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"", . ; "'''''', ' WB''''C7tpK J Jm y I J I IV v-C -1 !5!f!S5WBwBW , ' if If I Mmm&mmm&A-V La . l I . .V- VOL. XII. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1880. NO. 30. LETTER FROM A Description of Col' TUer.aa Vicinity-) Vmpaua Ferry nAterd Creek, etc. Umi-qua Frrrt, Or., Aug. 31, 1660. Ktor Willamette Frmcn Seeing a great iimny correipoiidcnU wHtlng to your paper from different sections of tlio country, I cannot and livck, ml ice this section totally umeprcjcntetl, howercr cnule I irny bo in that line writing to the pApcro. The first thing requisite, I shouM think, would be to give a sketch of the. country from which one writes, so below J shall nmko an attempt, anil statu that if it is not gotten up in the best of composition, it is in ever' par ticular as correct as any ono could write. This placo though uothiug more than n small post village is located in Coles' Valley, Douglas county, Oregon, opposite the junction of tho Unipijiia river and Culiponia creek, directly on tho banks of tho UniUa. Tho naino of tho volley is derived from one of it earliest scttlcis, Dr. Cole, by name who ict tied hero in 18.il, being ono of tho first set tiers. lie afterwards sold his claim here and removed about five milui from here to a good stock range, preferring that to farming. Holsat pretviit living at tho abovo mention ed placo; though V o )ia o often heard that many times he has regretted tho selling of one of tho most beautiful and fertile farms in Coles' valley- or in any other valley in Southern Oregon. It is a wiso and correct saying "that limn lies his error too late, o.ily for icgret." Umixpia Ferry is about 12 miles from Oakland, directly west, and alwut 17 miles from Itoschurg in a northeasterly direc tion; it is nlout eight miles liclowtho Junction of tho north and south forks of the Umrxjua river. Tho valley in u Mill It Is situated is not as large as noma others in Southern Or o ion, nor does it (.outain as largo an amount of farming land, but vhut farming lanit it does contain cannot bo surpassed any place in tho .State for fertility. It is situated, you might properly My.in tho tho Coast range of mountains and therefore contains a very puro and bracing air, which is highly conducive to health, anil f proven by the fact that every ono in this section who wcro reared hero arc generally healthy. On tho north siilo of Coles' valley Mt. Tyco stands forth, bold and dellant, and looks down upon us in .oleum grandeur, which greatly adds to tho Iwauty. On tho west sido there is ono long ridge which rises to a considerable highth and which is covered with imnieiuo quantities of timber suitnhlo for lumber, while on tho south and cast sides low and broken hills covirtd w i'h oA and other timUr continue for many milts. With these as our surrounding j our bmiiug sea breezes each evening; and tho beauty of tho scenery I have mentioned, wo hao one of the most fascinating and lovely vulleyv to bo found in Oregon. West of this place about four miles is tho placo known as Uubliaul deck. Thuo aro only a few families residing Ixro. There is also a taw mill owned and run by Claiko & Hiker, and also a shingle machine in course of vonttritctlon. which wjll undoubtedly piovo lo be a paying imtlliltlon. Ono word in ie ganl to the raw mill It is situated in a Very favorable spot, and has ono of t'i. bevt Vuligts to cilcct timber flulu to lie. found in the State. Its priauit managers are up to tho timber business, having been engaged in it lor so era! years, while they aUo have one of tho best saw its to be found, in tho pirtou of Mr. W. II. Clarke, ou tho l'ocific coast. As 1 have before sUtul, several fsmilics reside on Jlublurd creek, but it has no farms and is purely a MooJcd country. The land is tcry fertile and will produca large returns from anything sown in it. The inhabitants subsist chiefly by making shingles, boards, rails, etc. There is some excellent timber to lie found on this creek. TliU valley lies only about 30 miles from tho ocean and there has been some talk alout locating a road through to it, which would undoubtedly lie one of the greatest lienefiU known to this section. The village of Uinpqua Ferry contains four dwelling houses, one store, postotflce, hotel, three stables, blacks uith shop, gunsmith shop, fruit dryer, cutlery manufactory, and several otlkr build ings of minor importance; aud there is quite a good outlook for its growing larger in a short time. The wheat crop in this section' has been a great deal better this tluui last year. Some of our large and extensive farmers havn had some pieces of wheat which averaged 'JO bushels to the acre. As I only intended this for an introduction I shall draw this to a close, -promising to faior you soon with something el.e. UMpqtTA UEOuar. THE FALLS OF TOE WILLAMETTE. Kditor Wlllamctto Farmcri .UsTho Willametto Falls havo been in existence fortkeso many years and n visit to thrm will convince any ono of the fact. Thero are liiany rocks showing their heads just nbovo tho fall. These falls aro about onodialf a mile across the river; tho water below tho falls is very deep; tho same can bo said of tho water nliovo. Now, thero aro many curiosities con nected witli theso rocks that form theso falls. A divo to tho liottom abovo tho falls will show that theso rocks stand on edge; some stiud on their end; but all seem to havo been broken by tho internal heat that caused tlie upheaval of such a mass of rocks as stand as monuments ot this great skaking up that this part of tho country has had. It will show for ages, and peoplo will wonder when they tako a poop at tho massivo rocks that form theso Willamette Falls. At tho lower part of tho falls, tho most of tho falls are ierpendicular, and upon tho edge of this fall are largo basins, something like tho shajM of a barrel. Many of theso holes will hold ono, two or threo hogshead. These basins havo been cut oiii by water pouring into a small crevlco in which thero wiro gravel. J ho water falling' ou this gravel causing it to turn ami this constant turning caused tho gravel lo wear away tho rock. This process has been going on for centuries, hence tho basins that can be seen. On tho upper side tho scenery is much' more beautiful. Towards tho side of the river thero aro many mngnillccnt nicks to bo seen, they stand in columns ono over the other for twenty feet high; towards tho center the rocks havu not been broken up like tho outer edgo. Hut they show their shaking too. Wn can sco where tho locks were melted together, samo as steel and iron and iron aro welded. This melted rock pitscuts somo of the incut lteautiful and inagniflciut appear ances that could bo immagiued by any ono that could enjoy such recreation. Xear tho liottom tho water abovo and Mow the falls is not very far apart and the timo will conio when this particular place will bo cut through and all tho water that mini in the ritcr in tho Summer will run in this channel, then Imats will not nied the locks. Ham. WUEH AND HOW TO BOW ALFALFA. I'll ink villi:, Ogn., Aug. '."J, I8S0. Kditor Willamettu I'&nncn In your issuonf Aug.'J7ti, I law an inquiry asking when was the licst time to sow alfalf! I can give tho way I do. A loose, sandy loam is the best laud to sow alfalfa on ; sow early in the Spring, but not so early tliat tho Spring fiotts will cut it down, for when it is )uug it is very tender. Any a. 1 good o it land is good for alfalfa ; if you want to git several crops oft' the first year, cut when it is in tho the bloom, then turn water over for only two or three days and not longer, or the floodiui; will kill it out; it is not likely to bear seed the lirst year but after that time the first crop of tho J car Inara the liest seed. In our ilimate here, 120 miles south of The Dalles, they onjyjim'uro the first crop in tacit year after the first year from the seed, SovT thick at the start, as it grows liest on land that is will pulviritcit and not foul with other grov. tin. I think the Ust laud is timlwred land that has been cleared oil. The liest J a nd in this country it tho sagebrush land wheio it can be irrigated. Sow so as to have a stalk grown about eigh inches apait, I VA.siiMirnuL, Bowing AUaUa. Cattle Hock, W, T., Jtpt. I, 1SS0. Kditor Willamette Farmer I In answer to Jot. J. l'um'anco plcaso say; Prepare your land tho same way as for oataj sow twenty pounds of seed per acre; givo a goed brushing after sowing; Spring time after all danger of frost is over is the only timo to sow it in order to bo successful; sandy loam and new laud is liest, it will grow on upland provided the same is fixe from weeds and fern. Yours, etc., C. N. IIouan', CURIOSITIES OF PLANT LICE. Their Fecullar Ways, Natural Enemies, and How to Flfiht Them. Tho following statement and inquiry about orchard interests of Oregon reaches tho Trib une from Portland i "At tho last meeting of our Horticultural Society I was appointed to correspond with Fasten! pomologists and others concerning the blight or insects that affect our orchards. At prctent tho aphis or green fly Is destroying tho applo crop, which promised ono of tho largest vvrr had in Oregon. Tho ends of the liiiilis and tho leaves are, not figuratively but literally, crivcicd with tho pest. Last year they w cro on tho younger trees; this year young ami oll rulko aro covered iy thousands and millions of them. In their first stage thny aro green, afterward many black ones with wings aro seen, and on a sunny day a misiyciouit ot tlicso latter lloat tlirouglt tho orchard. Tho leaves of tho parts covered curl, and tho young fiult falls. Hardly any but applo trees as yef aro infested, and so far this green lly is confined to tho timber part of tho valley, in the prairies, thirty or forty miles from hire, they havo not yet mado their ap pearance. For three or four years back we find tho bark louse; that thieatencd destruc tion to our fine orchard, of which Oregon was so Justly proud, but they havo mostly loft. Washing tho trunks and limbs as far as posuj bio with limo and salt was found to lo a cood remedy. And now comes tho aphis. Will our orchards havo tho common fate, of thoso of elder States? Is tho glory of them departid? Is o.ir iirMo in and tho admira tion of stranger of our large and beautiful rod npptc gno from us? It almoit looks so. Wo have plenty of virgin soil forucworahnrdi Takes to thk Asylum. Rev. J. II. SUhl, the Methodist mhistsr who attempted to kill himself a week ago in Lion county, was taken to the Asylum yesterday. An Agricultural ana Horticultural BoclJty. Kditor Willamette Farmer! I lielieve that we, as fanners, ought to form ountclvc into an agricultural ami horticultu ral society for the purpose of discussing all subjects pertaining to the farm and garden, and that we select the WlLLauCTTe Farmku through which to carry on our debate. To start this I will propose the following ques tion! Should orchards be cultivated, if so, to what extent? Loiuink. TllK Suoqualmie Pass is spoken of, by thoso who have gone over it this season for the first time, in tenns of tho most ranturous character. It is said to be a natural railroad route, and one that will not much longer bo allowed to remain unoccupied. It present, no obstacle that will be regarded serious by the engineer of the latter half of the niuttetiith teiitury, Intelligeucer. and yet wo havo not tho apples of former ears. Nurserymen, too, complain that tho trees in the nursery do not inako the giowth of thrto or four feet tho fhst J ear iw of old. Fresh iuiKirted stock and scions havo done some better. It would almost Mem that soil and climat havo lieen exhausted by the enor mous cropi of our orchards w lieu too young, Now, we would ask tho following question! First, what produce the aphis or green lly? Second, what lemedy can lie npplkd to a l.irgoii chard, say fifty acres? Strong tobicco juice lias liceu triiil; it kills, liut the lly comes auain in a few days; tho eggs don't seem to he atl'ectcd by it. Third, Itow long will tliinpctt probably last? Will it run out with this year's ovtr-iHiimlation? Fourth, when U tho liest timo to apply a giviu cure? Can ymi throw nnv Unlit ou the. to us and liroliablv to others, very important subjuet? Ortliardiiu here in Oiegon is with many their solo occti jiatlou, and a break in it is a ffcrinus matter w ith them, hence thu solicitation." i That wo may tho better understand tho habits of plant lice, and tho methods of coping with the evils they produce, let us (jlauco briefly at their liatuial history. Tho aphides illustrate most perfectly of all insects what is known as parthenogenesis, nr ngaiuio ro;iro diiction; Hint is, reproduction fiom a virgin, or without marriage, to traushto tho wont agamic. In thu'Aiituiiiu, nt tho appioaih of cold weather, tl'uo male, mid females aro pro duced, which jiair; after which thu females deposit thuir eggs as usual. Tho next Spring tluro hatches fifiin these eggs only femulo lice, which aro for the most part without wings. There are fewer w Ingod lice early in tho sea son, while in some spciics tho winged forms do not appear till September or Octolnr; uud Professor A. J, Cook, of the Michigan Agri cultural Colh',;, rays that in a few species ho has ruled altogether to obtain the winged fornu. A!! of thoso Summer lice, whether w iuged or not, aro agamic, and comic forth from tinir patent lice, not ni eggi, but asllcc, That is, tli ii eggs are hatched inside tho mother louse, and we call the reproduction ovoviviparous. lly truthiiigany of the full grown lice under tho microscope, wo will mo both eggs and young lice w hi jh have been pressed from thu oyiin tuber. Tbue.ys are yet uiiliatched, but wood all Ii lUh lieforo leaving tho parent. lly watching the lice, as they re.t on n ti' or leaf, for a sluut time, with a good hand lens, we may sco tho young lice brought forth, or exuded from the rcproduitiv e organs. Wu may Uko any one of these lice just as it issues from tho parent louse, and iiolato it, and in due time it gives birth U its brood o( young lice. So we cau each deiiionttrate uuicklv and easily the agamic nature of the reproduc tion. Tho foregoing facts are not only interest ing, but of practical importance. , As the lice are many-brooded, and the proliticuest so great, a single pair of lice in thu Fall may be the progenitors of millions of defendants in a single season. Heiuewesee why they may become so great a soourage, ami why any method of destruction, if not entirely thorough to the last louse, will only check the evil for a brief space, as a single louse w ill soon re- people a plant or tree. Molt lice are either prien or gray, as they fasten to the green leaves or gray steins. A few, like the dock and cherry lice, are black, while a few, like the oak louse aro ligbt-coIoreiL These lice are hoinopUrons iiuecU, and so do mischief by sucking the juice, from the various plants which the several specie attack. They do this by inserting their beaks through the derm or skin of the leaves or tender bark. Om ing to their rapi I increase, lice are w out toswaimou hoiuo-plauts, and In May and Iiino on shrulu, trre etc., outdoors; but with Huh lapid increase comes scores of natural emmici, as the larvie of our lady-liee-tlos, of our grtin laco wings, and of our syrphus Hies, which find in thu lieu a dainty nail no less 1'cautifiil mcnl, so that soon tho lice all disappcir. For this reason tho llco do comparatively littlo damage in the lUstiru States. Occasionally a year is so favorable for their welfare, or clo so unfavorable for their enemies that they woik somo mirchlcf; but on tho whole thoyaru little dreaded by the gnt-diiiir and potuologist. On house plants and in gricn houses, where they nro shielded fiom tln.il- uatutal enemies, tho case is different, and they must lie fought. In Cal ifornia and Oregon their natural enemies may bo less numerous, and, owing to tho warmer Winters, tho rapid agiimio reproduction would continuo longer, and so promote tho iinrcaao of tho lice and augment their ravages. If they do continuo year after year to do serious damages, it would nrguo an absence of natuiid enemies, and it would pay well to import the latter from tho Mast which would bo a matter of very littlo trouble mid cxmhc. ToKicio water (ono pound of- coarse sticks to two gallons of water, well steeped), hot soap suds, made cither of common soft soap, whale oil soap, ou Cresy lie soap, havo 1m.ch found very effect! vo in fighting these lice. To thu Miapnids It Ii will lo add ft tahlcsponuful to tho gallon of l.eroicno oil or strong larbolic acid. Iiinfiiilyiiiixauy ot theso substances to I.H-.M trees, viluro tho branches cannot be dipped into thu liquid, but where tho liquid must bo applied with n fountain pump, ft is imp'Hislblu to kill uviry louse, mid, as wo have seen, thu iin.li.vu is so lapid that a few sur vivois will toon u-stoek nu entile tiee, hence tho n'eciMsity of frequent applications. F.vcn in conservatories, wlcro tobavuo sinnko Is made to kill thu lie , fumigation has to bo lo ptnted quite often, probably becaiuo some tough lie.) ivsist thu poisonous efftcts of tho smoke, 'iliu work t lice is made obvious by thu withering or curling up of the leaves. CIntcr iii'peition bhuw. tho myriad lico which aro pumping the vitality from tho plant. Tho aliovc answers tho (list two of Mr. Miller's questions; to the thiid it may bo tcp'icd, that it dcjiciids upon tho pieaciico or importation of natural euimlvs; to the fouith wo answer, apply thu liquid us soon In tho Spring as tho presence pf tho lico is noticed. were met by the Jlev. Dr. I.lmMcv, liastor of tho First Prcnhytciian Church, wh), In the short hut imprcstivo ser vice of that chinch united tho two in man and vv ifo. At tho conclusion of tho eorciuony thu hand struck up the Swedish Wedding inarcu ami .Mr, ami .Mrs. oriiclt were warmly congratulated on the auspicious cmbaikatioii ou t'io soa of life, bv thosuwitnoMimf tho cer emony. Shortly after tho marriage rite had been performed the gut sts Invited to tho ri" Mit:ii;iT-iatD uunnnt:, I', 1 Hand tociity fur wteks passt'd has Ikijii in a sU'.o of expectancy over tlu npino.icliiiij nuptials of Mr. II. .1. Corbvtt, eldest sou of ex-Senator II. Corbett, of this city, and Miss lltlin K. l,-.dil, daughter of the well, known banker, W. S. Jjulil. Tho hi;h sociil ittndiiigof tli contracting parlies, ai.d they li.in; iipieseiitntives of two of the Wiidthiest fnmilis in tin- SUtf, oauseil more than tho usual inaiiifcititiou of inteiutt in the oe.-a-sion, ami for the p.r t fortnight those of tlu fairsox in receit of iuvitatious to the tuo ir.ony or rectpt on, vine in a constant flutter of CH'itvmcut, autl Miv leadi'ig dressmakers 'id do liners nearly w,nt daft In thuliurr. ami w nriii oi iirenir'i9u ivr niQ great o'teut whuli vvaj tooiwii to rail .lid Wlntrr social r,1 on o( I'm th id. The ceremony took plac: last evniiiiz at thu mansion of lha biiilo'a father ou Sevoith stmt, thu spacious, pa i lor ".lily iiie uM'imeuv ciiosuii in me tying 01 mo iiiurimouiai 1...01, inur. tun was last fully ami propcilj dec-united with liaikets ami boo net 1 of chmcu exuties, lloral horsu shoes and doves, w lido fiiuu thu cei'iug of an alcove i siispeutltxl by ila'iity ribbons, a Kinder ous lloral 11.1tn1.1go lull, the ixteiiorof pure white Veil.ei.a", hil'lio;iaiitlastirs, festooned uith bll tlox and I'virgtiuia; tho mierior w at of a dainty lavender shade of rtre beauty, foi-iueil 1 uti eiy of hihtropes of that de'iiato hue. with a toncuu exiiuisitl formed of eil'n- lilies. Tnu cuicmouy ios wituui'ul only by thu relatives of thu b itlu ami giooiu, ami k nuiiber of their mot intimat. fiionds. iiuiuliciiug slioiit fifty. Shortly after 8 o'u'oik th notes uf Mendelsolin's wedding march herahlul the approach of thubrl leand croijm, who appaarel, attentlnl by Mr. Iltimd'ou Corlieti, biothirof the groom, and Miu l'lla Failing, a. gioomsmau autl bride, maid, thv ushtrs being Mr. W.M.I-add ami C. K Itld, brothrrs of the bride, ami Messrs. K ami I). Itobiuson, cousins of t'io groom. The bride Was atlire I fn a beautiful crratn-eolorul .itin richly embroitlereil by hand, with front of crrjie tin citue trimmed with Valeiieieuucs laco of an extiuisitelv beautiful nattern. with inaiden-bliuh rosty ruuuini down ou either side. 'I he veil was of silk illusion trimmed with Valeucieiint. loco, one sido ciujdit up with atlusUr of blush roset, the other with spray 01 uiainontls. Jit lier liair wai an elegant solitaire diamond, a t'ift from her mtither, ami also a cluster of the same pre cious jewels, a weddiuu gift from Mr. C. K. Til ton. of Xew York Citv. Mix Klla Kail. ing, the briietm.il, daughter of Henry Fail ing, I'Hi.. was tiCL'SJillv attired in white vuilu with satin Iriiumiugs, deep Jiearl fringe and Duche-se lice. The groom and groomsman were attired in the conventional bloca suit, With whit waistuoat and gloves. As the musio of the wedding inarcu slowly did ceptt'in following to'iimeiiccd to arrive, mid in a short thus thu tastefully decorated rount of tho mansion woio throng.-d with handsome ly attired ladles n-nl gentlemen present to isy their respects t-i tho iiew made cotiplo. Many now antf elegant eotume.i wero ilisphyi!, which, in thu perfect .crangmucntof color and det lil, graceful draperies and thorough rne jiorl, with tho lovely faces and forms of the wvarirn, impressed all tvho beheld them with a sei'to of hatmony. Over tlirco hundred per sons wero present at tho reception, which con tinued until II o'clock at night, Thu gifts pioicntcd to tho bride and groom wcro nu merniis and costly. Mr. ami Mis. Corbett will leave nu tho steamer State of California on Fritlay for 11 visit to California, and will lie accompanied ou their voyage to San Kranciuo ny tnu panuis 01 me groom, liioy will it turn to this city in about a month and will lesl.lo nt thu lesidencu of W, S. IvM fur thu prvsiut. a 11 ii 11 it 1 111.1: 111: 11 11. Tin- r.ualurrr of flii- Toe It li Inn Vlukle llir vlrlliu urn llollrr i:xiluliui, A sud leu and loud tcport, accoinpaiiiid by tho hissing of cscnpiuir strain, startlod thoso alioanl tho tug Hip Van Winklo at about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, when oppoiitc (iriouwlch duck, and Captain J, C, Harlow, linmeiliiit V luiviug tho wheel, rushed out upon deck just in timo to catch the falling form of Wiley Wilson, the engineer, who teemed to havu been literally boiled, and pa tented a sickening specticlo. The cuticle of 1110 nrms nun liniuls mm tlie linger nails hid been pullo 1 oil', w hlla from head to fuot thu iiiifuitiinnto nun bad bieu tKdtutd in n cloud of esuniilng stemi, caused by thu bursting of thu boiler of tuo tug. Although n fiiglit fully rcnhled, thu engineer uiadu his way on deck, and when tliseoveied bv Captain HailiW was sulllcieutlv conscious to civo an account of thu accident, stating that while he win standing in the ciijiuo-room, in flout of tlio lirj.lMix, aftr turning on steam In ro pomo to it " f.it " bell, tho box, or Iwiler, oxplodetl, mid the steam and scald ing water enveloped him, He forced hit was t'liou.'h till clouds of steam, and I inched the deck when thu Captain 1 ought him as hu was filling. Wilfiiialso inhaled sjiuu of thu steam, ami was in Imrrihle agony, and piti t.usly beget d to bo killed or his suffering ale Viatetl. nul let-rettetl that he was not hint int. ly killed, siviuu hue mhl ttiooisy if only nl lowed to sea bis wife nnd baby oik-o more. Tlio Hii) Van Winkle was toueiltu tlio thick as sjiccdily as iihlc, and the uiifnrtuii.itu engineer laueii at 1 nco 10 .""t. vinceiiis iius iiii.1, when, 11ft rlingi'ringlutlifgrt'atii'ngony for several hours death uliivud him ot his siiU'i'iings. His body was aflivwnrilsiemoveil to bis father's resilience nt Knit Portland Hu was about 28 yenis of rge, autl gieatly likitl by his associates. Hu had taken uit ploymeut oil the llin Van Wiuklu hut a few tlnvsngo, hnviug been en tho tteam launch tioltl lltivt wltliUiptaili Mpenctr. It Is mid Uiat Wilson hail 011 considerable 1110111 s'earn than allovviil tho Ixiilcr by thu luspoclo,.. Yoiin Wilson was a son of Win, Wilto.i, one uf the Hoard of Kast Portland CoilnciliiKU, North American Revlsw. Tlio .September number of tho Xortli sVmcr ienn Hcview contains seven at tides. The first is tho Initial paper by M, Charuny on "the niins of Central America." Tills article Is Illustrated from photographs, which aid materially in tho study of tho text. An ex pedition under tho niupiccs of tlio American and French Oovcrnmcnts, of which M. Char nay is in charge, it now operating in Central America, ami tho explorations aro ljkely to create an interest moro profound and to lie at tended with moro valuable archa'ological re sults, even than camo from the icsoarches of Champollion in Kgypt. Tlioy promUo a now chapter in American history that shall estab lish the origin of the remarkable tnce of which nothing but splendid ruins were left when Columbus diseovered tho new world. Follow ing this article is one ou "Tho Perpetuity of Chinese Institiillous,"fromtliopeiiof S. Wells Williams. The writer has been a resident In China forniany ycars.and is thoroughly conver sant with the language, Institutions, nndsocial conditions which he disiusscs. Ocu. John W. Clampitt, tho surviving member of Mrs. Surratt'. counsel, writes upon "Tho Trial of Mrs. Mirrntt." The author sincerely believes that Mis. Surratt wnsiiincK-ont of tho crime for which she tulleroil tlunth, mid expresses him self feelingly. "Tho Persmallty of Hod" ia treated by tho inetaphyiscal writer, V."T. Harris. It. II. Forties gives some valuable suggestions in reference to 'Steamboat Diana tirs." Tho Hcv. Kdward Kwett Hide follows w ith a paper upon "Insincerity In the Pulpit," that will hardly fall to draw somo protests from his hrothor clergymen. The number iloicaAiitliA ilviuw of several lucent worke 011 tho Hrnln and Nerves, by Dr. (leorge M, lltaid. ohm 1 tttv. I.it.l r .x-Hlli uf "luilr" lluulrl Maltlo hulein 3ltinliiy lliirnlnjr. At (I o'clock Mondiy nririilii;, Mr. Daniel Wa'tbi died at his farm In thu Waldo Hill after a lev ere illness, brought (11 bycarnir, Mr. Waldo was born in the ytnr IbOO, And was one of tho 1 m licet pioneers of this Stu'o, liitvii g erouul the plains for Oiegou in IMC. Ho lettlel 011 a claim a few mile eitt tf Salrm In tho I'jcality I'.imvvu as the Wft'do HiIIj, nt ied nft-r him, Atlcrwards iu.Mp.i citato I by incri) iiii4 ngu from active f.rm unrk. ho leniovid to SsKni, whore ho lis tied up to thu timo of his death. Ho was a if an 1 Real Citats ana Insurance. II. OhlenurT & J. Houbner, have bought of Mcmis, Woodard & C'jnnell thiir llroker, lUal lUto, Colkctioii, lnsur Mice business ami good w III, 'fliuy l,eg to notify their frlmids and tho publlo in general that they havu formed a iji.irtinrsliip miller the name ami style of Oldendorir & Henbuer, and will cairy 011 ut-Xo. 1 1 1 First slreit, cor ner Washington, a Heal IMate.Monuy Hioker business ami Colleclion of renin, etc, etc., They hold commissions as resident ngenU of thu Old Phoenix, Jlaitfonl, Conn., ami Home Insuraiiie Company of Now York, for which coK-ii.ies tln uiu fully empowered to accept risks and issue licle, granting immediate autl positive Ir1.ur.1ncc, for which they ! to solicit t ie ptti-uiiage of prop.-rty owners. Warohouajs Iljllt ana Buliatuc. The Oregouiau Hailway Company, limited, are now building or Imvu built a largo number of w.uthoiihet on thu lino of tli'lr road?, liesidts a iiumW on the West Side thiru are seanteeu on" the Hast Side, t the follow iig places, itjiiiiueficiiig nt the Willametto riven At St. I'.ml, Harding's, Mis, Foisy's, Woodb'.irn, 011 French Prairie; nt Ttuvnstml's nudCli.vur'. ou Pudding Hiver; at t.Vniiin'a onHowill Prjirio, ami at Upper Howell I'l-olrii ; at Palmer's, near Waldo Hills; at thu line of Angus Shaw's and Hiram Smith', land, Waldo Hills; at WeitSUyton; one is almojt tluishid at Scjo; at dailies' on South Sniitiam; nt II irdman ft Knox's in Mini Count; nl H. A. Iivliw's ntir Lubai.ou; nt llii,np.'irey k Ciawford's, aid one is already li.nilad at Hiovviuville, away, the bride and groom took their plates beneath tlie marriage be'l, where they The Callernia Foreign Tradj. Kcw Vonit, Sept II -Tho Times, rev iewing flipping prospfrcU, nnd particularly t o Call- firnia fonign tradii, siys. If Califoinu far- :mr niu to get thtir grain to market, they silia, I sfil fills' llif I llli(ltiiiti I x tii 1 .ill ti. it.. Im. up to the timo of Ids ilc.ttli. Ho was a 11 am ' - ....... .v v , uuu, nl very kind heart, In nott and h norab'o fn jjiuitlioiii .'OJt'j UJi) mure vetsels than visited an tno rcivimis ot iilo, n gooii liiisii.m 1, 1 it l.iit iear. It ii tliii lact tliat hat forced up atlier ami Jicig HKir. Jtir eveml ye-rs he lllt). of fK.jalt B11(i j, kl)y to forto has been troubled with a cancer inulw the' , ... , , , ., ', , right eye, but thu alll ctlou was boruu with elieerfulneis, ami to vigoious was his uiii't tutiou that hu might havo lit til inatiyyeni. longer but for that trouble. He was the father of Hon. William Waldo, Judge J. It. Waldo, of the Silpleii' Court, Mis. J. 0. lirowti, Mrs. Samuel Haas and Mrs, Mury Ay U.sfiiiiTKKUi, TiMMi-.-I.-ut Tinlty morning, says the Walla Walla Uiihu, 1 1 a. steamer Almota, Captain Oray, was aUiut to leave Texas landing, 011 Susku river, a man was lound 011 lioanl who liail nut palil nu paatagu, and who claimed to bo without money. Captain (Iray gave thu man half a thillir te pay hit ferriage, and then ordretl him put otf the boat. As Captain (iray s'ai te to the pilot house the man dre a rcvolvir and lir.'il a shot at the Captain, cutting oil a bit of his uoat nutr the back pirt of the snuiuiiiT. siu nreti uiioiiirr .uui, wiucii jmtstti iHitwoeu the legi of thu steward, putting a hole in his pants, Thu nan was" knocked down by a deck hand befuru he could do mo 0 shooting, and securely bound. He w as brutigiit to Wallula ami thence taken back to Aliuott, wnere ne was turned over to tlie civ 11 autli' rl ties fur trial lug sti 1 liightr liefore thu opining of next year, end tin ugh taking into account the piobable, prko of wheat in Hngland, thu cliancee of profit to California farmers are not encourag ing. It is reasonable t suppose that scorea of Amuiiaii grain utiryiui ship, will, during tiif.coining seatciu, net a handsome profit to their ovners. The article concludes: Tnk iiiBllcircumvUtices ti.-cthir our Amtncan thipowuiu would not be guittly out of the way if they anticipated 11 hlg"hir aveinge of freifc-ht rates during tlie next twilve months, than 111 any simiUr iieriod within the hut tie-fade. A Ssiluctlon Cam. Ij.it Wednesday Frank; Compton, of I.jh. niioii, wasanrfstotl byCointable I). H. Mou t.HU at Dull 11, .tiid viiu triul yesterday before epiire Hitveiiou thv oiurgs of scduci'ig u:i Kr proiuhc of iiiHiiiago Mill Atbllj Tubmen, of of 1!.. city. 'Il.e Jii.ticee-on-ililiicd thu testi mony ngniint the defendant sutliciect to jiisti fy him biiidiiijhiinbvei-tua wait the action of fur trial, 'Ihe steward was lucky In l- the gran IJury, and hui bill van. pVicud at bow.Iegged. l?7M).-lDtinovrat. 4 ;i i 1