Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, February 20, 1880, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextWILLAMETTE FARMER. lilfonwife mxmtt. I3SDKD KVCIlV rr.!AY, IIV rUBLHiir.ns and rnorniETons. Tr im or Miburrlpllont lie eery ' (Uaimtirs), In lurnf....3 (10 Oncqill monthf (20 numbers) - 1 00 nscerjr thro months (1 J numbers)... SO PORTLAND, FK1J. 20, 18S0. TELEGBAPHIC. EASTEKN STATES. A Hlilrmlsli nltls Iiiillnim. DrsDwoop, Feb. 11. A Fort Keogb, Mon tane! special of Feb. 8th, riven tin ncconnt of n kliliinirli between Indians tod soldiers, In wblth two of tbo former wero killed and tbreo captured, ami ono eoldlcr was killed nsd eno wouuilcd. Tho roldlers, ten in imraler, sccominnlcd by ten Iutlion scouts, rondo a tally ftcm tin fort to capture- flvo liieux, nit pond lo belong to Bitting Hull's boul, Lubnd killed ono man mid wonnded another on Mcspoh Creek several days since. On receipt of (be, nows cf tbo ihir with, Cnpt. Unyder.of thcGlhlt.fonlry.wlth a company, proceeded nt onto to tbo Kcno of tbo action nnd pot nn end to tbo nftalr. Ibo tconlK criuo in In ILo nftrruoon display ing Iho icnlps of Ibo two Indians who wcro killed. Tbo olbcr Ibreo we ro taken prison ers Mid nro now being broujjht In by Capt. Snyder nnd bin coimnntid, I'ntnl l'nmllr llroll. From, Fcr. 11. Lou MtKinncy shot nnd killed bin fnthcr.lu-lnw, Jacob Fryo, on publlo square lost evening. Cause, dlvorco proceedings and Inrally quarrels, for which JlcKlnncy held Fryo tccounlnMc. llotb patllth ftto Null known, Ilrslrurtlvn I'lrc. Montoomxiit, Aln., Feb. 11. Tbo cotton celery of Lehman Durra A: Co., mnrl'ratt--vlllc, bnrncd to-day; loss, $100,00; lnsur anco, $75,000. Trinity, Episcopal. Chtircb, coiner of Fourth Avcnno end Twenty-filth street, Now York, burned to-day. Tbo building coat $126,000: insurance, fGO.UOO. Tbo organ cott flO.COO; insurance, $7,000. Itrdiicllon of Kales lu Hnit rmiclco. Nsw Yonx, Fob, 11. Tbo l'nclflo Mall Co. havo announced n war of rates to Hnn Franciico for passengers nnd frclftlitH. Aftir to-morrow rnlcH for parsngo will bo $75 for flrst-clais, and $35 for steerage. In oppoiltlon, tbo railroad companies to-day otter Ibo following rale: First-class, $ 100J second-clsss, $75; third-class, $15. An Alrncloite blunter. Cincinnati, Feb. 1'J. All atrocious wifo murder wan coinmltled nt Henderson, Ky., list niuLt. Grubam, wbo bad been wrested on rouipliilut of Ida wifo for bentlug bcr, broke Jail nud found bis wifo on n wbarlboat. lfo ibot her tbrro time 111 tbo presence of thopsssrngers of tboiteamer Idluwind, kill, lag be r innsully, and then escaped In n skiff. A Herd o I liieniilly. Lochvilu:, Feb. 12. MrH. l'.llcn Fitrgcr Id, aged 40 yearH, committed suicide by Bet ting flro to bcr nndcrclotbcn with n match. Sbo was discovered la tbo yard with tbo flro rasing all over fair body, praying for uieroy. Tbo body wai burned to n crisp from bead to. feel, nnd bcr bn'r almost nil singed off. She cannot move. Bbo kns been lusnno lor several years, nnu iuo uccu wan s-ouium-teJ whllo lu a tit of depression, Hlibstnntlitl HciicfnclloiiK. OuiiiA, Feb. 13. Two thousand dollars were forwstded to Ireland to-day by Ibo l'amoll Irlih ItclUf Kodtly of IbU cily, nud they will aend S'J.OOO mom in n fow days. Bt. Looir, Feb. 13. At n mcotiug on 'cbnngo tbla noon about $3,500 money and 200 barrcla of Hour ondvniioua lots of pork, coin meat nud canned beef, brend nud other articles wcro contributed to the Merchants' aixcbanc0 cHf' 'u,u, Hetwecn twenty nnd thirty committed, repritentlug dlflercnt branches of bualueia nnd prolrasioua, hiwo been appointed, wbo will cninabs tbo city nt onco, and It U believed a ship lood of food ud other auppllca will bo rnUod iu n very jihort tluio. UluuraolM Tnkca Ilrr Turn, Cutcioo, Fob, 13. The Unuso commlttco on elections bavo decided to unseat Wimh. burn, Itcpublicau, In favor of Donnelly, Democrat. This will giro tho Democrats another Hlate in caso of n tio in tho presi dential election. AVakhbiini bod 3,000 ma jority. Tho claim of bribery m til be act up. It la manifest that tbo deep purpeso of tho .Democracy which was revealed iu tho at tempt to btcal the Htato of Mniuo U again disclosed In this effort to rob tho peeplu of lllunciola of their riibts. It U proposed to reject 1,700 votes of Wivkhburn's U.013 ma jority by thiowlug out tho tntlro oto cf Sllunrnpolls. An IlxiiFimlto iiluw. CuiOiQO. Feb. 12, 'Iho Iuipcilal Mills elevator, klluatid on tho corner of Bixtitnth iud I)e urlmu strretl, was Wowu down this jucrnli!)' nnd I'JJ.fOll bushels of uhcat which it contained who vpillud nu tho ground. It wns lOOfiet high, nud HOit'O iu exlint, with n capacity of SOO.OfO iushrls. Tho mill ntlj iului; was ludly dnmn;nj. Tin) ct'tnblUhuuu: was owned by Douglas & Hiuart, who bavo either ex tenslvu mills iu Iowa nud Caundn. It was rented to Muuger, Wheeler, k Co. Tho vlaviitnr, which co.t from $00,010 to $100.. COO, Is n tnlnl lot. Tho lot on wheat is about $C5,000; lots of Iho mill, $SO,U00. TluraiH.uo insurauco com rlug this klud of accident. A Luutfl'erli-il urt'lttliliii.-, LAWUMtCK, Mais., Feb. 13, Audrow Smith, of North Audover, defaultlug town trraMittr, bu ackuowledgtit that yearly alnce bis first election iu lbOD be bad con terted tbe money of the town to bis owu use. Tho amount of bis defalcation is 920.6S2. Smallest Irregular towu aotc, f 100; Urgcat, 5,300, UrHik uraavrrstar Ariialtl. Fsoviuitiica, 11. 1., Feb. 13. U. O. Ar nold dhd early this morning, lie was thrice lUoteusut-govsrnor, aerved a abort term iu tba U, H. Hcnata, and waa tbo author of a hUtoiy of llhode Islsud. A taitWauea Claaaa. rmwusuuu, Feb, IS. Two Impostera under tbe uame of Handy & Yr'ywan, conll dencrd New York dry goods weu out of nearly $5O,0CO, by pretending to be a com mission II i m and geMlug credit on goods tliev ' ugnt, telling tbo goods and Icavlug kc4ty. Ni.dJru Klae lu I lie Ohio Hlver. Ioisviu-k, Feb. 13.-At 6:60 P. U. to day tbe wind averaged a velocity of it mllc u Lour, blowluu from tho southwest. TTitbln tbe lsit six boura tbo temperaturo fell 21 digreea. At 3 the thermometer stood at 65 degiiea, aud at 0 o'clock, 31 degree. Total rainfall for that time, 1.80 inches j for 48 hours, U.02 Inches; uo damage is report ed Yvoilh BiiDtioulng. At Frnnkort, Ky tho river is rising nt Iho rnto of n foct nn hour. Tbo lower end of Ihn cily is flooded, nnd beforo morning tho water will bo In tho Btnto Hotiao nrd. A rlao was never known beforo so suddenly. Tho loss of legs, etc, In tho river will bo very great. The Annum Mnrnliig. AVasuisoto.v, Feb. 13. Tho President to day Ititncd nnolhcr proclamation Blmllar to that of Inst year, warning interlopers not to trespass en tho Indian Territory under pain of removal by the military If necessary, I'fiymciit ot Hurler's Claim Vrsrcil. New York, Feb. 13, An nrgnment was mado beforo tho Houso commllco on claims to-day by cx-ltcprcscntativo Wilshire, of Arkansas, urging tho payment of tho claim of Gen. John A. Butter for $50,000. ftnshvlllo Treated Jo n O clone. Kashvillk. Tcnu.. Feb. 13. A cvclone. accompanied by lightning, thunder nnd heavy rain, passed over the cily at midnight, Tho wind blow nt Iho rnto of forty miles nn hour. Tho spires of tho First Colored Dap list, Bt. Jobn'fi Colored, nnd Bt. Paul's Col ored Churches wtro blown down, also tho Insldo brick wall of Iho now custom houso, Tho roof of Shea k Bon's elevator, contain ing 20,000 bushels of grain, was swept off. Tho third story of tbo Ddgflcld Manufactur ing Company's building was blown nwny. Tbo roofs of a largo number of prlvnto resi dences wcro blown off, nnd tho damngo nj) to this hour cannot ('osslbly bo estimated. ItiKroni Accident. Dattok, Ohio, Feb. 13. A bridgo on tho Da ton nud Buulbcnittrn road, near Chill coll.o, wen washed uwny this morning. Thutngluo otul fevcinl enrs worn thrown into tho stream, Ibo engineer nnd fireman being killed instantly. Tho passenger conches escaped nud no other Injuries vcro sustained. Tho While. Jlnu'n "Way." At Iho Bennto commlttco Investigation to day Into tbo removal of tho Chcycuncs nud Poncas, Iho attention of Drlghtoycn was called to n pnrer purporting to bo slgriod by tho heads of nearly all tho Pouca tnrnlllcH, requesting tho President to remove tho tribo to n new reservation in thn Indian Territory, llrlghleycs exclaimed: ''Why, Whlto Daglo has told mo n dozen times that ho never signed nny such paper. Why, that is mon strous." BtnuJing Hoar was thou shown Iho paper, ,Ho read It over, smiled incredu lously, mndo several gestures of itlrgust ac companied by nxprcssivo"ugbs,"nnd finnlly said, "that's tbo wblto man's way. Thoy wrlto ono thing and tell us another." lliiH rival ntllr.mil ConsoUilnllnn, Louisvivlr, Fob. lUrbo iutcnao oxclto montwas created hero by tbo announcement that a consolidation or contract for flvo years had been entered into between tbo Loulsvillo k Nasbvlllo aud Georgia Central roads. F.acb ecd of Iho combination Is to conduct its affairs in Its own way. Tho nlrn of it is to glvo through bills of lading from Bt. Louis to Now York nnd I.ivorpool nnd from Loulsvillo nud Nsshvillo to tho same points. Tho combination can carry freights at rates that will bo rtinous to northern trunk Hues. It expects to bavo a great part of tho grain that gnes from Chicago to New York nud Liverpool by tho northern routo to tako tbo southern routo. It has largo steamers nlylnu botwecn Bnvannah nnd New York, and ooenu freights aro not only, cheaper man ran rates uui ouoapcr man lako rates. It will bo a slrlko for a great part of tho eastern business, aud it will mako rates that will bring to it a great part of tho western business. Indeed, nearly every artiolo that Loulsvillo now Imports will como by way of Bavanuab, Atlanta and Nsshvillo. Lively Cauinellllon lu rsuenier Until Thero is n lively competition in passenger rates between Now York nnd Ban Francisco by tho P. M. 0. H. Co.'s steamers nud tho C. P. and Western railroads. Tho former announces first-class faro between these ports nt $76; atccrugo $35, nnd nro raying $5 commission each per tiokct to hotols, Han Francisco is represented ns full of Now Yotk passengers awaiting tho depnrturo of the stcaimr which sails February 20th. ltoads leading west from Chicago Into tela graphed tho following : "Thn lines east of Kausas City end Omnhnwill nccept a pro rata per mllo upon nny rato which tho Cen tral Paelllo makes, to meet rates mado by tbe l'aciQu Mall Co., to Now York, providod tho tickets nro limited to ono day beyond tho actual schedulo time, nud to bo sold nt tariff rates with n drawback on Now York to tho amount of reduction." Miivriucul at novrriiineut Vrsnels. Washington, Feb, 13, Tbo naval cxpedi tlon which has been scut down to tho bay of Chlrijul, has for Its ptirposa the establishing thero aud on Iheotlursldoof tho Isthmus, In the gulf of Dulco, two coaling station. Tho .kdams ud Keursargo havd boon sent to sea under scaled ordrrs. The ofllcors surmlso that this Is in cnuuecllou with Iho isthmlau canal project. Tho Adams started from Ban Francisco and the Kearsnrgo from Key West, Thero Is authority for Iho statement that ono of these ships will go to Paunuia nud tho othor to Anpluwull, nud that naval stations will bo established nfror near Iheso ports. FOKKIUN MXi. A Itiitiluu .Method. Br. FKUitbuuna, Fob. 11. Tho polico bavo seized n printing press nnd mauy copies ot n roudittlonury pamphlet on redistribu tion of laud, nud n great iiuautlly of typo and fcrged passports, Tho occupants at tho hoiiko uero nnestod. A Volo ul 'rliimlm, London, Fib. 11, Tho Itish National Laud League has paused i rccolutiou thank ing tho Unltnl Slates Cougrets for accord ing Iboprhilegesof tho tloor of tho House to Psruell. Jtitrk lime lleHrt. London, Feb. 12. Tho Mark Lue F.x- press review of tho HrltUh grain trado for (he past week a frost has disappeared aud tho weathir lias been showery siuce Baturday. Homo littlo progress has been made with field work, wnleh Is still behind hsud iu some districts. Tho UnJ, however, Is now la good workable condition, lleports relative to Wilder sown wheat aro favorable iu thoso districts wbero it has appeared above tho aurface. Tho damp weather Is uufsvorablo to threshing, lteally dry samples aro practically unobtainable. Kveu fair average lots arc rare. Trade both at Mark Lauo and iu tho country has been ex ceedingly dull in couseuusne of this ami the bd condition, aud millers would aoarca ly look at Kugltsh wheat. Last Monday a decline ot lKji'Js per quarter was quoted even ou best parcels, Iho provincial markets following si It. Dense fogi also variously interfered with buslnksa iu Loudon, Imports of forelgu wheat Into London have been ioderate, but at Liverpool r rivals were mom liberal. Last Monday's decline of Is per quarter has uot been re covered, as the rousumptiva detuaad was very small, but there bss beeu no further reduction. As regard the speculation for a rise in America, lakius into consideration the fact that ot American wheat the rurplus is uot much, if auvthlug, iu excess ot Eu ropean needs, it it quit probable that prices may oventually adjust themsctveo without ft great riso hero or n great f nil in Amctica, but at present tbo question seems to bo simply wbo can hold out longest. Arrivals nt ports of call bavo been consid erable, though red Winter wheats nre very scarce. Thero wus great depression early In tho week, but ninca then, owing to nn ad vanco in America nnd n largo 'quantity of wheat taken from Iho coast for contlncnta ports, prices bavo advanced Cd to Is per quarter, with moro demand both for tbo United Kingdom nnd for the continent. Thero was a fair inquiry for maize at nn advanco of nbout Cd per quarter. Buyers show no disposition to enter Into n forward business, cither for wheat or maizo. Bales ot Enrtlish wheat last week wcro 37,313 qurs. at 4U 2d per qr,, against 03,738 qnrs. at 38a Id per qr. for tho corre sponding week last year. imports into tno u. l. durina tbo week onling Jnn. 31st, wero 1,009,139 cwts of wheat and iGB.cuu owls of Hour. A Urnut Akrd for I'litillc work" London, Feb. 12, A deputation, consist ing of Wu, Hliaw nnd oilier members ol par liament, rcprcsoutlng constituencies In South Ireland, waited upon Hon. Bclyn Ibctson, Joint secretary of tbo trensury, asking n grant for tho prosecution of publlo works Iu connection with tho Improvement of somo harbors on tho south coast. Tho secretary promised that thero should bo uo delay In doing anything that was necessary for tho relief of tho suffering paoplo of liclaml. I'lio ('lunula Ilorrcr. LcuAte, Feb, 11. Tho inquest in tho Dou nelly murder case began to-dny. Tho phy sician who rondo tho post mortem testified that tho bodies wero so badly burned ho could uot distinguish malo from female, nud was uuablo to say positively what was tho causo of dcnlh. John Connors, tho boy wbo was iu tho houso nt tho tlmo of tho murder, testified that James Carroll, a constublo, called nt tho houso botwecn 12 nud 2 o'clock lo arrest old man Donnelly. Besides Carroll ho saw Thomas Ryder nnd John PurlclJ In tho houso at tho tlmo cf tbo murder. Ho was suro of ihoso thrco, having seen their facos, Tbo (lermnn Pnrllnincnl, HnuiN, Fob. 12. Tho session of Keith stag wi.8 opened to-dny. Tho speech from Iho tlircno was read by Count Von Btolbcrg Wcrnlgird, who opened Iho session In tho nnino if tho emperor. Tho principal measuro for legislation nnnounccd iu tho spocch oro n bill for oslnbllshing bionnial budgots, now military law, prolongation of Ibo law against socialists, nnd for n com mercial trenty with the Bouth Ben island. French Flounce. Pabis, Fob. 12. Bpccio in tho Dank ot Franco incroased 12,000,000f, tho past week. Honor lircllnrd. Br. PrrcnsuTna, Feb. 11. In conseqnenco of tho ill health ot tho Empress tho Czar has declined all tenders of attendance of special representatives from other courts, on tbo oocnslon of tbo 25th anniversary of his accession to tbo throno. KnBlautl'M Commercial Intercuts, London, Feb, 13, In tho Houso of Com mons to-day Whcelhouso (conservative) moved tbo appointment of n select commlt tco to consider tbo commercial relations be tween Euglaud and foreign nations, cspe dally with reference to tbo importation of foreign manufactured goods from abroad nnd the effect ot frco trade Ho said that Amer ica had beaten England In cotton cloths, ncd that tbo great manufacturing mills whioh wero onco working here wcro now only to lu found In America. After n short debato tbo motion wai. rejected. . , A MlMlalvrlnl "S"liiiH." In tbo Honso of Lorda to-day Earl Gran vlilo nsked whether Lord Ueaconsdeld by his recent statements nicaut that no decision had been arrived nt regarding limit. Lord llcnconsfleld replied that It would only lead to mlscouccptlou If ho went beyoud tbo abso lute statement that her majesty's government had uot released Pcralafrom her engagement not to occupy Herat, Friililultory. lUnuv, Feb. 13, Prussia proposes pro hibiting foreign vessels from eiguuing In tho coasting trado, except uudcr treaty or by special permission, Nlirnlflcnttt. Hut fow olorlcals nud no progressionists wero present nt tho opouiug ot Iho rolchstng. Particular nttentlon was attracted to tho fact that no mention was mado of tho much talked of Austro-Gcrmau alliance iu Iho speech. PACIFIC COAtsi tine Ilumllnni I.esi. Ban FnANonsco, Feb, 11. Shortly after midnight Ulllcor Dwyer, while attempting to arrest n auspicious character on West Mis sion street, near Twelfth, was set upon by n crowd of hoodlums, knocked down and bad ly beaten, In Iho meleo Iho olUccr drew n pistol mid lircd, bringing down Mlchaoi Wynne, with n bullet iu Iho aid Ho was taken to Iho city hospital, whero ho died this morufiig. Iii'iiiuiid of Worltliiiriticit, Homo 3,000 iiutuiplovcd ptrsous assem bled at Ibus.iud lots this afternoon, nud ntier listening ton numbirof speakers, about halt of tbo crowd formed n lino anil marched to tho olllco of tho Central Pacltlo Kiilroad Co., nud u committee, appointed for tho purpose, sought nu iuterview with President Btan. ford nud Vloo Pnsldeut Crocker. 1'Jlh wero absent, nud th commlttco was re ceived by General Superintendent Townc, lo whom they slated that the object ot the movement was to ask tho company to com ply with tho provision of tho new constitu tion forbidJiug corporations to employ Chi namcu, nud glvo work to unemployed whites, aud lutliuating that if Iho request wai not complied with and distress contluucd, it would bo dltlloult to fortel! tbo result. Mr. Towuo replied that be would refer tbo mat ter to tho directors mid return an answer Monday uext. Tho processlou then returned to the saud lots and subsequently dispersed. Other corporations will bo called upon to morrow, Tho proceedings were quiet and orderly. Asralss uss l'Mrnde. Ban Fuancisco, Feb, 13, Workjaigmen paraded again this ulteruoou about 600 strong and visited the oQlces of the Psteut llrickmakiug Company aud A', M. Lewis & Co., cigar manufacturers. At both places tusy were promised replies to-morrow. They then relumed to tho saud lot, and while there a dispatch was received trow 8aerameulo announclug that the Governor had sujned tho Chlueso bill. This was the aigual for prolonged cheeriug, and a round was given for the Governor. Auother meet ing will be held to-morrow, but it is probable that the procession will be more of the ua lure of a parade than heretofore, aud that visits to corporation will be discontinued for that day, MuIHe KepllM. Governor Stanford replies to the Working uien'a committee's request that he discon tinue the employmeui of Chiuese labor as follows: " There aro now in the employ of the company within the city aud county of Ban Francisco seven Cblusuieu. There is also employed by this company n large num ber ot whit weii, many ot whou are re tained becauso they bavo been heretofore employed by this corporation, bnt whoso services nro not nt this tlmo really needed. Tho company will ever bo mindful of tho laws of this State nnd will endeavor cheer fully to submit to them nn it understands them, or ns cour's mny constrno them. Iu tho management of Its business it will bo governed under tho laws of Iho land en tirely by consideration of what it shall deem in its own Judgment to bo tho wisest policy, having duo regard for tho rights nnd inter ests of its stockholders." Prentiss Shelby, of tho Bhclby smelting works, returned tbo committee a verbal answer. Ho was qnlto explicit, and told tho commlttco that ho would biro what labor ho choBC, and that bo dldnot recognlzo tbo authority of nnv body of men to dlctnto to him. When tho United Btntes forbado him to employ Chineso labor, bo would obey tbo law, and not until theu. (illume Prohibition. Bacbamenio, Feb. 13. Tho Senate bill prohibiting corporations from employing Chinese, passed tho asicmbly by a voto of 63 to Sit. It has been signed by Governor Perkins. CUNUltlSSSlONAL. Ilnilip. Wabuinoton, Feb, 11. Warner, from tho commlttco on colungo reported back n bill amending sccticu 3.5C1 of tho rovlBcd statutes; printed and recom mitted. Consideration v.-.n resumed of tho court removal bill. Tho Houso commlttco nn Indian nffalrs agreed to report to tho Houso Scales' bill providing for Iho salo of certain lands In Kunsas which vtero allotted to certain Now York Indians uudcr certificates of nllotuiont for 320 acres each to 32 of said Iudiaui. King, chalrmau of tho commlttco ou Iho iuteroceanio canal, reported lh? following resolution, which was adopttd: Itesolvcd, That tho Secretary of tho Treasury bo requested to furnish tho Houso for tho uso of tho commlltco on tho inter oceanic canal such statistics nsmaybo in the department on tho following subjects: First, th amount of shipping betweeu Atlautlo nud l'nclflo ports of the United Statcu nnd amount and kinds of cargoes from tho coasts nt tbo 1'acluo. Second, thi entrances nud clearances at tho port ot Sau Francisco for tho lust flscol year, nnd tho nmount and kind of cargoes, and ports to and from which thoy nro car ried. Third, tho nmount of transportation across tho Isthmus, and generally its ports of des tination nud original shipment. Fourth, tho nverago duration of voyngcB around Iho Horn between Ban Francisco nud Now York. Adjourned. Hcunlr. Cockrcll, from tho commlltco on claims, reported adversely a bill granting a pension to tho widow of tho lato Gen. Cuslcr. Garlaud, from tbo commlttco on itvilclary, reported a bill to amend section 3.352 ot tbo rovisod statutes iu rcfercuco to bigamy nnd polygamy. llandclph moved to tako up tho bill for tho relief of Fltzjohn Porter. It was mado a special order for Monday next, after tho morning hour. Hill, of Colorado, from Iho commlttco on publlo lands, reported favorably on tho bill for tbo reclamation of wasto aud and lauds; placed on tho calendar. Eaton's resolution, requesting tho presi dent to tansmlt copies of correspondence respecting tho intor-occauio canal, was adopted. Tha bill authorizing Iho ascertainment of the amount of laud leased on military war rants was considered, aud Edmunds spoka thereon, Ul-MHIP. Wahiiinoton, Peli. 12. After tbo rooming hour tho consideration ot tho milltnrv warr.iut bill was resumed, nnd McDonald favored it. D.ivls, ot Illmo's, from tho commlttco on Judiciary, reportid adversely on Iho House resolution fur tho appointment of a joiut commlttco to iuvcstig.ito Iho present system of salaries, fees nnd emoluments allowed to ofllceri of tbo United States and to ascertain it any abuses exist; placed on tho calendar. Morrill, from the commlttco ou education nnd labor, reported a bill to incorporate tho National Education Association; placed on tho calendar. ltlaino submitted tho following: llesolved, That tho president bo respect fully requested to commcnlcato to the Ben nto any information In possession of tbe government touching alleged falso statistics nud fabricated testimony imposed upon the Halifax commission and used ns a basis ol thelruwardinthomattcrof fisheries; adopted. After executive session tbo Benato ad journed till Monday. House, Slepheus, from tho coiuage committee, re ported u bill relative to tho uietrio system of coinage; referred. Jlisolittlous wero ndoptrd authorizing tho secretary of tho treasury to furnish States, for the uso of agricultural college, ono Bot of standard weights aud measures. Wills, from tho education comuiilUc, re ported resolutiou ssklng tho president for information respecting tho pcudiug negotia tions for n ehango of treaty betweeu tho United States aud China; ndooted. House resumed consideration ot court re moval bill, nnd after the morning hour tho House went into committed on revisiou ot tbo mlea. Wnrncroftcrcd thofollowirg amendment : "Sec. 3. No appropriation bill shall le re ported in any ceuerul appropriation bill or bo in order us nu amendment thereto for any expenditure uot previously authorized by law, unless in continuation of tho appropri ation for such rublia works nnd objects as are already in progress, nor shall any por tion of such bill or amendment thereto changing an existing law iu order, except that it shill be in order to reduce ibo amounts of money provided for by exlating law aud covered by tho bill, and to that extent only to euange tne law." Warner's amendment was then agreed to; 129 to 71, aud the question recurred on 8,x-ar's substitute as amended, pending which the committee rose aud tbe House adjourned. llrasr. Wasuinoton, Feb. 13, On motion of Torrey, Senate amendments to the military academy bill were uoa con curred in. Wells, from tbe committee ou appropria tions, reported a bill making an additional appropriation ot $136,000 for the suppert of certain Indian tribes for the present fiscal year; passed. Fry, from the committee on the inter oceanic canal question, reported a resolution calling on the Secretary ot the navy for all information and correspondence touchlag the inler-oceaulo canal, now in the poaaeaaion of his department and not heretofore pub lished; adopted. Committee reports ot a private eaten were then calleJ. Stato and Torrltorlal. Ttllliinii-tlo Vull or. Tho Yamhill County Wolf Club offeri $1 J CO for each wolf scalp. Tho UIuo llihbon Club of Albany Is entitled to send -10 delegates to tho Stato Tcmiwrunco Alliance. Heading schools contluuo to bo a fcaturo in Lafayette society, and aro instructive and woll patronized. An effort is being mado to rc-open tho Deaf Muto school, at Salem, with Jtov. P. S. Knight ns superintendent. Prof. W. II. Cheney,' sotnowhat noted as n lectuter on astrology, was married ou tho 11th Inst, to Miss Fidelia Eddy, of Salem, Mr. F. S. Dement, formerly proprietor of tho Oregon City Enterprise, is now in Walla Walla, whero his health is greatly Improved. Thero now remains only about fifteen thou sand bushels of wheat at Junction and a con siderable part of that will bo ground iuto flour. Tho funeral of Hon. L. Savago, which took placo near Salem on Wednesday, was very largely attended. His remains wcro iutcrrcd in tho old Mission cemetery. Collins, tho Clackamas county homicide, has been committed to nwaib the action of tho grand jury, which will convene iu Oregon Lily ou tlis lirst, .Monday in April. Tho Junction Republican tayst Tho farm ers hnvo commenced their Spring's work iu earnest. Wu counted seven teams iu ono field on Siturday last preparing tho ground for seeding. Tho Washington County Wolf Club pays $16 each for coyote scalps. Ono farmer on tho Wapnto lias rid thn county of four of theso pests and relieved tho treasury of $00 for so doing. Tho proprietors of tho Canal Fork Gold and Silver .Mine, situated on tho Sautiam, will have their mill In lunnin'g order liv tho first of next month. Parts of tlio machinery wcro carried in by footmen, crossing snow in somo places 13 feet deep. It was reported that only tho father and brothers of Hamilton, iho man killed by Col lins on Molalla ro.-entlj, attended tho unfor tunato young man's funeral. Tho Entcrpriso announces that iho humanity of that placo was of too high an order to permit this and that n goodly number of citizens aided in per forming tho last rites. A rural correspondent of tho Entcrpriso saysi Several prominent farmers havo started tho plow, preparatory for tho Spring crops. Thero la still somo snow remaining on tho hillsides and among tha heavy timber but thoso who havo completed tho work ot remov ing tho fallen timber and other debris from their fields will find It an excellent opportu nity for plowing, as thero is but littlo frost in tho ground. Owing to tho continuous rains of tho past season farmers wcro unablo to sow tho usual amount of Fall grain, but from tho present Indication tho acreage of Spring grain will bo much greater, as, iu addition to tho stubble fields lying over, n great deal of now land lias been cleared and broken during tho past Summer aud Fall, Wheat Is 03 cents at Kola. Tho now tin roof of tho Stato housj has been completed. A largo fiourin',' mill Is ono of tho season's possibilities for Independence. Philomath Is on tho dow n grade becauso of tho dying-out of the college. Mrs. Maiy Williams, a resident of Oregon for 33 years, died at her homo in lirownsvillo recently, nd 73 years. Tho revival in progress in the M. K. Church in Albany Increases in interest. A number of conversions have been mado. Considerable sympathy is manifested for H. C. Dalo about .Salem, lu Yamhill county tho sympathy is for tho defrauded taxpayers. Arrantromcnts havo been complctod bo twecn A. M. Smith and tho O. S. N. Co. for tho building of a uo w wharf at lluona Vista. W. A. Kimscy, living on Salt creek, Polk county, was seriously, but not fatally wound ed iu tho neck by nu axo iu tho hands of a Chinirr.nn. Johnston, who killed-Crosserlv at Mon mouth, is out under bonds of -',000, to an swer to tho charge of manslaughter beforo tho grand Jury. School Superintendent Sweet of Polk coun ty warns district clerks to mako tho financial parts of their reports balance befcro sending them to him. Thero is somo talk of a grist mill being put up at llueiia Vista. Owing to tho natural ad vanlapes ou both sides of tho river foi thiscu terprise, it will bo n paying investment. Wheat, nt Albany, 81 per bushel ; oats, 2G cts i flour, $0 per bbl ; hay, baled, $15 per ton, loose, $10; potatoes, CO cts per bushel ; butter 20 to 30o tier lb ; cess, 33 cts per doz ; chlckcus, 8JM(i)f3 per doz. Vniieouver. From tho Independent! Many now fences aro now being built in this city. Some of tho Vancomcr boys have already started for tho lower rivcrflihcriei to prepare for the Summer campaign. "Dr." Snyder, of Halioy notoriety, who tie juried for tho upper covutry a short timo since, lias located at L'ollax. Four Cathollo Ilishops wen In Vancouver ou Sunday, vizi Ilishops A. M. A. lllanrhct, Junker, Beghcra and llrondol. Southern eireuoii. Arrangements are being mado to raise and repair the life saving station at C..po Arago. The new bridgo across llirdseyo creek, Jack sou county, lias becu completed. It cost $000. A partial canvass of Jacksonville on Mon day resulted iu raisim $210 for tho Irish re lief fund. Messrs. Dcmick A Kruso w ill establish a tannery on Coos Hay, betweeu Marshticld and Centervillo. There is as yet scarcely any wheat sown in Jacktou county, owing to tho unfitness of tho ground for working. A Mr. Nelson, a lesident of Lake county, was drowned in Dig Klamath lake ou the 5th inst., while crossing tho ice on horseback. His body had uot beeu recovered at last ac counts. There were eight pumps and forty men em ployed in raising tho schooner Emma Utter, sunk at Empire. An unusually low tide and pleasant weather favored the enterprise. Tbe contract for putting her in repair baa been let to Johu Kruse, of North Head, for 94,600. KaS ! ise Man sssalsse. From the Mountaineer! The locomotive General Spraguo has been changed to the standard gauge and neatly painted, makiug a beautiful appearance. The track between The Dalles and Celilo was changed last Saturday in five and one half hours. It was expected it would take two days; so tbe superintendent of tbe road promised the men t each for the job, and the result waa it waa completed in a little over the half of one day. Tne first train, changed to the new gauge, went over the road oa bat urday afternoon. A visit to the land office revealed to na tbe tact that a Urge amount of land is beinj taken up, the majority of which is in that section of our county Ij ing between tho Derchutes nnd John Day livers. Tho following is tho amount taken this month up lo Wednesday at 11 o'clock A.M.; Thirty-six timber culturo claims, 5,700 acres; -11 pre-emption claims, 7,010 acres; 10 homestead npplications, 1,000 acres, besides two casii entries. Tho larger number of people taking land aro from Walla Walla county. Tho land olllco business of '70 was about 75,000 acres pro-empted and homo steaded, and indications nro that for 18S0 it will be four times as gieat;or, In other words, tho immigration will bo tour times this year what it was last. Tho Almota mills nre running night and day, and aro paying sixty cents per bushel for wheat. I'nect Honnd. Delltown, ono of tho wings of Seattle, Is to havo an Episcopal church. Of 62 votes cast in Tacoma at tho lato school election, -17 wcro in favor of a special tax. Tho willow basket business Is to bo carried on extensively near Olympla. Several acres of ground aro to bo planted to willows. Parties 'Kt Snohomish City will open tho old Cady Pass trail, which passci over tho Cascades, and near tho Sknijit gold fields and tho Smilltamecii quartz ledges, to Fo:t Col vlllc, early in tho sprint;. When. When you sco u boy (iisobi'ilicut and tlisrespcctful to Iits parent, menu to Iiirj brothura iiul nistor.i, cnie-1 to nniitmla nntl given to lying just for tlio fun of it, it is not tilwnvs n, suro Mgn that ho i:i going into business with tlio iluvil, butu nrotty iiafo one. AVlion you bco nn oltl bachelor, who ought to be squaring up his accounts nntl gotting ieady for n funeral enter tainment, railing at womankind, you may conclude) that it is u sort of (.our ttpplo rovengo for somo of tlio vigorous kickings ho received in tho days of nuld lnng sync. When you see a maiden advanced in years turning up hernas.il ornament at tho lords of creation you may concludo sho has given up all hopes of capturing a lord for her own usn. When you sco a politician particularly anxious to shako hands with everybody ho moots, you may concludo that ho wants to bo ulojtcd to somo olllco. When you aco a man sneaking around saying unkind things about everybody else, you may concludo that ho is mad becauso everybody elso ii not as mean as ho is. 'When you seo married peoplo particu larly conspicuous in their endearment in public, you ma' concludo that thero would bo room for a foitr-ycnr-ohl ele phant between them when, thoy aro at homo. When you sco nu old sinner put on new robes and play tho rolo of saint you need not concludo that tho devil is going out of business. When you sco tlio various Christian denominations quit pegging away nt each other and uniting iu tho battlo ngaiust tho davit, you conclude, that that distinguished individual won't havo as soft a thing as ho now has. "When you seo a man bat Ids oyns, smack his lips and look wiso, it is not positivo ovieienco that ho is a lineal dc hcondent of Solomon. When you seo n man croaking nnd growling and grumbling nt everything around him it is not benevolent to wish that a vacant plnco in his f.unily ceme tery was filled, but it is natural. loiolos If a person upon look in',' out of tho window, hhotild say as ho might at this hour "Whut largo icicli-s aro forming on tho envos of tho barn I" ono could pretty well tell what tho "weather H, and has been. What aro icicles ? Perhaps somo of you would answer: "Thoy aro sticks of ice, long long enough for canes souictimes usually moro or loss ridged and lough, tapering down to n protty sharp point every body knawR what icicles nro I" How aro thoy formed I Somo say thoy grow, but do thoy grow as chihlroii do, or oven corn or apples I Do they grow on tho outsido or tho insido I How docs an iciclo start 1 Hut to answer this quctv tion, U the weather freezing or thawing wlu-n theso hanging sticks of ico begin to form ? Freezing, o( couve; but thero must bo water running down tl.o roof and oiT at tho euve h, to begin with. Icicles form then aftor a thaw, when tho weather sets in co!d nnd tho tompenfturo is below freezing. As thn drops' of water arrive at tho edgo of tho caves, o"r "tho jumping off place," they become to cold that they cannot jump but becoruo solid. Along como soma moro drops, and spread out over thoso that havo gone beforo and havo frozen stiff, and becoiuo a thin film of ice, but tho ten dency to ruu down causes tho stick of forming ico to lengthon out towards tho ground by the water running down anil freezing at the eijcj. Tlio water keep coming down and as it strikos tho ico of the icicle it runs along, a film freezing all tlio time. Thus it increases in tizo and length by tho constant freezing of layers of water on thn outside. If tho temperature is just a littlo below freez ing point the iciclo will bo longer and rcore slender than when the change of weather is sudden and tho cold is severe, they will then bo quite short and stubbed. Some children aro very fond of eating these cold hard sticks, but they are not good. American Agriculturist Tho commissioners -of lunacy had to nupon a very sad case the other day. as that of a itockbroker, who had conceived a singular infatuation for his own wife. Tho oldest members of tho two boards say they never heard of a similar case before. Whither are wa drifting t mi - We hare never heard of a tad mcon,. but often of a si-moon.