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rOKTLAND, FMDAY, MARCH 20, 188Q.
BY TELEGRAPH,
KASTKUX.
Fire In the nonton Journal ni,
Hooto, March 22. A fire occurred in the
'Journal nowapaper building latt night, Moat
of the lo fall upon F. A. Bearle, a Job
printer, whoso lota ia considerable, lhe
" Journal compoatng and counting room woro
much damaged, but tho paper waa iuued at
uautl thla morning, having received the facil
ity of tho JftrtM. It la believed that tho
Journnt lot ia covered by insurance. No
atimate of loaaea.
Mnrrier at Mew York.
" Nkw Voiik, March 22. Two brutal mur
der occurred In town to-day, both the rtault
of drunkenness. An Italian named Drango,
atobbed Usccll, alio an Italian, fur refuting to
pay for rum ordered in a Spring street aloon.
A man named Campbell, while attempting to
. stop a atroet fight in Klevanth atreet, wa fa
tally atabbed by nno of the combatant named
Dolanoy. The murdertr waa arretted. t
fblnt-ee QuraUon In Ibc llnnee.
Wamunutom, March 20. The majority of
the lioute cnmmltteo on the Chineao riuestion.
Ifendiiclc J). Wright, Murch, Dickey ami
O'Connor, report that Chinaio immigration ia
destroying trade and disastrously affecting tho
builiien of Han Francttco and the Facifla
ooatt. That thousand of white men and
women are out of emnlovment iu contonuenco
of aubatitution of Clilncio labor; that tho sub
' jeet hu alarming importance and the entlio
Kpulation of this coaat may bo contidcrcd
lioatilo to audi immigration. It alludea to
35,000 Chinese in Han Francisco and tlicir
filthy manner of living, governed by their
own lawa, evading taxation, The voto totting
public opinion in California was practically
unanimous, being 200 to 1 that Micro la dan
ger to the government of California if it con
tinues. Thoy recommend tho bill limiting
the patarngera by one vessel to in, leaving
out the section abrogating our treaty with
China that caused tho president to oto it
The people there havo reach od a point wbun
It it uuttatary to lutorfcru In tlitlr behalf to
prevent contlnuanco of groat wrong. Tliuy
alto oiler a Joint resolution proponing to auro
Rata so much of the treaty as relatot to immi
gration. Representatives Shcrwin and Martin con
cur, except at to the proposed joint resolution.
Representative Cow gill asserts that the
committee did not pursuo a fair examination
or swear witnrasc. and liono but nartinl and
visionary witutaaot appeared beforo tltom j
. that evidence taken vraa unreliable and un-
worthy of belief; thai Chairman Wright made
sundry speeches at the sand lota, which brines
t,ldm a nomination by Kearneyites for preti-
wna, which inly imvo anapuu uiu majority
report. Ilia minority report compares their
t attempt to expel Chinese to the constitutional
provision adopted by Indiana in ,1811 pro
hibiting the colored race from coming into tho
atate. Ha conclude!, that aa prosperity
bound everywhere aud all labor can llml
employment at fair compentatum, no canto
exiata now for auch Investigation.
The Democrat Ualn Tlielr Palm.
Wasiiinuton, March 20, The paatago bv
the bout )(ttnUy of the so-called tlarfiold
amendment to the fudural lawa continues to
! the principal topio of conversation in po
litical circlet to-day. and there aru imlicationa
that It will give rise to an exciting debate iu
the arnatn. The democrata generally aro very
jubilant over the result In tho houio. Con
Krcssmaii Springer aaya of iti
Tli It ia the greateat victory we have won.
We hare regained all wo lost by tho extra
eeaiun, aud a great deal mora. We don't
vatit any mora rider now. Tho republican
are completely demorallaed, aud don't know
what to do,. It ia a sad blow to tho Grant
Imom, too, because there oan be no luoru talk
about democrats nullifying tho law. Under
the amendment the court must appoint tho
lection marshals, and tbey mutt be taken
from different political partita. That will
J invent a partisan use of the law, and it put
he democrats in a very atrong position before
the country, Wo have the republican in full
retreat, and they am blamlug Garlleld for thla
ld management of the matter, We hate got
all we want now to at to help a certain prvtl
xleutial candidate. At any rato thtra will be
heated political discussion over thla que
tion in the senate, which will revive omo of
the memories of the extra session.
The bill cannot vory well come up in tho
aenate ueioro Wednesday, aa u muti llrtt tie
The Colorado Style,
Alma, Col., March 23. W. J. Porter a
hard charaoter ahot and killed Tlios. Carmody
to-day. Tlio murder waa unprovoked, and In
Icai than an hoar G8 unmaikcd citizen eath
cred at tho fall and hung l'ortcr to the ridgu
pole of tho jail. He aworo until they put the
rope around tils neck. Ho then spoke a few
word and saidi "Full op the ropo boya."
Term ol HiMIIpiiiciU.'
WasiunotoN. March 22 Tho senate In.
dinn AfTalr committee to-day cimplotcd their
contlderation of the draft of a bill submitted
by .Secretary Schum to carry into effect bin
agrccmont with tho Ute Indians and repirtcd
is to me senate witn recommendation ol pas
sage with several amendments, all immaterial,
except one amending the agreement so that no
portion of the money coming to the White
Iliver Ute under tho agreement shall bo paid
to them Until they shall havo aurren lercd oil
membera of their triba who were implicated in
the murder of Agent Meeker and employes nt
White Hivor, or until the secretary of tho in
tcrior ahall bo convinced that evtry possible
coon to eueo. aucn aurrenaer no iiccu maile.
The uimmittee alto strike nut all that portion
which provide for commitllnr Iniliatia tn cit.
Izuntliip after their settlement upon lamia in
severalty, it being considered unadvisablu to
delay tho passage of tho bill by entering up in
any discussion of the question of Indian citi
zenship in advance of the presentation of a
general measuro on that subject.
ITK.Iri IIY
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from attempts to lo tli
John Clucnn, ladcr
KGRAPH.
A ttono cu'tci at EJio, Fa., went lotano
IS go in puazle.
f the Fenian inxasion
of Canada, in lSuO, hanked himtelf lately nt
liunaio.
Tho Uutcheasof Xsrllhrniioli nrltpsthat the
Irish now need clotlln J and seed, as fear of
starvation is ended.
Thesupcnisora of SinFranciscohave patted,
over Mayor Kalloch'a 4 to, the ordinance to
ucreato mo police lorcd
There it a fun iu San 'ranclsco becauss thn
hoard of supervisor i ,jtt tin lountiug all
IIIOIICV. tlfeCO llV lilfir.fi. t Iim trnaatirv.
Tho president has-rec ived the nominalioiis been busing horses at l.ugoije for some time,
made lor mpervitor In )hio, and tlio onatu Kft mi Wednesday with Muito a lot. Uood
will probably again refu to conlirm them. work horses bring an excellent prn.o now.
A heavy ,lt i, brougl , I the V. S. circuit I , Ju'fico Hcctjm was about to try a man
court, Now York, InvWi ng tho control of the Iwught beforo him for examination and com
Kanra. IViflc Iliilroad n5 payment of back mltment. and had a jury of tcWe wmmua
uuideiuls.
Afghan chiefs announol themselves willing
to negotiate wun ueneral ltoborts
Flows do tint stop now In Jackson county,
r.i.n nn Snnilfiv. It is only itDtilliule as a
work ot necessity, tho season being to late.
i..t u-ti Amlv Dividson. of Jackson Co,
plowed ond seeded fifty acict of ground. If
all of our farmer do half aa well, a largo crop
will soon bain.
Many persons In Jackson county are "land
poor." They would be better off If tiny lould
sell pait of their land and stock and improve
the remainder.
A country editor bctng atked "Do hogt
pavj"' a) agicat many do not, They take
tlio paper acvcral cart and then Imvo tlio
pjttm.ittercnd it back "Kcfutcd."
Mr. William Frozicr, of Fortlind, who haa
acted upon by the committee ou appropria
tions, ineru is a imposition on uoin tuiet,
ISowever, to bring it forwanl as soon aa prac
ticable, and it will doubtlcta be taken up early
next weak.
No Feat a Knlerlnlnrd,
Nkw YoaK, March 23. The .S'uit tajai J,
Alexander. agnt of tho New York, Havana
A Mexico Klall tileamthli) Co., stated to-day
that tho iteauurCity of Mexico, with Oeneial
Grant ou board, it not due nt Calvettou until
to-morrow, and even if alio thould not be
heard from iu three or fourdaya he would
tiavo Hi fear, because the may have been de
layed a the haa been before. Only a few
luontlit ago the City of Mexico waa delayed
evrral days. She Is an aide vessel, and hat
pasted through heavier gale than the one
hat haa lust prevailed on that coast, l'er
Jiap ah did uot ail from Vera Cru on the
18th, and even if the did the may have been
delayed at Tuipan or Tampico,
ArrlvtHt la Halviy.
GALvmnp. Texas, March 33, 1 1', M,
The tteamer City of Mexico baa arrived here,
(ieu. Urant is oil board.
DalllaUn the Mew Tern Elevated Mall.
stay.
Niw York, March 2i A collision occur
Ted this evening on the Niuth aveuue ele
vated railroad, at Hector (treat. A down
train ttopptd at that station an engine with
two empty car, called the "extra" traiu, was
following. 1 be eogiueer of the extra did not
observe that the other train hail come to a
ataudtlill until too late to atop hi train before
it (truck the laat car of the ou ahead with a
erh. None ot the car lft the track, but the
platform ot the rear car ot the passenger traiu
ahead and the oab of the extra were smashed.
A haskmau named Vau Ordtn hail a shoulder
dislocated, A piece of iron coupling, detached
from on of the trains, fall to the street be.
low and (truck John Sullivan ou the head,
fracturing hia akuli. He will die.
ftollrf far Mails.
Den Moixk, la., March 23, The first re
publican vouuty couvtutlon in thia ttat to
elect deUgatet to a (tale convention to meet
u the Itth of April, waa held in Davit Co.,
t llloomlteld, Saturday, aud elected a dU
Ration olid for lllaiue for preaideat.
FOREIGX.
Arreela at iMnts,
IOSIion, March 22. A dispatch from
Odessa says that sixty arretta lia t. bean inado
there within tho laat lev week, mostly of
teacher, tonio lilting lmturtant publ(o (tusta.
arrlVHl of rarnell at tncenwlown.
CoriK, March 21. l'arncll arrived at
Quciuituwu to-day aud was cnlhusiastically
received on landing. To-night In wa enter
tained nt a dinner given in hit honor by tlio
Farmers' Club. Among those present at tho
bauijuct wero Digger and Fiunegan, members
of parliament, and Davltt and Dal), Indicted
agitator. A largo crowd with bamia of inu
sic, torches, etc., accompanied Fnrnell to tho
station on his departure) for DuMln. Tim
diinonttratioii was much imaltcr than antici
pated, and there was amarkudabienco of pur
soi.stif locul Inllueitco.
More Arreala nt HI. l'rlemlinrjr.
Mr. Fjctkrkiiuro', March 22. Arrest con.
tluuo to Im msdo. Among those recently
taken Into cuttody nro an rmptoyo'of tho min
istry of wa) a and communication, and tomu
,'IOstndciitt. (Ion. llulutz, profettor of Odtsta,
haa been retired.
Knmloop nullntta hrulenrrd.
lS'w WwrmNNTni, March 20. Thu court
room was densely crowded this morning. Tlio
Jvamloopi outlaw, thirty guarded, wero
placed in tho dock lor sentence. Mr. Justice
Crcaau sentenced them to suffer death within
n period of not less than two mouths. Tliu
prisoners umdo brief and rambling statements
when asked what they had tn say, in effect
denying the murder of Usohcr. Alex. Hare
taidj when tho aeiitcuco had been patted upon
him, "Your Lnrdthlp, It It welldeairvid pun
ishment." A tho wretched incnweralK.ini'
conducted back to prison, Allan Hare oh
smed I'almcr, tho principal witnons fur thu
proKuutinn, standing near. Utttrliii a wild
cry, he struck and kicked at him. The con
fusion waa great and tho other prisonera bu-i
camo muih exalted. The pccial couttiblo
ttaudiiig near cloied iu upon and seized tho
pritontrn and they wero hurried iuto jail,
shackled ami locked up.
Iniilnn Trllira at War,
War haa broken out between tho Kuclctaw
and Nahmlttee Indian tribes, resident at thu,
northern extremity of Vancouver Island. A
grievance between tb two tribet baa at last
resulted In Ilia jireiLiit oollltlou, wliloh it la
foanil ma) terminate iu a bloody coulhct.
'Itio AfifHii Nijiiiitlmi.
LoxDO.t, March 2J. In tlio homo of lords
to night the carl ot I)uiiraono called atten
tion to affair in Afganiitan. Ho said that
thu government had lately been ery reticent
regarding their Afcau nolicv. and the iirravnt
iMMitinii of affiira was to nuonuloiis that ho
thought soino explanation might tn Ini af
forded thu country before the hiiuto adjourned.
Iird Cralubrook, aecrotary for luilla, said
that he objected, wliilo intricacies still cxlttod
to lay down any delluito liua of frontier, or
to stating how they intended to assort thtir
supremacy in Afghanistan, Herat was not of
peiinincnt importancu, and would become
still lets important when we aro iu poscikiou
of,the uittrictvf Caudahar and tho different
imxs. incro was no umleratamling wtli
Ituttia un the subject of Herat, nor was thero
any arrangement with Ferala on the tubject.
Tlioro might bo certain cliciimttancea under
which the tenuro of Herat by Fcrtia woull
not bo dangeruus. Ho looked forward with
great hope to the paclllcatlou of Afghanis
tan and to it being coNernod, under duu pre
caution, by ruler of it own.
Anil thero
it a chance for an "era good feeling" be
tween tlio Kngllth and th Afghana.
Tho democratlo stale cinvcutlou of lihndo
Island makes the folio mig iiotmnatioiisi
Unvernor, Horace M. lmball lieutenant
governor, Stephen I. S )cuni aecrotary f
atale, W. 11. W. Hollottj attorney general,
Hugh J. Carroll) gcnoral tleasurcr, Daukl II.
Ilond. I
Thero ia diplomatic dlstgreomcnt between
Franco aud HniU, Itocaui Franco didn't sto
proof enough to surrender Ifartmsnii. accused
of attempting the life of tie czar. The litis
siau ambassador ha gono hlme without saying
goodbye, and Frinco Ditlnirck is rejoiced ou
that aocouut,
Tho nlano maker atrika n Now- York has
ended, '
Khnle Island democrats' have sent Tildcn
delegate to tho national coivention.
A mass meeting of anti-third term republi
cans i to be hold at St, Louis in .May.
Hands of hostile Indians have been killing
each (ither in Texts, of which the Texan can
itand a great do.il.
Queen Victoria ha had a lionecrott erected
to tho memory nt thoiprluco imperial, on tlio
apot whero hu fell.
Tlirco thoutand immlgrantalanded in New
York Monday and tho total arrivalt for the
mouth has been 12,720 agaliitt (1,051 for tamo,
timu lost year.
In Hn Domingo Jieaio has been rettnrcd
and builuit it brisk. Iu Hayti a bill paucd
inipotiiiL'n duty of 10 tier cunt, on Mexican
silver. Till measure wu coutidcrcd tulliucut
to causa a rovolutlon.
The extraordinary odd winter has severely
Injured tho graJ vino and as much soli. It
la fuamd that thia year'a crop will again he
ivcry poor. Vine iu llurgundy, mure especially
in Champagne, aufferud unusually,
Orloff haa quit Paris without ta)inc good,
bye, becauso FraUlo wouldn't glvu thofuitivu
Trenkmantl up to Uuttian engeaucu, nud now
the French minister will leave Nt. Fetcrsburg
and stay at home until Another Ituttian em
bassadur It'aent to Faria.
The homo commlttou haa decided to reduce
the duty on bichromate pntaali from four to
twncenta per pound, ami place clirnmo iron
ora ou tho free Hit The paper material! bill
will be aUod on later thia week; alio ipiiiia,
tttcl mil, hoop iron, etc.
Ci lad t tone hat talked nffuntivrly of Austria
and tho emperor don't like it and wants Glad
stone to take it back, but William aaya Francis
Joseph begun it for ho called hlin ((Iladstohu)
a "(Kttilent fellow," aud Francis Josvp'i tt
hu never did it and tho world waits to hear by
vablu w hat they aro going tn do about it.
bTATE SKHb.
lMl'IFlO COAST.
The Valifornla ililurae ljv.
San Fiiancisco, March 22. A decision iu
the habeas corimi cato of Farrott wat ren
dered by Judgo Huffman thla morning, and in
effect declarva the anti-Chtneto law enacted
by the preiont legislature in Sacramento to Im
iu cuiirlict with the United Htatva treaty with
China and the constitution of tho United
States. Iu rendering hit decision, the judge
quoted au unusual number of authorities.
Ho laid that if the right of the legislature to
retlrict corporation! iu the manner intended
by the law in quettlon thould be admitted,
there would he no limit to tho harm whicii
might l accomplithcd. 'Ilia Chinrte are
hire and are granted all benetlta ot trade or
travel by eoWnin trvatka which are en jojed
by any other forelgn.n. If the legislature
haa power to declare that corporations shall
not employ Chines they pnsaesa the aamn
right to declare that Hermans, Irish or Amtr
lean ahall not be so employed, Furtbui,
they could exercise the right tn declare th it
employes ot railroads ahall be of certain cm d.
If the fact of the lawa and their enactment
were uot to plaiuly betore us it wauld be
difficult to belisvu that tho legislature could
declare a law ao seemlugly a coutemptuou
breach of treaty obligations. In couclua'oii
Judge Hoffman retuarkedi It ia generally ad
mitted by the best classes on the coaat that
th unrestricted immigratiou of the Chineao it
a menace to our peace, and even to our civili
zation. It ia an evil, however, which abroga
tion or ameadiueut of tlio Iturliugame treaty
alone can remedy. The senseless cry ot "thu
Chinese mutt go," ia an insolent dental ot thu
authority of the United States) and any meas
ure of police or healtn law, or date legisla
tion mail iu the spirit of that cry, wilt be
promptly tet aafde by the court ol the Uulttxt
.State, When Judge Hoffmann finished read
ing hia decision, Judge Sawyer aaidt "The
prisoner ia ordered discharged. The decision
waa prepared by Judge Huffman and rcudered
by him, owiug to Judue Sawyer'a recent ab
sence from the city. The latter waa on the
beuch with Judge Hoffman this morning, and
concurred in the decision, a hi order of dis
charge shows. The Farrott case will proba
bly be taken to the U. 3. supreme court, Hen
Hutlcr having announced a willingucaa to
inaoai it there tor the people,
It i said another weekly it to be started at
th6 Dalles.
to do it with, but was pcraiialled to quit, and
thn Jimtt tnja Hail to treat me jurymen sev
eral times to get them to quit.
The Grant county -Veic sijsi Nod Turk
inform, ut that ho recently received a loiter
from Joaquin Miller, In which tho poet sajs
lie has it littlo fortune ou hand and that ho
still claimt to bo a resldeut of Canyon City,
Oregon.
Ijwt Wednesday night, aa tho Junction
llrimhllcnn. Mr. anil Mrs, Ixiwis retired to bed
with their little gill babo about two and one
Imlf months old in it apparect usual hcilth.
Iu the morning on awaking about 4 o'clock
tho babo wat found dead ami cold.
Thu Jacksonville Timt sa i A cold wind
ha, dried tho ground so that farmer aru
stniiuliig every ncr.u to get in a fair crop.
Littlo work, houexcr. hat ot been done on
"sti'.kv" laud, and in sums localities. It is
probable thai nothing but summer fallowing
will hodutio,
Tho Staltman says t Undo Dan Waldo,
everybody know Undo Dan, as tho grand old
Homan of the hills tint have lilt name, cele
brated hit eightieth birthday on the 2.M inst.
Uncle Imii ana ins catimamo wiiusuii jnurnoy
iiiguthcr down life's declivity, cheerily jog.
giug along although fecblo III hoalth,
Tho Salem 7W 7'iiaV aaa: Saturday nlsht
littwicu 8 and II o'clock n atur or meteor nt
ordinary ir A1 observed to coiiiinenco fall
ing in the west. As it fell it moved around
to the northwest, growing larger until about
tho u- (to thu nyu) of n man's head, when it
hurt ioti) a thotntiid pieces, unking a bcauti
fid mituoria display.
The Inland l'.m,lrt sayai Heavy cxiiloilmn
liata btou hoinl clntu tn tuvtii fur the past
wu'k, occailouud by blaitiug nut n now foun
dation fur thu now midline and car thop of
tho Oregon lUllroid and Navigation Company.
Tliu whc-tils and running ginrot tho care will
bo hero in n fow da) a and work will begin at
toon at the ihnpt are roofed In
Tho 1'iniiW lltjiorttr tnya i For the last
week or mora tho nightly froits havo been
very heavy, and may iiau injured thogrow
in0' griin in tomo low placta, but generally
inch placet were left unsown until spriiiL', u
that the Injury from frost will hu ery l'ght
in this section, except in checking tho early
growth of grain.
Marion L Wright had a gold watch stolon
from him at thu D.tlcs. Amos J, Smith wat
nrrc-tlud nn thu ihargu of larceny, and An
draw llalbaston as beim impliuatud, Tho
latter hat already scred a ti rut iu tho county
Jul for larceny. Deputy Sheriff Jones worked
up tho iae, and tiiciccdt.il In finding tho
Match, which had been hidden Iu thu sand on
the lull, back nt town.
0M1I0D0KK CON.NUIt.
Ituv. Isaac Dillon, pattnr ot tho Salem M,
IX church, it going east on a vllit. v
Sylvester Carlilo waa arretted at Heppner
fur uorau stealing.
Tho Young Men' Christian Aa-ociation hat
finally completed au organization at Astoria,
The Wctton Aenirrsayst Hob Wand, wiioio
frozon feet were amputated, is around on
crutches. r
Two coal beds have been dlicovjred at
Umatilla, onu at Heppner and onu at Cold
Spring Lauding.
Tho Sterling Company' ditch ,may not be
full ot water until lato next mouth, aa it
head high up In the mountains.
Old Heacham, the Grant county man that
killed Harry Hristow wai bound ocr in the
turn at $2,000. .
Kight or nine of the bad boya of Junction
got into the calabooto ot that place Monday
night for lighting. '
The Athltnd TvUivjt aaya W 1 Rlchardion
contemplate planting sugar cane, and ha
tent eatt for machinery to manufacture lugar
with.
Wm. Gordon, who wa tliot by Scotty at
IUmanza, Lako county, Feb, 'JSth, died on
tho Cth lint. It.it probable that Scotty will
go icott freov . , .
George Stowe has been arrested at Salom
on a warrant issued from Dougloa county,
Joseph Hiduian, ct Itoseburg, I at returned
from Suow den Spring! without any improve
meut iu health. '
A. W, Sealright it purohaalng cattle in
Umatilla county, and will toon dme aevoral
thoutaud head away.
'Hie Salem Statoman aa)ii If Furtland
want a university it can start one of its own
without changing the onu they have there,
11ioir Line Htmld it enlarged and Im
proed, aud if we take it and the Lake County
t'-rumintr aa au indication of progress iu I-ake
county, matter are becoming nicely civilized.
The &i.l Oit'jcii'uiH aa)at Mr. McKlroy,
who had his leg broken something like six
week ago, by being thrown from a wagon,
aud had it amputated by Dra. Clements and
Krvemer, haa to far recovered a to be able to
come to town where he nqw I with every in
dication fa voi able fur hu recovery,
C. II, Harkdell, of Jackson county, one of
the proprietor of the newly discovered nuarti
ledge iu Hlackwell district, informs the ftmt
that over $200 hate been pounded out with a
haud morter, beside which a considerable
amount haa been panned out ot the tiner par.
ticle-a of ore lying uuar by.
The Jackv-nvill rimes say A. W. Sturgis,
who haa been iinnrovim? hia liua orchard near
Uniontown considerably in the past few year, I
n is uuiuuvr ui enoiee ireea parucU'
larly peach by the extreme cold weather,
The tree ot Wm. Caiutron, whose huge
peacnet naxe gaineu a wideapreaa reputation,
are likewise anecieu, more or less,
Lieut. K. S. Farrow spent vera! da) a ia
Fendletou last week. The lndtpJtnt aaya
he cam for the purpose of pa) iug off the In
dian scouts. Thea acouta received about '.'3
Kr mouth for man aad bora. They now
ve mousy enough to play poker for several
day. Tb lieutenant left tor Waahington on
Saturday morniog. Some of our citueua,
recognizing th great aervice rendered by
him duriug the late Indian war,' are circulat
ing a petition asking that he be promoted.
Ills Sitililcn Itcnlli Yealrrtlny Afleriiuon.
Fraud M. Conuur, commander of tho
attaiiithip Oregon, nftura brief but aavuro ill
uess of two days, died yesterday afternoon at
llto minutes pastS o clock, on board that es-
tel. Hit ileatn wat iluu to an attack ot par-
alyaia nt the brain, and fur aever.il hour J prior
to lilt death ho lay iu an unconscious atato,
and it wat only by tho application of an dec
trio battery that life wat prolonged at long at
it was. Commodore Connor wat llu tenior
commindcr of tho licet of steamer belonging
to thu Oregon Steimthip Company, and fur
thu last 2.5 )eart boil been running on tho
l'Atillj Cnatt, cumin: lint to tint city Iu 1650
nt second mate on tin Gold Hunter, of which
Captain (Jcorjo Flavvt w it lint olliecr. S.nce
that time he ha I the com mud of thu itcnmcra
Columbia, Sierra Noada, J, L. Stephcui,
Orilllmuif, Geo. W. l.lder, nud lately the
Oregon. At the comiletlou nt the itcimiliip
Hlder, ho went Hast a'id brought that vmol
to thi eout and liter rot.irnoi again to bruijt
tho O.-egon around tho, horn. Had he lived
Commndoro Counor wat to hive been giicu
thu command of tho compaii)'a uew ateamihip
Columbit, now building ut lloach's yarda at
Cheater, Fuuiisylvaiiia. Frobably no mail on
the coast has taken a vcsiel ner Columbia
bar a many timet at tho tubject of thlt
tketch and his careful nud prudent mannor
diipla) ud at commaiiiUr and hit tklll as a sea
man inado his ship a general favorite with the
traveling public Commodore Cuuimr was St
e.irs of age at the time of hit demiso and
leaves td inoii.n bit tudden death a wife and
au adopl-nl daughter, and hundreds of friends
both lit this city, ut San Kniieiien and else
where on the coaat. Shortly after hit death;
mo rumaina were taiteu in enargo ny iioratio
Couk tho undertaker and placed in a band
nme casket which will be taken to San Fran-
citco on this morning's steamer for iuterineiit
at that city.
The Oiegon will l'avo on time this morn
ing under command of Captain Jeaten, tho
steamer's pilot, who wa formerly connected
with tho Uuited State coast survey on thia
coast. Captain Utiles, now in command of
th George W. Klder, will probably succeed
tn the command of the Oregon, and Captain
Folilman, now of the City nf Chester, will be
transferred to the Klder. Ou the arrival of
the uuw iteainihip Columbia, Conimauder
llollea will likely be placed on that VeateU
CU1.TORE OF HOPS.
An Interaitlng; Letter on Hop Coltnro
WbJro to Plant-Soil and Cul
tlvatton-QatherinK. Etc.
Bor.NA V!v, March 22, 18S0,
Editor Willamette Farmcrt
I notice in tho Fahmku of March 10th you
request omo one to writo on hop culture.
Having had four Jcars cxpcrlcnco in this
branch of agriculture I biielly givo my vlon
and will ny if I omit any of tho important
point an) ono may correspond with mo,' or
ask questions through tho FAiiueuaHdlaliaU
gladly answer as far as my information goca.
(Tho request camo in tho ahapo of an inti
mation from n Jackton county pato that
hops could grow well tlioro nnd an artlelo In
thu Faiiukh could furnitli information,)
HOII, AND CMMATIE.
Any soil that is dry, not wot enough for
water to itaud on tho root during Winter,
and is rich enough to ratio good corn or pota
toes, and that has a deep toil where tho clay
Is not near tho top of tho ground, is good toil
tor hops, soma think ixndy soil atono lit for ....
hops) tills is n mistaken icica. men aaiuiy
soil, true, it good, but where tho soil is of a
black loam, not too wot, it i in my opinion
better. Whore tho vino maplo thicket arc,
along our creek and rhcr bottoms, after they
aro cleared up, mako tho very belt of hop
)ards. Do not think that hops will do welt
in our old worn out field that nro so impov
erished anil foul that they aro not lit to ralso
wheat on, this Is a mistakon idea) land can
not bo too rich for hops, and tho mora good
manuro thrown about tho roots in tho Fall
the moro hop will bo raised. In short, any
good, rich clean land wlicro it ia two feet or
moro to the clay, ia good toil for hops. A
to climate, any p!a:o where thu frost do not
fall early in tho Fall a froit on hop, after
they bloom until gathered, aro very detrimen
tal to tho quality and quantity of hop raised,
They blottom about tho lint of July and aia
gathered about tho first of September. Frost
in tho Spring, or boforo thoy blottom, doc
not injuro tho vine. Do not phut nn n hill
or In any place that ia not sheltered from tlio
wind, ns tho wind when blowing hard will
break many ot tho tender vino, when run
nliig up tho pole nlso injures tho quality of
thu hop while ripening, by blowing tho polcn
or )cllowdtist out of the hops, which atono
givo strength to tho hop; jet tho )anl should
not bo so sheltered by timlier a to ihadu tho
vine, wlnlo growing,
l'LVMI.Nfl TimilOOM.
After getting your ground plowod deep,
thornuitly pulverized, lay it off so that the
hills will do eight feet apart each way)
this will mako about tovcii hundred and fifty
lull per acre) then place two let iu a hill,
about six or eight inches apart, cover about
four inches deep. I do no, know ns it makes
any diffurenco nt to whether thoy are planted
in the Full or Spring; if in thu Spring they
should be plantod in February or March)
April will do, but they will not, if plant
ed late fu tho Spring, mako so good a
growth tho first )tar. A hop plant thould
havo two sets of )es, and large and thrifty
looking act grow much the beat. Some ml
vocato thu idea of setting out vary small aets,
but tho largo ones aro much more apt t livr,
and the incs, when they come through the
giound, willhn a large again a from the
small act, tieta can now be bought in this
vicinity at five dollar per thousand, boxed
and placed on Iward tho boat or cars, and can
be packed so aa to bear shipping for hundreds
nt miles. Aa to variety, my tx pel ience haa
been with the Grapo Cluster and the Drew, ri
Favorite, both good varieties aud but little
difference in yield.
Rwsuk Mine.
A correjpondent of the Yakima Rttord
aa) i There are tix different parties running
tunuela in the Swauk hills in search of the
lost "main lead" lost, for it haa been traced
for some distance in the bed of Swauk creek,
which wai very rich, when it suddeuly gave
out. Mut there it strong e tdeoce Ol its bav
ins broke awav from it oriirinal lerel by aome
great couvultioa of nature, and they are now
soarvhing for it in the hills. Several of the
ivirtiea have tins nrotuecta of beim near it.
haviug already fouud heavy waabed gold.
Some nugget weighing ftt, $33 and $22, and
on doa u to tine gold. There i more work
being done here this winter towards prospect
ing the place than ever before. Two Skagit
miner bave already left that place and
located here, and aay they think tb pros
pects much better here than there. Iher
has beeu a great deal of (now here thi win
ter. It is S) feet deep on the level at present,
March btb. ami (till snow almost every uay.
Th ground baa not been bar since the 1st of
but November. Deer are very plenty in the
mountain near. The men bare to hunt
them on wow (hoes.
rOI.LIKO AND CCLTIVATIMU.
When your vines aro ten cr twelro inches
long it is then time to train them, but lint
I say, tho poles should be set before thu vine
are through tho ground, else m'iks will bo
bruised and broken in making holes and set
ting tho roles. A pole should be from ten to
fourteen feet long, not longer than fourteen
feet, if the poles aro too long the vines will
go too much to stem and not enough to top.
Thero must be a heavy cluster of vines at the
top to insure a good yield. A pole should be
from one ami a halt to two inches iu di
ameter nt the largo cud and from three-fourths
of au iuch to ono inch at the small cud, and
free of knot. Two polea at each bill ehould
bo set iu the ground a foot apait and from
fourteen to sixteen inches deep; these holt
ro inado with what wu call a spud, which is
a largo bar of iron about the lize of a crow
bur, and thould bo iwellrd at about ono foot
from tho lower eud to the thickness of two
inches aud taper to a point. A man ran make
the hole and est about live huudred hill per
tlay. Ihe vines mutt be trained on warm
day at they are then tough, while of a cold
uay or eariy in tne morning they are
very liable to break, being very tender.
Wrap the vine very carefully around tl
pole two or three time, turning them to
the righfor with the un a they will not go
up the poles to the left. After they are
wrapped around the poles tie them with a
coarse string, or a yarn atring, as twine will
cut the vine) ravelings from au old coarse
gnnuy sack is best. Do uot tie the knot solid,
only a half knot, so that the vine may loosen
the string aa it grows. Work them well;
keep free from weedij plow them deep with
a ihovel plow; do not ridge op the ground
with a turning plow, but after plowing har
row the ground and then clod-math it and
keep your ground level, and it will hold mois
ture much better. Work them often and
well while they are young, aa you will have
to quit working by the first of July, as the
vines will then reach across from one row to
another, and form a complete cluster so a to
obstruct pasting with a horse and plow. Do not
allow more than two vines to go up one pole;
trim all tucker off the vines as high up as
five feet from th ground break off all the
Unci from tho hills except tho ones you tra
up the poke.
tackixo and cunivn.
When tho seeds of the hop aro in thcdotii
tho hops should bo picked immediately, at
should not bo left on tho tinea until tlio see
aro hard, clso tho hops Mill begin tospc
this injure sale. When you go to pick, ci
your Nines off twelve or fourteen inches fro
the ground, uot at tho ground, clso you 1
jure them. Full up tho pole, giving tl
clutter part to tho pickets oer their box.
box will contain sovui bushels, will ho
green hops enough to mako ten pounds
dried hips, and will cost from thirty to tin
ty-fivo cent per box to get thempicke
Thu hojie must bo frto of stems and leave i
bo saleable. I uso wool sacks to haul n
hops in from tho yard to tlio dry house) a sac
will hold two boxes of grccu hop. If yc
hnvo ten ncrcs of hop you should hav i
least twenty.fho pickers. Do not lcaacgrec
hops in your sacks, empty them as soon i
)ou got to
TIIK DliV H0C8B,
Klto they will sweat and heat, ond wh
dried will be a black uolv color, which ,
I will uot now duacribo . .1,
i house or a press as thero nro many of the
tnrougu tliu country, but will do so hcrcaft
If requested. Tho avcrngo yield of hop(
about fifteen hundred pounds pcracre, thouj
thuy frequently yield over a ton pur acre. Tl
price this ) car was from 20o to 30c per poum
Some who hold later realized muro than thirt
cents. Yarda soldom bear much tho fir
year) somo do nut polo them thu llrst year)
think best to polo them tho first ) car, and
properly cultivated thoy will yield three i
four hundred irauudi per acre,
aiiouiiiNu nor hills
In November or December, after tho tap hi
gono down In the vine stub, tako a potatc
fork a n dcor tonguo hoo, and dig down int
tho hill tn tho depth of ono foot) loosen u
tho ground thoroughly; cut off all tho rui
ncrs iu the liillj bu careful not to cut th
ground root, they grow underneath tho rui
ueM and havo no eyes, wliilo riiunor hav.
eyes, do not break the runners off thu crow
head (or largu root at top of tho ground)
that will have a tendency to kill your hill
"onco a hop-yard always a hop yard," as w
hau account of )nnl fifty yior old Urn
aro as gooda cicr, without resetting. Afte
cutting off tho runners gather thorn up am
keep them dry and warm enough not to freer
iu the Winter, but do not put thum wher
thoy will dry out too much, to as to kill then
(I usually bury thorn about the samo as pota
toes) until you havo onlcru to sell them, o
with to ute thorn. Ho careful not to gut you
malu loot mixed up with your bearing hoj
acts. Thuy should be kcj t separate so at t
busuparatu when used to plant. Aud rlgh
hero I will ipenkof planting thu inalo hoi
seta; in oery eighth row, and in every eightl
hill iu that row, there should bo a hill of mab
hops. Hops do but littlo good bearing with
out both gender. "Iho males do uot bcarol
cuurso. A 1 said before I will not describe
u hop housu or tho drying and baling procen
ouly to toy that a kill for drying should be
20x20 feet, slats for a Hour bight leet abort
thu furnace, and should bo onu inch apart,
euveiud over with house lining) the hops arc
spread on thu liuing to a doj th of from six
to ten iuelies, (though not boat too deep) and
are dried in from eight to ten hours. Ther
mometer should stand fiuin 120 to ICO degrees;
thu hops, when dry, should bo of vu )ellow
caat, and should bu dried until nearly all of
tho hops will readily break in two and the
insido item Hot tough. After being dried
they thould be placed otl in a bin uutil rainy
or ilamp wiuthor, whau they will be suth
cieiitly in cuu to pics, without breaking up.
As wu receive a good many leltcia ot inquiry
lam glad for an bportuuity to gnu my views.
Yours, H. F. A klls.
The Eola Hills, Folk Co.
A correipondentof the Independent, IUver
side, says i "The Kola Hills aru the Kden of
Folk county, as Folk county is thu Kden of
the State. Take a stroll over thesu hilts.
As )ou ascend from thu town thu numberless
clmiutof gently swelling hills, sloping from
the north, are ditco. ercil. From thu summit
you may view tho foot-hillt, thickly dotted
with grain Ileitis aud greeii pasture tho very
animation of lifo. Tho mind will mnsido into
a calm at the sight of (beautiful stretch of
landscape reposing in the twilight of a fine
evcuing. To tho wit the o u beholdi the
rich prairies of the LaCreole and the town of
Dixie, aud a fow miles further on the town of
Dallas, skirted with its beautiful Coast range
of mountains. To the south are the large
tieldt of grain around aud embracing Mon
mouth, w here the steeple of Christian College
rears iti stately form mott prominent, and to
the eatt loomi up the pride of tho State, the
city of Salem. To the north aa far as the eye
can penetrate are continuous fields of grain
the beat grain land in the State. Surely there
is nothing in the world, short of the most
undivided reciprocal attachment, that hu
such power over the workiugs of the human
imagination as the mild sweetuets of nature."
Marlon County Pomona Grange.
Editor Willamette Farmer)
Salmi, OrMarcu 22d, 16S0.
The next regular meeting of Marion
Couuty Fomooa Grange will be held at the
Hall in thia city, on Friday, the 2d day of
April, commencing at 11 o'clock a. m. The
geueral attendance of member is desired.
K. SrnoNO, See'y.
LrrrxHs from Little Folks occupy quite an
important place ia our literature now-a day.
and we havo to apologize to "Aunt Hetty"
and aome little fellow who wrote a rather
scrawly epistle, which we believed too tough
a subject for the compositor to decipher, so
we laid it on our table to copy out, and it got
loat. That little chap may recognize his let
ter from our description, and if to can tako
heart and try again.