WILLAMETTE AUMER; PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUARY 21, 383 1 .
BY TELEGRAPH.
UASTKItN.
Hliot liy lurenillnrlt-s.
Ciiittanoooa, Jan. lit. -A few mulitsngo
somo oiio fired a li-iystack belonging to Henry
Ynrnell. While Ynrncll, nfter "liu hail cxtin
gitishcd tlio flames, was searching for the in
cci.diaries, assisted liy a nun named llmve, a
report of a gnu wag heard anil Yuip-ll dropped
dead, shot through tlio brain. Howe, also,
was aliot in the moiitli, dangeiously, perhaps
fatally,
r- Telecrnpli Mile I'ropotnl.
Ciiicauo, Jon. i!J. Tlio Timm sayst Tlio
business men of Chicago do not relish tlio Idea
of having to mako up dividends on a watered
telegraph capital of 550,000,000., A practical
defense is ottered by tlio application of a party
of capitalists for a charier to constrnet a lino
from Chicago to Now York. Among those
interested in tlio project nrn M. K.
Pairlmnk, 1'erry 11. Smith, S, A. Kent, .loiin
11. l.yon, Henry V. Kim;nud (leorgo I Dim
lap. who nro ready to riUtp tlio lino with fa
cilities commcnsiirato Mill) the demands of
Chicago.
I'limlliig Ire In the Olilo,
Lnuiiivil.u-. Jan. ''. Ciiimltios hy llatniff
ico continno to ho toorted, large, tow boats,
etc., being the cliief aull'orers.
A Horrible llentli I'lto Po-lal Milk.
Iliirnrtt to llralh.
Ki.MirtA, Jan. 'J;l Krlo train Xo. 12, from
Unll'alo, left Kim r.i last night at 1 1 o'clock
for Now York. Tlio train consist-d of ono
postal car, ono express car, two baggaijo ears
and nino passenger toaclirs, must of them
l'ullman sleeper. When live miles west of
Oswego, near Tiogo Center, ono of tlio driving
wheel axle of the locomotive broko close lip
to tho wheel, and tlio entire train, mimr at
tlio rt of 2 tildes per hour, wai thrown
from tho track. Tho accident occurred whero
thcro wss no embankment. Tho engine kept
Ita feet, tho engineer applying tho air brakes
as soon as he frit the shock. Tho cars wero
stopped very iulckly, but tho forward eara
wero turned over and over two nrthrio times,
Homo going ono tide of tho track and aomn on
tho other. Tho cntrineer and llreiiiin cuiped
unhurt. Tho postal ear contained four clerks.
This car utmost instantly took tiro and burned
like gunHwder, tho ml limps exploding mid
adding to tho flro from' tlio stove. Kvery
man in tho car was burned to a crip. Tho
remains of ono, who wcighnl over 200. were
gathered up and put in n small box. In tlio
express car wrs Mc.ccnger Henry C. llrotter,
ol Klmlra. Klforta vcru tnado to relievo him,
and a liolo was cut inside tlio door of the car
so that ho got his head out, but his legs wero
fastened byn pilcl-up m:is of express matter.
Tho train inn tried to pull him out, but tho
llamca druvu them away. Thev saw his hair
and whiskers burn-til oil", and tlien ha out his
hand up to his eyes and fell back 'into tho
flames. I-'ivo men in all wero burned. No
pasicngrn were injured. Tlio men in the
postal car must have perished very quickly,
as not o sound uamo from tho wreck oxcriit
tho crackling of llames. The names of tlio
dead aro Joseph Kediupcr, mail nireirti Henry
u. urewer, ixiress agent, ot J-.lnnra; .Mail
Aeouts Scyliolt, of Mount Hojwj Jngraliam,
of HinghsuipUia, and Mail Weiulier Kox, of
Now York.
.skoal Mains; Ball.
St. I'AUL,'Jn. 21, -Major Ilgeo writes tliat
Indians aro coming in gri dually and that .Sit
ting Hull has ceased to bo formidable and
Srouahly will I mado to surrender uncondi
onally before long.
(senatorial Klertlnns,
Nasiivillk, Jau. 24. Tim KcpilWican cau.
ens this morning was unable to agree on a
Senatorial candidate. Harri-ou is moat talked
of. Twenty-flrst ballot: Maynard 3, lUiley
13, Harrison 40. Hright 2tl, rest acatcring.
Tho 20th ballot for Senator stood t Itaitoy
S, 11, Taylor 33, Muae 4.1, Jtoao 2, llright 4,
Neal 1, Maynard 22, Marks 1.
Hakhimiuhii, Jan. 2.'". Seventh ballots
Oliver 73, Wallace CO, (Irow 40, scattering 10.
HAnmsnmui, Jan. 21. The anti-caucus
Republicans this aft-rnoon decided to aubmit
the names of J no. Stewart, Charles 8, Wolfe,
General Wharton, Wavno McVeigh, flencral
Shlcras, Congressman 1 lay no and Palilalia A
CI row to the Oliver men from wlileli to select
a enmpromise candidate for U. 8. Senator.
No action taken by the Oliver men.
Trlezmpli Kale.
Dr. Marvin (Ireen, l'resident of tho West
ern Union Telegraph Company, savs that
rates now ruling will net be advanced except
in a few suh-rhan places whero tho 1.1 cent
rate exists, and te.min.il facilities fordeliv.
ery aro not calculated to cheapen rates, In
the oil regions, however, where tho 15-ccut
rate is established, and terminal facilities are
adequate, tho rulini; tato will not be advanced.
Telegra h companiso interested in the pio
posed consolidation have, considered fully,
but in an Informal wiy, th" ma'terof rate,
and it was agreed that they should not be
advanced.
Orrgiin V'.unrlnl.
A number of memorials from the Oregon
Legislature wio laid before tho Senate by th
Vice t'residciit, atl.ing appropriations for
specified river and harlior Iiiipiovements nil I
construction of military wagon roads in that
Stat', favoring extension of tune for tho com
plotion of tho Oregon and California Itailroad
and recommending revocation of tho nnler
withdrawing lands of tho Malheur Inliau
reservation irom sale.
t'riifrul .Interim.
New O.lkaxi, Jan. 21. Tho steamer
niidcrer brings news of prcat rxciteinent in
British Honduras over the shooting by order
of I'rcstdctit Harms of Guatemala, of the
Jesuit ltev. II. (Sillett. Under the laws of
Guatemala all Jesuits have been banished and
any caught in that republic are invanablv ex
ecuted. Father Gillctt visited Guatemala for
his health. Immediately upon arrival at Liv
ingston he was arrested, beauty ironed and
sent to Guatemala City, where ha was tried,
sentenced ami executed on tlie nth.
slrlile or Herrclary ataamty's Brelber.
St. 1'adl, Jan. 21. Secretary Ilamsey's
brother shot himself to-day. Only cause
known, ill health.
The ew Telegraph Company,
Cjiicauo, Jan. 23. I'ermiaaion to organize
a new telegraph company with $1,000,000
apital was received trom Sprincrie.'d to dav.
ami stock books will be opened at once for
suoscnpiions. u is oeueveu mat me tele
graph company outlined in Saturday night's
dispatches will push forward its enterprise
and get lines first to New York and subse
quently to other principal cities in the east,
and between here and New York $3C0,000
will be paid up.
Mexican Central Railway.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 23. Col. H. C. Nutt of
Chicago, representative of the Mexican Ceu
tral Kailway Company, of which Thomas
rsicKerson, oi lioston, is rreameut, na re
turned from El Paso on the Rio Grande,
whither be went to determine where the road
should cross tbat river. This he decided
and also secured over 100 acres of land at El
Paso for a depot, ahop,etc,forthe road. Col.
'Nutt say that engioer are now in the field
surveying the line to Chihuahua, thence to
the City of Mexico, and that track laying
south of El Paso will nrobablv commence b
April 1st, or as soon as th Atchison, Topcaa
and Santa Km reaches that point.
Tlie lliillrnml Mnr.
Tito rtilroad war still continue. A few
davsnuo tliu I'ennsylvniila Hailro..d Company
nduced its emigrant rato 40 per cent. To
day tho Krio and Now York Central did tlio
same. Tlio following nro specimen rates nt
which tickets ato s ild nt C.istlo Garden to nil
comers, whether they bo emigrants or noli
Cleveland, $.5 37 Chidgo, 7 80; St. Louis,
?:i Xls Cincincnt , .ll 00; Louisville, AS fill,
etc.
The lleriimlliiit Kill.
WaxIIIMITov, Jan. 2.1. -sSerrelary .Shi-rtiian
bcfnra tho Setiato flnauco committed to-day,
took tlio position that tho rudnidlin.' bill
should bo so amended ns to make tlin bomls
.1 20, with interest nt 31 or less, nt tho dis
cretion of tho Socretnry of tlio Treasury, and
thought tho trca-uiy lunding notes could bo
lloaud nt .'1 per cent, w itliout change in tho
llimso provision for redemption any time i af
ter one ycau from issue.
lllnnlril llonilliiilili'l'-.
Treasury iveoids show that Ynnderbilt
owns S,")0,(KW,0(K) in L -S. bonds, tho iiuar
terly Interest on which is $oOO,(KH). Other
members of tho family have $.1,000,000 more,
with nqu.uteilv Interest of $.10,000. Louis
McLauc has 1,000,000 in bomls, with n iiunr
terly interest iiicoino of WO.O0O. J. C. Mood
has 810,000,000, with n quarterly loveiiiio
fl'llit tho investment of 3100.000. ami Miss
Jennlo l'lnod, his dailgliter, still unmarried.
Ins in her iiiimo tho sum of ft!, 000, 000 in
Uonda, mid ipiartcrlv meket money there
fiomof $2.1,000. Cliristiiiu XilUon hns !T8.-
000 in Bsof LSS1 nud .-22.000 m (Is of KSSI.
Ijtta, tho nctress, has S.10,000 in ,'m, mid
Kmtia Tliursbv has ?! 1,000 in 0s.
I'dKKll.'.V.
Clinnsr of .liiilue I'llfaeniiil.
Drill. IN. .Inn. 21 JuiIl-o I-'itL-eruM. In bin
charge to tho jury, repudiated tho theory of
tho ilcfensa that tho land league was chiefly n
cnaritaino association ami tlio contrary the
ory thtt it was a sehofho of socialism ik-visc-l
in America. Americans, ho said, were, as
n nation, uoblo mid generous, mid no scheuiu
of socialism for destruction of property in
Ireland had been devised by thorn. At tho
saino time he strongly censured Irish-Amcr-lean
settlers who had returned to Ireland to
stir up dissension. Ho admitted tho existence
of distress, and said thern had douhtless lvon
insUiievs nf harshiiexs on the part of laud
lord), but ho considered that the laud leaguo
had aggravated tlio ill feeling bctwoan land
lords mill tcti'ints. IIu went in detail through
tho objects avowed by tho Ivaiiua in speeches
nnd rules, showing that they wero illegil. He
pointed out that all persons eng.igrd in con
spiracy wero amenable to l.tw, oven if they
wero not aware of tlio Illegal acts committed.
Somo of lliggars' poche, ho said, wero
shocking. Union, too, had discniinteuancoii
seeking r .dross of prlcvnncn by constitutional
means. Tlio Judge lll continno his charge
to-morruw.
Trial ur I Ik IjiiiiI Ix-naurr.
Dfl'.I.IS. Jan. 2.1 .luik'u l'itL-, ivild ran.
cludwl bis charge to ttiu fury. Ho asked tho
jury to perform its duty with courago spring
ing from a desire til net couseieutinusly with
out fe.ir or favor, and replying to tho counsel
loriuu ir.tvcrsc. I ho Uiiosailit its . n-o.
tious to tho jury uoio wrong in point of jaw
ho could bo put right by appeal to tho supe
rior court. MacI) uuioiiifli begin his srvumcut
ipioting authorities. rarnell entered the
court sud was loudly cluore.l by those in tlio
gallery.
Tho jury did not return into court until
sent for by tho iiidiftsi at ti o'clock. The fore.
man said -they had not agreed, nnd were not
likely to.
Tho jury ucro discharged nt7s4.1 o'clock,
tho foreman stating tbat it was impoiwiblu to
agree. A juror had previously stated they
were ten to two, but tlio judge said he could
only rscesvo n unanimous verdict. Great ex
citement prevailed, ami it was heightened
when tho jtidgo said, after the exhibition of
to-day in court, bo could nut expect a frco
and unanimous verdict.
A torchlirht procession, with bands of mu
sic, awaited tho return of 1'arnell from tho
court. Hu left for Loudon shortly after the
trial.
Tho tirat news of the rvsult of tlio statu trial
in Dublin .reached the houso nf commons in a
telegram from tho solicitor of tlio traverses to
Seitou.statin.-' tbat ten iurors found a verdict
of not guilty.
As soon as tho result of the statu trial lie
cam known in Dungarvai: tho town was bril
liantly llliiuiiiiated.bauds rnraded tho stieets,
mention of tho travirsors' names wero cheered
and the surrounding hills were ablazu for 20
miles.
rA:m! :oast.
Heiili-iurut lliriiM'l MiiiiuIi Sim,
S.s FiiASt-iMvi, Jan 21. J, M. Patterson,
J. J. Doyle. William llraden, J. V Purcell
and W. L. I'rynr, the men convicted nf reaut
ing tho United States Marshal in Tulare
county, when n-vernl men nrro killed, weru
to-day sentenced 111 tho U. S. district court to
tight months' mrrisonmcnt ami S-21X) fino
eacn.
Iliilrnue liv tpnrli .,
Dknviii, Jan. 21 A special from Las Vo
gas, .. M., says tint on Saturday and Sun
day Apaches in tho vicinity of San Marcial
killed 1.1 rsons and uomiiird soseial. Nino
aro reportwl missing and nro probably killed.
i. .i. JiQiiinson, a loining engimer ot the
Atcliinsnu. Tupeka & Santa l-'o Rsilroail. ii
rcjioiieii miiiiiny. two others r.f tho urtv
wero killed.
t'apt. Jack Crawford's milling camp it is re
ported was attacked nnd thieo mm killed.
Tho Apaches headed northwest. Companies
of troops and citizens of San Marcial are in
pursuit. Tlio band numbers from forty to
sixty.
mnis itv Ti:ij:ut,u'M.
No choice for Senator itiTcnneseo yet.
Tho trnins nro snow bound in Nubraakn.
Curio Stokes, colored, was murdered at
Atlanta, on the 22d.
A heavy storm prevailed in portions of
Missouri, mi tho 22il,
Gen. Charles II. Vnu Wyck was elected
Senator from Nebraska,
Much damago is dono to boats on tho Ohio
river by floating ice.
Tho Senatorial contest continues in Putin
sylvatiia, nnd it is hard to tell tho result.
Hy tho burning of an elevntnrnt I'coiia.lll.,
$2.1,000,000 worth of wheat was destroyed.
Albania threatens to open negotiations with
Greece if complete autonomy is not granted
them.
A heavy sleet is broakim.' down the tele-
"egraph wires through New York nnd Penn
sylvania.
A movement it on foot to organize a telo
itrniih company to opcrnte Ix-twecu Chicago
nml tho Knst.
A g.10.000.000 mnrtungo on tlio Wnbisli,
St, biuls nnd Pacific- Railway was leeoi-ilcd
nt Chicigo mi tho 2;ld. ' '
A schooner has left Newport with n com-pli-to
mining outfit to work ttiu bod of tho
rivtr south of I'ai.anm.
The Pennsylvania election for V. S. Senator
hangs in obeyancu. itepublieaus will not
consoliilateOlver or Snow.
Jay Gould charges lliifus Hatch with du
plicity in opposing thu consolidation of tho
two meat telegraph companies.
A Fenian outbreak Is feared nt llirmingham,
Kiiglaml. where, it is said, Fcuiaiiism is or
ganized for all sorts of trouble.
A column nf English troops is ndvnncing on
tlio Transvaal frontier to attack tho Uoers
who nro reinforced from nativo tribes.
Tho commissioner reports that over $.100,
000.000 will bo rciuinid to pay nil arrearage
under tho new pension law.
There wero about 10,000 persons present
to witness tho placing of tho obelisk upon its
pedestal in Central Park, New Yotk, on tho
J. M. Walker, general solicitor of tho Chi
cago, llurlmgton tt Quincy R. It., nnd for
some years its president, died of heard dis
ease. It is nlleged that liomlnatiriis sent to tin;
Setiato for the nrmy stair corps, nro gross irf.
stances of faoiitism, ntiil they nro sovctely
criticized.
IVeneh newspaper 'men aro being fined for
dofatnliig tho nrmy and eulogizing tliorcgi.-iile,
and Ginicr.il Cliisiiret is sentulii-ed to two
years impri-onmeut in the snitio connection.
Jowisli gcutleiiieu In Cliieago aro taking
stops to nld a colony i.f that faith, who luivo
ntK.'urnliigniutof laud Irani the Turkish gov
eminent, and aro trying to cultivate tho soil
of Palistiuu ns their fathers did.
At Philadelphia, much triti-iuiit u-m
caused last Saturday, by tho uncovering of a
piie oi sixiy vniuus oy men Ulginng n trench
r.cnr tho alms house. Tho cotllni contained
ihoroinatns oi victims of tho cholera of '4S.
James C. Hodlne, nf Jllovotzas, Cuba, was
arrested on tho22d, whilocomiugintotlieNtw
York bay. on a charea of u-inilllinr i-n.,lii,a
in Cnli out of $!S,000. Poiirlccn thoiisaml
tlollars was found in Ins mssessiou. The re
mainder ho said was in Ids bmriuess.
The belief that Senator Allison is to bo Sco
rotary of tho Treasury under1 tho next Ad
ministration has gained groninl among his
Senatorial associates during the past few days,
but If ho has given any information on the
subject it has lx.cu in confiduioo.
Tho President has approved tho sriiteneo of
the general court martial in the case of Pay
master J. II. Nelson of tU army, which is
that he shall lie dismissed from the service
and confined two years nt hard Inlmr !.,
penitentiary, probably Alliany, and fined
9-:,. ma.
Tho President has dinx-tntl that tlm full.
ing olliccrs be placed on the retired lint- ItnV
(en. . M. Dunn, Judge Advocate General)
-vu. niewari an i R-il, AiIJ
IMt'IFIC COAST.
.V UUrnit:ril Htilps,
Ss Francim-o, Jan. 27. Tho .Vsfi'
Itullftin this eveninir ssvsi 1'o have to-dav to
chronicle an event that has rarely hapiened
More, namelyi That there is not a dien
gageil ship in port suitable for wheat. The
last one was taken yesterday to load for Liv
erpool direct at 8.1s (id. This was for a large
American shin. A british iron shin was re.
chartered at the close of last week for Cork
at 77 0d. This rte has leen paid once be
fore this season and it is the highest in several
years.
Delayed Communications.
Our contributors will bear in mind that we
have had no mails for weeks and they all
come in a bunch, so that it is impossible for
us to publish all the communitions on hand
this week. We have a number of valuatiU
articles held over.
Found Dkad. "Log" Wilson, a man well
known to the sporting fraternity, died last
evening at the St. Charles Hotel. He was a
regular visitor to all the fairs and run what
was known as the " log" game. He appeared
to be in usual health and went to bed on Mon
day night. His not appearing yesterday at
the usual time, his room was opened, when be
was found dead in bis bed.
AGEXTS
y from m to
AITD CAMYAMKEMM
r we
rWtUs suml Mra Terk.
1M fW Wat MllLA Mula
tn DlliriMTfcW, .jTn . Zl T .
.-iJ tw thsif Cklalsfsw aad i
ntaut (JunrtiT,
master General: Lie. Col. Samml u-.,.l.
Deputy Paymaster Geueial, and Major Joseph
II. Luton, Paymaster.
At Denver the Grand Cmyoii Coal Com
pany stiuck oil at a ib-i.tli of 1,41.1 feet near
Canyon City. Iloring litid to bo stopped mi
ni a pump couni Do put In on aicouut of gas.
Tho well turn- yields live to eight barrels per
day. It is thought by luring decpur it will
greatly increase thu volume.
Tho poatoHIco appropriation bill as re
portod to tho Houso iimminrintea Stll.Tn.l.-l.'rJ
and is I 'it-mod upon estimates nggrgating ijl2,
I7.1,0;I2. Tin estimats postal rcvt-niio for
ISS2 is $.18,111.1,174. Tho amount appropri
ated for tlm star rout service is $7,87,1,0I0, an
inereas.i of $37,1,00(1 over last year's appro-
pnaiiuiis.
A lirL'a'miiuU-rof ili.tio-'iil.di.-il (j-n..l;t,.,.
weie at Cleveland, O'lio, on tho 22d, nttend
ing.tho mooting of tho H'nai ll'.itli Grand
Lodge of District No, 2, embraeim) Ohio, In
iliani, Kentucky, .Missouri and Colnr.vlo.
Solomon and Mmito'ii.vo lodges of this city
will give M. ndny evniiiijc, in bun .r of tho
lodge, ono of tliu nio.t brilliant lai.i.uuts ever
given in the Wist.
Reports from tho southern i.in. r,f In.lini. .
lllmou, mid contiguoiu tcrri:oi, rice.vod ut
tho Uauritt ulliie, stnto an ftlinn.ii mtiro fail
urn of tlm wheat crop in this ncnou named,
oh ing to hto planting and an curly nml hard
1 inter. A larL-u portion of wheat land I..-i .
a mas of ico. vw n fivz u out. Iti-jwi t
say that not over u fifth of a emp will bo
mado at tho bixt.
The TrihUHt't WushillLiton ronri-si-nbitu-K
Newberry, has received Irem Canada a mn.
siderahlo amount of documentary information
no. iiiicunuio iiioiisueu, relative to lalsitici
t on and coiruptiona used in seeming the
nmiiax uwurn, rrevious atatemeuts of I'rof.
Hind, which have lecii published in Catiada
and the United States, relate entiiely to the
tish catch and maritime provinces.
Lelsnd Stauford, President of tho Ctotral
Pacitio Railroad, publishes a three column
letter to the Special Committee on Fares and
Freights of the New York Hoard of Trade,
answering nutations propounded bv tbt-m.
and also Judge lilack's opinion. Stanford
starts out with saying the uentralicone of the
((Uestion goes to the control to a greater or
less extent of property which stockholders in
railroad companies believe to boot right their
own. This ijuention of trausportatiou is of an
importance and prevents it bcinir settled ex.
cept upon cost and correct principles.
A daruiL- robbery was committed at Wahr-n.
.i-. '.'i i r. ... ........ r-
ou mu umajia son uepuuncan valley ltsilroa-1,
last night at lOo'clo.k, by two masked men
who entered the ilep.it w bile Station Ageut
Henderson was wai ing f .r a train and closing
up the days busimss. Oae of the men had a
cocked revolver in each band and immedi
ately covered Hende a n, while the other de
manded money. 'Iliev then Live him fnt
one minute to unlock the safe, and he com
plied with the reuui si. I hey found about 1800,
snd then compelling Htu leraou to surrender
ine Key oi tlie oihce, they locked
mm in ana deputed. Jieudtrson soon got
out, and giving t slarm, raised a osity
who mads a search for the robbers, but
failed to find any trace of titcin.
statu m:ws.
Win. IJylir-u's Miltt.iblo jack was not
ilruwiiprf nstrpoitcil.
C.Utlo ntid stock iirti lioitig Rtolmi to n
ili'itlorntilu uxtfiit in Lako county.
Tlm Tilling snyH Ahlilatid inndit vrrv
iimrkod iiiiprovt'inctit during 1880.
Sum Cook, of ApplugiUi', litul 12,000
lioumiH nf potatoes i-airicd off lv tlio
ruin.
Tho nmv county Iniilgo Imilt uoinsn
Hear creek, .luek.son county, was curried
awny.
At Woodvillo, .Inckson county, tlio
Htoro of .lo.ieph Solomon wns lately
Imrncd.
Tin i mill guugo nt litckMon villi) re
conIb !) inches min fall in '20 days of
January.
Two brothers mimed 8nva2.11 lately
iniirrii'd two twin ulsters named Piott at
Jacksonville.
' Tlioilan: of tho AHliliintl I'Mourinj'titid
Woolen Mills was curried 11 way in the
lato llood.
John Arliiitond, of Itock Point, Jack
noil lounty, killed a hog weighing neaily
COO pounds.
Dr. Danforth, a. resident of Jackson
ville. iTi years, is intending to remove to
Boiso City, I. T.
Cattle buyers in Jackson county nro
picking up young Htock to drivo cast of
the mottntutna
Littlo Willii) .Miller, of Jacksonville,
who lately had his nrm amputated, is
now recovering.
Judco Prim nnd J. It, Neil havo been
appointed to collect what I.-.iko county
owcsJackpon county.
lolm Watson, of Dear creek, Jackson
county, lost 15 acres of good bottom
I'.ilid by the llood.
Ashland school district refused to
voto a four mill tax to fix the school
houso nnd help tho schools.
Criminal expenses nro so heavy in
.Inckson futility that limy cannot havo a
new court houso yet awhile.
flrasshu started so well with tlio
Into warm weather in Douglas county,
mai. wiei'p nro iiKery to no well.
.1. .1. Coinstock lost 180,000 feet of
logs by tho breaking of his mill boom
nt Lntlinni, at tliu tinio of tho freshet.
I butcher and Warden aro tnlking of
putting a small steamer on Hig Klam
ath Joke. Tlm machinery hns been or
dered. Stock in Lake county nro in excellent
order und can sUnd a hard spell of
weatlwr. Tlm Winter has been veiy
light thero.
Oscar Phillips, mail contractor bo
twecn Jnckson and Ltikn county, lost
liiH team and bandy saved himself nnd
passengers, lately whilo crossing Eini
grant creek.
Farmers in Josephino and Jnckson
counties havo been much damne-ed bv
Ihfthigh water. Most o! tlio bridges
am carried away and ninny farms disas
trously Hooded.
Many of tho uiiniiiK creeks of South-
em Oregon that havo beon choked with
tailings, havo lx-en swept clear by tlm
lato llood. Sterling creek ditch was
tilightly injured
Tho Jacksotivillo Timm says tho Cali
fornia and Oregon Stano Coiiinunv did
all that was poMiibhi to keep up connec
tions durum tlm Hood season and de
serves tlm greatest credit for so doing.
I'rof. Ihomas Van Scoy hns been
elected President of tlm Willamelto
University.
Win. Grey, an old and respected citi
zen, died nt his Msidenen in Fast Port
land, lust I'liiluy.
Amount received for tho suiiiMirt of
il dti tsi r .,...
wm iriiiiurciiii Jioine, nt Suloni, during
tho past year wai 8L',yUi70, of which
82,9:l.ri..ril was oxpended.
The milioad company, narrow gauge,
liiiyn accepted tlm bid of tlio P.u-illo
Itridgo O-niipany, for building two
bridgos, 0110 over tho Noith nnd tlm
other over the South Saiitiuni.tn renlaco
tliosi- washed awny by tho n-coiit
Hoods. lint, bridges am to bo of iron
and aouiI i-onstiiiction, IIOO feet long.
l iinivi-inoiit is on hand to supply
Lebanon with a lirst-clais hotel.
Arthur Drown, of Hid Illulls, Cnl
was found insino tit Oakland, Or., mid
sent to tlm nsylu 11.
Fied Watson, of Coos Itav, has Inst
his jKiwer of speech, with littlo chunco
of ever reeoveriiur itl
Tho North Snntiaiii's banks urn said
to bo lined, in places, with dead (Mj,
dished to death by tho swift waters.
J. II. Drown, of Eugene, had 11 hop
yard about 01m and a half miles above
that place, wh cli wUs neiirly ruined by
tho Hood.
Richaid K m,' was arrested nt Yon
calla and held on lomplaint of Jas. .Mc
Donald, chiirgiug him with larcenv of 11
u weiiing.
Ad Ilarland, 11 reckles.1 fellow from
Lake county, ni' Ud at .Myrtle Creek
tho houses of I). S. K. Duick ami II. W.
Stevenson.
Tho Allttry Democrat has mvcml
columns lilies, with the list of lovs -, from
the llood ulong tho river, und it makes
a sorrowful exhibit.
Tho Springfield bridgo will bo taken
apart and hauled out of tho drift whero
it now lies. Tho material is worth
something near $1,000.
Mr. Warren Packard, of Coos river.
shot himself under circumstances that
show an intent to commit suicide but
it scetmj not fatally.
rixiivii, or mvmxn.
The lilm- I'repiirln-r liiellulr ' Irlir.illiin
iirilu- Ails rut nrilie .e leur.
As the last day of the Old War, .latm.iry
J'th, in tho tlifgoriau inleiid.ir, approaches,
Chinatown presents a Inisy, bustling appear-aiu-e,
which plainly betokens nu iinpeiidir.g
least of iuipiirtance. SignW-irds with there
curious hireoglyphics ato being repa'ntcd ami
reglldcd and draped with hright scarlet cloth,
a favorite material for festooning. Hod is tho
Chinese festil color, and is believed to bo efll
caeious in keeping away evil spirits, and it Is
not unusual to seu strands of red silk in chil
drens' ipieucs to prevent tin-in from being cut
oil' by evil spirit. 'I ho shops in (.'htnatowii
disp'ny sprigs of "kin hiva'Vr golden llowers,
and aiiMiwst nil the dcid.ens of the Chinese
ipiarter there is nil iiudeicunvnt nf excite
ment over tlm ndveiit of tlio New Year and
approaching festival of Muii-neeii. Tho most
miiment'iits husinessof thu hour is thu settling
up of accounts, All debts must hu cancelled
hufota tliu Now Year, nnd this iitnver-nl oh.
lig.itory i-itstoui not law- is making thenv
i'iiU'0 Mongolian do a cousiileiiiblo niiinunt of
instling. I'lio yi-nr elixos In-moiiiiw unjht
and nt I- o'elrck tho fistiiities niiinn.-Mio
and continue as long n the money devoted to
the purpisi'Will hold 0111. Thu Jo-s Houso
will be thu meat emiterof nttinctioti dining
thu ce ehratiiin, ami the liojal Tluntrn at tho
comer of Alder and Second streets has iidvit
tised startling attractions for thu holiday.
IV MIMIlIt (tl.tltll.ltl.
.Nntlanllon niiiemlel nil AI.iiiji Hie line 1111
Hip t'olunililu.
Itepnrt from tho upper Colitmhla river re
ceivul yesterday nt tho nllicu of the O. It. k
N. Co. in this city, wero very unfavorable, to
a spcidy opening of tho river nnd a
lesuuiption of navigation, Tho riicr was full
of ice, a snow storm prevailing nnd thu ther
mometer nt Wnllul.i nt .1 o'clock Last evening,
was I." degrees sbnvu rer.i nml the weather
growing colder very fast. The steamboat
Ynueouver jestetday morning failed to reach
Vancouver on account nf thu ice, hut siu
ceeded in reaching thu other side of the Co
lumbia river this tidu of that place, and pas
sengers made the connection by stage iuwhii-b
way tliu mails wero nlso tran-pnited, The
ico llou extuiided beymid St. Helens jcslir
day and tliustiiunbont Ockhihamii having in
tow thu barkeiitiuo Wehioot, on its way to
this city, was eomia-llid to put back to St.
Helens and leave tliu sailing vcm-l there at
thu head of the slouch. The steamship State
of California ploughed its way through thu
icu nun icacli. 11 mis city without any ileten
tion. Xo tickets wero sold for Astoria for
this morning's Unit, und wi-s iniceitnin
whether or not thu pais. go could be made,
siiii'iugn It win lie nttriupteil. It stums
probalilu that tliu present free up will con
tinue fur muni days on thu upper river, and
in nil likelihood there will be no mails in
civt'd until nut iuation is once lunru resumed.
All thu boits nru now in winter ipiartors ex
cepting those plying oil the lower river route.
. VtllKOW llSC.tl-l,
A Horse nntl Itlilei- I'rrrlpllaled Into Ihr
Ulsrrul Ureriiwlrh Ituck IjisI Mulil.
Last night nliout 8 o'clock Mr. Homer I.UW,
a teamster in thu employ of thu t). T. Com
pany, had a very narrow escape fnnn dniwu
ing. In nttcinptlng to go oil" the stcamlioat
Orient at tlrecnwich dock while on horseback
lieforu tliu gang plank bad been properly se
cured, Isith ho and tho animal wero preci i
tiled into tlio river, ami it was witli thu ut
most ditiiculty and the greatest elhirt 011 tho
part of snme of thu deck hands, that tlio man
was iinany rescued. Tlio bono shared a
worse late, ami wjs tlrnwiictir On' in-lng
puueti 0111 01 inu waier, i.ow was in nn uncon
scious state, and fur a timo it was thouuht
that the chilling waters had so benumbsil h.ni
as to produce fatal results, A vigurous rub
bing and thu administration of prompt meas
ures to restore him to comcinusiics, fur half
1111 hour bad tlm desiritl ellcct and hu was
saved. Thu men who so fortunately wero on
hand at the timu of the accident nru deserving
of tho greatest praise for the successful t-llorts
madu by them to rescuu the imperiled man,
IlicllulUiluy 4'lallil,
Thocl'iim of lien. Holladay, formerly of
this city, has been so lung liefoio Congress
that must of our readers me mum or less fa
miliar with it. Mr. Holladay had lines of
stages carrying tho United States mail 011 thu
mute to California during thu civil war, and
sull'ereil pecuniary loss by having his trips tie
la) cd, Ids horses run oil, killed hy thu In-
iliaiis, tto. II10 lull luforu Congress states
his damages ut 8.V.,I)17,'I!I. Seii-ud nuiend
incuts to red 11 1 1' thu aiuuuut wcrti oll'-iied in
thu Senate, nil of w hi. h weru voted duw 11, ex
cept that olleriil by Senator C-ckrell, who
placed tho .imouiit tlilu Mr llol!aihi)ut IJI(H)..
(Mill. I his amendment w.u adopted, 111. d the
bill pasud.
Os tih: Wav. The atu.tin.fiip .Missi-sippi,
recently piiich-iscl to carry coil fiom t-t-ittle
t . San IVaucis-'o, has staried for California
anil iiiaybnexpecieil tonrrivo in 11 couple of
month.. Sue is n sti-.uu crew with a regis
tered tnniiagu of 1,01s. 1 1 tons and will cir
.ilsmt l.'JOO nf 10.il i-iich trip. Tlneii iron
stt.uusl.ips .tin now being built at 1'himtei-,
I Vnn., to run in connection with the Missis
sippi 111 thu coal carrying ti.ule, and will all
I hi fiuishid during thu pin. tut year. The
thrto building will each carry II.IMKI tons,
When they get to running won't tlm coal
move.
A Quick Tiiir.-Thu llritish ship Dallam
Tower arrived on tho t!0tli Inst, at San Kran
cisco from Shanghai, in a rousing passage of
'2H days. Shu sighted thu harulloias on thu
I'Jtli lust., and piuscd inside of them 011 the
'.'7th day out. This is tho best voyage ever
mado between the two ports, and beats the
celebrated trip of tho American ship King,
leader by two days. Tho Dallam Tower was
built at Birkenhead in I SCO, and is owned by
the bant-aster Shiiiowucrs' Company, and is
chartered to load wheat for Ore.it llritain.
Statk Tcmi-kium-k Allmnck The tenth
annual seisiou of thu Oregon State Tcmicr
anco Alliance will Iw held m this city, com
mencing 011 Wednesday, February 10, 1881, at
'J o'clock P.M. Tempeianco societies, churolit-a.
Sunday schools and any society duvotcd to
thu temperance cause will be entitled to send
one lichgate to the organization, one for every
20 mcinlrt-rs ami tne for each fraction over
tea. Tliu O. A, K. it. Co. (east anil west tli
visinn) will return delegates free, who have
paid full fare going, on presentation of a cer
tificate from the aecrerary.
8ix Mows or tiii Victims. The Attorlan
of the 2-Zd stys that Mr. Cloutrle reports
finding the remains of six more men from the
Uf-fsted LupsU. One of the bodies was
dressed. Tney were found in nearly the
locality as the brat.
font-
a Hon a a conx.
Produce Kxriiun-jo 21 ml
n;isl(ui .lsVivliiiiit.
No. 170 Punt Slrevt, llct. MoirUm ami Ysiiililll.
Dr.iit-r 111
4 I.I. KINliS 111' tHIIH'ON AMI C.MKtlllNIA
V PriMuiti. The lllmot fii-h I'rleu 11.1 tor
lliiiur, Kiras, Oilclten'. Cuiw, lli.:- , Knr,. Kle.
'O.Ns:i.Mli:MS MOMClll D
.lai . i-tli tf.
THE CINCINNATI
WEEKLY' TIMES.
nisstssrsMs ii.to' Tiin(r.
An elaht-stis paper out.) One Hollars Sntr.anil a
hinirninernl tlurstlni "twoti-t-t ttl.lomid iiliiiot three
It-ct lonir" frte, siul ntiirolil tre e,rrv siitwrlber.
A.t.irp... vii:i:ki.i iiiih,
Jaall It tllirllniull, O.
Oregonian Railway Company
i.iiiiii.ii.
i:ti' situ; iinmiiiN.
i tOMMKNCIMl MOMIW, .1 A I MtV
. the
ID. Kvsl.
utofKiltm"lll
sei-turtl, lualtliiif
tilt wltli
.iliil until rurllit-r inili.
lu.nu font of MurrlMiit ,in-ii
i"it - M-. it-titr. suiulvm
l-StF tto-o romi-itlim nt trnt l.iit.ll
lr,in.r M.l'nul, 'ri tirlit'i'iii-leaiiii Hlltrrlnli.
linil'll l-lirie. SIIIIUII lllllo. SSI-Hi MIIJIOII,
M'lituiul Intoriiinlliti- i.liil )lt-.t.sti-uril tt-un.cr,
soil let'iiiiiKniviMiiiiliiti.Hi4(nrpnitt-ii,'iNiti'lriiiirPi
mi alncinl the- nUht priilmis to tlajr n(iliartiirt-.
v)i;simii: iiitisiDN.
8 'flfl Jl- ,1-'ll. Suiiilats t-M-cplctl, tit O. & J.
"U II. It., (We-tslli! Ulil.l.nil foot n( F street,
iiuUiitfilo-iii'i'Mii'tlliM at Mi-si Mill- Siot.lim (or
llrlilnlll, llriiiiiliiiinil ntiilrtlii-rldiiii -leiirtliiit
t'.rl'vr poluta KuiiUisierliliiii .luiiilliiii lliia min
ttill rim s4f..llnMt;
On MOMIAYH, WCIiXCSDAYM siul ritlDAYS,
tixUtlonaUtwern -llierlililii .liiiii-llonaiul Ititllii
On Tfl-SIIAVH. TltrilMiAYS sml HATUIIP.UH,
to itstloi.s littKi-t-n Hlit-rlilini .liiiirllnn ami nltrrl-
tlnn.
lllltOIitl1l'lii:mtialose fatbits on sato at
O. X IX. II. II., Wi-st SMi! illt Won 1 1 Ait ollU'e.
O-laa - M- MOMtAYN. WKII.VIXIIAVM ami
O'UU KIIIDAYH, liiiin Imit ol Morrison street,
steamer "Ohio" Inr Km loll and all ilnts Iwtitct'ii
I'oiltniiil and liiijlnii on Kit rr.
FREIGHT.
(foot f Moiil-on ttreel (mm 7 A. SI, to ill". Jl.)
iitxr Min: mio..
Krtln'.il n-wltt-il ititly. rsii-pl Humlaya for n.hU
lictnrvlt ltlt)'a mtllllit nii.l llrnwiloslllr.
m.srsini: imtiii.
Krtljht tm-ltisl T('IHAS, TIII'IINIi.WM sn.l
HATt IIUAYH, liir.ll i-lnl on Ills r Ik-Iwitii I'iiii
IiiiiiI and llii) Ion, nml for lliillna, liirlililll sml
liitrrint-illnte lailnta,
J. M. t'll.l.Mlllii;
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AvIIiik t'rstit'tt and 'Illicit Aai nt.
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Wr ulltkt-od tht-lll aH.tHtfU jsthll
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ftr'Mako rtinlltaiii-es hy Moiic Orilt-r or lltvl',
tcrtil Utter )alile to
Savra'l At Clarke.
PoltUntl, Onvon.
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apply by letter.
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rompsis sail cspseltjr forths ptrforiusare, with full
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of tone, which hu circa the MASON A HAMLIN
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(INK of tho CJItKAT WOICLD'B INDUSTIttAL EX.
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