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VOL. XII. THE CMFQUA BITCH. Description of ono of Southsrn Oregon's Rlv- ersrealblilty of Navigation Crops and Probable Prices. Umpqua Fe'uhy, Or., Sept. 13, 1880. Kditor Willamette Fnrmcri In my last I did not any much about tho Umpo.ua river, but 1 bcliove a littlo descrip tion of it might bo acceptable. Tlllt UMTQCA Is what might be called a rapid stream, very much so, indeed. In soma place it roaches tho depth of CO feet, white in other places it is not moro than 2 feet, which is quite a con trast. Along this valley (Cola's Valley) with tho exception of ono or two plaags, it averages about 30 feet jn depth. Tho dislanco from here to tho outlet is, by tho river, about BO miles, within which aro several quite large rapids largo enough to bailie all attempts at navigation. Tlicro was ouco a small steam boat which came up lioro in the Winter time, but it had a serious timo of it A joint stock company was organized at that time for the purposo of building a steamboat specially adapted to the river, but wo liavo sinco con cluded, and so havo a grunt many others, (especially thoso w ho bought shares) that it was gotten up solely for the purpose of swindling a few of our honest farmers out of sonio of their "scads." The appropriation of that small sum of money by Congress, which was put iu on tlds rivor, was not totally thrown away, for the reason that tho salmon which ascend during the Fall, or in tho lowest stage of water, aro not near so badly bruised up now in making tlio ascent as they wcro before Thinks, to Uuole Sam, for this con descension of Ids pity on us, .and his thus ena bling our fish to make a quicker voyage ISut, ho would have to expend another similar appropriation to enable us to get "good fish at all times of tho year," There is somo very nice and riCTUXKMOl! MCJUfKRY Ilelow Colo's Valley, which some day will bo among tho list of Oregnu's beautiful scenery. Standing on the lower raugo of Mt Tyeo, with our face to the weat, and casting our eyes to the left, wo behold .Cole's Valley in all its gram'cur. Tho Uiupqua slowly winds its way toward us, and continues so until it cornea directly before onr face, when it comes in contact with huge rooks, where tho spray flics; a roaring is heard and the silver spray, dancing in tho sun, runlets the scene very romantic Now,- turning our eyes directly in front of us, wo behold the far-famed ilubburd creek, its two largo ranges on either side, and its stately flrs towering tip, and up, until it seems they aro getting among tho clouds. Then, we turn and follow tho course of the river as it turns to our right. We see the spray dancing and the water foaming forquito a distance down, when tlie river turns abrupt ly around the mountain, and we find ourself contemplating on aonsctlting we know not what or gazing again in silence upon tho most sublimo and grand aaeuery to bo found in Southern Oregon, until wo aro aroused from our meditations by the laying of a hound in hot pursuit after a deer, Hum it runs; but it knows not that it is Hearing its death, for under cover of a rock stsndaa hunter with his trusty rifle,, and as tho deer comes up, the dog doing his utmost, we hear the report of a gun, w hich is rrvcrbiratud from canyon to canyon until it is lost ami heard no more. Then we turn and see that the man behind the rock did not make a good shot, and sic that the deer is in the nvur now and out of riflo shot and presently sets its trembling feet upon terra firina ami is lost to our tight in tho forest. THK WHEAT ChOr In this section this year lias been a.grcat deal better than it was last year. We have had no blight, no rust, nor any of the otlier pests by which we were annoyed last year; but, to the contrary, we had good weather and a good ecason for a good crop, aud we lad one. Notwithstanding the prraeut good crop, owe of our farmers wear a desponding look, created by the fear tliat they will ret tint a email return for their grain. We hope for the best and will make a statement that ire believe wheat will bo 80 cents, at least, before the middle of November. How far from cor rect we hare guessed, w e do not know, but even at that figure, or 5 or 10 cents leas, they will make a great deal more tlian last year for they have more to sell. Threshing M mostly finished, and the grain is streaming toward Oakland in immense quantities, that being the principal point to w hich the grain from this valley is taken; some few haul to Wilbur. More anon. Uvipqca Geohoe. Mb. C. W, Jaiiek, writing from Itaker City under date of Sept. 0th, says: "The weather is fine for harvesting. The hay crop is excel lent and the grain crop pretty fair in the county. Times are good, aud plenty of hands to help in harvest. 'jBgH M C I I La . 131 JL"WpiPM' LETTER PROM HON. JOHN MINTO. Salem, Sept. 8, I860. Editor "Willamette Farmer! Fin I, fur one, feel that the thanksof your leaders are due to ono of your correspondents (tho number of tho Farmer has been mislaid, so that I cannot givo hli name) for tho clear description given of tho dilTcrcnco between the truo Canada thistle and the "bull," or "burr" thistle, which is taking such a strong hold in somu portions of tho lower Willamette .valley. This thistle, which is spreading itself so rapidly, is an ugly weed enough, especially on pasture lands that cannot well be plowed on account of stumps or rocks, but, from all I havo heard and read, no way to be compared to the Canada thistle. It is, however, bad enough to attract the attention of many of our most practical and earnest citirons, some of whom aro urging on tho attention of mombera of tho approaching Legislature tho possago of a law to secure its extermination. 'With tho fullest sympathy with tho men who are now talking in favor of putting tho law after this weed, I am Iwund to say that I think it is now "too late." It might and should havo been done ten years ago, when tho attention of tho people of I'oitlaud was called to the importance of having tho only littlo patch then known to be in tho Stato extirpated from tho edgo of the sidewalk in front of tiie Hur trrcn A Shindler furniture store in that city. Tho authorities of that city were urged to at tend to the matter in an editorial of the Wil lamette Farmkh, written by tho hand that pens thrso lines, at the earnest suggestion of a gentleman then connected with the press of California, who felt certain that he had ideo tilled the real Canada thistle in the plant growing beforo the furniture shop as abovo stated. A fow years tater wo read of ita tak ing possession of vat-ant lota in that vicinity. Now, it is spreading on the wings of the wind Ironi the center of the Willamette valley and is certainly destinod to detract from tho value of pasture lands such as I havo defined. ' It will, doubtless, m soin. trouble in clear fields and especially meadows, but lciug a toil root od biennial plant, it can bo kept dowu by care and labor. I think it must be identical with tho Scotch "burr thistle," that nation' em blem, sung so beautifully by her "llowiuan Poet" in his patriotic Utter to tho "Guide Wife" of Wauehaupe House, wherein Iwisnysi "The rough burr thittle spreading ldo Among the bcaided beeri (barley) I turned mv wc-der's clii idY, And spared the symliol dear," The quotation indicates a very fitting im plement as an aid to keeping down this thistle. It is a scissors-like tongs attached to long, strong wooden handles, with ulu'ch tho operator cau either cut the weed lielow tho surfaca of the ground, or, wluit is perhaps better, pull it up and thus make wire of its death. These implements were used for such purpose in Northumberland, where tho writer lived as a hoy, but I cannot givo a moro par ticular description of them, as I nctcr used them, but havo often seen parties of Ishorcrs taking the thistles and other r ceds of coarse growth out of tho grain fields in lata April or early May. My experience with the weed the past Summer iu both grain field and clover meadow make mo satisfied that weeding it out liefore tho crop has to be cut is the easiest and chotpest way to deal witli it. Speaking of clover meadows brings to mind that I have desired to ask your excellent torrcspondent, "Loralne, at what stage of growth the first crop of chner should bo cut to insure the best crop of seed at the second cutting? Ilcing willing to give as well as receive the le-tMms ol experience, I will say lure, that last year I had some conversation with llro. A. It. Slrip ley, then Matter of the State Grange. We were talking of the relative merits of red clo ver and alfalfa, and Mr. Shipley observed r "Clover was good enough in the vicinity of Osweco, if it did require to lie cut so early that our late Spring rains made it troublesonw to save as hay. I suggested pasturing oil" the hrst few weeks where convenient as a means of keeping back the first cutting for hay till dry weather is the rule ot onr climate, ami tried this Spring feeding close with sheep till the 1st of May. The hay crop (the heaviest 1 ever handled) was cnt during the first half of July, but I notice that some tliat was cut on the 1st and 2nd gave much more blossom or seed Leads than tliat cut between the 10th and 15th. Alfalfa, cut at the auue date with nrsi cm ciover, is aoout me aame ueiglit aa a second crop and of a thicker growth would be, I think, a better soiling plant on my land (rich alluvium) titan clover. One of your cor respondents asks the best time to sow alfalfa. I lave always sown in the Spring, after danger of liard frosts was past, witli good suceeas. Mr. O. Ir'ckinson, seedsman of this city, sava he has had so uniform ill success in Fall sow ins gnus seeds, he will cease tryinit to tret a set at that season hereafter, consequently he recommends the Spring seeding for meadows. J. MlJfTO. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1880. A S0-ACRE rARK. TunsT.il, Or., Sept. 0, 1SS0. Kditor Wilhunctto Farmer) Yesterday I visited tho placo of Mr. It. I). Sanford, of this locality, and walked a lap over his grounds. Mr. S. makes gardening and berries his spocialty. Ho has 20 acres of " Mill creok grnvcl," on which somo of his neighbors predicted that ho would make a success at starving, whou ho began two years ago. Hut look at It now. He has not got near atl his land iu cultivation yet, but the neighbors cows look longingly over his fences at tho big cabbages, and templing corn) and his melons mako the mouths of hungry tramps on the railroad track water at the sight "so near, ond yet so far." Then tho carrots pars nips, beans and other truck, aro comforting to a hungry soul. Hut tho berry patch is tho glory of that place. The raspberries and blackberries aro of a growth vigorous to rank ness, and the strawberrios were "just lovely," as a lady would say. Ono picco of just ono aero was set with the Wilson, the rows staight as a drawn lino without a singlo a cancy in any row. They wcro two ycarohl plants, and Iat season yielded sufficient fruit to pay all expense of sotting, cultivation mid marketing. This season, my urbauo host in formed me, tho yield was four and one half tons of berries, fivo jiounds to tho gallon giro 1,800 gallons, which at 20 cent a gallon, (a low estimate), and tho sum total from an acre is (.100. Count one-half, (a high figure), for gross expnnscs, and you have tho hand some sum of $180 from ono aero of ground. For the next two years the patch will do as well a this, when it must be reset and tho produco of the resetting season will pay only expenses. Think, of it, you who cultivatu yeur KM) acres, and with all your teams and farm machinery raise fifteen busliels of wheat to tho acre, and sell it for six bit a Imhel, Kailroad and mechanical Industrie art even now making twenty-acre farms not only possible, and tho time now is, when wheat as n specialty is a comparatively unprofitable business iu tho Willametto valley. Sheep will pay Utter than wheat oil the name ground and the soil liecomc richer iiutead of poorer, and many are beginning to find it profitable to feed a few beeves for the Spring market. Mixed fanning is growing on us. L. TlfE 08EEH OAOE PLUM. Fox Valley, Sept. 11, HM Kditor Willametto Farmer i J have a small orchard of tho almvo variety of plums, tucnty-thrco years old from the graft. Thcie has lieen twenty crops of plums nineteen lull crops, ono light crop they are profuto liearers, requiring careful plopping to sustain the tree. For a sample I took from one limb a small twig ono-fourth of an inch in diameter and two feet Ion;, which weighed five pounds, I picked 00 plums from it and then weighed tho twig, which weighed six ounces. Jf any man can beat tliat I would like to know what variety of plums will do it. I have other emit tie but they aio all shy beares. Now I belicvo the green gaga the most profitable plum we can raitu. Yours, A. 1). (Jaiidskii. Tho First Bbeep readier. Coleman's Ilural World says that ltollin Jones, of Vermont, still living, lays uudispu ted claims to being the first man to start out with a Hock uf sheep to sell a ho found cus tomers on the road. Ho started from his home iu Addison county, Vermont, to go some seventy miles north, near St. Alluns, w hero his father-in-law lived. He put a red in-iik on ono which ho Intended should Ihj reserved for tho father of hi w ife. Of courso that wa taken as evidence of superiority hy tho first man who wanted a ram. A sale or two waa missed, when our novice saw that iltk had to be beaten. So he sold It aud marked another, to be repeated time and again till ho reached St. Albans with three or four rains otdy, out of some seventy he started with. He was keen enough to see the point, and alvays had one marked ahead, ltollin Jones sfterwaril became associated with H. 8. Kotktrcll and Alonzo Ilinghaui, in shipping Merino sheep to tlio l'acifia coast. California waa a rich field for their operations and spcculati'kis, and many a Yankee trick and ram peddler's story is teJd about them, a well a every nun who lias drifted sheep since. No men win liave been engaged in legitimate business liatn been so meanly suspected of trickery and fraud ami and scheming as sheep peddlers. Yt who can estimate their UnefiU to the sheep 'inter ests of this country! TOUUTORLU. CONVENTION. The Territorial Democratic Convention met at Kalama on Wednesday, and unanimously nominated Judge Tuomas Iturke, of Seattle, .. i. n. ...,.. .: .iii. . i ., .. . I -"lev ""- " o Btt23mi3BSXCM X Ml HIKII)I' Mrs. It. M. Srolt Tnkr llrr Urc wlille Iji tMirlna I'mlrr an Alliifle of lnnull). On the night of Tuesday tho 7th i n t. , Mrs. Mary M. Scott, wifo of W. II. H. Scott, who lives near Ccntervillc, committed suicido mi dsr most distressing circumstances. At tho time of her death and for somo weeks previ ous ho was tho inmate of tho family of Mr. Taylor, her brother-in-law, who lives throo mile west fr.m Ccntervillc. Mrs. Scott had shown signs of insanity for quite a while past and aliout last April had attempted to take her lifo by swallowing a dose of strychniuo but iu this sho was thwarted, and her sister, Mrs. Taylor, took her to livo with Mr. Tay lor's family and had kept a strict watch over her movements from the dato of her arrival until her death. On tho night in question, she had retired to rest at about I) r. M., ami waa presumed by every one to have gouo to sloep as usual, tho family all soon retiring after having fastened up tho homo. Mrs. Scott must havo heou all tho time contcui- f listing tho fatal step, for when Mr. Taylor lappcucd to wako up aliout 12:30 in the night ho found she had left her lied. Ho immedi ately commenced a search for her and discov ered that she had escaped from the house by means of a window which sho had raited. Suspecting her intention at once, Mr. Taylor hurried eiut and searched tho well and other places, until finally opening tho door of his granary ha was confronted by the dead boely of Mrs. Scutt siispeudcel from the rafters by a rope. She had evidently hung herself only a short whilo beforo as tho body wss quite warm though lifo was extinct. Mrs. Scott was about 211 years of age and leaves a mother and live small children to mourn her untimely death in addition to hcrcircloof friends, Her parent and several brothers and sisters livo in tho nrighWhood. mux hih.m:d. FiiEErmiT, W. T Sept. 14, 1880. Mlt. Kiiituk t- Hardly had the high water sta) cd ita destroying march before de struction in amain r form visited this placo. Till morning about 3 o'clock tho barn on tho faun of a Mr. Seward was burned to tho ground. The building contained at the time of the fire nlxnit $200 worth of grain, twenty fivo tout of hay, two wagons, two sets of bar. iicm. various agricultural implement ami six head of fine hog. The fire was not discover ed lint 1 it had madei such progress that it was iiupossiiiiu to cnecK ii, and only one nrticle, a war'01,i wal saved witli exertion ami rik, tho ttviii,uuiuu a imima iviiik ifuuiy liurmil. ill no fire was in the vieiuity of tho ham, Mr. So ward is of the opinion tliat tho burning una the woik of au inceinliary. Tho Ins i esti mated at 81,000 and ai there wo no insurance it is keenly felt by tho owner of tho prcmbcj. Juxta. On the Naukow Oai'oe. From all parts of tiio con try applications for positions on the narrow gaugo continue to pour Iu uihui l'rcai dont Ileid. 'I hey aro couched in all kinds of words, good, bad and imlillercnt, and come from men and women alike. Tho grcatrst scrsmblo amx-ar to be for tho warehouses whlcli somehow or otlier are looked upon by applicants a soft anil fat, slid consequently desirable. Clerks and drummers, who can t distiugui.il wheat from oat by either tliu sense ot sight, t'liich or smell, arc, a a rule, the most confident that they can managu a warehouse, and generally alllict the Duke with tlireo or four pages of foolscap tilled with fulsome laudation of thtmsehoa. Numerous callers visit Mr. Itcid in person, and leg, threaten and expostulate to the end that some sinecure may lie given them. As a rulu tlie sppbcaliuiis are simply placed on file, and as far a can lie learned, no one ha been mem. ued anything more than a careful coumdera tiou of his qiulitiiat ions. The company wi'l hao about livo hundred positions to fill when the road is completed to llruwusville. The I'ilot ami Towimi Hill. After a very long niid vi ry interesting disc-nation 'at the annual meeting of the Hoard of Trade Monday night, iu which Mr. I-itidlow and several other prominent merchant took part, it was decided that the I'ilot and Towirg Hill which was framed esneeia'ly to overcome the evil said to bo throw u about Oregon com mene by the Astoria pib.t rinp, should bo sent to the I.egilature at oneu. Tlieru waa aomn disposition shown to throw dilatory plea in the way of sutnnitting the bill to the Legialattiru on accfeint of supposed defects, but these quickly disappeared when it was explained that for two years an attempt had U-eu made to get somo such bill iam-d it Salem, but al ways without success, The bill is complet-t and reaching, aud if luused will probably root out the supposed evils which gavo it birth. It is expected that a ilcteruiiiieel fight will be made on it. Liu Amputated. Vincent Manning, of French l'rairie, brotlur-iudaw of M. J. (Ilea son, of this city, who hail his leg broken w bile woi king about a threshing machine, and who was brought to this city, submitted to an am putatiou at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday, by which hi leg wss taken ofl below the knee. tfrs. Jones ami Hex performed the operation, and at last account he wa iloiuj well. i i Canxino Fm'it. Most of the canneries along the Columbia have closed up entirely. Some few, however, have been turned into temporary fruit-cauuing establishment aud are ruuuiug full time. The rgo concern of iiiuucy sintiovr is now tiouig all extensive svioney i business in this line .ml is furnishing employ miouv mj ii mm uuuiucr oi men. STATE NEWS. A Iicavv fiot fell in tlio Wnltlo hills on Inst Wrdiicsdny night, nipping liwins, potatoes, eta Tlio 'ant Ortaonian twys Win. Cox nntl Albeit Nnsli luivo left $700 ilolito behind at Pendleton mid luivu cut tliu diggings. Hknifei Uros. havo received nbout lift,- 000 buslicln of (Train so far nt their wnre'lioiiho, nt. Silverton, nntl still tho gnuti pours in. Prices of liocf cuttlo r.mgo from $10 for two-ycr-oltlH to $17 for dry cows and $20 for tlireo-year-oldn, according to recent wiles in tlio litnkvillii country. Tlio Ashland woolnn mills liuo re ceived recent orders for their wmerior goods from Kansas City (Ma) nnd Portland, lhis is uvulonco of their ex cellence somutlilng now in timmifac- turmg in Southern Oregon. Jortopliiua lias raised $.1,000 for tlio tliu Cieueent Oity Wacou ltoad and .luck ho n lias nrouiiftcd 8.r.000. but Is short $600 of that amount, if tlio money is iuisd tlio road is to bo in onlor for freighting next Spring. Wolves nro very bad in tho neigh borhood of Silverton. Whilo some Indies woro walking in a field tho other day, their attention was nrrested by a fearful howling, and turning iu tho direction of tho noise, thoy aw three largo wolves. Tho ship Ringleader, ludon with rail road iron, from Now York, April 17th, arrived at Astoria yesterday, nayri the Anloruin. Sho is tliu iirnt vessel to coiiio through tho now channel, mndo by Unpt. lluclmiuiii. Sho draws within two inches of twentv-ono feeU There is now twenty-four feet of water to itea troin Astoria, south of Hand iibnd. John Killen, who was herding' sheep on tlio xakiuin is mining. Supposed to havo died in tho hills, but cnunot bo found. Somebody dropped a kog weighing 20 pounds out nf n third story window- nt Siloui, on Price, tho stngo iliiver, hut ho secuiH to have had n head to stand it, Tho .Sttlcmm myn Kyestraw mot with an injury tlmt may prevent his .. .1.!., 1.VH ir.. :.... ..... uiiiiuiu min sun. sin uoi, ii iiiiiiner ..M, .1... i r .... ,i .-.. .. . vi.., iniuw if,u neios mi win rigiii. leiru loot wlillo is-lDg e.crriM-d. It ii generally bolioved, says tho Leatltr, that tlio crop in Uiuntillu county, in bushels, will not exceed fifty Hr cent of last year's yield. Tlio prices ut present im also lower. Tlio I a Qruiidu Jirjiiilillfdii learns that Jos. Palmer, Usii., sold to Hon. Dun Olmpliii 100 acres ef lmiil, situmeel on tho Hut lielow tho llluu .MuiiuUiin University, at tho high liguio of $.'10 mi acre. Thu Js-fordihays: Thu neeensity of a sigiinl station here is moro mid mom ap parent. When tlm State of Oulil'oinia went to sea on Saturday, ln-foro sho was out of sight shej was hove to, and was still in sight Sunday oveuing. Tho Iafayutto Courier says; An tin foituuuto mishap occuired on (leorgo Kiiupp'r. farm on Saturday last. Mr. Ilooth's thresher had commenced thresh- tni, when u sjark from tho engine bet liio to tht sticks and nbout COO busliels of grain weio destroyed. Tho machine) wits saved. Henry Philpot, charged with lummy ("ill! fl I lll'l-st llllS llAIIUli l.isnlti. I..1I v MM... fiom a dwelling house, broke jail at Thov,'ry evidently wanted them to put him JMIICS. I'ruilk JJllllv IS inner nriest there for shooting a womun of thu town through tho wrist. It is a common thing for people to bo robbed mound low dives there. 0. Crall was fined 825 for stealing a Middle A young man named Harry Jlatchcl der, well known in Astoria, is supposed to havo been drowned. Tho Anlorian says ho left Oruy's river lust Tuesd.iy, und tho steamer (sen. Ounby picxed up his boat yesterday allont near hand Island. Young Ilaclmhler was expect ing to meet his mother at Astotin, who will ho u jiasseiigcr on the incoming ste-amer. Tho Pendleton paper bays : Last Saturday wo counted on Main street within tho sjiaco of ono block, between the new hotel and tho post ollico, 1 1 freight wagons ut one timo. Tho busy handling of goods of ull de-M-riprious, loading and unloading, uud the gay ap peMrauco of thu tt-amw, many of them with hells on, would seem to indicate that tho flush days of teamsters are not yet over. ' at: fliHtl full . v "' rf1 NO. 31. Tho Dalles Times learns that 100 men oro working on tho Cnsemlo canal and locks and moro will soon bo put to work-. T. A. Dtcuts, Republican caudidato for Dolegato to Congress, npewicd tho cumpnigu tho other day at Ilwnco, and goes from tlicro overland to Olyiupia, Mr. Lcslio Knnggs, tmrscr on tho llaswdo, informs tlio Dulles Time that coming up Sunday from tho Cascodea largo tiros wcro noticed just starting in. tho woods on both sides of tho river, lietweon Orant's mill and Cats ,t i''ri zcll's mill. Tho firo was easily discern nblo from tho deck of tlio steamer, and wns burning at a fearful rate. Mr. Knnggs thought it was in tliu neigh borhood of ubout fi00 or COO cords of wood belonging to Cates .V. Frizzoll, and it was feared that that iiuincnso wood pihs would Imj destroyed, which would Ihj cpiito a sovero loss to tho owners. Fears nro entertained if not got under control soon the flames might swoop down on tho saw mill of Catcs et Frizzell and destroy it. ' Tho Jacksonville) 1'imt sayo: A largo number ot immigiMiits pnsHeel through town this wejk, en rouln from California. Others wcro on their way hack, ovldcntly discovering that tho gilded tales tolel of Eastern Oregon and Washington Territory wero to somo ex tent illusions. Tho Appeal Bays: Wo hear of no grain selling hereabouts nt tho present price, 70 cunt All the farmer am storing their grain and waiting for an advance of price. Ah soon as grain buyers got freight rates from tho narrow guugo company, they will Wgiu to buy and when tho road is completed, ship direct to Portland. Tho Pendleton Trilmm says: Mrs. Mary M. Scott committed suicido on Monday night last by Imnging herself. Sho was found curly on Tuesday morn ing hy Mr. David Taylor, with whore sho was stopping at tho timo. Sho hat at times shown signs of insanity, and was undoubtedly deranged nt the time slip took her life. An immense amount of fruit is bcinu canned near Silverton. Mr. '1'. It. " Illackerby has miniifactiiieil hundreds :.., ...m " " '"' ""I" tlio ilfiiirtinl continues. i TLUU1TOKIAL. Clmrles N'nylor mid Robert Walker mo iu jail nt Colfax for tippiopriatiiig things ufter dm I; lielonging to other people. Mr, Tlicils'tu informs nil e.xcliungo that tho grading to Dayton, W, T., will bo iinihhed in two weeks' time, mid that tho road will bo complete nnd in ruuuiug order by January. Tho Douglas Xewn i-ays that a littlo son of John Dill, residing nlmut four miles east of Aiiiiatoun, fell fioiii a load of wheat, and the wheels of the wagon jmssed over himcrushing his head und causing iuxUint death. A vessel artiviiitrnt l'oit Townsend on Tucnday reports the Hritish ship llulvideri) anchored five miles south of Tatoosh Island, and iu a diinguous po sition. A pilot boat aud steamer had gone to her as.sist.iuce-. William (Ji-nlick, in jail nt Colfax for using u pistol two freely, in lying to play the crazy dodge. Jin tet liro to Ids bed und luid down on it, but water was liuudy ami they put it out. Ho out. The Walla Walla people pioposo to have u county fair (his fall tlmt shall ho a credit to tho Territory, Tho hop kilns of Air, Vniuloreii on Whito river near Seattle were totallyde- stroyed by lire. Loss $1,000, partly in sured. The tt'titcJoitan tells of an nssult committed at Walla Walla by (1. W. Wy hind Tigainst O. Oshorn, wheioin the latter whs bully injured. Csoveruor Ferry received u telegium from Piesideut Hayes miuouiisiug his intention of vUitiiig Olympiu. Tho board of trade iu connection with the city olliciuls will prepuio fur his iicep tion. Tl.oold M ping houu) of (ito. Howe i. Co., of riaa Francisco, has susu'iule-d lost money lie win at and st-lleitd alo from thu fading of Kuttou & Co., of hi u Voile. flo to tho Itou Ton tailoring establishment if you want to get good woik at a fair living price. Sol. .Shipper I one of the Itst wuhavu iu Portland. M! ilrWr
