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WILLAMETTE PARMER: PORTLAND, -OREGON, DECEMBER 31. 1880.
i
Very singularly tlils-ast region comb,,,
thu treasures of thu ocean with tho best o-aii:
of tliu mountains. Tlio Btrtnms that put down1
ir m tuo mountains abotiiif. in biook trout,
mou tain trout, and salmon trout, anil the
lower wntcrs with tliifcrcnt varitl nf n.itmnn
ilia como in from tho ocean at tho changes of
tho year; claim anil oysters are nativo to this
coasts tho outside waters abound in halilmt,
cod, herring, ami limit of th- liest varitics of
nsh Known at thu hut. Immcusa sturgeon
i. tiHu in a t us pouiuis nil aro liner o t ng
than tliojo at th i K.,st. 1 here is a g x d opm
ing for fisheries on tliesu streams. Lieutenant
Jones and others assert that tho Qninalt sal
mon is tho finest fiih on Pacific w iters, a it
is smaller in size ami better in quality than
uiu i.imnus uomiiiiii. river llsli, smelt lire so
plentiful on thu rivers near tho sa in the
CV7 sl,ri,lJ ' people have raked tliem out
wuii u nana rnko rum tlio slioro. They aro
delicious eating. It seems to ho true that our
north coast is possessed of as valuable lisheries
as tho -onus wo havo so much trouble with
droit Hritiin nhout on tho North Atlantic,
which Mr. Howard boliovod when ho bought
Annua, ami tlicro is no such dangerous navi
gation to contend against as causes such des
tmetioii there.
Closo by this north coxst riso mountains
that almmid in deer and elk, so that tho hun
ter has a natural paradise nliout him with
gaum ami inn m prolusion. It is not often
that tho ocean amlmouiitains combino to yield
up their trovsures in tho samo near vicinity,
ns is tlio case h-ro. Tho settler along these
western shores, if a good hunter and fisher
man, can minage to provida moat witliout
great ex pome. Lieut. Jones, who hunted
mis region extensively, says game was won
derfnlly abundant.
dairying is tlio natural and easy reliance of
this coast cnuiitrv. Htrwt i-,.l,. ,,,! ,is..
ing combined promise- safe results and then ns
tho country dovelopes tho settler will bo ablo
to Increaso cultivation to satisfy tho demand.
Lieut. Jones suggests that an excellent plan
win iio lor a company to organize and form a
settlement, and have mutual tmitcctinn ntnl
support, with stock and dairying ns a first
humid ui support.
CholialU comity is not in tho Vancouver
Land District nmf wo havo no data ns to tho
amount of lnnls subject to entry, but suppose
that a great extent of rich lands nre vacant,
ns tlicro is an imincnso qusutity of good land
in tho county and it is but very sparsely set-
WAKIAKUM fOB.NTV. ,
Next above Pacific county, on the Wash
ington country, is Waklakuin. n small countv
I J that has very llttlo agricultural area, but lias
I somo v-ihiahlo fisheries and canneries upon its
I shores. Such canneries nro also located on thu
shores of 1'aclfio county, but wo have not
i thought to make rpecial mention of them.
i "A." rroua,''y nl'uile to tho fisheries of
tho Columbia river at length, in a separate
item. Waklakura is chiefly mountainous and
has very llttlo Importance from nnngriciiltural
point of vlow, so wo pass on to greener fields.
Waklakuin county Is only About two fifths
surveyed ami ouo third of tho surveyed land,
or nearly 40,000 ncrcs, is unsettled. Tho land
of this county is considerably mountainous
and much of it will never bo settled,
COWLITZ COUNTY,
Kait of Waklakuin, has an area of 1,100
squaro miles and 1,800 population. Its chief
town is Frccport, formerly called Montlccllo,
on tho Cowlitz river, which has 300 inhabi
tant. Tho Cowlitz river rises in the heart of
tho Cascade mountains and flows south to tho
Columbia, CO milos above Astoria. This river
Is navigable for 30 miles, to Cowlitz Landing,
:at oil seasons, A grat runny yvnrt gii, when
tho Hudson Hay Company established an ag
ricultural comiany, thoy took possession of
the rich valley of the Cowlitz and malo their
farms tlicro forty years ngo. Tho valley now
has many fino farms and is n verv rich bn.lv
of land. Tho river drains its waters from both
St. Helens and Hauler and all tho Cascado
range between, and tho valley is extensive,
but tho cultivated area is placed nt only 2u
000 acres. Tho exports nro stated an lumber,
shingles, cattle, hogs, grain, vegetables and
farm and dairy produce in general, Tho gen
eral courso of tlio river is also through
Cowlitz county has been a little over half
surveyed, and nearly one third is vacant land
nt tho present time. This county has a very
diversified turfaco and is probably destined to
slow development.
LKWH COUNTV,
Which has an area of 1 800 square miles ami
2,091 population. Tho Chchalis river also has
numerous branches iu this county and its gen
eral character is hill ami valley, similar to
other counties we havo named. Tho trade of
all this region naturally belongs tnlhe Colmn
bia river nnd will come this wny iu the future.
1 ncse two counties (Cowlitz and Lewis) havo
been so long settled that no doubt the best
hmU were occupied long ago, but we cannot
doubt that a great many opportunities for set
tlement exist all through there. Though so
near Portland wo have not at tho present tune
facilities for giving as accurate description of
them as wo could wish. Tho North Pacific
ltallroid panes through both on its way from
tho Columbia toTacoma. Theto counties will
develope with timo and becomo populous and
rlcn, but tho available area is small' nnd al
ready occupied. To make farms there will
require time and hard lab ,r. but tint u-ill l,
done in courso of years, nnd laud so made on
goo I soil will be always valuablenl-syauie so
near a reliable market. Theso couutfes grow
cereals, fruits and vegetables ef nil kinds that
are o iiiuioti to Western Oregon.
The statements usually published as facts
l(y persons employed to write up any State or
country, are so ofteu unreliable as to cause
great injury to personi deceived by them and
to the country itself iu the end. We say this
because a pamphlet description of Western
ashl-igtou is before us, p iblijhed for some
coriiir-itinn nmlLililir tlif nu,. ti.-t ft...
liuslieli to theacra is not an unusual yield for
II no 11 nun inai muaiiows turn oit two to five
tons of hiy to the acre. Wnile that may be
tiueof occasiousl and uncommon casos, it ii
not true 0 thu Willamette valley or any other
part of Oregon or Washington as a rule, and
III fact the half of it wouM be a satisfactory
average. No nun who reads it will believe it,
bo the whole work goes for little worth. In
the course of these papers we shall endeavor
to write fully and reliably of tho system of
agriculture followed, and its results iu each
district of both States.
CL.UIK COCXTV, W T.
What we quotu Wow is from circular pre
pared some years agobyacommittceof patrons
, of II usbamlry of this county, who present tho
facts in a plain ami reasonable manner. They
suyj We havo "sjt our stakes down here,"
iu all probability for life, and wo aro resdved
that any statement of ours, shall be such as
the facts wan-ant. We aro not coini? to writ.
a fancy sketch, or hold out false inducements
to immigrants. Take it any other. Hut peo
ple cu never find in this world a placo where
they will Iw relieved from the ordinary cares
and toil of life. '01 never designed it to be
8 j. Ho never adapted any country to tho life
of a drone, for tho reason that ho never ties!-
tned men or women to bo sucli. nat we
.''it, niul what tho interests of tho country
,lc"-iid, nro live men niul women, who will
como v,ro noj 0I,iy gjy mj t jjVll nlu
lly tllCIM,,.!,,.,.., n.l nnfurtifian nnflili (1,.,,i.
JOIIIO rJ ot 0ly k gta..
V. tIlcl,nilustry and c.itei
wives ns lNy ,lla..( nml col
contribute to the per-
maneiii wcais, , mx)9nritv of tho
of tlio country.
10 1 sue 1 wo wn.cxtjIl(1 -tllc b,jmIc,t fircctii,g
yiarK county i,jtuateil West of the Cas
cade mountains, oujw Columbia river, tlic
noumcrn ooiitmry 01 Wn.hhmtn.i 'IW 1
ingtoti lcrritory,
llio country is very U,,0 extending somo
fn. i..l1. ln... .1... .l..?? . . .. . .
u. lllllio uivug mv "lt.,mi
further back
than has yet been surveyed i.ovc thoroughly
explored, ancover, the couuv ff.nt, a town
of about 0110 thousand inhabitants j, pleasant
ly located onjtho Columbia about oi, hundred
miles from tho Pacific Ocean. It is t thu
Head of navlgition for sea going vessels. The
place is healthy, anil wo havo reasonably good
ovinnjia unit sutii'iy, niul uuuu iiiiuiliuuai popu
lation and business to render bo(h better.
In most parts of tho country the surface i:
very lovelj in others billy, the Northern part
ioriiQniig on tno uucapo rangs being moun
tainous. , Hut llttlo land in thu country is too
hilly for cultivation, and that portion which
is, furnishes cood liastUMuu for stock. In
some portions tlicro nro smnp prairies nlthougl;
tneso nro mostly occupied. I ho grcnteior
tlon of tho 1 mil is heavily timbered, but ill'
tcrspcricd witli rich swales of from live to
twenty 'fivoaci ci, nearly, or quite, destitute
of timber. Thero swales aro easily brought
miner cultivation nil 1 nroiluco nbunilant I v.
This land is generally well watered ond
abounds in fino timber. Much of tho land
is still In tho hands of tho Clovcmmcnt but
second hand or improved land can bu bought
for fair price indeed for low prices) and thoso
who nreior can take uovernment 1,1ml umlcr
tho homestead law or by prc-cmpti"ii. Much
01 tins lanit is moro easily cleared niul superior
111 icriiiuy to tuo limner ilistricls of tlio
hastcrn states iu which enterprise and indus
try have built up largo towns and established
wealthy slid populous communities. The
choicest of these, lands Ho lack from ten to
twenty miles for market. Their distance
from market ought not to bo considered a
serious objection to their settlement, for if
tho farmer bo unwilling to haul his grain
fifteen or twenty miles over a road which is
almost a pcriect level wc venture thu asser
tion that there is scarcely a class of lands iu
the world better ndnpteil for tho production
of hay or for grazing, than those, which will
yield a still larger profit upon labor than tho
production of grain. As wo go farther back,
tho country, in point of natural range is bet
ter adapted to tho production of slock, ami
no one would think Hint twenty-five or forty
miles a great distanco Co drivu cattle to mar
ket. Hut tho farmer hcru would not bo com
pelled to raise cattle or conlino himself exclu
sively to tho production of wheat and oats.
Ho coilil ndd barley and peas, mi'l neatly
every thing clso which is cultivated in other
countries, except com, and even that, but
perhaps lessprolltablo than inostothcrs things,
and engage in tho rnislng of pork, n branch
of indiiitry almost entirely noulected hero but
which might bo made very profitable.
No country in the world is letter adapted
to tho raising nf sucl vegetables as potatoes,
beets, carrots, turnips, parsnips, onions, cab-
bages, etc. Tho on
Unary yield of potatoes is
from two to threo hundred bushels hit ncre:
although on swnleor liottom lands as high as
from seven to eight hundred bushels to the
aero havo been raised.
The report gives a statement of fruit grown
in Clark county, which proves that apples,
pears, plums, prunes ch?rrsiu, as also peaches
In some locations, dofwondcrfully well, sn
much so as to astonish all now commurs, and
that small fruit aro equally prolific and deli
cious, but wo shall treat of tlio subject of hor
ticulture moro lull by iUself.
Mr. O. J. Tnoley, who makes gardening a
regular business near Voncover certifies under
oath that ho has grown White Helgian carrots
Ml tons per acre; sugar licet 00 J tons per acre;
mangle Wurtzcl 00 J tons per aero. Ho addsi
pumkins, squashes, melons, cucumber, tomat
oes, ect, yield enormously with ordnary care.
In 1S70 a squash raised iu Clark county,
weighed 20.1 It, was sent, to Chicago and
placed in exhibition.
We copy further, and rather fully, from
this description furnished by nur (1 ranger
friends, because wo rucoguizo that it is not an
ovcrsratemcut of tho case, and what is cla.ni
ed for Clarko county applies equally well to
all tho t'mbercd regions of Western Oregon
and Washington wo have beforo described,
Although in a high latittMo our Winters aro
comparatively mild. During tho past inter
01 four degrees la-low zero, at Vuncoiiver, tho
uiu mercury on 1110 1,11101 January lell as low
u-"""' " "as ior inopast iiiteenor tw;n
ty years. Hut ouco iu the 11:1st lifle.ii v,.-ir
has snow remained on thu ground for morii
than tuo or threo wicks; thu remnlnd r of
tho Winter is verj nild,
There is perhaps 110 country iu the world
that present thu advantages for stock-raising
and for the dairy business that this portion
of tho territory does. This is especially tho
caso iu the eastern nnd northeastern part of
this county wh ro government land can bo
hail aloilC the foot of thu lnoiintnin. nt II. n
best of soil and ahiindanco of nritw- nf imi..
issuing from tho hills, In tho rear, wlicro tho
lulls aro too steep fir cultivation tho laud
must remain in thu hsuds of thu government
for many years to come, and netil.Tx mn l.iv..
the benefit of theso ranges for their stock
without purchase. Theso hills furnish fino
feed for cattle and sheep, and young cattle
van suiinui uere lor tue entire year without
the trouble and expenso of feeding liiy. H-of
brings a fair price 111 inarket.niiilsU-ekTai.ing
for tho amounttvested or laW enpoadod, is
n very piofitable-vlnployment.
Horse raiting is also becoming an important
branch of huiiiipiu. Pnniuip. .. 4L-ii... ........
nams, year by year, in improving their breeds
for draft horses as well as for roadsters. Our
mild winters anil abundance t.f grass make
this a successful and profitable employment.
Sheep riWng is another important branch of
business and is 0110 of tho most profitable In
which men can engage. Considerable atten
tat has lieen given to the improving of breeds
and much more attention should lie given.
Sheen increase very rapidly and are iierfcctly
hi-olthy. The wool is of better quality than
in most part of thecountry and bringsa high
cr price in market.
We would also call attention n inir.it,....
profitable employment, the raisiug of hogs.
It mult be. remembered that In a new country
things do not always tlml their proper lovel at
once; that is, the producer doe not at once
learn what is tho most profitable to raise. We
do not hesitate to uv that the mibli.,-. l
our Winters, the supply of grass throughout
ine year, ana tne niuimlanco of grain, make
hog raism,' one of the most profitable employ,
ments in which the huthandmaii can engage.
In a newly and sparsely settled country, no
one expects to find the samo school advan
tages that he would in an older settled coun
try. Yet those things have not been neglect
ed. TbU county no has 3i school district
ui wnisii school is taught from three to t-n
months in a year. An annual tax nf four mills'
Jm, i S- ,y..lovlfJ .,0 rP'rt theso , vcnstitution tinkered with, and aro very jeal
schools. Two wctiousof Und out of everyjousof their tigliU and pnvileges.
township of thirty-six sections, havo been sot
asido by the government for tho benefit of
publlo schools. lieu tlio territory iiecomcs
n state, theso lands will lie kohl, the money
invested, nnd tlio interest thcrcfonn used to
sustain our schools.
lu our comity most religious denominations
iro represented in greater or less numbers.
Ministers of various denomination hold ser
vices iu thu school houses or churches iu tho
country, while iu our towns services aru held
regularly every sumiav by semen ministers.
Much of our laud Is heavily timbered. In
timo the urentcr n rtion of this timber must
become valuable. Fir trees grow to imincnso
sizo It is no uncommon tiling to see tries
six or seven feet in diameter nnd -."() feet iu
heiL'lit. llcsidcs the fir there is plenty of oak,
ash, cedar, niaplo and nlder. Tho cedar
(white) is used for finishing and is an excel
lent substitute fur nine.
Tho chief town iu this county is Vancouver
tml Is situated on the Columbia river, about
midway between tho upiiernnd lower cxtrem
ities-f tho county, wlicro a good market is
found fr tho productions of thu soil. 1 oit
laud, in Oreimu, a city of about 'JO.OOO Inhab
itauts atso furnishes a ready market for any
excess of productions, not wanted -it Vancou
ver. Portland is situated on thu Wall.imctto
river, aiiout 17 miles from ancouvcr by
water, and six bv land.
Clarko county is a vary valuabla rcuion and
will dovelopu with time, great wealth and
ilvnso population, for thu greater part of its
surface is capable of cultivation, Almost
threo fourths of its nrca has lieen survevei
and it is remarkable that less than 0110 tenth
of the surveyed land now stands vacant on
the liooks of tho laud ollicc.
Wo aro under obligations to Hon. N. W,
Newlin. Itcuister of tho United States Land
Ollico at Vancouver, for n complete review of
tlio latuls in tlio inherent counties In Ins (lis
trict. Tho tables ho sends us uivu each town
ship of every county, with statement of land
surveyed and unsurveyeil nnd nmoutit of acres
iu each now subject to entry. With tho biicf
timo at our disposal it Is impnssiblu to set
theso tables In time for this issue, but the
main facts of importance nro contained in tlio
recainiuinuon wiiieu 10 lows, nun wincn we
givu in tabular form.
llio introductory remarks wliioli follow, nro
furnished by Mr. Newlin.
VASCOUVEll, WASIIIMITUX TElllllTOItY, LANIl
lIlHTIlltT.
Tho Vancouver Iwind District extends along
tho North bank of the Columbia river, run
nlng Kastwar.l from its mouth for n distance
of ISO miles In a direct line,' nnd embraces
the counties of Clarke, Cowlitz. Klickitat, Pa-
clllc, Skamania nnd Wihkiakum. A portion
of tho lauds embraced iu this district nro
mountainous, though tho greater part is sus-
ceptiblo nt a high grade of agriculture. Many
fiuu farms have lneii opened, tho soil in most
cases Mug rich and is well watered, and much
of it is covered by a llnu growth of excellent
timber, such ns fir, cedar, oak, nsk, etc. Sev
ern! flue streams of wator nro tributaries to
thu Columbia, and furnish some of tho best
mill sites on tho coast, as well as largo quan
tities of trout for the table. Tho cmnato Is
excellent tho avcraso temperature beimr
.12.1,1. Kalns are frequent and but little snow
fi.Ha ill, el,,,, ,1iM 11 .nliiH iiim.lli. 'Pl.n.. 1 .
t...a .,. , t.iu ,, ,iii; .null. IIO. .IIVIU la 11V
tho present timo about thirty miles of railroad
constructed and Iu nctifu operation in this
district, with a fair prospect of tho Northern
racino company pushing its lino down thu
north bank of tho Columbia nnd forming a
junction with its road running from Kalama
to ruget ooumi.
licluw will 1m found a tahlu of tho lands
embraced in the Vancouver IjiihI District,
which is complied from the olliciat township
plats. Tho oddsecti' us wero withdrawn from
market August 13, 1870, under the grant to
tho Northern Pacifio Hailroad Comnanv. Un
der tho head of "vacant and subject to entry"
is given only the numlier of acres Iu tho even
sections, the samo being now vacan t and ready
for settlement t
coixriM.
Total Arcs.!
Surci!l
Ulnurv)'.lScttli-t
fTuilis .
107,731
U.Si.7
!sO,137
2-11,752
'OU
118.077
Covins...,
Kllckll.t . .
rdne.
HkAininle.,
WakLkum
'.'1.013
S17,f.07
7M.M0
Vo
fs.ou
llll.HIJ
XA.Md)
1IS.S.MI
il.Vl.llU
J'l.tliMj
1S.M7
sj.oai
tSl.tfr
131,119
133.1a.'
o.ij.oia
llll.lvJl
Tcl.il .
a.tw.eoa ; .,ra.W7 1 1 .si s.n a
It must b remembered in connection with
lands reported vacant on tho lino covered by
railroad grants, Out railroad lands are count
ed out. It is pruliablo that a great area of
railroad lands nro for sale, or will bo for sale,
in such count'ci, nbovu what the laud ollico
reports as ueniit, which reixirt only refers to
lands subject to liomcstuad or pre-emption.
It is also ueccssaiy to recollect that many
persons filo 011 laud thov do not remain iiiinti
and the land office goes by the record of lib
ings. which show n much greater amount filed
on that la actually occupied, so the area of
vacant 1 nuts is always much i-n-.Tlir tlum tl,.,
1 .inn ouice I'L'Coms suite the case.
1.COSOMICAI. flOVEItSSIKNT.
Tho early settlers of Oregon had braved and
endured much to malto their homes iu this far
oircountry.and thoy brought with them prim
itive habits and very economical ideas. While
.California went to housekeeping iu great state
and upon an extravagant scale, so that when
the Hood tide of golden prosperity lagan to
ebb. her pioplo found themselves saddled
with an extravagant system and jiolitical hah-
its that were such n burden that almost a rev
olution was. required to amend the Statu con
stitution to suit the times, the very coi.tniry
Wlskt tills imtil f (l nrmtAii U.I .-I..., ,.f C'i.l.. . ilf
cialshero arealmottUio loi Oovcnior SI,.'iO0,
SeereUry of State 8l,f00, Judges of Supreme
and Circuit Court e'J.000.
., n vw vh'u w i wi sjriiiiai its in "si 11 1 iiii .
i liu economical idea has prevailed, w ith few
exceptions, froi the beginning. The State
has been lila-rul in caring for the insane, the
blind and its mutes, and nearly half the Statu
expnnsoa go for theso nhjocU, but tho people
kej.11 a strict watch over their otlicial ami
hold them to rigid account. It is probably
truu that the State (iovernment of Oregon is
the inost economical of all the States ni the
Union. Wo are liberal for schools, as the fii-
ures wo give from tho biennial report of the
State Superintendent will show. The same
economical spirit is evident in UVihwfmi
Territory, accompanied by the same lil.orality
111 mlhllni-llmi ...fit. U...... ..1. ..;.! 1 .1
-' - vv.w. ,., ,juvw wimriuv aim me
cause nf education.
The State Penitentiary h&i nf l.iln Ih,ih
in a great measur i sell-supporting, wliile iu the
put it has been u heavy tax. Thu jieiiitcu-tiarj-
building is a solid structure.biiilt at great
coit, nnd will last for all timo. Convict labor
is utilizeil to fair advantage on the farm and
in many wo kthops.
The insanu have hitherto been well kept by
cnutract, but the late session nf the legisla
ture made provision for the erection of an asy
lum and purchase of sufficient land to lie cul
tivated by the patient. Tho cost of main
tenance will le greatly reduced hen the
building is completed.
Our meinUrs of the Lcsislature get S3 a
Jlltll fl,A UAma H HAA.I r.l ... a. I.I I
'..j. no tun dungs raiiH.'r too cii'Se, 1.1 fact,
diture. but the Toon! aro nfrA.M tn'i.JtL
Latest by Telegraph.
EASTKKN.
The Illinois tiiltrrslly.
Hl.ooMIN(lTON, III,, December 27. Tho
Trustees of tho Illinois Wcsleynn University,
who have been in session in this city siuco
Tuesday morning, closid their labors to-day,
nnpeariuif to realize the urcat responsibility
that rests upon them to free tho institution
from the ho ivy debt now resting upon Its
shoulders. The result of their deliberations Is
as follows! The bonl will endeavor to rniso
one-half nf tlio $10,000 deficit among them
selves and the friends of the institution, who
have been present attending the meeting of
tho board. About ouo-balf this sum was
pledged t tho meeting. It was nlso decided
to leqiuit President Adams to take tho field,
ami by personal work rniso not only tho $.',000
iircd-d to liqnldato tho $3.i,000 note, but to
continue the cinvass until the Heating debt of
$li),UO0is liquidated.
Tssii I bllilrcn Burnt il to Irnlh.
Mkmhii.h, Tcnn., Dec. 28. Two negro
childreu ef tender ago wcro boned to a crisp
this nirrnlng. The parents went to work
and left them atone lu their shinty, locking
the door ami taking the key. No ouo present
at tuo lire Knew tlio children wcro lu tlio
house until their charred remains were found
in the ashes,
Trimble In .New Mrslro.
Las Virus, N, M-, Dec. 28. The notorious
cang ol outlaws composed of nliout 23 men,
who, tinder tho leadership ot "Hilly, The
Kid," save for tho past six months overrun
Hasten New Mexico, murdering and commit
ting olicr deeds of outlawry, was broken up
hist Saturday morning by tho killing of to
nnd cjpturiinf of four others, including tho
I cadi t The prisoners wcro ludged iu Las
Vegnlail and threats ot lynching were pre
valeifl but tho vigilance of tlio captors,
I'epiM- ShcriirOarrctt nnd others, prevented.
Vcstlday afternoon (Jarrclt and the other
captfls boarded a train "ith tho prisoners for
the Mirposo of taking them to Santa Fe.
ShcrW Hoincro remonstrated against tikinir
Hud laugh, ono of the prisoners, who killed
a UaiVegas Deputy ShcriH', to Santa Fe, but
to iiollb-ct. He then went to tho depot with
a posw of 3,1 men and made a formal demand
for tic prisoners, but was told that if A)
wantcj the prisoners to take them. The
Sheriff then stationed men at tho engine to
cover tho engineer, and tho balance of tlio
Sheriirs posse crowded about tho train
platforms, which wcro crowded with addi
tional guatils pressed into service by (larrett,
and marly every window of the cars served
as portholes lor rilles. Somebody suggested
to tak the prisoners now, Stewart, of Oar
rett's party, saidi "Tho instant tho first shot
is lira! wo will unloose every man nud arm
him." While a light seemed imminent Chief
Kugliieir Hoblnsoii appeared and domaiidod
that the train be allowed to proceed. The
Master of Transportation said that If tho train
was not allowed to proceed ho would arm all
the railrnml man ami taku it out. Dctcctivo
J, F, .Mar Icy, of the Post Ollico Department,
jumped into tho car with a pair of six-shooters.
and toll tho engineer to "let her go." A
conference had J list concluded, a compromise
being ctfected by which it was agreed that the
Shcriir and two men should go to Santa Fe
with tlio pirty, and if the Governor agrcnl,
bring ltuilabaugh back to Las Vegas. The
train then proce-ded.
A HkeetlBK AtTrar.
KoiiTiiK.ii Mo.mmoz. Dec, 28. A disturb
ance occurred Friday evening at Smlthville,
fifteen miles west from here, between a white,
man named Dunn and a pjrty of colored men
who had mot to organize a military company.
One of thir limn asugbt Dunn by the whiskers
and slapped his face, whereupon he drow a
siiigte-bairclcd pistol and killed the negro.
Dunn then ran into a storo ami loaded his pis
tol, w hen the crowd, healed by Dan C-iek,
with drawn swords, attacked him. Ho shot
Cook dcsil, after which, he seized a butcher
kuifa and cut his way out. Ouo tnsii named
IM. Drew was badly cut in tho abdomen and
will probably die, while others were more or
less injured. Dunn gsvo himself up and is
now iu jail at Williamsburg. Intense excite
ment prevails among tho colored people.
Itnllruntt Arrlilrul.
Turn, Ohio, Dec. 28. At A o'clock this
afternoon a collision occurred near here be
twieu passenger and freight trains. Hoth
wero wrecked. Tho mail, express and bag
gage cars were thrown together anil burned
m ith their contents, except the baggagu was
mostly saved, Win. Woodbcrg, fireman on
tho passenger train, was killed outright. His
wife was on board tho train. Several other
men were injured, but no passengers weio
much hint, 'llio engineer of the freight train
is mimnm. it i saiu mat no was iuuuk aim
was running against orders.
The .r lork I'rmorrari-.
Nkw Youk, Deo. 2$. A reorganization and
union mass meeting at Cooper Institutu.uuder
theoutpicoi nf the llrunswick Hotel Commit'
teu and Voting Men's Democratic Club, wss
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nv.l Ubll-IUIIMI KIlli;(Ul uy IIIIISU lUlUICSlCIl III
rei'rg miration of the Democratic party us
this SiaU, Frank in i'Msou presided. Among
the Wo Presidents tteru Oeorgc W. Ijine,
.Samuel I). Hibcock, David M. Stone, Charles
A. Dana, Henry L. Ilogst, Allen Campbell,
Win. A. lieach, Win. II Apple ton, Pieiro
Lnrillird, Abum S. Hewitt, L. L Stark, Jas.
W (Icrnnl, Daniel F. Ticrnau, Oswald Otleu-
ilnrfer, Win. Henry Hurlbut, C. S, Faiiclnld,
Simon Sterne, Win. C. Whitney, P.r.istus
llrooks, Hubert II. Hosevelt, and S. L. M,
Harlow, Most of them occupied seats on the
plat'orm,
Keolutions wero ado.ited declaim:: that the
Into defeat of thu Democratic pirty could
havo la'di avoided and viclory secured but
for the unfortunate ili.itnliou iu ils ranks iu
the city and county nf New York; that thu
voice of thu peoplu had not been felt in the
selection of cindiilatcs, and could not, under
oxiiting organizations, find expres-lou; mho
eating full and free elections, an honest count
sml all measures wliio'i opposed the right of
Federal officials to make arbitrary arrest on
the eve of an election, use of troops at the
poll and any interference which inquired the
right of sullrago. The tariff issuu should be
moie sharply defined, and the Democratic
pirty should ce-isa to ciniHto for tho sunnort
nnd totes of those who do not lieliuvu in free
i'iil' our commercial Ii-mslatioii of its contr...
dieter and qbstructive features; that to re
store our maritime jower Aiuiicau ci.izen
should be allowed to buy or build ships fur
the forii"il tiailo in anv lurtnf thu u-,,il.l .-.,,!
obtain fur them American registers. ' ho
issues were not fairly presented. Dcmou tio
haul inouev doctrine was diluted in l, inn
ami imliana with greeunack heresy in onier
to secure votes. Wo lo.t. and iustlv lo.t.
both States The Democratiu doctrine of a
tmil lor revenue only was explained and
mo lificd to suit the atmosphere of Con
necticut ami New Jers y, and the re
suit was t' at we lost the former
arid carried the Utter State by a greatly
reduced lnajority,but, failing to secure any re
turn lor the-e unwise concrs ions, we lo.t iu
t e State of New Voik a largo vote, pcrhip
large enough to have changed the result. We
C refer defeat with honor tn victory achievtd
y any tompiomlse of principle. The Deuioc
lacy would luve been successful tut for s
disturbing element which exi.ted hero in the
city if New Yoik and which ,11,1 t.r.t !.(
ou'-ldc the State of New York.
Hewitt reviewed the New York campaign,
denouncing Kelly and Tammany and prais
ing tho Irving Hall Democracy. Ho predicted
that the patty v ould ndhcro to its principles
without consult ng expediency, and would
begin n new career of victory nnd uscfutmss.
FOKKIIiX.
ItrliilliiK to Irish Franchises.
Loniion, Dec. 18. A dcputaiiou of the cor
poration of Dublin has Interviewed Forstcr,
Chiof Secretary for Ireland, and urg"d tho
Government tJ Introduce a bill in Parliament
to nssinfilate franchises of Ireland to thoso nf
Fncland. Forester said that the (Iovern
ment intended that borough franchises should
bo mode alike lu both countries; but that it
would bo as well not to mcddlo with county
Iranchiscs at present, as they wcro looking
forwanl to a greot change in Kni:li-h and
Scotch county franchises, nud perhaps the
Irish franchise would be dealt with nt the
same timo. The Government, bo said, wero
of the opinion that tho municipal franchise
ouslit to no similar to that or Kiiglnnd, lull
they could not promiso to ileal w ith tho mat'
tcr immediately as other Irish business was
very pressing.
Seven hundred members of tho Magisterial
Kxccutive of Ireland recently sent nfidstouu
n memorial declaring that tho statu of lawless
ness existing in the country requires inline!!
nto ntteiition froui the (Iovernment. Olail
stimo replied that Parliament will deal with
the question.
t'nnuillnn I'nrlfle Mnllronil.
London, Dec. 28. At a meeting hero yes
terday it was resolved that tho proposal mado
by the (luveniment, and now beforo Parlia
mentto expend about SoO.OOO.OOO and grant
2t,000,000 acics of choice land worth, at an
estimate inadn by tho (Iovernment last ses.
sion, $70,000,000 for the purpose, asallci'od,
of insuring the completion of tho Pacific Hail
road, is highly inexpedient and calculated to
prevent the reduction of taxation, which is
now excessive.
IMC1FIV 1IOAST.
The Chinese Treaty.
San Fiuscwco, Dec. 27. W. if. Trcscott,
one of the toinmivioncrs to negotiate a treaty
with China, arrived by tho City ot Peking
this evening, He has been besieged by inter
viewers siuco bis landing but remains strictly
reticent regarding the proco-dings of the com
mission ami terms of tho treaty. Tho only in
formation he vouchsafes is to the etfect that
the Commission on arrival at Pekinc took tin
quarters at tho American Icuation; til it nego
tiations which occupied ono month nnd one
day wcro carried on at the Chinese foreign of
fice; that Commissioner Swift is at Shanghai
and Hill return by next steamer; and that ho
(Trcscott) will go Kat Wednesday. As to
tho tonus ot tho treaty, tho snliit In which
the propositions of the comissioucrs wero mst
by tno Chlm so. of tho nature of their Inter
cuursu with Chineso authorities, Mr. Trcscott
maintains the most rigid silence. Ho says ho
uas not seen report ucrcioioro piinnsiieil re
garding tho work of the Commission, and de
clines either to nlllrm or deny them.
An Oregon Nehoiiner lsl,
Santa Cituz, Deo. 27. Last night the
sdiooncr Helen Mcrrlam, 74 tons burthen,
laden with teleirraph ki1cs for Oregon, taken
on at Monterey, went nshoro half a mile this
side of Soouel. The first mate, Martin Frees,
a uative of (lormtny, and a sailor attempted
to go ashore In a boat, which capsized. Frees
was drowned but the sailor was rescued this
morning, having clung all night to the boat.
ITEMS 11Y TKLKtiRAI'II.
The Domocrats of St. Louis aro effecting a
now organisation.
A French firm intend erecting sugar beet
factories iu Canada.
The dllficulty between Chlua ami Itussia
has been settled entirely.
Tho Hrooklyn Aldermen rcfuso to license
Chinese laundries at any price.
Tho grain onmmbslon house of W. H. Mc
Laren, Milwaukee, Wis., has failed,
A railway accident near Ceanloth, N, C
resulted iu several being killed and burned, re
ccutly,
Hcv. Dr. K. H. Chapin, tho world-renowned
Uuiversaliat preacher of Now York,
is dead.
Tho situation in Ireland remains unchanged.
The government is inactive and the agitators
are active.
Up t tho morning of the 27th Inst., the
number of immiurauts .rnving at this pott
sincoJan. 1, 1880, was 318,0.17,
The Hoc of South Africa havo released
the prisoners they took, but it looks as if
Knyhinil was going to havo considerable
trouble iu that tiortiuu of her dominions,
IvX'Oovi rnor llrnwn Iwlleves that tho lie
publicans have no chanco to combine and elect
a U, S. Senator in Tennessee Ho thinks
tint an out-and-out Democrut will lie tlio.cn.
The Democrats am quito cmocrncd at n
story that Smator Davis will leavn tho Senate
i'i uceeiiuii apiioiniiiicul on the rjupreiniii
licncias tills would result in a Republican
yum ill wiu neuaiu.
Further reports received from points West
and Norlh show tint tne wmthcr is fenerillv
elder there than in Chicago, In many places
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biiu wiriinuiiiuicr marki'ii lourieeii in tuuntv
'kii im mm uuniig mo nay anil even
OK
A friend of (Jen, fiarficM says that h has
every reason inr i-cnoviiig mat ex-fieniitor A
A. Sargent, of Ciifriua, will be iuviicl to i
seat iu the new cabinet. Thu Journal merely
ii'iniiina noil una is a rumor WHICH IS Ol UOIlbt
ful truth.
The storm rag-d on th New Jersuy shore
for 72 hours; Summer nshleuce were ilsm.
aged ami the -n swept away thu p'aza of thu
Central Hotel, and carried awiy 200 feet of
bulkhead of tho .Manhattan I leach Hotel at
iing lininch,
Thu Ponca Indian chief desire to remain
on tho lauds they now-occupy, iu Indian Ter
ritory, nud to make peniuiieut homos there,
snd have KihooN prnvilnl for t' em, aid
seem perfectly satisfied with promises Hindu
them at Washington.
Lcduc, Commissioner of Agriculture, si iu
(,'hail ston, S. C, ami lias romplctad arrangx.
menU for the eatiblishiuent of an experi
mental tea farm, ll.o location selected is 20
miles from Charleston and two milos from
Summtrville on the lino of tlio. South Carolina
it. K
Hecently, at New York, (Ion (Jrant gave
Hlaine the cut direct, he refusing to see him
when ho called, because he didn't like the
way Hlaine made war on him at Chicago, and
when Crant was on thu Door of the Semto the
other day, Hlaine w.s the, only Senator who
did not shake hands with him.
The cabinet is of the opinion that Whit
taker will not get suothiT chance, at West
Point.
Jay Gould predict another crisis similar to
the ono of 1873, consequent on too much reck
less speculation in railroad building,
A bron ;r u statue of (ieneru! Phillip Kearney
uo uuvcilud in the military park, Newark,
on the 2-ilh, with impoaiu Lcreiuoiiic.
Tlndo Leo shot and killed tlirl Lawsoii,
his brother-in-law, at Midway, Ky Christ'
mo utaht, after iawaori hail ilanL'tcuslv
stabMhini.
KAILVrAT lOLLISIOX.
Hcseral 1'rrsnns Killed and one nnrnrsl
Heroic Conduct oTnit lUiRlnrcr.
Ciiaiilottk, Dec. 27. A railroad disaster
occurred on the Air Lino Hailroad, fiOO ynrds
beyond Paw el rek trestle, 0 miles from this
city. Two freight trains left Charlotte yes
terday morning in sections, one about 15
minutes behind tho other. On tho up grodo
just bejond thu Paw creek trestle, 14 can of
tho forward train broke loose and stopped nf.
tcr running a short distance. Iu tho nar car
were the Hnginan, Hob Clrillitb, of this city,
and six passengers, three of whom wero col
ored. heu tho detatched cars stopped, llag
jnaii (Irilllth immediately juinH.l oil", and
having told tho train men to notify tho pas
sengers that they had broken loose from tho
remainder of the train, immediately startel
back to signal tho second section. He had
not gono lar Deloro ho beard tho approaching
train. He then realized tho fact that ha
could proceed no farther because of tho tres
tle, loO yards wide nud very heavy. Ho
w.ivul a flag as tho engine in charge of Kugi
nccr Knbrrry came in sight. Tho engineer
expressed bis recognition of it by immediately
blowing on brakes, but this train was heavy,
and he was Hearing the bottom nf ouo of tho
biggist grades on tho road, honco it wruilui
possinlo to stop. As soon ns ho realized theso
facts, and beforo crossing the trestle, ho re
versed his engluo nnd loiitlnucd tu blow on
brakes. Hcaliziui! the catastrophe, ho left
his seat, and standing iu front of the fire box,
with his hand on the lever, awaited tho shock.
It came, nnd he was partially knocked down
by n stick of wood from the tender, but was
otherwise unhurt, though almost entirely shut
ill by a mass of debris which was thrown
against the engine. His lifo was probably
saved by the fact that the rear of tho tender
was thrown to ono side, thus diverting tho
full movement of the train from the englno
to the side of the cut, ng.ilnst which the shat
tered cars wcro piled iu nil Inoxtricnblo moss.
What occurred in the cab is obtained from
tho statement mado by Tins. 1 1. Oaither, nf this
city, who was n passenger nnd who miracu
lously cscapid, though seriously Injured, hav
ing had sivcral of his ribs broken. Thero wore
six passengers besides the llagman. Tho train
which ran into them had caught up with them
at a wood station a few miles back, and bunco
when Its coming was announced no ono felt
apprehensive. Tho flagman had been sent
back ks an additional precaution, and henco
no attention was paid. Tho approaching train
who upon them before they knew it. Oaither
remembers that ho and Philip S. Whlsnant
starred to got out, but before he passed tho
middle of the car ho was knocked down. Iio
managed with the assistance of tho colored
man to extrie.ite hlmsolf by lifting the top of
tho car oir. The other passengers, Philip 8.
Whlsnant, of this city, Charlie Sellers, whoso
parents live iu Peiihook, and a n-gro named
Ned Stroud, wcro all killed. Tho cars tele
scoped caeh other ami wore piled in the great'
est confusion. '1 ha mass took firo and tho
remnants of tho cars, including that in which
tho passengers were, were destroyed. At
least one uf them, namo unknown, was burned
alivo, his cries being heard. His charred re
mains were recovered after several hours, but
could not bu rccogiilrcd. Tho head, feat and
hands wero entirely burned oln
THO.MI'.HON TKIIIMPIIANT.
Boss Hcsscr Falls to Make Out a Case la His
a Charge Axalasl Mayor ThoMpson.
And Mis Honor Is tally Kxaaeraled lir Ike
smell Cosnralllee oa Ways aad Mcaas,
Yesterday afternoon tho Council Committee
on Ways ami Moans met at tho room former ly
occupied by the Hoard of Police Commission
era, iu the Pollen Court building, for the pur
poso of considering the testimony adduced iu
the Hcsser-Thonipson investigation, and also
to make out Its report. The tlilloreut ques
tions sriiiug wero all carefully canvassed anil
discussed, and the testimony of tho witnesses
given before the Committee during the Inves
tigation was gono over, and after a careful
consideration uf all the points contained in
the chargu iinile by ex-Chief of Police Hesser
against Mayor Thompson, unanimously sgrecd
upon the following report, which will be pro
'culod to tho Common Council at ils next
inciting, one week from to-nlghti
To tht lion, Manor niul Common Council of
tht City of I'orttciml t
Okstlkmkn We, your Committee on Ways
ami Means, to whom was referred the charges
of L. Hcsscr ngalnst D. P, Thompson, beg
leave to report that wo havo investigated said
charges, so far as relates to the city taxes,
and find that said I). P. Thomnsnii. in law.
owed the 80,000 in question to Capt. A. P.
Aiikeny. Ihu chargu of L. Hesser, to which
hu declined to swear, except iu so far as re
lates to city tsxes, wo return herewith, also
iiu worn repiy oi u. r. inomiwou to said
charges. Hkniiv Hkwktt,
w. II. Aniiiiuh,
Hknuv Wkiikii.
Committee on Ways ami Means.
The almve report, for a second time, ex
plode tho Chiracs mado against Mayor
Thompson, that hn bad withheld from taxa
tion iiortions of his property by making a
Inlso return. The samu lu itter was settled a
year ago, but when thu charges wcro again
revived by Mr, Hesser, Mayor Thompson ox.
pnssly desired and council thu fullest invests
titration of the matter, Thu Committee on
Ways nud Means, to whom the matter was
referred, has done this, ami its report, as
aliovu given, fully exonerates Mayor Thump.
on. If this matter is again brought up in
the Council it should bo promptly rejected as
not worthy any further consideration at the
hands of the member. Mr. Resser claims he
Is actuated only iu taking the steii he has. by
desire to defend the rights of the citizen
taxpayer. He has failed to make out a casn
snd he should now ceaau to suitstu thu mattt-r
or his action will lie regarded more in the
iigui oi a psrsonai persecution than prompted
uy a auuso ui Ulliy.
SiiooTiNii Amur, Ust Siturday, soon
after noon, says the Dalles Timrt, Jos. Azeu
cot, a waller iu the Cosmopolitan Hotel, got '
Uioii Mr. John Fahcy's horse niul rode it
around a block and returnml. When getting
o.l the suluiit he was met by Mr. Fahey with
a drawn pistol. Az. ncot, in attempting to
mum un uiu jnsi.il, rcciveii a nuiiei through
his right wrist, it having passed through
Fancy left h nni first. This must have been
occasioned by the uculllu, us he says the pistol
was pointed at his bieast. Mr. Fabty was
arrested by sberill Storr. Mr. Aeucot is a
native of Morocco, Africa, and only claim to
haveliecu in this country tin mouths. Mr.
Fuhey is an old resident of this loiu.ty, and,
a we are informed, thought tho man was at
tempting to steal bis horse.
It is believvd in Washington that Secretary
itamsoywill bo elected Senator fr.uu Miuno
fcotu; that Civil. .Miller will succeed llooth in
California; tint Jones will be reelected from
Fluri la, uul Republicans confidently expect
to el ct iu Tenueis.e, which the Deui.er.ts
stou'ly refuse to roucide. Morton is the
favorite iu Saw York and Oliver iu PcunsyN
VaUlia.