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WILLAMETTE, FARMER; PORTLAN; OREGON, ,AUGU$ iS, 1880.
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UP THE COLUMBIA.
It used to bo a Labor of week and a tniasion
to ascend tlio Columbia, and tho early
pioneer recognize n vat diffcronco between
tlio facilities of travel of IS&O anil the infaclll.
ties of travel in 18.10. Acomllng tho great
river ngainat tlio Summer flood of 1832, boforo
kteamcM had utilized tho upper river, wo
were seventeen days making tho pasago by
mil and oar, in yawl and Hat loat, from Port
land to Tlio Dalle. Tlio other cvculnjr tho
aamo two of u, who had all tho world boforo
itn in Vi2 repoatod the Journey when all of
llfo it with ui tending downward, when Time,
that ha tnado u ojd Iim merely ripened tho
land wo livo In to it active youth, and
brought tlio moan- of travel to teeming per
fection. Tho river mm to tho sea n of old
but Jat occasional town, and along it
wildest iihnre, that iccm almost primeval to
ilay,iaro Held, garden, home anil meadows;
llio invading axo ha hero and tluro bowed
out n lodgoment along tho mountain horc
that seem almott Inaccessible. 'We steam,
out of tho berth on a river boat that offen
luxury aswoll as mean of travcli wo sail
down the Willamette In the early morning,
when tlio dktrii aro bright, to fro from the
dock, a wo twocp down with tho current
mid follow tho winding of tho stream, grand
glimpse of Hood, Itanicr, and St. Helen,
view that wo never tiro of from childhood to
age, but that iicom to grow upon it i they
aro associated with all tho phasis of life
ntriohg tho few feature even Jhat landscape
offer that know no change.
racing Sauvlo'a liland, that i Just rising
out at tho flood, wo wing around to reaitt
tho broad current of tho Columbia, with hero
mid thtru lalanda that eeim to float on water,
whilo fluid and meadow that lino tho ahoro
aro submerged boyond hopo of e en a crop,of
wild hay the present tcason. ,lt i Atigutl,
and weelu lator than tho flood ia wont to con
tinue, but tho river i wt 111 nt the ttogo
naually known a tho "Juno hlgk "water"
and wo can bo thankful that a provl
deuco prevented tho an fill devastation
that must have ensued had tho early
.Summer been warm enough to bring
down the melted snow of range that
feed the Columbia from EaatiTii Or(jou and
Washington, Idaho and Montana, all at
onco.
Leaving behind lit the placid scenes of tho
lower river wo approach tho mountain, ami
admire, a wo pas up tho trtincndou gorgo,
the wondrous teencs that flood and froat, un
and rain, worklug with eoattluat patlonco
Ihrough untiring ag, have wrought around
m. Tlioy grow upon the lght a w o drive on
past jutting clilf and towering rangoi thi
nillar of Uuli I miscalled "Booster Hock",
and on further the grotesque bight that ttand
out from tho ruggod range I called Pulpit
Hook, whilo many formation aio presented to
tho ova that are awo'iuspiriiig mid stiHimo,
but the awift steamer rtishu on and present
now and over changing featurr of wonder
mid lieauty. Capo Hum form on tho left
and a sound of falling water on tho right
bows a ribbon of water that starts from ji
illlfa thouaand feet fn blight, to widen and
turn to feathery pray iro it I cache tho
Uialn Mow; still another fall, perhaps moro
attractive, make a doublu leap to retch tho
lower' level. On tha left again, tho tuoun,
tain recede for mib' and Iiavo a deep
wooded bay, in tho iniilst of which Castle
Hock iio nrarly10O0 fett, a huge mas with
piecipltou sides and fir cruwuid summit,
niound which some tettkl havo made homes,
forthuioha poatofllce of that i.ame, diut
nliovo Cipo Horn a gent ration ago a Nor.
wrgiiit made Ida home and planted nil orchatd
on tho bill ldi. Thoorvhanl and homo are
thorojut, and perhaps tho Norwegian still
c.itsjt fruit. A we past, tip through thi
almost, unbroken uilderutM of VoiTnfiilu,
shorcW i" tho magnificent strainer paw
withlu stones-throw of tho duply wooded
luukt, a doo and two fawn U'side her, camo
out of the foroat upon thu sandy Iwvtch and
stood looking at the veaael, a picture of native
woiulertneut an artist would lovo to too.
Thoy stood there too astonished to move,
until a about from tho !oat sent them bound
tug through tho wood with leap tliat told
bow fright had overcome astonishment. A
mote charming incident could not have lnieu
devised, to add attraction to the scene.
Wo pat around tlio portage by rail and
have a flno v lew of the foaming ami raging
river whero it nuke it most desperate
plunge. When wo tlitt camo up tho stream
there wcro, many Indian fishing from, the
locks ami front tcatlbld made of polo throw n
over tho rushing water, omo using the tUli
iug spear and uue the K0vp net, and on a
shelf or bench, not far back wa-an Indian
village, iiuito populpu, with several great
lodge, vfhere we were present at accnmouial
.Um,-.i ouo nliflit. a crow it of art ivtatirsbo
low while tho rafter wiro thickly hung withjaupper waiting ami the rest of a good bed in
tinokod talmou. The Indian v Hugo lu been
gono thlt mauy a year, but a aharp turn of
thi tboro brought in view from the erj.,,
single Siwaah, ttauding on a dangerou. .loot,
imr troatlo of pole, ecoopintf wlniou from tlw
fuiiou water, It w a tiitiafaetiou to tiud
even thi inglo incident to rcin'nd it of tho
bygone era.
Almost within tho uck of tho great rapid
the steamer wait for m abovo tiio Cascade.
Down stream thcro i only vlsablo tho ruh
and whirl of tho trementlom torrent fed by
ouo of tho greatest river on tho continent.
Looking up ttream all i a placid a some
slumbering lake on whlcb floating Island aro
dotted and around which mountain are
circled w Ith romantlo grooptng. It i strange,
yet tru, that at tho upper Cascade the
mountain icenery change, i less rough and
forbidding, lell of lew conflict with nature
and weaker struggle of tho elcmonts. Tho
range aro smoother in appearance and have
fewer Jugged edge or frowning peak than
aro seen btlow, and it i a fact that beneath
tho placid water of tho stream aWo can bo
seen the standing trunk of a ubmcrged
forest, whilo no man can tell of tho time when
thoso trunks, clad with limb and foliago
waved to tbo Clilnook mind of long ago.
Wo saw then tanding trunk over acre of
river Ijottom, as wo sailed over them in a
canoo in 1832.
Alwvo thu Cascade tho mountain grow
moro baru ami desolato in appcaranco a wo
poa through them, until wo roich tho brown,
.. l .1 f 41. t.Itl
toured ami rocK-rioocit nore oi mo i""""
region below The Dalle. Thcro i a ttlo
ineut ot Hood river on tho Oregon ido and
another at White Salmon, Just abovo and
acros tho liver. Theso valloy and hill aro
said to be favorable for fruit culture and Held
can bo ccn on upland region, while many
house aro out of tight In hidden valley.
Occaiionally a wo pa up the river, wo eo a
ranch on tho river tide, but tho general pro.
lcct remain dreary, with rock wall looking
down hundred of feet at m at time and tho
brown, corchcd hills, ttocp anil larrcn, offer
ing no attraction to man or beJiat. Kven
timber and firo wood ha to bo brought from
below Tho Dallet to warm tho pooplo on tho
upper river, nnd theloatl loaded in part
with railroad tie and luinoer lor raiiroau
use, on tho river, far abovo,
Thcro la a gllmpao of llfo and prosperity at
Dllocity, but tho propect would not bo
inspiring to a poet or landecapo painter who
wantod foliago and rich coloring. Hero wo
takocars, U miles, for Cell.lo, on tho portage
road around Tho Dalle of tho Columbia, a
weary rido, relieved from monotony only by
tho glistening river that had carved it bed
thronch a dreary and barren and flod-for-
aaken a region a desolation can tlotcrlbo.
Ilverywhoro, olong tho river aro alultiiigsatiil
that aio continually swept by tho wnllitig
wind and are piled in waite that look like a
pctrWvl ca. There aro a very few oae,
whert con grow and gardens aro planted in
tho bottom, but the tccno i usually precipice
upon tho 'south, river ami sand and rocky
chasm In the near view, and beyond are the
rocky horc and bluff of Wellington Terri
tory. Wo rush and curvo aloug under tho
bluff with dust and land filling everything.
At last wo reach Tho Dallo proper, known at
tho (Ireat Dalles, where tho swolcn river
rage with a fury that is grand and magnift
clent lieyond docription.
At low- water tho channel I confined to a
deep chaim on the Washington aide, o nar
row that I havo ttood on tho Oregon rock
(lava spread and worn into fissures and rough
and nwwd In all repect) andliavo thrown
.... '.n .CM: ,711., -II al
a (vii irom Clin ia cuii vn iichi n ium
was of the groat river, but hi I said tho nar.
row gorgo I almost bottomless. Now the
water aro spreading out far and wldo and
rush through With fearful velocity, dashing
against tho bidden rock and throwing up
hero and thcro fountain of angry spray.
They seem to tend wave In squadron to
waato themselvc on thoo rock, .and now
and then ono foaming crest seem to gather
for the fray and rushing past all tho other
pond itself In wasted foam. It I wonder
f ul to w atch thi elemental war and tho ulgat
pay will for all tho dust and detolation wo
Time wo whon thi fishing eaaou encoirrltcr.
called hither thousnuds of Indiana who camped
among tho cleft and ldgca and fished for
salmon to dry and lay up for their winter
uppliea, but tho red man' day is almost
over. Here wo still soon remanent of trile
living in ualor there is tho lodgo composed
of material iudiscriluiblo by word and look
ing as unkindly a tho nature of tho surround.
inge. Women and children are near it and
not far off is tho tillicitm with hi scoop net,
watihiiijfor tho haliuon as thoy attempt to
aucud thocieiaiso among tho rocks whero
ho i stAtioncd.
Ciltloiaatid to bo an aboriginal term that
aiguille "the place of the vrinds,"aud they
w hlsth) o that tho light cordage of a atramer
tl install n peat tho stormy tune. Wo round
another "capo horn" a wo approach it, and
pas tho foaming water of the IJttlo Dallet,
not far Iwlow. Desolation gather itrungth at
Celila and look a if since time legan there
tho how ling w iiuls and lifting sands had dune
their woiat) If, in primeval time there was
any atriv ing with earthquake or outbreak of
volcanio Area, Celilo mutt have had all
the ellect and never mado an attempt nt
recovery for there desolation reigus supremo
and to universal that it 1 bojoud hope.
Yet aome employe of the company make
their home here and though they can never
hopo to make the wildernoat bloom, they may
iret nadv to enloy it blossoming elsewhere.
It mm liko the change of an Arabian taie to
leave the shore, so desolate it could not even
bo lutuUed, and step on board tho Harvett
Queen, a magnificent steamer that offered rest
and even luxury, and o recognize that often
kit man can and will triumph over nature.
Thi wo did. paaseil a delightful evening and
even braved the shore agaiu to take a walk at
dusk on fie ridge, but returned glad to find
Lvmfoi table room, litre we are now, fairly
afloat on the watir of the upper Columbia.
Our fellow traveler are numerou and
tome have eapevial claims. Here it a Cathotio
sisterhood on a misiion to the upper couutrys
tliey aro luteudod to establish schools at dif
ferent points, tomo remain at The Dalle,
somo at Walla Walla, other go to Colfax and
Coucr d'Alend. They. are under charge of
Hi iter Superior who l indeed a Sitter of Char
ity, for on board I a suffering woman to whom
alio ministers with skill and tenderness.
Dr. Hawthorne i on lioard, bound for
Mcdicino lake, to lest'tho efficacy of the heal
ing water for his ,own rhcumatio trouble.
Mcdicino lako is sure to become a famout re
sort If halt that It told of its curative quali
ties can bo believed. Dr. Hawthorne intro
duces mo to .Pi of. Sargent, of Harvard,
who, with two others, 1 on a vlait
to our region to make report of it
timber and flora in connection with the United
State Census. Prof. Sargent meet at Tho
Dalle with Prof, Drawer, of Yale, who hat
been visiting the Upper Columbia at special
agent in connection with the cereal, also in
relation to the Cennit. The government
how consideration for theso tavaut by offer,
ing them Summer excurtiont in connection
with matters they can be to useful in aiding,
and no ono would suppose that these rather
rough and bluff and tun-burned gentlemen
w cro among the well known scientist of the
ago. I had met Prof. Browcr, onoe, at Yale,
and had a moments opportunity to remind him
of tho former meeting and convene about the
objects ot hit prctcnt minion.
Around Citilo tho hill gather in force) on
the Washington side thoy look down on tho
river from lei
irecipltous highta, brown
cl with tho
bogimilng.
k they woro from the
rvett Queen left her
mooring a1
'clock, and iteamed
forth amon
hair rote like black
walls right
night was ilark)
tho river black
the bleak hills
were not even
tight of the
rfaco, or the
teamt on their
scan whero roc
croppod out.
Onward we sped
night, through
Hcll-gato andJohn
pids before the call
to breakfast. Tlioi
me spots along the
io tcenerv becomes
rivor abovo Colilo w
grand from its ruggedness; when the rocky
raintt rise in and obstruct tha river In it
swiftest mood, and tha hill' on shore become
crag and pinnacle that niVo been worn to
weird shape by tho great tulpturo, Timo.
Day come and find the monotony only re
lieved by high range of treeles liills, that ap
pear mountainous, on. tlio Washington tide,
looking liko the desert picture taken from
Arabia Petrca, scenes from tho'desert wastes
of tho overland road eist of Salt Lake, or
that might bo bonowod from thb ttraugo
pictures of the Apocalypeso.v Jliore up no
ranche along the rlyer,
nt lrf tlio
dittanco, though wo kaew
ivond the
mountain, to tho north,
fodloya of
Klickitat and Yakima,
toutli can
bs found rich nd nonulpua d
of Wasco
ntalnt to
I . M .. .
mt from tho
long tha rive
ig drawn
detolation varied
tanget of
and degree and
'fcr Jho frequent
on the Oregon tide wbetftlU railroad
are uditib wiui piosuivv.v ww
Jfnnr la tnftallu .Iaiim frASIl r!lul1o til
WaWsi;wltKpiWhMT)rnnrlfii;Cwork tor
many milet, with thoutandt of uuey worktn,
Cliinafneii, white men, tingle cart1 and double
teauiw M thottjiig th utiiost activity.
Welffid all along tlic-0-.T-ivUid land
tuppliea4iaj'tlrSt aiin,i.;iir.isjrftrc
almoat In Jghtfof eaoh other, generally white
tenta upon the tandy thore, or grouped in tha
indentation of tho steep hill "tide. All day
long wa watch the lailroad camps, catch oc-
caviottal viow of cattle on the hill or plain
teo a few ranches planted on either tldo along
the river, sometimes dischurgo freight at a
shop that lookt remote enough to never be
found by human eye with no tight of human,
ity for all the drear distance. There may bo
n dozen ranches along tha river for tho dis
tance of over a hundred miles) ouo man lia
plantod cottonwooda, but most of them offer
but u shanty on tho shore and a corral 1 iu tho
uear distance. At ono point wo find a great
lot of wod in socks waiting shipment! hun
dreds of lags lie piled on tho shore, hauled
from sheep ranches over the hills.
A wo pas up tho river tho hill recede and
subside until the shore is a flat and monoton
ous w as to of sand and sage bnuli) thcro may bo
aomo grass, but the general vegetation it of
a worthiest characteri once in a while aomo
willow liven tlio shore lino with touches of
green, but they are far between. Creek and
even riven put into the Columbia through
dry gulches that bear no testimony of tlio
leauty they woro up in tho mountains. Stock
aro few, and between our storting point and
Wallula, there i only tho unsightly town of
Umatilla landing to remind one of civilization,
and tho rcniimlcr lia not force enough (o
iMivvilderouo.
lie) end Umatilla tho hill riao again, so
graphically that urar Wallula they rear ma
jostio head of basalt, seamed w ith l.vyers of
different lined foimatlou that aro very in
tereatinc, and looking Iwyoud these to' tho
level shores that ensuo as far a aight can
roach, wo seo tho Chester of houses and shops
and waiting wharf-boat, and narrow guago
railroad train tliat constitute Wallula. It is
only necessary to aay that desolation, that
seemed to reach it climax at Celilo lit fur
nished a full parallel at Wallula. Hut we
change to the railroad, as eveniug close in,
bidding adieu w ith regret' to Captain Traup
and hi noble veaael, aud through the dark
not go on for a dreary, dusty ttrttch of
desert toward Walla Walla. The car it
closo aud the wind and dust of the desert
penetrato everyw here and the journey it ilia-
afreoable in tho extreme, but improve a wo
reach mora fertile regions. Tho distance is
M mile and only the lost three mile lio
through fanning land and aro fenced aud
cultivated, but at last we havo reached that
legion of hope that laud of promise, and a
tho hour itrikct ton wo enter the beautiful
but uow throudeil precinct of Walla Walla.
S.A.C.
The deaf niittu teacher it ajvva) t ready to
make lew on-nauu rviuaraa.
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Tie Wheat rr1iei.
Nbw York, Aug. QTho CommtreUil Buf
tttin sum up it review of the wheat pros
pocti thu i ".Iti rarely" (list the crop of
Europe are to uniformly satisfactory as they
aro thii year, and, this fact teems to warrant
tho expectation of' a full avcrago yiold."
TIim 'mAmm Wm a aim!! art!!,, flitia
" Low prices forwhcat teem inevitable that
thoy are likely.to fall so low that an Amorl
can surplus ot 200,000,000 bushels can be
marketed seems plain."
Wonderful Dr. Tanner.
Nkw York, Aug. 8. Tanner's wonderful
recovery from tha ..effects of the fast i excit
ing as much general woudor a the fast itself.
rroptllrr Rank.
Tills afternoon, while tho excursion propel,
ler K. Corning was leaving Glen Island for
this city with between 700 and 800 passengers
tha backed on a rock, staving a hole ,in her
stern, when the filled and sunk to tlio guards.
The nassensers were all tafclv transferred to
iheateaineiiLauraM. Starinand St. NichoaJ'1
lis andbrought to this city. MRh
jJIre Asnsac Milpplas;.
A firolfoko out this evening on tho bark
V.w.Um(I. lnA.lA.lu.tll.0 irVV l.nrvAla t tint,!.
nUI4UliVII. IVmiVU T-...I. ..WW IWI.,1. . ..H...-
tha, ryiajfot the foot of North Twelfth street,
Wiiliatui
Loss on cargo, 816,000; on
tho veav
The flames extended to
damaee 810.000: also to
tho lurk?
thobirk Cc!
o, loaned Willi napntns, nam
ago cv,vw.
I
Jteae
siiyEn.,
qglHni
i frouMRnen, .
eh In Alabama.
Nash
Aug. 8 John Bait,
who
wife in May. 1870. wav
taken
en. Alabama, last night by a
mob ol lionomen ami liangad. four previous
attempti had been made" to'nlob him. Ho had
been iwlco sentenced to death and was etch
timo granted n new trial.
rial Changes.
WA'HINotos. Aug. 8. Tlio following are
tho rost office changes duriug tho week end
Ing Saturday!
iistablishcd Cottonwood, Spbkan Co., W.
T., Alovtius Parker, pottmaatcr. Lyman,
Whatcom Co., W. T., Loronxo 1). Lvman,
Kstmastcr. Trhl, Snohomish Co., W. T.,
Urt K. Smallman, postmaster.
Discontinued Upper Ochoco, Wasco Co.,
Oregon. Wilkcnstctn, Klickitat Co., W. T.
Postmastois appointed 0. K. Hackleman,
Aldcrlon, Pierce Co., W. T.
General lotal Order.
A general erdcr has been issued by tho Post
Oillco Department providing that hereafter all
post offices and railway pott oflico linoa mak
ing diiect package, pouch or canvas sacks for
Washington Territory, will combine all tho
intil for llritish Columbia with tho mail for
Washington Territory.
Hlshop 'anarernled.
Columddh, 0., Aug. 8. Kt. Ror. John A.
Wattorson wa consecrated ai bishop of Co
luirtbua to day at St. Joseph Cathedral. Kigh
ty-llvo priests ami eight bishops were present,
lit. Aov. Win. Henry Klder actoil a come-
crator. Arehbisliup Purcoll occupied the
throne in tho sanctuary.
Woman Outraged.
Nkw York. Aim. 0. Mrs. Antonia Levin,
wifo of a (Icmiau doctor, of Hamsburg, Peru,
was outraged last night by an employe of tho
Sixth Avenuo Kaitroad. The lady lis repre
sented t'i bo very handsome and withal, quito
woaJthft
i r uieai (triKii switcu.
I'HiiUno. A,irf. 0 IVmIaI nHIclals seized a
largo quantity of obaccno polilical cartoons.
uno or these cartoons repiesenu what it called
a Missouri torchlight procession and it of a
very low onler. Tho others are representa
tions from Mississippi, ' '
l-.IHIral rarasHsrel Alsa.
In tho (olzure were a lyV" iinmr of psck
age ofjAfull catd.i'ljttr&uHl with burlesijue
picturtiorllio ProtkkotM otndidatca. lloth
ruvrtiewte.favoreorTi tho cartoons aud also
itJ.'Mie Vil.
An Aelren anes fr Itlroree.
Nkw York, Aug. 0. Mis Lizzio floode, a
trailing actreaa and who alwajt plaj a second
part with Miu Neilaon, has commenced a
suit for divorco from her husband, Gustav
llotheuer, a nephew of Strakosch, She alleges
gr.M abuse, Knocking her down, striking her,
choking her, besides other equally outrageous
conduct.
('Mreaslsnal .Vututnallon.
Cinciskati, Aug;. 0. Tho Deir.oerat of
the Tldril Contrcasionat District have nom!
natrd Durbin Ward for Congress. He i con
ceded to bo a very strong nomination for the
tarty.
Mausrran l.ntrlea.
I-omkw, Aug. O.Sanfortl'a Aristocrat, In
valid, Miitli and North Klk Hom. Lonllard
Parole. Wallestein and Sly Dance, and
Koene a Lortl Murphy, tro entered for Now.
market Autumn handicap.
The ruirartu HI Unlilr.
Nkw Yohk, Aug. 8. The JlrraU inter
viewed Hancock yesterday regarding tliopmi.
ions from hit letter of teieptauce of Ida view a
911 freo ship and revenue tariff. Hancock
saidi "I have very dttinita views, cletr to
my own uilcd at least, upon both topics, aud
I trust upon others which concern toe coun
try's weltara. It was not without serious tie
bato thtjt I cnncludoil they had 110 proper
pbes In my letter. Two consideration pre
vailed, fir', tliut a litter of acceptance was
not tlm right medium through which loan
uoutio my final judgment uton any great
question depending for iU s.luton upon fu
turolegitlatioii and careful executive loviowj
ami icmiid, that I have no right to mar tha
proteiit situation of tl e 1 arty by a set of ex.
prciioii supertluou to tlio adopted platform
with which, as I said Ixf. re, I am in full ac
cord." The questions of tariff and freo ship
woieto Interesting to Hancock that he did
not r train from pr.vate discussion of them,
whicli wa intensely interesting and at tho
aaiu time moat tantalizing to hi listener,
whoti tho flenen.1 forbade to record a word of
it. "No," said he, "I do not "propose to
supplement my letter of acceptanio by any
addendum. It is enough that 1 am cordially
in line with the party and tho campaign.
Lane liland Bares.
Nmv York, Aug. 7. In the Coney Island
races, mile heats, Mary Anderson tint, K.1
wiu A. second; time, 1:43,, 1:43,
In the milo and a ouarter race Uoardmau
first, Skylark second) time, J;lli?.
In the mile and a furlong race Ingomar
first, 8halow Dance second; time, iK)l.
In tho steeple cliase 2 mdes ( llertha fint,
Katie P second I time, 0.271.
nnlendld TralUat,
llurr.vwv, N. Y Auu. 0. In tho 2r23 cls
Weilgvvol first, winning the three last
heats; Kentucky Wilkes second; time, 2:10,
2il9J, 2:21, 2.-21J. 2:20, 2.20J.
In tho free for all pacen
Sorrel Dan,.,, ,.,.,...2 115 3 1
MeepyTom yf3 2 20 2 2
Mattfi Huuttr .'.S 4 3 4 4 HO
Howdy Hoy 454 ISItO
Lucy.,, 1 1 3 5 0 1 dis.
TimeA.SiU, 2ilf, 2:13, SilO). 2161,20.
The Bender ,.
Ojurr.i K., Aug 11. Tlio suppesed Ben
ders hdO prrlimlnary examinaUou her tc.
day and iero diwliarged. ( "
Wonderful Tanner.
Nxjiv YonK, Aujf10. Dr. Tanner ate
drank nuito freely during tho day.
and
llit
weighVto'-night was 140 pound.
The Keelr Raa raillery fire.
PoTT8VlLLK,-ra., Aug. 11. Night and day
forcos havo been working at tho Kcely Run
Colicry, trying to tubduo the firo raging in
tide, but they cannot approach any nearer
than about one' hundred yardt from the fire
on account of got. A great many men were
prostrated from tho effect of gaaetlait night.
The most ldlled mining engineen have been
on tho ground all day anil are now trying to
smother the fire by closing up all openings,
thereby cutting ofl tho air. Failing in this,
tliev will trv to extinguish tho firo by forcina
a powerful body oi steam in xne worKings.
lii. for thlt nurnoee are now being laid.
Kxporionccd miners say that nothing will
overcome (lie nro urn water. j.iii, nuweyor,
will bo the last retort, owing to its many dis
advantages and tremendous cost.
' The Hunter rolat Fire.
Nkw Yokk, Aug. 11. Soon after tho firo
commenced ycatcrdav general alarms wore
sent OUI caiunir an m mw t;uiuiKtuii.a ui i.ii
wcatcrn division oi uie urousou im vi.-
nnt. An alarm was tent to Mew lorx, and
wo firo boats were sent immediately to the
innn. inwurin aitcrnoon me nro ucnart
ments obtained mastery over tho flames and
later very hcivy howcn materially awiiitcd
in extinguishing them. Tho Lumber Export
Comany'i losses were fully insured. Neither
oi too companies can approximate ineir losses.
Tho Kxport Company believe that two-thirds
tTrC M'l'e 'rom canal lioatt, will bo light.
nf tiioir entire lot are cone. 1110 loss 01 siiin
A rattle riacne.
Chicaoo, Aug. 11. A Wathington tpoclal
to tlio jmer-ueean aayt mat oiucisis mum
there it ovldcnco of virulent forms of Spanish
fever prevailing among the cattld of Texas,
and fear that unless groat care is taken it may
spread to Illinois and decimate cattle on tha
groat ttnek farms in tho southern part of the
State. Over 200 cattle have died of thlt Im
ported disoaso in Missouri tinco last Spring,
whither it wtt brought with cattle from
Texas.
Blsatlerea Areldent
A Montreal, Canada, special tayt that tho
roof and upper floor of tlio building in tho
west entl of tho city used by napoleon ilrn
teau at a grain store, collapted to-day, bury'
ing the proprietor and thirteen young lad l
twren 11 and 10 vcan old. cnusffid in nack'
intf bran, under it. Ono lad wa killed and
two fatally wounded, tlio othere having mirac
ulously escaped.
Wajr the aaata. Hneeeed.
Senator Wm. Pitt Kellogg, in conversation
with a number of Intimate friend at Chicago,
trivet numerous instance of how matter
stand in the northern oarishet cf Louisiana.
He taid that in placet where hundreds of no
groet have participated in, the exodus and tha
Imputation is not neipcu uy wnite immigra
tion, tho census now completed gives an in
crease of forty per cent iu ten yean.
Horsewhipping a Manderer.
(In.t.una.M. .. if... A... 11 Tal,ala.1 t,f
UIIII,1UllliMP ., 4,Uf(. HHI.MII VJ
tlandcn alleged to havo been circulated against
hi family by Dr. Levy, Charles Simmon, hit
wifo nnd daughtir horsewhipped the defamcr,
for whioh exerciso tho throe were lined each
916. They refusal to psy the mulct and took
an appeal to ine supremo uouri.
A Dlsrlale of Tanner's
CiifCAfio, Ang.il, A Princeton,!!!., special
to tlio Jnitrucran iuki mat J at. 11. Luuny,
a citizen of that place, on a wager of 8300,
commenced to-day a twenty tlavt fast. Ac
cording to the stipulation of the bet ho it
allowed during the latt beer and libitum, but
not an ounce ot water or loon oi any ainu
Tha odds against hit doing it are immense.
Mares' Western Taar, t
Nkw York, Aug. II. Hayci hat mapped
out hit western trip, and intendt to go from
California to Arizona ai.d thence northeast
ward to New Mexico by ttage. Tlio Piuot
and Maricopa Indiana 'will give exhibitions ol
atliletio tporta for hi amutement.
Elevator Broken.
The elevator in HakerA Hamilton' tirricul-
tural implement (tore broke down yesterday
afternoon and seriously, perhaps .fatally, iu
Jurcd two of tho workmen.
t'ern and tollon.
Halxioh. N. C, Aug. 11. Heavy rain
throughout the State have awollen the streams
lieyond their bank and occasioned great dam
ago to tho corn crop. The Capo Fear river
rose 32 feet, tho highest known for many
v can. I ho cotton crop it immense, and tne
best by all odds sinoo the war. -.
IH-ath by Haaslreltr,
New York, Auc. II. The f'lipressivo heat
prostrated ten l ersous yesterday and caused
the deaths of six othen. Of the former three
aro expected to die. .
The Jerser City Merrer. t
JnutxY City. Ana. 10. In tho work at the
tunnel tlir.o pumps, whose combined capacity
is 0,000 gallons per minute, are not sufficient
to reduce tho water in tho cofferdam. At a
consultation of officers and engineers in charge
it was nccmed mat mv only way oi reaching
the bodies was by means ot a caisson, timber
fur which hat l-een ordered and it expected
to reach tho groundi to-day. It it txpecttd
that it will Take at least two weeks to con
struct tho call ion aud two weeks to reach the
bodiii. The estimated cost of'the work so
far is near $30,000. .
FOKEIU.V -
Hailed Tor Uouibsr.
PoiiTSMoiTli, Aug. 8 The troop shin Ta
mar sailed to-day for llombay with 1,000 men
who are detailed to reinforce tho army in
Afghanistan.
Itulau Harvest.
I0S1H1. Aul'. 0. A 'SL I'etcrkliuri, enrre.
pondent says felegrapl io reports nccived at
tne .Miniitry oi tlio lutcner from the guv.
ernois of 40 prvvinces shuw that the harve-t
tlrounhout Kttsaia ia poor, ,
ntala and Cures,
Berlin, Aug. 8. A coi respondent assertt
that llubia has ordered two corvette to pro
ccetl tP Cona, win re they will demand per
mission to remain in a Coreau port. 'The
assistance of tho Washington government has
been asked for commercial negotiations with
Corea.
tattle Imminent,
Lonoox, Aug. 0. A dispatch dated Kur
ban, Augusts, aayt on July 20 a large Hut
tian foraging I arty was driven back by the
Tekkcs, uear Qookelepe. The entire Turco
man army is consecrated at Geoketepe. He
iiiforeemmt number 12,000 men from Mcry,
have arrivetl and a battle stems imminent.
Eastern Affair.
IUloiuue, Aug. 11, Greece Is reported to
havo sent a communication to Servia dwelling
on the pa-t friendship betneen the Servian
aud 11 nek a a reaou for combined action in
tho event of a conflict with Turkey. M. Ri
tics, Servian Picmbr, has informed Austria
that he ihould feel compelled to instruct the
Servian Comtnisaiouen to quit Vienna unless
Austria shoult herself be williug to prvceed
with negotiation for a treaty with commerce,
Afghanistan.
Losdos, Aug. 11. A dispatch from Bom
lay saj tliat new has been received from
Chilian Choki of as late date as Momlav.
Thi ilitpoaetof rumors of the. disaster re.
ceircu iroui mat quarter, un lueauay, all
communlcttlon by pott or telegraph with
General Roberta ceases, although letter may
bo occaiionally tent. General, Robert hat
but ilvo day' provisions, which ho will Use
only in an emergency to eke out eupplies ob
tainable in the country, i
A Harrlble Disaster.
Lo.snoK, Aug. II, A telegram from Aden
report tliat tho steamer Jcddah, from Singa
pore, foundered off Guardanio on the 8th with
053 pilgrim for Jeddah, and all on board per
illicit except the captain, hi wife, tho chief
engineer, chief officer, astistont engineer and
sixteen natives, who were ricked up and
brought to Aden by tho ttetmer Siendia.
PACIFIC) COAST.
Trrdlet Against A Railroad,
Loi ANOEtxs, Aug. 9. To-day tho Jury
nf tho Superior Court gavo a verdict in favor
of Ellen Brown artlnvt tho Southern Paciflo
Hallroad Company for $10,000, for tho death
of her husband, a conductor, on tho S. P. It.
K., who lost hi life in ono of tho severe sand
storms in. tho Colorado dtscrt in 1878. This
caso hot lioen watched with groat interest not
only by the citiieiu iu general, but also by
railroad official for tho principle involved
in it.
Hmallpax.
Oakland, Aug. 0. Our jcltizeni have an
other smallpox icate, but it it of a mild type.
It is thought that thore it no occasion for
alarm.
Marriage In High life-
San Francisco, Aug. 11. Mist Carrie,
eldest daughter of George W. Crocker, was
married lost night to G. II. Green, at tho res.
idenco of tho bride's father. It was a grand
affair and largely attended by friends of tho
family.
Chinese Htrnmahlp Expected.
Tho ttoimiliip Ho Chung, belonging to the
China Merchant Steam Navigation Co.. lately
on IU lino from Hong Kong to Honolulu in
the passanger traffic, is hourly expected, and
much interest it being thown to teo her. Sho
was built by order of the company in 1870, at
Newcastle, England.
Mare Island Improve meal.
Secretary Thompson tayt that it will only
tako 910,000 and tome dredging of Napa
river to scour the water front of Mare Island
free of debris.
Heerelary Themptea left.
Secretary Thompson ltft thlt morning for
tho Eaat. Ho will proceed through' to
Washington without ttopping. except at Salt
Lako City, whero hit itay will be short.
Patent Ballet Max, '
Crtno k Hester, of Napa, Cal.. have pat
ented a time lock register ballot box, which
exhibits by dials thfi entire number of ballot
in tho box at any time desired. It opens by
an alarm clock work. It it pronounced by
ill at a pcrfoct guard against ballot box stuff,
iug, aim will conio into general use in this
State.
tmk bi:.mi:r cowruM)!;.
A Marrlble Mary at Crime.
Omaha, Aug. 0. Bender mado tba follow
ing statement i My name it Alexander Mc
Gregert was born in the State of New York;
lived there till J mairitil my tint wife; whon
I married I bajt one child called Wm. Houck,
begotten in adultery! after being married two
weekt, Jotm Bender, lilt ton, waa born; then
I moved to Illinois, where Kato waa born)
Kate and John were good children, but rsn
away when 17 ycara'old, and went to Kansas;
my first wife died in .Illinois wtn consump
tion; after two yean I married my teeond
wife; the hail three children! her name waa
Nancy Poatlyt the children all died; I had no
children, by my second wife. While living in
Illinois I committed niy C .lci; ilia
killed wot a thoit, dark haired man; I tent
him down collar through a trap door; I got
tome money from him; buried liirrj hack of the
home two rods) tho old woman helped mo
bury him. Wect to Independence, Iowa;
worked on a farm at my trade (bltckamithlngj
treie. Aftrr a while I went to Kansas; had
heard frcm Koto and John and they wroto
for me to come on. I went to Kansas to live
with John and Kite; Mapgie, hit cousin, wat
there at the place called Bender' Hotel;
after liug thcro a fow dayt, I helped John
to make a trap door the tame as I hail in
lllinrisi the first mau I killed wouldn't cct
on the trap door; ho and Kate slept together,
and the killed him with a butcher knife; the
showed mo tho knife; I buried him mar tho
house. Tho only man I e tor killed alona in
Kansas was a peddler; I lilt him on the back
of the head with a stone hsmmer; hit him
only onco; got a good deal of money from him;
don't kuow how inuclu I remember othen
that w cro killed, Ono man John killed aud
put him under. The two little children, both
(.iris, were buried alive. The children were
seven or night year old. The pirentt-wero
Killed tho day beioro. I used to stand be
hind the curtain and push the trap door.
Kate and Marino always went down in the
cellar to cut tho vielimt' throats. I often
hranl them whetting the knivts. John and
Kate used to sleep together. Lcandtr Smith
waa Kate's lover; Justice Grim! aw used -to
ho Magpie' man. After leaving Kansas we
went with the Indians. We thought thi
fj'riuu; mat wo luuat ko vu imuui io llio, z
started w ith the old woman, Kate, John,
Masgie and four children. The old womaq
and, I left them at Schuyler. Thoy had tha
team, one bay and ono gray liorio, aud an old
wagon.
Mieriff Daniel M. Bender, from Kama, has
arrived at Fremont with a requisition. He
doesn't know the Benders, and ha iicvtr wen .
them before. '
Gen. Grant arrived at Marritoti. Col., on
the 10th.
The recent rain havo dona much damase
to the cotton crop. It i now thought tliat on
the piainos and battom lauds nut mora than
half the cotton will bo made that wa expect
ed four weeks ago. .
It is reported that on the Gth a duel w
fought in the Marlborough section of South
Carolina, between youug Cash and Col. Blair,
editor oi tne lamden Jourtla Vjin which the
former waa instantly killed." 'Wl
The continuous rain caused -"-- frraW
in Cape Fear rivor. AdviceifeSaFayctteville
report a rite of 32 feet and the river atiU rit
inir at tho rate of two feet per hour. The
low landt are overflowed, resulting in Immcule
damage to the corn and cotton crops. At
tome point it i over the top of the corn.
Milo A. Boynton, a lawyer of Grand Haven,
Michigau, was arrested w hiie trying to dis
pose of two bond which were ttolen in the
South during tho war. Boynton tayt that
he received the bonds for nrofessiocal services
from a widow lady, to whom they had been
given by her brother, who waa with Sherman
iu the march to the.sea.
The urand Jurv in the Unite,! State fVuirt
of New York, on the 10th, made a present,
mint in tho Seauanhaka di.aater- case,
They tav they believe that the accident wtt
duo to the cViminal carelessness and negli.
gence of certain government officials, and the
omcer and owntra ol tnevectel. Attached
w,re indictment agaiutt them. The iffento
charred it manslaughter. Bench warrants of
arrest have bean issued. .
Pocahontas aavl.1 thn 1?', nf TAU a:.i.
but the wat a poor, ignorant tavaeo. and
didn't realize whatihl wa doing, .' ' J0 J