Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, April 01, 1881, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textjvniymiuuij , i r .X. "? - WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 1, 1881. A . , j h il I u. fK, IB BXTKA KBITIOX. TT art selling many of this great Issue which la a complete compilation from the Fa KM Hi for six months past, containing .It sage of reading matter, with mtpa of West am Oregon anil Washington Territory and also a largo map of all the country Kaat of the ftmcailcs. It describes all portions of Oregon nil Waahington and la generally very reliable and without exaggeration iketchca every part of the Columbian region. Wo mail them dinct to any address In tlio United SUites or Camilla, nml persona wishing to acini aamo to friends can atml money with address nml wipica will l sent aa ilcaircil. 10.V1UCK TK.N MCMTH A CIU'V. I - MARCH. Farmers tell ua that in Western Oregon tlio Vail ami Winter have been very favorable fur their operations, ai the season haa permitted plowing nml acciling on uplands, ami grain sown in November ami December often oka well as if put In early in tho Call. Now we have March with weather n licaiitiful ns Jtfay. While tho Hrat half of this month showed soino tokens of ita pioverbiat ami chronic ill temper, yet oven thm much work -aa ruicompllshcd on uplniul lielda, but fur n kwt two weeks of the Inimth, tho ansoti 'aa Uen quite .Spring like, all Nature putting Wit leaves and bloom, ami tlio fanner l.im V-n crowding Spring operationa with a likli howl of getting work ilono in such gnolau.i aoii that wo may look for a hcavb r crop than imial from tho Spring sowing of IH81. This delightful weather will nlao forward tlio work of tho great corporation that oro construct ing rnilroaila ami enable them to tnako an exudlont ahowinu for tlio liar's wink. It will nlao encouragu tradu and tend to brighUu up all occupations. Thia too, wlulu pcoplu living In tho iuiiiu latitude Ivist of thu Itoeky Mountains am enduring "liliyjnl"unil hiuih at am fiocn ill in IliallV instances hm that travel ia imnoded. Our climate will bear comparison with any and If thuy hnvo n atill milder region ill California, thuy have uvila to contend aitainst that wo have not in land monopoly, drought, etc, that aio far more to bo dreaded than tlio rainy seasons in thu Willamette valley, winch after all neciiru ua Mm inilailing vmpit wu aio aiilu to lioaat 01, AN IMPORTANT MATTER. hi this issiiu Mr. John Mlntu very propel ly ariticiscs thu lopolt of tho United States Ilonnlof I'nginicm on tho recommendation of Col. (Ill lapiu, that nsoa wall shall bu built frnni Clatsop spit to thu miilillu sands for thu purKia.i of controlling thu currents at thu mouth of thu Columbia liver and scenic u good nml deep chuutiul, such on existed lif.nl y a hiiudiiil joars ngo when Vnucoiivvr Hindu Ida xojagu hither. Thu Hoard of Ijigiiicciit ittasidu thu plan of Col. (iilliutpic, who haa studied thu inattir catifully fiom the stand point of person tl mid continued observation on thu spot, on thu pretense that Indlotions Uxor tho belief that thu channel ia forming uiin as it was lit Vancouver's time, mid nothing ahoiild ho ihmu to iuterfciu with the progress of Naluu'. These red- tilio vet.'ian. I ol tho Circulation ltiiio.il insist iiMu It that if we wait l" noiigli .ituru will iHiapi mi III.IIIIII.ICU1I0 "" iliniiuil that existeil liiuuty eaingo. In attinlof rrsH-ctiug thu coiuineict of tho sen uihI greatest river on this continent, and the Hilda of tint people huiu dependent III till" tiMT, litenilly, fur their auciesa in life, thiwi tneieiit fili Insist upon waiting to Men what ill turn up. Thu nultir ia tMi iidiuuloiia tu l meant in earnest mid ileum- to Ixi a.ttiiiid nml builuopiei., but thu iiusiitaiicu (if the matter from n commercial auudpoiut riiuins tli.lt iiioiu action and detel mined tlhiit shall bo nude to cre.ttn a peimamnt Mid ili-siiablo channel. MONEY EATINO LAND. rrsirm TaLliCf. liver since bind ceaio I tolxi held in coiuliiJ.t ami simo money has taken thu pltcu of lurter in making exehiiiigu, thu lender has had peon lisr and malellcoiit power ovoi the ciiltiratiuii itfthuHiil. locally feudal time the. loans irt' mule to thu Iinje bu-lisl proprietors. hIuhii extlilMisime soon di-sipittsl tho nulli fy, win ii thu tenants of thu lord of thu manor had to bu stripped ewutually to meet hia Imlship'a engagement made largo by his lordihip'a excess, Thi stile nl thing gave place in all of Kuriu hut (irc.it lliit.iin to n pivisiut pi-oprict.iry. Hut far from rimming ttieeiil, thu liU'ity to illpoe of ami the right t iiciiiiiIht hud has put the pe.uaut pmpiii tor iiioiu directly under thepoiwrof the iisiiicr, whoso tyr.uiuy ia oppiewivu m pivHirtion to thu smalliie.s of tlio sum in to! id. The act of Ixiriowing is pronipti-d by tho wr.'ikisi mid the strongest sentiment- thift Irmi.ks and Miibitiou. It i frpiently liiimpti'd by hiftlcnci in nrdir ti g t around a piesent dillhiilty, icgai-dles of mid iuiprovidciit for the futiile, and fmpieiitly by tiiibition in order to acum.lih with the miKiik Miacipiiivd a Inuikcd and aulutaiitial idian.'cment. In either cue tlio ieult ia likely tu -i ilisattrim. One bomiwa m hope hut is v.itleil to pay In tlio hour of iliupmint lent, In bonuwing the future is largely diiiMiiutcd and the favorable clmuus only takm into account. The lender with good security bide hi time with a he.irt fm any fa to. The good fortune of tholmrrovt er brings aim hack hi money", mid thu bad foituuo do-livea- to him moru than it iuivalciit, Aa Irtids'rs the Jew have gained an unenviable otouVty, and tho power which they now wieHl in Kurope, mid lapiN-ially iiudir the more mbitrnry ol the Kuiopean goveiniiicut, ia one of the lovenge of history and in one aeuse a apivlea of justice that ia more than poetic. Deprived of civil light in the middle m;il ivfiiHsl tho pri ilege of practicing any ochanical art, rut olf from the ownership of liic Miil and ita cultivation, in many localities kuieil a iH'rinancnt abode, they aopuirrd pe culUrtklll iu trade, especially in the ciclian-v of money, chiefly becauae, not being admitted to any line of proiluctlvc Industrr, thoy had to concentrate their Ulenti on schemes of finance, and having extraordinary talenti In thataa in other directions, they mattered monetary acience, a'nl in that inaatcry gained all else that ia desirable in the world dis tinction, social recognition, jmlitical mid in dustrial power. Naturally Hi .few would bo at good n tiielt small, ni'riuilturlt, or soldier as he has become expel t nan financier; but tho Intol erance of tlio middle ages would not let him rnverawnle mm witn Ills talent, wiilcli, conflnr d to the channel of finance, havo worn deep into tho social and political structure of Kuropo and Amirica. Tlio ancient Jews had nn ndmirnblo l.ind system, wcro skilled In the nits, and bravo and high nilml"il; but Kurope in trying to stamp tho soul out of the Jew, only succeeded in placing her own feet in his golden fetters to bo Ilia haughty but hclplcw r.iptixo forever. I r ilcrniany at the present time, this state of things is causing some friction. After the Kruno-I'liissian war, tho Gcrmina were bloril-driiiik, victory-drunk, ami money ditink, by tho payment of tho huge indemnity. Oriat schemes were projected, great compan ies I'oati-il, nml thu whotu people expected to stir co to fortunes in a Hood tide at once. Thu Juan camo to 1'irlin, which was growing at a rate to dista ice ivi n the growth of Chicago; tliuy came, thuy aaw, they compicrcd. They took lleilln. 'I ho explosion of every finan cial biibblii ta o!oir gains to them. Thuy hold I'erl'n now and with It nil Germany, Thu co-called persecution of tlio Jws now go ing on in (lot many ia a misnomer. The .luwa are tho lich and proud and haughty) thuy control society and tin liberal press, and en joy the aupportof tho future Kaiser, while their so-called persecutors uru but a set of sen tlim iital HOieheads, with tlu com t preacher at their hua I, who can only grumble at tl o immense success and unlimited power of their Semitic iielghlmrs. Instead of (lermnny p-r-scenting the .lows, the Jews nru enslaving nml torn cntims (lennauy, Thuy loan money tu fiu biiii'la. Tim least accident of luarko'. in weather, tho leaat untoward inciilcnt of the year, will pruvent tho Imucr from paying it, and then, lot his land ia gone; not taken to ! cultivated by the Jews, but to bo cut up into small farms nml sold at flguiei mil undo such ob'igatious us to u.ako the lot of the til ler 'ittlo better thin tint of thu rack-rented tcnaiit-fanmr of Ireland. Iliciu ia in this iiinttirfor coiigratiilatiun and warning to tin fanners of Ameiiea congratulation in that so many of thuiu havo been able during thu past few yonra to iji t out of debt, nml wnrniui' against thu wild speculation and the gtadiml aurii'iidi'i' to thu money poncr which have bnnmht such ditrus on Oennanv. The inn ley Miwer Is orgnuled, na ia evident from the eviiita of Inst week in Wall ativet. Thu mnney-ah.irka nm all -Inws. Tlio worst .lew to deal with ia not mi larciclitisli .lew, fii he will pxpicsi pity fur your misfortune, t.ut a Viuikvu .low of Anglo-rUxnii extraction, for hu willeiitrnp you, croud you to the wall nml larjrli ilcinoniacally overt your downfall Ktcmal vigilance nyainst this orinied liiou ,v.pMcr is not only tho piieunt lilh-ity, but 0f ciimfnrUblii inatciial existence. Liok After the DreoJlni; Sovrs. Nslloiul l.lteSUHk Journal. 1 1 is meessnry to often repeat, for the bene lit of thui ovicc,instrin.tien 1 1 the mauagi'iuvnt of fm in stick, which to thu expei ijneud luted ernpprired uiy slmplu. There are to many beginum each ye,ir, nml othiia nru a) care hiMthat constant leiuiudera of tlu pl.iiuiat and most oh inn i-Muuthl to tiiccvai aro lc ipiired to piiveut lois that imglit easily be avoided. Just at this sivism of thu year the attention of thu two class: -a to which wo have nlliiiUd lieeiU to Iki dilcctul especi illy to tho condition of the br.uliiigsoAs, I ic.vtJe wcaroappiTftch ug the severest ic.wii of thu year to the inc breeder the season which will deter mine thu ipirstioii whether lie fchitl invo his ciiip or losii it. A memorandum should hive been kept of the date of service of each sow, and just 11- day from that date the pig may huuxpcctul. Tho timo w ill vary n trille in exieptiou.il case it haa been known to bu a week earlier n wo- k later; but in It) of VO in stances the piriml will not vary two daya from the tiu.o tlrst inciitioned It i Inst in all ciuu to give each ow a place by herself, at least n weik U'forv tlw i$ mo expected, ao tint he uiry lK-comn familiar with lur new ipiai ters, and earn must ho taken in furubliing her betiding to si e that it is not made of long stiaw, elso thu pigs will bo likely to Ihvoiiio entangled in it and pciish befoio they gtt to thu to.it, If thu bedding ia furnished tho tow s mo days befoio farrowing ahe will heiself pro' ably bunk it up to a proper dfgreo of liueiie, but ull n It hua Ikvii iUIuxinI to the last iiiuiiaiii, it will lie well to mn tho straw through a fml cutter befoiu it u civcii her. During tin cold -nps that are likely tone, cur iu thu month of March in the latitude wiierujmwt of our leaden reside, givat care will be mteasiry to profrnt the pig that are jut U-ing fallow iil, from Ireeing. All dan ger (linn this cause may bo obvia'.ed in mo( else, if the attendant will watch iiuictly un til the inw ha laid down, mid sign of npproachiue, ile'ivery begin to l maiufeated. la-i nun lluu t.iku a i one-iuaiikei nun nuiei- ly place it oxer hi r laxly ao that ho may been tnely mxi'iiM no. The heat of her Inxly thu confined by tho blanket" ill lo utlicient to piexeut tho pig fivni freeiiug, even if the theiinoinetcr out aide should iudicato ID de gree Mow xero, mid after the pigs have Iri come diy ami have taken the tent there ia but littlodaugir. Correction. The card of Dr. .. Ik Nichols ha heretofore lead, by mistake, that I o will bo at l'oitland Tuesday and Thursday of each week, when it should bo Tuesday mid Wednesday. We am glad to nay that Dr. Nichols ia rapidly building up a ilnn practice lotli in thia city and Salem, and that aimptx on hi merit at au experienced and aucccssful practitioner, SlM'K l'funder hai put hi lllool ISirillcr on the inaikvt, IK-ople luxe toppevl using all kind of wate-y "S.irasparill" and "Whikey lHltcra," U get away w Ith them all. ENIILAai C01IVZMTI0N. From Uis IIusbsaJaiaa. The ensilage convention advertised to be held at Worcester, Mass., on February 18th, waa held in accordance with arragementa, and waa largely attended, many promlnentagricut turiata lieing present. Tho following account of tho proceedings of the convention ia taken from the Worcester Spyt Tho first speaker called upon waa Dr. .1. M. Bailey of llilliricn, a pioiniuet advocate of thu ensilage process of preparing stock for cattle. A alio, in which thu ensilage ia prepared, con sist I of a cistern or vat, of diilercut aUcs, a laigu one, say 13 feet long by 13 xvido and 15 deep, air and water tight nt the bottom and aides, with nil open top, constructed of mason ry or concrete, used to atoro in their green atate forngo cropa, audi as corn, sorghum, rye, oats, millet, hungarian grnu, clover, pea, and been vinc.1, ami nil tho grosses. Dr. ISailoy lalnis that tl.ero nru many and gicat advan tage' from this system, including Imi.Ii moic and better stock for the farm, r, larger mid better cropa, increased productivemss ami fertility of the soil; great eaving in the waste from drying forage, etc. KodJcr kept iu tlio silo waa much mine valuable than the same amount cured liy drying. Ituferring to hi own exeiiinco with the system on his farm iu Uilleiica, with SO head of cnttli-, ho aaid he weighed them Oct. I- last, and thuy hud since gained 112 pounds per head; it lad cost II J cents per day to keep them; during the time a Jersey cow had DSO quarts of milk at a cost of lesa than one cent per quart for tho milk, ao farna the feed was concerned. Dr. Daily kecpa !K head of cattle, ISO ahecp, CO awino, and 0 horses on a farm which previous to hia lutrodiic ti -n of ensilage kept but 7 or 8 head of cattle. Ho feeds CO pounds of ensilage per day, mix ing with it G per cent, of cotton acod meal ami 5 per cent, of wheat bran. Knsilago was a vciy healthful food for cattle and horses, mid gol for even ahtcp and hogs. Ho explained wiry so much of tho nutritivu element in tod der wn lost in ti.u proces of drying; all this was saved by tlio s stem proposed. Fodder must I o cut lino before licitig put in the silo, tramped solid, and properly covered. A ailo forpieserving '.MM) i.f ensilage could be built for S.100; this should bo nlxiiit 10 feet long, 14 feet wide, and in or 17 feet deep, ono-lialf below the atirfaco of the ground, or on a side hill; tho door or front aide might bo above ground and the top of the rear aide on a level with tho surface. It requires, about 40 cubic feet mi ail avirngo to atoro a ton. Dr. Bailey r.nd letters from nlarko number of piomi cut aiicultuiista iu ililicixut sic- ion of thu country, who had tried the system, endorsing it. Anions them waa a letter fiom .1. C. To ir, of North Andovcr, who garo some ..i .1 l. ..I : i... i. . r ,. Ul UIU IX.BI1IIS Ul UAKIIllllVIIWI IIU IIM HCCll IIISK- nig to teat thu merits of cusilago a compiled with Iuglish hay for making milk. His ex periment xverc mado with .'icons, feeding them ten daya with ensilage and a ghcii iMiiutity of grain, nud then cliauuing them on to the ' est of liny w itli the aaniu amount of grain, and after fo ding tin in thu ten days on hay ho again fid them on ensilage ao na to scu if it would give us good loul.s aa the lirat trial) Fiiat trial with ensilage ,1,00 pounds emit aaL7c. 8J.71i'Jji) i.iiiida.eTiiImml.nt $l,:i0, :t.4J.1 'Jill) pounds, sliorU at IHIe., JI.W) total, S.7ll, Amouutof milk piodiiicd.'.'.OOV pounds. i. I ., Tii.il with iinglishliay l.oOOpoifmli JMg. lish hay nt SI per KM), t;'M same .'amoiinr-o grain na befoie, tf-VOoj total, (JlM.Oo. Anurfnt of milk inliued, I, Slid pound. ' Second tiil with -nilngc 1.774 pciindtof ensilage, ?:l..'H; aninn niiioun of grnin, 9to total, 5.3!). Amouutof milk produced, ),ti7'J pounds. Average day cot of keeping oti ensilage, 17 cent; on hay, "II tent . Another of the luttir waa ouo from Dr L. M. Cuitia, of Soiithluidge, who waaonoof the iluh-gatii pivsi'iit IS Jin a go iu ilorticul or al llall mid nasiilid Iu oraiiIhig tho :w Fnglnnd Agricnltuin! wciy. llu raid Ii all the history of New F.in,l.inJ, nothing haa Aer lieeu discovered which haa iH'iietitetl the fain era ao much na thu ailo will do, became he ltd occular demonstration tint it would do 111 that Dr. llaihiy claimed for it. Any farm it thu muni number of acres of tillage laud colli in lcs than live jenrx, writes Dr. Curt.a, mrdo ! keep 10 cow a, mid a corieapoudii : number of other Hock, ami iu leas than t i x'oir doiiblu thu niiaiitity. llu know of n. ui.it f..rm which could Imj bought lor let th jsl.lMXI, with fair buildings on them, whi could in five yen i 1 nut iu couditii to clear $."1,000 n c.ir, ml that, tu on t.io oiiiiviug luriu ot ixew r.ugiau w Ii eh are now iKintr ileiHinulatcd ami turn into pasture, or growing up to bush and won He had watched his ailo cloruly mid learn that iiiH'eu, cut xv hi ii the dew is oil', and ev ilrnil ii little, it iiioiv fragrant than that c "lid put iu when the dew is on, and much mo so thxu that ppt in when finite wet, whh pnsluce an uupltaaiit smell and scents tl and it look thu tame, ixceptit Isnuue inolsi WIlulULKlUlt ill IIIU IUIIIU riix l( Ilisb wa wvi Ilia cowa nail given an mutii moru inns, nn Winter. hat ho had made butter which iai n good color ai June butti r, becauau he ha fed e. ullace. Win. Hunl, of Foreslville, Connecticut, ix Intel tlio favouiblo iciults of hi expciicnci cl liming a gain in yield of milk ami I uttir b; tlie piece Irom IU to vti l'r cent, u wa good for awiiiu, ahecn and none, aa well a (urea tie. A. 11, Tnoiup.011. of Hopkintoi claimetl greatly incicaaed yield by the procet on Ilia larin, ami lie aiuwerril everj queaiioi nut liv Mr. llela J. .Stone, of Weatlxini, wh iloubteil the policy of tl.o ensilage a V stem letters xvero read from Wm, J, Oatib, t encouragtiig itateiiieiit ot the rx'.ulU of hi ejpiriiiients. He estimated that the raisim ol the gneu crops, oita, aheat, corn, etc. and their prep.)ration by the 1 milage procesj . ,.yt C tx.ii- (mi III tils iiimli itti tsiMilv lf IitX v.-.v. 1-.. .- ;r- ": ..'' ;.". to tlio animal. I lie nuiiitingol tnewauaio the silo coat 10 cent, ix-r culue foot. !. S. A. Newton aiid all hia experiment had l-ccu made the pt season, auit their re 1mHniiii.i,v...u...i u. .. m.h:i....u. . ..... 1K)Ull t0 th0 8,,rinf,g w , Cj, an, fourth,, eriiian, l'aik county, Ind.j W . A. loster, 1 ., ,iiaftn i?mill ... ,uufl lWverly, and K. C. Fi.lter, of Claremont, N s Uwtant. rrom this place, the II., atrongly favoring tho syatem r ' can visit tho splendid scenery at J. 8. Chatl'co. of Wasaic. X. Y..caveavcn Si'ver Cnvk Falls.anil enini- 11 u.n .. aiiltwa that tho prvuiml euailage coat r. txixects thu publioher of his count v la wr ton. three ton . f it beiiiL-mual to 0110 tool V . ,...,. , . I .u...iLi.i.... " 1 m riitiu iitti John C. Whitin. Vm.. of Whltiuaville. whd ha a ailo of a capacity for 500 ton, wi titled to a g-.iu by the proc of IS per cent, for milk and greater lor butter, Bprln Clotalnf . Metsra. Kishel & HoUrts have a complete and excellent assortment of joutht' and boyt' clothing. They range from the tinalleat to tho tancat lH-raon. and can bo obtained at auy ileairable price, Au) thing bought at thu tirm'a place of busiucM can be reliesl uihid and no shoddy goods kept iu atock. We hoiw to tee our fricud patronize a tirm ol such, alaudj mg STATE NEW8. Jaekaonrilln in to hare a bane ball club. Plowing has lxiguii with a vctigoaiico in Uaker county. Indian!) aro bringing pliuity fronh snlinon toPondluton. J. Ll Hockott U niaiiufacturing vory good brandy itt Phoenix. SuxlthI Wallowii nuttier luvt' left for thu Wood rivir inim-.s. Grain ia in finis condition in tho v cinity of Phuonix, Jackson county. Frank Giasly u ml Jiiiuuy Tibbutsu.ro in jail at rcntllntoii tor home stealing, Mrs. Pncknrd, of Chicago, is lecturing poor linker count) on omen s liights. Sovcral JnckBon county fanners in tend experimenting with tobacco this den ion. Lafayettci'ii new jail and city hall is lo coit $023. Geo. Moaio is tho con tractor. Tim Line Ulack Sand mine nt Ran dolph, is bo'ng xxorked to advautago by S. S. Bailey. Frank Bonl, a Coos Bay ship carpen ter, fell dead in his garden u week ngo lust Saturday. Fifteen dogs turned their tees to tho stars in 0110 night at Phoenix, Juu!;loii eounty last week poison. Thu Ho.seburg Alar intends abandon ing its patent ouside, and appearing henceforth us tlio-ltWrtiioio. Sam Hayes, of Lafayette, while) dig ging in his garden, resurrected u two foot angle worm thu other day. "Scamperdown," Joo dough's cele brated Jackson county runner, will tuko part in tho Jackhou county ruces. Tho residenco of Mr. Stoadman, at Stringtown, Jackson county, was de stroyed by tiro nn tho lTtli. Catiso un known. Loss, $'J!)0. A bad bov ut Ashland, who hud to bo placated with a uhiuglc, went out, got a rillo and would havo had a shot at his old teacher but for tho interferenco of outsiders. Pat, M0M11I1011 drovo into Jackson ville Tui'mIiiv evening with a load of deer and bear skins, amounting in all to about 700 pounds. Moit of tl.em came from the Big Butte. Judge ITniina's daushter, Miss Kutie, married S. Lackland at Jackson, villi) lust week. We trust that the Lackluuds may lack nothing iiImi to in sure their hnppines'i. Lifaycttois very jubilant. Mr. Itcld iroiuii.ed to sieer bis ii.iitow gunge lontl 111 that diii'tiou if ,1 $.),0UO Miluuly could bu riM'd,uii(l notes hum been signed for th t ..mount. VllAml.ly 4.ui'iJ tit tiititm t mill ond rumoin, aya tlio Jut'khoiivilln Timet, thu 1 eoplo of Lel Xortu county liavu nt last hhonn homosiiiix of joining thosoof Jackbou and Jojcphimo ciun ties in uii dibit to build thu wugou road to Crescent City. Four men, John Chandler, Georo Morris, John Twinlmin and James Jhr nxburg, nccurding to tho Vshland Tidmut, cut down mid put in shano for tho haw mill on Clayton creek, last ThursJay uUut 21,000 feet of timlier in "mo hours. They used comu.on irosH cut raws. Work on tho Waldo Hills branch of tlio ixarrow Quago Bailioad is pro giessing rapidly. About four miles of thu road, Kays thu Sulem Tttlk; 1ms been graded from MoAllister'a mill, ready for tho iron to bo laid. A largo force of both white men and Chinamen aro em ployed at work on thu road, anil also a largo number of teams. It is now stated that tho road, will bo extended to East ern Oregon by tho Minto Pass route Tlio Reno Gazette navs tho men that linxu been at woikon tho Nevada A Ore.on Bailroad, on Mib-coniracts let by I ol Mi.ore, still remain in an (. HctMiit attituilo as rfgimls thuir pay. Tho couiaiiy have deciliiil to throw up tuo eoutruet with Col. Mooro, unless ho ....o ,,i uiK-uiuucu very boon, 1 Hero aro (ai ties ready to go light on with the wor in fivent of Col. Moore' f.iiluro to do to. 1 orllnnders, tourists and invalids, aya tho Silvorton Appeal, who content, pluto spending a season at tho Wilhoit spr nga this Summer.will save money by loining via Silverton, which can bo riue'iid by rail, leaving Portland on the - t( 0. B- B- for Woodburn, thence iu oi luiiou on hid uregoiiiau Kuilway A tii-weekly coach will run from thi .xo out fishing on Silver, Abiqua and ,. , . ' l1" """ """ '"' Cue thinks of sending for a metropob ... .. . ....! 1 1 . "" iicr wmiour, uimj senium? tin ., .-i.i ,,,., 1.. ,. c, , T. '.0I 6-. ! "' " tho Stilto Lllie 'lera'tl, onil it lie did so send tho paper vould not Ixi forwanled, yet overvliodv to send it right along and trust to for his pay. This wind diet fails tisfy tho eraviiijrs of tho iouralistia ach, and ho succumbs at last to the table, lho only hafo wov is to act a principle that tlio man w ho don't 10 pay lor 111s jvtper wiien lie sul s for it does not want it very lwd. uoiumer, ui conrs-, will 00 consul, .lean, and all that sort of thine, but ds pocket-liook -will not contain a ig wilderne&s of empty premises its accustomed .nmple scarcity of h TEBBIT0KIAL. Tho A. O. U. Wa aro lootiiing on tho Sound. A wim fence is to cncloso tho Fort Boiso reservation. Epizootic has broken out iiinong the homes of Alosco, . 1. Justice Vincent, of Lcwiston, has a duck egg measuring 10 inches by 8. Stock men who havo Wintered in tlio Salmon river range, havo lost heavily. Littlo Tommy Tierney, of Wulla ,. , , 1 1 . .-.I. xx nun, lias a soih race. jii pinyuu wun gun powder nr.d matches. Most of Aiusworth's business is dono after ciimllo liuht, and missionaries ure needed not wanted, ns asserted by a coiiteinporiiry. Bobt. Ciimpbell, au old PugctSounder wlulu Injaiilii,'' t liu steamer riiatitom, slipped and fell, sustaining injuries that arecoiinideied fatal. M. Stuth.an Olympia beer seller, is under nno-t for selling liquor to minors. T'hu complaint w-as ttnitlo against him by Bex. J. B. Thompson and GVn. B. II. Milroy. Ben Turner, the Olympia railroad logger, has ordered a fourth ear, which xvill soon bo in use, mid in a few weeks ho will get out from .15,000 to 40,000 feet a day. Tho steamship Mississippi is now taking 011 fieiglitnt Now York for San Francisco. It xvill be three full months, und perhaps four, before tho Mississippi xvill bo at .Seat lie for her lirst loul of coal. A Prairiu Creek, Union county, cor lespondeiit says: Vf) now havo 7 school houses, 0 blacksmith shops, G dry goods stores, 2 saw mills, 1 saloon, 1 planer and one sliiuglo mill in our valley, and a rapidly inei easing population of 1,200. A neat little piper is tho HWu'ii'fo'i jjcmocrut, which mis matto its appear unco at u liux, .T. Ueorgo JIuys 11 tho editor, mid gives promise in Ills lir.it issue of bsing a valuable auxiliary lo the Democratic patty in Woshingtor territory. fill 11 1 rt. mo xvuiiu Wulla statesman saxh: .Mr. Hogotioom is now working the foi loxving horses at tho Driving Poik "Swfi-t Hi'ine," two 3 year-olds, ulso Alessrs. Ibaacs ami stublis two II nun ute males. Mr. Smiley is training "Mystery," "Queen Cathir.ne," "St. Patrick," a 3-x ear-old lilly, thu iroperty of J. Abbott, aiub Mr. Luaca' 5-y 01 r-old. On tho first of thu mouth, Messrs. Ken nedy and Lynch will open tlioir st.ibles. In July next Thomas Collins xvill hold a three days' meeting, to take placo on tl.o 1st, 2d and ith. In that portion of thu city know-n ns South Seattle, Si7x.h tlio J'u,t, two miter. pusing mines unuciiooK to gratloa iiece of ground, thirty llvo feet in length by txventy.fi vi- feet in width, und llvo feet iu depth. It was veiy hard digging, being 1 lay uutl gravel. They had to 10 movii the cat th homo distance, but tinv xvoiked industriously, and ut tho end ol 11 xvtck had uccomplibhed their task, showing xvhut energy and ambiiion xvill do fur the fair hex. They found num. eroiis Indian relic, old coins, medals, e largo quantity of beads, lionof, skulls, et., wliilo excavating, ami presumably supjioied tlm spot wiu nn Indi.n bury, ing ground in days gonu by. The riaiterivcr,h"eb.,hialnunila td the tur roiindiug countiy. Oua family waa iliowned, bridgea waahed away, crop ileatroyed, stock killed, etc. The whole X'alley waa under water ou the 28th. ..., , W,l,l,i''1. ' the firm of IVlpj Jt Wadleiu'li. cattle dealers of Seattle, ulm in.i retumeil fiom east of the iiiountalua, ay that tho larueaf jwrtion of their cxteiisu u band of cattlo perished during die pat win. ter. The range for mile ia atrewn n Ith da. caving carcasses of cattle. Mail advlewi (mm th ...t..!.... ....... .r ; .'7 ,! viiiiiiiiiu couuiy, report tiiat ImiiuI Jteister, a atock raUcr, waa aliot dead bj-a renegado Inlian m account of aomo trilling diliiciilty. Some Indiana in thu vicin. jty dehvereil tho murderer to the authorities, hut aoou after a uuiuUrof uuaked men to-.k him out and hung him. llr.illaugli,a appi-al n au'.t In a decision ad verse to him. A uew lit fop pIh,-h.., ;.. IVAI1...I. M.I. !)... ...1 a.. . .-. Northampton will l bsucd iiiimtdiaiely, It int being neceaary to await the final apnea to the House of Lords. In )l.v ,.;,..,.... I i. tllVIIIII" atancea jtrad augh will oiler himself for dec. tion aeain, and the oonteit, if anv. will take place dunug the later nets of 'Parliament. Ou the Cth of Anri). &iitiiv..M,... . i r 1 nilcpendenco, a grand review xvdl bo held when the king will present color to tho regi. menu v iuo.iug the jrarruou -.f Athena uiid a Select ilctatclinient (mm ,ol... ... .. The ineaniiig of thi act, and tin, ri.on for the choice of thl occasion, are obvious. The .vicmuMjr win ooioiiowul hy orders for the departure of the various corpa for their al lotted aUtiout on the frontier.. Next Friday when Mr. Monvell will di. cum the nutter of Amcriciu iuiportation, he will Introluco a bill amending the adultera tion act ao aa to apecitically include Ameri cau butter. There ia much clamor over the sending of togu. butter to Croat Uritaiu. ami a , strong etfort will Ije maile to put an end to it. 1 he 1 amount of butttr hipie.l there au. mially from America ia oxer jaO.OOO.OOO. Therelaa.Utermloationthat only the good article shall be admitted. b The Pendleton Independent says: Last Monday morning Jck KingJey, one of tho btago drivers boween tliis place and Heppner, left Henpncr at tho usual hour on his regular trip, and by some carelessness ran into a ditch. Tho coach upset and ho fell underneath one of tho horses fell on top of the other brusing hue up considerable. A ,.w.. camo alone, and seeinu Kinr-sUv- k-:.. by the road supj-Dseil him islecn. and so reported to tlie agent at Uglier. . ITEMS BY TELEOKAPH. Dynamit ha been recently smuggled into Kuaaia. There are continued rumor of Gen. Meli kolfi resignation. Mr. Kate Chaae-Spraguo waa in the Senate gallery 011 the 20th. Tho Prince of Walca will confer the order of thu garter on the Czar. Howell and Weston will sign articles for the next Astley belt match, Hugh J. Jcwett refute to bo president of tho World's l'mr Commission, Several hundred natives wore religiously sacniliced recently at Abomcy, Africa. The Senate was tho scene of more filibuster. 1115 on tlio part of tho Democrats 011 tntur day. Tho Pacific Coast llloodcd Bursa Associa tion wil give $'20,000 In 4 pilzca in a 4 nnlo raco. Tcr'o dead bodies have been found near Sch lor, Neb., drowncil in tho Piatt Vallcr flood. ' James Welch, who killed hia sweetheart iu Itr.oklyn, was sentenced to lo hanged May JOlli. A tcl.'gram from Geneva says if Sophie ltyofaaky is condemned and executed tho czar will peritll. The Nickcrhockcr base ball club beat tho , Athclctica at San Francisco 011 Saturday by a acoro of 7 to 0. Gen. Wood haa been appointed high com iniasioncr of Southeastern Africa aim Gover nor of British possessions. The President has renominated W. it, Cr.il aa iHiatimiiter at Albany, Now York, Craig ia the present poatinaatrr. An Irish leader named Thomas Halpirrdi.il at Chicago on the 27th. Bo had been con nected W'ith several newspapers. Mrs. Swearingcr, of San Francisco, mo'hcr of Mrs. Field, died at tho residence of Justice Field in Washington on tho t!(lth. Gen. Adam lladoau has declined tlio post tion of chargo d'aflalrs of Denmark. The President will withdraw the nbmluation. Mahono'a apeech waa not aa aciisational aa , was expected. Voorhocs is gathering mute, rial regarding Mahono'a record for a reply. Western Republican Congressmen will unite ou a Western Conirrtsauiau for SixmUr of the lioxt acafion and will eaaily elect him. Post offices established Clicnev. Snokana county, W. I'., Jacob Jlitteiiger, p"Slmniter. ii9euiibiiiiicu--biiKu)-, union couuiy, uic !. Tlio Prussian government la considering tho ipiedion of adopting thu acrtitin de Hat sva t m of voting at electiona for niombua of the diet. Tho town of Now Wea'.ininster, 1). C, hu protested against the majority expressing aatisfactiou with tho present position of rail way matters. A strong southeaster has been blowing for several daya olT tho coast Washington, which probably causes tho detontiou ol aevcral ves sels now duo. At tho Metropolitan Temple, San Fracctsco, tho younger Kalloch publicly announced hit intention of resigning the ministry but of re maining in that city. . It is bcliovcd that tho Kmncror has irdered a ukaso tu bo prepared convoking commission! to dlscuxi the question representing the pco plo on statu questions. A light of six hours' duration tok place at Itold.a, in llaautolaiui. Tho re.ult waa m t decisive. Col. Curb gton and aevoial others of tho llrilish weiu wounded. A lady obtained a private audience with L thu Popo on thu L'Sth and warned him that, , the day and hour win llxwl for tl.o inntifrr 7 ot l.inuoif aid Cardb al Pccci. The South Sido Hallway Cuiiipany at Chi- I cagn has nbomloneil tho endless ciblo av-tem .t'loptetl by s'reet car comiiai.ies iu San Viaii I ci'co. Ilio wiather is too aevviu. In thu boat raco at San Framlsco Utwcen St' phenson of Vallejo and Cottsford of Vic toria, the blur was beaten by uiuettini' In- turning. "Crookeilness" is charged. All extcusivo forest lira Is rcnoitod nl. n tho line of thu Lehigh ami Siifxpithanna Nil- , loan, 111 leiiuayivauia, ami lietweeu Attle Iniroand Manill.ld, Massachusetts. Thrco men Were scalded and maneled bv ;he blowing out of tho main held of a boi'er at IJrow 11, Cornell & Co' mill at Vouii"iown ()., on the t!Sth. Two will probably diet many miraculous ci capes. Great activity prevails In the. preparation for the defense of V0L1, Troops have f). en pied Trikerio 011 the Turkish sido of the en. trauee to the Gulf of Volo ami eu.th works are being couttructed there. Capt. Mathews of the ship Shirley, which arrived at Port Townsenil 011 the J7tli, re. jiorta having liven spoken by tlie iron ship (Mulia, trouif.ixerpool via Callao, bound to Vicloia, ou.ide the ca ou Friday last. Tho Supremo Court of the United Stxtes convened at Wal.Iuutou on tho 23th. On aa- couut of the aUcnco of Justicx) Field, who.e mother.lu-law, Mis. Sxcariugur, dieil Satur day night, thu court wai lelt without a quo rii'n, and adjourned. Au injunction having bsxn terxed upon t'e Northern Paeitiu Hailroad Company forbid ding the tran.fur of pait of it common stock, tl.o stock exchange rule that only certitiratis of common stock registered March 18th or previous are good for delivery till further no tice. Tlie police authorities at lleiliu issued ou Saturday ordtra for emulsion under tho so. eiallst law of eighteen persons, includiny six .ruoiieti lor me yasi lour inonins, cnargtu witll hleh treason, hut uhn wera lilMiated iu coiiaiijueuco of thoir applying to the irnpe 1 iai court ui justice, Harnoy Sno'deren while under the ii flueace of I cpjor, enteretl the shop of -Kdiinii d Hal lihy, IKK) HatUry street, Sin Francisco, and begau making linu.clf dissvreeable, HarhliV losing patience attmpteil to put him out, when Snordereii stabbed him in the regiou of tho heart. Hsrlihy died .alino t inaUntlx. Suorilerru ran elf and baa not been captured. A bully from Haycaville, 0., weut to Lon dnnville Satunlay, snd among other thinga in aulted tho editors of two papers published there. Finally the town marshal arristei him, but half a dozen citizens took him aw'ay, and after a liberal caatigatioti put a rope around tlie bully's neck and led him beyond the town and made him awear never to show 111 uce again m Londonville. At Ainiworth, W. T on Friday afternoon a rout-h known as Ulack Diik or Dick 0 borne, statibeil a gambler named Alonzo Balb m the back, threodetp wounds with a five luch blade. An opium house had beeu d stroye.1 by a committee appointed at a meet ing, lUbb beiug oue of the committee. 0 lriie, an opium fiend, toiik exception and afUrwards sUbbed llibb in a dai.ee houie. Uborne was arreste 1. Last night a party of misted men took 0ixm u.v. f, .!,. nffi. cer and hanged him to a high fence. Osborne w!.a. ""' cuatomer and had had difficulties at ltoise City, Pendleton and Walla Wall. P0-",4 to be fatal, Sl! . " l wim is 1101 ueau though hi wounds are re uabb was ouiet and pea relatipus (a Kugn City 4- -fXJ , ir-A-, &: 1