Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, April 01, 1881, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextWIiAMETTB FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 1, 18141. A -a- TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. KASTfiKX. Vk Mirnlil mi HoIm rl-iiM1 .tppolnliiiml. Nkw YoiiK, M.ircli 21. Tlio lltratd ) if KobcrU m' ap,)oiiitmiiiit! The pregnant (Act in his appoiut'iwiit I tli.it no men tu tno Kepithlictu jitity liavo a liiyhcr cltiin on tlio oOMIiilcnco ol tno rrealiiciil man mo mra who went to CIil ago to defy party disciplino and ptrty ol.ly.i' ion. They form what may In calltif the tnatciilino olouient iu tlio now a-lmiutstintion. A policy which three wotk ajo developed Hhlno aa .Secretary of fjtnte nil now ite Ituhertton control of tlio groat Nt titlko in tlio treasury i worthy nf dceii nil rion study. The mora our Ilepubli cau fciVtiilx study It tlio mors tliey will co in H. Tho romov-,1 of Merrltt to London tlioiild not cscitio nttciitlou a bearing upon aivil service reform. Mcrrltt ha liccn an efficient olnccr, iilitj ft clliciciit mill popular it tlio huul of tlio custom as James at tlio Jitml of tho postollico. Yet Jam- I elevated M r, anKn-'t, white Mcnitt, who held n iii'm unportAiit ollico, l reduced too Onsul lien irauJiin. Now if w believed Itoi iiblican jUtrmiun c.iitd nny thin) about civil service rcfniiii, wuidiniild lok UM)ii this thing as a serkii nuttcrj hit it wa a, humbug under fliyrrf nml is nn inliontcil humbug; under (Itrllilil, ninl not vr'li L-ricvln.- ivor. in IIicm nppointiuoiiti tHo ('resident flt'tif'li, tlio whole htulii's and p'lti it aiy. T'or that notion ho invritu our praUo. Wo should have liked tu Irivu vun civil serviui rof.-i in kuiitnitul Imt allien tho I'msidout i'oo lint fcollve iu It, It in wi.M tint it onion to an cud, More r.vprrl Tmlliuuiii'. ..'kv Yiiiik, March 'Jl.-ln tlio WliiUol.or fiurt martial to-day A lit.int'l'oitmmtiT UayUr, mi uxpcit, and that lm hud uiadii up Ihuu.ituof Wiimliii" from vatioii lottur he had taken from scveiitl.MiiipI a of Whiltakcr' bandit ritiug. Ho -ati that ho hud clectjit lott.ru Irnui aiunpl which imit ioeiiiblod fiou in tliu imto of tn niiu. In antv.fr In furtliir ipicatiou, utnsn .ulinlt rd that he oould h.ivu aeltctcd from .tmplii lottery that would liavo mudo un tlio unto of w.triiliit! th it would havn no resemblance or elianotcriatics to t'ic oriiinl. A "irillafiil IIIHrrr. it wa ruinorcd tn-rhtht that tlio grand juiy had under considcratioN during thu day tliu conduct of l'ollcii l'oiumiasluncr .Nicholni, oliairuiiii of tliu atrcitt clcatiiii); department, in not kti'pinj tliu nticcU properly clcanud, with a view til lliidiug nil indiutmuiit nguin.t him. I'nlnl Arrlilrnl. (!tiKKNiU'iui, I nil , March '.'I. Kivo men wcio kilVud mid thrt'u uounded ly tliu blink ing nf ii. tn.ii! ht'io lo-day. Ilrntti of Col. Itrrlirr. .Vr. f.MOIH, Maixli SI. Col. I'red Meeker, n jtnuiliicutiiirm.iii polltltliu, ilhilnt lilt uoiii voar .Siiiiiuu'rllvld, III., tiwid)(ht. Ho wim m of tliu luadcrtof tliu (lerm iu revolution in lalS, m.k cxlliil, and ciuiu iu thii louuty, rli'irv in- lu.a l.oi-ii prominently iduiilillod witli Jin bnimi n'i,l Hihtical iiiteri-aN. tit II Hull .tunhi.l I'urtllMnl HH'lixlirr. Nv.w YmiK, Murch 21. Jolm Stewart linn fr'K.iu nil Mtiiiii iiyaimt Canllii.il McClukey til enforcu Jx.T(iriii:ln)j nf u certain coutiact. H'fiH.ut il.iini J tlinl li. cnUrcd into a coutrnct Willi tliu cardinal to p'irchiuid tlio block 'iiiiiilinl liy .Miidimin nud t'uurth aveiiuut anil Vittiilh itnd I'Mt.v-l'ir.t uticlf. Tint build inui mi the laml vturu t bo rcmoud by tliu tu linil by August I, 18V), xhciithu Hut pij incut ul ."(.IXH) w to bo mvh, tliu ImI' iui.u to I i p.iM by it two year ImhuI and inort Ki Unriiy fcl per cent, inter tut. Tliit con truith.is liotbtcii utriicdout. Dufuiid.mU nil, lit thoioutrait biitclalm that iilaintlir wah not iililo to cury tlio contract and undertook iti n ipcculalion, liu InninJ,' by ita turn', lite . mtli in wbii'li to vtuit lr it r.io iu the .mkct aluo of tlio property, A hlimulnr 'iir. Otittctivc (o-nixiil nirciUol tliu wifu ol n lullliy Ihlcapi iihy.ician, naiuifiilarly hand niio vtoni'iu, ttho atolo ?l'.',M0 vtorth of diiiifinda fniin Chaa, . I,alle, a diamond UoKir in IamIIu atrcut, lant I'ebruary. Slit 4me hciu xn. b r tliu iiamuof I'loicucu McNeil il una liniiliii(t iu a faahiouablo iij.-towti Invtriliiiic boiuu. Shu la aaid ti bi highly ntiuivcteil, but tliu ikjIioo refuai) to git u lu-r liiiiu. A Trna Krlllriurnt. '.'.l.Vf.-riix, March 'Jl,Iu tlio nirlbwcit n put of Jnckann county lat Monday tin i'imIiiii'II, Uxiinrd and 1'mli', met by aguv xiim to acttlc it ilitliculty, liiiuciUK another aian iu n witinaa. I.fim.ird atpp.d nil' an ttrrtsl dUtiil-u when loyu itteurntu I to iiioit lilni, but Ida Clin hung tiro. Milliard lytwii.d tliu llrcon IKitle, who fell m rail) nmtixliil. Ilu then Mnlkeil up to Dolu nud tliot hnu thrtv timcK iu tho bead, thou taking IMyl a cuii mortnlly woiii'iloit tliu only wit eai to tliu tragedy and then racapod. Murder l Itulrlilr. Stol'X CtTr, Maicll 'J4. (lintnv I'Vicdlleh, crat tlenu.m aaliHiu kciptt 4'Jycara old, tliu n.'uruiU'g vhol it'i a d'Hililo-lMiielod almt jiin nml i'latui'ly klllcil Judali K. Ilcrlianlt, ago I It, and then put ttto chaigea into lu ihu l"W. tho latter ouo tearing away hii kenit. Tin ru uaa no came kucwu except Ida 'unity, Uiirtlrr In rl.ua. I.! rn.it Hih'K, March '.'l. W. lUrminghani, planter living aL'Viola, &t aaiiuted yea Vidil ctiikoaud iwrpotrator iinkii.'wn, Vitl rrnner Train. tCiNNt City, March Ul. It lnollKlilly a,i. nounced that tho llanid'utl A St, Joacdiaud Cliii'-ii?, llurliiuton & Quiiicy nud a will put on J. l.t.t trni t between heru kiid ( bloij next jiinday to cunui ct with tho Atehiaou, Topcka k SiuU IV aul Southeru Califoi uia tram ol Atciiinn, Topcka A Santa Ko lino, Tim Wa boali & Chicago and Alton roada not to lie rut Ji.n.i iu thia matter, will alio put on a ft train April 3d. lt Hoalnraa Cunilllloii or the ('unlri', Nw Yokk, Maicii '.'.V llradatiwt'a eircu-Bo- to mtxirutv ttill a.y that a tho ru.ultuf iu. aiiitca madu through ita cornxpoiideuU in all Wcterit State it liaa Icarutsl iletiuitvly t'tu agricultural tratlo and trauapirtation aituatiou tl.o regiona indicated. O.io main iiiiery bich has taken oaaeaalon of tho buiiuraa ysblic ia, "Ilia auYthingoocutttxl iu tlio Veat Iu fc-rioiialy check buaiiicaa pnaprit;!" r'roui tru ol ourdiaiwttcheatho autwer umuiattkably M "No." While the element have conapired V delay Spring tradu in the Wrat aud Noith waat, tiicro la nothing to aliow that ita voluma a, Ul U lc than laat yrar. Tho trails aitua tiou ia atrongly aiutaiued. The touudatioua 1 pnuperlty are uuallercd aud proimae to iMiliuuii iudeliuitely. U ia apparent atocka M goodi iu the hand of country merchant la.vj U-cn very much depleted, flua fact put witli kuowlciiju that the lejwliug induatrial Jia centrally are juat tow abuudtutly able to purclnve, Indicate coucluaively that both Jouiuid. ami couaumptiua through the Spriuir will U large. Uullvclloua mve ocn alow, Imt it i eviJeut that bank have Ixeu abuud. mt'y able to graut cretlita renuinrJ. Whilo It ia yet early to give juilgmont na to the general coudition of Winter wheat, it ia aafo to aay from our nilvicra that Winter wheat liaa not been eorioiuly injured. An uncertain quantity n to the wheat situation is tho extent to which Spring wheat sowing will bo reduced owing to backwardness of Spring. Severe weather liaa been seriously felt by the railroads as n largo decrcaso of earning and largo additions to expense at tending tho clearing nf snow and ico from tliu tracks. Our Denver correspondent telegraphs that tlio los on cattle will bo under ten per cent., and that one-fifth of tho sheep nro gone. This is bv no means so bad ns has Iwen feared. General Huron telegraph to llmdstrcet'a that the condition in Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas Is favorable to rapid ilia appcarauco of snow. A iilrl Horribly tinmen". Kiiik, March 2T. Mlas Kato Lohan, a trirl aged 10, wis frightfully burned to-day. iter clothing caught fire while ookiug dinner. Hhn rushel out into tho onon air. and ran wildly alwut until every article of clothing but her shoes was burned olC Thon ahe walked back into the home and fell in swoon. , Kxcopting her face, wliich was atlffhtlv burned, the akin was entirely burned oir hor iKwiy. Hhenuietly cultures lier suliur ings, prayerfully expecting death, lloal llnriiril nt New Orlran. Nkw Oiii.kan.h, March M. Tlio steamboat Willie, with im bales ol cottoii, was burned to-night. f'nniplliiirnfarjr In Hrliun. Nkw Youk, March '.'0. Carl Schurz has acciptcd an invitation to a reception and btn tpict tendered by many of tho best (Jcrnuii citizens of tho city. I'alliirr for I lie tVrrk. Ilraditrect reports 1.1.1 failures for tho paat week in I ho United States and province, a dcerc.ia of I" cnnpareil with tho prccoding wok, iudicatiiig that trudd is improved gen erally, fur niot fall ure ii aru comparatively small, Miirrliiime llurnril. I'llltjtliKl.l'llM, March M. An iincom plettd storage warchntiv) 3f the rciinaylvaiiln sn't ininiilaulurlng company ut lireenwicli point, was burned down to-day. Samuel L. Vainlor.dioj wa.t killed, I'red Ihrtlett lind n leg nud arm broken, and other workmen had I cm striMia liu ti. Ilullrr mid Clime tilutlrrnllnn. Nkw Yiiiik, March S3. Tliu couimitteo on public health madu an iuvctigtiou to day of tho mviufactiire of butter and lanl-chcon. Three wliuleaalu butter and checso uicrchuiita It-atitlcil that theru was nnuh adulteration in tliu luniiuf ctuio nf cheese; net enough )et to alfeet tlio trade, but serum ouuugli toilumind lutfialstinn, Soveral rcmclics wero recoin ineniUd. Tliero ia much iutoruit among deal era iu real uinl bojjii cheo.e its to tho result of tliu luviatlgitiun. Tho president of tho 1 los tun produce oxchango aays that the sale of adulterated buttir "lid clieeao ia a vunra to tliu dairy iutercats of tho country. Tliu largo milk iutcroita should bu protected. The Small I'rr Iu Minnie l.lnnil. I'iiiiviiiknuk, March 'Jll. Tho (irecultack ml l'rohihitiouista' Convention mot to-day atid uominnted SUtu ticket. ChlrNRO Itrumrrntlr I'rlmarlr. CilliMini, March CO. Iiat evening 'a Deiu-(a-ratio priuurics aliow lh.it Mayor Harrison ntnl tho other principal otlicera of the present city guvcruiiiu.it will bo nominated iur to election tu-morrow, ('Hllfuruln .liipulnliiirnl. WaxIIIMItii.s, March 'M. Tliu I'lutldiint tn-ilay iiimiiuatcd N. V. Spauldiug, of Oak laud, tu 1 llniti d State Treasurer nt S.m Krauciac), vicu William Sherman, who hid held tlio ollicu ei)iht year, nud ttlioao la.t cummisnou oxpiiod on tlio 8th int. This imiKirtaut Cali.iinila nomination will bo closely followed by nnolher to-nionnw, iinmo. ly that of Chancellor HaiUou, of N.ip.t, to I in Collector of Internal Jtcvtuuo for the I'ittt California District, vicu William Idghy, who i inciacititml for contiiiuaiico iu ollicu by riMMiin of nhyaical diaabilitica. Charlea M. I.uvy waa iiumiiutod to-duv for Aoi-tant ! Appraiser nt Sin Fraucico, to succeed I-'icd Lux, who is to bu removed. Mr. Spiulding, it will be remembered, ji iiiuiiiii.uiuly I'lcouiniundcd by tlio Kcpubli 0 .11 member of tho Califorau delegation in tho lit Oiiigrcs for tho ollicu of Surteyor of mo run, wi.iunwaa roterteii, However, ny l'reident llayua for tho present incuniboiit, Mr, Hayes. Spauldiug has aiuco been tery atrongly recommended by a lirgu immlicr of proiuiiiuut citizens of California Inith for tho naval nllico nml tho nppointment which ia uow tendered him. Tke t'nndahar qetli llerore the Rease of font man. Losdon, March 20. In the commons to day the Candahar debato was resumed. Lord Uuorgo Hamilton, conservative, stated that no intimation had been received that General Skobelotrs policy was disapproved. lUe o garded the announcement of SkobelufTa recall as a mere parliamentary' blind. Tho postmaster-general strongly vindicated the policy of the government. ' Hartiiuitou stated tdat information of (Jen. SkobelolTs recall had nut been received through tho Kusaian government. Twa pilule, though improbalilo, that dlaturbanco aud blootlsheil would follow llritlsh departure rum anuaiiar uui wncn was a tranatcr ol the throuo in Afghamatan unattended with lilitui bunco, and waj it any business of Eng land to prevent it ? Stanhope' motion was then rejected, 310 to 240, and the announcement of the rcult was greeted with loud cheers from tho liber als. Hartlueton said that the retention of Tan dahar would expo.o Kugltnd to perpetual rjuarrela and colliiinu with Hustla, and if ahe interfered by military operations or diplomat ically, it would mean rnnturo of-har dirlo. matiu relations with England, and we should lie free to take incatiiru as wo thought neces sary to protect our frontier and assist tho Afghans to'bold their independence. Nurthcoto warned tho government that they left tho dillicully arising from evacuation to be settled by uttural selection. It would 1)0 settled by Kusiian selection. aupprrn-nl. St. I'KTKiixnrmu, March 23. Oen. Me'lkoff Ins ordered proceedings to bu taken agaiutt mo ax. i cieraourg uai'iit. lias HoMral. Nkw Cahti.k, Mrch 23. A iIIiimUIi atatea that the Jlocr lioistcd tho Hag of 7raniva.il amid loud acclimation- boforuthny dispersed. Paul Krugur will niTivo Situnlay. Ifowill nslt Oeu. Wooil in governing tho Trans vaal until tho commlsiion has concluded ita labors. . Overhauling a Hlrainrr. I)Nlio.V. Msrch 23. An attomnt was made Inst night to Intercept tho atcamcr Australia which sailed Thurmlny for New YorK, and is suppoaod to carry Colt-man, ono of tho men autpected of helm" concerned in tho Mauiiun House on irage. An iinpcctoi of olico and n conaUblu loft t'nlmoutli last nijht in a tug to await the Auitralia oil' tliu Lizard, where ne was expected at imumglit. Mill Oov.l. Ouo of tho largest llax mills Hive- & Ten nant has clvncil, In comeijiionco of tho de pression in trade. Ilaiiqurl nt t'rriirli Trnilr Hvrlellr. 1'Altln. March 20. At a banijuet eiveu by tho trado societies to OaiubetU, GOO persona woro present, nml 720 trado societies wcro represented. The Minister of Airriculturo uiiu jinnator oi I oils were present. (Jam bctUsaid that hu Input! tho tuna would so n conni when tho now maneuvers which tended to weaken President Orovy's authority would In- slopM'd. Ho trusted that for this rrasou his daya will bo long. "Tho day is approach ing," ho said, "when tliu Chamber will bo free to choose it mou and Idea, when tho mandate will go forth that the incessant ter giversation against which we nro striuviing mutt bo closed by crowi.lii,' democracy with public liberties." ITEMS IIY TELEGRAPH. Count Pecci, the Pope's brother, Is dead. Wheat was dull at Liverpool on tho 23th. Tho President and cabinet have decided against an extra session. Florida Orango Groves liavo been seriously injured by the lato cold snap. Indians are raiding in Green county, Toxiis, and coniidcrnblo damage has been done by them. Grant has been snubbed thus far by Garfield In relation to thoso whom he desired to hold ollice. Justico Field la slid to bo lobbying in tho !...-. . - u. ..!.... t-.il -.tt-.l. iiiivien. ui otaiuuy .'ibuiibwb uuirm f,iu- ington. The grand national ateeplo chate was won by Woudbrook, Kegalia aocoud, Thorn- ncm third. Six men have Wen captured who were im plicated in tho robbery of a stage near Oak vllle, Texas. It is reported that Colliding looks upon the appointment of Ilobertsun as a declaratiuu of war uy uarliclil. Two shocks of etrthnuake were felt at St. Thomas, W. I on the 11th, and another on tho 12th. Thirteen picked physicians and a siUad of sanitary ollicera began ou the 25th, at Detroit, canvassing hotels and cellars throughout tho city lor the purpose of lighting typhus lover. Tho Prttidont ha nominated Robt.il. Hilt. of Illinois, ns'istant secretary of state) N.W. Spauldiug, asittaut U.S. truisurer at an Francisco, and C. M. Levy, assistant appraii-.r at San Francisco. Two brothers, John and Michael Watts, aged IU and 20, living with their parents at Palestine, Texas, quarrelled day beforo yesterday, and John killed Michael with a knifo. STATE NEW 8. IA!IFI VOAKT. rOUEI.. An Inlrrnsllunal tHrlloH. lai.MHiN, March 2li. Tho Jhilly Xtict axysi Wu bcliuvo that tho following is all authentic atateiueut of tliu Tuiiia iiicideuti When tliu Coiuertative wuro arranging the noiulaition of Cyprus, Franco mrntiono-l the posaibUity of Tunia omu day being open for annexation, l.urd Salia'iury, then Foreign Seen tary, thrc un hi madu a atiteiueiit wlucli tho irvncii Miuittrv eou.t'Uod aa an iindcrstandim: that EnuUlid would not oblect to the annexation of Tunia by France, whoii aniue time later tho question cropped up, Salialiury iliacuimed tills conatrucliou and meaning, but Frauco al lege that aha ia in poeiou nf private let ters fioni Saliibury fully i-oullnnlng tlda viow if tliu curreapond'iice. Hie DUu-Irr l Mrr. Nick, March 23. Tho nettsiiapcrs att that tho directr of tho theatre haa informal a inagiatrato that there was a strong amell -f g in tho theatre ou Wednesday. Ihat hu comnuuiicited with tho authentic and wuhivl to poitponu tlm jH-rfarmanco uutil an examination of the gis apparatus was made, Imt nuoived order to give tlio opera as ad Ycrtisod. MutMrrllHloH for Ike MHtTrrrr. Tho aubaciiptiou for tho friend of tho suf ferers has reached IW,X) franc. The fmivrl of tho victims took place to-diy, aud was at tended by a large crowd. The t-aar and lh) wla, Hkknic, March 23. The czar has replied iu very friend'y term tu a letter of condolence, from the Swisa federal council. Ho hopes that tliu friendly leeling inauifestod toward hi lath r will be couti.iued to hinuelf, The Trial. The trial of tho aaaaaain ol tlw Czar will couimeuct) ou the 30th. It liia been decided to procvoil agaiutt Sophie and Prettl'aki sepa rattly. Ike Aall-AUtrrr Motrtural la riala. Maimili, March 26. At the antialavery meeting to-day, ruaolutioue wera ajoptcil de claring tho law of February 8th, iu regard tu alatery iu Cuba, contrary to the principle of right and jutticv, and condemning the regula tion in regard to holding slave. The auti-alavcry society ha declared it iu teutiou to coutinue it propaganda uutil alaverv iu all the Spanish federal states is completely abolished, ticrattaa Kaitaaale. Hkkun. Muvh 20, Id the reichttatf ye. tenia y the budget was read the third time. Th lucome for the uew duancial year i ejti- mated a uv,VdU,ooi inuKi oriiiuary out lay, oil. 001 00 1 1 supplementary estimates. 8,304,403 1 suUldies to b drawn from xai' ou federal sUtea, I03,2$J,S23 mark, Ilriittnril. Uk.no, March 21. While II. P. F.rgu.on nud Frank Child Merc repairing a dam nt Ferguson' shingle mill oaiip 10, two miles above hero yesterday, Clillds fell Into the nvci and I'cririuon lumnoil into sava him ami uom were iirownni, -4 r:lrn .e...-y'""-dV 'S ' Sa.n Fiitxt'ittit, March 2l.--?lWJuiior has called an extra se-nion of tho legiTlitiiro for April 4th, to en let a general appropria tion bill, levy taxes, pas deficiency bill and apportionment bill, enact a road law and to conform appointment. Tliu scasion is limited to twenty days. .lirxlrmi linn. Citv ok Mkxkni (via Havana), March 10. Tliu Mexican chiet engineer lias aurvcyed the I'ohauntopiu route, and report Captain Eail' pn'ject entirely prncticablu. Ovntiuii tu Gun, Ord continue. It I rojiorted that tho government refutes mollifications in the concession in wliich Ho ineio trautforrcd tu tliu company organized by Gen, Grant. Kobbrra Arretted, Tiik Dallk.i, March 23. M. Peudergrait and McCarty wcru arrested lait night for o implicity iu the robbery at the Cascade re contly. Ureult Court is in esion tuts week, but notiiing innortAUl on tlio docket. Hlver rising rapidly j weather rainy. ITEMS MY TELEGKAI-ll. Gen ICompto lias been appointed military goturnor of Paris, Continental socialists hold an international cougruss iu September. Ileccher ha told Ida houao in Ilrooklyu. It was heavily mortgaged. John I. Crow, editor of the lhltimorj Sun died auddeuly of apoplexy ou the 23d, A Mexicau railway company has been in corporated at Hartford, Connecticut Tlio Democratic City Com ention nominated William Mean for Mayor of Cincinnati. Hugh J. Jewett haa aucccedcd Graut aa Prisidentof the World's Fair Conunissiou, The police have discovered a secret store of 1,000 nllea outaldo the barrier of Madrid. The Kallocli jury i out The general im preaiou is that no verdict will be reached. A bill to remove the capital to Philadelphia wu defeated, 'M to 43, at llarrisburg on th 2.1 1. A coirvfKiudont at Mount Pimped report that 4 royal commiatiou will be appoiutcd in Juno, Hobertaon. just appointed New York Col lector of Customs, i aaid to be an anti-Couk ling man, Coiuiiiodord Shefeldt, U, S, N., has been detaclud on spocial tcrtice to icorgauizo the Chin, so navy, Tho Sutro tunnel was connected with Yel low Jacket ou the 23th. A tine currcut of air goo down through Jacket shaft. No ailter will be purchased by the treasury department thia week. All bids ollered wera in excess of what tb department would py. A heated debate took place in th Senate on the '-th, botweeu Johuaton aud Dawes re garding the appointment of Uiddleberger, a repudiationitt, for sergeaut-at-arm. Col. (I, A. L. Uoberts, inventor of the oil well torpedo, died at Titusville, Pa., ou Uie 23th. II was doubtless the best known man and the greatest inventor iu tiio oil regions. It transpires that deliberation of tlio jury in tho Knlloch ensu was mainly regtrdiug tho six-shut theory of tho defense, ninl self-do-fenso alouo was the urouud of tho verdict. transitory mania being rejected. A fiio broko out on tho 23th in tho drying room ei tno collar worn oi u. A. wooltov. Jcrsoy City. A number of workmen were mora or lest burned thoso mott ttiouIy, Arthur Scott, Timothy Tuill aud M. Graut) loss smill. Tlio State deptrtment ha Infoninllon ilit. proving tho statement regarding' a rccoutly nubliihod rcoit rotlecting upon U. S. Consul Hoosovelt at Mantanzaa, and a Mr. Drake, tho chnrgo being rap-rted groundless by tho consul. Grant is meeting with unexpected oppul tiou to hi Mexican railway scheme, by patri otic but ill-iuformud Mexican who fear their country safety will bo imperiled by railroad connection witu mo united outc. Tho American coiitut at Nice telegraph a follovt Sixty-nino live woro lost by tho opera houso fire; no American or English men wcro amoiiy the victims. Public inter ment tikos place to-day. All of tho ship nro closed. I.'licrnlt in parliament are said to bo con idcring a motion condemning the terms i.f pesco with tho Itoer. Homo ruler. are con. sideriug tho expediency of leading attention to utterances of several Irish judges nud Mk iug their dituiicial. Tlio author of an articlo In tho Vnlomoill, St. Petersburg, charging the administration withviolonco and robbery, and society with cherishing- illusions which lod to tho ataaatiua Hon of tno czar, has lcon summoned by tho minister of tho iutuiior tu appear beforo a judge. Tile trial ot Crux Domonla for the murder of Francisco Cuneo, an iuoMViisivo old man of 73, at Uakcrsflfld, Cal wai concluded a- 10, and tho cnao givon to the jury nt 3 o'clock. They returned in half nu hour with a verdict of guilty of murder m the tirat de gree. The steamer Newborn, from Mrxiian porta. brought un to San Francisco th ollicer ami crow of tlio schooner John Stilzon, which foundered at sea while homeward bound from a fur aealing trip to Galapagoa Ialand. The crow took to tho boats, landing at Maidaleu.t lay, where they wtro picked up by the New bern. Friend of Bl.tino aro lioldly claiming that ho brought about tho nnminatiou of Judge ltohcrtson as collector of New York, as a re wanl for hi services at Chicago. It is detlu itely known that Conkling am Piatt intend t) light to secure Robertson reirction bv the Senate or tho withdrawal of hi name by tliu President, A Mexicau curreanoudeut aava theLirillanl exploring puty have been oetitely engaged, but the present law of Mexico prohibit any exortatioii of antioiiities. It is expected the coming teuton of congress will paa a bill which will facilitate that object. On the line of tho Mexican Central railway a buried town wim uiicuvf rvii nun evidences Ol an advanced emulation round. There wero paved atreeU, irro.Milar atone atone atcps. and ctrved tt'die work, indicating a high order of workman ship. A writer In the N. Y. 77mm, favorin? the proposed control of the Northern Pacific tct niiuus in the iuterest of the Oirgou Naviira. tion Company, sayst "I reicat that tho Ore gon party care not a button about the Tncmna fine, aido from the great expense of con. tlructing it, at a time, too, when it it not known by anybody w hether the Northern Pa cilio Comntny ai'l liave money enough from their boud negotiation to complete their road eveu to the mouth of Snake river. They have a yet neither urvey nor estimates of tbo most ditllcult portions of their Mute, and probably the most dilUcult of all will be the tacoma branch. Why then should tho North. era Pacific precipitate a war with the Navi gation Cumpauy, to the detriment of its owu -Mrr hoMr. which must result in twt'pone. meut of dividends for a vry long time, and, if it relie upou the Tacoma route for its profits, postpone them forever? Such a war is utterly fruitless and wasteful, and in mr itdginent will never b Ulerated by the real !. .W ... .M.W.VWW. ff l I The Democrat on the 23th chiefly assailed Mahoue' repudiation record. Mahoue ia ick, but i preparing a speech defeudiug Yirgiuia'i uiianciat uuuise. utmrron, leader Ol tne no ,Tho farm house of M. Oattifld, near Milwaukie, tAVs tliu Ulackamns Demo- crxil, wan totally destroyed by tiro Satur day at teniooii,loj;otlior with the contents. Mr. Oattiuld wa-s working iu the field a (itarttr of mile wny, and could not itach the house in time to savo anything-. lijs wife was alone at the time Tho tire caiglit at the tire place and before 'i ilild down destroyed $1,200 worth of property, ilr. Oattiuld will rebuild at oi X w Tkiau The appeal of young Yintz. infltiode to the Supreme Court for a new trial baakcen granted. Oar reader will remem ber Inst he murdered old man Swaneer who live! about three mile North-east of the Watt Union Church in HilUboro, His body via found about thirty milea frr.m hi tint,,- publican aiovemeut iu the Senate, has con Wiiengerod waa discovered to be the bom for a week. There isnouguof yield mwawrer and bad a trial and wu Cvuvicttd, ing. tu wvi now nave anoiaer irut. Grouso uro plcntyful at Eugciio City, More liorsos aro needed nt Tlio Dalles. Wood is worth $7 und $8 a coid nt Pendleton. The Lukoview jockey club will inaug urate sonio races soon. S. K Flood fills tho Western Star with laragrnph editorials. Ochoco is getting a littlo excited again over its gold mines. Corvnllis " btago-strucks" liavo organ ized a dramatic association. Tho peach and currant crop is said to have been injured by recent frosts at Coos ilay. Expensive philosophical apuratus in soon to bo purchased by tho TJmpqua Academy. J. II. Evans announces himself cd itor of tho State Line Herald, Watson DroH. retiring. Tho engines from tho old " Ouxsio Telfair" liavo been safely landed at Em pire Citj, Coos Bay. Tho remains of Thomas Judkins, who was lost cast of Eugciio Oity in the mountuiiiH, have not been found. They argue questions with veritable knock-down arguments, in tho sliapf of clubs in the Coos Day debating society. John GiH.siuly has tho stone con tract for tho new insane usylum nt salem. Mr. Drown offers land froo nt Silver ton for tho erection of it woolen mill. Al. Ouolidgo mill others will take him up. Wash Simpson, of Elk Oity, has a contract for furnishing -100 cords of brush for the improvement of Yaquina Hurbor. The railroad company liavo nbuut .100 mrm nt woik on their branch lino to Daker Uity, engaged in grading near Umatilla, Tho work of assessment is going on steadily. Wasco county will piobably show a pro'purty valuation of over 55,000,000 this year. J. Hill nml Warren Luckey, who have been with a surveying party at tho ncnti ot SiuHaw, liavo been missing troni camp tor thirteen days. Last Tuesday tho burn lielonging to Mrs. Powell was burned with all its contents. A valuable span of horses was lost, among other thing. Mr. ami Mrs. John Stowell, of Eu gene Oity, colobrated the sixtieth anni versary of their wedding one day last week. They wcro mariiud in Tennessee in 1812. Tho peoplo of Tillamook aro endeav oring to incorporate a company fur tho purponu of erecting a tutlmoii cannery ut Uarribahli. It is Iio'hhI thoy may suc ceed in the enterprise. Hon. It. P. Doise. of Salem, addressed the citizens of Lane county at the court nouso last Saturday on tho " Aims and Object, of the GraimV' His lecture was well attended and IhkIiIv unnrcci attd by the fanners. Cunt, Parker has made some nroirress in taking out tho machinery of tho wiecked Telfair, notwithstanding the bad weather. Tho super heater wa taken up to Empire last week and other parts aro expected hoon to follow. Tho Coos Day New is accountable for this: Mr. Thomas, of Kontuck Slough, was out hunting last week, shooting a dear it a distance oi about 250 yards, he walked to it, deliberately cut its throat, when the deer jumped up aim ran away, nieeding sorerely but iiiaKiiig lis escape. The wurehouso of Vanduyn k Smith, at IndoiiciHleiice, took u tumblo in the Willainotto on Tuesday last participating altout 50 sacks of wheat into tho river. Some timo aco. when in tho dischanw of his duty as an officer, James Cham bcrlain shot and killed a young man named Van Allen, since which time sev eral "bud niuu" have vowed to tako his life, and James has to liavo a little "scrap" every timo sonio of tho"Cow Boy Druisers" como into the town. Priuovillo horses aro auffnrini; with epizootic. . IJ. Wricht will survey four town ships on Rogue i iver. Tho Clackamas Democrat advertises, ' Gu to Fish for your bread." Port Oi ford is tho latest placothat feels important enough to be a railroad terminus. Oregon City people aro desirous of having a good load between Baker's Ferry and the paper mills. James Garrett, of Butto Creek, Clack amas couuty, liaa a threo year old calf winch weighs 1,200 pounds. Teu indictments liavo been found against John Doole, of Oswego, for sell ing liquor without a license. The Oregou City Enterprite boasts of metrolitan airs threo lamps being visible on dark nighta on Main street. E. H. Mix, who is one of nature's no blenien, if he does come from Iowa, haa been appointed construction cnmiiix-p ior iu lanroaa oeiween Jleacuaui Sta tion and Baker City. Harding ii Barlow's bakery, at Oreran City, had a narrow escape from being burned to the ground a few days ago. A promptness of tho efficient fire depart ment alone saved a big fire. 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