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Wt.S Wt, --- I 1 ll I M H 8 " ' T V ?' TM IVIC X TXjli fAKMERi Teacher Encaged. Miss Ollio Chnmborlain, ono of Salem's most excellent musicians, lias been en gaged us teacher of music for tho BIuo Mountain University tit La Grande. A better selection could not havo been made. Doing Itopalrcd. Tho bandsomu tug Edith was haulod in below Pacific dock yesterday and is having her hull and decking caulked and otherwise overhauled. Sho is a hand some, powerful tug and will Boon bo ready for business again. Flenda In Trouble Tho opium fiends of Oregon City do not dwell tocother in unity. A few days since they got into troublo over i pipo find indulged in a general fight, breaking up tho pipe, fixtures and what few articles of furnituro thcro was in tho joint. A Collision. Yesterday as tho locomotive from tho car shops camo down to tuko out tho 4 o'clock train, und was passing tho yard engine down by tho switch, they collided. Johnny Brandt was on tho locomotive going north, and Hilly Sally on the yard engine, both of whom aro careful engi. nocrs, mid by what error tho accident happened wo aro at a loss to know. Tho damage was very slight. Receipt cf Wheat. Kinney Bros., of the S.tlem llouring mills, Imvo since harvest received 200, 000 bushels of wheat, which amount will probably bo increased beforo tho season closes to 1100,000 bushels, nn ex cess of 100,000 bushels over tho receipts of nn"r former year. Tho receipts nt tho Farmers' warehouse are fully up to tho average, while other warehouses through out tho county report a flattering in crease. Tlio Xndcpendonoa Robbers. Tho Independence robbers who were captured at Now Jim on We Jncsday,were taken over to Independence yesterday and had a hearing bet'oro tho Justice of the Peace. They wt re bound over in tho sum of $2,500 each, to nwait the ac tion of tho Grand Jury, nnd were taken to Dallas for confinement in tho county jail. A Mrs. It iker, living at Indepen dence was arrested for being implicated in the iilliiir. A Forger. Yesterday, Abel Laughridgo was ar rested in this city on a telegram from Salem. In the evening Marshal At into anived in the city, nnd from him we learn that Abel forged two small (.hecks on Mr. Grave, tuning tho mi mo of a woman named Ji.tttitt worm, iitese checks were paid without question which gavo Laughridgo courage, mri ho forged a check on tho Bank of Ladd & Bush for 100. but Mr. Alborts, tho cashier, detected tho forgery nnd refused to pay tho check. Laughridgo will go to prison, lie was token to Salem this morning. Still FroBTOMlnrc. The' track on tho West Side road has been laid two and a half miles beyond Independence, ns far as the iron would reach. Tho grading hus boon com pleted to Corvnllis, except ono or two 'Osibankmcrity. T-lio road will run through Sixth street, C'orvallis, to the depot in tho southern end of the city. Tho 12iir.ii McNeil, bearing a cargo of rails, enough to finiih the track to Cor vail id, is expected to arrive soon, and tho iron vi ill bo laid within :t month after her arrival hero. Solnjt Investigated. Tho case of tho Chinawoman who wa.i !iot by Wang Fook, whilo attempting to escape" from a dm of infamy, U on trial to-duy in Justice Dam Court, rrom what wo learn tho caso has boveral dark features mid woleaso them to law and justice to punish as they deserve The main witnesses aro christians, and tho other side of tho easa may endeavor to introduce Chincso witnesses to offset their tottimony which should bo thor ougblv bcrutiuiicd. Farmers Complaining. Tho farmers on tho Upper Chehalis liavo galhorcd in an abundant harvest and now havo it in their granaries, whero it is likely to remain, as they havo no mentis of transporting it to market. Tho owner of a small steamer in this city is canvassing the idea of en toring that trade. I Hn Regular Tow. Tho grand jury yesterday visited tho poor house and found tho placo in a con dition that reflects great credit on tho present superintendent. An abundanco of vegetables has been raised during tho past season which will bo more than suf ficient to msot the present demand. Tho jury also visited tho county and city jails and other places. A Forger Arrested. This morning Capt. Kolly received a telegram from Marshal Minto of Salem, asking him to arrest a man named Abel Laughridgo, charged with forgery. An officer went in search and found his man at tho Burton Houso whero ho took mm in cimrgc. Ulhcer iuinto will nr rivo on this afternoon's train nnd escort tho festive Abel back to the scones of his misdeeds. Hoary Trains. Tho trains which daily pass up and down Fourth street nro heavily ladon. Tho incoming ones bring grain while tho outgoing ones carry ireigiis ami uuiuung material for bridges and offices. Tho Old Man's Sunset Homo. Navigation Suspended, On Monday last tho steamer Spokano went up tho Snako rivor to Lowiston with three or four passongers and threo tons of freight. She took on board about 40 tons of freight but discharged tho most of it at Almota. It is said to bo her last trip to that placo this season. Narrow Eacapo. Tliis morning while a countryman was driving along L street, Fast Portland, ono of his horses stepped through ono of tho many holes in tho plank roadway, throwing him to tho street. After much troblo tho animal was gotten to his feet with a badly skinned leg but fortunately no broken bones. Annual Mooting. Tho Board of Managers of tho Stato Agricultural Society will hold their an nual meeting at Salem, commencing Tuesday Dec. 2, 1879. At this meeting tho timo will bo decided upon for hold ing tho nnuunl Fair of 1830, mid tho list of premiums for the sumo will be arranged. All members and friends of tho society nro nro invited to attend. Tao r.irmori. Tho present Fall has been one of tho moit favorable to tho farmers that they havo had for several year., and thoy havo fully improved it by sowing much grain. Tho acreago sown is said to bo much larger than last season, not withstanding tho rust, and farmers will live in tho hopes of being favored next year with f.ivonxbhi weather for a good yield, in order to raise them out of tho rut into which they dropped tins year on account of the rust. Ostrcso Iron WorUs. This important industry in tho pro ducts of our State is nt present closed down on account cf running out of water, the lako which is threo miles long and fed by nu old ditch having run dry. Ono hundred ami fifty men aro klll,jll0 0.t!ement, on tho Columbia, was Largo Contract. Tho Oregon Steam Navigation Co. leccntly entered into contract with Honey man & Co. to furnish tho ontiro machinery for a. new steamboat to bo built on tho Upper Columbia in the Spring and also for a largo boiler to be placed in tho Mountain Queen, which will givo her almost ono-third moro power. Tho contracts amounted to $27,000, Elopement. Tho lloseburg Star tells of nn elope ment of an ex-convict named Chatlcs Jones, with n voting girl scarcely fifteen years old, daughter of a Mr. Bcnham, of Camas vallcv, Douglas county. Tho last account heard from tho runaway couple tlioy wcro going down Conuillo river, endoavoring, it is thought, to got beyond the jurisdiction of Oregon. Still Minting. Tho man McDonald who was tout to the Insane Asylum some five weeks ago, whero ho remained but two weeks, nfter which ho worked on the railroad two weeks und disappeared without drawing his pay, is still missin". Strict search has been made in every direction but no clow to his whereabouts has yet been ascertained. His friends nro getting very anxious about him, fearing that in a fit of insauitv ho hus taken his life. Acoldcntly Killed. Tho following dispatch from Gardiner, Coos county, last evening, under dnto of ednosday, says A young man named Hcddiek, wlioho parents livnnttlio Kins now at work on a ditch leading from the Tualatin to whut was Oswego Laku. This ditch is Bevcu feet wide at tho top and six feet deep, nnd will furnish an abundant supply of water nt all times. Tho works liavo recently been increased in capacity from ten to fourteen tons n day, and contracts havo been lot for 310,000 worth of additional machinery. Tho contract was let to Smith Bros, "it Watson. struck by a falling treeyestf rday, crush ing Ins shoulder mid side nnd breaking his thMi. Ho died in nbout an hour. KciMick arrived from Idaho a short time 030, and was engaged in clearing oil' some cend timber for I', Blake, on Scho field's Creek. Caloin Fire Sopartmont. At tho regular meeting of Capital Kngino Ccmpany No. 1, held on Thurs day evening, this week, tavn tho States man, tho building committee was 1 thorized to mnko nrmngementH for nu- ...' iiiunzi-ii if) umitu 111 iiui'-f'fnt-iiiH mr urn vcrv largo panther Killed . , .,. ' , 1 .. . ". 1 itirmMimirr nr Tin, imn in r lift nnw f-nfvmfi Irnin : n . ' ..-.....,.. A Tcrrlblo JEncountor, Wo were shown yesterday some tusks taken from a by Mr. C.iples. about four miles tho Grove, tays tho Uilltboro Indepen dent. Thoso teethwero2A inches in length, and tho beast measured when 'killed, (1 r.i i.... 114:.. ,:.. 'i't... 1 A..ut i.,i 1W.1 ,.!! Woo with thoho,.sand mi i.ivititioii to theni to occupy it jointly ....-, l j --n --- a sheen in the vicinitv, when last week house, mid also to confer with tho City Council and II10 other tiro companies in relation to furnishing tho hall. Tito committee was iiboutilliurizol to extend Effoot of Houutaln Air A young lady from ono of our valley towns, disappointed in lovo last spring, piaod and pined to a shadow, and to save the necessity of ordeiing of a pino collin, her friends sent her to Hood Bivor. After feasting on the mammoth vegeta bles and luscious fruits of that region, breathing the mountain air und drinking snow water through the Lunar months, .she returned home weighing 150 pounds, and is now watching for a chanco to whip the man who threw off on her. Poultry Association. We havo received n pamphlet copy of tho constitution and by-laws of the Ore gon State Poultry and Pot Stock Associ ation. Tho pamphlet also contains the premium list and rules for tho first an nual exhibition to be held at Portlund from Dec. 8th to 12th inclusive, 1879. The entries at tho coming exhibition will close Dec, 9th, at 12 o'clock, noon. The association was organized January 23th, 1879. W. S. Failing, of Milwaukie, is provident ; II. D. Green, Portland, J. T. Apperson, Oregon City, and Bobert Ini brie) HilUboro, vico presidents ; A. A. Ilvnon, Portland, secretary j ami W, S. Ladd, Portland, Treasurer. Tho execu tive committee is composed of gentlemen ofwqusl standing with those above named. The premiums of this association are onen to the world tho best specimens to win. The regulations for the exhibi tion are excellent, and calculated to pro mote fairness in the awardsin tact, tho names of the officers of the ossocia tion are a sufficient guaranty ugaiust ud or unfftirae-M of whatever charac ter. Messrs. Ijifo C'aples and Thus. Kingston took a number of dogs nnd with their trusty rilles went in pursuit. The dogs soon " treed" nim, when a bullet broke his back just as ho was 111 the act of springing on Mr. K. Jlo tought tho dogs furiously, crippled as ho was, und would undoubtedly havo killed two of them had not another shot through the head finished him. Several old hungers that examined t his animal hay ho was certainly thu largoit ono of tho kind over seen in this country. Woory of Life. Abuut 12 o'clock last night a great excitement was croated in the vicinity of Mr. Morgan's hous-, 011 Clay street, near Third, by his wife attempting to destroy herelf by hanging. Thoy retired at tho usual hour and Mr. Morgan had fallen asleop. An unusual noiso awakened him and ha found his wife missing. Springing out of bed ho ran to tho cel lar from whenco tho strange noises came and he found his wifo hanging by tho neck. Ho liftod her up at tho saino timo calling for help which quickly camo. Tho joor woman was cut down and car ried to hor bed whero sh soon recov ered. Except a scarlot necklace about hor throat she was uninjurod. Tho cause of the rash act was on account of trouble over a small pieco of property. Wont Ashore. TCo Schooner Lottie Coca AsSoro on Point nudson. A telegram from Port Townsend last ovening says: Tho pilot schooner Lot tie, purchased yesterday by II. Landes, while coming from N"eak Bay last night ran ashore on Point Hudson, near this city. The steamer Dispatch and Annie Stewart tried to float her this forenoon but failed, partly owing to a lino break ing Tho revenuo cutter Wolcott :ora ing from Setttle at this juncture, Cip tain Hooer immediately went to tho schooner's assistance. The lines again parted and tin tido ebbing fast tho captain concluded to wait for tho next tide. The schooner is lying in an easy position, not leaking, and will probably get off without much damage. with Capi.al Kngiiio Company. Sbot Ills Sister. I Yetciday morning, whilo Kddio Man chester and his little sister Anna wero eating breakfast at thoir homo 011 Bail road btrcot, bays tho Tncoum Herald, tho former was handling a rovolvor, which ho accidentally discharged, thu bullet taking e!Iect in tho head cf his unfortu nate companion, tho ball entering at tho ccntsr of tho noso a hhado below tho eyes, ranging a little upward, lodging near tho junction of the tskull nnd ver tebra. Thu wound is of tho most dan gerous character. "Your old chair is vcrv much in tho war, grandm; I wish you would bo con iuub iu a bumewnoro eiso ncsuiesnttnis west window," said a dashingly dressed young lady, as she swept into tho family nitting room. Sho had not been lone homo from a fasluonablo French school in tho city, whero her selfishness, at least, seemed to have developed fully as much as was desirablo. "I camo hero because the sunshino was so pleasant, Sophia. 'Pears to warm up my nun, oiu innus better than tho tiro, 1 11 givo you tuo placo if you want it, though." ' "Tho window of your room is a west ono; I ought to know, I think; it used to bo mine." "I know it is, Sophy, but it's kind of mnesomo up tiiero all alone. Guess I had hotter go back, though. Grandpa is always in tho way now, I am afraid," he said sorrowfullv. as ho roso to leave. "Whero aro vou coine. dear errand- pa V said a brown haired, sunny faced young lady, who had just now glided into tho room; "I havo come on purposo to havo a visit with vou." "I am poing anywlicre to bo out of tlio way, ivuty." "Why, dearest grandfather, how can you talk so? No room is so chcorful and sacred in all tho houso as tho one which your presenco blesses. What havo you been savins. Sonhv?" sho added, turning reproachfully toward hor cousin. "Nothing in tho world worth rnakinc such a timo nbout," said tho young lady, sweeping hastily out of tho room. The scat by tho window wns resumed. nnd Kalo drew a low rocking chair very near u. "I have been leaning on this arm till it is all nslecp," said tho old man. "O I just see,' and unfastening the whito wristband, sho chafed tho thin ami nnd hand till tho customary cltctihition was restored. "Thank you, Katy, darling; it is well now. Grandpapa's fincers used to bo ns young and quick as yours. Don t ccotn so, doea it ( 1 don t think vour hands aro quite as whito as yodr cousin Sophy's, but they aro n thousand times prettier, in my opinion." ".Mine havo to work, you see," said Kate, laughing; "it would not do for tho little folks to go hungry nt homo because, sister was afraid cooking their dinner would brown her hands. Georgo likes them just ns well brown." "Ho may well bo thankful to get them nny way. They are n treasure orth any man's aspirations." "Shall I read to you, urundpa I eo you havo a new book open or shall wo talk 1 1 must go liomu to-morrow, vou know." and sho consents 5 on condition tint you rido over often." Tho kind-hearted cirl did not ciro to 4..II 11 ..!,, . I .. ten 1110 eagerness wun wiiicu the pro posal had been accepted, "only for tho children's sake," it was clearly to bs un derstood. And so tho nrraiiKcments were made. and tho month quickly rolled away. Tho littlo cottage had received its simple furniture, nnd tho best room in it was fitted up for grandfather as nearly liko tho old familiar homo as possible. Tho light buggy drovo over to A , and in a few hours afterward tho old man was walking hand in hand with his darling Katy over tho establishment, listening wiwi Keen tiengut to an mo nine uetbiis; and at lust comfortably sottlcd down in his oasy chair, ho talked with his now grandson over his present homo and fu ture prospects, till Katy called them to their tea. O, how sweet tho simnlo board appeared with its snowy cloth and whito tea-set; its light biscuit, fresh buttor, stewed cherries and nlain cako I Tho burnished silver and cut glass of tho homo ho had just left never looked half so beautiful ; and with a full heart ho bowed his silvery head and asked God's blctsing on their evening meal. An old-timo friend was asked to spend 11 nvnnimf. nml n livnk- vmvnt-intini tho evening, and a lively conversation 'To-morrow? I had forgotten that. O, I am so sorry, so sorry I" ho said, very sadly. "Don't read, Katy; talk, if I can onlv hear your voico ono day longer. You aro a ray of sunshine in this houso, und you win uo 111 any houso you enter. May God bless my child I" ho added solemnly. "I shall be pretty lonesome when you uro gone, I know 1 shall. Thcio won't bo any ono to tnlk to then. Old people lovo to talk, Katy. Martha is kind to 1110 nnd makes my room as walk nround the beds, und milium the pleasant ns sho can, but household cares 'results of his skill and care. Then, too, nml company tako up all her time, so! tho neighbors, as they passed loved to sho can't talk to her poor old father jbtop a littlo while, und leaning their much. Her husband is away nUendiii" loitiou nuns against tho paling, talk with wns sustained till lone nfter his custom nry hour for retiring. Ho seemed ten yenrs younger when he took his place at ureakiast next morning. "Aro wo too early for you, sirl" said George, "I was afraid wo were." "Not a bit ; I novor sleon a wink af ter fivo o'clock. Early rising is all im portant to young people just setting out in life, and I nm glad you havo tho habit." When tho meal was ended, tho morn ing liyinu wns iiung, nnd nu earnest prayer for God's direction and protecting care through the day wns offered ; then tho young physician started on his daily rounds. "I civo tho littlo homo into your cluirgo to-day, grandfather. Don t let Knty get lonely or work too hard scrub bing imaginary dirt oil' thu wood-woik," ho added, with a smile nt his wife's sciupulous neatness. "If tho gardener should come, could you talk with him n little, nnd direct nbout tho plan of tho girden? Knto does not know much about such things, I believe." I should delimit to do it, said the old man, a bright smile coming into his fa en at tho idea of his possibly being of any bcrvico in tho world again; "I was a mnstor-haml nt making a garden in my day." The day was warm nnd bright, and tho old man spent mo.it of it out of doers, superintending the Englishman's operations, who listened respectfully to all Ins suggestions, and obeyed them strictly. Tlio day's work was most satis factory on all sides; and when night camo Katy's delicious tea was taken with a relish ho hud not known for many months, nnd his sleep wns sound and sucot. All Summer tho garden was his prido and pleasure. Tho care of tho beds was assumed by him, and tho satisfaction with which ho brought Kntv tho very earliest vegetables of tho season, it made tho household happy to witness. When Georgo came homo nt Minuet it was such n sou ice of joy to have him mid Katy Killed by a Friend. Nowton Claiborne Mistaken for a Seer Sbot and Killed. is Full many a timo and oft wo havo been called upon to chronicle tho deith of persons accidentally killed by a friend while out hunting, on account of being mistaken for an animal. Thoso acci dents always occur in "still" hunting and are too frequently the renult of carelessness of all concemod. Tlio latest accident of this kind occurred in Douglas county and is given as follows in thu Independent: Last week 'Aha, and Silas Marvin, Nowton Claiborne and another gentleman, went out for a four days' hunt in tho mountains near tho Littlo Canyon, in tho northern part of the county. On Friday tho pirty separated, tho Marvin brothers going in ono direction and Claiborne und com panion taking another course. Some hours afterward Ziba Marvin noticed a commotion in the bushes and sighting an object which he thought to bo a ileer fired upon it. His aim was tco true, and a cry of pain from Claiborne made known the terriblo fact that a companion had been woundej. Tin bullet took ef fect in tho left breast, a little below tho heart, and after lingering a few hours in great buffering, Claiborno breathed his last. Ills dead body was then brought fivo miles to his home. Mi. Claiborne was aged 22 and well liked in thu com munity where ho lived. This is another ono of those painful cases whero no par ticular blame can be attached to anyono, saso, perhaps, cwelocnow on the part of all. to his business till day, 10 I don t seo much of him either; and I urn sure John nud hoplua think mo always in the way, I don't want to lie u burden to anybody, Ivuty ; and a tear tilled tuo mud, dim oye. "No one could think so, dear grand father. But I havo seen all you mention iu my lung vhiit lure, and now I havo something to propose. No, I havo n favor to brg, a re-quest to make, on which my heatt is tct, and I want nu assurauco that you will not 'say nay. "If there is any favor I can do my Katy, sho need not bo afraid of any nays." "Well, then, you know that in ;i fow weeks I shall havo a home of my own; not a graud establishment lil.-u this, but a neat, pleasant cottage, suitable to George's income. Now, what I wish to ask is, will you not make us happy by sharing that homo with us? George wiiihcs it as much as J, and I am sure you will bo happy with us. The cottugo is far moro like the old homestead than this splendid mansion. It will only be ten miles away; so you can rido over ns often as you chooso to see your daughter. Pleaso say yes, grandpa." Tears filled the old man's eyes again, but this time thoy wcro tears of pleas ure, "My precious child, you don't know how much you aro taking upon yoursolf. You don't know how much trouble an old man liko me would 1 in a houso." "I do not know any such thing, I as sure you; but I do know how much joy und comfort it would bo to us, and what a real blessing your society would be, long days, when Georgo' business calls him away from home. Indeed, I could not keep house without you, I am afraid; so wo will understand that wo have set tied this point, will wo not '" "I shall bo too happy to go any placo on earth hero you are Katy, even to a strange town. I know aiost all tho old people about ycu there in Hortou, and it will seem enough more liko homo than tlii p!a'0, which i as .strange to mo now as it was fivo years ago, when I first came how. But what will Martha say, Katj? Can you tell 1" "I havo talked with her all about it, tho cheery old gentlemen about his beautiful garden, nnd tell him what a "likely young man" his grandson was and how much the people loved and respected him, in short, ho had just tho homo ho needod to mako his old ago peaceful and happy. Kntv's infinite tact novor al lowed his mind timo for gloom, or for feeding itself; butt would ever, appar ently without elfort, start some nleasaut train of thought, which should divert it from n melancholy channel. JIu was loved incut deeply anil tenderly, and treated with tho respect and deforuiico duo to his years. Tho sweet country air, und tho constant sunshine iu his In east, madu him grow young und hulo again, and tho sunset of his life wai ono long, ghutlo Hummer twilight Sunbeam. Linn County's Standing. Thu annual assessment of Linn county has boon completed, and thu following figures havo bem compiled from it : dumber of acres of land, l'2i,iioi ; value, $2,907,200 ; average per ucrr, $7 10. Number of acroi of railroad land, 31,921 ; value, SI fi'JCO; average pur acre, 19 cents Wagon road land. ii.nuu acres, value, za.tw, aveiago per acre, DU cents. altio of town lots, $702,908, value of improvements during past year, ?;I17 381 ; merchandise, im pleimnts, etc., ?028,879 ; Money, notes, accounts, shares of stock, etc., $1,120,- 181 , I'uruiture, carnages, wutches, $200,902; Hones and niulei 0,275, value $285,989, ai erage pr head $17 50; Cattle 9,521, value $79,215, average ir head 88 35. Shcrp 13,010, value 1U,- 027. au-ruge per head $1 20, Swine ,303. value 11, "52, uwuugo per head 1 fie), amount of indebtedness $I,Hl'5, ;ill, uniojut of exemptions, $171,000; amount of U table property, $i, 190,31 1, whih i. $177,102 lotttr than last )cur. Number 01 jkiIIh 2,001, against 1,780 last year, which iIioa that our county has gained 1,100 iu population. Thtm are seven different ways of adulterating cider, but the cheapest is to slosh in about 10 gallon 1 of vau-r to 25 of ci'ier No man ctn objict to water. An Indian Prinoosa. Picv. Alex. Wright, a chaplain in tlio united states army, narrates to tho readers of tho last number of tho Stou benvillo (Ohio) Press a truo but tristful romanco of tho lato Princess Monica, a daughter of Sjtotted Tail. This norm live is moro interesting in that it ex plains tho unifounly peacoful attitude of that chief toward tho whites. A short time ago Monica visited Fort Luramio to look upon tho palo faces nnd their manner of living. Sho was shown around by a handsome young lieutenant of a cavalry regiment, and, In thanking him for his courtosy, sho acknowledged, wun cuarming naivete, that sho lovod him. Tho surprised and flattered oflicor told hor that sho must not lovo htm, as his heart was placed among tho palofaco girls i-i an Ohio town. Monica visited Urn fort on the day following that on which sho lost her freedom, and so, for many weeks, in plain, neat attire, tho poor girl sat throughout tho afternoon on tho doorstep of tho officers quarters. Tho great Stoux chief, whoso warriors outnumbered thoso of Sitting Bull, was mortified nt tho conduct of his best be loved daughter, and sent her to a littlo camp in tho Bocky Mountains. Ono day a courier arrived at tho chief's camp with tho tidings that Monica was trying. Spotted Tail redo with all hasto to her side, and hraiil her farewell injunction : "My chiof, livo with tho palo faces in peace, nnd bury Monica on tho hill bo fore tho fort." General Maynadicr, commander at tho post, Colonel Bullock, tho post trader, and Chaplain Wright gavo the body Christian burial. Tho gravo is now n point of interest to trav elers, as Fort Lnratni is nppoached on tho Cheycnno road. General Mnyuiidier testifies ns to tlio truthfulness" of the girl'n death from n broken heart and to tho effect it had upon tho Siouv. Polygamy. Whilst polygamy is tho woakness oil thu Mormon system, it is also its strength. It is abhorred by tho woman; and yet thoy strenuously defend it, for if it wore overthrown all tho polygamous wives at'd their children would loso their status and position. Thoy would bo cast-of waifs. Again when n woman hus suf fered from polygamy hhocmnmouly wishes to seo all others reduco to tho mmo state. With respect to tlio men, tho clover Mormons who seo through tho monstrous fraud and imposition of their system would, in many cases, nfter having inndo money, return to tho Stales but for their polygamous households of wives and children, whom they can neither leave nor tuko with them, Hence in older to retain these men llrigham Young always insisted mi their taking two or more wives, and tho refusal of any ono to do so excluded him irom ofllco in tho Mor mon Church ami from all hope of rising. Such refusal was considered as a proof of apostatising, and in tho timo or tho Dauito Baud Brigham could point out such a person to it for destruotion. Ho would say, So nnd so is opostat'sing; if ho dies n natural death his soul will botott, the only way to savo him Is to offer his blood 11 sacrifice for his soul. Ono mem ber of this band stated that hit had of frred tip fifty-four iudividnaN iu this way, by tho orders of Biigham Young, in the duja when Mormoiiisiu wns 11 law to itself. And it is so still, that when ever a man begins to tin ivo ho is told by the ulders or iipostlr.i that ho must tako another wife, nnd ofliired uu introduction to some very nice girl that h tdiould marry. If ho duiliues ho i.i n marked man. Tbaolxoruy'u Charity. His charity was overflowing, his gen erosity oxewisivo. 1 heard once n story from u man who wai a dear friend to both of us. Tho gentleman wantod is large homo of money instantly some thing under 2,000 had no natural frirudt who could provide it, but must naturally go to the wall without it. Pondering over this bad condition of things just revealed to me, I met Thack may between tho mounted heroes at tho lloiso Guards, uud told him tho htory. "Do vou moan to say that I urn to find tho X2,000l" Im said angrily, with some expletives. 1 explained that I had not oven suggo-ticd tho doing of anything, only that wo might discuss tho matter. Then there camo over liii fuco a peouliar smile and a wink iu his oye, and hn whispered liM suggestion, u'l though Imlf unlimited of his meanness. "I'll go half," ho said, "if nuybody will do the rust." And ho did go half, at a day or two's notice, though tho gentlu man was no moro tluti simply u friend. I aai glad to Ixi able to udd that thu money was ipiickly ntpiid. 1 could tell variom storiet of tho same kind only that 1 lack space. Deooptlvo. Farming in Nevada ii almost 114 uu certain us mining. Thu soil in many parts of the Stato is very "spotty," und tho division iiiuw between the best and tho wotHt are oft. 1 only a fow indies wide. Tho Humboldt meadows uround libvclnek's lonvnin smrm nf the 1 it-bent l.tii 1b i-. t n wi i'.A, and also iioineiif thu wont, and il.-i t:iv -st putt s that 110 one tan tsl! iiiifjiiiij about it by 10111 a.ing it with I md anywhere else. There is very .handsome black ground which looks hi if it would producu anything, but which is so full of sultitetio and black alkali that nothing will grow on it. Water which" niind 1 on it u few houw gew tho color of ti very dark beer. l'.eno Gazette. Yexit hitlpii poor people, to raiAo bread, for a, family.