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WIIiLAMETTE PAEMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, NOVEMBER 20, 1880.
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'aTCataraa' la part oOoas at Portland, Oregon, and
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TO OUR READERS.
. i barn lost many thousand dollar !
stdll aJsrisi, and tuiisl do business
heressfirr an a rath basis,
rvWe Wfrr liarnul mil last Mori: anil alnee
shea have passed Ihronnti very hard limes,
Tlieimalarllr, f wf "',',';llHiyi'-tplrf
jfisrlnsMlieJInti nnillnJaiTnaryra'nii neVCW
rrllTi e at prompt aspsl Mrl n
Mkliii renewals.
aWe are aenillna-oul nollresnl expirations,
aad If any mistake hat orrnrrd please In-
arm o Ibat itf ran make necessary ror
reetUa.
TBErOREAT COLUMBIAN REOIOH.
In ttiu not isiito of this paper wo shall coin
maoca a icrici of Articles descriptive of nil
part of Oregon anil Washington Territory
that shall furnish Ml Important foot in rein
to this great region of country mul lio valunlil
for circulation t lioino and abroad. Many
peopiojwho tire in tlio region to lio described
will bo glad to have aiitntnm. Inorinatlon of
ail pari oiitliesn two mates, tan is our uoicr
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mlnatlonjto proparo thoso article in succession
and tlion comlilno tlicm all in one number, so
Uut tlio llnal number will yoiitnlnln Itself k
oomplcto description Jof the whole region
watered liy tlio Columbia nml its tributaries.
KacIi portion of'the country to Ira described
by itself) tlio coast counties will be grouped in
ono description) tlio lower Columbia ririr
countlea by themselves; tlio Willamette valley
by iUclf) .Southern Oregon rrgion byjitsclf j
whilo Kastern Oregon nml Washington w ill
desorvo a still separate description. This work
will iucludo l'ugut Hotiiid nml glvcjtho reader
a clear imlglit 'into tlio pliyalcnJJajiectaof
each section, tlio variation nl tclimato ami
natural capacity for proilitctiou, tlio'rosourrc
already developed in part nml tlint await clu
veloptucnt, Mnpa are already being carefully
prepared to aid tliuia dcacriptioua, nml statu
tic and fact of nil kinds oro being gathered
to miku tlio work na valuablu na xilhl. sag
""When completed till work will havo winu
circulation abroad, na many thousand coplea
have already been spokun for, nml misinform
11 who would like to order coplm of tlmViniu
to aanil to their frionda that wu will (ill nil
Mich order if ont to u. Wo abnll publiah
the liual complcto copy oitlierjiu .fauuary or
tli llrat of I'ubniary, if tlio material for tlio
work can bo gnthurod in time. Order for
I thl latt number mint bo acut to ii, beforo
that, for tlio odition wilt bo timlled to ordei
racaiveil beforehand,
Tlio Intention i to fiirnltli a reliable doviip
tion of all tlio country referred to, given In
detail no a to lio plain and peciflo with the
character and amount of tlio Inmla reiiiiluiug
open for pulilio entry, a deacriU'd in tlio laud
orflota, ai well n the land held in each county
aa wagon mad or railroad grant! tlio amount
of Htato InmU In each county and the price, nt
which all theau InmU nro held. There, I the
grcatoat powible divrraity of climate nml pro
duct and of iiaturnl leaourcu in dllFeient por
tion of Oil) region, nml wo hnlldcacrihecnch
carefully, avoiding nil nppenrim-u of exaggcu
tlou or iiiiiatatemeut, K'camo there it enough
that I true of our great l'ncillo Korthueat to
inako it dealrable. Tlio natural and aiiuirii
mlvauUge wo have nt romtnaiid need only to
lie plainly atated, nml that ia our object.
The tak wo undertake i a lalwriou oue
though withal a plenaaut one. Wohavuliwut
hero ocr thirty year nud have peiwiual
knowledge of every aectinu, ha iug viaited all
portion of thla widu domain iH'foio the pit
eni'O of man depiived it of the ihaiacter of
wilderueaa.
To liov what thl country wan in the Ik
giuuiugi what progrex it ha made under our
own observation for o many year) w hat great
enterpriiea have been iuaugurati.it to batten
it growth and progreaai what iUpioducUaio
and what the natuu facilitie uro to iiunfo
Ui040 pnaliict) what iiuiiiriuv leaouivea await
the development of the future, the auperior
character of the people w ho aio building aocie
ty hero and the foateiing care of education) to
ahow the mk'!1 and material progrea and
capabilities of tliia, region) all thla. will be a
pleaaaiit taak, and ono wo enter upon with
full coiiaclouiueaa that It w ill linpiiie careful
ad impartial udgmeut and all tlio mean of
information wo can poibiy command.
While engaged thua wo may not bo able to
devote a much time and tpaco to other edi
toriat labor at wo have of late, but hope to
male the nutter in hand of autUcieut iutrrcal
to comjxmiato tw it,
"
Mr. Water ay a very intelligent man, not
a long time in the country, who had never
aeon the FlitMrit, wa working for him this
Fall, and when the paper camo lie sat up a
great part of the night to finish reading it.
This man expressed the opinion that lie bad
never known as good a paper mode for farmers
in his life and wondered if the pcoplo of
Oregon appreciated it. Tlio malls bring us
a great manyple&snnt letters that show kind
appreciation ami friendly interest and we ton
constantly make new friendt. The Fahmfk
is becoming moro popular with our Herman
and Scandinavian farmers, who are among the
the beat cltlcns wo have. Ono of tlieso came
In punctually and renewed the other day mid
said the paper stilted him and ho thought it
ought to stilt cvcryliody. While these
pleasant incidents relieve the monotony, wo
also rccognizo that the farmers of the country
do not tnko tho interest they should in sup
porting such a paper. They do not contrib
ute ns freely to Its columns ns they can and
ought to do. We glean everything wo can
find of the different parts of clio country from
our exchanges nml tako great palus to keep In
view the development and progress of every
ortion of Oregon and Washington Territory,
but it seems to us that tho readers of our'
paper could do much moro to aid their own
sections by writing to us descriptive articles
showing tho vacant land that can bo settled,
tho quality of the soil, tho products and best
modes of cultivation. Kvcry fariusr has
valuablu ideas and profitable experience that
could be in.iilo known to the, advantage of tho
whole, community.
There are many topics of interest that wait
to bo discussed. Schools and tho school law;
roads ami tho road law) stock and what care
is neccstery to makotliemprolltablo) dairying,
poultry, orchards and gardens, all offer prac
tical themes for consideration, nud then ono
can go into tho higher latitudes of the social
world and consider what is needed to make
country liTo moro attractive, and how to
develoao refined taste and tho real enjoy,
motit tli.itnrisei from mental culture. There
I ns much in cultivation of the mind as In till
ing tho narth. There is no reanou why the
farmer' range of thought should not Include
the wide world and nil tlio attributes of
Nature. In our selections we endeavor to en
courage thought nml oiler brief sketches con
cerning tho discoveries of science mid tho Im
provements made In the mechanical arts. It
Is iiccosary that tho young c"ccially shuuld
grow up well informed.
It seems to us that our correspondents are
rather backward this season, and wo hope
that they will brighten up and give us com
munications iijion various topics. It is o.-uy
enough to writo down what is in ones mind,
and wo have been surprised to rccoguio tho
general ability of farmer to make themselves
plainly understood,
Tho lady who edits tho Homo Circle has
taken tho rising generation in hand and wo
may "expect tho youngster to gniw up with
aptness for making themselves heard in print.
Our young peoples' column is proving very
attractive, to obi ns well ns young. The
Kaiiukh fills n position ns a family journal
that no other newspaper orour.Stato occupies.
Tnko it all in all, wo barn tlio consciousness
that our paper is doing good work in every
line of duty, and that the world in reach re
ceives actual benefit from the truths nud
piiuclplc wo seek to inculcate.
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CHIT-CUAT WITH KtUPHlft.
IVr Iiavo uecasioual testimony of tlio value
of our paper to our reader that it satisfactory
and encouraging, a full cll.it to the stupidity
of some other wo could name, for instance, a
farmer at Zena who was indignant bcvaiuo wo
neat him a notice that as his year was about
xpirod wo should Ihi plturd to have him
renew and that wo found cash in advance the
only way to do business. This gentlemen
atuit back mi indignant order to slop his
paper because ho diduut want to 1h iknned.
A componiotiou for till wo met at Salem the
other day, one of tho Faumuh old friends,
Mr. Win. Water who lie not far Irom
Zena, and whoso name is a stand by oil our
list and he say w ill "stand by" until the tost.
THE FAHMER OH THE WHEAT MABKET.
Six weeks or more, ago, when wheat was
quoted in this market at ?l.:i-'l to fl.Itt per
cental, the WlM-AMirrrr. Faioikii nlone of nil
tho nuwapapor in the State held out to tho
wheat growers any inducements to bcliuvo
that ti.vy could exivct an advauco in price
Wheat buyers told us then that wo assumed n
great responsibility, and no doubt wo did so,
but wu felt thatu the caiicvial friend and
organ of the farmer of tho Northwest, most of
whom make wheat groniugn specialty nml
depend on the w heat crop for their aiiccc,
we stood in a more intimate relation to them
than any other journal) and owed them a re
sponsibility that demanded tho exercise of our
best Judgment and tho expression of that
Judgment when formed.
When we examined tho situation tho world
over, it was evident there would be no
scarcity, as tho American crops wero enor
mous, and the laiglish crop, though not
aupciiur, jet wrio better than for soma time
past. Whilo the grtuter jurt of Kuropo was
provided wit'i fair harvests other portions
wero greatly Mow thu average, ns instance
aoiuoHiitioiiof licrmany and Itnssia. When
the lirat harvest news was digested by the aid
of subsequent returns, it lx-camo evident that
it was moio possible for the estimtaea nVeived
to pixu ouratatemeuta than that they would
bo sustained, and, in fact, as wo have shown,
it is not probable that tho American surplus
will equal thoieports made at llrat, and the
aituatiou of Kurope It hardly a favorable, so
tho natural inference with us was that our
'farmer hail littU show to lose, and a good
show to gain by wuitiui' to sec what would
turn up. Wheat was so low that we could
afford to u'sk any chance for a fall, so it was
a very ordinary login that concluded it wa
not dangerous to hold on for a few weeks.
Another fact tlint interfered uiatcrally with
prices was that freight were so high that it
left little for tho wheat grower. Freights
aro to-day almost 110 cent a bushel, and tho
l(cst price paid tho farmer In the Willamette
Valley is "A cents, hauled to thu nearest ware
house, and tho farmer of the Walla Walla and
I'alouso legioua . only oticrcd. IU to W cents,
and pei haps lets. During the past week
valley wheat has been w orth in UwrpoolM)
shilling a quarter on Wrd ship here,
ag-aiutt IW shilling tho highest price paid last
year. With freight nt a living figure one
that ship would be glad to contract for in ad
vance, mid sail round thu world iu lialLtit In
Kl A3 per ton, wheat would average tho
grower to-day-"J to W cent a bushel net,
through the Willamette Valley, and at least
M) cents iu the u'aiper country, at which thev
claim they can do well iu year of average j
production. We therefore findall the farmer
of this State and California at the mercy of
speculators in tonnage.
Under these circumstance we hod to look
nt the prospects for the future, and when we
examined the shipping lists and read tho com
mcrcial papers of California, we found that
more vessels wero on the way to this coast
than at similar season any time for years
past. We heard, too, occasionally, that ves
sels were coming that were not on the list
published. For instanco, knowing that
freights were high here and that California
mid Oregon had tarire crops, the owners of
ships in different Pacific porta ordered them
to cotio to this coast and load wheat. Of
course the consignees keep these matters
quiet, becnuso to let it bo known that so many
vessels ore coining will lower freights, Wo
have a right to concludo then, that more, ves
sels aro coming than is mado public, and the
shipping lists show that there should arrive
during November, ships witli capacity to
carry away lM.OOO tons of wheat, or over four
million bushels,'-and Vhcn there Is a change of
weather and favoring winds, wo may expect
to seo this immense fleet como streaming in
to San Francisco barlior. What reasons lie
doubt is there that freights will come down
when this happens? As it is, we constantly
read how'diflicult it is for shippers to uphold
freights, and that tho fewness of arrivals is all
that keeps them tip.
Wo have for some time past boldly asserted
that beforo tho month of March arrivals of
vessels might bo expected at San Francisco
and tho Columbia river, so freely that they
can transport nil our wheat if we wish to sell
It. Here comes another Important point;
tinny farmers all over tho world will hold
their wheat over iu hopes of better prices
another year. It is safe to say that one-third
of tho wheat in Oregon and California will not
be sold atjprcscnt prices. Then when ships
come nml farmers won't sell, what will the
ships do? Why, it is plain ns day that they
will coma down to a good living freight, so
that wheat will como up to n price that will
induce tho farmers to sell, ami this is what
wo predtcata our expectation that freights
must decllno upon, and that wheat will ad
vauco later in tlio season. Mind that wo do
not expect tonnago to become so abundant as
to materially rcdtico freights within the next
two months, such decline, should commence
early iu January, and perhaps in December.
Wo give our reasons for expecting it, and our
reader can form theiropinions for themselves.
The prospects for the harvrst of I83l
alicady have their Influence on the foreign
maiket. It looks a littloas if, the world over,
circumstances havo not favored the patting In
of Fall wheat. That is the coao abroad, to
some extent in tho Unites! States, and de
cidedly so on this coast, where cold and dry
weather is unfavorable for Fall plowing. All
tho signs of the future aro counted up iu F.ng
laud and it is probable that these facts make
the wheat market firmer tlere.
There Is a terriblo dread constantly lieforo
the California farmer, and ho begins already
to fear n dry season. Hero it is, November,
and no Fall plowing done there, and if it con
tinues, as It seems likely to do, for another
month, little moro wheat will bo sold there,
for they will hold what they have to spare as
tlio F.gyptians did when Joseph predicted
fauiW. If they continue to havo dry weather
in California a is not at all improbable and
keep their wheat for mo next year, how will
it bo with all the ships that aro coming there?
It I not at all impossible that under tho cir
cumstances freights will comedown to aflguro
considerably below what would be a fair liv
ing prico for ships. Of course, our last hypo
thesis is speculative, and wohopoCalifornians
w ill be able to put iu their crops, but if they
do not as has happened in tlio last mora
than onco- what then?
At tho present time indications for a firm
maintenance of prices abroad uro much hotter
than they wero tho first of Octolier. Within
that time prices iu F.ngtand havo continually
and steadily Improved nml while freights have
advanced 10 to Iris a ton right here in the
Columbia river, tho ndvnnee in foreign price
has carried wheat hero up 17) cent) per
cental alsivo that, so tho total advance abroad
during that time has lieen over 2.1 cents a
cental. This is n favorable condition of thine
for thu ltttrr put of November, ami leads to
exK'ct.vtion that tho market will improve as
thu season grow on. Wheat is now IK) cents
bushel hero In Portland, ami wo sea no reason
w by tho market should not improve to one
dollar during Jauturv. Tlio improvement to
bo expected in freights should do that much
for us and what improvement tho foreign
market will show remain to Ih seen.
We have reviewed our position on tho wheat
market to show tho farmers of Oregon that
we havo been correct in our judgment and
havo done them signal service. It is not the
first time, Last Near wo did as much. Tho
wheat market it considered tho most unitahlo
and difficult to understand ef all earthly
thing, nml yet wo scorn, by long study of
it, to bo ablo to present the fact of tachyrar's
civps and iiirrket in A unful manner. Most
likely tho very deep interest wo tako in the
welfare of farmer lu something to do with
it. The wheat grower should know bis
flicudt by their deeds, and while uo other
leading journal iu this State has done or said
a word to encourage the farmer, cither this
)carui'iu other J ear, it seem as if it was
tho least any wheat grower could do to en-
courage its only friend among newspapers by
liav nig Iu name prepaid on our subcnptiou
v u ougni io uavo twice a many sub-
The Orkookian asserts that a man by the
namo of Abraham wrote tho letter it published
accusing the Fakmeh of being a Democratic
newspaper. Wo know of no such man, and
ho does not take our paper; so, we concluds
he is a mere tool the Oregonian got to do its
dirty work. The attempt to prejudice Rcpub
ticans agtlnst this paptr is malicious, and
every sensible man who reads what the Orcgo
nian says this week must see that it is dictated
by malice, and that whoever wrote it is not a
gentleman, for no gentleman would find use
for such abusive language,
If the Orecouiau wishes to make head
against the Faiimer it had best go to work
and show the farmers of the country that it
has tho sense to understand their interests and
the honesty to work for them. It had better
study the wheat market awhile from their
standpoint, and tell them something worth
knowing. Its pretense that we use news set
up for another paper comes with poor graco
from a howspaper that uses its own news in
the publication of over twenty patent out
sides, which is actually the case.
The Oregonian talks aliout lifting matter
ono newspaper to another. This 'is exactly
what is douo between tho Oregonian and Tele-
trrain. It not only uses itslmattcr in over
twcntypateiiroutsi(lcs,")Ut exchangcsncws
matter with tho Telegram In precisely the
same way wo no witn tne ncanuard. J nit,
then, it understands tho difference between
"tweillcdum and twedlcdco" better than most
folks, but never knows enough about the
wheat market to make its opinions of any
value to tho wheat grower.
1 HIM.
oiHtZ; CUH8U3 OF 18S0.
F.nottgh is now known of the census of 18S0
to indicate with great precision what the next
BErAKTMEIT OF TBR COLUMBIA.
Several day apo Major-Oeneral 0, O. How
ard, who for a number of years has been in
command of the Department of the Columbia,
received orders to report at Washington, and
this morning, in company with Capt. Slodcu
of his personal Staff, he left for that city. It
is generally surmised that the call of Gen.
Howard to army headquarters, will result in
his being assigned to some important duty,
and it is generally surmised that he will tako
command of tho military academy nt West
Point. His selection to fill that position
would be a fitting acknowledgement of his
services as a gallant soldier, and his appoint
ment to such will give him amnio opportunity
to continue his studies, ho haviim been a
life-long student. Tho rumor thst Oencral
Howard was to be assigned to some omnr
command ha already awakened considerable
speculation as to who will succeed him in tho
command ol tins ucpartmcnr, mo mosv gen
erally mentioned bcinir Col. Korts. now in
command at Anirel Island, California, and
Col. John Wheaton, now In command of tho
Department of Clearwater. lloth of theso
gentlemen are favorably mentioned and either
would prove very acceptable to tho officers of
tlie department, It will yet no some uavs
beforo anything definite is known as to tho
ulimsto intention or purport of tho order
STATE NEWS.
apportionment of Congressmen has in storo
for tho various sectional divisions of the
ceuutry. Tho Now York Times, after a care
ful examination of tho matter, comes to tho
conclusion that if the present nutnlierjof Con
gressmen remains unchanged tho New England
States will lose 4 Keprcscntatives and the
Middlo SUtes 0, wlnlo tho South will gain 3
ami the West 7. Tho result issccn iu thejfol
lowing table, which also shows tho. number of
Itepresesentativv assigned to each Statu at
present I
New York.
.Vew Jcttf
I'cnn-jll nils
Delaware.
1870. Wi.'
31 3i )uine
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25
1
7
.J7
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Virginia.
West Vlnrlnls
North Carolina
Koutli Curllna .
(loorvU..
Florida... .
Alalmns
Mlsslulii. .
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Tcnriesiee, .
Kentucky.. .
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Mau.iclmattts.
lllio.lv I.Un.l
Uennnllcut..
N'ew Knjliml..
Ohio
Mlctilpin
Imllsua
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Inws
Xcl.ra.ka . . .
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SI 21
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II 10
Ill 12
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1 3
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Aiutlin Suits 10 ,11)1 Western (States. 02 VJ
Tho almve figure indicate result that wero
not autlcipilcd iicloro tlio count, llm nuiitli
has taken a nw start, and holds its own
ugaiutt tho vigorous West. New F.ugland
and the Middlo States advance liackwnnl)
Pennsylvania loses two Congressmen) New
York tlitee. Though tho line is not a precise
one, the new division of pirties on economical
questions is practically laid down iletwrcn tho
croups'of losing and pining States. The Mid
dle States and the ('.astern States have an as
sumed identity of interest. Tho South and
tn cat aro more uumlttakaoly bound to
gether, and aro certain in tho naturo of things
to become political bedfellows. Tlio danger
of tho situation may bo readily perceived. On
a division of vote in Congresi tho one side
will have eighty-six and the other 107. When
th question of revenue becomes divested of
its immediate entanglement , and the country
settle down to a policy of peace instead of a
poliey.of sectionalism, the triumph of reform
stands assured. Thero is behind it an over
balancing weight of two to ono.
WHEAT QR0W1NQ IN CALirORNU.
list.
icribcr a w e have,
Answer to Correspondent.
III reply to the many ' impure which we
Iiavo received regarding a most prominent
modern remedy wo would vt To tho lx-at
of our belief Warner' Safe Kidney arid Uver
Cure is pure in it nature, ellicient in its action
and certain in its results. Wu have learned
of aoniu remarkable cures w hich it has effected,
and believe that a a preventative of dise.-uo
it is utietuallcd. Fir delicate ladies and en
feebled men it ia invaluable, aad it pure veg
etable qualities commend it to tho favor nud
use of all.
Some timo since, at tho suggestion of Mr,
Henry Hewitt, of this city, we wrote to
Messrs. Hatch X lkirclay, of San Francisco,
asking them for what facts they could give us
concerning different varieties of wheat grown
iu Californja and considered profitable loth to
the grower and shipper. Mr. Hewitt thought
the "Proper" wheat should lie introduced in
Oregon and would bo an addition to our val
uable grain. The following answer has been
received from tho firm addressed, nnd we feel
obliged to them for the trouble they have
been atl
Ss Fks.ncim'Oj Nov. (1, I8S0.
S. A. Clarke, Ivj., Portland)
I)Kn Sim Your Valued favor of 10th Sep.
temU-r capio duly to hand and wo owo you
an apology that it has not been answered
sooner Upon it receipt wo handed it to a
gentleman whom wo thought would le more
competent to reply to your enquiries) this he
promued to do. Wo met him yestenlav, and
on referring to thu subject, found it had been
neglected. Wo feel very much annoyed, and
will endeavor to furnish you some Information.
Thero aro very many varieties of wheat sown
here, such as Proper, Australian, Chili,
Sonorn, Club, etc. Tho former commands as
high n figure as any grown; I a large berry,
very similar to your White Winter, except in
color, king not so white, yield well and
rank as No. I. The Australian ha aa good
a reputation, and is a profitable. Wheat
here ha to bo, sown according to location, and
this also regulates the varieties, lu our South-
em counties the Odessa ha been very success
fully raised thr past season, and so satisfacto
rily that tho acreage will lo largely increased
the coming season. Iu many instances we
are informed of the yield being CO
to 00 bushel to tjie acre. The
average yield er aero throughout our
State tho past season was 17 bushel. The
wheat of this State i preferred by our millers
to that of Oregon, they claim it makes more,
and a stronger tlour. Wo Innlly think wo
hive given you the information desired, as wo
have not your letter to refer to. At any time
j ou desire information command .us aud wo
will obtain it for you. Yours truly,
r Hatch t Hikciay.
Collins.' Gen. Howard to report at Washing,
ton, but it is moro than probablo that, even
if ho ia not assigned to West Point, ho will
bo transferred to aomo other portion of the
country. During tlio time that Oen. Howard
lias oren In command ol tuts department no
has won to himself tho respect nml confidence
of all who camo to know him. During tho
Indian wars that prevailed not only in our
.State, but throughout uttr sister Territoties,
he underwent nil tho hardships that tho carry
ing out of n vigorous cnmpsiun called on him
to undergo, It is true that there wero those
who nt times found fault with him somo few
who in a spirit of revenge sought to belittle
tho efforts ho was making to biiug a crtlolaud
savago warfare to a hn-ty end; but tho gal
lant one-armed hero bravely weathered the
storm, nud had tho satisfaction of seeing those
who wcrn tho most bitter in their assaults on
him ncknowlcdco their error anil itivo him the
credit of trying to do the greatest amount of
good in tho shortest space ot timo, mo
many friends of Ocn. Howard hero will ro
gret his being called away; but although ab
sent from our midst, he will be always remein
bcrctl witli kindness, ami tho fervent hopo of
hundreds of friends that in his tloclmimr
years ho will iu other fields prove himself tho
snmo valorous, kind-hearted, Christian sol
dier that has marked his career whilo hero,
will always accompany him.
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Tin: K.tuiittAii noon.
Wssco CoHuty Times.
Ill company with Mr.Cornelius MuFarland.
superintendent of tho yard, wo took n walk
over the company's grounds last Saturday,
Tho new machine shop loomed up conspicu
ously, and journey iug further on wo looked in
at the car shops and found every man busy at
work. Going down the track by tho car shops,
Mr. Mcl'arTatid said: "Thu lumber is run
down here, and," minting to tho track com
ing out of tho shoot, "thero it comrs out on
tho cats." Wo walked over nnd noticed that
tho lost ono being painted was "No. SOI,"
lio explained that nil odd numbers wero list
car nml even numbers box cars) so that by
the number they can tell what kind of a car
it is. Mr. M. informed us that it was the in
tention of the company to commence the
erection of n dry lion, and ono for holding
ice. Tho building south of tho office will be
fitted up for a paint shop. "This Winter,"
ho continued, "will bo spent in filling up tho
grounds to tho now level, if tho weather is
favorable. Thero is a great amount of work
to bo done, but it will lie pushed as rapidly as
possible." It is truly astonishing to sea the
work which is bcinsdnno bv the comnanv in
this city, and nothing but an unwavering
faith in our futuro would havo aver induced
them to undertake it. ,
Tlio new machine shop on tho company'
ground is last nearing completion. The
Intifding lias lccn constructed around tho old
shop, and by this means tho machinists Iiavo
npt been disturbed iu their laltors. A largo
forco of carpenters wero at work on the roof
.Saturday and Monday, and in a week or so it
will bo rtady for occupancy. It is much
larger than tho old building, and when com
idetod will bo supplied with all the latest im
proved machinery, which will bo shipped
from tho Kat for that puriiosc. The work is
under the sutiervi'iou of Mr. A. J. McLclIau,
than w horn the company has nono moro com
petent or cuorgetio. .Mr.McIxillun thoroughly
understands tho working of men, and while
ho acta f j lily and justly with the company,
vet ho wins tho regard and respect of thoso in
his employ,
Tho Oregon Ilailway and Navigation
Company has had a forco of about fifty Chi
namen emplovcd for several davs filling the
iincnes up to tno level oi tne bridges on tile
line of tho railroad frem this city to Colilo.
It is the intention of tho company to fill up
uicau V4UVU1IS mi inu line, wuii too exception
of Fiv o Mile. The gravel train has been run
ning constantly for this pnrpoio, and the work
U piogrcMing as rapidly ns possible. The
steam shovel which was in tlio company's
yard was taken out on tho track ye.tcrday,
and will be mod Iu this work. This is a pon
derous machine, and it is said that embank
monti disappear almost magically before r.
With this help the work will bo expedited
considerably, ami very soon there will bo no
ditlictilt bridges to croas between Tho Dalle
and Celilo,
.t. .tllTIILTUItr.
Some time ago a man known by the uamo
of Frank Fraiier, alia Frank Masscy, robbod
a man in this city of a gold watch and chain,
by snatching it out of hi hand and makioc
good hi escape, sold tho watch to Frank
Harrington through misrepresentation as to
his owncrahipof tlio jewelry, aud with tho
proceeds of the do he left tho city. Iufi.r
niatien of tho roblery was left at police
headquarter, and the officer had but little
ditliculty iu ascertaining who the thief waa.
It was discovered that when f'mi.r lf. I..-.,
ho went to Tho Dalles, and Ollicer Day was
detailed to arrest him. On arriving at The
Dalle the Ollicer found to hi chagrin that
W ilusi lia.1 l..ls lt..i . 1 A .. ... ..
.iuti iisu in, ui iuce tur vvaua walla,
in company with a uoterious courtesan uamed
Lou Livingstoue, and it being impossible to
arrest the man without a requisition, Ollicer
Day returned hither to procure the necessary
documents to secure his man. Meanwhile a
telegram was sent to Walla Walla for the ar.
rest of rnutcr, winch was easily accomplished,
and shortly after it receipt he waa safely in
circerated iu the iail at that place, awaitine
the arrival of an otficer from Portland. Office?
w.s, un aecunng ttio necessary papers, left
lor N alia ada, arriving there yesterday,
and was again doomed to disappointment, as
r miier succeeded on tatt Monday night in
livaking jail aad uukiug his escape. Fraiier
is well known to the police, aud is regarded
as a hard character, he having brokeu jail at
Ulympu. and alto at New York, making his
escape go. k! each time. It is not know u what
step will bo taken to etTect his respture,
tho telegram received, ye.terday merely etat
log tliat ho had broken jII. Offleer Day will
return homo this tveuing.
Tho Blade tells of two moro cases of
diphtheria nt Corvnllis.
Myrr Harris was considerably burnod
at tho recent firo at Corvnllis. '
Salem sportsmen aro Hrranging for a
match hunt on Thanksgiving Day.
Diphtheria is devastating families liv
ing in Camas valloy, Wasco county.
The tliermomoter lias been down to
ten degrees below zero ot Baker City.
Tlio young nimrods up tlio valloy
havo lota of fun killing ducks and gecso.
Douclas county lms sent 5,000 as its
contribution for 1880 towards Slato
taxes.
Two car-loads of beef cattlo havo
reached Portland from tlio vicinity of
Itosoburg.
T. R. Hibb'ard, of Waldo Hills, lias
been burning ono fir treo steadily for
threo months.
F. It. Hill, of Wilbur, bad a liorao
killed anil was badly stovo up himsclf'in
a recent runaway.
Prof. Powell is making arrangements
to bold a Stata Tcacbera Institute in
llosoburg in January.
Thero was a big shooting match at
Yot'calla tlio other day, whon throo
beoves wero put up as prizes.
A Woman Sufl'rago Association is or
ganized ut Canyon City, Mr. P. Kulil,
i rtuiiioiie, u. iuurguii, occruiary.
A iiunrtz vein has been discovered in
tlio region of JoIiiikoii'h mouitUm, near
Coos bay, which is said to yield $20 per
ton.
A party of hunters, tho Appeal says,
went from Silveitou to tlio vicinity of
Tabln Hock and brought buck thirteen
door.
Tlio citizens of Pendleton gave a re
ception to Hon. A. J. Iawrcnco, to show
their appreciation of his services at
Salem.
Captain Al. Harris lias boon ap
pointed to tnko chargo of tlio lifo sav
ing Htation, nnd lias removed to Fort
Canby.
Citizens of Cauvou City havo contrib
uted $fJ,li.r)0 for tlio purcliaso of u dic
tionary, mapH, etc., for tho pulilio
schools.
Jcsso Dickens was arraigned beforo
Justico Johnson, nt Salem, ami uftcr
preliminary examination ho was dis
charged. Not a cent of tho subsidy subscribed
around Silvcrton has been paid tlio Ore
gonian Railway Company, or oven
asked for.
Air. Oeorgo W. Humo purehacd tho
Tanzy Point fishery at tho receivem
sale yoiterduy, paying therefor tho sum
of $l,8.r)0.
Tliu Chinese that havo been dis
charged iilong tho nm row guugo aro
wanting to engngo to do grubbing for
tho farmers.
A daughter of tho Into Ilowlish
Wnmiio, chief of tho Cayuses, has pur
chased a 87fi monument to erect over her
father's grave.
A gentleman from Wallowa valloy
pas-ied through Weston last week, hav
ing uo less than fourteen deer and one
bear iu his wagon.
Tho stock in Umpqua valloy will bo
very ltablo to suller this Winter, ns tho
grass is making but little progress dur
ing this cold snap.
T. S. Roadman, of Douglas county,
has rnoived $L,000 from tho A. O. U.
W. ds insurance, for tlio death of his
brother in Auguht,
J. D. Titus, of Crown Rock, showed
tli Grant county Newt a beet 28J
inches long nnd 21 inches around, that
weighed 1-1 pounds.
Capt, Hamlin litis purchased the
steamur Magnet, and will fit her up
nicely or tho John Day, Blind Slough
nnd oung uver trade.
Silvcrton IiuiiIcib got in sight of a
band of forty elk, and claim tlint they
wounded thieo but got nono of them.
Snow too deep for what 1
Tho Coast .Vail bays tho schooner
Esther Cobos wont ashore on tho South
Spit, at tho mouth of Roguo liver, on
tho 1 1th. Tho cargo will bo saved.
Julian R. P. Boiso being obsejit from
tho Stato iu utteiulanco on tho Grand
Grango ut New York, Judgo J. F. Wut
sonvvill preside in Judgo Boibo's district
timing his absence.
Smith, incarcerated in tho jail at La
fayette, tried to escape last week, but
being foiled, sworo ho would kill him
self before morning, but wo guess ho
was fooling, and wo havo not heard of
his death yet.
Tho pastor nnd deacon of tho Baptist
Church at Baker City, and tho pastor of
tho M. li Church, publish a card in tho
Ucmocrat denouncing T. W. Spunswick,
tho revivalist who has been preaching .
and doing bail things thore.
Wo understand that Captain J. W.
Munson intends to leavo tho raging
iniin, and go at his old business of
light-keeper again. For years he kept
the light at Fort Hancock in first
class order. Ho goes now to Point
Adams.
Tho Dalles Time saya: There las
been on indictment against Mr. Louis
Daveii)ort, of this city, for larceny of a
bull, continued from last term of court.
Tho trial camo oft during the week, and
tho jury had no sooner retired than tbov
agreed upon a verdict of acquittal Wo
aro glad to say that very little, if any
rmunutt was Hiiuuceci ogainst iilr.
Davenport, and ho comes out of tho
trial with as fair reputation as, over.