi-t took refugo wcro riddled with bullrts the Inklnnt I boy had kft it for u moro stcuro place in tho milk room. Mrs, Meeker thinks that He san, a Hipiaw, and the wlfuot Chief Johnson, sister ol Ouray, did more than all others to savo thilr I U'tf. tihawus as kind to the in as it mother, and tlair parting was very tombing. Juik'M band fought tho troops and Hauglai' men killed Iho indent and em ploytis. Aicnt Mtckar van killed by Auto- lopo and Wuupattlto, Mrn. Mccihcrwasbhot At while running from tho house and at tempting to hldo in n clump of e.'ko brcub. Tho ball pASned through hir dress and mailo a slight llesh wonud In tho thigh about four inchis loop;. Arrasgrmcnls for tho Cght with Mtrritt'a command worn most coiuideto. Two hun dred Aiapahoes had joined Jack and many othcis from iHlghboriiiK tribes. Uad it not bom for the tiuulv nirlvul of Chirf Onrcv's order to ceaso llghtiup;, tho imino of Morritl and his coumanil would havo named in his tory by tho side of Custer with tho same epitaph " Annihilation by Indians." Tho outbreak may In attributnl to four tblui's. ilz Jtencatcd chanacs and lessen ing tho amount of ratinni issued to Indians; no head thlefj tho Ulo Indian tnttrpretcr was unfriendly to Meeker, nnd plenty of l-i.d wuitky was mruiiimi ny ranctimcn Ilimcr.V IIciIhIiIiix. Wxmiin.itom, Oct. 20. Attlegram wus re ceived at tlio War Iearliu(lit this morning from fieri. McDowell spiting that tho HuiiIa plus Indians, in nnrthrrn Arironn, wero Hlarvlng and asking If they could bo fed by tho War Drpntment. Thiro bcliin no nn- proprlatloi) avallablo for such purposcF, tho matter wdii rof'rr"d to the Department of thu Interior. Trace I'rotiiUes. Wasuikoion, Oct. 2U. (Jommlsslcncr XTayt has recdved tho following dispatch HnosnoxK and IUriNOat Aosscr, Wr , October 28, 1H70. Commissioner Indian Affairs: In view of tho many rumors alloat to the effect that Indians on this reservation aro about to ro on tho war path, WusbaMo speaks for tho Hhokhonos and also for tho Arapahoe and desires mo to Inform Iho great father that all tho Indians aro friendly, pcaccablo and qui etly attending their affairs, and no one need apprehend any troublo from this quarter. A. A. l'iTTon, Agent. Tlif lllo VTnr. IUwuns, Wyo,, Oct. 22. James Drals, Ueneral MerrlU's ehiet ol scouts, camo into llawllns this morning with dispatcher and mail. Ho reports numerous fresh Indian trulla crossing tho road in Iho vicinity of miliums torn ami tinow rapnis, ami also a camp flro near Milk river, about eight tulles north ol Hiiaxn river at tho crossing of Cot tonwood crook. On tho Muddy ho saw threo ludlaus, Ho and nugcuo Taylor, ona of Merrill's scouts, fired upon tltera And they retreated up tho bed of tho creek, Dr.ils cama on into Ibiwlfns, warnlug tho escort with the body of Lieut. Weir, which was a short distanco abend of him, and also ii uumbtrof rnnnhmeiiiiii tlulrway to Ku.iko river. Lieut. Wmr'n body will bo luro n Thursday morning aud will bo received by Col. llr.tckttt'ri omniaud. l'unernl scrviceu will bo held hero mid tho rouuliiu will bo nhlppcd Kant. t'OlthU M:lJi. ;criiiiiuy mill AiihIiIiv Loniov, Ott. 23 T ligrauu from Ilerlln and Vliiuri tnuciirlii i.jm' that tint idll Alien hi t ten (lermuny mid Aii'tiii is nil n wilttou tleuty sIkIiii) by the cinrerois, but in in Hits fomi of a iiiemuraiid!iuhi.h llisui irek mid Aiidmssyoxchaiigi'd midtiiuimiiiiiuilid lo tho respective kuvcioiKiis, who approved ol it. I.lvrrpunl tiilliin Idirlirt. Ln l Ki-ooi., Oct. 25 - W. 1). Toiullusoii X Co., old tstnblUliid inltuii biokrrH of Una city, havo suspt'iidid Ttin itmrkut Is veiy tiMii.b, owing to.puiilHliirrtbuvitig lioulu up enough cotton to orentv mi nrtitli bit sear city, mid tosqiiiiro Iho lirgeut pos'lbloilil firuieouut of selltrs for Ui to Wr delivery. Cuulldi lice is Hhnki n Wliriit In Aiueili'U. Wulkir'H Slaliktli'iKii fur Iho prodtico ex ehiiiigi', nttir it enriful ittlm.ito, pbu'tn mo wheal crop of tbo Uidlid til.iUs lliU vinr nt I23.0U0,1.".'U biihbiU. 'tbo Spring uhiHl trop was nvcriMimiitrtl. Tho ninounl con Mlliiid by l8,(ll'lMll(l pi units, plus ui aiiiouiit rvquirtd tor "id mid otlur pur puhts, is placid nt 2.'iO.I)Ull.(Klll l'litl, leuv mg ir.Ot'O.HOO lumliflH lor txpml In Kuropo und 1&,1 00,000 bu.ln U lor other purlu. Tlio Tt'imiilrj-, I.omion, Oct. -7 Ail ln.li ii'itluniil lsud ltMtio will bo f oi Hud with it uiittul mm liilllioln Louden. Alutid iiiiitiiig nt F.imu oorjr ji'lirdii) wus hiuiulid I ) 0,000 piruii und Addromil by Mr. Putin II. Will lie. Hi iikihI, ('inui., Oct. 27 Five unit who will bo limpid for rilupliiity m llio ionium rn ol IIik llritUU riuliit'i'y, include lunuul, nl C.ibul, tho hind ul ihx ti'.i. M'iMk, i.h.i iwii gtmralj, imn ol r)nl bl.nii. Dm. o( iho ui m ruls, it l rhiirii.il, ilu..,.ci iy I n.il ol M ijnr OavugiiHil lioin lb llmb u.t illlll'.V in llulatliu.t. 'I lio I nliiil .li,snc,f l.osnos, Ott. 17. liiiiti, ii i 'I' mitt! ero nt Cnbul is proienlni 'i'lu tine, r'n tuilur fit Uw, iv (liivernoi nt Cl I n.il be niiiiiotir of llnuiii'ii nro ttiotii iin.n hiri-t. V ctirrtponililit lit himlu wn'i lb llllllllllkt lif llblllllblUI it tblll ill!. Illl III iand ulonl fimn llio itilui nl xl' - A I liiilitl.iu, llcmiiiiiilu In., m . . i oJ list wn Ilium In iuiihIii i ) I'lmso whi) linw llUIt IlKO' u Illl IIIHIllll liNllUlilh vv in r In- ifcitimpointnii iiiilim ' U ) nt ii ililiili nl tin', a i lullC) ill lllll'llt i 'I , In H l II) . i I i ChIiiiI (IHKll S O, r I WILLAMETTE FARMER tricts, tho remainder of the crops has been gathered and something done toward Winter sowing. Tho condition of later cereals is deplorblo, and tho loss thereon heavy. Very llttlo ot tho wheat is yet Ut to tbruh, Hoots fall far short of an averago crop Supplies of English wheat at country markets was shakily lamer, and in soma in stances samples were in rather better condl- j uuu, uui uh u ruio me quality inaicaies a uc aire on tho part of farmers to market their inferior produce, which is cleared out moro eacily and profitably donnc cicitici.' times. Finer qualities, where they exist, can be safely counted upon to reallre ihiir fell market value whenever growers Fee t to part with them. Vorcicn wheat continues to reach our shores in eonsidorablo quantities. Friday's list of imports showing tho arrival of nearly 70,000 quarters, and with moro ditporitlon on tho part ot holders to realize. 'Iho r.ipid upward movement ol pncis ap pears to havo been arrested. The question arises, what proportion of tho fifteen shil lings riso which hag taken place an be maintuinid when tho enccubitivo movement ceiB'-R and the moro legitimate influences of Luppjy ami uomana are onco moro para mount in tho trade 'f Taking into comider ntlon tho enormous resources of America, and tho fact that iircsont tiriccs of wheat nt i.ouuon aro sumcn-ni to attract Ana hnio at- traded funnllcs from all wheat txrortlna I countries in the world, If appears most prob- abbi that u safo bails for fntnro operations will bo reached when volnos have receded HwO ehllliuss from tho recent highest point. It would bo too much to assert thit rnces must necessarily givo way to this utent, as irauo ciosis m very sensitive conditions, and ir.a-h will depend upon tho action of America, lint tho opinion is nevertheless olTtrcd that tho redaction indicated would bring v.ilaeR to a safo noaltion The tuk'D of Kcglish wheat las'. wc k v.cro C5.017 quaiteis, nt 19s 10,1, egaiust &0.431 quarters at Z'J during thu corresponding week of last year. Imports into the United Kingdom during tbo week ending October IKth, were 1,381,'CG ewts tf wheat tnd 2T9, 9S0 twU of liocr. Ilmiinnr rmcriirlsr. !' . Oct. 20. A feto is to held shortly, en I i iho luatiagcmont of a Fart 9 newspa per, for tho benefit of sufferers by tho re cent Ooodd in Murcln, Spain. It is ex pcctidtlat tho feto will surn.vs in enter- lalnn.'i.t and receipts any jireviocs efforts f ih Und In Farin. Au Instill lit Mark An tony. Au Alexandria corrciponditil reports Cleo patra 'u needle, while being rimovcd for ship ment to tho Unltud States, was tcljud by creditors of tho Kpyptlan govcrnmeLt Oiillook lor I'cnee J'.flvr, Oct. 20. Frocctdings of Cotgues at Huplt'H ou tho 2Gih (o promoto a general disarmament throughout tho world, termi nated in a occu3 of indcscrihlo confusion, amidst hissing, hooting and other demon blralrntlons. owluc to tho onnndtiao of a section who disapproTcJ tho object el the ConQrecs I'ACtriccoAr I'slsl ltow. Naim, Oct. 2C- Yesterday nlternoon John Crowcy, u young mau, his brother and father cngagul In n controversy with tho cook ot tho William Tell Hotel on tho street In front of tbo houso. Tho cook retreated into the hotel followed by tho Croweys. A fight fol lawed in which tho elder Crowoy was cut sovcrely on tho hand. John Crowcy was thrown by tho cook nnd inthomeelo received terriblo bruises. Tbo cook, August La Itoguc, died this morning from his wounds. Tho town la lunch excited over tho conse quoncia ol tho brawl. The Crowey boys wuro conimuteu to jun 10 await toe action i Iho grand Jury. Ncvmln X to ink. VinorNiv Citt, Oct. 25 A man named Win. Laugin was fatally stabbed about six o'clock Ibis morning by Patrick Leonard, nlias " Hod Miko," u gambler. Tho quarrel grew out of a dent dun from Leonard to his victim. Seven or tight wounds wcro in dieted, thu weapou being a pocket knife. Loon .ml u fovv jenrs ad shot and danger imily wounded n uniu named Maxey. Ho is in custody. John ltetoluo fell 100 feet ill Union shaft to day nud was dished In purrs. Tuonan, Oct 2"i Fnlght Iralu No. broke in two uiur Verdi thU uiornitig, bully damaging elulit or tcu cvrs ami killing J. Ii'. J J'vuus, britkuiiiau. t'ltxtrnt Tliuo nn lloioril. At nn exhibition Irot nt Oakland, Cal., on Iho 23;h, Iho fsstest tlnto on rcaoril was itiiido. Hi Julioii was brought out to bent tho In st tlttvi in ulo by Hints, tit Jullen vi is fulloned u nliott illsianen by , running Iidiso. At tho word St. Jaliiui went nndtr tint wiro ut ii sipuro trot nud for tho t'litlro iiiIIk toner luudn n nkip n.ir n brenk, cnniiuj; in lit tlio iiupreiei'.ented liinti of 2:t25(, up pure III I) but lilili) Iho vhumi fur his iiiuginti eeiit illurt. Ho was driven by Ortiti Hiel.ox. A !liiilur ul Arciili'iilo. Stocktvis, t) t. 27. Tli is. Coitroy, ngtd About l0, dUil this inuiiiltig from taking nti iivniduse ot uiori hluo to remove rboim-utlc pain, Itev. John Oitllan, nsslstsnt pistor of St. Murj'H Chinch, dud this inurniuij after a short tlliioss. An Iltilum named Dotiiluio Templo, nged 2.1, farm lihiiror. Ht.irled joounlay lo sro Ids falhi r on tho Muripoxi run, I, o.trrjlug lo bis lulbir two botileiini llquur. One w.ts car riul iiniler bis birt near bis body, mid tbo nlbt r in his baud. Wlnlo erHsii! u Held ho (.leppivl lino ii k'itlrtel hole, brinkiiig Iho Imttlo tiiidfr bis xliirt, tin kliHrp point cut li g lull) bis IkhIv uvir tho kliluovs, tasking mi ivcuiiiu in tl'onbdoiiiiiiiil oivity. Ho lay in tbistniidilioti loi homo I lino until his cries ntlraittd pjuus bv. Tiiupiu tiled this inoililug. I'Hbluei JliiUrrs Mrlkf, Sin FiivMUOo, O.n. 28 Yosterdiy tho cabitiit nineri. nl inn t'lly In Ida iitriitilt und rekiilv.it in tiUt id ciuy it ttuir ileui.uul for utt looroix nl iwi nty ilvo jwr omit was nut uiinplud Willi llii. I'liey glvuKSlhi) ihiiihenf ih. it giieviiiiifi ih i it is uuposatbbi III llu Ul In livn nn ihi. fiesn.l rule i w.ih. rim in i iiniiiii'o niiKi i llf ih'Srn I tr I'iio-h try " ' I .. ill In-' ' i.kimll ill a .. i IV WiSllI 1 I). i,i i alt') i i I'u t'l Si l v in- r SO mil , jhiiiiu union ihoy tin .in . .on wiirkiuuu by . 'iiii, iiiiiv.,i'io. ii.'Iii l h seooiil- in i vurk I'm , " I 11,'ini in pie- ' IS II 11 !IVl II .11 lieiliu.. l. ill it ill iko ' - H btmi '' i' tnrv n ir ii bj till I I 1 . 0. il about 40 men, joined in. Tho strikers then proceeded out toward Bonth Kan Francisco, taking in all factories and small workshops in that locality, tho men from which all stopped work to a man. All theso cabinet maktrd belong to the trades' assembly, and during tho continuance of tho strike will receive 30 aud SO per week for married and Finglo men respectively. There aro two branches of tho union, ono of which is Qcr- iLont aud Judications are that thero will be n general strike among them. Mocks Dili II. San Fjunoico, Oct, 29. ft'. II. Hender son, commercial editor of tho Chronicle, at tempted suicide in tho Arion saloon, at the corner of Kearny and Sutter streets, at abont 1 o'clock this afternoon, by shooting himself in tbo head, and died early this evening. Ho wroto a nolo to a friend attributing his act to domestic and pecuniary troubles, lie had lost considerable money in s'ocks lately. Millliui cncl Lost, Tho steamer Newborn, from Mexican ports brings tho crew of tho Chilean whaling bark La I'escandora from Valparaiso, wrecked on Margarita Island in Magdaicna J my, on tho coattoi Lower Callfornh on tho 2d. Two of the crew wiro drowned off Cape St. Lucas in attempting to reach the Mexican coast for tld, llie Ins l lliirsp. 11. 1". Morrow and A. 0. Illckok, owners f St. Julian, the hcr'o that ruado 2:12; on ' Saturday hist, tj-dy refused 10,000 for the aulniol. I' I. Jullnu will probiblybo taken ' ijisl ncxi Spring. Siturdnv, November 8th, . fe't. Julian will tret at O.iklaad track to try to lent his own record. t'lro nt Colfax. Coir-AX, Oct. 29. A fire which broke out this moinlcg In a Chlun wash-Louse in the middle ol Uhlnatowu completely demolished that quarlcr, n hotel nenr by, aud burned a block in tho principal busluiss part of tho town. Ono Chinawoman was burned to death. Wooden roofs our brick buildings arc all burnt np, but nouo of tho goods in tho buildings wero burned. Tlio losses ag gregate JJl.OOOj irturance, $1,C00. Urmit on llir Cuiustocli, Yu.oi.via Citt, Oct. 29. (leneral Graut and party ilesceiidtd tho C and C shaft to day aud visited the lowtr levels of tho Uc nauzi under the guid.mco of J V. Maekey. They subsequently went through a iiumbtr of mills. Latir O.n. Un.it visited the ball of tho Fuclflj Const pioneerii, w.i unde nil honor ary mcmbir r.ud tho b.ulgo ol ofllcc and crc dtntlals cf tbosotitty given him. Ho was introducoil by Dr. Harris, and Col. F.obert Tajlor dillvervd rn address to which the ucr.ernl replied. S. Herman Keeps preltv will up Front ttrcot, and tti n comer store j mi will find thu alovo sign Inside tLc storo jou find Herman, who used to be ono of the firm of Herman & Hindi, Salem, and mada lots of friends. Vo know him well tlictc and can recommend him to our friinds as a good dealer and a fair man. He keeps a regular farmer storo where you can buy any and ever thing from a barrel of flour to a diamond breastpin, aid the clothes to wear it on. uivc iiittirt call or write to him about prices and you won't regret it. The Experiment says t Whllo our citizens may not see so much positive improvement in Olympla, from year to year, wo aro assured by legislators from distant points, and who seldom visit this part ot the Sound, that our city v rivauiif fcu.ug upwani auu enwaru. The Seattle Tost saya t Kl ht hundred salmon of yeatcrdai's citcb wcro broucht to the Alki Salmon Co' this morning. The aud shippeil orcr '' and about 200 halt I llefore the run is cm r,ct 300 more half-1 .i inys establishment vo r.Ire-vly packed rcls of salt salmon, j of salmon bcllhr. i company expect to ready Ivy market. One Wny to Train a Child. The foiliAwn,; ono was cnacloil not Jonj; jince, in n bummer l'oaiditi;'-litux1 tho thin lonnl jmrtilionsof which forced llio oeotijiMits of adjoining rooms to henr initcli of the saying nml iloingd of their in iglilorx. I.iltlo toy, six yearn old, who wah Ifiiig tlrcsM.il in tho early morning; tho mother (-till aslecji. I.itt'o boy. "M.imwa mamtsa, ui a- n-nin, I nin coin;; lo havo u btick of candy." Mother, (llnlf awnho.) "No, no." J.ittlnboy. Ye, I nin, Mamma Smith." Mother. "Didn't I tell you not' l.itt'ol'oy. "llutlwill.MammaSmith." -Mother. "Well, now, you shan't." Little bor. "I will." Mother. "You woa't." Little ley. "Yt-8,1 will" .Mother. "No, you wont." Little ly. (With determination. "J 'in just n going to get a jiicco out of tbo ine;. Mother, (how thoroughly aroused.) "Marin, hantl mo my slipper. Now,'" i to t lie bov) "coiiki lien, sir; 111 hliow you whetluryuu are mollis to uiiml me or not. l.ittlo luy. "I won't.'' Mother. ''Come here, I say." Little hoy. "1 t-han'c neither. ' TJien fullows a tirolniiKed and ditlicult chii-o nroiiiid the loom, Lut the mother tinally e.iptuns lmn and ndimiustera a K'Uind i-jiankiu with the slipper, which elicits a series cf unearthlv liovrli fiom the child. Tho txhau&ted mother then throws down her weapon of warfare, with, "Now 1 guv's vou'll learn to lebavct yourself. rim boj eotninues to scream to the " e.tent ot ins lung, still keeping up his i if rain, "I will have some candy, Aliiiniim Smith, I will. ' Alothei. "Stop j our noise, 1 tell you." Little hoy. (Ixmder and louder.) "I w illi iltivv illiwilliwilliwilliw ill." .Mother. "0 dear, what an everlasting torment you nu! Maria, hand me that ln of candy, 'IV re, take that, nnd go nut of this room, J w on't havo you here nnoiher minute." The noiiH) MidJer.ly eeascs. Tho child t'lki-H his canity and goM out on the iii.iamt, whole in tlie cool, ijuiet morning ho ats nud iuwlitat. Vh, whit ihes he think Will the . m)ii "f iIuj civ lit-lj) him to be a good ui la li'i being tranoil up in the way ould got And that mother? is she i.j; ilm w m 1, h id may she not reason- t XKi:t t j reap tho wLirlw'mll State and Territorial. Hii si or Itie ftoiinlnlii". tlncof tho robbers of tho Pohwachir safe at lloiso City got two dollars and a halt of the 8ag. During tlio week wheat was up to C3 and 03 cents, and if our facilities for getting it out of thn country were better it would be still higher. Tho Walla Walla Statesman sas t The Co lumbia river is four feet four inches abovo low watermark. The steamer Spokane still runs on ftnako nvcr. Mr. Lorin Markham, an esteemed cltircii aud pioneer of Walla Walla, known by every man, women and child, died at his residence, ono milo abovo town, of typhoid fovcr, on Tuesday, Oct. 21st, aged G7 years. Messrs. Harkncss. McMIckcn. Morrison 1 Co. havo been awarded by tho Northern Pa cific Railroad Compiny tha contract for tics and railroad timber for tho proposed section Irom tho mouth of Snako river to Spokane Falls, amouuting to over S'J.iu.uw. It froze hard at Spokane Falls and vicinity Inst week. A Ictl&e nf limu has been discovered about 10 miles north of thu Spokane Kails and n kiln burned, Kneinccr Scurry has located the lino of tbo N. F. 11. K. from Spokane Kills to within 10 nulis of tho Feu d'Oreille Lake. An ofC "o of Wilts, F.irjjn i, Co. s eNprcio company Ins been established at FaIoiisv City, with L. V. Jacobs as ogent. Tho Unlvcrsallst Church At D.atonis now about fitiithud nnd tho nct thing in order is to lind the right Lind of n r.i.au to fill the pul pit. The city of Walla Walh wears ascry lively appearance, business is (louriahing, money easy, and every farmer feds lil.o praising tho harvest. Wheat is up to 13 and (ij cn.ts at Walla Walla. Would bu worth 70 ccuts if facilities for getting it out of tl.o country fist enough wcrosullicivut. The Watchmvi -v r LastTmsdny wo no ticed a cow rnms n; H itiigh our alley with a pitchfork sticking in I er back and A big boy trylnj to hldo utuK-r a bam. Fanners l orth ; ItOilloMli tie busily en LM-rd p''.iv tg and friicin their farms. rVii'-ini; is r. slow business as tlio rails have to be lntiled f I oin 'JO to 40 mllci. The firvt town locited cut tho U. P. It. It. at llio mouth of Suako liver has been christened Ainswortht tho second Sprajjuovillo, nnd the next, no doubt, si ill bo hll!ngK'1te. The first real cold snap wo had list Tuesday night, Kivstha Walla Walla Watchmauj and vvficu vvc vara upm the loaded fruit trees, wu pause aud vionikr what is to bccouio of tho fruit. Tho Columbia at Wallula is four fcit four inches abovo low water mark. Tho Spokane still runs on tho Ku.iko river, but steamboat ittg on that river at the priKtitttigo of water won't piy. Mr. C'lus. (larlctt, ct Spinjjle, Slovens county, W, T., had his riejit lug broken by falling from a loaded waou last Wednesday. Tho foru wheel asscd over his body, but no serious remit. Our grasshopper crop is Krowhij. uondcr fully Its. Our cold nights teem to rake them in. Wonder how they will pan out next Spring? We hope the crop will bo a to tal failure, but The carpenters commenced work at Pom croy, on tlio Catholic Church, Monday last. Tho material has been on the grouud for some timo and tho work will ha pushed to a speedy completion. A man sent a potato, the tiro of n boy baby and weighing CJ Jionnds, to his friends in jow.1 tins wit k, per express, lie says it w ill surprise them there, yot it is a common I. . . - -. ll-.ll. n",l- -H-curicnco at nana ,iia The Fcnillcton paper says. Two sisters of chanty canvassed our town and raised $100, to bo cxiHiuIed for a hospital at Wall.i Walla. Wo Icaru that tho employes nt tbo Agency tubicrtbeil very liberally to the fund. llio citizens of Clarke's Citelc, Hiker comity, aro much tinted over the prospects of heavy operations in placer mining, soon to bo inaugurated in their midst by a h.-avy Chi cago company, who havo made largo pin chases of mining grouuii. Aliout thrco weeks ago, Mrs. A. P. Wool word put a hot boiled eg; into a puppy's mouth to euro htm from sucking eggs, llu yillcd fearfully, when a shepherd do rushed up and severely bit tho woman in the leg. She is still in the bauds of a doctor. Mr, Simmonds, about six miles from Walla Walla, was robbed last week wlnlo Ins family was in town, of about t'Xt worth of house hold utensils andllO chickens. The supposed robbers Aro thought to bo emigrants, who wcro the only ones passing that way. While two sons of Mr. Thomas, of Sum mervtllc, were out hunting, going through tho brush tho gun was a.-cnli ntally ills iharcvd, the Sentinel saw, biriously wiiund- iug tho oldest boy in the leg, from tho effects ot wiiiiii no uicii ouiait r-miit.iy. Iho vvalli vvallt Union tav A want long felt is about to bo supplied by Mr. Mil ler, who is engaged in getting tin a directory of WulU Walla, D.rjtou and Waitsburg; to contain tho name, occupation and placu of business and rctulinco of every person in those towns, Two Imliins at Waitsburg, by way of amusement for themselves, got to (ju trrelinj: ovtr a pair of blankets, and from quarreling vveut to limiting, ouo armed with a pistol, Ilia othtr with a knife. Kestilt, ouo Indian shot in tho head, not dangerously, and tho other badly cut in thu arm. A man by tho name of Matthews met with a kenous accident on tbo Marcuco grade on Tiusd.iv. Whilo coming down tlio gratia ho stopped for somo itiiH)si and got down front his wagon, when his team became frightcued and started. Tho brake gavo way, he crabbed the reins, andU'furo hostoptied them ono of tho wheels jassul over Itis foot, crushing it badly. Tho Fast Oregouun sajs: After the In dian ceremonies of reception given to Lieut. Farrow and his scouts, as detailed tl.ewliere, were over, the Lieut, came to town and a re ception far sujitnor to any Orsut reception wasgivtnlum bj tho ctttrviis of Pendleton. A banquet was spread at the Ptndleton hotel and a good timo was hail. The table groaned under its luad of rich viands, until tho guests lightened it and began to groin themselves. From the Walh Walla Union we learn that wl.cti last heard from, Kngineer Kilmer, in the employ of tin.' 0. It, Jt N. Co.. was v.ltluu three uiilci. m a direct line, of the summit, with a very good prospect of reach iug it without encountering heavy engineer ing dilBcitlttcs. Tho line run by Mr. kahncr dots not exceed a grade of 00 feet to tho mile but it is quite a ciookcd one np tho Illue .Mountains, Southern Orrcou, Fdorts aro Uioe made to start a salmon cannery on tho Coquille river. At Mvrtlo creek threshing is about over. Thu early rain has done some damage to grain standiug m the field. The miners aro gradually Icavinz tho mines. as thero is too much water for working creek digging. Thoio who have bench aud hill claims will remain during tho Wiuter. The Yrcka Journal sajti Aa Qregontan from Kogno Ilivcr valloy, with a six-horso wagon and back action, tilled with applut. made a peddling trip around town last week, selling his apples at 'JJ cents per pound. Tho Commissioners of Joscphlno county havo levied a tax of .13 mills for tho present year. Tho high tax is lovied with a view to settling tho SI, COO Indebtedness to Jackson county incurred by Josephine in tho David llriggs case. Six Fngllsh families havo formed a colony six miles abovo Myrtle crcok, and each fam ily has secured a homestead embracing 100 acres of land. Among tho colonists there are , a doctor and preacher. Proposing to live in peace, they brought no lawyer along with them. Tho rather singular apcctaclo of threshing and plowing being carried on at tho same time, and in the samo field, has been wit. ncsscd this week at tho farm conducted by Mr. W. J. Hill. When tho lato rains com menced Mr. Hill had about GOO acrca yet uucut, l'usct Soiiml. About 000,000 feet of logs wcro sold ro ccntly at tho mouth of Snohomish river. Tho now paper which lleriah Ilrovvn pro poses to start will bo issued in weekly form and called tho l'tigct Sound Dispatch, Tho rush from lower Sound points to the Skagit I'olil mines continues tinabbatcd. It Is thought now that a settlement will bo started therewith supplies for thoso who chooso t winter in the imtiec. Mr. S, V. Woodruff his shonii tho Hxpcri mcnt samples of cranberries ra'scd from his marsh, which eclipses everything in tho Una of this fruit that wo hnva seen in this country. The berries look moro liko cherries than any thing else to which wo can compiro them. Mr. Woodruff obtained tho seeds of this va riety from thu Atlantic States about a year ago aud tho samples ho has on exhibition wero gathered a few days since, no effort be ing made to eolect tho largest specimens. The Transcript says I Thostcanur Casslar, which has been run ning on tho Stikiuo river the past Summer, has been tied up at Fort Wrangel for the Winter. Her machinery was taken out of her to prevent its rusting. Several men cruising on tho beach In the vicinity of Port lllakcly on Saturday wero at tracted by tho cries of a man in distress, and looking in tha direction from whenco the sounds came, discovered nn unknown matt clincin ' to tho bottom of a boat a short dis tance from tho shore. Ueing without a boat, tho men hastily constructed a raft and nut out to his assistance, but when within a lerr ftetof tho craft tho man lost his hull ami sank off into tho water, to riso no more. Tito Courier saya t Tho pay of Puget Sound light Itiiuso keep ers has recontly been reduced from 1,000 for tho kceptra to $S00, and from $000 for tho assistant ktepcis to $300 per milium, Mr. C. Crosby, Son., died in Tuniwatcr af ter a lingering illuess extending over a period of scvtral years. For a great many years ho boru A leading part in tho business and public, affairs of tlio Territory. Tbo advance of tho season docs not appear to lessen, very materially, tho building im provements in Olympla. A persistent disease is still prostrating a good many children in tho vicinity of Olym liia. Several aro lying nigh unto death, with llttlo hopo of recovery. Anlorln. From tho Astoriam Tho 0. S. N. Co. havo remitted the freight bills on coko used by tho Astoria firo dejurt ment. A scamp by the namo of Itiloy, who gavo Capt. Itivira considerable troubi? in Portland, is now under arrest for breakinW''nto a shoo store. The clearances and departure vestcrdar. leavo in port but thrco ocean steamers and 'JO sailing vessels, every ono of which,, excepting tho Kata Ilerrou aud tho Mattio Mayleay ore engaged. A shipmaster in port proves to us thn folly of ono attempt, at least, to deal with sailors as men. When tho Western Hello camo in ha wanted a crew and offered them overythingV that was reasonable, right und just to go wills v him, instead of coming ashore tocarouso, but no sir; Jack must havo his tpne, lit it cost what it would, and all offers of profitable sit uations wcro spurned. Dr. Jilutlo's Bpcclal Medicines. Aro made f.'om thu host matcrialsobtalnablo. They aro not cure-alls. They aro fAvorito prescriptions that havo been tried and tcstott for j cars in his extensive practiic, until now they aro absolutely jierfect in tho trouble for which they are recommended. The Kii'iiitimcuu works wonders in Kid ney and IShvddtr complaints. ' hoso suffering w ith dropsy, ISright'sdiscase, Dialietos, (irnvcl. Pretention of Urine, Palu in tho Hack, Incon tinence, or any discaso of tho Kidney and Madder, will be astonished at relief ono bottle w ill afford. ForPtinalo wtakctss it is nbolutuly with out an equal. For all deraugcintiitatif tho Live, Usi) Dr. Mintio'a English Dandelion PilU For Ilihuusncss and Dysjiepsia, Uso Dr. Mintio'a English Dandelion Pill. For Fever and Ague, Use Dr. Mintio'a Hnglish Dandelion Pills. Fvcry family should not fail to keep tho Dandelion PilLi on hand. Seo what tho druggists say about Dr. Min tio'a medicines: "F.vervbody Mc.ihs highly of them." 0. H. Woodward & Co., druggist, Portland. "All who take them recommend, them." John A Child, druggiit, Portland. Messrs. Abratna & Carroll, wholcsalo drug gists. SanFrancisco, sayt "Wo regard Dr. Mi nt io's Xcphreticum as tho best Kidney and liladdcr remedy beforo tho public," All druggists keep theso mediciuci. sssss 1 1 mi i i 1 1 hi i s ihi s i si i nn i ii ii 1 1 ii i sMI POSITIVELY CUKED! ManjrihohMesuSercJ lorjciri IUi Oil disease (L'uCirih), aoJ leu proncujuvd Inrurab's, liavo ltii re.tore.1 tonerlect ttajih ly mjr treaUnint, nJ wboso ttluionUb nn bo to n it m) olnv. I Uo trial nil il.roulcanj pritati) i kwi, aud (ginalo ui-iAuov. )Ii1UIum sent to all puts ut tl.o cuuntr), snd all prvtur (ruMtlats snoi throurh tlie lulls Ijren tlMhiC t a UmM. Ortiv ccmulutlou In. D1U JAM lis UtJCK. 13S I Uil bl , l'oitbn.l. Oregon. I'o.t effleo box 30. Cut Cds cut u 1 send It la your UtUr. ijil